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Chapter 40: Making Friends with Martial Arts and Convincing People with Taoism

"Shi Yu, the eldest disciple of Leader Peak, has come to meet fellow disciples of Sky Dome Peak through martial arts!"

The head of Tianqiong Peak is Elder Lanshan, who has a genius disciple named Yunpeng, whose reputation is also known to the outside world.

Shi Yu planned to use Tianqiong Peak as the first stop in his visit to various mountains.

On Tianqiong Peak, stimulated by Shi Yu's madness, the true disciples of the various sacred mountains of the Holy Sect all went into seclusion to practice diligently.

But before they could achieve any results, they heard that familiar voice.

"It's him! The crazy martial artist from Leader Peak is here to challenge us?!" A true disciple named Han exclaimed in surprise.

"Don't talk nonsense. Junior Brother Shi Yu is here to make friends through martial arts." Another honest man named Zhao Zhenchuan spoke.

"But Senior Brother Zhao, what should we do if Junior Brother Shi Yu really comes to challenge us? Senior Brother Yunpeng is not here!" Junior Brother Han said anxiously.

All of them had seen Shi Yu's crazy strength and knew that no one in the same realm could be his mortal opponent.

As for bullying the weak, they at Tianqiong Peak would never do such a shameful thing.

Senior Brother Zhao shook his head and said, "Don't think too much. Let's ask Junior Brother Shi Yu to come up first."

Upon hearing this, the other disciples came down the mountain and led Shi Yu to the top of the mountain.

After reaching the mountain, everyone greeted each other and saluted. Zhao Gui asked in confusion, "Junior Brother Shi Yu, I wonder what you mean by making friends through martial arts this time?"

Han Quan and the others opened their eyes wide and pricked up their ears to look at Shi Yu. Shi Yu smiled and said, "I hope Brother Zhao knows that I came here to make friends through martial arts. I have no other motives."

"Moreover, this practice of making friends through martial arts is simply about discussing supernatural powers and the ways of martial arts. A martial arts competition can see both parties competing in attainments, with both parties receiving guidance in order to achieve mutual progress. It can also be a literary competition, with both parties discussing the Dao. When discussing the Dao, both parties are not motivated by selfish motives, but simply seek the common path, and treat each other with openness and sincerity."

"Is that so!" Zhao Gui's face immediately showed joy, and Han Quan and others were also quite curious.

"Then let's have a martial arts competition first!" Now that they knew it, Zhao Gui and others spoke up. It was all right to talk about philosophy, but Shi Yu's reputation this time was to make friends through martial arts, so naturally they had to have a martial arts competition.

Shi Yu was delighted when he heard about the battle and said, "Brother, let's fight!"

Han Quan and others dispersed, and Zhao Gui stood in the center. At this time, a mysterious figure suddenly appeared at the sidelines. It was Elder Lanshan.

Shi Yu, Zhao Gui and others hurriedly bowed and said, "Greetings, Master."

Elder Lanshan smiled and said to Shi Yu in a very kind manner, "Your method is quite novel. I see you don't have any judges. How about I be the judge and make the decision?"

"I'm not serving as a referee in vain. I just happened to obtain two magical pills from Danfeng these past few days. I'll use them as prizes for the martial arts and literary competitions!"

"It's up to Uncle Master (Master) to decide!" Everyone was naturally overjoyed. Although the supernatural power pill was not a rare thing in the Holy Sect, it could save them hundreds of merit points.

Then the space was cleared again, and Zhao Gui stepped forward and extended his hand to Shi Yu, saying in a gentlemanly manner, "Junior brother, please."

Shi Yu was no barbarian. Furthermore, his mission was partly to copy the unique skills of various Lingshan Mountains, and partly to build good interpersonal relationships. So, he returned the greeting, saying, "Brother, please."

After that, a gleam of light flashed in the eyes of both of them. Seeing this, Elder Lanshan said, "Let's begin."

boom!
In an instant, Shi Yu rushed towards Zhao Gui, his figure as fast as a shuttle!

Zhao Gui's face changed drastically and he attacked quickly. In such a hurry, he felt something was wrong. With Shi Yu's strength, he would definitely finish him off with one move.

But Zhao Gui soon discovered that Shi Yu did not do so. Instead, he attacked him as if feeding him a move. Every time he attacked, Shi Yu would explain the weaknesses of his moves. And in the next attack, Shi Yu would attack him with the same magical power, but with even more powerful and exquisite attainments.

This is a hands-on tutorial!

Zhao Gui was immediately impressed and quickly corrected his shortcomings.

He didn't feel ashamed. Who doesn't know Shi Yu's strength? In fact, Zhao Gui knew he was going to lose before he went on the court, so when faced with such a situation, he was actually happy, because there was no reason to be unhappy about improving his cultivation.

Soon, Zhao Gui's speed could not keep up with Shi Yu. Seeing this, Zhao Gui immediately jumped off the field, clasped his fists and said to Shi Yu in admiration: "Junior brother, your intelligence is extraordinary, and your character is even more extraordinary. Senior brother admires you!"

Zhao Gui then said to Elder Lanshan with a look of shame on his face: "Master, I admit defeat."

Elder Lanshan's expression remained amiable, and he smiled, "Not bad, not bad! You should thank your junior brother for his help in achieving this."

"Yes, Master!" Zhao Gui's face showed joy when he heard that.

"This magical pill belongs to you, Junior Brother Shi Yu." Elder Lanshan snapped his fingers, and a round pill flew in front of Shi Yu.

Shi Yu accepted the magical pill and said to the other brothers with a smile, "Uncle, please wait for a moment. I haven't had a duel with the other brothers yet."

Han Quan and the others were delighted when they heard this, knowing that Shi Yu was going to help them with some advice, so they went on stage one by one, but were completely defeated by Shi Yu one by one.

After this battle, all the disciples of Tianqiong Peak expressed their admiration for Shi Yu and were completely convinced.

"The martial arts competition is over, and the discussion begins!" Elder Lanshan was all smiles. Although his disciples suffered a great defeat this time, they also gained a lot. It seems that in half a month, the strength of Tianqiong Peak will more than double!
How could this not make him laugh!

Then the second discussion began.

This time, Shi Yu did not challenge them one by one, but discussed the entire Tianqiong Peak alone. No one on Tianqiong Peak felt that Shi Yu was humiliating them.

"road!……"

The disciples of Tianqiong Peak spoke, revealing profound insights and wonderful theories, as if they were gods speaking, explaining the world in witty and brilliant words.

"The Great Dao is Primordial..."

Suddenly Shi Yu opened his mouth, and every word he spoke was like a pearl. Various strange visions appeared behind him, including Buddha chanting Zen, gods expounding the Tao, a roc spreading its wings, the primordial myriad things, and so on.

All the disciples of Tianqiong Peak were instantly intoxicated by the various great truths. They looked overjoyed, as if they had seen the great Dao. They even forgot that they still had to discuss Dao and compete with Shi Yu.

Not to mention them, even Elder Lanshan was fascinated and immersed in Shi Yu's preaching.

As a result, this discussion and competition turned into Shi Yu's simple preaching. The mysterious sounds and strange visions made the entire Tianqiong Peak look like a mountain of gods, attracting the attention of other sacred mountains.

This sermon lasted for a day, after which Shi Yu left the sacred mountain with two magical pills and the unique skills of Tianqiong Peak.

The moment they left Tianqiong Peak, a short figure suddenly appeared. He then rolled up his sleeves to wrap Shi Yu up, and in a flash he arrived at another sacred mountain.

Shi Yu opened his eyes and saw that it was indeed Elder Shangluo. He couldn't help but laugh. Fortunately, he suppressed the magic gourd, otherwise, when the magic gourd was unleashed, this elder Shangluo would not be able to withstand such a great force.

"Junior brother Shi Yu, I heard that you plan to meet friends through martial arts at the sacred mountains of the Holy Sect. Why not make this second stop here with me?" Elder Shangluo said with a wretched laugh.

(End of this chapter)