Sword from Songshan

Chapter 89: Fight! The battle for the first place among the second generation disciples

It started as a criticism that Zuo Feiyingde was unfit for the position, but as time went on, it evolved into a dispute between Zuo Feiying and Lu Nanxing over who should replace the position of Grand Tutor.

The two forces refused to give in to each other and the situation became increasingly tense.

Lu Nanxing vaguely felt that there was an invisible hand stirring things up.

It was difficult to determine whether this hand belonged to Ding Mian or some other person or force.

Ding Mian hopes that Lu Nanxing and Zuo Lengchan will completely break up, and the other four sects of the Five Mountains, as well as other martial arts sects, hope that the internal fighting of the Songshan sect will consume itself.

It doesn’t really matter who it is; what matters is the event itself.

If the situation continues to develop, it will inevitably change from a dispute between the two subordinates to a conflict and even hostility between Lu Nanxing and Zuo Feiying.

What is the difference between being an enemy of Zuo Feiying and being an enemy of Zuo Lengchan?
If Lu Nanxing were to become an enemy of Zuo Lengchan now, it would be like a moth flying into a flame!

But even if he wanted to stop it, it seemed too late.

Just like a flood, the only way we can prevent it is by nip it in the bud and draining the water in time before it gathers. Once the water is formed, no one can stop it from changing.

Sometimes it is not that those in power want to fight, but they have to fight under the general trend.

Take Lu Nanxing for example this time. If he doesn't fight for the position of Taibao, not only will he lose the position, but those who depend on him will also lose their confidence in him and abandon him.

It takes three to make a hero. If you want to gain a foothold in a sect or in the martial arts world, manpower is very important.

If Lu Nanxing had the power he has today after eradicating the Yellow River Gang, why would he have gone through so much trouble to go to Fuzhou?

Don’t mention the past, focus on the present.

The most direct thing is, if these vassals were gone, who would collect poison for Lu Nanxing?

If he still relies on himself to collect them, it will take him a long time to light up the remaining seven pictures on the small wooden tripod.

The world of martial arts is full of blood and gore, it's either you die or I live. If you don't become stronger quickly, you might die for no apparent reason one day.

Lu Nanxing has encountered this kind of thing more than once.

Therefore, he had no choice but to fight for the position of Taibao this time!

It's ridiculous that the strategy he used on Hengshan Sect before is now being used on him again.

The strategy of sowing discord has proven to be effective every time.

The back mountain of Shengguan Peak.

Lu Nanxing devoted himself to practicing the Great Songyang Divine Palm. The palm wind became stronger and his palm techniques became more fierce and swift.

It has been more than a month, and although he has not yet mastered it to a high level, let alone developed special palm power, he has already mastered the 136 moves.

If I fight with someone, I can probably get a few hits.

As he walked, he saw a decades-old pine tree in front of him. Lu Nanxing's face darkened and he struck it with his palm.

Bang~!

The sound was dull, like a heavy drum. The old pine tree rustled and shook off a dozen green pine needles.

Lu Nanxing remained calm and moved his hand away from the tree trunk. A scarlet palm print appeared on the rough old bark.

It's not internal strength, nor is it internal energy, but poison!
Looking at the palm prints on the tree trunk, Lu Nanxing pondered for a moment.

The ultimate function of the small wooden tripod is to light up the graphics and open up the eight extraordinary meridians.

But poison is still the foundation.

The poison follows the strength and the qi. When Lu Nanxing uses his martial arts to transfer his qi and strength, he can mobilize the poison in the small wooden tripod and integrate it into his internal strength, or his fists and weapons.

Now that I have mastered the art of the Great Songyang Divine Palm, I can integrate the poison into the palm power.

In this way, it becomes this poisonous palm!

During the time since he returned from Hengshan City, those disciples who had attached themselves to him had offered him a lot of poisons, but the strongest poison in the small wooden tripod still came from the poisons in the Five Poison Sect.

The Five Poisons Sect is indeed the most poisonous sect in the world.

Lu Nanxing integrated the venom of snakes, centipede, toad, scorpion and spider into the power of the Great Songyang Divine Palm, and this was the effect.

"Five Poison Palms."

Lu Nanxing smiled. Although they were not Li Mochou’s authentic copies, they were both poisonous palms and the five poisons, so they were suitable for the name.

Although he has not yet developed special palm power, the added poison attribute makes his palm power just as powerful as Fei Bin, Le Hou and others.

Poison is the number one weapon that kills!

However, this is ultimately a trick.

The strength of the poison palm depends on the poison itself, not the palm force. Although the poison is strong, there is always a way to deal with it. If you are prepared in advance, you can control it. It can be used for surprise attacks, but it is much inferior in direct confrontation.

Overall, Poison Palm can be mastered quickly but has a low ceiling.

Compared with the treacherous way, it is better to take the royal way.

The so-called kingly way is to study palm techniques in depth and develop unique palm power.

You Tanzhi's Ice Silkworm Poison Palm was ultimately defeated by Qiao Feng's Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, and the difference between the treacherous way and the kingly way was immediately apparent.

Reaching out to absorb the poison on the tree trunk back into his body, Lu Nanxing took a deep breath and continued practicing.

Practice hard and never give up, in order to develop unique palm power as quickly as possible.

"Senior brother! Senior brother!"

At dusk, Zhao Guangjin came hurriedly.

"Something happened ahead!"

"what's up."

"The fight started."

“…Let’s go and have a look.”

Lu Nanxing frowned slightly, stopped and exhaled, then followed Zhao Guangjin.

In the open space in front of the main hall of Songshan Sect, the two groups were facing each other.

"Lu Nanxing has only been here for two years. What qualifications does he have to compete with Senior Brother Zuo?"

"What a joke! When has seniority ever been used to determine who is ranked in the martial arts world?"

"Zuo Feiying entered the sect more than ten years earlier, but has he ever made any achievements? Not to mention saving the heroes, he has never even wiped out a single demon sect!"

"Senior Brother Zuo is known as the Nine Tribulations Whip in the martial arts world. His martial arts are the best among the second generation disciples of Songshan. How can you judge him? And who the hell is Lu Nanxing?"

"How shameless! How can the Nine Tribulations Whip compare to the Songyang Heavy Sword! Senior Brother Lu has the Great Songyang Divine Palm in one hand and the heavy sword in the other, and all the heroes are impressed!"

"What do you mean by being the best second-generation disciple? Does Zuo Feiying dare to fight against Senior Brother Lu?"

"It's really ridiculous. He only learned some crude fighting skills from somewhere, yet he dares to touch the Great Songyang Divine Palm. His Songyang Heart Method was taught by Senior Brother Zuo. Fighting with him would only lower Senior Brother Zuo's status."

……

On one side is Zuo Feiying's force, and on the other side is Lu Nanxing's clinging forces. It was originally just a private dispute, but as the situation escalated, it has now been exposed.

"How dare you disrespect Senior Brother Lu! I will teach you a lesson!"

"Brother Zuo, if you don't bother with Lu Nanxing, let us beat Lu Nanxing's dog first!"

It was impossible to tell who was winning in the verbal fight, so after their faces turned red, they just started fighting.

There were over a hundred followers of Zuo Feiying and Lu Nanxing respectively, but many of them were cautious and did not argue openly. Only a small number of them, about thirty or forty people in total, took action at this time.

In front of the Songyang Hall, thirty or forty people were fighting in a group. The scene was so chaotic that it was probably only comparable to the time when Lu Nanxing crossed the mountains.

But what’s strange is that even though things have gotten so chaotic here, no one from the top of the Songshan Sect stepped forward to stop it.

Neither Zuo Lengchan, the leader, nor the other guards made any move.

"stop!"

"Stop."

The two sides fought for nearly an incense stick of time until Zuo Feiying and Lu Nanxing arrived and stopped everyone.

"Senior Brother Zuo! They are going too far!"

"You have to make the decision for your brothers!"

Zuo Feiying's side was three or four men less, so they suffered a little loss. Seven or eight of them were injured, one of them was seriously injured.

At this time, everyone surrounding Zuo Feiying was filled with righteous indignation.

Taking a look at his injured subordinate, Zuo Feiying's face darkened and he glared at Lu Nanxing.

"Junior Brother Lu! Discipline your people well!"

"Brother Zuo, what are you talking about?" Several people on Lu Nanxing's side were also injured, but none of them were serious. Lu Nanxing sneered.

"They are all disciples of Songshan Sect. They are not my people or your people."

"Since they are not your people, I will discipline these ungrateful people!"

Zuo Feiying's eyes flashed with ferocity. He took out the nine-section whip from his waist at some point and started whipping someone on Lu Nanxing's side.

Although Lu Nanxing's men were powerful and belittled Zuo Feiying in various ways, they were only compared to Lu Nanxing. Zuo Feiying, as a first-class master, was not easy to defeat. He was a master of the nine-section whip, and it was really difficult to deal with it.

The man's skills were only second-rate, and he was caught off guard and had no chance to cope with it. He stood there with his eyes wide open for a moment.

Pa~!

Lu Nanxing flashed and stood in front of the man, reaching out and grabbing the end of the whip.

Seeing that Lu Nanxing had caught the whip, Zuo Feiying's face darkened instantly, and he used his wrist to try to pull it back.

Unexpectedly, Lu Nanxing clenched his hand so tightly that it seemed as if it was welded together. The whip was stretched straight and could not be pulled.

"presumptuous!"

Zuo Feiying became furious and with a roar, he simply dropped the whip and raised his palm to hit Lu Nanxing.

Lu Nanxing also immediately dropped the whip and raised his palm to meet the attack.

He originally came to stop his subordinates from fighting, but now the two of them started fighting each other!

Seeing the two men fighting, the subordinates on both sides were excited.

Although they were fighting for the position of Grand Protector, what the two sides were arguing about was actually who was the number one disciple of the second generation. If he was not the number one, how could he be the Grand Protector?

Zuo Feiying has been famous for a long time, while Lu Nanxing has emerged as a new force. It is difficult to say who is stronger and who is weaker.

After all, the two had never fought each other.

Now that the two are finally going to compete, this debate can be put to an end.

"The Great Songyang Divine Palm."

Seeing Lu Nanxing using this palm technique, Zuo Feiying couldn't help but sneer. Although it was the superior martial arts passed down from the Songshan School, Lu Nanxing had only practiced it for a few days and he dared to use it to fight him. He was simply courting his own life.

Similarly, Zuo Feiying also used the Great Songyang Divine Palm.

Although he has not yet developed special palm power, after practicing for several years, he thinks he is far better than Lu Nanxing.

There was no fluctuation on Lu Nanxing's face, and his hand was still holding the Great Songyang Divine Palm, without changing to other martial arts.

It was clear that the two of them wanted to use this unique martial art of the Songshan School to compete with each other.

Seeing this, people on both sides couldn't help but become more nervous.

“Senior Brother Zuo is so awesome!”

Zuo Feiying has great talent. He has practiced the Great Songyang Divine Palm for several years and has still mastered every move to the essence.

His moves were swift and fierce, and his palm power was compelling, which drew loud praise from his people.

"As expected of Senior Brother Lu!"

Lu Nanxing had only been practicing for a short time, so he was indeed inferior in comparison, but his every move was standard. After all, it was the same palm method, so he did not fall behind for the moment.

The people here also shouted hurriedly, trying to overwhelm Zuo Feiying's side in momentum.

Amidst the shouts from both sides, in the blink of an eye, the two men had exchanged more than twenty moves.

"hateful!"

It was the same palm technique that Zuo Feiying had practiced for many years. Lu Nanxing was just a beginner and was unable to defeat him. For a moment, Zuo Feiying's face looked extremely ugly.

Doesn’t this prove that Lu Nanxing’s martial arts skills are superior to his?

Unable to contain his rage, Zuo Feiying exerted all his internal strength and struck Lu Nanxing fiercely.

When fellow disciples are sparring, how can they kill each other?

Everyone was shocked to see Zuo Feiying's palm strike.

"Well done!"

Lu Nanxing just shouted softly, not showing any fear, but instead sneered.

He also used all his internal strength to meet the attack with a palm strike.

Are the two of them going to compete in internal strength?

Bang~!

The two palms touched each other with a dull sound. What no one expected was that Lu Nanxing stood still while Zuo Feiying was forced to take several steps back.

"Senior Brother Zuo!"

The people behind him hurried forward to support him, with a look of concern on their faces.

"Go away!"

Zuo Feiying pushed everyone away, looking furious.

In the previous attack, he was already at a disadvantage in terms of palm power.

He bent down to pick up the whip on the ground, ready to compete with Lu Nanxing again.

"Thank you, Senior Brother, for letting me."

Unexpectedly, Lu Nanxing bowed and smiled.

"Brother, you have a great move. I am no match for you. I admit defeat."

"……you!"

He clearly took advantage, and now he's saying he admits defeat. It's clearly a mockery of him!

But Lu Nanxing had already admitted defeat. If Zuo Feiying continued to fight, it would not only seem like he had no magnanimity, but also that he was disregarding the friendship between fellow disciples.

But if he didn't fight, he had clearly lost a move just now, which would prove that his martial arts skills were not as good as Lu Nanxing's!
For a moment, there was no way forward or backward.

While Zuo Feiying was hesitating, Lu Nanxing had already turned and left.

"hateful!"

Looking at Lu Nanxing's back and the smiling faces of the people beside him, Zuo Feiying's face was filled with anger.

With a low roar, he could only leave in anger.

On the way back, Lu Nanxing dismissed everyone and only left Zhao Guangjin by his side.

"Brother, you have supernatural powers! You repelled Zuo Feiying with one palm strike. From now on, let's see what else they have to say!"

"Now what do the other guards think?"

"The rest of the guards?"

Zhao Guangjin, whose face was full of excitement, was stunned for a moment, then he came to his senses and quickly spoke seriously.

"The Grand Protector Ding Mian, the Fifth Protector Zhong Zhen, and the Sixth Protector Tang Ying'e all support you, Brother. Especially the Fifth Protector, who strongly recommends you to be promoted to the Grand Protector. The Third Protector Fei Bin, the Fourth Protector Le Hou, the Tenth Protector Bu Chen, and the Eleventh Protector Sha Tianjiang do not understand the greater good and support Zuo Feiying. As for Zhao Sihai, Gao Kexin and the other five, they have not yet been officially promoted to the Grand Protectors and have no say."

"Ding Mian, Zhong Zhen, and Tang Ying'e."

"Although there is one less person, these three are all ranked in the top six Taibao, far more than Bu Chen and Sha Tianjiang, who are from side branches, so you still have the advantage. As for the head of the sect, he has to avoid suspicion and can't say anything openly."

"Ah."

Lu Nanxing nodded slightly and then waved his hand.

"Brother, please take a rest first. I'm going back now."

Zhao Guangjin understood and left tactfully.

After walking a few steps, he couldn't help but look back at Lu Nanxing. He seemed to be thinking about something, and he didn't know what he was thinking about.

Among all people, Zhao Guangjin followed Lu Nanxing the earliest and was already considered his confidant. He also did a lot of things for Lu Nanxing.

But until now, he still couldn't guess what Lu Nanxing was thinking or what he was going to do.

When working with Lu Nanxing, it always seems like I'm in a fog. Only at the very end, when the fog suddenly clears, do I suddenly realize how Lu Nanxing planned things.

Fortunately, Lu Nanxing succeeds every time and can be said to have made every possible effort.

In fact, this is the real reason why Zhao Guangjin has been following Lu Nanxing firmly. He always feels that Lu Nanxing has a special power, as if everything is under his control.

"It's almost time."

After returning to his residence, Lu Nanxing muttered to himself, his eyes suddenly becoming gloomy.

As night fell, the entire Songshan Mountain was shrouded in darkness. Lu Nanxing sat cross-legged, holding his breath and concentrating on practicing his inner strength.

(End of this chapter)