A Martial Saint Among Men: From Joining a Martial Arts School

Chapter 85 Old Lu Doesn't Talk About Martial Morality

Back home, Chu Xuan's expression remained somewhat grave.

The Blood God Cult has actually set its sights on me!

This so-called "Fragrance Master" was able to plant blood seeds in Chu Ming and the others, which is enough to show how powerful he is!

Even if he isn't a master of the Gang Jin (罡劲), he is definitely a master of the Hua Jin (化劲) level!

Another point is that when he left, he clearly sensed a figure lurking not far away, and the person felt somewhat familiar to him.

This suggests that Chu Xuan likely knows the other party!

"Who exactly is that person hiding in the shadows?"

Chu Xuan frowned and pondered, recalling all the people in his mind.

You know the other person, but you're not close to them, otherwise you wouldn't have failed to recognize them.

"Cui Jiang!"

Suddenly, Chu Xuan's expression changed, and he guessed the person's identity.

Cui Jiang, the owner of Qianjin Pavilion!

When Chu Xuan accepted Liang Qiusong's invitation, he had met with him once.

"It's Cui Jiang! Is Cui Jiang in cahoots with that leader of the Blood God Cult?"

"Liang Qiusong joined the Blood God Cult and even became a retainer of the Thousand Gold Pavilion—"

"So, the Thousand Gold Pavilion is very likely the Blood God Cult's hideout?"

Chu Xuan became increasingly alarmed as he thought about it.

Although the incense master was evasive and didn't reveal anything crucial, he still managed to glean some information.

For example, the other party is confident that they can resolve the feud between him and Cao Xiong, the master of the White Ape Martial Arts School.

"So, Cao Xiong has also been won over by them? Even if he didn't join the Blood God Cult, he must be on their side!"

"What exactly does the Blood God Cult want?"

Chu Xuan frowned in thought.

If the intention was to be an enemy of the Xuan Yang Sect and to intercept and kill these disciples who had entered the sect, they could have done so long ago.

But none of the disciples selected for the Xuan Yang Sect this year were killed. Instead, it was Chu Ming and a few other insignificant martial artists who were taken down.

In other words, the Blood God Cult's target is not them.

At least that's not the main objective!

Suddenly, Chu Xuan's eyes flashed, and a terrifying thought flashed through his mind.

"Jiang Wang! Their target is Qingshan City!"

Thinking of this, Chu Xuan couldn't help but gasp.

Although this was just his speculation, Chu Xuan felt it was pretty close to the truth!

If that's the case, then we're in big trouble.

When the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact!

Moreover, he refused the sect leader's offer of recruitment and also had a grudge against Cao Xiong. By all accounts, he was standing on the opposite side of the Blood God Sect!

If the other side succeeds, and others don't know what will happen, he will surely be finished!

"Strength, we must increase our strength!"

Chu Xuan felt a sense of urgency.

If his speculation is true, then the Blood God Cult will most likely take action soon.

[Energy Value: 256/5000]

[Two Elements Stance Completed (346/50000)]

【Bajiquan Perfection (9/50000)】

[Heart-Shattering Palm Perfection (2654/50000)]

[The Heavenly Ladder to Mastery (8516/10000)]

[Iron Armor Skill Mastery (4511/10000)]

[Introduction to the Spirit Turtle Breathing Technique (891/1000)]

After opening the panel and looking at it, Chu Xuan exhaled a breath of stale air.

Attention eventually fell on the Spirit Turtle Breathing Technique.

The fastest way to improve your strength right now is to improve your Spirit Turtle Breathing Technique.

Fortunately, he is now a master of internal energy transformation, no longer a novice who has just started learning martial arts.

As the saying goes, understanding one principle leads to understanding all principles!

He practiced the Spirit Turtle Breathing Technique much faster than when he first learned martial arts!

Even though he's only at the beginner level, Chu Xuan has already clearly felt the immense benefits brought by the Spirit Turtle Breathing Technique.

Once he reaches the minor mastery level, his strength will inevitably rise to another level!

By then, Cao Xiong? Will he have reached the pinnacle of internal energy transformation? Ha—

It's not impossible to run into each other!

For the next two days, even at the martial arts school, Chu Xuan devoted all his energy to practicing the Spirit Turtle Breathing Technique.

On this day, Lu Tong made a rare appearance at the martial arts school, bringing Lu Xiaoshuang out from the backyard. When he noticed Chu Xuan sitting cross-legged in a corner, his gaze narrowed slightly.

He wondered if it was just his imagination, but just now, Chu Xuan was clearly there, yet he felt Chu Xuan appear and disappear intermittently.

Or perhaps his aura was so restrained that even he couldn't detect it at all.

A moment later, an aura appeared, like that of a lurking ancient beast, giving him a sense of crisis!

"How is this possible?"

Lu Tong couldn't believe it.

Chu Xuan is only at the Inner Strength level; at most, he's only at the Perfected Inner Strength level right now!

I have already reached the Great Perfection of Internal Energy!

With such a huge gap in skill, he could easily kill Chu Xuan with one hand. How could the other party possibly pose a threat to him?

"Father, what's wrong?"

Seeing Lu Tong standing there motionless, Lu Xiaoshuang couldn't help but ask.

"Nothing? I just suddenly thought of something else." Lu Tong shook his head, brushing it off.

When I looked at Chu Xuan again, I saw that Chu Xuan had already opened his eyes.

The strange feeling from before also disappeared.

"Master."

Chu Xuan walked over to greet him.

"Um."

Lu Tong glanced at Chu Xuan, but ultimately didn't ask anything.

Everyone has their own secrets, and he is no exception.

It's perfectly normal for Chu Xuan to have some secrets.

"Come with me, I have something to tell you!"

Lu Tong said succinctly and then took the lead in walking out of the martial arts hall.

Chu Xuan didn't ask any more questions. Seeing Lu Tong and Lu Xiaoshuang walking ahead, he followed them.

When they arrived at their destination, Chu Xuan was surprised.

Lu Tong actually brought the two of them to the Golden Jade Pavilion of the Dongfang Lin family.

"What's going on? Is Lao Lu inviting us to dinner?"

Chu Xuan had a moment of doubt in his heart, but only for a moment.

He still has self-awareness; he knows he's not that shameless!

Soon, the three arrived at the private room on the top floor, where they found three people already seated, the leader being a middle-aged man in a black robe.

Chu Xuan recognized this person; he was Sun Xiao, the owner of the Spirit Serpent Martial Arts Academy.

The two young men next to him must be Sun Xiao's disciples.

"Brother Lu!"

Upon seeing Lu Tong arrive, Sun Xiao quickly stood up with his two disciples to greet him.

"Brother Sun, I've kept you waiting."

Lu Tong also bowed.

"Greetings, Senior Uncle Lu!"

"Greetings, Senior Uncle Sun!"

After exchanging greetings, the two sides took their seats.

Chu Xuan also learned that the two people Sun Xiao brought were Lin Chong, Sun Xiao's eldest disciple, and Sun Nianxi, Sun Xiao's daughter.

Both of them were disciples who entered the Xuan Yang Sect this year, but their martial arts rankings were much higher than Chu Xuan's!

Lin Chong ranked thirteenth.

Sun Nianxi, ranked twenty-first.

Lu Tong remained as taciturn as ever, while Sun Xiao, the master of the Spirit Serpent Martial Arts Academy, was much more amiable in comparison.

Seeing that Lu Tong remained silent, he took the initiative to speak, smiling and saying, "Now that you all know each other, the reason I've gathered you here is to hope that you can form an alliance, support each other, and look out for each other after you enter the Xuan Yang Sect."

Although the Xuan Yang Sect is a major martial arts sect with numerous superior martial arts techniques and cultivation methods beyond the Transformation Realm, the competition within it is exceptionally fierce. In fact, infighting among members is not uncommon!

The five major powers may be stronger, but they are also too domineering. Forming an alliance with them might not be a good thing; one wrong move and you could be used as a pawn. If you form an alliance, you won't have this worry.

Of course, we, as elders, are only offering suggestions. Whether or not to form an alliance is up to you.

After Sun Xiao finished speaking, he looked at Chu Xuan and Lu Xiaoshuang.

Most of the attention was still on Chu Xuan.

It wasn't that they were treating Chu Xuan differently, but rather that after using the Eight Extremes Vajra Kill, Chu Xuan wasn't crippled; instead, he seemed completely unharmed.

That's really strange!

Of course, if Chu Xuan had been crippled, there wouldn't be this gathering today.

Lu Tong then spoke up, "You can discuss it yourselves. There's no need to hold back."

After he finished speaking, both sides fell silent.

Chu Xuan looked thoughtful and did not rush to express his opinion.

Upon seeing Sun Xiao, he guessed the purpose of the gathering. The two sides knew each other quite well, and if the four could form an alliance, they could look out for each other. The only uncertainty was the character of the three men.

Lu Xiaoshuang showed a hint of interest.

Lin Chong and Sun Nianxi are ranked above them, and their strength is likely greater than hers and Chu Xuan's. Forming an alliance would naturally be a good thing for her.

Lin Chong and Sun Nianxi, on the other side, frowned slightly.

The two of them were willing to form an alliance because they wanted Liang Qiusong.

But now that Liang Qiusong is dead, the Lu family martial arts school is left with only two bottom-tier burdens, so naturally they are not very happy.

After a moment, Lin Chong spoke up: "Since Master and Senior Uncle Lu have both spoken, then I will speak frankly."

He looked at Chu Xuan.

"It's been over a month since the martial arts examination. I wonder if Junior Brother Chu has achieved mastery of the Inner Strength realm?"

Not yet!

Chu Xuan shook his head.

It wasn't that he wanted to deliberately hide his strength, but after seeing the somewhat dissatisfied expressions on the two people's faces, he gave up the idea of ​​forming an alliance.

These two clearly looked down on them and seemed somewhat unwilling, as if they had been forcibly brought here by Sun Xiao.

Then consider Lu Xiaoshuang's personality.

Let's forget about this alliance!

Lin Chong then looked at Lu Xiaoshuang: "Where is Junior Sister Lu?"

"I have reached the pinnacle of Internal Strength and am preparing to break through to the Transformation Strength realm!"

Lu Xiaoshuang said calmly.

Lin Chong and Sun Nianxi's expressions softened somewhat.

Lin Chong let out a breath and cupped his hands to Lu Tong and Sun Xiao, saying, "Uncle-Master Lu, Master! The Lu Family Martial Arts School and the Spirit Serpent Martial Arts School have always been on good terms, and Uncle-Master and Master are also friends. We are willing to form an alliance with Junior Sister Lu. As for Junior Brother Chu—"

He shook his head, gave Chu Xuan an apologetic smile, and then continued, "I'm sorry. Once we form an alliance, we'll be bound together for life and death! My junior sister and I really don't want to be held back."

He spoke very directly, without beating around the bush at all.

Sun Nianxi glanced at Chu Xuan and added, "I heard that Junior Brother Chu used the Eight Extremes Vajra Kill during the martial arts examination, and he will need at least half a year to recover."

Junior Brother Chu, you'd better not go to the Xuan Yang Sect. It's not a good place!

"Going there like that could be life-threatening!"

She adopted an attitude of being considerate of Chu Xuan.

As soon as the two finished speaking, Sun Xiao frowned first.

He looked at Lin Chong and the other man, frowning, and said, "Although Junior Nephew Chu hasn't reached the pinnacle of Inner Strength, his strength is not weak! Moreover, with the life-saving techniques taught by your senior uncle, how could he possibly hold you back?"

Lin Chong smiled but didn't say anything.

Sun Nianxi had little regard for her father, and said with a sneer, "Could it be that Junior Brother Chu can still use the Eight Extremes Vajra Kill?"

"this----"

Sun Xiao was immediately speechless.

He was about to speak when Lu Tong interrupted him.

"Brother Sun, you don't need to worry about my feelings! This is a matter of life and death. Since we agreed to let the younger generation handle it themselves, let them decide for themselves," Lu Tong said, shaking his head.

"Why----"

Upon hearing this, Sun Xiao sighed.

While he spoke up partly to save face for Lu Tong, it was mostly because he genuinely believed in Chu Xuan!

It's because he can't see through this kid!

Unfortunately, once a son grows up, he is no longer under his father's control!

Not to mention his own disciples, even his own daughter doesn't listen to him much, clearly thinking she's grown up!

Lin Chong spoke up, "If Junior Sister Lu has no objections, we are willing to form an alliance. As for Junior Brother Chu, although we cannot form an alliance, once he enters the Xuan Yang Sect, we will be fellow disciples. We can do our best to help him out."

After they finished speaking, they all looked at Lu Xiaoshuang.

"I----"

Lu Xiaoshuang hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.

According to her own opinion, she naturally didn't want to bring Chu Xuan along as a burden.

But Chu Xuan is still her junior brother!

Abandoning Chu Xuan at this point would seem rather cold-hearted.

"Senior sister, you don't need to worry about me. Being able to enter the Xuan Yang Sect is already a stroke of luck for me. I won't hold you back!" Chu Xuan said tactfully.

"Oh well!"

Lu Xiaoshuang nodded and said, "I'm willing to form an alliance with my senior brothers and sisters!"

Both parties enjoyed the meal.

At least that's true for the watch face.

After the meal, Lu Tong took Chu Xuan back to the martial arts school, while Lu Xiaoshuang stayed behind to discuss the specifics of the alliance with Lin Chong and exchange information.

"Why don't you say you've already reached the pinnacle of internal strength?"

Back in the backyard, Lu Tong frowned as he looked at Chu Xuan.

"Master, how did you figure that out?"

Chu Xuan looked completely bewildered.

"My eyes aren't blind! You think you can hide your abilities from me?"

Lu Tong snorted coldly with a dark face, but he was somewhat shocked.

I was just trying to bluff Chu Xuan, but I didn't expect that this kid would actually have reached the peak of internal strength!

How long has it been?

"Master's insight is indeed remarkable!"

Chu Xuan flattered him with an expression of admiration.

Although Lao Lu is a bit dull, he is still very responsible as a mentor.

However, compared to other martial arts school owners, Lao Lu clearly prefers to do rather than talk!

This gave the other disciples the impression that Lu Tong wasn't very responsible.

"Hmph, stop flattering me! I'm asking you why you're hiding your strength!" Lu Tong sneered.

Chu Xuan smiled and said, "They clearly don't think much of me. Even if I told them I've already reached the pinnacle of internal energy cultivation, they'd probably find other reasons to refuse. Master, you can't force a relationship!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Tong sighed.

He naturally saw through Lin Chong and the other man's thoughts!

In the past, he would never have brought up the alliance again. After all, the Lu family martial arts school's three members had suffered a significant drop in strength after losing Liang Qiusong. Chu Xuan and Lu Xiaoshuang, who were ranked at the bottom, were simply not qualified to form an alliance with Lin Chong and his companion.

However, in order to provide more security for his daughter and disciple, he still went to the banquet against his will and shamelessly accepted the invitation!

Unexpectedly, Lin Chong and Sun Nianxi showed no respect whatsoever!

This annoyed him, but also made him worried about his disciple's future. After all, in the Xuan Yang Sect, without allies, it was difficult to move an inch.

"wrong!"

Suddenly, Lu Tong seemed to realize something, and his expression changed.

He suddenly struck out, slapping Chu Xuan in the chest.

It moved with lightning speed, giving Chu Xuan no chance to react, and seemed intent on taking his life.

Chu Xuan's expression changed. Before he could figure out what was wrong with Lao Lu, his body reacted instinctively, and he struck out with a palm.

Bang~!

A muffled thud was heard.

Both of them shuddered simultaneously.

Lu Tong's expression suddenly changed!

He felt that the force coming from Chu Xuan's palm carried the unique characteristics of Bajiquan: hardness within softness, collapse within penetration!

The strength is not outwardly displayed, but the intention reaches the bones first, as heavy as a mountain, unyielding and unyielding!

This is clearly the aura of Bajiquan's neutralizing force!

"You... you've reached the Transformation Realm?!"

Lu Tong's eyes widened in disbelief!

Chu Xuan was speechless at this point.

Old Lu, you have no sportsmanship! You actually ambushed me!