The Legend of the Condor Heroes: From Being Expelled from Peach Blossom Island

Chapter 217 Butterfly Wings
Wu Chengyu heard a familiar name again. Wasn't Lingfeng Shangren the Tantric monk whose head he had snatched off during the siege of Hong Qigong?

Puchalieshi, the Jin Dynasty's top archer, lived up to his reputation. He shot and wounded his own leg, and was later beheaded by Wu Chengyu, who was under the influence of drugs, with a bowstring.

Finally, there's that swordsman. Sorry, it took me so long to find out your name, Ulinda Maja. You're actually the number one swordsman in the Jin Kingdom.

Lingfeng came from Tibet, and Pucha and Wulinda were both noble surnames of the Jin Dynasty. Unfortunately, all three of these masters died at the hands of Wu Chengyu, and all of them had their heads removed. Thinking about it this way, Wu Chengyu felt somewhat guilty. Why didn't he leave them with a complete corpse?

Moreover, the methods used to kill are too simplistic; this is a flaw that needs to be corrected in the future.

However, the fact that this young Taoist priest joined the Quanzhen Sect was actually related to those Jin masters who died in the Song Dynasty made Wu Chengyu very curious.

The young man continued, "Who would have thought that these three masters would all die in the Song Kingdom? Especially Puchalieshi and Wulinda Majia, who joined forces with three other Song Kingdom masters when someone was trying to assassinate Shi Miyuan, yet they were still all killed by that one person."

Not only that, our entire delegation was poisoned upon their return, and most of them are now dead. Only the Fourth Prince is still alive thanks to the best efforts of the imperial physicians, but he is now bedridden.

When this news reached our Great Jin Dynasty, it caused a stir in the court and among the people. In the past, we thought that the Great Jin cavalry was invincible and did not pay much attention to the common people. Now it seems that these so-called martial arts masters should not be underestimated.

There are still some experts in our palace, but they all need to guard the palace and protect the emperor's safety. Now there is a shortage of manpower, so the court has decided that the Sixth Prince will recruit some martial arts experts. But these people are outsiders after all, so how can we completely trust them?

Therefore, some adults suggested selecting some talented members of the imperial family, sending them under assumed names to various martial arts sects to secretly learn their martial arts, and then sending all these martial arts back to the palace to train experts. At the same time, they also suggested that these members be given high positions so that these sects could be used by them in the future.

You're lucky, kid. You were sent to the Quanzhen Sect, the number one sect in the world. Some were sent to the Song Kingdom, and others were sent to the Western Regions.

However, the plan did not go smoothly. Many of the people sent there were discovered and lost their lives. Only a small number of people successfully went into hiding.

"Brother Qing, although we share the same surname, Wanyan, our family has long since fallen into decline. Whether our family can rise to prominence in the future depends entirely on you."

"Brother, rest assured, in the future, Wanyan Qing will definitely have a place among the high-ranking officials of our Great Jin."

Wu Chengyu now finally understands why Wan Zhiqing wasn't in the original story. It's because the story never actually involved the Jin Kingdom sending people to steal martial arts techniques from various schools. It was all caused by his own actions, like a butterfly flapping its wings.

It seems that the killing of Shi Miyuan not only changed the officialdom of the Song Dynasty, but its far-reaching influence and wide scope far exceeded Wu Chengyu's expectations.

Who would have thought that these Jin nobles would also resort to secretly learning martial arts from the Jianghu?

Moreover, the Sixth Prince, Wanyan Honglie, had begun recruiting martial arts masters several years in advance.

This Wan Zhiqing, or rather Wanyan Qing, not only gained the approval of the Jin state and the bone reading by Hao Datong, but also deceived the Quanzhen Sect's investigation and even recited Taoist scriptures to curry favor with Ma Yu.

It seems that his intelligence and aptitude are truly extraordinary. If he were to become a disciple of Ma Yu, given time, not only would all of Quanzhen Sect's martial arts be leaked, but if he were to become the sect leader, Quanzhen Sect itself might even become a tool of the Jin Kingdom.

After all, even Zhao Zhijing is a candidate for the leader of Quanzhen Sect in the future, so Wanyan Qing has a very high chance of succeeding.

Moreover, it wasn't just Wanyan Qing; several other individuals also successfully joined martial arts sects.

But the most important thing is Wanyan Qing right in front of us. The other sects are just minor problems and won't cause much of an impact. Many sects from later generations hadn't been established by the time of The Legend of the Condor Heroes, and Shaolin Temple was still closed off. Even if someone joined and became a monk, Shaolin Temple's martial arts had already been leaked countless times during the Tianlong era, and truly top-tier divine skills like the Yi Jin Jing would never be easily obtained.

Learning martial arts at Shaolin Temple requires following a set procedure. The old monks live a long time, so if you join from a young age, even if your identity is not discovered to be problematic, you can learn Arhat Fist first, then Weituo Palm, and so on, step by step, set by set. What if you become the head of a certain hall after you have truly mastered the divine skills?
By then, the Jin Dynasty will probably be destroyed, so the Shaolin Temple will not pose much of a threat.

Moreover, Wu Chengyu had a bad impression of Shaolin Temple, so even if Shaolin Temple was really harmed, he couldn't be bothered to care.

Other martial arts schools are not very threatening; even if one masters them, one would at most become a master like Hao Datong or Sun Bu'er.

The Five Greats are undoubtedly the most skilled martial artists in the world.

It's impossible to become a disciple of Huang Yaoshi now. Qu Lingfeng and Lu Chengfeng have returned, Feng Mofeng's leg injury has healed, and he has extraordinary talent. Huang Yaoshi has no shortage of disciples now.

Not counting Huang Rong, there are Qu Yun and Lu Guanying in the next generation. Given Huang Yaoshi's personality, he probably won't take on any more disciples. Perhaps even Cheng Ying's future opportunities will be ruined by Wu Chengyu's influence.

Ouyang Feng, the Western Poison, only had one successor, nephew, and son, Ouyang Ke. When he wasn't insane, he would never pass on his martial arts to any outsider.

Emperor Duan Zhixing of the Southern Kingdom, after all, was once an emperor. He later became a monk and took his former ministers and generals as his disciples. He would not take on disciples in a normal way.

Finally, there's Hong Qigong, the Northern Beggar. The Beggars' Clan has many disciples, but in the original story, he only took in Guo Jing and Huang Rong. This guy actually has extremely high standards for taking in disciples. Now that he has A-Ku, a disciple with exceptional talent, he has even less patience to teach another one.

Therefore, the only real threat, the one that would have a huge impact if infiltrated, is the Quanzhen Sect.

Wu Chengyu thought to himself, "That was close. Luckily, I encountered this situation tonight and learned about the Jin Kingdom's conspiracy. Moreover, it was all my fault, and the whole thing started because of me."

The two brothers continued talking.

"Brother, why did you suddenly come to see me today? I was startled when I saw your signal. It's best to contact each other less in the future. There are too many people in the Quanzhen Sect. I finally managed to sneak down here. If we contact each other too much, we'll inevitably be exposed."

"Originally, there was nothing wrong, but a month ago, we received news that the Seven Masters of Quanzhen who were away had all rushed back to Chongyang Palace for some unknown reason. After the higher-ups found out, they ordered me to come and find out what exactly happened in the Quanzhen Sect."

They are now paying close attention to these martial arts sects, and become extremely nervous at the slightest sign of trouble.

"Oh, I do know about this. Qiu Chuji made an agreement with a martial arts master. It is said that this master's martial arts skills are extremely high. He easily defeated Qiu Chuji and even said that he would come to Chongyang Palace to learn the Big Dipper Formation. That's why the Seven Masters of Quanzhen rushed back."

Wu Chengyu understood. If he hadn't made an agreement with Qiu Chuji, the commotion at Chongyang Palace wouldn't have alerted the Jin spies, causing this young man to come and investigate. He wouldn't have discovered the two brothers' conspiracy tonight.

Wu Chengyu really thought that as long as he went out for a stroll in the middle of the night, he would encounter spies, just like in Black Tiger Village. But after all that trouble, it turned out that he was the one who was ultimately responsible.

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