The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, becoming a disciple of Yue Buqun

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Ren Woxing glanced at Ren Yingying and suddenly said.

"Lan Fenghuang did a good job this time, so I won't pursue her crime of deserting her post last time."

When Xiang Wentian led the Black Wind Society to besiege Jiang Ning, in the last few dozen experts, some of the other experts died or were injured. Only Lan Fenghuang fled the scene. Ren Woxing wanted to execute her, but Ren Yingying stopped him.

Out of consideration for Ren Yingying, Ren Woxing allowed Lan Fenghuang to atone for her crimes by performing meritorious service. Thus, the entire Five Poisons Sect was mobilized to surround the Diancang Sect, completely sealing off its territory.

Under the terrifying poisonous methods employed by Lan Fenghuang and the Five Poisons Sect, many members of the Diancang Sect died, their deaths extremely gruesome, which finally made the Diancang Sect behave itself.

Ren Yingying did not respond.

At this moment, a gloomy look appeared in Ren Woxing's eyes.

"Unfortunately, the operation in Luoyang was unsuccessful, otherwise Luoyang would be in my hands now, and the Huashan Sect would be surrounded by us."

Ren Woxing's voice was calm, but it was filled with hatred.

Ren Woxing finally understood Ren Yingying's hatred for Jiang Ning after he ruined the previous operation.

Hearing Ren Woxing's words, Ren Yingying also frowned.

"Father, I have a question in my mind."

Ren Woxing glanced at her.

"What question do you have? Go ahead and ask."

Ren Yingying frowned and asked, "Why did you encounter Jiang Ning in Luoyang?"

The mere mention of Jiangning ignited a surge of anger within Ren Woxing.

If it weren't for Jiang Ning, the Golden Saber Sect would have already fallen under his command. The Golden Saber Sect was the largest force in Luoyang. Once the Golden Saber Sect surrendered, the other forces would have no power to resist and would fall into his hands. They would take Luoyang with lightning speed, and Shaolin would not even know. Ren Woxing's power would then expand further.

However, this plan was thwarted, which not only hindered Ren Woxing's expansion but also drove him out of Luoyang, leading him all the way to the remote Yunnan.

It can be said that Ren Woxing's plan was thwarted by Jiang Ning, and Ren Woxing's hatred for Jiang Ning is now second only to that for Dongfang Bubai.

Hearing Ren Yingying's question, Ren Woxing suppressed his hatred for Jiang Ning and kept his mind rational.

"I am not sure as well."

Ren Woxing shook his head; he was also curious about why Jiang Ning had suddenly appeared in Luoyang.

Ren Yingying frowned.

"Did someone leak our whereabouts beforehand?"

Since descending from Blackwood Cliff, their whereabouts have been kept secret. When they went to Luoyang to take over the Golden Saber Sect, Jiang Ning also appeared, making it hard not to suspect that someone inside was tipping them off.

"Who do you suspect?"

Ren Woxing asked.

Ren Yingying's bringing up this topic at this time was not without reason; she must already have suspicions about the other party.

Ren Yingying uttered three words expressionlessly.

"Liu Zhengfeng."

Ren Yingying said Liu Zhengfeng's name without the slightest hesitation, clearly indicating that she had already suspected him.

However, Ren Woxing frowned.

"You doubt him?"

Ren Yingying nodded.

"Liu Zhengfeng comes from the Five Mountains Sword Sect. Although the Five Mountains Sword Sect has disintegrated, it does not mean that he has no feelings for the four sects of Mount Hua and Mount Tai."

Ren Woxing frowned.

Ren Woxing had suspected there was a mole within the organization, but he hadn't suspected Liu Zhengfeng.

Firstly, Liu Zhengfeng's entire family, except for Liu Qin, had died at the hands of the Songshan Sect, so Liu Zhengfeng must have been filled with hatred for the righteous path. Secondly, Liu Zhengfeng had already taken the Three Corpse Brain God Pill. Faced with this evil pill that made people tremble with fear, Liu Zhengfeng took it without hesitation, which is enough to show his determination to join them.

Ren Woxing did not believe that Liu Zhengfeng could still risk his life to do things for the righteous path after his entire family had died at the hands of the righteous.

“Father, Liu Zhengfeng’s wife and daughter were indeed killed by the Songshan Sect, but he still has one son who is alive.”

Ren Yingying's reasoning was also quite sound. It was very likely that Liu Zhengfeng still had some attachment to the righteous path because of Liu Qin, and that Liu's surrender was not genuine.

Ren Woxing remained calm.

"What evidence do you have?"

Ren Yingying shook her head.

"No evidence."

Ren Woxing laughed.

"You want to kill Liu Zhengfeng based solely on your speculation? If that's the case, who will dare to surrender to us if we want to win over other righteous people in the future?"

In the past, regardless of whether Liu Zhengfeng was a suspect or not, killing him would have been no big deal.

But it's different now.

Ren Woxing's forces are vast, and even now they remain so, with many experts, but few of them can truly be considered high-end combatants.

The reason is simple: most of the top experts died at Jiang Ning's hands, including Xiang Wentian, Huang Boliu, the Six Immortals of Peach Valley, and so on.

Many of the remaining ones were killed by Yue Buqun, which led to Ren Woxing having fewer and fewer experts under his command. Liu Zhengfeng's martial arts were not weak, and Ren Woxing really did not want to kill him unless absolutely necessary.

"But……"

Ren Yingying frowned, wanting to continue speaking, but Ren Woxing interrupted her.

“If Liu Zhengfeng really did betray the religion, then killing him would be justified. But there is no evidence that he betrayed the religion, and you have been sending people to monitor him. He has no time to inform you. Your reasons are not convincing enough to me.”

Ren Woxing did not intend to kill Liu Zhengfeng; he still had a use for Liu Zhengfeng.

Hearing Ren Woxing's words, Ren Yingying sighed inwardly.

To be honest, she's starting to regret it now.

Ren Woxing was too stubborn and self-willed, and wouldn't listen to a word of advice.

Moreover, Ren Woxing seems to be getting increasingly out of sorts, and Ren Yingying suspects that he might be on the verge of going mad.

Chapter 606: The Highest Level of the Star Absorbing Technique

"father."

After hesitating for a long time, Ren Yingying finally spoke: "Ping Yizhi said that your body is under great strain due to absorbing too much internal energy from others, which will cause great damage to your body. If this continues, it will lead to qi deviation, you..."

"What do you know!"

Hearing Ren Yingying trying to persuade him, Ren Woxing, who had been calm, turned somewhat ferocious and rudely interrupted her.

"What do you think I absorbed the internal energy of so many people for? It was to defeat Dongfang Bubai!"

Ren Yingying said, "Dongfang Bubai's martial arts are now the best in the world. No one can defeat him. Last time at Blackwood Cliff..."

Ren Yingying knew that Ren Woxing was acting so crazy because of Dongfang Bubai. Last time at Blackwood Cliff, he was outnumbered but easily outmaneuvered by Dongfang Bubai, which left a shadow in Ren Woxing's heart, leading to his current state.

"Father, Dongfang Bubai's martial arts are too advanced now, you can't defeat him."

Ren Yingying advised.

She didn't want Ren Woxing to go astray in the end, because that would be a huge loss for her.

"Who says I can't beat him!"

Ren Woxing flew into a rage and abruptly interrupted him.

"Do you really think your father is no match for him? Do you really think your father lost at Blackwood Cliff? Wrong!"

"Last time at Blackwood Cliff, I was defeated by Dongfang Bubai not because I couldn't beat him, but because Dongfang Bubai was too fast. My Star Absorbing Technique couldn't catch him and I couldn't use it."

"It's because I haven't mastered the highest level of the Star Absorbing Technique yet, which is why I can't do anything about him."

"Now, I am absorbing the internal energy of so many people to master the final level of the Star Absorbing Technique: the ability to absorb energy from a distance."

"Only by mastering the highest level of the Star Absorbing Technique—the ability to absorb energy from a distance—can I defeat Dongfang Bubai!"

The Star Absorbing Technique is indeed an extremely domineering skill. As long as there is physical contact, the opponent's internal energy can be absorbed. However, this does not mean that the Star Absorbing Technique has no counter.

There are two types of opponents who can counter the Star Absorbing Technique. One type is when the opponent has extremely pure internal energy. The Star Absorbing Technique cannot absorb this kind of internal energy, and even if it comes into physical contact with the user, the Star Absorbing Technique is helpless and can only be defeated by sheer strength.

Another method is to move at extreme speed without making contact with the user of the Star Absorbing Technique, thus rendering the Star Absorbing Technique useless.

On Blackwood Cliff, Dongfang Bubai easily defeated Ren Woxing and several others with ghostly speed.

"Near-air absorption technique?"

Ren Yingying was taken aback.

"good."

Ren Woxing said, "This is the highest level of the Star Absorbing Technique. As long as you can master this level, I will be able to absorb other people's internal energy from a distance. Even if Dongfang Bubai is fast, he will not be my match. At that time, I will be truly invincible."

This is the reason why Ren Woxing is now frantically absorbing large amounts of internal energy.

Ren Yingying was speechless.

"Absorbing internal energy from a distance?"

It's no wonder Ren Yingying was so shocked; Ren Woxing's words were simply too far-fetched.

She had never heard of any martial arts technique that could absorb another person's internal energy through the air; this seemed to contradict the understanding of martial arts.

Seeing the shocked expression on Ren Yingying's face, Ren Woxing smiled slightly.

"I know you are shocked and think this level is unbelievable, but before the Star Absorbing Skill appeared, had anyone in the martial arts world ever heard of a technique that could absorb the internal energy of others?"

Ren Yingying understood what Ren Woxing meant.

The Star Absorbing Technique itself goes against the understanding of martial arts. The Star Absorbing Technique itself is an extremely absurd existence, so its highest level of absorbing power from a distance is not unacceptable.

"My daughter was just surprised that the Star Absorbing Technique could reach such a level."

Ren Yingying said.

"Actually, this realm is not real; it is just a figment of the imagination of the person who created the Star Absorbing Technique."

Ren Woxing smiled and said, "The person who created this technique is indeed a person of extraordinary talent."

"According to this unknown senior, he once learned a divine skill by chance, which could also absorb the internal energy of others. However, he did not learn the whole skill, only a part of it. So, in his later years, after mastering the internal energy, he pondered deeply and created the Star Absorbing Technique based on that skill."

"That senior once said that most people learn martial arts from Yunmen to Shaoshang, but that divine skill is completely different. It starts from Shaoshang and goes to Yunmen. It is an amazing divine skill. If you can master it, all the acupoints in your body can absorb the internal energy of others and store the absorbed internal energy in each acupoint."

"But the Star Absorbing Technique is different. It cannot absorb internal energy from all the acupoints in the body. It can only be performed through the acupoints and meridians of the hands. So that senior proposed a hypothesis: if one can gather a continuous stream of internal energy in the hands, temper the meridians and acupoints of the hands, and then practice the Star Absorbing Technique in reverse, one can generate an extremely strong suction force in the palm and achieve the ability to absorb energy from a distance."

Many years ago, when Ren Woxing first became the leader of the sect, he was torn between the Star Absorbing Technique and the Sunflower Manual. In the end, he chose the Star Absorbing Technique. In addition to the fact that the technique suited him, it was also the conjecture put forward by the unknown senior at the end of the technique that aroused his strong interest.

Ren Yingying expressed her concerns.

"This is just a guess. That senior didn't practice martial arts either. What if he couldn't master the skill of absorbing internal energy from a distance? Besides, Father, your body won't be able to handle such frequent absorption of internal energy."

Ping Yizhi had already taken Ren Woxing's pulse before. Ping Yizhi told Ren Yingying that Ren Woxing seemed to be full of energy, but in fact his body was riddled with holes. His meridians were constantly being impacted by different internal forces and had become extremely fragile. If one day his meridians could not withstand the impact and burst open, Ren Woxing would die a very ugly death.

Ren Woxing didn't take it to heart.

"No destruction, no construction; destruction precedes construction. As long as I can master the highest level of the Star Absorbing Technique, these hidden dangers will no longer be a problem."

Moreover, if he couldn't master the skill of absorbing energy from a distance, it would mean he would never be a match for Dongfang Bubai. How could Ren Woxing tolerate that?

Having understood Ren Woxing's thoughts, Ren Yingying knew she couldn't persuade him, so she could only sigh slightly and change the subject.

"A few days ago, we received intelligence that the Beggars' Sect elders who went to Mount Hua have now withdrawn from Shaanxi and have no further plans. We don't know what the Beggars' Sect intends to do next."

Ren Yingying was shocked when she learned about this.

Jiang Ning massacred a branch of the Beggars' Sect, enraging the entire sect. They even went to Mount Hua to demand an explanation from Yue Buqun. However, after being driven down the mountain by Yue Buqun, they didn't fight the Mount Hua Sect. Instead, they resorted to harassing the local people. Later, when Jiang Ning returned to Mount Hua, he imprisoned the beggars. The Beggars' Sect elders didn't utter a single word and slunk away from Shaanxi.

It was all bark and no bite. The Beggars' Sect was so cowardly in the face of the Huashan Sect and Jiang Ning, they were repeatedly humiliated and dared not fight back. Ren Yingying was speechless.

Chapter 607: None

"Huh? The Beggars' Sect and the Huashan Sect didn't fight?"