Sword from Songshan

Chapter 174 Great Changes in the Jianghu
Dengzhou is one of the prefectures under the jurisdiction of Shandong Province, and it is less than a thousand miles away from Mount Tai. Now when Lu Nanxing uses his Qing Kung Fu to the fullest, he is even stronger than a thousand-mile horse.

In this way, it only took one night and we arrived at dawn.

"Head...Headmaster!"

At the foot of Mount Tai, two disciples were in charge of guarding the place. They saw Lu Nanxing running towards them from afar and initially thought he was just a similar description. But when they got closer, they realized it was really Lu Nanxing. They were stunned for a moment.

"It's really you!"

Then he came to his senses, his face full of excitement again.

"You're back! You're still alive!"

During the battle with Dongfang Bubai that day, Lu Nanxing fell into the water and disappeared, and there has been no news of him since then.

Everyone in Taishan Sect, as well as both the good and evil forces in the martial arts world, believed that Lu Nanxing had died together with Dongfang Bubai.

Unexpectedly, after several months, Lu Nanxing came back safe and sound!

"What is the situation in the party now?"

Lu Nanxing asked casually as he quickly walked up the mountain.

Two disciples guarding the mountain followed beside him and responded to his narration one by one.

That day, Dongfang Bubai massacred Mount Tai with blood. Except for the one or two hundred people hanging on the mountain gate, most of the other disciples actually fled, and the number of people killed was less than a hundred.

When the news of Dongfang Bubai's execution spread, they returned one after another.

In other words, although the Taishan Sect suffered another disaster, it was not seriously damaged.

Lu Nanxing fell into the water and after many days of searching he was found with no results. In fact, everyone already believed that he was dead, but since his body was not found, the Taishan Sect did not immediately re-appoint his leader.

During this period, all affairs of the Taishan Sect were still handled by Tianyi and Tianbai.

In fact, even when Lu Nanxing was there, he was a hands-off manager, and all the affairs of the Taishan Sect were handled by the two of them. So there was no fundamental change, and it had almost no impact on the daily operations of the Taishan Sect.

As for some of the Taishan Sect's enemies, without the deterrent of Lu Nanxing, they would naturally be ready to make moves, but after all, they could not be sure that Lu Nanxing was dead, so they would not dare to take any action in the short term.

In this way, although Lu Nanxing had been away for several months, everything in Taishan Sect was normal and nothing went wrong.

"very good."

Lu Nanxing nodded and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

During these months at sea, what he was most worried about was the Taishan Sect.

Although he did not have much affection for the Taishan Sect, let alone a sense of belonging, he would never be able to feel at ease if a famous sect with hundreds of years of heritage and the lives and property of hundreds of people were destroyed in his hands.

Feeling relieved, Lu Nanxing asked another question.

"Has there been any news from the Huangshan Sect? What is the current situation?"

"Everything is fine with the Huangshan Sect as well."

The two disciples thought for a moment and then told Lu Nanxing about the recent situation of the Huangshan Sect.

In fact, compared with the Taishan School, the Huangshan School is in a much better situation.

Not only is there internal unity, but there are also basically no external rivals.

After all, before Lu Nanxing founded the Huangshan Sect, there were no significant major forces around Huangshan. Even if he was gone, he could not pose a threat to the Huangshan Sect.

Furthermore, although Lu Nanxing is a powerful figure in the martial arts world, the Huangshan Sect was established not long ago and does not have much foundation of its own, unlike the old sect like Taishan Sect. Even if he destroys the Huangshan Sect, he will not be able to step on it to get to the top.

In this way, some large forces that are farther away will have no need to attack the Huangshan Sect.

As for some second- and third-rate sects, Zhao Guangjin and Lin Pingzhi each have their own unique skills, and after practicing martial arts for so long, they have already ranked among the top ranks and are able to deal with them.

In fact, to take a step back, even if someone had ill intentions towards the Taishan Sect and the Huangshan Sect, neither Master Fangzheng nor Taoist Chongxu would sit idly by for the sake of Lu Nanxing's face.

With their protection, what could possibly go wrong?

"They're out to sea?"

But there was one thing that Lu Nanxing really did not expect.

They searched downstream along the spot where Lu Nanxing fell into the water, but found nothing after several months.

Therefore, some people speculated that Lu Nanxing was most likely washed into the sea.

Compared to the Yellow River, the sea is more turbulent and unpredictable. If this is the case, Lu Nanxing's chances of survival are undoubtedly smaller.

The rest of the people had already lost confidence and had subconsciously accepted the "fact" that Lu Nanxing was dead.

Only Zhao Guangjin and Lin Pingzhi firmly believed that Lu Nanxing was still alive.

According to them, their master is the best in the world and will never die so easily!
They couldn't find it anywhere in the Yellow River, so more than a month ago, the two of them set out to sea!
Even if it's across a vast ocean, they will find Lu Nanxing.

“It’s hard for them.”

After hearing the news, Lu Nanxing was quite touched for a moment.

Zhao Guangjin and Lin Pingzhi were truly loyal to him, so it was not in vain that he accepted these two disciples.

However, now that he has returned, what can the two of them find on the vast ocean?
By the time they give up and come back, I don’t know when it will take.

Lu Nanxing also didn't expect that after they parted at the foot of Mount Song, they would never see each other again.

It is too hasty to say this. Zhao Guangjin and Lin Pingzhi will come back eventually, and then the master and disciple can be reunited.

Lu Nanxing thought to himself that after this, it was clear that the two were sincere. When they came back, he would teach them one or two more magical skills so that they would become his true successors.

"Where have they all gone?"

As he spoke, Lu Nanxing hurriedly reached the top of the mountain.

After entering the mountain gate, the Taishan Sect disciples were surprised and happy to see Lu Nanxing coming back. They surrounded him and greeted him.

But Tianyi and Tianbai were not there, and there were only a few dozen people around at this time, and most of the other Taishan disciples were not there either.

Lu Nanxing frowned slightly. Could there be something else?
"Reporting to the headmaster, the rest of the disciples have been taken to Huashan by Senior Masters Tianbai and Tianyi to participate in the sword-fighting competition."

"Huashan? Sword fight?"

Lu Nanxing looked surprised. Did he go to the wrong set?

Then, after the disciples explained, he soon understood the reason.

After the battle that day, Dongfang Bubai was executed.

Like Lu Nanxing, Dongfang Bubai's body was not found, only a few pieces of his clothing were found downstream. But according to Master Fangzheng and Taoist Chongxu, Dongfang Bubai was dead.

With their confirmation, there is no doubt left for others.

Taking this opportunity, Ren Woxing returned to Heimu Cliff and took control of the Sun and Moon Sect again.

The leader of the sect changed, but the Demon Sect was still the Demon Sect, and the hatred between the two sects and the righteous sects had not been resolved. Moreover, many of the previous hatreds between the two sides were formed more than ten years ago when Ren Woxing was in power.

Furthermore, although Ren Woxing was not driven crazy after being imprisoned in the dungeon for twelve years, his psychology had been somewhat distorted. His temperament became more paranoid, and his behavior became more perverse and violent. Under his influence, the Demon Cult acted more recklessly than during the reign of Dongfang Bubai.

Shaolin and Wudang are all monks, and they will hardly take action unless it is a critical moment. The righteous side is still led by the Five Mountains Sword Sect to fight against the evil sect.

In fact, the righteous side also wanted to take advantage of Dongfang Bubai's death to eradicate the Demon Sect and eliminate this great threat in one fell swoop.

The result is that the friction between good and evil continues and intensifies until a war breaks out again!

Lu Nanxing is missing and Zuo Lengchan's whereabouts are also unknown.

After Dongfang Bubai and Lu Nanxing fell into the water that day, Zuo Lengchan, who had his other eye stabbed blind and had become completely blind, became even more violent, shouting and beating randomly, and suddenly ran away. After a fierce battle with Dongfang Bubai, Master Fangzheng and Taoist Chongxu were extremely exhausted and could not stop him for a while.

At this point, Zuo Lengchan was out of control.

Although news about him would occasionally come out, by the time the Songshan School arrived, he had long disappeared.

A mentally ill blind man with superb martial arts skills, it is very difficult to find him.

Therefore, the Songshan Sect today is similar to the Taishan Sect, and the affairs are still temporarily managed by Tang Ying'e and other guardians.

At present, there are only three leaders left in the Five Mountains Sword Sect: Yue Buqun, Liu Zhengfeng, and Master Dingyi.

The Hengshan Sect had suffered a series of setbacks and was no longer as strong as before. It was also a Buddhist sect, so it was not far from competing for anything.

Mount Hengshan in Nanyue was not seriously damaged, but was manipulated by the imperial court and had long lost its own opinion.

On the contrary, the Huashan Sect was gaining momentum day by day. After accepting Feng Buping and the other two back into the sect, they continued to recruit more disciples. Yue Buqun, who had mastered the Dugu Nine Swords, was even more powerful.

After all, Lu Nanxing and Zuo Lengchan are both missing. Apart from Master Fangzheng and Taoist Chongxu, Yue Buqun has become the number one master of the righteous path.

Yue Buqun had been ambitious for a long time, so how could he miss this God-given opportunity? Although he had not yet taken the position of leader, the battle between the Five Mountains Sword Sect and the Demon Cult was basically led by him.

Over the past few months, the two sides have fought more than a dozen battles of varying sizes, both suffering heavy losses, but neither can defeat the other.

Seeing the casualties increasing, Master Fang Zheng and Taoist Chongxu stepped forward to coordinate, but the resentment between the two sides was too deep to give up easily.

Finally, Yue Buqun and Ren Woxing decided to hold a life-and-death duel on Mount Hua to settle their grievances!
"That's it."

After listening, Lu Nanxing was silent for a while.

Unexpectedly, in just a few months, the situation in the martial arts world has changed so much that it has become what it is today.

But think about it, when Zhen Shanzi died and Kunlun Sect lost power, wouldn't the Western Regions' martial arts world also be in chaos?

"That's perfect!"

After pondering for a moment, Lu Nanxing nodded slightly.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Nanxing ordered all the disciples currently in Mount Tai to gather together.

During this break, he returned to his room.

"Old friend, I'm back!"

He took some commonly used medicines with him, and finally picked up the Juque on the table, said something softly, and put it behind his back.

After packing up, he returned to the main hall and saw the open space at the entrance where the Taishan Sect disciples were already waiting.

"Meet the leader!"

When they saw Lu Nanxing coming out, they all shouted in unison.

"it is good."

Lu Nanxing looked around at everyone and without further ado, he just shouted loudly.

"People of my generation practice martial arts not for bravery and violence, but to uphold justice. I have received news that the Japanese pirates are about to invade our coastal areas, killing and robbing our Ming people. How can we sit idly by!"

Lu Nanxing paused slightly, took a deep breath, and announced loudly with a serious expression.

"Now! As the head of the sect, I order all Taishan disciples to rush to Dengzhou immediately and fight against the Japanese pirates together with the local general Qi Jingtong!"

"Disciple accepts the order!"

All the Taishan disciples shouted in unison, their spirits awe-inspiring.

Lu Nanxing nodded, and then ordered someone to send a message to Huangshan by carrier pigeon, asking all Huangshan disciples to go to Dengzhou immediately.

After giving the instructions, Lu Nanxing went down the mountain alone and rushed to Huashan!

There were only two hundred disciples from Mount Tai and Mount Huang at that time. Although they all had martial arts skills, the number difference was too great when facing tens of thousands of Japanese pirates, and their chances of winning were extremely slim.

But if all the disciples of the Five Mountains Sword Sect were gathered together, there would be at least two to three thousand people!

Lu Nanxing was originally worried that rushing to each of the Five Mountains one by one would take too much time, but since they are now gathering at Huashan, it is just right.

After descending Mount Tai, Lu Nanxing headed straight for Mount Hua without any delay.

The distance was fifteen hundred miles, and when Lu Nanxing arrived, it was already late at night.

Although it was late at night, the foot of Mount Hua was brightly lit. Not only the mountain road, but also other paths leading up the mountain were guarded by many people.

Moreover, it is not just one group of people.

In addition to the disciples of the Five Mountains Sword Sect, there are also members of the Demon Cult!
This time the competition was between the Five Mountains Sword Sect and the Demon Sect. Although the location was Huashan, both sides were worried that the other side had other arrangements, so they guarded the mountain tightly and did not allow others to go up the mountain to interfere in the competition.

Speaking of which, the Demon Cult is also afraid of ropes after being bitten by a snake once. Several decades ago, their ten elders competed with masters of the Five Mountains Sword Sects on Mount Huashan, but after winning, they were locked in a stone cave and all died in it.

Others cannot go up the mountain, but as Lu Nanxing is the leader of the Five Mountains Alliance, who dares to stop him, and who can stop him?
"What was that just now?"

"Bird."

Somewhere at the foot of the mountain, a Five Mountains disciple who was in charge of guarding was startled for a moment, as if he had just seen a shadow passing over his head.

But his companions next to him did not notice it, and when he looked at the disciples of the Demon Sect opposite, they were also indifferent. He scratched his head, thinking that he was dazzled by his thoughts, and did not think about it anymore.

Lu Nanxing could go up the mountain openly, but at this moment, there were probably many people on the mountain who didn't want to see him.

If he showed up at the foot of the mountain, I'm afraid someone would immediately send the news to the mountain so that the people on the mountain could be prepared.

Lu Nanxing had important matters to attend to and could not afford to cause any complications, so he simply went up the mountain first.

As for these guards, with Lu Nanxing's lightness skills, there was no way they could find them.

There are guards everywhere on the mountain path, so even if Lu Nanxing doesn't take the mountain path, he can walk as if it were flat ground.

It didn't take long before they arrived at the competition site on the top of the mountain.

Although there is no Fengshan Terrace on Mount Huashan, it is not difficult to find a place for martial arts competitions.

I saw disciples of the Five Mountains and the Demon Sect gathered, there were more than a thousand of them, and everyone formed a circle on the open ground.

At this time, three people were fighting inside the circle.

"Are you late..."

Lu Nanxing stood on a tree not far away, looking down from above, and couldn't help but frown.

Although they formed a circle, the Five Mountains Sword Sect and the Demon Sect were clearly separated, with the Shaolin disciples led by Master Fang Zheng and the Wudang disciples led by Taoist Chongxu respectively.

On the side of the Five Mountains Sword Sect, the five schools also separated themselves. After all, the five sects had not yet merged, and each was flying their own flag at this time.

In addition to the three people competing on the field, there were corpses lying on the ground from both the Demon Sect and the Five Mountains Sword Sect.

This competition had already started for a long time, but Lu Nanxing was still a step late, resulting in many casualties.

"Ok?"

Not only that, the three people competing on the field have also reached a critical juncture.

"die!"

One of them was Yue Buqun. He shouted angrily and stabbed out with his sword.

Under the light of the night, a cold light flickered. The man opposite retreated again and again, but he was no longer able to fight back.

(End of this chapter)