Now, with a sudden turn of events, he said with a joyful expression, "Teacher, then Brother Junbao and I will go to the Quanzhen Sect first?"
Seeing Liu Bowen's expression, he knew exactly what the boy was planning. He scolded him, "What's the rush? Wait half an hour until the escorting caravan has gone far away before you set off."
"Benefactor Li, let's hurry and catch up with them, lest we lose them."
After saying this, Li Boyang and Jueyuan looked at each other, nodded to each other, and then darted into the woods.
Following them would be impossible by taking the official road, as that would make them easy to spot. The official road is lined with dense woods, which would provide excellent cover.
Jueyuan darted into the woods, stepped onto a treetop, and with a light tap, leaped forward more than ten meters. Then, he lightly touched the grass with his toes, and once again leaped up, covering another ten meters with a single step.
Jueyuan, using his lightness skill, moved with lightning speed, covering a mile in no time. Throughout the entire process, his movements were graceful and natural, without making a sound.
Moreover, Jueyuan was clearly not using his full strength, because Li Boyang was hanging behind him and could hardly keep up with his speed.
Compared to Jueyuan, Li Boyang was not so dashing. After darting into the woods, he pushed off the ground and leaped several meters into the air. Then, like a monkey, he swung the branches rapidly through the forest without making a sound.
Although his physique wasn't very attractive, he could still manage to bite behind Jueyuan. There was no other way; he had only just acquired the Nine Yin Manual, and although its contents were comprehensive, it wasn't something he could learn in a short time.
This isn't like what's shown on Earth's television, where you get a secret manual and can use it to perfection after three to five days of study. It's not that simple. Whether it's lightness skill or martial arts moves, it takes a long time to figure them out.
The manual only tells you the method of cultivation. It is basically impossible to master it quickly. It is like martial arts moves. You must first memorize the acupoint stabbing techniques of each move in the manual before you can execute them smoothly during practice. This can only be considered as getting a glimpse of the basics.
Moreover, being able to perform a certain skill in practice does not guarantee that you can perform it in actual combat. Practice is simple because there is no pressure, but actual combat is different. Every moment is changing, and there is simply no time to think.
If you can execute a set of moves smoothly in actual combat, you can say that you've mastered it at this stage.
However, this is only the second step in building the Great Wall. The next step is to be able to choose the most appropriate move to deal with changes in the situation in actual combat. Only when you reach this stage can you be said to have mastered it.
As for the next stage of mastery, it is when one can only discern which acupuncture technique is used in the strike, without being bound by the specific moves. This stage can be considered the stage of great achievement.
"Did the master use the 'one reed to cross the river' method?"
Jueyuan nodded upon hearing this.
The most famous light-body skill of Shaolin Temple can be said to be the crossing of the river on a reed left by Bodhidharma. Jueyuan was the head of the Disciplinary Hall, so he was naturally qualified to learn it.
The two used their lightness skills to fly through the forest, and soon caught up with the convoy escorted by the Yuan soldiers. The convoy bypassed the town and headed directly towards Zhongnan Mountain.
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Chapter 95 Night Raid on the Military Camp
In a secluded valley in the Zhongnan Mountains.
The valley was surrounded by a row of deer-fortresses made of tree trunks. Outside the deer-fortresses was a row of chevaux-de-frise, and inside the deer-fortresses were two watchtowers, each three or four meters high, with two Yuan soldiers on guard.
Looking into the valley, one can vaguely see one military tent after another being erected, clearly forming a makeshift military camp.
"Strange, when did a military camp appear here?"
In the woods fifty or sixty meters from the valley, there was a tree that was more than ten meters tall. On the top branch of the tree, Jueyuan stood with his feet on the treetop and looked out at the military camp under the cover of the leaves.
"It's obvious that it was just built recently."
“Look at the soil under the watchtower, there are still traces of it being plowed up recently. And look at the chevaux-de-frise and the deer fortress, they are obviously not dry. It’s clear that they were made on the spot using the trees in this forest.”
At the top of the tree trunk, Li Boyang sat on a branch only two or three centimeters long, leaning against the trunk, and said softly.
“Benefactor Li, you have truly great insight. I admire you.”
"Don't forget that I'm a teacher at Songyang Academy. I'm a professional."
"This military camp is heavily guarded."
When the convoy carrying the cannons arrived outside the deer fortress, it was stopped by the guards. The leader, Qiyan, showed his token to the guards for inspection, and then five or six soldiers came out of the valley and moved the deer fortress aside.
One after another, the convoys carrying the artillery drove into the valley. After the last carriage went in, the five or six soldiers closed the fortified enclosure again.
Seeing the convoy enter the valley, Jueyuan said, "It seems that the other side has been planning this for a long time."
Li Boyang curled his lip and replied, "It's obvious, otherwise so many cannons would rust here."
“Benefactor Li, let’s hurry to the Quanzhen Sect and tell Senior Changchunzi about this.”
Jueyuan saw a military camp suddenly appear in the valley of Zhongnan Mountain, and so many cannons were being transported there. It was clear that they were planning to take action against the prayer meeting.
"Since we're already here, it would be such a waste to leave like this. Master Jueyuan, how about we give them a good beating?"
Li Boyang instinctively rejected joining the Quanzhen Sect. He couldn't help it, since their most prized possession was right in his possession. Joining the Quanzhen Sect was like walking into a trap for him.
Jueyuan looked surprised and asked curiously, "What are your thoughts, Benefactor Li?"
"Now that the Quanzhen Sect has gathered heroes from all walks of life, if the Yuan Dynasty wants to attack the Quanzhen Sect with the soldiers of this military camp, it is no different from throwing an egg against a rock. All they have to rely on is their cannons."
“What Benefactor Li says is absolutely right.”
Jueyuan nodded. Li Boyang was right. There were no fewer than a dozen Qi Refining Realm experts in the Quanzhen Sect. These people had come by invitation and were either sect leaders or local heroes. There were also countless experts in the Acquired Realm.
Judging from the size of the valley, there are only two or three thousand soldiers in the valley. Even without the Qi Refining Realm cultivators, skilled cultivators at the Acquired Realm could easily slaughter them all.
The only thing the Yuan army could rely on was its cannons. The power of cannons was not to be underestimated; even a Qi Refining Realm expert would not dare to take a direct hit from a cannonball.
If artillery is used in groups and fires simultaneously, those at the Qi Refining stage can dodge the shells, but those below the Qi Refining stage are in a precarious situation.