The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 123 - 120 Betrayal (Combined - of 4000 words)

Chapter 123: 120 Betrayal (Combined Chapter of 4000 words)

"Let’s not interfere with affairs in the Secret Realm..." Unexpected words, unexpected people, and... attacks too swift to guard against.

The decisive strike from behind interrupted Zhuge Longsu’s action of manipulating the Haqi River and inflicted serious injuries on him.

"Mr. Lu, what are you doing..."

"Lu Qingzhu, you..."

"This..."

...

The sudden upheaval caught these usually calm and composed instructors off guard, causing them to forget to capture the traitorous dean who had attacked them.

"I did nothing much, just made the power struggle in the Literary Arena a bit fairer," Lu Qingzhu said with a sinister smile, taking over Zhuge Longsu’s role in manipulating the Haqi River.

The Haqi River of the Mountain River Academy, like those Great Formations that protected sects, had several people at the highest level with corresponding authority. The person with the highest authority, the dean, came first, followed by a few others with lesser authority, held by the instructors of the same generation as Zhuge Longsu.

Under the manipulation of Lu Qingzhu, the Haqi River unfolded into a canopy covering the entire Mountain River Academy, sealing it off from the outside world, no longer permitting free entry or exit.

"Hahaha..." With continuous laughter, Lu Qingzhu soared up, landing next to Ming Rui, "Zhuge Longsu is still seriously injured and unable to manipulate the Haqi River again. The rest have authority equal to mine and can’t change my commands in a short time. Mountain Master Meng at the peak is still in seclusion and will not notice the turmoil here. Gentlemen, the entire Mountain River Academy is now isolated from the outside world; nothing from within can reach the outside anymore."

Zhuge Longsu tried to manipulate the Haqi River again to restore it to its original state, but his injuries were so grave that as soon as he moved his True Qi, the pain in his meridians twisted fiercely, and the True Qi recoiled, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood, leaving him powerless to continue.

After all, he wasn’t of the Divinity Realm. Although with the blessings of the Haqi River, he could easily defeat Ming Rui of the Divinity Realm, his own Realm was at the True Pill Realm. Focused entirely on manipulating the Haqi River, Zhuge Longsu was vulnerable to Lu Qingzhu’s surprise attack and, despite his higher Realm, still sustained life-threatening injuries due to the calculated ambush.

The Haqi River required the operation of powerful True Qi to resonate with it. In his current state, Zhuge Longsu simply couldn’t manage it.

A wounded Zhuge Longsu staggered, almost falling. Fortunately, Ouyang Yan, who was quick to react, supported him, preventing him from making a fool of himself in front of his enemies and the Academy disciples.

Leaning slightly on Ouyang Yan, Zhuge Longsu raised his trembling fingers, pointing at the now opposing Lu Qingzhu and asked with a quivering voice, "Senior Brother Lu, why... would you do this?"

Lu Qingzhu glanced sideways, seemingly unable to face Zhuge Longsu’s accusation, showing a hint of shame, and said with a sigh, "Junior Brother Zhu Ge, I was just afraid of dying.

Do you remember forty years ago, when Zhu Xiping came to challenge Master Meng at the Academy with his Direct Disciples? At that time, Zhu Xiping’s most valued disciple, Wang Jingyang, was insolent, insulting Master Meng. In my anger, I confronted him.

It was here, on the Righteous Qi Square..." Lu Qingzhu’s face showed reminiscence, "Wang Jingyang had mastered Zhu Xiping’s teachings well. Though I was older by a few years, I was not his match. To win, I had to take a risk. So, I took a chance, took his three palm strikes, and returned one to his head. That strike killed him on the spot.

But I too didn’t get off easy. Those three palm strikes from Wang Jingyang also left me on the brink of death, saved only by Master Meng’s aid. Nevertheless, although Wang Jingyang was dead, his remaining True Qi was entangled deeply with mine, you within me, and I within you, growing with my True Qi, to the extent that even Master Meng could not separate it.

For forty years, I’ve been like a man possessed by the ghost of Wang Jingyang, fighting day and night to preserve my life. But I’m just a mortal, I really can’t hold on any longer, so I could only..."

"Shut your mouth, Lu Qingzhu, how dare you utter such shameless words!!!" someone next to Zhuge Longsu burst out angrily.

The man had white hair and beard and seemed very old, but his back was still straight as a bamboo, ageing only seemed to make his spine tougher and more robust, never bending his back. His name was Ning Ling, the oldest among Meng Shanhe’s surviving disciples.

Ning Ling’s hair and beard bristled with anger as he pointed at Lu Qingzhu, his voice thundering with rage: "Afraid of dying? A Confucian disciple, especially a descendant of our Confucian lineage, is afraid of dying? What a great joke, a joke!!!

That our Daoist Orthodox, handed down by the sub-saint who spoke of ’sacrifice for righteousness,’ would betray the Academy out of fear of death, is indeed a great misfortune for the Mountain River Academy and a great misfortune for the Confucian Order. Lu Qingzhu, you simply do not deserve to be called human!!"

As an longstanding warrior of the Divinity Realm, Meng Shanhe lived from the time of the Great Zhou to the present. His initial disciples had passed away with time, making Ning Ling the oldest of the current disciples. In terms of Martial Arts, Ning Ling was not the strongest, and due to age and physical decline, his Realm was nearly receding to the Divine Origin Realm.

However, when it comes to the integrity of a scholar, Ning Ling could be said to be the foremost among the current disciples of Meng Shanhe in terms of martial controversy. As a young man, Ning Ling often received teachings from elder brothers who had experienced the fall of the Great Zhou: Confucians, sacrifice for righteousness, never yielding even in the face of death. This was the spiritual legacy left by the people of the Great Zhou who dared to stand in front of the unstoppable rise of Daqian and struggle against it.

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