The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, becoming a disciple of Yue Buqun

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Lu Bai, Fei Bin, and the others were horrified, their eyes wide with fury, and they cried out in anguish.

Zuo Lengchan's face was pale, a trace of blood remained at the corner of his mouth, and he swayed as if he would collapse to the ground at any moment. Lu Bai, Ding Mian and the others quickly stepped forward to support him.

The crowd gasped in surprise at Zuo Lengchan's actions.

The acupoints that Zuo Lengchan just pressed were all acupoints that would dissipate internal energy.

Has Zuo Lengchan truly crippled himself in martial arts?

At this moment, Zuo Lengchan looked somewhat haggard, and his gaze fell upon Yue Buqun.

"Sect Leader Yue, I have fulfilled my promise. My martial arts are now crippled, and I am now a useless person. Are you satisfied?"

Zuo Lengchan's tone became very weak.

Yue Buqun looked at him without saying a word, his brows furrowing involuntarily.

At this moment, Zuo Lengchan's aura was ordinary, and no internal energy flowed out of his body, as if he had truly become an ordinary person.

Did Zuo Lengchan really cripple his martial arts so easily?

Yue Buqun was somewhat uncertain.

In his opinion, even if Zuo Lengchan lost, he probably wouldn't be so happy and there would inevitably be some wrangling. But Zuo Lengchan didn't even argue. His actions were decisive, as if he had no attachment to the martial arts he had painstakingly cultivated for decades.

However, the acupoints that Zuo Lengchan had just pressed were indeed steps to dissipate internal energy, and Zuo Lengchan was indeed completely without any internal strength at this moment.

"You think your martial arts are ruined just like that?"

Yue Buqun still had doubts and didn't speak, but Linghu Chong spoke directly.

“We haven’t checked you, how do we know if you’re really disabled? What if you’re just lying to us? We have to check you ourselves.”

"Don't deceive people too much!"

Fei Bin said angrily.

The other disciples of the Songshan Sect glared angrily at Linghu Chong.

As the leader of a sect, being forced to cripple his own martial arts and then having to undergo inspection is an insult to the Songshan Sect, and no one in the Songshan Sect would agree to that.

"What? You don't dare? Are you feeling guilty?"

Linghu Chong sneered.

He knew his words were a bit excessive, but the fact that Yue Buqun hadn't stopped him meant that Yue Buqun also had some doubts and needed to investigate Zuo Lengchan.

"At worst, we'll fight to the death!"

The more than 800 members of the Songshan Sect were enraged by Linghu Chong and drew their swords.

"stop!"

At this moment, it was Zuo Lengchan who stopped the Songshan Sect members.

Zuo Lengchan looked at Yue Buqun and Master Mo Da and the others.

He knew that the fact that these people didn't speak meant that they didn't really believe it either.

"What will it take for you to believe?"

Zuo Lengchan asked.

Yue Buqun, Master Mo, and Abbess Dingxian exchanged a glance.

"At least someone should check it out."

Mr. Mo said.

Zuo Lengchan's face immediately darkened.

Who will inspect it?

He couldn't possibly allow people from the three sects of Huashan, Hengshan, and Taishan to inspect him; that would be beneath his dignity.

Zuo Lengchan looked at Fang Zheng.

Fang Zheng is the leader of the righteous path and has extremely high prestige in the martial arts world. It would be barely acceptable if he were to conduct the investigation.

But Fang Zheng remained silent.

He is indeed the leader of the righteous path, but his biased stance just now has already displeased several factions in Huashan. If he is to conduct the inspection, it will likely make the Huashan and Taishan factions even more dissatisfied with him.

That's enough.

Therefore, the diagnosis was ignored.

"How about I examine you all for you?"

At this moment, Zhenshanzi spoke up.

Although everyone was surprised to see Zhenshanzi volunteer, they didn't say anything.

Zhenshanzi is the leader of the Kunlun Sect. Although the sect is located in Kunlun, far from the Central Plains, it enjoys a great reputation and high prestige in the martial arts world.

"How about this humble nun and the Kunlun Sect Leader conduct the inspection together?"

Just then, Abbess Dingxian, who had been silent all along, spoke up.

"What do you mean?"

Ding Mian rebuked angrily.

“It’s not that I don’t believe it, but if I don’t investigate it myself, I’m afraid the three sects of Mount Hua, Mount Tai, and Mount Heng will not agree. So I volunteered. I believe that Sect Leader Zuo will not be afraid of this old nun.”

Master Dingxian said calmly.

Although Zhenshanzi felt a little uncomfortable, he couldn't say anything since Master Dingxian was a woman.

Zuo Lengchan's expression turned cold, but he didn't say anything, which was taken as tacit agreement.

Master Dingxian and Zhenshanzi stepped forward at the same time and headed towards Zuo Lengchan.

Upon seeing Zhenshanzi and Abbess Dingxian approach him, Zuo Lengchan spoke.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Brother Zhenshan."

There was no mention of Abbess Dingxian.

Master Dingxian sighed softly.

Zhenshanzi approached Zuo Lengchan and cupped his hands in greeting.

"Brother Zuo, please forgive me."

Zuo Lengchan nodded slightly.

"please."

Zhenshanzi placed his hand on Zuo Lengchan's pulse, and Master Dingxian also grabbed Zuo Lengchan's other hand to examine him.

After a while.

Zhenshanzi withdrew his hand, looking somewhat surprised.

"The Left Sect Leader has indeed crippled himself; there is no internal energy left in his body."

Chapter 394: The Five Mountains Sword Sects Disband on the Spot

Master Dingxian also withdrew her hand, having no objection to Zhenshanzi's words, clearly indicating that her examination results were also the same.

Zhen Shanzi's words caused another uproar among the martial arts practitioners present. Many found it hard to believe that the former leader of the Five Mountains Alliance had actually become a cripple.

Some people felt regretful about this result, while others felt pleased.

Are you satisfied now?

Fei Bin glared angrily at Yue Buqun and the crowd, his eyes bloodshot.

Linghu Chong was about to retort when he heard this, but Yue Buqun stopped him.

"Satisfied? This is the price he should have paid. If he hadn't schemed against his allies and used underhanded tactics, things wouldn't have come to this."

Yue Buqun said calmly.

"Don't think that it's your Songshan Sect that's at a disadvantage now. If it weren't for the abbot speaking up for you, it's uncertain whether your Songshan Sect would still exist today."

Ning Zhongze also spoke in a cold voice.

She has the most volatile temper. Even before she came to Mount Song, she advocated that several factions unite and fight the Mount Song faction to the death. If Yue Buqun hadn't been holding her back, she would have rushed up and started a fierce battle.

However, Ning Zhongze's words were very offensive to the Songshan Sect, who believed that Ning Zhongze was making sarcastic remarks after gaining an advantage.

"you……"

Many disciples of Songshan were furious. Just as Lu Bai was about to speak, Zuo Lengchan reached out to stop him.

Zuo Lengchan looked at Yue Buqun and the others and said, "Sect Leader Yue, as promised, I have crippled my martial arts and voluntarily relinquished my position as the leader of the Five Mountains Alliance. After today's matter is settled, I will resign from my position as the leader of the Songshan Sect. Do you have any further requests?"

Zuo Lengchan adopted a very humble posture at this moment.

His demeanor evoked pity in many martial arts practitioners, who also felt that the Huashan sects should stop. Thus, they all spoke to Yue Buqun.

"Sect Leader Yue, Alliance Leader Zuo has already done as you requested, so let's just let it go."

"Yes, Sect Leader Yue, one should be lenient when possible."

"Left Alliance Leader has lost his martial arts skills and is now a cripple. Do you really want him to commit suicide?"

The tide is now turning in favor of the Songshan Sect among martial arts practitioners.

In the martial arts world, there's a saying: "Know when to stop." Unless there's a deep-seated blood feud, people won't go to extremes, especially those who follow the righteous path.

These martial arts figures now feel that this is enough. If the Huashan sects continue to pressure the Songshan sect, then they are being unreasonable.

"Sect Leader Yue, Sect Leader Zuo has already paid the price for his actions. Could you please grant this old monk some leeway?"

Fang Zheng also spoke up.

Upon hearing this, Tianmen Daoist's anger flared up instantly. He was about to speak, but after glancing at Yue Buqun, he held back.

"Since the abbot has said so, let's put aside our grudges with the Songshan Sect and our other sects for now."

Yue Buqun spoke up, giving Fang Zheng face by not pursuing the matter further.

However, he also spoke very cleverly, only saying that the feud between the Songshan Sect and their sects was temporarily suspended, without saying that it was completely wiped clean.

Fang Zheng naturally understood what Yue Buqun meant, but he didn't care, as long as the Huashan sects stopped being so aggressive today.

Once the other factions have returned to their respective bases, it will be a long time before they can cause trouble for the Songshan Sect again.

"Now that things have come to this point and all the sect leaders are here, let's explain the matter of the Five Mountains Sword Sect and the Five Mountains Alliance Leader."

At this moment, Mr. Mo spoke again.

“I have already relinquished the position of leader of the Five Mountains Alliance. The Songshan Sect will not participate in this election of the new leader. If you wish to elect a new leader, you may do so from among your four sects. The Songshan Sect will have no objection to whoever the new leader is.”

Zuo Lengchan thought that Master Mo was going to talk about who should be the leader of the Five Mountains Alliance, so he spoke up.

Mr. Mo glanced at him and said.

"A new leader? I'm afraid there won't be a new leader."

No new leader? What does that mean?

Zuo Lengchan was taken aback by Mo Da's words, and Fang Zheng, Chongxu, and the others were also stunned.

Mr. Mo did not speak again, but turned his gaze to Yue Buqun.

Yue Buqun understood his meaning and said, "Our Five Mountains Sword Sect Alliance has lasted for a hundred years. The original intention was for the five sects to help each other. There has never been any discord in the past hundred years. However, in recent years, many things have happened within our Five Mountains Sword Sect. After thinking it over, I feel that the Five Mountains Alliance has probably reached the point of disintegration and we have to make new changes."

Zuo Lengchan had a bad feeling ever since he heard what Master Mo said, and this feeling became even stronger after Yue Buqun spoke.

Yue Buqun paused, his gaze sweeping across the entire room, before speaking under everyone's watchful eyes.

"After this incident, the Five Mountains Sword Sect is now merely a name without substance, and there's no point in continuing to maintain it, so..."

Yue Buqun's voice was so loud that it could be clearly heard throughout the entire Fengchan Terrace on Mount Song.

"The Huashan Sect should withdraw from the Five Mountains Alliance."

Yue Buqun said calmly.

The Five Mountains Alliance was initiated and facilitated by the Huashan Sect back then, but now it is being dissolved by him, the head of the Huashan Sect.