The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

“By the time you come back, the Bat King will have long since frozen to death! Monk Peng, is there someone in your bag? Not one of your brothers from the sect, is there?” Zhou Dian interjected at this moment.

Actually, there's another one who isn't a member of the cult...

But why would they turn against the Chu Lu people for no reason?

“No! This young man saved Hou Tuqi’s brother before. If he drinks his blood… heh!” Shuobude said, glancing at Zhuang Zheng.

"Huh? What's wrong, Brother Yan?" Zhuang Zheng asked immediately upon hearing this.

The flag bearer of the Hou Tu Banner was named Yan Yuan. He had previously led the elite troops of the Hou Tu Banner and stationed them in the southern city.

"In the South City, Commander Yan led his men to ambush the old nun Miejue. However, Miejue, relying on the sharpness of the Heaven-Slaying Sword, nearly injured the brothers of the Earth Banner. It was the young brother in this bag who stepped forward, risking his own life, to save them from Miejue's three blows, who relied on the sharpness of her weapon." Monk Shuobude explained briefly.

Chu Luren also figured out that Emei, who originally went through the western city, was directly suppressed by the righteous energy of the Righteous Alliance, so they detoured to the southern city. However, Zhang Wuji, who was being held hostage by them, still couldn't stand the nature of the Extinction Party...

Zhuang Zheng and I were checked at every level, while the "Unspeakable" group went directly through the secret passage, which was naturally much faster.

Zhuang Zheng probably knew about those secret passages, but with an outsider like Chu Luren in tow, it wouldn't be appropriate to take them to any hidden places.

"Hmph! Then why are you tying this little brother up? Let him go!" Zhuang Zheng said unhappily.

"I'm just afraid that if I bring outsiders up here without permission, the brothers in the sect won't be happy." He was probably good-natured, and as he spoke, he opened the cloth bag.

It's possible that the reason they brought this kid along was indeed to use this as an excuse to reconcile with the people of the Five Elements Flag.

The "entwined knots" on top opened, revealing a person inside...

He looked like a young man dressed in tattered clothes and covered in dust, resembling a farmer.

Chu Luren noticed that as soon as he came out, he first looked at Monk Peng, and then... looked at Yang Xiao—after all, he had brought Yang Buhui to find Yang Xiao when he was a child, but Yang Xiao certainly wouldn't recognize him now.

"I, Zhuang Zheng, will remember your kindness to the Five Elements Flag, young brother. If the Five Elements Flag can survive this calamity, I will definitely repay your kindness!" Zhuang Zheng placed his spiked club aside and bowed to the young man with his hands clasped.

The young man quickly helped him up, saying, "Brother Zhuang, there's no need for that. I... I just couldn't stand it..."

“That’s right, just a passerby, to be honest,” Chu Luren added from the side.

Zhang Wuji: ? ? ?

Zhuang Zheng was secretly surprised. With the help of this young man, he couldn't bring himself to kneel down no matter how much he wanted to. He wanted to express his gratitude, not to compete with him, so he didn't use brute force and simply stood up.

Chu Luren then looked at Wei Yi and said with a smile, "The Bat King is born with a disharmony, and he has also cultivated the Frost True Qi and Frost Cotton Palm, so his three Yin meridians are now in disarray... If the Bat King trusts me, I can give it a try."

Chapter 610 Rumors

"Please... help me, Lord Chu..." the Bat King said, trembling.

It wasn't just a matter of physical sensation; at this moment, one could already feel waves of cool air around Wei Yixiao!

Wei Yixiao was naturally not worried about what Chu Luren would do to him on Bright Peak.

Besides, if he truly had malicious intentions, there would have been no need for him to lend a hand in the first place...

Upon hearing this, Chu Luren also sat down cross-legged in front of the Bat King, adjusted his Chaos True Qi to a state of extreme strength and yang, and transformed it into the category of "Divine Illumination True Qi". He then pressed his palms together and channeled the Qi into the Bat King's meridians through his palms!

Chu Luren's previous judgment was based solely on his martial arts skills. In reality, since he did not possess the Frostbite Internal Energy or the Frostbite Palm, it was merely a superficial assessment.

At this point, the "treatment" method was also very forceful, using the most yang energy to fill him completely, naturally dispelling all the coldness...

The Bat King's pale face quickly turned red... even swollen!

Zeng, the son of Zhang Wuxia who declined to be named, moved his lips slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but he did not say anything.

A moment later, Chu Luren finished his practice, while the Bat King was covered in sweat and his clothes were completely soaked, but he looked very satisfied.

"Thank you for your help, Chu Taisui! Hahaha, I haven't felt this good in a long time! I could fight those bastards for another three hundred rounds without a problem!" Wei Yixiao laughed loudly.

At this moment, Chu Luren looked thoughtful and said after a while, "However, this is only a temporary measure to calm the icy true energy, and it cannot be considered a complete solution."

Cultivating martial arts to the point of mastery can indeed lead to the accumulation of cold-natured true energy in the meridians, potentially causing qi deviation and demonic possession. Wei Yixiao's case was indeed like that, however...

Chu Luren just discovered that the reason why Wei Yixiao has "icy true qi" accumulating in his meridians is largely due to the congenital malformation of his meridians!

Therefore, even if one uses the most powerful and yang true energy to eliminate its flaws, it won't be long before the Bat King falls ill again.

Unless the malformation of its meridians is completely corrected...

Furthermore, after careful consideration, Chu Luren vaguely felt that the deformity of the Bat King's meridians was not all bad. Although it made it easier for the meridians to accumulate mutated true qi, which would easily cause problems when cultivating any advanced martial arts, it could also make the true qi more agile and greatly increase the efficiency of lightness skills!

From this perspective, the Bat King's lightness skill is not entirely the result of acquired training; its strength is largely due to the deformity of his congenital meridians.

This is of little reference value to others, since it is entirely innate. However... for Chu Luren, the "Chaos Technique" can change the condition of one's innate meridians!

In other words, as long as Chu Luren can fully understand the Bat King's meridian abnormalities, there is hope that he can replicate his "world's best lightness skill".

"Hehe, Chu Taisui, you don't need to worry about Old Bat. I know my own body best." Wei Yixiao seemed used to it.

Compared to practicing other martial arts, the Frost Qi he is currently practicing is actually easier to suppress and alleviate—he can simply absorb blood.

If he had been practicing the Nine Yang Divine Skill, he would probably have died from his meridians bursting long ago.

Chu Luren noticed that Zeng, who wished to remain anonymous, had an unusual expression and seemed to want to say something, so he asked, "Does this gentleman have any insights?"

"Huh? I..." Zhang Wuji was taken aback when he heard this, and he was unsure whether he should speak or not.

“Young man, please speak freely,” Wei Yixiao said.

“If the Bat King’s condition recurs, then the accumulation of this icy true energy is not simply due to qi deviation or incorrect practice, but rather a problem with the Bat King’s meridians themselves. In addition to using the ultimate yang internal energy to resolve it, it is also necessary to supplement with medicine and moxibustion. There is still hope for a complete cure.” Zhang Wuji did not dare to be too certain.

Of course, if there really is someone in the world who can cure the Bat King's "illness," then Zhang Wuji is definitely one of them—he possesses both the Nine Yang Divine Skill and extremely high medical skills...

"Young man, you know medicine?" Wei Yixiao asked in surprise.

"I know a little," Zhang Wuji said modestly, not daring to reveal Hu Qingniu's name.

After all, Zhang Wuji is still in a cautious and prudent phase right now.

Fearing that others would find out he was Zhang Wuji and interrogate him about his adoptive father's whereabouts, which would not only harm his adoptive father but also cause his parents to die in vain—at this point, Zhang Wuji still attributed his parents' deaths simply to his unwillingness to reveal his adoptive father's whereabouts.

Within the Wudang Sect, no one would tell Zhang Wuji that it was actually his mother who harmed his third uncle, which is why his father committed suicide out of guilt...

Although the Heavenly Eagle Sect was angered, no one held a grudge against Zhang Wuji because of it.

At this time, Zhang Wuji lacked experience in fighting against masters and had no awareness of being a master at all. Firstly, during the cultivation of the Nine Yang Divine Skill, he had been living in seclusion and had never communicated with anyone. Secondly, he only had internal strength but lacked the means to fight!

He directly withstood the third palm strike from the old nun Miejue by using his Nine Yang True Qi, without being injured at all, but he thought that Miejue had shown mercy.

"Or... we can bypass that meridian on our own during cultivation." Chu Luren thought of another idea after Zhang Wuji reminded him.

"Huh?" Zhang Wuji was taken aback upon hearing this.

"I'll discuss this matter with the Bat King in detail after the Light Lamp has weathered this calamity," Chu Luren said, knowing that this was not something that could be resolved in a day or two.

Wei Yixiao's expression shifted, as he recalled a rumor circulating in the martial arts world...

Because of Yue Buqun's "heroic deeds" in Manjing, rumors about the Lin family's "Evil-Repelling Sword Technique" had already spread like wildfire in the martial arts world, naturally affecting Lin Pingzhi as well.

Many people suspect that it was Lin Pingzhi...

Even Yue Lingshan left Mount Hua because of this, and traveled a long distance to find "Xiao Linzi" to find out the truth. Originally, she had made an appointment with Xiao Linzi to wait for him to return to Mount Hua so that she could propose to her father, but now... her father did not show up at all!

Moreover, Mount Hua itself was in complete chaos. With the sect leader involved in such a huge scandal, the sect leader's wife, who was second in prestige, and the senior disciple who had been exonerated, were all searching for their husbands and masters. Naturally, the Mount Hua sect was in disarray.

Yue Lingshan faced numerous hardships and dangers along the way, not to mention the many opportunities she encountered. In short, she finally found the small forest in Western Xia, and...

To the disappointment of many onlookers, Yue Lingshan did not leave in disappointment, but the two became a sweet couple.

Therefore, there are rumors in the martial arts world that Lin Pingzhi's cultivation method is different from Yue Buqun's, and there are also rumors that Lin Pingzhi received guidance from Chu Taisui!

Naturally, among these rumors is the one about "blocking certain meridians"...

Chapter 611 They committed all sorts of evil deeds

Wei Yixiao vaguely guessed what Chu Luren meant. He probably wanted to do something like the legendary alteration of the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique.

However, this matter certainly cannot be completed in a day or two. He only has this idea in mind and is not distracted for the time being.

Afterwards, Yang Xiao invited Chu Luren and "Brother Zeng" to rest at the guest quarters on Bright Peak. Clearly, they had something to discuss. Upon hearing this, Chu Luren did not linger.

I have already brought up the matter of inviting them to be allies, and I believe there will be a response later. However, there is no one in the Ming Cult who can make decisions right now, so I shouldn't interfere too much and let them discuss it.

only……

Hopefully, they'll learn their lesson and not fight again!

At this moment, Bright Peak was truly desolate. Yang Xiao merely pointed out the way to Chu Luren and Zeng, and told them that he had not been hospitable enough.

Chu Luren then exchanged names with "Zeng Aniu" and greatly admired his previous act of saving the Five Elements Flag. Zeng, on the other hand, had only heard of the "Righteousness and Chivalry Alliance" before and assumed that Chu Luren was also a leader of the righteous path who came to resolve the conflict.

Seeing that he was a giant of the righteous path, yet had no airs whatsoever, the two chatted for only a few words before he, under Chu Luren's guidance, began to address him as "Brother Chu" repeatedly.

Just then, the two suddenly heard a cry for help, which sounded like that of a young woman.

Thinking that some villains had infiltrated Bright Peak, the two hurried over, only to find a young woman drawing her sword to stab another maid with shackles on her feet!

The woman who drew her sword had a round face, snow-white skin, beautiful eyebrows and eyes, and a pair of large, bright black eyes. She was tall and slender with a pretty face. The woman who was shackled... seemed to have some kind of disease on her face. Her features were distorted and her skin was stiff. Ugliness was beyond description.

However, upon seeing this, Zeng rushed forward to stop it, and after an argument, in his haste, he shouted, "Sister Bu Hui, what are you doing?"

Indeed, the woman wielding the sword is none other than Yang Xiao and Ji Xiaofu's daughter—Yang Buhui!

"What did you call me?" Yang Buhui was taken aback when she heard this. She had assumed that someone from one of the major sects had come up to greet her since she had seen a stranger.

But upon hearing the title "Sister Bu Hui," Yang Bu Hui immediately thought of Zhang Wuji. Then, looking at Zeng Mou, who was covered in dust and dirt, she suddenly felt that he looked familiar.

"No, that's right, it's me. Put your sword down. At a time like this, why are you still drawing your sword against your own people?" Zhang Wuji had no choice but to admit his identity.

He was still "frightened" by the behavior of the Ming Cult members, and thought that his sister Bu Hui had been corrupted and had also developed the habit of "fondness for internal strife"!

As for why they knew it was "one of their own"?

Since this ugly girl is on Bright Peak, she must be a member of the Ming Cult, right?

"Brother Wuji, step aside! This person must be a spy left on Bright Peak by the various sects. She has often given herself away. Now that the people from the various sects are attacking, I, Yang Buhui, would rather die than suffer her humiliation!" Yang Buhui also exuded a bit of murderous aura.

If you're going to say this maid is suspicious, it's not just Yang Buhui's paranoia; she really is acting suspiciously!

Normally, Yang Buhui would have wanted to observe further, but now…

Yang Buhui thought to himself that he would soon be martyred for his faith, and it was the time to burn his boats. Why would he leave behind anyone suspected of being a spy?

Zhang Wuji glanced at the ugly girl, who looked evasive and didn't seem like a bad person at all, so he shook his head and said, "No way..."

As soon as Zhang Wuji finished speaking, Yang Buhui cried out "Ouch!" and stumbled back a few steps, almost falling over.