The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, Becomes a Disciple of Yue Buqun

Jiang Ning was a little surprised.

According to his thinking, Feng Qingyang is from the Sword Sect and should not be so nice to the people from the Qi Sect. Now in the Huashan Sect, only Linghu Chong is to his liking.

Yue Buqun nodded: "It should be."

At this point, Yue Buqun paused for a moment and continued, "In fact, I have told you before that originally, my Huashan Sect did not have the Sword Sect or the Qi Sect. At that time, Master, Senior Brothers, Uncles, and Grand Uncles were all practicing martial arts in Huashan, and the sect was united. At that time, Senior Uncle Feng was already a member of the Huashan Sect."

"But later on, you also know that the elders of my sect were divided into the Qi Sect and the Sword Sect due to different philosophies. The Huashan disciples also took sides. The Qi Sect emphasized Qi, while the Sword Sect emphasized Sword."

Jiang Ning was somewhat surprised and asked, "Weren't there any predecessors who advocated the importance of both sword and qi?"

Yue Buqun nodded and said, "Yes, but the competition between sword and qi became more and more intense under the circumstances at that time. Those Huashan disciples who proposed to give equal importance to sword and qi were naturally not tolerated by the people of the two sects of sword and qi."

Speaking of this, Yue Buqun's thoughts seemed to go back to decades ago.

At that time, he was just an ordinary Huashan disciple. For some unknown reason, his fellow brothers and seniors, who had been living in harmony, suddenly split one day. Many disciples were forced to take sides, either with the Qi Sect or the Sword Sect, with no other choice.

Yue Buqun came back to his senses, shook his head and said, "Those disciples who proposed to give equal importance to sword and qi were excluded by both sword and qi sects, and their endings were not very good."

At this point, Yue Buqun sighed and said, "Now that I think about it, those disciples who proposed to give equal importance to sword and qi were right. They were the ones who truly wished the best for Huashan Sect. If there had not been that sword and qi dispute, with so many masters in our Huashan Sect, how could we have fallen to this point?"

Jiang Ning nodded. It was true. If there had not been that battle of sword energy, the Huashan Sect at that time would have been far more powerful than the Songshan Sect now, and the Songshan Sect would not have been able to become the leader of the Five Mountains Sword Sects.

But Yue Buqun still didn't explain why Feng Qingyang from the Sword Sect would deliberately leave clues for them.

But Jiang Ning didn't need to ask, Yue Buqun continued speaking.

"In fact, my Huashan Sect was split into the Sword Sect and the Qi Sect. At that time, Master Feng was a master of swordsmanship, so many of my Qi Sect disciples naturally thought he was from the Sword Sect. But now that I think about it, that may not be the case."

"Do you remember what I told you about how Master Feng suddenly left the mountain and went to Jiangnan when the Sword Qi Competition was about to begin?"

Yue Buqun suddenly said.

"remember."

Jiang Ning nodded.

Yue Buqun frowned and thought hard. After a long while, he said, "Back then, I was just an ordinary Huashan disciple. I had no access to the core of the sect. I had no idea why Master Feng suddenly went to Jiangnan. But I think it must have been the work of my master and his men."

His master was the previous leader of the Huashan Sect.

"But when I think about it carefully, maybe it wasn't that simple at the time."

What happened back then was too far away and it had been too long. If Yue Buqun had not seen those three names at the Cliff of Regret, he would have almost forgotten Feng Qingyang.

"Uncle Feng is a master of swordsmanship. At that time, there were few masters and disciples in my Qi Sect. If we really went head-to-head with the Sword Sect, we would probably lose. So it was understandable that my master and his men tried to send Uncle Feng away. But now when I think back to the past, I find something wrong."

Yue Buqun paused for a moment and continued, "At that time, we had few Qi Sect masters, so it was understandable that we wanted to transfer this master away, but why didn't the Sword Sect's people react at all? They couldn't have been unaware of any action. They must have known that this was a trick of our Qi Sect. At that time, the Sword Qi Competition was imminent, so they couldn't have let Uncle Feng go down the mountain. But at that time, no one in their Sword Sect spoke up and acquiesced to Uncle Feng's departure from Huashan. Later, the Jade Maiden Peak Sword Qi Competition began."

"Now that I think about it, maybe we all misunderstood and were misled by Uncle Feng's swordsmanship. In fact, he is neither from the Qi Sect nor from the Sword Sect. He is only from the Huashan Sect."

Under the circumstances at that time, all Huashan disciples were forced to take sides. Those who did not would be excluded and attacked. Feng Qingyang most likely did not take sides.

He did not take sides, and the Qi Sect thought he was from the Sword Sect, while the Sword Sect did not acknowledge him as a member of the Sword Sect. However, because his martial arts skills were too high, Feng Qingyang was ostracized by both the Qi and Sword Sects.

At that time, both the Sword Sect and the Qi Sect were afraid that Feng Qingyang would suddenly side with either side during the fight, so when the Qi Sect set up a trap for Feng Qingyang to be transferred away from Huashan, the people of the Sword Sect did not say anything, but watched this scene happen. After Feng Qingyang left, the fight broke out between the Sword Sect and the Qi Sect immediately.

After Feng Qingyang came back, he found that the Huashan Sect had erupted in internal strife and many of his fellow disciples and uncles had died. He knew that his fellow disciples from the Sword Sect and Qi Sect had abandoned him. He was so grief-stricken that he went into seclusion and never appeared in the world again.

Jiang Ning remained silent.

He actually didn't know much about this piece of history. He only knew that Feng Qingyang was from the Sword Sect, but the truth of the matter was most likely what Yue Buqun said. After all, Yue Buqun had participated in the sword energy competition that year, so he had more say.

"For so many years, there has been no trace of this Master Feng. I have always thought that he was dead. I didn't expect that he actually lived in seclusion in Huashan."

Yue Buqun frowned.

Jiang Ning looked at him and suddenly asked, "Master, if Master Feng is really living in seclusion in Huashan, have you ever thought about persuading him to return to Huashan?"

"No."

Yue Buqun shook his head without hesitation.

"There is no need. Since he has been in seclusion for so many years and has not appeared, it means that he does not want to return to Huashan again. In this case, don't disturb him."

In addition to this, there is another reason, that is, Feng Qingyang's seniority is too high. If Feng Qingyang really returns to Huashan, his position will be very embarrassing.

Huashan is now headed by Yue Buqun. Although the sect is weak now, it is very stable. If we invite back a senior to take charge of Huashan, there will be a lot of unnecessary trouble.

It's not that Yue Buqun is power-hungry, but it is necessary to do so. The current Taishan Sect is an example.

The leader of Taishan Sect is Tianmen Taoist, but above him are several uncles and aunts of the Yuzi generation, who are of high seniority and have great influence, resulting in Tianmen Taoist being unable to fully control Taishan Sect.

If Yue Buqun invites Feng Qingyang back, he may very well become the next Taishan Sect.

Moreover, there is no need for Yue Buqun to ask Feng Qingyang to come back now. He already has the Xiantian Kung and the lost sword techniques of the Five Mountains. Not only is his own strength increasing every day, but he also has a very outstanding disciple under him. The Huashan Sect is now thriving. Although the Huashan Sect is still not very strong, it is safest to proceed at the current pace. At most, there will be external pressure.

There is absolutely no need to invite an ancestor back to worship.

Jiang Ning nodded and didn't say anything more.

Yue Buqun’s idea cannot be said to be right, but it cannot be said to be wrong either. Every decision has its pros and cons, and you won’t know whether it is right or wrong until the very end.

Moreover, even if he invited Feng Qingyang, he might not come back. Yue Buqun had been working diligently to maintain and develop the Huashan Sect for more than twenty years. Since Feng Qingyang lived in Huashan, it was impossible for him not to know the hardships of the Huashan Sect. But over the years he had never thought of helping the Huashan Sect overcome difficulties, which meant that he probably did not regard the Huashan Sect as his home anymore, or did not regard the current Huashan Sect as his home.

Although Yue Buqun didn't say it, he still felt a little repulsed by Feng Qingyang when he thought about how diligently and cautiously he had worked over the years.

It is undeniable that Feng Qingyang is indeed very powerful, but people always have their own thoughts. It is not known whether he really left clues on the Cliff of Regret as Yue Buqun himself thought, so that the Huashan Sect could obtain the lost sword skills of the Five Mountains Sword Sect. He cannot guarantee what Feng Qingyang has been thinking over the years, and he, Yue Buqun, will not take a gamble.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."

At this time, Yue Buqun took the initiative to skip this topic and asked Jiang Ning: "Since you said Zuo Lengchan will attack us soon, how should we deal with it?"

Although what Jiang Ning said was only in the conceptual stage and had not yet happened, Yue Buqun seemed to have already determined that it was a fact.

"Just follow the original plan."

Jiang Ning looked normal.

There was indeed no real way to deal with Zuo Lengchan's move. The only way was to develop the strength of their Huashan Sect as soon as possible. After the death of Lao Denuo, Zuo Lengchan did not send the next nail into the vacuum period of rapid development of Huashan Sect. At that time, even if the Songshan Sect brought the remnants of the Sword Sect to the mountain to ask Yue Buqun to abdicate, Yue Buqun could angrily say no.

Originally, this matter did not need to be discussed, but Jiang Ning needed to use Liu Zhengfeng's fate to remind Yue Buqun to avoid being caught off guard.

Yue Buqun stroked his beard and nodded: "You are right."

Strength is the only truth. No matter how conspiracies and schemes you use, I can break them with my own strength.

"Oh, you want to annex my Huashan Sect? Then give it a try."

Yue Buqun sneered.

To be honest, both he and Jiang Ning were surprised by Zuo Lengchan's idea of ​​​​taking over the Five Mountains Sword Sect.

How could such a genius idea come about?

"My Five Mountains Sword Sects are spread all over the country. Huashan is in Shaanxi, Hengshan is in Hunan, Songshan is in Henan, Taishan is in Shandong, and Hengshan is in Shanxi. The bases of my Five Mountains Sects are more than a thousand miles apart. Does he want to unify? How can he unify? What's the point of merging?"

Jiang Ning sneered and said, "Let's not talk about other things. Our Five Mountains sects have been in their respective bases for hundreds of years. Each sect has different martial arts concepts and beliefs. Hengshan has a Buddhist foundation, Taishan Sect is a Taoist sect, and our Huashan Sect is also a Taoist sect. He wants to merge the sects. How do we solve the sect issue?"

"Even if he really forcefully merges our sects, there will definitely be masters in our Five Mountains sects who are dissatisfied with his merger. How will he deal with these people?"

Let's not talk about anything else, just talking about Hengshan Sect, their second in command Liu Zhengfeng was turned into a fugitive by Songshan Sect, and his reputation was ruined. Do they hate Songshan Sect? Zuo Lengchan wants to merge with the other sects? Will they agree?

"If Zuo Lengchan chooses to kill the masters of each sect who are dissatisfied with the merger, then even if the Five Mountains Sword Sect is merged, its strength will definitely be greatly reduced. If the Demon Sect launches a large-scale attack at that time, how can Zuo Lengchan resist? Rely on Shaolin? Ha."

The Demon Cult is now the largest sect in the world, with countless followers and many masters under its command. There are both righteous and evil sects. The righteous sect is represented by the Shaolin, Wudang, Emei, Five Mountains Sword Sect and other righteous sects, while the Sun and Moon Sect represents the entire evil sect. This shows how powerful the Sun and Moon Sect is.

“Don’t even mention whether he can merge his sects successfully in the end. Even if he succeeds, by then not only will many people inside want him dead, but Shaolin, Wudang, and the Demon Sect will also want him dead. By then, he will be close to death.”

"He wants to merge the Five Mountains Sword Sects, but the prerequisite is to resolve the external crisis. Although the Demon Sect has not made any major moves in recent years, it is not completely absent. The Demon Sect is always keeping an eye on our Five Mountains Sword Sect. He does not work hard to resolve the Demon Sect problem, but instead targets us."

"He wants to merge the Five Mountains Sword Sect, but he is so cruel to his allies. In the end, the Five Mountains Sword Sect will surely fall apart and destroy the hard work of our Five Mountains predecessors."

"He thought that the Five Mountains Sword Sects were his targets, but in fact, Shaolin and the Demon Sect were his real enemies, his biggest concerns, and the ones he should really deal with. He did not unite with the Five Mountains Sword Sects to fight against the Demon Sect and Shaolin, but instead attacked his own allies. He thought that everything was under control, but he would be misled by his own stupidity in the future."

(PS: This chapter is 6000 words long. There will be another chapter later. Are you happy, my dears?)

Chapter 87: It is not easy to avoid offending others in everything you do.

Chapter 87: It is not easy to avoid offending others in everything you do.

If Zuo Lengchan did not want to merge the sects and simply wanted to deal with the other four sects, then his approach was very smart.

But if they want to merge the sects while weakening their strength in this way, there will be many problems even if they merge. Shaolin, as the leader of the righteous sect, will not allow a more powerful Songshan Sect to be in Songshan with them. They will definitely try every means to suppress it.

As the sworn enemy, the Demon Sect would not sit idly by and watch Zuo Lengchan merge his sects. They would definitely take advantage of the weak period after the merger to engage in a violent fight with the Five Mountains Sword Sect, which was plagued by problems.

The Five Mountains Sword Sects were originally an alliance of five different sects, and were the result of the joint efforts of previous generations. Zuo Lengchan didn't even understand why the Five Mountains Sword Sects formed an alliance, yet he still wanted to merge the sects and killed his own allies, doing what the Demon Sect and Shaolin wanted to do but couldn't do.

If the possibility was not extremely low, he would be more like an undercover agent sent by Shaolin into the Five Mountains Sword Sect.

Yue Buqun was convinced by Jiang Ning's words.

To be honest, he originally had some thoughts of merging the factions in his heart. After all, who hasn't fantasized about it? But his idea of ​​merging the factions was not to be ruthless to his allies like Zuo Lengchan did. He wanted to make the various factions become closer.

But after listening to Jiang Ning's idea, he had completely erased the idea of ​​merging the factions from his mind and no longer even had the fantasy of it.

Rather than merging the Five Mountains Sword Sects, it is better to strengthen the Huashan Sect. Although it is slow, it is more stable.

"In that case, we must hurry up when we get back."

Yue Buqun said.

Jiang Ning's analysis of things is very clear, which makes him see things in front of him more clearly. As the saying goes, one person's wisdom is short, but two people's wisdom is long. He is no longer confused about the future as before.

In the past, he was thinking about the future of Huashan Sect alone. Even though Ning Zhongze knew his difficulties, he could not give him any advice and could only act as a listener.

And now, Jiang Ning's analysis of Zuo Lengchan, the Songshan School and the Five Mountains Sword School made his eyes light up. Such an extraordinary vision made him very excited.

But Yue Buqun still felt a little lost at this moment.

In fact, this was supposed to be the time when Linghu Chong was discussing the future of the Huashan Sect with him.

But Linghu Chong...

Shaking his head, Yue Buqun cleared his mind of thoughts, looked at Jiang Ning and asked another question: "Are you really going to Sichuan to cause trouble for the Qingcheng Sect and Master Yu?"

Jiang Ning nodded: "Yes, but not now. At least we have to wait until Zuo Lengchan takes action against our Huashan Sect."

Even if Jiang Ning wants to target the Qingcheng Sect, he cannot ignore the beginning and the end, as the Huashan Sect is his base.

If during the time he was away from Huashan, Zuo Lengchan asked the Songshan Sect to bring the remnants of the Sword Sect up the mountain to force Yue Buqun to abdicate, even if Yue Buqun's strength had greatly increased, if something unexpected happened at that time, Jiang Ning would not be able to get the information since he was in Sichuan, and would not be able to rush back immediately.

Yue Buqun had nothing much to say. Jiang Ning's arrangement was very rational and did not need any further explanation.

But his expression was still a little hesitant.