Pang Hong, who had originally been wandering in the outside world, sat in a tavern with Dan Feng and his sister that he had met at the Wild Mountain Ancient Temple.
The three had just returned from a forbidden place, a blessed land, not long ago. Although they hadn't secured any treasures from the blessed land, they still reaped considerable gains.
Upon hearing the news that Pei Xuanjing was going to challenge the master of Justice Hall, the three hurriedly headed to Justice Hall without taking a rest.
Dan Feng, who had been wandering in Jianghu for several years, now showed more maturity on his face, much more than when he first ran into Pei Xuanjing.
Surveying the surrounding martial artists, he lowered his voice and asked Pang Hong, "Pang Hong, why do you think your master is doing this?"
No matter whether there were mighty experts among the surrounding martial artists or not, Dan Feng still lowered his voice to ask.
After rolling along in Jianghu for several years, Pang Hong had gradually matured. He no longer resembled the inexperienced boy when he first stepped into Jianghu. The longer he spent in Jianghu, the more he could feel the robust strength of his teacher. Thus, he did not worry about his teacher losing at all.
While he was still eating hungrily, upon hearing Dan Feng's question, he responded casually, "There must be some profound reasons behind master's actions, it'S beyond my comprehension."
Pang Hong did not want to guess Pei Xuanjing's intentions, and he also thought he wouldn't be able to figure it out.
His teacher, over the years, has experienced countless ups and downs, met countless opponents, but never suffered a loss.
If so, why bother with such conjecture and add to his troubles.
Dan Feng and his sister both stopped talking upon hearing this.
Even though they had only met Pei Xuanjing, who was only a few years older than them at the ancient temple, they were profoundly impressed by him.
The demeanor of Pei Xuanjing when he confronted Zhao Baiyang, the leader of Mire Sect, at the ancient temple, had captivated Dan Feng.
In his opinion, Pei Xuanjing's profound and lofty manner was more impressive than his own father's.
Pei Xuanjing did not know about their conversation, nor did he know that just one encounter had made such a deep impression on these two siblings.
Right now, he was wearing a dark-brown robe, and carrying the Shenxiao Sword on his waist, slowly walking into the town where Justice Hall was located.
"Pei Xuanjing is here!"
"He is actually here!"
"Is he the Slayer Taoist people speak about? I heard that the Slayer Taoist is a ruthless monster, he looks nothing like a good person. But this Taoist Priest has a handsome face and outstanding demeanor. He doesn't look murderous at all?" someone queried.
"You must not look down upon him. Rumor has it, he kills without batting an eye!"
With Pei Xuanjing's strength, he could easily hear the words of everyone around him, even without trying.
He frowned slightly, and the aura of his martial arts spread out.
After feeling this powerful force of martial arts, the jabbering martial artists suddenly fell silent.
The Slayer Taoist is indeed terrifying!
Many people who initially doubted Pei Xuanjing's abilities, were now furrowing their brows, realizing that Pei Xuanjing's strength exceeded their understandings.
The town was neither too big nor too small.
When Pei Xuanjing revealed his true martial arts, the really strong martial artists in the town detected it immediately.
They understood that Pei Xuanjing had arrived.
"This man's strength far exceeds our expectations."
The master of Justice Hall, Ma Wuji, and his deputy, Zhang Xiaoyao, exchanged a glance, thinking the same.
However, at this moment, they cannot lose in terms of demeanor, since the challenger has already showed up, they cannot back down.
The two released their martial arts aura without hesitation, echoing Pei Xuanjing•s martial arts aura.
Having ascertained the direction, Pei Xuanjing smiled lightly, swayed his sleeve, and walked towards the Justice Hall with his head held high.
All the martial artists retreated to make way for him, no one dared to stand in his path.
The reputation of the Slayer Taoist was thoroughly displayed at this moment.
"A real man should be just like him!" Cui Qingping, who was in the distance, was watching Pei Xuanjing, whose might was overwhelming, with a glowing gaze, revealing an expression of admiration.
Certainly, he and Li Yuzhen had also come to this place.
Li Yuzhen and others around him watched Pei Xuanjing's silhouette in the distance, all silent.
They, the young dragons of Jianghu, were admired by many martial artists, who believed they would achieve great things in the future.
However, compared with Pei Xuanjing of the same age, they were like chalk and cheese, as if they no longer had any chance to catch up with him, and could only watch his departing figure from afar.
Cui Qingping and others thought in their hearts that there might be a day when they wouldn't even be able to catch a glimpse of his back.
On the bustling Long Street, the area suddenly became eerily quiet, as silent as a graveyard.
All martial artists' gazes were fixed on the handsome young Taoist.
Pei Xuanjing walked steadily, advancing step by step. Soon, he arrived before Justice Hall.
"The Long Life Son of Shenxiao Sect is here today to learn from the experts at Justice Hall." Pei Xuanjing's resonant voice echoed around, reaching towards all directions, nearly every martial artist in half of the town could hear it.
Justice Hall's master Ma Wuji and Zhang Xiaoyao were already waiting there, with many strong men of Justice Hall behind them, as well as their good friends, who also had a reputation in Jianghu.
Sigh!
A number of martial artists, who were there just to watch the fun, seeing so many martial artists gathered before Justice Hall and hearing Pei Xuanjing's words, couldn't help but gasp.
What Pei Xuanjing just spoke differed significantly from the rumors in Jianghu. It seemed not only was he challenging Justice Hall's master, but also those who were helping him.
"Weren't the Shenxiao Sect wiped out a long time ago?"
Ma Wuji and Zhang Xiaoyao also heard what Pei Xianjing meant. While they cursed him for being arrogant in their hearts, they didn't rebuke him.
However, among the visiting friends, several had hot tempers. Seeing Pei Xuanjing's disregard for everyone, they felt insulted and could not help but mock him.
Oh no!
Exchanging a glance, they understood that, no matter how arrogant Pei Xuanjing's words had been, talking about obliteration was hitting below the belt.
"Hmm?" Pei Xuanjingts expression cooled as he turned his gaze towards them.
"Who are you!" His calm words were filled with insurmountable forces, making the air seem a few degrees colder.
"I am…" The man was about to clarify his identity.
Unexpectedly, Pei Xuanjing abruptly interrupted him. He snorted coldly, "Forget it, I have no interest in listening to you wasting time."
While talking, Pei Xuanjing waved his sleeve, and a force rolled out, bringing up a fierce surge, and struck down.
Thud!
The man was sent flying in a direct hit by Pei Xuanjing. He couldn't even stand against a casual attack from Pei Xuanjing and was knocked to the ground..
"You're being incredibly overbearing, aren't you?" Ma Wuji'S brow furrowed as he took a sudden step forward.
As the host of this place, he couldn't simply sit back and watch the other's actions. If he didn't step up now, how could he move around in the martial arts world in the future?
Although Pei Xuanjing's words just now were arrogant, they were not excessive.
But the person who had spoken out, directly saying that the Shenxiao Sect had been extinguished, was undoubtedly insulting someone.
Pei Xuanjing gave a faint smile, neither explaining nor saying more: "Overbearing? I don't think so."
In fact, the so-called martial arts world, the so-called Jianghu. Right and wrong, are often not clear.
Even those famous heroes, at many times, will instinctively respond according to relationships, it's just human nature.
"It seems that you're here today not to make friends, but to deliberately provoke." Ma Wuji's face gradually darkened.
Strands of divine light emerged in Pei Xuanjing•s eyes, as he casually said: "Isn't the righteous hero,
Master Ma, discussing how to capture me, the Remnant of Shenxiao, to curry favor with the Six Gates? How could he be willing to make friends with me?"
This was the information Pei Xuanjing got from Bai Xiaosheng.
Since the news of his challenge to the Justice Hall had been sent out, the master of the hall had been meticulous in plotting.
As a long-established figure, how could he be willing to become stepping stone for a upstart like Pei Xuanjing.
Therefore, he decided that if he saw signs of Pei Xuanjing winning, in the end he would ally with the experts of the Six Gates, suppress Pei Xuanjing, and then tarnish his reputation.
Pei Xuanjing never thought that the man in front of him, who claimed to be a lofty and righteous master of Justice Hall, would turn out to be such a hypocrite.
Whoosh!
After Pei Xuanjing's words were spoken, many people present were shocked.
The Jianghu and the imperial court naturally have conflicts, and the people of the Six Gates are described by the people of the Jianghu as lackeys.
No matter what they really think, they all despise allying with the Great Ming imperial court on the surface.
You should know that although Pei Xuanjing•s nickname, Slayer Taoist, may sound bad, in fact, he is infamous in Jianghu, not notorious.
Most of his opponents are the Great Ming Court and those in the martial arts world with bad reputations like the underworld and Mire Sect. Apart from the identity of a Remnant of Shenxiao, he has not much bad fame.
But even though the Shenxiao Sect was wanted by the Great Ming Court, apart from the court, the forces in Jianghu couldn't and wouldn't easily curse Shenxiao Sect.
Even if the Shenxiao Sect was wiped out and only remnants remained, it was once a major Taoist Sect. Those Taoist forces, even if they didn't like Shenxiao Sect, definitely wouldn't let others insult it.
"Stop talking nonsense. You have no evidence, yet you dare to unfairly slander me." Ma Wuji's face changed dramatically and he scolded.
At the same time, his heart surged with shock, unable to figure out why the other party would know about this. You should know that the few people who were involved in the discussion that day were all his close friends who would definitely not betray him.
'Whatever, if you say it didn't happen then it didn't." Pei Xuanjing was indifferent to the other party's denial, and sneered: "You'd better hope, the people of the Six Gates don't show up."
Anyway, the results will be out soon. If he wins and the people of the Six Gates don't show up, then it would prove that Bai Xiaosheng's information was wrong, and Pei Xuanjing would spare him.
But if the people of the Six Gates do show up, and team up with them, then it would prove that the other party had intentions to harm him, and that one would undoubtedly die.
Whoosh…
The street in front of Justice Hall was eerily quiet, like the calm before a storm.
No one expected Pei Xuanjing to be so decisive, so domineering…
"Take your best shot!"
Pei Xuanjing extended his hand, making a gesture of invitation.
At this moment, Ma Wuji had no more hesitation. His heart was burning with anger, his heart filled with resentment, and he decisively took action.
His thick True Qi was released at will, his booming Blood Qi exploded, and the true meaning of martial arts filled all directions. A punch blasted out.
Ma Wuji was able to establish a powerful force like Justice Hall in the martial arts world, he was by no means a simple figure. In addition to his well -known extensive connections, he also had extraordinary strength.
Maybe his strength was still a bit lacking compared to those supreme powerhouses in the martial arts world that Bai Xiaosheng mentioned, but he was absolutely one of the strongest people just below these supreme powerhouses.
Immersed in the First-grade realm for so many years, he, who rarely took action, finally showed his
long-hidden strength in the moment of his move.
A punch blasted out, his clothes billowed, the surging boiling blood qi around him brought a wave of heat, sweeping in all directions.
Under everyone's gaze, endless power swept across Long Street, like a transparent, roaring giant dragon.
"Wuji Fist!"
Seeing his punch, many people couldn't help but exclaim.
Wuji Fist Skill was the martial art that Ma Wuji relied on to become famous. Although this fist technique was only a semi-lost art, he had already perfected it. It was rumored that he had trained it to the peak, the so-called Wuji realm.
Some people said that Ma Wuji didn't originally have this name, but changed it later because of this Wuji Fist Skill.
The way of Wuji symbolizes two opposing states. The changes of motion and stillness, Yin and Yang.
Facing Ma Wuji's vigorous punch, Pei Xuanjing's face did not change, he still maintained his original smiling, calm and casual demeanor.
He neither activated his potent true Qi, nor drummed up his surging Blood Qi, nor utilized the true meaning of martial arts..