Purple Mist Dao Master-Chapter 155 - 136 Hundred Flower Palace, All Flowers Bloom!

Chapter 155: Chapter 136 Hundred Flower Palace, All Flowers Bloom!

"Master Yan, thank you for your guidance!"

At Dragon Tiger Peak, Yan Chuan invited various Jianghu figures inside to take their seats. As soon as they entered, Duan Jiu stood up, clasped his fists in gratitude toward Yan Chuan, his face still brimming with joy, overwhelmed with happiness.

At Duan Jiu’s level, it’s as difficult as ascending to the heavens to make further progress without joining an academy or entering the New Faction.

Even more so!

Practicing martial arts is like sailing against the current; if you do not advance, you will fall back.

Previously, Duan Jiu noticed that he was slowly declining; his boxing and swordsmanship could no longer improve. His momentum dwindled, and even though he practiced boxing and swordsmanship daily, he inevitably regressed.

Until today.

With a mindset of giving it a try, he sparred with Yan Chuan and received guidance from him while thinking about Huo Zhen, who had already surpassed limits and was extraordinary. Duan Jiu listened and pondered seriously.

As a result, after the bout, he truly made a breakthrough. From ’Dharma Door Fist’ to ’Huayu Sword,’ those previously confusing and obscure areas became clear through Yan Chuan’s extensive guidance.

Great progress in boxing!

Great progress in swordsmanship!

The fighting spirit Duan Jiu had lost was rekindled by this battle, granting him once again the qualification to strive for the peak.

He was, of course, delighted.

Looking at Zhou Bin, who was also guided, especially the already departed Guan Yang, Duan Jiu felt even more fortunate.

This bow!

This gratitude!

Sincerely heartfelt!

Not only Duan Jiu.

Jian Rong also rose at this moment, clasping her fists in thanks to Yan Chuan: "Meeting you surpasses your reputation! Master Yan indeed possesses great talent. As for the mastery of ’Fu Fist,’ I am ashamed to be inferior."

"Hero Duan, you’re being too polite."

"Elder Jian, you’re too complimentary."

Yan Chuan modestly replied, saying he didn’t dare to accept the praise.

Jian Rong shook her head and said to Yan Chuan, "Listening to your explanation of ’Fu Fist’ today, I learned that there is still a path forward for it. I thought this set of boxing had already reached its end with no room for exploration, but now I see I was wrong!"

Fu Fist!

Fu Family Boxing!

This was the ancestral boxing of Jian Rong’s late husband’s family, traditionally passed down to sons, not daughters. Jian Rong married into the Fu family at sixteen and, with her martial arts talent, learned by watching, becoming a master of Fu Family Boxing.

Later, her father-in-law and husband died outside, leaving the Fu family under internal and external threats, with some conspiring to seize the Fu family assets.

At this critical juncture.

Jian Rong demonstrated her mastery of Fu Family Boxing, raised the family flag, and barely held her ground. However, because she was a woman, the people of the Fu surname constantly mocked her behind her back.

Jian Rong was indignant.

Unable to tolerate it anymore.

These people had poor skills in their own boxing yet kept it tightly guarded, their mouths harsh and unforgiving.

Jian Rong looked down on them.

When Guangling Academy opened eight years ago, Jian Rong was moved by their spirit of inclusivity and decided to take ’Fu Family Boxing’ with her, leaving the Fu family and joining Guangling Academy alone, redefining it as ’Fu Fist,’ and suppressing all internal Fu family opposition and retaliation.

The Fu family wouldn’t allow the boxing to be taught outside?

She insisted on it!

Fu Family Boxing was passed down to sons, not daughters?

Jian Rong insisted on it!

Eight years later, Fu Fist blossomed throughout Guangling, and most of those studying it in the academy were women—

Like Zhong Le!

Like Zhong Hui!

Like Teng Siqian!

Many who were proficient in Fu Fist were women.

The Fu family was furious!

The Fu family protested!

But to no avail!

This is the history between Jian Rong and Fu Family Boxing.

One could say that Fu Family Boxing was the true beginning of Jian Rong’s life.

She thought that after breaking the limits with Fu Fist, her fate with it had ended, and it would be difficult to achieve anything significant in her cultivation at the limit-breaking level.

Not just Jian Rong.

Many other limit-breaking masters at the Martial Arts Academy moved on to cultivate other methods after breaking through.

Yet doing so meant abandoning the fundamental boxing practiced for decades, which was emotionally unsatisfying and a pity in cultivation.

Jian Rong didn’t want to give up Fu Fist either.

Firstly because of her late husband.

And secondly, continuing cultivation based on Fu Fist would surely yield twice the result with half the effort.

Yet she previously thought she had reached the pinnacle of Fu Fist and could see no path forward.

Until today—

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"Thanks to Master Yan’s guidance, I now see that there is another new horizon for Fu Fist!"

Jian Rong was exuberant.

Her gains today weren’t just modest successes in muscle training; her biggest and truest gain was seeing the way forward for Fu Fist, allowing her to continue climbing the martial path.

Half a lifetime!

Decades!

These accumulations were not in vain!

Reclaiming Fu Fist!

After today, Jian Rong would undoubtedly enter a period of rapid progress.

This was her greatest gain!

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"The mastery of boxing is endless."

"In fact, it’s not just Fu Fist. All Hundred Schools Boxing of Great Yan has room for improvement and potential to be explored."

Yan Chuan was also pleased with Jian Rong’s progress.

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Jian Rong, a limit-breaking level, would be another ’living advertisement’ after Huo Zhen.

In this regard, Yan Chuan was even happier than Jian Rong.

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"Hundred Flower Palace!"

"It’s not just ’Flowers Mistake Fist’ or ’Hundred Schools Boxing Skill.’

Yan Chuan invited Duan Jiu and Jian Rong to sit down and talked again about the concept behind ’Hundred Flower Palace’: "I wish for Jianghu to bloom with a hundred flowers. From now on, I, Yan, will reside in Suanzao Mountain, quietly awaiting fellow martial artists from Jianghu to exchange martial skills and climb to the pinnacle of martial arts together!"

First came Huo Zhen.

Then Duan Jiu and Jian Rong followed.

Yan Chuan’s ability to ’point out the way’ was beyond doubt.

Including before—

"Martial Arts Hall."

"Advanced Study Hall."

"Martial Arts Competition."

Wang Kuan enumerated carefully and couldn’t help but sigh, "Master Yan’s analysis of martial arts is incisive, and his pointers on boxing are sharp and to the point; it’s rare in the world."

Looking at Jian Rong.

He was also moved: "This old man shamelessly wishes to ask Master Yan to spare some time to instruct me later, if possible?"

This Wang Kuan!

Truly surprising!

The dignified Inner Court Elder of Guangling Academy, a limit-breaking figure, was actually seeking guidance from an ordinary martial artist like Yan Chuan.

Ridiculous if spread around!

Some at the scene found it absurd.

But there were those who understood Wang Kuan’s motive—

"Guiding Huo Zhen to break the limit."

"Guiding Duan Jiu to great advances in swordsmanship."

"Also, enabling Jian Rong to comprehend new elements in ’Fu Fist.’

"Upon reaching the limit-breaking level, even the slightest progress is said to be exceedingly arduous and rare."

"Since Yan Chuan has already preliminary demonstrated his ability to guide at the limit-breaking level, of course, Wang Kuan would want to try it."

"After all, it’s beneficial and costless!"

Luo Yi blinked—

Looking at Huo Zhen!

Looking at Duan Jiu!

Looking at Jian Rong!

And now Wang Kuan!

Luo Yi!

Became interested as well—

"May I ask Palace Master Yan, what are the specific regulations for joining ’Hundred Flower Palace’?"

As soon as he spoke!

Luo Yi was stunned!

The words matched exactly what he had been brewing in his mind, but before he uttered them, someone else already said it.

He turned to look.

And saw two people walking in from outside the hall, their facial features similar—

The Taikang Seven Heroes!

The Wang Brothers!

Wang Can!

Wang Lan!

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"Duan Jiu, Zhou Bin, Hu Zengsheng, Wen Decai from Guangling!"

"Wang Can, Wang Lan, Luo Yi, Deng Youlun, Yu La from Taikang!"

Yan Chuan, taking over Dragon Tiger Peak from Iron Palm Alliance’s old site, on the first day of establishing ’Hundred Flower Palace,’ successively welcomed eight formidable individuals—

’Huayu’ Duan Jiu!

’Flying Fox’ Zhou Bin!

’Poison Evil’ Hu Zengsheng!

’Wen Evil’ Wen Decai!

These four were renowned figures in the Jianghu of Guangling County, each once as famous as Yan Chuan’s mentor, Cheng Fengxiao. Yet today, they all joined under Yan Chuan, becoming members of ’Hundred Flower Palace.’

Not only them.

Not just Guangling.

In Taikang, others were also attracted by fame to join—

"The Wang Brothers, ’Sealing Hand Fist’ Wang Can, ’A Cloud of Smoke’ Wang Lan."

"The Luo Brothers, ’Plum Blossom Sword’ Luo Yi!"

"The Floral Spear Brothers, ’Golden Spear’ Deng Youlun! ’Silver Spear’ Yu La!"

That night, Wang Kuan gathered privately with Jian Rong and sighed: "In just one day, Yan Chuan’s ’Hundred Flower Palace’ has already taken shape. Other than the foundational disciples and key experts, in terms of top figures, it is comparable to Guangling’s Immortal Mist Mountain, the Songhe Sect, Taikang’s Taihe Palace, and Liyang’s Sheyang Sect, if not surpassing them!"

Counting Yan Chuan!

Counting Cheng Fengxiao!

’Hundred Flower Palace’ already had eleven top experts at this point.

Not to mention Huo Zhen.

Looking at Immortal Mist Mountain, led by the ’Seven Immortal Swords,’ within its doors, there were at most just over ten experts comparable to Duan Jiu’s level.

But Immortal Mist Mountain has been developed for over a hundred years.

And Yan Chuan’s ’Hundred Flower Palace’ was established in just a single day.

What’s more terrifying is—

"Yan Chuan can teach newcomers who are beginners at the Martial Arts Hall and instruct practitioners entering the room at the Advanced Study Hall. He can guide old-school experts like Duan Jiu to further progress, and help limit-level experts like Huo Zhen to break the limit and transform!"

"Including the limit-breaking level!"

"He can also provide guidance!"

Like Jian Rong.

Wang Kuan was truly amazed. Yan Chuan could handle all levels, from entry to limit-breaking, seemingly a one-stop service.

If he can maintain and persist in this way over the long term—

"On one hand, selecting ordinary people with decent qualifications from the mundane world for training."

"On the other hand, absorbing already famous and accomplished experts like Duan Jiu and Luo Yi from Jianghu to provide guidance."

"Ten years!"

"Twenty years!"

"It’s unimaginable what the ’Hundred Flower Palace’ would look like!"

Hundred Flower Palace!

A hundred flowers blooming!

In common people’s mouths, it sounds like bravado.

But from Yan Chuan’s perspective—

"Perhaps!"

"He can truly do it!"

Wang Kuan had this strange confidence in Yan Chuan.

Aside.

Jian Rong had been in a good mood all day, watching Wang Kuan express his ’sighs of amazement’ but actually feeling ’anxious and doubtful,’ she couldn’t help but tease, "Yan Chuan will spar with Brother Wang in ’Six Harmonies Fist’ tomorrow, but it won’t be just tomorrow. Suanzao Mountain is neither far nor near from Guangling City, and Brother Wang can come anytime for a spar and discussion. According to little sister’s opinion, not only in ’Fu Fist,’ his mastery in ’Six Harmonies Fist’ must also be impressive, and Brother Wang will surely gain something!"

"Teacher Sister, you make fun of me!"

Wang Kuan couldn’t help but shake his head.

Seeing through Jian Rong under Yan Chuan’s guidance, she realized the hidden intricacies of ’Fu Fist,’ achieved minor success in muscle training, and her power was about to grow rapidly, Wang Kuan was naturally envious.

He had already agreed with Yan Chuan to spar in ’Six Harmonies Fist’ early the next morning—

Name it ’sparring’!

In reality, it is ’instruction’!

Wang Kuan sought Yan Chuan’s guidance in ’Six Harmonies Fist’!

He put aside his pride.

But how much he can gain tomorrow, whether he can experience a qualitative change like Jian Rong, remains to be seen.

Concerning cultivation!

Concerning future prospects!

Even at Wang Kuan’s age and accomplishments, he couldn’t help but feel anxious.

But as Jian Rong said—

"Overthinking is useless!"

"Let’s see tomorrow!"

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