The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

Seeing the other person's reverent expression, Chu Luren was also a little puzzled. Could it be that "Tai Sui" has become a good term?

"My surname is indeed Chu. As for Tai Sui, it's not really my place. I've come to pay my respects to Senior Tie, but I'm in a hurry to head north and haven't had time to present my visiting card. I wonder if it would be convenient for Senior Tie to do so?" Chu Luren said casually.

"The Master is here! I often hear the Master mention you..." the servant said, and immediately welcomed Chu Luren inside.

When Chu Luren was only ranked seventy-first on the Earth Ranking, this was how he arrived at the Iron Mansion.

This is the rule here at Tie Wushuang's place—friends from the martial arts world who come to visit must first be welcomed into the manor, and at the same time, Tie Wushuang must be informed.

Now, the "Chu Tai Sui" was naturally welcomed to the main living room immediately, and the people accompanying him were the same. In fact, he didn't even bother to ask about the identities of the others, and even Murong Jiu was ignored.

Chu Luren vaguely sensed that "Nan Murong" seemed somewhat displeased.

Just then, Bai Qiong, a disciple of Tie Wushuang, who had met Chu Luren a few times before, happened to run into Chu Luren and his group. He frowned at first, seeing so many people, men and women, and assumed they were just idle wanderers from the martial arts world coming to freeload.

Although I dared not disobey, I secretly disapproved of my master's way of interacting with people...

However, he then recognized Chu Luren and couldn't help but show envy, and took the initiative to come forward.

Chu Luren remembered that when he asked Tie Wushuang to help him, Bai Qiong tried to stop him because of the nature of the Five Mountains Sword Sects' power and the incompatibility between the Hengshan Sect and the local Jianghu forces in Hunan.

Later, after Tie Wushuang decided to go, Bai Qiong was quite unhappy with him because of this. Although he, along with the Bell and Sword Heroes, went to Hengshan City together, they didn't have much interaction afterward.

"No wonder the magpies were chirping on the branches all morning; it turns out Young Master Chu has arrived." Bai Qiong's attitude was completely different from before.

"Don't worry, don't worry, I'm just here to visit Senior Tie, there's nothing else to do," Chu Luren said magnanimously.

Chu Luren is a man who never holds grudges, including the time when Wang Xiaofeng took the opportunity to reveal his secrets to the Songshan Sect, which Chu Luren had long forgotten... Hmph!

Bai Qiong's face fell upon hearing this, but she still managed a couple of awkward laughs before brushing it off.

If Chu Luren were only in the top half of the Earth Ranking, perhaps he would still be somewhat unconvinced, but now... he can only look up to him.

At least on the surface, they certainly acted very enthusiastically and even went to report to their master immediately.

Chu Luren hadn't been sitting in the main living room for long when Tie Wushuang's hearty laughter arrived...

"Hahaha... No wonder the magpies were chirping on the branches all morning, turns out it's because Little Tai Sui has arrived!" Tie Wushuang laughed as he walked in.

Bai Qiong paused awkwardly as he followed behind—well, after all, he was one of the disciples of the Iron Clan who had followed Tie Wushuang for many years, and he had learned these words from Tie Wushuang.

"Old Tie, you only remember Chu Taisui and have forgotten the old friends." Murong Jiu's tone was not sarcastic, but rather somewhat joking.

Tie Wushuang also saw Nan Murong at this moment. Obviously, the two had interacted before, after all, Nan Murong had been running around everywhere...

However, unlike Chu Luren, when Tie Wushuang met him, he was already "Southern Murong". In comparison, Chu Luren's growth can be said to have been "witnessed" by Tie Wushuang.

For Tie Wushuang, the fact that the young man he had once befriended had now become a giant of chivalry was undoubtedly the most gratifying thing and the thing he most wanted to see.

This is why Tie Wushuang, despite his mediocre martial arts skills, was the "top dog" of the Hunan martial arts world.

When Chu Taisui came to Sanxiang, he didn't visit anyone else, but only came to Tie Wushuang's place. Isn't that a silent form of support?

Originally, Chu Luren was only visiting Tie Wushuang out of courtesy and would stay for one night at most before setting off. However, Tie Wushuang still insisted on keeping Chu Luren for two more days, prepared a banquet, and persuaded him to stay.

Chu Luren couldn't refuse, but at the same time... he also had another idea in mind. Since he was going to stay in Xiangtan for two days, he might as well settle things now!

On her second night at the Iron Mansion, Azi made her move...

"Little Red, be good. From now on, follow me and you'll eat well and drink well. We'll ignore that salted fish monster!" Azi chuckled as she stole the Divine Wood King Cauldron with Little Red's help.

They were currently scaling the wall to escape from the "Iron Mansion"...

Recently, Chu Luren discovered that A Zi always tries to please Xiao Hong, especially behind his back!

He would catch all sorts of venomous snakes, and he would light a fire to bathe Xiao Hong whenever he had free time.

Tonight, Chu Luren really wanted to see what this little girl was up to, and also... to lure out the person lurking in the shadows, so he specially asked Xiao Hong to cooperate with her this time.

Previously, when Azi sighed in front of Xiaohong, "If only I had that little cauldron, I would definitely make you delicious food every day," and "Is the salted fish monster abusing you again? He clearly gave him so much incense to attract snakes," Xiaohong always gave her a disdainful look.

However, this time Xiao Hong really cooperated and stole the "Divine Wood King Cauldron" and delivered it to A Zi.

Once Azi got her hands on the small cauldron, what was there to wait for?

Apart from the "Yijing Bone Forging Chapter", most of the internal martial arts that Chu Luren taught her were not very understandable to A Zi. It is easy to imagine that even if she managed to get the basics out, she would not be able to master them later!

Those who could master the skills, Azi complained that their progress was too slow—this young lady wanted to become the leader of the Xingxiu Sect before she turned twenty-five.

Chu Luren secretly curled his lip upon seeing this scene...

It's stupid to give up your (martial arts) treasure trove and insist on learning the "Dissolving Power Technique".

Perhaps.

But when Chu Luren thought about it, it wasn't that hard to understand.

Haven't we seen those idiots in the news who give up stable, promising jobs to join pyramid schemes?

Chu Luren quietly followed behind her, not wanting to shatter her beautiful dream for the time being...

Chapter 388 Starry Sky Sect Members

A month ago, when he set off from Fuzhou, a group of people had been following him from a great distance. Chu Luren had already guessed their identities!

It had been hanging for miles away, and if it weren't for the fact that Little Red usually flew around randomly and was in the air, it would have been impossible to spot it.

Of course, an ordinary bird wouldn't have such strong logic to suspect that someone ten miles away is following it!

As for how the other party was able to track him from such a distance, Chu Luren guessed it was related to the trickery of the Starry Sky Sect, whether it was some kind of strange poison, fragrance, or insect.

Judging from the timing, Chu Luren felt that this group of Xingxiu disciples couldn't possibly be involved in the Zhenlong Chess Game; in other words, it was very likely related to the Divine Wood King Cauldron and Azi!

These disciples of the Starry Sky Sect are ruthless towards ordinary people and martial arts practitioners weaker than themselves, but they all become cowardly when they encounter someone stronger than themselves.

Having followed Chu Luren for so long without seeing them take any action, Chu Luren specially "released" A Zi this time.

If even Azi and the others don't dare to make a move, then Chu Luren can only take the initiative to greet them.

The reason I didn't go to greet her right away was not only to take the opportunity to teach Azi a lesson so that she wouldn't have any crooked ideas every day, but also to conduct an experiment—an experiment about the "Dao Tai Du E Jing"!

Azi was unaware that something had been done to her. After leaving the Iron Mansion, she didn't linger in Xiangtan for long and headed straight for the forest...

Although there were many insects at night, Ah Zi felt as if she were seeing her family when she saw them!

In the dead of night, feeling that she had escaped far enough, Azi began to enjoy the fruits of her victory while grinning foolishly. She used the Divine Wood King Cauldron to attract poisonous insects, wanting to practice a bit first—the "I Ching Bone Forging Chapter" was still effective, and Azi felt that her aptitude was now extremely high!

Of course, this was just her imagination...

Because she hadn't practiced the "Dissolving Power Technique" for too long, and even practiced some internal energy cultivation to appear well-behaved, A Zi's foundation in dissolving power has been basically destroyed, and she is now preparing to start practicing it from scratch.

However, after attracting the poisonous insects, Azi was initially pleased with the first few, but upon seeing the later ones... Azi's expression changed, and she immediately put away the "Divine Wood King Cauldron" and called out, "Little Red, let's go quickly!"

The reason is simple: among the poisonous insects brought by the Divine Wood King Cauldron, A Zi saw several species that the Star Constellation disciples were good at raising, especially... the species that the eldest brother, Zhai Xingzi, was good at raising!

These kinds of poisonous insects are already very rare in nature. Seeing one or two might be a coincidence, but seeing so many, and even with obvious signs of artificially induced hybridization, made Azi a little panicked.

Just as she put away the Divine Wood King Cauldron and stood up, clusters of fireballs, some pale green and some bright purple, suddenly ignited around her. These fireballs, faintly visible within a radius of more than ten feet, surrounded A Zi.

There was a clear, sparse gap in the ring of fire, but instead of escaping from there, Azi was very wary and tried her best to suppress her panic as she looked in the direction of the gap.

Sure enough, a group of people dressed in strange clothes walked in from this side.

The man in the lead was tall and thin, and quite handsome, but his face was sallow and pale, unlike that of a typical internal martial arts master who was full of energy and spirit.

Upon seeing this person, Azi became even more nervous, but after a while, the panic on Azi's face had disappeared!

"Senior Brother? What a coincidence! You've come to the Central Plains too?" Azi greeted him with a bright and cheerful expression, as if she had truly met her senior brothers by chance in a foreign land.

"Hehe, Azi, this is no coincidence... I've been following you all the way, but you insisted on clinging to that Red and White Tai Sui. My fellow disciples and I were afraid you would think we were a disgrace, so we haven't dared to show ourselves!" Zhaixingzi said sarcastically.

Azi paused upon hearing this. Knowing that they had been following her all the way, she knew things might not end well. But she still made up a story: "Don't worry, my brother-in-law is a very easy-going person! And... it's not me clinging to my brother-in-law, it's that Nan Murong who keeps clinging to me! He's been very attentive to me every day, but I just don't have any feelings for him!"

"Brother-in-law? Where did you get a sister from?" Zhaixingzi was taken aback when she heard this.

As for Nan Murong's persistent pestering of her, Zhaixingzi automatically filtered that out...

"This time, I came to the Central Plains to find my parents, and I've gained several older sisters! I also have a brother-in-law, the famous Qiao Feng of the North!" A'Zi immediately raised her banner.

Behind Zhai Xingzi, a plump, white-skinned man warned, "Senior Brother, don't believe this little girl. She never told the truth when she was in the sect."

However, upon hearing this, Zhaixingzi turned back with a sharp look: "Chuchenzi, are you teaching me how to do things? Do you think you're qualified to be the senior disciple?"

"No... Senior Brother, Junior Brother wouldn't dare!" Chu Chenzi was so frightened that he immediately knelt down.

Although they are fellow disciples from the same school and taught by the same master, the Xingxiu Sect doesn't care about the bonds of kinship. Whoever has the biggest fist and the best skills is the senior disciple!

even……

The former senior disciple was imprisoned in a stone cell for not respecting Ding Chunqiu enough, and was forbidden from using poison to practice his skills. He eventually died from qi deviation... This incident was instigated by Zhaixingzi!

Chu Luren, who was lurking nearby, secretly scoffed as he listened—"Picking stars and transcending the dust, this Ding Chunqiu is really vain."

The Xiaoyao Sect is a reclusive Taoist sect that uses "Zi" as a title of respect. Generally, only the sect leader is called "Zi," such as Wuyazi and Wuyazi's master Xiaoyaozi.

Ding Chunqiu, on the other hand, insisted on giving his top disciples the character "子" (zi) in their names, imbuing them with Daoist connotations.

Zhaixingzi coldly flicked a small green fireball at Chuchenzi, who was begging for mercy. Chuchenzi dared not dodge, lest Zhaixingzi use it as an excuse to kill him...

He watched helplessly as the fireballs landed on him, burning him until he screamed in agony.

Zhaixingzi was secretly pleased...

Although Chuchenzi is the eighth son, he has amazing strength and has cultivated a considerable external skill. He has the potential to challenge the position of the eldest son and has even been secretly hiding his strength. Zhaixingzi has long wanted to find an opportunity to cripple him, and this time he has found an excuse.

Once burned by this poisonous fire, Chuchenzi's internal and external skills will be affected!

Chuchenzi was thinking about "never underestimate a young man's potential," and although he seemed to be rolling around and screaming in pain, it wasn't actually that serious. He just wanted to make Zhaixingzi lower his guard.

Judging solely from their martial arts skills, the disciples of the Xingxiu Sect are indeed of very high quality, even surpassing any major sect!

After all, the Xingxiu Sect is a naked jungle... no, an insect law—the strong are the predators, and the weak are the food!

The senior disciple of the Xingxiu Sect has changed countless times, but Zhaixingzi still appears to be one of the younger ones among those present.

Most of the previous "senior brothers" were eliminated by the successors, and Ding Chunqiu was happy to see this happen and never interfered.

In ordinary times, when there are disputes within the sect, no one distinguishes between reason and reason; the winner is always determined by martial arts skills...

Therefore, the disciples of the Star Constellation Sect are all very good at flattery, because when they are weak they have to pretend, and at the same time they practice their skills harder than the next one, because they all think about turning their lives around one day...

The Starry Sky Sect's strength is now on the surface no weaker than the Songshan Sect. Even disregarding unorthodox methods, Zhaixingzi's martial arts skills alone are already comparable to Ding Mian's...

"Little Azi, after saying so much, and with your brothers-in-law not here, shouldn't you stop being so willful?" Zhaixingzi had just tried to scare Azi.

"Me? Willful? Senior Brother, how could you think that? I went through countless hardships to steal back the Divine Wood Cauldron that my brother-in-law confiscated! When I see Master, I wonder how he will reward me!" Hearing her eighth senior brother's miserable cries, Azi felt uneasy, but her face remained completely expressionless...