Chapter 54: Counterfeiting to the End

  Normally, the inheritance of a sect does not require much brain power. When teaching apprentices, it is generally based on the master's own cultivation route to educate the next generation.

  Of course, there is also a master who has multiple skills, so he needs to choose the most suitable practice route for his apprentices. However, that is also the practice method familiar to the master himself. Generally speaking, it does not transcend traditional teaching methods.

  Ye Wen's situation is a bit different, he doesn't have much experience in cultivation, and even he himself is still working hard to improve his skills, without having too much time to reflect and systematically organize his own martial arts. He is still in the stage of constantly pursuing higher power, desperately improving his own cultivation, understanding what comes later when he reaches a certain level and gets stuck unable to move forward.

  However, for the sake of the sect's development, he had to take in disciples to strengthen the sect's power. So now there was a difficult problem facing him - how should he instruct his two disciples?

  Is it teaching according to one's current level of skill? However, he is now looking forward to the day of summoning every month, hoping to get more and better martial arts and then select the ones that suit him.

  That is to say, he now doesn't know what kind of skill he will cultivate in the future and which direction he will develop. He knows even less whether his future cultivation path is suitable for these two disciples.

  Another approach is to first give the two apprentices a solid foundation, then select from their own summoned secret books the martial arts that they think are suitable for them, and adopt a "releasing sheep" educational approach. Except for some common ideas that can be taught, everything else depends on their own comprehension, and whether they can reach a certain level in the future depends entirely on individual talent.

  The benefit of doing so is that it may be possible for the Shu Shan Sect to gain a very strong fighter again after several years, but the drawback is also obvious, and the possibility of gaining a useless person seems higher.

  After much hesitation, Ye Wen finally decided to choose the second way. This decision was because he had summoned a set of martial arts secrets that left him speechless - the Floating Snow and Piercing Clouds Palm!

  What a beautiful and elegant name, and this set of palm techniques is one of the ultimate skills of Emei School. Ye Wen saw it and thought to himself: "I just named that girl Zhou Zhiruo, and I was worried about what to teach her, but now this set of kung fu has come, could it be that heaven's will is for me to take counterfeiting to the extreme?"

  At this point, he fantasized about a young girl mastering the Emei sect's ultimate skills and still calling herself Zhou Zhiruo, but instead referring to himself as Shifu... Ye Wen's body shuddered as he recalled that unlikable old nun.

  "Thoughts got tangled and almost made myself sick!"

  Although he felt that being called "Shifu" by Zhou Zhiruo would make him think of himself as that annoying nun, Ye Wen tried to ignore this unpleasantness and instead thought it was a very interesting thing to cultivate a knockoff version of Zhou Zhiruo. So he set the direction for his second disciple's development - everything follows the Emei Sect's martial arts!

  The plan was set, and he would write down some of the moves of the Snowy Cloud Palm technique. He also took a look at it himself and found that this palm technique had high requirements for internal skill cultivation. Those with insufficient internal strength could not use it even if they practiced it, so he didn't rush. Instead, he let Zhou Zhiruo focus on cultivating her internal skills while using some basic fist and footwork to train her foundation. He would occasionally teach her a move from the Snowy Cloud Palm technique, and once she had mastered each move, he would teach her how to use force effectively.

  By then, he believed that there would be more suitable martial arts for Zhou Zhiruo by his side, and he was not afraid of having nothing to teach in the future.

  As for Yue Ning, his own chief junior apprentice had also laid the foundation. Ye Wen decided to let this little guy practice sword with himself. As for his family's knife method, anyway, he was not proficient in practicing it now, and putting it aside didn't matter.

  Moreover, in these months, Ye Wen finally got a true swordsmanship manual and had just finished practicing it himself, so he happened to have suitable swordsmanship to teach, which could also match his own True Heart Method. It is estimated that Yue Ning's future development path will follow Ye Wen's current cultivation path.

  As for whether there will be any changes in the future, it all depends on Ye Wen's subsequent 'luck' and the progress of Yue Ning's own cultivation.

  After finishing all this, Ye Wen felt that winter had passed, and even in the high mountains, he could feel the thick spring atmosphere. The seeds of flowers planted by Ning Ruxue and Zhao Shu in the courtyard had also bloomed into small buds. The originally lush trees were now a vibrant green, and with more and more disciples, the entire Shu Mountain Sect was thriving.

  On this day, Ye Wen finished his meditation and practiced swordsmanship in the courtyard. After mastering the Quanzhen Swordsmanship, he began to practice palm techniques. The Mian Zhang Palm he was currently practicing had become more refined as he delved deeper into his cultivation, and its essence had become increasingly clear to him. When he executed a set of Mian Zhang Palms, it flowed like clouds and water, even though it still looked slow and gentle, but it no longer gave people the feeling that "this is just a bunch of random flailing!"

  After completing a set of palm exercises, Ye Wen's forehead didn't have a single drop of sweat. His internal strength had reached a high level, and such movements were not enough to make him sweat or feel tired. On the contrary, he felt refreshed and invigorated, with a warm and comfortable feeling all over his body.

  "No wonder there are so many martial arts fanatics in the world. If every practice session feels this great, it's no surprise they get addicted!"

  She casually sighed and saw her junior sister Ning Ruxue walking back from outside, presumably just finishing her practice. Her whole body was clad in a tight-fitting outfit that completely accentuated her figure, with faint sweat marks on her forehead that shone subtly under the morning sun's rays. However, she didn't seem to care about any of this at the moment, furrowing her brow as if lost in thought.

  When he saw Ye Wen, he suddenly thought of something, but when he opened his mouth to speak, he swallowed it back again.

  Seeing her like this, Ye Wen knew that his junior sister had something to say to him and was probably asking for a favor, but couldn't bring herself to speak up.

  Actually, Ye Wen had noticed that during this period of time, his junior sister seemed to be busy with something every day. Originally, Ye Wen thought she was cultivating her mind and practicing her skills, but now it seems like there's another hidden situation.

  He has been busy teaching two apprentices recently, and some time ago, the Yue Shan Escort Agency sent ten young porters to join the Wushan Sect as outer disciples. He took some time to teach these porters and the original ten guards who joined the sect the basic breathing techniques and some simple fist and footwork, but he hasn't taught them any weapons yet, which also consumed some of his energy, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

  Now it seems that this junior sister of mine has encountered some difficulties. Thinking about it, this junior sister of mine is indeed loyal to me and the Shu Mountain Sect, although her attitude towards me isn't particularly good, but she also knows when to show respect for my authority as the sect leader. So now seeing her in trouble and having nothing else to do, I decide to ask her about it, if I can help, of course, I will lend a hand.

  "Sister, is there anything you'd like to say?"

  "No..." she habitually replied, only to regret it immediately. Ning Ruxue grasped the hilt of her long sword, hesitating for a while, standing there wanting to leave but unable to bear parting, yet opening her mouth felt truly difficult.

  This hesitant appearance actually made Ye Wen look very surprised, because his junior sister was usually decisive and straightforward, and they had been living together for almost a year now. When did he ever see her being so hesitant?

  Ye Wen didn't rush to urge her either, and instead simply enjoyed the rare sight of Ning Ruxue's demeanor as if appreciating a scenic view.

  Ning Ruxue was still struggling in her mind, muttering to herself: "I've been working hard these days but I'm still at a loss, why not ask my senior brother for advice? After all, he's my senior brother, asking him won't hurt anything?"

  Before he could make up his mind to speak, a voice in his heart shouted: "Who is he? He's just a guy who has always been inferior to me in everything. Although he has changed a lot over the past year, it's absolutely impossible for him to suddenly become a genius. If he can do it, why can't I?"

  Originally, during these days, Ye Wen would occasionally take out a set of martial arts moves, claiming that he had created them himself. As his skills gradually deepened, Ning Ruxue couldn't refute Ye Wen's claims. More importantly, her own senior brother was always staying on the mountain, and the number of times he came down could be counted on one hand. It was impossible for him to have learned anything from some master.

  The foundation of the Shu Shan Sect was very clear to her, and she knew that there were no secret martial arts or mental methods within the sect. So when Ye Wen brought out these martial arts and said they were his own creation, Ning Ruxue was actually the least suspicious of him.

  But Ning Ruxue, who had always thought she was stronger than Ye Wen, saw her senior brother come up with one set of martial arts after another. Not only did he create two sets of internal skills (on the surface, Ye Wen only brought out two, and the true heart method was self-cultivated, while the other set, the carefree heart method, was practiced by both Ning Ruxue and Xu Xian), but he also came up with two sets of swordsmanship: Quanzhen Swordsmanship and Yunu Swordsmanship. One set of knife skills: Wuhu Duanmen Knife - Ning Ruxue was even more surprised that her senior brother, who had never practiced knives before, could still come up with a knife skill? However, she brushed it off by saying that Ye Wen had gained insight after going down the mountain and seeing many things. Fortunately, there were no highly skilled martial artists in the Shu Mountain Sect, so they were easily fooled.

  Moreover, he created a fist method and a palm method: Taizu Long Fist, Mian Zhang (Ning Ruxue still doesn't know about the Piaoxue Chuanyun Palm). And their power is not ordinary, allowing the Shushan Sect to also have the ability of empty-handed combat, making it even more like an ancient and prestigious sect with many extraordinary skills.

  Even his own specialty, the Qian Kun Yi Zhua, had been officially named by Ye Wen and was actually an assassination technique of the Shu Shan Sect. It was also something that he thought of after being reminded by Ye Wen's few words.

  So, Ning Ruxue, who thought she was no worse than Ye Wen, also had the idea of creating her own set of martial arts. However, after two months of hard work, she still had no clue, which made her very depressed. This led to the current situation.