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## OUTSIDE THE ROOM |
The seven temple cats stand down. One by one, they break formation. Da Hu stretches elaborately, yawns, and wanders toward the kitchen. The others follow at their own pace. Whatever they were waiting for has passed. |
Zhou Ping, still in the corridor, watches the cats disperse. He has not slept. He has not sent his message. He has been sitting in the same spot for eighteen hours, watching, thinking. |
The cats are acting normal again. That is almost worse than when they were acting strange. It means the event is over. It means he missed it. It means something happened behind that door that he will never know about unless he finds another way in. |
He stands up. His legs are stiff. He walks to the kitchen, gets a bowl of rice, sits down, and eats slowly while he plans his next move. |
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## THE SITUATION |
**Shaolin now possesses:** |
1. **The Book of Five Arts** (Nine Yang, Four Illuminations, Pre-Heaven, Wedding Dress, Sunflower) — in the chest |
2. **The Paper** (42 names, cosmic blueprint, cat correspondence) — on the desk |
3. **"Dao of Daos, Void of Voids"** — the totality of all martial arts across all possible realities, in a book with a light-proof cover and microscopic text — on the desk, where the fish used to be |
**The cat** is gone. The fish is gone. The exchange is complete. |
**Xin Hai** has not answered Hui Ming's question. He does not have an answer yet. |
**The jianghu** continues: |
- Han Wan'er has disappeared southward |
- Duan Ping is wounded and on the run with a sealed letter |
- Zhanlian Pavilion and the Wandering Blade Brotherhood's Lao Qiqi have met in secret |
- Mo has emerged from the tomb and is hiding in an inn |
- The Sun Moon Holy Cult has contacted Wudang |
- Zuo Lengchan is consolidating the Five Mountains Alliance |
- Zhou Ping has not sent his message |
None of them know. |
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Jin Yong |
Northern Darkness Divine Art (北冥神功 - Běimíng Shéngōng) |
Nine Yang Divine Skill (九阳神功) |
Nine Yin Manual (九阴真经) |
Tendon-Transmuting Sutra (易筋经) |
Sunflower Manual (葵花宝典) |
Taiji Internal Power (太极功) |
Innate Skill (先天功) |
Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill (龙象般若功) |
Marrow-Cleansing Sutra (洗髓经) |
Divine Power of Harmonies (神照经) A Deadly Secret |
Star-Shifting Art (斗转星移) |
Toad Skill (蛤蟆功) |
Gu Long |
Bright Jade Art (明玉功) |
Wedding Gown Skill (嫁衣神功) |
Innate Astral Qi (先天罡气) |
Wuxiang Skill (无相神功) |
Heaven-Buddha Scroll (天佛卷) |
Seven-Kill Manual (七杀经) |
Heart of the Butterfly (蝶恋花) |
Great Desolation Art (太阳神功) |
Blood Sea Demon Skill (血海魔功) |
Heavenly Silkworm Skill (天蚕功) |
Locking Bone Art (缩骨功) |
True Essence of Zen (禅宗真谛) |
Northern Darkness Divine Art / Beiming Power (北冥神功) — Demi‑Gods and Semi‑Devils (天龙八部) |
Nine Yang Divine Skill (九阳神功) — The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber (倚天屠龙记) |
Nine Yin Manual (九阴真经) — The Legend of the Condor Heroes (射雕英雄传) / multiple sequels |
Tendon‑Transmuting Sutra (易筋经) — Shaolin lore; featured in works like The Deer and the Cauldron (鹿鼎记) and others |
Sunflower Manual (葵花宝典) — The Smiling, Proud Wanderer (笑傲江湖) |
Taiji Internal Power (太极功) — the umbrella term for the Taiji system created by Zhang Sanfeng in The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber (太极拳/太极剑/太极心法 under this umbrella) |
Innate Skill (先天功) — The Legend of the Condor Heroes (Wang Chongyang’s supreme art) |
Dragon‑Elephant Prajna Skill (龙象般若功) — The Return of the Condor Heroes / Demi‑Gods and Semi‑Devils (Tibetan Buddhist power, 13 layers) |
Marrow‑Cleansing Sutra (洗髓经) — traditionally paired with Yijin Jing; associated with Shaolin in lore and later fictions |
Divine Power of Harmonies (神照经) — The Deer and the Cauldron (连城诀) — peerless internal art that can bring people back from the brink of death |
Star‑Shifting Art (斗转星移) — Demi‑Gods and Semi‑Devils (Murong family’s technique, “using another’s force to attack them”) |
Toad Skill (蛤蟆功) — The Legend of the Condor Heroes (West Venom Ouyang Feng’s signature) |
Bright Jade Art (明玉功) — Juedai Shuangjiao (绝代双骄); Yin‑Hua Palace’s supreme internal art |
Wedding Gown Skill (嫁衣神功) — Daqi Yingxiong Zhuan (大旗英雄传) and Juedai Shuangjiao (燕南天’s art) |
Innate Astral Qi (先天罡气) — Mingjian Fengliu (名剑风流); referenced in‑novel as a supreme protective “gang qi” art |
Wuxiang Skill (无相神功) — Mingjian Fengliu (名剑风流); Buddha‑inspired internal art |
Heaven‑Buddha Scroll (天佛卷; 锁骨销魂天佛卷) — Jianke Xing (剑客行) |
Locking Bone Art (缩骨功) — appears in 古龙’s works (e.g., the Chu Liuxiang series uses “缩骨功” to alter body size for stealth/escape; it’s a recurring wuxia trope also used by Jin Yong) |
Seven‑Kill Manual (七杀经) — Not a Jin Yong or Gu Long novel manual; it is primarily associated with the 2005 TV series Changjian Xiangsiang (adapted from Xiao Yi) and games. |
Heart of the Butterfly (蝶恋花) — Not a canonical Jin Yong/Gu Long internal; mainly a ci‑poetry tune or game skill name. |
Great Desolation Art (太阳神功) — A stock internal across multiple authors (Gu Long, Shangguan Ding, Huang Ying, etc.), not a single‑novel source. |
Blood Sea Demon Skill (血海魔功) — Known from games (Heluo Qunxia Zhuan, Jin Yong Qunxia Zhuan X, etc.), not a classic Gu Long novel manual. |
Heavenly Silkworm Skill (天蚕功) — From Huang Ying’s novel/TV adaptation Tianchan Bian (not Gu Long). |
True Essence of Zen (禅宗真谛) — Not a canonical Jin Yong/Gu Long manual name; appears in games or as a generic phrase. |
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