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

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Chapter 366: I brought them all; they're in the box.

The crowd erupted in uproar upon hearing Tianmen Daoren's words.

Tianmen Daoren's remarks caused a huge uproar among the martial arts community, shocking them even more than what Linghu Chong had said before.

"what?"

"Leader Zuo sent people to hunt down Daoist Tianmen? And he even wants to overthrow the Mount Tai Sect?"

So exciting?

Many martial arts practitioners were stunned and began to discuss the matter.

This is big news.

I've always heard that the Five Mountains Sword Sects are a unified whole; if one is attacked, the other four will rise up and attack it together. The five sects are inseparable.

Now they heard that something like this had happened within the Five Mountains Sword Sect: the dignified leader of the Five Mountains Alliance actually wanted to annex the Five Mountains Sword Sect and did not hesitate to send people to hunt down his allies.

Faced with Tianmen Daoren's on-the-spot accusations, Zuo Lengchan remained expressionless, as if he was not surprised at all.

He had always felt that Tianmen Daoist was acting strangely, and now it was indeed so. The other party chose to make trouble at this moment, with the aim of confronting him in front of everyone.

"Ha ha……"

At this moment, within the Shaolin area, Fang Zheng watched this scene with a slight smile on his lips.

It was just as he expected.

Tianmen Daoist has already launched the first attack.

At that moment, Lu Bai, one of the Thirteen Protectors of Songshan, immediately spoke up: "Tianmen, don't talk nonsense!"

Fei Bin also angrily retorted, "When did Alliance Leader Zuo send people to hunt you down? Don't make false accusations."

"Tianmen, have you been deceived?"

Another member of the Songshan Sect spoke up, saying that judging from his attire and appearance, which was similar to Fei Bin and Lu Bai, he should also be a Taibao (a type of bodyguard).

They were both shocked and furious.

Faced with Tianmen Daoist's stern questioning, Zuo Lengchan remained calm and asked, "What do you mean by that, brother? I don't understand what you mean."

"You do not understand?"

Suppressing his anger, Tianmen Daoist asked, "Fine, I'll ask you. In January of this year, my Taishan Sect was ambushed in Jiuhegou on its way back to Taishan from Huashan, and dozens of my disciples lost their lives. Was that your doing?"

Zuo Lengchan shook his head slightly and said, "I have never sent anyone to ambush the Taishan Sect."

"Not you?"

Tianmen Daoist's expression grew increasingly furious. He stepped forward and stared intently at Zuo Lengchan.

"The one who led the ambush on my Taishan Sect was Ji Wuchang, a notorious tyrant from Qinghai. He was ordered by you to ambush my Taishan Sect with the aim of killing me."

“You are ambitious and want to annex the four sects of Mount Tai, Mount Hua, Mount Heng, and Mount Hengshan. I disagree with your merger, so you send people to attack me. You also bribed Yu Jizi and Yu Yinzi of my Mount Tai sect to side with your Mount Song sect. When I die at the hands of the people you sent, Yu Jizi and the others will take control of the Mount Tai sect.”

At this point, the Taoist Tianmen let out a cold laugh.

"You miscalculated. I did not die. I returned to the Taishan Sect alive. You then sent Zhong Zhen and a few others to Taishan to instigate the Taishan disciples of Yu Jizi's lineage to overthrow my Taishan Sect, so that the Taishan Sect would completely agree to your merger plan."

Tianmen Daoist spoke slowly and deliberately, each word leaving the assembled martial arts practitioners speechless with shock.

Everyone turned to look at Zuo Lengchan on the stage, wanting to see how he would respond.

However, Zuo Lengchan remained completely calm in the face of Tianmen Daoren's accusations.

"I don't know any Ji Wuchang, nor have I ever sent anyone to ambush you, fellow Daoist."

Zuo Lengchan remained calm and composed: "Brother, you are so certain that I, Zuo, sent people to ambush your Mount Tai Sect. Do you have any evidence?"

Tianmen Daoist just looked at him coldly.

Zuo Lengchan smiled slightly upon seeing this.

"It seems that you have no evidence, and have only believed one side of the story."

The most important reason why Zuo Lengchan is able to remain calm is that all the things he sends out are done secretly, leaving no evidence. Even if the people he sends tell him the truth, it has no persuasive power, and he has many excuses to refute them.

These words from Tianmen Daoist were not a threat to him at all.

"Since all of you martial arts practitioners are here, I, Zuo, am not afraid to let you know."

Zuo Lengchan then looked at everyone and said, "I did consider merging the Five Mountains Sword Sects before, but that was not for my own selfish reasons."

"As you all probably know, the Five Mountains Sword Sect has always been a mortal enemy of the Demonic Sect. A hundred years ago, the Demonic Sect wreaked havoc on the martial arts world and harmed many martial arts practitioners. In order to stop the Demonic Sect, the five sects formed the Five Mountains Alliance, intending to fight against the Demonic Sect. This has lasted for a hundred years."

"Even now, the Demonic Sect still exists, and its influence has spread throughout the martial world, while my Five Mountains Sword Sect has lost its heritage and is gradually declining."

"If this continues, the Demonic Sect will launch a full-scale attack. Our Five Mountains Sword Sect is scattered all over the place and cannot provide immediate support. A single sect cannot withstand the Demonic Sect's attack. I cannot sleep at night whenever I think of this."

Zuo Lengchan spoke in a heavy tone, his expression pained: "After much thought, I feel that the future of our Five Mountains Sword Sect is only possible through merger. Only by uniting into one sect and giving unified command, and concentrating our strength, can we avoid being defeated one by one by the Demonic Sect in the future."

"However, I have already discussed this with Headmaster Yue and Brother Tianmen of Huashan, and they all disagree. I am deeply sorry, but this is the only way."

At this point, Zuo Lengchan tilted his head back, paused for a moment, and then continued.

"I did consider merging the Five Mountains, but it was for the grand plan to fight against the Demonic Sect, and even more so for the future of all the brothers of the Five Mountains Sword Sect. I had no selfish motives, and I would never ambush my own brothers just to merge the sects. The Five Mountains Sword Sect has been allied for a hundred years. How could I, Zuo Lengchan, disregard the alliance and loyalty for this reason? My heart is as clear as day."

Upon hearing Zuo Lengchan's words, the martial arts practitioners below the stage remained completely silent, and no one uttered a sound.

Zuo Lengchan appeared frank and open at this moment, and his tone was very sincere, as if that was exactly what he thought.

"I, Zuo Lengchan, am an upright and honorable man. I would never do such a despicable and vile thing. Please do not wrong me, fellow Daoist."

After explaining the matter, Zuo Lengchan continued.

"As for what you said, Brother Dao, about me sending Junior Brother Zhong Zhen and a few others to Mount Tai with the intention of overthrowing the Mount Tai Sect, that is completely untrue."

Zuo Lengchan's expression was serious: "I received news earlier that Brother Tianxin and others sent me a letter saying that Brother Tianxin had slaughtered my uncle and asked me to uphold justice. That's why I sent Junior Brother Zhong and the others to the Taishan Sect to find out the details. I never expected that they would never return. Now I would like to ask Brother Tianxin, where are my Junior Brother Zhong and the others now?"

"You're asking where they are, right? I've brought them all with me."

Tianmen Daoist sneered, raised his hand and beckoned, and Tiansong Daoist and several other Taishan Sect disciples took out four boxes and threw them heavily to the ground.

The four boxes rolled around on the ground a few times, and the lids were opened to reveal their contents.

Those martial arts practitioners who were nearby all peeked over and exclaimed in surprise when they saw what was inside.

These four boxes contain four human heads.

Chapter 367: Standoff, Breakup

"Junior Brother Zhao!"

"Junior Brother Sima!"

When the members of the Songshan Sect recognized three of the heads, they exclaimed in shock, and Fei Bin, Lu Bai, and others were heartbroken.

When the onlookers realized that the three heads on the ground belonged to the Songshan Taibao, they exclaimed in surprise and stared wide-eyed at the three heads.

As for the head of the Whiteboard Fiend, no one paid attention to it. Although the Whiteboard Fiend was extremely ugly, everyone's attention was focused on the head of the Songshan Sect's Taibao.

Explosive!

So exciting!

The martial arts practitioners present were thrilled.

Unexpectedly, the Five Mountains Sword Sects' election of their leader, which had been widely publicized in the martial arts world, turned into a scene of the Five Mountains Sword Sects tearing each other apart.

This shocking scene not only stunned many martial arts practitioners, but also surprised even major sect leaders such as Fang Zheng, Chongxu, and Zhenshanzi, the leader of the Kunlun Sect.

Fang Zheng's expression was somewhat surprised at this moment.

He truly hadn't expected the Taoist of Tianmen to be so fierce.

"Heavenly Gate!!!"

Ding Mian stared intently at Tianmen, his chubby face flushed red, his gaze seemingly spitting fire.

Although they already knew that Zhong Zhen and the other three bodyguards had died on Mount Tai, the Songshan Sect members were still furious when they saw Tianmen throw the heads of three of the bodyguards in front of them.

Tianmen's actions not only signify a complete break with the Songshan Sect, but also represent a serious provocation against them.

When Zuo Lengchan heard that the severed head below belonged to his junior brother, his expression visibly turned cold.

"Tianmen, I'm asking you, where is Junior Brother Zhong?"

Lu Bai said sternly.

There were only the heads of three Taibao on the ground; Zhongzhen's head was nowhere to be seen.

"Him? He's dead, his body torn to pieces."

Tianmen sneered.

Previously, when Jiang Ning was fighting Zhong Zhen and the other four bodyguards, he was too violent and stomped on Zhong Zhen's head until it was crushed.

However, the Taoist of Tianmen will not reveal this matter.

"Heavenly Gate".

Zuo Lengchan stared coldly at Tianmen, his tone icy.

"You killed four of my junior brothers and cut off their heads in such an humiliating way. You disregarded the century-old friendship between the Five Mountains Sword Sects and harmed our ally. This enmity will never be forgiven by the Songshan Sect!"

The Songshan Sect is now very powerful and influential. If Zuo Lengchan, the sect leader and the third-best righteous martial artist, were to say such a thing, ordinary martial artists would probably be terrified. However, Tianmen Daoist would not be so frightened and responded even more fiercely.

"alliance?"

Tianmen Daoist sneered, "Your Songshan Sect no longer considers us allies. You have been infiltrating and hunting down my Taishan Sect. Now you turn around and question me about disregarding our alliance?"

"Your Songshan Sect and I are at odds? Perfect timing. I already told Zhong Zhen this once before, and now I'll say it again in front of the whole world."

Zheng!

Tianmen Daoist pointed his sword at Zuo Lengchan, his face growing even colder.

"Zuo Lengchan, in order to merge the sects, you did not hesitate to send people to ambush and kill the Taishan Sect, causing more than fifty innocent souls of my Taishan Sect to die with their eyes wide open in anger. This hatred can never be resolved!"

"Disciples of the Mount Tai Sect, heed my command!"

Tianmen Daoist roared.

"As long as Tianmen survives, the Taishan Sect and the Songshan Sect will be irreconcilable enemies!"

"I will fight you, Zuo Lengchan, to the death!!!"

The voice of the Taoist Tianmen echoed throughout the Fengchan Platform, and all the martial arts practitioners present heard it clearly.

"I will obey the sect leader's order!"

Taoist Tiansong immediately drew his sword and shouted at the top of his lungs.

The hundreds of Taishan Sect disciples present could not hide their anger and drew their swords, shouting loudly.

"Disciple, obey the order!"

Hundreds of Taishan disciples shouted in unison, their voices creating a powerful and overwhelming sound that filled the entire Fengchan Platform.

There was silence.

The group of martial arts practitioners fell into an eerie silence as they watched this scene unfold, and no one uttered a sound.

Fang Zheng's expression at this moment was quite interesting.

He truly hadn't expected that the Heavenly Gate Taoist would be so fierce, or that the Mount Tai Sect would be so fierce.

He never expected that the hundreds of people in the Taishan Sect, from the sect leader to the disciples, would be so fierce at this moment.

"Abbot, should we try to dissuade them?"

At this moment, Kunlun Sect leader Zhenshanzi had somehow slipped into Shaolin's camp.

Zhenshanzi moved closer to Fangzheng's low voice.

Fang Zheng turned around and looked at Zhen Shanzi, as if he had thought for a while, and then shook his head slightly.

"This matter is an internal affair of the Five Mountains Sword Sect, and it is not appropriate for outsiders like us to interfere. Let's wait and see how things develop."

Zhenshanzi nodded and said nothing more.

At this moment, the faces of the Songshan Sect members were extremely grim, especially Zuo Lengchan.