24: Chapter 24 Personal Transmission of the Essence of Tai Chi

The battle at Bright Peak was imminent, and Wudang Mountain was busy with intensive preparations.

Zhang Sanfeng did not immediately set off for the Western Regions. Instead, he first summoned the Seven Heroes of Wudang individually to the seclusion chamber behind the mountain.

He knew clearly in his heart that to completely resolve this turmoil, relying on himself alone would be far from enough.

The Seven Heroes of Wudang must possess the strength to stand on their own.

Inside the seclusion chamber, Zhang Sanfeng sat upright in the main seat, watching the seven Disciples standing in a row before him, and spoke slowly:

"This trip to Bright Peak is fraught with danger. The seven of you are the pillars of the Wudang Sect and must possess sufficient strength to handle all unexpected situations."

"Disciple understands! Please guide us, Master!" The seven bowed in unison, their eyes filled with anticipation.

They knew clearly that their Master was going to personally impart the essence of martial arts to them.

Zhang Sanfeng nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping across the seven in turn, finally landing on Song Yuanqiao.

"Yuanqiao, your personality is steady, broad-minded, and benevolent. Your Heart-Nature cultivation is the most solid among the seven," Zhang Sanfeng said slowly. "Your problem is that you are too cautious and lack a bit of the sharpness needed to break the deadlock."

Song Yuanqiao's face flushed, and he immediately bowed: "Disciple is dull-witted. Please guide me, Master."

Zhang Sanfeng raised his hand, a wisp of Pure Yang Dao Rhyme condensing at his fingertip, and gently tapped it between Song Yuanqiao's eyebrows.

Instantly, the core essence of the Taiji Mental Method, along with his ultimate understanding of Taiji—the "Yin and Yang generating each other, motion and stillness complementing each other"—combined with his modern philosophical insights, flooded into Song Yuanqiao's mind.

At the same time, a surge of Pure Yang Dao Rhyme poured into his Meridians, flowing with his Internal Energy, clearing the stagnation in his Meridians point by point, helping him solidify his Foundation.

Song Yuanqiao trembled all over, closed his eyes, and sensed the information in his mind, a look of sudden enlightenment appearing on his face.

In less than an hour, the aura on his body began to surge. The barrier that had previously trapped him at the Peak of the Innate Realm shattered with a boom, and he steadily stepped into the Early Stage of the Grandmaster Realm!

"Disciple thanks Master!" Song Yuanqiao opened his eyes and kowtowed deeply to Zhang Sanfeng, his eyes full of gratitude and excitement.

He had been stuck at the Innate Realm for many years, unable to break through, but today, with his Master's personal guidance, he had stepped into the Grandmaster Realm he had dreamed of.

Zhang Sanfeng nodded slightly, then turned his gaze to Yu Lianzhou.

"Lianzhou, you are cold on the outside but warm on the inside. Your attacks are ruthless and decisive, and your martial arts talent is the highest among the seven."

Zhang Sanfeng said slowly, "Your Wudang Nine Yang Skill has long since reached Perfection, and your sword techniques and palm techniques have also reached their Peak."

"But your problem is that you are too rigid and lack a bit of flexibility."

Yu Lianzhou bowed: "Please guide me, Master!"

Zhang Sanfeng also used the Dao Rhyme to tap his forehead, passing all his core insights on the Taiji Sword Technique and Taiji Fist to him.

At the same time, using the Pure Yang Dao Rhyme, he guided Yu Lianzhou's Internal Energy, merging his rigid Internal Energy with the all-encompassing intent of Taiji.

Yu Lianzhou closed his eyes, his aura constantly changing. The originally sharp and domineering Sword Intent gradually became harmonious and restrained, yet its power increased several times over.

He had already been half a step into the Grandmaster Realm; at this moment, the barrier shattered instantly, and he also stepped into the Early Stage of the Grandmaster Realm, and his Foundation was even more solid than Song Yuanqiao's.

"Disciple thanks Master!" Yu Lianzhou opened his eyes and kowtowed deeply to Zhang Sanfeng, his eyes filled with shock.

He finally understood that his previous martial arts had not touched the spiritual essence of Taiji.

Today's guidance from his Master had made his path in martial arts suddenly clear.

Next, Zhang Sanfeng provided one-on-one guidance to the remaining five, based on their personalities, talents, and fields of expertise.

After Third Master Yu Daiyan recovered from his injuries, his state of mind became perfect, and his cultivation broke through directly to the Peak of the Innate Realm, only one step away from the Grandmaster Realm.

Zhang Songxi was full of schemes and adept at planning; his cultivation also broke through to the Peak of the Innate Realm.

Fifth Brother Zhang Cuishan incorporated calligraphy into his swordplay and had extremely high Comprehension Ability, but his state of mind was not firm enough. Zhang Sanfeng had him incorporate calligraphy into his Sword Intent and forge his state of mind with Sword Intent.

By completely merging the Wudang Soft Sword with the Taiji Sword, he walked his own path of the sword, and his cultivation also broke through to the Peak of the Innate Realm.

Yin Liting had a gentle personality and was skilled in sword techniques, but he had a bit too much tenderness. Zhang Sanfeng created a brand-new Soft Cloud Taiji Sword Technique for him.

This sword technique combined hardness and softness, was harmonious and unobstructed, perfectly fitting his personality, allowing his attainments in sword techniques to instantly improve by several levels, and he stepped into the Peak of the Innate Realm.

Mo Shenggu had a rigid personality and hated evil. In terms of martial arts, he had more than enough rigidity but lacked harmony.

Zhang Sanfeng taught him the Taiji principles of "combining hardness and softness, and merging Yin and Yang," allowing his palm techniques and sword techniques to have both the power of thunder and the formlessness of flowing water. His cultivation also broke through to the Peak of the Innate Realm.

When the seven walked out of the seclusion chamber, each of them had a steady aura and bright eyes; compared to three days ago, they were like different people.

Song Yuanqiao and Yu Lianzhou both stepped into the Early Stage of the Grandmaster Realm, becoming the top experts below the Great Grandmaster level in the Yitian World, besides Zhang Sanfeng.

The remaining five also broke through to the Peak of the Innate Realm, touching the barrier of the Grandmaster Realm.

The overall strength of the Seven Heroes of Wudang had achieved a qualitative leap.

And Zhang Sanfeng did more than that.

Based on the martial arts characteristics of the seven and their brotherhood of one heart, he revised the True Martial Seven-Section Formation.

The True Martial Seven-Section Formation in the original work had infinite power when the seven joined forces, but it had a fatal flaw—

To exert maximum power, it could only deal with more enemies of the same Realm and could not contend against experts of higher Realms.

The True Martial Seven-Section Formation revised by Zhang Sanfeng not only retained its original power but also evolved into countless variations.

Two people, three people, five people, seven people—no matter how many people, they could form the Formation, and the more people, the stronger the Formation's power.

When all seven were gathered and formed the Formation, even Zhang Sanfeng, who was in the Middle Stage of the Great Grandmaster Realm, would have to deal with it seriously.

After the Formation was revised, Zhang Sanfeng took the Seven Heroes of Wudang to the training ground behind the mountain to practice this brand-new True Martial Seven-Section Formation.

On the training ground, the Seven Heroes of Wudang spread out according to the Formation positions.

Song Yuanqiao was in the center, Yu Lianzhou and Third Master Yu Daiyan were on the left, Zhang Songxi and Fifth Brother Zhang Cuishan were on the right, and Yin Liting and Mo Shenggu were in the rear. The seven positions secretly matched the number of the Big Dipper and the posture of the tortoise and snake, both offensive and defensive.

With a low shout from Song Yuanqiao, the seven attacked simultaneously, executing Taiji Fist and Taiji Sword at the same time, and the Formation instantly began to operate.

One could see the seven figures interweaving, their Moves coordinated seamlessly. When one moved, all seven moved; when one defended, all seven defended.

The Internal Energy of the seven was fused into one through the Formation, continuous and endless.

Song Yuanqiao and Yu Lianzhou, who were originally only in the Early Stage of the Grandmaster Realm, had their aura surge under the blessing of the Formation, and they actually faintly possessed the pressure of the Great Grandmaster Realm!

The bluestone ground on the training ground shattered inch by inch under the aftermath of the Formation. The clouds and mist in the mountains were churned incessantly by the aura of the Formation.

Zhang Sanfeng stood to the side, watching the harmoniously operating True Martial Seven-Section Formation, and nodded with satisfaction.

This set of Formations had been deduced to the extreme by him, and in this low-martial world, it was almost an invincible Formation.

With this Formation, even if he were not there, the Seven Heroes of Wudang could handle any crisis by joining forces.

[Detected that the host has completed the side quest: Inherit the Taiji Essence to the Seven Heroes, perfect the True Martial Seven-Section Formation. Task completion: 100%!]

[Task Reward: Wudang's core combat power maxed out, host's control over Wudang reached 100%! World Fusion degree increased by another 3%, current total Fusion degree is 78%!]

As the System prompt faded, a smile curled at the corners of Zhang Sanfeng's mouth.

"Lianzhou, Songxi, Mo Shenggu, listen to my orders!" Zhang Sanfeng said in a deep voice.

"Disciple is here!" The three immediately stepped forward and bowed to receive the order.

"The three of you, immediately take twenty elite Disciples and travel day and night to the Bright Peak in the Western Regions."

"Find the Ming Cult's Left Emissary Yang Xiao, tell him everything about Cheng Kun's conspiracy, and join forces with him to intercept Cheng Kun at Bright Peak. You must not let him succeed in a sneak attack on the Ming Cult!"

"Disciple obeys! We will definitely not fail the mission!" The three responded in unison, their eyes full of Battle Intent.

"At the same time, notify the major sects."

Zhang Sanfeng continued, "Tell them the truth about Cheng Kun's conspiracy. If anyone dares to disobey orders and insists on stirring up trouble, they will be enemies of our Wudang Sect!"

"Yes!"

After receiving the order, the three did not delay at all. They immediately went down to muster the Disciples, packed their luggage, and left Wudang Mountain that very day, speeding toward the Western Regions.