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It's always been my Songshan Sect that wrongs others, but today we're the ones being slandered! My anger is rising uncontrollably.

Yue Buqun, you should be glad that I haven't started the Five Mountains Alliance campaign yet, otherwise, with your attitude, you won't be able to leave Mount Song today!

Zuo Lengchan slammed his fist on the table in fury, while Yue Buqun slammed his fist on the table in rage.

"boom!"

Purple energy surged from Lao Yue's face, and boundless power emanated from his body. He slammed his palm on the table, shattering it into pieces. His Purple Qi even pressed all the fragments into the ground, embedding them firmly.

This palm strike didn't scatter anything everywhere; it just made a clattering noise, and its impact wasn't as great as Zuo Lengchan's previous palm strike.

Anyone with even a basic understanding of martial arts could tell that Old Yue's palm strike was a display of true skill, not just a casual venting of anger; he genuinely intended to kill.

Zuo Lengchan narrowed his eyes, feeling a jolt in his heart.

"After not seeing him for several years, Yue Buqun's Zixia Divine Skill has become even more amazing, and his skill seems to have greatly improved."

He learned about Yue Buqun's martial arts skills more than ten years ago when they fought against Ren Woxing together in the great battle between the righteous and the demonic forces. At that time, although Yue Buqun's Zixia Divine Skill was amazing, it was not a threat.

In their subsequent meetings, he carefully observed and tested Yue Buqun, discovering that although Yue Buqun had been making progress, it was all only minor achievements. His fundamental Zixia Divine Skill had not made any major breakthroughs, and he was still far from being his opponent.

But now, several years later, the situation seems to be very different. Yue Buqun's Zixia Divine Skill seems to have broken through a major barrier, and the sense of threat he poses to him has increased.

A murderous intent flashed through his mind. He glanced at Ding Mian, Lu Bai, and Fei Bin present, assessed the success rate, and finally suppressed his murderous intent.

If Yue Buqun had truly reached his level, even with him and his three junior brothers, it would have been very difficult to keep Yue Buqun at bay.

After all, the Zixia Divine Skill is famous for its pure, continuous, and rapid energy recovery. If we cannot defeat Yue Buqun quickly and are dragged into a war of attrition, we will not only fail to defeat him, but we may even be defeated instead.

How to quickly defeat a top-level expert?

This is something that Zuo Lengchan and his few junior brothers couldn't accomplish on their own.

We need to plan this out in the long term.

Yue Buqun withdrew his hand and placed it on the hilt of his sword. His aura was cold, and his tone was icy. Gone was the gentlemanly elegance; only the iron-blooded toughness remained.

"Zuo Lengchan, I don't care whether it was done by your Songshan sect or not, I'm going to demand the person back from your Songshan sect, and you know why!"

"Shan'er is just missing now. If you find her and return her to me safe and sound, then everything will be fine."

"But if anything happens to Shan'er... I, Yue, would not hesitate to take revenge on the Songshan Sect a hundredfold."

You know your own true colors, Songshan Sect. I don't believe Shan'er's disappearance has nothing to do with you. I don't care what you did, I just want Shan'er back.

Even if it wasn't your Songshan Sect that did it, do everything in your power to find them. That way, it'll be good for everyone.

Otherwise, Mount Song will be stained with blood!

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed.

Ding Mian was furious: "Yue Buqun, don't go too far! This has nothing to do with my Songshan Sect at all. What right do you have to retaliate against us?"

Lu Bai sneered repeatedly: "Sect Leader Yue, you have quite the airs, coming to my Songshan Sect to spout nonsense. Do you even have the ability to do so?"

"This is outrageous!" Fei Bin concluded.

"So what if I bully you?" Yue Buqun glanced coldly at Lu Bai and directly struck him with a palm. The Huashan Hunyuan Palm gathered powerful true energy and formed a large handprint in the void, which then slammed out!

Before the palm print even landed on him, its power had already forced Lu Bai back several steps, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood.

He was immediately horrified: "How is this possible?"

He's too strong. His skill is unbelievably profound, giving him the same feeling as when he was utterly defeated by Ren Woxing back then. This is Yue Buqun.

Could it be Ren Woxing in disguise?

Seeing that Lu Bai was no match for the palm strike, Ding Mian and Fei Bin immediately stepped in to help Lu Bai fight against it.

To their shock, even when the three of them attacked together, they were still forced to retreat repeatedly by this palm strike, proving they were no match for Yue Buqun.

Zuo Lengchan finally couldn't stand it any longer and shouted angrily, "Yue Buqun, how dare you!"

He leaped into the air and instantly appeared in front of Lu Bai and the other two. He unleashed a powerful Ice Palm, finally shattering Yue Buqun's Hunyuan Palm.

However, the force that returned from his palm made Zuo Lengchan's expression change, and his blood and qi surged slightly.

It was just a single palm strike, yet even after being weakened by Lu Bai and the other two, it still possessed such power.

It's confirmed, Yue Buqun is now a top-tier expert who is no less skilled than me!

The power of that single palm strike silenced Lu Bai and his two companions, who had been making a huge fuss just moments before, and also made Zuo Lengchan hesitant to act rashly.

Yue Buqun rose, sword in hand, leaving behind his back, but his voice carried clearly to the ears of everyone in the Songshan Sect:

"I'll say it again, no matter what method you use, I want to see Shan'er appear before me unharmed within half a month."

"Otherwise, regardless of whether the Songshan Sect was responsible for this, I, Yue, will unleash a massacre."

"You should know that I'm capable of doing it."

Swish!

Yue Buqun vanished in a blur, leaving the Songshan Sect in silence.

Only after confirming that Yue Buqun was far enough away to be heard did Lu Bai and the others dare to speak loudly again:

"They've rebelled! Yue Buqun has rebelled! The Huashan Sect has rebelled!"

"He is cutting himself off from the Five Mountains Alliance, from the righteous path, and from the martial world!"

"He's absolutely insane! He completely disregards the deep historical ties between our Five Mountains Sword Sects. This is tantamount to betraying our master and ancestors!"

"Sect Leader, let's send troops! Let's wipe out the entire Huashan Sect and show Yue Buqun the consequences of offending us!"

Good, good, good! The Five Mountains Sword Sects are indeed of one mind and have a very deep historical bond. I want to kill your people, and you want to destroy my sect. We fight together and our flesh and blood are intertwined, never to be separated for eternity. There is no bond deeper than this.

"Shut up, all of you!" Zuo Lengchan shouted angrily, telling his fellow disciples to shut up and not say anything that would be detrimental to unity.

"They're all so short-sighted, their brains are useless! Yue Buqun is so powerful now, the Huashan Sect still gives him some pause, but once the Huashan Sect is gone..."

"Who can withstand the relentless, day-and-night relentless revenge of a top expert?"

"Is it you, Ding Mian, or you, Lu Bai, or you, Fei Bin?"

"Pig brain!"

Zuo Lengchan berated Lu Bai and the other two, venting his humiliation at being threatened by Yue Buqun.

"Mobilize all of us to find Yue Lingshan. No matter who has her in their hands, whether it's Shaolin, Wudang, or even the Demonic Sect, we must do everything we can to bring her back to me!"

Zuo Lengchan sat back down, his face full of frustration, and gave the order.

He certainly didn't want to accept Yue Buqun's threats, but the current Yue Buqun was really too scary. If possible, he still hoped that the not-so-strong hypocrite from before would come back.

He was also extremely angry: "Who on earth kidnapped Yue Lingshan and made me so miserable? Don't let me catch you, or I'll make you wish you were dead!"

"Report! Sect Leader, someone from Hengyang has returned with a message!" A report suddenly rang out.

"Summon them." Zuo Lengchan calmed himself down and returned to his usual composed and dignified demeanor as the Songshan Grandmaster, receiving his underlings with the utmost authority.

Lai Wen ran into the hall and saw Zuo Lengchan sitting high in the main seat. He immediately slid down to his knees and wept bitterly.

"Sect Leader, you must stand up for our brothers in Hengyang! And my master, Wan Daping, he died such a tragic death!"

Zuo Lengchan's expression suddenly changed, and he grabbed Lai Wen angrily, asking, "Daping is dead?"

Wan Daping was one of his most outstanding disciples. He had carefully cultivated him over the years and he was capable of undertaking important tasks. He specially sent him to Hengshan to oversee the overall investigation of Liu Zhengfeng, which shows how much he valued him.

Wan Daping lived up to his expectations. Ambitious, ruthless, murderous, arsonist, and wicked, he shone brightly like the moon and shone like a pearl for many years. He was a gem of the Songshan School and was exceptionally outstanding.

However, this outstanding talent suddenly died in office in Hengyang, his bright future came to an abrupt end, and his brilliant life came to a close.

The loss of such a treasure was enough to make the Songshan Sect stop their evil deeds for half a day to mourn. The loss was too great, and Zuo Lengchan was furious.

"Who did this? I'll grind his whole family to dust!" Zuo Lengchan raised Lai Wen high, his face contorted as if he wanted to devour him.

Yue Buqun had just threatened him to leave, and his anger hadn't subsided yet. Now, his best disciple had died. His rage was so intense that even the waters of the Three Rivers couldn't extinguish it. He would have to wipe out several sects to calm him down.

Lai Wen was terrified: "Sect Leader, spare my life! It wasn't me, it was Yue Lingshan, it was Yue Lingshan!"

Zuo Lengchan suddenly let go, and Lai Wen fell to the ground with a thud. He was in so much pain that tears streamed down his face, but he didn't dare to cry out. Instead, he quickly knelt down.

After a long while, Zuo Lengchan finally came to his senses, sat back down, and asked in a low voice, "Yue Lingshan, Yue Buqun's daughter, Yue Lingshan?"

Lai Wen nodded hurriedly: "It's her, it's her! Before, Master led people to capture Yue Lingshan, thinking that you could use her to threaten Yue Buqun, but everyone who went never came back!"

"This must have been a trap set by that hypocrite; we fell into an ambush and were wiped out!"

Zuo Lengchan covered his face with his hands, remained silent for a moment, and then burst into laughter, but there was no joy in it, but rather obvious anger.

"Wan Daping, it was you! You son of a bitch!"

Chapter 81: Not believing in heaven and earth, but only respecting oneself.

After a brief period of chaos, Zuo Lengchan dispatched four of the Thirteen Protectors of Songshan—Zhong Zhen with Nine-Bend Sword, Tang Ying'e with Brocade Lion, Deng Bagong with Divine Whip, and Gao Kexin with Divine Axe—to Hengyang with over a hundred elite disciples to capture Yue Lingshan.

Whether it's to give Yue Buqun an explanation or to avenge his beloved disciple, it's necessary to capture Yue Lingshan and bring her to Mount Song.

Yue Buqun has gone mad. He insists on coming to the Songshan Sect to pick up the person in half a month. He is obviously planning to go on a killing spree on the spot if the Songshan Sect fails to do so. He simply does not accept picking up the person from another place.

This is outrageous, utterly lawless, but the Songshan Sect had no choice but to comply.

However, Zuo Lengchan was not going to just accept defeat and hand over the person obediently. He planned to use Yue Lingshan to threaten Yue Buqun after he got her, and take the opportunity to cripple him.

Yue Buqun was in the wrong in this matter. He could have openly and honestly deposed Yue Buqun, then generously let him return to Mount Hua, and continued to use this incident to his advantage, so as to legitimately and justifiably swallow up the Mount Hua Sect.

Yue Buqun, you think you're so powerful that you can intimidate my Songshan Sect. Zixia Wudu is full of arrogance, but little do you know that you've dug your own grave.

In just a few days, your evil deeds will spread throughout the martial arts world, and the Five Mountains Sword Sect, the righteous forces, and the outlaws will all despise you!

There is no place for you left in this world!

At the foot of Mount Song, Yue Buqun watched the large army ride away and quietly followed.

His claim that he would only accept people handed over to the Songshan Sect was nothing but a lie. His real purpose was to force the Songshan Sect to take action and expose Yue Lingshan's whereabouts to him.

Once he learns Yue Lingshan's location, he will go and rescue her immediately, bringing her back to Mount Hua. He doesn't believe the Songshan Sect would dare to attack the mountain again.

As for the Five Mountains Sword Sects, he had actually personally visited them all before coming to Mount Song to cultivate relationships and prepare for the worst, so that they wouldn't become the target of everyone's attacks.

The lost martial arts techniques of the Five Mountains Sword Sect that I had copied from the secret cave of the Cliff of Contemplation came in handy at this moment.

Upon receiving this gift, the three leaders of the Taishan, Hengshan, and Hengshan sects were moved to tears, and their goodwill towards Yue Buqun increased several times over.

After learning what Yue Buqun was planning to do, they were somewhat hesitant, but they all said they would definitely speak up for Yue Buqun when the time came.