novelaction Chapter 543 Bizarre Secret Manual
Chapter 543 Bizarre Secret Manual
"A rooster stands on one leg, a vicious dog pounces on its prey..." Lin Ping's loud voice echoed through the mountains and forests.
The name of this set of exercises left him exhausted.
There's nothing we can do; when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. If he's so capable, he should create his own cultivation method.
"I can use another name!" Lin Ping said with a flash of inspiration: "The Great Roc Spreads Its Wings, the Flying Dragon Soars in the Sky!"
Then... we got back in touch.
The name was wrong, the feeling was wrong, and Lin Ping's practice was neither fish nor fowl. He had to learn how to fly like a chicken and how to jump like a dog.
Over time, I really started to feel like I was a chicken or a dog.
"Let me see your results," Jiang Mo said, feigning seriousness. Looking at Lin Ping's comical appearance, he almost burst out laughing.
"If I can finish learning as soon as possible, can I learn something more advanced?" Lin Ping asked.
"That depends on how well you learn it."
"I hope you won't back out later. I can learn this kind of lewd light-footed skill in a day," Lin Ping replied confidently.
This manual only contains two moves: Golden Rooster Stands on One Leg and Vicious Dog Pounces on Its Prey. Even if Lin Ping were an idiot, he could learn them in a day.
"Then let's start with a pheasant tail flick," Jiang Mo said casually.
"What's so wild about it? What are you flaunting?" Lin Ping asked, perking up his ears, clearly suspecting that Jiang Mo had said something wrong.
"What's wrong with a pheasant flicking its tail?" Jiang Mo asked innocently.
Lin Ping was truly enraged. Putting aside how insidious the name of this move was, he couldn't find it even after searching through the entire manual.
"I'll give you the manual, now you find it for me," Lin Ping said angrily.
"Are your eyes on your ass? How can you not see such big words?" Jiang Mo said, pointing to the last word of each sentence.
Lin Ping was completely dumbfounded: "This counts?"
"What do you think? This is a profound and unfathomable manual. Not only can the last word of each sentence be linked together to form a technique, but reading it skips, diagonally, or backwards also reveals techniques. There are a total of eighteen moves!"
Jiang Mo said with a disdainful look.
"So the eighteenth move is a combination of the previous seventeen moves?" Lin Ping said casually.
Jiang Mo's eyes widened in shock, and he asked in horror, "How did you figure that out? It must have been Sister Hongling who told you!"
When Jiang Mo first learned this technique, he only took ten days to learn the first seventeen moves, but it took him a year to learn the eighteenth move.
He was a genius in lightness skill, something others might not be able to master in three to five years, but Lin Ping only glanced at it and thought, "This is too amazing!"
"It was Su Qier who told me. You actually think this broken martial arts technique is the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms? Those who deceive others will always be... beaten to death." Lin Ping sighed.
No one would believe Jiang Mo's words. The Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms are a fictional creation in martial arts novels and may not exist in reality.
"You should continue your practice. I need to continue my cultivation as well. I can't just suddenly start practicing the Divine Dragon Technique lately; it's driving me crazy," Jiang Mo sighed.
"Old driver, take me with you!" Lin Ping chased after Jiang Mo frantically, unconsciously mimicking the mannerisms of chickens and dogs.
"This is about to become a master!" Lin Ping said, both amused and exasperated, fearing that he would end up looking like a chicken or a dog after mastering it.
Even the smallest louse is still meat, and even the worst martial arts technique is still a secret manual. Lin Ping had no choice but to grit his teeth and... bark like a dog.
In Jiang Mo's words, to master this set of techniques, one must not only practice the movements but also coordinate them with the voice.
Lin Ping seriously suspected he was being tricked, but he still couldn't help but imitate him.
"Brother Lin Ping, what kind of amazing martial arts are you using? It's really fun!" Shui Peng walked over with great interest.
"Woof woof!" Lin Ping answered subconsciously, his tone suggesting he was being told to get lost.
After a day of training, Lin Ping was surprised to find that his speed had increased significantly, and his movements had become even more unpredictable.
Although this set of techniques doesn't sound very sophisticated, the effects are quite good.
Lin Ping spent five days mastering the first seventeen moves, but he still couldn't grasp the essence of the eighteenth move.
"It seems that Jiang Heigou wasn't lying; the last move is indeed quite difficult."
With the assessment imminent, Lin Ping could only shake his head helplessly and had no choice but to give up his training in light-body skills.
The inner disciples' assessment focuses on the Lotus Sword Technique. They must be able to fully integrate the Lotus Sword Dance with the Lotus Flower's Appearance, otherwise, it will be easy for others to find fault with it.
In the last three days, Lin Ping stood on the sword-fighting platform and practiced again and again.
Seeing his exquisite swordsmanship, all the disciples cast envious glances at him.
Shui Peng and Yin Chen spent three whole years in the outer sect, yet they were not as successful as Lin Ping in just one month of cultivation.
To be honest, they were jealous.
Lin Ping practiced in crowded places not to show off how good he was, but to let them refine their sword techniques.
Sure enough, voices of sudden realization came from the audience, and one had to admire Lin Ping's quick wit.
He was able to imitate Ding Zihu's dance perfectly after only seeing it performed once.
The night before the assessment, Lin Ping felt somewhat anxious.
He hadn't seen Jiang Yunying for a month. Knowing that his wife was on the other side of the pontoon bridge, yet unable to meet her, was a kind of suffering in itself.
"My lady, will you come tomorrow? Does the Cold Moon Summit recruit new disciples?"
Lin Ping asked the bright moonlight.
These days, Lin Ping may seem to be living a glamorous life on the surface, but in reality, he is having a harder time than anyone else.
After all, he had to be careful in every way within the Lotus Palace; once his identity was exposed, he would surely die without a burial place.
He not only offended Beidou Peak, but also the head disciple of the Enforcement Hall, and even Jiang Yunying's junior brother.
Therefore, his situation is even more dangerous.
"Come on, come on! I'm not afraid of you!" Lin Ping shouted wildly, shattering the tranquility of the night.
Shouting it out made me feel a little better.
At the same time, he heard another loud voice.
"Brother Shui Peng, you're not asleep either?" Lin Ping asked as he walked up to the other man.
"Yes, I'm nervous," Shui Peng said without any attempt to hide it.
"Is it because of tomorrow's assessment?" Lin Ping asked.
Despite his seemingly carefree nature, Shui Peng was so nervous about the assessment that he couldn't sleep.
“That’s right, I’ve waited three years, and I don’t want to fail,” Shui Peng replied.
Why did Brother Shuipeng come to Lotus Palace three years ago?
Lin Ping was very curious as to why these outer disciples were scrambling to get into the Lotus Palace. Didn't they know what the Lotus Palace was?
"I want to learn martial arts, I want to become stronger, I want to pass the martial arts exam and become a respected general!" Shui Peng said, patting his chest.
When he said this, his eyes were shining, a stark contrast to his usual carefree demeanor.
"To become a revered general? That is indeed a good dream. But you don't know that the Lotus Palace is about to rebel and threaten the monarch's rule," Lin Ping thought to himself.
He believed that Shui Peng was kept in the dark, otherwise he wouldn't have been so devoted to serving the Lotus Palace.
"Don't worry, you will definitely become a qualified general," Lin Ping said seriously.
This is a promise from the Great General of the Wu Kingdom!