144: Shocked Zuo Lengchan away! (seeking full subscription)

"What a fine Gentleman Sword, and what courage!"

Zuo Lengchan sneered, "Since you are so obstinate, there is no need for further nonsense. Let us see what you are truly capable of!"

"I want to see just how strong this world-renowned Gentleman Sword really is, and what exactly gives you the confidence to speak to me like this!"

"Let me experience your Mount Hua Swordplay!"

Zuo Lengchan leaped up, not letting anyone else intervene.

He had absolute confidence in himself.

Mount Song Swordplay is broad and open, with a stern and majestic atmosphere.

Mount Hua Swordplay, however, focuses on the strange and the dangerous. But with Ning Yuan's mastery of the techniques to counter Mount Song Swordplay, all seventeen styles of Zuo Lengchan's Mount Song Swordplay were completely broken.

The Mount Song Legacy had been lost years ago, so Zuo Lengchan's seventeen styles of Mount Song Swordplay were all compiled based on what was left by his predecessors, with no innovations made.

Therefore, these sword moves were no different from the Mount Song Swordplay that had been broken by the Ten Elders of the Demon Cult a century ago.

After dozens of moves, all his sword techniques were broken, and Zuo Lengchan found himself in precarious situations. Under Ning Yuan's Taiyue Three Green Peaks, he could only hurriedly use the Great Songyang Divine Palm to force Ning Yuan back.

"What a fine Yue Buqun. I did not expect your mastery of swordplay to be so high that you could break my Mount Song Swordplay."

"No wonder Junior Brother Fei was killed by your sword."

Zuo Lengchan's expression changed drastically, and his heart grew heavy.

In his opponent's hands, his own swordplay seemed full of openings and was easily broken.

This was a very bad sign.

"I have only gained some minor insights. It is just unexpected that Mount Song Swordplay has become so weak in the hands of Sect Leader Zuo," Ning Yuan said calmly.

"You!"

Zuo Lengchan glared, then let out a cold snort a moment later, "Sharp-tongued."

Zuo Lengchan's eyes flickered, but he did not attack directly, clearly feeling apprehensive.

Although he had many experts by his side and Yue Buqun was alone, the Foundation of the Thirteen Taibao of Mount Song was Mount Song Swordplay. One misstep, and they could all be killed by the opponent.

Although Mount Song had many experts, if he suffered too many losses at Mount Hua, it would ruin his ultimate goal of unifying the Five Mountains. This made Zuo Lengchan hesitate.

Once Mount Song and Mount Hua were both severely damaged, his goal of unifying the Five Mountains would likely be postponed indefinitely, and Mount Heng, Mount Heng, and Mount Tai would be difficult to subdue.

But if he left with his tail between his legs, it would be a major blow to the prestige of the Five Mountains Alliance Chief. It would make it hard to convince others and would shake his authority.

After a long time, Zuo Lengchan looked at Ning Yuan and snorted, "Yue Buqun, do not think that because your swordplay is superb, you can really compare yourself to this Alliance Chief. Today, I will let you understand the true gap between us."

Zuo Lengchan threw away his long sword and suddenly channeled his Frost True Qi, the chill in his palms becoming oppressive.

Ning Yuan also activated the Zixia Divine Skill, and purple energy rose on his face.

Bang!

Their palms collided, and a look of triumph immediately appeared on Zuo Lengchan's face, "Yue Buqun, you are truly too confident. Today, I will let you know the power of my Frost Palm."

Zuo Lengchan circulated his Frost True Qi, and the cold air instantly spread from his palms.

The cold air quickly spread up Ning Yuan's arm.

The extremely yin and cold true energy pierced straight into the bone marrow, the coldness emitted far colder than ice and snow.

If it were anyone else, they would have already been shivering all over, trembling, their entire body stiff, waiting for death.

But unfortunately, the one he encountered now was Ning Yuan.

"Comparing coldness with me?"

Ning Yuan sneered inwardly. He had already cultivated the Bei Ming Divine Skill.

The cold of the Bei Ming is far superior to ordinary ice-attributed true energy. The Frost True Qi that Zuo Lengchan took pride in, which was created to counter Ren Woxing's Star Absorbing Skill, was nothing but a joke to Ning Yuan, who practiced the Bei Ming Divine Skill.

The Frost True Qi and the other hidden true energy he created to restrain Ren Woxing's technique might be useful against the Star Absorbing Skill, but they were of no use whatsoever against the Bei Ming Divine Skill.

However, Ning Yuan did not have absolute certainty of victory, so he was not yet prepared to use the Bei Ming Divine Skill.

After all, Mount Song was powerful, and there were many experts around. With his current cultivation, which had just reached the first-rate level, it was difficult to leave Zuo Lengchan and the experts around him behind.

If he failed once, the opponent would be on guard, and the next time would be difficult.

Moreover, the effects of the Bei Ming Divine Skill could easily be associated with the Star Absorbing Skill. At that point, he would truly be labeled as colluding with the Demon Cult and would inevitably become an enemy of the Martial Forest.

Ning Yuan did not want to become a public enemy right now, especially since his current strength was far from comparable to his time in Tianlong.

Naturally, he had to prioritize stability.

The two sides remained deadlocked for a long time, and Zuo Lengchan became increasingly shocked.

He looked at Ning Yuan in astonishment, "You are actually fine? Your Zixia Divine Skill has actually been cultivated to this level?"

Looking at the purple energy rising around his opponent, Zuo Lengchan's expression was ugly.

His Frost True Qi had failed to freeze his opponent, which was enough to prove that his opponent's Internal Energy was definitely not much weaker than his own. Only then could he withstand the invasion of his Frost True Qi.

"Zuo Lengchan, in this Jianghu, you are not the only one who can progress," Ning Yuan said calmly.

"I want to see how long you can hold out!"

Zuo Lengchan snorted coldly. Unwilling to give up, he once again channeled his Frost True Qi.

White and blue cold air appeared around him, causing the surrounding temperature to drop, as if entering the dead of winter.

The people of Mount Hua and the Songshan Sect were all on high alert.

"This Yue Buqun is actually able to compete in Internal Energy with Senior Brother. This person is truly deep and scheming. I have never heard that he had such strength," Tang Yinge said gravely.

"He has also never shown such extraordinary swordplay."

Lu Bai, who was on the side, snorted coldly, "Gentleman Sword? Hiding it to this extent, I fear he has other motives."

"Could it be that he also wants to plot for the position of the Five Mountains Alliance Chief?" Tang Yinge's eyes widened.

Opposite them, Ning Zhongze was full of worry.

After all, Zuo Lengchan's fierce reputation was known to all in the Martial Forest.

Years ago, when he fought against the world's number one expert, Ren Woxing, he only lost by one move.

If not for Dongfang Bubai's rapid progress, Zuo Lengchan would have already been invincible in the world.

A moment later, the two of them simultaneously channeled their Internal Energy, which erupted with a boom.

Boom!

Accompanied by a roar, both of them took several steps back.

Zuo Lengchan's expression was ugly; it was clear that he had not gained a clear upper hand in this competition.

Moreover, he had a vague premonition that even if his own Internal Energy was deeper, if they continued to stalemate, he might not necessarily be able to exhaust his opponent's energy.

"Is the Zixia Divine Skill really that powerful?" Zuo Lengchan felt suspicious.

Facing the unfamiliar and mysterious Yue Buqun, Zuo Lengchan faintly had the intention to retreat.

"Alliance Leader Zuo, I wonder if Yue's explanation regarding the death of Fei Bin is clear enough?"

Ning Yuan sheathed his sword and smiled at Zuo Lengchan, "Fei Bin slaughtered women and children, which is not something we of the Righteous Path should do. I hope the Alliance Leader will restrain his disciples and not ruin the reputation of our Five Mountains Sword Sect."

"And if I say no?" Zuo Lengchan said coldly.

"If that is the case, then our Mount Hua will never associate with such filth and can only withdraw from the Alliance," Ning Yuan said bluntly.

"Yue Buqun, how dare you?" Lu Bai shouted in shock and anger.

"Yue Buqun, are you trying to split our Five Mountains Sword Sect?" Tang Yinge and others also asked one after another.

"The Five Mountains Sword Sect has always been a pillar of the Righteous Path. If Mount Song commits evil and does not repent, then our Mount Hua will naturally not walk the same path," Ning Zhongze stepped forward and also said.

Hearing this, Zuo Lengchan's expression was ugly, but a moment later, Zuo Lengchan suddenly burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha..."

"What a fine Gentleman Sword, what a fine Heroine Ning!"

"You are right. Our Five Mountains Sword Sect truly cannot commit evil, otherwise, we would be no different from the Demon Cult. Fei Bin violated my orders and slaughtered innocent women and children at the Liu residence; he truly committed a grave mistake. Headmaster Yue killing him can be considered cleaning up the sect for me, sparing me the fate of personally punishing him and causing fratricide. Come to think of it, I should even thank Headmaster Yue."

Zuo Lengchan's eyes flickered a few times, and with his hands behind his back, he suddenly said.

"Senior Brother?" Lu Bai, Tang Yinge, and others looked at Zuo Lengchan in confusion.

They knew their Senior Brother's temper best.

He was absolutely not someone who would give in.

Moreover, the reason Mount Song had become what it was today—committing evil and being despised by others—was because of Zuo Lengchan's indulgence.

Yue Buqun's words were undoubtedly a slap in the face to Zuo Lengchan, yet now their Senior Brother was accepting it calmly.

Naturally, this left them puzzled.

"You need not say more."

Zuo Lengchan raised his hand to stop them from speaking, only looking at Yue Buqun with a forced smile, "Headmaster Yue is worthy of the name Gentleman Sword. However, the chaos of the Jianghu is not something that you, Headmaster Yue, can clean up alone. I hope that Headmaster Yue will be able to maintain this persistence in the future."

"Of course, I also hope that Mount Hua can reverse its decline under the leadership of Headmaster Yue, otherwise it will be easy for others to replace it."

"Let's go!"

With that, Zuo Lengchan waved his hand, paused for a moment on Lin Pingzhi, sneered, turned, and left without hesitation.

"Thank you for your advice, Alliance Leader Zuo. Yue will certainly keep it in mind, but I also hope that others will still be able to call Sect Leader Zuo 'Alliance Leader' in the future," Ning Yuan said with a smile to Zuo Lengchan's back.

"Hmph."

Zuo Lengchan paused upon hearing this, his expression becoming even uglier.

He had said that Yue Buqun's position as Sect Head was unstable, but the other party had also said that he might not necessarily be the Five Mountains Alliance Chief next time.

Lin Pingzhi, meanwhile, dared to be angry but dared not speak.

At this level of conversation, he did not even have the courage to interject.

...

"Senior Brother, why did Zuo Lengchan leave suddenly? Could he be using a trick?"

"After all, with the power of Mount Song, which is far superior to our Mount Hua, if a real fight broke out, our Mount Hua might not necessarily be their match."

After Zuo Lengchan and the people of the Songshan Sect went down the mountain, Ning Zhongze couldn't help but ask.

Ning Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly and then said: "Although Zuo Lengchan is formidable, after witnessing my exquisite sword techniques and easily breaking the Mount Song Swordplay, he understood that if he wanted to destroy our Mount Hua, the people he brought from Mount Song this time would likely suffer heavy casualties."

"If he suffers too many losses here, even if he destroys our Mount Hua, it will affect his subsequent plan to unify the Five Mountains, making him unable to achieve his wish. Therefore, after seeing my strength, he naturally has to be cautious."

"If I were not his match, he would naturally have destroyed our Mount Hua this time."

"So that's it. It's fortunate that your swordplay and Internal Energy have improved again, Senior Brother, otherwise our Mount Hua would be in danger this time." Ning Zhongze took a deep breath and continued with emotion.

The look she gave Ning Yuan was also increasingly reverent.

Since the Sword and Qi factions were both severely damaged in the past, talent at Mount Hua had withered, and there had even been a generational gap.

It was her Senior Brother who, with his own strength, took up the burden of Mount Hua.

Now, he was even resisting the coercion of Zuo Lengchan and Mount Song; the pressure was unimaginable.

"However, we cannot be careless. Although Zuo Lengchan has left this time, he definitely still has other plans."

Ning Yuan's eyes flickered slightly, "Arrange for people to keep watch recently to prevent anyone from sneaking in at night."

"Rest assured, Senior Brother." Ning Zhongze nodded immediately.