Martial Arts Crossover: That night, Huang Rong descended from the sky.

Chapter 105: Because I bet everything on martial arts

The situation immediately became very chaotic.

Zhang Sanfeng actually lied? What lie did he tell?

His cultivation of divine intent and innate realm sounds perfectly fine!

The emperor has actually arrived? He's already at the door? How is that possible?

How could no one know the emperor had arrived here? We didn't even see any ceremonial procession!

But Wudang accepted the imperial appointment, so how could they not see the emperor when he came?

Soon after, Zhu Houzhao and Li Chenzhou walked in.

Zhu Houzhao pointed at Zhang Sanfeng's nose and said, "You old Taoist priest, you're lying! You're lying, aren't you? This is deceiving the emperor! You deserve to be executed, and your entire family should be exterminated!"

Zhang Sanfeng stood there, stunned: "Your Majesty's words..."

Zhu Houzhao slammed a piece of paper on the table: "Look for yourself, you can look at it..."

Zhang Sanfeng took it and saw that it read, "Secret report: Everything in Luzon and south of Luzon, and west of the Western Regions, has vanished without a trace like a dream or a bubble, turning into nothingness. This nothingness is approaching the Central Plains."

"All those in the know have been apprehended, and personnel have been dispatched to investigate. At most, the truth will be confirmed within a month."

Even with Zhang Sanfeng's cultivation level, seeing this information was like being struck by lightning; his hand trembled, and the paper fell to the ground.

Hong Qigong couldn't help but accept it. Upon seeing the message, his expression changed drastically. Subsequently, everyone else saw the message as well.

Zhou Botong wept again: "Old Huang, we saw it when we left Luzon that day, and you told me not to tell anyone, saying that if we did, the world would be in chaos. Now the emperor knows..."

"So many people are dying without ever having practiced martial arts. Just thinking about it makes me feel so sad."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Houzhao nearly fainted, his vision blurred. He grabbed Zhou Botong's sleeve and asked, "Is this true?"

Huang Yaoshi nodded and took a deep breath: "I saw it with my own eyes..."

Zhu Houzhao felt breathless. He clutched his chest and looked at Zhang Sanfeng: "So you're lying, aren't you?"

"The immortals sent you here not so that you could ascend to the immortal realm, but to save the world."

"You want people to ascend to the immortal realm and enjoy boundless freedom? You're trying to escape; you want everyone to be deserters?"

At first, Zhu Houzhao was just curious about the matter. He was naturally very curious and playful, so he didn't realize how serious the matter was.

Later, after a conversation with Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang's main point was to find out why the immortal had sent him, an extraordinary person, to the future.

If it's a threat, then kill them all, no matter the cost, even if it offends the immortals.

If it's for good fortune, then recruit more people and make good use of them.

This is the saying, "Either do nothing or do it drastically," but now, Zhu Houzhao has no idea what to do.

How could human beings possibly resist such natural disasters?

He could only place his hopes on these extraordinary people, hoping they were sent by immortals to save the world.

So when he heard Zhang Sanfeng say that these people wanted to ascend to the immortal realm and enjoy great freedom, he would angrily curse them as deserters!

Zhang Sanfeng finally recovered and said, "Your Majesty really overestimates this old Daoist."

"The old Taoist priest awakened his supernatural powers in the future. Later, during meditation, he realized that the river we saw at that time was actually the river of history, or the river of time."

"Our time has been shattered."

"At the time, I was horrified. I convened the martial arts conference to discuss this matter with all the extraordinary people in the world, to understand the truth, and to figure out the immortal's intentions."

"Later, I comprehended the changes in the primordial energy of heaven and earth, and finally deduced the innate realm."

"At the time, I wondered if this was the will of the immortals, wanting us to comprehend the secrets of the Great Dao, transcend the world, and join that unprecedented battle to aid the immortals?"

"But even if one achieves martial arts advancement, will they truly join this battle?"

"I don't know, but it's the only possible answer I've deduced!"

"But this kind of thing is too horrifying. If I were to say it directly..."

Countless people would be terrified, and the world would descend into chaos!

"So the old Taoist priest eventually told a huge lie, deceiving everyone by telling them that they could ascend to heaven and enjoy great freedom."

So that's the lie you were telling!

Li Ping already knew this, so he wasn't particularly affected. He said, "Then what other lies did you tell?"

Zhang Sanfeng said, "It is about supernatural powers. Without the guidance of an immortal, one cannot awaken supernatural powers."

"But I cannot tell the truth. If it is said that the extraordinary will become prey for people in the martial arts world, this is definitely not the immortal's original intention."

He then said to Zhu Houzhao, "Your Majesty, this action is unacceptable and will surely bring chaos to the world!"

Li Ping sighed inwardly, wondering what could possibly be so accurate.

Who knows, the immortal might actually be trying to raise a venomous insect?

Zhang Sanfeng continued, "In that case, this old Taoist will first travel to the Western Regions to see what is the cause of this natural disaster."

"But I think Your Majesty is right. The immortals didn't send us into this world just to watch us perish along with it."

"Isn't that redundant?!"

"Isn't that redundant?!"

"Martial arts and the supernatural powers bestowed by immortals should contain methods to resist such natural disasters; otherwise, why are all the extraordinary individuals who come to this world martial artists?"

"So natural disasters may be terrible, but perhaps they are not insurmountable!"

"Please, seniors, don't give up."

Hong Qigong said, "Master Zhang, let me go with you."

Zhou Botong also said, "I'll go too, let's go together."

In his mind, if his senior brother were still alive, he would definitely go too.

Just then, Li Ping suddenly felt a tightness in his chest, and he clutched his chest, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

Then everyone sensed something, and they flew out of the room and looked up at the sky.

Everyone saw the winding, branching, and broken river reappear, and countless shooting stars streaked across the sky.

The second batch of extraordinary individuals has arrived!

Of all the people, only Li Ping could sense that the river of time had collapsed into this era.

Yet, in this era, an inexplicable force has resisted the collapse of the river of time, protecting a corner of the world...

In a daze, he heard two voices: "Why choose this place?"

"Because I've staked everything on martial arts."

"Why mortal martial arts? Among all the extraordinary martial arts, mortal martial arts are almost the weakest."

"Because the martial world, chivalrous heroes, fairies, witches, and enchantresses—these are the eternal romances of men!"

"Believe it or not, I'll chop you up?"

"You don't understand men's romance! Just kidding, you're right, because mortals are the weakest in martial arts, and because they're the weakest, they're the best at hiding, the best at..."

Li Ping couldn't hear what was said after that, and he even wondered if it was just his imagination!

On that day, unbeknownst to anyone, Zhang Sanfeng, Hong Qigong, and Zhou Botong personally traveled to the Western Regions.

Emperor Zhengde personally appeared at Wudang Mountain, established the Jianghu Tongkuo Division, and recruited Jianghu masters and extraordinary individuals, offering unprecedentedly generous terms.

Everyone who received Zhang Sanfeng's guidance was overjoyed, hoping that one day they would awaken their supernatural powers, or merge with the Dao, ascend to the immortal realm, and enjoy great freedom!

……

At the foot of Wudang Mountain.

Gong Jiu couldn't help but ask curiously, "How much of what Zhang Sanfeng said is true?"

Wu Ming said, "At least regarding how to awaken supernatural powers and martial arts cultivation, there should be absolutely no falsehoods."

Gong Jiu then asked, "What about Li Ping? Are you just going to let him go like this? Did you believe Zhang Sanfeng's words that supernatural powers cannot be taken away?"

Wu Ming shook his head and said, "With Master Zhang here, a fight won't break out. Although Master Zhang's words sound very reasonable, whether or not supernatural powers can be taken can only be known by personally verifying it."

"I'm going back now to try to suddenly reach the Innate Realm, to try to awaken my supernatural powers, or I might just merge with the Dao directly, then I won't need any immortal supernatural powers."

"And you, you're free to do as you please!"