Walking to the foot of Ivory Mountain, which divides the north and south, Xiao Shifeng and his party temporarily rested on the spot. During the day's trip, Xiao Shifeng did not live in an inn, nor did he enter the main city, so he hurried to a remote place in the suburbs.

According to Xiao Shifeng's words, if you don't disturb the people and don't make a move, you can protect the people's safety and your own safety. As for the food and water sources on the way, they are all taken from the main city, which is also convenient.

Xiao Shifeng didn't pay attention to it, so he found a stone place to sit down on when he got off the horse, and the four entourage of his subordinates all looked around vigilantly.

"Sit down, they're all here. Xiao Shifeng looked up at the top of the mountain, he had already stood a few Tiangang, if it wasn't for Xiao Shifeng's order not to disturb him, he was afraid that at this time, these thirty-six Tiangang and seventy-two earth demons would surround him so that he couldn't see the sun.

The rest of the people and horses tried their best to hide in hidden places that Xiao Shifeng couldn't see with the naked eye, so I won't mention them here.

The four of his subordinates looked at each other, still not daring to sit down.

Seeing this, Xiao Shifeng said again: "Sit down, let me tell you the story of martial arts." ”

These thirty-six Tiangang and seventy-two earthly demons are all adopted and trained by orphans since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and they are absolutely loyal to the Xiao family. For those of them who have lived in the inner courtyard of the deep palace since childhood, it is not surprising that they are full of curiosity about the outside world. Helpless to dance with guns and sticks all day long, there is not a lot of entertainment in free time, today is rare to be busy, and there are two invitations from the emperor, the four of them hesitated, and they each followed Xiao Shifeng's surroundings.

Xiao Shifeng seemed to be very interested, and asked while drinking, "Do you know who is respected in today's martial arts?"

It was quiet all around, Xiao Shifeng looked around at the four people, and they didn't know.

So Xiao Shifeng started from the four major schools:

Jianghu martial arts is like the imperial court, a person's status and strength determine part of it, and seniority determines part of it. And people with strength and qualifications can truly be convinced by everyone and respected by martial arts.

Looking at today's martial arts, a pattern has been formed headed by the four major sects. Among them, there is only one gate faction in the northern martial arts, and that is the Dragon and Tiger League. The Dragon and Tiger League relied on its military exploits and prestige, and at the beginning of the new dynasty, it recruited heroes from all over the world and continued to grow.

And of these four major sects, the southern martial arts dominate the third.

Among them, Lei Zhenmen was originally a small sect, rising from He Zhennan's master Pingshan Zhenren. In those years, the officers and soldiers of the Gong Dynasty were insensitive, brutalized the people, and killed innocents indiscriminately. Pingshan Zhenren knew the suffering of the people under the mountain, so he led the disciples in the door to go down the mountain to fight for righteousness, and I don't know how many civilians under the knife were saved. Since then, the Lei Zhen Gate has become famous, and many people have sent their children to the mountains to practice martial arts, and the number of people in the gate has grown.

And He Zhennan is one of these children. Who would have thought that a commoner's child would be a rare martial arts wizard in the fifty years of martial arts. Since then, there has been a teenager in the rivers and lakes, He Zhennan, who created his own Tiangang swordsmanship, and became the talking point of the head at a young age.

Among the four major sects, the recognized first major sect in the rivers and lakes should also belong to the Empty Pure Buddha Temple. The Empty Pure Buddha Temple has been established for more than 800 years since the previous dynasty. There are countless scriptures in the door, the classics are complicated, and the monks and Buddhas in the temple are indescribable, and it is the place where the dragon and the tiger are hidden the most. The rise and fall of the martial arts in the rivers and lakes in the past dynasties are half, but this empty pure Buddhist temple has been prosperous for a long time, and has saved the martial arts in danger many times. In the past, the leaders of the martial arts alliance would visit the empty pure Buddhist temple the day before taking office to show respect.

As for the Nine Xuan Dao Sect that we went to this time, although it is not as long as the Empty Pure Buddha Temple, it is also the only existence that is close to being on an equal footing with it.

The Nine Xuandao sect was formed three hundred years ago, and it was also flourishing for three hundred years. Its founding patriarch, Wuxiang Daoren, created his own seven unique learnings, and the heads of later generations continued to evolve, eventually making the Nine Xuandao Sect another treasure house of martial arts.

When I was young, I was in the prime of life, and I saw Xuanqing Zhenren a few times, but he was over the age of six, but he was full of energy and his face was like fire, and he did not show his old age.

On the other hand, he is half a hundred years old, but he is not as good as his sixtieth year, and he is ashamed.

Speaking of this, Xiao Shifeng sighed, as if he was lamenting that time is fleeting and people are invincible.

Xiao Shifeng looked at the four people beside him, although they were personal guards, they were all childish, and there were still shadows of children, not only sighed: "It's good to be young." ”

Then he said: "Back then, Tiantu was ordered by the Xuanqing people for three months, and Fang understood the wonderful principles of martial arts and the essence of the array. Counting it up, the Nine Xuan Dao Sect is the most kind to my Xiao family, you can't make a noise tomorrow, it's rude, do you understand?"

"The subordinates obeyed. With a pop, the four of them jumped to the ground as a sign of respect.

Historically, the masters of the Empty Pure Buddha Temple and the Nine Xuan Dao Sect have been famous on the Qingzhu Hero List, and the reputation of the rivers and lakes is so high that it is difficult for other sects to match.

However, in recent years, those who have been active in the martial arts of the rivers and lakes should also belong to the two major sects of Lei Zhenmen and Dragon and Tiger League. He Zhennan has been famous for a long time, and the Dragon and Tiger League under the control of Long Yingtian has also continued to grow and become a new force.

Among the top ten masters on the list of Qingzhu heroes, the Empty Pure Buddha Temple accounts for three, the Nine Xuandao Sect accounts for two, and the Lei Zhenmen and the Dragon and Tiger Alliance only account for one.

Since the disappearance of the sword saint Xiao Lang, the three elders of Buddhism have not been able to retreat, and Xuanqing has not asked about the world, and the reality of the Jianghu martial arts is the first, and most of them are still between He Zhennan and Long Yingtian, the two top masters.

Although in the ranking of the Qingzhu Hero List, He Zhennan is fourth, and Long Yingtian is fifth, which is one place worse than him, but the fact is that the two are comparable, and there is no flaw in more than 100 moves. This is also the reason why Long Yingtian tabooed He Zhennan at the martial arts conference, although he knew that Qing Zhusheng's hero list was just a reference, but the order of the ranking still made him have to be careful.

Before the martial arts conference, Long Yingtian learned the news that He Zhennan was not coming, and at that time he thought that He Zhennan was arrogant, and he was not satisfied that the martial arts conference was held in the Dragon and Tiger League, and he was not convinced by Long Yingtian.

Now that Long Yingtian has figured it out, He Zhennan has been biased towards the imperial court, and the Dragon and Tiger League has always been anti-imperial court, this transformation has undoubtedly made Lei Zhenmen and the Dragon and Tiger League become mortal enemies.

The four major sects of the imperial court have fought for one of them, and the remaining empty pure Buddhist temples are not mentioned for the time being, and the Jiuxuan Taoist sect has a close relationship with the imperial court.

This is the situation in today's rivers and lakes, the Dragon and Tiger Alliance is strong on the surface, but it is actually lonely, and I don't know what changes will be made.

Of course, the masters of the rivers and lakes are not limited to men, although there is no leader in the list of Qingzhu women, all of them have the strength of the leader. That's for later.

It's late at night.

In the courtyard of the palace, two black shadows chased after each other, and the guards didn't even notice it.

This silent footwork, light work is definitely the best of the best.

Walking to the top of the Zhenghe Palace, the man in black at the front stopped, and the man in black who followed also stopped.

"Who dares to trespass into the palace!"

"You are good at light work, who is your surname?"

"My name is Yi Wentong. ”

"Yi Wentong? It turns out that the high-spirited thief of Saint Yi Wentong has become a lackey of the imperial court?"

Yi Wentong said with a smile: "The person who knows the times is Junjie, this errand is good, there is food and drink, I like it too." After speaking, he asked: "Who are you, you are so good at light work." I think I am alone in the world, but I can't chase you for a thousand steps. ”

"Qianbu wants to catch up with me, and you are really confident enough. Now that you have eaten a round belly and thick skin, I am afraid that your light work will be wasted. The man in black actually teased Yi Wentong.

"This will not be, my light work is unique in the whole country. Yi Wentong is still very confident: "If it weren't for the absence of Seventy-two Earth Demons today, a master like you would have never returned." ”

The man in black smiled: "Since you know that I am a master, how do you know that I will come and go?" said it, looked at Yi Wentong and said: "Do you think that I am like you, and whoever is defeated will join him?"

Yi Wentong was not angry: "Do you know how many guards I will call in this deep palace compound?"

"All I know is that you have something to take care of, so you don't dare to alarm the guards. ”

"I would also like to inform me of my name. ”

"The sword of the remnant blade, buried incognito. The wind and clouds change color, and the sky is full of sword rain. ”

"You...... Are you Xiao Lang?" Yi Wentong never thought that this person would use Xiao Lang's name, and just wanted to ask again, but the person disappeared when he was distracted.