Shi Potian travels through Linghu Chong

Chapter 95 Let me do whatever I want

The leader of the Five Mountains is in charge of all matters concerning the Five Mountains, which, to put it bluntly, is everything related to the Demon Cult.

In this situation, the more intense the conflict between the Five Mountains Sword Sect and the Demon Sect, the greater the power of the Five Mountains Alliance Leader.

But in recent years, because Dongfang Bubai was not interested in the affairs of the martial arts world and left the Demon Cult alone, the Demon Cult's expansion and revival momentum almost stagnated. Instead, the new forces headed by Yang Lianting carried out various purges of the old forces headed by Ren Yingying.

The conflict between the Demon Cult and the Five Mountains Sword Sect became secondary. There were only sporadic conflicts between the two sides and basically no large-scale fighting.

It was after Zuo Lengchan saw this that he began to implement his plan to merge the Five Mountains.

In recent times, the Demon Cult has taken only two actions against the Five Mountains Sword Sect.

The first was that the Songshan Sect had somehow offended the Demon Cult's Saint Lady Ren Yingying. In order to vent their anger for the Saint Lady, the Demon Cult members frequently attacked the Songshan Sect, causing the Shaolin Sect to lose a lot of manpower as well.

The second is that the Demon Cult sent people to pretend to surrender to the Songshan Sect, trying to provoke internal strife among the Five Mountains Sword Sects.

The former has been basically resolved by the Songshan School with the assistance of Shaolin and other schools.

The latter also came to nothing when Yue Buqun became the leader of the Five Mountains.

After Yue Buqun became the leader of the Five Mountains, he immediately ordered the disciples of the Five Mountains to counterattack the Demon Cult.

To put it simply, it means that the three sects of Songshan, Taishan and Hengshan should clean up the demon cult members along the way according to the list of demon cult forces in Shaanxi given to him by Qu Feiyan when they return.

The Huashan Sect has no shortage of top masters nowadays, but it is extremely short of first-rate, second-rate, and even third-rate masters. It is simply unrealistic to rely on itself to eliminate the influence of the Demon Cult spread all over Shaanxi.

Yue Buqun had previously taken out the list given by Qu Feiyan, firstly to enhance the credibility of his words, secondly to prepare to use the other four factions to clean up Shaanxi, and thirdly to lay the groundwork -

As long as this list is confirmed, he can use the excuse of "I have planted a spy in the Demon Cult" to eliminate dissidents and designate anyone as someone who has secretly defected to the Demon Cult.

Of course, this is only temporary.

The Five Mountains Sword Sect has become famous in the martial arts world in recent decades for its fight against the Demon Sect. In the eyes of most people in the martial arts world, the weight of the Five Mountains leader is second only to the abbot of Shaolin and the head of Wudang.

As soon as the news of Yue Buqun becoming the leader of the Five Mountains spread, all kinds of people who wanted to curry favor with him or become disciples of the Huashan Sect would flock to him.

By then, the Huashan Sect will have no shortage of manpower, supplies, or martial arts, and its strength will inevitably experience explosive growth.

Yue Buqun was well aware of all this, and he had people go down the mountain early to invite carpenters and stonemasons to start renovating the Huashan Sect's buildings, waiting for this day to come.

Time flies and another half month has passed.

At noon that day, Shi Potian followed Ping Yizhi's instructions and helped Monk Bujie remove the poison again. After finishing his work, he heard Ping Yizhi say to the people of Hengshan: "The poison in Monk Bujie has been completely expelled from his body. All that remains is to rest and recover his vitality."

Everyone in Hengshan was overjoyed.

Yilin was even more grateful and shed tears. She bowed and clasped her hands together and said, "Thank you, Doctor Ping and Madam Ping. Yilin will recite sutras and pray for you in front of the Bodhisattva, wishing you a long life and peace."

Ping Yizhi said in a cold voice: "No need. Master Dingjing, Young Master Linghu, do you remember our previous agreement? I will help you detoxify Monk Bujie, and you will help me destroy one person's martial arts."

Monk Bujie shouted, "Ping Yizhi, the person you are dealing with is me. Let me handle this matter. Tell me who you are dealing with."

After two months, Monk Bujie lost dozens of pounds, and turned from an iron tower into a bamboo pole, but his complexion had improved a lot, giving people a feeling of being strong rather than weak.

Ping Yizhi ignored him and kept his eyes fixed on Master Dingjing and Shi Potian.

He had already learned from the Hengshan disciples what would happen to the Five Mountains Sword Association. Besides being horrified, he also became more determined to kill someone with a borrowed knife.

Although Monk Bujie is very skilled in martial arts, he is far inferior to Shi Potian.

He doesn't like it.

Yue Buqun watched all this coldly.

The three nuns Ding Xian, Ding Jing and Ding Yi are all upright and noble people. If they knew that Ping Yizhi was a member of the Demon Cult, they would inevitably be in a dilemma and it would be easy for them to be exposed.

Therefore, he did not tell them Ping Yizhi's true identity, and he was not in a hurry to speak at this time. Instead, he wanted to see what Ping Yizhi was planning.

Master Dingjing said, "Of course I remember. Doctor Ping also promised us that the person you are talking about is a villain who brings disaster to the world."

Ping Yizhi nodded and said, "He is not only a villain who brings disaster to the martial arts world, but also a member of the Demonic Cult."

Upon hearing this, Master Ding Xian and others immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Punishing evil and promoting good is what they, the righteous people in the martial arts world, should do, not to mention that they are from the Demon Sect.

Nun Dingyi said loudly, "Since he is a demon from the evil sect, then there is no problem. Doctor Ping, who is this person you are talking about?"

Ping Yizhi said, "The white-haired boy Ren Wujiang."

Master Dingyi was so surprised that she blurted out, "Didn't he die at the hands of Ren Woxing?"

The white-haired boy Ren Wujiang, the former leader of the Qinglong Hall of the Demon Cult, was a master of the Demon Cult at the same time as Feng Qingyang and Ren Woxing. He looked innocent like a child, but was ruthless and unscrupulous. His power made both the black and white gangs in the martial arts world tremble in fear.

Because of the special surname "Ren", many people at that time speculated that he was a brother of Woxing, the most powerful leader of the Fenglei Hall of the Demon Cult at that time, and also regarded him as a strong candidate to compete with Ren Woxing for the next leader of the Demon Cult.

Later, Ren Woxing became the leader of a cult, while Ren Wujiang suddenly disappeared and never appeared again.

Rumor has it that he died under Ren Woxing's Star-Absorbing Art.

I didn't expect to hear this name from Ping Yizhi again today.

Nun Dingxian, Nun Dingjing, and Yue Buqun looked at each other and thought, "No wonder Ping Yizhi wanted Chong'er to swear an oath with him. If Ren Wujiang was still alive, the Hengshan sect alone might not be able to deal with him."

Ping Yizhi didn't explain too much, and said: "Since I asked you to destroy his martial arts, he is still alive. In addition, when you see him, don't say that I asked you to do it, otherwise you will fail and I will suffer as a result."

Nun Dingxian and the other two did not doubt him, nodded in agreement, and then asked, "Where is Ren Wujiang now?"

Ping Yizhi said: "I don't know where he is now. I will inform you when I get the news."

Nun Dingxian and the other two looked at each other without any objection. Then they looked at Yue Buqun and Shi Potian and asked, "Alliance Master Yue, nephew Linghu, what do you think?" Yue Buqun said, "We don't know how many senior brothers and sisters of the Five Mountains Sword Sect died at the hands of Ren Wujiang. Now that we have learned about him, we naturally want to seek justice for those dead fellow disciples."

Shi Potian had been instructed by Yue Buqun to speak as little as possible in front of Ping Yizhi so as not to reveal his flaws. He just nodded at the side to show that he agreed with his master's decision.

Ping Yizhi was overjoyed but did not show it on his face. He just said, "Okay," and then said goodbye and left.

Yue Buqun did not stop him.

Ping Yizhi had stayed in Mount Hua for such a long time that he might not have heard other news, but he definitely must have known how powerful Shi Potian was.

In this situation, Ping Yizhi also specifically emphasized that Ren Wujiang must not be told that it was he who asked everyone to take action.

There must be something fishy going on here.

Compared to Ping Yizhi and the other demon cult monsters whose identities were already known and who could attack them at any time, Yue Buqun wanted to know what Ping Yizhi was deliberately hiding.

The people from Hengshan had stayed in Huashan for so long because of Monk Bujie. Now that Monk Bujie's poison had been cured, there was no need for them to stay any longer. They said goodbye and left early the next morning, setting off for Hengshan.

Before this, Yue Buqun had already given Master Ding Xian the list of the Shanxi cult members given by Qu Feiyan.

Unlike the Huashan Sect, which has always been the Demon Cult's number one enemy among the Five Mountains Sword Sects, the Demon Cult has never taken the Hengshan Sect seriously.

In addition, Shanxi is a poor area with not many gangs, and the influence of the Demon Cult in Shanxi is not that strong, so the Hengshan School is prepared to resolve the matter on its own.

Yue Buqun didn't say much, he just promised them that if they encountered any trouble, they could just inform Huashan, and as the leader of the Five Mountains, he would definitely help with all his strength.

With the departure of Hengshan Sect, only Huashan Sect members were left on Yunu Peak.

Yue Buqun also began to prepare for the ancestral worship ceremony, which was to celebrate their Huashan Sect's regaining the position of leader of the Five Mountains, and to reincorporate the Sword Sect into the Huashan sect.

Since then, the Huashan Sword and Qi sects have reconciled.

Feng Buping and the other two headed south the next day, preparing to find a Feng Shui treasure land to rebuild the mountain gate and revitalize the Sword Sect.

Feng Qingyang did not show up from beginning to end, as if he was indifferent to these things. Only Shi Potian and Lu Dayou knew that Feng Qingyang got drunk that night.

Time flies and several days pass by.

That afternoon, Shi Potian was practicing by the waterfall in the back mountain when he saw a fellow apprentice running over to him in a hurry, saying that the master wanted to discuss something with him.

When Shi Potian arrived outside the Yousuobuwei Pavilion, he saw Yue Buqun talking to Lin Pingzhi. He stepped forward to greet them and asked about the situation.

Yue Buqun sighed and said, "Chong'er, I just received news that the former leader of the Demon Cult, Chang Woxing, has returned to the martial arts world and appeared in the Luoyang area. I don't know whether it is true or not. I want you and your Junior Brother Lin to go and find out the situation together."

Shi Potian naturally had no problem with Yue Buqun's instructions, but he was a little puzzled as to why Yue Buqun wanted Lin Pingzhi to go with him.

Yue Buqun explained: "Your Junior Brother Lin's grandfather, the Invincible King Yuanba of the Golden Sword, is from Luoyang. He is feared throughout the Central Plains. If you can get his help, your journey will be much smoother."

Afterwards, Yue Buqun introduced Ren Woxing's situation to Shi Potian and the others, focusing on the "Star Absorbing Technique".

"Chong'er, your martial arts skills are among the best in the entire martial arts world, but if you accidentally meet Ren Woxing, you must not be careless. This devil is proficient in an evil skill called 'Star Absorbing Technique', which can absorb other people's internal energy for his own use. When you fight him, it is best not to have any physical contact with him, and use swordsmanship to deal with him."

Shi Potian's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he felt that the martial arts in this world were truly interesting. He had just recently figured out Zuo Lengchan's martial arts that released cold air, and today another martial art that could absorb other people's true energy appeared.

Shi Potian and Lin Pingzhi went back to their rooms to pack their luggage, then went down the Yunu Peak and headed for Luoyang.

It has been more than half a year since Lin Pingzhi became a disciple of Huashan. His comprehension and aptitude are not high, but he is diligent and practices day and night. Both his internal strength and swordsmanship have surpassed many of his brothers and sisters who entered the sect earlier than him.

Now that he had come down the mountain, Lin Pingzhi could not wait to show his grandfather his progress in martial arts.

The two of them traveled day and night and soon arrived in Luoyang City. They stayed at a large inn, and after a simple wash and change of clean clothes, they went to visit the Wang family together.

Lin Pingzhi had not been to the Wang family in Luoyang for many years, and the doorman did not recognize him. However, he and Shi Potian both had extraordinary demeanor, so the doorman did not dare to neglect them at all.

After hearing that the visitor was his master's grandson and the Huashan Sect's top disciple Linghu Chong, he hurried to the mansion to report the news.

After just a moment, a burst of hurried footsteps were heard coming from inside the door.

Immediately afterwards, the vermilion lacquered door burst open.

An old man with a ruddy face, a long white beard floating on his chest, and a vigorous spirit, with two goose egg-sized golden galls clanking in his left hand, led dozens of people to meet them.

It was Lin Pingzhi’s grandfather, the invincible Wang Yuanba with the golden sword!
When Wang Yuanba saw Shi Potian, he laughed out loud and said, "Nice to meet you, nice to meet you! Young Hero Linghu is famous in the martial arts world. I have admired him for a long time. Your coming to Luoyang today is truly a great event for the martial arts world in Zhongzhou." As he spoke, he held Shi Potian's right hand and shook it repeatedly. His joy was very sincere.

Logically speaking, Shi Potian and Lin Pingzhi are of the same generation, and Wang Yuanba, as his elder, should not be so harsh.

But, in the end, fists are the way to go in this world.

Although Yue Buqun had strictly ordered those who participated in the Five Mountains Sword Conference not to spread what happened at the conference, especially the incident of Zuo Lengchan recruiting gangsters to ambush the Hengshan Sect, these things could never be stopped.

The news that Shi Potian defeated Bai Ban Sha Xing, Tianmen Taoist Priest, and Zuo Lengchan in a row at the Five Mountains Sword Conference and won the position of the leader of the Five Mountains for Yue Buqun has now spread throughout the entire martial arts world.

Now some people in the martial arts world have begun to discuss who among Shi Potian, Dongfang Bubai, Master Fangzheng, and Taoist Chongxu is truly the best in the world.

Wang Yuanba's name "Invincible Golden Sword" is well-known in the martial arts circles of Hubei and Henan, but compared with this "Number One in the World", it is nothing.

He had long wanted to make friends with the Huashan Sect under the pretext of visiting his grandson. Now that he heard that Shi Potian was coming in person, he naturally had to seize the opportunity and did not dare to be negligent in the slightest.

Shi Potian had learned a lot of etiquette from Yue Buqun, but it was the first time he encountered someone so enthusiastic as Wang Yuanba. He was at a loss for a moment and had to look to Lin Pingzhi for help.

"Grandpa." Lin Pingzhi was embarrassed to see his grandfather, whom he had always respected and admired, being so fawning and flattering. He didn't know what to say.

Fortunately, Wang Yuanba was experienced in the martial arts world. Seeing the two of them like this, he instantly understood Shi Potian's character. He laughed heartily and said, "Young Master Linghu, I have always been like this. I will say whatever I want to say. Don't mind it. Come on, let's go home first and talk about it when we get home." He took Shi Potian and walked into the mansion.

(End of this chapter)