Yu Daiyan, however, is disabled in both legs and has difficulty moving around.
Therefore, the Wudang School was almost completely empty.
To prevent anyone from taking advantage of the situation, Yu Daiyan ordered everyone to guard the gates tightly, not to go out, and also to prohibit pilgrims from going up the mountain.
Therefore, the Wudang Sect was unaware that the six major sects had been abducted by the Prince of Ruyang's mansion.
Yu Daiyan knew that Song Yuanqiao and his five fellow disciples had gone to Bright Peak with the other five factions to besiege the Ming Cult.
Now, the leader of the Ming Cult has appeared at the Wudang Sect.
This only proves that the six major sects' siege of the Ming Cult has failed.
Then, wouldn't Song Yuanqiao and his five fellow disciples be in grave danger?
Yu Daiyan suppressed his unease and cupped his hands, saying, "It is an honor to have the leader of the Ming Cult grace us with his presence! I have failed to greet you properly!"
Li Yao said with a half-smile, "Does Yu Sanxia really want to know where Song Yuanqiao and the other heroes are now?"
Yu Daiyan's expression tightened, and he couldn't help but ask, "Have they all been killed by you?"
Li Yao smiled and said, "Do you all think that we members of the Ming Cult are all ruthless demons who kill without blinking an eye?"
Yu Daiyan countered, "Isn't that so?"
Li Yao ignored him and said, "Please come out and see me, Master. I have something important to discuss with you."
Yu Daiyan said, "I'm so sorry, my master is currently in seclusion and it's inconvenient for him to receive guests."
Li Yao raised his voice: "The martial world is in turmoil, and the land is in ruins, yet Master Zhang still has the mind to go into seclusion..."
"The leader of the Ming Cult has graced my humble abode with his presence. I am sorry that I was unable to greet him from afar."
Before Li Yao could finish speaking, a deep, aged voice came from behind him.
Li Yao looked in the direction of the sound and saw an old man with a ruddy complexion but white hair and beard.
The old man was surrounded by a faint, ethereal aura, giving him an air of otherworldly grace.
Yu Daiyan quickly called out, "Master!"
The other Taoist priests bowed and exclaimed, "Grandmaster!"
Li Yao looked Zhang Sanfeng up and down.
At this time, Zhang Sanfeng was over a hundred years old, but his eyes were still bright and piercing, and he exuded an elusive aura that gave people a sense of profound mystery.
Just as Li Yao was sizing up Zhang Sanfeng, Zhang Sanfeng was also sizing up Li Yao.
Zhang Sanfeng's eyes flashed like lightning as he scanned the aura emanating from Li Yao.
Li Yao could sense Zhang Sanfeng's spiritual power, which was as unfathomable as a vast ocean.
I'm afraid the Soul Transfer Technique of the Nine Yin Manual will have no effect on Zhang Sanfeng at all.
Faced with Zhang Sanfeng's lightning-like gaze, Li Yao involuntarily exuded a powerful aura to counter it.
This caused a strange light to flash in Zhang Sanfeng's eyes.
Li Yao cupped his hands in greeting and smiled, saying, "Li Yao of the Ming Cult greets Master Zhang."
Zhang Sanfeng returned the greeting with a cupped hand and said, "I never expected that Master Li would be so young yet possess such profound Taoist skills. This old Taoist admires you."
Yu Daiyan was extremely surprised, as he rarely heard his master speak so highly of a young man.
Li Yao and Zhang Sanfeng exchanged pleasantries before taking their seats as host and guest.
Zhang Sanfeng asked directly, "May I ask, Master Li, where are my disciples now?"
Li Yao gave Wei Yixiao a wink.
Then, Wei Yixiao briefly recounted the events of the six major sects besieging Bright Peak and the kidnapping of the six major sects by the Prince of Ruyang's mansion.
Yu Daiyan, however, was somewhat skeptical and asked, "Why would the Prince of Ruyang's Mansion kidnap people from our six major sects?"
His suspicions were justified.
This time, the six major sects besieged the Ming Cult, which was a thorn in the side of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty.
In other words, the six major factions essentially solved a major problem for the Mongol Yuan Dynasty.
The Prince of Ruyang's mansion had absolutely no reason to kidnap people from the six major sects.
Wei Yi smiled and said, "If Third Hero Yu doesn't believe me, he can send someone to Dadu to inquire."
Zhang Sanfeng nodded slightly, clearly believing it.
He then turned his gaze to Li Yao and asked, "May I ask what brings you here, Master Li?"
Chapter 115: First, cooperation; second, exchange of skills.
Since its establishment, the Wudang School has experienced rapid growth.
In a very short time, it became one of the six major sects, almost on par with Shaolin Temple.
Li Yao wants to unite the major sects of the martial arts world to overthrow the Mongol Yuan Dynasty, and it is essential to bring the Wudang Sect into the fray.
Therefore, Li Yao's first task was to resolve the feud between the Ming Cult and the Wudang Sect.
So Li Yao said:
"I know that Wudang has always been resentful about Yu Sanxia's injury."
"Back then, Eagle King was wrong to injure Yu Sanxia in order to seize the Dragon Slaying Saber."
"However, the breaking of Yu Sanxia's bones was not done by the Sky Eagle Sect."
When Yu Daiyan heard Li Yao bring up the past again, a deep hatred flashed in his eyes.
Li Yao continued, "After learning about this, the Eagle King felt very guilty and sent his disciples to inquire everywhere. Finally, they found the culprit who had harmed Yu Sanxia."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Sanfeng and Yu Daiyan exchanged a glance and were deeply moved.
Wei Yixiao was completely bewildered. When did the Eagle Sect send out disciples to find out who was responsible for harming Yu Sanxia?
Yu Daiyan asked with some skepticism, "May I ask, Master Li, who exactly injured me?"
Li Yao added a reminder: "Shaolin Temple once had a fire-making monk who later betrayed the temple and fled to the Western Regions, where he founded the Vajra Sect..."
Fire-Worker Monk?
Upon hearing Li Yao's reminder, Zhang Sanfeng's expression shifted, recalling his experiences at Shaolin Temple during his youth.
He muttered to himself, "Daiyan's entire skeleton was broken by the Vajra Finger. I thought it was the work of a Shaolin disciple, but I forgot that besides Shaolin, there is also the Vajra Sect of the Western Regions who are proficient in the Vajra Palm and Vajra Finger."
Upon hearing this, Yu Daiyan asked excitedly, "So, it was the people from the Vajra Sect of the Western Regions who beat me up like this back then?"
Li Yao nodded and explained:
"That's right, you may not know this, but the Vajra Sect of the Western Regions has long since surrendered to the Mongol Yuan Dynasty and become a lackey of the Tartars."
"The reason they injured Yu Sanxia was because they wanted to provoke conflict between the Ming Cult, Wudang, and Shaolin so that they could profit from it."
"Furthermore, most of the conflicts that have arisen in the martial arts world over the years have been secretly instigated by the Tartars..."
Next, Li Yao told Zhang Sanfeng about Cheng Kun's defection to the Prince of Ruyang's mansion and his assistance in stirring up various conflicts in the martial arts world.
Zhang Sanfeng was a smart man. He connected the major events that had happened in the martial arts world over the past twenty years and thus confirmed that what Li Yao said was true.
"Those despicable Tartars, how could they be so vicious!"
Yu Daiyan grew increasingly angry as he listened, and couldn't help but slam his hand on the armrest of the soft chair.
Li Yao continued:
"A few days ago, taking advantage of the Shaolin Temple's vulnerability, the Prince of Ruyang's Mansion led the Vajra Sect to raid the Shaolin Temple."
"Fortunately, I arrived at Shaolin Temple in time and captured them all."
"Two of them, who called themselves Ah Er and Ah San, were the very people who harmed Yu Sanxia back then."
Yu Daiyan's eyes immediately lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "Where are those two villains now?"
Li Yao said, "I have already killed those two villains for Yu Sanxia."
A hint of disappointment flashed in Yu Daiyan's eyes.
It's such a pity I couldn't kill those two villains myself.
Seeing Yu Daiyan's disappointment, Li Yao smiled and said, "I also found some secret medicines of the Vajra Sect on these two villains, the Black Jade Broken Leg Ointment. It is said that this ointment can cure Yu Daiyan's leg injury."
After saying that, he took out a box from his pocket, which contained the Black Jade Broken Heart Ointment.
Is this really true?
Yu Daiyan's eyes widened suddenly, and he exclaimed in surprise.
His legs were crippled for many years, and his life was crippled for many years as well.
How he longed to be able to stand up one day.
So when he heard that Li Yao had obtained medicine that could cure his legs, his almost despairing heart was rekindled with hope.
Zhang Sanfeng was also very excited, his lips trembling slightly as he said, "Master Li has gone to such lengths for my disciple's affairs, and this old Daoist is deeply grateful. From this day forward, all grudges between Wudang and Ming Cult will be wiped clean!"
Li Yao saw that Yu Daiyan's eyes were fixed on the box in his hand, but he put the box back into his pocket.
Yu Daiyan was stunned for a moment, not understanding what Li Yao meant.
Zhang Sanfeng also couldn't understand what Li Yao was really up to.
Li Yao calmly replied:
"I have two purposes for coming to Wudang this time."
"Firstly, we hope that Wudang will cooperate with our Ming Cult to assist our cult in overthrowing the Mongol Yuan Dynasty and restoring our Han Chinese rule."
"Secondly, I have long heard that Master Zhang's martial arts skills have reached a state of perfection, and I would like to exchange martial arts skills with Master Zhang."
Li Yao's meaning was clear: if Zhang Sanfeng did not agree to these two things, he would not take out the Black Jade Broken Heart Ointment to treat Yu Daiyan.
Zhang Sanfeng and Yu Daiyan were both intelligent men, and they immediately understood Li Yao's meaning.
Yu Daiyan exclaimed excitedly, "Leader Li, are you threatening us?"