The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

Even when facing Shui Sheng, Miejue knew she was in the wrong, but she was too proud to lower herself to speak softly to a young girl...

Before hastily departing with his disciples, he mentioned to Chu Luren, "Thank you, Grand Duke Chu, for punishing the unworthy disciple in our sect. Farewell!"

This effectively concludes the matter concerning Ding Minjun...

Although Miejue knew that Ding Minjun was in the wrong, she was still upset that someone else had taken over her duties and crippled her disciple. Even if it were Yu Lianzhou, let alone Chu Luren, they probably wouldn't have been so easy to talk to. It was probably because of Shui Sheng's matter that she softened her stance towards Chu Luren.

After all, although Chu Luren is also young, his status in the martial arts world is undeniable. Compared to speaking softly to Shui Sheng, it is obviously easier to get people to speak softly to Chu Luren.

The "hunt for Blood Saber Ancestor," which involved half of the martial arts world in Hubei and half of the martial arts world in Sichuan and Chongqing, ended with a rather messy and chaotic mess.

People from all walks of life scattered like birds and beasts, except for the Wudang Sect and others who were acquainted with Liu Chengfeng and Shui Dai, who remained in the roadside inn.

Chongxu prepared to take all his disciples back to Wudang first—Shuidai would also be sent to Wudang along with them, to see if Master Zhang could find a way to wake him up.

Liu Chengfeng will also accompany them, firstly to pay respects to his mentor, and secondly to keep his fourth brother company.

Miejue originally wanted to take this opportunity to discuss the matter of attacking the Demonic Sect with the various factions, but because of the previous misunderstanding, he was too ashamed to stay any longer and could not bring himself to ask to be the leader of the extermination of demons at this time, so he had to leave in a hurry.

However, before leaving, he still made an appointment with Yu Lianzhou to meet again in Emei.

Chongxu and the other Wudang disciples now have a valid reason to return to Wudang first, rather than staying in Sichuan and being "bound" by Miejue—otherwise, Miejue really wanted to keep them there until other sects came over.

However, there's no reason to try and save it now that it's going to become extinct...

Before the people from the Eagle Cult left, Miejue subtly hinted at something to Yin Yewang, hoping that the Eagle Cult would no longer interfere in the affairs of the Ming Cult.

Out of fear of Yin Tianzheng and the power of the Sky Eagle Sect, Miejue even went so far as to flatter Yin Tianzheng a few times—in short, he wanted to say that "Yin Tianzheng is different from the other scum of the Demonic Sect."

However, Yin Yewang responded with a few words that were neither humble nor arrogant, saying that the Tianying Sect ultimately came from the Ming Cult, and that even if the bones were broken, the tendons were still connected. He said that his father should make the decision, and there was no need for Miejue to worry about it.

Although Miejue was dissatisfied with Yin Yewang's attitude, both sides were there to hunt down the Blood Blade Ancestor, so she couldn't do anything to Yin Yewang at this time. The two parted on bad terms...

“Brother Chu, why don’t you go to Wudang with Daoist Chongxu? My master has always wanted to see you,” Yu Lianzhou said to Chu Luren.

Chu Luren was indeed tempted upon hearing this, but considering that Chongxu's journey was slow due to the presence of Shui Dai and the injured Liu Chengfeng, he realized that if Wudang truly did not want to get involved in the Ming Cult's affairs, they might even have Chongxu deliberately delay them.

In this way, even if Miejue really puts on a show of "besieging Bright Peak," Wudang, as a major sect that once had ties with the Ming Cult, would have no choice but to respond. They could easily use the excuse that Chongxu and his disciples were on their way, and then Song Yuanqiao could just bring a few of his junior brothers, which would be enough to make the show happen...

If that's the case, the journey won't be fast.

Moreover, Chu Luren thought about it and realized that since they had already come to Sichuan, they could go down and explore the Emei Valley, which they hadn't explored before for safety reasons, now that they had the "Ascending Immortal Steps"!

After all, if Chu Luren's prediction is correct, what lies below is likely the "Five Absolutes Palace," containing the lifelong learning of five top masters...

"I would be honored to meet Master Zhang, but I have important business to attend to in Sichuan, so I will not travel with Daoist Chongxu." Chu Luren made his decision and politely declined Yu Lianzhou's offer.

Upon hearing this, Shui Sheng's expression showed a hint of disappointment—she was definitely going to go back to Wudang Mountain with her father.

Hearing Chu Luren's words, Murong Jiu had a rough idea of ​​what he was going to do. Looking at the disappointed Shui Sheng, she secretly curled her lip...

Hua Wuque was also somewhat disappointed. Liu Chengfeng had already "thawed," so he obviously didn't need to follow him. Without an excuse, he wouldn't disobey his master's and second master's orders and would prepare to continue hunting down Xiaoyuer in Sichuan.

But secretly, I still hope that I won't find it...

What Hua Wuque didn't know was that he probably wouldn't get his wish, because... at this time, his eldest master and second master had also been hiding their identities and appearing in Sichuan!

At this moment, on Mount Emei, Yaoyue, wearing an iron mask, silently appeared behind Lianxing, who was wearing a wooden mask. Unlike her sister, Lianxing, although wearing a mask and having changed her figure, was still clearly a woman with a graceful figure.

When Lianxing turned around and saw Yaoyue, she was startled: "Sister, when did you arrive?"

"What were you thinking? You didn't even notice I arrived." Yaoyue's voice was also very cold when she spoke to her sister.

"What else could I be thinking about? Of course, I'm thinking about where that kid is hiding... Sister, do you think he might be deliberately creating a diversion, and actually knows that Wuque has returned, so he has already left?" Lianxing felt a little uneasy, but still explained without showing any unusual expression.

Yaoyue glanced at her a few more times, then said, "Impossible."

Before Lianxing could say anything more, Yaoyue took two steps closer to her and said, "Why have you been staying in Emei lately? Do you think that Xiaoyuer will return to the place where he once met Wuque?"

“Yes, I think… he might be thinking that way.” Lianxing’s tone remained unchanged.

After staring at her for a couple of seconds, Yaoyue said, "Okay, then you can continue searching here!"

Only after Yaoyue had disappeared from sight did Lianxing dare to breathe a sigh of relief...

In fact, she already had concrete evidence that Xiaoyuer had returned to Emei, a place shrouded in darkness, but she didn't know exactly where...

Chapter 499 The Emei Monkey Troop

"It really is here. Look at the location on the map. This should be the valley where rumors are rampant and many famous masters have disappeared."

Chu Luren and Murong Jiu then returned to Mount Emei, to the cliff where Chu Luren had previously "felt something was wrong."

He was also holding a map in his hand, comparing something...

Back in Jiading, Chu Luren and Murong Jiu had already gathered some "rumors"—that many martial arts figures had disappeared in Emei.

Among them are many skilled individuals, and... it is said that a large portion of them ventured deep into the area because they discovered a treasure!

However, given the lessons learned from the past, most people in the martial arts world no longer believe in the existence of any "Southern Heaven Treasure," especially prominent figures, who even deliberately avoid coming to Emei—after all, the last time this Southern Heaven Treasure was linked to the tomb of the founder of Emei, and coming to Emei to search for treasure again... what if they are misunderstood?

There are even rumors now that these missing people were killed by the Emei Sect, which, given Miejue's temperament, is quite credible.

However, according to the information Chu Luren obtained from Qunyu Academy, the direction from which these missing martial arts masters came was completely different from that of the back mountain of Emei.

On the contrary, it overlapped somewhat with the cliff where he had "felt something was wrong" before, in terms of terrain—those people must have gone to the nearby valley.

The reason they didn't go directly down is because Chu Luren and Murong Jiu had repeatedly explored the area and hired local villagers, all of whom said there was no way to get to this valley. It must be a "Bottle Valley" without any entrance or exit!

"If those people really disappeared here, how did they get in?" Murong Jiu looked around at the terrain and asked, then added, "They couldn't all be so reckless as to jump down from here, could they? And who is it this time that makes so many people believe there's treasure down here?"

“It doesn’t necessarily mean jumping down. If there were a thick rope, many people would be brave enough to try it,” Chu Luren said, expressing his thoughts.

The Chu Lu people had some guesses about the "legend" surrounding the treasure...

However, in the original work, most of the experts who were obsessed with the treasure here died fighting each other, but Chu Luren was not sure about this in the big world of martial arts.

If the warning from one's own Dao Embryo Spiritual Intuition is accurate, this valley itself is extremely dangerous!

Before learning the "Ascension Steps" and obtaining the "Soft Silk Rope," Chu Luren would not easily attempt it...

"Why don't you also lower a thick rope?" Murong Jiu seemed a little uneasy after Chu Luren's suggestion.

"No need. If 'Soft Silk Rope' and 'Ascension Steps' don't work, no matter how thick the rope is, it's useless." Chu Luren was quite open-minded.

"After that... Xiao Hong contacted me." Murong Jiu said, teasing Chu Luren's bird.

Looking down into the valley, Chu Luren still felt a little apprehensive. However, he now possessed the "Immortal Ascension Steps + Soft Silk Rope" climbing combination. Moreover, after two months of training in the Snow Valley, Chu Luren had been able to combine the "Divine Illumination Scripture" with the Ice Toad True Qi, further enhancing his healing abilities. Therefore, he was not afraid of taking on the challenge!

Although the Divine Illumination Scripture was not integrated with other martial arts, the Ice Toad True Qi was merely a true qi buff generated after dual cultivation with the Ice Toad. In essence, Chu Luren was already able to apply the "Ice Toad Buff" to his own "Divine Illumination True Qi"...

The fact that Liu Chengfeng was able to recover quickly enough to be able to exert three-tenths of his strength was also closely related to what Chu Luren had gained in the past two months.

Now Chu Luren even feels that even if he injured Duan Yanqing and Master Wuyazi to the extent they did, he can gradually recover through self-healing.

Of course, this was just Chu Luren's theoretical analysis; he hadn't actually tried it...

Moreover, it's clear that there's not enough power to treat other people's injuries like this, just as Mei Niansheng couldn't regenerate other people's severed limbs.

After giving a few more instructions, Chu Luren and Murong Jiu leaped off the cliff...

In the blink of an eye, Chu Luren's figure disappeared into the clouds.

Murong Jiu glanced around, then turned around, only to suddenly feel that the existing bursts of ape howls seemed to have become sharp and deep, as if they were laughing menacingly…

A sudden jolt went through her heart. Murong Jiu turned around and looked at the valley again, but she didn't find anything amiss.

As for whether the ape's howl had really changed, Murong Jiu couldn't figure it out; it might just be a misperception.

It's perfectly normal to hear the howling of monkeys in Mount Emei. There are countless wild monkeys here, and many first-time visitors suffer greatly from their cries.

However, the mountain people who live off the land have ways to deal with these beasts...

Logically speaking, martial arts masters shouldn't have to worry about monkey plagues.

After Chu Luren leaped down, he initially used his light-footed skills to control his descent. However, amidst a commotion, he was attacked by stones—not some kind of hidden weapon, but simply monkeys throwing stones and fruit, just in large quantities…

To be on the safe side, Chu Luren slowed down again. If one couldn't see the Soft Silk Rope, it would seem as if Chu Luren was using force out of thin air. All one could see was the cliff where Chu Luren passed, with stones occasionally breaking apart.

Not only is the silk cord transparent and highly concealable, but it is also sensitive to internal force. When used with internal force, it is very flexible, and due to its inherent properties, it can generate considerable elasticity and adhesiveness when combined with internal force.

The silk of the South Sea God Spider is much more suitable and easier to use than that of the Black Spider...

According to Azi, this was made by Ding Chunqiu using silk spun by snow silkworms from the Starry Sea!

Ordinary snow silkworms do not have this effect, especially since they are not sensitive to internal energy.

The ability to generate adhesiveness and elasticity on its own based on internal force control is something that ordinary snow silk does not possess.

However, only Ding Chunqiu himself knows the specifics. He never entrusted anyone else with the collection of silkworm silk used in the Rou Si Suo.

With the "Soft Silk Rope" to complement the "Ascending Immortal Steps," the Chu Luren were like having a martial arts version of a 3D maneuvering device, moving freely on the rock face.

Chu Luren originally didn't want to cause trouble; he just wanted to ignore these mischievous monkeys, avoid the disturbance, and go down to investigate first.

But just then, a sound came from the rock wall, and then...

A "monkey," no smaller than a Yeti, was seen swinging towards the Chu Deer Man, one arm clinging to the rock face and the other hand gripping a tree trunk. Its speed and agility were as if it possessed a three-dimensional maneuvering device!

Chu Luren: ? ? ?

Shouldn't the monkeys on Mount Emei be macaques?

What's up with this guy who looks like a giant ape?

While Chu Luren was surprised, he also slowed down—if this thing really had the strength of a yeti, it would be too dangerous for it to fall in front of him. It would be better to steady himself and test its strength...

Chapter 500 In the Cliff

Fighting a "monkey" on a cliff is clearly not a good choice...

Although this giant ape was no stronger than the Yeti, Chu Luren was still constantly restrained due to his limited mobility.

Especially this valley, which was deeper than the Chu Lu people had imagined. After falling down, they found that the clouds and water vapor were also much thicker than expected. Looking around, everything a little further away was a vast expanse of white.

Moreover, Chu Luren clearly sensed that this giant ape was different from the Yeti; it seemed to... possess a strong ability to learn!

When the Yeti made its move, it was still formless yet possessed a divine quality. A master of boxing might be able to observe its spirit and create his own boxing style. However, this giant ape gave Chu Luren the feeling that it had already cultivated a set of staff techniques... no, it was more like a knife technique, and it was just using a wooden stick to perform it.

Although the knowledge is very basic, there are indeed traces of learning.

Fortunately, the giant ape's "sword technique" still falls within the category of "brute force," so martial arts techniques like "Return to the Void Force" that deflect force are still very effective against it.

After probing the situation and gaining some insight, Chu Luren, as the giant tree swung down at his waist, seized the opportunity to grab it from the side and used the "soft silk rope" around his waist to dangle upside down from a slightly protruding rock...