The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

In contrast, the Zuo Ling were more concerned about whether their own banner lords would be deceived and exploited by the Han people!

After obtaining the exact location, Qiao Feng immediately set off with Chu Luren and the others. What Qiao Feng didn't know was that after he left, the dozen or so people he had brought didn't leave the room. From food and clothing to toilet supplies, everything was brought in and out by servants at A'Zhu's behest...

However, it wasn't that A'Zhu forbade them from leaving, but rather that they supervised each other and prevented anyone else from leaving—after all, the matter was of great importance, and what if someone leaked the news?

Little did they know, Qiao Feng didn't care that much, because... it was too late to tell anyone!

Three days later, Qiao Feng, Chu Luren, Duan Yu, Gou Zazhong, Dongfang Bubai, Yaoyue, Lianxing, Murong Jiu, Yan Nantian, and Long'er... no, and Su Quan, a group of ten, arrived at the foot of Luding Mountain.

The reason for bringing Su Quan along was that she knew a lot about "feng shui". The theory of dragon veins is naturally closely related to feng shui. After determining the approximate area, Su Quan was able to determine the direction through feng shui.

"Luding Mountain...it's just ahead!" Su Quan said, pointing with a compass in the direction ahead.

"Then you can wait here." Chu Luren didn't let Su Quan follow anymore.

Her martial arts skills have only recovered to about 30% of their original level; any more than that would take a long time to recover.

She can handle ordinary first-rate or second-rate characters, but she definitely won't be able to contribute much when facing a dragon vein divine beast.

At the very least... someone of Lianxing's caliber is needed to get involved!

Chapter 1033 Participating in the Dragon

"It's probably around here, right? Shenlong, Shenlong, since it's related to 'ginseng'... it should be underground. But since the Eight Banners treasure was able to be buried there, there must have been a fairly large entrance. It might have been filled in later. Everyone, search carefully." Chu Luren said from the southwest of Luding Mountain.

From a bird's-eye view, the nearby mountains resemble a giant dragon, and Mount Luding seems to be located at the heart of this dragon...

The location of the dragon vein may change, but each time it seems that some principles of geomancy can be applied.

"No need for such trouble. Please, Master Yan, release your invisible sword energy in the surrounding area. Since that dragon vein beast is a sentient being, it will naturally be forced out," Yaoyue said coldly.

Although she wasn't being sarcastic, it just didn't feel like the word "hero" came out of her mouth in a good way.

Since Yan Nantian had already agreed to this matter, he would naturally do his best. Hearing this, he was not annoyed and simply nodded, replying with his white head, "Okay!"

Of course, before agreeing to this, Yan Nantian listened carefully to Chu Luren and Qiao Feng's ideas, and finally agreed because of his trust in the two of them.

Otherwise, what Yan Nantian had "promised" before was merely to meet with Chu Luren in Fengtian.

After all, this concerns the dragon vein, and on a larger scale, it concerns the peace of this region, or even the peace of the Central Plains. Although he had just come out of the mountains and inexplicably owed Chu Taisui one and a half lives, Yan Nantian would never blindly help with such a crucial matter.

At this time, Yan Nantian's assistance was also crucial. It was only later that Chu Luren realized that Yan Nantian's technique was "breaking through the Heavenly Gate." Yan Nantian, who created the "Divine Sword Technique," truly deserved to be called the "Number One Swordsman Under Heaven."

However, the perfection of the "Wedding Dress Divine Skill" cannot be ignored at the same time, especially after Yaoyue and Dongfang Bubai broke through the "Heavenly Gate of Qi", it became much easier for them to step into the Heavenly Gate...

Therefore, Yan Nantian should now be "breaking through the Heavenly Gate with his skills", and his "Qi" has also reached the Heavenly Gate realm!

The strongest among the nine should be between Chu Luren and Yan Nantian.

At this moment, Yan Nantian continuously released sword energy, and tender grass and branches around him were broken from time to time. This was not "momentum" or sword intent, but real sword energy. However, because the range was so large, the power seemed to be less than that.

Even from ten miles away, one could feel the sword wind that could snap grass and trees...

The surrounding snakes, insects, birds, and beasts, except for the roe deer, had all been frightened away.

Chu Luren could also feel as if someone had placed the tip of a sword between his eyebrows!

"As expected of the number one swordsman in the world! If Master Yan wanted, he could make all the ordinary people within ten miles become like him, right?" Chu Luren couldn't help but praise.

Qiao Feng chuckled awkwardly upon hearing this, too embarrassed to respond, and pretended not to hear. Duan Yu gave his second brother a speechless look; the bastard still didn't understand what he meant. Only Lian Xing burst out laughing, while Dongfang Bubai rolled her eyes at him...

Well, just like Yan Nantian, it's not the same as anywhere else, but rather... the ability to shave an ordinary person's hair, eyebrows, and even body hair clean!

Moreover, the range is extremely large. If Yan Nantian wanted to, all the "tender" things within a ten-mile radius would be judged once, and anything that was not tough enough would break.

Just then, Yaoyue and Chu Luren shouted at the same time, "Watch out!"

The next moment, all eight people except Yan Nantian took flight and scattered in all directions.

At the same time, countless "tentacles" of varying thicknesses emerged from the once solid ground.

They are not very thick; the thicker ones are only about the size of a five or six-year-old child's arm, while the thinner ones are only the size of a finger. Yet, there are hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of them!

Chu Luren casually swept a flaming palm strike, and the four "tentacles" of varying thickness snapped off in the flames...

However, Chu Luren's expression darkened; the toughness of these roots had exceeded his expectations.

Indeed, Chu Luren had already realized that this was not a tentacle. It did not feel sticky. On the contrary, upon closer inspection, it could be seen to have a dry and rough texture like plant roots.

Considering the identity of "Shenlong", it's not hard to guess what this is!

The mere ginseng root possessed such power; after being struck by his palm, only the front part snapped off. Chu Luren felt no relief...

Furthermore, all these broken roots that fell to the ground quickly shrank, even the roots that were as thick as a child's arm quickly shrank to the thickness of ordinary ginseng roots—just like those hidden in the scriptures.

A dragon's roar echoed within Qiao Feng's body, and surging energy surged around him. With each roar, it felt as if the roots were being torn apart by a giant dragon...

Duan Yu conjured the Six Meridians Divine Sword, four of which intersected and severed roots and stems, while two protected his surroundings...

The mongrel has revealed the form of the Buddha, the Buddha's fire burning itself out to become the center of a sphere, and all the roots and stems within that sphere...

Dongfang Bubai, dressed in fiery red, conjured countless pink needles with a wave of her hand, which danced around her like flower petals. But as the petals swept through, their roots were all severed...

The moon and stars fluttered in white robes, and countless roots were frozen and solidified as the white-clad figure moved about, before shattering on their own...

Murong Jiu's entire body was like a rock, but unlike before, it did not give people a feeling of being completely hard and rough. It was more like a piece of jade with a window opened, and some exquisite jade color could already be seen. At this moment, he deliberately let himself be entangled. Then, relying on his amazing defensive power, he resisted hard while using the power of Dou Zhuan Xing Yi. With the swinging of his limbs, he tried to drag Shenlong out!

Yan Nantian remained still, instead continuing to accumulate sword energy, and just before he was about to be buried by the ginseng roots... he unleashed his sword!

Yan Nantian now only carries a rusty iron sword, or more accurately, a rusty iron scabbard. Inside is the same iron sword he used eighteen years ago, which has long been corroded away. The remaining blade is so weak that it can neither cut nor pierce silk.

He still carries this sword, which should also be Yan Nantian's commemoration of the hardships of the past ten years. Back then, Xiaoyuer saw through Lu Zhongyuan's disguise at a glance because Lu Zhongyuan was too much like "Yan Nantian". However, he did not know that the hardships of the past ten years had changed Yan Nantian's spirit and energy a lot.

Against ordinary opponents, Yan Nantian no longer needed to draw his sword; this was the first time since he left the mountain...

The rusted and incomplete sword, with its front half broken off in its sheath, transformed into a radiant glow—the true essence of matter—the most authentic "spiritless rebirth"!

With a sweep of sword energy, an area spanning several miles was covered.

Most of the "ginseng tendrils" that stretched out from the surrounding area were severed, and everything was within its attack range, so... only the thickest ten percent of the ginseng tendrils remained.

It was no longer related to distance or target; all the thinner ginseng roots around it had broken off, and the surrounding area was suddenly 90% empty!

Although this meant that Chu Luren and the others had to be distracted by countless elusive sword energies, the pressure on them was significantly reduced!

With the group no longer needing to focus on the 90% of fine whiskers, they could concentrate on the 10% of coarse whiskers, making the clearing process much faster.

However, the ginseng tendrils wrapped around Murong Jiu's body and limbs, because they were bound together, resisted the sword energy regardless of their thickness. But at this moment, Murong Jiu used the force of "Shifting Stars" to pull the main body out from the ground...

Chapter 1034 Slaying the Dragon

The dragon's body is like a giant python, and its length... the part that is exposed is more than ten zhang. Its head and neck are indistinguishable. The first three zhang should be the part of the dragon's head, where you can see two rows of ginseng-like bumps. The top is slightly cracked, revealing what should be called "eyes" inside.

Apart from that, it had no mouth, teeth, ears, nose, or horns, but was covered by layers of mane-like whiskers, with only two rows of eyes showing...

It has some fleshy limbs on its body, which are very thick and, like the forked branches of a ginseng root, are irregular and asymmetrical.

Because Yan Nantian's wide-range sword energy was very effective against "Shenxu", Shenlong quickly followed Murong Jiu's force and "crawled" out.

Chu Luren couldn't help but sigh inwardly, thinking that calling Yan Nantian was indeed the right thing to do—the BOSS's first form was quickly broken, greatly saving everyone's stamina.

Otherwise, Shenlong would have to fight them for a while longer...

At this moment, Murong Jiu was using both arms to pull hard on the ginseng whiskers, which were only some on the face of the ginseng dragon, as if he had pulled on a few whiskers.

However, at this moment, Murong Jiu no longer used brute force. The ginseng tendrils wrapped around her instantly transformed from ginseng to rock, and then... rapidly shrank!

It seems that, like the fighting ape, this thing is also "inflatable," and will quickly revert to its original form after being petrified.

No one else watched the spectacle; except for Yan Nantian, everyone else rushed forward...

Yan Nantian maintained his sword wind domain, forcing the other eight to divert 20% of their protective true energy to resist the sword energy. However, this also prevented Shenlong from opening 90% of its fine whiskers.

The other eight, while each displaying their unique abilities, also exhibited some limitations.

The "Heavenly Gate of the Body" has not yet been opened, which not only means that there are no martial artists with the Heavenly Gate of the Body among Chu Luren's group, but also means that everyone is relatively weak in terms of "body".

This is even more evident in the Chu Lu people—their physique is their weakest point, and the only thing they haven't broken through the Heavenly Gate.

At the same time, Chu Luren is the strongest in terms of "physical strength" among the nine, and also the most resilient, followed by Murong Jiu, and then Gou Zazhong...

There is a lack of people who can effectively restrain the dragon!

Yaoyue and Dongfang Bubai are not weak in terms of "physical strength", but neither of them is strong in "absolute physique".

It's merely a "bonus" of other cultivation methods, emphasizing their unique aspects, but it basically doesn't offer the possibility of breaking through the Heavenly Gate...

If right and wrong were to knock on the gates of heaven now, and were here, things would be much easier for everyone!

Currently, it's basically the bastards who are carrying the load in front. Once the Buddha's image is broken, they are immediately replaced, with Chu Luren and Murong Jiu taking their place.

The Chu Lu people were quite pleased with this—the dragon sensed things through its "eyes" rather than its whiskers, which meant it wasn't the worst-case scenario.

The "law of heaven and earth" of the mind is indeed astonishingly defensive. By using one's own mind to interfere with the way of nature, it forms a symbol that is neither life nor non-life, which is the so-called "Dharma form"...

However, compared to the orthodox body path, the "Dharma Form" defense is more absolute, but also easier to break!

If both are at the Heavenly Gate Realm, with 30% power, the Heavenly Gate of the Body might get a scratch, while the Heavenly Gate of the Heart will be completely unharmed within the Dharma Image; with 70% power, the Heavenly Gate of the Body will experience internal energy fluctuations, while the Heavenly Gate of the Heart will remain unharmed; with 100% power... the Heavenly Gate of the Heart will have its Dharma Image shattered and will be unable to recover for a while, while the Heavenly Gate of the Body will at most suffer minor injuries, and even then, the injuries will still allow it to exert 99% of its strength!

Simply put, if one hundred attacks at 70% of their power all hit a martial artist's Heavenly Gate of Body and Heavenly Gate of Mind, the former would suffer internal energy shocks that accumulate to minor injuries, and the minor injuries would accumulate to serious injuries, while the latter would remain unscathed...

However, two attacks at full power are enough to kill the latter, while the former can withstand dozens of attacks.

The bastard's mind path should have already stepped into the Heavenly Gate, truly embodying the laws of Heaven and Earth, yet it still couldn't withstand more than a few blows before being shattered.

After a fierce battle, Chu Luren took advantage of Murong Jiu's distraction of Canlong's "hatred" and used the Eight Desolate Divine Sword - a fusion sword technique based on the Eight Swords Flying Together!

The Heaven-Slaying Sword and the Dragon-Slaying Saber instantly transformed into eight sword lights, joining forces to sever one of the dragon's limbs from its root, which was connected to the main body.

Even after it broke and shrank rapidly, a "ginseng" the size of half a person remained on the ground.

A rich medicinal fragrance wafted out, and the aura of the ginseng dragon immediately diminished...

Before everyone could even feel relieved, a stream of dark green pus quickly gushed out from the severed limb, emitting a nauseatingly sweet and pungent odor.

It turns out that Shenlong also undergoes a transformation of medicinal toxicity...

At the same time, a medicinal power emanated from everyone's bodies, seemingly resisting the poison!

Seven-Heart Begonia!

With the aid of the medicinal herbs from Xia Ke Island, Cheng Lingsu was finally able to refine one of the antidotes from the Seven Heart Begonia into a pill.

It can be taken in advance, and will take effect naturally over a very long period of time, as long as poisoning occurs...