I am Zhao Zhijing, a poor Taoist priest, and I have disciples all over the world.

Chapter 113 Believe in Science
Zhao Zhijing was silent for a while. In the past, he only regarded the walking corpse as a ghost formed by the lingering souls of thousands of wronged people.

After all, even the experience of traveling through time happened to him, and he was the one who inserted the sword in the stone with his own hands using his internal energy.

Now you tell me to believe in science?

In comparison, Lu Youjiao actually believed more in ghosts and gods, but he always admired Huang Rong's resourcefulness. Since it was Huang Rong's inference, he thought it was correct.

"Through investigations over the years, Gang Leader Huang has discovered that wherever the evil spirits of the root of evil are causing trouble, zombies will appear."

"I originally thought it might be a coincidence, but after Song and Mongolia raised their armies to wipe out the zombies in the Yellow River area, the number of times the source of trouble appeared also decreased."

In the past year, apart from that trip to Xianyang City, Zhao Zhijing had indeed not heard of any rumors of zombies appearing anywhere. He originally thought that the situation had eased because of the truce between Song and Mongolia in recent years and less killing.

Now after listening to Lu Youjiao's analysis, I realize that there are so many hidden stories involved.

"This time, the Beggars' Sect disciples in the Huashan area disappeared inexplicably. It's very strange. The Beggars' Sect has many friends in the martial arts world, but also many enemies."

"Just the point of protecting Song against Mongolia is irreconcilable with the masters of the Yuan Dynasty, but in recent years, the two sides have been relatively peaceful. Moreover, they came all the way to Huashan just to kill a few Beggars' Sect disciples. This is totally unacceptable."

"But apart from this, Lao Lu really can't think of anyone else in the martial arts world who has such a deep hatred for the Beggars' Sect and is willing to resort to such a big trick."

Zhao Zhijing agreed, "So your gang leader Huang guessed that it might be the root of trouble who was behind this."

"That's right! Gang Leader Huang said that if you hit someone with a punch, you should be on guard against a kick."

Lu Youjiao sighed and said, "To be honest with you, Brother Zhao, the Beggars' Sect has been thriving under the leadership of Gang Leaders Hong and Huang in recent years, and has done a lot of great things."

"But there are too many gang members, so it's inevitable that there are good and bad gangs. It's not uncommon for enemies to plant a few spies in."

Zhao Zhijing said that he could understand, the situation of Quanzhen Sect was similar, with good and bad mixed together and no successor, so a gradual decline was inevitable.

"So he ordered Lao Lu to come to Huashan to take a look and alert the enemy. In fact, Gang Leader Huang had other plans."

At this point, Lu Youjiao patted Zhao Zhijing on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Brother Zhao, I am really happy to know that you have come to Huashan. With your Huashan Gentleman Sword here, there is no need to fear any demons or monsters!"

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Look at my mouth, I won't mention it!"

Lu Youjiao accidentally mentioned the name of Huashan Gentleman Sword again and hurriedly bowed to apologize.

Zhao Zhijing waved his hand to indicate that it was okay, but a vague idea suddenly popped up in his mind, but it was not very clear, and after it flashed by, he could no longer connect the dots.

"Boom!"

Zhao Zhijing was a little upset because he couldn't grasp this idea. He bent down, picked up a small stone and threw it into the deep pool.

After the two of them finished talking about this secret of the martial arts world, their relationship became closer. After leaving Hantan and returning to Pingtai, Lu Youjiao was about to say goodbye.

"Old Lu still has gang affairs to deal with. It is a pleasant surprise to meet Brother Zhao in Huashan this time. See you later!"

Zhao Zhijing was very grateful to Lu Youjiao for revealing the truth. People like Huo Shigen cannot be judged by common sense and must be carefully guarded against.

"Take care, Brother Lu. See you later!"

Zhao Zhijing personally escorted Lu Youjiao out of the mountain gate, and then watched him go down the mountain with the two Beggars' Sect disciples who came with him. At this time, the mountain wind suddenly blew away some of his troubled thoughts. "Master, how about the sword I made? If it doesn't work for you, I will make another one right away."

Before Lu Youjiao arrived, Zhao Zhijing was testing the sword, but because he mentioned Huo Shigen, he forgot about the test.

"This sword is good. It is very easy for me to use. Your other brothers must be waiting anxiously. Go and help them make weapons."

After Xu Qinghao left, Zhao Zhijing looked at his disciples who were busy and energetic on the platform. He thought that since he couldn't figure it out, he should put it aside and study the formation first.

"Forget it, maybe I'm overthinking it."

By the evening of that day, after several days of comprehension and improvement, Zhao Zhijing had evolved the framework of a new formation from the Tiangang Beidou Formation.

Each group consists of four people, with the person with the strongest martial arts as the center, and the other three people forming a triangle to guard different points, fighting the enemy in a pincer attack.

The original Quanzhen sword technique is used for defense, while the martial arts tailored by Zhao Zhijing for his disciples are used to achieve victory by surprise. Moreover, the martial arts and weapons used by each person are different. Once the formation is fully formed, countless changes can be derived.

"Qingxing, Qinghao, Qingzhi, Guoer, the four of you try to practice the formation according to what your master just said."

As the disciples' weapons were not all ready at this time, the four of them demonstrated the Quanzhen sword technique first. Yang Guo, who had the highest martial arts skills, stood in the center, and the other three held their positions with swords.

"Defend with all your strength, don't think about winning, see how many moves you can survive from my hand."

Zhao Zhijing did not use a sword, but entered the formation with his bare hands, using only three-tenths of his strength to fight against his disciples. On the one hand, it was to allow his disciples to practice, and on the other hand it was to check for deficiencies and fill in the gaps so as to complete the formation as soon as possible.

"it is good!"

"Qinghua, Qingdu, the four of you come again. This time, don't defend. Attack the enemy with all your strength!"

Except for Guan Man'er, every disciple participated in the practice of the formation. The echoes of breathing and sounds on the Jade Maiden Peak rose and fell until the sun set and the moon rose.

"The time is too short, and it can never be as profound as the Tiangang Beidou Formation. But the original intention is to let the disciples form the formation with fewer people, and then slowly improve it in the future."

"Man'er, throw it slower. It's not that you don't feel bad for your Senior Brother Yang Guo, but where can I find so many suitable stones for you?"

After practicing the formation, the other disciples sat cross-legged and began to circumvent the Qi circulation, while Zhao Zhijing accompanied Guan Maner in practicing the Sakya Throwing Elephant Technique.

Guan Man'er has a simple mind and few distracting thoughts, so there is no need for him to choose the best time of the day to practice internal skills like other brothers.

During the period after settling in Huashan, the one who made the fastest progress was Guan Maner. The huge stone that originally weighed 70 or 80 kilograms has now been upgraded to 120 to 130 kilograms.

Zhao Zhijing often sighed that if this was placed in an army formation, it would definitely be a powerful weapon, like a human-shaped self-propelled catapult.

"If we make some modifications to the mountain gate, for example, build high walls on both sides, leaving only an entrance in the middle that is slightly wider than a carriage."

Because Lu Youjiao mentioned the matter of Huo Shigen today, Zhao Zhijing thought that he could consider setting up some traps on the mountain just in case.

This way I can feel more at ease when I am not on the mountain.

"That way, Man'er can defend the pass alone. Except for a few experts, even hundreds of people may not be able to break in."

(End of this chapter)