Chapter 384: Discussion of Swords
“Great Teacher! Mount Hua sent us an invitation to the “Discussion of Swords,” a meeting of large and renowned sects. Should we accept it?”
“«“Must,” what an appropriate word,” sighed the Master of Wudang Mountain. “Shaolin has been destroyed, now the Five Mountain Swords rule over the entire fist world. For thousands of years we were satisfied with the position of the latter; no one forced our school to leave the shadow. Alas, a new era has fallen on the shoulders of our generation. The Discussion of Swords is supposedly convened to elect the leader of the fist world, but what is there to choose? Who won't support the Sword God now??”
“Are you saying they have some kind of hidden agenda??”
“Yes. I think, in order not to become an enemy to the whole world, they plan to somehow divide the territories between all the worthy ones. I just don’t understand how exactly. But what the Sword God has already done is already amazing. Clans that sought power by hook or by crook are now forced to participate in competitions to maintain their position. And if they are not ready to accept defeat, then they are expelled from the country.”
The Great Teacher shook his head and sighed again:
“Terrible system. No tribute to ancestors and traditions. But at the same time, no one else dies in the struggle for power. The righteous path became stronger in three years than it had been hundreds of years before. Previously, it was possible to poison the offender, or attack on the sly. Now they have to train hard in martial arts to win the competition in four years.”
“It’s somehow strange,” said the student, scratching the back of his head..
“Ha ha ha, yes. Yes. This system seems completely out of our world. Fight for your home, but be afraid to shed blood? Kill a rival who has encroached on yours, and be expelled from your native lands for this? Essentially, everything remains the same. As people fought for power, so they will fight. Everything is just... more beautiful now. They perverted the old rules, turned them inside out, and called them a new order. And whoever wants to butt heads - so always welcome.”
He stood up and continued: