Film and Television World Life Record

Since that's the case, after all these years of delay, some things should be dealt with.

Half a month later, Li Mu, dressed as an ordinary martial arts practitioner, left Mount Hua alone on horseback, keeping a low profile.

……

Time flies, and several months have passed again.

On this day, in the Righteousness Hall of the Huashan Sect, Yue Buqun sat in the center, took a sip of tea, coughed lightly and said, "You have all been disciples for quite some time now, and you are diligent in your daily practice. However, it is not enough to just focus on practicing. It is time to go out into the martial world and broaden your horizons."

"Your Uncle Liu Zhengfeng of the Hengshan Sect is retiring from the martial world and has invited many heroes to his Golden Basin Washing Hands Ceremony. The invitations were just sent yesterday, and I thought I'd take this opportunity to bring you all along so you can meet the heroes of the world and broaden your horizons."

After Yue Buqun finished speaking, all the disciples were overjoyed. Practicing martial arts on the mountain every day was inevitably boring and tedious, and they were finally able to go out into the martial world.

Linghu Chong laughed and said, "Why don't you hurry up and thank your master?"

Everyone hurriedly bowed and thanked them.

Yue Buqun nodded: "The Five Mountains Sword Sects are of one mind and one branch. We cannot be impolite at Junior Brother Liu's Golden Basin Washing Hands Ceremony. Linghu Chong, you will lead De Nuo, Liang Fa, Gen Ming and Da You ahead. Be respectful to your Uncle Liu. Your master's wife and I will take your junior brothers and sisters and arrive shortly after."

Before Linghu Chong could even reply, Yue Lingshan interrupted anxiously, "Father, Seventh Senior Brother isn't on the mountain. I want to go with Eldest Senior Brother..."

Ning Zhongze knew that her senior brother was very particular about rules, and if her daughter interrupted, she might be locked up for a few days. So she quickly scolded her, "Lingshan, how can you have no manners? Don't interrupt your father."

Yue Lingshan pouted and turned her head away angrily: "I want to go, I want to go!"

Unusually, Yue Buqun did not scold her. Instead, he said, "Alright! You're a grown girl now, and you're always throwing tantrums. I'll allow you to travel with Chong'er, but you must obey your senior brother's orders on the way and not be naughty!"

Yue Lingshan was surprised that her father had agreed. She immediately stopped crying and smiled, curtsied to Yue Buqun, and happily withdrew.

……

Meanwhile, in a teahouse in Hengyang City, a group of江湖 (jianghu, the martial arts world) men who had come from all over the country were chatting and boasting when suddenly one of them, speaking with a Sichuan accent, said mysteriously, "Have you heard? Something huge has happened in the martial arts world recently."

Someone nearby asked curiously, "What's the big deal? Is it as important as Master Liu retiring from the life of a thief?"

The burly man snorted and said, "This is much bigger than Master Liu retiring from the underworld."

Those around him clearly didn't believe him. One of them chimed in, "Something bigger than Master Liu's retirement ceremony? You really dare to say that. Look at how many heroes of the martial arts world have come to Hengyang now. They're all here to attend Master Liu's retirement ceremony. Is there any bigger event in the martial arts world lately?"

The man said, "A large scene doesn't necessarily mean a big deal."

Someone else chimed in, "If such a grand scene isn't a big deal, then what is? Could it be that the Demonic Sect Leader, Dongfang Bubai, has descended the mountain?"

The moment the name Dongfang Bubai was uttered, the teahouse fell silent. Someone quickly whispered, "Be careful what you say... don't bring trouble upon everyone."

The person who answered the call broke out in a cold sweat upon seeing everyone's reaction, fearing that there might be members of the Demonic Sect among them who would remember his appearance and cause trouble. He covered his face and slunk away.

After a moment, someone else asked, "It sounds so mysterious, even bigger than Master Liu's retirement ceremony. What is it that's all about? Don't keep it a secret, let everyone hear it."

The burly man sneered a few times and said, "Don't be hasty. Once I tell you, you'll understand how serious this matter is."

Someone urged, "Why don't you just say it?"

The man spoke up, "Do you know where I'm from?"

A burly man slammed his hand on the table: "Damn it, you're just a Sichuanese! I can speak Sichuan dialect too, so hurry up and speak... hurry up and speak... what are you dawdling about?"

The man said, "I just arrived in Hengyang today. Do you know what's happened in the Sichuan martial arts world?!"

One person joked, "The Sichuan martial arts world is only so big. With Emei and Qingcheng standing there, what big thing could possibly happen?"

The man glanced around cautiously before saying mysteriously, "Qingcheng...hehe! From now on, Emei will dominate the Sichuan martial arts world, and the Qingcheng sect will cease to exist."

Someone stared wide-eyed and said, "What did you say? The Qingcheng Sect is gone? What does that mean?"

The man said, "Literally, the Qingcheng Sect was wiped out!"

Everyone was stunned and refused to believe it.

"Qingcheng was wiped out? What a joke! You idiot, are you out of your mind?!"

Seeing that no one believed him, the man from the martial arts world quickly and solemnly assured them, "Gentlemen, everything I said is true, there is not a single lie in it."

Some people joked, "Then tell me, who wiped out the Qingcheng Sect? It couldn't have been Emei, could it? If they destroyed Qingcheng, Emei would be the only dominant force in Sichuan."

The man stammered for a long time before saying, "How would I know? They were wiped out, but it shouldn't have been Emei who did it."

He said with great confidence, "Don't you believe me? In two days, news will definitely come, and then you'll know."

Seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, someone said with some skepticism, "Even if it's true, tell me, Qingcheng is such a big sect, and its leader, Yu Canghai, is a well-known master in the martial arts world. How could the whole sect be wiped out so quietly?"

The man said, "I don't know either. On my way to Hengshan, I passed through Qingcheng territory and saw the corpses of Qingcheng disciples with my own eyes. They were all killed with a single sword strike. Some had someone to collect their bodies, while others lay by the roadside, and no one even dared to collect them."

The crowd exchanged glances, and the atmosphere in the teahouse immediately became heavy. Although they were all somewhat skeptical, seeing his timid demeanor as he spoke, they couldn't help but believe him to some extent.

Someone spoke up: "They all died with a single sword strike. How high must their martial arts be? Is this really true? Does the Qingcheng Sect have such enemies?"

Some people whispered, "Could it be the Demonic Sect? Only they have the ability to destroy Qingcheng so quietly."

The teahouse fell silent once more. The people exchanged glances and remained silent for a long while.

Finally, someone else asked in a low voice, "You've seen the corpses of the Qingcheng disciples, and you've seen their wounds, right? Can you tell which sect they belong to?"

The man hesitated for a moment before whispering, "That's the strangest thing. The wounds on the Qingcheng disciple's body are clearly of the Qingcheng sect's own style."

"I thought I had misread it, but then I met a few fellow martial artists from the vicinity of Qingcheng who were familiar with the martial arts of Qingcheng."

They all say... they all say...

"What are you saying? Hurry up and tell me!"

The man then said unhurriedly, "It is said that all these Qingcheng disciples died under the Pine Breeze Sword Technique."

"Pine Breeze Sword Technique..." someone exclaimed.

"Isn't that the signature sword technique of the Qingcheng Sect!"

"How could he die by Songfeng's sword? That's impossible!"

"How could that be? That's made up."

Suddenly, someone said mysteriously, "Gentlemen, do you think the Qingcheng Sect might be experiencing internal strife, with members killing each other...?"

Someone immediately nodded and said, "That makes sense. I was wondering how such a large sect could be wiped out so easily. If it was due to internal strife, it would be much easier to explain."

The first man from the martial arts world cleared his throat and said, "Gentlemen, don't speculate! Although I don't know who did it, it shouldn't be an internal conflict."

Someone said, "It's not an internal conflict; they're using the Pine Breeze Sword Technique from Qingcheng. How do you explain that?"

The man scratched his head and said, "That's true. I heard from the martial arts people around here that the Qingcheng Sect seems to be planning something big recently, sending out many groups of disciples to various places."

"It was around this time that the Qingcheng Sect ran into trouble."

"The first batch of disciples sent out were all killed before they even reached a hundred miles from Qingcheng."

"The remaining groups of disciples did not escape either; they were all wiped out within a hundred miles of Qingcheng."

"Then, the Qingcheng disciples received the news and rushed to reinforce, only to be wiped out again."

"When the Qingcheng Sect saw that their disciple had not returned, they sent several skilled fighters to investigate, but they too never returned; they were all killed."

"Then..." A hint of fear flashed across his face as he said this: "Then... anyone from the Qingcheng Sect who came down the mountain would be killed. At that time, the area around Qingcheng was full of the corpses of Qingcheng Sect disciples."

Someone whispered, "Where's Yu Canghai? With his incredible martial arts skills, how can he not step in when someone comes to attack him?"

The man said, "Why didn't you show up? I heard that Yu Canghai took several masters from Qingcheng down the mountain at night to teach that man a lesson and head north to the Central Plains to seek help from fellow martial artists."

"As a result, just as they reached the foot of Qingcheng Mountain at night, the few experts they brought were silently dealt with, and Yu Canghai also lost an arm, coughing up blood all the way, finally managing to escape back to Qingfeng Temple."

Someone exclaimed in surprise, "This person's martial arts are too amazing! Even Yu Canghai, with his great reputation and such a powerful master, can't beat him."

The man said, "The really bad stuff is yet to come!"

"At first, that person only killed Qingcheng disciples who came down the mountain, but later he gradually narrowed down the scope, killing anyone who left the Qingcheng Sect's mountain gate."

“The Qingcheng Sect’s people and horses consume a lot of resources. In the past, someone would go down the mountain every few days to purchase food and vegetables. But on those days, the disciples couldn’t go down the mountain. Where would they go to purchase these things?”

"Now we can't even leave the mountain gate, let alone buy food."

"Finally, it is said that they were so hungry that they had no strength left to resist. Yu Canghai ordered all his disciples, servants, and cooks to change into the same clothes and rush to the outside of the mountain gate. They scattered in all directions, and some of them managed to escape."

"How is it? Did you escape?" someone asked.

The man nodded and then shook his head: "I heard that only some cooks, servants and newly initiated disciples escaped with their lives. It seems that the rest were all killed. Some brave martial arts practitioners went to check and reportedly found Yu Canghai's corpse. He seems to have died with his eyes open."

Upon hearing this, everyone felt a chill run down their spines. Such a large sect, with a history spanning hundreds of years, had been wiped out silently, leaving everyone sighing with regret.

One of them still couldn't believe it and said, "Such a big thing, how come I've never heard any of my fellow martial artists mention it? Could it be fake?"

The man snorted, "Fine, don't believe me then. Just wait and see. The news will probably spread in a few days."

"It's because after I received the news, I didn't stay there to watch the excitement, but rushed to Hengyang as fast as I could, otherwise how would you have known so quickly?"

"However, if you have connections, try asking around at Shaolin, Wudang, Songshan, or Liu Sanye in Hengshan. They have extensive connections and are well-informed; they may have already received the news."

Everyone fell silent this time. A few people quietly paid for their tea, turned around and left, clearly going back to report the news or find out through connections.

The remaining people looked at each other, discussed and sighed for a while, and then left one after another, throwing down their tea money and leaving.

People in the martial arts world love to hear and spread this kind of gossip. When they suddenly hear such explosive news, how can they not share it with a few acquaintances and drinking buddies to show off?

Thus, within half a day, the news of the Qingcheng Sect's annihilation spread. Although it was hard to tell whether it was true or false, it gave the martial arts practitioners in Hengyang City plenty of fodder for conversation. That night, many restaurants were extremely busy, and even after closing time, many martial arts practitioners lingered there.

When it came to the annihilation of the Qingcheng Sect, everyone spoke with great enthusiasm, as if they had witnessed it firsthand.

In fact, before more accurate information came out, and no famous sects came forward to confirm it, many people talked a lot but didn't really believe it in their hearts.

After all, it's a major sect with a history spanning hundreds of years.