The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

After exchanging three or four hundred moves, Chu Luren saw that the outcome was difficult to determine—he had not yet achieved the "Three-Part Return to Origin Qi," so he naturally had no effect on the circulation of internal energy, and the "Crossing Calamity and Reflecting on Emptiness" and "Overall Control of the Demon-Subduing Circle Formation" made it hard to say who would exhaust their strength first.

All we can say is that Chu Lu is young and strong, and has a greater chance of lasting longer!

Chu Luren suddenly realized that Zhang Wuji's secret to defeating the three was to use brute force to overcome their skill and force them to fight with their inner strength!

Chu Luren first formed the Vajra Fist Mudra with his right hand, then the Fundamental Mudra with both hands, exhaling and making a resonant sound from his chest and abdomen, emanating a "Hum!"

Instantly, Chu Luren's muscles and bones creaked, and his whole body swelled up. This was because he reversed the "Tathagata Mudra" technique, transforming the complex nature of true energy into pure "qi" and "body".

At the same time, Chu Luren visualized the Jade Platform in his mind, allowing himself to enter a state of "utmost stillness" to avoid harming himself due to excessive power...

In this way, the three black ropes attacked Chu Luren at the same time, without dodging, dodging or resisting. When they struck Chu Luren, three blood flowers bloomed with a "crack, crack, crack". However, Chu Luren exerted his strength to wrap them up, causing the three black ropes to wrap around his body and prevent them from exerting any further force!

At this moment, his arms, as thick as a normal thigh, crossed and bound the black rope tightly in his hands, and no matter how hard the three monks exerted their strength, they could not let go.

Du'e, Du'jie, and Du'nan all stirred up their inner strength at this moment—although they could not subdue the enemy with formation changes, at this moment, the enemy was one person, and they were trapped by the three of them with the "Vajra Subduing Demon Circle," so it was not a loss for their side!

The three of them practiced Zen together for decades and all mastered the Yi Jin Jing. However, after overcoming tribulations, they modified the original version. The simplified version was still used for overcoming tribulations and difficulties. Furthermore, the three of them had long practiced the Vajra Subduing Demon Circle and possessed the Vajra Subduing Demon Power, as if they were of the same origin.

Furthermore, Du'e's strength far surpassed that of his two junior brothers, enough to control their power. At this moment, the three old monks surrounded the tower-like Chu Luren in a triangular formation, each holding one hand tightly and the other outstretched, secretly channeling their Vajra Subduing Demon Force...

Seeing that his persistence had succeeded, Chu Luren suddenly... began to "deflate"!

Seeing Chu Luren's figure gradually "weaken" and return to normal, the Three Elders thought he was about to give up. Their competitive spirit for overcoming tribulations and difficulties was aroused, and they persevered even more.

In reality, Chu Luren deliberately stopped using the "Buddha's Seal Technique" and only used his internal strength to hold his own. It would be unwise for him to fight three people at once. At this time, Chu Luren put on layers of protective energy and used force-dissipating techniques. Although he could not make the three people's internal strength cancel each other out, he could at least hold on.

At the same time, under the divine illumination of true qi, Chu Luren's three external wounds were immediately locked in by qi and blood, and gradually healed, and he already felt itchy.

Furthermore, he continuously guarded the "Mingyutai" internally, remaining calm despite outward agitation, and his internal strength continued to recover efficiently.

Sure enough, less than half an hour later, the three old monks began to falter...

Chu Luren estimated that he could start his counterattack in a short while—at that time, the Three Elders would be on the verge of exhaustion, while Chu Luren would still have 50% of his internal energy, enough to unleash 80-90% of his strength, but he would not be able to sustain it for long.

But just then, a person was suddenly spotted on the Mingyu Terrace, sneaking up the mountain and apparently having already discovered the strange occurrences in the courtyard.

The visitor was none other than Cheng Kun... also known as Yuanzhen!

This old fellow is indeed eloquent and a superb actor. He had previously tricked the renowned monk Kongjian into accepting him as a disciple, only to have his sinister intentions exposed on his deathbed. Not long ago, he even managed to persuade the Three Elders, these old recluses, to capture Xie Xun.

Chu Luren's heart stirred slightly, but he remained outwardly calm...

He also wanted to see what Cheng Kun was planning to do—Cheng Kun's martial arts skills at this time were similar to Yang Xiao's. If the two of them really fought, he might even have the upper hand, no less than Du Jie or Du Nan.

However, although Chu Luren seemed to be exerting all his strength, he was actually circulating his internal energy repeatedly. Even though he was somewhat depleted, now that he had discovered Cheng Kun, he would not allow Cheng Kun any opportunity to take advantage of him.

Chu Luren clearly sensed that Cheng Kun was already outside the courtyard, but taking advantage of the fact that the two sides in the courtyard were fighting to a critical point, he tiptoed around to the direction of the courtyard wall behind Du'e.

Cheng Kun assumed that Chu Tai Sui and the Three Elders were too busy to pay attention to their surroundings, and that he himself was only one level below the level of a master, so he had a good chance to make a name for himself!

As long as the Illusionary Yin Finger is activated, a single strike from outside the wall can break through the wall and directly attack the Du'e Vest right next to the wall...

No matter how high this old man's internal strength is, he is now on the verge of exhaustion. At that time, he will not need to do anything more. Once Du'e dies suddenly, Chu Taisui's remaining strength will be enough to kill Du Jie and Du Nan.

As for Chu Tai Sui...

This fellow was undoubtedly a thorn in Cheng Kun's side. Cheng Kun seemed to be assisting the Prince of Ruyang's mansion, but he also had his own plans in private!

If we could then take the opportunity to kill the exhausted Chu Tai Sui, that would be ideal; if not…

All they had to do was shout for help to attract other monks to come here.

Even the injuries caused by the Phantom Yin Finger on Du'e's body don't need to be destroyed—just say that they were transferred to Du'e's body by Chu Taisui using the "Great Shift of Heaven and Earth." Would the people of Shaolin not believe that?

At this scene, who would doubt their own status as a high-ranking monk from Northern Shaolin Temple and instead believe in the Red and White Tai Sui who secretly infiltrated?

At that time, the Shaolin Temples of the North and South will surely become mortal enemies with the Righteous Alliance. If they fight each other, there will be plenty of room for them to fish in troubled waters.

Cheng Kun waited for his opportunity, while the Chu Lu people waited for Cheng Kun to wait for his opportunity...

Chu Luren, who was guarding Mingyutai, had already locked onto him. Now he was determined to wait for him to make a move against Du'e. Then Chu Luren would immediately withdraw his strength, risking serious internal injuries, and then charge at Du'e with all his might!

At that time, it would be equivalent to Du'e fighting Cheng Kun. Du'e would be evenly matched with Cheng Kun, while Cheng Kun would be severely injured and likely die. Du Nan and Du Jie would at most suffer some backlash. Chu Luren would be caught off guard and attacked by Du Nan and Du Jie together. He would certainly not be in good shape, but his life would be safe.

It wasn't that Chu Luren was heartless. After all, if Cheng Kun's whereabouts were exposed in advance, he would definitely make excuses and say that he wanted to ambush Chu Luren. Then he would pretend to be very apologetic for his anger towards him. San Du wouldn't make things difficult for him—he meant well!

If we expose this now, Cheng Kun will surely act immediately, and the outcome will be the same...

Chapter 762 Make way

rustle……

Chu Luren suddenly heard a sweeping sound and was so startled that he almost dropped his grip!

"Amitabha, please move aside, sir, these leaves need to be swept."

An old and slow voice came from behind Yuanzhen... that is, from behind Du'e, behind the wall.

Strangely, not only did Du'e not notice, but even Cheng Kun, who was right next to him, and Chu Luren, who was guarding the "Mingyutai" and could see the surroundings, only realized that someone was there when he spoke!

From the perspective of "Mingyutai", it's as if someone suddenly entered the world.

"You, you..." Yuanzhen's eyes widened as he looked at the old monk who had appeared behind him at some point.

rustle……

When Yuanzhen saw the broom sweeping towards him, it was as if the broom was the most vicious weapon in the world that would cause his whole body to fester. He instinctively jumped back, but the old monk seemed not to notice his wariness and just continued sweeping normally.

San Du was also startled. When did someone come to sweep the ground outside the courtyard? How come he hadn't noticed before?

And judging from this, there were clearly other people there just now!

"Master Chu's skill is profound, and I admire it greatly. Why don't we put the fight aside for now and settle it before the heroes at the Lion-Slaying Assembly?" Du'e said as he gradually reduced his strength.

Chu Luren felt embarrassed to force his way through at that moment—after all, there was a sweeper outside!

So he gradually finished his work and finally released the three strange black ropes.

"Hmph, is that Cheng Kun outside? Why is he here again? I'm afraid he's going to kill the Lion King before the Lion-Slaying Assembly!" Chu Luren said in a tone that seemed to say, "So it really was your Shaolin who ordered this."

"Cheng Kun? Cheng Kun! Come in here! I'll kill you, I'll kill you!" Xie Xun's mind, which had gradually calmed down after listening to the scriptures for more than a month, immediately went berserk again after hearing the name "Cheng Kun".

Upon hearing this, Du Jie and Du Nan both looked anxious, clearly unable to bear such "slander." Du E said in a deep voice, "Please come in, you two!"

Yuanzhen knew there was no way to avoid it. When she heard Du'e say that, she looked around and found that the person who was sweeping the ground had gone far away, almost halfway up the mountain. The path along the way had been swept clean, and his back was almost out of sight.

Knowing he had encountered a master, Yuanzhen composed himself and walked into the courtyard with a look of pity on his face.

"Yuanzhen of Northern Shaolin pays respects to his three senior uncles." Yuanzhen respectfully performed a Buddhist salute.

In the vast world of martial arts, the seniority of the Northern and Southern Shaolin Temples has long since become inconsistent. Now, it is generally believed that Fangzheng and Xuanci are of the same generation, so Yuanzhen only addresses the Three Elders as "Uncle-Master".

Upon seeing that it was indeed Yuanzhen, the Three Elders' expressions darkened even further—they had been traversing the martial world for a long time, and even Xie Xun's past killings were only partially understood, but they knew Yuanzhen's identity…

After all, it was Yuanzhen who used them to capture Xie Xun, so he naturally revealed a lot to them, but... he changed some things!

At this moment, Du'e also realized that something was wrong—why had Yuanzhen been hiding behind the wall behind him? And why had he deliberately concealed his whereabouts?

If they discovered we were fighting and wanted to ambush Chu Luren, they should have done so from his side, right?

If it weren't for the old monk sweeping the floor reminding him, could it be that he was going to...

Yuanzhen seemed oblivious to the suspicion in Sandu's eyes and said directly, "There was an old master sweeping the floor outside just now, but... by the time my senior uncle spoke, he had already gone far away, and I don't know the old master's Dharma name."

sweep the floor?

The three of them were also puzzled, but since Chu Luren was still present, they didn't dare to ask.

However, Chu Luren spoke up directly: "Cheng Kun! Hiding outside secretly is a prelude to harming the Lion King!"

Xie Xun had now clearly heard Cheng Kun's voice and roared even more angrily, trying to break out of the dungeon. The chains inside the cave rattled continuously.

Upon being directly accused by Chu Luren, Yuanzhen hurriedly said with a sorrowful expression, "Amitabha, why would you think this, Layman Chu? I made a grave mistake back then, which led my foolish son to commit even more killings for me. Although I have entered the Buddhist order and recite Buddhist scriptures every day, my heart is still not at peace. I came here to... silently recite scriptures, hoping to soothe the anger in my foolish son's heart."

I happened to witness Layman Chu sparring with his three senior monks, but I dared not appear to disturb them.

Yuanzhen still adhered to the persona he had established at Juxianzhuang—after his identity was exposed and his Phantom Yin Finger was revealed, Yuanzhen neither struggled to deny that he was Chengkun nor denied that he had wiped out the Xie family.

However, his words conveyed an impression that he had his own difficulties and was willing to sacrifice himself to make amends.

"Ha! You, the enemy who killed your entire family, isn't it easy to appease the anger of the victims? Just cut off your own head, and the Lion King will be much more at ease." Chu Luren said disdainfully.

“If this way we can prevent others from incurring further sins and also comfort the deceased, then it is acceptable.” Yuanzhen specifically emphasized that he did not want others to incur further sins.

However, Chu Luren seemed not to understand and shouted, "Good!"

Before he could finish speaking, his figure blurred and appeared in front of Yuanzhen in an instant.

Yuanzhen heard a loud "bang" as the explosion occurred not far from his throat; he could even feel the blast on his skin, but he still endured it without moving...

Sure enough, it was Du Nan and Du Jie who couldn't stand Chu Luren killing Yuan Zhen in front of them. Just as Chu Luren reached out to grab his throat, the black rope appeared and blocked Chu Luren's grab!

“Amitabha, Shaolin will never cover up the matter of my nephew Yuanzhen. Since Xie Xun’s matter was caused by him… then we will give the martial arts world an explanation in front of all the heroes at the Lion-Slaying Assembly.” Du’e also spoke up at this time.

Although the Three Monks also began to suspect Yuanzhen, he was still a Shaolin disciple, especially a disciple of the Northern Shaolin, so it was not appropriate to deal with anything in front of Chu Luren at this time.

"What if Yuanzhen was lost or the Lion King suffered some mishap before the Lion Slaying Assembly?" Chu Luren asked persistently.

"I will bear all the consequences," said Du'e, solemnly putting his palms together in a Buddhist salute.

"How will you take responsibility?" Chu Luren continued to look at him, the answer already written in his eyes.

Du'e understood what Chu Luren meant and said in response, "A life for a life!"

"Alright! Then Shaolin will remember what you said today, and... don't try any tricks or schemes, like creating a charred corpse and telling me it's Yuanzhen. I absolutely will not believe it," Chu Luren said beforehand.

"Amitabha." Du'e didn't say anything more, but he clearly agreed.

At this moment, Xie Xun was still cursing incessantly in the dungeon, clearly in a state of madness. Chu Luren then took a few steps closer and said to Xie Xun, "Lion King, please recuperate first. On the first day of June, I will definitely teach you to take revenge yourself."

Xie Xun calmed down a bit after hearing Chu Luren's words...

Chapter 763 Politeness

When Chu Luren left the courtyard of the Three Abodes, Yuanzhen was left inside. It is likely that the Three Abodes will invite this junior disciple of the Northern Shaolin to "meditation" together until the Lion Slaying Assembly!

This time, Chu Luren didn't need to figure out the path himself and went straight to the Sutra Repository—he wasn't afraid of ending up in the Discipline Hall either, because all the fallen leaves along the way had been swept clean!

No wonder he's called the Sweeping Monk; he's practically a genius at sweeping...

Chu Luren felt that this wasn't to welcome him, but rather... since he was passing by, he just took a quick scan.

Sure enough, following the cleaned path, Chu Luren saw the Sutra Repository. At this time, an old monk was sweeping the floor in front of the Sutra Repository.