Go west along Guangrong Avenue, bypass the palace, and soon enter the western city of the imperial capital. The entire imperial capital is roughly a square, with four corners forming two diagonal lines, which divide the entire urban area into four urban areas except the imperial palace. The Xicheng District is a urban area dominated by the residential areas of ordinary civilians. It has a total of twenty-two areas, of which the Triumph Avenue divides the entire Xicheng into two and into two large areas.

The location of the martial arts lectern is located on Triumph Avenue in the West Fifth District, about eight miles away from the west gate of the Palace. This place turned out to be a property of Sunset Gate. Since the establishment of this martial arts lectern with the other four factions, Sunset Gate, as the elder brother of the Five Sects, has naturally donated this moderately and very powerful house. After expanding and renovating the surrounding land and houses, it showed an extraordinary magnificent momentum.

Wu Feng and his party came to the martial arts archery not far from the location. From a distance, they saw a huge archery standing next to the road, which was particularly eye-catching. The entire archery was made of huge white stones. The three huge cursive fonts of the "Martial Arts archery" above the archery were deeply engraved on it, and a powerful momentum came to their faces.

Passing through the archway is a small square covering an area of ​​dozens of acres. In the center of the square is a large wooden platform, with many weapon frames arranged in the back. From a distance, the stage is leaping, the flags on the platform are flying, and the audience is crowded with people, which is spectacular.

Wufeng carefully observed the huge scale, but a question arose in his heart. Seeing that this giant house in power and the surrounding ancillary facilities and land cannot be used without millions of gold coins. Is the purpose of this Sunset Gate and the other four sects creating such a large-scale platform just to strengthen the momentum of their own sect? Can such a large amount of funds be supported by the economic strength of these five sects?

With questions, Wufeng and the other two slowly approached the archway, and immediately a disciple who was welcoming guests at the door ran up to greet him, "Three young men, come and have a look? Please come and have a look inside." His attitude was very enthusiastic.

Wufeng didn't answer, just nodded, and walked straight in. The receptionist didn't care. He just looked at the three of them carefully and walked away.

"Shuangying, Mingxia, do you understand the situation of these factions?" As he walked forward, Wufeng asked casually. There were many people coming and going, most of whom were ordinary people watching the fun in the imperial capital, but there were also a considerable number of people from the martial arts world. These people carried swords and swords, and their expressions were very different from those of ordinary people. However, after all, in the imperial capital, they looked very steady at the feet of the emperor.

"Brother, why are you asking this? Could it be that you are also interested in the world?" Gu Mingxia asked immediately.

"Well, it's not a bad thing to understand. What's more, I met the head of the Sunset Sect?" Wufeng replied with a smile.

"Oh? Brother and I know that Fu Jian?" Qin Shuangying also intervened, feeling very surprised that Wufeng was the head of the Sunset Sect. When he came to this martial arts world, Wufeng specially asked the second daughter to change the title for convenience to avoid attracting attention.

"I can't say I know each other. I met you a few years ago at a banquet with Your Highness. I heard that this Sunset Sect is a big sect that is ranked as a famous one in the empire. So Fu Jian, as the head of the sect, shouldn't be simple." Wu Feng said.

"The Sunset Sect was indeed very popular when Han Xiao, the previous leader, was in charge of the sect, and steadily occupies among the three major sects of the empire. However, a few years ago, the leader of the sect, Han Xiao, disappeared mysteriously, and the people in the sect competed for the position of the sect to have civil strife. Later, although Fu Jian ascended the sect's throne, the strength inside the sect was greatly affected, especially his two junior brothers led many disciples to leave, which directly led the reputation of the sect to fall out of the top five in the entire imperial martial arts world. Now it can be ranked among the seventh and eighth at most, but its strength cannot be underestimated." Gu Mingxia is very familiar with this storytelling. As a child of a martial arts family, the primary condition for going out to explore the world is to understand various secret stories in the world, so as to facilitate some difficult situations during her travels.

"Xia Mei said it right. If it weren't for this, the Sunset Sect would not have to build a martial arts sect. It also needs to join forces with several other sects." Qin Shuangying also added, "But this martial arts sect has really played a lot of role. At least the influence of the Sunset Sect has increased greatly, and the status of the other sects has also been greatly improved."

"Wow, then it is impossible for this Sunset Sect to create such a big martial arts romance without enough strength. Think about how much money the land and facilities here alone requires? I'm afraid this is not something these sects can afford, right?" Wu Feng smiled slightly and shifted the topic to this.

The two girls were stunned when they heard this, and then they thought about it. Obviously, they also noticed the complexity of this problem. In addition to their own strength, the most important thing for a sect to survive and grow is to have a strong financial source to support it. Both of them are from major sects in the martial arts world, of course they are very clear about this problem.

Wu Feng did not say much about this issue, and then brought the topic to the remaining sects, "What's the situation with the other sects?"

"Puhua Temple is located in the outskirts of the imperial capital. It is also a very famous Taoist temple in the imperial capital. Although it is far less lush than Baiyun Temple, it is unique in martial arts. It is said that the most famous Star-Picking Sword Technique under the sect, and the last leader of their sect once used this set of sword techniques to shock the north. Even the Changchun Sword Sect, the largest sword sect in the north, had to give him three points. Although there were not many disciples under the sect, they all had extraordinary martial arts." Qin Shuangying seemed to be familiar with the situation of the martial arts sect in the imperial capital.

"Well, there are too many experts. Who is stronger than the Snow Mountain Sect?" Wu Feng asked with a little curious question.

"It should be a match. Our Snow Mountain Sect was greatly affected in the past few years, otherwise Qin Shuangying's face turned red, but she still expressed her opinion in a realistic way.

"Well, what kind of sect is that Qingyi Sect?" Wufeng asked again.

"The Qingyi Sect is also a martial arts sect with some influence in the imperial capital, especially in the previous generations. Its disciples were not many, and it was mainly female disciples, all wearing green robes. It is said that Chu Zhenling, the current sect leader, had a light skill and hidden weapons, and had reached the peak. There are several disciples under his sect, and he is also quite outstanding and has a good reputation in the martial arts world." Qin Shuangying introduced, "The Qingyi Sect has several clinics and medicine stores in the imperial capital, which are very good at treating bruises and injuries."

"Their main source of income should also come from the pharmaceutical company?" Wu Feng asked immediately.

"I don't know this." Qin Shuangying obviously didn't expect Wufeng to be interested in this.

"Where is the White Sand Sect and the Boat Gang?" Wufeng asked again.

"The Baisha Sect and the Boat Gang do not have much reputation in the martial arts world, but the number of disciples of these two gangs is quite large, both exceeding a thousand. In the Baisha Sect, only the head of the sect, Du Fang, and his junior brother, the Ghost Finger, You Xing, are still very good at it, and the others are unknown; while in the Boat Gang, only their gang leader, "Huanjiang Long", Liang Chengfu, is still quite strong, and the other subordinates are only good at water kung fu. However, these two sects are very close to the government, and many yamen runners in the government came from these two sects." Qin Shuangying finished the situation in one breath.

Before Wufeng asked again, Qin Shuangying added: "The Baisha Sect operates a considerable salt business around the imperial capital, and also does grain business. As the name suggests, the ship gang mainly engages in water transportation. Nearly half of the shipping business on the Fan River flowing through the imperial capital is controlled by the ship gang. Especially for coal transportation in Jinzhong, due to cost reasons, it is basically transported to the imperial capital and the East China Sea by water. It is a golden waterway with extremely profitable profits and the lifeblood of the ship gang relying on for survival and development."

"Then why did these sects suddenly unite to build this martial arts lecture? Is there any special reason?" Wu Feng asked slowly.

Qin Shuangying was stunned and then replied: "I haven't learned about this carefully, but the alliance has greatly improved the reputation and strength of the five factions. At least this should be a reason."

"Well, the Sunset Sect has strong foundations and strengths, and is closely related to the top leaders of the empire. Puhua Temple and the Qingyi Sect have considerable reputation in the martial arts world. The disciples in the sect are of great strength. The Baisha Sect and the Boat Gang have close contacts with the middle and lower local governments of the empire. There are many disciples under their sects and have a solid economic foundation. These five sects have their own strengths. But once this is combined, it will form a community of considerable interests. It is not easy for the imperial capital to find a gang that competes with it now." Wu Feng said slowly. He was both satisfied and surprised that Qin Shuangying was so familiar with the situation, and his view of the Snow Mountain Sect in his heart has changed a lot.

"Brother, why are you so interested in them? In the eyes of the government, they are just some sects in the martial arts world. Will you do anything to fight against the empire?" Gu Mingxia looked puzzled.

"Hehe, it would be nice if it was so simple, but seeing that various forces in the imperial capital gathered in an interlaced manner and had basically been established for a long time, so any new phenomenon is worthy of deep thought. If there is a result, there will be a cause. The emergence of this martial arts roster must have a result, and it will never be a reality." Wufeng shook his head and said, "But this has nothing to do with us for the time being, but it is better to be able to understand some inside information. Maybe it will be useful in the future."

The closer they got to the central platform, the more and more people were. Wufeng and the other two took advantage of the opportunity to get a needle in the crowd and finally slowly squeezed to the next side of the platform. The platform was made of all the high-quality pine wood, which was a rectangular shape, about thirty meters long and about twenty meters wide, and looked quite grand. The colorful flags around were fluttering in the wind, and with the smooth weapon stand, it looked even more pleasing to the eye.

On the edge of the wooden platform, there were about a dozen large mahogany chairs lined up. At this time, only two or three people were sitting next to it. Obviously, there were no important figures in the five sects. A pair of men were practicing in the center of the platform with weapons in their hands. The crisp and pleasant sound of weapons collisions and the shouts of the two men were complemented by the cheers from the audience, and they really looked like a striking competition.

Behind the straight chair, there was a huge wooden screen. A wooden plaque with four words "Art endless" on it, which was a flying dragon and a phoenix. It can be seen that it was written by a famous artist. There were also couplets posted on both sides of the screen: "Be sincere in making friends all over the world, and be friends from all over the world."
Chapter completed!