It can be speculated that before the fall of Xiangyang, Guo Jing likely passed on the entire Nine Yin Manual to Yang Guo, but Jin Yong did not explicitly state it.
The Quanzhen School still exists in this world.
However, because the Quanzhen School was designated as the state religion by the Mongol Yuan Dynasty, major sects in the martial arts world were unwilling to associate with it.
Furthermore, the upper echelons of the Quanzhen School had become completely corrupt by this time, indulging only in pleasure and transforming from tranquil and detached individuals into Daoist bureaucrats.
They no longer lived in Taoist temples, but instead resided in luxurious villas in the capital.
They were usually either holding religious ceremonies for the royal family or busy getting close to high-ranking officials and nobles; no one wanted to associate with the common people.
As a result, the Quanzhen Sect gradually declined and eventually disappeared from the martial arts world.
After making some inquiries, Li Yao found the location of the Quanzhen Sect.
Since most of the top figures of the Quanzhen School went to the capital to live a life of luxury and wealth, only the luxurious Taoist temple and a small number of Taoist priests remained here.
Therefore, this place appears exceptionally desolate.
Li Yao came here to find the Tomb of the Living Dead, not to visit the luxurious Taoist temple.
So he went straight to the back mountain of the Quanzhen Sect.
The back mountain of the Quanzhen Sect is a forbidden area within the sect and also the entrance to the Tomb of the Living Dead.
However, there are very few Taoist priests in the temple now, so who would have the mind to guard the forbidden area in the back mountain?
Therefore, Li Yao entered the back mountain without any problems.
Many years later, the road behind the mountain is now covered with weeds, and the surrounding trees are particularly lush.
If you weren't specifically looking for it, no one would know that there was an ancient tomb hidden inside.
Despite the difficult road, Li Yao still managed to find the entrance to the ancient tomb.
However, the entrance had already been sealed off by the Dragon-Slaying Stone.
Besides the entrance here, Li Yao knew there was another underwater passage that led to the ancient tomb.
That underwater passage was deliberately left by Wang Chongyang when he built the ancient tomb.
Li Yao did not intend to enter the ancient tomb through the underwater passage.
Li Yao glanced at the Dragon-Slaying Stone, then gathered his inner energy, cupped his hands together like a megaphone, and shouted loudly, "I am Li Yao, and I have come to pay my respects to the descendant of the Condor Hero. If I have offended anyone, please forgive me."
His voice was as loud as a bell, shaking the heavens and the earth!
The entire mountain forest trembled.
The birds in the nearby woods all flew away in fright.
The rubble around the ancient tomb began to fall.
Chapter 104 The Woman in Yellow, Beauty's Fist Technique
Li Yao shouted three times in total, and as long as the people inside weren't deaf, they would definitely hear him.
After three calls, he walked to the Dragon-Slaying Stone.
This dragon-severing stone weighs tens of thousands of kilograms. Once it falls, no matter how strong you are, you will find it difficult to lift.
However, Li Yao wanted to test just how heavy this Dragon-Slaying Stone really was today.
He took a deep breath, moved his hands and feet, and his joints made a series of cracking sounds.
Then, he rubbed his hands together, bent down, and inserted his fingers into the gap between the dragon-slaying stone and the ground.
"rise……"
Li Yao shouted.
The Dragon-Slaying Stone loosened slightly, and small pebbles fell from its top.
However, the Dragon-Slaying Stone was not lifted.
Li Yao nodded slightly.
He was just testing the waters; he didn't use his full strength.
After one attempt, he estimated that he should be able to lift the Dragon-Slaying Stone with his own strength.
Afterwards, he stretched his muscles and bones.
He stretched out his finger and inserted it again into the gap between the dragon-slaying stone and the ground.
"rise……"
Li Yao shouted again.
His muscles bulged, and a violent aura suddenly erupted.
Like a prehistoric beast, he used all his strength to lift the Dragon-Slaying Stone upwards.
All that could be heard was a series of muffled thuds as pebbles continued to fall from above the Dragon-Slaying Stone.
The gap between the Dragon-Slaying Stone and the ground grew wider and wider, and the Dragon-Slaying Stone slowly rose upwards.
Soon, the Dragon-Slaying Stone was half a person's height off the ground.
Just then, a cold voice came from behind Li Yao: "Who are you? How dare you trespass into the Tomb of the Living Dead!"
Li Yao ignored the person behind him, and suddenly shouted, lifting the Dragon-Slaying Stone above his head and holding it up with both hands.
Only then did he turn around slightly and look behind him.
Not far away, a woman dressed in gray water jacket stood with her hair still wet.
Clearly, the woman had just gone diving.
Li Yao smiled slightly and said, "You must be a descendant of the Condor Hero. I am Li Yao. I have long heard of the Condor Hero's chivalrous spirit. Today I have come to visit his descendant. Please forgive me if I have been presumptuous!"
When the woman saw Li Yao lift the massive, ten-thousand-pound Dragon-Slaying Stone with both hands, her beautiful eyes widened as big as copper bells.
She pointed at the Dragon-Slaying Stone and asked in surprise, "How...how did you lift this Dragon-Slaying Stone?"
Li Yao looked inside the ancient tomb and said, "Can we go inside and talk? This Dragon-Slaying Stone is no light thing! I can't keep holding it up while I talk to you, can I?"
The woman seemed to suddenly remember something, her expression turning cold as she said, "No, our Ancient Tomb Sect has never contacted outsiders, and the Tomb of the Living Dead has never welcomed outsiders."
Li Yao chuckled and said, "Then I'll have no choice but to come in uninvited."
As soon as he finished speaking, he flashed into the passageway of the ancient tomb.
With a loud crash, the Dragon-Slaying Stone fell, sealing the entrance to the ancient tomb once again.
The woman was terrified and quickly turned around, running away in another direction with the agility of a swallow.
Li Yao entered the passageway of the ancient tomb. After the dragon-severing stone fell, it was pitch black inside. He took out the tinderbox he had prepared beforehand.
The ancient tomb has many branching passages and numerous stone chambers.
Although this Tomb of the Living Dead is called a tomb, it is actually an extremely spacious and grand underground warehouse.
Back then, before Wang Chongyang launched his uprising against the Jin dynasty, he mobilized thousands of people and spent several years building the facility, which secretly contained weapons, armor, and provisions for the uprising.
In order to deceive the Jurchens, Wang Chongyang built the exterior of the tomb.
He was also worried that the Jurchens would discover this place and attack it, so he set up countless ingenious traps in the tomb to resist foreign enemies.
Therefore, the tomb contains a great many stone chambers and has a complex network of passageways.
Li Yao wandered around inside for a long time but couldn't find the main room.
Just when Li Yao was at his wit's end, he heard footsteps coming from another passage.
A smile appeared on his face.
Clearly, it must have been that woman who came looking for us.
So he walked toward the direction from which the footsteps came.
Sure enough, a short while later, he saw the woman from before appear before him, followed by four girls in white, each holding a torch, which brightened the passage considerably.
At this moment, the woman had changed into a light yellow dress.
Li Yao's heart stirred.
It seems she is the woman in the yellow shirt!
Upon seeing Li Yao, the woman frowned slightly and asked, "Who exactly are you? How did you learn about the Tomb of the Living Dead? What is your purpose here?"
Li Yao extinguished the tinder in his hand and said calmly, "This is not the place to talk. Why don't we go inside and discuss this in detail?"
After saying that, he walked in the direction the woman had come from, as if he were the master of the place.
The woman was taken aback for a moment, then quickly gave the four girls in white a wink.
The four girls understood and quickly blocked Li Yao's path.
Li Yao continued walking forward.
Two of the girls handed their torches to two others, then swung their right hands to the left and their left hands to the right, attacking Li Yao like weaving a shuttle.
Li Yao smiled slightly, waved his arms like rippling waves, and easily neutralized the attacks of the two girls.
In just two or three rounds, the two girls were knocked back several steps by the force of the palm strikes, which were like turquoise waves, and almost fell over.
At that moment, several orbs of light fell from the two girls, one of which was green.
Li Yao actually revealed a martial arts technique: Beauty Fist.
Li Yao was both amused and exasperated.
The moves of this "beauty boxing" style are modeled after the postures of famous beauties in ancient times. If a grown man were to use them, it would look out of place.
At this moment, the two girls tried to rush up and fight Li Yao.
The woman in yellow said softly, "You all step back and let me have a go at him."
As soon as she finished speaking, the woman in yellow waved her fingers and plucked rapidly in the air, her posture resembling that of playing a pipa. Her finger shadows swept over Li Yao like a tidal wave.
This move is "Zhaojun's Departure from the Frontier" from the Beauty Fist style!
While both are martial arts styles performed by beautiful women, the one wielded by the woman in yellow is far more powerful.