Infinite Fighting

Chapter 30 Heading to Kyoto
On September 30th, Zhang Ji, Li Long, Yan Ruifeng and others boarded a plane to Kyoto, the capital of Dongji Kingdom.

Also traveling with them were some core disciples and inner disciples of the Five Forms Sect.

In addition, Shen Han and Gu Shuangshuang, two true disciples, also came.

This martial arts event is held every three years, and almost all the sects with formal inheritance that still exist today will participate.

In less than half a day, they arrived at the headquarters of the Martial Arts Association in Yongan, Kyoto.

It covers a very large area and has extremely luxurious buildings.

The current president of the Wushu Association is the leader of the Northern Dao Sect, named Ma Rui, also known as Shaosi.

Usually people call him Taoist Shaosi.

When Yan Ruifeng arrived, Ma Rui personally came to greet him.

Ma Rui was wearing a purple Taoist robe, which represented the highest status of a Taoist sect. He held a whisk in his right hand, his long, slightly gray hair was tied into a bun, and he wore a green jade lotus crown. Although he was eighty-nine years old, he did not look old. Instead, he looked to be in his early fifties at most.

This shows how powerful Dao Zong's health-preserving skills are.

After Yan Ruifeng met him, they bowed to each other.

Ma Rui used the etiquette of their Taoist sect, while Yan Ruifeng pinched a dragon shape and placed it on his forehead.

This is the highest etiquette within the Wuxing Gate.

In the martial arts world today, there are probably no more than three fingers of people who deserve the kind of courtesy that Yan Ruifeng shows.

"Master Shaosi, it's been a while since we last met. I didn't expect you to be so energetic. I'm afraid you have turned into a land immortal." Yan Ruifeng said politely.

"Hahaha, Brother Yan, you're joking. For my old bones, it's a blessing to live over a hundred years old. How dare I seek a breakthrough without overestimating my own abilities? Brother Yan has taught a good disciple. Little Li's three treasures of essence, energy and spirit have something in common. It is not impossible for him to become a god on earth when the three flowers gather at the top of his head one day!" Ma Rui replied with a smile.

Li Long bowed slightly as a response.

Although they are both at the Grandmaster level, he is a junior after all and needs to be low-key.

After a few pleasantries, everyone was invited into the association and accommodated.

The official competition will be on October 1st.

However, the disciples from various sects participating in the competition have already arrived.

Most of the sects that are eligible to participate in the competition have their travel and accommodation expenses reimbursed directly by the Wushu Association.

You can even live directly in the association.

It's quite humane.

Inside the room, Zhang Ji completed a practice of "Iron Shirt".

Then he applied a body-repairing ointment.

Just when I was halfway through painting, there was a knock on the door.

After Zhang Ji confirmed who was coming, he opened the door directly.

Shen Han appeared at the door.

"Why does it smell like medicine? Are you practicing martial arts?" Shen Han asked in surprise.

"When you have time, just practice some martial arts." Zhang Ji nodded.

Then he continued to apply the medicine on his own.

"The horizontal training martial arts of your Vajra Sect? Is it the 'Vajra Indestructible Body Divine Art'?" Shen Han asked, "I heard that it is a martial art that can be cultivated into a land immortal!"

"No." Zhang Ji shook his head.

"That's right. The Vajra Sect has lost its inheritance. But speaking of it, our Five Forms Sect also has martial arts that can be cultivated into land immortals. With your aptitude, you may have a chance to master it." Shen Han said.

"There is also the Five-Shaped Gate?" Zhang Ji was stunned.

Land Immortal is a name given to B-level fighters in the ancient Dongji Kingdom.

With the strength of a B-class fighter, in that kind of ancient environment, it would not be an exaggeration to call him a land immortal.

In modern society, they are all absolutely strong men who can challenge ordinary armies. In ancient times, they are one man against an entire country.

The skills that can reach this level are blue (excellent) grade skills.

But Zhang Ji had never heard of anything related from Li Long.

"Big Brother didn't tell you? Maybe he was afraid that you would be too ambitious." Shen Han explained, "But it's actually not a secret. If you practice all five grandmaster boxing techniques of our Five Forms Sect to perfection, and then comprehend the unity of the five forms, and integrate all five boxing techniques into one, you can enter the realm of land immortals."

"Is it possible?" Zhang Ji asked in surprise.

He really didn't expect that the upper limit of the Five-Shaped Gate was so high, and he could actually reach Level B in this way.

"But we haven't had any people from the land of immortals for hundreds of years." Shen Han said with emotion: "I don't know if the eldest brother can do it."

"Master, have you mastered all five styles of boxing?" Zhang Ji asked.

"How is that possible? Senior brother has only mastered the Dragon Shape Fist. However, the five martial arts complement each other. If one becomes a master in one, the others can be practiced quickly. Senior brother is also very talented, so he will surely master them all quickly." Shen Han said.

Zhang Ji nodded slightly after hearing this.

If Li Long can master all five styles of boxing at this age, it would be truly incredible.

That's not just a matter of talent, it also requires additional adventures. "Let's go out for a walk, a lot of people came today, many of them are warming up for the ring!" Shen Han suggested after seeing Zhang Ji finish applying the medicine.

Zhang Ji agreed, and then the two of them went out to the association's competition venue.

This place is very spacious and can accommodate tens of thousands of people. There are four large display screens at the top.

Normally, the Wushu Association also holds many competitions, both amateur and professional, and even develops live broadcast business.

This martial arts conference will also be broadcast live, and selling tickets alone will be enough to make money.

Otherwise, do you really think that the Wushu Association holds competitions at its own expense just to promote Wushu exchanges?

If you look deeper, you will find that there are many businesses behind it.

There were many disciples wearing costumes of various sects in the competition venue.

Some young people exchanged a few words, bowed to each other, and then went to the ring to fight.

But I just stop at the right point and never go overboard.

The official martial arts competition is tomorrow. It would be really stupid to expose your true identity today.

As they walked, Shen Han also introduced to Zhang Ji the martial arts sects that were participating in the competition.

"Those guys in short coats practice Tongbiquan, which has a very strong explosive power. When they are trained to perfection, a whip punch can easily break a tree as thick as a thigh. This side practices Danjiao, which has declined in recent years and is only a little famous in Sijiang. The Iron Fist Sect, currently the strongest in the sect is only a professional sixth-dan. The Green Lion Sect was founded by the lion-dancing people in the martial arts world, but it has developed quite well. The one lying on the ground practices Earthworm Fist, a type of lying fist. If you fight with them, try to use your legs as little as possible. The one who stretched out his hand to be chopped by a knife is the same as you, also practicing horizontal martial arts. It seems that he is a member of Yiqi Sect. Their "Hunyuan Yiqigong" is both internal and external, nourishing the body with primordial qi. It is slower than other horizontal martial arts, but has fewer side effects and can reduce the use of drugs. In short, there are cheap ways to practice."

Shen Han is considered to be well-informed and seems to be very familiar with all the martial arts schools.

The main reason is that this is not Shen Han’s first time to participate in a martial arts competition.

He attended the previous two competitions and achieved good results.

"Why don't they feel that strong?" Zhang Ji suddenly asked.

He looked at a few people who were taking action and felt that the strength of their moves was not even as strong as those of the inner disciples in the sect.

If this is the case, then wouldn't this martial arts competition be even inferior to their inner sect monthly competition's baby cup?
"There's nothing we can do. Times are changing, and fewer people are practicing martial arts. The martial arts community can only lower its standards now. Any small sect that can make it into the mainstream and have professional fighters can now apply to participate in the martial arts conference." Shen Han said.

Zhang Ji nodded slightly to show that he understood.

No wonder even amateur fighters on TV can pretend to be masters.

It turns out that it’s because there are fewer experts and they don’t play professionally anymore.

"But you should not take it lightly. There are several big sects that are not inferior to ours, such as the Southern and Northern Dao Sects. In today's martial arts world, they are the absolute leaders, especially the Northern Dao Sect. There are even rumors that they have hidden land immortals. Then there is the Lishan Sect. Their strength is not weak either. The few true disciples are absolutely first-rate. The Qiyue League and Minghu Sect are also very strong. In addition, the Xianshan Sect now recruits true disciples in a very different way from before. They don't do any character tests or anything like that, and they teach quick-learning martial arts that overdraw potential. There are many masters in the sect who have reached the peak of the second-rate or even the first-rate level."

When talking about Xianshan Sect, Shen Han couldn't help but speak in a heavier tone.

The feud between the two factions has been going on for a long time, and it has already been half-open to the public to cause trouble.

Now it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a life-and-death battle.

As long as one side has an absolute advantage, it will never let the other side go.

Zhang Ji didn't care about what Shen Han said about the faults of Xianshan Sect.

All forces will do this to some extent in discrediting their opponents.

Xianshan Sect is now able to gain a slight advantage. From a certain perspective, their way of operation must have its merits, and it can even be said to be more in line with the current era.

If the Wuxing Sect does not seek to adapt and does not produce a groundbreaking strongman, and simply relies on smearing, it will sooner or later be swept into the dustbin of history.

However, Zhang Ji didn't think too much about these issues. He remembered something.

He really had an impression of the Southern and Northern Dao sects.

In fact, in the version he played, there was only one Dao Zong in the Dongji Kingdom.

However, there is information about the Northern and Southern Dao Sects within Dao Sect.

It is said that Daoism was initially split into the Southern and Northern Daoism, and then merged.

The two sects each have a sect-level fighting skill, both of which are blue (excellent) level.

The Northern Dao Sect possessed the "Nine Yin Divine Art" and the Southern Dao Sect possessed the "Nine Yang True Art".

These two things were later combined into one by a librarian named Yang Zixiu in Dao Zong, and evolved into a purple (epic) level martial arts skill called "Tai Qing Zhen Jing".

This martial art is known as the strongest epic skill of the [Yuanqi School] and is extremely comprehensive.

Zhang Ji even practiced with a trumpet, and it can only be said that he was indeed very tough.

Thinking about it now makes him a little excited.

But that's all after the fourth version.

All in all, it should be more than ten or twenty years.

Zhang Ji felt that instead of waiting for the two sects to merge, it would be better for him to find a way to obtain these two martial arts and then combine them into one.

Just as he was thinking about it, Shen Han suddenly patted Zhang Ji on the shoulder.

Zhang Ji turned his head and saw two people wearing Xianshan Sect uniforms walking towards him.

It's obvious from the look of him that he's here to cause trouble.

(End of this chapter)