From the Ming Dynasty, we will conquer the world

Chapter 105: Five Great Divine Soldiers, Encircling and Killing Zhuge Liang (Large Chapter of Words)
Shaolin Temple, deep in the secret cave in the back mountain.

This was a place specially built by the "Five Elders of Embracing the World" for the purpose of practicing "Embracing the World". Although it looks ordinary, it has actually been specially reinforced once by the Five Elders with various means. It is the most solid place in Shaolin Temple.

After the five elders passed away one after another, this place became Tian Jue's exclusive place of practice. Tian Jue always operated the "Six Paths of Reincarnation Array" and constantly forged the rock walls of this secret cave, forming some kind of high-density crystals.

Even masters of the level of Xiao Yuanshan and Murong Bo could only create cracks on the outer layer of the cave with one exertion of force, but could hardly shake the foundation deep inside.

Outside the secret cave, there were martial monks coming and going, carrying jars of potions. They were all elite disciples of the Arhat Hall. Each of them had outstanding attainments in martial arts, and they were usually able to remain calm and composed. They were known for "not changing color even when Mount Tai collapses in front of them."

But now, they couldn't help but tremble all over and were shocked, because the sound coming from the secret cave was so terrifying.

After all, the so-called "Mount Tai collapses in front of you" is just a metaphor, but this situation is really "the mountains collapse and the earth splits"!
This extremely solid stone cave was shaking violently, as if it would collapse and fall apart completely in the next moment, and the surrounding ground was also shaking slightly.

Loud rumbling noises were heard continuously, shaking the branches and leaves of the trees. The sound waves were like huge waves, sweeping and rolling, one after another, making the monks' hair stand on end and causing a dense mass of small bumps.

The entrance of the cave emanated a dazzling light of various colors, so brilliant that it was difficult to look directly at it.

As the monks watched from afar, they felt as if a giant ancient beast had poked its huge head out from the ground, tearing open the mountains and revealing its bloody mouth, ready to devour everything in the world.

After being five or six feet away, they didn't dare to get any closer. After putting down the medicine jar tremblingly, they fled without looking back.

In the secret cave, there was a sudden strong wind, and the air flow was surging and violent, like a dragon sucking water, sucking up all the potion in the jar, forming crystal water columns and pouring into the cave.

If you raise your perspective, you can see tiny sparks of fire everywhere in Shaoshi Mountain. Those are the pyrotechnicians making fires and working overtime to refine body-strengthening medicines.

There were also groups of monks who used their light body skills to leap up from all directions. They carried jars of freshly brewed potions and did not take the repaired mountain paths. Instead, they took the fastest straight line, climbing the mountains and rocks, and went to the back mountains.

The marching routes of these monks seemed to weave an invisible net with the secret cave as the center, covering the entire Shaolin Temple.

That secret cave was where Xu Xing was in seclusion.

Tian Jue was grateful for Xu Xing's kindness in showing mercy, and he also understood that Shaolin had ultimately played an ignominious role in this matter. Therefore, after knowing that Xu Xing needed a large amount of medicine to heal his wounds, he naturally spared no effort.

He gave an order and mobilized all the manpower and material resources of Shaolin. Not only did he provide Xu Xing with medicinal materials, but he also mobilized people to refine the herbs into potions for him and then send them to the secret cave. His care was meticulous.

The accumulation of medicinal materials in Shaolin Temple opened Xu Xing's eyes.

He originally thought that the storage in Chaotian Villa was already rich, but compared with Shaolin, a martial arts holy place that had stood for hundreds of years, Ling Luoshi was just a nouveau riche.

In this way, the monks of Shaolin Temple made medicine and delivered goods, regardless of the loss, just to make Xu Xing recover in the shortest time possible, fully demonstrating what it means to help with all possible efforts.

In order to live up to the expectations of Tian Jue and others, Xu Xing also showed the domineering nature of his immortal physique.

In this world, warriors with internal strength, even those who have reached the level of Tian Jue who can be said to have been "reborn", will not swallow such large quantities of drugs.

This is because these medicines already carry the spiritual power of heaven and earth and each has its own physical properties. Once taken in excessive amounts, the alien energies they carry cannot be refined in time, which will hinder the circulation of internal force.

For a true master, the total amount of internal force is certainly important, but maintaining a good internal force operating structure is the first priority.

If the overall structure is affected for the sake of a temporary increase in the total amount, then the loss outweighs the gain and it adds a burden to one's own path of practice.

This is why the "Wuji Immortal Pill" is so precious, because this magical object is condensed from pure yin and yang energies. Once the "cathode" and "anode" are swallowed at the same time, any impurities can be neutralized.

The only thing the user needs to consider is whether his own internal force structure can support this tremendous medicinal power.

But Xu Xing didn't care about these at all.

The essence of his true form and body is the deep combination of mental power and physical blood, which can give rise to various changes rooted in the body, or in other words, self-sufficient "supernatural powers".

The chaotic and disorderly spiritual power is simply unable to shake such a solid physique. And with Xu Xing's control over his body and the digestion ability of this flawless body, he can fully utilize every bit of alien energy without any waste.

Therefore, as long as there are enough medicinal herbs, Xu Xing will be able to recover from his injuries quickly and regain his peak combat power.

However, his method of healing was too overbearing and a little too loud.

Experts with a slightly more sensitive spiritual perception would feel a little creepy just looking at that place, and would just want to stay as far away from this place as possible.

Even if Xu Xing did not make any move, just revealing a little bit of his nature as a top predator, it would be enough to arouse the survival instinct of these masters, making them all feel insecure and shocked.

Outside the Great Hall, Tian Xiang and Tian Jue stood side by side and could not help but sigh:
"This Master Xu is truly a genius."

When Tian Jue first asked the monks to prepare medicinal herbs, even the celestial phenomena found it incredible.

Although he had fought with Xu Xing before and witnessed his ten-foot-tall body that surpassed that of an ordinary man, he still couldn't imagine how Xu Xing had to train to be able to use such a large amount.

But now that he had seen it, Tian Xiang really admired his senior brother's foresight and vision, and was even more impressed by Xu Xing's inhuman physique.

Tian Jue didn't say anything, but just ordered:
"Given Master Xu's temper, I'm afraid he will soon lead people to the capital to fight Xuan Cheng to the death. I also need to go into seclusion first to stabilize my injuries."

Tian Xiang turned his head and asked hesitantly:

"Brother, you want to take action too?"

When Tian Xiang was practicing the "Vajra Subduing Demon Circle", he had received guidance from Tian Jue and naturally understood the essence of the "Six Paths of Reincarnation Array".

Therefore, he knew that although Tian Jue had broken free from his restraints, it would be impossible for him to rebuild the formation in a short period of time, let alone completely recover from his injuries.

But if he dragged his injured body to the capital, facing an unfathomable enemy like Xuan Cheng who knew Tian Jue inside and out, he would probably...

Tian Jue understood Tian Xiang's concerns, but still said calmly:

"You and I are both responsible for Xuan Cheng's matter, and we should make amends. Moreover, Sect Leader Xu has been very kind to me, and I must repay him for his kindness."

Tian Xiang thought about it and felt that with Xu Xing with him, nothing serious would happen, so he said:

“In this case, why not let Tiandou and Tianyuan lead a group of Xuan-generation monks down the mountain to accompany Senior Brother? This will also be regarded as a statement of our Shaolin’s attitude.”

Tian Jue nodded and agreed:

"Junior brother, this method is perfect, very good."

Tian Jue clearly understood the meaning of celestial phenomena.

Tian Xiang and Tian Jue have reached a consensus that after this series of events, Shaolin can no longer maintain its transcendent attitude as before.

Since it is inevitable to get involved in the affairs of the underworld, why not place a heavy bet on the most promising person?

It should be noted that Xuan Ci's recent act of exposing his own shortcomings has caused the entire Shaolin Temple to be in turmoil, and there are even undercurrents underneath.

In Tian Jue's view, this was a great opportunity to rectify the sect's traditions. He indeed eliminated the hidden men planted by King Zuo Wu in Shaolin with lightning speed, and also executed Xuan Ci by slow slicing in public to intimidate the entire temple.

However, this overly drastic move still caused a backlash.

Although many people dare not act rashly for the time being due to Tian Jue's cruel methods and San Tian's strength and seniority, there is no guarantee that they will not defect to King Zuo Wu in the future.

Therefore, in order to completely unite Shaolin from top to bottom, Tian Xiang, Xuan Ku and others need to make greater efforts.

If he wants to bridge the internal divisions and conflicts and return to the top of the martial arts world with a new attitude, the fastest way is to seek help from Xu Xing and others.

At the very least, both of them trusted the character of the leader of the Xiaoyao Sect and the reputation of the Shenhou Mansion.

Joining forces to go to the capital and attacking Prince Zuo Wu, Cai Jing and others is undoubtedly a great opportunity to deepen ties with them.

Moreover, they are all first-class traitors. If Shaolin can participate in such a big event, it can also clear some of the stigma.

While the two brothers Tianxiang and Tianjue were planning for the future of Shaolin, Qiao Feng was visiting his adoptive parents, Qiao Sanhuai and his wife, with his father Xiao Yuanshan.

Just as Xuan Shi said, although Xuan Ci took a step ahead and controlled Qiao Sanhuai and his wife, it was just a necessary insurance measure, so he did not make things difficult for the Qiao couple.

Whether out of guilt or some other reason, Xuan Ci even provided them with good food and drink, and those who were responsible for taking care of the Qiao couple were mostly Shaolin disciples who had old ties with Qiao Feng.

These people were old friends that Qiao Feng met when he was learning martial arts in Shaolin Temple. They shared similar interests with him.

In Xuanci's opinion, they are more trustworthy and the probability of being infiltrated by King Zuo Wu is lower.

Since these disciples could not leave the temple to help Qiao Feng due to the order of the abbot, it could be considered as a token of their gratitude for taking care of his parents.

After arriving here and seeing these old friends, Qiao Feng was quite moved. He greeted them one by one and exchanged a few words with them.

After knowing that this was Xuanci's special arrangement, Qiao Feng was stunned.

He suddenly recalled the time when he was learning martial arts in Shaolin Temple, and also recalled the major changes he had experienced in recent days, as well as Xuanci's death. He felt a strong sense that things and people had changed a lot.

Xiao Yuanshan noticed that these disciples all treated Qiao Feng with respect, and they had a deeper understanding of the reputation of him as the leader of the Beggars' Sect, and they were also proud of their son.

Although Xiao Yuanshan in this world also experienced the pain of losing his son for thirty years and was suppressed and imprisoned by Tian Jue, his thoughts were not as extreme as those in the original work.

It was because in the past thirty years, Tian Jue had urged him to practice martial arts day and night, and he would be knocked unconscious if he was not careful. He was also suppressed in the mind by the "Six Paths of Reincarnation", and his time of wakefulness was limited, so he had no room for wild thoughts.

Now that Xiao Yuanshan has escaped from his predicament and avenged his great hatred, and has reunited with Qiao Feng and his son, knowing that his son has now grown into a man of his own standing, he feels as if he has been reborn and reborn.

Even his perspective on the world became gentler, and the ordinary plants and trees seemed interesting in his eyes.

Therefore, during this meeting, Xiao Yuanshan did not make any extreme remarks or actions.

On the contrary, he treated the Qiao couple very humbly and politely, and even recognized Qiao Sanhuai as his sworn brother, and had a very pleasant conversation with him.

Xiao Yuanshan chatted with the Qiao couple for a whole day.

Although Qiao Sanhuai and his wife knew that Qiao Feng had an extraordinary background, they truly treated him as their own son.

Now that they saw that he had found his biological parents, the simple old couple were even happier and never tired of talking to Xiao Yuanshan about Qiao Feng's childhood stories.

Xiao Yuanshan also listened very attentively and laughed out loud from time to time. Although Qiao Feng was a little embarrassed, he still smiled and nodded slightly.

Ever since he learned of his Khitan identity, he had always felt a lingering fear in his heart, but seeing this scene, the last trace of uneasiness quietly faded away.

His gang members love him, his adoptive parents care about him, and his biological father supports him. In this case, what does it matter whether he is the Han Chinese Qiao Feng or the Khitan Chinese Xiao Feng?
The four of them chatted from early morning to dusk. During lunch, Qiao Sanhuai even cooked a few side dishes for his sworn brother and drank with him.

But the old man was old after all, and could not hold his liquor well. It was already his limit that he could hold on until now. After dinner, he fell on the table and snored loudly.

The old woman gave him a reproachful look, then looked at Xiao Yuanshan with an embarrassed look. Qiao Feng helped his adoptive mother to send Qiao Sanhuai to the room to rest.

Xiao Yuanshan looked at this scene, his eyes filled with both nostalgia and extremely suppressed pain.

Qiao Feng knew that his father must have remembered the time when the three of them were together in the family, so he took the initiative to say goodbye to Qiao's mother and left the courtyard with Xiao Yuanshan.

After walking a few steps outside, Xiao Yuanshan said sincerely:
"Feng'er, they taught you very well."

In the conversation just now, Xiao Yuanshan also discovered that although Qiao Sanhuai and his wife were not proficient in martial arts and did not have much knowledge, they were rare simple and upright people.

The fact that Qiao Feng could develop such an upright character was naturally inseparable from the teachings and actions of the two old men.

Thinking of his adoptive parents' care, Qiao Feng also smiled in agreement. However, he knew what kind of answer his father needed at this moment, so he imitated Xu Xing's usual speaking style and replied humorously:

"My father was also a good child."

When had Xiao Yuanshan heard Qiao Feng say such a witty remark before? He was stunned, then he raised his head again, looked up to the sky, patted Qiao Feng's shoulder hard, and laughed out loud.

Although the laughter is still heroic, it contains indescribable feelings.

If he hadn't been in front of his son, Xiao Yuanshan would have burst into tears at this moment.

After calming down through laughter, Xiao Yuanshan suddenly lowered his head, looked at Qiao Feng, and asked casually:
"Feng'er, do you want to be named Xiao or Qiao?"

Qiao Feng did not expect his father to ask this question. Although he was mentally prepared, he was still stunned.

He moved his lips a few times and was about to speak, but Xiao Yuanshan shook his head and waved his hand, saying:

"Since I have the answer, there is no need to change it. I am an incompetent father. I have not even fulfilled my duty of raising my child. How can I ask you to give in for me?
From now on, you will still be called Qiao Feng, but... after this matter is over, you must give birth to a son and change the surname to Xiao!"

Hearing the words about giving birth to a son, Qiao Feng was stunned and couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile.

He grew up in the Shaolin Temple, where he only focused on building up his strength and practicing martial arts. His friends were all monks who practiced martial arts together. The way these young people vented their excessive energy was to compete in martial arts. They knew nothing about matters between men and women.

After entering the Beggars' Sect and being entrusted with important tasks by the old leader Wang Jiantong, he devoted all his energy to this group of brothers and had no time to devote to love matters.

Therefore, although Qiao Feng is a well-known and brave man, he is still alone today.

Not only did he not have any female confidantes, but he had basically never spoken a few words to a girl since he was a child.

Therefore, when his own father suddenly urged him to get married, Qiao Feng felt helpless.

But he also understood that for Xiao Yuanshan, this was already a huge concession.

Qiao Feng could see clearly that the old man's eyes were full of struggle and confusion, so he did not refuse explicitly, but just nodded to show his agreement.

The father and son looked at each other in silence for a long time.

Xiao Yuanshan was thinking about his son's life, and thinking about what he had just seen and heard at Qiao Sanhuai's house. He couldn't help but be moved by the scene and associated it with himself. He sighed deeply and whispered:
"Feng'er, do you want to hear me talk about your mother?"

Naturally, Qiao Feng was quite curious about his biological mother, whom he had never met.

Previously, he was afraid that Xiao Yuanshan would be sad, so he held back and did not ask. But now that he saw his father's expression of being unable to control his emotions, of course he would not refuse.

The two walked to a place and sat under a big tree. Xiao Yuanshan had a sentimental look on his face and spoke slowly, his eyes revealing a tenderness that Qiao Feng had never seen before.

Qiao Feng then learned that his mother was also a Han Chinese from the Southern Dynasties. He also understood that his father was also a moderate who had been committed to the friendly relations between Liao and Song and was unwilling to start a war.

When the sun set in the west, the setting sun was golden and the afterglow was bright red, Xiao Yuanshan stopped telling the story. He felt a little bored and waved his hand without saying anything more.

He turned around and looked at Qiao Feng. His originally tall and strong figure seemed to have suddenly become much thinner. He sighed:
“If your mother knew that you have become a man who can stand tall and proud, she would be very pleased even in her grave.

If you have time in the future, come with me to Wuzhou and take a look at your mother’s home…” Upon hearing this, Qiao Feng’s eyes were already wet, and he nodded in silence.

Xiao Yuanshan looked at Qiao Feng like this, suddenly smiled, pressed his shoulders, and slowly stood up.

The old man's eyes had originally been quite gentle due to his memories of the past, but now illuminated by the blood-red setting sun, they were surprisingly fierce and frightening, revealing his brutality as the instructor of the Liao army.

"But before that, you and I, father and son, must first take revenge to comfort your mother's spirit in heaven!"

The word "revenge" was like a ball of fire, setting Xiao Yuanshan on fire. His long hair fluttered without wind, making him look furious.

Although Xuan Ci and Murong Bo are dead, for Xiao Yuanshan, this matter will never be over as long as the real culprit has not been brought to justice.

Revenge, revenge...

As Qiao Feng recited these two words, his eyes gradually turned green.

The reason why he managed to survive the thousands-mile escape and despite severe injuries was not only because of the life potential stimulated by the wolf mark, but also because of his indomitable will for revenge.

Qiao Feng knew that he survived not for himself, but for his brothers and fellow travelers who had shed blood and sacrificed their lives for him, and even gone through fire and water and died without a burial place.

Just for this matter, he would never let Prince Zuo Wu and Cai Jing go. What's more, he now knew that even his own mother died tragically at the hands of Prince Zuo Wu?

The two men with the same will for revenge looked at each other, and suddenly roared to the sky at the same time. The roar was vast and magnificent, shaking the valley and echoing far away, and the whole temple could hear it.

With a long roar, two golden columns of air shot straight up into the sky. The big tree behind the two men was uprooted by the aftermath of the energy and shattered into thousands of wood chips that scattered around like rain.

Before the long whistle ended, another person said loudly:

"Okay, since Brother Qiao and Mr. Xiao have this intention, let's go to the capital now and make Prince Zuo Wu and Cai Jing pay the price for their actions!"

As they were talking, Xu Xing, who had just come out of seclusion, had already led Tie Shou and a group of other well-trained masters who were in perfect spirits and full of energy to the front of Qiao Feng and the other man.

Looking at the high spirits of the father and son, Xu Xing nodded in satisfaction, waved his hand, and flicked his long sleeves:
"Without further delay, you two, shall we go to the capital now?"

Qiao Feng and Xiao Yuanshan looked at each other and said in unison:
"it is good!"

When their group just reached the collapsed mountain gate, Tian Jue was already leading the three great monks of the Tian generation, the new abbot Xuan Ku, and thirteen monks of the Xuan generation with profound merits, who were standing there waiting.

Seeing Xu Xing coming, Tian Jue got straight to the point:

"The incident of Xuan Cheng was originally caused by us. In order to remedy this disaster, I am willing to bring my two junior brothers and thirteen nephews with Master Xu to the capital to do my best."

Xu Xing was a little stunned.

I'm afraid no one in the world knows better than him how serious Tianjue's injuries are, but the old monk insists on fighting. Why does he do that?

However, Xu Xing looked at the determined expressions on the monks' faces and the collapsed mountain gate behind them, and in the end he did not say anything to dissuade them, but just smiled.

He turned his head, looked at the sky, and said sincerely:

"Shaolin has people like Brother Tianjue, Master Tianxiang, and Abbot Xuanku. It should be able to prosper for another 500 years."

Even Xu Xing had not expected that this trip to Shaolin would be so smooth.

Because he had once gone alone to Southern Shaolin in the Ming world and committed a massacre there, he had a preconceived prejudice against the Shaolin Temple in this world.

Even according to the original novel of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", with an abbot like Xuanci who is only concerned with fame and reputation, it is difficult for Xu Xing to have a good impression of Shaolin.

What's more, he also knew that King Zuo Wu had a close relationship with Shaolin, so he naturally subconsciously regarded this place as a place where good and bad people mixed together, and even a place where filth and dirt were hidden.

Therefore, in fact, before going up the mountain, Xu Xing had already prepared for a tough battle, to kick down the gate of Shaolin Temple, and simply demolish the Main Hall, so as to completely eliminate this holy place of martial arts from the world.

But Xu Xing did not expect that there were such sensible people as Tianxiang and Xuanku in Shaolin Temple.

Even the crazy Tian Jue, after regaining his sanity, was full of heroic spirit. Rather than a high-level monk, he was more like a hero and overlord in the world.

Of course, compared to calm and collected leadership talents like Tianxiang and Xuanku, it is Tianjue's temperament that is more compatible with Xu Xing.

Thanks to the presence of these three people, Xu Xing and his group achieved their goal without any casualties, making Qiao Feng's life story known to the world and making Xuan Ci, a sinful man, pay the price he deserves.

Moreover, they exceeded their goal. Not only did they rescue Xiao Yuanshan, a top master who was as good as Zhang Sanba and close to Wu Xingyun, but they also received great help from Tianjue and Shaolin Temple.

Thinking of these things, Xu Xing looked at the tower forest that had completely turned into ruins, then turned to look at Tian Jue and smiled:

"Brother Dao, when you and I come again next time, I believe Shaolin will be completely renewed and full of vitality."

In response to this, Tian Jue smiled confidently and said proudly:
"That's natural!"

The two men smiled at each other and said no more. Instead, they waved to Tian Xiang and Xuan Ku who had come to see them off, and then headed towards the capital with their respective men.

The setting sun was as red as blood, and the western sky was full of lingering beauty, bringing the last afterglow to Shaolin and coating the entire Songshan Mountain with a layer of light gold foil, as if the Buddha's body was covered with gold lacquer.

But everyone knows that this last afterglow will eventually fade away, the golden paint on the Buddha's body will fade, the unchanging sun will rise again the next day, and Shaolin, which has lost its glory, will also be reborn.

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Since Xu Xing was accompanied by top masters and their movement was extremely fast, and Tian Jue was too decisive in his actions, the news that he had destroyed the "Vajra Demon Subduing Circle" and the "Six Paths of Reincarnation Formation" head-on and conquered the entire Shaolin Temple was not spread out and known to the world.

However, the terrifying fighting power he had displayed while rescuing Qiao Feng was enough to shock the world.

With one move, he defeated the "King of Capture" and "God of Capture" in vain, and successively killed peerless masters such as Qing Meizhu, Jiuyou Shenjun, and Li Qiushui, and also killed a group of top masters in the martial arts world...

In fact, for ordinary people in the martial arts world, if they could kill one of the long-established top-notch masters like Mr. Lei of Liufenbantang, Mr. Di, Bai Choufei, Lao Busi, and the middleman, they would become famous and become the guest of honor of powerful people like Cai Jing.

But who could have imagined that one day, such a strong man would not even be worthy of having his name appear in the battle report, and could only be passed over in great humiliation, without even the qualification to become a footnote in the legend.

Moreover, it is said that some people saw the leader of the Xiaoyao Sect bringing a beautiful woman who looked like the Tianshan Tonglao, swaggering through the city and showing off his power.

In the eyes of a truly powerful person, capturing a peerless powerful person like "Tien Shan Tong Lao" alive is even more valuable than killing the three "Childhood Plum and Bamboo" friends.

After all, everyone in the world has heard of the arrogance of "Tien Shan Tong Lao". People like her would rather die in glory than live in disgrace.

But in the end, he still fell into the hands of "Xu Wufa", unable to live or die.

This only means one thing:

——With the power of Tianshan Tonglao, she couldn’t even commit suicide in front of “Xu Wufa”!
Previously, Xu Xing brazenly rushed to Chaotian Villa and killed the "Terrible General" Ling Luoshi in public, which proved that he was qualified to stand at the top of the martial arts world and be admired by martial artists all over the world, becoming a peerless master.

But there are such strong men and masters in the world, such as Zhuge Zhengwo, Qiliang Wang, Jiaotian Wang and so on.

Therefore, although people all over the world were shocked, they could only marvel at the amazing fighting power of this young sect leader and the strength of the Xiaoyao Sect's martial arts.

Many people also believe that Ling Luoshi died at the hands of Xu Xing due to the natural defects of the "Four Doors Screen Technique".

But this time, Xu Xing used this terrifying record of kills and captures to thoroughly prove his strength, which can no longer be described simply by the word "peerless".

In the hearts of people all over the world, Xu Xing has replaced Zhuge Zhengwo and become the contemporary "world's number one combat expert."

There are even many people who believe that the head of the Xiaoyao Sect has reached the highest realm that belongs exclusively to the four strongest masters, and has become a true pinnacle of martial arts.

When he heard about Xu Xing's battle achievements, King Zuo Wu, who had just come out of seclusion, was admiring the flowers in his own courtyard.

Although it is late autumn now, the flowers in his courtyard are still blooming, even in full bloom.

The aroma was strong and fragrant. King Zuo Wu, dressed in a plain white robe, was surrounded by it. He was like a handsome young man who was lingering among the flowers and was completely intoxicated by them. He did not have the power of a king at all.

After listening to Chu Xiangyu's report, Zhao Lie said with emotion:
“In fact, when Ling Luoshi was collecting crystal stones, I knew that his ‘Four Doors Screen Technique’ had already reached the peak of the ‘fourth door’. His combat power was even stronger than people imagined, catching up with Zhuge Xiaohua.

Therefore, after he was defeated, I personally went to Lingjiu Peak of Tianshan Mountain in the identity of "Zhang Yiman" to help Li Qiushui to invite Wu Xingyun to deal with the leader of the Xiaoyao Sect.

However, they did not expect that such careful preparations were still not enough. Even with the joint efforts of Li Qiushui and Wu Xingyun, together with the addition of Cai Jing's subordinates Jiuyou Shenjun and Qingmeizhu, they were unable to do anything to this man.

From this perspective, his skills are probably not worse than mine."

Zhao Lie shook his head and sighed:
“I had seen this man from a distance before in the Divine Marquis’ Mansion. Although he was somewhat strange at that time, I did not take him seriously.

Who could have thought that he would have made such progress in such a short period of time? Could the Xiaoyao Sect's magical skills really have such miraculous effects?
As expected, man proposes, God disposes. Zhuge Xiaohua, how could you be so worthy of such a person's help? "

Although Zhao Lie spoke with emotion, his expression did not change at all. Instead, he showed confidence, as if he was 100% sure that he could deal with this powerful enemy he had never met.

Chu Xiangyu paused and said:

“After fighting so many battles in such a short period of time, even if this person could win, he would be exhausted.

Qiao Feng is exhausted from the long battle and it is difficult for him to interfere with the overall situation in a short period of time."

Zhao Lie did not comment on this, but just waved his hand and said:

"The matter of Qiao Feng was just an idle move. Being able to test this person's background, it can't be considered a complete failure.

No matter what decision he makes next, I have to do my own thing first, and it’s time to start the arrangements at the Divine Marquis Mansion.”

Chu Xiangyu nodded and continued to report:
“Since the Qiao Feng incident broke out, it has indeed been as the prince expected. Most of the masters from the Divine Marquisate and the Six Gates who belong to Zhuge’s faction have all rushed to various parts of the country to try to rescue Qiao Feng and alleviate the difficulties of the Beggars’ Sect.

Cai Jing also seized the opportunity and mobilized the 'Seven Sword Gods' to come to Beijing, cooperating with Yuan Shisanxian, 'Jiao Tianwang', Mi Cangqiong and Wanren Di to plan eight assassinations on the Shenhou Mansion.

Although Zhuge Zhengwo took them one by one, it was still quite difficult to cope with them. The two remaining masters of the Shenhou Mansion were seriously injured, Shu Wuxi was seriously injured, and his brother Shu Lancan was unconscious.

Now it seems that Zhuge Zheng and I...really have no backup plan?"

At this point, Chu Xiangyu frowned, his tone hesitant and somewhat unbelievable.

Chu Xiangyu was also Zhuge Zhengwo's arch-enemy. He had a deep understanding of this current Taifu and knew his cautious nature. He would never believe that he had not prepared a backup plan for Cai Jing.

But he also knew that with Zhuge Zhengwo's temperament, he would rather get hurt himself than see his fellows suffer, let alone close friends like Shu Wuxi and Ge Shu Lancan?

Zhao Lie was not very excited when he heard this news which should have been exciting. He just sighed:
"This Zhuge Xiaohua played the empty city stratagem very well and fooled us again.

In fact, after the incident with Fu Zongshu, the reason why he took such a fierce attitude was not because he wanted to have a formal battle with Cai Jing, but because he wanted to use his body as a raft to buy time for his disciples, especially Xu Tafa.

I had thought about this, but I was still unwilling to believe it. With Zhuge Xiaohua's confidence, how could he place all his bets on a younger disciple?
Who could have expected that this man, who had been cautious all his life, would have such courage at the last moment to put all his chips on a young man whom he had just known for a month?

But now it seems that he has indeed won the bet. This Xu Tafa is worthy of his expectations and efforts."

At this point, Zhao Lie chuckled, his eyes suddenly turned cold, and his tone was filled with murderous intent.

"However, even if he wins the bet, he should pay the price for it."

Before he finished speaking, all the flowers blooming in the courtyard began to wither one by one.

It would be better to say it is "fading" rather than "withering". The originally bright colors gradually faded away and turned into black and white, as if all the vitality had been sucked away by Zhao Lie, leaving only an empty shell.

Zhao Lie turned around, his white robe fluttering in the wind, appearing even more dazzling in this black and white world, like a holy and pure flame, burning quietly.

He flicked his sleeves and all the dead branches in the yard turned into ashes.

Again, under the night sky, deep in the palace, five completely different lights suddenly lit up. There was a loud bang, and the entire huge palace was shaken. A house immediately exploded and shattered into countless tiles, wood, bricks and stones.

Five glittering weapons appeared in the wreckage, leaping like dragons, drawing five long streaks of rainbow light in the air, hovering beside Zhao Lie, trembling and trembling like living things.

It was a golden mace, a coiled dragon stick, a golden whip, a purple gold hammer, and finally a wooden dragon head cane.

The appearance of this crutch is very simple, just like a pure gnarled branch, but the long dragon clinging to it is lifelike, as if as soon as it opens its eyes, it will break away from the crutch, fly up to the sky, control the clouds and rain, and turn the rivers and seas upside down.

This dragon-headed cane is none other than the "Nine-Dragon Guardian Staff", which was the first of the five great national defense weapons of the Song Dynasty.

Ever since the incident of Bao Longtu, several princes holding the national defense weapons and the Yang family of Tianbo Mansion have been suspected by the emperor.

After Lady She, the pillar of the family, passed away, the Yang family of Tianbo Mansion, which was without a top master, was the first to be liquidated. Not only did the family martial arts become lost, but even the imperial weapon was completely destroyed.

Fortunately, the orphan of the Yang family finally turned to the Eight Sages’ Palace for help, and passed on the remains of the magic weapon and the "Tianmen Magic Skills" that he had risked his life to the prince of that time.

However, the Eighth Wise King of that generation knew that the only reason he was able to survive was because he was a disciple of a royal family. But if he did anything wrong, he would be doomed to death.

Therefore, he dared not practice this magical skill, nor did he dare to announce it to the outside world. He just buried the secret book of "Tianmen Magic Skill" and the remaining dragon head crutch under the palace.

Even his descendants did not know this secret until Zhao Lie mastered martial arts and secretly returned to the palace, and only then did they accidentally discover this secret book and the remaining magic weapon.

Later, the "Tianmen Divine Art" that Fu Zongshu learned also came from Zhao Lie's teachings.

Zhao Lie originally wanted to use Prime Minister Fu as a hidden chess piece, but he never thought that he would be so useless and died at the hands of Xu Xing.

He had read records about the five magical weapons that protected the country in the Shaolin Temple's Sutra Library. He knew that these five magical weapons were not ordinary objects, but came from a mysterious place called "Eternal Spring Valley" and possessed extraordinary powers.

Moreover, the five magical weapons are mutually responsive. Once a master holds one of them, he can sense the existence of the other magical weapons.

Therefore, Zhao Lie secretly trained people in the remaining days, collected the remains of the five magic weapons, and explored the secrets of the "Eternal Spring Valley".

Although this place was destroyed by the battle between four powerful men, Zhao Lie still found some strange substances from the wreckage, and found the Dragon-Subduing Wood that had helped the Song Army break through the Tianmen Formation in the past, and finally repaired the five magical weapons.

The reason why he had been patient until now and only took real action was precisely in order to gain full control of these five magical weapons and to fully unleash their power.

Now, with the five national defense weapons in hand, Zhao Lie is confident that he can face all powerful enemies. Even his master who has been facing the wall in Shaolin Temple for many years, he is confident that he can defeat him, or even kill him.

In that case, what are you waiting for?

Zhao Lie rolled up his long sleeves, put the five magic weapons into his sleeves, strode forward, and said calmly:
"Let's go. Let Tang Shiwu and King Sadness take their things. Let's go together to see this Zhuge Shenhou off for the last time."

(End of this chapter)