Wuxia: Ning Zhongze, who became a disciple of Mount Hua, is shrouded in blue silver.

After a while, Zuo Lengchan walked up to Master Fangzheng and Daoist Chongxu.

He invited the two of them to ascend the Fengchan Terrace together.

Master Fangzheng laughed and said, "We are two useless old men. We are just here to offer our congratulations. There is no need for us to go on stage and embarrass ourselves."

Zuo Lengchan immediately replied, "Master Fangzheng, please don't say that. You're being too polite."

Master Chongxu continued, "The guests have all arrived. Master Zuo, you can take charge of the overall situation. You don't need to worry about us two old folks."

Seeing the two men decline, Zuo Lengchan cupped his hands and said, "Alright, I'll listen to you."

After saying that, Zuo Lengchan strode up the Fengchan Platform, which was several feet high off the ground.

Standing atop the platform, Zuo Lengchan looked down at the crowd and clasped his hands in a fist salute once more, saying, "I am very grateful to all my friends for gracing Mount Song with your presence!"

"As you all know, today is the auspicious day of the merger of our Five Mountains Sword Sects."

As soon as he finished speaking, hundreds of people in the audience shouted in unison, "Yes, yes, congratulations!"

Zuo Lengchan said, "Please sit down, everyone."

The martial arts heroes sat down as instructed, and the disciples of each sect followed their respective sect leaders to take their seats nearby.

Zuo Lengchan said, "The Five Mountains Sword Sects have always maintained a close relationship, fighting together for a hundred years, and are already one family."

"As the leader of the five factions, I have managed the alliance affairs for many years."

"But recently the martial arts world has been in turmoil, and I have discussed this with my senior brothers from the five sects many times."

"They all believe that the five factions must merge and unify command, otherwise a great disaster will befall them in the future, and they will be unable to resist it."

No sooner had he finished speaking than someone in the audience said coldly.

"Leader Zuo, which sect's senior disciples did you discuss this matter with? Why don't I know about it?"

The speaker was Master Mo Da, the leader of the Hengshan Sect.

Mr. Mo's words indicate that the Hengshan faction opposes the merger.

Zuo Lengchan smiled calmly and looked at Master Mo, saying, "As I just said, the martial arts world is in chaos recently, and the five sects must merge."

"One of the reasons is that the five factions fought amongst themselves, which violated the principles of the alliance."

Zuo Lengchan stared at Master Mo, his eyes icy: "Master Mo, my junior brother Fei from the Songshan Sect died outside Hengshan City."

"Is it true that someone witnessed you killing him?"

Master Mo's heart tightened, and he thought to himself, "The only people who have seen Junior Brother Fei are Junior Brother Liu, Qu Yang, Linghu Chong, a little nun from the Hengshan Sect, and Qu Yang's granddaughter."

"Three of them are already dead."

"Could it be that Linghu Chong got drunk and let it slip, or that naive little nun leaked the information?"

Master Mo immediately turned to look at Linghu Chong and the people from Hengshan Sect.

Linghu Chong was staring in the direction of the Huashan Sect. He didn't care about the Five Mountains Assembly at all; all he could think about was Zhao Qing.

At this moment, thousands of eyes in the audience were fixed on Mr. Mo.

Mr. Mo remained expressionless and shook his head.

"Nonsense! How could someone with my skills possibly defeat the Great Songyang Hand?"

Zuo Lengchan sneered, "In a one-on-one fight, Master Mo would definitely be no match for my junior brother."

"But the Hengshan School's sword techniques are unpredictable; if they launch a sneak attack, anyone can be caught off guard."

"I have seen Junior Brother Fei's body. The wounds are clearly from the Hengshan School's swordsmanship. You tried to cover it up but gave yourself away."

Mr. Mo shook his head and said, "You're just making wild guesses; there's no evidence."

He thought that Zuo Lengchan was just guessing based on the wound, and as long as he didn't admit it, Zuo Lengchan couldn't do anything to him.

The Hengshan and Songshan factions have always been at odds. Now that he refuses to acknowledge it, it's uncertain whether he can leave Songshan safely today...

Zuo Lengchan continued.

"The merger of the five factions is a major event. As the leaders of our sects, we should prioritize the overall situation and not dwell on personal grudges."

"For the sake of the development of the five factions, we must put aside personal grudges."

"Brother Mo, you don't need to worry."

"Fei Bin is my junior brother. After the five sects merged, we became fellow disciples."

"The people are already dead, why kill more?"

Zuo Lengchan's words were clear: if they agreed to the merger, Fei Bin's matter would be dropped; if they disagreed, he wouldn't let Mo Da off the hook.

He stared at Mo Da and asked, "Brother Mo, do you agree?"

Mo Da snorted coldly and remained silent.

Zuo Lengchan gave a fake laugh: "The Hengshan Sect agreed to the merger, so what about you, Tianmen Daoist of the Taishan Sect?"

Tianmen stood up and said loudly, "The Taishan Sect has existed for over three hundred years."

"The Taoist of Tianmen is not capable enough to revitalize his sect."

"But this foundation built over three hundred years must not be destroyed in my hands."

"I am firmly opposed to merging factions."

A white-bearded Taoist priest from the Taishan Sect immediately stepped forward and shouted, "Nephew Tianmen, you are mistaken!"

"The Mount Tai Sect has over four hundred disciples. How can you ruin the sect's plans for your own personal gain?"

Although the white-bearded Taoist looked haggard, he spoke with great force.

Someone recognized him and whispered to the person next to him, "He is Yu Jizi, the senior uncle of Tianmen Daoist."

Tianmen Daoist, whose face was already ruddy, turned even redder upon hearing these words and roared angrily.

"Uncle-Master, what do you mean?"

"Since I took over the Mount Tai Sect, what have I done that wasn't for the sect's benefit?"

My opposition to the merger is precisely to preserve the Mount Tai Sect; how can that be considered selfishness?

Yu Jizi sneered and said, "After the Five Mountains Alliance is merged, the prestige of the Five Mountains Sect will definitely be greatly enhanced."

"Disciples of the Five Sacred Mountains Sect can share in the glory, but you can't keep your position as the leader of the Mount Tai Sect."

Upon hearing this, Tianmen Daoist became even angrier and shouted, "Whether I am the sect leader or not is irrelevant!"

"The Taishan Sect must not be swallowed up by someone else while I am in charge."

Yu Jizi said, "You speak so generously, but you can't let go of the position of sect leader in your heart."

The infighting within the Taishan faction is something everyone around enjoys watching as a spectacle unfolds.

Zhao Qing shook his head and said, "There's something wrong with Master Tianmen of the Taishan Sect. How did he become the sect leader?"

Ren Yingying asked, "Husband, what is intelligence?"

"Intelligence is the brain; a high IQ means a good brain, and a low IQ means a bad brain."

"To say his IQ is touching is to say he's brainless; even a dog would shake its head in disgust."

"Pfft!"

Ren Yingying couldn't help but laugh out loud.

This was the first time she had ever heard someone swear like this, and it was actually quite amusing...

"What did you say?"

Tianmen Daoist was already furious. When he heard Zhao Qing call him crazy, he immediately flew into a rage, turned around, pointed at Zhao Qing, and questioned him.

The Taishan Sect members sat next to the Huashan Sect members. Zhao Qing spoke loudly, without making any effort to lower his voice.

It was inevitable that the people from the neighboring Mount Tai sect would hear this.

All martial arts practitioners have excellent hearing.

Suddenly pointed at by the Taoist priest of Tianmen, Zhao Qing immediately retaliated.

He roared, "You old Taoist priest with a bull's nose, you're talking utter nonsense!"

"Are you crazy?"

"I was trying to help you, and you're insulting me instead. You're incredibly stupid. Shut up!"

Zhao Qing publicly humiliated Tianmen Daoist, loudly rebuking him, leaving everyone present stunned.

But soon someone recognized Zhao Qing and exclaimed, "He's Zhao Qing, ranked thirteenth on the Innate Ranking!"

At first, everyone thought this Huashan disciple was arrogant and rude.

But once they learned that he was Zhao Qing, they immediately understood.

Zhao Qing is a genius ranked thirteenth on the Innate Ranking.

He defeated Hua Wuque, the young master of Yihua Palace, and also joined forces to kill Dongfang Bubai, the leader of the Demonic Sect.

It's perfectly normal for such people to act flamboyantly.