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

Chapter 519: The picture shows the dagger
Before saying this, Wu Chengyu turned his head to look. The time was almost right. Half of the Ming Cult's fighting force had been lost, and the rest were all wounded.

At this time, there were more than 2,000 people fighting on Bright Peak. After deducting the more than 1,500 members of the Five Elements Camp, although the Ming Cult disciples claimed to number nearly 10,000 and many disciples were stationed in various places, the main force of the Ming Cult was mostly here.

No matter how powerful a martial arts force is, there are only a few who are truly capable of fighting. The Beggars' Sect claims to have tens of thousands of disciples spread throughout the world, but how many of them can be considered masters?

After the failure of the Fang La Rebellion, the Ming Cult had been lying dormant at Bright Peak. A century later, it finally recovered some strength, but suffered heavy losses in the battle with the Beggars' Sect in Wuhan.

Previously, the Fumingtang, the Holy Maiden Flag, and the Yangxu forces had suffered heavy losses in their infighting, not to mention that many experts had been assassinated by that wolf cub Li Geda.

There were also 1,500 men from the Five Elements Camp, who were quite powerful, but they harbored deep hatred for the Ming Cult and had long harbored rebellious intentions.

Therefore, the Ming Cult disciples fighting on Bright Peak still number over two thousand, which is the limit of the Ming Cult. The remaining Ming Cult disciples are either old or young, and they don't have much combat power. They can only be vassals, waving flags and shouting slogans.

This is just like those gangster movies in Hong Kong. This gang or that gang claims to have thousands or even tens of thousands of brothers, but when they go out to fight, it's good if there are a few hundred people wielding watermelon knives. They are usually fighting over just a few streets, so there's no way they can accommodate so many people.

Therefore, the martial arts world in ancient times was like the short mule in Hong Kong movies; there were only so many true core disciples, and the rest were just there to make up the numbers.

When the true colors are revealed and the final curtain is drawn, it is also the moment when Wu Chengyu, the instigator, is most smug and can once again put on a beautiful show.

As soon as he said that, the Ming Cult members around him were struck dumb. Yang Xu opened his mouth and couldn't speak. As for Fang Yaning, who was standing with Wu Chengyu, she took several steps back and distanced herself from Wu Chengyu.

Fang Yaning's pale face regained some color, but her eyes were filled with disbelief: "You, you're not Zhou Dao, who are you?"

Wu Chengyu ignored her first, and instead put his hands together and bowed slightly to Yang Xu: "The people of the land have been tolerant of me, and I do not make money that causes harm to the world. I cannot touch the tofu of Emei. I hope you have been well, Master Yang."

As he raised his head, his face transformed back into Deyun Gangzi's, Guo Degang's face, which was full of laughter and scorn, with joy in his eyes and a smile that exuded a江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the world of martial arts and chivalry) air.

The only pity is that Wu Chengyu himself couldn't accept that afro hairstyle from back then, so he didn't show it off again this time; that look was just too embarrassing.

Yang Xu staggered back a few steps, and only managed to stand up with Wu Du's help. This Deyun Gangzi was simply his nemesis. Everything started with Deyun Gangzi's sudden challenge, which severely injured him.

Otherwise, as long as his martial prowess remained, he could immediately suppress Fang Yaning and Fumingtang, whoever dared to disobey the leader's orders, and would never allow the situation to deteriorate to this point.

"Who exactly are you? Why are you impersonating Zhou Dao? What is your purpose in coming to my Ming Cult? What grudge do you hold against my Ming Cult that would make you go to such lengths?" Yang Xu asked through gritted teeth, his voice filled with resentment.

Wu Chengyu's change finally made all the fighters temporarily stop fighting. It was obvious that there was an invasion from the outside world, and they could no longer continue fighting.

No matter how cheerful Deyun Gangzi's face was, it looked like a devil in the eyes of the Ming Cult members at this moment. He shrugged, knowing that he really couldn't continue to play the role.

"To be honest, we don't have many grudges. Although that Zhou Quan, who was your Fox King, was too good at disguising himself and made me suffer a rare setback, I am magnanimous and don't hold a grudge against him."

Then, your Ming Cult infiltrated the Beggars' Sect and instigated the Clean Clothes Faction to collude with Jin Dynasty spies, leading to a thousand-mile chase of my sister. My sister has narrowly escaped death countless times, but your leader has already paid for it with his life, so he doesn't owe me anything.

But I'm really bored. I've long admired the Ming Cult. Since we were enemies before, if I don't destroy the Ming Cult, I'm afraid I won't have an appetite when I think about eating in the future.

Of course, what I just said was all a lie. The real reason is that I've set my sights on the Ming Cult's territory, so I have to clear it out first.

After a long speech, Teacher Guo's face finally disappeared, and Wu Chengyu's original, devastatingly handsome face was restored. After several months, he finally regained his true appearance.

"It's you?" Fang Yaning screamed. The people she hated most, besides the rebellious Nangong Luan and Yang Xu, were Wu Chengyu. No matter that Fang Yu would not live for more than a few days after taking the poison, he was still beaten to death by Wu Chengyu.

Fang Yaning never imagined that the person she trusted so much, who had been her support in her most helpless moments and was now helping her avenge her father, was actually her father's killer. How could she bear this?

"You treacherous villain! You killed my father and then bewitched me. What did I, Fang Yaning, owe you in my past life that you would deceive and cheat me like this?"

Fang Yaning was completely devastated. She never imagined that she would be deceived by a man to this extent. He was a million times more evil than a heartless person who stole her heart and then denied it. Such hatred could not be washed away even by the waters of the five lakes and four seas.

Wu Chengyu felt a little embarrassed. He had indeed fooled this woman, which was somewhat unkind. He wanted to touch his nose to ease the awkwardness, but he still needed to explain a little.

“Miss Fang, although your father died at my hands, he got what he deserved. As for you, have I helped you avenge him? If I hadn’t planned that attack for you, how could you have succeeded?”

Besides, I only helped you get revenge and lied to you a little. I didn't take advantage of you and then deny everything. Why are you looking at me like that? If I had slept with you earlier, I could understand your gaze, but I still have some principles.

Yang Xu already knew the cause and effect, and he finally understood why Deyun Gangzi could seriously injure him in three moves. It turned out that it was Wu Chengyu, who was young but had unbelievably high martial arts skills.

Even his master, Fang Yu, died at the hands of Wu Chengyu, so Yang Xu's defeat wasn't a big deal. However, Yang Xu still believed he had a chance to turn the tide. "Wu Chengyu, I don't care what you've got in mind about my Ming Cult, or how high your martial arts are, but you've miscalculated one thing. This is, after all, my Ming Cult's headquarters, and my Ming Cult still has over a thousand disciples who are capable of fighting."

"As long as I give the order, many more disciples will be ready to go to Bright Peak to provide support. So what if your martial arts are unparalleled? Many rats can kill an elephant. Today, even if we have to give up all the resources of my Ming Cult, we will not let you leave Bright Peak alive."

He then turned to Fang Yaning and said, "Junior sister, our matter is ultimately an internal affair of the Ming Cult. How about we stop for now and deal with Wu Chengyu before making any further plans?"

Fang Yaning remained silent. Originally, her hatred for Yang Xu surpassed everything, but now that Wu Chengyu, another enemy, had appeared, and she had been deceived by Wu Chengyu to this extent, her hatred for him was no less than that for Yang Xu.

For a moment, Fang Yaning didn't know what to do and could only remain silent, which Yang Xu considered tacit consent.

"Disciples of the Ming Cult, listen to my command! No matter which side you belong to, you are all members of the Ming Cult. This man is the mortal enemy of our Ming Cult. If we do not eliminate him, our Ming Cult will perish soon. Surround and kill him!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Xu and Wu Du took the lead in attacking, and the other Ming Cult disciples with higher martial arts skills also surrounded him. When Fang Yaning's subordinates saw that Fang Yaning did not speak, they all attacked Wu Chengyu.

Fang Yaning remained standing there with her head down, seemingly lost in thought.

Wu Chengyu certainly wouldn't fight these guys at this moment. Yang Xu was right. With thousands of people surrounding him, even if he was a top expert, he would only end up being surrounded and killed.

However, this is on the premise that he doesn't run away. As long as Wu Chengyu wants to run away, even if he is surrounded by tens of thousands of people, he can still escape with his lightness skill.

However, if he were to escape now, wouldn't all his previous plans become a joke? Wu Chengyu leaped into the air, and Yang Xu and Wu Du immediately intercepted him with their palm strikes, determined not to give Wu Chengyu a chance to leave from the air.

Unfortunately, their palm strikes became the driving force for Wu Chengyu's ascent. The invisible force field of shifting stars drew their palm strikes to his feet, and Wu Chengyu rose another two zhang in height.

Immediately afterwards, Wu Chengyu ignored the attacks below and used the "Shifting Stars" technique to redirect them all. At the same time, he used "Turbocharged" to channel the internal energy accumulated and compressed in his acupoints into the Yongquan acupoint on the soles of his feet, forming an invisible staircase. In this way, he walked step by step towards the sky.

In the square in front of the main hall of Bright Summit, there is a white marble pillar with a stone-carved sacred fire at the top, which is also the symbol of the Bright Summit main altar. Wu Chengyu, as if rising step by step, stepped on non-existent steps and came to the top of the stone pillar.

The pillar was seven or eight zhang tall, and the Ming Cult members on the ground could not reach such a height. However, some clever people took the lead and shot out hidden weapons. Then, the others realized what was going on and shot their hidden weapons at Wu Chengyu.

However, Wu Chengyu's "Shifting Stars" had gradually incorporated the essence of "Great Shift of Heaven and Earth," and this martial art had finally been mastered. Even when hidden weapons containing internal energy were shot at him in dense array, they all stopped in mid-air three feet in front of him, unable to move.

And so, thousands of Ming Cult members craned their necks to look at him, hurling insults and curses, but they were powerless to do anything about it.

At this moment, Wu Chengyu was standing on the top of a seven or eight-zhang-tall white marble pillar at the Bright Summit of Kunlun Mountain. Looking up, he could see the majestic and continuous Kunlun Mountains all around him. The floating clouds obscured his view, and the wind blew freely for thousands of miles around him. How magnificent and how vast it was!

He ignored the shouts and curses below, feeling a surge of heroic spirit within him. He suddenly wanted to say something grand, like that line that protagonists in some online novels often say—it's cliché, but that's what he wanted to say.

He channeled his inner energy, sending his voice afar, echoing through the mountains: "I hold the sun and moon in my hands and pluck the stars from the sky; there is no one like me in this world. Where is my army? Kill them!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire Bright Peak shook instantly. There were three secret passages leading to Bright Peak, and people had been lying in ambush inside.

At Wu Chengyu's command, a large number of soldiers immediately emerged from the three entrances, all dressed in armor, led by Li Geda's Beiwei Army.

Besides the fifty people who came to Bright Peak with Wu Chengyu, the fifty people beside Hong Niangzi were also among them. The hundred Beiwei soldiers were all second-rate fighters. They had undergone strict military training, their internal energy could be connected, and their swordsmanship could be used to form formations. Once they went out to fight, they were invincible.

In addition, there are the 1,500 core members of the Five Elements Camp. As Wu Chengyu said, there is no need to make demands on them or arouse suspicion. When the facts are laid out before them, with the Ming Cult killing each other internally and the rebel army besieging them externally, these members of the Five Elements Camp cannot help but join in.

The Five Elements Battalion's combat strength is certainly far inferior to that of the Beiwei Army, but it is still a militarized force. They are not good at fighting alone, but their power in group battles far surpasses that of those brave and fierce martial arts practitioners. Especially with the Beiwei Army as the spearhead, their combat power can far exceed that of ordinary people.

Moreover, looking around from Bright Summit, the surrounding mountains were also shrouded in smoke and filled with the sounds of battle.

While Yang Xu and the others were completely bewildered and had no idea what was happening, a Ming Cult disciple rushed up the mountain.

"Report! Your Excellency, an unidentified army has suddenly approached Bright Peak, completely surrounding all the key passes and strategic points around Bright Peak, and has begun its attack on the mountain."

The enemy forces are exceptionally elite and extremely powerful. We disciples are utterly powerless to resist; they have already breached several of our defenses and are now not far from Bright Peak.

At this moment, Yang Xu finally realized what was happening. He looked up at Wu Chengyu in mid-air again and shouted, "Who exactly are you?"

(End of this chapter)