The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

At this moment, Feng Wanli gritted his teeth and said, "Junior brothers, let's go with me to help our master's wife. We must not let these treacherous villains succeed... What do the three senior uncles say?"

Cheng Zixue and the other two looked at each other in bewilderment. In their hearts, "their master's sister-in-law is still alive" was bad news, but nominally they had no reason to harm Shi Xiaocui.

“Uncle Liang, you have always supported my master. What do you have to say?” Feng Wanli asked, looking at his youngest uncle.

"This...this is certainly my opinion; we should welcome my sister-in-law back first," Liang Zijin said nervously.

Immediately, Feng Wanli led a group of elders out, and the other three branches did not stop them, but simply followed.

Chu Luren simply stopped Lu Wantong, saying, "Brother Lu, we don't need you. Why don't you make some arrangements for us?" Chu Luren seemed unwilling to get involved.

Upon seeing this, Feng Wanli and the others all showed joy—no matter what, it was best for Chu Taisui not to get involved!

"This..." Lu Wantong was about to refuse, after all, he had just deceived Chu Taisui and was afraid of being retaliated against afterward.

“Good, Junior Brother Lu, you must take good care of Alliance Leader Chu and Sect Leader Long... and make proper arrangements for Brother Shi and his wife! I’m leaving it to you!” Feng Wanli patted his shoulder.

He then left only Lu Wantong and two other disciples to lend a hand.

"Alliance Leader Chu..." Lu Wantong forced an awkward smile at Chu Luren.

"Brother Lu, shouldn't you arrange for someone to settle Master Shi and his wife in first?" Chu Luren reminded him.

“Of course! It should be so.” Lu Wantong said, and then had two third-generation disciples carry Shi Qing and Min Rou to the guest room.

However, Chu Luren stopped him from doing it himself and said to Xiaolongnu, "Long'er, you, Xiaohong, and Jindan go and take care of Brother Shi and his wife first. I have something to discuss with Brother Lu."

Lu Wantong was a little nervous, but Chu Luren still pulled him out with a smile.

"Brother Lu, look at this once magnificent Snow Mountain Sect, now it's in such a mess. Isn't it heartbreaking?" Chu Luren asked with a smile.

"It hurts so much, it hurts so much." Lu Wantong didn't know whether he meant his heart ached or that his arm hurt from being gripped so tightly by Chu Luren.

“I do have an idea… Brother Lu, take me to see Mr. Weide. I might have a way to cure his madness,” Chu Luren said seriously.

"This...it's not necessary. Thank you for your concern, Alliance Leader Chu. However, my master's illness has been treated by many doctors..." Lu Wantong was startled.

"Of course it's different. Those doctors didn't know martial arts, and they were killed by your master, right? But I'm different... To put it another way, if you take me to see Mr. Weide, either I cure his illness, or he kills me, or I kill him, it's all good for the Snow Mountain Sect, isn't it?" Chu Luren coaxed and persuaded while also using spiritual guidance.

Lu Wantong nodded instinctively, but then, being the most astute person in the Snow Mountain Sect, he quickly shook his head and said, "No, no, no, if he were to kill you, we would be heartbroken!"

Chapter 882 The Madman

Under the kind persuasion of the Chu Lu people, Lu Wantong had no choice but to bring him to the Lingxiao City dungeon. During this time, Lu Wantong seemed to have a tendency to be forgetful, but the Chu Lu people, in their daily good deeds, secretly collected the lost items to avoid affecting the environment of Lingxiao City...

Lu Wantong was also helpless. He left a signal all the way, but none of his fellow disciples saw it.

Having no other choice, they made do with this expedient measure and brought the Chu Lu people to the dungeon...

“The innermost cell is Master… Master has gone mad. If Alliance Leader Chu has any insights, it would be better to stay outside and look through the food passage rather than go in.” Lu Wantong looked nervously at the innermost cell.

"This place is called the Beast Prison? But it doesn't seem to hold any wild animals." Chu Luren looked around.

The Snow Mountain Sect was, after all, a regional overlord, and also had some functions as a warlord. It wasn't enough for just a Repentance Cliff or a Repentance Cave; they had this dungeon specifically for it.

“No, only the innermost one is called the Beast Prison… It’s never been used to imprison any wild animals; it’s just a name that’s been passed down from the old days,” Lu Wantong explained, adding, “Indeed, the innermost cell is the most sturdy, surrounded by iron slag filled with black iron… Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been able to trap my master.”

Chu Luren was taken aback by what he heard. The people from the Snow Mountain Sect didn't think much of it, but Chu Luren overthought it.

The name "Beast Prison" was originally used in the original work, so Chu Luren didn't react. But now, after hearing Lu Wantong say this, Chu Luren suddenly wondered if the "beasts" imprisoned in the Beast Prison might be rare and exotic beasts that awakened during the Tianmen period.

Of course, what's locked up inside now is a humanoid beast—Bai Zizai (the madman).

"Does Alliance Leader Chu really want to go in?" Lu Wantong asked repeatedly.

"Don't worry, I dare to go in because I'm confident," Chu Luren reassured him.

Lu Wantong gritted his teeth: "Then Young Master Chu should remember that the iron chains on my master's body don't actually reach the edge. Although my master will definitely use his palm strike, the edge is still safe... I won't accompany Young Master Chu inside."

Chu Luren: ? ? ?

Why are you suddenly calling me "Young Master"?

"Okay, you can wait outside." Chu Luren didn't say anything more.

Lu Wantong timidly unlocked the outside lock—the inside was completely hidden from the outside, with only a small opening, no bigger than a human head, which was probably used for feeding.

Even for the Chu Luren, the limit of their bone-shrinking ability is only the size of a human head...

As for this stone door, it is a revolving door. You have to stand in the groove on it first, and then rotate it to go inside. The same applies to coming out.

Guided by Lu Wantong, Chu Luren stood on it and was then pushed inside by Lu Wantong.

after that……

Chu Luren heard a faint rustling sound outside, as if the guy outside had locked the door.

No wonder you call me Young Master, I wondered if you had some grand conspiracy!

"Ahem, Alliance Leader Chu... For safety's sake, I'll lock it up first. If you can cure my master, I'll invite you all out together. If you can't... then let's wait for my master's wife to return and make a decision!"

As Lu Wantong spoke, a muffled roar came from inside: "Lu Wantong! Is that you, you little brat? I ask you, in this world... who has the highest martial arts skills!"

Lu Wantong was startled, then nervously replied, "Master, your martial arts are the best, but... the second-ranked person on the Heavenly Ranking has just entered. Your disciple will take his leave now."

"Secondly? Why not bring Zhang Sanfeng, that Taoist priest, here? I want to show him the 'Invincible Divine Skill,' you unfilial disciples, you unfilial disciples!"

Outside, Lu Wantong had already run away, and Chu Luren looked speechlessly at the old man in the center of the beast prison, whose limbs were locked by heavy iron chains.

This Bai Zizai had white hair and beard, and his tiger-like eyes were too piercing. Instead of being energetic, he gave Chu Luren the feeling that he was a "mentally ill person with a broad mind." Moreover, he was muscular, fat and wide-waisted, the kind of person who looked intimidating. The amount of fat he had was also in keeping with the climate of the Snow Mountain Sect.

"You brat, what are you looking at? You think you're second in the world? Do you even know who's number one?" Bai Zizai asked, glaring at him.

"It should be... Master Zhang, or Palace Master Yaoyue, or the Eastern Cult Leader... or perhaps the Sweeper Monk of Shaolin! I can only rank fifth at most. The world is so big, it's not impossible for me to be sixth or seventh, but I should be able to count in the top ten," Chu Luren said modestly.

Bai Zizai's eyes immediately turned red with anger: "You're talking nonsense! What is Zhang Sanfeng? A Shaolin outcast, what Tai Chi... Look, if he uses 'Grasp the Sparrow's Tail,' I'll come up and hit him on the head with 'Snowflakes!' Then I'll use 'Camel Comes from the West' to hit his right hand, and then 'Horse Crossing the Mountains' to groin... Hmph, with his old arms and legs, that'll be about it!"

As for this so-called Palace Master Yaoyue, she's just a woman. People are usually too embarrassed to fight women! And she claims to be able to "transfer flowers and jade, invincible even to gods and ghosts"? If her internal strength were like mine, could she even move her?

The Eastern Cult Leader? Ha, I don't think he can even compare to Ren Woxing. Ren Woxing might be able to last a dozen or twenty moves against me!

The sweeping monk of Shaolin... What does that have to do with a sweeping monk? Isn't he just a stinky sweeper? Alright! You dare to play games with me, brat? You'll have to take three of my moves first!

Bai Zizai first offered a series of absurd arguments—which made Chu Luren think that while his good disciples had imprisoned him primarily to protect themselves, there was probably also an element of protecting Bai Zizai involved.

Otherwise, with that foul mouth, he'd be beaten to death sooner or later.

At this moment, because he couldn't understand who the "sweeping monk" was talking about, he attacked Chu Luren.

Bai Zizai's greatest skill is swordsmanship—among his several "Number One in the World" rankings, swordsmanship is specifically mentioned in his external martial arts list, and the Snow Mountain Sect is also a sect renowned for its swordsmanship.

However, the palm strike that came at this moment was indeed chilling. Chu Luren wanted to test his strength, so he did not dodge, but met it with a palm strike.

"Huh?" Chu Luren asked, using the Qiankun Wuji Gong to force back the cold air.

Bai Zi's mastery of this extremely cold true qi is no less than Zuo Lengchan's in terms of coldness, and no less than Ren Woxing at his peak in terms of internal strength accumulation—indeed, he is not considered weak in the vast martial arts world.

Of course, he certainly wouldn't be considered one of the top few in the world. Chu Luren thought that if he played it safe, he could take him down without injury within a hundred moves. If he played it safe, he could be even more decisive.

Even so, it was still somewhat unexpected by Chu Luren.

Yang Xiao had previously told Chu Luren that he had just fought Bai Zizai not long ago.

Yang Xiao noticed that Bai Zizai's mental state was not right, so he deliberately feigned defeat to provoke him into even greater madness!

But Bai Zizai's current skill level is already above Yang Xiao's—even if Yang Xiao is exaggerating, it shouldn't be that much worse, right?

Could it be...

Chapter 883 Early Adventures

"My palm technique is the best in the world... Ouch! You, you... I'm chained up! Otherwise, I would have killed you long ago!"

Bai Zizai was slapped by Chu Luren and cried out in pain, then began to complain about being locked up—indicating that his condition had improved somewhat, as he had not previously realized that he was being imprisoned.

"Come, come, I'm the best lock picker in the world, let me unlock it for you!" Chu Luren said, using two strands of hair to unlock the iron lock on Bai Zizai's body.

This is not merely a lock-picking technique, but also because the Chu Lu people's "skill" is sufficient to make their hair as tough as snow spider silk when infused with true energy, and to allow for flexible control. At the same time, the Chu Lu people's "body" is sufficient to allow their hair to bear the corresponding true energy...

"Hmph! Let me show you the world's number one palm technique... Ouch!"

Bai Zizai was once again defeated by Chu Luren's Dragon Turtle Force, who used his palm to break Bai Zizai's palm.

The reason why the "Tathagata Seal Method" was not used is because Bai Zizai's mental state is unstable at present, and Chu Luren was afraid of driving him crazy!

"Hand skills are nothing compared to my abilities. I'll show you the world's best swordsmanship!"

Bai Zizai then channeled his inner energy into the chains that were originally locked between his hands, using the chains as a substitute for a sword...

Chu Luren used his sword energy to unleash the "Dugu Sword Technique," forcing Bai Zizai to make numerous mistakes. After seventy or eighty moves, he knocked the iron chain coiled into a sword to the ground with a "clang."

"What kind of sorcery is this? If you've got the guts, fight me with your inner strength!"

As Bai Zizai spoke, he directly struck Chu Luren with both palms. Chu Luren neither dodged nor avoided the blows, and the two began to clash with each other's internal energy.

Before long, Bai Zizai's face turned purple from holding his breath—clearly, there was a significant difference in their internal strength!

Finally, Chu Luren gave a slight tremor of his palm, and Bai Zizai immediately staggered back several steps, crashing into the iron seat and unable to support himself, he sat down.

Bai Zizai sat on it, breathing heavily, and then... suddenly burst into tears.

"What utter bullshit about being the best in the world!"

"We lose this, we lose that..."

"How shameful! How shameful!"

……

Chu Luren couldn't bear to see this, so he advised, "Mr. Weide, there's no need to belittle yourself. In my opinion... Mr. Weide's internal strength, palm techniques, and swordsmanship are definitely among the top fifty in the world!"

Bai Zizai cried even louder...

After the old man finished crying, his emotions had basically stabilized—just as Yang Xiao had guessed, although Bai Zizai had some mental problems, it was easy to solve; all he needed to do was to thoroughly defeat him a few times, and he would come to his senses.

Judging from Bai Zizai's performance just now, he seems to be even better than Yang Xiao?

"Is Mr. Wade feeling better?" Chu Luren asked.

"You are..." Bai Zizai looked puzzled, it seemed that his memory was still a little hazy after breaking through the illusion, but he quickly realized: "You are Chu Luren, the second-ranked Red and White Tai Sui on the Heavenly Ranking!"

"Red and White Tai Sui?" Chu Luren looked puzzled, then said righteously, "Oh, I am indeed Chu Luren, but... perhaps because the Snow Mountain Sect is far from the Central Plains, the rumors are quite erroneous? In the martial arts world, everyone calls me the Ten Great Martial Saint!"

Bai Zizai's eyes went blank for a moment upon hearing this—the rumors that had reached the Snow Mountain Sect were so different.