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

Chapter 446 Wu Chengyu Reaches His Peak
Wu Chengyu lost his leg immediately after transmigrating. There was nothing he could do about it; it was something that actually happened in the original story. He just had bad luck because he transmigrated at the wrong time. If Wu Chengyu had transmigrated a few months earlier, he definitely wouldn't have had his leg broken by Huang Yaoshi, and he would have found a way to escape Peach Blossom Island much sooner.

After resolving the life-or-death crisis in Gushan County, he returned to Wujiapo with unparalleled advantages.

The bamboo slips contained various body-refining martial arts techniques, and although the names were somewhat disgusting, they laid the best foundation for Wu Chengyu.

After that, he practiced the Nameless Divine Skill of Quanxing, obtained the martial arts manual passed down for many years by the Murong family, and also obtained the second volume of the Nine Yin Manual. There were so many divine skills and techniques that could attract the covetous eyes of countless martial arts practitioners, he simply could not practice them all.

After leaving Wujiapo to assassinate Shi Miyuan, he underwent a complete transformation, leaping to the level of a top master. In Zhongnan Mountain, he received guidance from the old Taoist Zhenxiang, evolving the Quanxing Nameless Divine Skill into his own innate skill, achieving perfection of the five elements.

During the Western Xia Dynasty, he outwitted and outmaneuvered the old monster, obtained a portion of the Xiaoyao Sect's legacy, mastered the secrets of Yin and Yang, and officially became a top master.

Finally, in the Mongolian desert, in addition to teaching Guo Jing, he underwent a year of arduous training, integrating his years of martial arts practice.

The four free-fighting techniques he taught Guo Jing, apart from the impartial groin kick, were just a joke at Guo Jing's expense; they were fast, accurate, and ruthless, but not exactly divine skills.

The other three freehand techniques are his summary and sublimation of his own martial arts skills. They may seem like a single freehand technique, but they actually contain his own understanding of the way of martial arts.

From the moment he summarized these three major free-style techniques, it meant that Wu Chengyu's martial arts had reached its peak. He had his own understanding of martial arts and could innovate. As for whether he could go further and reach the innate level, it depended on enlightenment and opportunity, which was something that could not be sought but only encountered.

Therefore, Wu Chengyu's martial arts skills have now reached their peak, and he has absolute confidence even when facing the other four masters.

This is also why he returned to Jiangnan to stir up trouble. Since his martial arts skills had reached a plateau, he naturally had to choose another path.

The Jin spy must have thought that Wu Chengyu looked like a pretty boy and didn't consider him a martial arts master at all. He wanted to kidnap Wu Chengyu and threaten the Beiwei Army. He was really delusional.

The twenty-odd experts swarmed forward, with the two leading figures charging the fastest. Their martial arts skills were top-notch, definitely no less than those of Qiu Chuji.

One of them immediately used a move called "Dragon Appears in the Field," a technique from the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms. Combined with the reluctant patch on the hem of his clothes, the identity of this person was obvious.

It was nothing more than an elder of the Clean Clothes Sect who received one or two moves from the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms from Hong Qigong.

"If this move were made by Minister Hong Qi, I wouldn't dare to underestimate it either, but you are not worth mentioning."

While shaking his head, Wu Chengyu stretched out his left hand, performing the Yin-Yang Cloud-Moving Hand, a freehand technique that Guo Jing had practiced for half a year but still could not master. It emphasized the transformation of Yin and Yang, adapting to Yin when encountering Yang and adapting to Yang when encountering Yin, with the transformation residing in one's mind.

The Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms are incredibly powerful, but their greatest secret lies in the mastery of force, which is the secret behind its reputation as the number one palm technique in the world.

However, in the hands of this Clean Clothes Sect elder, the original technique of "Seeing the Dragon in the Field" involved moving the palm upwards and controlling the force with a flick of the wrist. When engaging with the opponent's fists and feet, the technique would change according to the opponent's reaction, making the attack direction unpredictable and the force fluctuating left and right, making it extremely difficult to defend against.

The so-called "seeing the dragon" actually means that it's better not to see the opponent at all, because if they see it and can't react in time, they will inevitably suffer losses.

Unfortunately, the beggar's use of the "Dragon Appearing in the Field" technique was somewhat stiff. With a flick of his wrist, his force only shifted slightly before stopping. While the power was not weak, it had lost its original freedom of control.

Wu Chengyu's neither Yin nor Yang Cloud-Piercing Hand was actually created to counter the force changes of Hong Qigong's Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms after he suffered a setback in the past.

This move incorporates later Tai Chi theory, the Yin-Yang transformation of the Tianshan Six Yang Palm, and the reversal of force in the shifting of stars. It may seem like just one palm strike, and it may seem ordinary, but the Yin-Yang changes within it are profound and unpredictable.

The elder of the Clean Clothes Sect, Jianlong Zaitian, was gently touched by Wu Chengyu's Moyun Hand. In an instant, the internal force that had been contained and not yet released disappeared, and the transformation of the force was completely frozen. His hand seemed to have lost all power and was unable to struggle or resist at all.

"You're a member of the Beggars' Sect, so I won't kill you. I'll just throw you in front of Hong Qigong and see if he blushes."

In an instant, the Yin and Yang of Moyun Hand changed again. Just now, it used Yin power to neutralize the Yang power of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms. Now it is still Yin, but it is terrifyingly Yin. A solid and cold Yin attribute force penetrated straight into the elder's body through Wu Chengyu's palm.

The Clean Clothes Sect elder's body instantly turned extremely cold, as if his internal organs had been frozen. A layer of frost appeared on his body, and he became as immobile as an ice block.

At this moment, another master also made his move. Wu Chengyu recognized it at a glance. It was indeed Qiu Qianren's Iron Palm that he had seen Qiu Qianren and the masters of the Southern Song Dynasty besiege Hong Qigong when he rescued the descendants of Yue Fei's army. This palm technique can be considered a unique skill.

In terms of sheer power, the Iron Palm of the Mountain Suppressor is only slightly inferior to the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms. It does not emphasize the control of force. Apart from the extraordinary power of the Iron Palm itself, which can break gold and shatter stones, the palm technique is extremely exquisite, far surpassing other palm techniques in the martial arts world.

Qiu Qianren's ability to continuously evolve the Iron Sand Palm technique, which is ubiquitous in the martial arts world, to the level of a supreme skill is truly admirable.

Aside from Qiu Qianren, there are probably not many top-tier masters in the Iron Palm Clan. The Beiwei Army previously besieged and killed Lin Dashanren, and now another top-tier master has arrived. If they kill this person, the Iron Palm Clan will be severely weakened.

Seeing that the beggar who had acted first had been reduced to a half-dead block of ice by Wu Chengyu, the man was horrified. He quickly changed his move, channeling all his inner strength. He clashed his palms together, lowered his body, and thrust his palms out like knives, aiming for Wu Chengyu's ribs.

Wu Chengyu appeared to be standing still, but his hands were like dragon claws. He moved slowly but was actually very fast. Just as the other person's palms were about to touch the hem of his clothes, he easily grabbed the other person's two wrists.

The Unreserved Dragon-Capturing Claw combines the Bone-Dissolving Capturing Hand, the Nine Yin Divine Claw, and the Carefree Plum Blossom Hand. It is the pinnacle of grappling and claw techniques. Its characteristic is its grabbing ability, which is extremely fast and accurate. As long as the opponent has not reached the level of subtlety, it will hit them with one grab.

Once hit, the opponent's meridians, acupoints, and bones are completely under Wu Chengyu's control, leaving them with no room for resistance.

The Iron Palm Gang member tried to pull his hands back in haste, but immediately felt his arms go numb and weak. The moment he was grabbed, he felt his hands begin to tremble, and an invisible tremor spread upwards from his hands.

In just two breaths, this man's proud iron palm became softer than tofu. All his joints were shaken open by that force, his tendons were like knots, and his internal energy was also dissipated into nothingness under the trembling force.

Next came his shoulders, neck, spine, pelvis, legs, and feet. He collapsed to the ground like a lump of rotten flesh. Most terrifyingly, he couldn't breathe and couldn't make a sound as he tried to call for help. Wu Chengyu didn't know how long he could hold his breath, but the inevitable outcome was suffocation. This guy wasn't from the Beggars' Sect; that Clean Clothes Sect elder could be used to mock Hong Qigong.

Wu Chengyu and Qiu Qianren had no connection. In fact, Qiu Qianzhang died at his hands, so Wu Chengyu was bound to die.

Apart from the two leaders, the rest were all second- or third-rate, some of whom were from the Clean Clothes Faction and were spared. The others were not so lucky.

Wu Chengyu killed one person with each move. His speed was so fast that even when surrounded, it was like a one-on-one fight. He could easily turn around and appear in front of one person, and the others could not form a united force.

Whether it was the Cloud-Piercing Hand or the Dragon-Capturing Claw, the twenty-odd people were completely wiped out in the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea.

At this moment, the routed Song soldiers were also cut up and slaughtered by the Beiwei Army, and not one of them could escape.

Song Mu left some men to finish off the enemy, while the rest of his men slowly approached and surrounded the Jin spy.

Aside from Wu Chengyu's men, the only person present who could still stand, though unable to stand upright, was this Jin spy, who couldn't believe what he was seeing.

He had previously led over twenty experts and three thousand soldiers to surround Wu Chengyu, expecting to be able to capture him. However, neither the experts nor the soldiers were able to put up any resistance against Wu Chengyu and his Beiwei Army.

Right before his eyes, in such a short time, all his men were wiped out. The defeat was so swift and decisive that it seemed like a dream, yet it was an absolute nightmare.

Wu Chengyu slowly walked towards him. This Jin spy was a bit tougher than Duan Tiande; at least he didn't kneel down. He shakily drew his sword and slashed at Wu Chengyu with all his might.

Wu Chengyu seemed oblivious. Before the Jin spy's knife could even get within a foot of him, it was knocked away by Song Mu's horse-slaying sword. His hands were split open, and blood dripped from his palms onto the ground.

"I won't say anything, don't even think about it," the Jin spy said, trying to appear calm but actually being cowardly.

"Let me guess, you probably somehow won over the Clean Clothes Faction of the Beggars' Sect, using them to build up your influence within the Beggars' Sect while doing some shady business."

Then there's Qiu Qianren's Iron Palm Clan, who joined you many years ago and will naturally obey your commands.

As an inspector, A-Ku was inspecting the situation of various branch strongholds. He must have discovered some clues under certain circumstances, which is why you want to kill A-Ku to silence him.

But if A-Ku dies, Hong Qigong will definitely not give up. Those branch leaders are suspected, and as long as they are investigated, they will eventually find out the truth, and the result will be the same.

So you went all out and used Ah Ku as bait, hoping to lure Hong Qigong to kill this old beggar as well.

This explains why there were suddenly experts rushing to Hangzhou from different places. The Beggars' Sect branches were scattered all over the country, as were the Clean Clothes Sect. They all secretly came to Hangzhou from other branches to gather, along with the Iron Palm Clan members.

The many masters of the Clean Clothes Faction and the Iron Palm Clan can indeed kill Ah Ku, but taking down Hong Qigong is a long way off. So what else do you have to rely on besides the soldiers surrounding you?

Qiu Qianren is definitely not an option; at least one Qiu Qianren is not enough, but I really can't think of anyone else right now.

Furthermore, I have another question: why are you taking these actions against the Beggars' Sect? As far as I remember, the Jin Dynasty didn't seem to have much interest in the Beggars' Sect.

Looking back at the original story, apart from Elder Peng who betrayed them later, the Beggars' Clan didn't really have that many people who defected. The Clean Clothes Faction and the Dirty Clothes Faction had a long-standing conflict, but the entire Clean Clothes Faction was still loyal to Hong Qigong. Now, it's a different story; almost the entire Clean Clothes Faction has been turned against them by the Jin Kingdom.

The Jin spy's face turned ashen. He hadn't expected Wu Chengyu to have guessed the general idea, but he was also secretly relieved, because there were still things Wu Chengyu didn't know.

"Why target the Beggars' Sect? It's because in recent years, you martial arts practitioners have repeatedly broken the law with your martial arts, assassinating important court officials and members of the royal family. First there was Shi Miyuan, and later it is said that members of the royal family in the Xia Kingdom also died at the hands of martial arts practitioners."

That's why the Jin Dynasty has increased its control over martial arts practitioners. The Beggars' Sect is always making small moves to resist the Jin Dynasty, so naturally they can't be allowed to stay.

I never expected that the Beggars' Sect's Clean Clothes Faction would be so easy to take down. Just offer them some benefits, or lead them to do some shady business, and use that as leverage, they will have no choice but to betray Hong Qigong.

"If these beggars hadn't been careless and that girl surnamed Mo hadn't discovered their deception, given a few more years, the entire Beggars' Sect would have become my puppets."

Wu Chengyu wanted to touch his nose, because it was truly because of him that the imperial court of this world had paid unprecedented attention to the martial arts world.

"As for the trump card you mentioned, yes, I do have a trump card. Hong Qigong is about to fall into a trap, and my trump card will definitely kill him."

In this way, even without taking control of the Beggars' Sect, the entire sect will inevitably suffer heavy losses, and I can consider myself to have fulfilled my mission.

As soon as he finished speaking, the Jin spy's expression froze, and black blood trickled from the corner of his mouth with a triumphant smile.

Song Mu stepped forward quickly and pried open his mouth: "Master, this man has poison hidden in his teeth. He was just stalling for time, but now the poison has taken effect and there is no cure."

Wu Chengyu nodded. Time was of the essence. It seemed that the enemy's ambush against Hong Qigong was not far ahead, and their trump cards would eventually be revealed.

"Let's take those few ice cubes from the Clean Clothes Faction and go join the fun."

(End of this chapter)