All the heavens, starting with Little Li Flying Dagger

Chapter 67 The Demonic Cult
What is a gang?

Water troughs and land transport, merchants' fees, gold and silver, and carriages and horses—these are the areas of activity for gang forces, also known as unorthodox methods and the lowest of the low.

Shangguan Jin Hong only dared to call himself the number one gang in the world, but he dared not say that he was the number one sect or the number one power in the world.

The so-called rapid expansion was limited to land transportation via water troughs and the fees charged to merchants, and had nothing to do with a prestigious sect like Shaolin Temple, which had an everlasting incense offering and owned tens of thousands of acres of land.

Moreover, a powerful force like Shaolin could see through the fact that the strength of the Money Gang was all tied to one person—Shangguan Jin Hong.

Only Shangguan Jin Hong is the best in the world, and the Money Gang is the best gang in the world.

This is also confirmed in the original work. In just a few years after Shangguan Jin Hong's death, the Money Gang quickly collapsed, and another major force, the Divine Blade Hall, quickly replaced the Money Gang, reshuffling the power structure of gangs in the martial arts world.

Of course, the Divine Blade Hall also died quickly. After the death of its leader, Bai Tianyu, Shangguan Jin Hong's daughter, Shangguan Xiaoxian, revived the Money Gang. But that's another story.

In short, there's a reason why a major sect like Shaolin can sit at the top and watch the world rise and fall.

The so-called powerful forces in the martial arts world are mostly short-lived, like leeks—one crop dies, and another grows.

"Shangguan Jin Hong is indeed cautious; he doesn't speak up until he does, and when he does, it's astonishing."

Wang Gan nodded in agreement.

In the original novel, apart from his final showdown with Li Xunhuan, he was quite cautious at other times. Even before he mastered his martial arts, he remained silent and patient, which made him a true hero.

"So besides Shangguan Jin Hong, who else can keep Shaolin Temple up at night?"

Wang Gan was somewhat curious.

Master Xinhu slowly spoke,
"The Demonic Cult!"

Wang Gan narrowed his eyes, deep in thought.

The Demonic Cult is also a major feature of Gu Long's martial arts world, and it is basically the king of troublemakers.

Basically, at each stage, the Demonic Cult would participate in the conflicts of the martial arts world to some extent. However, in Wang Gan's memory, the Demonic Cult was not visible during Li Xunhuan's era. It was not until Ye Kai's era that the Demonic Cult reappeared.

Indeed, compared to the long-standing Demonic Sect, a master like Shangguan Jin Hong, who only appeared briefly, is not a big problem.

"According to the information I have received, Hua Zangtian, the leader of the Demonic Sect, has achieved great success in his divine skills after emerging from seclusion and has already unified the internal forces of the Demonic Sect."

"They will soon launch a large-scale invasion of the Central Plains."

Master Xinhu slowly began to speak.

"Hua Zangtian is arrogant and ambitious. If he were to truly take control of the Central Plains martial arts world, the consequences would be unimaginable."

Wang Gan found it funny.

"So you came to me?"

"What makes you Shaolin think I'd be on your side?"

Master Xinhu remained calm and composed.

"Once you're in the game, you're not free to do as you please. Given Wang Tanyue's style of doing things, how could he possibly stay out of it?"

"It's not that Wang Tanyue is on the side of Shaolin, it's that Wang Tanyue will stand on the opposite side of the Demonic Sect."

"Hua Zangtian, like Shangguan Jin Hong, will not allow an uncontrollable expert to remain within his sight."

Wang Gan raised an eyebrow.
"Who said that? If I really can't beat that Demonic Cult Leader, I can just join the Demonic Cult."

Wang Gan's principles are quite flexible.

"But I'm afraid you've already offended the Demonic Sect. You may not know this, but the Great Joyful Bodhisattva and the Five Poisons Child are both members of the Demonic Sect."

Before Wang Gan could refute, Master Xinhu continued,
"Moreover, I have also heard that the eldest daughter of the current leader of the Demonic Sect, the Demonic Sect's eldest princess, is stunningly beautiful and peerless, no less so than Lin Xian'er, the most beautiful woman in the martial arts world."

Wang Gan's expression changed, and he said seriously.

"Cough cough..."

“Indeed, the threat of the demonic cult is greater than disaster prevention! Dealing with the demonic cult is the inescapable responsibility and obligation of those on the righteous path!” “Buddha cut off his own flesh to feed the eagle, and today I can also sacrifice myself to feed the demon.”

"In order to reform the Demonic Sect and lead it onto the righteous path, I am willing to lose my virginity to the Demonic Sect's eldest princess and become its leader!"

Although Master Xinhu already knew what kind of person the other party was, his lips still twitched incessantly upon hearing these words.

"anyway."

"For such a major matter concerning the Demonic Sect, you only contacted me?"

Wang Gan realized what was happening.

Given Shaolin's cunning nature, they would never put all their eggs in one basket.

Besides him, Shaolin must have found others to deal with the leader of the Demonic Cult.

"While sending the invitation to Wang Tanyue, we also wrote a letter to ask Li Xunhuan for help."

"Please ask him to make a trip to the border town to find his close friend, Bai Tianyu."

"Benefactor Bai is a public-spirited and chivalrous man, and he will surely step in to stop the Demonic Sect."

Master Xinhu said calmly.

"What a brilliant move to use one tiger to devour another!"

"When it comes to stirring up trouble, your Shaolin Temple is still the best."

Wang Gan thought to himself, "Just as I suspected."

So it turns out he was just a backup plan!

Shaolin had planned this all along, intending for Li Xunhuan to take the blame.

Li Xunhuan was quite unlucky. He hadn't even enjoyed a few days of a peaceful life with his wife and children when he was forced to run around everywhere due to moral blackmail.

I just came back from outside the Great Wall, and now I'm going back to outside the Great Wall again.

As for this Bai Tianyu, he is also very famous, being the head of the Border City Divine Blade Hall!
As mentioned above, although Bai Tianyu was not well-known in Little Li Flying Dagger, he successfully replaced Shangguan Jin Hong in the later part of the original story and became the new number one gang in the world.

His martial arts skills reached their peak after Shangguan Jin Hong's death and during the expansion of the Divine Blade Hall. It is said that he was in no way inferior to Shangguan Jin Hong at his peak!

With a single slash of his divine blade, blood is always drawn; nothing is immune to its power.

Moreover, Bai Tianyu and Li Xunhuan were close friends. Li Xunhuan later passed on his flying knife skills to Bai Tianyu's son, Ye Kai, and with Ye Kai as the protagonist, the second era of flying knives dominating the martial arts world began.

However, Bai Tianyu was not as self-disciplined as Shangguan Jin Hong, because his private life was immoral and his behavior was too domineering.

Not long after the rise of the Divine Blade Hall, he was ambushed and killed by his own subordinates. The conspiracy surrounding Bai Tianyu's death then told another story - "The Moon and the Sword".

As for Bai Tianyu's Divine Blade Slash, it was inherited by his adopted son, who is the protagonist of The Moon and the Sword - Fu Hongxue.

"I've heard that Bai Tianyu, the leader of the Divine Blade Hall, is known as the Invincible Divine Blade, and his skills are almost the best in the world."

"I wonder who is better at martial arts, him or Shangguan Jin Hong."

Wang Gan looked across at the Shaolin abbot, curious about his opinion.

"Being the best in the world is just an empty title. As the sun and moon change, so too will being the best in the world."

There is no such thing as eternal number one, only temporary number one.

Master Xinhu paused for a moment,
"However, in my humble opinion, the former number one in the world was Tianji Laoren, but the current number one in the world is still Shangguan Jin Hong."

"But the future number one in the world will be Benefactor Bai Tianyu."

Master Xinhu still has exceptional insight.

In a single sentence, Gu Long summed up the number one martial arts master across three generations.

(End of this chapter)