Chapter 170: The Arrogant Young Man Sets Up a Challenge (Two Chapters in One)

"We have arrived at Tai'an City. So, what are you going to do next?"

In a restaurant, Qi Lianhua filled his glass with wine and savoured it carefully, but he inadvertently glanced at the young man opposite him, waiting for Xu Chunlin's answer.

He really wanted to know what his grandson was going to do next.

Xu Chunlin stroked his wine glass and asked with a smile, "What do you think a young man should care about most?"

Qi Lianhua wiped the wine stains on his gray beard with his sleeve, and said as if he was reminiscing, or looking forward to it, "Youth? If a man is not romantic in his youth, he is in vain. It is the time when he is full of vigor and vitality, with fine clothes and horses. He cares about many things, but in the end, he can't escape the word prosperity."

"The young man has lofty ambitions and has promised to be the best in the world!"

Xu Chunlin slowly recited these two lines of poetry, and then said: "Whatever a young man desires, he will get. Ordinary people seek fame and fortune, but I am different."

"What is the difference?"

Qi Lianhua seemed to be interested and wanted to see what his grandson was really thinking.

"What's different about me is that I don't care about small fame and small fortune. I want big fame and big fortune!"

Xu Chunlin stood up and looked out the window on the second floor, looking at Tai'an City. He asked Qi Lianhua, "Do you think anyone can suppress Tai'an City by himself?"

"Difficult! Difficult! Difficult!"

Qi Lianhua shook his head and said the word "difficult" three times.

"This Tai'an City is the capital of Liyang. The water is as deep as the abyss, and there are all kinds of people. I don't know how many big dragons are hiding there. Even I don't have the confidence to say this."

"Since the fall of Western Chu, Cao Changqing has entered Tai'an City three times and the Imperial Palace twice. He was only one step away from assassinating Emperor Liyang, but he failed each time."

"So what if Guan Zi is invincible to Cao Changqing? Isn't that one step away still like a chasm in the sky?"

"What's more, this place is under the feet of the emperor. If we really crush Tai'an City, where would the emperor stand? Only the emperor is above everyone else!"

Qi Lianhua looked at Xu Chunlin at this time, and said with some concern: "I say, don't suddenly get excited and want to turn Tai'an City upside down."

"If you get into any serious trouble, I'm afraid my old bones won't be able to protect you, but if you want to die, I don't want to accompany you."

Although Qi Lianhua said this, he had already decided in his heart that if anything really happened, he would pick up Xu Chunlin and run away immediately.

But the only thing Qi Lianhua didn't see was the madness and ambition in Xu Chunlin's eyes.

Xu Chunlin had been suppressed in the Beiliang Palace for so long that he could no longer contain his emotions. A poem was the most appropriate way to describe it.

I have been sharpening my sword for ten years, but I have never tried the frosty blade. Today I will show it to you, who has any grievances?

Xu Chunlin was drunk and drank the wine in the cup wildly. He smiled and said, "Mr. Qi, do you dare to go crazy with me for once?"

"Ugh!"

Qi Lianhua sighed and said, "I owe you two this. Anyway, just do whatever you want. I'll support you!"

Although Qi Lianhua had his own confidence, he still underestimated the masters in Tai'an City. After all, he had stayed in the Beiliang Palace for many years and the news was a little delayed.

Tai'an City is the imperial city of Liyang, the number one city in the world, the center of Liyang, and the feet of the emperor. Naturally, it is protected by many experts, such as Wu Jian, the leader of the Wu family's sword tomb, and Jin Xin'an, the leader of the qigong practitioners, all of whom have guarded the city gates of Tai'an City.

In fact, in Liyang Tai'an City, there are quite a few first-class masters secretly.

There is the lame old man named Yao who controls all the underworld people registered in the Ministry of Justice, there is the "young man" with a short knife hanging horizontally who has regained his youth through secret techniques, there is the first-class guest of the Ministry of Justice, Zhong Gucheng who has a copper yellow croaker bag with seven golden carps on his waist, and so on.

There are also some masters who are directly affiliated with the royal family. Most of them were exposed in the White Clothes Case in the capital. The main ones who took action at that time included one in the Tianxiang realm, three in the Zhixuan realm, and more than seven in the Vajra realm.

However, many people have been assassinated and killed by Xu Xiao over the years.

These people are actually not worth mentioning, and there are only a few who are really worthy of attention.

First: Gu Jiantang, the famous "passerby" in the Spring and Autumn Period, who sold Li Yang a bowl of dumplings. This is the person.

This man is one of the four famous generals in the Spring and Autumn Period.

One of the eight supreme pillars of the state and also the general of Wuyang. In the original novel, after Xu Xiao handed over the Grand Pillar of the State, he was conferred the title of Grand Pillar of the State and the Minister of War. He was also the most important general in Liyang and the best swordsman.

Gu Jiantang is also the best fighter in Liyang Army. He has a special skill called Fang Cun Thunder. When the thunder falls on the earth, it will echo in the sky and can kill saints of three religions.

In his early years, Gu Jiantang fought his way to Guniu Dagang and defeated Xuanyuan Dapan; he also defeated Mao Shulan, the best swordsman in the world, and became the new best swordsman in the world; he also defeated Yuan Zuozong.

It's just that Gu Jiantang, the best swordsman today, cannot beat Qi Lianhua, the former Spring and Autumn Sword Master, so he is not to be feared.

Second, "Sick Tiger" Yang Taisui was born into the Yang family, one of the top aristocratic families in Dongyue. He was the imperial tutor of two dynasties in Liyang and came from Liangchan Temple. He was the best candidate to be the leader of Buddhism. Yang Taisui read all the classics of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, and was particularly good at Yin-Yang and numerology.

In terms of martial arts strength, Yang Taisui's realm was the Celestial Realm, but later his strength dropped sharply after the White Clothes Case in the capital.

You have to know that Yang Taisui in his prime was a man who dared to trample on Qi Xuanzhen's Demon-Slaying Platform. The fact that he was able to discuss Taoism with Qi Xuanzhen back then shows how strong he was.

Third: Master Liu Hao, the ancestor of the Nanyang Liu family, one of the top ten wealthy families in the Spring and Autumn Period, the gatekeeper of Tai'an City, has been in the celestial realm for more than fifty years and has been in charge of the imperial palace for sixty years.

That is to say, taking advantage of his old age, Xu Chunlin viewed it as a bid to sell Seoul!
Fourth: Han Shengxuan, the chief eunuch of the Liyang royal family, one of the "Three Great Demon Kings of the Spring and Autumn Period" who commanded 100,000 eunuchs, and was known as the "human cat".

This person is a martial arts expert, and is known as Han Wudi, who is below the Earthly Immortal. Three thousand red silk threads are wrapped around his left hand, and his understanding of the Mystery of the Finger is second only to Deng Tai'a.

During the more than 20 years since he was ordered to suppress the martial arts world, a large number of martial arts talents who had not yet grown up were killed. A large number of first-class and potential talents almost died at the hands of Han Shengxuan.

If Xu Chunlin wanted to "fish" in Tai'an City, the person he most wanted to catch was this one!
The last two people.

The young eunuch of Liyang Palace, a trump card of Tai'an City, has reached the realm of heaven and man. In Tai'an City, he relies on his luck to achieve immortality.

The young eunuch was a true master, and could be said to be a hidden master. Although Cao Changqing was stopped by human-cats when he entered the imperial palace three times, his presence was not sensed.

He feeds on dragon energy and lives as long as the country. He is the true patron saint of the Zhao family in Liyang. Moreover, he is the only person that even Wang Xianzhi, who is second in the world, is afraid of. It can be seen how terrifying the strength of this young eunuch is. He can be said to be the best martial artist in Liyang.

Gao Shulu is also a trump card of Tai'an City. He was a great demon four hundred years ago and the only peerless master who walked the rivers and lakes with the appearance of a celestial being. Four hundred years ago, he was able to forget his worries and achieve the realm of a celestial being. He killed two land sword immortals. Eighty-one Taoist masters formed a great formation to suppress demons but were slaughtered by him at Difei Mountain. He killed people all over the country in a bloody storm. At that time, no one in the world dared to call himself a master.

After a draw with the nameless Taoist priest who emerged to meet the needs of the times, he was sealed with a talisman.

In the original novel, four hundred years later, Gao Shulu opened the seal of the talisman, and lost to Xu Fengnian after asking for the Tao. She then gave her own celestial body to Xu Fengnian and completely dissipated.

There is also the Imperial Observatory, which can invite many ancestors of Longhu Mountain to descend to the earth, as well as the millions of soldiers and generals under the command of the Zhao emperor.

So many interesting and fun characters are hiding in this unfathomable abyss, but only a stone is missing to break the tranquility of the lake.

What Xu Chunlin wanted to do was to test his martial arts skills across the world and hone himself. If possible, he would like to catch one or two "dragons" and eat their hot blooded heads with wine.

If you want to catch big fish, you have to use heavy bait!
What could be more attractive than using yourself as bait?

Don’t forget that Xu Chunlin’s current identity is the Pure Yang Taoist Patriarch Lu Dongbin, and his counterpart in this world is called Lu Zu Lu Dongxuan.

He is the undisputed number one in swordsmanship for a thousand years, the number one in heavenly way for a thousand years, and the undisputed number one in the past five hundred years. His existence symbolizes the pinnacle of the human world and he is the undisputed limit of the human world!
The appearance of a person suspected to be the reincarnation of Lu Zu is bound to cause some disturbances!

Xu Chunlin looked at Qi Lianhua and nodded, but did not say anything. He raised his hand and an ordinary stone flew up from the road outside the window and fell into his palm.

At the same time, the stone spun rapidly and was polished and polished by a strong force, turning into a snow-white and round chess piece.

"Today, I, Lü Dongbin, have landed in Tai'an City and invite all the heroes in the world to join me. I only hope to be defeated!"

Xu Chunlin's voice was calm, but it was like thunder from heaven, and every word was clearly heard by everyone in Tai'an City.

While Qi Lianhua was surprised, Xu Chunlin raised his hand and cleared the table in front of him. Then the wood chips on the table flew and he carved out 19 Go lines. Just like playing chess, he twisted the chess piece and pressed it lightly, and it fell into the Tianyuan position!

At this moment, countless energy of heaven and earth gathered towards that chess piece the size of a fingernail. For a moment, the sky and the earth changed violently. These energies, soft inside and hard outside, wrapped around this round jade-like chess piece, emitting divine light.

At the same time, a terrifying momentum emanated from behind Xu Chunlin, and a tall shadow appeared. It was the true spirit of Zhenwu Taoist, but his face was blurred and his unique yin and yang aura also disappeared.

There is only a sense of pride and contempt for the world!

The Dharma body, which is a hundred feet tall, overlooks the entire Tai'an City. It looks like a god, exuding an aura as vast as the sea!

The Yuanshen Dharma Image raised his hand, and the palm that seemed to be able to cover the sky seemed to also pinch the dust-like chess piece.

But at this moment, the chess piece gathered the energy of heaven and earth, like the sun emitting aurora, and fell in this ordinary restaurant following the finger of the Dharmakāya!

Just like pressing down on the chessboard, make your move and don’t regret it!

Although it was struck lightly, it struck everyone's heartstrings like the sound of a heavy drum!
At this moment, countless masters in Tai'an City were shocked and their faces suddenly changed color. They felt a terrifying aura from the towering Dharma image, as if they were facing mountains, rivers, sun, moon and stars!

The chess piece that fell down was not a small stone, but seemed to be a mountain with no visible edge. It was so majestic that it shocked countless people!
"Heaven and earth are my witnesses, and this is the place where the challenge is set!"

"I have a piece of writing called Haoran, which can lead people directly into the great celestial phenomena!"

"I have a code called Yin and Yang, which can lead people directly into the mystery of the Great Finger!"

"I have a sutra called Prajna, which can lead one directly into the Vajra!"

"If there is anyone who can defeat me, I will give you all three volumes!"

The thunderous voice of the phantom of the soul's Dharma image resounded throughout Tai'an City again, making those startled masters even more horrified.

Although they had never seen the man's appearance with their own eyes, the aura alone was enough to move them.

Many people speculated who was so bold as to set up a competition arena in Tai'an City and invite warriors from all over the world to join.

Tai'an City is the center of Liyang, where heroes and masters from all over the world gather. However, at this moment, it seems to be shocked by a chess piece and disturbed by a voice.

Xu Chunlin's move was undoubtedly a challenge to all the masters in Tai'an City, and the conditions he proposed were even more exciting.

The Great Celestial Phenomenon, the Great Finger Mystery and the Great Vajra are the limits of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. These three realms are the dream come true for any martial arts practitioner.

If all three volumes are practiced together, after completion, wouldn’t that be... the realm of immortals on earth!
This is the road to heaven!
But Xu Chunlin was willing to use them as bets, which undoubtedly made the entire Tai'an City boil.

For a moment, the atmosphere in Tai'an City became extremely tense and exciting. Many masters who had been hiding in the dark now showed their heads and wanted to find out what was going on.

Qi Lianhua looked at Xu Chunlin with his eyes full of surprise and expectation. He originally thought that Xu Chunlin just wanted to stir up some waves in Tai'an City, but he didn't expect that he would play so big.

What surprised him even more was that his grandson had achieved such a high level of cultivation.

"Aren't you afraid of getting into big trouble by doing this?" Qi Lianhua asked with some concern.

Xu Chunlin smiled slightly, his eyes revealing determination: "It is said that reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. I have been working on books behind closed doors in the pavilion before, and I can take this opportunity to prove it."

"As for the trouble?"

"Haha, if I'm afraid of trouble, why would I practice martial arts? Besides, I'm really not afraid of getting into trouble."

His greatest confidence is always himself!

The abilities shared by Taishang Daojun can only be used to save one's life, but they are not suitable for himself. What Xu Chunlin needs to do is to find his own way instead of always being in the shadow of Taishang Daojun.

Qi Lianhua looked at Xu Chunlin's determined eyes and felt a sense of emotion in his heart.

He took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled, as if to calm his inner excitement. He patted Xu Chunlin on the shoulder and said, "Okay, since you have decided, then do it!"

"I'll be here waiting for you, no matter what the outcome!"

Xu Chunlin nodded, then stood up and walked out of the restaurant. His actions would cause an uproar in Tai'an City.

Young people are naturally wild. They look down on Kunlun and laugh at Luliang. After sharpening their swords for years, they are now showing their sharpness!

The fierce fire refines it for another two hundred days, and it becomes Moye, and its sharp blade cuts through the diamond; the young eagle begins to soar when its feathers are fully grown, wearing the thunder and looking proudly at the scorching sun; it sings in the wild wind, and is not afraid of ice, snow or frost!
I want to reach the sky and embrace the sun and the moon!
Pour the East Sea and wash away the vastness of the universe!
(End of this chapter)