23: Chapter 23 Perfecting the Wudang Heritage System

The news brought by Mo Shenggu caused the atmosphere in the Great Hall to instantly turn heavy.

"That Cheng Kun, he still harbors evil intentions!" Yu Lianzhou slammed the table, his Killing Intent fully exposed.

"Master, this Disciple requests to lead the Disciples to Bright Peak immediately to intercept this villain. We absolutely cannot let his plot succeed again!"

"That's right! Master! If the Six Major Sects really fight the Ming Cult, both sides will suffer, allowing the Ruyang Princes Mansion to reap the benefits!"

"We must stop this slaughter!"

Zhang Songxi immediately added, his tone urgent.

Zhang Sanfeng waved his hand, signaling everyone to remain calm.

He looked up at the group and spoke slowly: "Cheng Kun's goal has never been as simple as destroying the Ming Cult."

"He wants the Six Major Sects and the Ming Cult to fight to the death, leaving the Central Plains Martial Arts World severely weakened, so the Yuan Dynasty court can easily control the entire Central Plains."

"What we must do is resolve the accumulated grievances between the Six Major Sects and the Ming Cult at the root, completely disrupting his plan."

"Master is right." Song Yuanqiao nodded, his brows furrowed.

"However, the grievances between the major sects and the Ming Cult run deep. Decades of blood feuds cannot be resolved with just a few words."

"Furthermore, Cheng Kun is secretly spreading rumors and misleading people. The major sects probably won't listen to reason now."

"If they won't listen, then we will make them listen."

Zhang Sanfeng said calmly, his tone carrying unquestionable certainty.

"I will arrange this matter. The urgent priority is to first solidify Wudang's own Foundation and completely perfect our System."

Everyone was stunned upon hearing this, not understanding why their Master was still focusing on the sect System at such a time.

Zhang Sanfeng looked at their puzzled expressions and slowly explained: "You must understand that the conflicts in Jianghu will never cease."

"Even if we stop the Battle of Bright Peak this time, there will be other storms and other plots in the future."

"We cannot always be at the forefront, solving every conflict."

"Only when Wudang itself is strong enough, the System is perfect enough, and the Dao Legacy is stable enough can we stand firm in any storm and truly control the direction of Jianghu."

These words made the Seven Heroes of Wudang instantly realize the truth.

They had only seen the immediate crisis at Bright Peak, but not the long-term Legacy.

Their Master's perspective was far beyond what they could compare to.

In the following days, Zhang Sanfeng had Zhang Songxi closely monitor the movements in the Western Regions and the Six Major Sects, while he led the Seven Heroes of Wudang to comprehensively perfect Wudang's System.

The first thing was to establish the Martial Arts Pavilion.

Zhang Sanfeng ordered the construction of a nine-story pavilion on the south side of Wudang Mountain's Tianzhu Peak, naming it the "Wudang Martial Arts Pavilion."

The pavilion was divided into nine levels according to the Rank of the martial arts.

The first level was for basic martial arts, housing basic Wudang punches, kicks, and Internal Skill Mind-Cultivation Techniques, open to all Wudang Disciples.

The second level was for advanced martial arts, housing Wudang Cotton Palm, Wudang Long Fist, Xuanxu Saber Technique, and other advanced martial arts, open to Disciples at the Xiantian Realm and above.

The third level was for superior martial arts, housing the advanced chapters of Wudang Nine Yang Skill, the basic chapters of Taiji Fist, and the basic chapters of Taiji Sword, open to Core Disciples.

Going up, the higher the Rank of the martial arts on each level, the stricter the access permissions.

The highest, ninth level, contained only one thing—the "Tai Chi Great Dao General Outline" personally revised by Zhang Sanfeng, as well as the Perfection chapter of the Pure Yang Infinite Skill, which could only be accessed by the Wudang Sect Head and Personal Disciples.

Zhang Sanfeng also ordered that the Martial Arts Pavilion would not only house Wudang martial arts but also widely collect martial arts from all over the world.

Whether it was the unique skills of Righteous Path sects or unorthodox martial arts, as long as they had merit, they were all collected, classified, revised, and perfected, removing the dross and keeping the essence.

Once the news broke, the entire Jianghu was shaken.

Upon learning that Wudang intended to establish a Martial Arts Pavilion and collect martial arts from the world, the major sects were first shocked, then responded one after another.

Shaolin Sect was the first to send over basic Shaolin martial arts, Arhat Fist, Weituo Palm, and other Secret Manuals.

Emei Sect, Beggar Sect, Kunlun Sect, Kongtong Sect, and others also sent their own basic martial arts and some superior martial arts.

Firstly, it was to show goodwill to Wudang and befriend this Great Grandmaster.

Secondly, they understood that having their sect's martial arts collected by the Wudang Martial Arts Pavilion was an acknowledgement in itself.

It also allowed their sect's martial arts to be passed down through Wudang's Legacy, so if they faced a succession crisis in the future, their descendants could retrieve part of their sect's Legacy from Wudang.

Even the Ming Cult, led by Left Emissary Yang Xiao and Yin Tianzheng, sent the basic chapters of the Ming Cult's core martial arts, the Heaven and Earth Great Shift.

Everyone knew that with Wudang's current strength, these were just icing on the cake, a gesture of their stance, as none of the sects' core Legacy martial arts were leaked.

In just one month, the Secret Manuals collected by the Martial Arts Pavilion, from basic punches and kicks to top-tier Jianghu unique skills, had everything, becoming the martial arts treasury of the Central Plains Martial Arts World.

On the day the Martial Arts Pavilion was completed, Zhang Sanfeng personally unveiled the plaque and set the rules:

The Martial Arts Pavilion was not only open to Wudang Disciples; Disciples of other sects in Jianghu, as long as they were righteous and upright, could also enter the Martial Arts Pavilion to read basic martial arts with a referral from their sect.

Once this rule was announced, the entire Jianghu was in an uproar.

Countless Jianghu Martial Artists flocked to Wudang Mountain, wanting to enter the Martial Arts Pavilion to witness the splendor of the world's martial arts.

Wudang Mountain's reputation surged to a new height once again.

The second thing Zhang Sanfeng did was to create the basic Taiji Mind-Cultivation Technique.

Combining the essence of the Tai Chi Great Dao and Taoist health preservation techniques, he created a set of basic Taiji Mind-Cultivation Techniques with no threshold.

This technique required no martial arts Foundation and no deep Internal Energy; even the elderly, the weak, women, and children who had no strength to truss a chicken could Cultivate it.

It could not only strengthen the body and prolong life, but long-term cultivation could also nourish the Meridians, laying a Foundation for future martial arts cultivation.

After the Mind-Cultivation Technique was created, Zhang Sanfeng immediately ordered Wudang Disciples to spread out to all parts of the Central Plains and teach this set of basic Taiji Mind-Cultivation Techniques for free.

This allowed ordinary people to enjoy the benefits brought by martial arts.

For a time, people practicing the basic Taiji Mind-Cultivation Technique could be seen everywhere in the Central Plains.

Even in remote villages, there were Wudang Disciples teaching the common people how to practice Taiji and the Mind-Cultivation Technique for free.

Countless elderly people who had been bedridden for years saw their bodies gradually improve after practicing; countless impoverished children saw their bodies become strong after practicing, no longer suffering from illness.

Wudang's reputation for righteousness was imprinted in the hearts of every ordinary person.

Every household began to worship a longevity tablet for Zhang Sanfeng, grateful for his kindness.

The third thing Zhang Sanfeng did was to personally select seven young people with extraordinary talent and upright character from the third-generation Wudang Disciples.

These were Young Hero Song Qingshu and the others, whom he accepted as third-generation Personal Disciples, personally teaching them Taiji martial arts and Taoist Mind-Cultivation Techniques, cultivating the next generation of core strength for Wudang.

After all this was completed, the entire Wudang had completely transformed from a Jianghu sect into a Holy Land of Daoist Legacy with a perfect System, orderly succession, and profound heritage.

[Detected that the Host has completed the side quest: Perfect the Wudang Sect System, establish the Martial Arts Pavilion. Task completion: 100%!]

[Task reward: The Luck of the Wudang Sect has increased again, and the Host's control over Wudang has reached 100%! World Fusion has increased by 2%, current total Fusion: 75%!]

The System's prompt sounded, and Zhang Sanfeng understood in his heart.

Wudang's Foundation had been solidified.

Just then, Zhang Songxi hurried in: "Master! Cheng Kun has already infiltrated Bright Peak! At the same time, the Six Major Sects have gathered all their Disciples and set off for Bright Peak in the Western Regions!"

Zhang Sanfeng slowly stood up, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.