The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, becoming a disciple of Yue Buqun.

The "Brother Lu" he mentioned was Lu Lianrong.

Master Mo sneered and said, "Just him alone? There are nearly two hundred people in Hengshan. Did your side only discuss things with him? Can he make decisions all by himself?"

Seeing that he was relentless, Ding Mian mentioned several more names, all of whom were Hengshan disciples of the same generation as Master Mo.

Master Mo silently memorized these names, then sneered, "It seems your sect has infiltrated my Hengshan Sect quite deeply. I suppose my junior brothers have all benefited from the Songshan Sect?"

"Brother Mo, what are you saying?"

Upon hearing this, Ding Mian said, "Brother Lu and the others are very righteous and know that continuing in this way is not good for our five sects. Only by merging can we find a way out. Why do you think of them, Brother Mo? Our Songshan Sect has never engaged in any bribery."

"Profound sense of righteousness? The only way out?"

Master Mo said coldly, "Your sect doesn't discuss this matter with me, the head of Hengshan Sect, but instead consults with my fellow disciples. What? Do you think I, the head of Hengshan Sect, can't make the decision? Have you become a puppet?"

Lu Bai couldn't help but say, "Senior Brother Mo, we would like to discuss this with you, but you are unpredictable and never appear in public. Finding you is harder than climbing to heaven."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Mo fell silent; he was indeed a bit difficult to find.

"As the leader of the Huashan Sect, why didn't Alliance Leader Zuo consult with me before merging the sects? Is it because I am also unpredictable? Or has your sect and my wife already made the decision?"

At this moment, Yue Buqun spoke up. Although his tone was calm, it carried a hint of sarcasm.

“I’ve never heard of this before, and I will not agree to it.”

Ning Zhongze, who had been silent until now, also spoke in a cold voice.

Upon hearing Yue Buqun's words, Zuo Lengchan fell silent, as he also found the current situation of the Huashan Sect somewhat difficult to handle.

He originally wanted Fengping and the other disciples of the Sword Sect to overthrow the Huashan Qi Sect, but he didn't expect that the last action would turn into a favor to Yue Buqun, giving him two experts for nothing. He was still a little angry when he mentioned it.

Faced with Zuo Lengchan's silence, Abbess Dingyi also spoke up, saying, "This humble nun has never heard of this matter before."

"I don't know if my senior sister, the sect leader, knows about this, but she told me that the Hengshan Sect has been established for hundreds of years. If anyone tries to annex the Hengshan Sect or do anything to harm it, all the hundreds of disciples of the Hengshan Sect will swear to die rather than submit!"

Master Dingyi's voice was extremely cold, and her tone was firm and forceful.

"Let me make this clear: as long as I am alive and remain the head of the Mount Tai Sect, the Mount Tai Sect will never agree to the merger!"

Tianmen Daoist said coldly at this moment.

Now that things have come to this, the leaders of the four major sects of Huashan, Hengshan, Taishan and Hengshan have all expressed strong opposition, especially the Taoist of Tianmen, who is willing to die to prove his point.

Although Master Dingxian of the Hengshan Sect was not present, Master Dingyi was already able to express her attitude.

The situation is currently at a standstill.

Seeing this scene, Zuo Lengchan couldn't help but feel a headache coming on. He secretly blamed Fei Bin for being so reckless, speaking without understanding the situation. Otherwise, things wouldn't have come to this.

Fang Zheng saw this scene and although his face remained expressionless, he was overjoyed inside.

Chapter 246 Emei Nine Yang Skill

If things continue like this, Zuo Lengchan's plan to merge factions will be impossible to carry out now, even without Fang Zheng's obstruction.

"Amitabha Buddha, let this humble nun say a few words of fairness."

At this moment, Abbess Qingwei stepped forward.

"Leader Zuo, you keep saying that you want to merge the sects, saying that this is beneficial to the Five Mountains Sword Sects. However, the Songshan Sect does not consult with the leaders of the other sects, but instead contacts other people. It is hard not to suspect whether the Songshan Sect's motives are truly for the benefit of the Five Mountains Sword Sects or if it wants to annex the four sects."

Master Qingwei's expression was indifferent, but her words were extremely cutting.

Previously, even the orthodox Emei sect believed that the Five Mountains Sword Sects were truly united, but now it seems that this is not the case. The Songshan Sect has always wanted to annex the other four sects.

Now that the Emei Sect has allied with the Huashan Sect, the Songshan Sect's actions are harming the interests of the Emei Sect. Naturally, Abbess Qingwei could not stand idly by and spoke quite vehemently.

Faced with Abbess Qingwei's questioning, Zuo Lengchan's expression turned somewhat ugly. Lu Bai stepped forward directly and said coldly, "What do you mean by that, Abbess?"

Abbess Qingwei sneered: "What do you mean? Wasn't I clear enough just now?"

Lu Bai stared intently at her: "Is what my senior brother said not true? Who doesn't know how powerful the Demonic Sect is now? If one of our five sects were to encounter a great calamity one day, how would our five sects, scattered across the north and south, possibly resist?"

Ding Yi spoke up, "Senior Brother Lu, haven't our five sects been doing this for the past hundred years? We've been doing just fine, so why do we have to merge sects?"

"Times change."

Lu Bai said, "Can the Five Mountains Sword Sects of today be the same as they were decades ago? Can the Demonic Sect of today be the same as it was decades ago? Putting aside everything else, just take the Huashan Sect for example. How does the Huashan Sect of today compare to the Huashan Sect of decades ago? Can the Huashan Sect of today still withstand the Demonic Sect?"

Upon seeing Lu Bai use his own sect as an example, Ning Zhongze couldn't sit still any longer. She slammed her hand on the table and stood up, glaring at Lu Bai with hostility: "Senior Brother Lu, make yourself clear. Does the Songshan Sect think it's become too powerful and can bully my Huashan Sect at will?"

"Why is Lady Ning so agitated?"

Lu Bai remained calm: "I am merely stating a fact. If Miss Ning finds what I said inappropriate, I am free to apologize. But the Huashan Sect was once so prosperous, and now... everyone has witnessed it."

"What's going on now? Explain yourself!"

Ning Zhongze stared straight at him, her fair face trembling, on the verge of anger.

Lu Bai didn't say anything more, but his expression spoke volumes.

Seeing the atmosphere growing increasingly tense, as if a fight was about to break out, Zhenshanzi, who had been observing from the sidelines, finally spoke up.

Compared to Qingwei Shitai's intensity, Zhenshanzi appeared more reserved.

Zhenshanzi pondered for a moment and said, “Brother Zuo, forgive my bluntness, but it is still unknown whether the merger of the Five Mountains Sects will benefit all five sects as you say. Each sect has existed in its own base for hundreds of years and is deeply rooted. Furthermore, each sect has different beliefs and martial arts foundations. Although the merger seems like a good idea, it is actually not a feasible path.”

Upon hearing this, Zuo Lengchan, who had remained silent until now, finally spoke up: "Brother Zhenshan is right. I always think about this great problem when I am considering and making decisions."

As he spoke, Zuo Lengchan looked at everyone and said, "As you all know, many of the sword techniques of the Five Mountains Sword Sect have been lost, and there has been a break in the inheritance of each sect. My Songshan Sect is no exception. However, through my efforts over the years, I have continuously integrated and innovated the remaining Songshan Sect sword techniques, and have achieved some results. This shows that although the matter is difficult, it is not without a chance of being resolved."

"It's all up to us. We have to do it. We can't give up just because we have different beliefs and martial arts foundations. We can't abandon the potential future of the Five Mountains Sword Sect."

Upon hearing his words, the others did not react. Ding Yi, Ding Jing, and Master Mo Da had strange expressions. Tianmen Daoist almost revealed that their lost sword techniques had been restored, and even included counter-attacks. However, Tianmen Daoist forcibly held back.

"It's easier said than done. How can such a big matter be solved just by the leader of the Left?"

Master Qingwei stepped forward again: "You were able to integrate the Songshan sword techniques because your sword techniques all originated from the same source. How can that be compared to the matter of merging sects?"

"Although the various factions have formed an alliance, they are not of the same lineage or origin. The Left Alliance Leader insists on merging the factions. How is this any different from severing the lineage of each faction? Even if the Left Alliance Leader is a genius and can truly integrate the martial arts of each faction into one, won't the lineage of each faction still be gone? How is this different from annihilating an entire family? I have heard of lineages being severed due to martial arts feuds, but I have never heard of a lineage being wiped out by merging factions."

Master Qingwei's tone carried a hint of sarcasm.

none of your business?

Seeing this outsider constantly trying to get attention, Fei Bin immediately got angry, stood up and glared at Abbess Qingwei: "This is an internal matter of my Five Mountains Sword Sect, what does it have to do with your Emei Sect?"

The leaders of Shaolin and Wudang didn't say anything, but you, an Emei disciple, kept talking. Fei Bin couldn't stand it anymore.

"What? You dare to do it but not let people talk about it?"

Abbess Qingwei was not one to be trifled with, and retorted directly: "Who says this has nothing to do with my Emei Sect? The Emei Sect has already formed an alliance with the Huashan Sect, and from now on we will be allies. If you want to annex the Huashan Sect, my Emei Sect will be the first to object!"

Upon hearing this, Fang Zheng, who had been observing from the sidelines, could no longer laugh, and his brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.

Even now, he still doesn't understand what happened to the Emei Sect. He's currently preoccupied with the merger of the Five Mountains Sects and doesn't have time to think about the Emei Sect. But hearing what Abbess Qingwei said, it already shows that the Emei Sect and the Huashan Sect have a deep cooperation now, which makes Fang Zheng feel very uneasy.

"Emei? Hmph."

Fei Bin sneered: "You claim to be the true successor of Emei, but what evidence do you have? For decades, the leader of Emei has always been Jin Guang Shangren. You suddenly appeared, claiming to be the true successor of Emei, and even destroyed Jin Guang Shangren. Who knows who you really are? Maybe you are members of the Demonic Sect in disguise, deceiving Brother Yue."

Upon hearing this, Abbess Qingwei did not get angry but laughed instead.

"Alright, alright, you want evidence? I'll show it to you right now."

As soon as she finished speaking, Abbess Qingwei flashed and arrived in front of Fei Bin in the blink of an eye. She raised her hand and struck out with a palm. The speed was extremely fast, and her internal energy burst out instantly, shaking outwards from Abbess Qingwei.

Fei Bin was shocked. He never expected that Abbess Qingwei would suddenly make a move. Moreover, the speed of the palm strike was too fast. He had no time to retaliate and hurriedly raised his palm to deal with it. The next second, he was forced to retreat repeatedly by Abbess Qingwei's powerful internal force.

"puff!"

Fei Bin's eyes widened, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Junior brother!"

"Senior Brother Fei!"

Lu Baidingmian and the other Songshan Taibao were shocked and rushed forward to help Fei Bin. They glared at Abbess Qingwei and said angrily, "Do you want to be an enemy of the Songshan Sect?"

Abbess Qingwei sneered: "Didn't he want evidence? Is this evidence enough?"

After saying that, Abbess Qingwei looked at Chongxu and said, "Daoist Chongxu, you have already seen through the palm technique I just used, haven't you?"

Chongxu remained silent.

The technique that Abbess Qingwei just used was the Golden Summit Cotton Palm from the Emei School of martial arts. This palm technique is characterized by its speed and is somewhat similar to the Wudang Cotton Palm, but they are different in spirit.

Moreover, the internal energy that Abbess Qingwei just unleashed was very familiar to Chongxu; it was the authentic Emei Nine Yang Skill, a fact that anyone present who knew about the Emei Sect could recognize.

"Even if what you say is true, are you still going to commit such a heinous act against my junior brother?"

Ding Mian could not hide the anger on his face, and while questioning, he was also secretly alarmed.

The internal energy that Abbess Qingwei just unleashed was stronger than his; she could have injured Fei Bin with a single blow. Even with a sudden attack, it would have been difficult for Ding Mian to do so, proving that her strength was above his.

"Humph."

Master Qingwei snorted coldly: "I already showed mercy just now. If I wanted to kill him, I wouldn't have used the Golden Summit Cotton Palm, but other Emei martial arts techniques."

Master Qingwei's move was so sudden that no one present could react. However, no one said anything. On the contrary, after Master Qingwei's move, Zhenshanzi and the others no longer doubted the authenticity of Master Qingwei and the others as Emei disciples.

Whether they are the authentic lineage of Emei is hard to say, but at least they are definitely descendants of Emei.

"It seems that you all no longer doubt the identities of this humble nun and the others."

Master Qingwei took in everyone's reactions and continued, "Sect Leader Yue has already formed an alliance with our Emei Sect, and we have long decided that our two sects will share life and death. The Emei Sect will never stand idly by and watch the Huashan Sect be bullied by others."

Although the contradictions exposed by the Five Mountains Sword Sects surprised Abbess Qingwei, there was no room for change of course at this moment. Since they had chosen the Huashan Sect, they had to support it to the end and prove it with practical actions. They could not be timid, cowardly, or two-faced fence-sitters.

Seeing the Emei Sect's unequivocal support for the Huashan Sect, Zuo Lengchan's reaction was self-evident, while Fang Zheng's brows furrowed even more deeply.

Although he did not support the merger of factions and was happy to see the current situation becoming increasingly unfavorable to Zuo Lengchan, the situation of the Huashan and Emei factions was not what he wanted to see.

Things are gradually slipping out of Fang Zheng's control.

Fang Zheng decided that after returning this time, he would find out exactly what happened in Emei and its connection with the Huashan Sect.

It seems unlikely that a combined deployment will be possible this time.

Zuo Lengchan, who was sitting to the side watching this scene, frowned slightly.

Now, the leaders of the four Huashan sects have clearly refused, and the Emei sect is giving its full support to the Huashan sect. Although the Kunlun sect has not expressed its opinion, Zhenshanzi's words just now have already subtly indicated its attitude. Although Shaolin and Wudang are silent, Zuo Lengchan can tell with his toes that Fangzheng and Chongxu definitely do not want the Five Mountains Alliance to be merged.

The Beggars' Sect leader, Jie Feng, was subconsciously ignored by Zuo Lengchan; this man was practically invisible, with Fang Zheng as his leader.