The First Sword of the Universe

Chapter 94 The retirement ceremony kicks off with a bang!
In front of his master and mistress, Xu Xingchen recounted his experiences since they separated, including the three-day and three-night battle with the Sun Moon Sect.
While everyone was amazed and in awe, they gradually realized that the title of "the best sword in the world" was probably something that the evil cult spread.

What are you talking about? Not only is he better than his master, he has also surpassed his master Yue Buqun. Even Zuo Lengchan, the leader of the Five Mountains Sword Sect, is no match for him.
Only someone from the Demon Cult would spread such a rumor that is clearly meant to sow discord!
Everyone tried to comfort the little junior brother, but looking at their flickering eyes, it was clear that they were envious of his title of "the best swordsman in the world".

When Xu Xingchen asked about the ambush by the Songshan Sect, Yue Buqun frowned and said, "There are many suspicious points in this matter. Don't discuss it in front of outsiders."

Then they said they were fine and no one was injured.

After all the senior brothers and sister Yue Lingshan left, Xu Xingchen told his master and mistress about his encounter with the three people from the Sword Sect.

He only said that he met three people from the Sword Sect and defeated them, but he did not say what moves he used to defeat the three people.

Yue Buqun and his wife did not think about other things. They were just amazed at the fact that the cultivation of the young disciple in front of them was becoming more and more unfathomable. They warned him not to be too proud and complacent, and not to be careless and negligent, or he might fall into a trap.
Naturally, there is Xu Xingchen's room in this side courtyard.

He rested in the house for a long time. It was not until dinner time that his master and his mistress took him and a group of disciples to visit the owner of the place, Master Liu Zhengfeng.

"Hello, Uncle Liu!" Xu Xingchen was the first to greet him.

When Liu Zhengfeng saw Xu Xingchen, his eyes lit up and he said with a smile, "I didn't expect to see you again after not seeing you two years ago. You've grown a lot taller!"

After some greetings, Liu Zhengfeng went about greeting other guests.

The people from Huashan turned around and were about to find a table to sit down and eat, but they met a group of nuns from the Hengshan Sect.

After Master Dingyi greeted Yue Buqun and his wife, she looked at Xu Xingchen and began to praise him.

At this time, everyone in Huashan knew that their junior apprentice (young disciple) had rescued the junior apprentice sister of Hengshan Sect near Hengshan City and killed the flower-stealing thief Tian Boguang.
Xu Xingchen behaved naturally and modestly, without any arrogance.

This performance made Master Dingyi praise Yue Buqun for his "good teaching method", which made Yue Buqun's calm and peaceful face look more pleasing.

While eating, they also met people from Taishan Sect, including the sect leader Tianmen Taoist, who was accompanied by his two junior brothers Tiansong and Tianbai, as well as some disciples.

Yue Buqun and his wife exchanged greetings with the three Tianmen Taoists and then parted ways.

The Retirement Conference would not be held for another three days, but there was an endless stream of martial artists coming to watch the ceremony. Not only were all the inns of all sizes in Hengshan City filled up, but even the Liu Mansion, which was used to entertain important guests, was 80% full.

Only the people from Songshan School are nowhere to be seen!

After dinner, Xu Xingchen found a gap, found Liu Zhengfeng who was busy, pulled him to a secret corner, and told him what Qu Feiyan had said.

Liu Zhengfeng is worthy of being the second-in-command of Hengshan Sect. He never shows his emotions. Upon hearing such shocking news, he just frowned and his face became a little gloomy. Then he expressed his gratitude to Xu Xingchen who tipped off the person and left in a hurry.

Xu Xingchen looked at his receding back and thought to himself, "Uncle Liu, now that you know about this incident, you should be able to make some preparations in advance! I hope you can save the lives of your family this time."

Without the two unstable factors of Tian Boguang and Qingcheng Sect, the situation in Hengshan City became much more stable.

Three days passed. Not only did the people of Huashan not encounter any unexpected situations, but even the Taishan Sect and the Hengshan Sect remained very calm.

This evening.
The fiery clouds were like fish scales, covering the entire sky, and even the earth was reflected in a blood red color!
In Hengshan City, the Liu Mansion was filled with guests. Twenty or thirty large tables filled the spacious courtyard. Thousands of martial artists came to participate in this grand event.

Servants and maids walked around between each table, constantly serving wine and food, filling up each table.

There are all kinds of animals, including those flying in the sky, running on the ground, and swimming in the water, and both meat and vegetarian dishes.

The wine is a well-known variety in all the major restaurants in Hengshan City. Once the seal is opened, the aroma of the wine overflows, attracting wine lovers like Linghu Chong, whose stomachs keep rumbling.
Martial artists from all corners of the world, speaking in different accents and dialects, greeted each other, creating a noisy and lively atmosphere.

At the main seat, five chairs were arranged in a row, on which sat Yue Buqun, the head of Mount Hua, Tianmen Taoist, the head of Mount Tai, Master Dingyi, the head's junior sister, and Master Dingyi. There were two empty chairs, one of which was the seat for Mr. Mo Da, the head of Mount Heng. Unfortunately, he had been nowhere to be seen.

The chair in the middle was the seat of Zuo Lengchan, the head of the Songshan Sect and leader of the Five Mountains Sword Sect. It had always been empty.

The three sect leaders had already sat down, with a group of disciples from their respective sects standing behind them.

After a while, the sounds of firecrackers and gongs and drums were heard from outside the mansion.

Liu Zhengfeng, wearing new clothes, hurried out to greet them. A moment later, a team of government soldiers were welcomed in.

In front of everyone, the official pulled out an imperial edict and announced the news that Liu Zhengfeng had surrendered to the court and would be promoted to a higher position. This immediately caused a huge commotion among the crowd.

Liu Zhengfeng knelt down and respectfully received the imperial edict, then escorted the government troops out of the mansion. The martial artists in the courtyard still found Liu Zhengfeng's actions somewhat unbelievable.

You must know that the underworld and the imperial court have always been two parallel lines that are not easy to overlap, and the two are not subordinate to each other.

The people in the imperial court could not control the grudges and hatreds in the martial arts world, and the people in the martial arts world did not want to be controlled by the imperial court and regarded submission to the imperial court as a shame.

Now, in order to show his intention to completely quit the martial arts world, Liu Zhengfeng actually surrendered to the imperial court and became the imperial court's lackey. How could the martial artists who came to attend the event not be shocked and surprised? !

Some people looked down on him, some showed contempt on their faces, and some people were thinking: "Liu Zhengfeng has always had a good reputation, why did he do such a foolish thing in his old age? Is he desecrating himself?"

Even Yue Buqun and the others shook their heads and sighed, saying: "Junior Brother Liu, it shouldn't be this serious! It shouldn't be this serious!"

Liu Zhengfeng himself, on the other hand, looked calm. He cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Brothers, I have made up my mind. Please stop trying to persuade me!"

Xu Xingchen stood among the disciples behind Yue Buqun, watching everything coldly, wanting to see how Uncle Master Liu Zhengfeng would deal with what happened next!

After waiting for another half an hour, the time for the event to start had passed, but there was still no sign of Mr. Mo Da, the head of the Hengshan School, nor was there any sign of the Songshan School.

Liu Zhengfeng did not wait any longer and directly announced the start of the "retirement" conference.

The scene suddenly became quiet, and everyone present was staring at the host of this conference, with different expressions in their eyes and a myriad of thoughts in their minds, so needless to say!

After a while, a disciple brought a table covered with a piece of gorgeous brocade. The disciple handed a golden basin to Da Nian. The basin was half filled with clear water. Under the light of the surrounding torches, it was emitting a faint cold light!

Liu Zhengfeng walked in front of the golden basin, bowed to the martial artists around him and said, "Thank you all for coming to witness my retirement ceremony. After today, the affairs of the martial arts world will have nothing to do with me. I will no longer care about anything in the martial arts world, even the affairs of the Hengshan Sect."

After that, he said some words of thanks and, under the gaze of everyone, extended his hand towards the golden basin.

"Stay on!"

Suddenly, a loud shout was heard, and the shadow of a hidden weapon flashed in the air. With a crisp sound, clear water splashed and the golden basin rose from the table, and in a blink of an eye, it overturned on the ground.

Xu Xingchen's eyes fixed, and he said secretly: "Here it comes!"

"who?"

Along with the shouts of Xiang Danian, Mi Yi and others, a group of people suddenly rushed in from outside the courtyard gate. They were wearing the yellow clothes of Songshan School. The first one was tall and held a five-color banner in his hand. He came to Liu Zhengfeng majestically and said with a sneer, "Uncle Liu, I'm afraid you can't hold your retirement ceremony today!"

Many of the martial artists around knew the five-colored silk banner, and some couldn't help but shout out, "It's the banner of the leader of the Five Mountains Sword Sect!"

When Liu Zhengfeng saw the visitor's attire, he was startled. When he saw the Five Mountains Sword Sect's leader's flag held high in his hand, he trembled again. When he heard the visitor's impolite words, he panicked and cried out inwardly, "Oh no!"

Ever since he received the tip-off from Xu Xingchen, he has been feeling nervous. Both the Sun Moon Sect and the Songshan School have put him under tremendous pressure.

If he had known that things would develop to this point, he might not have held this retirement ceremony!

However, the invitations have already been sent out and everyone has arrived, so it is too late to say anything.

The matters concerning the Golden Basin Retirement Conference must be carried out.
In a state of extreme anxiety, I finally made it to this day, and when the retirement meeting was about to begin, the worst scenario happened.

For a moment, he was stunned on the spot!
At this time, the hot-tempered Master Dingyi could no longer sit still, and stood up and shouted angrily: "Are you the nephew of Qianzhangsong Shi Dengda? Are you holding the banner of the leader of the Five Mountains Sword Sect and coming here to show off your power?"

"A year ago, your uncle Lu took the leader's flag and led his men to Mount Huashan, hoping that Sect Leader Yue would give up the position of Sect Leader."

"Today, you brought the leader's flag again and came to stop Senior Brother Liu from retiring."

"You, the Songshan Sect, are meddling in the affairs of other sects at will. Do you really think that the banner of the leader of the Five Mountains Sword Sect is an imperial decree?!"

Normally, even though Master Dingyi had a hot temper, she would not lose her temper in such an occasion, but things happened at once.

Whether it was the ambush by the "Songshan Sect" on the way, or the story of "the three people from the Sword Sect's trip to Huashan" told to him by Xu Xingchen, and now, they have forcibly interfered in the "retirement" meeting of Senior Brother Liu of the Hengshan Sect.
Nun Dingyi, who was filled with rage, exploded on the spot!
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