Chapter 47: Heroes of the martial arts world gather, and a great battle begins!
Chapter 47: Heroes of the martial arts world gather, and a great battle begins!
Zhao Zhijing then gestured to Shen Zhifan and Yan Zhibing with his eyes, instructing them to follow his lead and act according to the circumstances. He then stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said:
"Master, Senior Uncle, this whole mess was caused by Li Zhiguang. Why should we die for him?"
"Yes, why should we die for Li Zhiguang? I refuse to accept this!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Zhifan also stood up and expressed his attitude on the spot.
At this moment, Yan Zhibing, Zhao Zhijing's number two henchman, also stepped forward and bowed, saying:
"Brother Zhijing and Brother Zhifan are right. This matter was entirely caused by Li Zhiguang himself, and he should handle it himself."
Why should we die for him? What kind of logic is that?
Upon hearing the words of Zhao Zhijing, Shen Zhifan, and Yan Zhibing, the scene fell silent.
There is great terror between life and death, but now we have to die for others, which is indeed hard to accept.
Hao Datong, speechless after being confronted by the three men's blunt and explicit words, turned his face away.
It's simply because he couldn't answer that question at all, couldn't answer why the entire Quanzhen Sect should be sent to their deaths for Li Ke.
So he took a deep breath, stood up from the armchair, and said in a deep voice:
"One should take responsibility for one's own actions. It was my idea to take Zhiguang in, and it has nothing to do with the Quanzhen Sect. I will handle this matter myself."
As he spoke, Hao Datong drew his sword and walked out of the hall, moving everyone present.
Meanwhile, Zhao Zhijing and the others remained unmoved, standing firmly in place.
However, at this moment, Yin Zhiping stepped forward and said in a deep voice:
"This kind of crisis of annihilation is beyond the reach of mere compromise. I cannot allow Uncle Hao to go and die."
"So be it, it's all the same anyway, death is inevitable, what's so difficult about that?"
With that, Yin Zhiping resolutely followed Hao Datong out of the hall, leaving the other disciples speechless.
Soon, with Yin Zhiping leading the way, more Quanzhen disciples walked out of the hall, their eyes filled with a resolute determination to die for their cause.
They knew that by stepping out of the hall, they would be met with their immediate death.
At this moment, Chief Qiu chuckled and said to Ma Yu:
"Senior Brother, I can't be a coward. I'll leave the Quanzhen Sect to you from now on."
With that, Qiu Chuji walked out of the hall without hesitation.
"Senior Brother, I'm going too!"
Tan Chuduan cupped his hands in greeting and followed behind Qiu Chuji.
At this moment, Wang Chuyi and Liu Chuxuan also bowed and took their leave, leaving only Ma Yu and Sun Bu'er, two of the Seven Masters of Quanzhen, in the hall.
"Enough, enough, its rise is also its fall."
If they survive by betraying their fellow disciples, then the Quanzhen Sect might as well be destroyed.
As he spoke, Ma Yu said to his wife, Sun Bu'er, the Recluse of Tranquility:
"Bu Er, the Quanzhen Sect is now in your hands."
"Senior brother, what nonsense are you talking about? We will stay together even if it means death."
As he spoke, Sun Bu'er brandished the treasured sword that he had inherited from his ancestor Wang Chongyang, his eyes resolute.
Ma Yu's lips moved, but she ultimately said nothing and walked straight out of the hall.
With the Seven Masters of Quanzhen leading the way, more Quanzhen disciples followed suit and walked out of the hall.
This left only a handful of people in the huge hall.
"Idiots, a bunch of idiots!"
Zhao Zhijing cursed loudly, no longer caring about any rules, because he was completely distraught.
After all, his true nature had been completely exposed to his master Wang Chuyi and to everyone in the Quanzhen Sect after this incident.
From then on, the entire Quanzhen Sect would definitely treat him and his small group of people differently.
Although they don't reach the point where they have to fight each other every time they meet, they at least maintain the relationship of fellow disciples on the surface.
However, the Quanzhen Sect members must have harbored resentment towards their cowardly and weak behavior of abandoning their fellow disciples, masters, and senior masters at crucial moments.
What's even more fatal is that this unconventional view persists for a lifetime, after which he will certainly no longer be supported as the leader of the Quanzhen Sect!
At this moment, Shen Zhifan, contrary to his usual demeanor, burst into laughter, saying:
"Senior brother, since they are going to their deaths, this is actually a great thing for us."
After all, if they die, only a few of us will be left in the Quanzhen Sect. Then, you, Senior Brother, will naturally become the new leader of the Quanzhen Sect.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhijing's eyes lit up, and he smiled:
"Zhifan, you understand me best. Let's just stay here and wait for the final outcome."
Upon hearing this, Shen Zhifan and Yan Zhibing smiled, their eyes flashing with greedy ambition as they vied for power and profit.
After the Seven Masters of Quanzhen died, after most of their fellow disciples died, leaving only a few of them.
The power and assets of the Quanzhen Sect will fall into the hands of a few individuals.
Zhao Zhijing will definitely become the new leader of the Quanzhen Sect, and they, as "meritorious elders", will definitely be able to get an elder position.
Although the Quanzhen Sect's strength was greatly diminished after this incident, and it lost its former prestige and status in the martial arts world, there are still three nails left in a broken ship.
The group was still confident in leading the Quanzhen Sect to rise again.
After all, they had mastered many of the Quanzhen Sect's martial arts, including the Golden Goose Skill, the Quanzhen True Heart Method, the Quanzhen Sword Technique, and even the Big Dipper Formation.
Although Zhao Zhijing and his companions did not learn several of the Quanzhen Sect's unique skills, such as the Twenty-Four Secrets of the Golden Gate and Jade Lock, the Innate Skill, the Tonggui Sword Technique, the One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones Sword Technique, and the Three Flowers Gather at the Top Palm, they did not master them.
But with the Quanzhen martial arts he has already learned, he is already able to establish himself in this martial arts world and maintain the reputation of the Quanzhen Sect.
Moreover, the rooms and scripture pavilions of the senior masters might contain the superior martial arts traditions of the Quanzhen Sect.
As Zhao Zhijing and the others thought of this, a look of greed flashed in their eyes. After all, who wouldn't want to obtain the superior martial arts inheritance of the Quanzhen Sect?
……
On a mountaintop several hundred meters away from the Quanzhen Sect.
At this moment, the leaders of various sects and martial arts masters were looking down at the Quanzhen Sect from the mountaintop.
Leading the group was Qiu Qianren, the leader of the Iron Palm Clan, which was the fourth largest sect in the world during the Condor Heroes era, after the Quanzhen Sect, Shaolin Temple, and Beggars' Sect.
After all, the Iron Palm Clan has many disciples, and Qiu Qianren is a shrewd and calculating man whose strength is widely recognized as being close to that of the Five Greats.
Through his years of management, the Iron Palm Clan has become the fourth largest martial arts sect, renowned throughout the martial arts world.
"I never imagined that the legendary immortality actually exists. It is said that one can live forever. I wonder how crazy Qin Shi Huang would have been if he had known."
Upon hearing Qiu Qianren's words of lament, Gongsun Zhi, the master of the Valley of Heartbreak, immediately flattered him, saying:
"What Chief Qiu said is true. If a tyrant like Qin Shi Huang were to get Li Ke's blood, the consequences would be unimaginable."
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