Note: The previous chapter mentioned the "Northern Darkness Divine Art." It indeed came from Mr. Jin Yong's novel, but I imagine few readers knew why it was called the "Northern Darkness Divine Art."
Zhuangzi once wrote an essay, Zhuangzi Chapters Freely: "In the northern darkness there was a fish named Kun. Its vastness stretched for who knew how many thousand miles. It transformed into a bird named Peng. The breadth of Peng's back stretched for who knew how many thousand miles."
Why did the Northern Darkness Divine Art come from the Carefree Sect? It was because of the words "northern darkness" from Wandering Freely.
Mr. Jin Yong's explanation of the Northern Darkness Divine Art also closely matched the central idea of Wandering Freely. That was why Ning Xiaochuan had said at the end of the previous chapter that he had copied Zhuangzi's words!
To receive Spirit Void Venerable's appraisal at least proved that Ning Xiaochuan was not spouting nonsense.
What he said truly contained the principles of the Martial Dao! Quite a few people with extremely profound Martial Dao cultivation secretly memorized Ning Xiaochuan's words, believing they would be greatly helpful to their cultivation. If they pondered them carefully, perhaps they might even comprehend the mysteries of the Northern Darkness Divine Art.
Han Fu silently memorized those words as well, his expression turning increasingly solemn. "Ning Xiaochuan, even if you did not cultivate the Blood Devouring Demon Art, that does not change the fact that you killed forty-one academy students. If you are not punished today, we cannot answer to all the martial artists of the academy, much less to the people of the world."
World-Shaking Vice-Dean said in a deep voice, "The Cloud Alliance people were clearly trying to kill Ning Xiaochuan. Ning Xiaochuan was merely acting in