Purple Mist Dao Master-Chapter 169 - 150: Fabricate a Story! The Dagger is Revealed When All Strategies Are Exhausted!

Chapter 169: Chapter 150: Fabricate a Story! The Dagger is Revealed When All Strategies Are Exhausted!

Everyone looked at Yan Chuan.

The martial arts I painstakingly created hasn’t even had time to cool down, yet the boxing manual has been stolen by many people. Thinking about it, anyone would probably be so angry they’d want to spit blood, right?

Especially for someone as stubbornly old school as Yan Chuan—

What is the Old School?

Stuck in their ways!

Clinging to their old broom!

This is the Old School!

In their minds, with Yan Chuan’s thoughts and stance, he would never allow his martial arts to be leaked.

However.

They were mistaken—

"Steal my boxing manual?"

"There’s no need."

Yan Chuan chuckled dryly, casting his eyes over nearly a hundred Jianghu figures present, he said aloud, "I’ve practiced boxing for twenty years, observed a hundred schools of boxing skills, and created one of my own, called ’Xingyi.’ The ’Splitting Fist’ and ’Beng Fist’ I demonstrated in the exchange with Elder Wang and Elder Jian just now are part of ’Five Elements Boxing’ within ’Xingyi Boxing.’"

Xingyi Boxing!

Five Elements Boxing!

Splitting Fist and Beng Fist!

Those present were unaware of the full scope of ’Xingyi,’ or the depth of ’Five Elements Boxing,’ but the ’Splitting Fist’ and ’Beng Fist’ that Yan Chuan had just showcased were clearly visible to them—

’Splitting Fist’ forced Wang Kuan and Jian Rong to retreat step by step.

’Beng Fist’ erupted into Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound, and Yan Chuan at that time broke the limit.

The boxing was sharp!

Astonishingly formidable!

And these two sets of boxing techniques were only part of ’Xingyi Boxing,’ so how formidable could the complete ’Xingyi Boxing’ possibly be?

Everyone looked at Yan Chuan, waiting for his next words, wanting to know how he would deal with the thief who stole the boxing manual.

Yan Chuan, however, didn’t mention that, and said with a smile—

"You may know that since childhood, I have followed my esteemed teacher Cheng Fengxiao at the Iron Wire Martial Arts Hall in Guangling City to practice Cheng Family Boxing, and it has been twenty years to this day. Eight years ago, when Guangling opened its academy, we who are mockingly called ’Old School’ martial artists gradually fell behind and faded, far outpaced by so-called ’New Martial Artists’ and ’Academy Martial Artists.’

"I once witnessed ’Iron Foot’ Hu Baichuan of the ’Guangling Ten Tigers’ have his martial arts crippled and withdraw from Jianghu. I also saw the daily decline of the Iron Wire Martial Arts Hall."

"And many more Old School martial artists, who were once glorious, have also gradually dimmed."

"Heartache."

"Helplessness."

"At that time, I vowed to revive the Iron Wire Martial Arts Hall, to rejuvenate the vigor of martial arts!"

Yan Chuan spoke eloquently.

Looking back on twenty years.

Especially the last eight years.

It was indeed a time when the Old School felt the most bitter and powerless, many people just like Yan Chuan, watched helplessly as they, their families fell behind, declined, and before they realized it, they had been abandoned by the times.

Inexplicable!

Anger!

Sorrow!

Yet helpless!

Others also once like Yan Chuan, diligently practiced martial arts, hoping to revive their family, surpass the New Faction, and defeat the New Faction.

But eventually, they were defeated by reality, gradually became hopeless, no longer dreamed.

Yan Chuan, however, was different—

"Thus, I started with ’Cheng Family Boxing,’ at first the ’Seventy-two Skills,’ which was to prolong the life of the martial arts hall. Then the ’Tiger Crane Double Forms,’ ’Six Harmonies Eight Techniques Fist,’ and ’Five Forms Eight Techniques Fist,’ pushed ’Cheng Family Boxing’ to the height of Secret Martial Arts, not inferior to academy boxing. But here was the limit."

"After that, I studied Hundred Schools Boxing, trying to find a way out, to find a future path. ’Flowers Mistake Fist,’ as you all should know, is a strange boxing method I created based on Hundred Schools Boxing Skill. The name ’Hundred Flower Palace’ has much to do with it. With this boxing, I was fortunate to win the Martial Arts Competition not long ago."

"Up to this point."

"The Martial Arts Hall."

"Cheng Family Boxing."

"Has already regained its vitality."

"But in the martial arts world, in Jianghu, there are still many ’Iron Wire Martial Arts Halls,’ many ’Fist Species,’ and countless so-called ’Old School Martial Artists’ trapped!"

"I couldn’t bear to watch and do nothing, so ’Hundred Flower Palace’ was born in response."

...

The crowd listened attentively, nodding continuously.

Yan Chuan has always been consistent, not only aspiring but also tirelessly working and striving for this goal.

He created one martial art after another—

The martial arts hall was brought back to life!

The New Faction was crushed!

The Cheng Family Boxing, which couldn’t keep up with the times, was also given a lift by Yan Chuan.

Yan Chuan has done enough.

But he wants to do more!

Therefore, after this, Yan Chuan established the ’Hundred Flower Palace,’ marking the transition from ’individual’ to ’collective.’

Hundred Flower Palace!

Flowers Mistake Fist!

All things can trace back to ’Cheng Family Boxing,’ trace back to ’Iron Wire Martial Arts Hall.’

But actually—

"’Flowers Mistake Fist’ is a failure, a wrong route, my attempt, a failed attempt."

"Back then, I imagined using ’Cheng Family Boxing’ as a foundation, then blending in the Hundred Schools Boxing Skill, eventually creating a boxing that could integrate the characteristics of the Hundred Schools, driving another peak, surpassing all previous boxings. What I wanted to create was a boxing everyone could practice and find a path that suited them, persisting and climbing, finally reaching the pinnacle of martial arts."

"And ’Flowers Mistake Fist,’ this requires mastery of the Hundred Schools Boxing Skill, the learning threshold is extremely high, clearly not meeting my expectations."

Yan Chuan spoke at this point, seemingly with some regret.

But to those listening, it was quite a shock—

"’Flowers Mistake Fist’ is a failure?"

"Palace Master Yan is too modest! When ’Flowers Mistake Fist’ came forth, Palace Master Yan alone fought against twenty-six elites of Guangling Academy and easily won. ’Flowers Mistake Fist’ dazzled many with its confounding nature, embodying all the Hundred Schools Boxing Skill!"

"Indeed!"

"’Flowers Mistake Fist,’ I would call it the number one boxing under heaven!"

Some in the audience had seen Yan Chuan display ’Flowers Mistake Fist’ at the Martial Arts Competition; seeing is believing, and they could hardly believe that this boxing was a failure.

Only a few—

Like Wang Kuan.

Like Jian Rong.

They understood what Yan Chuan meant: "Yan Chuan wanted to create a supreme boxing that pointed directly to limit-breaking, even the innate realm, completely unifying the Hundred Schools Boxing. Not only did it not raise the threshold, but it also greatly lowered it. Rather than ’Flowers Mistake Fist,’ which just crudely bundles Hundred Schools Boxing together, with an excessively high learning threshold, those able to break limits don’t use it, and those who can’t even enter, it’s ’useless.’ For Yan Chuan, from his original intention, ’Flowers Mistake Fist’ is indeed a failure."

’Flowers Mistake Fist’ is a failure.

Then—

"Then I continued to research, continued to ponder."

"After the Martial Arts Competition, I visited two Cangwu Pavilion, combing through countless boxing manuals and theories. After considering, organizing, of course, with some experience from when I first created ’Flowers Mistake Fist,’ these combined, once I came to Suanzao Mountain, during two days of martial arts discussions at Dragon Tiger Peak, inspiration burst forth, finally I sorted it out completely."

"Three days of closed door cultivation, I created a new boxing, called ’Xingyi’!"

Xingyi Boxing!

So that’s how it came about!

The crowd listened as Yan Chuan narrated, as if the process of Yan Chuan creating martial arts step by step was right before their eyes, very vivid.

Step by step, with traces to follow!

Yan Chuan always remained true to his original intention, which is very rare. More remarkable is that after ’Flowers Mistake Fist,’ he went another route, on the foundation of the Hundred Schools Boxing Skills, and really created another top-tier boxing.

I think therefore I am!

If you think it, you can do it!

This is incredibly impressive!

The crowd listened closely.

Duan Jiu couldn’t help but ask: "’Flowers Mistake Fist’ is incorrect, so is this ’Xingyi Boxing’ correct? Is ’Xingyi Boxing’ even more powerful than ’Flowers Mistake Fist’?"

’Flowers Mistake Fist’ is already the number one in the world!

It’s unimaginable what realm a boxing more powerful than it could reach!

Duan Jiu inquired.

Yan Chuan shook his head: "’Flowers Mistake Fist’ and ’Xingyi Boxing’ are not on the same path, making it hard to compare. If I push ’Xingyi Boxing’ to the extreme, then incorporate ’Xingyi Boxing’ into ’Flowers Mistake Fist,’ what would that count as? ’Flowers Mistake Fist’ is primarily about ’borrowing,’ borrowing from the Hundred Schools Boxing. ’Xingyi Boxing’ is also a martial art."

Understood!

The crowd comprehended.

Someone in the crowd, excitedly exclaimed: "Palace Master Yan has successively created ’Flowers Mistake Fist’ and ’Xingyi Boxing,’ with two of the world’s greatest martial arts in hand, invincibility is not far off!"

"Invincible?"

Yan Chuan chuckled, indifferent: "Beyond the mountains there are higher mountains, beyond the heavens there are higher heavens. Starting from ’Cheng Family Boxing’ to ’Xingyi Boxing,’ I’ve barely taken the first step. There are always others beyond us, Yan Chuan is lacking in many aspects!"

This time it was heartfelt—

Xingyi!

Limit-breaking!

It’s really just the beginning.

Not even considering the distant ’Qi Blood Smoke’ or ’Innate Realm,’ even at the limit-breaking level, the Sinew, Bone, Skin, and Membrane, Yan Chuan has much to endure.

Even though he has mastered ’Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound Technique,’ but for this limit-breaking level, tempering any one of ’Sinew, Bone, Skin, and Membrane’ step by step, in a hundred years it wouldn’t be necessary, fifty years maybe not, but one or two decades might be precarious.

Take for example Gu Shengyan, first among the ten elders of Guangling Academy, she has comprehended ’Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound,’ yet eight years have passed, and she remains at the limit-breaking level.

As the leader of the ten elders, Gu Shengyan should not be lacking in cultivation resources.

Grasping ’Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound,’ her talent and comprehension shouldn’t be poor.

Even so.

Gu Shengyan hasn’t reached innate in eight years.

Then, what about Yan Chuan?

"Secret medicine! Great medicine!"

"I must search for these in the Mountain and Sea Realm!"

"But aside from these external factors, within myself, my practice of boxing, this is the foundation, this is my true ’fast lane’ to surpass other Heavenly Prides and other limit-breaking martial artists who have mastered the ’Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound Technique’ and ’Heng Ha Qi Method’!"

How then can one speed up progress in boxing?

Only with ’Mutual Teaching and Learning’!

How to maximize the use of ’Mutual Teaching and Learning’?

That naturally is—

...

Yan Chuan half-truthfully fabricated a story behind ’Xingyi Boxing,’ mixing truth with fiction, crafting a journey of the mind beloved by Jianghu people, thus deeply hiding the secret of ’Mutual Teaching and Learning,’ and after that, he revealed his true intentions—

"I, Yan Chuan, established ’Hundred Flower Palace,’ in the hope that in Jianghu and the martial arts world, there can be a hundred flowers blooming, and everyone can gain something on the path of martial arts."

"This is not empty talk."

"’Hundred Flower Palace,’ Hundred Schools Boxing Skill is the foundation, and ’Xingyi Boxing’ is the fundamental martial art. Both inside and outside the Hundred Flower Palace, everyone can practice it."

"Tomorrow morning, I will explain ’Xingyi Boxing’ in detail for everyone here."

To maximize the effect of ’Mutual Teaching and Learning’—

[Widely Spread Xingyi Boxing!]

[Collect the wisdom of the masses, refine my Xingyi!]

This is the right way!

Looking at the astonished crowd, Yan Chuan smiled and said, "That’s why I say, there’s really no need to steal the boxing manual."

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