Chapter 149 Do you want to be the leader of Qingcheng Sect?
It has been some time since Chu Yuan returned to the Yunlong Gang.

It was already winter, and although the sun was scorching, it had no warmth at all.

Chu Yuan was sitting alone in a pavilion in a quiet and elegant courtyard at his Yunlong Gang residence, holding a bamboo stick in his hand, his eyes closed, and comprehending the swordsmanship in his mind.

His swordsmanship has been improving continuously since he touched the threshold of the swordless realm at the Huashan Sword Contest.

After he completely entered the swordless realm, it seemed as if he had hit a bottleneck again and could no longer make any progress.

"It may be that I have never met a swordsman like Feng Qingyang who has profound swordsmanship and is worthy of my attention."

Chu Yuan opened his eyes.

Sword skills require encountering an opponent of equal strength, and can only be continuously improved through competition and sparring.

Practicing sword skills diligently day and night can indeed allow your sword skills to reach a certain level.

But after reaching the swordless realm, practicing sword was no longer useful for Chu Yuan.

Apart from having an equally matched opponent to compete with, it is just that you can comprehend it on your own like you are doing now, but the effect is very weak and it is better than nothing.

"Brother Chu, just now, the head of Qingcheng Sect, Taoist Mufeng, brought some disciples of Qingcheng Sect to visit us and wanted to see you, Brother Chu!"

Just then, Di Yun came in from outside. He walked to the pavilion and said to Chu Yuan.

"Master Mufeng, the head of the Qingcheng Sect?"

Chu Yuan opened his eyes and looked at Di Yun. He asked with a puzzled look, "Why does the leader of Qingcheng Sect want to see me?"

Di Yun shook his head and said, "I don't know about that, but judging from the way they mentioned Brother Chu, it doesn't seem like a bad thing."

Chu Yuan could only stand up and say, "Let's go, I'll go take a look."

Although he was a disciple of Qingcheng Sect in his previous life, he had no relationship with Qingcheng Sect in this life, and there were no people in Qingcheng Sect whom he knew well.

Soon Chu Yuan and Di Yun arrived at the gathering hall where the Yunlong Gang held meetings.

As soon as he entered, he saw nearly ten middle-aged Taoists wearing dark blue Taoist robes and holding long swords sitting in the Juyi Hall. The leader was an old Taoist who was about fifty years old, with a long and unrestrained beard and a Chunyang scarf on his head. He had an ordinary appearance, but his temperament made him look like an immortal.

Ding Dian, the leader of the Yunlong Gang, was receiving this group of people.

"Are you the second leader of the Yunlong Gang, Yunlong Sword God Chu Yuan?"

Seeing Chu Yuan coming in, the old Taoist priest stood up and saluted Chu Yuan with his fists clasped.

"Yes, I am."

Chu Yuan nodded.

"Old Taoist, the head of Qingcheng Sect, Xushan, greets Gang Leader Chu."

The old Taoist priest clasped his fists towards Chu Yuan.

Chu Yuan was surprised: "I don't remember any intersection between me and Qingcheng Sect. Why did Taoist Mufeng come to Yunlong Gang to see me?"

The head of the Qingcheng Sect, Taoist Master Mufeng, said, "It is rumored that the reason why Boss Chu has mastered peerless martial arts at such a young age is that he had the opportunity to inherit martial arts from a senior known as the 'Qingcheng Sword Immortal' in his early years. I wonder if this is true or not?"

Chu Yuan once told Xie Yanke, Ding Dian and Di Yun that he had inherited the martial arts from the "Qingcheng Sword Immortal".

As Chu Yuan's reputation in the martial arts world has become more and more prominent, this news spread from someone unknown, and now everyone knows it.

Chu Yuan was not surprised by this, because this "Qingcheng Sword Immortal" was a false origin he made up for himself.

Chu Yuan nodded: "Indeed."

Taoist Mu Feng said, "I wonder if Gang Leader Chu could tell me what martial arts did you acquire from the martial arts inheritance of this "Qingcheng Sword Immortal" senior?"

Chu Yuan casually mentioned a few martial arts: "Heart-Destroying Palm, Pine Wind Sword Technique, Nine Heavens Scripture!"

Among them, "Heart-Destroying Palm" and "Songfeng Sword Technique" are the original martial arts of Qingcheng Sect.

The "Nine Heavens Scriptures" is a martial art he created himself.

Anyway, he had already confirmed that this world had no connection with the previous one.

Otherwise, the time difference is only a few decades, less than a hundred years. Even if the Sun and Moon Sect declined, it would not disappear even the traces of its existence.

"And there's also the Male and Female Dragon and Tiger Sword!"

Finally, Chu Yuan talked about another sword technique.

This sword technique actually exists in Qingcheng Mountain and can be considered as a martial art of the Qingcheng School.

It is just a sword technique hidden in the statue of Heavenly Master Zhang Daoling. It is very likely that it was created by Heavenly Master Zhang Daoling, and he just happened to realize it when he was in seclusion in the Heavenly Master Cave.

"That's right. Everything is right."

When Chu Yuan mentioned the previous martial arts, Taoist Mufeng looked a little disappointed, because he had never heard of these martial arts.

However, when Chu Yuan mentioned the "Male and Female Dragon and Tiger Sword", a hint of joy flashed in Taoist Mufeng's eyes.

“Boss Chu, you don’t know that this ‘Male and Female Dragon and Tiger Sword’ is a sword technique that has been lost for a long time in our Qingcheng Sect. Since Boss Chu got the ‘Male and Female Dragon and Tiger Sword’ from this senior ‘Qingcheng Sword Immortal’, it means that this senior ‘Qingcheng Sword Immortal’ was most likely an old senior of our Qingcheng Sect, and Boss Chu also has some connection with our Qingcheng Sect.”

Taoist Mufeng said to Chu Yuan.

Chu Yuan: ...

This "Qingcheng Sword Immortal" was simply made up by him, okay?
Actually it was himself.

In terms of time and age, I was indeed a senior to these disciples of Qingcheng Sect in my previous life.

But this is not a world at all!
I don’t know how Taoist Mufeng was able to determine that he had a connection with the Qingcheng Sect based on his sword skills.

Chu Yuan asked: "So what is the purpose of Taoist Mu Feng's visit this time?"

Taoist Mufeng said: "I believe that Gang Leader Chu has heard that the reward order for good and punishment for evil has reappeared in the martial arts world. The martial arts world is about to be hit. Although Qingcheng Sect is the leader of the martial arts world in western Sichuan, I am afraid it will not be able to escape this disaster. So since Gang Leader Chu has a connection with the predecessors of our Qingcheng Sect and his martial arts are also learned from the predecessors of Qingcheng Sect, I hope to invite Gang Leader Chu back to Qingcheng Sect. After I encounter the disaster, he will inherit the position of the head of Qingcheng Sect and carry forward Qingcheng Sect."

Chu Yuan understood it all at once!
It turned out that the Qingcheng Sect came this time to invite him back to be the leader.

But he is now the leader of the Yunlong Gang, and he will not abandon the Yunlong Gang and walk away.

But Chu Yuan suddenly thought of the bastard. He looked at the head of the Qingcheng Sect, Taoist Mu Feng, with a suspicious look and said, "The martial arts world is about to be hit by a catastrophe. Taoist Mu Feng is not asking me to return to be the head of the sect, but is actually looking for me to resist the catastrophe, right?"

Taoist Mufeng explained:

"Don't worry, Gang Leader Chu. I am just thinking that after I leave, the Qingcheng Sect will be leaderless and the disciples will wither. There will be no one who can take on the responsibility and inherit the position of the Sect Leader to pass on the sect!"

"Qingcheng Sect is a big sect after all. It has produced masters like Taoist Master Xushan and my master Taoist Master Qingkong."

"And just at this time, I learned that Boss Chu is an excellent martial artist and has a deep connection with my Qingcheng Sect. If I hadn't had no other choice, I wouldn't have thought of Boss Chu."

"I will never have such a vicious intention to let Master Chu die. Moreover, I will not pass the position of the leader to Master Chu at the beginning. I will wait until the disaster of the reward for good and punishment for evil is over. I will go to the Island of Knights and help the sect get rid of the danger. Then Master Chu will take over the position of the leader of Qingcheng."

Hearing Taoist Mu Feng's words, Ding Dian and Di Yun on the side became a little anxious.

Especially Ding Dian, who had just treated the people sent from Qingcheng with courtesy.

If he had known earlier that these people from Qingcheng Sect came for Chu Yuan, he would not have received them, nor would he have allowed Di Yun to invite Chu Yuan out to meet with Qingcheng Sect.

Ding Dian said, "Master Xushan, this won't do. Brother Chu, Di Yun and I founded the Yunlong Gang together. Wouldn't it be good for him to be the leader of our Yunlong Gang? Why does he want to be the master of your Qingcheng Sect?"

Di Yun also said: "That's right. The Yunlong Gang is now as famous as the Changle Gang. It is one of the few large gangs in the world. The Qingcheng Sect is just the leader of the martial arts world in western Sichuan. It cannot be compared with the Yunlong Gang."

Chu Yuan’s current status in the Yunlong Gang is like a stabilizing force.

It can be said that the reason why the Yunlong Gang was able to grow to a scale comparable to the Changle Gang in just three years, in addition to the role of the "Liancheng Jue" treasure, was because of the second gang leader Chu Yuan.

The Yunlong Gang can be without anyone except Chu Yuan.

Once Chu Yuan leaves, the Yunlong Gang will definitely not be able to maintain its current strength and influence.

After hearing what he said, Taoist Mufeng was opposed by the Yunlong Gang's first leader Ding Dian and the third leader Di Yun. He looked helpless.

If he had no other choice, he would not have brought the Qingcheng Sect disciples to the door.

In this turbulent world where rewards for good and punishment for evil prevail, the appearance of Chu Yuan brought a glimmer of hope to Taoist Mufeng.

He also knew that his proposal was a bit excessive. Taoist Mu Feng smiled awkwardly and said, "Although my proposal is a bit excessive, the martial arts inheritance of Gang Master Chu is indeed related to my Qingcheng Sect, so it is reasonable for me to let Gang Master Chu inherit the position of the head of my Qingcheng Sect."

Chu Yuan never thought that one day he would receive the same treatment as Brother Gou and be invited back to be the head of the sect.

Moreover, the Qingcheng Sect really invited him back to be the leader, unlike Gou Ge, who was invited back by the Changle Gang just to be a scapegoat.

However, Taoist Mufeng came to him too late. Now he, Ding Dian and Di Yun have joined forces to establish the Yunlong Gang. If Taoist Mufeng and other people from the Qingcheng Sect had come to him earlier, he might have really gone back with them and taken the position of the leader of the Qingcheng Sect.

Chu Yuan said: "As Sect Leader Xushan said, I do have some connection with the Qingcheng Sect, but don't mention becoming the Sect Leader of the Qingcheng Sect."

Chu Yuan shook his head and refused.

Seeing Chu Yuan's refusal, Taoist Mu Feng did not hide the disappointment in his eyes.

Chu Yuan continued, "But I can give Master Xushan a piece of advice, that is, the appearance of this order to reward good and punish evil is not necessarily a disaster. As the saying goes, fortune and disaster go hand in hand. Master Xushan should not be too pessimistic."

Even the Qingcheng Sect of this life has nothing to do with the Qingcheng Sect of the previous life.

But after all, this was a sect where he had stayed for many years in his previous life, so Chu Yuan was not reluctant to give them some advice.

Taoist Mu Feng's eyes flashed with doubt: "What do you mean, Young Master Chu?"

Chu Yuan smiled and said, "Master Xushan, you might as well try to accept this order to reward the good and punish the evil. Maybe there will be unexpected surprises."

Taoist Mu Feng smiled bitterly: "Young Master Chu, you are joking."

He didn't take Chu Yuan's words to heart.

Since ancient times, almost all those who received this order to reward the good and punish the evil have died and never returned to the Central Plains. No one has been spared.

Seeing that Chu Yuan was unwilling to be the leader of the Qingcheng Sect, Taoist Mufeng did not force Chu Yuan any further.

He knew that for a master like Chu Yuan, if he didn't force him, there would still be a trace of incense and affection. If he forced him and angered him, it would not be of any benefit to the Qingcheng Sect.

Taoist Mu Feng's mind moved, and he quickly thought of a countermeasure. He looked at Ding Dian and Di Yun:
"Since Gang Master Chu is unwilling to be the leader of the Qingcheng Sect, then forget it. I and the Qingcheng Sect will not force you to do so. However, Gang Master Chu has inherited the martial arts from the old senior, the "Qingcheng Sword Immortal", which must contain many Qingcheng Sect martial arts. Young Master Chu may not understand them. I will shamelessly stay in the Yunlong Gang for a while and am willing to use Qingcheng Sect martial arts to verify each other with Young Master Chu. I wonder if the first and third gang masters will welcome this?"

He did not ask Chu Yuan, but asked Ding Dian and Di Yun directly.

After hearing Taoist Mu Feng's words, Ding Dian and Di Yun's faces changed slightly.

They could see that the reason why the leader of the Qingcheng Sect wanted to stay was probably because of ill intentions, but they could not drive him away, as that would make it seem that the Yunlong Gang had no hospitality.

Ding Dian could only force a smile and said, "Master Xushan and the Qingcheng Sect are here, and the Yunlong Gang welcomes you."

Taoist Mufeng immediately said, "Sorry to bother you then."

No matter what, he decided to stay in the Yunlong Gang for a while.

As time went on, he didn't believe that he couldn't convince Chu Yuan to become the leader of the Qingcheng Sect.

When Chu Yuan saw this scene, he immediately saw through Taoist Mu Feng's thoughts.

It seems that the other party is prepared to stay and fight a protracted war with me.

Seeing that Taoist Mu Feng was so persistent, Chu Yuan really didn't know what to say!

……

However, after just a few days, Taoist Mufeng's idea was about to fail.

Because a few days later, another incident happened in the martial arts world.

The heroes of Jianghu invited the "Four Wonders of the South" to join them in encircling and suppressing the Blood Knife Sect and the Blood Knife Patriarch.

The Blood Knife Patriarch and his disciples had previously only been active in the Western Regions, but in the past two years, traces of their activities began to appear in the Central Plains.

In addition, there were many people from the Central Plains who were slaughtered by the Blood Knife Sect and the Blood Knife Ancestor, and many innocent girls were raped.

Therefore, the Blood Knife Sect and the Blood Knife Patriarch eventually incurred public wrath, and the martial arts heroes invited the "Four Wonders of the South" and the "Yunlong Gang" to join forces to encircle and suppress the Blood Knife Sect and the Blood Knife Patriarch.

The Yunlong Gang is a gang in the martial arts world that is as famous as the Changle Gang, the world's largest gang. The key is that its reputation is much better than that of the Changle Gang. Since others have invited them to do something to eliminate harm for the people, they cannot refuse.

late at night.

Moon stars are rare.

Ding Dian called Chu Yuan and Di Yun to his residence.

After telling Chu Yuan and Di Yun the reason for this matter, he said to Di Yun:

"Di Yun, you and Brother Chu will take charge of this matter. Go to the Western Regions to encircle and suppress the Blood Knife Sect and the Blood Knife Ancestor."

The reason why he asked Chu Yuan to go with Di Yun was that he wanted Di Yun to take Chu Yuan out to avoid the limelight.

Because in the past few days, he saw that Taoist Mu Feng, without caring about his dignity as the head of the Qingcheng Sect, went to Chu Yuan's residence every day, ostensibly to verify his martial arts.

In fact, it was unilaterally teaching Chu Yuan the Qingcheng Sect's martial arts.

After he went to see it several times, he became anxious, fearing that if Chu Yuan stayed in the headquarters for a while longer, he would be abducted by Taoist Mu Feng.

Di Yun said, "I have no problem with that, but I don't know what Brother Chu thinks?"

As they spoke, both of them looked at Chu Yuan.

Chu Yuan said righteously, "Don't worry, since the Yunlong Sect was founded by the three of us, I can't abandon you and become the leader of the Qingcheng Sect. But it's good to go out for a walk. It's a good opportunity to see the grassland scenery."

This Taoist master Xushan was so enthusiastic that he taught him the profound martial arts of the Qingcheng Sect without reservation, which made Chu Yuan feel embarrassed.

In just a few days, the Taoist master Xushan, the leader of the Qingcheng Sect, taught him the two signature martial arts of the Qingcheng Sect, the "Tianluo Step" and the "Tiangang Disha Palm".

Since Qinggong happened to be Chu Yuan's weak point, he originally wanted to find some time to create his own one, but he never had the time. Chu Yuan had no choice but to accept the offer.

Another palm technique, the "Tian Gang Di Sha Palm", also has its own unique features, and is in excellent contrast to the "Chui Xin Palm" he had learned before.

Chu Yuan couldn't help but learn it.

The reason why he agreed to go out for a walk with Ding Dian and Di Yun was because the old Taoist priest Xushan gave him so much.

Just now he seemed righteous, but in fact he was afraid that he would have to stay in the Yunlong Gang's headquarters any longer, and he couldn't resist the Taoist Xushan's constant nagging, so he really agreed to it.

Seeing Chu Yuan agreed, Ding Dian felt relieved for a moment: "Since Brother Chu has no objection, then you can set off early tomorrow morning."

"it is good."

Chu Yuan and Di Yun nodded.

Early the next morning.

It was still dark, and facing the cold frost, Di Yun wrapped himself tightly in a thick cotton coat.

He went to knock on the door to wake up Chu Yuan. Chu Yuan took the bamboo stick in his hand, and the two of them left the Yunlong Gang headquarters together.

After daybreak, Taoist Mufeng came to the courtyard where Chu Yuan lived and knocked on the door as usual, but no one responded after knocking for a long time.

He went to ask the members of the Yunlong Gang, and learned from them that the two gang leaders, Chu Yuan and Di Yun, had already gone out on horseback early in the morning to the Western Regions to wipe out the Blood Knife Sect and the Blood Knife Patriarch.

Taoist Mu Feng was filled with regret after hearing this: "It's over. I worked in vain."

This time, not only did they fail to invite Chu Yuan back to be the leader of the Qingcheng Sect, but they also lost two of the Qingcheng Sect's superior martial arts.

But soon a smile reappeared on his face: "No matter what, after confirming that he and the "Qingcheng Sword Immortal" have a connection with my Qingcheng Sect, the relationship between this young hero Chu and my Qingcheng Sect cannot be severed."

……

Di Yun and Chu Yuan, after leaving the Yunlong Gang headquarters.

They headed straight for the place where everyone had agreed earlier to meet up to encircle and suppress the Blood Knife Sect and the Blood Knife Ancestor.

In order to wipe out the Blood Knife Sect and the Blood Knife Patriarch, the heroes of the martial arts world agreed to meet up in a small town outside the Great Wall called "Iron Horse Town" first.

Chu Yuan and Di Yun are now the leaders of the Yunlong Gang, so they will never be short of horses, and so they always travel on horseback.

There is even a branch of the Yunlong Gang in every town.

Not only did these branches rush to help the two gang leaders Chu Yuan and Di Yun change horses, they also diligently prepared the best wine and food to please Chu Yuan and Di Yun.

Chu Yuan and Di Yun had no time to enjoy the food. They simply filled their stomachs, changed their tired horses, and continued on their journey.

Along the way, they first passed Shaanxi, then crossed the Yellow River, and finally arrived at Tiema Town on the grassland outside the Great Wall.

The town is not big, and all you can see are low loess houses.

On the edge of the town, local people and Hu people were coming in and out, leading cattle, horses and other livestock, to trade in the town.

Since Chu Yuan and Di Yun are now well-known in the martial arts world, in order to avoid trouble, they both wear veils on their heads to cover their faces.

Chu Yuan and Di Yun rode their horses into the town, walking slowly.

Sure enough, they saw many gangsters holding swords and other weapons in this small town.

"Di Yun, where do we meet?"

Chu Yuan asked Di Yun.

Places like grasslands are endless, so if you are not familiar with the road conditions, it is better not to act alone rashly.

So Chu Yuan planned to meet up with the Four Wonders of the South and those martial arts heroes first.

"A place called Border Town Inn."

Di Yun said to Chu Yuan.

As they talked, they asked along the way and found this place called "Border Town Inn".

This is a two-story loess inn located on the edge of the town. Just like the rammed earth houses where the country folk live, it looks gray, and there is a small courtyard outside built with a half-person-high loess wall.

The gate of the courtyard was simply made of a few wooden boards nailed together. At this time, the gate was wide open, and there was a flagpole standing on it. On the flagpole was a long strip of cloth with the four words "Border Town Inn" written on it, which was almost covered by dust.

Chu Yuan and Di Yun walked into the courtyard of the inn and dismounted. They were immediately greeted by a waiter who looked like a pure Central Plains person and spoke fluent Ming Dynasty Mandarin: "Are you two guests staying at the inn?"

Chu Yuan and Di Yun both handed the reins to this person. Di Yun said, "We are here to stay in a hotel. Please take good care of our horses."

Chu Yuan and Di Yun walked into the lobby of the inn together.

As soon as you enter the lobby of the inn, it feels like you have entered a new world.

Because the two floors of this inn are hollow in the middle, the space looks very large.

There were also a lot of guests in the lobby of the inn, it was lively and noisy, and almost all the seats were occupied.

There were almost always weapons on the tables where these people sat or beside them.

After noticing someone coming in, everyone turned their eyes to Chu Yuan and Di Yun.

Seeing that Chu Yuan and Di Yun looked young, but Chu Yuan was holding a bamboo stick in his hand, their expressions suddenly changed slightly and they all retracted their gazes.

Chu Yuan and Di Yun ignored everyone's gazes and finally found an empty table near the corner and sat down.

After Di Yun sat down, he kept staring at a table not far away in the center of the inn where four people and a girl of about eighteen or nineteen were sitting.

"Why, are you attracted to that girl?"

Chu Yuan asked Di Yun.

"Brother Chu, how can you slander someone's innocence?"

Di Yun said angrily.

(End of this chapter)