With Shaolin and Wudang leading the martial arts tournament, it went very smoothly, attracting 80-90% of the martial arts world to participate.

So a week later, all the martial arts practitioners gathered in a large open space outside Shaolin Temple.

The Shaolin Temple had prepared a huge platform for the martial arts tournament, and this time, seven or eight thousand people from the martial arts world came to the event, crowding the venue to the point of being impassable.

As the host, Shaolin Temple made excellent arrangements, not only setting up the venue beautifully but also providing a variety of fruits and delicacies on-site.

This shows that Shaolin Temple is really rich, and it also shows that Shaolin will most likely win the position of leader of the martial arts alliance this time.

Since Shaolin Temple is holding the event on its own territory, it must have made preparations.

Since so much has been invested in this martial arts tournament, there must be some return; otherwise, Shaolin would not have invested for nothing.

Moreover, he provided excellent conditions for martial arts practitioners to enjoy here. Everyone ate and drank Shaolin Temple's food and drinks. In the end, how could Shaolin Temple not become the leader of the martial arts alliance?

Therefore, Shaolin Temple really values ​​its reputation; otherwise, it wouldn't have put on this show or invested so much.

This matter was basically a foregone conclusion for all the sects. Zhu Yunwen and Zhao Qingzhu were also mingling in the martial arts world. The martial arts tournament was held as scheduled, and many martial arts figures were either sitting or standing at the scene.

Some sects have fixed areas and are relatively more prominent. Nowadays, there are not many sects that can be considered outstanding. Apart from Wudang and Shaolin, which are the top sects, there is a gap below them.

There are barely a few second-rate forces and many third-rate forces to maintain appearances.

This martial arts tournament essentially became a one-man show for Wudang and Shaolin. A white-browed old monk from Shaolin stepped forward, stood on a high wooden platform, and first delivered a passionate speech.

They say things like the recent turmoil in the martial arts world, with countless deaths and injuries across all sects, causing chaos and a huge crisis for the martial arts community, and that someone is behind it all, stirring things up and acting as a facilitator.

In short, the purpose of establishing this martial arts alliance leader is to control the chaotic situation in the martial arts world and restore it to its former peaceful state.

The leader of the martial arts alliance single-handedly created a harmonious and conflict-free martial arts world, allowing those who were causing trouble behind the scenes to be thoroughly exposed.

It must be said that Shaolin is indeed a sect that is very good at persuasion. After his speech, all the martial arts practitioners present nodded in agreement, thinking that it made a lot of sense.

And so, they smoothly moved on to the next stage, which was the martial arts tournament.

As the name suggests, martial arts practitioners flocked to the competition to determine the leader of the martial arts alliance. The first requirement for this selection was that the martial arts skills must be exceptional.

After all, this is the martial arts world. If we don't judge people by their martial arts skills, what's the point?

If you're looking for a person of high moral character, you don't need to search in the martial arts world; you can just find one in the secular world.

Moreover, their moral character is definitely higher than those of these江湖人士 (jianghu figures), after all, at least they wouldn't kill people randomly in the jianghu.

In the martial arts world, the one with the highest martial arts skill is the leader of the alliance.

Basically, the candidate can only be chosen from Wudang and Shaolin, and it is highly likely to be Shaolin.

Even if we don't say that Shaolin Kung Fu is very powerful, many people would still stand up to support Shaolin if we said it couldn't be number one.

We were all treated well at Shaolin Temple, eating and drinking Shaolin food. The people at Shaolin Temple were also very nice and talented. How could we not choose them?

Therefore, no one had any objections to this system. Moreover, most people felt it was just a formality and that it would be better to simply let one person from each of the Wudang and Shaolin sects come out and let them choose.

Although the outcome seems predetermined, there are still procedures to follow, and many people are still hoping to give it a try.

If they're lucky, they might also become the leaders of the martial arts world, wouldn't that be perfect?

Especially some second- or third-rate forces felt that even if there was only a one in ten thousand chance, they wouldn't lose anything by trying. Thus, the election conference for the leader of the martial arts alliance began.

Each sect sent a representative to elect the leader of the martial arts conference, and other martial arts figures were also welcome to come forward. Shaolin and Wudang each sent one person.

It starts with an elimination tournament. Some people go on stage first and then accept challenges from others. This process is repeated, and those who can still stand on the stage at the end must be very strong.

So immediately, the leader of a second-rate sect rushed onto the stage, took out a spiked club, swung it with great force, and shouted:

"Who dares to challenge me?"

The leader of another second-rate sect went up and fought with the guy with the spiked club. In just over ten rounds, the leader of the spiked club sect was sent flying.

Then new people went up to challenge the winner.

In this way, the winner stands and continues to challenge, while the loser falls down. Since there can only be one leader of the martial arts alliance, and there is no need to consider rankings for others.

So, with one-on-one matches and an elimination format, there wouldn't be any problems. In just half a day, a good twenty or thirty people went up.

Finally, the one standing on the stage was a chivalrous knight-errant from the martial arts world. He belonged to no sect or school, but his martial arts skills were indeed excellent. He had already defeated four people who came up to challenge him.

Even the leaders of some second-rate sects dared not go up easily anymore. Seeing this, some so-called heroes without any sect or faction in the martial arts world could not hold back and went up to challenge.

Another half day passed, and by the afternoon, a total of fifty or sixty people went up to challenge. In the end, the one who was able to stand on the stage was the leader of a gang called the Big Knife Gang.

This guy wields a large sword with incredible skill, practically invincible, which makes him very proud. He considers himself a top-tier expert.

At this point, Wudang and Shaolin could no longer hold back, because the man had been standing on the stage for a long time, and no one dared to challenge him. They had asked him several times, but no one dared to challenge him.

So at this point, it's basically the later stage, and it's time for Wudang and Shaolin to take action.

First, an old Taoist priest with white hair from Wudang stood up, looked at the leader of the Big Sword Gang, and said with a smile:

"The leader of the Big Knife Gang is indeed formidable. This old man here will have to test his skills against you!"

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and the longsword beside him seemed to be propelled by a gust of wind, directly leaving its sheath. The old Taoist then pulled out the sword and sent it flying toward the platform.

In the crowd, Zhao Qingzhu whispered to Zhu Yuntong:

"This is the second strongest Taoist priest in Wudang, the headmaster of Wudang, and one of the top five in the martial arts world. His martial arts are very strong, especially his Wudang sword technique, which incorporates Tai Chi sword, making it very beautiful."