Hearing the unknown monk's words, the expressions of the people from WuTang Clan immediately changed. Their expressions were a little ugly. This person was simply provoking them and was even more of a threat.
"Right, tell us Xie Xun's whereabouts, or we'll massacre Mount Wudang.”
"Hand over Xie Xun."
"Bloodbath the WuTang Sect."
“......”
Upon hearing the monk's words, the people around them responded one after another, shouting " Blood bath Wudang!". Kong Wen, He Taichong, and the other leaders of the large sects were silent at this time, allowing these people to jeer. Obviously, they had tacitly agreed to this situation. If things really got out of hand, they might really be prepared to destroy the WuTang Clan in one fell swoop.
Song Yuanqiao knew that he had to quickly control this situation. Otherwise, once he lost control, it would be too late. There were many people in Jianghu who had come to Wudang Sect now. If they really fought, even Wudang Sect would not be able to resist.
"Presumptuous, shut up. This is Wudang Mountain, the territory of our Wudang Sect. You can't be presumptuous here. Our Wudang Sect is one of the six great sects in the martial arts world. How can we tolerate you rascals being rude? To put it nicely, revenge is all fake. Isn't it all for the Dragon Slaying Saber in Xie Xun's hand? A bunch of hypocrites. How dare they stand here and berate our Wudang Sect?”Mo Shenggu stood up and scolded everyone loudly.
"You, He Taichong of the Kunlun Sect, sneaked up to my Wudang Mountain and tried to kidnap people from my Wudang Sect. Our WuTang Sect won't stoop to your level, yet you still have the face to come here. And you, Shaolin Temple, what revenge for Master Kong Jian? Isn't it all for the Dragon Slaying Saber? How many years has Kong Jian been dead? Why haven't you guys been so proactive back then?”This time, Mosheng Valley was really angry and directly scolded the two top sects.
"Amitabha. I, a monk, don't speak nonsense. Almsgiver Mo's words are disrespectful to Buddha.”Even Kong Wen was a little embarrassed by Mo Shenggu's words. In the end, he could only use the big hat to suppress Mo Shenggu.
"Hmph, I don't believe in Buddhism, so your Buddha can't control me. "Also, you monks keep saying that you're merciful, but now you're threatening to massacre our Wudang Sect in Wudang Mountain. Hehe, you're really a whore who wants to build a memorial archway.”Mo Shenggu ignored Kong Wen's threat. Perhaps he was not a match for the entire Shaolin Temple, but he was not afraid of Kong Wen.
"How dare you! Almsgiver Mo actually framed Shaolin Temple? Are you challenging the prestige of Shaolin Temple?”Kong Wen was furious when he heard Mo Sheng Valley's words.
"So be it. Do you think our Wudang Sect is afraid of your Shaolin Temple? Bring it on if you have the ability." Obviously, the moment this sentence was said, it meant that everyone had officially shed all pretense of cordiality.
"Alright, I've long heard that Perfected Zhang's martial arts originated from Shaolin. People in the martial arts world say that Perfected Zhang's martial arts are better than his master's. Shaolin has admired this for a long time, but I don't know if the people in the martial arts world have exaggerated it. I hope to take this opportunity to verify it.”As he spoke, Kong Wen looked straight at Zhang Sanfeng, obviously wanting to see his attitude and whether he would accept their challenge.
"Good, this suggestion is not bad. It just so happens that both of us insist on our own words today and are unable to make the other party give up. Why don't we directly fight? If you win, then I'll make the decision for my fifth brother and tell him Xie Xun's whereabouts. If we are lucky enough to win, then I hope that you will not make things difficult for my fifth brother.”After receiving Zhang Sanfeng's instructions, Song Yuanqiao spoke.
Song Yuanqiao had just finished speaking when the hall immediately fell silent. Everyone looked at each other, not knowing if they should agree to this suggestion. After all, everyone present came from different sects, and some of them even had hostility towards each other, so it was difficult to reach a consensus.
"Everyone, I wonder if you can trust our Shaolin Temple. If you can trust us, we'll be the representative to negotiate with the WuTang Sect.”At this moment, he knew that someone had to come out and set an example, so Kong Wen could only speak up.
"Of course I trust Grandmaster."
"Master is highly respected and we believe in him.”
“......”
In the end, the Shaolin Monastery passed unanimously without any objections. After all, Kong Wen was of high seniority and his cultivation was not bad. Moreover, the thousand-year-old Shaolin Temple had a golden signboard that was enough to convince them. Regarding this point, whether it was the five first-rate forces present or the Kunlun Sect, none of them could compare. Therefore, the Shaolin Temple was the best choice.
"Thank you for your kindness, fellow martial artists. Then, everything will be decided by Shaolin.”He first cupped his hands to the people around him before looking at Song Yuanqiao.
"Almsgiver Song, how does your WuTang Sect plan to compete?”
"Master Kong Wen, since you've agreed, I'll explain in detail. Today is our master's 100th birthday, so it's inconvenient for him to fight. Therefore, we, the Seven Heroes of Wudang, are prepared to represent our master to show up and experience your martial arts.”Song Yuanqiao bowed to Kong Wen and spoke of the method that the few of them had thought of previously.
Previously, Song Yuanqiao and the others had long been prepared. They knew that there was no way out, so they made arrangements and thought of a way to force everyone to fight. That way, their Wudang Sect still had a chance of winning. Otherwise, Wudang Sect would not be able to deal with them if everyone swarmed up.
"Oh, Benefactor Song, this old monk agrees to this method. How about this, we each send seven people and fight seven rounds. In the end, whoever wins the most will win. What do you think, Almsgiver Song?" After thinking for a while, Kong Wen didn't find any traps and the rules of the competition were very fair, so he agreed.
"Alright, then may I know which seven people Grandmaster is preparing to send up?”
"Please allow this old monk to discuss this with the various benefactors.”
"Sure." Song Yuanqiao did not stop Kong Wen's request. It was useless to stop him anyway.
In the end, after a quarter of an hour of discussion, seven people were decided. They were Hu Biao, the leader of the Nine Tiger Godly Blade Sect, Hua An, the leader of the Nine Flowers Sect, Ke Yuanliang, the leader of the Godly Fist Position Sect, Xue Yuncheng, the leader of the Xue family, and the Blood Shark Gang, who would help Deng Xingyu. The remaining two people were, of course, He Taichong, the leader of the Kunlun Sect, and Kong Wen, the abbot of Shaolin Temple.
"Almsgiver Song, your sect's Swordsman Yu Sanxia is physically disabled and I'm afraid he won't be able to fight. I wonder if your sect will give up or replace him with someone else.”After arranging the manpower, Kong Wen thought of Yu Daiyan's injuries and asked in puzzlement.
"You don't have to worry about that, Grandmaster. Our WuTang Sect has our own arrangements.”Song Yuanqiao didn't say what to do and only let Kong Wen guess. In reality, regarding Yu Daiyan's matter, Song Yuanqiao did not have much of a solution either. Previously, he had wanted to find someone to replace him, but there was no such expert among the people on the mountain. Even if they were to make up the numbers, they would lose if they went up. At that time, it would also affect the morale of the Wudang Sect, so Song Yuanqiao was prepared to give up on this match. Anyway, it would be fine as long as they won four matches.
"Alright, we're ready. I wonder if your WuTang Sect needs to prepare again.”He Taichong taunted Song Yuanqiao.
"Hmph, my WuTang Sect has nothing to prepare. Since you're all ready, please follow me. This is the main hall, and the space is too small. We might not be able to display our skills, so we'll go outside and fight.”As he said, Song Yuanqiao led everyone out of the hall.
Soon, everyone arrived at an empty field. The surroundings were flat ground, and the center was paved with square bricks.
"This is the place where the WuTang Sect disciples practice their martial arts techniques in their spare time. I wonder if everyone is satisfied with this place.”After arriving at the location, Song Yuanqiao asked.
"Amitabha, let's do it here. It's just that we're only competing in martial arts, so we'll try our best to stop. We can't deliberately hurt people's lives, and once the opponent recognizes us, we can't attack again. Of course, once he left the square brick, he would lose.”At this moment, Kong Wen also spoke of the rules.
After all, it was just a martial arts competition. There was no need to fight to the death. If that really happened, then it would be a real enmity. Moreover, no matter which side suffered casualties, Shaolin would be responsible for it. That was why Kong Wen had set a rule of stopping at a certain point.
"Since this is a competition in front of all the martial artists, we don't need any referees. Everyone is the best referee. I don't think anyone will deliberately favor anyone.”
Kong Wen had no objections to Song Yuanqiao's words. After all, in this kind of situation, no one was suitable to be the referee. This was the best.
"Since it's Shaolin's challenge, we'll go first in the first round.”Shaolin was very magnanimous as to who was the first to send someone.
"I'll take the first round." As he spoke, a pale-faced middle-aged man stepped forward. His green robe made him look very elegant.
"I'm Hua An of the Nine Flowers Sect, and I've come to the WuTang Sect.”This man was the weakest among the seven people who had come out. He was only a super-class warrior, but the sword skills of the Nine Flowers Sect were not to be underestimated.
"Big brother master, this battle started because of me, so leave the first battle to me.”Zhang Cuishan volunteered before Song Yuanqiao could arrange for anyone.
"Alright, then I'll first wish Fifth Brother victory.”Song Yuanqiao wasn't worried at all about whether Zhang Cuishan would be able to win. Although Zhang Cuishan was only a super-class, he was already half a step into the ranks of top-notch martial artists. As long as his opponent was not a top-notch martial artist, Zhang Cuishan would not lose.
"Wudang Sect's Zhang Cuishan, please guide me." After they went on stage, the two of them bowed first. After all, they weren't mortal enemies, so he still had to put on some superficial effort.
"I've long heard of the famous Swordsman Zhang Five. I hope that Swordsman Zhang Five can repent and be saved by revealing Xie Xun's whereabouts. This way, we can turn hostility into friendship and stop competing.”Obviously, Hua An still wanted to persuade him. Although he did not have much hope, it was better not to fight if possible.
"Thank you for your kind intentions, Sect Leader Hua, but Zhang Cuishan is grateful. Let's start now.”Zhang Cuishan decisively rejected Hua An's suggestion.
"Alright." Hua An took out his sword and stabbed at Zhang Cuishan. He was not surprised by Zhang Cuishan's rejection, so he attacked first.
"Good timing." Zhang Cuishan raised his sword and blocked Hua An's attack.
Just like that, the two of them fought back and forth.
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