Let you simulate life, but you change fate every time?! Chapter 13 A Lifetime: The Old Curator Emerges, the Legendary Grandmaster!

That morning.

The Sect Leader's Order was issued by the Baji Daoist School, calling back all its disciples.

At that instant.

Regardless of their rank or whereabouts, every Baji Disciple abandoned their tasks and hurried to the Cangzhou Main Hall.

Several prominent military figures originating from the Baji Daoist School also turned their keen eyes toward this event.

For a moment.

The whole Martial Arts Realm buzzed with excitement, as fighters from various regions gathered in droves.

All to behold this showdown involving Lu Yuan!

Three days passed.

Within the Baji Daoist School, crowds swarmed everywhere.

The viewing areas overflowed with warriors attracted by the fame.

These fighters hailed from distant places and possessed formidable skills.

A handful of Martial Arts Grandmasters occupied spots among the onlookers.

Upon the fighting platform.

Lu Yuan remained composed and steady.

Facing him stood a man in his middle years clad in dark training robes.

The fellow possessed a stern countenance and a robust physique.

This individual served as the present leader of the Baji Daoist School.

Wu Zhong!

'Your power is impressive, yet your mindset falls short. Summon your former sect leader.'

Lu Yuan shook his head.

Though Wu Zhong qualified as a Minor Accomplishment Grandmaster, he hadn't yet comprehended Fist Intent.

He simply couldn't compete with Lu Yuan.

Wu Zhong refused to accept this.

Within fewer than three exchanges, Lu Yuan sent him flying.

The Baji Disciples, observing this scene, felt deep resentment and stepped forward to challenge in turn.

Stepping up from the Baji Disciples.

Were soldiers with two-star ranks and elite fighters who had guarded the frontiers for many years.

However, against overwhelming might.

These warriors resembled fragile figurines, crumbling under one strike.

In this instant, to all observers.

Lu Yuan loomed like an unbeatable Demon King, his strength inducing utter hopelessness.

The Baji Disciples who had earlier boasted about humbling Lu Yuan and celebrating prematurely.

Now hung their heads low, struck by a crushing defeat.

'Is there truly no one in the Baji Lineage who can rise to the occasion?'

Right then.

The martial faith of all Baji Disciples wavered profoundly!

'No!'

'The Baji Daoist School hasn't fallen yet!'

As the Baji Disciples began doubting everything about themselves.

Wu Zhong, with bloodshot eyes, bellowed in a raw voice.

He turned toward the back courtyard and dropped to his knees with a heavy thud.

'This unworthy Wu Zhong has failed, shaming the Cangzhou School!'

'I beg the old sect leader to emerge and reclaim the glory of the Baji Sect!'

'Old sect leader?'

Hearing this seldom-spoken title from the past two decades, the Baji Disciples felt jolted as if by thunderbolts.

Even the faces of other martial artists shifted in shock.

The Baji Daoist School gained fame for boasting two grandmasters within its ranks.

But only veterans in the martial world recalled the truth.

The prior old sect leader Wu Hongsheng formed the true pillar of the Baji Daoist School!

He stood as a mythic icon in the Martial Arts Realm.

According to legends, Wu Hongsheng showed extraordinary talent early on.

Mastering Outer Strength at age ten and ascending to grandmaster status by thirty.

He once roamed the expansive territories, clashing with foes using only his unyielding fists.

Gaining the moniker 'Divine Fist' across the entire Martial Arts Realm.

This title wasn't mere flattery but forged in relentless battles!

Thanks to that, Wu Hongsheng's renown soared, leading to his appointment by the Royal Family as their top martial instructor, basking in supreme honor.

Afterward, he ventured into Shaolin Temple thrice and faced the Eighteen Copper Men Array, halting time and again just shy of the Scripture Pavilion.

Yet Wu Hongsheng never wavered; he grew fiercer after each reversal.

By the mere age of fifty, he broke through to become a Martial Arts Grandmaster!

But nobody foresaw it.

Right when Wu Hongsheng reached his zenith, a shocking incident struck.

As though he endured an unmatched setback.

He lost his drive and withdrew into seclusion.

For twenty years, he never left the rear courtyard.

The motive behind Lu Yuan's choice to target the Baji Daoist School on this visit.

Lay exactly in seeking a sight of this fabled person's elegance.

Wu Zhong's cry stirred long-buried recollections among the Baji Disciples.

The following instant.

All Baji Disciples fell to their knees and yelled in ragged tones.

'Please, old sect leader, emerge and reclaim the Baji Sect's glory!'

'Please, old sect leader, emerge and reclaim the Baji Sect's glory!'

The Baji Disciples' cries thundered like avalanches and surging waves, resounding for miles.

One minute.

Two minutes.

Half an hour...

The rear courtyard stayed completely still.

Until the Baji Disciples' voices cracked from shouting, and despair gripped their hearts.

'Screech!'

The rear courtyard gates, locked away for twenty years, burst open with a resounding crash.

'You, a promising young grandmaster with endless potential, why push so relentlessly?'

Everyone turned toward the source of the words, their pulses racing.

There, an elderly figure with silver hair donned in black robes entered their sight.

The senior, past sixty, bore a visage etched by years.

Yet in his steps lingered a potent martial aura and an air of authority.

As he emerged.

The whole area fell hushed, with every eye fixed upon him.

This was the ex-leader of the Baji, a famed Martial Arts Grandmaster.

Wu Hongsheng!

'Junior Lu Yuan offers greetings to the senior.'

Despite arriving to test the school, Lu Yuan upheld decorum and showed respect.

'I never thought that in this End of Dharma Era, a prodigious youth like you would arise. What a remarkable talent.'

Wu Hongsheng commended openly, his appreciation for Lu Yuan evident.

However, he swiftly shifted his demeanor, his words slicing like a blade.

'Yet you've harmed my Baji Disciples and sullied my school's honor—what is your true intent?'

'I've learned that the Baji Fist strikes with ferocity and power; I only seek to experience your fist arts briefly.'

Lu Yuan answered straightforwardly.

At these words, Wu Hongsheng let out a frustrated chuckle.

The surrounding martial artists stirred in surprise.

Superior Martial Arts remain guarded secrets, never passed to outsiders.

Lu Yuan's audacity in eyeing the hidden arts of the Baji Daoist School showed immense greed.

'Such nerve—do you claim my Baji Fist has no worthy successors?'

Wu Hongsheng slammed his foot down forcefully.

'Boom!'

The ground quaked throughout the arena.

The reinforced concrete floor cracked open in countless deep fissures.

These fissures clustered thickly, weaving like a web over the entire space.

The force from that single stamp horrified onlookers!

The attending martial artists drew sharp breaths.

This exemplified the fearsome might of a Martial Arts Grandmaster.

With effortless motions or strides, they could unleash devastating force.

The Baji Fist excels in audacity and savagery.

Its form evokes 'shoulders shaking topple the heavens; a foot's impact rattles the nine lands.'

If Wu Hongsheng's earlier stomp had hit a living opponent.

It would have slain an Inner Strength Perfection expert on the spot!

As admiration filled the air.

Wu Hongsheng harnessed that force and vaulted upward like a soaring predator, charging at Lu Yuan.

In the next breath.

His frame tensed like a drawn bow, channeling all Inner Strength into his strike; the fist roared like rolling thunder, as if the skies crumbled!

[Fist Intent: Mountain Shattering!]

Yet right away.

While Wu Hongsheng hung in the air, his left fist tightened once more, unleashing a strike of unmatched brutality, akin to a blasting shell, carrying the might to level peaks and stir oceans!

Closing in, he swept a leg sideways like a massive cleaver hewing, obliterating everything before it!

At that juncture.

Wu Hongsheng unleashed the full spectrum of smash, drill, shake, adhere, and lean in Baji Fist arts.

Particularly through this fluid, unbroken display.

Leaving every Baji Disciple awestruck, as if beholding a deity in action.

'No surprise he's a legend of the Martial Arts Realm; his techniques truly dazzle.'

Confronting Wu Hongsheng's storm of savage attacks, even Lu Yuan sensed his scalp tingling, facing a seldom-felt threat to his life.

Still, fear evaded him; excitement surged higher instead.

A genuine martial artist.

Thrives on dancing along the brink of death, forging an unbreakable, triumphant spirit!