Volume 1: Martial World Chapter 94: Madman and Wooden Head

  Kuo's words had barely fallen when Pei Gonglie, opposite him, merely raised an eyebrow and sneered: "Sir, are you trying to avenge that old scoundrel?"

  Having said that, he continued with another sentence: "If so, then don't waste any more words, let's go out and have a showdown!"

  Guo Nu said in a low voice, "How can this Chi Yang Shen Jun be such a person? Originally, his martial arts skills are high and his reputation is great, he shouldn't be a brainless fool. Now it seems that meeting him is indeed not as good as hearing about him!"

  Thinking so in his heart, the smile on his face remained unchanged, and he said repeatedly: "I dare not! I am an elder of the Tianle Gang, and have nothing to do with the Hu Shan faction! It just so happens that I have been ordered by the leader to go to Pingzhou to deal with some trivial matters, so I have some interest in some of the Jianghu masters in Pingzhou!"

  Chi Yang Shen Jun listened, and with just a turn of his head, he immediately understood what was going on. He had also heard about the conflict between the Tian Le Gang's branch in Pingzhou and the Hu Shan Sect. This person who claimed to be a Tian Le Gang elder was probably going to Pingzhou to deal with this matter. However, he didn't understand why this person had stopped him - could it be that they still wanted to drag him into this affair?

  Pei Gonglie was pondering on the other side, so he didn't respond. Guo Nu saw this and said directly: "That Liu Qingfeng can escape with his life under Shen Jun's hands, it seems that his martial arts skills are not weak either. This time, going to see him is a good opportunity!"

  Kuo's words were cut off, and Pei Gonglie sneered: "That old mixed hair was hit by my Chi Yang fierce fire palm. Even if he didn't die on the spot, his life won't last long! Ben Shenjun didn't use all his strength at that time, but that old mixed hair's kung fu was very ordinary and couldn't dissolve my Chi Yang fire energy!"

  He said with a proud expression, as for how much crime the old Taoist would suffer from this move, he was completely indifferent. In his opinion, since he had provoked himself, then this person should be prepared to be killed by him. The old Taoist not dying on the spot was already his mercy.

  Kuang Nu was taken aback by the words, and only later did he understand that Chi Yang Shen Jun was extremely confident in his own abilities. After severely injuring Liu Qingfeng, he had assumed that the old man would definitely die, so he hadn't paid any further attention to the old Taoist's affairs.

  In addition, Pingzhou is located in a somewhat remote area, and many messages that arrive in the Central Plains are often unclear or incomplete. For example, when the Hu Shan Sect claimed that their elder Liu Qingfeng had personally witnessed certain events involving the Tian Le Gang, people in the Central Plains martial arts community knew very little about it. Most people only knew that an elder from the Hu Shan Sect had come forward to testify, but they didn't know who specifically.

  This Chi Yang Shen Jun usually travels alone, and is quite arrogant, with almost no friends. News often comes from people around him through hearsay, so it's not surprising that he doesn't know Liu Qingfeng isn't dead.

  At this point, Guo angrily thought to himself "Heaven is helping me too", and immediately changed his expression to one of surprise: "Does the Lord not know?"

  "Huh?"

  "The Taoist priest of the Tiger Mountain sect who was hit by Godly Lord's palm didn't die!"

  Guo Nu's words had barely left his lips when Pei Gonglie's face changed drastically: "Impossible!" After saying this, he seemed to be trying to increase the persuasiveness of his argument and continued: "That old Taoist priest's internal energy belongs to the strong and fierce path, although his cultivation is not bad, but it is far inferior to the Red Sun Fire Energy of our Lord. Let alone dissolving it with his own internal energy, even resisting it would be impossible! The Red Sun Fire Energy I injected into that Taoist priest's body may not be much, but it's definitely something he can't resist!"

  According to Chi Yang Shen Jun's estimation, that old Taoist priest should have suffered internal injuries and died on the spot after being hit by the palm. Who would have thought that today someone told him that not only was the old man not dead, but he was also very healthy and active? How could this be?

  It was just a shock afterwards, and then I thought of another possibility, that someone else had come forward to save the old man.

  Before Pei Gonglie could speak, Guo Nu continued: "It's said that the old Taoist returned to the mountain and passed through Shu Mountain (outsiders, especially Tianle Gang people, didn't know the name of Book Mountain, only knowing the later changed name of Shu Mountain. One reason was that the name Shu Mountain gave them a first impression, another was the stone tablet at the foot of Shu Mountain). He was rescued by Ye Wen, the leader of Shu Mountain Sect, and even cured his internal injuries!"

  This is all the news that Tian Le Bang has investigated, and after verifying it from multiple sources, it's basically confirmed to be true! After all, many people have seen Ye Wen treating Liu Qing's wounds in front of the guest house.

  He told Pei Gonglie about this, and saw the Red Sun God's face covered in frost. After a moment, he revealed a strange smile and said: "The person I, the Red Sun God, want to kill, he dares to save? He simply regards me as nothing!"

  Kuo Nu heard Pei Gonglie say this, and his heart was greatly delighted. He immediately fanned the flames on the side: "That's right, who doesn't know the mighty name of the Red Sun God? The person injured by the God, even the insignificant leader of the Shu Mountain sect dared to step in and save him. It's true that they didn't put the God in their eyes!" As soon as he said this, Pei Gonglie would immediately explode in anger, shouting that he was at odds with the Shu Mountain sect, and then his trip would gain a strong ally for nothing. With himself and the Red Sun God together, wouldn't it be easy to destroy the small Shu Mountain sect?

  It never occurred to him that as soon as the words left his mouth, Pei Gonglie calmed down and scolded Guo: "Your Tianle Gang is not a good thing either. You said so much to me today just to borrow the hands of Ben Shengjun to get rid of the Shushan Sect!"

  The most straightforward words made Guo, who was self-righteous, extremely embarrassed.

  He didn't want to hear Bai Gonglie's next words, which made him even more depressed. He saw Bai Gonglie instruct the young servant beside him: "Pack some dry rations and cured meat for me, fill up this water skin, and bring it all back to me when you're done!"

  Then he pointed at Guo angrily: "This little money will all be counted on this person's head, don't come to me for money later!"

  The young shop assistant looked at Guo Nu, the person involved, and saw this dignified middle-aged man wave his hand and say to him: "Just do it, all the expenses will be borne by me!" Only then did the young shop assistant turn around and leave.

  Xiao Er went to busy himself, and Pei Gong Lie said in a hard tone: "Ben Sheng Jun is not taking advantage of you, today you invited me here just to ask for my help in dealing with the Shu Shan Sect! Helping me pay the bill is also reasonable, as for your previous calculations, Ben Sheng Jun will pretend it never happened!"

  Guo was overjoyed upon hearing this: "Sir, does this mean you're willing to go with me to Pingzhou?"

  "Has Ben Sheng ever said such a thing?" Pei Gonglie waved his hand and asked.

  "What's that...?" Guo Nu was truly baffled this time by the eccentric yet formidable Red Sun God, unsure what he meant.

  "Ben Shen Jun himself went to Shu Mountain, no need to travel with others!" At this time, Xiao Er happened to bring over the filled water bag and dry rations. Chi Yang Shen Jun took them and stood up directly: "I'd like to see what kind of guy dares to save Ben Shen Jun's life, who was prepared to take his own life!"

  After finishing speaking, he glanced at Guo Nu again, but didn't say anything else. He turned around and strode away, disappearing out of the gate in the blink of an eye.

  Guo Nu looked at the Red Sun God, who was so fierce and swift, and actually wanted to kill his way up Mount Shu. In his heart, he couldn't help but secretly say: "Madman!"

  At the same time, I made up my mind to keep a distance from this madman, it's best to avoid him. This is obviously someone who never considers things before doing them, whatever comes to mind is what they do. Extremely arrogant and with impressive martial arts skills! In short, this guy is a trouble magnet.

  "Never mind, let this Red Sun God go and find trouble with the Shu Shan Sect, it's also achieved its purpose!"

  If Pei Gonglie directly destroyed the Shushan School, it would prove that the strength of the Shushan School was far from reaching the level where Tianle Gang needed to pay attention. If Chi Yang Shenjun was defeated by Ye Wen, then it would prove that the strength of the Shushan School was far stronger than what they had initially estimated.

  In any case, Chi Yang Shen Jun can help Tian Le Gang find out the details of Shu Shan Sect this time, and then discuss how to respond, so as not to be as clueless as now.

  As for negotiations? The Tianle Gang had never considered this possibility, they even killed their own leader, if the Tianle Gang didn't take action, wouldn't that be letting the world's heroes look down on them.

  "Good grief! What a hassle!"

  Guo Nu sat there, thinking for a while, and always felt that such a troublesome thing was really annoying. With this effort, he still liked to lie on the comfortable big chair at home, enjoying life with his arms around him.

  "Let's go for a stroll around later at night and see what kind of brothels this place has..."

  Not to mention Guo's old man slowly wandering around the Central Plains, Pingzhou was especially quiet on Mount Shu, where many disciples were practicing hard without stopping. Ye Wen and his fellow apprentices also worked diligently, their skills although not greatly improved, had become more refined.

  At this time, Ye Wen stood in the middle of the courtyard, and with a casual wave of his hand, the Purple Mist Skill could be activated in an instant. If this casual sleeve were to hit someone, it would likely knock them to the ground on the spot.

  Looking at his own big sleeves fluttering, with a casual wave of his hand, it was a strong wind that covered his face. Ye Wen even considered whether to create something like 'Iron Sleeve Skill', but thinking about it, this skill seemed very difficult to practice to perfection, and even if he practiced it to the peak, its power might not be much stronger than what he currently understood, so he didn't continue to ponder over it.

  Xu Xian's Pure Yang Wuji Gong had already made some progress, but it wouldn't be easy to make further progress. Except for continuously accumulating and slowly upgrading the pure yang energy, there was no shortcut to quickly improve this skill. Even with the help of the Cold Fruit and Cold Pool, Xu Xian's cultivation speed still couldn't be accelerated.

  Ye Wen said quietly, "If that crimson fruit ripens, it should be able to help Xu Xian's Pure Yang Infinite Cultivation reach its peak. However, the fruit still doesn't seem to be ripe yet, and he has no idea when he'll be able to eat it."

  At this moment, the snake gall of that giant snake is actually the most likely thing to be used. Ye Wen even started buying a large amount of realgar because he remembered that snakes are afraid of it.

  "Even Bai Suzhen, that thousand-year-old demoness, is afraid of this thing. The giant snake may be fierce, but it's probably no match for the White Snake." Before he could think of a better solution, Ye Wen had no choice but to use realgar to deal with the giant snake.

  "As long as it's soft and weak, can't I just knead it into shape?"

  In his spare time, Ye Wen often thought about this, but he never made up his mind to find trouble with the giant snake, because he was really unsure whether the snake's reaction after meeting the realgar was what he remembered.

  "Alas, I can only recall those scenes from TV dramas and movies, but have no idea what a snake's actual reaction would be when it really encounters realgar!"

  Although secretly annoyed, Ye Wen had no other choice at the moment. The reaction of the Tian Le Gang also made him a bit worried. He had already decided that if things didn't go well, he would risk his life to kill the strange snake and then use the giant snake's treasure to enhance his own strength or the combat power of his sect.

  Time was on Ye Wen's side as he prepared his countermeasures while cultivating, and although the disciples' martial arts had also improved significantly, they were still no match for him in terms of time. These disciples hadn't learned any exquisite martial arts, so it was impossible for them to suddenly become top-notch fighters overnight. When the real conflict arose, these disciples could at most just shout slogans and boost morale.

  During these days, Ye Wen noticed that the various sects on Mount Shu were intentionally or unintentionally keeping their distance from the Mount Shu Sect. After discovering this, he secretly sent someone to investigate and only then did he learn that it was Zhengquanmen secretly spreading rumors that the Mount Shu Sect had made a mortal enemy of the Tianle Gang, which was now planning to use all its strength to destroy the Mount Shu Sect as well as some other sects closely related to the Mount Shu Sect.

  The name of Tianle Gang was familiar to everyone, and they all knew that it was a powerful gang in the Central Plains. Moreover, on that day, Ye Wen killed Wei Peng, which many people witnessed with their own eyes. The two gangs had an unresolvable blood feud, so many people began to avoid Shushan Gang, as no one believed that the current Shushan Gang could rival Tianle Gang.

  Even many people are eager for Tianle Gang to destroy Shushan Sect as soon as possible. As long as Shushan Sect is destroyed, this Shushan will return to being a Book Mountain, returning to its original state of 'warlords vying for power'. Everyone will have the opportunity to develop their own forces, and not be suppressed by Shushan Sect like now.

  At the same time, after the Shu Shan Sect and the Tian Le Gang became sworn enemies, no one was willing to come to the Shu Shan Sect to learn from them. Some people with foresight thought that the Shu Shan Sect was on the verge of destruction, and their instinct to avoid disaster made them think that going to join the Shu Shan Sect now would be a dead end.

  Otherwise, with Ye Wen's easy defeat of Zhengquan Gate master Wang Shu and his ability to kill Tianle Gang branch master Wei Peng head-on, there would definitely be many people coming to pay their respects, trampling the threshold of the Shushan Sect.

  But because many people are afraid of Tianle Gang's revenge, no one dares to come and worship. This matter also made Ning Ruxue annoyed, secretly scolding: "A group of blind things! Such people will not be accepted by my Shu Mountain Sect even if they come in the future!"

  Ye Wen didn't mind, only saying: "Don't worry about it, those who truly want to learn from a master won't care about these things. And as for those wallflowers who don't come, that's actually good! Otherwise, our Shu Mountain Sect will be full of these kinds of useless people in the future, and this sect will probably have no achievements!"

  Now that she mentioned it, Ning Ruxue felt a lot better and couldn't help but sneak a peek at Ye Wen who was engrossed in his book. She casually lifted her arm, brushing a strand of hair behind her ear, and the pale blue sleeve of her robe happened to sweep past Ye Wen's face, releasing a faint scent of perfume into the air.

  Ye Wen remained still, intently reading the book with great interest - because he had discovered that Xu Xian, a scholar who understood Buddhist scriptures, was able to quickly cultivate his martial arts skills. He wondered if reading more scriptures could help improve his own abilities. So, he asked Xu Xian to lend him some Taoist scriptures and studied them in his free time to see if they would benefit his own martial arts skills.

  These days, he also read a lot of Taoist books. Although his skills didn't improve much, it broadened his mind and vision. Of course, the most important thing is that there was really nothing to do for leisure and entertainment at this time. Ye Wen spent his day either practicing or teaching apprentices, or eating, and had long been bored to the point of vomiting blood. Now he has the Taoist scriptures to relieve boredom, although much of the content is unclear, it's still a form of entertainment.

  He was delighted on one side, but on the other side, someone was secretly annoyed and couldn't help but mutter a curse: "Idiot!"

  She then felt that something was off, but couldn't quite put her finger on it. It wasn't until she had racked her brains that she realized: "Why do I want Master Brother to notice what I'm wearing so badly?" This question, however, she just couldn't seem to find an answer for.

  Ning Ruxue suddenly felt like a fool as she glanced at the pale blue dress she had deliberately worn today, and the perfume she had sprinkled on herself, then looked at her senior brother engrossed in reading a tattered book.

  Moreover, Ye Wen's manner of holding the book and studying it reminded her of the days when her master was still around, and how her senior brother would spend his days reading books, to the point where he wouldn't even practice martial arts anymore, becoming a useless waste. Thinking about this, Ning Ruxue thought that her senior brother had reverted to his old ways, and she felt a wave of anger in her heart, wanting to tear the book into shreds.

  Just as Zheng was getting angry, he suddenly heard Ye Wen muttering a sentence: "What flavor is this? How fragrant!"

  Ning Ruxue's face turned red upon hearing this, the anger that had just dissipated was now replaced with embarrassment at being discovered.

  Just as he was about to make excuses, saying something like "I accidentally knocked over the perfume box!", he suddenly heard Ye Wen say another sentence: "Could it be that there is still ink fragrance on this book?"

  Ning Ruxue was speechless for a moment, and the words she originally wanted to say were suppressed again, while feeling inexplicably lost in her heart.

  He then picked up the book and smelled it again: "It's not this one!" He turned his head to ask Ning Yuxue: "Do you smell any fragrance?"

  Ning Yuxue's face turned red again, and she secretly hoped that Ye Wen would discover that it was her who had sprinkled the fragrance, but at the same time, she was also afraid of being discovered, so her body unconsciously leaned back a little.

  Just then, Ye Wen raised his head and took a look, then clapped his hands: "Ah! I was wondering what's going on, it turns out that it's time to eat, I suppose Aunt Zhao has finished cooking the meal, which is why there's such a delicious smell wafting over!"

  Having finished speaking, he stood up and said to Ning Ruxue: "Sister, let's go eat!" After finishing, he stuffed the book into his arms and strode towards the hall, where a special meal was prepared for the few direct disciples of Mount Shu.

  Watching Ye Wen walk away, Ning Ruxue felt both relieved and disappointed. She muttered to herself: "Just knew it! Eat till you burst!" But as soon as the words left her mouth, her own stomach started growling loudly, making a few gurgling noises. Her face turned red, she glanced around stealthily, fortunately no one saw her.

  Just as I was feeling relieved, I saw that my senior brother, who had already walked a long way ahead, suddenly turned his head and shouted: "Your stomach is growling loudly, can't you hurry up? Can't your junior sister walk anymore because of hunger?"

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