The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

Chu Luren understood that this so-called "knocking on the gates of heaven" was similar to a game with level caps. Basically, if one person broke through the current level cap, the entire server would set a new cap, and those who hadn't exceeded the previous cap would receive an experience bonus...

Gu Santong didn't expect Cheng Shifei to be invincible in PvP; he was just an "achievement hunter" who at least hoped that his successor could achieve an epic achievement that broke through the limits.

As soon as Chu Luren said this, Gu Santong's face flushed, and then he went over and slapped Cheng Shifei's head repeatedly!

“You traitor! Why did you only arrive now? Cough cough cough…” Gu Santong coughed again as he spoke.

Cheng Shifei had to help him up, and couldn't help but say, "My master, you have such a temper."

He now possesses a profound foundation in the "Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill," so even without transforming, he feels no pain when slapped.

“Old Zhang… Old Zhang must have ‘used his own power to merge with the power of heaven and earth,’ you… you still have a chance!” Gu Santong said, glaring fiercely at Chu Luren.

The achievement of being the first to knock on the gates of heaven in this era is probably difficult to achieve, but there is still hope for being the first to "break through the body of heaven and earth with one's own body"!

As for Gu Santong's deduction, Chu Luren generally agreed—Zhang Zhenren was famous for "Tai Chi," and his breakthrough should also be in the aspect of "momentum."

"I have passed on the 'Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill' to you, but you must remember that although it can strengthen your body in daily life, you can only transform into indestructible Vajra five times in your lifetime. After each use, a stroke will appear on the back of your hand. After five uses, it will form the character '功' (gong, meaning skill/power). If you try to use it again, you will lose all your power and die." Gu Santong was probably certain that Chu Luren had no intention of killing him, so he gave Cheng Shifei these instructions.

Chu Luren curled his lip in disapproval—in the original work, it was also revealed at the end that the "Invincible Vajra Divine Skill" had no limit on the number of uses, which was all made up by Gu Santong to fool Shenhou.

After explaining the story of Gu Santong, he also taught Cheng Shifei how to "transform" into a little golden statue...

And just as Cheng Shifei was trying to leap like a monkey, Gu Santong glanced at Chu Luren and then moved his lips: Do you think I'm playing with him?

Chu Luren was shocked to see this—this old man… he can still transmit his voice secretly? He has clearly already dissipated his power!

Could it be that Gu Santong's death was just him "playing tricks" on others?

However, after glancing at Cheng Shifei, Chu Luren merely moved his lips and said: "This junior just feels that being able to use it only five times is not scientific... not martial arts."

Hey, what do you know? That's because I also instilled five "Indestructible Vajra Forces" into him. With his own internal strength alone, he couldn't cultivate the "Indestructible Vajra Forces," so he could only use it five times! However, if he could calmly experience and reach the level of mastery of the Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill during these five times... no, the remaining four times, he could cultivate the "Indestructible Vajra Forces" on his own!

Gu Santong's silent explanation was to avoid causing trouble for Chu Luren, as reminding him would only create more trouble.

"You really believe that someone who is twenty years old and hasn't even started practicing martial arts can master the 'Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill'?" Chu Luren echoed telepathically.

My son is no ordinary man! — Gu Santong’s words revealed that he already knew Cheng Shifei’s background.

"Old man... you were imprisoned here twenty years ago, weren't you?" Chu Luren's doubts were obvious. Cheng Shifei was only in his early twenties. How did he... recognize him?

If you reach my level, you will naturally know about the seeds you have sown. — Gu Santong spoke of something the Chu Lu people could not comprehend.

Gu Santong then struggled to take off his tattered clothes, which looked like rags, and then bit his finger and pressed it on the rags!

“Since you’re not going to kill him, then let’s practice casually… If I’m not a genius like myself… I won’t be able to train anything…” Gu Santong said, and tiny, blood-red characters appeared on his clothes, as if they were written with a fine fountain pen.

After saying that, Gu Santong threw the "rag" over.

Even after his powers were dissipated, the Undefeated Child was still able to do these "inconceivable" things, which Chu Luren was already used to.

By this time, Cheng Shifei had had enough fun. He learned from Gu Santong how to undo the "transformation." When he saw what Gu Santong gave to Chu Luren, Cheng Shifei breathed a sigh of relief—at least he wouldn't be "killed and have his credit stolen."

Actually, it was Chu Luren who breathed a sigh of relief...

Since Gu Santong already knew that Cheng was not his biological son, he must not have been sincere when he asked Gu Santong to kill him!

If Chu Luren truly had malicious intentions, Gu Santong probably had other methods.

Now Chu Luren dares not say that Gu Santong, whose power has been dispersed, is really no threat to him. In any case... fortunately, he never got close to him before!

However, Chu Luren's current performance reassured Gu Santong, and he didn't hesitate to offer the two simple cultivation techniques...

Indeed, this tattered cloth contains the "Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill" and the "Power Absorption Technique"!

It's a pity that after Gu Santong, he had no intention of paying attention to Chu Luren, but instead went to Cheng Shifei to settle his affairs.

Perhaps fearing that Cheng Shifei would actually fight Shenhou to the death, Gu Santong didn't reveal his true identity. He only told him that if he had the chance in the future, he would definitely teach that "old pig" a lesson and gave him some instructions...

"If you ever meet a woman named 'Suxin,' please tell her for me... that I love her very much. I've dared to do anything in my life, but I've never dared to say these words to her..."

After Gu Santong finished speaking, he passed away suddenly.

"Master... Master?" Cheng Shifei called out twice, then stepped forward and tentatively touched Gu Santong, only to find that Gu Santong had indeed stopped breathing.

“Our ancient predecessor has passed away, and the lake will soon overflow. Let’s give him a quick burial, and then hurry out the way you came in,” Chu Luren reminded him.

By this time, the water in the cave had risen to ankle level, and it seemed to be rising even faster.

"Great! If this place is destroyed, then the Marquis will definitely not know that Master is dead, and he'll be scared to death!" Cheng Shifei seemed very happy.

Although Cheng Shifei had never met Shenhou, he already harbored an instinctive hostility towards him because of Gu Santong.

“Senior, the coffin is simple and can only keep out fish and shrimp. Please forgive me!” Chu Luren said, using the wooden sword he had used in the previous competition to carve a hollow hole in the stone bed and cut off a piece to use as a cover.

"Amazing! Amazing! You are truly the greatest hero in the world!" Cheng Shifei flattered Chu Luren from the side.

"Huh?" Cheng Shifei was about to set up Gu Santong when he suddenly made a sound of doubt.

"What's wrong?" Chu Luren was startled.

"Master...it's so hard!"

Chapter 253 Chaos in the Imperial Palace

"Amazing! Amazing! The hero's martial arts are indeed unparalleled!" Cheng Shifei followed Chu Luren all the way out of the prison.

The passage that Cheng Shifei took seemed to be a collapsed section, with almost no guards and no connection to other cells. Only when he was about to come out did a few people who looked like they were from the Eastern Depot patrol, but they were easily dealt with by Chu Luren.

Moreover, this didn't seem like the setup for guarding the seventh or eighth level of the imperial prison. The secret passage led somewhere, eventually emerging from a dry well in the palace.

"Alright, your master is truly amazing." Chu Luren recalled that when he had just "buried" Gu Santong, he found that although Gu Santong was already dead, his body was still as hard as steel.

It even reminded Chu Luren of the "Broken Vajra" in Huang Yi's martial arts novels...

Unfortunately, it was just an isolated case, and the Chu Lu people couldn't figure out why.

"I am Cheng Shifei, the 888,888th in the world. And you, great hero?" Cheng Shifei asked, following behind Chu Luren.

Although he now possesses the forty years of Gu Santong's internal energy, making him a master—after all, it was Gu Santong's "forty years"—he spent the first twenty years as a petty hoodlum, Cheng Shifei, and didn't really feel like he was a master yet; he was still somewhat dazed.

"Chu Luren".

Chu Luren directly announced his full name, since Cheng Shifei was not considered a member of the martial arts world before, or rather, he was only a marginal figure among marginal figures—the kind who had to use the free version of the chivalry list at a restaurant to even read it.

If I say "a fellow traveler in the martial arts world," he probably won't understand!

"Ahhh! I know, I know, ranked thirty-sixth on the Heavenly Ranking, he utterly defeated the Songshan Sect in the dilapidated temple in Luoyang!" Cheng Shifei said, glancing at Chu Luren's waist.

Unfortunately, Chu Luren didn't bring his signature prop...

Cheng Shifei could understand, after all, he was going to break into the Heavenly Prison, so of course he had to disguise himself. Look at his well-dressed appearance, who would have thought that this was Chu Taisui?

Chu Luren and Cheng Shifei also emerged from the exit. It was exactly when the moon was at its zenith, and... the surroundings were quite chaotic!

"Is this the imperial palace?" Chu Luren looked around at the layout and asked another question.

“That’s right… I never thought the palace would be robbed, tsk tsk.” Cheng Shifei saw the imperial guards around him clamoring to catch the assassin and looked quite gloating.

He didn't have any other opinions about the Song court, just a simple "hatred of the rich"—it's perfectly normal for an ordinary hoodlum to have such thoughts when he sees the high and mighty emperor in trouble.

Chu Luren cursed inwardly at his bad timing—that bastard Xiang Wentian had picked such a perfect day!

If the palace were not in chaos, it would be very easy for Chu Luren to leave. However, the current situation is chaotic, and although it is not easy to be discovered, it would be too conspicuous to go up high.

He had simply let a demonic sect leader go, but he didn't want to be discovered and framed for some strange crime, so Chu Luren kept a low profile.

"Take a look at your movement technique. Stay close to me, let's head towards a less crowded area!" Chu Luren whispered.

Perhaps it's due to strong genetics, or perhaps Gu Santong left some loose ends, but as Gu Santong's biological son, Cheng Shifei is a genuine martial arts prodigy, with meridian aptitude comparable to Chu Luren's Dream God Physique...

Cheng Shifei twisted his neck while looking at the small characters under his armpit. He became more and more familiar with the Shaolin plum blossom stakes under his feet. At first, it was a little difficult, but later he was able to follow Chu Luren skillfully.

Compared to the prosperity of Lin'an, the Song court's palace... could only be described as passable, not as magnificent as one might imagine.

Chu Luren hid in quiet places, using sonic attacks to lure away any guards searching for the assassins he encountered, until he finally arrived at a quiet courtyard.

After listening and finding no one inside, Chu Luren climbed through the window and entered, with Cheng Shifei following closely behind.

With the window closed, the noise outside subsided somewhat, and Cheng Shifei breathed a sigh of relief—this day had been incredibly exciting!

First, he was tricked and sent to the palace where he was almost castrated. Then he encountered the legendary undefeated child of the martial arts world and was taught forty years of internal energy cultivation. Then he was almost "killed and had his merit stolen" by a passing top-ranked hero. Fortunately, this Chu Tai Sui didn't seem as unreasonable as the legends suggested...

Now finally relieved, Cheng Shifei looked around and marveled at the understated yet luxurious and tasteful decor of the surroundings.

"Tsk tsk tsk, oh my, these tables and chairs are all made of rosewood, aren't they?" Cheng Shifei said, looking like he had never seen anything like it before.

Chu Luren quickly pulled him over: "Aren't you being a little too relaxed? Do you really think you're the best in the world? Is this a place to fool around?"

Well, after Cheng Shifei tested his abilities, he did indeed lose his composure due to his sudden wealth, and he lost even the most basic vigilance that a street thug should have!

This is quite normal; the fact that they didn't immediately turn into a great demon and become arrogant and domineering already shows that they have a kind heart...

However, because of the previous fright, Cheng Shifei still had a lot of trauma from Chu Taisui, and quickly restrained himself.

Hearing voices, the two quickly hid behind the curtain...

It turned out that the two of them had accidentally stumbled into the palace of the emperor's younger sister, Princess Yunluo.

Princess Yunluo also loves martial arts and has hired many masters from Shaolin, Wudang, Emei and other schools. She has kung fu skills that even lay disciples can learn, so why can't the princess learn them?

In terms of interests, she is similar to one of the princesses of the Yuan Dynasty, but she is far inferior in ability. Moreover, Yunluo has been living in the seemingly stable Lin'an City for a long time, and she only learns martial arts for her own fun, without any lofty ambitions.

However, precisely because of this, Yunluo is very confident in his martial arts skills, even... ranking first on the human list.

After all, Zhao Wushi was her uncle, and no one usually took her seriously. People in the martial arts world dared not come to Lin'an to challenge the princess. Even those who were bold enough had already been trapped in sacks before they even found a way to get her!

Of course, Chu Luren had a question mark over Zhao Wushi's intentions, since Princess Yunluo, who was ranked number one on the list, was a laughing stock in the martial arts world.

While mocking the number one manor in the world and Zhao Wushi, even more mockery was directed at Yunluo himself and the royal family!

At this moment, Yunluo, fearless and reckless, wanted to eliminate the assassin, but was stopped by two eunuchs from the Eastern Depot.

Yunluo became even angrier—did this princess need the eunuch Cao's protection?

It must be said that Yunluo is extremely accepting of the popular characterization of Cao Cao as a "corrupt eunuch," and he also curses Cao Cao as a "corrupt eunuch" from time to time. In this respect, he is completely in the same boat as Shenhou.

Of course, it's not entirely wrong. After all, many local officials did get their positions by bribing the Eastern Depot, and in order to curry favor with the Eastern Depot, they severely exploited the people. The people were not wrong to criticize them for this.

Afterwards, the two eunuchs from the Eastern Depot, lacking in cultivation, actually praised Eunuch Cao and belittled Yun Luo in a sarcastic tone in front of her. Their low emotional intelligence even made Chu Luren somewhat suspicious.

Yunluo was furious. He lifted the two of them up and dipped their heads in ink to write on the screen!

Chu Luren could now see that Yunluo's martial arts skills were about the same as Shui Sheng's two years prior; she could only bully eunuchs who didn't know martial arts. The ranking list was indeed a ranking list of powerful backers...

At this moment, Cao Zhengchun also came to pay his respects outside the princess's palace. Upon hearing this, Yunluo wrote a large sign that read, "Eunuch, run away!"