Chapter 65: The Dharmapala King

  Zhang Fei's injury and coma made Zhang Lu extremely furious. After all, Zhang Fei was his only daughter, with such a high martial arts talent that she had already reached the state of postnatal great accomplishment at the age of twenty, without ever taking any heavenly treasures or earthly gems, relying solely on her own cultivation. These were all things that made Zhang Lu proud!

  But today, his own precious daughter was inexplicably beaten up by someone, how could he not be furious? Although the Ming Sect is no longer as powerful as it used to be in the entire Huaxia country, it can still be considered a top-notch sect. His beloved daughter was beaten like this, where would he put his face in the future?!

  Just as Zhang Lusheng was sulking, a person walked in from outside the door and handed Zhang Wu a document. Zhang Wu looked at it carefully, his eyebrows furrowed, hesitating about whether or not to hand over the document to Zhang Lu.

  "Zhang Wu, have you found out who injured my daughter? Tell me quickly!" Zhang Lu asked Zhang Wu.

  "Yes, Master, I've investigated and found that it was someone named Yang Feng who injured the Holy Maiden, but..." Zhang Wu hesitated and didn't continue speaking.

  "What's going on?! Continue speaking." Zhang Lu said loudly.

  Looking at Zhang Lu's angry expression, Zhang Wu dared not to conceal it and said to him, "However, this Yang Feng had contact with Xi Jiang Group's Chi Wen before, and he is likely a congenital master."

  "What?! Innate master?! How old is he?!" Zhang Lu heard Zhang Wu's words and asked with a stern expression.

  "He's as old as Sheng Nu, twenty years old this year, and also a student of Yizhong. The reason for this matter was caused by Sheng Nu, and Yang Feng just let out a cold hum and made Sheng Nu spit blood and faint. So I infer that Yang Feng is likely to be a congenital master!" Zhang Wu said to Zhang Lu.

  "Huh? That's not right, isn't the Xijiang Group of Miao people good at using Gu worms?! And their subordinate Tangmen are only slightly better at using poison and hidden weapons, their martial arts aren't that powerful either." Zhang Lu said in confusion.

  In fact, the main reason why the Xijiang Group can establish itself in Shuangqing City is that Zhang Lu and others are helpless against the poison of the Tangmen and the Gu technique of the Xijiang Miao people. Otherwise, with the many powerful masters and strong forces of the Mingjiao, how could the Xijiang Group possibly enter Shuangqing City? It's likely that even before the Xijiang Group entered Shuangqing City, they would have been destroyed by the Mingjiao.

  It was precisely because Zhang Lu and his Ming Cult had no way to deal with Gu and poison that Chi Wen was able to gain a foothold in Shuangqing City, laying the foundation for the glory of the Xijiang Group today. However, Zhang Lu had never heard of any Miao people or Tangmen who were skilled in martial arts, so where did this Yang Feng come from?

  "Yes, we also investigated this Yang Feng. He just appeared beside Chi Wen recently and no one has ever seen him before. However, according to our investigation, it is very likely that Yang Feng is a person from the ancient martial arts family of Yang." Zhang Wu said to Zhang Lu.

  "What?! The Yang family?! How could he be connected to the Yang family?!" Zhang Lu asked in surprise, although he was the leader of the Ming Cult, but he knew that the current Ming Cult couldn't compare to its past glory. Although it was considered a top-notch sect, it was far inferior to the Yang family. The number of high-ranking experts in the ancient martial arts of the Yang family was simply too many. If Yang Feng really did come from the Yang family, then his achievement of reaching the Xiantian realm at such a young age wouldn't be surprising at all.

  "The information we investigated shows that this Yang Feng is indeed a member of the Yang family, but he is actually the illegitimate child born to Yang Ming, the second son of the current master of the Yang family, and his mistress outside. He was never valued in the Yang family, and his treatment was even worse than that of an ordinary servant. Moreover, he mysteriously disappeared four years ago, and it's unknown why he appeared here today." Zhang Wu said to Zhang Lu.

  "Oh, what kind of martial arts is he displaying?! Where did he learn this set of martial arts from?!" Zhang Lu was not very concerned about others, but he was concerned about what kind of martial arts Yang Feng possessed and where he learned it. The reason why the Yang family's ancient martial arts could become a great ancient martial arts family in Huafu Country is because their unique skills were powerful enough. If they could obtain the Yang family's unique skills from Yang Feng, then the Ming Cult's strength would increase greatly!

  "Yang Feng has never used martial arts in front of people, so our people can't find out what kind of martial arts he learned or where he learned it from." Zhang Wu said to Zhang Lu.

  Zhang Lu's mind quickly turned after hearing Zhang Wu's words. He knew this was an opportunity to obtain the Yang family's mental method, and missing it would be a pity. Even if Yang Feng ultimately didn't learn the Yang family's mental method and martial arts, the mental method that allowed him to reach the Xiantian realm at 20 years old was still remarkable. Obtaining it could also allow the Ming Cult to rise rapidly once again.

  Zhang Lu's ancestors were Zhang Wuji, although the ancestral transmission of Jiuyang Shen Gong, Qian Kun Da Nao Yi, Tai Chi Fist and Tai Chi Swordsmanship had been passed down, these martial arts were not enough to make Ming Jiao and Yang Jia comparable. Firstly, because the existence of Yang Jia was more ancient than Zhang Jia, and their power was much greater than that of Zhang Jia. Secondly, because the ancient Wumen schools and aristocratic families allied with Yang Jia were too powerful, such as the Guo family of Jiangnan Taohua Island, Wudang School, Emei School and other major schools all had close ties with Yang Jia.

  Zhang's ancestors, Zhang Wuji, also had a close relationship with the Wudang Sect. However, after Zhang Wuji became the leader of the Ming Cult, which was always referred to as the "Demon Cult", the relationship between the two sects wasn't good. Later, Zhang Wuji and Zhao Min went into seclusion, their successors again became the leaders of the Ming Cult and continued until now, but the Ming Cult and Wudang Sect no longer had any connection.

  It is said that the founder of Wudang Sect, Zhang Sanfeng, had once received kindness from Yang Zhen's ancestor, so Wudang Sect and Yang family have always been in good relationship. Many sects and families are allied with Yang family, which shows how powerful Yang family is. So after Zhang Lu found out Yang Feng's identity, he decided to capture him and extract the secrets of Yang family's martial arts from his mouth.

  "Zhang Wu, go and bring back the Dharmapala of this generation." Zhang Lu said to Zhang Wu after making up his mind.

  Zhang Wu saw that Zhang Lu's expression was very determined, and he had obviously made up his mind, so he didn't say anything and went outside to contact the Mingjiao's Hu Jiaofa.

  Mingjiao, apart from the Master and the Holy Maiden, also has four Great Protectors of the Law, five scattered people, and five elemental flags. The Protectors of the Law are existences that rank below the Master, with each generation having four Protectors of the Law, and these positions are directly appointed by the previous generation's Protectors of the Law, meaning they are their successors.

  In the generation of Zhang Wuji, the Golden Lion King Xie Xun converted to Buddhism and did not leave behind any successors, while the Purple Robe Dragon King returned to Persia without leaving behind any successors either. Only the Azure Winged Bat King and the White Eyebrowed Eagle King had successors who inherited their positions as Protectors of the Orthodox Teachings, so until now, the Ming Cult only has these two Protectors of the Orthodox Teachings left.

  Half an hour later, Zhang Wu brought in two men who were also around thirty years old. These two men were each unique and would not be forgotten after a single glance! One of them was so thin that his entire body was just skin and bones, with every rib visible through the skin, and his face had sunken into his skull, leaving only a pair of eyes shining brightly. His whole body still emitted a chill, and what made people feel even more suffocated was that in this day and age, he was actually wearing a cloak, and it was a green one at that!

  Another man, on the other hand, is much more normal in appearance, although not particularly handsome, but at least looks like a human being. What makes him memorable to others at first glance is that he has grown a pair of white eyebrows, and his hands are even more unusual, not only deathly pale, but also with fingers much longer than average people's, looking somewhat deformed.

  Don't look at these two people who don't seem to be doing anything, they are actually the Guardian Kings of the Ming Cult this generation - Qingyi Wang and Baimiao Yingwang. Moreover, both of them have already reached the Xiantian realm and are high-ranking masters. Usually in the Ming Cult, they don't need to do anything, just cultivate, only when the Cult Master has an order will they come out and take action.

  The two of them had always been very fond of Zhang Fei and showed him special care. When they heard that Zhang Fei was beaten until he vomited blood and fainted, they couldn't sit still any longer. However, because they didn't have the Master's order, they didn't dare to take action on their own. Now that they had received the Master's summons, they naturally came quickly.

  "Master!" said Qing Yi Fu Wang and Bai Mei Ying Wang as they bowed to Zhang Lu.

  "Ah, you're here. I have something for you to take care of this time. I'm sure you've also heard about the Saintess being injured? What I want you two to do is go and capture the person who hurt her. Remember, I want him alive, don't kill him!" Zhang Lu said to the two of them. These two had long ago reached the First Heaven Realm, but still hadn't broken through to the Second Heaven Realm. However, sending them to deal with Yang Feng alone should be enough.

  "Yes, Master, we will definitely bring that little one to you!" said the Azure Winged King and the White Eyebrowed Eagle King in unison to Zhang Lu.

  They both finished speaking and turned around to leave, while Zhang Lu looked at their departing backs with a happy smile!