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

Chapter 467 Breaking through the siege
The Ming Cult of today is not the same as the evil cult it was at the end of the Yuan Dynasty; its reputation is not as bad, and ordinary martial arts practitioners know nothing about it.

After all, they were professional rebels, much like the White Lotus Sect. The White Lotus Sect was associated with the Eternal Mother and the Realm of Emptiness, while the Ming Cult chanted "Do good and eliminate evil, for the sake of light," which means that the Ming Cult did not actually mingle in the martial arts world.

In the novel "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber," the Ming Cult at the end of the Yuan Dynasty was reduced to a demonic sect that everyone hated. Besides the lack of recognition of its doctrines, this was largely due to the actions of Cheng Kun.

He incited Xie Xun, the Golden Lion King, to wreak havoc in the martial arts world, offending many forces and even killing Kong Jian, the abbot of Shaolin Temple.

Regardless of the details, Kong Jian was indeed killed by Xie Xun using the Seven Injury Fist, and Shaolin and Ming Cult immediately became mortal enemies.

Of course, the others weren't any better.

Yang Xiao, the Left Guardian of the Brightness Sect, went to tease Gu Hongzi for no reason, causing Gu Hongzi to commit suicide in resentment. This also caused the old nun Miejue to never be able to return to secular life. Later, he even seduced Ji Xiaofu, a poor woman who was about to get married.

Now, both Wudang and Emei are enemies of the Ming Cult. If it weren't for Zhang Wuji, one of their own, it's hard to say whether Zhang Sanfeng would have taken action against the Ming Cult.

The Seven Heroes of Wudang were essentially Zhang Sanfeng's sons. When his daughter-in-law was bullied, this old man's temper was never mild. The Jiazi Demon-Slaying Campaign lasted a full sixty years.

The Green-Winged Bat King, Wei Yixiao, does indeed drink human blood, even if he is forced to do so. But as long as people hear that he drinks blood, they will think that Wei Yixiao is a demon.

White-browed Eagle King founded the Sky Eagle Cult. Even if he didn't commit any heinous crimes, he was still a tyrant in Jiangnan, absolutely unreasonable.

His daughter, Yin Susu, was also extremely ruthless; she killed an entire escort agency while robbing a shipment.

Doing too many things like this will naturally ruin one's reputation. At the same time, with people secretly fueling the flames, the Ming Cult will become a demonic cult and an enemy of the martial arts world.

However, Wu Chengyu did not feel that he had wronged them. These people acted entirely according to their own whims, killed without any burden, and disregarded martial arts rules and the code of honor among the people.

Just like what's happening now, the sect leader Fang Yu is clearly a top expert, but he has no self-awareness as an expert. He doesn't care about the sect leader's face. After testing each other's moves and achieving a draw, he then led his followers to besiege Wu Chengyu, using numbers to bully the few.

As fellow top masters, when have you ever seen Hong Qigong rely on his superior numbers to lead all the elders of the Beggars' Sect to besiege Ouyang Feng? Even beggars have their pride.

Now look what's happened! A top-tier expert who can rival Wu Chengyu, along with a dozen or so experts who are generally second-rate or above, are shamelessly surrounding him and attacking him en masse.

Although Wu Chengyu was never afraid of being surrounded, and his lightness skill was enough to keep him in a one-on-one fight with the attackers at any time, the score wasn't calculated that way.

This time, the two sides fighting were the Beggars' Sect and the Ming Cult. He came to help because he was afraid that Ah Ku would get into trouble. He didn't want to be a major force in the fight at all, because it wasn't worth risking his life for the Beggars' Sect.

Moreover, to deal with the siege, one must use the technique of creating clones, which is the signature move of the assassin who killed Shi Miyuan. No one else in the world can do it, and it is also what Hong Qigong always believed to be a descendant of the Murong family.

Wu Chengyu is now using his true form. Once he is believed to be related to the Nine Provinces, his identity will not stand up to scrutiny. The Beggars' Sect knows the name Wu Chengyu, and the Ming Cult also knows it. In the end, it will inevitably implicate the Wu family, especially the third branch of the Wu family.

All of this means that Wu Chengyu cannot go all out at this moment. What's the point of fighting if he's holding back? Why doesn't he hurry up and leave?
Fang Yu seemed determined to get Wu Chengyu as soon as possible. This time, instead of exchanging martial arts skills, he launched a full-scale attack, using the Ming Cult's most famous Great Nine Heavens Hand technique in turn.

Few people in history have mastered the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth, and few outsiders know about it. The Great Nine Heavens Hand, on the other hand, is the true ultimate skill of the Ming Cult leader, similar to the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms of the Beggars' Sect. This set of skills is not just a simple palm technique, but includes fists, palms, fingers, claws, and so on. It is a top-level divine skill.

The Heaven and Earth technique had a similar spiritual effect. Wu Chengyu felt his will become depressed and listless, as if he were in a gentle embrace. He didn't want to fight at all, and he was too lazy to even move his fingers. His reaction speed also slowed down considerably.

Fortunately, this move, like the Heaven-Turning Seal, also uses the Subtle Realm to suppress people. It was ineffective against Wu Chengyu, who was also at the Subtle Realm. Wu Chengyu instantly broke free from this mental influence, used his lightness skill to teleport to Fang Yu's side, and recklessly used the Dragon-Capturing Claw to grab several major acupoints on Fang Yu's right shoulder.

Thus, Wu Chengyu also discovered a problem: all top masters are capable of subtlety, but their application of subtlety is different.

Both Ouyang Feng and Hong Qigong can actively use the state of "entering the microscopic" to deal with the enemy, but they cannot integrate the state of "entering the microscopic" into their own moves. "Entering the microscopic" is a state in which they judge the enemy's attack and make use of their own advantages when facing the enemy.

However, the Fantian Seal inherits the locking effect of Yangge Tianjun. In addition to judging all possible ways the opponent can dodge, it can also force the opponent into a corner and make the enemy feel that there is no way to avoid it and that they can only take the hit head-on.

The Great Nine Heavens Hand, exclusive to the Ming Cult leader, can also affect the enemy's spirit and reduce their combat power.

Therefore, it is evident that martial arts today are a downgrade compared to those of over a hundred years ago. Over a hundred years ago, the use of subtle techniques was more advanced, capable of being integrated with moves and emphasizing spiritual effects.

Both the Xiaoyao Sect and the Ming Cult were founded over a hundred years ago, and the martial arts they have inherited are naturally extraordinary, sharing a similar approach to subtle applications.

However, this thought only flashed through Wu Chengyu's mind. His reckless Dragon-Capturing Claw collided with Fang Yu's Great Nine Heavens Hand Second Form: Heavenly Net.

The net truly enveloped Wu Chengyu like a net, restricting him in all directions. The net targeted every major acupoint on Wu Chengyu's body; once trapped, he would ultimately be trapped and die, powerless to struggle. His only escape was to leap upwards, but Wu Chengyu immediately realized that the real killing move was waiting for him to jump; the surrounding net was merely a feint. Once he leaped, he would fall into the trap and inevitably suffer a full-force attack.

The reason why the Dragon-Capturing Claw is called "Ignore All" is because it means to ignore the opponent's encirclement and break the deadlock with all its might. This is a claw technique created by Wu Chengyu by combining the Free and Easy Plum Blossom Hand, the Nine Yin Divine Claw, and the Bone-Dissolving Capturing Hand. It can be called the best capture technique in the world.

Although it is only one move, it is the most versatile. Once the move is delivered, it will continuously change according to the opponent's moves, such as grappling and fighting, cutting acupoints and seizing meridians, or dislocating tendons and bones. It also has the effect of "soaring cranes and capturing dragons", causing the surrounding net to shift, and then using an unreasonable attack to cut the net completely.

The final killing move of the Heavenly Net could not be activated because Wu Chengyu never jumped up, and the second move of the Great Nine Heavens Hand was broken once again.

The two exchanged blows, each with its own merits. Just then, Wu Chengyu felt two cold glints behind him piercing his shoulder blades. They were still half a foot away, but he could feel a faint stinging pain in his shoulder blades.

Although Wu Chengyu had never practiced external martial arts, his bones and muscles were extraordinary, and the white scales that appeared on his skin at any time had a good defensive effect against ordinary weapons.

The fact that one can feel a stinging pain before the weapon even touches them can only mean that the opponent is using a divine weapon that is no less powerful than the Heaven Sword or the Dragon Saber, enough to pose a threat to Wu Chengyu.

Moreover, the person who made the move was able to instantly reach Wu Chengyu, which shows that their lightness skill is truly remarkable; they are no longer just an ordinary master of lightness skill.

However, Wu Chengyu's lightness skill was far superior. Even without using the Shadow Clone Technique, once he used his Cat Step, his powerful explosive force propelled him forward, and he could suddenly turn around while moving.

The person in front of her was actually Fang Yaning, the daughter of the cult leader Fang Yu. Just now, her father wanted to marry her off to Wu Chengyu, but he showed no mercy when he made his move. She was a little shy before, but now she was like someone who was murdering her husband.

Seeing Wu Chengyu retreat hastily, she used her lightness skill again, and her speed suddenly increased significantly halfway through the journey. She was holding a pair of short blades.

It was a foot long and pale silver. Its shape was surprisingly similar to the three-edged bayonet, a deadly weapon of later armies. Once this thing pierced a human body, it would be impossible to stop the bleeding.

Fang Yaning saw Wu Chengyu turn around, and the two short blades remained in the same direction, pointing directly at Wu Chengyu's shoulder sockets. However, no matter how she used her lightness skill, the tips of the two short blades were always only half an inch away from Wu Chengyu, and she could never hit him.

This woman had always been proud of her lightness skill, but she never thought that one day someone's lightness skill would be superior to hers, and it was even clear that she was not using her full strength and was handling things with ease. In an instant, Fang Yaning's expression changed drastically.

Fang Yu, for some reason, was so eager to attack Wu Chengyu that he launched another attack. Several of his dozen or so subordinates joined the attack, using weapons, palm strikes from a distance, and even hidden weapons. The rest of the men surrounded the area, making it impenetrable.

The only one who didn't make a move was Zhou Xuancheng, the Golden-Faced Fox King, who was still powerless after taking a hit from Wu Chengyu's Heaven-Turning Seal.

Just then, his face lit up with joy, and he shouted loudly, "Left Envoy Nangong, Right Envoy Yang, the sect leader is here, come and help!"

Wu Chengyu immediately noticed several people rushing towards him from a distance. The two leading figures should be the Left and Right Bright Envoys, who had once besieged Hong Qigong and were no less formidable than Qiu Qianren. Now, unless Wu Chengyu disregarded the risk of revealing his identity and attacked with all his might, he would truly be trapped.

At this moment, Fang Yaning leaned forward, stretched out her arms, and leaped into the air, while Wu Chengyu leaned back and slid backward. The distance between the two was extremely close, just the length of a single arm plus a short blade. It has to be said that this distance was just right.

So good that Wu Chengyu unconsciously raised his leg and delivered a perfectly aimed groin kick to Fang Yaning. The kick was fast, silent, and extremely accurate.

Fang Yaning never expected that someone would use such a vulgar trick on a woman like her. Her face turned red, and she cursed, "You scoundrel!" But the other woman was too fast and too close, so she had no time to dodge.

Fortunately, Fang Yu intervened in time, using the Qiankun Great Shift to pull Fang Yaning away, narrowly avoiding the kick, but the two of them had to slow down their attacks.

Seeing that the enemy's numbers were increasing, Wu Chengyu had no intention of lingering. Taking advantage of the gap created by Fang Yu and his daughter's change of tactics, he darted through the encircling crowd like a white horse flashing past a crack.

Then he sprinted at full speed, instantly creating a distance of seven or eight zhang between himself and these people. He then disappeared into the alley, making several turns, and finally left all of them behind.

"As expected, there are always people more capable than you, and there's always something beyond your understanding. I never imagined that I would be left behind in the art of lightness skill," Fang Yaning sighed bitterly, watching Wu Chengyu's figure disappear in an instant, unable to catch up.

Fang Yu shook his head: "This person's martial arts are no less than mine, and his lightness skill is unheard of. It seems that we need to plan carefully before capturing him."

At this moment, the two Bright Envoys had already arrived in front of Fang Yu: "Your subordinate is late, please forgive me, Master."

Fang Yu was about to speak when he couldn't help coughing a few times, coughing up blood again. He slowly circulated his qi and calmed down a little.

"The reason I came to Hubei this time was because you and the Beggars' Clan suddenly fell out, and I had no choice but to come and block Hong Qigong for you."

Now it seems this is actually my opportunity. Nangong Luan, Yang Xu, find a way to reconcile with the Beggars' Sect, and concentrate all our forces here to capture this person.

(End of this chapter)