The destiny of all heavens begins in the Red Chamber

His martial arts skills should be slightly inferior to those of Master Chongxu, the leader of Wudang Sect, though this is just speculation. The only top-tier evil cultivators who can truly be compared to the abbot of Shaolin and the leader of Wudang Sect are Ren Woxing, the former leader of the Demonic Sect, and Bai Ban Shaxing, the master of Qinghai Yixiao, a first-rate evil cultivator. These two are truly top-tier in strength.

Even so, Jia Huan still believes that the Shaolin abbot and the Wudang leader have the advantage over the two.

In the following comparison, Jia Huan can only rely on the strength of the two envoys of the Demonic Sect and the ten elders. Compared to the other members of the ten righteous masters, the righteous masters are superior in every aspect!

Such comparisons and inferences naturally delighted readers who favored the righteous path, while also instilling fear in them of the demonic sect's strength. After all, the demonic sect was fighting against the entire group of righteous masters with its own resources, a feat that was already alarming.

Through this comparison, readers of "Wulin Monthly" gained more recognition for the ranking of the top ten righteous masters, and naturally felt more convinced of it, leaving a much deeper impression.

Well, the other top ten masters of the righteous path probably don't need Jia Huan to help them make a name for themselves. They are already renowned top masters of the righteous path, with status and position befitting them. Only Jia Huan, who interfered, is the one who benefits the most.

Despite the fact that Jia Huan had already gained considerable fame through more than a decade of hard work, coupled with the Beggars' Sect's extensive promotion, and his reputation in the martial arts world had even surpassed that of the sect leader, Xie Feng.

Even Xie Feng, the leader of the Beggars' Sect, didn't reach the top level of reputation in the martial arts world. This time, Jia Huan has essentially ridden the wave of popularity, directly becoming a top figure in the martial arts world, and ranking quite high at that. If things had progressed at a normal pace, Jia Huan would have had to wait at least ten years after the beginning of the Smiling, Proud Wanderer story to achieve such prestige.

After all, to gain fame in the martial arts world, the cooperation of other martial arts forces is crucial. It's likely that the Five Mountains Sword Sect, once a top-tier force in the martial arts world, wouldn't agree so easily.

Now, things are looking up. Jia Huan has successfully become a top-tier martial arts master, recognized by all, through the ranking of righteous experts. Don't think of this as just a title; the benefits it brings are numerous.

Putting everything else aside, just mentioning your name will get you many江湖人士 (jianghu figures) willing to offer you convenience, which is quite rare in this day and age; just think of the government's post stations.

After six months of fermentation, and with the subsequent comparison of righteous and evil masters, Jia Huan's ranking list of righteous masters has become deeply ingrained in people's minds. At least, that's how it is among those in the martial arts world.

Next, Jia Huan will naturally begin the second phase of his promotional plan!

Because he rarely fights with unorthodox masters, Jia Huan couldn't possibly have created a so-called ranking of unorthodox masters without proper knowledge. It's likely that only Dongfang Bubai's ranking is relatively stable; the rankings of the other unorthodox masters are probably inaccurate. *Wulin Monthly* has only recently established its credibility and wouldn't risk its reputation. Even if it had any ideas, it would only discuss them privately with the gang leader, Jie Feng, and the vice-gang leader, Zhang Jinbie.

As for publishing it in a monthly magazine, Jia Huan wouldn't be that foolish!

In order to keep "Martial Arts Monthly" a focus of public opinion in the martial arts world, Jia Huan naturally had to start from other aspects.

Clearly, introducing legendary martial arts techniques from the martial arts world is a clever way to attract attention.

It wasn't that he had any obsessive-compulsive disorder, but rather that a copycat publication of "Martial Arts Monthly" had appeared in the martial arts world, which aroused the high alert of the Beggar Clan's leadership, forcing them to take action.

Just as Jia Huan had guessed, the format of "Martial Arts Monthly" was quite easy to imitate. Top martial arts forces like Shaolin and Wudang could easily and simply copy it.

In fact, the imitation publications that appeared in the martial arts world were created by these two companies, and their purpose is self-evident: to compete with "Martial Arts Monthly" for the dominant position in public opinion in the martial arts world.

Both of these organizations have shrewd members who recognize the power of *Wulin Monthly*. They used to dominate public opinion and control the trends in the martial arts world. However, while they previously guided public opinion through a vast network of influence, they are now imitating *Wulin Monthly* by using a newspaper format.

Unfortunately, the Beggars' Sect couldn't say much. They couldn't very well claim that the format of the "Martial Arts Monthly" was unique to the Beggars' Sect and couldn't be imitated by other martial arts factions, could they?

What a joke! If you really think that, then "Wulin Monthly" is also imitating the imperial court's gazette. How so? Just like newspapers and media in modern times, if you want to attract attention, you have to have your own unique features.

What are the unique advantages of the Beggars' Sect?

Clearly, their intelligence was timely and their information sources were extensive. Jia Huan would naturally make good use of these advantages to ensure that "Martial Arts Monthly" remained the dominant force in public opinion within the martial arts world.

The Beggars' Sect has another advantage: its long history and extensive knowledge of the secrets of the martial arts world, which it can leverage. Jia Huan's explanation of this extraordinary skill has once again caused a sensation throughout the martial arts world.

There's no way around it. Some people in the martial arts world might not be interested in the ranking of righteous masters, but they are definitely interested in divine skills and unique techniques. Otherwise, why would they bother with the martial arts world? Wouldn't it be better to just stay at home?

To avoid offending other martial arts factions, Jia Huan directly brought up his own cultivation technique, the "Hun Yuan Gong," which was quite ruthless.

If someone with ulterior motives wanted to target him, they could easily design something specifically based on the characteristics of the "Hun Yuan Gong" that Jia Huan himself revealed. If not handled carefully, it could cause serious problems.

Therefore, people in the martial arts world gave a very enthusiastic response to Jia Huan's powerful actions.

Jia Huan didn't care much about this; as long as he could achieve his goal, that was enough. However, those in the martial arts world, after seeing the detailed introduction in the "Martial Arts Monthly," realized that the "Hun Yuan Gong" was indeed a rare and exceptional skill.

Even renowned martial arts masters who have read the latest issue of "Martial Arts Monthly" couldn't help but sigh in the same way.

How could they possibly know that the "Hun Yuan Gong" was actually the internal energy cultivation method practiced by Cheng Kun, the top master of the late Yuan Dynasty known as "Hun Yuan Thunderbolt Hand"?

As for Cheng Kun, Jia Huan gave a detailed introduction.

It originated from a clan-based secret sect, which can be considered a branch of Taoism. The "Hun Yuan Gong" has quite obvious Taoist characteristics.

Cheng Kun possessed exceptional martial arts talent, becoming a top master in the martial arts world at a young age. When he took Xie Xun as his disciple, he was definitely no older than thirty.

As for who Xie Xun was, Jia Huan also gave a detailed introduction.

One of the four great protectors of the Ming Cult during the late Yuan Dynasty, nicknamed "Golden-haired Lion King" in the martial arts world, he was comparable to the four elders of the Demonic Cult at that time, and his strength was no less than that of the Ming Cult.

Because Xie Xun was a man of both literary and martial talents, the then leader of the Ming Cult intended to make him his successor. Such a formidable figure was only a disciple of Cheng Kun, the "Mixed Yuan Thunderbolt Hand," demonstrating Cheng Kun's immense strength.

Next, we will introduce a series of amazing achievements of the Chengkun Army.

He launched a surprise attack on Bright Peak, severely injured the Left Guardian of Brightness who was in charge of the daily affairs of the Ming Cult, instigated conflict between Shaolin and Wudang, and repeatedly injured and killed renowned masters of the martial arts world.

Finally, Jia Huan summarized that Cheng Kun, the "Mixed Yuan Thunderbolt Hand," was at least a top-tier martial artist in the martial arts world at that time, equivalent to the highest level of the Seven Heroes of Wudang.

As for his upper limit of strength, he was on the same level as the three senior monks who were the top fighters of Shaolin at that time.

Even with this level of strength achieved while he was consumed by revenge and wanted to completely destroy the Ming Cult, it was still a remarkable achievement. With his exceptional talent for martial arts, if he had focused solely on cultivation, he could have become a grandmaster of martial arts, demonstrating the incredibly high potential of the Hunyuan Gong.

Those who witnessed these events were all stunned, as they had never seen anything like it before.

It's unbelievable that he almost single-handedly wiped out the then-dominant Ming Cult.

Jia Huan also gave a brief introduction to the Ming Cult, explaining that it was the most powerful force in the martial arts world at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. Its main goal was not to dominate the martial arts world, but to overthrow the tyrannical Yuan Dynasty and restore China. He also subtly hinted that the Ming Taizu, who founded the Ming Dynasty, was merely one of the many powerful leaders among the various rebel forces under the Ming Cult.

As for Yang Dingtian, the leader of the Ming Cult, he was a top master whom even Zhang Sanfeng, the founder of the Wudang School, had to respect and admire.

As for the current Sun Moon Cult, it is just a Jianghu force formed by some remnants of the Ming Cult, and it is not comparable to the original Ming Cult.

Although aware of the readers' thoughts, this article mainly introduces the background of "Hun Yuan Gong", so the specific situation of Ming Cult and the turbulent events in the martial arts world at the end of Yuan Dynasty are only briefly mentioned and not discussed in detail.

Even so, it still made readers' blood boil and their hearts surge with excitement, leaving them unable to calm down for a long time.

Jia Huan focused on introducing some basic information about the "Hun Yuan Gong" before finally stating frankly that the "Hun Yuan Gong" could definitely be called a divine internal energy cultivation method.

Especially now, when it's incredibly difficult to cultivate internal energy for some unknown reason, internal energy cultivation methods like the "Hun Yuan Gong," which primarily focus on dynamic exercises in the early stages, are even more suitable for the current environment.

Jia Huan didn't hide anything, stating directly that if he could cultivate the "Hun Yuan Gong" to a high level, becoming a top master in the martial arts world wouldn't be a problem. He added that as long as he had a matching offensive technique, even if he couldn't compare to Dongfang Bubai, he would still be a formidable opponent.

Everyone who sees this episode of martial arts masters is deeply moved.

They are like those who lack the foundation of a sect but are ambitious, such as Zuo Lengchan of the Songshan Sect. After reading about him, I almost broke down.

"It's a pity that Feng Qingyang is stationed at Mount Hua. Otherwise, even if it meant heavy losses for Mount Song and being criticized by fellow martial artists, they would still forcibly seize the Mount Hua Sect's 'Hun Yuan Gong' manual!"

In front of his trusted confidants among the Thirteen Protectors, Zuo Lengchan couldn't help but sigh.

He was quite resentful, and his condescending attitude towards Yue Buqun had faded, replaced by envy and jealousy.

At this time, in order to become a top master, he spent a considerable amount of energy and time studying the internal energy cultivation methods of the Songshan School.

If the time wasted had been used for cultivation, he would probably have reached the peak level of the highest internal energy cultivation method of the Songshan Sect long ago.

"Senior brother, didn't we find out that several members of the Huashan Sword Sect are living in seclusion in the Zhongtiao Mountains?"

Ding Mian, the Grand Protector, had a sudden inspiration and immediately shouted, "Why don't we send someone over to investigate what kind of internal energy cultivation method they are practicing?"

Zuo Lengchan's eyes lit up, and he nodded and smiled, "That's a good idea. Then I'll have to trouble you to take charge yourself, Junior Brother!"

"Don't worry, senior brother, I will certainly not fail in my mission!"

Without saying a word, Ding Mian stood up and accepted the task with a cupped hand, though he had some ideas in mind.

He also wanted to go further; his crushing defeat at the hands of the chivalrous beggar Jia Huan had been a great blow to him.

Chapter 458 The Protagonist Isn't Very Powerful (Please Subscribe)

The front page headline of this issue of "Martial Arts Monthly," which Jia Huan cobbled together, once again caused a sensation in the martial arts world.

Zuo Lengchan of Songshan was filled with envy and jealousy, and began to plot against the remnants of the Huashan Sword Sect.

If we're talking about the most bewildered and furious person, it has to be Yue Buqun, the head of the Huashan Sect. He was completely caught off guard!

I really wanted to curse my mom and vent my frustration.

Isn't this putting the Huashan Sect on the fire?

Of course, at the same time, his regard for the "Huashan Hunyuan Gong" rose to a whole new level. It was quite remarkable that the chivalrous beggar Jia Huan recognized it as a divine skill.

If he weren't already in his early forties and it weren't too difficult for him to switch to practicing the "Huashan Hunyuan Gong," he would have had to think it over carefully.

There's no other reason than that the cultivation progress of the "Purple Cloud Divine Skill" is just too slow.

The Zixia Divine Skill has five levels in total. He has been practicing it for almost twenty years, but he is still stuck on the third level.

Even so, which already made him one of the best in the martial arts world, he still felt it was too slow.

He was originally no match for Zuo Lengchan, but now there are many more stronger than him, so he can no longer remain calm.

He was still thinking about revitalizing the Huashan Sect, how could his current cultivation level be enough?

Even though the Huashan Sect has the top righteous expert in charge, Yue Buqun can't place all his hopes on him, can he?

Not to mention that Feng Qingyang has not shown up on his own initiative, the fact that he and his wife Ning Zhongze have been calling and pleading all over Mount Hua without him showing up already speaks volumes.

Feng Qingyang clearly disliked him as the leader of the Huashan Sect!

In addition, Feng Qingyang is not young anymore, he is almost fifty years old. How long can he maintain his peak condition?

Even the chivalrous beggar Jia Huan bluntly stated in the monthly magazine that Feng Qingyang's mentality was probably problematic, which not only affected his strength improvement but might even affect his lifespan.

In fact, this is quite evident in the story of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer!

At that time, Feng Qingyang was definitely not eighty years old. Based on the basic situation of Taoist masters, he could easily live to be a hundred.

In fact, after Feng Qingyang finished teaching Linghu Chong, he never appeared again, presumably having passed away soon after his death.

Otherwise, when the remnants of the Sword Sect came to Mount Hua to cause trouble, Feng Qingyang would have definitely intervened. Especially after the Six Immortals of Peach Valley acted recklessly, it was a blatant slap in the face to the Mount Hua sect. How could Feng Qingyang possibly stand idly by and do nothing?