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Several days later.

Mount Lu scenic area.

"Why are there so many people!"

"Stop pushing, or you'll get pregnant!"

"Where is West Forest Temple?"

"We have to climb up the mountain!"

"The mountain path is all crowded!"

"I just spent half an hour looking for a parking spot in the parking lot!"

"The number of tourists is a bit exaggerated!"

"On such a hot day, how are these people so enthusiastic about coming out to play!"

"Aren't you here too?"

The whole scenic area was crowded everywhere, and from a high point, it looked even more packed with numerous tour groups led by guides, countless people taking pictures and checking in on social media.

Nearby.

Journalists looked at each other!

"Is Mount Lu always this crowded?"

"I just asked the staff, the usual number of tourists is less than a third of today's; after all, Mount Lu is a grade nine scenic area. Normally people prefer those grade ten scenic areas!"

"Oh my!"

"Could all these people have been attracted by Xian Yu's poem?"

"It's not just Xian Yu's poem, the promotional video for Mount Lu was also good."

"Xian Yu's fame combined with Mount Lu's promotional video, plus the recent tourism boom, that's why so many tourists were attracted."

"Mount Lu is making a killing!"

Xian Yu had written a poem for Mount Lu, and the journalists were specifically here to see the effect of that poem. As soon as everyone arrived at Mount Lu, the journalists were shocked!

There were too many tourists!

Mount Lu's tourism industry exploded!

At that moment a journalist grabbed an elderly man: "Excuse me, sir, are you a local from Mount Lu?"

"Yes."

"So, how familiar are you with Mount Lu?"

"Mount Lu? There's nothing much to see here, us locals hardly come by; we've seen it enough times. It's these out-of-towners, they all come to see Mount Lu, actually this is… eh, you are journalists, right? Is this going to be on TV?"

"Yes."

"Then wait a moment, just a moment."

The elderly man coughed, cleared his throat, and straightened his appearance, then said in very standard Mandarin:

"Our Mount Lu is known for its grandeur, strangeness, danger, and beauty. It has been known as 'the spectacular Mount Lu' since ancient times, named peaks totaling one hundred seventy-one, with twenty-six ridges scattered among them, twenty ravines and sixteen caves. Rocks appear in twenty-two spots. Water flows develop fissures in valleys, forming many rapids and waterfalls. Among them, the most famous Tri-Fall is 155 meters high. Therefore, if you haven't visited the Tri-Fall, you haven't seen the beauty of Mount Lu. Many ancient literati have left memorable poems about Mount Lu, a place of deep historical and cultural significance. We also welcome tourists from all continents to visit our Mount Lu, thank you!"

Journalist: "..."

Do you have to be so realistic?

Sir, you're too practiced!

Of course, this was just a minor episode.

Everything at the scene proved: Mount Lu's publicity was a huge success!

Mount Lu's tourism boom was quickly reported hotly by news from all continents.

Accommodations were fully booked.

Business was booming for major hotels!

Restaurants in the area of Mount Lu scenic spot were making a killing!

...

Online.

As netizens learned about the tourism boom at Mount Lu, they began to express their feelings.

"This is too popular!"

"The reports show really many people!"

"The main thing is that the poem by Xian Yu is indeed well written, perfectly capturing the features of Mount Lu."

"Mount Lu has always been one of Blue Star's top ten famous mountains, just overshadowed by the Five Mountains in recent years."

"This impact is already comparable to West Lake!"

"Guess other scenic spots will invite Teacher Admirable Fish too."

"They have already started inviting!"

Amid online discussions, various popular tourist spots indeed extended invitations to Xian Yu once again.

Among them were even top-tier scenic locations like Mount Tai and Mount Hua.

Moreover,

even Mount Wudang, firmly clinging to Chu Kuang's coattails, threw out an olive branch to Xian Yu, causing netizens to burst into laughter!

This was called hedging bets.

Wanting the best of both worlds.

Mount Wudang probably only dared to make such overtures because of Xian Yu's good relations with Chu Kuang.

Lin Yuan, however, did not respond to the invitations from these major scenic areas.

Mount Lu's offer had a very high Prestige Value that could be leveraged gradually.

Had Lin Yuan immediately promoted other scenic areas, it might have affected Mount Lu's popularity later on.

And during these days,

readers gradually finished the whole set of "Heaven-Reliant Dragon Slayer."

As a result,

the current online discussions

still predominantly revolved around this novel.

The conversation evolved significantly, like the age-old debate about who was the number one master in the Martial World, which once again sparked arguments.

Zhang Sanfeng...

Zhang Wuji...

Even Guo Xiang...

These individuals were all nominated by netizens.

Additionally, there was a discussion about which martial skill was the strongest.

Chu Kuang's "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" trilogy mentioned many top-notch martial arts.

Classics such as the "Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms," "Nine Yin Manual," "Nine Yang Divine Skill," "Heaven and Earth Great Shift," right up to the Golden Wheel Imperial Adviser's "Dragon Elephant Wisdom Technique" and various Shaolin skills, and so forth.

Which one was stronger, which was weaker?

Different readers had their own opinions.

A fleeting glimpse of a mysterious woman in yellow in the latter half of the novel also attracted considerable attention from netizens.

This woman, in her first appearance, helped a Beggars' Guild orphan, Shi Hongshi, reclaim the leader's position, mentioning that she had extensive connections with the former leaders of the Beggars' Guild.

The second time she appeared was at the Shaolin Temple's Lion-Slaying Gathering, where the woman in yellow easily defeated Zhou Zhiruo. When Zhang Wuji asked for her name, the words she left behind fueled endless speculation:

"Under Zhongnan Mountain, the Tomb of the Living Dead, 'The Return of the Condor Heroes,' vanished from the martial arts world."

Clearly, this mysterious woman in yellow was a descendant of Yang Guo and Little Dragon Maiden.

The novel hinted strongly, describing the woman's pale skin as if she never saw sunlight...

Doesn't that just describe an ancient tomb?

Even though Chu Kuang did not spell it out clearly, the readers understood.

This was probably another significance of "Heaven-Reliant Dragon Slayer" as the final part of the "Condor Heroes" trilogy.

Even though the times were different and the characters were not much related, all the stories in "Heaven-Reliant Dragon Slayer" were actually triggered by characters from the eras of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "The Return of the Condor Heroes."

"All foreshadowings were explained."

"The Scripture hidden in oil, this foreshadowing was the most astonishing to me, it turns out it meant the scriptures were in the apes, perhaps even during the 'Condor Heroes' era, Chu Kuang had already planned the plot where Zhang Wuji acquires the Nine Yang Divine Skill."

"The secrets of the Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber were incredible too."

"I hadn't imagined that the Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber were forged from the division of Yang Guo's heavy black iron sword, and the forgers were none other than the devoted couple Guo Jing and Huang Rong."

"The martial arts worldview perfectly carried on."

"If the Condor Heroes trilogy were to be considered as a whole, no other martial arts universe in Blue Star could surpass it."

"…"

The "Condor Heroes" trilogy concluded in a blaze of glory!

However, the memories it left with the readers were not easily forgotten.

The most direct impact was:

Even many children, while playing, would frequently strike a dramatically embarrassing pose, chanting fervently,

"Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms!"

Hand them a stick, and without a doubt, "Branch Beats the White Chimpanzee" would slip right out of their mouths.

At a fancifully impressionable age, they loved these the most.

Bear in mind, back when "Journey to the West" was popular, they were brandishing "Golden Cudgels."