Not long after Han Ye and Xue Yan left, the Eight Trigrams School, Giant Whale Sect, and Snow Hawk Sect arrived.
The Eight Trigrams School's disciples led by Chen Qinghe were all wearing black and white martial arts uniforms. Wu Daoshan's group was even more ostentatious. The sect members were all holding large knives, swinging iron hooks, and waving spiked clubs. They were aggressive and determined to win. Li Yinsong's Snow Eagle Sect was relatively low-key. The disciples quietly followed the group. Occasionally, a few people lowered their heads and whispered, but when Sect Leader Li Yinsong turned around to look, they all kept quiet.
The three leaders stood side by side.
The one walking in the middle was in his twenties. His face was slightly pale, but he was handsome. As he walked, he covered his mouth with a handkerchief and coughed lightly from time to time, as if he had some strange illness.
The man on the left was in his early thirties. He had pockmarks on his face and his hair was slightly straight. He looked around and did not forget to pay attention to the two big shots on the right.
The person sitting on the right was over 60 years old. He had a head of silver hair and was radiant. He looked forward with a very serious expression. No one knew what he was thinking.
The sect leader on the left spoke first. He seemed to ask the youth in the middle intentionally or unintentionally,"Childe Chen, I've long heard of your father's great name, and I've rarely seen him before. Today, the Demon Slayers Association is filled with heroes, but without a great figure like your father to command the overall situation, it's truly a great pity, sigh.”As he spoke, the sect leader on the left even pretended to sigh regretfully.
Chen Qinghe, who was standing in the middle, glanced at the sect leader who spoke. His eyes revealed a trace of disdain that was difficult for others to detect."You don't know how happy you are, do you? My father and your Giant Kun Gang have always been on bad terms. If he doesn't come, won't you have one less person to release?”He thought so, but he couldn't say it that way. Chen Qinghe took out a handkerchief and coughed a few times, pretending to be helpless."Ahem, my father came in unwell, so he sent me out to deal with this matter. Before he left, he didn't forget to remind me that Brother Shan and Senior Li are the pillars of the martial arts world.”
"No, no! Young Master Chen had become the Eight Trigrams School's Sect Leader at such a young age. The younger generation was truly formidable! Hahaha!" The old man on the right, Li Yinsong, praised with a smile as he thought to himself,""Humph, this Demon Slayer Association was clearly initiated by your father. When we formed an alliance, your father swore that he would pay 100,000 taels of silver as funds to exterminate the demons. Now that the money has not arrived, your father pretended to be sick and did not come. People say that you two are a pair of fox father and son, and it's indeed true!”
Wu Daoshan also praised Chen Qinghe along with Li Yinsong, but he cursed in his heart: "Can you and your father hide this from me? You wanted to kill the King of Hell to silence him, so you dragged us into this to create a commotion. Now, your father isn't coming out, and your son is pretending to be sick. Continue pretending to be sick. After I capture Han Ye and kill Reaper Yama, even if I can't get the 100,000 taels of silver to exterminate the demons, my reputation will at least be better than the two of you!”
It could be said that the three sect leaders each had their own ulterior motives. Li Yinsong saw that the atmosphere was a little dull, so he said to everyone sanctimoniously,"Brother Dao Shan, Nephew Qinghe, Reaper Yama has committed a heinous crime. As his disciple, Han Ye's strength is not inferior to his. Now that the evil path is rampant, even the famous Wang Tiequan has fled.”
"Ahem." Chen Qinghe raised his handkerchief to cover his mouth and coughed twice."Listening to Old Senior Li's words is like being enlightened. Although my father's seven spirits are big, they aren't even one-tenth of the old senior's.”
"Yeah, Old Master Li said it well!”Wu Daoshan also pretended to raise his arms and shout at the martial artists behind him,""Let us righteous sects unite as one and eliminate evil for the martial arts world!”
"Let's unite and get rid of the evil for the martial arts world!”The disciple of the Giant Kun Gang was the first to respond.
"Let's unite and get rid of the evil for the martial arts world!”The disciples of the other sects also followed suit and shouted. Their voices were not small, and they could be heard dozens of miles away from the foot of Mount Shu.
"Hahahaha!" At this time, the three chiefs faintly heard a burst of mocking laughter coming from the forest not far away.
The laughter was obviously not from one of their own. Moreover, the large group of people had come here and caused quite a commotion. However, that person had not made a sound until now. It was inevitable that he would feel suspicious. Chen Qinghe's face darkened as he asked in the direction of the voice,""Who is laughing?"
"He's just a person who hasn't set foot in the martial arts world for a long time.”The man sighed,"It's only been a dozen years, but the martial arts world has already fallen to this state. What a pity."”
After all, Li Yinsong was an elder who had seen a lot of things. From the other party's tone, he knew that this person was most likely a famous figure in the martial arts world. As he recalled, he said to the forest,"Since you are a senior in the martial arts world, you should know that we have gathered in the Demon Slayers Association to protect the righteous path of the martial arts world.”
"Li Yinsong, after so many years, your sanctimonious appearance still hasn't changed.”The words of the man in the forest immediately shocked Li Yinsong, but his next words made everyone present feel ashamed. He said,"The King of Hell is already dead. You don't have to look for him anymore. As for Han Ye, although he was the disciple of the King of Hell, what evil things had he done? He had subdued the alligator demons and destroyed the evil spirits. He had done countless good deeds for the martial arts world in the past eight years, but everyone had turned a blind eye to it. They had gathered thousands of people to pursue him, and they even pretended to be indignant and said that they were 'united as one to eliminate evil for the martial arts world'. Wasn't that ridiculous? Hahahaha!"
When the three chiefs heard this person say that Reaper Yama was dead, they were all a little surprised. They all felt that his words were somewhat credible, but they did not intend to admit it.
"How many good people did Slayer Yama kill back then?”Chen Qinghe picked up the handkerchief and coughed, pretending to be angry." Han Ye is willing to acknowledge such an unpardonable murderer as his master. This shows that Han Ye has ulterior motives and is very scheming. He spread the false news that the King of Hell is dead and deliberately created the illusion of subduing demons and ghosts. Isn't he just trying to let the devil get away with it?”
"Hahaha!" "You must be Chen Yaohai's son, right?" the man in the forest said with a smile. When I returned to Mount Shu, you were still a little kid. I didn't expect you to learn your father's cunning and cunning! The King of Hell is indeed dead and has now entered the cycle of reincarnation. Han Ye also has evidence to subdue demons and ghosts, but you pretend to be righteous and sow discord. How can I not tell which is true and which is false?”
The man from the forest's words made Chen Qinghe's expression turn extremely ugly. He was afraid that the image of the Chen father and son would be tarnished, so he quickly turned his shock into anger and said in front of the martial artists,""I respected you as a senior in the martial arts world, so I kindly advised you not to do evil for the devil. Who knew that not only did you speak up to protect the devil, but you also slandered me and my father! I'm a junior, so it's only right for me to be taught a lesson by a senior. However, my father is highly respected and is already old. How can I allow you to tarnish him?”
"Yes!" Wu Daoshan also raised his arms in support,"Old Master Chen's reputation is known far and wide.”As he spoke, Wu Daoshan pointed in the direction of the voice and pretended to be indignant."You said that you have returned to Mount Shu, but I heard that the King of Hell is from Mount Shu. Your Mount Shu Faction is slandering the righteous path, protecting the evil, and even claiming to be the number one sect in the Immortal Dao that maintains the righteousness of the world. Pah!"
Hearing the sect leader's words, several elders of the Giant Whale Sect also praised,"Well said, Sect Master!"
"Evil devil, take this Wind Splitting Slash!”As Wu Daoshan spoke, he pulled out the Wave Breaking Saber from his waist. He held the hilt with both hands and gathered internal energy on it. Then, he shouted and slashed at the person who spoke in the forest. A powerful saber wind swept over!
In fact, Wu Daoshan had been waiting for this opportunity. He saw that Lin Zhongren's words were sharp. He scolded Li Yinsong and scolded Chen Qinghe. Wouldn't it be his turn later? Taking advantage of the fact that the other party had not exposed his shortcomings, he quickly took action to get rid of this unknown fellow. Firstly, he wanted to eliminate the hidden danger, and secondly, he wanted to raise the reputation of his Giant Kun Sect.
Wu Daoshan's blade wind was indeed powerful. It instantly swept the trees and bushes that blocked their vision into pieces and slashed at the two people playing chess behind them. Just as everyone thought that the blade wind was going to cut the two people in half, the white-robed man among the two calmly waved his sleeve. The blade wind suddenly exploded ten feet away from him and disappeared!
Wu Daoshan was dumbfounded. This was his proudest skill, but the other party had blocked it with a wave of his hand. What kind of strength was this?!
Chen Qinghe was also stunned, because even he didn't dare to face Wu Daoshan's Wind Splitting Slash head-on. Who would have thought that this person in front of him could actually block the blade wind with one hand?
Among the three chiefs, only Li Yinsong had a solemn expression. He nervously observed the white-robed man opposite him and found that there were seven Qi swords floating around his body. Each Qi sword had a word attached to it. The word "Wall" on one of the Qi swords was shining slightly. Li Yinsong seemed to have thought of something and a trace of cold sweat appeared on his silver temples.
"The Wave Breaking Saber Technique is actually such a three-legged cat. You're much worse than the previous sect master of the Giant Whale Sect. Go back and practice your saber technique on the ground. Don't just think about scheming all day long.”Shouzheng said to Wu Daoshan before he continued playing chess with his senior brother. He said coldly to the martial artists,""Who else wants to try their skills? Come up and let me experience it.”
Shou Zheng's tone was cold, but it was enough to intimidate the heroes. Wu Daoshan definitely did not dare to rashly attack. Chen Qinghe also signaled his subordinates not to act rashly, while Li Yinsong stood motionless and looked at Shou Zheng without saying a word. His expression flickered.
"Wulin, oh Wulin." Shou Zheng's fingers held a black chess piece, but it stopped in mid-air. He sighed and said,"Now that it's filthy, how can it not make people feel heartache?”As he spoke, Shou Zheng placed the chess piece back into the box and said to Changfeng,""Senior brother, I've already lost this game of chess. There's no need to play anymore.”
"Junior apprentice-brother, don't be anxious." Changfeng pointed to three positions on the chessboard and said,""Aren't these three places still full of vitality?”
"Sigh." Shou Zheng understood Changfeng's meaning and sighed,""The monks of the Divine Martial Temple are upright and upright, the palace maids of the Jade Water Sect are chivalrous and soft-hearted, and the sect master of the Great Strength Sect is open-minded. However, these three sects do not represent the entire martial arts world. Now that the Eight Trigrams School, Giant Whale Sect, Snow Hawk Sect, and the Howling Sword Hall are all declining, they are actually reduced to relying on chasing a child to increase their reputation. How can I not feel ashamed!”Shouzheng shook his head.
Li Yinsong had some doubts a moment ago, but after hearing Shou Zheng's words, he understood. He knelt on the ground and cupped his fists at Shou Zheng."Li Yinsong and the disciples of Xue Ying Sect pay their respects to the Alliance Master!”As Li Yinsong spoke, he gave a look to the disciples behind him who did not understand. They all sensibly knelt down.
"Alliance Master?" When Chen Qinghe and Wu Daoshan saw Li Yinsong making such a big move, they were both shocked. They never thought that the person standing in front of them was the martial arts world's former leader, Gongsun Zheng!
" It's been more than ten years…" Shou Zheng glanced at Li Yinsong intentionally or unintentionally and said with an imposing manner,""Li Yinsong, I didn't expect you to recognize me, Gongsun Zheng.”
"Alliance Master's holy face, Yinsong will not forget it until death!”Li Yinsong kowtowed." Ever since the Alliance Master decided to retire from the martial world and return to Mount Shu, the martial arts world has been leaderless and has become increasingly depressed. I hope that the Alliance Master will come out of seclusion as soon as possible and work together for the great plan!”
"Leave the mountain early?" Shou Zheng sighed bitterly." In the past, I was tired of evil people. I don't have a family, so I hid here."”As he spoke, Shou Zheng looked at Li Yinsong with an imposing gaze and said coldly,"Today, I saw you chasing after the two children for fame and fortune like a wolf and a tiger. I was so disappointed that I couldn't even think of leaving the mountain.”
" But, Alliance Master," Li Yinsong was shocked and hurriedly said," You also said that you wanted to get rid of the scourge of the King of Hell!" How could Han Ye let such a devil be his master and let him be?”
"That was then and that is now." Shou Zheng was slightly angry." No matter how evil the King of Hell is, he's still dead. The disciple he left behind is a good person. Why are you guys so aggressive?!"”
If it was someone else who said this, Li Yinsong might have refuted it, but the person who spoke was the former Alliance Master. Would Li Yinsong still dare to oppose it directly? Thus, the silver-haired old man pretended to be ashamed and said,""Alliance Master is right."
"Since you know I'm right, why don't you quickly take your men and leave Shu?" Shou Zheng sneered.”
"Yes, Alliance Master told Yinsong to leave, so Yinsong definitely wouldn't dare to stay.”As he spoke, Li Yinsong waved his hand at the disciples behind him. Everyone turned around and retreated in an orderly manner. Before leaving, Li Yinsong turned around and added,"As for the matter of reviving the martial arts world in the future, I hope Alliance Master will think about it. If you intend to leave the mountain, Yinsong will definitely support you with all his strength!”After saying that, Li Yinsong led the Snow Hawk Sect members away from the foot of Mount Shu.
Wu Daoshan and Chen Qinghe looked down on Li Yinsong. This old thing usually had a righteous and stern appearance, but when it came to pleasing others, it was really cunning. Wasn't he hoping that Gongsun Zheng would come out of seclusion because he wanted to use his reputation to raise his status?
Wu Daoshan was especially disdainful. He leaned the Wave Breaking Saber on his shoulder and looked at Shou Righteous Dao disapprovingly."Even if you were once the leader of the martial arts world, you are nothing now. No matter how good your martial arts are, you are only one person. How can you stop more than five hundred brothers of my Giant Kun Sect?”
"Oh? Are you trying to bully me with numbers?" Shou Zheng couldn't even be bothered to look at Wu Daoshan's face. He sneered and said,"Or should I say, I was once the Alliance Master, and you can become famous by defeating me here?”
Shou Zheng's words exposed Wu Daoshan's thoughts. Not only did Wu Daoshan want to kill Han Ye to increase his reputation, but he also wanted to get rid of Shou Zheng and replace him. His madness was unbelievable.
However, Wu Daoshan didn't reveal his intentions. He just pointed his saber at Shou Zheng and said arrogantly,""Wang Tiequan is afraid of Han Ye's martial strength, Old Man Li is afraid of your name, Gongsun Zheng, but I, Wu Daoshan, am fearless for the Righteous Qi of Heaven and Earth! As the leader of the martial arts world, you don't care about the martial arts world and actually protect the demon. As a member of Mount Shu, you don't care about the world and instead encourage evil. Today, I will lead the disciples of the Giant Kun Sect to enforce justice on behalf of the heavens and get rid of you, the scum of the martial arts world!”
"Enforcing justice for the heavens and eliminating evil for the people!" The disciples of the Giant Kun Sect behind Wu Daoshan raised their sabers and clubs and shouted their slogans.
Chen Qinghe saw that Wu Daoshan was about to make a move and felt that this was a godsend opportunity. On the one hand, although Gongsun Zheng had retired for more than ten years, he was still famous all over the world. If the words he scolded the Chen father and son today were to spread, the glorious image that the Chen father and son had painstakingly built would be destroyed. On the other hand, Gongsun Zheng was the leader of the alliance and a representative of strength. If he took this opportunity to " enforce justice " with Wu Daoshan today, the Chen father and son's status in the martial arts world would rise sharply after the battle. They would then be able to recruit more people with lofty aspirations and wealth.
Thus, Chen Qinghe pulled out the flexible sword at his waist and pointed it at Shou Zheng, saying,""Senior Gongsun Zheng, this junior didn't want to be your enemy, but you insulted my father without any guilt. This junior is protecting my father's reputation, so I can only fight you.”With that, the hundreds of Eight Trigrams School disciples also drew their weapons and followed Chen Qinghe as they approached Shou Zheng cautiously.
"Shameless…insane…is this the martial arts world I see?”Shouzheng, whose eyes were filled with vicissitudes of life, said with melancholy,"Master is right. Since I have already retired to the mountains, I should let go of everything. Now that the martial arts world has failed me, why should I care about the martial arts world?”As he spoke, Shou Zheng's expression turned from sorrow to anger. He raised his eyebrows and angrily swept the chess pieces on the table."This love is difficult to continue, so why don't we just let it go!”
When the martial artists saw Shou Zheng's sudden action, they retreated in fear.
Changfeng was a little surprised because this was the first time he had been so angry since Shouzheng came to the Shu Gate. However, after thinking for a moment, Changfeng could understand his junior brother Shouzheng's feelings. Perhaps in his heart, the martial arts world was like a child he loved. He had tried to make this child better, but at this point, he could do nothing but grieve.
"Junior Brother." Changfeng patted Shouzheng's shoulder and comforted him,""There's no need to be too angry. The heavens are above. Good and evil must have cause and effect.”
Shouzheng calmed down and said with a trace of regret,"Senior Brother, I can't live without the word 'Righteousness' in my life. Righteousness exists in my heart, and I can't stand any false feelings or deception. Therefore, Steel couldn't hide his anger when he saw the actions of so many villains.”
"I understand." Chang Feng said gently. He stroked his white beard and said,"But they are not here to harm you. They admire your reputation and came to Mount Shu to give you gifts.”
"Gifts?" Shou Zheng looked at Changfeng with a serious and puzzled expression.
"Look." As he spoke, Changfeng used his finger as a sword and pointed at the crowd of disciples from the Giant Kun Gang and the Eight Trigrams School. Then, he moved his sword finger and pointed at the empty space beside him. With a swoosh, hundreds of weapons, including Wu Daoshan's Wave Breaking Saber and Chen Qinghe's flexible sword, flew out of their owners 'hands and fell on the empty space like rain. Although they only collected a portion of the people's weapons, it was enough to pile up into a small mountain of weapons.
Wu Daoshan and Chen Qinghe were dumbfounded. Their subordinates were naturally shocked. Today, they had finally witnessed the true strength of the Mount Shu Sect Master. If they had wanted to use their numbers to bully Shou Zheng earlier, they would not dare to have any other ideas after seeing Chang Feng attack.
Chang Feng saw everyone's frightened faces, so he struck while the iron was hot and stroked his white beard, saying: "I forgot to introduce myself. I am the Sect Master of Mount Shu, the leader of the 'evil path' that Brother Dao Shan mentioned just now. Thank you for coming all the way here to guard my true junior brother and sending me generous gifts as a form of respect.”With that, Changfeng turned around and slightly retracted his white eyebrows, pretending to be in a difficult position: "However, Young Hero Han is now a guest of Mount Shu. If you want to denounce him, it will be difficult for me.”
It was better to save his life than to be anxious.
Wu Daoshan saw that Changfeng's strength was so unfathomable that he was afraid of angering him, so he trembled and smiled apologetically,"Uh…since the former Alliance Master is here, how can we dare to disturb his cultivation? Although Han Ye has committed a heinous crime, I, Wu Daoshan, know that he is the guest of the two Seniors. I, Wu Daoshan, also know the rules and will not cause any more trouble within the boundaries of Mount Shu.”
"Yes." Chang Feng nodded and looked at Chen Qinghe,""What about you, handsome young man?"
When Chen Qinghe heard Changfeng call him, his heart skipped a beat. He cursed Wu Daoshan in his heart,"Wu Mazi, you're good. You want to run away when you see your opponent's strength. You want me to take the blame? My father ordered me to eliminate Han Ye and Reaper Yama. Now that I know that Reaper Yama is dead and Han Ye is protected by an expert, there's no need for the Demon Slayers Association to be formed.”
Therefore, Chen Qinghe also deliberately took out his handkerchief and coughed, pretending to be ashamed and sighing,""Aiya, although the Alliance Master insulted my father first, he is still a big shot in the martial arts world. I shouldn't have acted rashly because of my father!”As he spoke, Chen Qinghe kowtowed to Shou Zheng and said,"Senior, this junior knows that I am ashamed and will reflect deeply. If the Alliance Master is not satisfied, this junior will kneel here until the Alliance Master is satisfied!”
How could Shou Zheng allow a disgusting person like Chen Qinghe to kneel at the foot of Mount Shu? Wouldn't this tarnish the reputation of the Mount Shu Faction? Thus, Shou Zheng didn't bother with this little person and waved his white sleeves without even looking,""Don't be long-winded. Go!"
Chen Qinghe knew that it was time to retreat. Before he turned around, he saw Wu Daoshan secretly leaning towards the pile of weapons from before. It seemed that he wanted to take back his Wave Breaking Saber. Seeing this, Chen Qinghe also moved his steps, wanting to take back his flexible sword.
Shou Zheng saw that the two of them were acting like thieves and couldn't help but sneer in disgust. The seven formed Qi swords around him suddenly spun quickly around his body. Then, he used his right hand as a knife and slashed at the ground in front of the pile of weapons. With a swoosh, a vigorous Sword Qi swept past in front of Wu Daoshan like a screen. The Sword Qi even left a deep mark on the ground. From this, one could see its amazing power.
Wu Daoshan was really scared out of his wits. He sat down on the ground and supported himself with his hands. His whole body was trembling. Chen Qinghe was glad that he was a few steps later than Wu Daoshan and quickly retreated obediently.
"Who was the one who said that he knew the rules?”"Since it's a gift, how can I take it back?" Shouzheng sneered.”
"Retreat, retreat! Retreat quickly!" Wu Daoshan didn't dare to say anything else and quickly fled with his disciples.
Chen Qinghe wanted to pretend to leave calmly, but his legs were trembling. He could only try to steady his steps, but his posture was already a little ugly.
"Forgive me for not seeing you off." Chang Feng stroked his white beard and smiled as he watched everyone leave.
"Senior Brother." Shou Zheng sighed." You won this game of chess. To deal with these evil villains, it's impossible not to use force to intimidate them."”
"This old man has lived for a few hundred years and has seen through a little more things.”Long Wind pointed at the pile of weapons on the ground and smiled solemnly."Junior Brother, what do you want to do with these gifts?”
"Humph." Shou Zheng laughed self-deprecatingly and said,""Senior Brother Yuan Yun just happens to need refined iron to forge a sword.”
Changfeng saw that Shou Zheng was still troubled by what had just happened, so he said,"Junior brother, the person who disappointed you has left, but the person you expected is on the way up the mountain.”As he spoke, Changfeng waved his grey sleeve and pointed at the lofty mountain in the distance.
" That's right…" Shou Zheng looked up at Mount Shu and sighed,""They should be reaching the peak soon, right?”
"Why don't you go up the mountain and take a look?" Eternal Wind laughed.
"Yes, Senior Brother." Shou Zheng nodded solemnly, but his deep eyes flashed with a strange light.
Thus, Chang Feng and Shou Zheng rode on their swords and rode the wind, flying towards the top of Mount Shu.
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