The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

The difficulty of cultivation is also an important metric. The techniques that Chu Luren has repeatedly integrated and is currently using are basically difficult to define. In terms of effectiveness, they are naturally outstanding among peerless martial arts. However, the difficulty of cultivation is too high, so their value to others is not actually that great.

The Evil-Repelling Sword Technique, the Sunflower Manual, and even various virginity training techniques are all difficult to measure. For eunuchs, they are definitely unparalleled martial arts, but if they are to be ruthless enough to use them... it depends on the individual!

"Unfortunately, this means that the rapid progress we made when we first started is no longer possible..." Lin Pingzhi said with a hint of regret.

However, Lin Pingzhi immediately corrected himself, saying, "Brother Chu, don't worry, I have no intention of harming myself in a moment of crisis!"

Indeed, the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique has another advantage: when one castrates oneself, one can simultaneously cultivate and sever internal and external ties, allowing one's power to "surge." However, Chu Luren's "harmonious version" no longer requires self-castration, so it naturally doesn't have this effect.

"That's not necessarily true." Chu Luren pondered for a moment after hearing this.

Lin Pingzhi was shocked by Brother Chu's words—Could it be... that Brother Chu was so ruthless towards him?

"From what I understand, this effect is a kind of meridian feedback after this part is severed. If the method is correct, it can be completely simulated... Maybe it can achieve a similar effect using other people's meridians!" Chu Luren speculated.

Chu Luren hasn't actually figured this out yet.

Theoretically speaking, if one were to absorb this part of another person's meridians using the "Dao Embryo," and then, before it could affect oneself, use the method of the "Evil-Repelling Sword Technique" to "sever" this foreign meridian, it should achieve a similar effect.

Of course, this is only in theory; there are still many details to consider in terms of how to implement it.

“Brother Chu! If you have a way, I can try it first!” Lin Pingzhi said immediately.

“Alright, once we find a suitable target, we can give it a try. The worst outcome would be that it would be a slight hindrance when we practice other martial arts in the future.” Chu Luren did not refuse Lin Pingzhi.

The martial arts of the Beiming system can invigorate the meridians!

Simply instilling internal energy, like Chu Luren instilling Xiao Hong, only has a temporary effect. However, instilling internal energy into the meridians can allow the other party to inherit one's martial arts relatively completely.

Of course, after receiving the empowerment, not only will one's inner energy dissipate, but one will also be unable to cultivate anymore...

Chu Luren had no intention of infusing his own meridians into anyone, and the meridians he "absorbed" from others would certainly be incomplete. However, this was the perfect opportunity to test the effects of "severing one's own meridians."

First, find a suitable target, then absorb his meridians and immediately transfer them to Lin Pingzhi. Even if it fails, it will only mean that Lin Pingzhi's meridians will become mixed up in the future, making it difficult for him to break through his limits after reaching the peak.

Regardless of how far Lin Pingzhi is from the "limit," and if he only practices the censored version of the Evil-Repelling Technique, he doesn't need this part of the meridians at all...

What Chu Luren needs to do next is to refine the deduction as much as possible and select a lucky evil sect expert to provide some small assistance!

Chapter 382 Letter

After a few days, when Lin Pingzhi had almost mastered the "harmonious version of exorcism," Chu Luren prepared to leave Fuzhou.

Although many people still wanted to cause trouble for Lin Pingzhi, the most difficult period was over, and he would have to face the rest on his own.

What puzzled Chu Luren even more was that Linghu Chong had not appeared—if he was looking for Lin Pingzhi, why hadn't he shown up? Had he been delayed on the way?

However, Chu Luren does not plan to stay in Fuzhou for long, as he still needs to go to Leigushan to welcome back Wuyazi!

However, on this day, two letters were delivered to the Fuwei Escort Agency, disrupting Chu Luren's schedule.

This letter was delivered by a group of bandits, who said it was to be given to the disciples of Mount Hua. At that time, Yue Lingshan and Lin Pingzhi went to the ancestral grave together—today is the seventh day since the Lin family elders were buried.

So Laudenuo opened the letter first. After reading it, Laudenuo became anxious. However, Chu Luren and the others were not familiar with him, so they did not ask any questions.

In particular, Chu Luren not only didn't ask, but also secretly observed him and found that even in private, Laudenuo's words and actions were consistent and without any flaws. He truly deserves to be called an old undercover agent!

When Yue Lingshan and Lin Pingzhi returned, Lao Denuo hurriedly greeted them at the door.

"Junior Sister, Junior Brother! Master just sent a letter. He'll be here soon." Lao Denuo said, handing the letter to Yue Lingshan.

"What? My father is coming too?" Yue Lingshan blushed as she thought about their recent actions, which were tantamount to a secret engagement.

At the same time, she couldn't help but feel a little nervous. Even though she knew it was impossible, she still instinctively felt that her father had come to "settle accounts" with her and Xiao Linzi.

However, after Yue Lingshan glanced at the letter a few more times, her face turned pale, and she exclaimed anxiously, "Impossible! How could Father say that? Sixth Monkey is actually... But how could he be Senior Brother!"

Clearly, the letter mentions the Hengshan Sect, and judging from Lao Denuo's words, Yue Buqun is also about to arrive in Fuzhou.

That's not surprising. After all, such a thing happened. Yue Buqun went to Hengshan to punish his disciples but came up empty-handed. Whether it was for the sake of Huashan Sect's reputation or to give Hengshan an explanation, simply expelling Linghu Chong from the sect was definitely not enough. As long as Dingxian and Dingyi told Yue Buqun that Linghu Chong might come to Fuzhou, he would definitely come!

This is just the surface-level reasoning; if Yue Buqun secretly wanted to come to Fuzhou, there would be many more...

"Senior sister, don't be anxious. I also believe in our senior brother. When we see him, we can ask him properly. The three seniors of Hengshan Sect are all people who can distinguish right from wrong. As long as our senior brother explains clearly, he will definitely not wrong an innocent person," Lin Pingzhi immediately advised.

Laudenau asked curiously, "Junior Brother, you already knew about this?"

Lin Pingzhi hadn't even read the letter yet.

At the same time, Lin Pingzhi showed no hostility towards this undercover senior brother: "That's right. In fact, Brother Chu met Master Dingjing of Hengshan Sect on the way. He had informed me before, but I kept it to myself because I was worried that my second senior brother and senior sister would worry."

Laudenuo didn't notice anything unusual either, but then Lin Pingzhi asked in return, "Second Senior Brother, when we first arrived in Huainan, didn't you go back to the mountain? Were there any rumors at that time?"

"No, if you count the time, the Hengshan Sect hadn't even had a chance to come to our sect to question us yet." Lao Denuo had a bitter face, looking worried about the sect and the sect.

At that time, Lin Pingzhi learned about Lao Denuo's identity from Chu Luren and intentionally led him away halfway. However, he did not expect that when they arrived in Jiangxi, this scoundrel would rush to stick to him again.

It's unclear whether Yue Buqun insisted on sending him, or Zuo Lengchan insisted on sending him...

"Heh, that's quite unfortunate." Lin Pingzhi casually revealed a sarcastic tone, and even flicked his hair with his orchid-like fingers.

Yue Lingshan was preoccupied and didn't notice anything unusual about Lin Pingzhi's tone, voice, or actions. However, Lao Denuo vaguely sensed something and was slightly puzzled, but he didn't show it. Lin Pingzhi also immediately pretended to be nervous and concealed his unusual behavior.

This letter had little impact on Chu Luren; Yue Buqun could go wherever he wanted, it had nothing to do with him. However, it stirred up waves in Lin Pingzhi's heart!

Did they come to protect me because they learned that the Demonic Sect was heading south and plotting to obtain the sword manual?

Are they here to arrest Linghu Chong because of the Hengshan incident?

Lin Pingzhi didn't believe this reason. Instead, he was convinced that Yue Buqun had also come for the "Evil-Repelling Sword Technique"!

Lin Pingzhi originally planned to find an opportunity to "give" the tampered cassock to Laudenau...

If Laudenuo gets it, and Zuo Lengchan gets it, then it's the same. Lin Pingzhi didn't touch a single word of the first two-thirds of the sword manual on the kasaya, and only changed a few words in the last third.

Lin Pingzhi had also discussed this matter with Chu Luren. Chu Luren was very angry when he found out, and then changed the last eight lines of the sword manual into "No need to castrate oneself, success is still possible" using a hidden message...

As long as Lin Pingzhi acts somewhat effeminate in front of Lao Denuo, behaving as if he has already castrated himself and his personality has been affected by the cultivation technique, they will have no choice but to believe him.

Lin Pingzhi was well aware of the allure of the "Evil-Repelling Sword Technique"—after Chu Luren gave him the "harmonized version," Lin Pingzhi retrieved the cassock and also reread the original version...

Lin Pingzhi asked himself, if it weren't for Brother Chu teaching him martial arts, he probably would have been unable to resist taking this path even though he knew it was a one-way street!

None of the Five Sacred Mountains Sword Sects are any good. Take the Songshan Sect, for example; they want to get their sword manual for free...

At this moment, Lin Pingzhi had just buried his parents and was filled with hatred. He was at his most cunning and planned to use the "Evil-Repelling Sword Manual" to trick Zuo Lengchan.

If Zuo Lengchan couldn't resist practicing it himself, that would be hilarious!

Even when Lin Pingzhi occasionally had thoughts of "taking revenge on the martial world," he wished he could copy the sword manual a hundred or two hundred times and distribute it everywhere...

Upon hearing that his beloved master was coming, Lin Pingzhi's main thought was—should I save this and find an opportunity to "show my respect" to my master?

However, after circling the thought in Lin Pingzhi's mind a few times, he looked at Yue Lingshan and then put it aside.

Just then, another horseman rode towards the Fuwei Escort Agency. Upon seeing this, Yue Lingshan quickly stepped forward to stop him: "Is it a letter from my father? Or does my senior brother have news?"

Upon seeing this, Lin Pingzhi immediately pulled her aside, saying, "Be careful!" fearing that the horse would directly collide with his senior sister.

As he approached, the burly man on horseback pulled on the reins, dismounted, and swayed past Yue Lingshan, chanting in a affected tone, "This general is in a hurry to deliver a letter, young lady, please dodge and do not obstruct me!"

"Hey, who are you?" Lin Pingzhi saw that this person had a solid foundation in martial arts and was ignoring him as he barged into the escort agency, so he couldn't help but want to stop him and ask him questions.

Over the past seven days, Lin Pingzhi's internal energy has been transformed into the "Evil-Repelling Limited Edition" Lesser Chaos True Qi. Although 30-40% of it has dissipated, his speed when attacking has increased significantly. This time, he actually grabbed the strong man's elbow.

"I am Taibai, the messenger of the Jade Emperor, who has descended to earth to deliver an urgent message to the Grand Duke of Jupiter in heaven..." The man did not try to resist, but instead began to sing at the top of his lungs.

Lin Pingzhi noticed that the man was speaking incoherently, but he vaguely understood that he seemed to be trying to deliver a message to Brother Chu...

Chapter 383 Linghu Chong's Secret Information

Chu Luren then received the letter delivered by the seemingly insane middle-aged man...

It was the news from Leigu Mountain that spread!

Therefore, although the big man was crazy and his words were incoherent, Chu Luren had already guessed the identity of the visitor—it was Li Kuilei, one of the Eight Friends of Hangu Pass.

Among the Eight Friends of Hangu Pass, there was another one whom Chu Luren had interacted with: Yan Wangdi Xue Muhua.

These eight people were originally disciples of Su Xinghe of the Xiaoyao Sect and grand-disciples of Wuyazi. However, after Ding Chunqiu "killed his master", Su Xinghe secretly saved the paralyzed Wuyazi. In order to prevent his senior brother Su Xinghe from revealing his shameful deeds, Ding Chunqiu forced him to pretend to be deaf and mute.

To protect Wuyazi, Su Xinghe endured humiliation and expelled all eight of his disciples from the sect.

Su Xinghe and his eight disciples were typical disciples of the Xiaoyao Sect. In addition to martial arts, they were also proficient in miscellaneous arts. In particular, they were so engrossed in these arts that they inevitably neglected their martial arts practice. As a result, Su Xinghe, who was originally Wuyazi's handpicked eldest disciple, was far inferior to Ding Chunqiu in martial arts.

The Eight Friends of Hangu Pass were each skilled in "music, chess, calligraphy, painting, medicine, craftsmanship, and opera." Among them, Li Kuilei was the one who was "opera," and he was so engrossed in performing arts that he probably couldn't even tell who he really was.

The reason he was the one who delivered the message was because he had been in Fujian before. Su Xinghe's eight disciples, although expelled from the sect, understood their master's good intentions and longed to return to the sect at all times.

This time, the eight disciples, scattered throughout the martial arts world, all displayed their unique abilities in helping their master deliver the message. Li Kuilei was the last one to join the mission!

The letters were very simple. One was an invitation to the "Precious Chess Game" written by "Mr. Congbian" Su Xinghe, and the other was written by Wang Yuyan, saying that she had already met her grandfather and that Chu Luren should not rush to visit him, but wait until the Precious Chess Game to meet him.

If this letter were intercepted by someone else along the way, no one would know that Wang Yuyan and Mr. Congbian had any connection. They would just think that she sent an extra letter while sending out invitations!

However, Chu Luren saw through the deeper meaning...

It seems Su Xinghe is planning to lure Ding Chunqiu out to kill him! This is probably also Wu Yazi's intention.

Ding Chunqiu couldn't possibly ignore Su Xinghe's sudden and significant move. And if he dared to go, Qiao Feng, who was already at Leigu Mountain, along with Chu Luren who would be there soon, would be very confident of crushing him in one fell swoop.

As for why Chu Luren was instructed not to go in advance?

perhaps……

They felt that Chu Luren was too "dazzling," stirring up trouble wherever he went, unlike Qiao Feng who could quietly live in seclusion near Leigu Mountain, thus making it easy to alert the enemy.

More importantly, Su Xinghe mentioned in the invitation, "I have long heard of Chu Taisui's success and carefree life," which was probably an implication that Chu Luren knew that he had learned the martial arts of the Carefree Sect, and that Ding Chunqiu had probably heard the rumors as well.

Although Chu Luren has never directly used the martial arts of the Xiaoyao Sect, his style is still there. Moreover... in various rumors, the martial arts that Chu Luren is good at are all different. For most people, the rumors are probably unreliable, but for Su Xinghe and Ding Chunqiu, it is easy to associate them with the "Xiao Wuxiang Gong"!

There must be Xingxiu disciples monitoring the area near Leigu Mountain.

Qiao Feng and A'Zhu went discreetly. As for Wang Yuyan... it wouldn't matter if she was discovered. Ding Chunqiu knew about Li Qiushui's relationship with Mantuo Manor and also about the Empress Dowager of Western Xia. Although he had murdered his master, he dared not do anything to the mother and daughter of Mantuo Manor.

Similarly, Ding Chunqiu didn't know where Chu Luren's carefree martial arts came from—what if he learned them while exploring with the Empress Dowager of Western Xia? Therefore, he didn't immediately harbor hostility or persecute them.

More importantly, Chu Luren's martial arts progressed too quickly, and Xingxiu Sea was too far away. News was always delayed by several months or even half a year. For Chu Luren, half a year would have been enough to advance several levels.

Every time Ding Chunqiu heard new information, the Chu Lu people were already surprised. Now, it goes without saying that even with Ding Chunqiu personally taking action, they had to be extra careful, and it was too late for them to do anything.

It would be better if Chu Luren didn't go to the Zhenlong Chess Game. If Chu Luren had gone, Ding Chunqiu might have become nervous and would have to go from open to covert, making it even more difficult to deal with!

Looking at the date again, this "Precious Chess Game" is scheduled for August 15th, which is almost seven months away.