Apprenticeship at Qingcheng Mountain, Senior Brother Yu Canghai

Chapter 249 Sweeping the Shu Martial Arts World

"It's next to Chengdu County, on Qingcheng Mountain. He's the Qingcheng Sect's head, Taoist Qingyang, who has become famous all over the world recently."

Anlong looked up and asked the shopkeeper.

"Yes, Master, it's him."

The middle-aged shopkeeper nodded.

"You guys go out first."

Anlong said to the two maids beside him.

The two maids stood up, bowed to Anlong, and then left.

When he left, he also closed the door for Anlong and the middle-aged shopkeeper.

"What is he here for?"

After the two maids left, An Long stood up and sat on the Luohan bed, looking puzzled.

He didn't know about "He Xinglong" and the friction between it and Qingcheng Sect some time ago, so even if he knew, he wouldn't care.

Since the Qingcheng Sect and Hexinglong are both major forces in Bashu and are so close to each other, it is normal for some friction to occur due to conflicting interests.

As long as the top leaders of both sides reach an agreement, things will be restored soon.

"Master, he mentioned your name as soon as he entered the door. It seems that he knows our true identity and knows that the Tianlian Sect is behind "Hexinglong"."

The middle-aged shopkeeper said to Anlong.

"He actually knows our identities."

Anlong was a little surprised.

The identity of the Demon Sect is indeed somewhat shameful.

Therefore, over the years, although the Tianlian Sect has taken root in Shu, it uses the business name "Hexinglong".

In Shu, only the big forces know the details of the Tianlian Sect.

The Qingcheng Sect has only just risen to prominence two or three years ago, so its foundation is shallow and it shouldn't know this.

"Let's go, now that we're here, let's go meet him."

An Long stood up and turned the jade ring on his thumb.

Neither he nor the Tianlian Sect had expected that a sect of such a huge scale would suddenly rise in Shu.

It’s right next to the Tianlian Sect.

But he was not afraid of Chu Yuan and Qingcheng Sect.

Because he and the Tianlian Sect are one of the two sects of the Six Paths of the Demonic Sect, and their strength is quite strong. Behind the Tianlian Sect, there are also the complicated relationships that he has been operating in Shu for many years.

He would not take seriously a Taoist sect that had only risen for two or three years, if it did not have a leader who had mastered the "Secret of Immortality".

……

Chu Yuan didn't have to wait long, as the leader of the Tianlian Sect, An Long, soon showed up.

But he didn't come alone, but with a group of people.

There were about ten people in this group, all dressed in black, with bulging temples and steady breathing. They were obviously experts at first glance.

After these ten people appeared, a fat man who looked round like a mountain of flesh, with thick lips, small eyes that looked like a slit even when open, and a jade ring on his right thumb, walked in from outside.

After the fat man came in, he didn't say anything, but went straight to the main seat at the top.

After he sat down, he set his eyes on Chu Yuan and said, "Master Qingyang is visiting our Hexinglong today. It is a great honor for Hexinglong."

The attitude is neither good nor bad, neither salty nor bland.

Chu Yuan was silent for a moment. He looked at the ten burly men in black with bulging temples and steady steps who had followed An Long in and were standing at the door.

These ten people should be Anlong’s guards.

Although An Long is the leader of the Tianlian Sect, he is not good at martial arts. In addition, as a businessman, he has plenty of money, so he hired so many guards to protect his safety.

It’s just not clear whether these guards are from the Tianlian Sect.

Just as Chu Yuan was looking at the Anlong guard, the middle-aged shopkeeper from before also walked in. He said to Chu Yuan: "Master Qingyang, this is our chief shopkeeper. If you have anything to say, just discuss it with our chief shopkeeper."

Chu Yuan nodded and looked at An Long who was sitting on the main seat.

It must be said that as the leader of a sect, Anlong has a plump figure, but he has his own majesty when sitting there.

"Master An, there were only some minor frictions between your Hexinglong and my Qingcheng Sect before, but I just found out not long ago that your "Hexinglong" is the Tianlian Sect, one of the two sects of the Demon Sect. You can't deny this, right?"

Chu Yuan looked at An Long with a half-smile.

An Long looked at Chu Yuan with a stunned expression on his face.

He didn't expect that as soon as they met, Chu Yuan revealed the fact that "He Xinglong" was the Tianlian Sect.

It seems that just as his subordinate said just now, Chu Yuan knew that "He Xinglong" was the Tianlian Sect.

However, Anlong soon smiled. He twirled the jade ring on his right finger with his left hand and said, "Master Qingyang is young and a rookie. He may not know that Jie Hui, the master of Duzun Fort, is my sworn brother."

Chu Yuan was moved when he heard this.

Although there are no large rebel armies or warlords in Bashu, there are martial arts forces.

The three largest forces among them are Duzunbao, Sichuan Gang and Bameng.

The lord of Duzun Fort is Jie Hui, also known as the "Judge of the Martial World".

Xie Hui and Song Que, the head of the Lingnan Song clan, are sworn brothers.

Xie Hui's son Xie Wenlong married Song Que's daughter Song Yuhua, and the two sides became in-laws.

As for the Sichuan Gang...

Originally, all the local gangs in Bashu regarded the Sichuan Gang as their leader. The Sichuan Gang was the largest force in Shu besides Duzunbao and Bameng.

The gang leader, known as the "Gun King" Fan Zhuo, is a martial arts expert who is good at using the spear. He is on par with the "Martial Arts Judge" Jie Hui and is highly respected in the martial arts world.

There is also a Bameng!
The Bameng was an alliance formed by local ethnic minorities in Bashu to counter the power of the Han people. It was mainly composed of the Qiang, Yao, Miao and Yi ethnic groups, supplemented by other ethnic minorities. The four leaders were the "Monkey King" Feng Zhen of the Qiang, the "Beautiful Girl" Sina of the Yao, the "Big Boss" Jiao Luofeng of the Miao, and the "Wind General" Chuan Mouxun of the Yi.

Together with the Tianlian Sect, a demonic sect disguised as the Chamber of Commerce "Hexinglong" by Anlong, they are the four major martial arts forces in the Bashu region.

Chu Yuan and the Qingcheng Sect were a rising force that emerged so quickly that before the other four major forces could react, they had already established themselves in Bashu and became the local tyrants.

However, due to the growth of the Qingcheng Sect, it has begun to conflict with surrounding forces. The first to be hit is the Tianlian Sect, a demonic sect disguised as the Chamber of Commerce "Hexinglong" which is closest to Qingcheng Mountain.

The reason why An Long brought up Jie Hui was to remind Chu Yuan that he had Duzun Castle behind him.

Chu Yuan looked at An Long. He smiled gently and picked up the steaming tea on the table beside him. "Master An, are you threatening me and Qingcheng Sect with Lord Jie and Duzun Fort?"

As soon as he finished speaking, as Chu Yuan picked up the teacup, everything around him became quiet. The noisy sounds on the street seemed to be completely isolated, and the surroundings were so quiet that it was frightening.

The ten guards guarding the door and the middle-aged shopkeeper who retreated behind Anlong turned into sculptures and stood there motionless.

Everything in the outside world seemed to have stopped at this moment.

The only ones who could move were Chu Yuan, An Long, and Fu Jun'er who was standing next to Chu Yuan.

"This is……"

Anlong's pupils shrank.

As the leader of the Tianlian Sect, he practiced the Tianlian Sect's unique martial arts "Tianxin Lotus Ring", although his martial arts skills are not considered top-notch in the martial arts world.

However, the innate true qi cultivated by the "Tianxin Lotus Ring" is a special kind of innate true qi, mainly based on the heart meridian. It is not only an anomaly in the martial arts world, but also an anomaly in the Demon Sect. Therefore, he is ranked fifth among the eight masters of the Demon Sect.

He is a master who is at the top of the innate realm and infinitely close to innate perfection, and he has a very keen sense of the environment.

At this moment, he felt that there was an invisible force as heavy as a thousand pounds around him, suppressing him and making him unable to move.

Not only that, the invisible force on his body was growing stronger and stronger, making him feel like he was carrying a mountain on his back, pressing him to the point of suffocation.

In addition, he seemed to be isolated from the whole world, and he was unable to call for help from the guards standing at the door.

In this world, everything else is static, only he, Chu Yuan, and the maid beside Chu Yuan are dynamic.

"This man's martial arts skills are far more powerful than the rumors say. If you are not absolutely sure, you must not fight him!"

Anlong was shocked and came to a conclusion.

Rumor has it that Chu Yuan only defeated Yu Wenzhi, but Yu Wenzhi's actual strength was not that high. In the martial arts world, he had only touched the threshold of the top innate level. He was far from Yu Wenshang, the head of the Yu Wen clan who had achieved perfect innate status.

Therefore, in the eyes of many real masters in the martial arts world, Chu Yuan is just a young man who has just started out, has excellent qualifications and high comprehension.

Now that he met Chu Yuan, he realized that outsiders had underestimated this young man.

Before he knew it, Anlong was sweating profusely, with beads of sweat on his forehead and face, and the front and back of his clothes were also soaked with sweat.

An Long begged for mercy: "Master Qingyang, please show mercy."

As Anlong said this, the force that had just made him breathless disappeared, and the surroundings returned to normal in an instant.

The middle-aged shopkeeper who heard An Long's words and the ten highly skilled guards guarding the door all looked at An Long with confusion.

Just now they only saw the young Taoist priest picking up the teacup on the table and drinking tea calmly.

Then the shopkeeper seemed to have seen something extremely terrifying. He was sweating all over. In just a moment, his face was covered with sweat beads, and even his clothes were wet with sweat. His chest and back areas turned dark, and he begged for mercy. This young Taoist was just drinking tea, was it so scary?

They didn’t see this young Taoist attack their own boss just now!

Only the middle-aged shopkeeper thought about it and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

To make their sect leader look like this, something that they were not aware of must have happened just now.

It seems that the strength of this Taoist Qingyang is unfathomable.

Even his own clan leader temporarily surrendered.

Fu Jun'er also looked at Chu Yuan with surprise. She was very sure that everything that had just happened was not an illusion, otherwise An Long would not have begged for mercy.

But if what just happened really happened, why were those guards that Anlong just brought and were standing at the door indifferent?
As soon as An Long showed up, she discovered that the head manager of "He Xing Long" was a hidden master.

At least he is much stronger than her!

Fu Jun'er recalled what Chu Yuan said on the road before. Fu Jun'er roughly guessed in her heart that the head shopkeeper of "An Xinglong" who showed up should be the target of Chu Yuan's visit this time, the person from the Demon Sect.

However, it was beyond her expectation that such a master would be defeated by Chu Yuan in such a strange way and beg for mercy.

"Is this the Secret of Immortality?"

Fu Jun'er said in her heart.

After hearing about the "Eternal Life Secret" before, she looked down on it a little, thinking that the rumor that uncovering the secret of "Eternal Life Secret" could make people immortal was just something the ancients used to mystify.

Now it seems that she was too shallow-minded.

"He Xinglong was the one who started the trouble and prevented my Qingcheng disciples from buying supplies at the foot of the mountain. From now on, whenever my Qingcheng disciples go down the mountain to buy supplies, you, He Xinglong, must not stop them. Do you have any objection?"

Chu Yuan looked at An Long in front of him and said.

Huhu~
"No problem, no problem. I will hand over the person who made the decision on his own to the Qingcheng Sect for disposal."

Anlong gasped and shook his head repeatedly.

After his surroundings returned to normal, he felt like he was alive again.

It was also the first time he encountered such strange martial arts and methods.

It's even more bizarre than the Tianlian Sect's "Tianxin Lotus Ring".

After resting for a while and waiting for his breath to return to normal, An Long stood up from his seat, walked to Chu Yuan and bowed, "If there is anything with the Qingcheng Sect and the Qingyang Sect Master in the future, the Tianlian Sect and I, An Long, will obey the orders of the Qingyang Sect Master."

Although Xie Hui is his sworn brother, distant water cannot quench immediate thirst.

Since I am not as skilled as others, I can only bow my head temporarily.

Anyway, Anlong is a businessman who is very tactful and good at making money through harmony.

It's not like he didn't have enemies before, and he had made peace with his enemies before.

Because of this, he made many friends in the martial arts world, and even became sworn brothers with Jie Hui, the lord of Duzun Fort.

Of course, as long as the benefits are great, he will betray his brothers without mercy.

Chu Yuan looked at An Long and said, "The Tianlian Sect is a demon sect, and the Qingcheng Sect is a righteous sect. It's better for the righteous and the demons not to get too close."

Chu Yuan knew that An Long was, on the surface, the sworn brother of Jie Hui, the lord of Duzun Fort.

He also colluded with Western Turks and Zhu Can.

He is also a follower of the Evil King Shi Zhixuan and knows the whereabouts of the Evil King Shi Zhixuan.

In the end, he betrayed Shi Zhixuan.

What Chu Yuan could not tolerate the most was the other party colluding with alien races.

There is also Zhu Can.

Among the many rebel kings in the world, the one with the worst reputation was Zhu Can.

Zhu Can was known as the "Garuda King" and was said to love killing people and eating their flesh.

He is called "the Devil" by the common people.

An Long suddenly looked flattering, his eyes narrowed into slits: "Master Qingyang, the Qingcheng Sect is so close to our Tianlian Sect. As the saying goes, a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. You should know that although this land of Bashu is not as chaotic as the Central Plains, Jiangnan, and the coastal areas, there are more than just your and my martial arts forces. If the Tianlian Sect and the Qingcheng Sect can unite, it will be like adding wings to a tiger."

Anlong suddenly figured it out.

Chu Yuan has such high martial arts skills at such a young age, and he has also mastered "The Secret of Immortality", one of the four great books in the world.

The future is limitless and the Qingcheng Sect also has great potential. If the Qingcheng Sect is willing to join forces with the Tianlian Sect, it will definitely make other forces retreat.

Including the Ba Meng and the Sichuan Gang.

As for Jie Hui and Duzun Castle, they are just one part of his intricate network of relationships.

Chu Yuan looked at An Long, who was looking flattering, and said jokingly, "Sect Master An, I still like the way you looked when you just came in, full of pride and rebelliousness. You should recover for a while."

"what?"

An Long was a little confused and didn't understand what Chu Yuan meant.

Chu Yuan continued, "There is no need to join forces. Our two families are so close that conflicts of interest are inevitable, but we need to restrain ourselves and keep our distance from each other. Of course, if your Tianlian Sect is willing to join me, that's not impossible."

How could Chu Yuan allow the Qingcheng Sect, a legitimate Taoist sect, to unite with the Tianlian Sect!
This will damage the reputation of the Qingcheng Sect.

Of course, the most important thing is that Chu Yuan does not trust and looks down on An Long.

An Long even betrayed Shi Zhixuan, to whom he had been loyal for a long time, let alone others.

If the Qingcheng Sect really joined forces with the Tianlian Sect, we would not know when Anlong would sell us out.

Seeing that Chu Yuan did not want the Qingcheng Sect and the Tianlian Sect to unite, but wanted himself and the Tianlian Sect to join him, An Long smiled and said, "Master Qingyang is joking."

He and Jie Hui are sworn brothers, and the evil king Shi Zhixuan is behind him. Naturally, he is unwilling to join forces with a young man who has just become famous.

Although the opponent's martial arts were far more powerful than he had imagined.

An Long said, "Everything that happened before was a misunderstanding, Master Qingyang. I have said before that I am a sworn brother with Jie Hui, the master of Duzun Fort. Previously, there were three major martial arts forces in Bashu, namely Duzun Fort, Bameng and Chuanbang. Later, my "Hexinglong" was added, and now there is another Qingcheng Sect led by Master Qingyang, so there are five forces in total."

"It is difficult for a family to support itself alone. If Sect Leader Qingyang has time, I am willing to introduce Sect Leader Qingyang to my brothers. We, Hexinglong, Qingcheng Sect, and Duzunbao, can help each other."

Chu Yuan refused: "No need, Qingcheng Sect is used to being alone."

Chu Yuan was too lazy to play along, there can't be two tigers in one mountain.

Regardless of whether the Qingcheng Sect has hostility towards other forces, as the Qingcheng Sect grows stronger, other martial arts forces in Bashu will feel threatened and will come into conflict with the Qingcheng Sect.

The conflict with Hexinglong was just the beginning.

The reason for this is simply because the Qingcheng Sect and the Tianlian Sect's aliased Chamber of Commerce "Hexinglong" are too close to each other.

Seeing Chu Yuan's refusal, An Long said helplessly: "Forget it, if that's the case, I won't force it. But don't worry, Master Qingyang, I will definitely control you well in the future and never let what happened before happen again."

Chu Yuan said: "That's good."

Chu Yuan stood up and said to Fu Jun'er beside him: "Let's go."

"I'll see you two off." An Long personally escorted Chu Yuan downstairs.

Standing at the door, he watched Chu Yuan and Fu Jun'er disappear on the busy street.

His expression immediately changed: "This Taoist Qingyang is really ungrateful and wants me and the Tianlian Sect to join him."

The middle-aged shopkeeper stood behind An Long and said, "Master, what should we do next?"

An Long looked at the direction where Chu Yuan left, his eyes gradually turned cold: "This man and Qingcheng Sect are too close to our Tianlian Sect. Once he and Qingcheng Sect grow up, our Tianlian Sect will bear the brunt. Our Tianlian Sect has been developing secretly in Shu for more than 30 years to have the current situation. We must not let this man destroy it. Since he doesn't know how to respect us, then we will join forces with other forces in Shu to get rid of him and that Qingcheng Sect."

The middle-aged shopkeeper said: "But although this person is very young, he has mastered the "Eternal Life Secret", and his martial arts are strange and unfathomable..."

Anlong recalled the feeling just now, as if he was isolated from the world, with huge pressure falling on him, making him unable to move, and he was still a little scared.

"What's the use of mastering the Secret of Immortality? I don't believe he can resist all the masters in Shu!"

A fierce light flashed in Anlong's small eyes.

……

Just after walking a short distance, Chu Yuan and Fu Jun'er were on the street. Suddenly, Chu Yuan raised the corners of his mouth slightly and a smile appeared on his face.

This scene happened to be seen by Fu Jun'er, who asked curiously: "What are you laughing at?"

Chu Yuan said: "I laugh at people who overestimate their own abilities."

Fu Jun'er didn't understand what Chu Yuan meant, and she was too lazy to explore it, because in her mind, Chu Yuan was a person who could not be predicted by common sense.

Fu Jun'er asked: "Where are we going next?"

Chu Yuan said: "Go to Duzun Castle..."

After a pause, Chu Yuan continued: "There are also the Ba League and the Sichuan Gang."

Since Anlong wants to join forces with these martial arts forces in Shu to deal with him, he will take the lead in Anlong and sweep away these martial arts forces in Shu.

In the Tang Dynasty, the martial arts legend began in Shu...

(End of this chapter)