Purple Mist Dao Master
Chapter 298 - 232 Hundred Flower Palace: The Five Great Fists! The Five Directions Sword Pavilion! Five Floors to the Upper Hall!_2

Chapter 298: Chapter 232 Hundred Flower Palace: The Five Great Fists! The Five Directions Sword Pavilion! Five Floors to the Upper Hall!_2

Luo Yi sincerely praised.

Yan Chuan smiled; he also believed so, thus saying: "I plan to widely spread the ’Five Fists’ within the ’Hundred Flower Palace’, yet I fear that people might bite off more than they can chew. Therefore, I intend to further subdivide the ’Hundred Flower Palace’ into ’Five Gates’ based on the ’Five Fists’. We will establish the ’Xingyi Gate’ based on ’Xingyi Boxing’, the ’Eight Diagram Gate’ based on ’Eight Diagram Palm’, the ’Baji Gate’ based on ’Baji Fist’, the ’Tongbei Gate’ based on ’Tongbei Fist’, and the ’Tai Chi Gate’ based on ’Tai Chi Boxing’."

After Yan Chuan finished speaking, the eyes of Luo Yi and the other four all lit up.

Hundred Flower Palace!

Five Fists, Five Gates—

Xingyi Boxing, Xingyi Gate!

Eight Diagram Palm, Eight Diagram Gate!

Baji Fist, Baji Gate!

Tongbei Fist, Tongbei Gate.

Tai Chi Boxing, Tai Chi Gate!

With such a division, the ’Hundred Flower Palace’ instantly bade farewell to its former ’improvised troupe’ style and suddenly had a plan and vision.

"Five Fists, Five Gates!"

"Entering whichever gate corresponds to the fist you mainly practice prevents one from biting off more than they can chew, and avoids chaos and lack of structure."

Yan Chuan spoke to Luo Yi: "Master Luo, having broken limits using ’Xingyi Boxing’, you are the foremost in this art within the ’Hundred Flower Palace’, thus you should be the ’Xingyi Gate Sect Leader’."

Without waiting for Luo Yi’s response, Yan Chuan then looked towards Su Ye: "You, having broken limits with ’Eight Diagram Palm’, should be the ’Eight Diagram Gate Sect Leader’ of the ’Hundred Flower Palace’."

He then looked towards Yu Jinpeng and Jin Yutang, these two disciples: "You two can be the Sect Leaders for the ’Tai Chi Gate’ and ’Baji Gate’."

Within the ’Hundred Flower Palace’, there are already four who have broken limits with the ’Five Fists’, thus the Sect Leaders for the four gates are temporarily decided as such.

In the future—

"You must carefully teach the disciples within the ’Hundred Flower Palace’ who practice the corresponding boxing techniques. If anyone from these four gates breaks limits, they can become elders of each gate."

"The position of Sect Leader for the ’Tongbei Gate’ is temporarily vacant, which can be filled once there is someone who breaks limits using ’Tongbei Fist’.

Five Fists, Five Gates!

They can be viewed as five ’interest classes’, focusing on unique cultivation and teaching.

Jin Yutang listened to his master’s detailed plan for the ’Hundred Flower Palace’, with the introduction of the ’Five Gates’, it felt grand and breathtaking. He excitedly said: "During the ’Jian Province Competition’, there were already many people inquiring, wanting to join the ’Hundred Flower Palace’. Now, with Master establishing the ’Five Gates’ within the ’Hundred Flower Palace’ to teach the ’Five Fists’, it’s feared that the threshold of the Hundred Flower Palace will soon be worn down!"

It is foreseeable that with them as living advertisements for cultivating the ’Five Fists’ and breaking limits with ’secret methods’, coupled with Yan Chuan’s dazzling title of ’Jian Province’s First Heavenly Pride’, the ’Hundred Flower Palace’ is destined to become highly sought after.

As Yan Chuan’s second disciple, Jin Yutang, who is also the Sect Leader of the ’Baji Gate’ within the ’Hundred Flower Palace’, his formerly lowly status and identity skyrocket, and when he travels the Jianghu, the greater Yan Chuan’s prestige and the ’Hundred Flower Palace’s’ repute, the more impressive he becomes.

Status and identity!

That is what Jin Yutang seeks!

He eagerly anticipates the day he returns to Guangling City and the Jin family.

Yan Chuan knows a thing or two about Jin Yutang’s little thoughts; martial artists often pursue fame and fortune. Yan Chuan doesn’t mind and actually quite agrees with this second disciple’s predictions, which is also the initial reason why he meticulously planned the various institutions of the ’Hundred Flower Palace’—

"Cult arrogance!"

"The situation is chaotic!"

"Amidst the chaos, the ’Hundred Flower Palace’ doesn’t seek to be kings or overlords, but the more experts there are, the better the capability to support each other and protect themselves undoubtedly becomes."

Therefore, Yan Chuan wants to set up ’Five Gates’ to teach the ’Five Fists’ in the ’Hundred Flower Palace’.

Not just ’Five Fists, Five Gates’.

"There are also Five Swords."

"I will not keep the ’Five Basic Swords’ I created to myself either. Outside of the ’Five Gates’, I will set up a ’Five Directions Sword Pavilion’, divided into ’First Sword Pavilion’, ’Second Sword Pavilion’, ’Third Sword Pavilion’, ’Fourth Sword Pavilion’, and ’Fifth Sword Pavilion’, respectively teaching the ’Five Basic Swords’. Anyone who has completed the foundational practice of the ’Five Fists’ can choose to enter either the ’Five Great Boxing Gates’ or the ’Five Directions Sword Pavilion’. "

Five Great Boxing Gates, practicing boxing techniques, cultivating inner strength, tempering sinew, bone, skin, and membrane, follow the ’Inner Family’ lineage.

Five Directions Sword Pavilion, studying swordsmanship, cultivating inner strength, ’Mixed Element’, ’Purple Mist’, ’Innate’, follows the ’Inner Strength’ lineage.

In this way.

Yan Chuan walks on two legs, and so does the ’Hundred Flower Palace’.

Five Gates and Five Pavilions!

More than enough to encompass the heroes of the world!

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"Given time, with the ’Five Gates’ and ’Five Pavilions’ recruiting heroes and talents in abundance, it is unimaginable what the ’Hundred Flower Palace’ would be like at that time!"

Even Luo Yi found his heart stirred by Yan Chuan’s plan.

Yan Chuan has a bright future!

The ’Hundred Flower Palace’ has vast prospects!

Great things to be expected!

Everything can be expected!

But Yan Chuan’s plans don’t stop there; whether it’s the ’Five Great Boxing Gates’ or the ’Five Directions Sword Pavilion’, these are places for martial arts practice and training, ’interest classes’, ’advanced classes’, ’specialized classes’. If the ’Hundred Flower Palace’ is seen as a university, an academy, then besides specific ’teaching institutions’, corresponding ’administrative institutions’ and even ’law enforcement institutions’ are necessary as well.

If the ’Hundred Flower Palace’ intends to develop, besides the ’Five Gates’ and ’Five Pavilions’, it also cannot do without these functional departments.

Hundred Flower Palace, few high-level executives.

Yan Chuan brought the four newly-appointed Sect Leaders of the ’Five Great Boxing Gates’ together to discuss the functions and establishments of other departments outside the ’Five Gates and Five Pavilions’.

Time passed by quickly during this discussion.

Unconsciously, the sun set in the west.

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The sun sets in the west, red clouds flying.

The soldiers disperse to rest as they return to the camp.

March 17th.

The eve of the ’Jian Province Competition’ finals.

The second day of the ’Cult Riot’.

In the Jian Province Army camp, Liu Wenshi and Ma Yunqiao led teams searching inside and outside Yingze City for a whole day. Returning to the camp, Ma Yunqiao was exhausted and about to rest, but was held by his friend Liu Wenshi.

"Aren’t you tired?"

Ma Yunqiao wiped his face, looking fatigued.

Liu Wenshi was also fatigued, but he had other things in mind which drove away the tiredness. He pulled Ma Yunqiao into the tent, whispering: "Today, while leading the team in the city to search for the whereabouts of cultists, I heard a rumor that Yan Chuan plans to impart boxing and swordsmanship in the ’Hundred Flower Palace’."

"When?"

"Can I audit it?"

Ma Yunqiao was immediately interested.

He certainly knew of Yan Chuan, the absolute stellar figure of Jiang Province recently. Ma Yunqiao had attended Yan Chuan’s martial arts lectures a few times and greatly benefited from both his boxing and swordsmanship teachings.

Upon hearing Liu Wenshi say Yan Chuan plans to impart boxing and swordsmanship, he instinctively understood it as Yan Chuan giving another martial arts lecture.

This was very normal.

Yan Chuan often gives lectures.

If there’s a chance to audit, he would definitely take a leave to listen to it.

But Liu Wenshi didn’t mean that—

"No, no!"

"It’s not that kind of ’imparting’!"

Liu Wenshi quickly explained: "I have an old friend from Taikang County who followed Yan Chuan and joined the ’Hundred Flower Palace’ created by Yan Chuan. I learned a lot about Yan Chuan and the ’Hundred Flower Palace’ from him. I told you about this ’Hundred Flower Palace’ before, it was a scattered band and Yan Chuan didn’t seem to care much. But this time is different, Yan Chuan plans to establish the ’Five Gates’, ’Five Pavilions’, and ’Five Halls’ within the ’Hundred Flower Palace’, to impart the ’Xingyi Boxing’ and other five great boxing techniques, as well as the ’First Base Sword’ and four other sword skills."

"Five Great Boxing Techniques?"

"Five Basic Swords?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Yunqiao’s expression brightened, instantly understanding Liu Wenshi’s intent: "So it seems, Yan Chuan is not indifferent to the ’Hundred Flower Palace’; perhaps he was occupied by the ’Jian Province Competition’ earlier. Now, seeing the competition about to end, he finally spares time to start managing?"

"It might not only be because of the ’Jian Province Competition’.

"Perhaps it’s also related to this ’Cult Riot’. Yan Chuan sees the world in chaos, and he intends to manage the ’Hundred Flower Palace’ for self-preservation. That’s also possible."

Liu Wenshi conjectured. Yet these aren’t important, "What’s important is, after the ’Jian Province Competition’, at the latest after the ’Cang Mountain Sword Discussion’ concludes, it’s highly possible that Yan Chuan will vigorously manage the ’Hundred Flower Palace’. Boxing and swordsmanship will be freely imparted. If we join, we can practice ’Xingyi Boxing’, ’Baji Fist’, ’Eight Diagram Palm’, ’Tongbei Fist’, and ’Tai Chi Boxing’; and the five basic sword forms created by Yan Chuan also open a path for practice."

These boxing techniques!

These sword skills!

In the whole of Jian Province, they are seen as top-notch.

"Such opportunities are rare. In the ’Hundred Flower Palace’, with Yan Chuan at the helm, as of now, of the fifteen high-level positions of the ’Five Gates’, ’Five Pavilions’, and ’Five Halls’, only four are filled. There are still eleven vacancies. Instead of enduring grievances in the army, it would be better for us brothers to go to the ’Hundred Flower Palace’ and follow Yan Chuan to strive!"

"Yan Chuan has already taught four to break limits in the ’Hundred Flower Palace’."

"How do we know the next ones can’t be us brothers?"

Liu Wenshi, feeling overwhelmed with emotion, looked at Ma Yunqiao: "Shall we go?"

"Let’s do it!"

Ma Yunqiao clapped his hands!

Whoever doesn’t go is a fool!

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