The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

Over the course of more than half a month, they chased him all the way from Jingzhou and Xiangyang to Sichuan...

Judging from the route, everyone can guess that the Blood Blade Ancestor is probably heading west back to his old lair in Tibet!

When the news of Blood Saber Ancestor kidnapping Shui Sheng spread, not only did the martial arts world of Jingchu rush to hunt him down, but the martial arts world of Sichuan also did its best to help surround and block him.

The Emei Sect, which seemed to be familiar to Chu Luren, also sent people in all directions. Of course, Miejue knew that the Emei Sect had mostly female disciples, and because of her personal preferences, those who were highly regarded and skilled in martial arts were mostly female disciples. Therefore, she repeatedly ordered that they must advance and retreat together and not be separated!

Otherwise, if another Emei disciple were to be kidnapped, it would be truly shameful, and Miejue certainly doesn't want to create such "news" again.

Wudang also sent disciples, and even the deputy sect leader Chongxu personally led a team to Sichuan.

After all, Liu Chengfeng and Shui Dai, two of the Four Heroes of the South, are disciples of Wudang, so they can't be ignored...

If it weren't for the Zhenlong Chess Game incident, that disciple surnamed Song would probably have come along too. Unfortunately, he can only reflect on his mistakes in the back mountain now!

Because Chongxu came directly from Wudang to Sichuan to cut off their retreat, he was actually a step ahead of Chu Luren and his group, who were chasing after the trail of the Blood Saber Monk.

This Blood Blade Ancestor was truly cunning. Along the way, he would kill any small groups of "heroes" he encountered that he could devour, and if he couldn't, he would use tricks to bypass or lure them away. He even instigated two groups of people who came to chase him to fight each other!

As they were nearing the end of the basin and entering the Tibetan plateau region, and with winter fast approaching, the icy weather deterred many who were just there for a casual visit...

"Huh? There's fighting ahead... We've finally caught up!" Chu Luren, amidst the icy snow, heard Xiao Hong's urgent cries and heard the trails of her flying through the air, and deduced what she meant.

Yu Lianzhou had been feeling quite frustrated the whole way, and when he heard Chu Luren mention it, he immediately urged, "Then let's hurry over! We can't let him escape this time!"

Along the way, there were several times when they almost caught up, but each time the Blood Blade Ancestor used a trick to avoid it...

He probably already knew that the infamous Chu Tai Sui, Nan Murong, and the two heroes of Wudang were hunting him down together, so he dared not be careless.

Chu Luren followed the direction Xiao Hong flew in and arrived at a desolate inn covered in ice and snow. There were several conspicuous bloodstains on the ice and snow...

Upon seeing the people fighting, Chu Luren and Yu Lianzhou were both delighted—this person was wearing tattered lama robes and wielding a blood-red curved blade; who else could it be but the Blood Blade Ancestor?

The person fighting her was led by a tall, strong, and dignified nun, and there were also more than a dozen Emei disciples who formed a battle formation to support her.

Chu Luren and Yu Lianzhou both recognized that the person in the lead was none other than Abbess Jingxuan of Emei—the eldest disciple of Miejue and the leader of the Eight Jing of Emei!

Judging from Chu Luren's swordsmanship, it is probably even above Yu Canghai's. As long as she doesn't encounter Zuo Lengchan, the other leaders of the Five Mountains Alliance would likely suffer more defeats than victories against her...

Of course, there's no need to consider Yue Buqun either, as he has already disappeared and is unlikely to be encountered easily!

However, compared to the Blood Saber Ancestor, the martial arts of the Emei disciples are obviously still a bit immature, especially lacking the ruthlessness and shamelessness of the Blood Saber.

If it were a lecherous scoundrel like Ouyang Ke, although he had done his fair share of womanizing, he would at most take advantage of the situation when fighting with women. He would not be willing to use vulgar tricks or shameless words to disturb people's hearts when things were going badly for him.

However, the Blood Blade Ancestor had no such burden. The more critical the moment, the more he focused wholeheartedly on winning.

The Emei disciples suffered a loss because of this before, and several disciples have been injured...

Seeing that he had gained a great advantage, Blood Blade Ancestor took advantage of the moment when he touched Ding Minjun, causing her to scream and disrupt his own formation. He then swiftly cleaved through Jing Xuan's sword move with each strike, and was about to slash her neck!

But at this moment...

"You wicked villain, stop your arrogance! I, Tai Sui, will deal with you!"

"Master Jingxuan, do not be anxious, I am here!"

Two loud shouts pierced right into his ears!

Chu Luren and Yu Lianzhou had already reached an agreement—if they really encountered this Blood Blade Ancestor, they absolutely could not give him any chance, therefore… there was no need to follow any rules of the martial world.

This is not just a psychological factor. Chu Luren has even used the "Nine Netherworld Sound Soul Technique," and Yu Lianzhou's voice also contains the essence of the "Wind and Thunder Curse."

Even the Blood Blade Ancestor had to slow down his movements.

This opportunity was fleeting, and Jingxuan immediately retreated. Xue Dao dared not pursue any further and could only turn around to defend against Chu Luren and Yu Lianzhou...

However, aren't Chu Luren and Yu Lianzhou far superior to Xue Dao?

Even without enlightenment, Chu Luren would still lose more often than he would win if Blood Blade used normal methods...

Although the Blood Blade was swift and its crimson blade aura was impressive, Chu Luren and Yu Lianzhou did not use any weapons and forced him into a disadvantageous position within a dozen or so moves!

Chu Luren suddenly unleashed another "Return to Nothingness Force," deflecting the blood blade's force aside. Taking advantage of his wide-open defense, Yu Lianzhou struck with a claw and Chu Luren with a finger, attacking almost simultaneously...

Blood Saber Ancestor's fighting instincts led him to twist and dodge—mainly to avoid Yu Lianzhou's tiger claws. In fact, he was right. Just being swept by the aftershocks of the claws, Blood Saber Ancestor felt waves of kidney pain, as if the corresponding meridians had been injured.

However, the price for dodging this claw was that he was struck squarely in the chest by Chu Luren's Six Qi Finger Force, and immediately coughed up blood!

In other words, Chu Luren had to use the Guixu Force and could only use the Yu Liu Qi Finger at the same time; otherwise, if he had used the Dragon Turtle Palm Force, the Blood Blade Ancestor would have been seriously injured.

Just then, a warning voice rang out: "Don't move!"

Then, another young man dressed as a small, blood-skinned monk held a knife to Shui Sheng's neck...

Chu Luren had seen Shui Sheng once before, back at Leigu Mountain, not long ago. However, Shui Sheng looked much more haggard, and her former aggressive demeanor had faded considerably.

"Uncle Yu, Master Chu...!" Shui Sheng cried out, trying to ask for help.

Chu Luren and Yu Lianzhou had no choice but to stop. At the same time, Chu Luren glared at Murong Jiu—wasn't it agreed that you were going to rescue the hostages? Such a good opportunity, and you were blocked by a "little Tibetan monk"?

Murong Jiu's face also darkened. Just now, she had indeed become careless when she had a great advantage. She did not expect that this little Tibetan monk's martial arts were strange, and that his internal strength was so "profound" that she could not even touch it!

It's not that his internal strength is truly comparable to Murong Jiu's, but at least in terms of internal strength, he does have the potential to be considered first-rate. Even if his moves are a bit clumsy, he's definitely second-rate.

However, this fellow's moves were too clumsy, causing Murong Jiu to misjudge. In addition, the nature of his internal energy was very special, so he failed to capture him in one go, giving him the opportunity to threaten him with hostages!

Chu Luren also took a closer look at the little monk's hands...

Hmm? I didn't notice that a finger was missing a joint, but I could tell from his posture that this little monk seemed "arrogant," but when he held the knife to Shui Sheng's side, he clearly kept a "shy" distance. He certainly didn't seem like a lewd monk from the Blood Blade Sect.

Chapter 478 Protect You

Even the best of men make mistakes, and even the best of horses stumble...

Murong Jiu made a mistake – he was fooled by a mere Tibetan monk and failed to deal with him before he could threaten the hostages!

Although Chu Luren did not witness her slip and fall, nor did he find any irrefutable evidence of the young monk's crippled finger, he still suspected from some clues that this person was likely Di Yun!

He is the protagonist of "A Deadly Secret," one of the few "good people" in the entire book, and a strong contender for the title of the most tragic protagonist in Jin Yong's series.

Originally, Di Yun thought that he had only learned some farming skills from farmers and only wanted to spend his life farming and weaving with his junior sister—he didn't even have the dream of sailing the rivers and lakes together.

Compared to Linghu Chong, he lacked some of the wildness and heroism, and was just an honest and upright person.

However, he was drawn into a web of conspiracies by a treasure, first being framed for raping a woman, then imprisoned and tortured for years, during which time the first joints of all five fingers on his right hand were cut off. Moreover, he learned in prison that his junior sister had married the person who framed him...

He escaped, but because of his attire, he was mistaken for a lewd monk from the Blood Saber Sect. His first encounter with the Bell and Sword Duo resulted in Wang Xiaofeng trampling his leg with his horse...

However, it is precisely within this misfortune that there is also a touch of "luck," otherwise it would not be a martial arts novel, but a realistic novel.

Because he attempted suicide in prison, he finally gained the trust of Ding Dian, who was also in prison. After he died, Ding Dian was convinced that he was not an "undercover agent," so he took advantage of the fact that the "Shenzhao Jing" had the power to bring the dead back to life and passed the "Shenzhao Jing" on to him.

After escaping from prison, Ding Dian was poisoned to death. Di Yun, who had internal strength but was not good at fighting, was regarded as a lewd monk by the Bell and Sword Duo, but he was also "lucky" to be regarded as a disciple by Blood Saber. Blood Saber not only saved him, but also taught him the "Blood Saber Manual"!

By this time, Di Yun had combined righteousness and evil, cultivating both inner and outer strength, and by the time he left Snow Valley, he had become one of the top masters in the world...

However, these "lucky" moments were not very important to Di Yun. In fact... if he had known that there would be misfortune to come, Di Yun probably wouldn't have wanted to be so "lucky".

However, seeing that the wind and snow were already raging, the little monk who seemed to be Di Yun saw that the Blood Saber Ancestor was in bad shape, shook Murong Jiu, then grabbed Shui Sheng and threatened everyone to stop!

Blood Saber Ancestor is indeed an evil person, but... Di Yun has no choice now. Everyone thinks he is Blood Saber Monk. He wants to say that his bald head and clothes are to protect Brother Ding's body. When he was trying to gain the trust of the evil monk Bao Xiang, he made the simplest disguise - he pulled out all the beard and hair that had grown in prison over the years!

But would anyone believe that?

It would be fine if he didn't seek revenge on Wan Gui... but he had promised Brother Ding Dian to bury him with Miss Ling, and he hadn't done that yet—Di Yun didn't want to die here!

Therefore, he and Blood Saber Ancestor could only hold up this "ship" for now...

“Little Master, your gaze is open and honest; you don’t seem like the Blood Blade Evil Monk.” Chu Luren’s words silenced all the curses from the Emei disciples.

Upon hearing this, the young monk was on the verge of tears.

"Hehe, what? Does Chu Taisui want me, his grand-disciple, to let Shui Xiaoniu go so you can kill us, grandfather and granddaughter?" Blood Blade Ancestor sneered.

Upon hearing this, the young monk gripped the knife even tighter in fear.

"It's alright, little master. You may not trust me... but now Young Master Murong, the two heroes of Wudang, and the eminent disciples of Emei are all here and can be witnesses. I, Chu Luren, am willing to swear an oath to the heavens! Release Miss Shui, and I guarantee that whether you want to repent or return to Tibet, in Sichuan, whoever tries to kill you because of this matter, I, Hongbai Taisui, will kill them first!" Chu Luren said firmly.

Upon hearing this, Di Yun's eyes reddened amidst the wind and snow, and ice crystals instantly formed at the corners of his eyes.

Blood Blade Ancestor's expression changed, clearly not expecting Chu Luren to be so unpredictable...

Are these words just casually spoken? What if this young Tibetan monk becomes a great calamity in the future?

When the time comes, will those who have been harmed by him also hate Chu Luren?

And what does it mean to say that whoever wants to kill this little blood-sword monk, you will kill them first...? To so blatantly swear an oath to the heavens with "evil people" and even vow to kill other chivalrous people, is this what chivalry is all about?

However, Yu Lianzhou, who was standing to the side, had to admit that Chu Luren's method was the safest: first, he rescued the hostages, and then he only had to let go of an "accomplice".

Shui Sheng was also deeply moved at this moment...

Back then, my senior brother and I would secretly gossip about Chu Luren, who ranked seventy-second on the Earth Ranking, and even try to make him lose face.

Moreover... when my senior brother was being reprimanded by our father at the Liu residence because of Chu Luren's matter, I even took my anger out on him and, behind his back, said many bad things about him. And now, he's willing to bear the infamy to save me first...

Thinking of this, Shui Sheng felt a great deal of shame and apology.

"Good! Brother Chu is so responsible, how could I, Yu, sit idly by? Little Master, if you release my niece, I, Yu Lianzhou, will protect you together with Brother Chu!" At this moment, Yu Lianzhou did not want Chu Luren to bear the blame himself.

Of course, Yu Erxia was much more measured in his words—he said "protect," not the barbaric "I'll kill whoever tries to kill you."

“I…I believe in the two heroes…” Di Yun said, his eyes red.

Shui Sheng also sensed that this little wicked monk seemed to be more than just surprised; he was also... somewhat excited by Chu Luren and Yu Lianzhou's generosity.

Murong Jiu snorted coldly, ignoring them—"I still want to restore the Great Yan. If you want to scold me, come on, I'm too lazy to pay attention to you!"

Blood Blade Ancestor remained silent. Everyone knew that if the little monk let the person pass, Blood Blade would be doomed.

The snowstorm was getting heavier and heavier...

The young monk had already moved his feet, pushing Shui Sheng towards Chu Luren and Yu Lianzhou. Although he was still very nervous, holding a knife tightly to Shui Sheng's neck, he had clearly decided to release her, but was still somewhat hesitant.

There was some hesitation due to the risks, but more so because of the fact that Blood Blade Ancestor had been treating him quite well these past few days.

However, just as Chu Luren and Yu Lianzhou had breathed a sigh of relief, but were still secretly on guard against Blood Blade, Ding Minjun, who had been touched by Blood Blade Ancestor and felt "humiliated," was still furious. When the little lewd monk passed by her and was about to release the hostage, she suddenly thrust her sword!

Amidst the howling wind and blizzard, Chu Luren and Yu Lianzhou, who had been on guard against the Blood Blade from another direction, only reacted after she drew her sword.

But the Blood Saber Ancestor had already revealed a wicked smile the moment she gripped the sword...

Chapter 479 Resentment