The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

Using someone else to do your dirty work is fine, but letting them lose the bet is absolutely unacceptable!

"No, no, we said we fought to determine the winner, how can we switch?"

"That's right, keep fighting, keep fighting!"

"But if you insist on calling it a draw, that's not entirely impossible..."

The Six Immortals of Peach Valley were still aware of Chu Luren's martial arts skills. Although they were puzzled by the difference between the two situations, they knew in their hearts that if Lin Pingzhi had used his betting method, they would probably have lost.

Hearing that the Six Immortals of Peach Valley had accepted a draw, Chu Luren stopped worrying, broke free from his sudden enlightenment, and cupped his hands, saying, "Thank you for your guidance, seniors. After Brother Linghu finishes his own business, he will definitely go and meet with Little Master Yilin."

"Wait! The bet hasn't been fulfilled yet!" Momoshisen immediately said.

Lin Pingzhi was taken aback upon hearing this, and then was the first to question, "Wasn't it a draw? Are you seniors trying to deny it?"

"Pah! You're the cheater! It's a draw..."

“A draw means both of us have lost. We’ll teach him the ‘Phantom Giant Technique,’ and he’ll change his name to ‘Peach Kernel Immortal’!”

"That's right, since we've all lost, we have to accept the consequences."

The six immortals of Peach Valley spoke up in a cacophony of voices.

Chu Luren grinned upon hearing this: "No, since no one has won, then no one can take the bets. You don't need to teach me, and I won't change my name."

"Phantom Giant Technique" is ultimately just a flawed product of "Phantom Grand Technique," and... with the unyielding spirit Chu Luren learned in "City Princess Three Kingdoms" in his previous life, even "Phantom Grand Technique" is not enough to make Chu Luren change his name!

Moreover, this is not just a matter of changing a name. If one really becomes "Peach Blossom Immortal", will one then be considered part of the Peach Valley Six Immortals faction, which is also the Sun and Moon Saintess faction?

The Six Immortals of Peach Valley weren't stupid in this regard; they probably wanted to drag Chu Luren into it as well. However, Chu Luren had no intention of writing a book called "The Demonic Sect's Young Lady's Personal Bodyguard." Both sides were talking past each other.

Lin Pingzhi's eyes lit up at this moment. Thinking of Brother Chu's comprehension, he interjected, "Brother Chu, the six seniors, what you said makes sense. In my opinion, why don't we all compromise and only pay a portion of the bet..."

The six seniors will only teach Brother Chu once. Whether he learns it or not, the matter will be settled. As for Brother Chu, the six seniors don't need to mention changing his name. They'll just change it each time. Brother Chu has also agreed to help the six seniors once as 'Peach Kernel Immortal.' How about that?"

Upon hearing this, the Six Immortals of Peach Valley thought it was a good idea, and... no one lost and no one won, so it was reasonable for each to pay half!

However, they will definitely still try to argue and make trouble, saying things like, "We six people each taught a part, so we should switch six times," or "Teach only half, and then he can change his name to Taoren."

Naturally, the Chu Lu people all rejected these terms, and in the end, they settled on the conditions that Lin Pingzhi had initially stated.

only……

“I can act as ‘Peach Kernel Immortal’ once, but… it cannot violate morality,” Chu Luren said righteously.

"No, no, who can say for sure about morality?"

"That's right, you have your morality, and we have ours."

"What if you just talk about your own morality and don't listen to your six older brothers?"

"Foolish little brother, this is the last time!"

The Six Immortals of Peach Valley occasionally display an unusually clear-headedness...

“Then let’s change it to this: the only time I’ll intervene will be to save or help someone… Of course, it must be within my power,” Chu Luren said after a moment of contemplation.

In this way, even if Chu Luren lets him go or stops others from killing him, it's not unacceptable if he's a great demon—we can just kill him later!

Guo Jing even let Ouyang Feng go three times...

Saving lives is never as easy to make a mistake as killing them.

Moreover, the Six Immortals of Peach Valley are Ren Yingying's staunch loyal followers, and have little connection with the Sun and Moon Altar.

The Six Immortals of Peach Valley continued to argue and make trouble, but in the end they accepted it.

However, when teaching Chu Luren the "Phantom Giant Technique," the six of them were quite mischievous, deliberately surrounding Chu Luren and talking all at once, each offering their own mental techniques and power manipulation tips. If it were an ordinary person, they would definitely be dizzy from listening to this, and even if they had a photographic memory, they probably wouldn't be able to remember more than a few words after listening to this.

"Hehe, kid, did you get that?"

"It's okay if you didn't understand. Call him 'brother' one by one, and let 'Peach Kernel Immortal' take over again. We can explain it again then!"

"That's right, that's right, it can be done several times."

"Once you learn this skill, you'll be able to roam the martial arts world freely!"

It wasn't that the Six Immortals of Peach Valley didn't want to teach Chu Luren, but rather that they wanted to extort him a few more times.

Moreover, given the nature of the Six Immortals of Peach Valley, they would naturally not deliberately speak of fake techniques; they would simply describe the real techniques in a chaotic and fast manner!

"No, thank you for your guidance, seniors. I have already gained some insights," Chu Luren said, cupping his hands in thanks.

Chu Luren certainly didn't need to hear it again, because a new emblem had already formed in his mind—"Phantom Little Mage".

It seems that the Six Immortals of Peach Valley are indeed obsessed with saving face, and in their hearts they also consider themselves "minor immortals"!

When the Peach Valley Six Immortals saw that Chu Luren said he had "already gained something," they immediately started bargaining again, allowing Chu Luren to exchange for two or three times, and even promising to teach him well this time... However, seeing that Chu Luren had no intention of listening anymore, the Peach Valley Six Immortals had no choice but to give up.

"Linghu Chong, don't forget to go to Hengshan!"

"That's right. We can't stop you now because you're threatening to kill yourself."

"Absolutely, absolutely. The little nun certainly doesn't want us to bring back a dead Linghu."

After the Six Immortals of Peach Valley finished shifting the blame and indicating that they had not broken the bet, they chased and played away like a group of children.

Linghu Chong did indeed intend to "use someone else's knife to kill someone," but seeing that the Six Immortals of Peach Valley were about to leave, he did not stop them. After all, the so-called "using someone else's knife to kill someone" meant that the "knife" wanted to kill him, so he had no choice but to take a risky approach. It was not that Linghu Chong was really that clever or cunning.

And now that he thinks about it, Linghu Chong also feels that what Chu Luren said makes sense—given his master's upright and honest nature, how could he allow a group of evil people to interfere in the affairs of Mount Hua?

If the Sword Sect colluded with the Songshan Sect, wouldn't it be even more shameful for the Qi Sect to collude with the Demonic Sect?

After this brief "interlude," Linghu Chong and his companions continued their journey, heading towards the main peak's gate...

Chapter 150 An Important Part of the Guanzhong Martial Arts World

In the Hall of Righteousness at Mount Hua, Yue Buqun was furious, but he pretended to be calm and composed on the surface...

It wasn't just because of the Songshan Sect, who actually dragged two representatives from Hengshan and Taishan to demand that he, as the sect leader, step down and hand over the position to the Sword Sect; it was also because... he had only been gone for a month, and Mu Renqing's "once-a-year" opportunity to help had already been used.

After Yue Buqun discovered the conspiracy at Mount Song, he wasn't too panicked. On one hand, he sent messages through post stations and escort agencies along the way, notifying the surrounding sects to come to Mount Hua to "be witnesses." On the other hand, he immediately rushed back...

According to Yue Buqun's plan, with Uncle Mu Renqing in charge, the Songshan Sect's attempts to force them are futile. Furthermore, with fellow martial artists from Guanzhong, Shaanxi, and eastern Shaanxi present, Songshan wouldn't dare to act recklessly based on the "Five Mountains Alliance Leader's Command Flag."

If Yue Buqun were to stall for time and delay, he could naturally turn the situation around.

In the worst-case scenario, one could retain a righteous cause, temporarily leave the mountain sect, and incidentally use the opportunity to guide Lin Pingzhi to find the sword manual...

Yue Buqun is now increasingly convinced that martial arts are a good thing—as long as he can make further progress, he can completely turn the tide and reclaim everything at the Five Mountains Assembly!

However, Yue Buqun's plan has encountered a major setback from the very beginning.

This year they actually invited Mu Renqing, and the reason... well, it has to be said, on the surface it actually makes sense.

If it weren't for the Sword Sect incident, Yue Buqun would have praised Lao Denuo for his cleverness. However, now Yue Buqun is completely convinced that Lao Denuo is colluding with the Songshan Sect from within!

However, now was clearly not the time to settle scores with him. Yue Buqun pretended not to blame him and went to Hunyuan Peak on his own—after all, this concerned the rise and fall of the Huashan Qi Sect, and perhaps he could ask Uncle Mu for help…

Okay, Mu Renqing isn't here at all!

He usually stays at Hunyuan Peak all day, but he's not here when there's such a big commotion. This clearly shows Mu Renqing's attitude.

At this moment, Yue Buqun felt even more dissatisfied with Mu Renqing, but little did he know... if Mu Renqing made a move this time, Feng Qingyang would definitely make a move as well!

Originally, Feng Qingyang looked down on Feng Buping and Cheng Buyou of the Sword Sect, especially now that they were taking advantage of Songshan. There was no way Feng Qingyang would help them.

However, Mu Renqing, who kept saying he would no longer get involved in the sword qi dispute...

If there is a promise of "once a year" as an excuse, that's fine. Otherwise, wouldn't it mean that Mu Renqing took action for the "battle of sword qi"?

Since Mu Renqing is going to stand up for the "sword energy dispute", Feng Qingyang must also take action for the sake of his own pride!

At this moment, in the Hall of Righteousness of Mount Hua, the people of the Songshan Sect, along with Feng Buping, Cheng Buyou, and Cong Buqi, formally came to pay their respects to the mountain.

Although they came to pay homage to the mountain, they immediately gave Yue Buqun a show of force. It was Shi Dengda, Zuo Lengchan's eldest disciple, who came in carrying the Five Mountains Alliance Leader's token and said, "Please, Mr. Yue of the Huashan Sect, receive the Five Mountains Alliance Leader's token!"

At this time, in addition to the people from the Songshan Sect, Huashan Sword Sect, Hengshan Sect, and Taishan Sect, there were also some representatives from other sects in Guanzhong who had been invited by Yue Buqun.

The reason for immediately assigning the order to Yue Buqun was twofold: firstly, to dampen the morale of Mount Hua, and secondly, to remind the other sects that this was a matter for the Five Mountains Sword Sects.

Yue Buqun was also flexible and adaptable. Even though he knew that the other party addressed him as "Mr. Yue" instead of "Sect Leader Yue," which clearly indicated that the visitor had ill intentions, he still bowed to the command flag first.

Then Feng Buping, the current leader of the Sword Sect, jumped out and accused Yue Buqun of obtaining his position as sect leader improperly, saying that "the Left Alliance Leader has ordered" Yue Buqun to step down.

Yue Buqun insisted that "Left Alliance Leader can only manage the common affairs of the five factions, not the affairs of the four factions themselves," while also emphasizing that the command flag cannot speak, and whether it is the Left Alliance Leader's intention or not is for the Left Alliance Leader to say himself—he dared not offend Zuo Lengchan to death.

When Yue Buqun made this remark, Qiu Chuji and the others present frowned deeply, and the people from the Songshan Sect also found it difficult to speak.

However... Lu Lianrong of the Hengshan Sect took the initiative to speak up, saying that the Left Alliance Leader was the most fair in his dealings, and that there must be a reason why he asked Yue Buqun to step down.

Even if Yue Buqun had any complaints, he should have immediately accepted the order and then gone to Mount Song to see the Left Alliance Leader...

Lu Lianrong was of the same generation as Mo Da and Liu Zhengfeng, but he had already pledged allegiance to Songshan. At this time, he represented Hengshan to curry favor and affirm the legitimacy of the Five Mountains Alliance Leader's order.

While they were arguing, the Huashan disciples outside suddenly stirred slightly, and they vaguely heard someone calling out "Senior Brother" or something similar.

Lu Bai, known as "Crane Hand" among the Thirteen Protectors of Songshan, turned his head and saw Linghu Chong and the others. He said veiledly, "Are the people of the Huashan Sect so unruly? Oh, who is it? It turns out to be that scoundrel from Hengshan City who frequents brothels... The Huashan Sect is indeed full of talented people!"

Before Linghu Chong could retort, Lu Bai, Ding Mian, and the others saw Chu Luren again, and their anger intensified.

"Ha! So it's the public-spirited Young Master Chu here. Are you going to get involved in the affairs of our Five Mountains Sword Sect again?"

"What exactly are the motives of these people? Could they be sent by the demonic cult to sow discord among us righteous people?"

"Senior Brother Yue, did you also invite this Hero Chu? What is his relationship with the Huashan Sect?"

"I heard he killed Tian Boguang before, could it be that Senior Brother Yue and him..."

The members of the Songshan Sect spoke up one after another, clearly showing their hostility towards Chu Luren—even if they didn't know the cause of Fei Bin's death, Chu Luren's actions in ruining their Hengshan's prestige had already been exposed!

“That’s right. We don’t know what relationship our unworthy disciple Liu Zhengfeng has with Young Master Chu.” Lu Lianrong continued to pledge his loyalty and implied that Chu Luren was colluding with the Demonic Sect.

Upon hearing this, Yue Buqun's eyes flickered slightly. Naturally, he did not want to rely on Chu Luren's influence. Seeing how sensitive the Songshan Sect was to Chu Luren, he also wanted to clarify the relationship first—indeed, Chu Luren was just a guest of the Huashan Sect who happened to be involved in this matter.

However, Chu Luren saw Qiu Chuji first, so he walked towards Qiu Chuji and said, "I am an elder of the Ancient Tomb Sect! Our Ancient Tomb Sect has a long history and is an indispensable part of the Guanzhong martial arts world. The abolition and establishment of the Huashan Sect leader is related to the stability and development of the Guanzhong martial arts world, and our Ancient Tomb Sect must bear witness to it!"

Everyone: ? ? ?

Ancient Tomb Sect?

Is there such a sect in Guanzhong?

Of course, one of the suona players was from the Ancient Tomb Sect. Although I didn't know much about him, his voice sounded strangely believable.

If you see someone dressed like this in the future, they might be from an ancient tomb...