Chapter 127 Martial Arts Leader
The handwritten letter left by the Sweeping Monk contains the essence of his life’s martial arts and Zen studies. It is extremely profound and mysterious. In addition, a lot of its contents are speculations and imaginations. Even Shi Potian cannot comprehend it in a short period of time.

Time flies and it is the fifth day of May.

Shi Potian was still thinking with his eyes closed in the Sutra Library, while Fang Zheng began to prepare to explain to his fellow martial artists that “Shi Potian has nothing to do with the Demon Cult, and all the rumors are deliberate conspiracies and frame-ups by the Demon Cult.”

This matter is very troublesome if you say it is troublesome, but it is also very simple if you say it is simple.

Most of those who came to Shaolin Temple from afar for this matter were people who had received favors from Shi Potian. He only needed to speak out to prove Shi Potian’s innocence to satisfy them, and these people would naturally disperse.

But soon, Fang Zheng noticed something was wrong.

“Reporting to the abbot, the heroes of Heshuo pay their respects to the mountain.”

“Abbot, dozens of martial artists from Shandong and Huainan have come to pay their respects to the mountain.”

“Your Excellency the Abbot…”

……

Not long after the gate of Shaolin Temple was opened, piles of business cards were delivered.

People from various provinces such as Heshuo, Shandong, Huainan, Shanxi, and Shaanxi came to pay homage to the mountain, and they were all famous heroes in the martial arts world.

The number of people far exceeded Fang Zheng’s expectations.

Fang Zheng and his fellow disciples looked at each other, all puzzled. They immediately asked the monk in charge of reception to invite all the heroes into the temple and inquire about the situation from those martial artists who were on good terms with Shaolin.

As a result, we learned from these people that Yue Buqun, the leader of the Five Mountains Alliance, has been sending out invitations to heroes recently.

The post said that the Five Mountains Sword Sect had now wiped out the Demon Sect, and all the demons in the Taoist sects had been eliminated. Yue Buqun wanted to establish a martial arts leader and set down some rules for his fellow Taoists to abide by. He planned to go to Shaolin Temple in person on May 5 to discuss the matter with Master Fangzheng and Taoist Chongxu.

Everyone took out the heroic invitation. Although the words on the invitation were quite humble, it clearly stated that they wanted the next leader of the Huashan Sect, Linghu Chong, to defeat Shaolin and Wudang with his martial arts and become the true number one in the world and the leader of the martial arts world.

The post did not invite the heroes to come to Shaolin, but most people in the martial arts world prefer action to silence, not to mention that this is related to the competition for the number one in the world and the position of the leader of the martial arts world that everyone is paying close attention to, so they all rushed over to join in the fun.

Fang Zheng said: “Shaolin Temple is honored that you have visited our temple. But I am afraid there is a misunderstanding on this matter.” He immediately sent someone to invite Yue Buqun from the meditation room.

When everyone saw Yue Buqun actually walking out of the back hall of Shaolin Temple, they were all shocked and looked at each other.

Fang Zheng said, “Mr. Yue and Young Master Linghu have been staying at my temple these days.” He handed a hero invitation to Yue Buqun and said, “Mr. Yue, please take a look.”

Yue Buqun took the invitation and looked at it, he was furious and said: “What a vicious mind! Master Fangzheng, fellow martial artists, this invitation was definitely not sent by me. Someone is using my name to stir up a dispute between our Five Mountains Sword Sect and Shaolin and Wudang.”

When the people in the martial arts world heard Fang Zheng’s words, they guessed this possibility. But when they heard it from Yue Buqun’s mouth, they were disappointed and indignant, and they all denounced the mastermind behind the scenes.

Soon, the blame was put on the Demon Cult.

At this time, a monk in charge of reception reported: “The Five Mountains Sword Sects have come to pay respect to the mountain.”

Yue Buqun had met the people from the Five Mountains Sword Sect a few days ago, but he had never heard them mention the matter of the heroic invitation. He thought that the mastermind behind the scenes was afraid that the Five Mountains Sword Sect would see through the trick and deliberately avoided them.

At this time, Mr. Mo Da and his companions rushed to Shaolin Temple in such a hurry, they must have learned about the heroic invitation.

Yue Buqun apologized to Fang Zheng and went out to greet him personally.

As soon as they met, Mr. Mo Da, Taoist Tianmen, Master Ding Xian, Ding Mian and others started talking about the hero’s letter. When they learned that all this had nothing to do with Yue Buqun, and that someone was using his name to sow discord, the people from the Five Mountains Sword Sect had different expressions, some were disappointed, and some were relieved.

Fang Zheng saw that most people had arrived, so he asked everyone to come to the temple gate. ——Those who were qualified to enter Shaolin Temple were famous and powerful figures in the martial arts world. There were also many martial arts wanderers outside the temple who had received the favor of Shi Potian.

Fang Zheng clasped his hands together and said apologetically, “My fellow martial artists and heroes, our temple has limited space and we cannot provide you with a good reception. Please forgive us.”

Afterwards, he explained that Shi Potian had nothing to do with the Demon Cult and that everything was a deliberate frame-up by the Demon Cult.

As soon as he finished speaking, someone in the crowd shouted, “Master Fang Zheng, we all know who the Linghu hero is. He killed Dongfang Bubai, so how could he have any connection with the Sun Moon Sect? We are here today because of the invitation from Alliance Leader Yue. We want to know who is the best in the world.”

“That’s right! In the past few months, everyone has been discussing whether Linghu Chong or Master Fang Zheng is the best in the world. We should have an answer today!”

“I think that the Beggars’ Sect leader Jie’s Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms is extremely powerful. He is truly the best in the world!”

“What’s the use of being tough? The Wudang Taiji Sword overcomes hardness with softness, and the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms may not be its match! Taoist Chongxu is the best in the world!”

“Not only is he the best in the world, he is also the leader of the martial arts world!”

……

The title of “Number One in the World” is much more attractive to people in the world than the throne.

Everyone was arguing and arguing about who was the real number one in the world.

Someone shouted, “The number one in the world is not just talk, the skills are real! If you have the guts, come down and compete, whoever wins will be the number one martial arts leader in the world, and everyone will be convinced!”

Everyone’s voices gradually became more unified, and they shouted loudly: “Fight! Fight!”

Fang Zheng said in a loud voice: “Everyone.” As soon as the two words came out, everyone felt a buzzing in their ears and unconsciously fell silent.

But he used the Vajra Zen Lion’s Roar.

“The heroic invitation you saw was not sent by Mr. Yue, but a conspiracy by the Demon Cult to sow discord.”

Fang Zheng told the truth of the matter.

Yue Buqun also nodded in agreement, indicating that what Fang Zheng said was true.

But the people around him, or more precisely, the people arranged by Zuo Lengchan in advance, were not willing to give up.

“I think it’s a good idea to choose a martial arts leader! Now that the Taoist priest has been eliminated, the Demon Cult is already on its last legs. If we can elect a martial arts leader to support the overall situation, we will be able to completely eliminate the Demon Cult and prevent them from reviving!”

“Even if this is a conspiracy of the Demon Cult, we can accept the sugar-coated and throw the cannonballs back! If there really is a martial arts leader who can set the rules and everyone abides by them, there will be fewer disputes in the martial arts world!”

……

Those who would travel thousands of miles to Mount Shaoshi just for a heroic letter were all people who loved excitement and did not mind trouble. When they heard someone say this, they all started shouting too.

Yue Buqun frowned and looked at Fang Zheng with an embarrassed look: “Master Fang Zheng…”

Just as Fang Zheng was about to speak, he saw the Beggars’ Green Lotus Envoy, who was also Jie Feng’s illegitimate son, suddenly stand up and shout, “The winner will be determined by a duel. The best in the world will be the leader of the martial arts world. This is reasonable! Only those incompetent wimps would not dare to accept it!”

Xie Feng’s face changed. He never expected that his son would suddenly jump out. Just as he was about to scold him, his shouts of “If you don’t dare to accept it, you are a coward and have no ability” had already resounded throughout the Shaoshi Mountain.

For a moment, everyone, especially those who had just been called the best in the world, such as Fangzheng, Chongxu, Jiefeng and others, were all stunned.

(End of this chapter)