Vol 2 Chapter 23 (1/2)
Chapter 23 Zhen Fa for Three
With thick skin, Xuan Luo followed Xuan Yuan Duan Ai into the building. This task Tian Yu Zi has given him is no easy task. He honestly doesn’t know how he should react. He still needs to find out the rules and details from Xuan Yuan Duan Ai.
“Duan Ai xiong, what are the rules of the compet.i.tion?”
“Tian Yu Zi zhang lao wants you to compete in the compet.i.tion?” Xuan Yuan Duan Ai curiously questioned.
“Is there something wrong with that?” Xuan Luo doesn’t know how he should respond.
“Ha. I’m just surprised Tian Yu Zi asked you. You do know the situation at Chun Yang Palace, right? Those who are able to get into Chun Yang Palace can all cultivate nei li. There are three books of xin fa in Wu Dang. Usually, when someone first tries to enter the Clan, he/she is given the simplest book to try. The next two books, however, are much more advanced. Since Chun Yang Palace focuses on nei gong, all their disciples basically practice the best xin fa. As a result, their disciples are generally much stronger than us.”
“At the same time, we are not that bad. When it comes to style, you cannot learn much from Chun Yang Palace. However, their highly perfected nei li is not something we can compare with. Although Tian Yu Zi said it doesn’t matter how strong your nei li is if your style isn’t proficient, the reality is, Chun Yang Palace is much more capable than us. That is the reason why we at Zi Yang Palace have thoroughly lost confidence. I honestly don’t know why Tian Yu Zi choose to send you here.”
Xuan Yuan Duan Ai felt a bit useless. If his natural abilities were better, he definitely would not have joined Zi Yang Palace. Sadly, his natural abilities were limited. When he first entered the Clan, he was only able to unleash nei li using the simplest book. Yet, the quality was very poor. He wasn’t able to advanced into the higher books. As a result, he decided to put his emphasis on his style instead.
“I see. But throughout all these years, Zi Yang Palace never had someone who could take on Chun Yang Palace?” Xuan Luo frowned. He didn’t realize that the task Tian Yu Zi had given him was such a heavy one. Although he has some confidence in his abilities, the Tai Chi fist alone doesn’t seem to be enough either.
“Tian Yu Zi zhang lao didn’t tell you?” Xuan Yuan Duan Ai was shocked. Xuan Luo was taught directly by Tian Yu Zi, but he doesn’t seem to know anything about Tian Yu Zi’s past.
“Tell me what?”
“Based on your expression, I can tell you have no idea.” Xuan Yuan Duan Ai’s face remained cold and uninviting. “Tian Yu Zi zhang lao could originally cultivate nei li. At the time, he practiced Zi Yang Gong, which is the highest form of Wu Dang’s nei gong xin fa. But one day, during a battle, his core was destroyed. Since then, he can no longer practice nei li. Fortunately, Tian Yu Zi zhang lao’s perception is deep. After closing himself off for a long period of time, he practiced the style once more and came up with his theory that style is superior to nei gong. Hence, Zi Yang Palace and Chun Yang Palace were born. We do not know the details behind the scenes. I accidentally heard about this while practicing with a bunch of the other disciples. As for whether it is true or false, that is hard to say.”
Xuan Luo was stunned. He didn’t know anything about Tian Yu Zi’s past.