Nothing gained on Mount Zhongnan
After Yue Buqun left, Shazo opened the booklet.
After flipping through just a few pages, he understood why his master had left and why he had emphasized secrecy.
This booklet is not just about Jianghu experience, it is also a collection of Lao Yue's embarrassing experiences.
Although Yue Buqun was over thirty years old at the time, he was an honest man with little experience in the martial arts world. When he encountered the great calamity of the Mount Hua Rebellion, his fear and caution reached an extreme.
Thus, this booklet came into being, containing incredibly detailed information.
There is the panic when Yue Buqun is ambushed, surrounded, or comes to seek revenge, as well as the embarrassment when he encounters unexpected events such as sudden rain or flash floods due to his lack of experience when traveling.
But the most dangerous people are those you encounter while traveling the martial arts world, especially those who are not from the Martial World world, such as drivers, boatmen, innkeepers, and spies. They may use poisons, insects, sleeping pills, or staged accidents to frame you.
The middle-aged Yue Buqun had nearly died at the hands of these insignificant people several times, so he left behind written records of his lingering fears in the pamphlet.
Even many embarrassing things, things that would make others feel ashamed if they knew about them, Yue Buqun recorded in his notebook.
This section of text contains many ink marks of varying shades, which must have been added by Yue Buqun after he figured out the details.
In the latter half of the booklet, in addition to Yue Buqun's handwriting, there is also the handwriting of his master's wife Ning Zezhong.
The master's wife's perspective was much more nuanced than the master's, and she provided very precise details about many things, allowing Shazo to more clearly understand the situation at the time.
At the same time, he also realized that his teacher's wife Ning Zezhong, was still quite naive and lacked understanding of the darkness in people's hearts.
No wonder this Smiling, Proud Wanderer World, ultimately fell victim to an elder of the Demonic Cult.
Of course, with Shazo, this would never happen.
After reading the booklet, Shazo was absolutely certain that Old Yue had decided to make him his successor.
To avoid any potential danger to Shazo, Yue Buqun preferred to let him know about his shameful past and share secrets that only his closest relatives could know.
Shazo was somewhat moved by Lao Yue.
He decided to change his plans for descending the mountain and prioritize restoring the reputation of the Mount Hua Sect to its former glory.
According to Shazo's plan, after leaving Mount Hua, he would first go to Mount Zhongnan.
He wanted to find the Ancient Tomb to see if the True Person Chongyang had left behind any inscriptions of the Innate Skill, the Innate Ancient Tomb.
Then go to Heavenly Mountain to find the Spirit Palace and see if you can find the martial arts of the Free and Unfettered Sect on Misty Peak.
Shazo's third goal was Mount Wudang, in search of Zhang Sanfeng's whereabouts.
These are the three most likely clues in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer World that involve cultivation.
Shazo's goal is to advance further from the Celestial Realm, open the Heaven and Earth Bridge Heavenly Human Realm, break down the barriers between worlds, and embark on the path of cultivation.
The Demon Xiazhuo possessed a vast amount of Cultivation Knowledge through the Five Spirits Fairy, including as many as a hundred different Qi Induction into Body techniques.
Shazo Zuo had tried them all, but in the Smiling, Proud Wanderer World, only the Purple Qi Comes from the East Absorption Method could purify True Qi; the others were all meaningless.
Not only Smiling, Proud Wanderer Shazo tried, but Shazo from other worlds also tried, and no one succeeded.
Shazo and the others guessed that they didn't have Spiritual Root yet. Cultivation is a matter of 0 or 1 depending on whether you have Spiritual Root or not; people without Spiritual Root shouldn't even think about it.
Shazo certainly had absolute confidence in himself, but since there was no ready-made cultivation method at hand, he should seek out the experiences of his predecessors in exploring the laws of this world as a reference for his own progress.
If none of these three clues work, Shazo will have to climb Blackwood Cliff and experience firsthand the so-called "Heavenly Human Transformation" of Dongfang Bubai.
I don't know if Dongfang Bubai is from the novel version or the TVB drama version.
According to Shazo's idea, the best scenario would be the movie version of Dongfang Bubai, in which she truly mastered the magic of the "Sunflower Manual," elevated her life level, and transcended the Heavenly Human Realm.
Moreover, the spirited and vigorous Sister Lin possesses a beauty that transcends gender, making it entirely possible to disregard her gender.
He knew, in fact, that it was almost impossible.
After all, Linghu Chong, the Eldest Senior Brother of the Mount Hua Sect, didn't have the face of a kung fu emperor.
His only wish was that the character wouldn't have a full beard, and wouldn't be a cross-dressing master Dongfang Bubai with arms thicker than thighs and wearing heavy makeup.
If it really is a version of Dongfang Bubai with a full beard—
Shazo swore that he would definitely kill that kind of Dongfang Bubai!
The next day, Shazo, carrying a small bundle and a long sword, bid farewell to his master and mistress and quietly went down the mountain.
His first stop was Mount Zhongnan.
In the ruins of the Chongyang Palace in Mount Zhongnan, which had been completely destroyed, Shazo, with his extraordinary ability to Heavenly Human Sensation, found an abandoned Ancient Tomb deep within the deserted mountain.
Following the path leading outward from the Ancient Tomb, he found a pool of water on the Mount Zhongnan Back Mountain.
But as time went by, the once beautiful pool has completely dried up, and the channels at the bottom of the pool have long since collapsed and become blocked.
In the end, Shazo, relying on his brute strength from One Piece Hokage, managed to lift the massive Dragon-Slaying Stone, weighing tens of thousands of pounds, and enter the Ancient Tomb through the main entrance.
When he found the inscriptions left by True Person Chongyang, he regretfully discovered that the stone carvings had been deliberately damaged and the contents of the Nine Yin Manual could not be restored at all.
The only intact stone carving is the "Song of the Great Way" carved in the corner of the stone chamber.
This is the most basic Daoism mantra, a decoder for understanding all Daoism secrets. However, without advanced techniques, the decoder itself is meaningless.
With no hope of mastering the "Innate Skill," Shazo could only leave Mount Zhongnan in disappointment and head towards his new goal: Shaolin Temple.
Shaolin Temple flourished during the Tang Dynasty and has been a giant in the Martial World for thousands of years without decline, but the Future Trunks of its martial arts is that it is easy to learn.
Anyone who isn't an idiot can get the hang of it in a month.
Once you've entered the Martial World arts world, as long as your body isn't damaged, you can eat meat every day, and you're willing to put in the hard work to hone your skills, you have a chance to become First-rate Expert in 30 years.
The strength of Shaolin Temple is built on the economic foundation provided by countless lay disciples, and the tens of thousands of monks are bound to be able to select a sufficient number of masters.
In conclusion, the power of Shaolin Temple is undeniable, but the sophistication of Shaolin martial arts is highly questionable.
With Shazo's Heavenly Human Realm strength, he can disregard the numerical advantage of First-rate Expert and make Shaolin Temple the most suitable target for the Mount Hua Sect's resurgence.
Just two days after leaving Mount Zhongnan, Shazo climbed Mount Song.
As an unknown figure in the martial arts world, he had no right to be known by the guest monk.
As Shazo passed through the Hall of a Thousand Buddhas and headed towards the inner courtyard, two young monks tried to stop him, but were stopped by the middle-aged monk in a yellow robe.
The young monk asked curiously, "Uncle-Master, why didn't you let us stop this young man?"
The middle-aged monk shook his head and said, "What? Just because his clothes have some frayed edges and he looks very young, you think he's of low social status?"
"You're all still too young."
He pointed to Shazo's back and reminded him, "Look closely at the way this young man walks. His demeanor and pace are so steady and Sifang. This is the aura of a celestial being."