The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

Qiao Feng only had a vague understanding of the matter, but his father had mentioned it to him before he left.

Their ancestors were said to have obtained the true essence of a divine beast, a gyrfalcon, from the top of Mount Bai...

However, this matter is ultimately half true and half false, and mysterious. Yuanshan also discovered it at Shanhaiguan. People's physical constitutions cannot be generalized. At that time, he was surrounded and killed by dozens of masters. It was a situation where he had no chance of survival. However, in a state of extreme anger, he ended up killing most of his enemies.

It really is related to mythical beasts!

Qiao Feng's father didn't quite believe it, but Chu Luren immediately believed it, since he had sensed an aura similar to that of the Fighting Ape Ultimate Technique.

Can the true essence of divine beasts be inherited?

Chu Luren didn't understand this matter either, but judging from his elder brother's condition, it must have been inherited.

It is precisely because it is hereditary, that is, it exists in the bloodline, that this power, which is clearly biased towards will, causes a backlash of blood and qi shock when it is fully activated in anger!

As for whether Qiao Feng will use less and less of the inherited Sea Falcon True Essence after this incident due to the depletion of his Qi and blood, or whether he will become more adapted and unleash greater power with fewer aftereffects... that will only be known when Qiao Feng is extremely angry again.

At midnight, Old Wu scurried to the table and secretly reported something to Chu Luren, who then dismissed him.

"Second Brother, what's wrong?" Duan Yu didn't know the meaning of politeness.

"It's nothing. Their 'turtle-killing tournament' has also been postponed. They're probably just too tired from all the work today," Chu Luren replied casually.

"Those people" naturally refer to the likes of the Heaven and Earth Society, the Mu Prince's Mansion, and Wangwu Mountain.

Although the "Turtle Killing Conference" sent out many invitations to both the legitimate and illegitimate factions, and even though the leader of the Righteous Alliance had not formally sent an invitation because he had been unreachable, many of the factions within the alliance received them. However, the ones who truly took it to heart were the anti-Qing forces.

Yes, the anti-Qing forces were already seething with hatred for Wu Sangui, the destabilizing factor within the Qing court...

In fact, many members of the Righteous Alliance had fought with them during the day. Earlier, in front of the Great Buddha Hall, during the chaotic moment, many people clamored to take the opportunity to surround and kill Qiao Feng, and the righteous warriors of the Righteous Alliance naturally "punished" many of them.

Perhaps because today was too exciting, the "Turtle Killing Competition" has been postponed to tomorrow.

After Chu Luren finished speaking, neither Qiao Feng nor Duan Yu responded—they certainly wouldn't go now, after all, one was a prince and the other a prince of Dali, if they went to the "Turtle Killing Assembly," wouldn't that be a declaration of their stance?

Especially the former...

Although Qiao Feng also despised Wu Sangui, the great traitor, even though he knew he was a Manchu, what would it mean if he went there?

Chu Luren was very curious to know whether the Qing court would kill the turtles or not if they encouraged their "turtle-killing" behavior.

However, the "Turtle Killing Ceremony" can't go on tonight. Since no one is going to leave anyway, it's been postponed for a day. After all... the Lion Killing Ceremony and the Knife Killing Ceremony haven't even started yet!

"Haha, Second Brother, the way Boss Wu came to talk to you just now reminded me of when we were in Wuxi. Back then, my eldest brother and I were drinking, and you came over later. At that time, my eldest brother had received a report that he had postponed his appointment with someone..." Duan Yu suddenly said.

Indeed, the duel between the Western Xia First-Class Hall and the Beggars' Sect was postponed, and then... came the Apricot Grove Gathering.

After Duan Yu finished speaking, he realized that his elder brother looked reminiscing and was somewhat embarrassed—why bring up those stinking beggars?

Seeing this, Chu Luren chimed in, "That's right, that's right, it was that day that Big Brother also saw A Zhu. Tsk tsk... You might not have noticed, but when Big Brother was stabbing himself with the magic knife, I saw A Zhu's eyes sparkling as she looked at him. I knew it then... Hehe."

"You're so disrespectful! Call her sister-in-law!" Duan Yu said deliberately from the side.

"By the way, fourth brother, I saw that girl from the Ding family. She was saying goodbye to you so affectionately at the foot of the mountain. She doesn't seem to hate you!" Chu Luren suddenly launched an attack on the dog bastard who had been grinning foolishly.

"Huh? No, no, she was yelling at me in the end too, and said... never let her see me again," the bastard quickly said.

Upon hearing this, Duan Yu, feigning knowledge, said, "Fourth brother, you don't understand. Let me teach you. When a woman tells you not to see you again, it doesn't necessarily mean she doesn't want to see you anymore... She might be head over heels in love with you, but..."

"No, no, no, I... I'm going to marry Ah Xiu." This bastard isn't like he used to be, who knew nothing. At least he understands the word "love," and when applied between a man and a woman, it's closely related to marriage.

Duan Yu was taken aback and asked, "Who is this Miss A-Xiu? So, you only have eyes for Miss A-Xiu, and you have no feelings for Miss Ding?"

"Ah Xiu is Ah Xiu. As for my heart... I think of Ah Xiu eight or nine times out of ten, and there are only one or two times when I think of Sister Shijian."

Duan Yu: ...

Where did Shi Jian come from?

Qiao Feng, who seemed to be simple-minded... no, his fourth brother was indeed very simple-minded, was saying some incredible things, and he couldn't help but choke on his wine.

"Third Brother, do you think this is right?" the bastard asked hurriedly.

"Well... Fourth Brother, you should consult your Second Brother more often," Duan Yu replied helplessly.

……

Chu Luren remained somewhat sober, restraining himself from drinking too late, and certainly not getting completely drunk, because... the Lion Slaying Assembly was still tomorrow!

Chapter 799 June 2nd

In the blink of an eye, it's already the second day of June. For many people, yesterday was one of the longest days ever...

Early in the morning, the mountain roads of Jiulian Mountain were once again packed with people.

Chu Luren remained in no hurry—important characters are meant to make their appearance when everyone is watching!

So we have to wait until everyone is there before we can talk about it.

Moreover, Chu Luren encountered a staged accident scammer early in the morning...

This was the first time Yue Laosan had taken the initiative to pay his respects to his master. It must be said that Yue Laosan had always been quite ambitious.

At first, he was tricked by Chu Luren and Duan Yu with words and had no choice but to become their disciple.

But once he had become Chu Luren's disciple, even if he harbored great resentment and always avoided Chu Luren, he would always kowtow before leaving whenever he saw him.

As Chu Luren's fame grew, it was no longer shameful to acknowledge someone as a master, but Yue Laosan showed no intention of currying favor...

The reason he came to find Chu Luren this time was not because he wanted to curry favor with him, but because he had an important matter to report to his "master"—he was going to take on a disciple!

Yue Laosan has countless disciples and grand-disciples in the South China Sea. He has not just started taking on disciples, but this is the first time he has taken on disciples since becoming a disciple of Chu Luren.

Regardless of the previous disciples, those accepted this time are naturally considered to be the grand-disciples of Chu Luren.

And this grand-disciple was none other than the ugly monk I saw at Shaolin yesterday—Xu Zhu!

Xuan Ci did not go to the execution ground in the end. When Duan Yu and others caught up with him, Xuan Ci gave Ye Erniang a final plea and gave instructions to his son whom he had just recognized. Then he severed his own heart meridian and died on the spot.

As Ye Erniang rushed forward to embrace Xuan Ci, she plunged a dagger into her own chest. By the time Xu Zhu and Yue Laosan realized what was happening, it was too late to save her…

Later, when Yue Laosan was going down the mountain, he "robbed" his nephew Xu Zhu and left together.

It's less a matter of "robbery" and more a matter of Shaolin's tacit approval. After all, Xu Zhu's background is too embarrassing for Shaolin. If they expelled him from the temple without a reason, it would be embarrassing for him to cause trouble. But if they kept him in the temple, it would be even more embarrassing!

When Huilun, Xuzhu's master, saw Yue Laosan carrying Xuzhu away, he was about to stop him when he was stopped by his senior brother Xuandu. Xuandu shook his head and said, "If you have Buddha in your heart, you can cultivate anywhere."

It seems that a high-ranking monk like Xuandu could naturally take it in stride—Xuzhu was definitely a genuine victim in the matter of Abbot Xuanci.

However, not everyone in Shaolin Temple is a high monk, and some people may feel that Xuzhu ruined Xuanci and the reputation of Shaolin.

After all, one doesn't become detached from worldly desires upon entering the Buddhist order; the Shaolin Temple is mostly populated by laypeople.

Xuandu understood that Xuzhu staying at Shaolin Temple would be bad for both him and Shaolin.

Upon seeing Chu Luren, Yue Laosan immediately bowed down: "Master! I've brought your grand-disciple to see you!"

Yue Laosan was quite attentive to Xu Zhu, but he was rarely seen "visiting" Chu Luren for his own sake.

Looking back on yesterday, Yue Laosan still felt like he was dreaming—his second sister suddenly had such a big son, and he was "almost" the son of that pretty boy, the Prince of Zhennan in Dali, and his uncle's brother...

At that time, Yue Laosan was even optimistically thinking about constructive questions such as "If my eldest nephew is my uncle's older brother, can my master and I be considered peers?"

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned, and one thing after another didn't go as planned!

Yue Laosan wasn't exactly wise in a foolish way; he was genuinely foolish. But as a vicious and wicked man, he naturally viewed the Shaolin monks with the same prejudice he held against them—who knew if those thieving monks might try to harm my nephew again!

So, remembering their sibling bond, she "snatched" Xu Zhu away and even wanted to take him as her disciple.

However, although Xu Zhu also knelt down, he repeatedly said, "Grandpa! No, he is not my master... he is... my third uncle is confused. I am a Shaolin disciple..."

Hearing Xu Zhu's words, Chu Luren nodded knowingly—it seems that the young disciples of Shaolin call him "Tai Sui," damn it, these bald thieves!

"You're the one who's confused! If those monks didn't want to let you go, it would be my skill that would allow me to... cough cough, how could I possibly get you out of hundreds of monks, even if I had to fight my way in and out seven times? But were there any monks blocking the way?" Yue Laosan smacked Xu Zhu on the back of the head.

Teaching apprentices like this will only make them dumber than him in less than two years...

"Perhaps...perhaps there were too many people around at the time..."

"Tsk tsk tsk, no matter how many people there are or how many eyes there are, how could they forget you? Let me tell you, you already kowtowed to me last night. Now that you've accepted me as your master, you have to take care of me when I'm old. Even if I get beaten to death, you have to mourn for me and avenge me. You want to deny it? Do you want to be struck by lightning and have your whole family become turtles and bastards?"

Yue Laosan launched into another tirade, and seeing that Xu Zhu didn't dare to refute him, he was clearly still thinking about Shaolin.

Meanwhile, Yue Laosan has already fast-forwarded to the point of urging his wife to get married, find a wife, and have a healthy baby boy who will take his mother's surname, Ye...

Chu Luren disliked his chatter and kindly told him to shut up.

Then he carefully examined Xu Zhu—could this be considered a predestined connection between him and the Xiaoyao Sect? He missed becoming a disciple at Leigu Mountain, but he can still become a grand-disciple of the Xiaoyao Sect's leader?

Of course, after careful examination, Chu Luren felt that to say that Xu Zhu was a good candidate for cultivating the martial arts of the Xiaoyao Sect was somewhat against his conscience.

Putting aside appearance and talent, just look at their personalities... Of the three disciples Xiaoyaozi took in, is one of them like Xuzhu?

Is it possible to flirt with senior female students, junior female students, and senior female students' sisters?

Even though in the original story he wasn't completely celibate later on, he was still kept very close by his wife...

However, now that Yue Laosan has brought his men here and kowtowed, if he turns out to be incompetent in the future, he will also disgrace Chu Taisui.

Chu Luren hadn't decided what to teach yet, so he said to Yue Laosan, "If you want me to take this grand-disciple as my disciple, that's not impossible, but you'll have to leave Yipintang afterwards! Don't embarrass me... I'll talk to the Empress Dowager, you don't need to think about it. As for how to teach this grand-disciple... come find me after the Shaolin matter is over."

Yue Laosan thought for a moment. His eldest brother was gone, his second sister was gone, and that dead coffin-head always acted all high and mighty. There was no point in staying at Yipintang anyway.

"By the way, where's Yun Zhonghe?" Chu Luren asked casually.

Yue Laosan shuddered and quickly said, "Yun Laosi would never dare to appear in front of you. I don't know where he's hiding now. He might come out when there are many people around."

After Chu Luren explained things to Yue Laosan, he leisurely headed towards Jiulian Mountain, this time in a large group, bringing people from all sides of the Righteous Alliance with him!

The Southern Beggars' Gang left in a sorry state last night, leaving only a few dozen people as representatives. Therefore, the Righteous Alliance has the most people here at this time...

Chapter 800 The Frigid Northwest

On their way up the mountain, Chu Luren and his group encountered an acquaintance—Sang Tugong, who came halfway to report that they had discovered the Snow Mountain Sect members, as well as the Black and White Twin Swords couple.

The bastard was stunned, and looked at Chu Luren with a look of tension and pleading.

The truth is now crystal clear: Gou Zazhong is not Shi Zhongyu, but is very likely Shi Zhongjian—the youngest son of the Black and White Swords who was abducted by Mei Fanggu.

I believe that Shi Qing and Min Rou must have realized this after seeing that the two envoys of reward and punishment had captured Shi Zhongyu.

The incestuous relationship made the bastard dog quite nervous!

"Let's go take a look," Chu Luren said, calling his fourth brother to come along.