The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

"You little beast, you..."

Before Yu Canghai could curse any longer, he was struck by Lin Pingzhi's palm and slashed with his longsword, causing blood to spurt high into the air, and he died on the spot!

The Qingcheng disciples gritted their teeth in hatred, but Chu Luren immediately used his sonic powers to speak: "The duel is over! Anyone else want to fight? I, Chu, am ready to oblige!"

No one answered for a moment.

Firstly, this is indeed a "duel," and Yu Canghai himself accepted the challenge. Not to mention that Lin Pingzhi came here for revenge. If they were to make a move now, they wouldn't be in the right in the martial arts world...

Secondly, he was genuinely shaken by Chu Luren's words, which made his internal energy somewhat unstable. While he was shocked, he calmed down and didn't care about giving away his life.

"Qingcheng Sect... will forever remember this humiliation!" An unfamiliar Qingcheng Sect elder uttered half a harsh sentence before ordering his disciples to collect Yu Canghai's body.

Lin Pingzhi had previously received guidance from Chu Luren and did not intend to use Yu Canghai's head to worship his parents. In fact, the enmity between Yu Canghai and Lin Pingzhi was the extermination of their family and the severe punishment and humiliation of his parents. It was Mu Gaofeng who directly killed Lin Zhennan's parents!

Naturally, the head of Mu Gaofeng was used for "worship".

"Hahaha, alright, alright, congratulations Brother Lin on getting your revenge. I don't think that Mu Gaofeng will be able to keep jumping around for long... Who just said they wanted to treat me to dinner? I've heard that the Ya fish from Sichuan has thick, meaty flesh. Tsk tsk tsk, shall we go to Chengdu or your manor?"

Chu Luren changed his demeanor and very kindly accepted the invitation...

Chapter 427 Know When to Back Down

Chu Luren finally left Chengdu Prefecture only after accepting the banquet invitation…

Abbess Miejue, Tang Yun, and others did not attend the banquet, especially the former, who even threatened to write a letter to Yue Buqun about it.

It's unclear what kind of reaction she's expecting from Yue Buqun—Chu Luren really doesn't believe that Yue Buqun would show any dissatisfaction towards Lin Pingzhi for avenging his parents!

Even if Yue Buqun wanted to take this opportunity to cause trouble, he should have found another reason.

Afterwards, Lin Pingzhi planned to go north to Xinghan and then west to Xiliang, which meant entering the territory of the Western Xia Kingdom.

Mu Gaofeng was born in the northern frontier and later joined the Western Xia Yipintang. He had no fixed abode and was not as easy to find as Yu Canghai, but going to Western Xia to look for him was definitely the right idea.

Killing Mu Gaofeng to avenge oneself is much easier than seeking revenge against Yu Canghai, as long as one doesn't do anything reckless.

After all, Mu Gaofeng was originally a villainous figure in the martial arts world. Even if he was recruited by the Western Xia court and joined the Yipintang, it was destined that the righteous figures in the Western Xia martial arts world would not react to Lin Pingzhi's revenge. Some might even be prepared to kick him while he was down.

As for the evil faction?

When have evil factions ever banded together...?

Moreover, although Mu Gaofeng is located in the border region and has many disciples and followers, he is still much easier to deal with than the Qingcheng Sect.

However, if someone "courtesy" themselves, then even a god couldn't save them.

The Western Xia was not as powerful as the Song, Yuan, and Qing dynasties, but if one were to confront them head-on and forcibly kill the First-Rank Hall's retainer, even the second-ranked on the Heavenly Ranking could not do it.

A few months ago, even the top-ranked expert on the Heavenly Ranking couldn't do it—no matter how unparalleled a master was, they couldn't face an army armed with bows and crossbows, heavily armored and carrying swords!

If there are a few thousand armored soldiers, any expert can be worn down; if there are a few thousand powerful crossbowmen, it will be a massacre...

However, Chu Luren couldn't say for sure what the current situation was with the top spot on the Heavenly Ranking, so he would just use himself as an example.

Especially the Western Xia First-Class Hall, which seems to have no more masters after Duan Yanqing's disappearance, actually has a real "old monster" hidden behind the scenes!

Chu Luren repeatedly reminded Lin Pingzhi that he couldn't confront Yipintang head-on; the tactics he used against Qingcheng Sect wouldn't work against Yipintang...

Not to mention that Chu Luren wouldn't go to oversee things, even if Chu Luren did go, what if the "Empress Dowager" were to arrive?

The hand-drawn version of the Northern Darkness Divine Art is still with Wang Yuyan, and Chu Luren doesn't believe that showing it to Li Qiushui will extinguish her anger...

Lin Pingzhi had largely listened to Brother Chu's words, and after all, he had already killed Yu Canghai, which relieved a lot of the pent-up frustration in his heart. His swordsmanship was still in its developmental stage, so he was able to remain patient.

As long as Mu Gaofeng is not in Yipintang, it would be much easier for Lin Pingzhi to kill him than to kill Yu Canghai!

After Chu Luren, he first pretended to be leisurely and strolled around the Sichuan region. Apart from avoiding the Leshan area, which was even disliked by Miejue, he also went to Mount Emei for a visit...

Chu Luren naturally hadn't forgotten the Five Ultimate Skills of the Emei Underground Palace.

In "The Legendary Twins", when Xiaoyuer pretended to fall off a cliff to escape Hua Wuque, he was attacked by monkeys and landed in the cave where "Fruit Offering God" and Shen Qinghong were. The two of them had been trapped in the cave for more than ten years, surviving on the fruit thrown by the monkeys.

Back then, Shen Qinghong was the chief镖头 (chief镖头,镖师, head镖师) of the three major镖局 (镖局, escorting镖局, escorting镖师) in Luoyang. He was escorting a batch of goods when he was spotted by the Monkey and Dog of the Twelve Zodiac Signs. He sought help from Yan Nantian. At that time, Yan Nantian was eager to avenge his brother Jiang Feng. He just happened to pass by and dealt with the Monkey and Dog. After killing the Dog and gouging out the Monkey's eyes, he let Shen Qinghong escort him to find the stolen goods.

Unexpectedly, this "monkey appearance" was actually two people, and even most of the twelve zodiac signs didn't know about this!

When they arrived at the treasure's location, "Fruit Offering God" subdued Shen Qinghong. Shen Qinghong was ruthless enough to burn the rope they used to climb down, trapping both of them there.

The cliffs were already difficult to climb, and there were also a lot of monkeys harassing the area. Without ropes for support, it was impossible to climb.

Little Fish came up with a plan: he threw out the batch of red goods one by one, attracting countless martial arts practitioners to fight over them. In the end... he attracted Xiao Mimi, thus escaping his predicament.

However, he escaped one predicament only to fall into another, being imprisoned in Xiao Mimi's underground palace. This was also the first time Xiaoyuer had failed in his "scheming" attempt...

It wasn't that she lost because of her brains, but because Xiao Mimi understood men too well, and that understanding was too fatal.

Then, by chance, Xiao Yu'er arrived at the same palace where the Five Divine Skills were located, and only then did he obtain this essential skill. Later, Xiao Yu'er was able to become on par with Hua Wuque because of this martial art.

Chu Luren didn't know the exact location of the underground palace, and Little Fish didn't fall in this time...

Mount Emei is such a vast area!

Aside from the "precipitous mountain walls," the only clue is "monkeys"—it must be a place with many monkeys.

but……

There are many monkeys in most parts of Mount Emei!

Let alone in the vast martial arts world, even in the modern era before Chu Luren's transmigration, when animal habitats were squeezed, the monkeys of Mount Emei were still a dominant force...

As for the steep cliffs that were difficult to climb with light footwork, Chu Luren could not explore downwards from one place to another.

More importantly... Chu Luren once felt that in a place where the number of monkeys and the mountain wall were very similar, when he looked down, he suddenly felt a sense of dread, as if there was a huge threat below, so he gave up for the time being.

After all, there's another rather "strange" thing described in the original work, and that is...

How did Xiaoyuer know in the first place that it had already attracted quite a few martial arts practitioners?

Because monkeys will throw dead people's belongings, even some "parts", into the caves!

On one occasion, a burst of monkey laughter came from outside the cave, and then several monkeys with strange expressions threw a human head inside...

Perhaps this is just the monkey's nature. Before offering fruit, this nature of the monkey was used to lure the monkeys into throwing fruit to them for survival.

However, while Chu Luren was startled by this sudden realization, he also thought of something else...

After Zhang Zhenren knocked on the Heavenly Gate, Zhenwu and a suspected fire unicorn awakened many "strange" things.

Could it be... that there's a rather unfriendly "monkey" in Emei Mountain?

The Chu Lu people are not afraid of ordinary monkeys, but if there are any "strange beasts", wouldn't they be lambs to the slaughter in this cliff situation?

Therefore, Chu Luren only noted this place down and did not search for anything carefully at the moment—it makes no sense that he just told Lin Pingzhi not to send it, but then turned around and insisted on sending it himself.

Then, one day at the end of June, when no one in the Sichuan martial arts world knew what was going on, Chu Luren appeared everywhere with various "rumors," and then it all stopped, and he disappeared from Sichuan!

Chapter 428 The Ingenious Chess Game

Mr. Su Xinghe, a wise and eloquent man from Leigushan, sent out letters to invite young talents from all over the country to gather at Leigushan and participate in solving the "Zhenlong Chess Game"!

What are the benefits of solving the Zhenlong Chess Puzzle?

Actually, there was no real benefit; it was just that Mr. Congbian was extremely famous in the world of Go, plus some gossipy tabloids hyped him up...

However, the mere "fame" is already enough to attract people. After all, if it weren't for fame and fortune, why would one bother with the world of martial arts?

Mr. Congbian's invitations were also very targeted, targeting either well-known "masters" in Go or outstanding young people in other areas.

As a result, many people flock to this opportunity to gain exposure...

However, there was one person who couldn't sit still after hearing the news—Ding Chunqiu!

The Xingxiu Sect already had people who had been keeping an eye on the area near Leigu Mountain for years. After discovering that Mr. Congbian was planning such a "grand gathering of the martial arts world," they immediately passed the news to Xingxiu Sea.

Although Ding Chunqiu didn't have the wild idea that Wu Yazi was still alive and planning to set a trap to kill him, he still felt uneasy about Su Xinghe's strange behavior.

Ding Chunqiu spared Su Xinghe's life back then, ostensibly out of consideration for their last remaining brotherhood, but in reality because he had never obtained the core inheritance of the Xiaoyao Sect.

He didn't even get it from his master's wife, Li Qiushui, so naturally he couldn't get it from her either.

Therefore, Ding Chunqiu secretly hoped that his senior brother Su Xinghe knew something at the time, so he forced Su Xinghe to swear an oath and pretended to ignore Leigushan after that.

Upon hearing that Su Xinghe was making a move, he immediately led the ragtag group of the Xingxiu Sect toward the Central Plains!

When Chu Luren arrived in Shu, Ding Chunqiu had already crossed the Sichuan region...

Although another matter—Azi stealing the Divine Wood King Cauldron—also concerned Ding Chunqiu, there are priorities. Moreover, in Ding Chunqiu's view, Su Xinghe was easy to deal with; that old scoundrel spent his days playing the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting, neglecting his duties, and his martial arts were "mediocre." But Azi was now entangled with the Red and White Tai Sui, so he needed to plan carefully!

Ding Chunqiu swaggered through the city, taking down some heroes and young knights who wanted to bring him justice. Finally, on the fifteenth of August, he arrived near Leigu Mountain.

Meanwhile, Leigu Mountain was already quite lively. Most of the people on the list had arrived, and many other young heroes with some "talents" had also come.

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If Chu Luren were here, he would find that he alone knew many...

For example, there's Duan Yu, the second brother who suddenly appears after not knowing where to go for some fun; there's Wang Xiaofeng, who doesn't hold grudges, and his cousin Shui Sheng; there's Mi Weiyi, Liu Zhengfeng's disciple, a somewhat "outdated" young hero; there's Di Xiu, who becomes the flag bearer of the Songshan Sect with Chu Luren's kind help; there's Ouyang Ke, who pretends to be elegant but is actually "outdated" like Mi Weiyi; there's Duan Tianya, the top-ranking secret agent who studied in Japan; and there's Yang Guo, who came with his master Yin Zhiping…

Those who are competitive truly want to solve this "precious chess puzzle" that Mr. Congbian has praised to the heavens, hoping to add a touch of romance and beauty to their own chapter in the annals of martial arts history.

Some were just there to support Mr. Congbian.

The Deaf-Mute Master Congbian's sect really lacks any proper etiquette. They organized such a grand "event," yet they didn't even set up a proper venue. As soon as someone arrived, their deaf-mute disciples led them to the chessboard on the mountainside...

Moreover, the threshold is extremely high. Those who can come up the mountain are either invited, extremely famous, or... extremely good-looking!

As for the Qin Family Village and the Li Family Gang, they were all kept at the foot of the mountain. In fact, these pure outlaws knew Mr. Congbian's rules and did not seek out this bad luck; they simply did not come.

Therefore, although there wasn't much setup on site, the mountain was still quite orderly...

Firstly, there were no longer any of the usual gatherings of江湖人士 (jianghu figures) with their loud, boisterous, bearded, scarred, and tattooed bandits. Secondly... this arrangement also subtly gave everyone a psychological suggestion—those who could come up here were all refined individuals, so I should also be refined to avoid being looked down upon.

The Wangwu School was only invited because they were nearby, but this old man, Situ Bolei, actually put on a scholarly air...

Duan Yu was in a much better position – don't let my two sworn brothers fool you, they're both rather simple-minded, but I really want to be refined!

"So it's the young master of the Duan family of Dali. Indeed... a handsome young man. Young Master Duan, please watch the game from the sidelines for now." Su Xinghe looked at Duan Yu with satisfaction after seeing him.

Although he wasn't actually choosing a junior brother for himself right now, as a disciple of the Xingxiu Sect, Su Xinghe still genuinely liked people with good looks.

Moreover, in Wu Yazi's words, this "Precious Chess Game" can indeed serve as a test for the Xiaoyao Sect to select a successor. It would not be impossible to take this opportunity to find a closed-door disciple who can inherit the mantle, since Wu Yazi's health is deteriorating day by day.