"… "
"… "
"… "
silence.
There was a long silence.
At the entire entrance of the mountain trail, the only sound was the exaggerated and heart-wrenching cry of the mountain man who was helping the trail.
Jianchou looked at the black handprint on the clothes he had just changed, his mouth twitched, and finally he gritted his teeth and spoke: "Master, you have a small treasury, and I didn't even know about it..."
hehe.
He always wears tattered clothes, and none of the magic weapons he takes out are worthy of people's attention. How can he be a dignified Yashan elder? Or one of a particularly high generation!
Now that you've made a bet and staked your own little treasury, you start crying and making a fuss
Why were you so stingy a while ago
"Well… "
When Fudao Shanren heard this, he stopped crying and looked at him with sorrow for a long time.
"... this..." Fudaoshanren immediately looked around and said something else, "Oh, a small treasury, everyone has one..."
"Really?"
Jianchou still smiled slightly.
Fudaoshanren curled his lips, and seeing Chou's chilling expression that said "Master, you have a small treasury, it's amazing", he finally couldn't stand it anymore and decided -
Playing tricks!
"I don't care about the mountain people! Tell me, do you young people know how to take care of the old people's face? He challenged me in front of so many people, how can I not agree? You don't agree? Can you afford to lose this person? Your face, my face, Yashan's face! Right?"
A big hat was put on him, and Jianchou was speechless for a moment.
Zheng Yao, who was standing next to him, chuckled and said, "It's a living hell."
It's better to save face than to suffer in life!
I'm talking about people like Fudao Shanren who are unreliable!
Fudaoshanren was silent for a long while, then he stamped his feet and sighed, patted Jianchou's shoulder, and said earnestly: "Jianchou, as the master's disciple, you have to take responsibility-"
"Will you help Master clean up the mess and patch up the mess?"
Zheng Yao put his hands in his sleeves, raised his eyelids, and stabbed again.
Fudaoshanren immediately jumped up and said, "Why are you so talkative!"
"… "
Zheng Yao shut up immediately.
See sorrow and silence.
The bet came about out of nowhere, and she had no resistance.
Zhou Chengjiang's cultivation method seemed to have some wonderful features, which really made Jianchou curious. There were countless geniuses in the Nineteen Continents. Zhou Chengjiang was in the late stage of foundation building for three years and was ranked on the second level of the heaven monument. He could also be considered a famous figure...
I just don't know how long it will take to defeat him
Counting on his fingers, it has been three months since Jianchou embarked on the path of cultivation.
"Forget it..." Jianchou suddenly became magnanimous, looking at his master with a kind look, "It's just a fight anyway, and even if I lose it won't go to my disciple's coffers." "Hey hey hey hey, you can't say that!"
Fudao Shanren quickly grabbed Jianchou's sleeve, his eyes shining.
"Jianchou girl, you are my disciple, how can you be so cowardly? Don't you think that Master has gambled his own treasury, and didn't that stinky old man Pang Dian also gamble the Little Dragon Gate Underwater Lake?"
"oh?"
Jianchou raised his eyebrows.
Fudao Shanren smiled and said, "Let me tell you, there is a dragon frame in the lake. I heard there are many dragon balls and even magical instruments of Xuanbao level! In this battle, you must practice hard and must not lose! When you win, Master will definitely give you some good things! This is not only related to your dignity, but also to Master's small treasury and precious treasures! As long as there are treasures, we will go all out!"
"… "
Zheng Yao couldn't bear it anymore and looked at Jianchou with sympathy.
That's a small treasury in an underwater lake. They only give you a little if you win. How stingy can they be
Jianchou had just had a fierce fight with Zhou Chengjiang and felt that he was full of strength, but when he was pulled by Fudaoshanren, he really had the urge to fall to the ground and kneel down to him.
Maybe, this is the magical technique that Master practiced
Make you want to kneel down to me unconsciously!
Jianchou thought that if he had the chance, he would definitely learn this great technique of seizing the fortune of heaven and earth.
At this moment, she looked at Fudaoshanren silently, and finally interrupted him.
"Master, there are still two years left. I have only been practicing for three months, and I can barely tie with Zhou Chengjiang. If I wait another two years, even if he has a thousand adventures, how can he surpass me?"
"That's true..."
However, Longmen’s cultivation techniques are somewhat secretive.
Fu Dao Shanren was not very reassured. He muttered, "You are right, but Master is concerned about you, isn't he? Don't worry, Master will urge you to practice well and will definitely find a few more suitable Dao Seals for you."
"Sister Jianchou is extremely talented, and is the best in Yashan in recent years." Zheng Yao finally found an opportunity to interrupt. He felt mysteriously moved when he thought that he no longer had to listen to Fudaoshan's wailing. "I haven't seen you for a long time, and you are still as charming as ever."
"Jianchou pays respect to the master."
Finally returning to normal topic, Jianchou also breathed a sigh of relief.
She came here today originally to meet Zheng Yao.
Zheng Yao just said: "It's not convenient outside, let's go inside."
Having said that, he waved his hand and brought Jianchou and Fudaoshanren back to Lanyue Palace.
Endless flames were still burning in the huge copper furnace.
Jianchou had been here several times, but had never studied it carefully. When she stopped this time, she discovered that these fires were rootless fires, burning in the copper furnace out of thin air, which reminded her of the jade fire lamp in her room.
There were several chairs placed in the Lanyue Hall, and Zheng Yao sat on one of them casually.
"Speaking of which, Senior Sister has been really worried since I last saw her for more than ten days."
Fudao Shanren pulled a chair and sat down, taking out the chicken leg: "This girl disappeared because she went to the Shahong world and had an adventure. Nothing serious happened."
When Zheng Yao heard the words "kill Hong Xiaojie", he was surprised and said with a smile: "It seems that we have to congratulate Senior Sister Jianchou."
He just congratulated Jianchou, but didn't ask what he had gained in the Red Killing World. It wasn't necessarily that he wasn't interested at all, but he certainly didn't covet it at all, and this "congratulations" came from the bottom of his heart.
Jianchou could naturally sense it and smiled: "It is a blessing to be able to enter the Shahong Small World, but Yashan was recruiting new disciples that day. If a disciple disappears for no reason, I am afraid it will take the master a while to find him."
"It's no big deal, there are others to do it anyway."
Zheng Yao waved his fleshy hands without caring at all.
Jianchou understood what this meant as soon as he heard it. Someone was taking the blame anyway.
"In the future, I will give instructions on the mundane affairs of the Yashan Mountain Gate. Senior Sister does not need to get involved. Just practice well. After all, there is Zhou Chengjiang in front and Zuo Sanqian will come later. I am afraid that Senior Sister will be busy then."
The time agreed with Longmen Zhou Chengjiang was not during the Zuo Sanqian meeting, but before the Zuo Sanqian meeting.
Zheng Yao calculated and found that it was not far away.
According to the cultivation speed of ordinary cultivators, they may not be able to reach a small realm in two or three years, let alone a big realm. However, Jianchou cannot use common sense to explain this.
"At that time, she was not the only one who was busy. It was obviously me, the mountain man, who was busier..."
I don't know what he was thinking about, but Fudaoshanren suddenly interrupted the conversation with a sad and angry tone.
Jianchou was surprised: "What's wrong, Master?"
"well… "
Fudaoshanren sighed deeply, waved his hands impatiently, and said, "It's all crap, all crap!"
Jianchou looked at Zheng Yao.
Zheng Yao was also helpless, but he was not as impatient as Fudaoshanren. He explained, "Today, Elder Pang of Longmen did not come from Longmen, but returned from traveling. He passed by Jianzhu Sect and heard some news, so he deliberately walked through Yashan, sat for a while, and told us about this matter."
This sentence started a conversation, and Jianchou had already heard the key point.
Candle cutting faction.
"Some time ago, there were many frictions between our Yashan and Jianzhu Sect. The other party was arrogant and fearless. They even united with several surrounding sects and sent a message to Kunwu Hengxu Zhenren, demanding that Master Zuo, the law enforcement elder, be replaced."
Zheng Yao looked at Fudaoshanren.
The chicken leg of Fudaoshanren lost its taste as he ate it. He frowned and raised his head: "Look at me, Shanren. What am I doing? Keep talking!"
Zheng Yao was helpless, sighed and came back, continuing to see Shou.
Jianchou listened attentively and vaguely sensed something.
"Master, I have also heard about the position of Law Enforcement Elder. I heard that it requires a person of high moral character and prestige to take on this position. However, it is clearly a hard and tiring job. Why would the Candle-Cutter Sect want to take it?"
“That’s exactly what I find strange.”
Zheng Yao's eyes suddenly became wise.
He stood up, walked down slowly, paced inside the hall for a few steps, and looked at the clear blue sky outside the hall.
"The position of law enforcement elder is nothing more than dealing with the difficult issues that the major sects in Zuo Sanqian cannot resolve. Occasionally there will be adventures, but more often than not, it will cost manpower and material resources. This position has been rotated between the two transcendent sects in Kunwu Yashan for thousands of years, just because the two sects have a deep foundation and can withstand such consumption. It is a pipe dream for ordinary small sects to want to protect the various issues of Zuo Sanqian."
When Jianchou heard this, he couldn't help but say, "The Jianzhu Sect is only a middle-level sect in the Central Region, only among the top fifty-six. Where does their confidence come from? The top five sects didn't even compete, so how can they get their turn?"
In the central region, among the left three thousand, Kunwu and Yashan sects have a transcendent status, followed by the "upper five", "middle fifty-six" and "small three thousand".
The top five sects are Wuyi Sect, Demon Sealing Sword Sect, Longmen, Tongling Pavilion, and Baiyue Valley.
There are many among the fifty-six sects. The Jianzhu Sect is just a stronger one among the mid-level sects. Not to mention compared with Kunwu and Yashan, they are still far behind even the top five sects.
It is really strange that he now has the confidence to compete for the position of "Law Enforcement Elder".
Zheng Yao touched his chin and laughed, with a strange look in his eyes.
"People's hearts are hidden in their stomachs. Who knows what others are thinking?"
After hearing this, Jianchou glanced at Zheng Yao.
Zheng Yao did not explain more, but only looked at Fu Dao Shanren and said, "Six hundred years ago, our Yashan experienced a great war and suffered heavy losses. It is quite difficult to hold the position of law enforcement elder. So, I was actually happy to know that Master Fu Dao had left the mountain gate."
Fudao Shanren chuckled and said, "You are right. I am just thinking about the sect."
Zheng Yao shook his head, not believing what Fu Daoshan said at all.
However, he did not refute it. Instead, he turned around and saw Chou: "A while ago, the senior sister passed on a message from the disciples of the Sealing Demon Sword Sect, suspecting that Xu Lan'er of the Jianzhu Sect had obtained something in the hidden world of Qingfeng Temple, which led to a series of actions of the Jianzhu Sect in recent days."
Jianchou thought about it and said, "Yes, that's the case."
This was what Zhang Sui said during the chance encounter on Dengtian Island.
Zheng Yao said, "I thought about it and sent Qu Zhengfeng to investigate, but there was no clue. It is obvious that the other party is determined to get the position of the law enforcement elder. What you don't know is that the law enforcement elder is full of affairs. In addition to the name, there is also a magic weapon that can be kept in the hands of the law enforcement elder, which is called the Emperor's Mirror. It is said that this mirror was born with the 19 continents and has the power to penetrate the heavens and the earth."
So powerful
Jianchou couldn't help but look at Fudaoshanren.
Fudaoshanren rolled his eyes and said, "Just listen to him!"
Zheng Yao smiled upon hearing this and rubbed his belly: "Although the words are exaggerated, this thing is indeed a sacred ancient weapon that is superior to Xuanbao. Even if Master cannot exert its power, it is easy to use this weapon to kill cultivators below the level of entering the world."
It's easy to kill people below the world!
Now the realm of Fudaoshan is just at the level of leaving the body!
Killing enemies above your level is effortless!
She just felt a chill in her heart: "This thing..."
As if he could see what she was thinking, Zheng Yao continued, "The Emperor's Heaven Mirror is the most precious treasure in the Central Region. If someone uses this treasure to commit evil, it will be extremely troublesome. That's why the Emperor's Heaven Mirror has been circulated among the Kunwu and Yashan sects. Although we don't know what the Jianzhu Sect's ultimate goal is, we are 80% sure that it is for the Emperor's Heaven Mirror."
His brows suddenly frowned and he began to think.
"I wonder what the master and the headmaster are planning now?"
Kunwu, the great palace of the heavens.
Crash...
A huge amount of mercury light flowed over the star disk that was dozens of feet wide, but it left an irregular trail, like water casually splashed on the ground by a child. It was impossible to find any pattern at all.
Behind him were steps upon steps, with floating clouds beneath them.
Zhenren Hengxu stood on the highest circular platform, looking at the chaotic traces of mercury.
On a step behind him, a man with long eyebrows and wearing a dark grey robe with silver patterns appeared. His face was calm, like a deep and distant river. On the back of his right ear, there were silver-black patterns imprinted one after another, like ripples in a river, one by one.
The entire Kunwu knew that the one dressed like this and with these patterns was Yue He, the second disciple of Fudaoshanren.
Yue He looked back at the gate of the Zhutian Palace behind him—
Xie Buchen just left here not long ago.
"Why did Master send Junior Brother Xie to explore the hidden world of Qingfeng Temple?"
A question that had been hidden before finally emerged.
The sound of the Yue River is like a flowing river, which is very comfortable to listen to.
Master Hengxu did not turn around, and Yue He could not see his expression clearly. He could only hear his usual calm voice: "The Jianzhu sect has developed a demon heart and covets the Emperor's Heavenly Mirror. I am afraid that he has indeed discovered something in the hidden world of Qingfeng Temple. I have an outstanding talent, so cultivation is important, and experience is also indispensable. The hidden world of Qingfeng Temple is just right."
Extremely talented
He is indeed extremely talented.
Yue He thought of the injuries on Junior Brother Wu Duan's body a while ago, and of what Master Hengxu had taught Xie Buchen to practice. He lowered his eyes slightly, as if to suppress some of his emotions. When he looked up again, he asked, "The Jianghe Sword Intention is originally my disciple's unique skill, but Master asked Junior Brother Xie to comprehend it. Is it too early?"
Yue He’s famous skill is “River Sword Intent”. Man and the river become one, so he can condense the meaning of the river flow on the sword, making it unpredictable.
Some time ago, I heard that Xie Buchen had not returned to the mountain for a long time, and was only cultivating on the Jiutou River. Zhenren Hengxu would go to see him from time to time...
Yue He is not a good person.
Zhenren Hengxu finally turned sideways, looked at him, and said, "Kunwu will face a great catastrophe. Among my thirteen direct disciples, only two know about it, and you are one of them. In a hundred years, he will replace me, so how can I not teach him carefully?"
"But Master, don't you think that he is practicing too fast?"
Yue He frowned. Although his expression was calm, the river pattern flowing slowly behind his right ear revealed his true thoughts.
"Too fast?"
Too fast…
Zhenren Hengxu slowly turned his head to look at the messy Zhoutian star plate that could not calculate anything, and lowered his eyelids.
"Master has been practicing for more than 1,300 years. Back then, he rose to prominence together with Fu Dao. He built his foundation in 100 days and was once known as the best in the 19th Continent. What's the situation now? Slow or fast, the law of nature has its own destiny."
Fudaoshan built his foundation in 100 days, and was known as the best disciple of Yashan at that time. He was the leader of the entire 19th continent. Now his cultivation is...
It’s better not to say anything.
Yue He felt that there were too many things hidden in his master's words, which were difficult for him to predict.
Master Hengxu only smiled slowly and sighed, "You have only been out of seclusion for a few months. Don't continue in seclusion. Why don't you go out and travel around the land of the Nineteen Continents? If you come back with any rumors, tell me about them."
travel
Yue He was startled, but he dared not disobey his master's order, and still bowed and said, "Yes."
Yashan, Lanyue Palace.
Seeing Chou raise a question, Fudaoshanren and Zheng Yao looked at each other.
After a while, Fu Daoshan said, "As usual, the dispute between the law enforcement elders will end after Zuo Sanqian's meeting, so there is no rush. I can't leave for the moment, so I would like to ask your Junior Brother Qu to go to the hidden world of Qingfeng Temple to explore. If you can find any clues, that would be great."
"The Emperor's judgment is small, but the candle-cutting sect is harboring evil intentions that are great."
Zheng Yao smacked his lips and suddenly thought of something funny.
"By the way, Senior Sister, have you heard? Xu Lan'er, who fought with you once in the West Sea, has come out of seclusion."
"oh?"
Jianchou suddenly became interested. Seeing Zheng Yao's gloating expression, he knew that there must be some news that would make him happy.
As expected…
Zheng Yao blinked at her and said, "She has come out of retreat, and I heard she has made considerable progress. The people in Jianzhu Sect are saying that she is a natural talent, the hope of Jianzhu Sect, and she is also vying for the top spot on the stage!"
One person table
A one-man stage where only the winner of Zuo Sanqian’s meeting can stand
Jianchou looked at him without saying anything, waiting for what to say next.
The smile on Zheng Yao's face suddenly became a little vulgar, and he finally brought up the topic that Jianchou was most concerned about: "The early stage of foundation building before the retreat, and the middle stage of foundation building after the retreat."
The mid-stage of foundation building...
"oh."
He raised his eyebrows and nodded indifferently: "Congratulations."
"Ha ha ha ha… "
Zheng Yao couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Listen to the indifferent tone of the senior sister! Too bad, too bad!
"I can't stop laughing. Seeing you like this, I'm really not worried about the Candle-cutting Sect at all. Even if they have any conspiracy against me, Yashan, it will be after Zuo Sanqian's meeting. Hahaha, there's no need to wait that long. At the meeting, as long as they dare to show their faces to me, I, Yashan, will beat them up!"
Zheng Yao uttered the last few words with a hint of gnashing of teeth.
It's like the tiger doesn't show its power and treats Yashan as a sick cat.
Fu Dao Shanren added, "They are so happy about their true disciple entering the middle stage of foundation building. Well... our Yashan is also a first-class sect in the Central Region. Zheng Yao, you should send them a congratulatory gift."
"… "
Zheng Yao stared at Fu Dao Shan Ren in astonishment: "Uncle Master, you... are such a beast!"
We have the sect of Senior Sister Jianchou in Yashan, okay!
A gift to a disciple who has broken through to the middle stage of foundation building...
It's obviously against you!
Uncle Master is so bad!
but…
He likes it!
Zheng Yao said, "It's settled. I'll send someone there right away!"
"… "
Jianchou originally thought that he was already cruel enough, but he didn't expect that Fudaoshanren could come up with such a cruel trick without making any noise.
A gift from Yashan...
Candle-cutter faction, can you take it