"Haha! Young friend, this old Daoist priest has been waiting for you for quite some time!"
As Wang Hao landed, Zhang Sanfeng stroked his beard and laughed, looking at the overseas Taoist School disciple before him with great interest.
Although the other person had white hair and eyebrows, he could sense that the person was not old, only in his early twenties, a very young man.
Of course, despite this, he dared not underestimate his opponent in the slightest.
Through his intuition honed over many years of martial arts training, he could vaguely sense the man's formidable strength, even enough to instill a fatal sense of crisis in him. Clearly, this man's strength was no less than his own.
This made Zhang Sanfeng even more curious. He was Great Grandmaster at the Peak Innate Realm, while this person seemed to have only recently advanced to the Innate Realm, yet possessed strength equal to his own. This was truly incredible.
"Junior Chunyangzi greets the True Man Zhang Sanfeng!"
Wang Hao smiled and nodded, returning the greeting.
He dared not be negligent in the face of this Taoist School sage, and at the same time, he was very curious about this person.
Although Xiao Mengmeng had said before that Zhang Sanfeng was still alive in this world, it was still incredible to actually see him.
According to historical records, this extraordinary Taoist School figure is already over three hundred years old. Even a Peak Innate expert would find it difficult to live to that age.
Truly a legend of the Taoist School!
"Oh? Young friend, you know this old Daoist's name?"
Zhang Sanfeng was surprised. Although he had a great reputation in the martial arts world, he had been living in seclusion for nearly two hundred years. He never expected that his name would be known even by people in the overseas martial arts world.
"Although our overseas Taoist School are far from our ancestral homeland in the Central Plains, we still keep an eye on things from time to time!"
With a smile, Wang Hao pretended to examine the Wudang Sect, but suddenly seemed to see something terrifying. Before Zhang Sanfeng and the others could ask, he took his leave.
"I apologize, fellow Daoists, Chunyang has urgent matters to attend to and must take his leave now!"
After saying that, Wang Hao didn't pause at all. He turned around and walked away, and a Yin and Yang Dao Diagram condensed beneath his feet, preparing to leave into the air.
This scene left Zhang Sanfeng and the others completely bewildered, not understanding what was going on.
Why were we just talking fine a moment ago, and now suddenly you're saying goodbye?
"There's no rush. Young friend, why don't you come inside with me, have some tea, and discuss the Dao?"
Zhang Sanfeng stepped forward and placed his hand on Wang Hao's shoulder.
Although I don't know why this kid is like this, I absolutely cannot let him leave like this today.
Realizing what was happening, Daoist Nanzhen and the others quickly stepped forward and surrounded Wang Hao, preventing him from leaving.
" Suppress Mountains and Rivers!"
Seeing that he was surrounded, Wang Hao's expression turned cold. Without saying a word, he shouted and formed a three-zhang-high wall of energy around himself, forcefully repelling the people around him.
Even Zhang Sanfeng, whose cultivation was the most profound, was forced back several steps by the impact, and his gaze towards Wang Hao was even more shocked.
Although he had tried his best to overestimate this junior, he ended up underestimating him.
Are the successors of overseas Taoist School truly that powerful?
"Do you gentlemen intend to attack me?"
His cold gaze swept over Zhang Sanfeng and the others, revealing a chilling killing intent. His hand was on the hilt of his sword, as if he was ready to draw his sword and start fighting at the slightest provocation.
"Young friend Chunyang, is there some misunderstanding here?"
After a brief silence, Zhang Sanfeng glanced back at his own Purple Cloud Grand Hall, then turned back and asked in bewilderment.
He had noticed earlier that the overseas Taoist School disciple was looking in the direction of his own Purple Cloud Grand Hall, which was why his expression changed and he turned to leave, clearly indicating that he had realized something was wrong.
What exactly happened?
Not only was Zhang Sanfeng puzzled, but Daoist Nanzhen and the others were equally perplexed.
Seeing that Wang Hao remained silent and looked wary, Zhang Sanfeng waved his hand, signaling Daoist Nanzhen and the others to step back. He then asked curiously, "We have no ill intentions towards you, young friend. If you do anything wrong, you may leave on your own. We will not stop you in the slightest."
Zhang Sanfeng magnanimously demonstrated his sincerity. He had complete confidence in his people and knew they would not harbor any ill will towards this overseas Taoist School successor. In fact, if it weren't for saving face, they would have treated him like an ancestor.
The Daoist Nanzhen and his companions exchanged glances and then retreated to Zhang Sanfeng's side.
They realized that they had been reckless, rushing forward to surround the other party, no wonder the other party turned hostile on the spot.
But they can't be blamed for this, after all, this matter concerns the rise and fall of the entire Central Plains Taoist School tradition, and even more so, their chance to break through to the Celestial Person Realm, so they can't be careless.
They had finally managed to get this successor of the overseas Taoist School to come, but he suddenly turned around and took his leave. How could they bear this? In their haste, they made such a rude move.
After giving Zhang Sanfeng and the others a questioning look, Wang Hao pretended to ponder for a moment before speaking in a deceptive tone, "The main purpose of my visit to the Central Plains ancestral land is to find a successor to the Dao Classic scriptures for my overseas Taoist School. Originally, your Central Plains Taoist School would have been the most suitable target, but it seems I was being presumptuous!"
As he spoke, Wang Hao glanced up at the top of the Purple Cloud Grand Hall, a hint of apprehension in his expression, as if he were looking at a ferocious Ferocious Beast.
"Young friend, would you like to offer your insightful words? Is there something wrong with the Wudang Sect in this old Daoist's teachings?"
Even Zhang Sanfeng, with his composed demeanor, couldn't help but feel anxious and hurriedly asked.
If the Central Plains Taoist School missed a golden opportunity because of their Wudang Sect, he would not rest in peace even in death.
"You really don't know?"
Wang Hao's suspicious gaze swept over Zhang Sanfeng and the others, as if trying to ascertain the truthfulness of their words.
"Please, young friend Chunyang, speak frankly!"
Zhang Sanfeng and his companions appeared sincere, but a sense of unease lingered in their hearts.
Could it be that there's something really wrong with the Central Plains Taoist School?
You're familiar with the concept of " Fortune," right?
After a moment of silence, Wang Hao spoke up.
I've heard some of it!
The group exchanged glances and nodded to indicate that they knew something about it.
Ever since Ximen Chuixue mentioned the Fortune, they have been cramming on this subject, reading through all the relevant books, whether they were true or false, and have gained some understanding of it.
They just didn't understand why the other person would bring up this topic.
" Fortune is the foundation of a power and determines its future achievements. What Fortune fears most is Karmic Cause and Effect. Cause and Effect is relatively easy to suppress as long as a powerful Fortune Supreme Treasure is condensed. However, Karma is extremely difficult to suppress."
When Karma reaches a certain intensity, it can even form Karmic Fire, burning all Fortune into nothingness. At that time, everyone associated with it will suffer a backlash, ranging from minor demonic possession and loss of martial arts skills to death and annihilation!
At this point, Wang Hao looked up at the top of the Purple Cloud Grand Hall, his expression wary, and said, "From what I see, your Wudang Sect is entangled in Cause and Effect, your Karma are overwhelming, and they are almost condensing into Karmic Fire. Tell me, how dare I pass on Dao Classic Daoist scriptures to you?"
These words caused Zhang Sanfeng and the others to exchange bewildered glances, their faces grim and filled with confusion.
"Young friend Chunyang, are you mistaken? Although our Central Plains Taoist School has done some foolish things, the mainstream is still to live in seclusion and cultivate in seclusion, and we rarely commit murder. How could we possibly have such overwhelming Karma?"
Zhang Sanfeng was even more puzzled. He had learned about the Karmic Cause and Effect from intelligence reports, and Ximen Chuixue in Mount Song had explained this matter in detail, so it was not unfamiliar to him.
He simply couldn't understand how the mainstream of Taoist School, which emphasizes reclusion and Taoist School cultivation, could accumulate such immense Karma.
The Daoist Nanzhen and his companions were equally puzzled. They acknowledged that some ambitious individuals did indeed emerge within the Daoist community of the Central Plains Taoist School. For example, Zhang Jiao, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, instigated the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the name of Taoist School, and afterwards, some Taoist School also went on to bewitch the emperors of the dynasties.
However, these are only extremely rare examples and do not represent the majority of the Taoist School community. How could they possibly incur such immense Karma?
Not only were the few people present filled with doubt, but the many martial arts experts in the side hall were also puzzled.
"It's impossible to be wrong. Within my Spirit Sea lies Projection of the Taiji Immortal Diagram, the Fortune Supreme Treasure my overseas Taoist School. There's absolutely no way I could have misread it!"
Wang Hao shook his head decisively, indicating that he was absolutely not mistaken.
That's right, he was pretending on purpose, mainly to trick the Confucian School.
He needs to put pressure on Confucian School again, ideally by putting it in opposition to the entire Central Plains martial arts world, forcing it to make a choice as soon as possible.
In this way, he can accelerate his plan to Boo the world.
During this time, he had not lost contact with Xie Feng. Just on the way here, Xie Feng secretly shot a secret message with his bow and arrow.
The text focuses on the progress of the Old Zhu Household's plan to expand their Boo across the land. The situation is not good, with almost no progress. The main difficulty lies in the forces under the Confucian School school.
Over the Old Zhu Household has been forced to limit themselves to the area around the capital, almost losing control of most of the country. Confucian School is partly to blame for this.
Although it was not something that Confucian School actively planned, it was still inextricably linked to the other party.
Nowadays, clan forces throughout the world are all involved with Confucian School, and even most merchants are the same. These people collude with court officials to exploit the common people while embezzling the court's assets.
All of these factors severely hampered the plan to Boo throughout the world, and even the first batch of personnel from the Old Zhu Household could not be fully recruited.
With insufficient manpower, how can we even talk about Boo the world?
After all, the foundation of Boo throughout the world, which is the foundation-building technique of the knock-off version of the Ten Strong Martial Arts, also requires a large number of grassroots personnel to go down and teach it.
The problem now is that we can't even recruit enough professors for this position, so we can't proceed with our plans at all.
Although this was not intentional on the part of Confucian School, those lower-level forces were all followers of Confucian School, so Confucian School also bears some responsibility.
To continue on this matter, we must obtain the cooperation of Confucian School.
So, on his way here, Wang Hao had a brainstorming session and devised this grand deception plan.
There's no other way; he's not strong enough to go head-to-head with those eight old Confucian School yet, so he can only rely on his words to sway them.
I imagine that when the time comes, as long as we can convince the entire martial arts world to reject Confucian School, those old fogies will surely make the right decision.
Wang Hao's words left Zhang Sanfeng and the others completely baffled, unable to understand what was going on.
After a long while, an elderly man in a Daoist robe suddenly had a flash of inspiration. He turned around, glanced at the side hall, and whispered with a strange expression, "Gentlemen, do you think the problem might lie with those eight old ghosts from the Confucian School?"
"Kindness?"
Zhang Sanfeng and the others exchanged glances, vaguely understanding something in their hearts. Then they looked at Wang Hao in front of them and said in a deep voice, "Young friend Chunyang, we have invited some fellow martial artists to this event. Among them are several Confucian School scholars who possess immense Karma, even making the Sword God Ximen Chuixue wary of them."
"Do you think I might have misread it? Perhaps that immense Karma actually came from those few Confucian School?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Hao was overjoyed.
He had been waiting impatiently and was about to offer a reminder when these old Daoist priests finally realized this.
Now it's time to officially start the deception!
If he doesn't completely confuse those eight old Confucian School today, he's not the Old Wang Next Door!