ADAPTED FROM THE WEBCOMIC YI REN ZHI XIA
THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION
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The final match of the 100th Outsider Martial Arts Contest
will begin!
Please take your seats!
FINAL ROUND
-Zhang Chulan is shameless! -Zhang Chulan is shameless!
Put in all your energy later
to cheer for Lingyu.
Scream as loud as you can.
-Understood! -Understood!
Lingyu is here.
Lingyu.
I need to tell you something.
Rong Shan. What is it?
Our eight seniors
have left.
Most of them already have their own clans.
We are the only two young ones left in the mountain
to be with Master.
That's why you must take out Zhang Chulan.
If that rascal wins,
the next Chief Celestial Taoist
will be that shameless guy!
THE 100TH CHIEF CELESTIAL TAOIST, ZHANG CHULAN
How could the members of Celestial Taoist Mansion
show their faces then?
Not to worry, Rong Shan.
I will give it my all.
-Zhang Chulan is shameless! -Zhang Chulan is shameless!
THE DAY BEFORE THE FINAL MATCH
Zhang Chulan.
You must win tomorrow.
Ms. Bao.
I've known you for so long.
I've never seen you
worry so much about losing.
I don't know what to do anymore.
I just…
I feel that I…
You feel that you have nowhere else to go, right?
Yes, that's right.
That's impressive!
You immediately guessed the word I couldn't think of.
All of you are impressive.
Everyone I have met is more impressive than me.
Everyone knows where to go.
Everyone knows where to return to.
If I know where I came from
just like everyone else,
I would probably know where to go, wouldn't I?
I wish to go home too.
Zhang Chulan, you're impressive!
How did you know what I was thinking?
How can I not know?
That's because I also have nowhere to go back to.
Do you still remember
the Old Farmer Technique that I taught you?
Yes, I do.
But I can never get my qi right.
I've failed to learn it.
Do it once for me to see.
-Ms. Bao. -Don't talk to me.
Calm your mind.
Mount Longhu!
It has been years since I have come back here.
Chulan.
Mount Longhu is my roots.
This was where I began.
Grandpa.
You have grown so much.
And you have lost weight.
You're skinny now.
You must have had a hard time these years
since I wasn't around.
It's my fault. I'm sorry.
You're supposed to be my grandson.
But I made you suffer.
Do you hate me?
I don't.
I guess you're really a big boy now.
I'm relieved now.
I am a disappointment.
All my life,
I have been hiding.
I even forced you
to be like me.
Chulan.
From today on,
you don't have to hide anymore.
Be brave and do whatever you want to do.
Go and live the kind of life
that you want.
The path is before you.
So just walk it boldly.
I will not stop you anymore.
I won't leave you.
I want to watch you
win this contest.
I want to see you clean up the mess that we old geezers
have left behind too.
And finally, I'm waiting to see you
become an Outsider that is truly strong and powerful!
Not bad.
You have improved.
Ms. Bao.
I must win.
And I will definitely win.
I must win.
-Zhang Chulan is shameless! -Zhang Chulan is shameless!
-Go, Lingyu! Defeat that shameless guy! -Go, Lingyu! Defeat that shameless guy!
Bring it on.
Show me what you've got.
Today, between you and me,
only one of us
will walk out of this arena.
The final match
of the Outsider Martial Arts Contest.
We have Zhang Lingyu fighting against Zhang Chulan.
Heaven and Earth.
-Qi as the primordial root. -Qi as the primordial root.
-Through myriads of ordeals, -Through myriads of ordeals,
-I shall prove my dominance! -I shall prove my dominance!
Qi's Form.
QI 24%, QI59%
Very good, Zhang Chulan.
In just a month,
you are able to block the Gold Brilliance Spell.
QI 62%
Especially your technique.
Compared to your clumsiness back then,
you are now completely different.
QI 77%
That's good.
You do have a gift.
Come on.
Show me
if you have improved your Lightning Technique.
Five Elements Yin Lightning.
Lightning Palm.
Five Elements Yang Lightning.
Lightning Palm!
You have improved so much in such a short time.
No wonder Master thought so highly of you.
Sure enough, I still prefer
Five Elements Yang Lightning.
It is dignified and upright.
Five Elements Lightning Techniques.
It is called Five Lightnings,
but it is actually Five Elements.
With pure yang and mainly fire,
it is the qi of the heart.
With slight yin in yang
and mainly metal,
it is the qi of the lungs.
With pure yin and mainly water,
it is the qi of the kidneys.
With slight yang in yin
and mainly wood,
it is the qi of the liver.
When the five qi become one,
the technique used is called
Five Elements Lightning Techniques.
Virgins
are full of yang qi.
That's why
they will have qi of the Metal Lungs that is led by the Fire Heart.
So the first to develop
is Five Elements Yang Lightning.
METAL LUNGS, FIRE HEART, WATER KIDNEYS
While those who are not virgins
have lost their primordial energy.
Therefore, their qi of the Wood Liver is led by the Water Kidneys.
That causes their yin qi to develop first.
And that is called Five Elements Yin Lightning.
Each five qi of yin and yang has strengths and weaknesses.
You must focus on one of them to cultivate it.
Zhiwei.
Is Lingyu still hung up on Five Elements Yang Lightning?
Whenever this kid
uses Lightning Technique in public,
he only uses Lightning Palm.
He still can't overcome it.
Even when he's faced with a strong opponent,
he will still risk it by defeating them with Lightning Palm.
Unfortunately,
Lightning Palm belongs to Five Elements Yang Lightning.
No matter how much he yearns for the fairness and openness of yang,
yin is yin.
It is thick and filthy,
but also peculiar and changeable.
When it takes effect,
it is like mercury that leaks from the ground
and fills every gap.
This is the true face of Five Elements Yin Lightning.
That is why Five Elements Yin Lightning is also called
Impure Water Lightning.
IMPURE WATER LIGHTNING
Is that even lightning?
It is sticky and repressive.
It is clearly deadly,
but it also piques your curiosity.
Lingyu,
You must feel terrible using Lightning Technique
in public.
Whatever the reason,
this is who you are now.
Accept it.
Accept who you are now.
Even if you turn into a pig,
you must keep your calm and accept it.
What is this?
No one can help him at this point.
Zhang Chulan.
This is Impure Water Yin Lightning.
It crushes your bones
and burns your heart.
Only cultivation much higher than mine can resist it.
Otherwise, the only defense that can counter it
is your Yang Lightning.
The Heart Lightning.
I can only feel
how powerful you are when I've become stronger.
Frankly, before coming to Mount Longhu,
I never thought
I would be able to reach the final round
and fight with you again.
You are powerful.
Zhuge Qing is powerful.
Wang Ye is also powerful.
Tai Chi Yang Palm.
Everyone is doing their best
to surpass themselves.
I can't stop you all from getting stronger.
But I will do everything I can to get closer to that desire.
Someone told me
that if I want to defeat you all,
I must not see you all as my opponents.
My opponent
is myself who has surpassed the limit.
Zhang Chulan.
You are very different today.
Good.
So you will only show your true colors when you are cornered.
Spirit Master Lingyu.
This attack that I will be using next
was newly invented by myself.
The effects are still not stable yet.
It only lasts for five minutes.
That would suffice.
I will take you out in five minutes.
If you please.
Injecting Lightning Palm into yourself
to trigger your meridians.
Did you seriously think of that?
Rapid Lightning.
Thick and moist.
Sticky.
As if it is dissolving every inch of my bones and muscles.
Five Elements Yin Lightning.
Impure Water.
I remember now.
Grandpa told me about the nature of Five Elements Yin Lightning.
Chulan.
Do you still remember
what are the corresponding Stems-and-Branches of the five organs
that I taught to you?
I remember.
Then let me test you.
What is the corresponding earthly branch of the heart and lungs?
Shen.
That's right. It is Shen.
Our ancestors compared
the yang of the heart and lungs
to a fiery monkey.
That's where the term "monkey mind" came from.
There is another name for the monkey mind.
That is "practitioner".
Our ancestors believed
that the more one experiences,
the stronger their heart becomes,
and the easier it is to train the monkey mind.
To achieve the perfect state,
one must understand the meaning of "emptiness".
That is why
the goal of the monkey mind
is to understand emptiness.
Little monkey,
you are still far from reaching
the state of understanding emptiness.
Besides that, the yang of the heart and lungs has another enemy.
It's called the yin of liver and kidneys.
The Five Elements match the Stems-and-Branches.
The liver and kidneys correspond to the yin water.
The yin energy is just like
a pig that is soaked in water.
But it controls our emotions and desires.
Such as greed,
lust, and so on.
Therefore, if this pig
wants to cultivate,
it must keep the percepts,
which is the eight percepts.
But of course,
not all desires
are useless.
Which means, it tells us
what you can do
and what you cannot.
Therefore,
the cultivation goal of this pig
is to become aware.
So they are Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie?
Grandpa.
Isn't this the story of Journey to the West?
That's right.
Wukong and Bajie's yin and yang
don't match.
They oppose each other.
However, only one is destined to succeed.
That's why you mustn't disturb this pig.
Otherwise, when the Water Kidneys go haywire,
everything you have trained
will go down the drain.
Grandpa.
If I tell them that this is what the story
of Journey to the West is about,
do you think my teachers and classmates
will think I am crazy?
They might think that.
Five Elements Yin Lightning.
Lightning of the Water Kidneys.
Grandpa.
I have come to understand it now.
He has really become much stronger.
What's so funny?
I have been lying to myself.
I have lost my virginity.
I can't practice Five Elements Yang Lightning.
But I refused to face it
and got angry at you.
I have hated you once.
I was also jealous of you.
Zhang Chulan.
I'm sorry.
All this time,
the worst person here
is me.
What?
I can't believe Taoist Zhang, who looks celibate,
once had a woman.
After this match,
I guess a lot of girls will be heartbroken.
I had no idea that's how you felt.
Enough with the fuss.
Escaping from your Yin Lightning
used up a lot of my energy.
Rapid Lightning can't last for long either.
But I still want to say one last thing to you.
Stop being
so sharp-tongued.
I have to admit.
Life will be easier
if you are shameless sometimes.
But Zhang Chulan,
I have a piece of advice for you too.
Be more upright.
This is the true face of Zhang Chulan.
Is this that shameless fellow?
Dad.
When did you
discover his disguise?
The Zhang Chulan that you all perceive
is cowardly, despicable, and shameless.
That's what he wanted you all to see.
Someone like that
won't make anyone feel threatened.
But look.
People have now forgotten
that he is the inheritor of the Qi Apotheosis.
Zhang Chulan knows what he wants
and what he should give up.
To do this,
you need certain qualities.
Forbearance, perseverance,
and even ruthlessness.
Who do you think you are?
Ruthless?
He doesn't fit
that description at all.
A few months ago,
Zhang Chulan suddenly came into the Outsiders' World.
I looked into him.
NDT noticed Zhang Chulan
when Zhang Xilin died.
The company deduced
that he wasn't an Outsider.
They thought he was just an ordinary kid.
Have you noticed
the scariest part of that?
Zhang Chulan gave up the techniques his grandfather taught him.
He endured secretly as an ordinary person for 12 years.
No matter how he was bullied or treated,
he never used his abilities.
He never exposed his true powers.
Over ten years of forbearance.
Even if he cultivated in secret,
you can imagine that he wasn't that efficient.
So do you get it now?
You peers
are facing an opponent
who has not cultivated for over ten years.
Impure Water.
Caecilian Lightning!
Little White Worm!
I see.
Is this the opposing power
that was hidden in my body?
Zhang Chulan.
Did you feel it?
Two forces resisting each other.
The one that can no longer resist first
will lose.
But I have reached my limit.
Lingyu.
Can I make a move first?
Sure.
Go ahead.
Alright.
That will be my last move.
Little White Long Worm!
LITTLE WHITE LONG WORM
QI 99%
QI 100%
A Lightning Technique that can be controlled.
This final move is indeed tricky.
No matter how quickly you can react, I doubt you can escape this time.
That's right.
My Little White Worm Lightning Series
can indeed be controlled.
But it is the slowest
while it's being controlled.
Its true nature
is a Tracking Lightning Technique
that can lock on its target.
I want the turn over
the heavens!
The heavens!
Incredible.
Unpredictable.
You used Yang Lightning
in the style of Yin Lightning.
You are far more talented than I am.
If you lose today,
it would only be due to our difference in cultivation.
Zhang Chulan.
You are truly amazing.
You have forced me
to elevate the yin in my body to the maximum
and fully accept my Five Elements Yin Lightning.
That's a first for me.
Zhang Chulan.
You have done a great job.
It was perfect.
But now,
I am going to defeat this perfect you.
Is this the hard difference in strength?
Ms. Bao.
I'm sorry.
This is bad.
Zhang Chulan has lost.
I can't ask the old Taoist now.
What happened to you?
It's me.
It was my first time
mobilizing all the yin in my body.
How ironic.
I was never willing to accept Yin Lightning.
Now that I have fully used Yin Lightning,
I ended up suffering its attack instead.
Is this my punishment from God?
I…
Does this mean I have won?
Lingyu.
Are you still able to continue?
I…
I admit defeat.
Master.
I am sorry.
I never thought I would lose
in such a ridiculous way.
Zhang Lingyu
versus Zhang Chulan.
The winner
is Zhang Chulan.
Ms. Bao.
I will definitely win.
-Play-off! -Play-off!
Zhiwei.
What happened
to Lingyu?
Who knows?
Perhaps he ate something wrong for breakfast?
Zhiwei.
Just be honest with me.
This match between Chulan and Lingyu.
One is your favorite disciple.
Another is Huaiyi's grandson.
Who did you wish would win?
Chulan is the grandson of Huaiyi.
Huaiyi had a tough life.
If his grandson
could win the Outsider Martial Arts Contest,
I would be pleased.
I get it now.
Master.
Lingyu.
Do you think that I was mean?
I have let you down.
I can't believe I lost so ridiculously.
I mobilized my qi wrong.
I am a disgrace to you.
I have wasted your years of training me
and the help from other disciples.
Actually,
I drugged you this morning.
You are no longer upright.
You are now
simply straightforward.
Foolishly honest.
This is Waylay Powder,
also called the Immortal Pill.
Even immortals will be doomed once they take it.
Once it is taken,
it will block the flow of qi.
This was in your breakfast.
Dig in.
The dose I gave you
will only take effect
when you exert all your strength.
I see.
What do you mean by "I see"?
Why did you sigh in relief?
You looked as if you could finally be at ease now.
I thought
I made a low-level mistake
and let you down.
But it turns out I was set up by you.
Wrong reaction.
You should be acting like
you were betrayed.
You should be terrified.
Uneasy. Confused.
In despair.
You should be yelling in agony,
"Why did you do that to me, Master?"
That should be your reaction.
But your reaction now
is very disappointing.
Master.
I actually want to ask why you did that.
You could have said so from the get-go
and told me to lose to Zhang Chulan.
Even if I wanted you to lose to him on purpose,
you would have agreed to it without hesitation.
That would be too much to ask of you.
That's why
I'm not eager
to know the reason.
Practitioners
have patience.
It would be too difficult
to use Yin Lightning to perfection
with your character.
I have an instruction for you now.
Tomorrow is the last day
of the Outsider Martial Arts Contest.
If you are asked to make a decision,
you have to make a decision
that you don't usually make.