Far off on Hanshan Mountain, a stony path slants upward;
Amid white clouds in the depths, human dwellings stand.
Stopping my carriage, I love the maple woods at dusk;
Frost-bitten leaves outshine the flowers of spring.
Lu Muzhi, Hill Master of Hanshan Academy, created the four great supreme techniques of his sect based on this poem.
[Hanshan Slanting Path] stood foremost among the four, and served as the most powerful defensive technique against enemies. It was entirely fitting for Li Wangyi to use this divine technique to welcome Xiao Ye's challenge of fists.
At this moment, Li Wangyi stood within the mid-mountain pavilion, surrounded by red maples and white clouds swirling around the peak.
The ninety-nine steps of the bluestone slanting path wound ruggedly right up to his feet.
Meanwhile, the tall and stern-looking Xiao Ye had already stepped onto the first stone stair.
Though he made no visible motion to throw a punch, a momentum of unyielding forward charge, as if seeking to ascend straight to the heavens, raged wildly across the Hanshan Slanting Path, causing the entire mountain—its stone steps, pavilion, red maples, and white clouds—to tremble violently, coming close to collapse.
Yet the single figure in green robes atop the pavilion remained utterly unshaken.
The entire mountain, along with the stone steps, pavilion, red maples, and white clouds, stabilized right along with him.
"Bang!"
Xiao Ye lifted his foot lightly and stepped onto the second stone stair.
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Chapter 22