A man in the martial world, a reincarnated sword immortal.

Chapter 76 Anyone can back down, but I can't!

Wow!

With that shout, Zhong Lieyang, dressed in a scholar's robe, came rushing out of the forest.

Zhong Yuan swiftly retreated from under the pavilion, his internal energy having recovered to about 80-90%.

Li Qiushui swayed and drifted over like a willow in the wind.

A light, effortless slap landed.

The palm strikes are fluid and graceful!

As soon as he reached the pavilion, he suddenly changed his move, his five fingers like hooks reaching out towards Zhong Yuan.

Zhong Yuan leaped back, only to feel the force of Li Qiushui's five fingers pushing towards him.

He knew that Li Qiushui was not as domineering as the Tianshan Child Granny at her peak.

However, his martial arts skills are among the best in the world.

Moreover, the Lesser Formless Skill excels at mimicking the moves of various martial arts schools and unleashing even greater power.

In addition, Li Qiushui possesses the White Rainbow Palm technique, which can bend and straighten at will, making it difficult to defend against.

If we let her get close, we'll really not get any advantage!

As he retreated, he raised his finger, and an invisible sword aura pierced through from between his fingers!

One after another!

There's absolutely no pattern to it!

Moreover, the invisible sword energy, though having substance, is extremely sharp!

Even the Heavenly Child Granny was infuriated by his move and couldn't get close to him.

Even with Li Qiushui's exceptional lightness skills, I can still hold my own against her.

shhhhhh!

Zhong Yuan unleashed several invisible sword energies in succession.

Seeing this, Li Qiushui could only take the opportunity to dodge; her agility was extraordinary.

Zhong Yuan's invisible sword energy is unpredictable and has no discernible pattern.

However, Li Qiushui's agility was superb, and Zhong Yuan could only force her back, preventing her from getting close.

Li Qiushui was skilled at winning by using her agile and elusive movements.

When fighting against the Child Granny of Tianshan, they rarely confronted each other directly.

Zhong Yuan's invisible sword energy prevented Li Qiushui from getting close for a short time.

However, Li Qiushui possessed profound inner strength and was not in a hurry to win.

She was certain that Zhong Yuan's internal energy could not be inexhaustible. This invisible sword energy, similar to the Six Meridians Divine Sword, must require profound internal strength as its support.

Therefore, she moved up and down, dodging and weaving, trying to exhaust Zhong Yuan's internal energy before closing in and taking him down in one fell swoop.

Zhong Yuan clearly realized this as well.

Just now, in the main hall of Lingjiu Temple, he had already realized from his battle with Tianshan Tonglao that with his current internal strength, he was simply unable to defeat old witches with profound internal strength like Tianshan Tonglao and Li Qiushui head-on.

In any case, he had already achieved his goal for the day and had the opportunity to use his movement technique to retreat calmly.

However, for some reason, his good-natured father has appeared on Lingjiu Mountain.

But then Zhong Lieyang swept over.

He took the initiative to go and greet Li Qiushui.

Seeing this, Li Qiushui raised an eyebrow, snorted coldly, and clapped her hands as she left.

Zhong Lieyang took a half step forward with his left foot, unleashing the fourth level of his Qiankun Great Shift technique.

Suddenly, a subtle force arose in his palm, shifting the force of Li Qiushui's grab towards the blue stone beside him. Without parrying or blocking, he simply tilted his head slightly.

With a loud "bang," the bluestone cracked open with a half-foot-long fissure, sending stone chips flying everywhere.

"What a clever trick!"

Li Qiushui was slightly surprised, not expecting that this suddenly appearing old scholar could actually neutralize her White Rainbow Palm Force!

Although she only used three-tenths of her strength!

But even with just a fraction of his strength, it's not something an unknown figure in the martial arts world can easily overcome!

Ordinary people in the martial arts world would never possess such abilities.

Her White Rainbow Palm technique was inherently flexible and easy to control, making it impossible to defend against.

An ordinary person simply couldn't withstand that palm strike.

Who are you?

"Dare to make a move in front of me?"

Li Qiushui retreated with her hands behind her back. In her eyes, she was like a fairy, her dress swaying in the wind and landing on a pine branch nearby.

His eyes held a scrutinizing look.

Zhong Lieyang stood still, his face expressionless, and said to Li Qiushui, "I am Zhong Lieyang of the Ming Cult!"

Li Qiushui raised an eyebrow.

"Ming Cult...Zhong Lieyang?"

"Are you the leader of the Ming Cult?"

Zhong Lieyang said in a deep voice, "That's right, it is indeed me!"

A strange glint flashed in Li Qiushui's eyes.

"No wonder you were able to deflect my White Rainbow Palm!"

"I suppose what you just used was the power of the Manichaeism's supreme martial art, the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth."

"Among all the martial arts schools in the world, there are a few that I have never seen before."

"The Manichaean technique of 'Great Shift of Heaven and Earth' is also included."

"Having met you today, I can see you're quite something."

at this time.

Zhong Lieyang said to Zhong Yuan behind him, "Yuan'er, are you alright?"

Zhong Yuan looked somewhat helpless, though he didn't know why his father, Zhong Lieyang, had appeared at Lingjiu Mountain.

But right now, running away is out of the question.

He immediately stepped forward and stood beside Zhong Lieyang, keeping a watchful eye on Li Qiushui while saying, "Father."

"Why are you here?"

Zhong Lieyang's gaze swept around, and when he saw Tianshan Tonglao over there, his eyes were filled with apprehension.

"You brat, you don't know your place. You've caused Lingjiu Palace to cause chaos in eastern Zhejiang. In the past few months, Tianshan Tonglao has been destroying my Ming Cult's branch altars in an attempt to find Ma Ruoyan's whereabouts."

"My Ming Cult brothers have died one after another at the hands of the Heavenly Child Granny of Lingjiu Palace."

"The Heavenly Child Granny led the people of Lingjiu Palace to Lingjiu Mountain in a grand manner."

"Lingjiu Temple is once again filled with heroes from all over the martial world."

"I knew you'd come and join the fun, you little rascal."

"If I hadn't come, how could you have escaped unscathed?"

Upon hearing this, Zhong Yuan felt the deep sense of protection from Lao Zhong.

However, he did not expect that the Heavenly Mountain Child Granny would be so ruthless as to launch a large-scale attack on the Ming Cult branch in order to find Ma Ruoyan.

Although he had long suspected that the Heavenly Child Granny might target Ma Ruoyan.

However, no one expected that the Heavenly Child Granny would personally lead a search party to find Ma Ruoyan's whereabouts.

As long as this old hag lives, she will always be a major threat to the Ming Cult!

Zhong Yuan transmitted his voice telepathically to Zhong Lieyang and said, "Father!"

"The Heavenly Mountain Child Granny and Li Qiushui are both top martial arts masters of their time."

"We are no match for the two of them, but fortunately, they are not a united front."

"Wait, don't force it. Find a chance to retreat."

"My skills have greatly improved. Although I am no match for either of them, if I want to escape, they will not be able to catch me unless they chase me relentlessly."

Zhong Lieyang frowned, a strange look flashing across his face.

At this time.

The Heavenly Child Granny on the other side then loudly proclaimed, "Zhong Lieyang, Leader of the Ming Cult!"

"You've finally shown yourself!"

"I have been searching for you for a long time!"

"Hand over Ma Ruoyan!"

"I will spare your life!"

A hint of frost flashed in Zhong Lieyang's eyes.

Zhong Yuan thought to himself, "This is bad."

Judging from Zhong's demeanor, his visit today was not only due to concerns for him, but also because of the deaths of his brothers from the Ming Cult branch caused by the Heavenly Child Granny.

Zhong Yuan hurriedly sent a telepathic message to Zhong Lieyang, saying, "Father, don't act rashly."

Zhong Lieyang turned and glanced at Zhong Yuan, then said loudly, "Yuan'er, your father is the leader of the Ming Cult!"

"If we retreat today, how will the Ming Cult maintain its standing in the martial world?"

"Since the defeat of Wang Ze, the Prince of Dongping, more than thirty years ago, the Ming Cult has been retreating again and again!"

"In the past, the imperial court wanted to destroy my Ming Cult!"

"I, the Ming Cult, have withdrawn!"

"Today, Lingjiu Palace is defecating and pissing on the head of my Ming Cult!"

"The Heavenly Child Granny killed my Ming Cult brothers; if I retreat again!"

"How dare you face the past leaders of the Ming Cult!"

"How dare you call yourself the leader of the Ming Cult?!"

"Today, anyone can back out!"

"I cannot back down!"

Immediately, Zhong Lieyang took a step forward with a solemn expression, stood with his hands behind his back, his clothes fluttering in the wind, and looked coldly at Tianshan Tonglao.

"The Heavenly Child Granny!"

"Over the past thirty years!"

"You have gradually eroded the Ming Cult's influence in the Liangzhe region, killing far more than several hundred of my Ming Cult disciples!"

"I, Zhong Lieyang, know I am no match for you!"

"But today, in front of all the heroes of the martial world, I am not willing to be a coward."

"Even if I die here today, I will never betray a single brother in my sect!"

"Our Ming Cult only has true heroes who would die standing; we have absolutely no scoundrels who would betray their comrades!"

"A fiend like you!"

"You can kill a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand of my Ming Cult members!"

"But it can never destroy my Ming Cult!"

"As long as one member of my Ming Cult remains, your Lingjiu Palace will one day be destroyed by my Ming Cult!"

Wow!

As soon as Zhong Lieyang uttered these words, his voice carried away on the wind.

His face showed no fear, only composure.

This moment.

Standing behind Zhong Lieyang, Zhong Yuan felt as if he were meeting Old Zhong for the first time.

The Ming Cult was never just a simple martial arts sect.

Unlike other martial arts sects that live in seclusion, never fight with the imperial court, only care about their sect's interests and personal gains, and have an attitude of aiming to dominate the martial arts world and keeping to themselves from the imperial court.

The Ming Cult wanted to establish a utopian society where everyone could have enough to eat and wear.

From the moment of its birth, the Ming Cult...

This meant that he was destined to take a path that no other martial arts sect would ever take.

As the leader of the Ming Cult, Zhong Lieyang may not be the strongest, and his martial arts skills may not be among the top in the martial arts world at that time.

But he possessed a heroic spirit that ordinary people in the martial arts world did not have.

That's the reason he was able to become the leader of the Ming Cult!

In this martial arts world, the strength of one's martial arts skills may determine who prevails for a time.

But only the spirit of heroes can unite people's hearts.

now.

Zhong Yuan suddenly understood why Old Zhong could become the leader of the Ming Cult.

Instead of traitors like Zuo Qiankun.

As the leader of the Ming Cult, one may be weak, but one must never be cowardly. When the time comes to act, one must act.

One must have the courage to do what one knows to be impossible.

huh~~~

next moment.

Several figures darted through the surrounding woods, their long howls echoing one after another.

"Dugu Xian, the Right Envoy of the Ming Cult!"

"The White Dragon Dharma King of the Ming Cult, Bai Lixiao!"

"Huo Tianjiao, the Crimson Flame Dharma King of the Ming Cult!"

"Greetings, Master!"

huh~~~

As these three words fell.

Dugu Xian, Bai Lixiao, and Huo Tianjiao suddenly appeared before Zhong Lieyang, bowing and greeting him.

Bai Jiao roared loudly, "Master!"

"The brothers in my church have always shared life and death, joy and sorrow!"

"Today, how could we be left out in the slaying of a demon like the Heavenly Mountain Child Granny!"

Upon seeing this, Zhong Lieyang burst into laughter.

"Okay, okay!"

"You've all come!"

"Today, my Ming Cult will fight against his Lingjiu Palace!"

Even if we are defeated, it will not diminish the reputation of my Ming Cult; at worst, we will only face death!

Upon seeing this situation, Zhong Yuan became even calmer.

There are rules in the martial arts world.

Today, the Lingjiu Palace is not the only one that has come to the martial arts world.

Shaolin, Tianlong Temple, Beggars' Sect, Murong of Gusu, Kongtong, Kunlun, Penglai, Qingcheng, and some other minor sects and martial arts practitioners are all currently on Lingjiu Mountain.

No matter how powerful Tianshan Tonglao is, she cannot silence the opinions of the people in the martial arts world all by herself.

She also didn't want Lingjiu Palace to become a martial arts force that everyone in the martial arts world hated.

Otherwise, she would have already run rampant in Shuanglin Temple that day and stormed in to search the temple.

Zhong Yuan stepped forward and addressed Old Zhong, Dugu Xian, Huo Tianjiao, and Bai Lixiao: "Father, Right Envoy Dugu, Flood Dragon King, Tianjiao."

"You don't treat me like a human being."

"Now, I'm at least considered someone important, right?"

Upon hearing this, Zhong Lieyang laughed loudly, patted Zhong Yuan on the shoulder, and said, "Alright!"

"Today, you and I, father and son, will stand side by side and fight against his Lingjiu Palace."

now.

Over there, a group of martial arts practitioners, each with a different expression.

In the current martial arts world, the Ming Cult is not particularly renowned.

Not to mention the dominant forces in the martial arts world like Shaolin and the Beggars' Sect, even compared to the Tianlong Temple in Dali, its influence is far inferior.

People in the Song court, in particular, have always referred to the Ming Cult as a demonic sect.

To avoid being searched by the Song court, the Ming Cult has always kept a low profile and acted in secrecy.

Therefore, people in the martial arts world don't actually know much about the Ming Cult.

today.

The leader of the Ming Cult, the Right Envoy of Light, the Crimson Flame Dharma King, and the White Dragon Dharma King all arrived at the scene.

In addition, there was the son of the leader of the Ming Cult.

It can be said that this is something that has never happened in the martial arts world in decades.

As the saying goes, observe their actions and listen to their words.

Many people in the martial arts world secretly praised Zhong Lieyang for his heroic and unrestrained spirit.

There are rules in the martial arts world.

Lingjiu Palace is not well-known in the Central Plains martial arts world; in fact, many people had never even heard of it before.

Moreover, the moment Tianshan Tonglao appeared, she displayed an extremely domineering demeanor.

He completely disregarded the group of martial arts practitioners.

Currently, many martial arts practitioners have gathered here because of the theft of various martial arts manuals, and they already have a bad impression of Tianshan Tonglao.

Compared to the other two, Zhong Lieyang's demeanor made them quite fond of him.

there.

among the crowd.

Duan Zhengchun then addressed the Zen Master Kurong beside him, saying, "Master."

"This Ming Cult leader, Zhong Lieyang, was not well-known in the martial arts world before. I had only heard that the Ming Cult was a demonic cult."

"Now it seems that the rumors circulating in the martial arts world may not be entirely reliable."

Zen Master Kurong nodded slightly and slowly said, "Tianshan Child Granny's martial arts have reached a state of perfection."

"Today, even if all members of the Ming Cult attack together, using a series of attacks to deal with Tianshan Tonglao."

"I'm afraid there's absolutely no chance of winning."

Duan Zhengchun raised an eyebrow.

"Master, Yu'er is over there. That woman in white is the mysterious person who kidnapped Yu'er."

"Before, I heard the woman in white call Tianshan Tonglao 'Senior Sister'."

"It seems these two were originally from the same school, but I don't know why they've fallen out."

"This Heavenly Mountain Child Granny is fierce and domineering, and she is confident in her martial arts skills. The woman in white is also extremely powerful."

"Today, we will take Yu'er away from that woman in white."

"That's probably no easy task."

"If possible, I would like to ask you, Master, to lend a helping hand to those members of the Ming Cult later."

"So that we can rescue Yu'er."

Zen Master Kurong nodded slightly.

"When the time is right, this humble monk will act."

The other martial arts practitioners were also discussing the matter animatedly.

Judging from the current situation, it seems that the Ming Cult and Lingjiu Palace are determined to determine a winner today.

The Beggars' Sect elders standing behind Qiao Feng whispered among themselves.

"Isn't that deadly scholar Fang Zheng surnamed Fang?"

"She claims to be a disciple of the Free and Unfettered Sect, so is she from the same school as Tianshan Child Granny?"

"How did he become the son of Zhong Lieyang, the leader of the Ming Cult?"

"Perhaps he's an adopted son?"

"The Ming Cult has always been known as a demonic cult."

"Judging from this, he doesn't seem like a demon at all."

"That sect leader, Zhong Lieyang, does have a certain heroic spirit."

Qiao Feng looked at the Ming Cult members, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

As the saying goes, heroes cherish heroes, and he saw in these Ming Cult members some qualities that he had always valued.

The so-called demonic cult.

It's a case of being unworthy of its name.

At this time.

Over there.

Li Qiushui stood with her hands behind her back on the treetop, showing no intention of continuing her attack.

Instead, she looked on with amusement, smiling as she said to the Heavenly Child Granny, "My dear senior sister!"

"Did you see that?"

"The Ming Cult has come here today to make trouble for you!"

"How many members of the Ming Cult did you kill?"

"I'm afraid things won't end well today?"

Tianshan Child Granny strode forward two steps and glanced at Li Qiushui.

"You bitch, stop gloating!"

"These rabble of the Ming Cult are no match for me; I could kill them with a single hand!"

"If you still want to know why I came to Lingjiu Temple!"

"I can give you a chance!"

"I'm sending you to teach those arrogant Ming Cult bastards a lesson!"

Li Qiushui laughed heartily.

"Senior sister, oh senior sister!"

"Do you think I'd be your henchman?"

"I was just teasing you!"

"I have already thoroughly investigated Lingjiu Temple!"

There's absolutely nothing related to him!

Tianshan Child Granny sneered.

"Did you think I was talking about anything related to him?"

"Don't forget!"

"Who taught us all these skills?"

Upon hearing this, Li Qiushui's expression changed slightly, and her pupils contracted!

There was a hint of coldness in his voice.

"Senior Sister!"

"Explain yourself clearly!"

"Could it be... that Lingjiu Temple is related to my master...?"

The Heavenly Mountain Child Granny stood with her hands behind her back, her brows furrowed in a cold expression, and said in a chilling voice, "Li Qiushui!"

"You are truly unworthy of being a disciple of the Carefree Sect!"

"Over the years."

"Do you still remember even a fraction of your master's teachings?"

"You disregard human ethics, have no shame, and have no regard for decency by associating with Ding Chunqiu!"

"What if Master knew what you've done!"

"What do you think your master will do to you?"