The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

Moreover, this second volume, "Secret," originated from this "Cult Leader's Wife."

At the beginning of the year, a major event occurred in the Divine Dragon Cult. Judging from the timeline, when I last saw Mao Dongzhu, she said that the Divine Dragon Cult's revenge against her had weakened considerably, which should also be the reason for this change.

Hong Antong was outmaneuvered by the "Cult Leader's Wife"...

The Divine Dragon Cult has changed its ruling class overnight. From now on, there will be no cult leader or cult leader's wife, only the Holy Maiden of the Divine Dragon!

Originally, Hong Antong's "Wuji Tongzi Gong" was a superior martial art among "Tongzi Gong" – just like "Tiangang Tongzi Gong".

Naturally, he also could not deflower a virgin.

The sect leader's wife, being a candidate for the Divine Dragon Saintess, cultivated the "Divine Dragon Maiden Technique." After losing her virginity, she would lose 80% of her power, but at the same time, it would greatly benefit the person she had intercourse with.

This is also one of the reasons why Hong Antong forcibly married his "wife" - in addition to subduing the original disciples of the Divine Dragon Sect, he also coveted the miraculous effects of the "Divine Dragon Maiden Skill".

He thought that once he had mastered his supernatural skills and was able to have intercourse with others, he could then take advantage of the situation to obtain the lady's "gift"...

He will then be able to become one of the top experts in a small group!

Back then, the "Cult Leader's Wife" was only thirteen years old when she nominally married Hong Antong. For twenty years, she had kept him completely infatuated, causing him to drift apart from his old brothers and leaving all the affairs of the cult to her.

Hong Antong even thought that his wife was a good helper and hoped that he would achieve success in his cultivation soon so that they could have yin and yang intercourse.

result……

At the New Year's Eve banquet on the first day of the Lunar New Year this year, the leader's wife used the White Dragon Envoy, who had long harbored rebellious intentions, to make him make a move first. After the White Dragon Envoy delivered the goods, taking advantage of Hong Antong's moment of relief, she smashed a cup as a signal, and a group of young disciples from the wife's faction rushed forward and hacked the poisoned Hong Antong to death with a flurry of knives.

Other former subordinates who had long been at odds with Hong Antong were either recruited or killed...

The Divine Dragon Sect also "corrected its ways," returning to the system of Holy Maidens and restarting the Dragon Transformation Pool. This Dragon Transformation Pool was used by the Holy Maidens to pass on their martial arts. Normally, the previous Holy Maiden would enter the pool first, and the successor would then enter to obtain the predecessor's lifelong skills. However, because Hong Antong was worried about his wife's high level of martial arts, he forced the previous Holy Maiden to commit suicide.

Unfortunately, he didn't know the method of passing on the Holy Maiden's martial arts. He thought it required some kind of initiation, but he didn't know that after the previous Holy Maiden died, her remains were buried in the Dragon Transformation Pool, which was also effective.

Although it was twenty years late and the Dragon Transformation Pool had dried up, it was reactivated by the new Divine Dragon Saintess using the flesh and blood of Hong Antong, a master of the virginity-training technique with pure internal energy—everything was in line with her plan!

Having acquired the martial arts skills of her predecessors, the Holy Maiden of the Divine Dragon Sect united not only the previous disciples but also some of Hong Antong's former subordinates...

That alone wouldn't make the scroll a secret of the Sun Moon Cult. The reason for such a high level of secrecy is because of what happens next.

This new Divine Dragon Saintess, from the age of thirteen, has been painstakingly working on this matter and has been manipulating Hong Antong at will; she is certainly not the type of a hermit.

After stabilizing the Divine Dragon Cult and eliminating unpredictable factors within the cult, it began to reveal its ambitions!

Like Dongfang Bubai, the Divine Dragon Saintess also chose to cooperate with Wu Sangui, and compared to Dongfang Bubai, the Divine Dragon Saintess was more adept at adopting a humble attitude.

Dongfang Bubai and Wu Sangui have always cooperated on equal footing, while the Divine Dragon Saintess, though ambitious, puts on an act of "submitting to" him.

Given Wu Sangui's personality, he naturally relied more on the Divine Dragon Sect—although the Divine Dragon Sect's power could not compare with that of the Sun Moon Sect, it could still replace a portion of their influence.

Gradually, Dongfang Bubai also realized this...

After the Qixi Festival, Dongfang Bubai left in a hurry to deal with this matter!

What Dongfang Bubai didn't expect was that Wu Sangui was so bold as to join forces with some of the elders of the Sun Moon Sect. Although Dongfang Bubai had always appeared in front of them in men's clothing and only her confidants knew that she was "her", the truth could not be hidden forever. Dongfang Bubai also intended to let the news gradually spread, and inevitably some people became dissatisfied with the sect leader.

Especially when Wu Sangui persuaded them, he spread rumors that Dongfang Bubai favored Chu Luren and that the struggles of the Sun Moon Sect were all for the benefit of the Righteous Alliance... This made them even more dissatisfied!

Just then, news broke in Changsha—the Qunyu Academy, the woman in red… While others didn’t know what was going on, the higher-ups of the Sun Moon Cult naturally knew that the Qunyu Academy was their intelligence network.

This immediately matched Wu Sangui's account...

Therefore, a considerable number of elders were also dissatisfied with this matter and, behind the backs of Dongfang Bubai's confidants such as Tong Baixiong and Yang Lianting, colluded with Wu Sangui!

Meanwhile, the Divine Dragon Saintess wanted to replicate her miraculous feat of eliminating Hong Antong, and Dongfang Bubai unsuspectingly stepped into the trap of the Hongmen Banquet in Luoyang...

Since the Heavenly Gate gradually opened and the spiritual beings of heaven and earth revived, the "poison" has indeed become more and more potent—Chu Luren, as the first disciple of the "Medicine King Sect," understands this best.

However, they were overthinking it.

Dongfang Bubai was unprepared, or rather, disdained to be prepared...

The only thing that made her wary was Wu Kang's subtle reminder—don't put all your eggs in one basket. Wu Kang always felt that this was not very reliable, so considering the relationship between Dongfang Bubai and his grandmaster uncle, Wu Kang gave a slight hint when he toasted Dongfang Bubai at the banquet.

In fact, this "hint" did not help Dongfang Bubai much. Even without it, the outcome would most likely have been the same. It only made Dongfang Bubai decide to kill sooner.

Even though the plan was exactly as Wu Sangui and his men had envisioned, it couldn't withstand the objective of this Hongmen Banquet, and they publicly displayed their "strength to uproot mountains and their aura to cover the world"!

Even though Dongfang Bubai was poisoned, he still managed to kill Yu Zhenzi, who was the first to sneak up on him with his Poison Sand Palm under the pretext of offering a toast. After that, he seriously injured Ouyang Feng, cut off a section of his giant snake's tail, and defeated the Divine Dragon Saintess...

Later, when Dongfang Bubai was about to kill Wu Sangui, a large number of heavily armored assassins who had been lying in ambush in the distance rushed onto the banquet platform. After a series of killings, Dongfang Bubai had no choice but to leave gracefully.

The casualties during this period were mostly traitors of the Sun Moon Cult—firstly, because Dongfang Bubai was even more hostile towards them, and the people of the Prince of Pingxi's mansion did not consider them as their own; secondly, because they were also the most worried about Dongfang Bubai escaping death, and were the most active in intercepting Dongfang Bubai...

Therefore, almost none of the traitors survived!

After this battle, the Sun Moon Cult and the Western King's Mansion have completely turned against each other.

Because of this connection, which concerns the future direction of the Sun Moon Sect, information about the Divine Dragon Sect suddenly became classified.

Chapter 902 Mountains and Rivers Blocked, Seemingly No Way Out

At the very end of the confidential scroll, Chu Luren discovered hidden text—marks made without any skill, simply from light scratches with a sharp object…

There's no need to make it visible; only a master with astonishing perception like Chu Luren can detect these characters.

“Good brother, your sister has returned to Blackwood Cliff to recuperate. Do not worry or fret. If you have not returned by the eighth day of the third month next year, your sister will go to Xia Ke Island again to ask for help.”

Upon seeing the words hidden by Sister Dongfang, Chu Luren understood.

It seems that Sister Dongfang did not emerge unscathed from the battle of Luoyang. She may have been injured or suffered from the backlash of the suppressed poison. Now Sister Dongfang has returned to Blackwood Cliff to recuperate, and... it will probably take about half a year to fully recover.

Otherwise, given Sister Dongfang's personality, she probably wouldn't wait until March of next year!

The person we encountered earlier, who was most likely the Holy Maiden of the Divine Dragon, seems to have recovered from her injuries...

Of course, in terms of purpose, Dongfang's resounding thwart of Wu Sangui's conspiracy and ambush was clearly a case of "losing both wife and army" for the Prince of Pingxi's mansion, wasting its strength and offending the Sun Moon Cult to the death.

Their original goal of annexing the Sun Moon Cult was not achieved at all.

However, for the Divine Dragon Saintess, it might not necessarily be a loss—the loss lies with the Pingxi Prince's Mansion. Now, the Pingxi Prince's Mansion has suffered a great loss of strength. Ouyang Feng and his giant snake are both seriously injured, Yu Zhenzi is dead, and the Sun Moon Divine Cult has turned against them. It is likely that the relationship between the Divine Dragon Saintess and the Pingxi Prince's Mansion is now like that of Dongfang Bubai...

Moreover, based on this calculation, the young princess of the Mu family and Fang Yi should indeed have fallen into the hands of the Divine Dragon Sect.

As for the Holy Maiden of the Divine Dragon targeting him, Chu Luren was not surprised.

Firstly, Wei Xiaobao must have instigated it; secondly, he was the great enemy of her ally Wu Sangui; and thirdly, he was the adopted younger brother of her great enemy Dongfang Bubai...

It would be strange if this guy didn't hate me!

"The Divine Dragon Cult..." Chu Luren muttered to himself, indicating that he had already taken note of this potential enemy.

However, the most pressing matter right now is the gathering of heroes in Xiangyang—Wu Sangui should have no reason to cause trouble for the gathering of heroes in Xiangyang!

After Chu Luren read the secret scroll, he meditated for a while, and then it was dawn, the time when the business at Qunyu Courtyard was over.

Chu Luren didn't borrow another horse. His injuries had almost healed, and Chu Luren planned to use his lightness skill to get there as a warm-up.

Of course, Chu Luren first went to the inn where Guo Xiang was staying, only to find that Guo Fu and Guo Polu had already found her, and unsurprisingly, Guo Xiang was being scolded by her sister.

Upon hearing the footsteps that Chu Luren had deliberately made, Guo Fu turned her head and saw that it was indeed this strange man again, and her eyes widened in surprise...

However, Chu Luren deliberately stepped forward and made a close "eye" with her with his bandaged face. Sure enough, Guo Fu was so frightened that she took a step back.

Then Guo Fu didn't dare say anything to this strange man, but turned around and stubbornly continued to scold Guo Xiang: "Don't you know there are many bad people in the martial arts world? Especially... some who don't look respectable, you must stay away from them! Why are you pouting? Can't I scold you? See if I don't tell my parents when we get back..."

Chu Luren also curled her lip—who exactly doesn't know how dangerous the martial world is? If it weren't for her, and it were some other villain, she would probably be the first one to be skinned alive!

It's probably because Guo Juxia and his wife are so famous that she's gotten used to being arrogant.

Perhaps sensing the "weirdo's" malice, or perhaps simply feeling guilty, Guo Fu emphasized, "He, the leader of the Great Righteousness Branch of the Northern Beggars' Gang, has arrived. He will protect us on our way back. Don't cause any more trouble on the way and embarrass your parents!"

However, they invoked the Beggars' Sect to intimidate "a certain eccentric."

"Brother Jue, then my sister and I will go home together. See you in Xiangyang." Guo Xiang turned slightly to the side, bent down and leaned out from in front of Guo Fu, greeting the Chu Luren behind Guo Fu.

Guo Fu glared at her again in anger, but Guo Xiang had already turned around and rushed upstairs, saying, "I'm going to get my bundle!"

Seeing that the siblings had reunited, Chu Luren didn't linger any longer and turned to leave.

After leaving Lingbao, Chu Luren headed south, and at his current pace, he estimated he could arrive in Xiangyang five or six days earlier.

Although it was just a warm-up, once the Chu Lu people started using pure lightness skills to travel, their speed was far beyond what "galloping horses" could match. Guo Fu and the others felt that they could return to Xiangyang on time within ten days, so the Chu Lu people would naturally be much faster.

Three days later, Chu Luren arrived near Xiangyang and first went to the Sword Tomb to pay respects to his teacher, Dugu...

The giant eagle had already been picked up by Chu Luren and taken back to its home in Tianshan. I wonder how it got along with the female spirit vultures of the Spirit Vulture Palace.

After arriving at the Sword Tomb, Chu Luren practiced his swordsmanship in front of Master Dugu's tombstone, and then confessed that he had recently taken on a new master before leaving.

However, just after leaving Daheishan Mountain, Xiaohong suddenly seemed to realize something.

cuckoo-

After chirping twice, Little Red took flight, gazing northwest, seemingly somewhat...excited?

"Little Red, let's go back and eat something else. We won't miss this meal," Chu Luren said, trying to call it back.

They thought Xiao Hong had discovered the remaining Bosqu snake and wanted to feast on it.

goo goo-

Little Red landed back and started gesticulating wildly in front of Chu Luren, as if it were fighting with something. Only then did Chu Luren realize something was wrong.

"You've discovered... the imposter we met last time?" Chu Luren guessed what Xiao Hong meant.

Seeing Xiao Hong nod, Chu Luren glanced northwest and then asked, "Can it find you?"

Little Red shook its head and pecked at its wings a few more times—whether it was because the Heavenly Gate was gradually opening or because of the good food, Little Red's intelligence seemed to be increasing.

Chu Luren guessed, "You mean, because you pecked it and caused it a wound, that's why it was able to find it? So it shouldn't be able to find you?"

Upon seeing Xiao Hong nod again, Chu Luren hesitated for a moment before asking Xiao Hong to lead the way.

Since it could be detected, the distance must not be very far.

That imposter was raised by the Holy Maiden of the Dragon Goddess—there are indeed many venomous snakes on Dragon God Island, so it makes sense that she would raise a strange bird that likes to eat the gallbladders of venomous snakes.

In other words, the Divine Dragon Saintess might also be nearby?

The two sides were already bitter enemies, and the appearance of this fellow near Xiangyang also made the Chu Lu people wary!

Following Xiao Hong's lead, Chu Luren arrived at a remote mountainous area with towering peaks and few human footprints, which was farther than Chu Luren had imagined.

Originally, they thought that the Holy Maiden of the Dragon was plotting something in the deep mountains and forests again, but as they went deeper, they found a babbling brook and a secluded bamboo forest. Just when they thought there was no way out, a stone tablet appeared with the three big characters "Valley of Heartbreak" written on it!