The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

Chapter 481 Temporary Retreat

Chu Luren: ...

Chu Luren was also quite helpless in the face of the six-headed hairy giant monster!

Is this scene in the original work? I need to see the director, I need to see the screenwriter...

Okay, we can't blame the director and screenwriter. If we have to blame someone, it's Zhang Zhenren!

This sudden breakthrough didn't cause any major changes in the martial arts world, but... in secret, all sorts of strange and unusual things started happening in different places.

These white-haired giants were not only incredibly strong and had bodies of copper and iron, but their temperaments were also clearly more like those of the Lingyun Cave, extremely irritable, completely different from the Zhenwu people in the back mountains of Wudang who could communicate with them!

Upon seeing the crowd, he became completely unreasonable and immediately tried to strike...

When Blood Blade first fled, another animal gave chase, but after only a few steps, it turned back.

Chu Luren estimated that in their obviously small minds, Xue Dao and the other two were running away, while Chu Luren and his group were "provoking" them, so they would deal with them first!

These white-haired giants may seem mindless, but they fight with surprising skill and strategy. If a martial arts master were to observe these giants for a few years, he might be able to create a powerful and sweeping style of martial arts, like a raging storm.

However, Chu Luren and his group naturally had no such intentions, and showed no mercy to these "monsters" that suddenly attacked them.

However, these giant monsters are not only large in size, but also incredibly strong and have great resistance to attacks that cause internal force shocks!

As for slashing and thrusting...

They were further obscured by their tough hides and bristles—these long, white bristles, though seemingly soft, were actually as hard as thorns, and the hide beneath them was exceptionally tough.

This feels like a weaker version of Xiao Aobai!

The disciples of the Emei Sect were exclaiming in alarm. Seeing this, Yu Lianzhou simply shouted, "Master Jingxuan! Just protect your junior sister!"

Chu Luren, Yu Lianzhou, and Murong Jiu spontaneously took charge of two each...

At first, I was indeed troubled for a while because these "little Ao Bai" were so tough, but since their attack methods were limited, they didn't cause any real danger.

In the end, Murong Jiu broke the deadlock first, using the "Star Shift" command to strike her fist at her companion. Just as the two giants roared in anger, Murong Jiu used her strength to deflect their force... and threw them off the cliff next to her!

I wonder if these giants can withstand such a fall from such a height.

Seeing this, Chu Luren followed suit—it seemed these giants were ultimately just brute force, and it was easy to deflect their force...

So he used the Returning Void Force to guide it, and soon threw the two giant monsters down!

Before throwing it down, Chu Luren specifically tested it with the "Stealing Elixir" technique and discovered that these giant monsters also possessed something similar to internal energy...

Although they are not as strong as Zhenwu and cannot release their power externally, Chu Luren estimated that their bodies must have been tempered with internal energy!

Yu Lianzhou's understanding of Tai Chi was clearly not yet complete, otherwise he could have easily thrown it down. However, as a veteran expert, Yu Lianzhou was not to be outdone. Seeing that Young Master Murong and Chu Taisui had both dealt with the two, he also leaped up and grabbed left and right—his jump hit the giant's kidneys!

This is assuming the troll's kidneys are indeed located on its side...

Although covered by fur, one could clearly see the dark blue light and shadow gradually emerging from where Yu Lianzhou started, following the direction of the meridians!

The two giants screamed in agony, as if the deadly claw force was slowly seeping into their bodies, eroding their meridians and even their internal organs.

After Yu Lianzhou's claws stopped moving, the two giant monsters screamed and fled, clutching their kidneys.

Yu Lianzhou had already shown mercy by withdrawing his claws, so naturally he didn't pursue.

At this point, it was too late to catch up with the Blood Blade Ancestor. With the blizzard getting worse, it was unlikely that they could catch up with him even by following the few remaining traces.

The disciples of the Emei Sect helped Ding Minjun up. Except for two people who were probably on good terms with Ding Minjun and were looking at Chu Luren angrily, most of them did not dare to look or were too embarrassed to look.

Jingxuan then spoke up, "The three of you haven't met the four great heroes of the South yet, have you? The wind and snow are too heavy right now, and... and this strange creature is causing trouble. Let's go back and meet up first, and tell the others about this!"

Chu Luren, Yu Lianzhou, and Murong Jiu looked at each other, but none of them had a better solution, so they had no choice but to leave with Abbess Jingxuan...

On the way, Chu Luren asked Abbess Jingxuan seemingly casually, "Didn't that Miss Zhou you met at Mount Emei come with you?"

Previously, Chu Luren secretly gave the burial handkerchief of the Emei Sect's founder to Zhou Zhiruo, intending for the Emei Sect to return it.

However, Chu Luren later realized that he might have been a bit rash—if Miejue knew about this, would she really put the handkerchief back?

Moreover, Zhou Zhiruo definitely understands Miejue better. If... she makes a tough decision to do it secretly herself, wouldn't there be danger?

Therefore, when Chu Luren didn't see her this time, he took the opportunity to inquire about her.

Upon hearing this, Jingxuan frowned and gave him a meaningful look before saying, "Junior Sister Zhou made a big mistake before and was confined by the Sect Leader... But Chu Taisui doesn't need to worry. Among the lay disciples, the Sect Leader thinks highly of Junior Sister Zhou. This slight tempering is probably for her own good."

Chu Luren always felt that Master Jingxuan's words were as if she knew that Zhou Zhiruo had made a mistake because of her, and that she was also secretly warning him not to cause any more trouble—after all, Miejue liked and valued Zhou Zhiruo!

Chu Luren felt more and more that it must be because of his "entrustment" that Zhou Zhiruo was implicated. He felt a little apologetic and said, "Thank you for telling me, Abbess Jingxuan. I also think Miss Zhou is very good."

KU……

Murong Jiu, standing to the side, braved the blizzard, opened his folding fan, and began fanning himself with a disdainful expression.

"The fan will break if you do that," Chu Luren reminded her.

Murong Jiu:......

Jingxuan led the group to another roadside inn not far away, where there were still people. There were quite a few people there at the time—because of the sudden blizzard, many of the martial arts practitioners who had been searching had retreated.

Seeing that many of the Emei disciples were injured, and that Chu Taisui, Yu Erxia, and Murong Gongzi had also come along, all the "important" figures present personally came out to greet them.

"Master Jingxuan, quickly take the injured disciple into the inner room. There's a fire there; it'll be warm!"

"Second Master Yu, you must be tired from your journey. Please take a rest."

"Young Master Murong, it's been a long time..."

"This must be Lord Chu, right? I've heard so much about you. You truly live up to your principles and are always ready to take on any responsibility!"

……

Chu Luren and his two companions chased each other all the way from the Central Plains to the border region of Sichuan and Tibet. Although they hadn't met before because they took different routes and hadn't specifically met up with anyone, but instead planned to split up and ambush each other, they eventually learned who was pursuing them.

Regarding Chu Luren's much-criticized "character," at least this time everyone has a clearer understanding—Yu Erxia did this out of brotherhood, while Chu Luren and Murong Jiu... supposedly heard about this in the Central Plains and traveled all the way south and west to catch up with him. What a great sense of loyalty!

The Four Wonders of the South weren't here at the moment, and with the blizzard getting worse, it was unclear whether they had discovered something...

Chapter 482 Legend

Many people noticed that the Emei disciples' injuries were knife wounds, speculating that they had encountered the Blood Saber Ancestor.

However, it's not appropriate to ask questions right after they've returned, before they've even had a chance to catch their breath.

Fortunately, Jingxuan was understanding and took the initiative to tell everyone what had happened. However, she did not mention Ding Minjun's matter. She only said that Chu Taisui and the other two arrived in time to save the Emei disciples, but they were unable to stop the Blood Blade because of the sudden appearance of the giant monster.

Although Ding Minjun's matter will certainly not be kept secret in the future, how to handle it is a matter for the Emei Sect and Chu Luren. Everyone here is a respectable person, and it's not worth making a fool of ourselves in front of others now...

"So you also encountered a Yeti? No wonder..." Yin Yewang exclaimed.

Yin Yewang of the Sky Eagle Sect also came. After all, it is a major sect in Sichuan, and the Sky Eagle Sect and the Iron Spear Sect have some connections—Hua Tiegan is the leader of the Iron Spear Sect.

Well, in any case, Yin Yewang will never admit that he was sent by Wudang...

When Zhang Wuxia and his wife returned from overseas, the two families had become in-laws and their relationship was quite warm for several months. However, after Zhang Wuxia and his wife died, the heroes of Wudang turned their anger on the Tianying Sect. If it weren't for the Tianying Sect, Yu Sanxia wouldn't have been crippled and Zhang Wuxia wouldn't have committed suicide!

Mo Shenggu, who had the most fiery temper, once even threw out the people from the Sky Eagle Sect who came to deliver gifts. After that, the two families stopped talking to each other...

The tension and awkwardness in their relationship was even greater than that between the Emei Sect and the Eagle Sect—after all, the main target of the Extinction Clan's hatred was the Ming Cult and Yang Xiao. The White-browed Eagle King had already established his own sect, and since they were all in Sichuan, they didn't have any friendship, but they weren't exactly irreconcilable enemies.

At this time, "Falling Flowers and Flowing Water" was not present, and Chongxu and Miejue had been led elsewhere. Before Chu Luren and others arrived, Yin Yewang was considered a prominent figure present.

After Jingxuan mentioned the white-haired giant monster, Yin Yewang also talked about their recent encounter!

These so-called "Yeti" were actually more than one batch, and not just the six mentioned above.

“I asked the local villagers, and they said they had never seen this snow monster before. It seems to have only appeared in the last few months. However, according to some local legends, the snow monster is active in its territory during the dead of winter, and when there is snow and ice, it will take the snow and ice as its territory and move around. When spring comes, it will find a place to sleep.”

Yin Yewang's uncle, Li Tianyuan, was mature and prudent. He and his fellow practitioners had encountered a snow monster once before. Although they could only flee in panic due to their lack of strength, they thought of inquiring about the surrounding area...

And indeed, something was discovered!

As Gu Santong said, knocking on the Heavenly Gate is not something that only happens now, but rather it is a recurring cycle. Hundreds of years ago, others may have knocked on the Heavenly Gate as well, but it gradually closed again.

These strange beasts did not appear out of thin air; they were previously "asleep" and are now gradually awakening.

The local mountain people had never encountered the Yeti before, but traces of them could be found in the legends passed down by word of mouth!

“If that’s the case, then we should wait for the snow to stop before going to find that Blood Blade Evil Monk, otherwise it might be dangerous,” Yin Yewang suggested.

Indeed, while these Yetis are far less powerful than Zhenwu, and even less powerful than the giant snake raised by Ouyang Feng, they do have the habit of living in groups!

Most of the martial arts practitioners present could only choose to run away when they encountered this situation.

The snow monsters that Yin Yewang and his group, along with another group of martial artists, encountered earlier must have been trespassing into their territory, which is why they were attacked. They weren't as violent as the six snow monsters that Chu Luren and his group encountered, and they didn't chase them out of their territory.

Another group of people encountered the Yeti and learned more about the situation because... there was a person with exceptional lightness skills among them—Black Spider!

Relying on its ability to "soar through the air like a divine spider and cross the void with silver threads," the black spider made quite a scene in the Yeti's territory.

Without a blizzard, it's relatively easy to spot the blizzard in time and escape using light-footed skills!

Moreover, it should be noted that, according to Yin Yewang, there were twenty or thirty snow monsters in the group he saw—even Chu Luren dared not say that he, Yu Lianzhou, and Murong Jiu could definitely deal with twenty or thirty snow monsters together!

Needless to say, this applies even more to other martial arts practitioners...

If it were during a blizzard, where the snow and wind would cover their territory and their agility would be greatly affected, then probably very few would be able to escape.

As Jingxuan marked the location where they last met the Blood Blade Ancestor on the map everyone had prepared, a sudden commotion erupted outside...

"Young Master Wang, how are you?"

"Quickly, get hot water and the medicine!"

It was Wang Xiaofeng, who had come back in a sorry state, tumbling and crawling, his blood frozen on his body. If this roadside inn had been ten miles away, he probably wouldn't have survived.

Chu Luren glanced at him but ignored him—who was this guy? He didn't recognize him!

Yu Lianzhou stepped forward, placed her hand on his back, and used her internal energy to help him regulate his condition...

Wang Xiaofeng was considered a half- lay disciple of Wudang. Shui Dai had taken him to participate in the Wudang Sanqing Festival a few times. Although he had not formally entered the inner circle, Shui Dai had allowed him to learn some Wudang skills.

At this moment, after being struck by his second senior uncle's internal force, Wang Xiaofeng's face immediately turned rosy, and the ice and snow and frozen bloodstains on his face gradually melted away, allowing him to speak.

"Water... water..."

"Xiaofeng! Where is your master?" Yu Lianzhou asked immediately when he saw that Xiaofeng had recovered and even drunk some water.

"Master... and the three uncles encountered those evil monks, and just as they were about to enter the Snow Valley, there were monsters outside the Snow Valley!" Wang Xiaofeng said in a panic.

Seeing his panicked appearance, Yu Lianzhou frowned secretly, feeling disappointed with the young man. However, she still comforted him, saying, "Don't worry, this is where we are. See where your master encountered the Blood Blade Evil Monk and how he entered the Snow Valley." As she spoke, she handed him a map.