The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

Seeing this, Tie Wushuang took the initiative to say, "Brother Liu, it's truly despicable that you've suffered such a calamity... Liu Qin, would you be willing to become my disciple?"

This "despicable" sounded very harsh to the members of the Songshan Sect, but they pretended not to hear it and refused to take responsibility for it themselves.

Everyone present, including the people from Songshan, could see that Tie Wushuang's acceptance of a disciple was intended as a warning to Songshan that he, Tie Wushuang, had protected Liu Zhengfeng's relatives—as for retiring overseas... Liu Zhengfeng was already beyond saving, so what was there to return to?

In fact, Tie Wushuang thought more highly of Liu Mo, but since Liu Mo had already learned the martial arts of the Hengshan School, it was naturally inappropriate for him to become his disciple again.

As for Liu Jing... after all, she is a girl, so it is obviously not suitable for her to learn Tie Wushuang's Iron Palm Kung Fu.

Before Fei Bin could say anything, Shui Dai spoke up, "Good! I think Young Master Liu is also a promising talent. Congratulations, Brother Tie!"

The bodyguards knew that the martial arts world of Hunan was already dissatisfied with Songshan, and that Shui Dai, as one of the Four Wonders of the South, was probably even better than Ding Mian and no less skilled than Yue Buqun. In a one-on-one fight, only Zuo Lengchan of Songshan could possibly overpower him.

"Let's go!" Fei Bin said, turning away.

There was actually more than one person present who realized that the Songshan Sect members were in a hurry to leave, not only because they were losing face, but also because they wanted to eliminate any potential threats.

However, knowing that Liu Zhengfeng's injuries were critical, no one spoke up for Qu Yang.

The Sun Moon Cult...

In the eyes of the Five Mountains Sword Sect, they are an "unforgivable evil sect," after all, the enmity between the two sides has been long-standing and the deadly feud is countless. In the eyes of other martial arts practitioners, they are just an "ordinary evil sect" - much like Yue Buqun's view of Mu Gaofeng.

Just like when the Five Mountains Sword Sect encounters the Ming Cult, they won't actually fight directly. When the Emei Sect encounters the Sun Moon Cult, they will at most just be disdainful. But if it were the other way around, it would be a matter of life and death.

There's no need to deliberately make enemies. If there's no grudge, even if we meet, we won't turn on each other, but we also won't stand up for the "evil faction" or speak well of them.

Therefore, no one stopped the members of the Songshan Sect from leaving, but some of them also left in the chaos...

For example, Yu Canghai, and Chu Luren...

Yu Canghai didn't want to give Yue Buqun a chance to cause him trouble, and planned to force Lin Zhennan to reveal the "Evil-Repelling Sword Technique" as soon as possible.

Whether Yue Buqun was oblivious or had other plans, he also seemed not to have noticed.

Meanwhile, Chu Luren secretly followed Yu Canghai again, determined to do everything in his power to save Lin Zhennan if possible, and if he couldn't... he would at least extinguish Lin Pingzhi's desire for the "Evil-Repelling Sword Technique".

After all, Lin Pingzhi had not only warned him before, but also seemed to admire him greatly afterward, so Chu Luren naturally wanted to "help others out of kindness."

As for the "Evil-Repelling Sword Technique"...

I won't practice, but Chu Luren can serve as a reference—how can learning knowledge be considered stealing? Let's just consider it the Lin family repaying Lin Pingzhi for not casting him out!

Although Chu Luren remembered that Lin Zhennan's last words in "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" pointed to "Xiangyang Old House", it was obviously unreliable to completely apply the events in the book in this martial arts world, so he followed Yu Canghai all the way.

Chapter Forty-Six: Acts of Heroism

Chu Luren is young, and has only been involved in the martial arts world for seven or eight months at most.

Are they tracking Yu Canghai?

Although Chu Luren's lightness skill was quite good and his movement technique was even better, he was still discovered not long afterward.

Moreover, Yu Canghai didn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble at this juncture. Perhaps he hadn't realized that the person following him was Chu Luren, and was simply using the rugged mountain road with its many forks to shake off Chu Luren...

When Chu Luren realized that the traces he had been following were all deliberately left as a smokescreen, it was too late for him to turn back to the previous intersection to continue the chase!

"I wonder if any friends would be willing to help me spread the word about the story of 'Master Yu of the Qingcheng Sect, upon discovering that Chu Luren had come to inquire, was so frightened that he wet himself, called out 'Grandpa' repeatedly, and then ran away on his own accord'!" Chu Luren muttered discontentedly as he prepared to go back.

But just then, they suddenly heard voices...

"Hehe, I never expected there to be such a beauty in this desolate mountain."

"Hey girl, are you lost? We'll take you home."

"You didn't run away from home, did you? No worries, your brothers and uncles will take you to do some fun things..."

"You just don't understand. This outfit doesn't look like that of a sheltered young lady at all; it's clearly a flamboyant display... meant to attract us... Hahaha!"

"Hmm? Did you just take a bath? Old beggar, let me check if you're clean."

Upon hearing a string of foul language, Chu Luren frowned and headed towards a small cliff ahead—the sound was coming from below!

At the foot of a low cliff about seven or eight zhang ahead, there was a pool of water. Beside the pool was a woman in red, who had just come out of the bath. On the opposite side were six martial arts practitioners who did not seem to be of good character and were obviously plotting something bad.

Fortunately, although Chu Luren's internal strength was not among the best in the martial arts world, it was still quite solid, and he was downwind, otherwise he might not have heard it or missed it.

"Why isn't the young lady saying anything? Is she too happy to express it?"

"Could he be mute?"

"Hehe, being mute has its advantages, you can't even imagine the tunes they make..."

"You've seen more of the world in the last few years, haven't you?"

Seeing that the group was about to rush forward, and that the woman in red seemed to be terrified, Chu Luren naturally stopped standing by and said, "Stop! In broad daylight, under the clear sky, what are you doing?"

As Chu Luren spoke, he leaped downwards—only seven or eight zhang. Now that Chu Luren was experienced and his agility had improved, he didn't care about the height at all.

However, Chu Luren was not careless. He jumped down as he spoke, not giving the other party a chance to ambush him. Otherwise, if the other party was prepared and guarded his landing point, there would be trouble!

As the sound grew closer, the members of the heretical sect involuntarily took a step back, momentarily stunned.

Seeing how steadily Chu Luren landed, the others on the other side were taken aback, realizing that he was a tough opponent, but not to the point of making them flee in panic.

"You brat, you haven't even grown your hair yet, and you dare to pretend to be a knight-errant?"

"You dare meddle in the affairs of our Holy Church? You're asking for trouble!"

"Holding a sword... Could they be disciples of those families from the Five Mountains Scoundrels Sect?"

Upon hearing the mockery, Chu Luren knew that these people were most likely members of the Sun Moon Cult!

Being identified as a demonic sect by most people in the martial arts world is naturally based on certain criteria. If everyone were truly just straightforward, honest, and genuine, then not everyone would be so blind.

The number of scoundrels among them is definitely not small, while people like Qu Yang, who only dig up graves and steal musical scores, are rare breeds in the Sun Moon Cult.

Chu Luren guessed that the Sun Moon Cult members were likely there because they had heard some news and wanted to get involved. He suspected that these people were either collateral relatives who had received orders from the cult and had even been tempted by women on their way here…

"Elder Qu Yang is a man of his word, but the members of the Demonic Sect are truly hopeless!" Chu Luren looked at the group with disdain.

"Hmm? You know Elder Qu? Who is your elder? Tell me, perhaps you have some past connection with my Twin Dragon Beggars!" The bald leader tried to find out Chu Luren's relationship with him.

"Twin Dragon Beggar? Ha, more like Twin Snake Beggar! Elder Qu and I are merely acquainted in spirit. As for my elders... even if there is an 'old connection' with you petty scoundrels, it is an old connection for those who fight demons and protect the righteous path!" Chu Luren also transmitted his voice to the woman in red behind him: Miss... you go first, head east.

Duan Yanqing's ventriloquism technique already possesses the ability to transmit sound secretly, and compared to the secret transmission of sound by ordinary martial arts masters, it also has the added advantage of not needing to use his mouth.

The fused "ventriloquism" naturally possesses similar abilities.

Chu Luren was confident that he could protect himself, but he didn't want to hurt anyone else.

Apart from the two snake-like evil beggar Yan Sanxing, the other five people on the other side all fawned over Yan Sanxing and acted like juniors, clearly indicating that they were led by him!

Before coming to Hengshan, Chu Luren had naturally reviewed the situation of the Five Mountains Sword Sect and the Sun Moon Divine Sect—the basic information and the famous figures in the sects were all recorded by the number one manor in the world.

The Twin Serpents, Evil Beggars, and Yan Sanxing are considered foreign affairs personnel who have submitted to the Sun Moon Cult. According to the Sun Moon Cult's system, they are under the command of the Holy Maiden. Their martial arts skills are... slightly weaker than the Thirteen Protectors of Songshan and also weaker than Chu Luren!

Most importantly, judging from the few words exchanged and the current positions of the other party, these people must have only met recently, so it is unlikely that they have any tacit cooperation, let alone a combined attack method like the "True Martial Seven Intercept Formation".

The reason for the reminder to go east is that most of the martial arts practitioners who are now leaving Hengshan City are coming from the east.

Although both the legitimate and criminal elements are involved, being in the public eye makes it safer.

Even though they didn't know that Chu Luren was trying to stall for time, the Demonic Sect still made a move, and... they did it secretly!

The two snakes, seemingly looking down on the young man, secretly released a pale yellow powder from behind them.

Chu Luren remained cautious and on guard. Upon seeing the powder being released, he used his Kun Soaring Through the Void technique to quickly retreat with the woman in red while simultaneously drawing his sword and performing a peacock-like display to force the poison powder away with the wind of his sword!

He then exerted his strength to push the woman in red backward, and faced the six members of the demonic sect.

The six men, some wielding knives, some hammers, and some whips, all attacked Chu Luren. However, they were completely uncoordinated; it was a feat for the six of them to exert the strength of three.

Moreover, apart from Yan Sanxing, the other five are only at the level of ordinary disciples of the Five Mountains Alliance. Yan Sanxing is probably even weaker than the likes of Tian Boguang and Yue Laosan!

On the other hand, although the Chu Lu people did not have any special techniques for fighting against a large number of enemies, their "Peacock Spreading its Tail" formation allowed them to withstand attacks from multiple people.

In particular, once Kunyou's movement technique was unleashed, he moved swiftly among the group, causing the opponents to become flustered.

It was Yan Sanxing who saw through the trick and shouted at the others to disperse and not interfere with his performance, only to assist him. This actually suppressed Chu Luren!

After all, Chu Luren's martial arts skills weren't necessarily superior to Tian Boguang's; he was simply better at defense and offense...

The fact that the other side had decided on priorities made Chu Luren feel uncomfortable!

Chapter Forty-Seven: A Basic Understanding of Music

Meanwhile, in a mountain hollow in Hengshan, Chu Luren was fighting alone against the two evil snakes, the three stars of Yan, and five nameless minor evils. After the opponents distinguished between the main and secondary forces and restricted Chu Luren's movement, he began to struggle.

For a moment, Chu Luren also felt that martial arts that allowed him to fight against overwhelming odds were indeed an essential skill for a lone swordsman roaming the martial world...

With the sword stance of a peacock spreading its tail, the opponent ultimately couldn't gain any advantage, yet showed no intention of leaving.

The girl had already left without saying a word...

However, once the members of the Demonic Sect got carried away, and knowing that Chu Luren had no powerful backing, they were now focused on getting rid of him!

The ground was neither up nor down, and it wasn't difficult for the Chu Lu people to either jump down or climb back up. However, they would inevitably need to use leverage. With several enemies present, they were wary of them causing trouble.

Yan Sanxing's snake whip kept harassing Chu Luren, making it impossible for him to retreat.

Even someone as strong as Wu Yazi was nearly killed when Ding Chunqiu ambushed him and caused him to fall off a cliff. How much more so for a Chu Luren?

Seeing that the other party was pressing him harder and harder, Chu Luren also made up his mind and used the "Letting Go Sword" move - which is actually to suddenly let go of the sword and rely on the unexpectedness to pierce the throat of one of the Sun Moon Passersby!

The others were initially surprised, then their faces lit up with joy. Those who were nearby quickly dragged the body away... mainly taking the sword from the body as well.

Although a "good brother" died, this slippery fellow, who was also incredibly skilled with his longsword, is now without his sword. So, this good brother's death was a good thing, a brilliant one!

"Is that all the skill can do?" The Twin Serpent Beggar raised an eyebrow and added arrogantly.

After that, Chu Luren began to dodge completely, using only the Kun Swimming in the Void to fight against the remaining "1+4"...

At the same time, the illusory image of the Kun fish around him became increasingly heavy!

That's right, it was the absorption effect of Kun Youxu Kong—because every move consumes the absorbed internal energy, so when Chu Luren was moving around and parrying, every move he made actually consumed the absorbed internal energy, so the effect was not obvious.

At first, Yan Sanxing and the others were startled because their internal energy would overflow twice as much when they attacked Chu Luren; they almost died on the spot...

However, they later discovered that it was merely an increase in energy consumption, not the "Star Absorption Technique" they had imagined, and only then did they settle down.

At this point, Chu Luren was merely dodging and weaving, making the situation significantly more perilous. However, after the five exchanged over a hundred blows, Yan Sanxing grew increasingly nervous, saying, "Be careful! This kid's got a trap! Let's retreat..."

Chu Luren shouted, "Too late!"