The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

Seeing that the opportunity was too good to miss, the two island lords of Long and Mu quickly raised their palms to meet the attack...

However, the meridian constellation that appeared out of nowhere flashed, and then the corresponding meridians and acupoints all over Chu Luren's body also flashed!

In a daze, the two island masters, Longmu and Shizi, saw Chu Luren's soul leave his body, and a spiritual entity spread out, aligning with the meridian diagram that appeared in the void...

At the same time, a powerful force surged towards the two of them. At this moment, the entire Xia Ke Island seemed to be helping Chu Luren, instantly sending the two island masters, Long Mu and Shi Er, flying backward!

Chu Luren's originally calm eyes gradually regained their luster, and the meridian constellations that had been flashing in the void seemed to have been "done with the finishing touch"—they opened their calm eyes.

Chapter 966: Donated, but not completely.

Chu Luren donated the "cheat code" that came with his transmigration... but not completely.

To ensure the smooth repair of the Dao patterns, Chu Luren not only helped him get started but also gave him a helping hand.

That's right, Chu Luren's Dao Embryo was donated along with the "cheat code"!

Originally, during the duel with the two island lords of Longmu Island, the Dao Embryo was already accumulating the power of the Nine Calamities. At the last moment, the Dao Embryo broke through and was also donated by Chu Luren...

In theory, after Chu Luren returned the essence of the Dao patterns of heaven and earth, he no longer had the ability to easily fuse with or suddenly comprehend them.

The last time fusion was used was when the Chu Lu people fused the "Dao Embryo Release Scripture" with the "Heaven and Earth Dao Patterns"...

In this way, the Dao patterns of heaven and earth were perfected, and the Chu Lu people also presented a completed Dao embryo—as expected, after the Dao embryo is completed, it can form an external avatar.

If this hadn't happened, one could have found a rare and beautiful stone and made it "reborn from nothingness" to carry one's own Dao embryo!

Now, the Dao patterns of heaven and earth are the "Dao embryo of the Chu Lu people," but the reverse is not true...

Once integrated into the complete Dao patterns of heaven and earth, Chu Luren could no longer freely control the Dao Embryo; otherwise, it would truly be like the power of gods and demons.

However, for the Chu Lu people now, this "car" is too big to drive.

But at least Chu Luren can control the Dao Embryo and plant a Dao Embryo clone within his own body—just like he planted Dao Embryo clones in other people before!

Of course, the Dao Embryo clone that Chu Luren planted for himself was different from those Dao Embryo clones. In essence, it was a partial extraction of the power of the Dao patterns of heaven and earth.

Using this Dao Embryo clone, Chu Luren can still fuse martial arts, and as for enlightenment, there is no limit—because it is no longer about consuming fragments of martial will to achieve enlightenment, but rather about achieving "enlightenment" through resonance with the Dao Embryo body, that is, with the Dao patterns of heaven and earth!

Chu Luren came up with a simple analogy: it's like a big capitalist donating his entire fortune. It seems like a "donation," but in reality, he's establishing a foundation and appointing the foundation's chairman. Future expenses can be directly handled through the foundation's accounts...

In other words, not only did they not lose any money and save on taxes, but they were also able to secretly do many things that were previously inconvenient, and they also gained a good reputation.

Chu Luren also gained a "good reputation," which was the "One Heart Sutra"—the ultimate martial art created by that master who once shattered the void and went away!

The essence of the "One Heart Sutra" is to directly point to the martial arts pursuit of that master, believing that all martial arts originate from the same "one", and the highest realm also returns to "one".

Therefore, in the end, he was able to extract the essence of "integration" from the path of "martial arts"...

This idea may not be the truth, but it is the profound martial art that ultimately crumbled!

The One Heart Sutra was already in Chu Luren's sea of ​​consciousness, seemingly set up to appear as soon as Chu Luren's "cheat code" disappeared.

In other words, this is the "good reputation" after the donation - as long as Chu Luren selflessly "returns" the essence of the Dao patterns of heaven and earth during his lifetime, he will naturally receive his inheritance!

That expert probably never expected that Chu Luren had also mastered the martial art "Dao Tai Shi E Jing".

Of course, he wasn't entirely fooled, since Chu Luren did indeed return that portion of the essence.

……

"Cough cough... Hahaha..."

"Hahaha... I see, I see..."

The two island lords, Longmu and Shitou, who had been blasted away, got up and laughed at each other while coughing up blood.

After the Dao patterns of heaven and earth returned to normal, although they did not immediately sublimate back into intangible rules, they became difficult to touch or perceive again, and thus the previous drawbacks were gone.

The two island lords, Longmu and Shi, who had been bewitched, suddenly felt their inner demons dissipate and experienced a sudden realization!

"Alliance Leader Chu, you flatter me," said Island Master Long, still somewhat weak.

Because of the fact that the two of them were most deeply influenced by the Dao patterns of Heaven and Earth, they had almost been transformed into "spokespersons" of the Dao patterns of Heaven and Earth, and even went so far as to collect people with unique martial arts styles from all over the world... so they knew more about them.

Although they didn't understand the details, they knew that the Dao patterns of heaven and earth seemed to be something important, and that the restoration to normal was all thanks to Chu Luren!

"What exactly is this 'Tai Xuan Jing'?" The stiffness and harshness on the island master's face were gone, replaced by a strong thirst for knowledge.

For forty years, they had been tormented by these Dao patterns, living in a state of near-death. Now that the problem has been solved, everyone still wants to know what exactly caused them such suffering!

Seeing this, Chu Luren briefly explained the situation to the two island lords...

The principles were too profound for Chu Luren to grasp; he could only give a general explanation.

"So that's how it is, so that's how it is..." The two island masters, Long and Mu, kept realizing the truth.

Chu Luren stared at the two of them expectantly, wondering if they would collapse from exhaustion after hearing this.

Sensing that Chu Luren's gaze was somewhat strange, the two island masters, Longmu and Shiyu, also felt uneasy.

Clearly, the two were still some distance from dying from exhaustion...

At the same time, a commotion came from outside—once the stone door of the final stone chamber was closed, almost no sound could be heard. The reason for the noise at this moment was that the stone door was being pushed open!

Taking advantage of his size, the Ghost Child was the first to squeeze in. After seeing that Chu Luren and the two island lords, Longmu and Shiwu, were unharmed, he exclaimed excitedly, "They're both alright!"

After the door was fully opened, Chu Luren saw that outside were Dog Bastard, Thirteen Elders, and others...

Each of them bore the marks of battle, clearly indicating that they had also been fighting hard when Chu Luren faced off against the two island lords of Longmu.

However, when the tunnel pattern was restored that day, the dog bastard was also affected by it and had an epiphany. He suddenly exerted his strength, and the force shook the entire rock plaza. Everyone panicked and gradually stopped their fighting!

At the same time, because the original mental obscuration had disappeared, everyone was shocked and stopped what they were doing. After sorting out their thoughts, they hurriedly came to the final stone chamber to check.

Perhaps because the Chu Lu people have a different approach to solving the problem, Xia Ke Island does not yet show any signs of a volcanic eruption or complete collapse.

The two island masters, Long and Mu, looked at each other, then helped each other to their feet, saying, "We also need to go and explain things to the other disciples!"

Chu Luren casually answered the Thirteen Elders' questions, saying that everything was normal. Then he pulled Gou Zazhong aside and asked him about the situation outside.

Upon hearing this, the bastard said with a sigh of regret, "There were some casualties. Alas, I originally wanted to stop it."

Upon hearing this, Chu Luren breathed a sigh of relief—"some" casualties meant that the casualties were not significant, and it was certain that no one related to him was injured or killed. Otherwise, even if his fourth brother hadn't specifically mentioned it, he wouldn't have looked "regretful" but rather "troubled."

As for "some" casualties, Chu Luren had actually anticipated them. After all, it would be strange if there were no casualties in such a large-scale battle between experts. It would be fortunate if there weren't many dead or wounded...

Chapter 967 The Matter Is Over

In the square inside the rock, the two island masters, Long and Mu, were telling the story of Xia Ke Island to the disciples in yellow and green robes, as well as the people from the martial arts world who had been lingering here for many years.

The explanation didn't go into too much detail, but it made it clear to everyone that the two island lords of Longmu Island didn't do it on purpose, and that the person who saved them was Chu Luren...

Many people at the scene had injuries, but most of them were only minor.

People in the martial arts world are known for holding grudges, often seeking revenge years, decades, or even longer. However, they are also adept at forgiving and forgetting past grievances with a smile.

For example, when they saw Ye Erniang's miserable state at the Southern Shaolin Temple, everyone temporarily forgot about her past misdeeds. After Murong Bo and Aisin Gioro Yuanshan converted to Buddhism, no one pursued the matter any further...

On the one hand, it's true that there's a desire for quick revenge, but on the other hand, everyone is also mindful that "when you're in the world of martial arts, you're bound to get hurt," so we should take a more open-minded view of life and death.

Ultimately, everyone was blinded this time, so no one can really blame anyone else. Now that they've come to their senses, all that's left is sighing.

Fortunately, the casualties were not too high; several dozen people died, but the vast majority of them were disciples of Xia Ke Island...

Of all the martial arts practitioners from various sects, no more than twenty were killed or seriously injured...

The disciples of Xia Ke Island were not bad in terms of strength, especially those brought by Zhang San and Li Si to intercept Chu Lu Ren—they were all elites among the island's disciples!

However, while Chu Luren was restoring the Dao patterns of heaven and earth, their external meridians rapidly dissipated their power for about half an incense stick's time, and they almost completely lost their martial arts skills. It was only after another half an incense stick's time that they began to gradually recover.

It's like being forcibly logged off for a short time during a server update...

It wouldn't have been fatal at first, but Zhang San and Li Si were leading a three-way battle at the time!

Moreover, at that time, the disciples of Xia Ke Island were all confused and were under the influence of the Dao patterns of heaven and earth, while the people of various sects in the martial arts world were just beginning to wake up.

However, despite their sobering thoughts, many people took their anger out on the disciples of Xia Ke Island because of their own wasted years. Not to mention the arrogance of the two envoys who rewarded good and punished evil in the past, many of them were ruthless towards these yellow-robed and green-robed disciples and took the opportunity to strike them hard!

Most of the casualties among the Xia Ke Island disciples also occurred during this period...

Even Zhang San and Li Si were killed. Zhang San was killed by someone who attacked him from behind, while Li Si was stabbed in the heart from behind by Zhou Zhiruo, who had just woken up.

After the external meridians fail, Zhang San and Li Si are nothing more than external martial arts masters, while Zhou Zhiruo's sword... conceals the Heaven-Slaying Sword!

Although its sharpness couldn't be fully utilized, the enhanced sword energy was still there, easily tearing Li Si's body apart!

“Now this Tai Xuan Scripture is nothing more than an ordinary stone wall. Although it can be studied, it has lost its mystique. We two plan to live in seclusion here. We have caused you many burdens over the years, and we hope you will forgive us,” said the old man, Dragon Island Master.

Upon hearing what Island Master Long said, most of the people exchanged a few polite words.

Some people who truly hold grudges are now just keeping quiet, at most scoffing a few times, without standing up to say anything.

Ultimately, it was their own choice to stay; neither the two island masters of Longmu nor the disciples of Xia Ke Island stopped them from leaving.

and……

If we really want to investigate Xia Ke Dao's "invitation," we have to think it over carefully. Right now, only Chu Tai Sui and Nan Murong have the confidence to "investigate."

Especially the former. Although the two island masters of Longmu Island did not say it explicitly, it is conceivable that Chu Taisui, who deciphered the secret of the Tai Xuan Scripture, must have made great progress in martial arts. Moreover, the Righteous Alliance is not easy to mess with.

"Furthermore, Xia Ke Island's actions of rewarding good and punishing evil over the years have been too arrogant and misled, giving the impression of blurring the lines between good and evil. In order to make up for our mistakes over the years, Brother Mu Xian and I have discussed it, and Xia Ke Island will join the Righteous Alliance. Although we two will live in seclusion here, Xia Ke Island will still join hands with the Righteous Alliance to uphold the code of the martial arts world."

At this point, the Dragon Island Master officially announced his joining the Righteous Alliance, while also subtly taking a jab at the Dragon Guard Manor.

Chu Luren then stepped forward and waved to everyone...

Suddenly, the martial arts figures who had been silent before forced smiles and sneered. Those who had sneered all stepped back or simply hid next to Nan Murong.

"Hmph, I didn't expect Xia Ke Island to be so blinded by a leaf, and to be associated with such... Heh, upholding the code of the martial world? I would like to ask the two island lords to prepare a boat, and we will leave on our own!" Murong Jiu closed his fan and said in a cold tone.

Although the number of supporters around Murong Jiu had decreased significantly, there were still over a hundred people, who remained on guard.

Some of them had previously pledged allegiance to Murong Jiu or were close to the Dragon Guard Manor, while others simply disliked Chu Taisui and Xia Ke Island!

After Murong Jiu spoke, many people around him became wary, as if they feared that Xia Ke Dao would try to keep him there.

Of course, some people remained calm and composed—they understood the current situation and knew that neither Xia Ke Dao nor Zheng Qi Meng could force anyone to stay.

Otherwise, one should know that among most of the other "guests," very few are from the Righteous Alliance, since Chu Luren came on behalf of the entire Righteous Alliance this time.

Many people are simply grateful to Chu Luren and are unwilling to be enemies with Xia Ke Dao and the Righteous Alliance, but if Xia Ke Dao were to force others to stay, they would most likely not stand idly by.

"A banquet has been prepared on the island. You can rest for a few days before setting off. If Young Master Murong and the others are in a hurry, there are also ships ready." The Dragon Island Master said a few polite words and did not stop them.