The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

And besides being "blessed" in terms of looks, is there nothing else to praise about me?

Chu Luren clicked his tongue and said modestly, "Thank you for the compliment, senior."

Seeing that Chu Luren was not satisfied with his evaluation, Wu Yazi didn't mind. He turned to look at Wang Yuyan, then asked Chu Luren more seriously, "Are you Li Qiushui's disciple?"

"No, I just learned the martial arts left behind by Senior Li," Chu Luren said confidently.

"You... you learned it with your third brother, right?" Wu Yazi had obviously guessed something.

Duan Yu just used "Lingbo Weibu" (a martial arts technique), and considering his performance in the chess game at the beginning, it's clear that Duan Yu fell for Li Qiushui's trick. As for Chu Luren... he doesn't seem to have been affected at all; he probably just benefited from it!

Upon hearing this, Chu Luren quickly asked, "That's right! My third brother seems to have become mentally unstable after seeing the jade statue. I, on the other hand, have been learning from Bai... without any problems. This shouldn't be due to martial arts, right?"

At the crucial moment, Chu Luren swallowed back the words "freebie".

Otherwise, admitting to Wu Yazi that he had taken advantage of Li Qiushui for free might lead to unforeseen consequences...

“Now your third brother has seen through the inner demons she left behind, and what remains is the inner demons that he himself has triggered... Let nature take its course!” Wu Yazi sighed and said.

Then I looked at Wang Yuyan again...

Wu Yazi had no choice but to sigh, "It's all about timing and luck." Originally, Duan Yu was afflicted with this inner demon, which was impossible to cure. However, he not only encountered Wang Yuyan, who resembled Li Qiushui, but also... the two were actually siblings!

In addition, Duan Yu may seem pedantic, but he is actually very wise and actually managed to break free from this inner demon on his own.

"You've also mastered the 'Northern Darkness Divine Art'?" Wu Yazi then asked.

"I wouldn't say I've mastered it, I've just learned from others' strengths and made up for my weaknesses," Chu Luren said modestly, only to be glared at by Wu Yazi.

However, Wu Yazi had just witnessed Chu Luren's move and understood that what he practiced was indeed not the authentic "Northern Darkness Divine Art".

"Demonstrate it for me." Wu Yazi didn't explain further, just this one sentence.

Chu Luren was very enthusiastic. Wu Yazi's peerless skills were certainly not as many as his own, but in terms of martial arts prowess, especially in the martial arts of the Xiaoyao Sect, his prowess was definitely far superior to Chu Luren's. Since Wu Yazi was willing to give him pointers, how could Chu Luren not be enthusiastic?

So Chu Luren demonstrated the "Three-Part Return to Origin Qi" and even showed a demonstration of the "Dao Embryo Relief Scripture"...

Then Chu Luren looked expectantly at Wu Yazi—the leader of the Xiaoyao Sect, even if he had been paralyzed for so many years, his martial arts skills must be above those of "Murong Bo", right?

"Please enlighten me, senior." Chu Luren looked at Wu Yazi with a bright and lively expression.

Wu Yazi: ...

"Hmm... tell me first, how does the 'Three-Part Returning to Origin Qi' link the three dantian, and how does the 'Dao Embryo Releasing Calamity Scripture' achieve this?" Wu Yazi asked, frowning.

Chu Luren: ? ? ?

Has Senior Wu Yazi been out of touch with the martial arts world for too long? Back then, even "Murong Bo" didn't need his own explanation!

Chapter 441 Free and Easy Wind Riding

Wu Yazi truly lived up to his reputation as the current leader of the Xiaoyao Sect. His martial arts skills were profound. Even though he was initially bewildered by Chu Luren's bizarre martial arts, he quickly provided insightful guidance.

only……

Chu Luren was subtly disappointed!

Chu Luren originally thought that Wu Yazi's martial arts skills were far superior to Murong Bo's.

When Chu Luren was given guidance by "Murong Bo", he was very wary. He not only refused to reveal too many of his secrets, but also carefully examined and verified the truthfulness of everything "he" said.

This time, under Wu Yazi's guidance, Chu Luren was much more open, and Wu Yazi indeed answered all his questions, but...

The result left Chu Luren somewhat disappointed, as he felt that Wu Yazi's martial arts skills were not as good as Murong Bo's.

However, Wu Yazi was still very dedicated to Chu Luren. Whether it was because of his relationship with his granddaughter or because Chu Luren killed Ding Chunqiu, Wu Yazi was very attentive and patiently answered Chu Luren's questions. Although he dared not say he understood many of them, he tried his best to discuss them with Chu Luren.

After a long talk, Chu Luren looked at Wu Yazi with eyes that said, "Even if you didn't do anything great, you still put in a lot of effort," which made the latter's eyebrows twitch!

Remembering what his granddaughter had told him about this guy's personality, Wu Yazi finally calmed himself down a bit.

“Your current martial arts skills are enough for you to master up to my age. Sometimes, instead of being fixated on martial arts, it’s better to look to other interests, cross-reference them, and learn from each other,” Wu Yazi said in a tone of advice.

This is also part of the sect culture of the Free and Unfettered Sect.

When Wu Yazi first met Qiao Feng, he was amazed – how could young people these days be so powerful?

And now, seeing the Chu Luren...

Although Chu Luren is still quite far from Qiao Feng in terms of pure strength, his accumulation of martial arts skills has already left even Wu Yazi in awe.

"Interests... does playing the suona count?" Chu Luren countered.

Wu Yazi: ...

Wang Yuyan glared at Chu Luren with a hint of reproach while patting her grandfather's back even more vigorously, probably worried that the old man would faint from anger.

Wu Yazi glanced at his granddaughter, then at Chu Luren…

Then he sighed and said, "Since you are not Li Qiushui's disciple, then...would you be willing to become my disciple?"

"Ah? This...maybe it's better not to? If I have any questions, I can just ask you, senior." Chu Luren said frankly.

Wu Yazi: ? ? ?

Why can you speak so righteously?

Fortunately, Su Xinghe had already gone out after Chu Luren began demonstrating his martial arts; otherwise, he might have fought Chu Luren to the death.

"You brat! Do you really think you've mastered all the martial arts of my Free and Unfettered Sect? If that were the case, why hasn't that traitor Ding Chunqiu harmed Xinghe all this time?" Wu Yazi said angrily.

Chu Luren understood. It seemed that the Xiaoyao Sect really did have another, truly core martial arts inheritance. Ding Chunqiu had not killed Su Xinghe because he had not obtained it, but instead hoped that this "senior brother" would have clues about that martial arts.

Moreover, since Wu Yazi brought it up in this way, he obviously hoped that Chu Luren could inherit it!

"Well... senior, to be honest, I have already taken a master, the Eastern Emperor. I wonder if I can also take you as my master?" Chu Luren said very honestly.

"Emperor Donghua? Did you worship him together with that brat Wang Chongyang?" Wu Yazi actually knew some things from the old days.

"There is indeed a connection. It was Zhou Botong, the junior brother of Patriarch Chongyang, who took me in as a disciple on behalf of his master after we hit it off immediately," Chu Luren explained.

"It's alright. Although my Xiaoyao Sect is also a Taoist sect, it has nothing to do with Donghua Tao. Let's each talk our own thing." Wuyazi obviously didn't think there was anything to avoid about Donghua Dijun, who was just a symbolic master.

"Then I wonder if our sect forbids its disciples from learning martial arts from other sects?" Chu Luren's eyes lit up upon hearing this, but he still wanted to confirm something more important, so he added, "Sometimes they even learn it by stealing it!"

In the original work, when Wu Yazi gave Xu Zhu the empowerment, he first destroyed Xu Zhu's Shaolin internal energy—from a martial arts perspective, this should be a necessary condition for the empowerment.

Indeed, when Wuyazi mentioned this matter later, he was very disdainful of Shaolin Kung Fu... at least he was very disdainful of Xuzhu's mediocre skills!

It is evident that Wu Yazi was quite proud of the Xiaoyao Sect in terms of martial arts.

Upon hearing this, Wu Yazi's brows twitched again—if it were anyone else, Wu Yazi would have definitely kicked them out, no matter how much of an affair they had with his granddaughter!

However, after witnessing the "Three-Part Return to Origin Qi" and the "Dao Embryo Releasing Calamity Scripture," Wu Yazi felt relieved when Chu Luren raised such doubts.

"As long as the reputation of the Free and Unfettered Sect is not tarnished," Wu Yazi said magnanimously.

If Chu Luren were to become Zhang Sanfeng's disciple, he would have to consider Wudang and would certainly not be as "unrestrained" as he is now when he travels the martial world. However, if he were to become Wuyazi's disciple, he would not have such concerns—after all, not many people have even heard of the "Xiaoyao Sect"!

Moreover, the master and disciples of the Free and Unfettered Sect didn't really have any alliance of interests...

"Won't that affect the outer sect elders of the Ancient Tomb Sect?" Seeing that Wu Yazi was about to curse, Chu Luren immediately added, "Yu Yan is also from the Ancient Tomb Sect!"

“It won’t affect anything…” Wu Yazi said through gritted teeth.

"Master, please accept my bow!"

After confirming that there were no problems with his "part-time job," Chu Luren quickly became Wu Yazi's apprentice without giving him a chance.

Wu Yazi glared at Chu Luren, then sighed with relief.

"Well, you... are not bad either, although... well, you are also quite fortunate. Our Xiaoyao Sect doesn't care that much about seniority, so you and Yuyan don't need to feel any burden." Wu Yazi felt the strength on his back and added the second half of his sentence.

"Don't worry, Master, I won't let Yu Yan call me Martial Uncle." Chu Luren said, glancing at Wang Yu Yan with an expression that said, "You don't need to worry about me taking advantage of you."

Wang Yuyan: ……

Feeling the force of the pats on his back had increased considerably, Wu Yazi decisively told his granddaughter to stop and instructed her, "Yu Yan, go and get the scroll from that mechanism over there."

really!

Chu Luren's eyes lit up. Wu Yazi was really generous; he had just become Wu Yazi's apprentice, and he was about to "take over" the position.

"Whether it's the 'Northern Darkness Divine Art' or the 'Lesser Formless Art' that you've learned, they both originate from the supreme martial art of my Free and Unfettered Sect, the 'Free and Unfettered Wind Control'! Only the sect leader can cultivate this supreme art, and each sect leader throughout history has only comprehended two or three tenths of it, which has only added many variations to the 'Northern Darkness Divine Art'..."

That rebellious disciple Ding Chunqiu can't even master the *Northern Darkness Divine Art*, yet he's obsessed with this ultimate technique—it's truly laughable… If you can master it, you'll have an 80% chance of advancing further on the 'Three-Part Returning to Origin Qi' I mentioned to you before!”

As Wu Yazi spoke, he passed on this unique martial art of the Xiaoyao Sect, which had been mentioned in the original version of the novel, to Chu Luren…

Chapter 442 Succession

"From this day forward, you will be the eighth generation leader of the Xiaoyao Sect... This is the leader's thumb ring." Wu Yazi settled the succession matter of the Xiaoyao Sect without any ceremony.

"Senior brother, look at the mess this has made! You've been a disciple for so long, how come I became the sect leader in just one day? Why don't you take over?" Chu Luren even tried to defer to Su Xinghe.

Su Xinghe's old face twitched, and he said helplessly with a bitter expression, "Junior brother, don't be ridiculous..."

Su Xinghe was quite handsome back then, but his face had been "bitter" for too long, and it had developed some chronic health problems.

"Then I'll really accept it..." After taking it, Chu Luren asked, "Master, you said I should go directly to Lingjiu Palace to discuss with my senior uncle about returning the items to their rightful owner, and also about the 'Eight Desolations and Six Directions, I Alone Am Supreme Technique'..."

"Okay, then. Before you go, give the ring to Xinghe for safekeeping," Wu Yazi said with a slight smile, offering a kind reminder.

"Well... let's hold off for now." Chu Luren knew that Wu Yazi didn't think he could come back.

Before Wu Yazi, he had also told Chu Luren a lot about the Xiaoyao Sect.

He is now paralyzed, and although he no longer has to live in darkness, he is unwilling to continue holding the position of sect leader. Of course, Chu Luren didn't really see anything wrong with the position of sect leader, after all, the size of the Xiaoyao Sect is what it is.

However, according to Wu Yazi, the Xiaoyao Sect also has businesses!

Lingjiu Palace on Tianshan Mountain was originally the secluded mountain gate of the Xiaoyao Sect.

However, after Wu Yazi and Li Qiushui got together, his relationship with his senior sister deteriorated further, especially after Wu Yazi inherited the position of sect leader, and the three of them had constant conflicts.

In the end, Wu Yazi simply moved out of Lingjiu Palace with Li Qiushui, even giving the sect's headquarters to his senior sister...

Well, Chu Luren estimated that, given Tianshan Tonglao's strong sense of property rights, he probably wouldn't be able to reclaim the sect's assets with just the thumb ring!

To Chu Luren's surprise, he was actually the "eighth generation" leader—the history of the Xiaoyao Sect was much longer than he had imagined.

In the old version, Wu Yazi was "Xiaoyaozi," with the air of a sect founder. Later, probably because they felt that Wu Yazi was not up to the standard of the Xiaoyao Sect, the new version added a master to Wu Yazi and his two companions, whose Taoist name was "Xiaoyaozi."

But no matter how you calculate it, it shouldn't be more than three generations, right?