Chapter 740 Is the Feng Shui Array Formation Related to Martial Arts? (Part 2)

As for why it failed, it could be due to natural causes, or perhaps it was because of the damage from war.

Wudang Mountain was also affected by wars multiple times before the Ming Dynasty, and two instances had the most significant impact.

One was the struggle for orthodoxy. At that time, Emperor Zhenwu was worshipped on Wudang, but the Yuan Dynasty rulers, for some unfathomable reason, insisted on calling him the "Founder God" of their grassland people.

They wanted to use this form of religion to consolidate their control over the south. Although the Yuan Dynasty claimed they wanted to solidify their rule through religion and promised to protect the sacred site of Wudang Mountain, their expectation for the Taoist Sect to swallow this bitter pill without resistance was naive.

A simple illustration: imagine if someone suddenly told you the Jade Emperor you worship is actually some short and stubby fellow’s grand deity, and now they want to rename him—how would you react?

Would you not want to take down that short and stubby fellow?

The second time was during the era of Zhu Yuanzhang, when the opposing forces retreated into Wudang and clashed with the Yuan troops there.

At that time, Supreme Sanfeng was over 110 years old.

Regardless of the situation, either could have caused damage to Wudang Mountain, possibly even destroying its natural terrain.

Unfortunately, by the time Ancestor Sanfeng had finished drawing up the Feng Shui Array Formation Map for Thunderfire Alchemy Peak, his lifespan had been exhausted, and he could not bring the Feng Shui Array Formation into realization.

Later, when Emperor Yongle, claiming to be the reincarnation of Emperor Zhenwu, took a liking to Wudang and wanted to establish it as the National Religion, he followed the Feng Shui Array Formation Map left by Ancestor Sanfeng to build the Thunderfire Alchemy Peak.

However, the crucial information left by Ancestor Sanfeng was not known to Emperor Yongle or the people of Wudang.

When the Thunderfire Alchemy Peak was completed and lightning descended, the golden spectacle must have pleased Emperor Yongle, who rewarded Wudang with many things, right?

Then, everyone was happy and didn’t have time to consider whether the Feng Shui Array Formation was complete.

As he mused, another bolt of lightning pierced the night, striking the Golden Summit, causing it to sparkle once more.

"Chen Han, did you really restore the Thunderfire Alchemy Peak? It’s magnificent." Xiaomi exclaimed beside Chen Han, gazing at the wondrous sight with excitement and admiration.

The other Daoists also looked at Chen Han, their voices filled with pride:

"Patriarch Chen, you’ve truly opened a new Chapter for the Feng Shui of the Taoist Sect."

"Indeed, this restoration of the Thunderfire Alchemy Peak further proves the significance of your two Feng Shui books."

"Yes, all those Feng Shui patterns are present in the two Feng Shui books. Simply connecting them yields such miraculous effects."

"..."

Although everyone was praising Chen Han, they themselves felt a sense of pride as well.

Because they were participants too.

They were responsible for restoring portions of the Feng Shui patterns.

Daoist Qingwei led Daoist Chen and the Wudang Daoists to pay the most respectful Daoist salute: "Thank you, Patriarch Chen."

Chen Han nodded and intended to reveal more about the Thunderfire Alchemy Peak: "Daoist Qingwei, have you noticed anything new around here?"

"Huh?" Daoist Qingwei was taken aback and instinctively looked around but found nothing, only to gaze at Chen Han in confusion.

Chen Han explained: "Daoist Qingwei, it’s not visible to the naked eye. This Feng Shui Array Formation breaks down the descending lightning into positive and negative particles, essentially a form of Yin Yang attribute particle energy."

"This particle energy, being Yin and Yang, should be useful for martial arts training. The method for leveraging it should be found in your Wudang’s Tai Chi manuscript. Ancestor Sanfeng became the number one in the martial arts world by using it."

These words had such an impact that they left the numerous Daoists in the Taoist Sect in shock.

After all, the Taoist Sect has a lot of martial arts inheritance, and many modern martial arts novels are created based on these legends.

For instance, Supreme Sanfeng’s Tai Chi is also known as the foremost Internal Martial Arts.

But regarding martial arts, they are aware that many times they’ve been degraded to being called dance techniques.

Even someone like Daoist Qingwei, who has practiced martial arts for a long time, merely possesses a physique stronger and more flexible than the average person.

The person who challenged him was easily defeated, not because he was too strong, but because the opponent was too weak.

If they were truly formidable, would they demand 8000 as compensation?

So, as a bearer of martial arts legends, even he found them somewhat far-fetched.

Now, the impact of Patriarch Chen’s words was enormous.

Then, he thought, if Feng Shui is genuine, why can’t martial arts be real too?

Sometimes, Feng Shui is even more mysterious than martial arts.

Furthermore, Daoist Qingwei and the other Daoists were reminded of something: the Chen Family possesses true martial arts, and they also have Feng Shui arrays.

Could there be a connection between true martial arts and Feng Shui arrays?

Understanding this, Daoist Qingwei felt a surge of excitement.

It certainly must be so.

But he couldn’t help but ask: "Patriarch Chen, are you telling the truth?"

Chen Han reminded: "Daoist Qingwei, you can find a particle detector, the ordinary kind. If Wudang has facilities for weather monitoring, they should have one, right?"

"Yes, yes..." Daoist Qingwei promptly nodded.

Such weather monitoring facilities are a type of detection aid. Not only does Wudang have them, but so do the Five Famous Mountains, all with officially stationed inspectors.

Particle detectors play an important role in such monitoring as well.

Daoist Qingwei immediately made a call, and soon, a Wudang Daoist arrived with a device in hand.