"Is it really ’Butterfly Flower’?!"
"Isn’t Yan Chuan from Guangling? When did he practice ’Butterfly Palm’? And he even mastered it?"
"He is coming to Taikang Academy for a martial arts lecture, how could he not have prepared beforehand? He must have been researching it early on, otherwise it doesn’t make sense!"
What doesn’t make sense?
Of course, how Yan Chuan could have mastered ’Butterfly Palm’ and perform the ultimate move ’Butterfly Flower’!
The old school martial artists, led by Luo Bing and Wang Can, speculated that Yan Chuan must have had contact with, or even received instruction from, a ’Butterfly Palm’ master at Taikang Academy.
Shao Yancong saw Zhao Ye looking at him from the side and shook his head, saying: "I only took him to the Hidden Scripture Pavilion last night, it was his first contact with ’Butterfly Palm.’ Before that, I hadn’t taught him, and Professor Yan, being in Guangling, shouldn’t have had any channels to learn it, either."
The history of ’Butterfly Palm’ isn’t long. It was created by Wang Wencheng from Taikang at the founding of Great Yan. Wang Wencheng, in his early years, studied at the Sheyang Sect, the largest sect in Liyang County, and had dabbled in various boxing techniques of that time. After perfecting his skills, he was inspired by watching butterflies dance among flowers on his way home. Upon returning, he dedicated himself to studying the activity of butterflies and combined the essence of Liyang and Taikang boxing techniques to create the ’Butterfly Palm.’
It has been two hundred years since the founding of Great Yan.
’Butterfly Palm’ has now been passed down for about ten generations. After Taikang established its academy, ’Butterfly Palm’ split into two lineages. One lineage, led by Wang Wencheng’s direct descendant ’Yin Hand’ Wang Sheng, joined Guangling Academy. The other, led by Sect Leader Huo, Wang Sheng’s father’s first disciple, adhered to the ’Butterfly Sect’ passed down by Wang Wencheng.
"It’s a pity about Brother Wang. He died far from home shortly after joining the academy."
"His two sons, left behind, are merely of teacher and lecturer level, seldom leaving Taikang, and have never visited Guangling. It’s impossible for them to pass on ’Butterfly Palm’ to Yan Chuan."
"As for Huo Zhen’s lineage of the Butterfly Sect, it’s even less likely to teach the Butterfly Palm to outsiders."
Shao Yancong couldn’t find any path for Yan Chuan to have learned Butterfly Palm before coming to Taikang Academy, so he could only speculate: "This means, in just one night! He completely absorbed Butterfly Palm, easily attained mastery, and realized the ultimate move!"
Zhao Ye didn’t believe it—
"How is this possible?!"
"With mutual teaching and learning, anything is possible!"
Yan Chuan thoroughly understood the ’Butterfly Palm,’ easily realized its ultimate move ’Butterfly Flower,’ and was actually surprised: "Based on my profound foundation in Cheng Family Boxing at the Seventh and Eighth Realms, and absorbing from Hu Family Boxing, Wu Family Boxing, Crane Linked Fist, and other dozens of Guangling boxing styles at the Sixth Realm, my boxing foundation is terrifyingly deep—"
Divine Transformation!
Master one method, master a hundred!
With Yan Chuan’s realm in boxing techniques, once he studied other secret martial arts boxing, he only needed to look at the boxing manual once to easily reach the Third Realm and enter the room, mastering the basics of the boxing technique.
Today, during his lecture, while competing with Luo Bing, by interpreting the ’Butterfly Palm’ through the ’Mantis Fist,’ and with the thoughts and feedback from all the Butterfly Palm practitioners present, Yan Chuan could easily break through the Fourth Realm into the Fifth, integrate and comprehend the Great Success Skill!
His proficiency in boxing was leading! With mutual teaching and learning, he gathered collective wisdom!
These two factors were the foundation of Yan Chuan’s rapid mastery of ’Butterfly Palm’!
Only in a day and night!
This is unbelievably fast!
No wonder Shao Yancong and Zhao Ye couldn’t believe it, and others couldn’t even imagine.
But Yan Chuan still wasn’t satisfied—
[Task Two: Inspiration +3]
"Exploring this new battleground in Taikang County was indeed the right decision. The brand-new Taikang boxing style is quite different from that of Guangling, which allows me to absorb more new nutrients, and the progress of ’Xingyi Boxing’ has been accelerated again!"
Yan Chuan was delighted.
He still wanted to fight!
His gaze swept across the crowd below the stage, but among the old-school martial artists, besides Luo Bing, whom he had just fought, he didn’t know anyone.
Luo Bing, the troublemaker, was there—
"So he’s just a disgrace from the Butterfly Sect!"
Luo Bing turned to look at someone, saying sternly: "Sect Leader Huo, it’s your turn!"
As soon as the words dropped.
Someone immediately leaped onto the stage, announcing themselves—
"Butterfly Sect, Huo Zhen!"
"’Killer’ Huo Zhen! Sect Leader of the Butterfly Sect!"
"He’s a formidable opponent!"
"In terms of mastery of ’Butterfly Palm,’ no one in Taikang can surpass him. Originally, Professor Wang Sheng could outshine him, but unfortunately, Professor Wang died too early. Otherwise, he would undoubtedly also be an Inner Court Elder by now!"
"Can Professor Yan beat Huo Zhen?"
When Huo Zhen stepped onto the stage, he didn’t even need to announce himself; many present could recognize him. After all, he was one of the original ’Taikang Seven Heroes’—
Wang Sheng and Huo Zhen were the ’Butterfly Heroes,’ while Luo Hao and Luo Yi were the ’Luo Brothers.’ They were both a pair of ’heroes,’ while Luo Bing was not counted among them, as his skill was slightly inferior.
Huo Zhen took the stage, probably because he saw Yan Chuan performing the ’Butterfly Palm.’
He came up and stared at Yan Chuan: "Young man, ’Butterfly Palm’ isn’t fought like that!"
"Please instruct me, Sect Leader Huo!"
Yan Chuan was only filled with joy.
Without another word, Huo Zhen stepped forward quickly with the killing move ’Thousand Word Chop’ from the ’Butterfly Palm’—
"The venomous python follows in rapid steps, hard to guard against the sword at the waist."
"With arms like iron, the thousand-word chop quickly advances the Butterfly Double Flight."
Another sight of Butterfly Palm!
When Huo Zhen made his move, the brilliance of ’Butterfly Palm’ was immediately apparent, his two palms fluttering as if like butterflies in flight, which for a moment made Yan Chuan think of Guangling’s ’Floral Fist’—