Chapter 166: Paying Homage to the Sect with Martial Arts
Tang Cong's word "dare" fully revealed his contempt and provocation towards Liu Xunyi.

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall was shocked, and immediately cast eager and expectant eyes towards Liu Xunyi. Liu Xunyi looked at Di Mo hesitantly, and said thoughtfully: "Hei Zhishan has important matters to discuss tonight, how can we delay for this..."

"Master Liu is the biggest issue tonight." Di Mo waved his hand and said with a smile, "The disciples of the three lower sects have always been of one mind. Since you are the master of Jing Sect, you should be as close to your disciples as brothers. If there is a gap between the master and the disciples, it will undoubtedly be the biggest hidden danger to the Xianwang Mansion. Therefore, what we are discussing tonight is how Master Liu can keep your position."

After saying that, Di Mo pointed towards the seat of the Lord of Jingmen, and there was a hint of amusement in his eyes when he looked at Liu Xunyi.

"That's right." Chen Yong said, "According to the rules of the Lower Three Sects, all newcomers, whether they are sect masters or disciples, must pay homage to the sect through martial arts, so that everyone can know whether you are qualified to stay here. When Ling Qing and I were promoted to the position of sect master, we also experienced such a thing."

Ling Qing explained, "Master Liu, you should know that this place is different from other places. Most of the disciples of the lower three sects are martial arts masters recruited along the way. These brothers are different from the direct descendants trained in the mansion. They know each other well. Since you are the master of Jingmen, it means that the life and death and wealth of the 300 brothers of Jingmen will all be in your hands. As the saying goes, a failed general will tire out thousands of soldiers. If you are incompetent, how can the 300 disciples of Jingmen trust you with their lives and property? So you must prove yourself in front of them. Only in this way can you convince them."

Chen Yong echoed, "If everyone is of one mind, we can achieve twice the result with half the effort. Otherwise, it will be difficult to accomplish anything."

In just a few words, Liu Xunyi had completely understood the real purpose of this "Hongmen Banquet" tonight. He nodded vaguely, turned to Di Mo and bowed, saying: "In that case, I will show my ugliness!"

"This is our own territory, Master Liu, there is no need to be so rigid!" Di Mo replied.

Liu Xunyi looked at the three hundred Jingmen disciples solemnly, and bowed, "Which of you will go first?"

"Since I am the one who said this, I will go first."

At Xu Heng's signal, Tang Cong walked out slowly with a smirk on his face. While he was talking, he had already taken out a ball of hemp rope from his arms and threw it towards the beam. He paced back and forth in the hall while pulling the rope, and asked for a fight: "I am not talented, but I would like to ask Master Liu about my Qinggong."

A moment later, Tang Cong actually set up ropes between the beams of the east hall. About two and a half feet in the air above the ground, the crisscrossing hemp ropes formed a "well" shape with two horizontal and two vertical ones.

The hemp rope was only as thick as a little finger and was hanging dangling in the air. It looked extremely unstable and even a little loose.

"Master Liu, please!"

After that, Tang Cong lightly tapped his feet, and his figure suddenly flew up into the sky, and he landed lightly on a hemp rope with his feet. He was seen moving back and forth, dodging and moving, and he walked on the thin hemp rope as if it were flat ground, easily and freely.

Tang Cong's thin body swayed left and right with the hemp rope. It seemed shaky, but in fact its foundation was quite solid.

"What a great skill!" Liu Xunyi couldn't help but sigh upon seeing this.

"Hehe... my Qinggong 'Like a Shadow' is second only to Master Jiang San's 'Crossing the River on a Reed'. Apart from that, I am not inferior to anyone else." Tang Cong folded his arms, looked down at Liu Xunyi with a playful look, and said provocatively, "Master Liu, why don't you come up and compete with me on the rope here?"

After that, Tang Cong patted his head again in self-blame, and said in a stern manner: "Oh my! It's my fault! Just now, Sect Master Liu only said that he was proficient in swords, spears, halberds, fists, feet and hidden weapons, but he didn't say anything about Qinggong. I was careless and neglected it! I hope Sect Master Liu will forgive me, forgive me!"

Tang Cong's words immediately caused a burst of laughter in the hall, and Liu Xunyi actually laughed along with everyone else, without any embarrassment on his face.

"What a great follower! I have learned a lot today!" Liu Xunyi said with a smile, "Since I cannot refuse such a kind invitation, I will not refuse it."

After saying that, Liu Xunyi paused, flew up, flipped several times in the air, and landed steadily on the hemp rope.

At this moment, he and Tang Cong were standing on a rope. Even though Tang Cong deliberately shook the rope, Liu Xunyi's feet seemed to be rooted in the rope and remained motionless.

Just based on this impressive martial arts skill, it was enough to astonish everyone in the hall.

"Master Liu, it seems you have some skills."

Tang Cong gradually realized that Liu Xunyi was not just a name, and the playful look on his face that had lingered before had now disappeared, replaced by a deep solemnity.

"You follow me like a shadow, and I walk across the water like a duckweed." Liu Xunyi said with a faint smile. After that, he stretched out his arm and made a gesture of invitation to Tang Cong.

"Don't blame me for offending you!"

Tang Cong suddenly screamed, then moved his body, stepped on the rope with both feet, and rushed towards Liu Xunyi. Liu Xunyi's body moved up and down with the hemp rope, his eyes were like torches, but he didn't look panicked at all.

In the blink of an eye, Tang Cong was in front of him. Liu Xunyi suddenly attacked, and with a palm as fast as lightning, he slapped Tang Cong's chest straight. Suddenly, the fierce energy mixed with the manic palm wind directly shocked Tang Cong's chest.

Tang Cong was shocked, knowing that the palm was extremely powerful, so he did not dare to take it head-on. He turned suddenly and turned into a shadow, making Liu Xunyi's palm miss. When Liu Xunyi looked at Tang Cong again, he had already flown and landed on another hemp rope.

"What a fast speed!" Liu Xunyi exclaimed, "No wonder you dare to provoke me like this, it turns out you have nothing to fear."

"I only said that I would compete with Sect Master Liu in Qinggong, but I didn't say that I would compete in palm power." Tang Cong argued, "No matter how capable Sect Master Liu is, he has to catch me first."

"Okay!"

Liu Xunyi agreed, and at the same time lightly stepped on his left foot, and the hemp rope suddenly bent like a bowstring. Then Liu Xunyi's body lightened, and he bounced high like an arrow from a bow, and with a somersault, he shot towards Tang Cong who was on the other rope.

"It came so fast!"

Tang Cong yelled, took several steps back, and then tilted his body, floating to one side like catkins in the wind. He gently pulled the other rope with his right hand, and then his body flipped up flexibly. In the blink of an eye, he was sitting on the rope with his legs crossed, swinging leisurely.

"Master Liu, if you keep chasing me like this, I'm afraid you'll never catch me in your lifetime. Hehe..." Tang Cong said provocatively.

Liu Xunyi had not expected Tang Cong to be so agile and swift. He shook his head and smiled bitterly, saying, "There are four ropes here. If you run back and forth, I really can't do anything."

"What?" Tang Cong's eyes lit up and he said with a wicked smile, "Master Liu wants to admit defeat? In fact, Master Liu's Qinggong is really good, so it's not shameful to admit defeat..."

"You are wrong!" Before Tang Cong could finish his words, Liu Xunyi turned his ankles and tightly wrapped them around the hemp rope under his feet. At the same time, he flew up and moved his feet left and right with all his strength. With a light "bang" sound, he actually broke the hemp rope.

Following this method, Liu Xunyi flipped up and down continuously, and before Tang Cong could react, he had changed the "井" character in the air into a "十" character, and finally into a "一" character.

Seeing this, Di Mo, Ling Qing, and Chen Yong couldn't help but smile in admiration. On the other hand, Xu Heng and the others had sullen faces, their eyes almost spitting fire.

At this moment, there was only one hemp rope left in the air. No matter how agile Tang Cong was, he had no way to avoid it.

On the other hand, Liu Xunyi, as if he was taking a leisurely stroll in the garden, pressed forward towards the retreating Tang Cong with a sly smile on his face.

"Master Liu, you..."

"call!"

Without waiting for Tang Cong to speak, Liu Xunyi, who had been walking slowly, suddenly shook, leaving several afterimages in the air. When Liu Xunyi appeared again, his right hand was tightly clasped on Tang Cong's thin neck, pinching him so hard that his face turned red, his eyes rolled out, and he slapped Liu Xunyi's arms with his hands repeatedly, retching non-stop.

"Master, please spare my life... I... I admit defeat..."

In a state of extreme desperation, Tang Cong tried his best and begged for mercy repeatedly. Liu Xunyi chuckled, then swung his arm and threw Tang Cong off the rope. After Tang Cong was freed from Liu Xunyi's restraints, he immediately turned over several times in the air, and finally fell to the ground half-kneeling.

At this moment, Tang Cong no longer dodged, but raised his pale face high, clasped his hands towards Liu Xunyi, and said respectfully: "Master, you have great kung fu, Tang Cong is convinced!"

"Get up!"

Liu Xunyi responded lightly and jumped down from the rope.

"Master Liu's Qinggong is pretty good, but I wonder how good his palm skills are?"

Before Liu Xunyi's feet touched the ground, Liao Chuan shouted loudly, and rushed into the field, and right at the start he used a very powerful tiger and crane double form move.

A frightening tiger roar suddenly sounded in the East Hall, mixed with a high-pitched crane cry. The tiger and the crane flew up and down, and in the blink of an eye they had pounced in front of the defenseless Liu Xunyi.

"Shaolin Five Elements Fist?"

Liu Xunyi frowned, then lightly stepped back, barely avoiding Liao Chuan's attack. Before Liao Chuan could rush at him again, Liu Xunyi had already shown his Dragon Fist stance, laughing and saying, "You sound impressive, you have some skills! I've also learned a few moves from the Five Elements Fist, but I may not be familiar with them after not practicing them for a few days. Let's take this opportunity to review them today!"

After saying that, Liu Xunyi took the Mandarin Duck Link Step and took the initiative to press towards Liao Chuan. In a flash, the two of them were in close combat, punching and palming, going back and forth, attacking and defending, changing moves, fighting very excitingly, and the disciples of the three sects clapped and cheered.

Liao Chuan had never expected that Liu Xunyi could actually practice the Five Elements Fist, and knew every move by heart. Therefore, whenever he launched an attack, Liu Xunyi would easily resolve it and take advantage of the situation to counterattack with a speed and strength far superior to his, causing Liao Chuan to lose seventeen moves in a row in just twenty rounds.

Liao Chuan became angry and humiliated, and suddenly changed his tactics, using the poisonous snake's tongue. He leaned forward and at the same time made a quick move, aiming directly at Liu Xunyi's vital parts of the lower body.

"Shameless!"

Liu Xunyi cursed angrily, and at the same time as he raised his body, he quickly turned his waist and blocked Liao Chuan's right hand with his knees. Then he retaliated with an "oolong water-penetrating" move, smashing down with his right fist, with the back of his fist hitting Liao Chuan's back heavily. At the same time, he kicked out with his right foot, hitting Liao Chuan's lower abdomen and kicking him far away.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Liao Hai, who was standing aside watching the fight, could no longer suppress his inner anxiety. He shouted loudly, flew up, and used the Thousand Braking Centipede Legs in mid-air.

"Master Liu, do you recognize my Thousand Blasting Centipede Legs?"

"the same as you!"

In an instant, thousands of leg shadows attacked Liu Xunyi like a violent storm. Liu Xunyi's eyes changed, and he snorted coldly. He turned his waist and swung his leg. With a flying high whip kick, it collided directly with Liao Hai's leg, instantly scattering the countless leg shadows in the air.

Liao Hai shouted loudly, tapped his feet on the ground, and soared into the sky again, kicking out with his legs in mid-air, making a great momentum. Liao Hai flew up and down, each time with his toes touching the ground, and then quickly flew up again, kicking out with his legs, bringing out a series of strong and powerful energy that was difficult to see with the naked eye, attacking Liu Xunyi, round after round of fierce attacks without any gaps.

Liu Xunyi took several steps back and suddenly fell forward. The moment he landed on the ground, he supported himself with his hands and used the strength of his arms to support his whole body. He then performed an inverted six-combination kick and an eight-wilderness sweeping kick, and instantly swept Liao Hai, who had just landed, to the ground.

Liu Xunyi's calf kicked Liao Hai's knee hard, almost breaking his kneecap. A sharp pain penetrated Liao Hai's heart, causing him to stagnate.

Liu Xunyi did not give Liao Hai any chance to breathe. The moment Liao Hai fell to the ground, he suddenly kicked sideways and kicked Liao Hai hard in the abdomen with great force, causing his body to slide along the ground until his body hit the pillar in the hall heavily, and he was able to stabilize himself.

On the other hand, Liu Xunyi, after defeating Liao Chuan and Liao Hai in succession, did a somersault and landed lightly to the side, his face did not change color and he did not gasp for breath, still looking as calm as a rock.

"puff!"

"puff!"

Liao Chuan and Liao Hai spat out blood one after another. This scene shocked everyone in the hall. When they looked at Liu Xunyi, there was no more mockery and contempt in their eyes, but more shock and surprise.

"I'm here to worship you through martial arts. Are you satisfied?"

Liu Xunyi looked at the disciples who were looking at each other in bewilderment, and said with a faint smile: "If there are still those who are not convinced, please come down and teach me. Whether you come one by one or all at once. Whether it is fists or weapons, Liu will accept them all tonight, and will not refuse anyone."

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(End of this chapter)