The current Yaoyue Lianxing clearly possesses nuclear deterrent power of the same level.

After all, Yaoyue Lianxing is not a young person. She is a contemporary of Dugu Qiubai. Zhu Wushi, Xie Xiaofeng, and Yan Nantian were all top figures in the martial arts world twenty years ago. They are not rising stars. They were just young and in their prime at that time.

Li Xunhuan, Ye Gucheng, Zuo Lengchan, and Dongfang Bubai are considered to be figures who have become famous in the last decade. In the martial arts world, a generation is formed every ten years. Although in terms of age, these people may not be much different from those of the previous decade, in terms of the time they became famous, their own level of skill, and their prestige in the martial arts world, they are indeed a generation behind.

In today’s martial arts world, figures like Zhang Lingyu, Ximen Chuixue, Chu Liuxiang, Song Qingshu, Yuan Suiyun, and Linghu Chong are rising stars, and the martial arts world has entered a new decade.

As a result, Yaoyue’s casual disciple was so terrifying that he directly intimidated the three great protectors, forcing them to seek help from fellow martial artists in the surrounding area.

It’s not that Ding Mian and Lu Bai lacked backbone or were afraid of death; it’s just that the gap between them was truly too great.

In their view, this was a pointless sacrifice.

Most importantly, the situation has changed. The Songshan Sect really can’t afford to mess with those two crazy women, Yaoyue and Lianxing, and they still can’t afford to mess with them even if they drag the neighbors next door into it.

The reason is simple: ten years ago, Shaolin Temple was attacked by Yaoyue. The previous abbot and three old monks who had been living in seclusion in the back mountain were killed. It was a very powerful formation called the Vajra Subduing Demon Circle.

It is said that only a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm could break the spell. As a result, not only was it broken, but three eminent monks of the Du generation, along with the abbot at the time, were all killed. Shaolin Temple was closed for ten years, which led to the rise of the Songshan Sect.

In other words, that crazy woman, Yaoyue, was already a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm ten years ago. If she were to make a breakthrough now, she would probably have reached the level of Zhang Sanfeng and Dugu Qiubai in the past, and could ascend to heaven in broad daylight at any time.

Faced with a being that could potentially ascend to immortality, how could the Songshan Sect possibly afford to offend them? If they could, why bother with the Five Mountains Alliance? They could simply dominate the martial arts world.

The only saving grace is that Yaoyue isn’t very ambitious and has no interest in dominating the martial arts world. She’s a homebody who rarely goes out, so as long as you don’t mess with her, you’re fine.

But if you offend them, kneeling down quickly and sincerely might still give you a sliver of hope, otherwise… hmph.

Knowing that the merger of the Five Mountains Alliance had failed and was unlikely to continue, Ding Mian, the Grand Protector, could only look at Liu Zhengfeng with a bitter face and plead, “Senior Brother Liu, do you really want to watch your niece wipe us out?”

At this moment, Liu Zhengfeng was also quite bewildered. He knew Mo Xiaobei. She usually gave him a lot of pocket money and New Year’s money. She was very sweet-talking and always called him Grandpa Liu. However, she later moved to Qixia Town with her sister-in-law and only came back occasionally. In recent years, she has become even less of a visitor. He never expected that she would receive such a great blessing.

Not only did he successfully become a disciple of Yaoyue, but he also learned such domineering martial arts. The Yihua Palace truly lived up to its reputation; no wonder it was known as the abode of immortals.

Although Liu Zhengfeng, who did not suffer the calamity of his family being wiped out, was very angry about what the Songshan Sect had done, he still had good intentions.

After all, most artists are a bit muddle-headed, but they’re not really that bad. This isn’t some failed art student playing the flute.

“Xiao Bei, this is still your elder, please go easy on him.”

Seeing this, Liu Qing quickly took out a string of candied hawthorns and handed it to Mo Xiaobei to comfort her, saying, “Yes, Xiaobei. Didn’t you plan to become the leader of the Five Mountains Alliance? If you really kill them all, Songshan will definitely not join, and you’ll become the leader of the Four Mountains Alliance, which doesn’t sound good.”

Upon seeing that it was her favorite candied hawthorn, Mo Xiaobei, who was naturally childlike, took the candied hawthorn and licked it in front of everyone. She generously replied, “Alright, go and tell Zuo Lengchan that on the fifteenth of August, I will have a duel with him at the top of Mount Song. If I lose, I will have to give up the position of leader of the Five Mountains Alliance. From now on, I, Mo Xiaobei, will lead the Five Mountains Sword Sect.”

“What, didn’t my junior sister hear what I said?” Looking at the two bodyguards whose expressions were unpredictable, Jiang Yuyan reminded them with an air of authority: “As long as it is a fair one-on-one competition, Yihua Palace will not intervene. But if you dare to play any tricks, Yihua Palace is not to be trifled with.”

“I wonder if this is the Grand Palace Master’s intention?”

“Don’t worry, my master has no interest in the martial arts world. She’s destined to ascend to the immortal realm and become an ancestor. How could she possibly look down on your worldly riches? It’s just that my junior sister finds it amusing and wants to show off a bit. Who told her that among the three of us, she’s the most useless, playful, and mediocre? She can’t even get past the basics of Mingyu Gong. She can only learn the most rudimentary skills. She’s only fit to be the leader of the Five Mountains Alliance.”

Coupled with Jiang Yuyan’s tone of disappointment, the members of the Five Mountains Sword Sect felt ashamed. However, they truly had the confidence and strength to say such things. A few maids could easily slaughter a group of experts from the Songshan Sect and send the Three Great Protectors running around in disarray.

A fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl could easily crush the three bodyguards. No one present dared to say that they could easily defeat Mo Xiaobei; the difference in strength was too great.

Ning Zhongze is a very upright and chivalrous female knight-errant with a strong sense of justice. Under normal circumstances, she would have stood up and stepped forward long ago. However, Zhang Lingyu, her disciple, directly pointed out the horror of Yihua Palace from the beginning, the subtext being to remind her not to make a mistake and cause trouble for the sect.

This is the kind of thing you really can’t mess with; it’s much scarier than any Sun Moon Cult.

What could Ding Mian say upon hearing this? He could only leave with the corpses of his junior brother and the Songshan disciples, and discuss anything else with his senior brother, the sect leader.

Looking at his fourth junior brother, who had been completely burned to a crisp, Ding Mian felt an indescribable sadness.

Unlike the Huashan Sword Sect, the Songshan Sect is known for its unity and the excellent relationship between the brothers. It is precisely because of this that they cannot make unnecessary sacrifices and bring trouble to their senior brother and the Songshan Sect.

After the Songshan Sect left, the people in the martial arts world also took their leave one after another. Soon, only a few dozen people from Huashan, Taishan, and Hengshan remained. The once bustling and crowded main hall was instantly deserted. The prestige of Yihua Palace was evident.