The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

He also instructed the members of the Ming Cult to glorify the Ming Cult, deal with the barbarians, do good and eliminate evil, uphold justice and eliminate traitors...

Unfortunately, Yang Dingtian died before he could trap Cheng Kun, and the leader's wife, feeling guilty, committed suicide because she had not seen his will.

Cheng Kun escaped this calamity and was not trapped to death by Yang Dingtian!

Judging from Yang Dingtian's arrangement, Xie Xun should have been an outstanding person with impeccable literary and martial skills, and a righteous character, at least more suitable to be the leader than Yang Xiao.

However, due to Cheng Kun's revenge, Xie Xun, whose entire family was killed, went mad. Not only did he fail to see the instructions of the previous leader, but he also killed people indiscriminately in order to take revenge on Cheng Kun, which made the already poor reputation of the Ming Cult even worse and almost made it a public enemy of the martial arts world!

Furthermore, the two envoys on the left and right, the various Dharma Kings and laymen, and even the Five Elements Flags guarding the leader, all became disloyal to each other because Yang Dingtian left no words behind, causing the once vast Ming Cult to split apart.

Yang Xiao, who occupies Bright Peak, is another scumbag who has further damaged the Ming Cult's reputation...

If Yang Dingtian were alive today and saw what was happening, he would surely die with his eyes wide open in disbelief!

"Unfortunately, this will is thirty years too late. Time has passed, and things have changed." Chu Luren is not Zhang Wuji, so he couldn't possibly have the wild idea that this will still have any value in being obeyed.

Should the current Lion King be made acting leader?

Yang Xiao might as well have continued...

The most urgent task is to see how far he can comprehend the "Great Shift of Heaven and Earth"—Chu Luren felt that with his martial arts skills, a basic level of comprehension was definitely within his grasp. The main question was... could it be simplified!

"Let's go out first, so we don't get blocked by Miss Yang and Brother Zhang... I'm afraid they'll feel embarrassed," Chu Luren said reasonably.

Xiao Zhao: ……

As expected of Brother Chu, he's actually worried about embarrassing the young lady at this moment?

Fortunately, Chu Luren was overthinking things, and Yang Buhui did not invite Zhang Wuji to her boudoir. Chu Luren and Xiao Zhao slipped out of Yang Buhui's room without any trouble.

Afterwards, Xiao Zhao led Chu Luren to the place where guests should normally rest.

I just happened to see Yang Buhui and Zhang Wuji—it seems that Yang Buhui brought her Wuji brother here herself.

"Why are you only just arriving?" Yang Buhui frowned as she looked at Xiao Zhao.

I talked with Brother Wuji for a long time before bringing him here. How come Xiao Zhao just arrived too?

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhao lowered her head in a flustered manner—this was indeed very suspicious.

Chu Luren then interjected, "I chatted with Miss Xiao Zhao for a few minutes, Miss Yang, please don't worry about it."

Upon hearing this, Yang Buhui looked at Chu Luren in surprise, then at Xiao Zhao's fake face—truly worthy of being called the Grand Duke Chu!

“Since Lord Chu and this maid get along so well, let’s just give her to Lord Chu… Xiao Zhao, you can follow Lord Chu from now on, you don’t need to come looking for me!” Yang Buhui said immediately, her eyes darting around.

Anyway, she had always suspected that Xiao Zhao was a spy...

But whenever Yang Buhui tried to send her away, she would say that she had no other relatives and that she would definitely not be able to make a living elsewhere in her current state, which made Yang Buhui feel a little reluctant!

Now that Yang Buhui saw that Chu Taisui had such unusual tastes, she immediately abandoned him. If Chu Taisui still wanted to follow her, then it was almost certain that Chu Taisui had ulterior motives for coming to Bright Peak!

Therefore, Yang Buhui stared intently at Xiao Zhao, and to her surprise, Xiao Zhao whispered, "Then... Miss, you must take good care of yourself in the future."

Yang Buhui was slightly surprised and thought to herself: Could it be that I really misunderstood her? And... do these two really like each other?

"From now on, Xiao Zhao will follow Young Master..." Xiao Zhao then turned to Chu Luren and said.

However, Chu Luren interrupted, saying, "Why call me 'Young Master'? I already told you to just call me 'Brother Chu' from now on, and I'll call you 'Sister Zhao' in return!"

Yang Buhui couldn't quite understand it. Perhaps... this was love?

After saying goodbye to Brother Wuji, they prepared to go to the Hall of Light to check on the situation...

Chu Luren then said to Zhang Wuji, “Brother Zhang, there’s no need to worry. Even if your identity is exposed, with Master Zhang here, who would dare to force you to say anything? Besides… I see that your footwork and breathing techniques are already quite advanced, but it seems that you haven’t practiced any profound external skills.”

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wuji quickly replied, "Brother Chu, you flatter me! I was merely practicing it haphazardly to resist the cold poison of the Xuanming Divine Palm that I was afflicted with years ago."

“That’s right. Back then, even Master Zhang couldn’t completely remove the cold poison from your body. He even had to seek help from Shaolin and Emei. But now you can resolve the cold poison on your own. Moreover, I heard from Monk Budai that you even blocked three palm strikes from the old nun Miejue. Your internal strength must have reached a high level!” Chu Luren seemed even more certain than him.

"No, no, no, Abbess Miejue is a righteous person after all. She showed mercy when she struck the third time..." Zhang Wuji shook his head repeatedly, trying to explain.

Chu Luren interrupted, "Would the old nun Miejue show mercy? Hahaha, my brother, you don't understand her. Even if I showed mercy, she wouldn't..."

Chu Luren paused for a moment—Why did I use myself as a metaphor? It seems… a little awkward! I'm not a ruthless person to begin with!

“Your godfather would show mercy, but she wouldn’t!” Chu Luren changed his words to use the ruthless metaphor.

Zhang Wuji: ...

Zhang Wuji looked at Chu Luren with a wronged expression—Don't you feel awkward making this analogy in front of me?

"Anyway, you must be..." Chu Luren said, suddenly reaching out and tapping Zhang Wuji's shoulder.

Of course, he was holding back, his intention being to activate the Nine Yang Protection Technique and feel Zhang Wuji's exact level of skill.

who knew...

This time, Zhang Wuji's Nine Yang Body Protection was ineffective, causing him to stumble. Fortunately, Chu Luren immediately stepped forward to support him.

Something seems... a bit off? This doesn't seem like the behavior of someone who has mastered the Nine Yang Technique. Even without practicing the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth, it shouldn't be like this...

Huh? Chu Luren finally remembered that Zhang Wuji's Nine Yang Great Completion in the original work was only achieved under the combined pressure of Cheng Kun and the restraint of the Qiankun One Qi Bag. Now... he is still missing the last hurdle. Although his internal strength is not low, it is sometimes effective and sometimes not!

Chapter 616 Nine Yin Nine Yang

"Huh? Brother, your internal energy... why does it feel a bit sluggish? It's like it's being absorbed by the Star Absorbing Technique?" Chu Lu quickly helped Zhang Wuji up, preventing him from falling.

"I don't know either. I just said I was practicing randomly. But this isn't the Star Absorbing Technique, it's the Nine Yang Divine Skill... Sigh, it's already a blessing that it cured my cold poison. I don't want to force anything with martial arts." Zhang Wuji was quite easygoing.

Chu Luren could actually see that Zhang Wuji's internal energy was sometimes effective and sometimes not, and it was completely different from the internal energy absorbed by the "Star Absorbing Technique," but it did appear very similar.

“Brother, I obtained the Nine Yang Skill from the monks of Shaolin in my early years, and later gave it to Master Zhang in exchange for the Nine Yang Skill of Wudang. But I have never seen the original version. I wonder if you would be willing to part with it? I will not take advantage of you for nothing. I can exchange it with you for the Nine Yin Manual, which was once fought over by the Five Greats!”

Now that I have translated the general outline of the Nine Yin Manual, it is by no means inferior to the Nine Yang Divine Skill. Moreover, if I have gained any insights from the Nine Yang Divine Skill, I will not keep them to myself.” Chu Luren discussed this with Zhang Wuji.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wuji said frankly, "Since Brother Chu has received guidance from my master, he must be destined to learn the Nine Yang Divine Skill. There's no need to mention any exchange; I will simply tell Brother Chu the incantation!"

Chu Luren couldn't help but sigh inwardly: What a kind person! No wonder he gave away the entire world so readily...

Of course, Chu Luren later discovered that although Zhang Wuji was a good person, he was not stupid!

Although he was a man, he was still good-looking, and Chu Luren probably thought that Zhang Wuji was not entirely without suspicion of him because of that.

The incantation for the Nine Yang Divine Skill was indeed taught to Chu Luren, but...

However, based on the "Wudang Nine Yang Skill", he told Chu Luren about the differences and omissions!

There was also a element of testing him; if Chu Luren was just spouting nonsense, Zhang Wuji wouldn't have been so lenient.

After all, Xiao Zhang had been tricked several times before—he saved someone's life in Butterfly Valley, only to have that person turn their back on him in a moment of crisis and even try to eat him and his sister Bu Hui; he saved someone's concubine, only to have the henpecked man try to kill his savior under the pressure of his first wife; and when he saw a beautiful woman, it turned out she was after his godfather's whereabouts!

Having suffered many losses, one eventually learns a lesson.

Xiao Zhang was not stingy with his martial arts skills, but he did not want the divine skills and secret techniques to fall into the hands of people with evil intentions. Since Chu Luren had really been taught the Wudang Nine Yang Skill by his master, Xiao Zhang naturally felt that it was no big deal to give him the complete version.

It didn't take Chu Luren long before he incorporated the Nine Yang Divine Skill into his consciousness...

Even though Zhang Wuji refused, Chu Luren still passed on the Nine Yin Manual to him!

“Brother, how can I not worry about you traveling the world like this? Not to mention the distant future, if you are killed on your way back to Wudang, how will I face Master Zhang in the future? The general outline of the Nine Yin Manual can not only serve as a reference for the Nine Yang Internal Skill, but the external skills in the lower volume can also give you some ability to compete with others.”

There are also miscellaneous skills such as bone shrinking, soul transfer, detoxification, and acupoint opening... all of which are very useful when traveling the martial arts world! "Chu Luren insisted.

When Zhang Wuji heard Chu Luren talk about returning to Wudang, he thought about the dangers of the martial world and finally agreed.

Xiao Zhao cooked a meal for the two of them midway through the journey—the situation on Bright Peak was so chaotic that no one cared about guests.

By evening, Chu Luren was certain that Zhang Wuji had memorized the entire Nine Yin Manual before letting him explore it on his own.

At this moment, Yang Buhui also came over...

"Hmm? Miss Yang is looking for your brother Wuji? It would be best if you came again tomorrow," Chu Luren reminded her upon seeing this.

Zhang Wuji is now relying on his first senses to explore the Nine Yin Manual.

"That's alright, I mainly brought this to Chu Taisui." Yang Buhui said, handing him a key.

Chu Luren immediately looked at Xiao Zhao's feet and realized that this must be the key to the black iron shackles...

In the original work, Yang Buhui lost the key when Bright Peak was besieged. After all, it was a time of chaos and war, and Yang Buhui already suspected Xiao Zhao, so it is very possible that she did not keep the key safe.

It's not impossible that Yang Xiao deliberately hid the key to protect Zhang Wuji—after all, Xiao Zhao's suspicious behavior had already become apparent.

However, Yang Buhui wasn't thinking about that now. After telling her father that she had given Xiao Zhao to Chu Luren, Yang Xiao asked her to send the key over as well.

"Whether or not to open it is up to Chu Taisui. My opinion is not to," Yang Buhui specifically reminded him.

"Thank you for the reminder, Miss Yang." Chu Luren didn't think Yang Buhui was particularly unreasonable, after all... her judgment was correct!

However, after saying that, Chu Luren walked up to Xiao Zhao, squatted down, and helped her unlock her shackles...

"Hey! Brother Chu! I can do it myself..." Xiao Zhao didn't expect that Chu Luren would personally squat down to help her open it, and she quickly squatted down as well.

However, Chu Luren had already nimbly unlocked the shackles and... examined them carefully, making Xiao Zhao feel a little embarrassed.

Chu Luren had previously tried to see if he could just tear it apart by hand.

However, it turns out that this thing is not simple at all—it is definitely not ordinary black iron!

If Chu Luren is determined to break Master Dugu's heavy black iron sword with his bare hands, there is a way.

Out of interest, Chu Luren put the iron chain away, while Xiao Zhao, lost in thought, felt a little embarrassed.

Seeing this, Yang Buhui pursed her lips and didn't say anything more. Anyway, the person had already been given to Chu Taisui, so it was none of her business.

"Where is Master Bu De now?" Chu Lu Ren asked before Yang Bu Hui left.

"We should be on guard in the southwest, wary of those... heretics and evil spirits down the mountain!" Yang Buhui had already accepted the premise instilled in her by Chu Luren, and she said it through gritted teeth.

After all, she had witnessed her mother die by the sword of extermination.

"I'd like to visit Master Shuobude later to discuss some matters. Are there any taboos?" Chu Luren asked specifically.

Yang Buhui thought for a moment, then said, "Then I'll call Master Shuobude over for you." She wasn't sure if there were any taboos.

"Thank you for your trouble."

Chu Luren wanted to borrow the "Qiankun Yiqi Bag" from Shuobude. After he had explored the basic knowledge of the "Nine Yin Manual" to a great extent, Chu Luren felt that Zhang Wuji really needed to use the "Qiankun Yiqi Bag" to achieve his breakthrough.

In the original work, Zhang Wuji was also hit by the insidious Illusionary Yin Finger when he was just one step away from victory. The extreme of Yang touching Yin was like igniting a powder keg. Afterwards, in the Qiankun One Qi Bag, the Nine Yang True Qi repeatedly impacted each other, and only when he broke through the Qiankun One Qi Bag did he reach the great perfection of the Dragon and Tiger Intercourse.

Since Zhang Wuji taught the Nine Yang Divine Skill to Chu Luren, Chu Luren naturally reciprocated by granting him this opportunity...