Arhats Subduing Demons: Starting with The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber

Yun Changkong's move was incredibly swift. He flicked his sleeves to draw attention, then lunged forward and captured Lu Zhengrong. Lu Bai and Ding Mian joined forces to attack, but were instead repelled and forced back to their original positions. His speed was as fast as lightning, leaving everyone breathless.
It wasn't until Yun Changkong threw Lu Zhengrong to the ground that cheers and applause erupted in the hall, with shouts of "What great skill!"

"What a quick move!"

"What a handsome move!"

"What's at stake!"

"Today has truly been an eye-opener!"

Yun Changkong smiled and clasped his hands in a fist salute to the left and right.

There were many martial arts experts on the field, and they were all incredulous at the sight. They could see that Ding Mian and Lu Bai's sword moves were indeed fierce, but they also had fierce follow-up moves, which were linked together, but Yun Changkong used their force against them to neutralize them.

They had assumed that Yun Changkong belonged to the Shaolin sect. For hundreds of years, the Shaolin sect had been a leader in the martial arts world, and its prestige and strength surpassed that of the Five Mountains Sword Alliance.

Now, seeing Yun Changkong just now use Lu Bai's longsword to deflect Ding Mian's longsword, this technique of using the opponent's force against them is also a Wudang School technique.

Everyone knew that the Wudang school of swordsmanship was famous throughout the world, emphasizing using softness to overcome hardness, but no one expected that he would also know it.

It is important to know that Zhang Sanfeng founded the Wudang lineage with just eight words: "overcoming strength with softness and adapting to circumstances." Without deliberately exerting force, one can simply follow the opponent's attack and gently guide it to neutralize the opponent's powerful force and even redirect it to injure oneself.

Yun Changkong had witnessed the martial arts of Wudang masters before, but to say he had completely mastered the essence of Tai Chi Chuan and Tai Chi Sword was beyond his capabilities.

But once he takes a look, no martial art in the world holds any secret for him, so simply copying it is the easiest thing in the world.

So when Lu Bai and Ding Mian made a slight attempt to resist, their combined forces caused them to stumble back several steps. While others merely watched, they themselves knew the true nature of the situation. Only then did Ding Mian blurt out, "Tai Chi Sword Technique."

That was not all. What surprised everyone even more was that the top experts on the field thought that even if Yun Changkong's martial arts were slightly better than theirs, it would be by only a very small margin. However, they did not expect that no matter how many enemies he faced, he would handle them with such ease and composure.

After all, they knew they had no chance of capturing Lu Zhengrong while Ding Mian and Lu Bai were making their move. His martial arts skills were so profound that they could only be described as "unfathomable and beyond comprehension."

Lu Bai and Ding Mian's eyes flickered, their expressions growing increasingly solemn. They thought to themselves that this person possessed the unique skills of both Shaolin and Wudang. They had thought that Fang Zheng and Chongxu were indifferent to worldly affairs, but they hadn't expected them to be so cunning, secretly hiding such a powerful hidden weapon. Perhaps it was all for the purpose of dealing with the Songshan Sect.

Ding Mian was furious, his anger reaching his eyebrows. Lu Bai gave him a look, signaling him not to lash out, and at the same time laughed, "No matter who you are, your use of Shaolin and Wudang's unique skills to protect the evil sect is likely to greatly damage the reputation of Shaolin and Wudang."

One of the heroes nodded slightly.

Yun Changkong laughed and said, "Your Songshan Sect claims to uphold the righteousness of the martial arts world, yet you make statements about taking away people's families and eliminating them completely. And you still talk about your reputation here? You really are tearing off your left cheek and pressing it to your right!"

Upon hearing the last sentence, the crowd didn't immediately understand.

Linghu Chong was clever and quick-witted, and he also liked to curse. He blurted out, "Does this mean that one side is thick-skinned and the other side is shameless?"

Yun Changkong smiled slightly: "Great minds think alike!"

Lu Bai, Ding Mian, and the others immediately looked at Linghu Chong, while Yue Buqun also glared fiercely at this unreliable eldest disciple.

You're jumping on this bandwagon too.

Linghu Chong understood his master's meaning and quickly lowered his head, but a smile appeared on his face.

Yun Changkong stretched out his ape arm, pulled out the longsword he had just seized from Fei Bin, and with a flash of green light, pressed it against Lu Zhengrong's chest, coldly saying, "Listen up, you surnamed Lu, I'll only say this once. If you don't want to follow in Tian Boguang's footsteps, then tell me everything about the Songshan Sect's conspiracy."

Lu Zhengrong, upon hearing that Tian Boguang's tendons had been severed, felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, his whole body stiffening with cold. He exclaimed in shock, "You dare?"

Lu Bai shouted, "If you try to coerce me and ruin the reputation of my Songshan Sect, you are a great demon that everyone should kill!"

Yun Changkong laughed and said, "Old Lu, did you hear that? The Five Mountains Alliance Sword Sect all say I'm a demon. If I'm a demon, what wouldn't I do? Besides, I'm doing this for your own good!"

Lu Zhengrong said in a trembling voice, "Is this also for my own good?"

Yun Changkong said, "Yes, since you are so loyal to the Songshan Sect, you leaked your junior brother's privacy, causing Old Fei to go blind. You still have your golden eyes, do you think he will let you off the hook?"

"Rather than being retaliated against and having your whole family killed, I'd rather make you suffer even more than him. That way, they can vent their anger, and your whole family won't have to die."

As he spoke, he raised his longsword, ready to stab him in the eye.

Lu Zhengrong cried out hoarsely, "Senior Brother Lu, save me!"

Lu Bai said indignantly, "The fact that Liu Zhengfeng and Qu Yang are friends is undeniable. You insist on framing my Songshan Sect. Do you really not respect the heroes of the world?"

Yun Changkong pretended not to hear and laughed, "You surnamed Lu, you didn't listen to your junior brother at all. The Songshan Sect has thirteen bodyguards, do you really think you're qualified to be the head of the Hengshan Sect?"
They're just using you as a pawn. You didn't have to come out today regarding Liu Zhengfeng's matter, but Lu Bai insisted on calling you out because you're also from the Hengshan Sect.

Regardless of what happens between you and Liu Zhengfeng, this is a case of dogs fighting over a mouthful of fur, and it's a huge blow to the reputation of the Hengshan School.

So Lu Bai was hoping I'd kill you. They didn't go all out just now, watching me capture you. Otherwise, how could I have captured you with their combined strength? Am I that powerful?

Everyone was stunned. Is that so?

Yun Changkong said quietly, "Let me analyze this for you. Zuo Lengchan is the leader of the Five Mountains Alliance. Even if he becomes the head of the Five Mountains Sect, he will definitely still live on Mount Song and won't come to Mount Heng. But these Taibao are different."

Look at how they dealt with Liu Zhengfeng; they squeezed the pee out of a toad, bullying honest people.

"You're already useless. If you die, not only will I be branded a demon, but I'll also get rid of an obstacle to my future leadership of Hengshan. Why wouldn't I want that?"

After these words were spoken, a stir broke out around them, and some people couldn't help but think, "That makes sense."

Lu Zhengrong's face flushed red and then turned pale. He suddenly scrambled to his feet and shouted at Lu Bai, "Senior Brother Lu, how cruel you are!"

He felt that Yun Changkong was right. If Ding Mian and Lu Bai had wanted to save him, how could he have been captured alive?
He didn't believe that Yun Changkong's martial arts were that high; that he could defeat two masters with just a simple act of using the opponent's force against them.

Lu Bai's expression changed slightly, and Ding Mian's eyes flashed with murderous intent, feeling that this fool was going to ruin things.

Lu Zhengrong said sadly, "Leader Zuo said that if we kill Liu Zhengfeng's entire family, we'll split his assets 30/70..."

Upon hearing this, Ding Mian stepped forward.
Lu Zhengrong took two steps back, beads of sweat forming on his forehead, and looked at the sky, his expression revealing his plea for help.

Yun Changkong smiled slightly: "What, are you going to kill me to silence me?"

Lu Bai shouted, "Senior Brother Lu, stop talking nonsense. Liu Zhengfeng originally befriended Qu Yang. Our Songshan Sect was just cleaning up its own ranks. What does it have to do with property?"

Lu Zhengrong steeled his resolve and gritted his teeth, saying, "Senior Brother Lu, even now you still won't admit it. I was perfectly content to live a mediocre life in Hengshan. It was you who made me monitor every move of the Hengshan Sect, saying that as long as I made contributions, I would be in charge of Hengshan's affairs when the Left Alliance Leader became the head of the Five Mountains Sect. Have you forgotten that?"

After he finished speaking, the surroundings fell silent, and thousands of eyes were fixed on Lu Bai.

Lu Bai sneered, "What golden-eyed crow? You're just a mad dog. It seems our Songshan Sect has been fooled by you."

Lu Zhengrong knew that things had come to this point, and if he didn't expose the true nature of the Songshan Sect, he would surely die, and his family would be in grave danger. He said, "Am I a mad dog? I know that if I say these words today, your Songshan Sect can kill my whole family just like you did to Junior Brother Liu. But if there is even the slightest falsehood in what I say now, may I die without a burial place."

Ding Mian's eyes suddenly flashed with a fierce light, and he swiftly raised his long sword, thrusting it towards Lu Zhengrong.

Lu Zhengrong tried to dodge, but a gust of wind blew by his side, and his body froze, unable to move. A white light was already at his throat.

With a hiss, Lu Zhengrong's eyes widened, blood gushed from his throat, and he collapsed to the ground.

Ding Mian was taken aback and looked at Yun Changkong.

Yun Changkong stood with his hands in his sleeves, staring at Ding Mian, and slowly said, "Ding Lao Er, you are so ruthless! You dare to kill someone to silence them in front of all the heroes of the world!"

Ding Mian looked at Lu Zhengrong, then at the blood dripping from the tip of his sword onto the ground, and trembled all over, as if in a nightmare.

He understood everything. It was Yun Changkong who had restricted Lu Zhengrong's movements; otherwise, Lu Zhengrong was also a master of the Hengshan Sect, and he wouldn't have been able to kill him with a single sword strike. Therefore, Ding Mian was truly afraid of this "nameless" man. He immediately sighed, turned, and left. "Wait!" Yun Changkong sneered, "You killed someone right in front of me, and you think you can just leave?"

Ding Mian turned around, looked at Yun Changkong, and slowly said, "Don't push your luck!"

Yun Changkong sneered, "So what if I bully you?"

Lu Bai's eyes flickered slightly as he glanced at the Liu family members: "Do you really want to destroy everything? Don't forget, the Liu family members are still in our hands."

"What does this have to do with me?" Yun Changkong said. "Let me tell you, I once sat in solitary meditation on Mount Wutai for four years. If I could live like that for four years, how long could you endure it if you wandered around Mount Song for four years?"

Ding Mian stared intently into Yun Changkong's eyes and said coldly, "So you're saying you're determined to fight my Songshan Sect to the death?"

Yun Changkong frowned: "What? Do you think that I ruined your plans and that's not a fight to the death?!"

Lu Bai stepped forward, stopping Ding Mian, and said with a stern face, "You are a descendant of a prestigious family, and our Five Mountains Sword Sect has always kept to itself. Today, Liu Zhengfeng's matter is a family affair of our Five Mountains Sword Sect, and no one else is allowed to interfere. You have already yielded because you have forcibly intervened by relying on your martial power. Do you still want to drive us to our deaths?"

Yun Changkong sneered: "Well said, I'm going to wipe them out completely!"

As Lu Bai flicked his sleeves forward, he felt a surge of energy, like a flying mountain peak, pressing down on him, making him breathless and heavy-headed, and he didn't even have time to draw his sword.

Ding Mian, standing behind him, thrust his sword straight at Yun Changkong's heart.

Yun Changkong let out a loud shout, as if a stone had broken the sky and a thunderbolt had fallen from the heavens. Everyone's ears were ringing. Ding Mian's eyes widened, his long sword fell to the ground, and his body suddenly went limp, collapsing to the ground.

Yun Changkong suddenly shifted his body, grabbed his long sword and pointed it at Lu Bai's chest. Lu Bai was also stunned and dizzy. He had just gathered his breath when he saw the sword light flying towards him and tried to dodge. But Yun Changkong moved like lightning. Lu Bai felt a numbness in his chest and had been hit in an acupoint. He swayed and fell backward.

Then there was a hissing sound. Fei Bin's eyes had adjusted by now, and he could pinpoint the location of the sound. He thrust his sword into Fei Bin's back. Yun Changkong slightly turned his body, hooked his wrist with his other hand, and grabbed Fei Bin's wrist.

With a cracking sound, Fei Bin stumbled back three steps, causing everyone to gasp in surprise.

It turned out that Fei Bin's arm had been torn off his body.

Yun Changkong ignored them and, as if by lightning, transformed into a blurry shadow, circling the dozen or so Songshan Sect disciples who were holding Liu's family and disciples hostage.

There were no fancy moves, just a few precise touches that landed directly on the opponent's pressure points.

With a "thud," Ding Mian and Lu Bai fell to the ground, while Yun Changkong had already returned to his original position.

At this moment, Fei Bin let out a cry of pain.

Yun Changkong sneered, "This kind of reliance on numbers to win is a common trick of evil and heretical sects, but I, the nameless hero, am not afraid! Disappointed, aren't I!"

Fei Bin's face turned ashen, his lips trembled, and he uttered not another sound.

Seeing Yun Changkong's series of attacks, which were so fast that even lightning couldn't describe it, everyone felt a chill run down their spines. They all thought, "Is he going to attack me? How can I defend myself?" Then they thought, "There's no way to defend myself! It's only natural that the Songshan Sect is outnumbering us."

The expressions on everyone's faces in the hall ranged from awe and pride to excitement and fervor.

Even Yue Buqun, who possessed the deepest composure, showed an extremely complex expression on his face, a mixture of shock, admiration, and awe.

Everyone who looked at the man in the blue robe felt a sense of fear.

Even the most unruly people, or those who do not approve of Yun Changkong's character and methods, are all awestruck by his unparalleled martial arts skills.

Despite feeling thousands of burning, awe-inspiring gazes, Yun Changkong remained calm and composed, something he was used to.

But the experts on the field admired him even more for his composure at such a young age.

Yun Changkong's gaze shifted, he grabbed his longsword, slung it over Lu Bai's shoulder, and said coldly, "Tell me about Zuo Lengchan's conspiracy, and I'll spare your life. Otherwise, I'll gouge out your eyes first, and then chop you into a human stump."

Linghu Chong couldn't contain himself any longer: "What do you mean by 'human stick'!"

Yun Changkong sneered, his wrist flicked, and he thrust out four swords in a flash, the sword light extending rapidly.

These four swords were incredibly fast. Although they were launched at different times, they all seemed to arrive at the same time. With a whoosh, a table was sliced ​​into a stick.

Everyone was shocked, and some couldn't help but think, "Is this because he's not good at swordsmanship?"

Yun Changkong looked at Lu Bai and said with a smile, "Third Brother Lu, I don't have much patience!"

Seeing Yun Changkong's indifferent expression, Lu Bai felt a chill in his heart and shouted, "Kill me if you want! What kind of hero tortures people like this!"

Yun Changkong laughed, "The Songshan Sect is indeed the Songshan Sect. Even in this state, they can still see through my character at a glance and know that I am not a hero. I admire them." As he spoke, he flicked his wrist, and with a cry of "Ah!", Lu Bai's eyes became two bloody holes.

Yue Lingshan and Yilin were immediately startled and dared not look again. They had not expected that Yun Changkong, who looked so gentle, would be so ruthless, without even blinking an eye.

In that instant, they all had the same thought: they never wanted to see this person again!
"Amitabha!" Master Dingyi said with her palms together, "Nameless Hero, Brother Liu intends to retire from martial arts today. Moreover, your 'Lion's Roar' skill is a superior Buddhist skill. Exchanging skills should stop when the point is reached, which shows the benevolence of a martial artist and is also the compassion of our Buddha!"

Upon hearing Master Dingyi's words, everyone felt a chill run down their spines: "He really is from the Shaolin School!"

Yue Buqun also said, "Indeed, this 'Lion's Roar' is a Buddhist divine skill. If one were to master it, ten thousand people would flee in terror. In this world, I'm afraid there are very few monks who truly know this skill. Nameless Hero, possessing such a divine skill, should benefit the world. Why must you commit such a heinous act of killing?"

Yun Changkong flicked his hand, and his longsword pierced the floor tile with a thud. He said, "I know that Abbess Dingyi is compassionate, but if I hadn't come today, what would have become of Liu Zhengfeng's family? They would surely be lying dead on the ground!"

They even wipe out women and children; isn't that a hundred times better than the evil cult?
I had Lu Bai expose Zuo Lengchan's treacherous schemes not out of personal malice or cruelty, but to raise awareness among the Five Mountains Sword Sects and all martial arts practitioners, thus ensuring peace and tranquility in the martial world.

Upon hearing this, Fei Bin was furious and shouted, "You dog, you dare to..." Before he could finish speaking, Yun Changkong flicked his sleeve and slapped it shut.

Fei Bin flew out like a kite with a broken string, crashed into the wall, and fell to the ground with a thud, spitting out a mouthful of teeth.

Fei Bin and his group were also top experts of their time, but under Yun Changkong's hands, they seemed like three-year-old children, leaving everyone with a strange feeling of unease.

Yun Changkong said, “Everyone knows that there are many evil people in the world, but they kill and set fires for nothing more than profit. What is most hateful are these righteous people who use the name of justice to commit massacres.”

Such people are both good and evil, seemingly righteous yet wicked. Throughout history, most conflicts have been caused by people like them, such as emperors.

We, the righteous heroes who rob the rich to help the poor and uphold justice, are hated to the bone by the evil forces, seen as thorns in their side. Even these false righteous individuals feel the same way; because of the existence of the righteous path, they appear far too despicable!

Everyone agreed that it made sense.

Yue Lingshan said, "That makes sense. Just like Zhu Yuanzhang was a wise ruler, but he was also incredibly tyrannical. It's hard to say whether he was good or evil."

Yun Changkong smiled and said, "Just as Sect Leader Yue said, what we need to do is expose their conspiracy. Otherwise, if I offend the Songshan Sect today, and Alliance Leader Zuo strikes first and greatly smears me, saying that I am a member of the Demonic Sect, many people who hate the Demonic Sect will surely believe it. If I don't admit it, everyone will not believe me and will definitely accuse me of making excuses. I have a bad temper and can't stand being scolded. At that time, I will have to take action, which will cause unnecessary bloodshed."

To benefit the martial arts world, the only way is to solve this once and for all: expose the Songshan Sect's conspiracy to the world and prevent further turmoil!

Hearing him speak so seriously, everyone couldn't help but wonder: "This man is so ruthless, yet he acts so righteous and shameless. His thick skin is truly rare in the world!"

Thinking of this, he looked at the Songshan Sect again and felt even more contempt, thinking, "Isn't Wuming's face just like theirs?"

Ding Mian's eyes flashed with a sharp light as he glanced at Yun Changkong and said with a disdainful look, "You are so young yet your martial arts are so high. What is your name? Who is your master? Which sect do you belong to? Did my Songshan Sect offend you, or did my Songshan Sect fall to someone else? You are not willing to tell me. Are you afraid?"

Yun Changkong laughed and said, "You all think you're experts, but after exchanging blows with me several times, you still can't figure out my moves. You're utterly incompetent!"
However, I can tell you that I have no grudge against your Songshan Sect. I just can't stand your bullying attitude!
"I'm going to be the bad guy and bully you all, Ding Lao Er, Lu Lao San, Fei Lao Si. Things have come to this. Do you want to expose Zuo Lengchan's conspiracy against the other Five Mountains Sects and get a quick death with some dignity, or do you want me to skin you alive, kill you piece by piece, and then I'll go up Mount Song and wipe out your entire families?"

He used all the things that Lu Bai, Fei Bin, and others had done to the Liu family on them, aiming to kill them and destroy their spirit!
Everyone was horrified, thinking that if this were to happen, an unprecedented bloodbath would be about to occur in the martial arts world.

Liu Zhengfeng sighed and said, "Senior Brother Lu, Senior Brother Ding, I've retired from martial arts for no other reason than to find a quiet place to play the zither and flute to soothe my soul. I have absolutely no intention of harming my fellow martial artists. Why is Alliance Leader Zuo acting this way? Just tell the Nameless Hero that he is a man of his word and will definitely let you go!" (End of Chapter)