Chapter 166

Ning Chuan spoke slowly, his voice completely retracting its majesty, becoming much more peaceful, carrying a trace of faint approval:

"True Person Zhang’s choice is very correct."

"This seat is not a dragon that is unreasonable and slaughters the innocent."

"Since the True Person is so sincere, then the previous matters are written off."

"This seat will naturally let the Wu Dang Sect disciples leave safely."

Hearing this, Zhang Zhang Sanfeng showed a bitter smile on his face, but more of it was relief.

He performed a Daoist salute again to thank him: "Thank you, Island Master, for your magnanimity; this poor Daoist is deeply grateful."

He knew that today, although the Wu Dang Sect had lost all its face, it could be considered to have preserved the foundation of its inheritance.

Compared to those sects that were completely annihilated, this was already a misfortune among misfortunes.

Ning Chuan then gave orders, letting Yang Xiao, Dai Dai Qisi, and others "send" out the Wu Dang Sect disciples—Song Song Yuanqiao, Yu Yu Lianzhou, Zhang Songxi, and others—who had been "invited" to Brightness Peak as guests, properly.

Song Song Yuanqiao and the other Wu Dang disciples, upon seeing their grandmaster, were all ashamed and had nowhere to hide, kneeling on the ground one after another, weeping bitterly.

In their hearts, they were filled with unspeakable complex emotions toward this Flood Dragon Island Master, Ning Chuan.

There was the humiliation and anger of being forcibly abducted and imprisoned here.

And there was the gratitude for his intervention to save them from the poisonous hands of the Iron-Clad Divine Marquis Zhu Zhu Wushi.

A mix of a hundred flavors, hard to express.

But more of it was deep awe and fear toward this Flood Dragon Island Master’s god-and-demon-like strength and his methods of turning hands into clouds and rain.

Zhang Zhang Sanfeng chatted with Ning Chuan for a few more sentences, mostly about the discussion of the martial arts Great Dao and some insights on cultivation.

He was shocked to find that Ning Chuan’s understanding of the martial arts Dao and his perception of the laws of heaven and earth were actually several notches deeper than his, a Land Immortal who had cultivated for hundreds of years!

Even the few questions Ning Chuan asked casually about the Taiji Dao pointed directly to the core, giving him a feeling of sudden enlightenment and great benefit!

This made his heart even more filled with shock and admiration, as well as a trace of... frustration.

He knew that today, he had truly encountered a peerless monster who was unprecedented and would not be seen for ten thousand years!

His future achievements would absolutely be limitless!

Before leaving, he specifically instructed Song Song Yuanqiao and others that in the future, they must restrain their disciples and never again be enemies with Peach Blossom Island, and even more so, never be disrespectful to this Flood Dragon Island Master.

Otherwise, the Wu Dang Sect would be in danger of collapse!

Song Song Yuanqiao and others naturally agreed one after another, not daring to have the slightest disobedience.

Seeing Zhang Zhang Sanfeng leave with the Wu Dang Sect members with complex expressions and in a hurry.

Inside and outside Brightness Peak, those martial artists who were originally still in extreme shock and dullness.

At this moment, finally gradually came back to their senses.

They looked at the black flood dragon coiled on the mountaintop, emitting endless majesty and a terrifying aura.

In their hearts, there was no longer the slightest luck or disrespect.

Only endless awe and... deep fear remained.

Suppressing the Land Immortal Zhu Zhu Wushi!

Annihilating a one-hundred-thousand-strong army with a flick of a finger!

Subduing Wu Dang’s Zhang Zhang Sanfeng while chatting and laughing!

Such world-destroying, god-and-demon-like methods and might!

Had completely exceeded the limits of their understanding of power!

They did not doubt at all that from today on, the pattern of the entire martial arts world would undergo earth-shaking changes due to the appearance of this black flood dragon!

A new era, an era belonging to the Flood Dragon Island Master, was about to arrive!

Any existence that dared to provoke his majesty would pay an unimaginably painful price!

Immediately.

Those surviving martial artists, whether they were those who had harbored evil intentions before and wanted to fish in troubled waters.

Or those who were just watching the fun but were unfortunately caught in it.

All bowed respectfully to Ning Chuan in unison, their voices filled with heartfelt gratitude and awe:

"Thank you, Island Master Ning, for your rescue! We will never forget this great kindness!"

"We had eyes but failed to recognize Mount Tai and have offended you many times before; we hope the Island Master will be magnanimous!"

They knew that if Ning Chuan hadn't taken action in the end to annihilate Zhu Zhu Wushi’s one-hundred-thousand-strong army.

These people would likely have all turned to fly ash, with no bones left.

In a sense, Ning Chuan could be considered to have saved their lives from Zhu Zhu Wushi in a roundabout way.

Although this Flood Dragon Island Master didn't seem like a good person either.

This earth-shaking battle that took place on Brightness Peak today, and the various incredible divine miracles displayed within it.

Also spread rapidly across the entire world with unimaginable speed, as if they had grown wings, following the departure of those surviving martial artists!

It is foreseeable that in the near future.

Ning Chuan’s prestige, and his fierce reputation as the Flood Dragon Island Master of Peach Blossom Island.

Would inevitably shine upon the entire martial arts world like a brilliant sun!

Everyone would know! Everyone would be aware!

And it might even become a... forbidden existence that countless people would tremble and awe at!

Any force, before making any decision related to Peach Blossom Island or the Ming Cult, must weigh whether they can withstand the monstrous rage of this Flood Dragon Island Master!

On Brightness Peak, that earth-shaking, world-class battle that was enough to be recorded in the history books of the martial arts world.

Its news spread frantically in all directions with unimaginable speed, like a hurricane with wings!

Within just a few days, it had spread across the entire Great Ming, Great Song, and even the surrounding Mongol Mongol Yuan, Western Xia, North Li, Liyang, and many other dynasties!

The entire world was shaken! In an uproar!

Whether it was prosperous cities or remote countryside.

Whether it was the council chambers of high-ranking sects or the tea-time chatter of ordinary people.

Almost everyone was discussing this matter, talking about that mysterious existence who rose like a comet and shocked the world with supreme divine might—the Flood Dragon Island Master of Peach Blossom Island!

"Extra! Extra! Shocking secret news! The aftermath of the Battle of Brightness Peak is jaw-dropping!"

"Have you heard? That Great Ming Songshan Shaolin Temple, a thousand-year-old temple, a pillar of the martial arts world, was actually... actually burned clean by that Flood Dragon Island Master with a single fire! Thousands of monks, along with three Du-character generation divine monks who had been in seclusion for many years, were all turned to ashes! Not a single one left!"

"Hiss—! This is too... too brutal, right?! That’s the Songshan Shaolin Temple! A holy land of Buddhism! Just like that... gone?!"

"That’s not all! I also heard that before that, the Iron-Clad Divine Marquis Zhu Zhu Wushi personally led a one-hundred-thousand-strong Shenji Camp army, carrying countless Qi-Breaking Divine Crossbows, and went to Brightness Peak to encircle and suppress it aggressively!"

"And the result? What was the result? Tell us quickly!"

"The result... that one-hundred-thousand-strong army, under the divine powers of that Flood Dragon Island Master, was actually... actually annihilated with a flip of a hand, just like ants! They couldn't even stir up a single wave!"

"My heavens! A one-hundred-thousand-strong army! That’s an elite force capable of sweeping across a region and conquering cities! Just like that... gone?!"

"There’s even more explosive news! It is said that even the founder of the Wu Dang Sect, True Person Zhang Zhang Sanfeng, who is said to have long since stopped asking about worldly affairs and is hailed as a living god, personally visited Brightness Peak!"

"387"

"Could it be... could it be that even True Person Zhang was defeated by that Flood Dragon Island Master?!"

"That didn't happen! However, it is said that in order to protect the disciples of the Wu Dang Sect, True Person Zhang had to bow his head and soften his stance toward that Flood Dragon Island Master, and even offered the Wu Dang Sect’s supreme technique, the 'Taiji Fist Scripture', to escape unscathed!"

All kinds of jaw-dropping, unbelievable discussions and speculations were spreading and fermenting frantically across the entire martial arts world.

Ning Chuan’s fierce reputation shone upon the entire world like a brilliant sun!

Making countless martial arts figures change color at the mention of him and speak of him with awe!

Peach Blossom Island, and that mysterious Flood Dragon Island Master, thus became an existence filled with taboos and legends!

No one dared to mention him easily, and even fewer dared to provoke him easily!

Great Ming Dynasty, Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

A middle-aged emperor, wearing a bright yellow nine-dragon robe, with a majestic face and eyes as deep as the sea, not angry but awe-inspiring, was quietly reviewing the memorials in his hand.

He was the current Son of Heaven of the Great Ming—Zhu Zhu Houzhao.

Although to outsiders, this Emperor seemed addicted to Daoist cultivation, neglected his duties, and allowed the power of the imperial court to fall into the hands of eunuchs and treacherous officials.

But those who truly understood him knew that this seemingly mediocre emperor had a depth of scheming and a ruthlessness in his methods that were far beyond what ordinary people could imagine.

The aura on his body was even more ethereal and unfathomable; he was clearly also a top-tier expert hidden very deeply!