Chapter 22 - Acquiring the Military Strategy and Secret Manual_Starting With The Martial Arts Holy Fire Order

Chapter 022: Acquiring the Military Strategy and Secret Manual

 Peach Blossom Ind’s location was rather hidden, but fortunately, Ling Yihan had a map of the surrounding inds.

 Originally, to preserve the secrecy of Peach Blossom Ind, he nned to pierce the sailors’ eardrums, cut out their tongues, and, upon return, blindfold them.

 Daiqisi didn’t mind this approach, but Hu Qingyang, being softer-hearted, persuaded him not to take such extreme measures.

 Ling Yihan reluctantly agreed to her idea and used poison to temporarily control them.

 When they neared Peach Blossom Ind, he struck their pressure points and left them on the main ship.

 Then, he, Daiqisi, and Hu Qingyang took a small boat and rowed slowly toward Peach Blossom Ind.

 As they entered the ind, they found it densely covered with peach blossom trees arranged in a peculiar pattern.

 The winding paths were confusing, making it easy to lose one’s way.

 Ling Yihan realized that these trees and buildings were arranged ording to the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams by Huang Yaoshi years ago.

 Thanks to the trap map on the ck iron piece, navigating wasn’t difficult, and soon, they found two ancient manuals buried in a cave.

 One was The Wumu Legacy, written by Yue Fei, containing battle strategies against the Yuan forces.

 Since Guo Jing had been the Golden de Consort in Mongolia and had participated in the Western expeditions, he had gained extensive knowledge of theirbat tactics.

 The other was a martial arts manual. Aside from The Nine Yin Manual, it contained skills from the North Beggar Hong Qigong, including The Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palmsand Dog-Beating Staff Technique, along with techniques from the East Heretic Huang Yaoshi like Divine Finger Snap, Bi Hai Chao Sheng Melody, Orchid Touch Technique, Falling Blossom Sword Palm, as well as ult techniques and the recipe for Nine Flower Jade Dew Pills.

 Ling Yihan stored these two books in his spatial ring, then returned to the main ship with Daiqisi and Hu Qingyang.

 He opened both books and used the Memory Pearl within his body to memorize all their contents.

 Then, he transcribed some softer martial arts techniques for Daiqisi and Hu Qingyang to practice and gifted Hu Qingyang the recipe for Nine Flower Jade Dew Pills.

 Knowing that Daiqisi had some knowledge of the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams—since in the original story, Xiao Zhao used it to find the secret path to Bright Summit—he transcribed the sections on ult techniques and gave them to her.

 Ling Yihan, who practiced masculine internal arts like Wedding Garment Divine Artand Nine Yang Divine Skill, avoided learning the Yin techniques in The Nine Yin Manualto prevent internal energy conflict.

 Instead, he focused on the powerful Great Demon-Subduing Fist(a technique Zhou Botong once used against Yang Guo’s Sad Palm) and the devastating Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms, as well as the precise Dog-Beating Staff Techniqueand Divine Finger Snap.

 Since Hu Qingyang had no martial foundation, Ling Yihan taught her some basics and gradually guided her in Orchid Touch Techniqueand Blue Wave Palm.

 After the Heavenly Sword incident, Hu Qingyang realized that powerful martial skills were necessary to help Ling Yihan, so she devoted herself to training aboard the ship.

 Although her progress was slow, continued practice would soon allow her to reach the level of a third-rate expert.

 Daiqisi, however, was already quite skilled. Under Ling Yihan’s guidance, she practiced both Peach Blossom Ind’s techniques and advanced skills from The Nine Yin Manual, including Nine Yin White Bone wand White Python Whip Technique.

 To prevent her from rushing and risking harm as Zhou Zhiruo had in the original story, Ling Yihan emphasized building a strong internal foundation.

 Daiqisi, deeply respectful of Ling Yihan’s knowledge, followed his advice diligently, progressing steadily without impatience.

 Although Ling Yihan couldn’t practice Nine Yin White Bone wand White Python Whip Techniquedue to his internal arts, he used his martial skills to create a new technique based on the Nine Yin White Bone wand Nine Yang Divine Skill: Nine Yang Red Refining w.

 When using this technique, he channeled his intense Yang energy into his arms, making them glow red-hot.

 With one strike on a tree, five charred w marks appeared on the trunk, surpassing the destructive power of the Nine Yin White Bone w. Ifbined with the Wedding Garment Divine Art, it would be even more terrifying.

 On their return voyage, they spotted a luxurious government ship bearing the Mongol Empire’s g not far ahead in the East Sea.

 Out of curiosity, Ling Yihan left Hu Qingyang on their ship and, under the cover of night, he and Daiqisi rowed a small boat to the government ship.

 Ling Yihan noticed that, aside from Mongolian, some people on board were speaking a familiarnguage that he couldn’t quite understand.

 After listening carefully, he realized it sounded like Korean, reminding him of a past conversation between Cheng Kun and Gang Xiang about Grand Tutor Boyan nning to present the Dragon-ying Saber as a bride price for Emperor Yuan Shun’s marriage to a Korean noblewoman.

 Ling Yihan eavesdropped on the Mongols’ conversation and confirmed that they were from the Grand Tutor’s estate.

 It turned out that Boyan had ordered his nephew Tuo Tuo (Toghtogha Temur)to take the Dragon-ying Saber and sail to Korea to escort the noblewoman back to the Yuan capital.

 What a stroke of luck!Ling Yihan thought with delight.

 He shared this news with Daiqisi, who was equally surprised and thrilled.

 Together, they eliminated all the officials on board, leaving only Tuo Tuo and the Chinese sailors alive, seizing control of the ship with ease.

 “Who are you? Don’t you know that kidnapping imperial officials is punishable by death for your entire n?”

 Despite being captured, Tuo Tuo remained calm and demanded answers.

 Ling Yihan nced at him and sneered.

 “I’m well aware of who you are. That’s the only reason I’ve spared your life. Otherwise, you’d have been executed like those other mongrels.”

 Tuo Tuo frowned.

 “What do you want? It can’t be just the Dragon-ying Saber, can it?”

 Ling Yihan replied indifferently, “There’s no need for you to know that right now. I merely want you toe along as my guest.”

 After taking the Dragon-ying Saber, Ling Yihan struck Tuo Tuo’s pressure points and chained him to prevent escape.

 Initially, he nned to return to Mount Pudu by sea and then head to the Bright Summit bynd.

 However, due to the inconvenience of transporting Tuo Tuo, Ling Yihan decided to travel by sea from the East Sea to the South Sea and then proceed to the Western Regions bynd from the southern borders.

 Since he possessed Tuo Tuo’s official seal and imperial orders, they passed through customs without issue.

 They soon docked in the southern border and continued their journey toward Bright Summit by carriage.

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Chapter 22 - Acquiring the Military Strategy and Secret Manual