Quickly conquer the martial arts world, and let your fists dominate the heavens!

Chapter 215 is unprecedented and will likely never be repeated.
Chen Zhan led Ma Yingtu inside, and roughly guessed his purpose.

"Brother Yingtu, did you come here to make connections?" Chen Zhan asked directly.

Ma Yingtu's eyes lit up, and he found Chen Zhan, the leader of the martial arts alliance, to be quite interesting.

"The Alliance Leader is right. I also relied on my elder brother's connections to shamelessly act as a peacemaker, connecting people and resolving grievances."

"Acting as a go-between is no problem, but there's no need to resolve past grievances, is there?" Chen Zhan said with a smile.

“Hmm,” Ma Yingtu’s expression changed.

They had arrived in the capital long ago, but they didn't show themselves because they were investigating Chen Zhan's murder.

Both men have official backgrounds. The director of the Central Martial Arts Academy is Zhang Zhijiang, and the deputy director is Li Jinglin. Both of them have extremely powerful connections.

Therefore, it was not difficult for Wang Ziping to come to Beijing and try to find out some real inside information.

The two people who died in the Chaquan School were his junior disciples according to seniority, and the person arrested by the police was his grand-disciple.

As he investigated, Wang Ziping's complexion grew increasingly worse.

The two curators had been cooperating with the Yellow Lotus Sect for a year, and countless gold and silver treasures were found in their homes. Even the women in their families were smoking opium. The evidence was overwhelming.

Wang Ziping had no face to seek revenge against Chen Zhan.

He prided himself on living a life of integrity, helping the poor and needy, and using his medical skills to save lives without ever accepting money.

His own nephews and nieces were selling opium and were beaten to death.

Wang Ziping was born in 1881 and was a doctor. He was very aware of the dangers of opium and was shocked that his own descendant dared to touch such a thing.

If he didn't die, he would kill him with his own hands.

After finding out the truth, Wang Ziping and Ma Yingtu stayed in the capital. After thinking for a long time, they decided not to leave immediately but to meet with Chen Zhan.

But Ma Yingtu suggested that he go and take a look first.

If Wang Ziping were to show up during the challenge, everyone would understand what that meant. Yanzhao Chaquan is one of the thirteen martial arts schools in the capital, and everyone knows that he is Wang Ziping's nephew.

The moment he appeared, everyone, including Chen Zhan, knew that a fight was about to break out.

Wang Ziping is not afraid of fighting, but their statuses are different now. Both of them hold important positions. He is the section chief of the Central Martial Arts Academy, and Chen Zhan is the leader of the martial arts alliance. Both of them happen to be recognized by the National Government.

Wang Ziping was unaware that Chen Zhan didn't care about the National Government at all.

He does care.

Following Ma Yingtu's suggestion, he quietly arrived near the Chinese Alliance that same day and happened to witness Chen Zhan deposing Xue Dian.

I was immediately alarmed.

It wasn't just Chen Zhan's martial arts skills, but also his ruthlessness. They had all been in the Chinese Martial Arts Association and knew that Chen Zhan and Xue Dian were, in fact, brothers from the same sect.

That was ruthless.
Ma Yingtu remained silent for a few more days before coming to find Chen Zhan. On the one hand, he wanted to make peace and resolve their grievances; on the other hand, both he and Wang Ziping wanted to get to know Chen Zhan.

But Ma Yingtu didn't expect Chen Zhan to be so disrespectful.

He wanted to resolve the feud, but Chen Zhan refused outright.

But the next moment, Chen Zhan smiled and said, "I have no grudge against Mr. Wang, do I?"

Ma Yingtu burst into laughter, "What the alliance leader says is true. We'll handle this as a matter of business, there's no grudge involved."

He was a smart man and understood Chen Zhan's meaning.

Murder is an official matter. The Huanglian Sect and the Yanzhao Chaquan Sect committed capital crimes, which are indeed under the jurisdiction of the martial arts world. Chen Zhan did not do anything wrong and it did not involve personal grudges.

As Chen Zhan was talking to Ma Yingtu, Han Muxia happened to walk over. She exchanged a glance with Ma Yingtu, and the two recognized each other.

Most of the top martial arts masters in the Tianjin-Beijing area knew each other, thanks to Li Cunyi.

It brought together almost all the top martial arts masters from the north.

"Senior Brother Han? You're here too? What a coincidence." Han Muxia was more than ten years older than Ma Yingtu, but they were of the same generation, a common occurrence in the martial arts world.

"Hey, Brother Yingtu, aren't you in Nanjing?"

Ma Yingtu quickly offered an explanation.

Chen Zhan smiled and said, "Why don't we go together to see Mr. Wang?"

Han Muxia was not much older than Wang Ziping. The two were old acquaintances from the Martial Arts Association and had even fought against strongmen from various countries in the capital.

"That would be great, let's go from the back."

Ma Yingtu immediately led the way, and the three of them came out from behind the Chinese Alliance and headed south. In just ten minutes, they arrived near the Temple of Heaven Park.

Turn into the alley.

This place is a hidden paradise, suddenly open and bright.

The small, low-lying houses have a large courtyard that is several hundred meters square.

Once inside, the most obvious thing Chen Zhan saw was a large hole in the courtyard, extending into which the interior was obscured.

Ma Yingtu said, "This place was left by Mr. Li Cunyi. After the Eight-Nation Alliance bombed Beijing, the samurai would station themselves in the capital. All the strongholds had to dig tunnels to protect themselves from artillery fire."

Han Muxia knew this, but Chen Zhan was hearing about it for the first time. Such a small detail was not even recorded in historical books.

As soon as I entered, someone came out to greet me.

He wasn't very tall, a bit shorter than Chen Zhan, but he was broad-shouldered and thick-waisted, with deeply muscular, extremely strong muscles.

He had a full, black beard that covered his cheeks and chin.

Chen Zhan saw a photo of Wang Ziping in his later years; he was over eighty years old at the time, with a completely white beard.

However, he also had a full beard.

When Chen Zhan saw the other person walk out with a powerful stride, his gaze faltered slightly, and he stopped in his tracks.

Wang Ziping is now 49 years old. Considering that he lived to be over 90, he is not even halfway through his life.

Therefore, both his physical fitness and martial arts skills are at their peak at this moment.

At a glance, Chen Zhan understood why he dared to challenge Sun Lutang and why he could lead a sect and be on par with Sun Lutang.

Mr. Wang!
From the outside in, the body and spirit transform, and the elixir is attained!

Moreover, unlike the Dan-forming masters he had seen before, this was the first time Chen Zhan had ever seen a Dan-forming master who followed the external path!

External martial arts are easy to learn but difficult to master, and even more difficult to develop internal strength, let alone achieve the state of "embracing the elixir."

The middle-aged man from the Golden Bell Sect suffered from hidden injuries that were difficult to heal, making it extremely difficult for him to develop internal strength.

Wang Ziping has actually reached the elixir stage!

Chen Zhan had never heard of anyone in history reaching such a level in external martial arts; no wonder he lived to be over ninety.
When Wang Ziping got closer, he spoke to Han Muxia first: "Jade-faced Tiger, hahaha, you're here too, it's been a long time!" 'Jade-faced Tiger' is Han Muxia's nickname because he has a righteous look and is still very handsome even at fifty years old.

Han Muxia laughed heartily and said, "Brother Ziping, it's been many years since we last met. Your martial arts have improved even further."

"Sigh, after five years of hard work, I finally broke through that barrier, but it was all by chance."

"We'll talk about it later; we can't neglect Alliance Leader Chen."

Wang Ziping walked over and bowed to Chen Zhan with clasped hands. For some reason, he actually performed a "lower-hand salute".

There are many different kinds of fist-and-palm salutes in the martial arts world.

Holding the right hand with the left is an auspicious gesture. The left hand represents "civil" and signifies respect and peace, while the right hand represents "martial" and signifies strength and skill.

The left hand wrapping around the right hand symbolizes the use of civil means to govern the military, the use of force to stop war, and expresses respect for the opponent.

At this moment, Wang Ziping was doing the same thing, but the difference was that he deliberately lowered the height of his fists, making them 'two fists' lower than Chen Zhan's.

Chen Zhan quickly said, "Mr. Wang, there's no need for that. According to seniority, you are a generation older than me and should be treated as an equal to Uncle Cunyi."

“I am not an artificial person. Even if you are the leader of the martial arts alliance, there is nothing I can associate with. The reason I am doing this is because I admire your actions.”

"Putting everything else aside, you've killed more Japanese devils than I've killed in my entire life, and more than everyone in the martial arts world combined. This achievement deserves all the praise you could ever give."

"Besides, he also helped me get rid of the scum in my sect."

Wang Ziping spoke without any attempt to conceal his emotions; his voice was loud and clear.

In other words, the yard is big enough.

Otherwise, with his loud voice, the neighbors would have come out to see what was going on.

Chen Zhan was not surprised. He knew that Wang Ziping and Ma Yingtu had connections with higher-ups and knew much more than ordinary martial arts people.

"I see. But this is our duty. The original purpose of our Chinese Martial Arts Association was only one: to strengthen the nation and the race, and to exterminate foreigners and save the country."

"No one else is doing it now. If Chen does it, it can be considered as following his heart, not as merit."

"Hahaha, that's right, well said!"

“I have always felt that the National Government is weak, but now the National Government has done the right thing by appointing you as the leader of the martial arts alliance!”

Ma Yingtu looked around in the courtyard when Wang Ziping loudly declared that the Nationalist government was weak, especially in the capital.
"Let's go inside and talk, let's go inside and talk."

The group entered the house together. The house was filled with old objects that had been stored away for many years and had been cleaned out in the past few days.

The two didn't come alone; they naturally brought their young apprentice with them.

Upon entering the hall, they politely defered to each other. Wang Ziping said, "Mr. Chen is the leader of the martial arts alliance, so he should naturally sit at the head of the table."

Chen Zhan smiled and said, "When guests are guests, they should follow the host's lead. Besides, Mr. Wang is of a higher generation, so it is only reasonable for him to take the host's seat."

After exchanging a few polite words, neither side wanted to sit down, and the head seat was left vacant.

Two apprentices served tea and then left, leaving only the four of them.

"Mr. Wang, are you not going to pursue the matter of Chaquan Sect?" Chen Zhan asked, taking a sip of tea.

"Alas, this matter should be discussed openly. I did come to the capital for this very reason, but after my investigation, I feel that Alliance Leader Chen did a good job, even more so. The Alliance Leader only punished the ringleaders, while the rest of the people went to the police station, served a few years in prison, and then came out. They really deserve to die."

Wang Ziping had already lost his temper during the investigation. His identity was not ordinary; he was one of the top masters in the world, and he was also a close friend of Shi Chengzhi and Li Jinglin.

The high-ranking officials of the National Government in the capital must be careful.

Even now, when the topic is brought up again, he still can't hide his anger. Wang Ziping is not the kind of person who is harsh on his disciples; on the contrary, he cares for them very much.

But the Chaquan School already had thirteen martial arts schools, placing it among the upper echelons of the martial arts world. Their lives were far better than when the Qing Dynasty was in power. They could tolerate their disciples lacking skill, but their involvement in the opium trade was unacceptable.
It's not a pity to die!

“Mr. Wang is a reasonable man. Although the world is better now than at the end of the Qing Dynasty, it is still surrounded by wolves. Anyone who gets involved with opium deserves to die. We don’t care about warlords and high-ranking officials, but the martial arts world must be kept out.”

“That’s right, that’s one of the reasons I came here,” Wang Ziping replied loudly.

"Originally, I was going to leave after the investigation was completed, but after thinking about it, I decided that I should still meet with Alliance Leader Chen."

“Oh? Mr. Wang, you can speak frankly,” Chen Zhan said.

“Wang comes from a family of doctors, and he learned martial arts later in life. Therefore, he understands the harm of opium the most, and that the profits are huge. Various countries are now secretly cultivating, transporting and selling it, and the profits are enormous.”

"In the martial arts world of both the North and South, many skilled and capable individuals, driven by excessive desires, fail to uphold their principles and take reckless risks."

Wang Ziping paused at this point.

Chen Zhan understood what the other party meant.

"Does Mr. Wang mean to establish rules and punishments for the martial arts world regarding the eradication of opium?"

“That’s right. Taking my Chaquan Sect as an example, anyone who dares to touch opium will have their sect fall and their disciples imprisoned. I will push for this at the Central Martial Arts Academy, and Alliance Leader Chen can push for this at the China Alliance. No one in the martial arts world should be allowed to participate in such a thing again!”

"No problem, this is a good thing."

Chen Zhan couldn't help but admire Wang Ziping's magnanimity; using his own family business as a negative example was indeed quite convincing.

The disciples of Chaquan School are now serving their sentences in the capital's prison.

After finishing that, they finally talked about something they were all looking forward to.

Chen Zhan took the initiative and said, "Mr. Wang, having followed the external path and reached the stage of 'embracing the elixir,' you must be unprecedented and likely to remain so."

Wang Ziping nodded, without being modest: "I dare not say there will be no one like him in the future, but I have never heard of such a thing since ancient times."

"However, your skills have reached the level of divine transformation, which is even more astonishing than mine."

"These are all gems left behind by our predecessors. I followed the steps step by step, and I am not as good as my teacher."

Wang Ziping smiled, not taking it to heart.

If one could achieve the "Dan" (a state of spiritual attainment) before the age of thirty by following the proper steps, and even take another step forward in the process, then the martial arts world in China would probably have already unified the world.

Even with modern guns and cannons, they probably couldn't defeat the Qing Dynasty's skilled fighters.

After all, even ordinary guns and cannons are difficult to deal with a master who has reached the Dan level.

“This courtyard is quite spacious. How about we test our skills?” the prince suggested.

"Okay."

Chen Zhan was waiting for this very sentence, but as a junior and young man, he couldn't take the initiative to challenge his senior.

Han Muxia and Ma Yingtu are also looking forward to it.

They weren't there to listen to stories. It would be a shame if these top experts didn't spar with each other.

(End of this chapter)