In the martial arts world, he threatens Yin Susu from the start.

When Zhang Cuishan said that the man was carrying the Dragon-Slaying Saber, everyone in the arena was so shocked that they stood up. Many people couldn't take their eyes off the Dragon-Slaying Saber after seeing it.

Some looked on with surprise and suspicion, while others were filled with covetousness. Of course, there were also those like Shangguan Haitang who were simply curious.

"Who exactly are you? Why do you possess the Dragon-Slaying Saber? And where is my brother Xie?"

Zhang Cuishan looked anxious. He never expected that Xie Xun might have died just a few months after leaving Icefire Island.

The man let out a wild laugh.

"Hahaha! I am utterly lawless. This Dragon-Slaying Saber was naturally taken from Xie Xun. Killing him really took a lot of my effort."

Upon hearing Wutian's words, Zhang Cuishan felt his blood rush to his head, his eyes filled with bloodshot veins, and he was about to rush forward to fight.

Fortunately, his fellow disciples quickly pulled him back.

"The situation is unclear right now, and we don't know what Wutian's purpose is. It would be too dangerous to fight him rashly. Let's wait and see."

The most resourceful and composed Zhang Songxi finally managed to persuade Zhang Cuishan to stop.

Zhang Cuishan could only stare intently at Wutian's figure, trying to discern something.

Chapter 12: Impersonating Wutian, the Two Elders of Xuanming

Since Wutian's appearance, and especially the Dragon-Slaying Saber, both have attracted everyone's attention.

Gu Hanyuan, who had previously seemed to be radiant, suddenly became invisible again, and even retreated back into the Wudang Sect's ranks before anyone noticed.

Anyone paying attention to Gu Hanyuan at this moment would notice that he seemed somewhat distracted.

Because Gu Hanyuan was busy controlling his puppet.

That's right, Wutian is Gu Hanyuan's puppet.

Since he had decided to play a major villain, he naturally needed a public identity, and the more conspicuous that identity, the better he could conceal his true identity. With the puppetry technique, Gu Hanyuan had already planned this scene.

However, the puppet's current level is still too low, and Gu Hanyuan's main body needs to control it throughout the entire process. From dialogue to actions, it requires a lot of his energy to ensure that no flaws are revealed.

Therefore, Gu Hanyuan appears to be lacking concentration.

In fact, before controlling the puppet, Kongzhi not only bestowed reputation upon the villain but also gave him a positive evaluation.

Grade A, 1200 villain points.

It wasn't much, but it was an unexpected surprise for Gu Hanyuan.

This also proves that villainous traits can be developed even from supporting characters.

Although Kongzhi has gained prestige, he is not at his peak now. In a few years, Kongzhi will master eleven of the seventy-two Shaolin arts and reach the level of a grandmaster.

Kong Zhi's current cultivation level is only at the Innate Realm, and his injuries are negligible; he was merely stabbed in the wrist, at most a minor injury. The main impact was on his reputation, boosting Gu Hanyuan's prestige; otherwise, whether he would have earned the villainous label is questionable.

However, these 1200 villain points filled a gap in the game.

That was Zhang Sanfeng.

As a master of the highest level, Zhang Sanfeng possessed terrifying insight.

Wu Tian's identity, which was originally somewhat unstable, is now completely secure.

Gu Hanyuan spent 280 villain points to exchange for Wutian's temporary Grandmaster strength for one hour.

The counterfeit Dragon-Slaying Saber costs 200 villain points. The fact that they stole the saber from Xie Xun was obviously a lie; there was no way they would have had the time to go to Icefire Island. Therefore, this counterfeit Dragon-Slaying Saber is merely similar in appearance but not in spirit.

It consumes most of the villain points given by Kong Zhi, is indestructible, cannot be removed, can simulate aura, and has a gaze-guiding effect, drawing people's attention to the mask. It is the Shura Mask, worth 1000 villain points.

Sure enough, Zhang Sanfeng was staring intently at the puppet, but it seemed as if he couldn't see through it like a fog.

The reason Yin Susu couldn't find Gu Hanyuan a few days ago was because he had gone to prepare Wutian's disguise; the wide black robe was to conceal his figure. He had also gone to familiarize himself with the terrain of Wudang Mountain.

Suddenly, Wutian looked at the Heaven-Slaying Sword in Abbess Miejue's hand.

"The supreme weapon of the martial world is the Dragon-Slaying Saber. Without the Heaven-Reliant Sword, who can contend with it?" This saying has been circulating in the martial world for 20 years. I am very curious, which is sharper, the Dragon-Slaying Saber or the Heaven-Reliant Sword?

After saying that, Wutian raised the counterfeit Dragon-Slaying Saber and slashed at Abbess Miejue.

Abbess Miejue was surprised that Wutian would suddenly turn his attention to her, and instinctively drew her Heaven-Slaying Sword to meet the attack.

However, just as the swords were about to clash, Abbess Miejue remembered the secret passed down from her master.

If the Heaven-Slaying Sword and the Dragon-Slaying Saber were to collide with their full inner force, they would break simultaneously, and the secret manual hidden within them could be obtained.

Two grandmaster-level experts clashed with the Heaven-Slaying Sword and the Dragon-Slaying Saber, and the two divine weapons could break at any moment.

If the secret manual were exposed, Abbess Miejue wouldn't be confident she could snatch it.

At the critical moment, she withdrew the Heaven-Slaying Sword and narrowly avoided the blade of Wutian's counterfeit Dragon-Slaying Saber, but she could not dodge Wutian's palm strike.

In her haste, Abbess Miejue could only barely raise her palm to block, but she lacked the strength and was knocked back several steps, almost falling to the ground.

Ding Minjun and Bei Jinyi, who were behind her, hurriedly helped Abbess Miejue and looked at Wutian with hostility.

Abbess Miejue solemnly stated Wutian's realm:

"Grandmaster!"

The expressions of the people from all the major sects were equally solemn.

Although the Ming Dynasty is relatively strong, Grandmasters are not a common occurrence.

Apart from the Wudang Sect, only a few other sect leaders present were Grandmasters.

With Wutian at the Grandmaster level and the Dragon-Slaying Saber, dealing with him would be no less troublesome than dealing with Xie Xun.

Even Zhang Cuishan calmed down a lot after seeing this, after all, he was only at the peak of the Innate Realm and was no match for Wutian.

As for why Abbess Miejue didn't clash the Heaven Sword and the Dragon Saber, everyone only guessed that the collision of divine weapons might cause damage, and if the Heaven Sword were destroyed, Abbess Miejue would suffer a great loss.

However, Abbess Miejue still had a question. Although Wutian's cultivation was that of a Grandmaster, his palm strike just now was quite ordinary. If she hadn't hastily defended herself, it wouldn't have been difficult to repel him. After thinking for a long time, she could only guess that he wanted to conceal his martial arts foundation, so he didn't use any exquisite moves.

In fact, Gu Hanyuan was also quite helpless, because all the martial arts he knew were from the Wudang School, and they were all only at the beginner level.

Grandmasters are usually proficient in all external martial arts techniques.

Although Gu Hanyuan can use villain points to improve his cultivation, he doesn't have enough to improve his skill level.

So we still need to think of ways to harvest more villain points.

"We implore Master Kongwen to lend a helping hand."

Abbess Miejue sought help from Kong Wen, hoping to subdue Wu Tian.

Although Xie Xun's death ended his brother's revenge, he still had to avenge his senior brother, Gu Hongzi.

Yang Xiao, the Left Guardian of the Ming Cult who killed Gu Hongzi, was already at the late Grandmaster level. Even if Abbess Miejue had the Heaven Sword, she would not be his match. She could only place her hopes on the secret manual inside the Heaven Sword.

Therefore, we must seize the Dragon-Slaying Saber.

Kong Wen was already enraged by what Wu Tian said upon his appearance, so naturally he would not refuse Abbess Miejue's invitation.

However, just as the two were about to attack Wutian, a young boy's shout came from outside the door.

"Daddy!"

"Wuji!"

"Wuji!"

Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu recognized the voice as that of their son Zhang Wuji and rushed to the main hall.

Zhang Wuji's sudden voice drew everyone's attention to the two figures rushing towards Wutian's back.

The two men, dressed in black and white Taoist robes respectively, with white hair and beards, appeared to be around fifty years old. They were none other than the Xuanming Elders.

The two elders of Xuanming originally intended to ambush Wutian and seize his Dragon-Slaying Saber, but unexpectedly, Zhang Wuji, who broke free from his restraints, discovered their whereabouts while the two were distracted during the ambush.

After their whereabouts were exposed, the Xuanming Elders abandoned their plan to ambush Wutian and instead turned back to subdue Zhang Wuji and take him away.

It's highly unlikely that the two will be able to seize the Dragon-Slaying Saber after they've been exposed.

However, Zhang Wuji's existence can restrain the Wudang Sect, and his importance to the Ruyang Prince's Mansion, which intends to disrupt the martial arts world of the Ming Dynasty, is self-evident.

Chapter 13: Meeting Shangguan Haitang, the birthday celebration ends

However, Zhang Sanfeng acted even faster than Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu.

A white shadow flashed by, and Zhang Sanfeng had already engaged in combat with the Xuanming Elders.

After exchanging only one palm strike, the two elders of Xuanming were horrified.

The weaker Hebi Weng already had blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, and Lu Zhangke's expression was also not good; he almost couldn't catch his breath.

"go!"

Lu Zhangke offered a reminder.

The two men grabbed Zhang Wuji's shoulders simultaneously, struck him from behind, and shoved him towards Zhang Sanfeng. They then escaped while Zhang Sanfeng was holding onto Zhang Wuji.

"Xuanming Divine Palm!"

As soon as Zhang Sanfeng touched Zhang Wuji, he realized that Zhang Wuji had been hit by his old rival's ultimate technique, "Xuanming Divine Palm." His expression changed, and he hurriedly placed his hands on Zhang Wuji's back to begin circulating his internal energy to heal his injury.

"Wuji!"

Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu had arrived at Zhang Wuji's side. Seeing his face as pale as paper and his lips as white as frost, they felt heartbroken.