Comprehensive Martial Arts: Relying on Pili Martial Arts to Achieve Dimensionality Reduction Attack

Chapter 294 Sword Contest
In the only tavern in Daoxiang Village, Lu Ping and Shen Jianxin ordered the most sumptuous signature set menu 'Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea'. While eating dinner, the two discussed the ups and downs of the martial arts world.

Shen Jianxin briefly recounted the major martial arts events of the past hundred years that he had learned from the storyteller. It took him nearly an hour, and he only covered less than one-tenth of the content.

Of course, he couldn't be so open-hearted just because Lu Ping called him "hero". The main reason was because Lu Ping treated him to a meal and promised to teach him martial arts.

After linking together the stories told by Shen Jianxin, Lu Ping was able to restore about 70% of the appearance of the Eastern Wulin before him.

Hundreds of years ago, something strange happened in China.

After Dongwulin was split off, the spiritual beast Qinglong devoted itself to maintaining the connection between the eastern region and Shenzhou to prevent it from being caught up in the turbulence of the void. However, it was still unable to prevent the emergence of various natural dangers that isolated Dongwulin from communicating with the outside world.

After that, Dongwulin went through more than a hundred years of warlord separatism and war. Jiutian assisted the Sui Dynasty in pacifying the chaos. Later, Li Tang seized power and established the current Li Tang Dynasty.

During this process, the territory within Dongwulin was divided and united, and finally unified.

As a result, without the soil for small countries such as the Turks, Xiongnu, and Goguryeo to grow and develop, there would naturally be no opportunity for An Lushan, Shi Siming and others to cause chaos later.

Therefore, it also brought the biggest change to the Tang Dynasty Jianghu, which was...

There was no Anshi Rebellion!

However, the absence of external enemy threats does not mean that our own people inside can rest in peace.

Suspicion and ambition seem to be the fate that every member of the royal family cannot escape.

The Li Tang royal family went through several turbulences and coups, and the imperial power changed hands several times, but in the end it safely fell into the hands of the current Xuanzong.

Not to mention the changes in the royal family, the impact on the martial arts world was huge.

Because Dongwulin was protected by natural barriers on all sides, the Tang Dynasty had fewer foreign enemies and the entire country was able to develop rapidly. The economic level reached an unprecedented peak, and it can be said that the country was prosperous and the people were strong, with peace and prosperity throughout the country.

In peaceful times, there is naturally no need for too many troops.

In the past, the two armies, Cang Yun and Tian Ce, which the Li Tang Dynasty relied on to conquer the world, became less and less effective year by year, so the army's organization was reduced again and again, and its role was changed again and again.

In the end, only Cang Yun retained its original function, guarding the border; while Tian Ce became a kind of "police" and "city defense".

Some people guard the border, some people maintain peace, it's a clear division of labor.

As for the Shen Ce Army...

Because of the existence of the Cang Yun and Tian Ce armies, the Shen Ce Army is no longer needed.

The Li Tang Dynasty developed peacefully for hundreds of years, during which time there was basically no war. As a result, many heroic deeds were lost, but the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers were saved.

As a result, Dongwulin experienced a population explosion, talented people emerged in large numbers, science and technology developed vigorously, and martial arts continued to flourish.

Since the Tang Dynasty, the martial arts world has been led by the four heroes of the early Tang Dynasty, 'Chunyang Zixu, Cuilv Baiyi'. In the following decades, Liu Fenggu, Gongsun Shuangxiu, 'Jingxuzi' Xie Yunliu, 'Immortal Monk' Dufa, 'The World's No. 1 Strange Man' Fang Qian, 'Sword Saint' Tuoba Sinan and others became famous one after another.

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"If you want to know more about the underworld, you can read more about the Tang Daily. It has everything."

"If you still have questions after reading it, you can ask me again!"

Seeing Shen Jianxin eating heartily as if he were starving, Lu Ping was not too surprised. He just nodded and took the "Tang Daily" handed over by the other party.

When the newspaper was unfolded, a faint sour smell suddenly hit Lu Ping in the face, and he almost fainted.

Seeing this, Shen Jianxin smiled awkwardly: "Hehehe... I've kept it on my body for a day, so it's normal for it to have a little smell, right?"

"It's normal!"

Lu Ping cursed loudly, waved the newspaper in the air until the smell dissipated, and then read the contents.

There were several hot news stories in the newspaper, but the most eye-catching one was the gossip about the 18th birthday of the eldest lady of Cangjian Villa. From text to pictures, it took up almost a quarter of the entire newspaper. "The eldest lady of Cangjian Villa...Ye Qifei?"

Lu Ping narrowed his eyes and quickly set his gaze on the name and portrait of the protagonist of the news.

The eighteen-year-old Ye Qifei was dressed in gorgeous clothes, exuding the smell of money from head to toe. She carried a pair of gorgeous swords, "Moon on the Clear Spring", and it was obvious that she was also on the path of killing with both swords and knives.

Based on the information just revealed by Shen Jianxin, Lu Ping could roughly judge that the development of many sects in the martial arts world was basically the same as what he remembered.

But in addition to Cang Yun and Tian Ce, there are two other sects that have taken completely different paths because of the end of the war in the north. They are Ba Dao and Cang Jian villas.

After Jiutian was established, in order to prevent the rulers from committing evil deeds and causing chaos in the world, Badao Villa has been serving as the guardian of the manufacture and storage of weapons.

According to the original timeline, Zhao Mingkong, one of the 'divine fortune tellers' of the Nine Heavens, calculated that there would be a war in the north, so 'Lord Yan Tian' Liu Fenggu chose to bide his time, endure and wait, and was willing to let Badao Villa decline from then on.

At the same time, Liu Fenggu and Ye Mengqiu decided to quietly transfer the forging technology and materials to Cangjian Villa in order to divert the focus of the world, but this also triggered decades of conflict between the two families.

But in this world, the war in the north is over.

As a result, the relationship between Badao and Cangjian changed from two rival martial arts families to strong business partners.

Then, more than ten years ago, Liu Xi, the fourth daughter of the Liu family, married Ye Wei, the third son of the Ye family. They lived in harmony after marriage and had a daughter, Ye Qifei.

The two major families, Badao and Cangjian, formed a relationship and monopolized more than 70% of the forging industry in the world.

As the common descendant of these two big families, Ye Qifei can be said to have been born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He has been loved by uncles, aunts, uncles, grandfathers and other elders since he was a child.

To this day, he is not only handsome and skilled in martial arts, but also good at business and well-known as a hero in the martial arts world.

After seeing this report, Lu Ping's first reaction was not to stand up and shout "Please rich woman, feed me", but to start calculating the time.

According to the timeline in the game, Ye Qifei was born in 733 and grew up in Badao Villa. He returned to Cangjian Villa when he was twelve years old, the same year Fengqi Daoxiang.

Ye Qifei is now eighteen years old, which means it should be the year 751, the end of the game "Bashu Fengyun", the year when the Red Sect was defeated and the Assassins escaped!
"Is it such a coincidence..."

Although he knew in his heart that these timelines could only be used as references and could not be fully trusted, Lu Ping still had some concerns about the coincidences.

After thinking it over, Lu Ping continued to focus his eyes on the Tang Daily in his hand.

In addition to "Ye Qifei's Birthday", another important news was also published.

In order to celebrate the young lady's coming-of-age ceremony, Cangjian Villa and Badao Villa will jointly host the '13th Sword-raising Conference' and the '7th Famous Sword Conference' on the shores of West Lake in Hangzhou three months later.

Both parties named this event the 'First Sword Competition'!
"The sword fighting competition is being held by Cangjian Villa and Badao Villa, who are jointly sending out martial arts invitations to all the heroes in the martial arts world."

"The sticker is bearer-free, and only the capable can get it. No matter who you are, anyone who comes with the sticker is a distinguished guest!"

Seeing this, Lu Ping's eyes suddenly lit up, and then he continued to read the rest of the content.

"To participate in the competition, you must hold the 'Sword Sticker' and register as a team of three three months later. Once you have successfully registered, you cannot change the team members. After that, each team will draw lots to compete in martial arts until the champion is decided."

"A total of 200 sword stickers will be issued. Anyone who successfully advances to the top 32 will receive 500 taels of Kaiyuan Tongbao as an encouragement; those who advance to the top 16 will receive 1,000 taels of Tongbao; those who advance to the top 8 will receive 1,500 taels of Tongbao; and those who advance to the top 4 will receive 2,000 taels of Tongbao."

"The champion of the sword competition will not only receive a prize of three thousand taels of Tongbao, but will also receive a pair of peerless swords made by Badao Villa and Cangjian Villa."

When three people team up to compete in martial arts, isn't that a Masters Tournament?
This road is so familiar!

Seeing that series of fascinating amounts, Lu Ping's heart began to pound and he could hardly control it.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk... what a generous move!"

The prize money alone is more than 30,000 taels. If the cost of setting up the venue is added, the amount of money that this "sword fighting competition" will cost is unimaginable.

For such a grand event, probably only wealthy families like Badao and Cangjian can afford to host it, right?
(End of this chapter)