The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

After all, Lin Pingzhi and Yu Canghai had a blood feud involving the murder of their father and mother. Although Yu Canghai relied on the reputation of the Qingcheng Sect and was not considered an evil sect because of the massacre of his family, it was normal for Chu Luren, as a friend, to intervene if someone wanted to use the pretext of mediating the dispute to hinder Lin Pingzhi's revenge.

However, in just six months, can Lin Pingzhi grow to the point where he can take on Yu Canghai one-on-one?

That remains to be seen, depending on how effective the selection of this lucky evil master takes place that night...

At this moment, on a forest path, a super fat man, who looked like two people—or rather, two Ma Guangzus—hurriedly walked under the moonlight.

The evil martial arts master that Linghu Chong had been tracking did not reappear, but when he sent Xiao Hong on guard, he discovered this guy...

Although the weather in Fuzhou wasn't too bad, this man, who looked like a man of two, kept wiping his forehead, and what came out wasn't even sweat... but two oil stains on his cuffs!

Although this man was fat and looked like he was walking with a heavy gait, in the long run, he was no slower than a fast horse galloping on the official road. If he were on this forest path, even the little red horse probably couldn't catch up.

Unfortunately, the person who was watching him at this moment wasn't chasing him on horseback...

Finally, a dark shadow flashed, and a figure appeared several feet away from the "two-figured" man, his back to him. The suona at his waist revealed his identity.

As for why he turned his back?

Chu Luren felt that this was more imposing...

As the two men, Pang and Ruo, stopped in a panic and tried to back away, Lin Pingzhi finally caught up, blocking their way with a bit of panting.

"Young masters, have you mistaken me for someone else?" the two men, who looked rather simple and honest, asked.

Only when he occasionally caught a glimpse of Lin Pingzhi would a fierce glint appear in his eyes—if it were just Lin Pingzhi alone, he wouldn't be afraid at all; on the contrary, he would be delighted that the "sword manual" had come knocking on his door!

Upon hearing this address of "Young Master," Chu Luren immediately understood that no innocent person would be wrongly accused, especially since...

"Black-faced man, do you think you can be mistaken for someone else with that kind of figure?" Chu Luren felt that this guy was insulting his intelligence.

Even someone with face blindness wouldn't be able to tell this guy's identity just by looking at his measurements.

Black-faced Lord, also known as the Pig in the twelve constellations!

There is only one person with the Pig sign, and his strength ranks in the middle among the twelve constellations.

"It is indeed I, but I am only here to see off the Lin family elders. In the past, during festivals, Chief Escort Lin saw that I was not well-fed or warmly clothed, so he would give me gifts of all sizes. I am grateful for the kindness of the two elders, and when I see Young Master Lin, it is as if I see a brother!" Knowing that he could not hide his identity, the black-faced man began to beg for mercy.

Of course, Chu Luren and Lin Pingzhi wouldn't believe any of this—it was possible that Lin Zhennan had given him gifts, after all, the business philosophy of "Fuwei Escort Agency" was to prioritize "fortune" before "prestige".

Along the escort route, you'll find bandits and villains of all sizes who can be bribed!

However, it would be ridiculous to say that this dark-faced man would remember such kindness; he is merely using it to beg for mercy.

"Make your move, don't say I didn't give you a chance!" Chu Luren nudged Xiao Hong, signaling it to get ready.

However, after hesitating for a moment, Little Red flew to a tree branch to the side, pretending not to see Chu Luren's appearance—this is too greasy, I, Little Red, cannot accept it!

"I... Young Master Chu, are you really going to be so aggressive? We, the Twelve Constellations, are not to be trifled with!" A fierce look appeared on the face of the Black-Faced Lord.

The Ten Villains each have their own evils, most of them are psychologically abnormal, and each has their own purpose. The Twelve Zodiac Signs, on the other hand, are pure robbers. The root cause of their evil deeds is "robbery".

If there's a way out, they don't mind playing the submissive role, but when they really get ruthless, anyone would dare to fight tooth and nail!

Unfortunately, Blackface's desperate efforts were of little use; the gap in skill was simply too large.

The black-faced man pretended to attack Chu Luren, but actually turned around and pounced on Lin Pingzhi.

Lin Pingzhi drew his sword faster than he expected. He was initially stunned, but he still managed to draw his sword in time, pointing it at the tip of his nose, and oil was even starting to splatter on it...

Just as he was about to rely on his proud hard skills to withstand the attack, quickly subdue Lin Pingzhi, and then pose a threat to Chu Luren, a finger force surged in from behind, instantly sealing all the major acupoints on his body!

To avoid being splashed with oil upon getting close, Chu Luren deliberately restrained him from a distance, and then...

Under Chu Luren's true energy, the Black-Faced Lord, who had been immobilized in just a few moves, was first pulled back. However, he was still about ten feet away from Chu Luren when Chu Luren "lifted" him up with his true energy and made him float in mid-air. At the same time, layers of scattered human-shaped phantoms twisted into bundles and were drawn to Chu Luren!

If you look closely at Black-Faced Man, you'll notice that his body is constantly showing flowing indentations. Just as the last, almost complete humanoid phantom was sucked out by Chu Luren, it was then poured into Lin Pingzhi, who was sitting cross-legged to the side...

Chapter 386 The First Day of Missing Governor Cao

The moment Chu Luren extracted the broken meridians of the Black-Faced Lord and poured them into Lin Pingzhi, Lin Pingzhi, just as he had rehearsed countless times in his mind, immediately channeled his inner energy into the meridians and acupoints corresponding to the self-castration of the Evil-Slaying Demon...

Just when he was about to lose control, he quickly activated the part he had cultivated during his self-castration and severed all the meridians that had been injected into him!

Instantly, a surge of pure internal energy flowed into Lin Pingzhi's meridians.

It was purer than the "Star Absorbing Technique," and more importantly, when it was first integrated, it was still a greasy kind of true energy—clearly a special martial art practiced by the Black-Faced Lord, which even made Lin Pingzhi feel somewhat uncomfortable...

However, in the blink of an eye, it began to spontaneously transform into "evil-repelling true energy"!

At the same time, an even purer and almost identical exorcising true energy, identical to the one he had cultivated, surged forth from his dantian and several key acupoints for cultivating exorcising true energy...

This situation was also within Chu Luren's previous guesses, and he had already taught Lin Pingzhi how to deal with it in advance—using the "exclusive evil-repelling" small chaotic true qi to simulate the evil-repelling true qi while assimilating the two evil-repelling true qi.

This is also one of the advantages of directly practicing the self-castration version...

There is absolutely no need to exert effort to cultivate; one can quickly transform one's internal energy into warding-off evil true energy in the instant of self-castration.

Not only is the conversion efficiency high, but it can also preserve some of the original characteristics of true qi!

Because of the remaining characteristics of the original true qi, 80% of the true qi absorbed from the outside world dissipated in Lin Pingzhi's hands.

At the same time, the part that emerges is the result of the resonance of the meridians and acupoints throughout the body after a portion of the meridians has been severed—as is well known, internal energy does not have energy conservation.

This part is not much different from what Lin Pingzhi cultivated himself.

The reason it's "not much" rather than "the same" is because... it's ultimately not something you cut yourself!

After borrowing chickens to lay eggs... no, borrowing eggs... borrowing eggs to generate internal strength... Lin Pingzhi's internal strength advanced by leaps and bounds.

Of course, this is also related to his poor foundation in internal strength. His progress from being an amateur to above-average third-rate, or even close to second-rate, can indeed be considered a leap forward.

However, it doesn't matter if your internal strength is a little weak. When Chu Luren first fought Yu Canghai, his internal strength was about the same as Lin Pingzhi's now.

In terms of external martial arts, Lin Pingzhi's current "Evil-Repelling True Qi" + "Five Mountains Sword Technique" are considered top-notch. The difference between him and Chu Luren at that time is probably... still one enlightenment away!

However, enlightenment is something that comes purely from one's own efforts, and Chu Luren can't help with that.

Moreover, after one "leap forward," Lin Pingzhi also personally experienced that although this method did not harm the body, it was like self-castration—it could only be done once and not twice—humans cannot castrate themselves twice; this is a natural law.

Even if I don't actually castrate myself this time, it won't have any effect next time...

This was something Chu Luren had guessed before. The reason he chose this black-faced man wasn't just because he was lucky; there were also internal considerations—if the target was too strong, Lin Pingzhi might not be able to suppress the backlash and make things worse; if the target was too weak... it would be a waste if there was only one chance.

Black-faced Lord's strength is neither high nor low.

However, if it were Chu Luren, the requirements for this super lucky evil sect member would be much higher!

"Any other sensations? Has your meridian system been affected?" Chu Luren provided theoretical guidance while simultaneously inquiring about Lin Pingzhi's practical experience.

"No, fortunately Brother Chu made the right choice. If it were too strong, it might have had an impact." Lin Pingzhi had been a little greedy before, wanting someone even stronger, at least at the level of Yue Buqun.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Pingzhi said, "However, when I received feedback in my dantian and several key acupoints, I felt... that the stronger the meridians and the purer the true qi in these areas, the better the effect."

Chu Luren silently kept these words in mind...

His internal energy is pure and his corresponding meridians are strong—I wonder how Chief Supervisor Cao's health is lately?

Unlike the "Evil-Repelling Sword Technique," which involves self-castration both internally and externally, the "Heavenly Gang Child Skill" does not involve destroying a portion of one's meridians. Instead, it purely accumulates pure Yang energy to cultivate Heavenly Gang True Qi.

In fact, the practice of eunuchs in the Forbidden City having their limbs castrated and then cultivating the "Boyhood Kung Fu" was already considered opportunistic. There must have been other tricks involved to circumvent some of the problems—Chu Luren had also read "The Heavenly Gang Boyhood Kung Fu" and naturally understood this.

I wonder if Chief Supervisor Cao would be interested in experiencing it again sometime...

Chu Luren has been cultivating the Dao Embryo Release Calamity Scripture for so long, but he is only close to the "first crossing" stage. As for how to cross over, Chu Luren himself is completely clueless!

After finishing his business in Fuzhou, Chu Luren set off again, intending to head west to Wudang Mountain.

Although there is no sign of Master Zhang emerging from seclusion, it would be pointless for Chu Luren to go to Emei alone without first meeting the disciples of Wudang.

After going through countless hardships and traveling thousands of miles to stop a catastrophe in the martial arts world and a grand conspiracy that threatens the martial arts community... what was the point? Was it not for Zhang Sanfeng's favor, but merely to curry favor with Miejue?

As for whether we can see Lin Pingzhi in Emei six months from now, it depends on whether he can make any further breakthroughs in those six months. Otherwise... there's still plenty of time.

Before leaving, Chu Luren noticed that Lin Pingzhi seemed a bit rushed, perhaps feeling that time was too tight and he was inevitably pushing himself.

When they parted, Chu Luren specifically took him aside and asked, "Do you know Huang Shang?"

"I know! A great master and senior of the Daoist sect." Lin Pingzhi really did know.

"Don't push yourself too hard. You can learn from Senior Huang Shang," Chu Luren advised metaphorically.

"Brother Chu, are you saying... haste makes waste? I should learn from Senior Huang Shang and solidify my own foundation first, instead of rushing to practice martial arts?" Lin Pingzhi didn't know the specifics, only that Huang Shang first understood the principles in the Daoist Canon, and then became a top master overnight.

"No, I mean, if all else fails, you can outlive all your enemies until Yu Canghai is too old to walk, then you can feed him porridge and see if he gets angry!"

Lin Pingzhi: ...

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Chu Luren and his group of four set off again. The unorthodox sect in Fuzhou breathed a sigh of relief—the feeling was somewhat subtle, as if the King of Hell had left and the little devils below were truly jubilant.

However, Chu Luren also discovered that there were indeed people who didn't believe in the superstition and secretly followed him away...

To be precise, it was Xiao Hong who discovered it—the other party probably didn't expect Xiao Hong to be so perceptive, able to be discovered and followed even though they were ten miles apart!

At first, Chu Luren thought they were after the Southern Heaven Treasure in his possession, but gradually Chu Luren realized something was amiss...

Chapter 387 Visit

A little over a month ago, Chu Luren left Fuzhou and headed northwest towards Wudang. When he passed through Hunan, he naturally visited the residence of Senior Tie Wushuang in Xiangtan.

When Liu Zhengfeng retired from the martial arts world, Chu Luren's news that the Songshan Sect intended to exterminate the entire sect directly "invited" Tie Wushuang, who had no vested interest in the matter, to Hengshan City.

Everyone says that the older you get in the martial arts world, the more timid you become, but Old Tie is an example of someone whose blood is still hot despite his age!

Although Chu Luren is now a "heroic figure and pillar of the martial world," no longer the impetuous young man who once visited, he still treats those who deserve respect, especially the seniors who helped him, with utmost courtesy.

Even to show his respect, Chu Luren wanted to find Tie Wushuang and have him write a fan inscribed with the words "A brave hero, a pillar of the martial world."

However, after being persuaded by Murong Jiu and Mu Wanqing, he gave up the idea.

Thinking about it, it makes sense. After all, these words were personally bestowed by the Emperor. It would be strange to have Tie Lao write them. Maybe next time I go to Lin'an, I can ask Yunluo, her Emperor brother, to write one for me—after all, a fan represents a gentleman, and a gentleman represents a fan…

Murong Jiu breathed a sigh of relief. Anyway, since they weren't traveling together, he could just drag her down with him and make a fool of himself.

As for Mu Wanqing...

Although they were still worried, they could only temporarily trust that their good friend from the Great Song Dynasty would stand firm in his post and dispel Chu Luren's unreliable ideas!

Upon arriving at Tie Wushuang's manor, before Chu Luren could speak, the manor servants at the gate, staring at the suona at Chu Luren's waist, immediately stepped forward and asked, "Is it Chu Taisui in person?"

Chu Luren: ...