Hot summer, on top of Yanshan Mountain.
On this day, flags were unfurled and gongs and drums were raised.
A fiery red carpet stretched from the foot of the mountain to the top of Yanshan.
Hundreds of distinguished-looking ladies, dressed in cheongsams, stood on the banks of the mountain path to welcome the martial artists, celebrities and dignitaries who had come from afar.
After the devastation of the Chu Sect, Yan Mountain has undoubtedly been given a new lease of life today.
The entire land of Yanshan has been given a new lease of life.
“Haha…”
“Good for you, brother Yang.”
“There will be blessings after a great disaster.”
….
“Yeah.”
“It’s still thanks to the Peerless Seal, Chu Tianfan.”
“If it wasn’t for Chu Tianfan saving the day at the last moment.”
“Our Yanxia Martial Dao is in danger…”
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On the way to Yan Mountain, the various martial artists of the Yanxia Martial Way were full of smiles and talked to each other.
As far as they were concerned, Hao Jie had pa*sed.
The strife and war in the martial arts world had finally ushered in a lasting peace.
Shouldn’t this be happy?
Shouldn’t one be happy to have survived the Chu Sect’s havoc and the siege of the God Realm powerhouse?
Moreover, shouldn’t one celebrate the return of Empress Wind, one of the Pillar State Seals of Yanxia, who had been missing for decades, to Yanxia?
It was with such a joyous and happy feeling that the surviving martial artists from all the major provinces of Yanxia were ordered by the Martial God Hall to gather at Yanshan today.
“What do you think, the War God has summoned us here today, what could it be about?”
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“Does it even need to be said?”
“The return of the Empress of Wind is a great joy for our Yanxia Martial Way.”
“Naturally, we should celebrate with a banquet to welcome the return of Empress Wind!”
“It is said that the Empress of Wind is now extremely powerful.”
“A few days ago, the Wind Queen had travelled to Western Europe and, together with those old demons from abroad, beheaded Chu Qi Tian on the banks of the Seine!”
“After that, the Wu An Society released the God List.”
“The only person in our Yanxia who is on this list!”
“That is, the Queen of Wind, Mu Zihua!”
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On the road, there was a lot of chatter.
What was being talked about was not about the Queen of Wind, Mu Zihua.
Although, it had only been a few days since Mu Zihua’s return.
However, in just these few days, the Queen of Wind had undoubtedly made a big splash.
First, she went to Western Europe, together with Asura, Odin and others, to kill Chu Tianqi and save the millions of citizens of Paris from the fire.
After that, the Wu’an Society felt sorry for these old-time powerhouses who had stood up for themselves and opened a new God List on top of the Heavenly List.
The list includes those who are as strong as the Gods.
There are only five people on this list worldwide.
In the entire land of Yanxia, the only person to be included in the list is Mu Zihua.
It can be said that in terms of international status, Empress Mu Zihua has surpa*sed the God of War, Ye Qingtian.
However, there are some who have different views.
“I think that there should be another purpose for today’s banquet.”
“And now that the Martial God Hall has been rebuilt, the Yanxia Martial Dao is in a state of complete disarray.”
“Moreover, today in Yanxia, apart from the Martial God Temple, there is also a Dragon God Temple.”
“In addition to the pillar powerhouse, there is also a Chu Tianfan.”
“Do you guys think that the one who can represent my Yanxia martial dao in the future will be the Dragon God Hall or the Martial God Hall?”
“Will the leader of my Yanxia’s martial dao be the Five Pillar Kingdoms, or Chu Tianfan?”
“One mountain does not allow two tigers, and a country does not allow two masters…”
Amongst the crowd, an old man spoke in a deep voice.
“Indeed.”
“The current pattern of our martial arts in Yanxia is a bit confusing…”
Many people nodded their heads in deep understanding.
The martial arts situation within Yanxia today could be described as plainly confusing.
Even those of them who had survived countless calamities were somewhat unable to see the situation clearly.
Previously, after Ye Fan had saved the day and led the Dragon God Temple to win the defence of Cloud Top Mountain, the Yanxia martial dao once thought that the next Yanxia would be dominated by Chu Tianfan.
The orthodox representative of the Yanxia Martial Dao would also be replaced by the Dragon God Temple.
However, the developments that followed were undoubtedly out of everyone’s expectation.
Firstly, the Martial Alliance openly revolted against the Dragon God Temple, and then the Martial Security a*sociation declared the Dragon God Temple to be an illegal organisation and demanded its disbandment.
Afterwards, the situation forced the Martial Security a*sociation to relent.
However, after Chu Tianqi’s crisis was resolved, Jerry and the others undoubtedly retracted their previous apology statement and continued to demand that the Dragon God Temple implement the previous Martial Security Council resolution.
Under this situation, the situation of the Dragon God Temple was undoubtedly precarious.
Moreover, these days, Chu Tianfan had even disappeared from sight.
With all these things adding up, Chu Tianfan’s and the Dragon God Temple’s prestige was undoubtedly much weaker.
Within Yanxia, the Martial God Hall was even re-established.
Moreover, it continued to occupy Yanshan, the holy land of martial arts in Yanxia, and continued to participate in international conferences as the representative of Yanxia’s martial arts orthodoxy.
Everything, it seems, is going back to the way it was.
The Dragon God Temple, which had risen like a comet in January, now seems to be fading from view like a comet.
“Don’t guess.”
“The banquet is about to begin.”
“How the Yanxia Martial Dao should develop in the future, and whether the ruler of the Yanxia Martial Dao will be Chu Tianfan or the Five Pillars, in a moment, we will naturally see.”
“The country cannot be without a master for one day.”
“There must always be an answer for us.”
“In the future, who should I, the martial artists of Yanxia, listen to.”
As the sun rose overhead, the powerful people of the provinces as well as the martial artists had already taken their seats.
Everyone was waiting, for the banquet to be held.
Li Er and Chen Ao and the others had also come, together, of course, with Zhang Jiuling and Lu Ziming, who represented the martial arts of Jiangbei.
“Mr Li, I heard that you have been following Patriarch Wushuang for the longest time.”
“You must know, where Patriarch Wushuang has gone, right?”
“Why has it been so long without any news?”
The feast had not yet begun, but there were already good people, asking Li Er about Ye Fan’s news.
Li Er smiled, “How majestic is Mr. Chu, his whereabouts, is it not for us to know?”
“However, I reckon that it should be because Mr. Chu has experienced a great battle and has gained some enlightenment, so he has found a quiet place and gone into seclusion.”
“When Mr. Chu comes out of seclusion next time, he will once again shock the world.”
Li Er said proudly.
“Is that so?”
“That’s really something to look forward to.”
“Patriarch Wushuang is from our Yanxia, the higher he stands, the more we Yanxia martial artists, too, will follow in glory.” The crowd laughed politely.
“Hehe, you all believe in this old thing’s bullsh*t?”
“Then, if Chu Tianfan was really on a breakthrough in seclusion, then why did he take all the members of the Dragon God Hall away?”
“As I see it, he just took his people and ran away.”
“After all, this Chu Tianfan is guilty of so many sins, having brutally killed so many martial artists around the world in the first place.”
“After that, he even presumed to monopolize the treasures of the Chu Sect, ultimately causing public anger.”
“Such a person, still dabbling in the light, is just a shame for our countrymen!” At this moment, a one-eyed man, stepped out and coldly hummed.
“Unbridled!”
“Mr. Chu has the merit of saving the world and protecting the country!”
“Who are you, you villain, to dare insult Mr. Chu?”
Before Li Er could reply, Zhang Jiuling, who was next to him, then became furious.
As they watched, a battle was about to break out.
Suddenly!
Rumble…
An earth-shattering boom.
A hundred salutes boomed in unison.
Thousands of musicians sang and played music.
Amidst the sound of the salute cannons, the four pillars of power, stepping out of the great hall, appeared on the high platform at the top of Yan Mountain.
Standing at the forefront was the God of War, Ye Qingtian.
“Gentlemen, I am the God of War of Yanxia, Ye Qingtian.”
“Today, I have called you all together here. It is for no other reason than to congratulate you on the success of our war of protection.”
“The Chu Sect has been destroyed, but the martial dao of Yanxia still exists!”
“As we celebrate our survival, we should also remember those who died in the midst of this war, as well as those who made outstanding contributions.”
“So, please join me in raising a toast.”
“The first toast is to my Yanxia Genius Seal, the Peerless Patriarch, Chu Tianfan!”
Ye Qingtian raised his gla*s high, turned around, and toasted the hundred-metre tall, bronze statue of Chu Tianfan, behind him!
“Here’s to, the Peerless Patriarch!”
Under the high platform, hundreds of people worshipped and congratulated in unison.
All of them raised their cups and toasted to the statue of Ye Fan Tong.
He was worthy of this tribute!
After all, without Ye Fan, how many of these people present would still be alive?