Shi Potian travels through Linghu Chong

Chapter 72 I’m in a hurry
Zhong Zhen was talking to Master Dingjing, but his attention was all on Shi Potian beside him. He was observing Shi Potian's situation, with his right hand calmly on the sword at his waist, ready to turn hostile and attack at any time.

The rest of the Songshan Sect's people did not hide their hostility at all. They looked Shi Potian up and down, fearful but also eager to try.

No one in the outside world knew about Zuo Lengchan's ambition to merge the Five Mountains Sword Sects, but to his fellow disciples, it was no secret and they all participated in it.

He either recruited gangsters for Zuo Lengchan, or coerced and bribed other underworld forces to join the Songshan Sect, and even committed murders and robbery of entire families.

At Liu Zhengfeng's retirement ceremony, Shi Potian defeated Ding Mian, Lu Bai and Fei Bin alone. Not only did he destroy Zuo Lengchan's plan to use Liu Zhengfeng as a sacrifice to establish his authority and suppress the reputation and strength of the Hengshan Sect, causing the Songshan Sect to lose face, but he also made the other four sects show signs of uniting to fight against the Songshan Sect, and he became a serious concern for Zuo Lengchan.

If they can get rid of this great threat to Zuo Lengchan, their status in the Songshan Sect and the Five Mountains Sect in the future will greatly increase, and they will have all the wealth, power and beauties they want.

Zhong Zhen thought the same.

As one of the Thirteen Guardians of Songshan and Zuo Lengchan's direct junior brother, Zhong Zhen knew much more inside information than these side disciples of the Songshan Sect.

Therefore, it is even more clear what Zuo Lengchan’s hatred and fear of Shi Potian is.

According to Zuo Lengchan's original plan, he would first deal with the Hengshan Sect, which had the biggest flaw among the four sects, and then use the "Sword Qi Dispute" of the Huashan Sect to deal with the weakest Huashan Sect, followed by the Hengshan Sect, which was relatively weak but had the greatest influence, and finally the Taishan Sect, which was the strongest.

Because of Shi Potian's appearance, his first step plan had problems, and the subsequent plans had to be changed accordingly. He could only skip the Huashan Sect, whose strength had greatly increased, and attack the Hengshan Sect.

Therefore, Zuo Lengchan sent people to spread the rumor in the martial arts world that "Huashan Sect obtained the "Sunflower Manual" and Linghu Chong's martial arts skills increased greatly with the help of the "Sunflower Manual". He also used this incident to ask the head of Hengshan Sect, Master Ding Xian, to send people to support Huashan Sect, while he sent the recruited gangsters to ambush them halfway.

The plan went extremely smoothly at the beginning, but unexpectedly a monk named Bujie suddenly showed up and blocked the gangsters, and protected the Hengshan Sect and retreated to the cliff of Wan'an Mountain.

Immediately afterwards, Yi Lin went to Huashan Sect to ask for help, and brought Shi Potian and Yue Lingshan to support Hengshan Sect.

The people of Songshan Sect had been monitoring the situation in Huashan for a long time. Not long after Shi Potian and the other two went down the mountain, the news reached Zhong Zhen's ears.

Zhong Zhen was not surprised but happy. He immediately made a plan to use Hengshan Sect as bait to lure Shi Potian to his death.

Afterwards, he went up the mountain to persuade Master Dingjing to accept the merger of the Five Mountains and usurp the position of the head of Hengshan. He was somewhat sincere in his intentions, but more of him wanted to gather information.

As a result, he did not find out much information on the mountain. Instead, when he was going down the mountain, he learned from the disciples of Songshan that Yi Lin had taken the initiative to find them and told them about Monk Bujie, Shi Potian, and Yue Lingshan.

Zhong Zhen made a prompt decision and asked the gangsters to use the captured Hengshan disciples to lure Master Dingjing and the missing Shi Potian and Yue Lingshan into the trap.

As a result, Shi Potian successfully took the bait, but he tore the net directly.

The scene where Shi Potian single-handedly fought back all the hidden weapons in the sky made Zhong Zhen dumbfounded, and he began to think of retreating.

Even if those gangsters revealed that they were sent by the Songshan Sect.

As long as they insist that this is a false accusation and refuse to admit it, the Hengshan Sect will be unable to do anything to them.

However, Qinghai Yixiao, a disciple of Baiban Shaxing, believed that Shi Potian had learned a long-lost magical skill called "The Great Shift of the Universe" in their Western Regions, and that he was not necessarily that powerful, so he was unwilling to let the matter go.

——Zuo Lengchan and Baiban Shaxing were close friends, so it was natural for Qinghai Yixiao to become the temporary leader of these gangsters.

When he came, he solemnly promised Zuo Lengchan that nothing would go wrong. If he went back in such disgrace, he would be too ashamed to see Zuo Lengchan again.

So, despite Zhong Zhen's objection, Qinghai Yixiao took Yilin as a hostage and tried to rescue the remaining gangsters.

He didn't think about keeping his promise. He just waited for his men to leave and then killed Yi Lin to silence her, and at the same time delayed Shi Potian and others.

And that dagger was the one he prepared for Yi Lin.

As a result, Shi Potian's "Dragon Catching Hand" disrupted his plan.

But before he died, he stabbed the dagger into Monk Bujie's stomach.

This also made Zhong Zhen, who was thinking of quitting, change his mind.

Without Monk Bujie, the only two masters left from the Hengshan Sect were Linghu Chong and Master Dingjing.

Linghu Chong also consumed a large amount of his inner energy while detoxifying and prolonging Monk Bujie's life.

He has seventeen fellow disciples on his side, all of whom are highly skilled in martial arts.

This may be the best time for them to get rid of Linghu Chong.

but now……

Zhong Zhen looked at Shi Potian who was standing behind Master Ding Jing. His breathing was steady and his face was rosy. He didn't look like he had lost a lot of energy. He was a little hesitant.

Master Dingjing's face turned pale with anger at Zhong Zhen's shamelessness, but considering the Hengshan disciples behind her, she forced herself not to lose her temper.

The gangsters were anxious, and they shouted, "Young Master Linghu, Master Dingjing, we have nothing to do with the Demon Sect. It was the Songshan Sect that forced us to attack you. If you hand us over, they will definitely kill us to silence us."

Zhong Zhen shouted sternly, "Shut up! You demons are really unrepentant. Even at this point, you are still trying to sow discord between our Five Mountains Sword Sects. Do you think Master Ding Jing will believe your lies?"

Yi Lin had been taking care of Monk Bujie in the middle of the team. After hearing this, she could no longer hold back and shouted, "You are talking nonsense! You bad guys from Songshan Sect tricked me into telling them about my father, Senior Brother Linghu, and Senior Sister Yue, and you used me to threaten them. You are in the same group with them!"

Zhong Zhen sneered, "Little Nun Yilin, you can eat whatever you want but you can't say whatever you want. You said someone from our Songshan Sect cheated you. Who cheated you? Point him out and we'll confront him on the spot. If this is true, I will definitely clean up the mess and give you justice."

While delaying time, Zhong Zhen observed Shi Potian's situation, trying to confirm whether he was just pretending or whether he really had not lost much internal energy.

Master Dingyi originally really thought that Zhong Zhen had repented and was bringing people from the Songshan Sect to support them. When she heard what Yilin said, her face suddenly changed. She struggled to sit up and asked Master Dingjing, "Big Sister, what is going on? Is what Yilin said true?"

Seeing that the truth could no longer be concealed, Master Dingjing sighed slightly, nodded and said, "These people are indeed not from the Demon Cult." Master Dingyi raised her eyebrows, glared at Zhong Zhen, and said, "You...you guys..."

She had a bad temper to begin with, and when she heard such things, she instantly became furious. She felt a sweetness in her throat, and a mouthful of blood spurted out. Her eyes went dark, and she fell backwards.

His already pale face was already showing some signs of graying.

This is what Master Dingjing was most worried about. She wanted to go forward to heal Master Dingyi, but the situation was critical and she couldn't afford to waste her energy.

Shi Potian did not have such concerns. He shouted anxiously, "Uncle Master Dingyi!" He rushed forward and continuously poured the Zixia true qi into Master Dingyi's body.

When Zhong Zhen saw this, he had an idea and glanced at Monk Bujie beside Yilin. He saw that Monk Bujie had his eyes closed, was unconscious, and his face was full of pain. He knew that Monk Bujie was only temporarily suppressing the poison. If it went on any longer, Shi Potian would have to use up his true energy to detoxify and heal his wounds.

Zhong Zhen immediately had an idea in his mind and smiled slightly, "Two nuns, it's OK that little nun Yilin was young and ignorant and was deceived by the demon cult monster. But how could you misunderstand us? How could our Songshan Sect do such a thing!"

"Nephew Linghu, please stop now."

Master Dingjing stopped Shi Potian who was healing with Master Dingyi, and said angrily, "You said it yourself, so I don't have to say it again. Zuo Lengchan betrayed us for his own evil ambitions and recruited these gangsters to ambush our Hengshan Sect. Sooner or later, he will get his retribution."

Zhong Zhen said, "Master Dingjing, what you said is totally wrong. Senior Brother Zuo has always put the righteousness of the martial arts world first, and everything he does is to protect the righteousness of the martial arts world. Liu Zhengfeng was able to influence the demon sect elder Qu Yang, so what does it matter if my senior brother Zuo converts a few gangsters! Don't you Buddhists also say that if you put down your butcher knife, you will become a Buddha right away?"

Zhong Zhen delayed time, waiting for the monk Bujie's poison to erupt again before taking action.

Master Dingjing also saw Zhong Zhen's plan, but did not point it out immediately. She also used this time to ponder over a countermeasure.

Nun Dingyi woke up from her coma, slowly opened her eyes, and whispered to Shi Potian: "My dear nephew Linghu, I'm afraid today's matter will not end well. When we take action, you should seize the opportunity and find a way to escape with Miss Yue."

"You must tell Mr. Yue, Senior Brother Tianmen, Mr. Mo Da, Senior Sister Ding Xian and the others what happened today. You must seek justice for us."

When Shi Potian heard the word "take action", his eyes lit up and he asked in a low voice: "Uncle Dingyi, they stopped us from leaving just to fight us?"

Master Dingyi felt a little awkward listening to this, but she thought there was nothing wrong with it in general, so she nodded.

Shi Potian heaved a sigh of relief, walked forward, and said to Master Ding Jing: "Uncle Master Ding Jing, I know what to do, leave this matter to me."

Everyone's eyes turned over at once.

Master Ding Jing was at a loss. Although she didn't know what Shi Potian could do, she still chose to believe Shi Potian and nodded, saying, "Okay."

Shi Potian walked forward, bowed respectfully to Zhong Zhen and the others, and said, "My dear uncles, Master Dingyi and Uncle Bujie are both injured. If you want to compete, just come find me."

Master Dingjing: “???” Is this the method you mentioned?
Master Dingjing was stunned for a moment, and seeing Shi Potian's serious and sincere face, she felt that Shi Potian's idea was too naive. The Songshan Sect was obviously here to kill and silence them, so how could they agree to fight with you one by one!
A group of people from Songshan also burst into laughter.

When the two sides fought in Hengshan City to decide the outcome, it was because both sides were evenly matched, but it is different now!

Seeing the people from Songshan Sect laughing so happily, Shi Potian also laughed and said, "However, this time is different from before. We are in a hurry. All seventeen of you should come together."

The surroundings suddenly became quiet.

Everyone in Songshan was stunned. Their laughter stopped abruptly. They looked at Shi Potian in disbelief, wondering if they had heard it wrongly.

Seeing that they suddenly stopped laughing, Shi Potian hurriedly explained: "Master Dingyi and the old man are very ill and need to see a doctor as soon as possible. The sooner I beat you, the sooner I can see a doctor."

As he spoke, Shi Potian drew out his sword, made a sword gesture with his left hand, performed a "Poetry and Books to Meet Friends", then sheathed the sword and said, "Let's get started quickly."

Master Dingjing couldn't help but ask, "Nephew Linghu, what do you mean by this?"

Shi Potian said: "The move I just used is the 'Poetry and Sword Meeting Friends' in our Huashan Sword Technique, which means that we are all good friends, and the duel is only to decide the winner, not to risk our lives."

Nun Dingjing said, "I know the meaning of 'friendship through poetry and sword', but why did you put away the sword?"

Shi Potian said: "The long sword is sharp and can easily hurt people. I won't hurt them if I don't use the sword and use less force."

Master Dingjing and Master Dingyi were dumbfounded.

The young disciples of Hengshan nodded frequently, with an expression of "I see", thinking that this made sense.

Yue Lingshan held her forehead with her hand, looking helpless, and quickly reminded: "Big Brother, they are not fighting with you, you must not show mercy! If you..."

"Who asked him to show mercy? You ignorant little bastard, I will teach you a lesson today!"

The people of Songshan interrupted Yue Lingshan's words harshly.

They were all proud and arrogant people, especially in recent years, with the prosperity of the Songshan School, their status and position had risen rapidly, so they had never suffered such humiliation.

Even Zhong Zhen, who was scheming and most fearful of Shi Potian, could not suppress his anger and shouted, "Okay, okay, Young Master Linghu is indeed extraordinary. I want to learn from you today!"

As he was speaking, a hot-tempered man from Songshan rushed up to Shi Potian and shouted, "Take my sword!" He thrust out his sword and slashed it from left to right.

Shi Potian was just thinking about what Yue Lingshan said about not showing mercy when this man had already rushed to his side and subconsciously swung his palm into the air.

Halfway through the swing, he suddenly remembered that the person in front of him was not Feng Qingyang. He hurriedly retracted most of his palm power, but he was still a step too late.

With a loud bang, the man from Songshan flew into the air and crashed into a tree as thick as a bowl, breaking it in half, before falling heavily to the ground.

(End of this chapter)