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

Chapter 508 Deyun Gangzi Appears
The so-called Tianchi is a depression formed by the collapse of the crater after a volcanic eruption, which then accumulates water and becomes a lake.

The Mengka Small Heavenly Lake is not far from Bright Summit. This lake is not large; calling it a lake would be an exaggeration. Under the blue sky and white clouds, the mountain peaks and the clear water bend together. The water vapor gathered on the lake surface is occasionally stirred by the wind, drifting around the mountaintop like floating clouds, as if it were not in the human world.

The only problem is that the water in Tianchi Lake is very cold and damp, the temperature at the top of the mountain is extremely low, and the humidity is extremely high, making it completely unsuitable for human habitation. It is usually deserted.

Three days later, at noon, Yang Xu, along with Wu Du and a dozen or so experts, were already waiting there.

Perhaps due to the limitations of the martial arts world, it seems that no matter what kind of organization it is, it has to be related to the martial arts world. Back then, the Murong family of Gusu wanted to restore the Great Yan Dynasty for generations, and then spent their days wandering around the martial arts world, fighting with the outlaws.

The Ming Cult is the same. Although it takes rebellion as its mission, it cannot shake off the habits of martial arts people. When faced with external challenges, it insists on abiding by the rules of the martial arts world. According to the rules, Yang Xu must accept such a blatant challenge.

If it were Wu Chengyu, with such a powerful sect and nearly ten thousand disciples, he would simply send his underlings to swarm and beat a lama who came to his doorstep. Who would be in the mood for a one-on-one fight with a stranger?

Perhaps Yang Xu took the Western Regions Tantric masters very seriously, after all, Tantric Buddhism was a major martial arts force in the Western Regions. Or perhaps he had just succeeded as the leader and needed a major battle to make his name known. Therefore, Yang Xu accepted the challenge with great seriousness and was ready for battle.

"Reporting to the Master, a lama has come up the mountain. He will reach the entrance to Tianchi in no more than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn." Yang Xu was somewhat cautious. In addition to the dozen or so people around him, a large group of people were also lying in ambush at the foot of the mountain.

Having some knowledge of the past war between the Ming Cult and the Esoteric School, Yang Xu believed that these Esoteric Lamas never cared about propriety or shame, and their methods were often dirtier than anyone else's. Therefore, it was essential to be on guard.

"Only one person came? He dares to challenge my Ming Cult by himself?" Yang Xu was very surprised and turned to look at Wu Du.

Whether this lama was extremely arrogant or simply too naive, daring to challenge the leader of the Ming Cult all by himself, Yang Xu would never do such a foolish thing.

According to Yang Xu's prediction, this so-called Great Wheel King should have been accompanied by at least a hundred or so followers, so how could he have been alone?

If that's the case, if Yang Xu wins the martial arts competition later, he can pretend to let the lama go back. But if Yang Xu loses, in order to consolidate his position in the Ming Cult, he will definitely swarm him and not let the lama have a chance to leave the mountain.

The rules that should be followed on the surface must be followed, but what's the point of saving face after losing a fight? This is in line with the basic nature of these ruthless heroes.

However, if there really was only one person, then Yang Xu's grand display today would seem superfluous, since there are hundreds of people lying in ambush at the foot of the mountain.

"Let's investigate further and see if anyone is lying in ambush behind this lama."

Sure enough, after the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Yang Xu and the others had already seen the lama from afar. His appearance was very strange. If it weren't for the fact that the visiting card had the title of Great Wheel King of Great Snow Mountain Great Wheel Temple, they would never have thought that the other party was a Tantric Buddhist.

His clothes were genuine lama robes, and he looked to be in his forties, but his appearance was rather unconventional. First of all, his hair. Although lamas don't shave their heads as neatly as monks from the Central Plains, many of them still had a layer of hair left, making it look like they had a buzz cut.

But this so-called lama actually had a lot of hair on his head, and it was curly, all scruffy and messy like a lion dog. From a modern perspective, it looked like a permed afro. Not to mention a lama, this hairstyle simply didn't exist in this era.

As for his appearance, he has dark skin, a full forehead, a noticeably wide jawline, and fleshy cheeks. His face shape has a combination of square and round features, giving him a kind and auspicious appearance at first glance, with an inherent sense of approachability.

Her eyes were small and long, with a lively and slightly mischievous look. Combined with her face shape and the smile she wore, she looked very cheerful.

Finally, there's a large nose, taking up quite a bit of space, with a round and full tip and wide nostrils, giving off an auspicious vibe. There are also rather thick lips, and when he smiles, he exudes a sense of humor and natural friendliness.

As for his height, he was neither tall nor short, with a stocky build. By modern standards, he would be about 1.7 meters tall, but with his afro, he would definitely be over 1.8 meters.

The greeting of "Hard work" upon meeting must be a sign of a wandering artisan's life. This Great Wheel King is just like a traveling craftsman, not at all like a high-ranking Tantric monk.

Little did anyone know that Wu Chengyu, who was playing Deyun Gangzi, was also somewhat embarrassed at this moment, as even he couldn't quite pull off this look.

When he thought about playing the role of a Tantric lama to cause trouble for the Ming Cult, the first image that came to his mind was the future leader of the Deyun Society. Back when he first transmigrated, he also made a living by telling stories as a disciple of the Deyun Society in the Song Dynasty.

Therefore, Wu Chengyu is still grateful to Teacher Guo. The things he said back then were really learned from watching Deyun Club's crosstalk performances.

As a disciple of the Yun generation who predates the head of Deyun Club by over a thousand years, he felt it necessary to let the little chubby guy make his debut in this world.

But once he tried to disguise himself, he realized it was unrealistic. First of all, lamas all have buzz cuts or are bald, so if he wanted to change his appearance, he would have to change his hairstyle as well. If he could keep a heart shape, it would be the most suitable.

However, while his disguise technique can control his facial muscles, it cannot control his hair growth. Once his hair is cut short, it will never grow back immediately.

This is a low-level martial arts world, where there's no return of life like the Pirate King. After the lama finished his role, he still had to continue playing the role of Zhou Dao on Bright Peak. His sudden loss of hair would inevitably arouse suspicion.

Just then, he thought of the "Queen of Crosstalk," and using Guo Degang's face with Yu Qian's curly hair would be a good choice. But those who like perms in later generations know that the main reason for perming is because people with thin hair want it to appear fuller after a perm.

Wu Chengyu is currently in ancient times. If he let his hair down, it would grow to his waist. However, he has no choice but to cut off one-third of his hair and then use his internal energy to make it curl naturally.

With hair length and volume that Qian Ge couldn't match, this transformation resulted in a full-on afro, somewhat resembling the singer Zhang Qiang of later generations, or Ben Wallace, who relied on his hairstyle to play center despite being less than two meters tall.

And so came Teacher Guo's face, with a black man's afro hairstyle, as outrageous as it gets.

In addition, his facial features are exactly the same as those of the later Deyun troupe leader, but he still has a fatal flaw.

Wu Chengyu is 1.88 meters tall. Even if he uses the Bone Shrinking Technique to its fullest extent, he can only shrink his height to a little over 1.7 meters. But it seems that the Guo family has never had the gene for 1.7 meters tall.

It has to be said that Wu Chengyu's disguise this time was a complete failure; he couldn't recreate the charm of that little fat man at all, which is a real shame.

Of course, besides disgusting himself, he also shocked those ignorant Ming Cult members.

"This master? He really is from Tantric Buddhism. Such attire is something I, Yang Xu, the leader of the Ming Cult, have never heard of before."

"Hahaha." Deyun Gangzi had just raised his hands to clasp his hands in greeting to express his gratitude, but halfway up he remembered that he was a monk and had to put his hands together in prayer.

"The people of the land can tolerate me, and I will not make money that causes harm to the world. Amitabha! I am the Great Wheel King Deyun Gangzi. I have long heard of the illustrious name of the leader of the Ming Cult. Today, I meet you. Your demeanor is magnificent and your martial prowess is extraordinary. Indeed, seeing is believing."

Yang Xu looked on with suspicion: "Excuse me for speaking frankly, but the master really doesn't seem like a master of Tantric Buddhism."

Without wasting any words, Deyun Gangzi stretched out his right hand and slapped the stone next to him, leaving a clear palm print on the stone.

This palm strike immediately moved the Ming Cult members. The Great Hand Seal of Esoteric Buddhism seemed to be a common technique in Esoteric Buddhism, and various sects knew this move, with little difference between them.

But the Ming Cult disciples who died at the hands of the Tantric sect know best how powerful this move is. There are indeed more people who know it, but this martial art has an extremely high ceiling. Once mastered, it is a first-class skill.

Deyun Gangzi's palm strike showed that he had been immersed in the Great Handprint martial art for decades, a level of skill only a true disciple of the Tantric school could achieve.

Therefore, once the Great Handprint was made, no matter how strange the appearance of this Great Wheel King was, his identity as a member of the Ming Cult was immediately confirmed by the people of the Ming Cult.

However, it is easy to shatter a stone with a single palm strike, but to preserve the stone's state and leave a palm print an inch deep on it is the most revealing of skill, at least at the level of a top master. Among the Ming Cult members present, only Yang Xu could do it.

Yang Xu's expression was also very serious. He was secretly calculating the difference in skill between himself and Deyun Gangzi, and dared not be careless in the slightest.

"Now you all should no longer doubt my palm strike, right?" When Wu Chengyu took the Great Handprint manual from the Ming Cult's secret passage, he had already anticipated this day. He used the Lesser Formless Skill to simulate the Great Handprint, and these Ming Cult members would definitely not be able to see through the flaw.

"I have long heard that the Ming Cult leader's ultimate skill, the Great Nine Heavens Hand, was once undefeated throughout the Western Regions, and the Great Shift of the Universe is an even more top-tier divine skill. Today, I am willing to use the Great Handprint to test these two ultimate skills. I humbly request the leader to enlighten me."

Yang Xu's face immediately turned ugly. In the original development trajectory, Nangong Luan and Yang Xu competed for the position of sect leader, and in the end, Yang Xu, who was more patient, was the one who prevailed.

Before his death, Fang Yu formally passed on the position of leader to Yang Xu and taught him the complete Great Nine Heavens Hand technique. Before his death, he also told Yang Xu the location of the Ming Cult's secret passage and the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth manual within it.

But now, because of Wu Chengyu's butterfly effect, everything has changed. Fang Yu died in battle, and he did nothing he was supposed to teach or say. Yang Xu became the leader, and he knew nothing about the secret passage or the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth.

The Great Nine Heavens Hand only knows three moves, and that's because he was Fang Yu's personal disciple. Yang Xu has not inherited all of the Ming Cult leader's legacy.

Now that Deyun Gangzi has made it clear that he wants to learn these two unique skills, Yang Xu only knows three moves, which is a direct slap in the face to Yang Xu.

Judging solely by martial arts skills, Yang Xu may be the weakest of all the Ming Cult leaders in history. While he is indeed a top-tier master, he is still far inferior to Qiu Qianren, the strongest among the top masters. Based solely on martial arts skills, he is no longer convincing.

Yang Xu forced a dry cough: "If you want to experience the Great Nine Heavens Hand and the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth, you'll have to see if you're qualified, Master."

Enough with the small talk. Since you dared to challenge my Ming Cult alone, Master, you might as well be buried here at Tianchi Lake; it's a place of auspicious geomancy.

(End of this chapter)