Chapter 111

As the head of the Five Sacred Mountains*, Mount Tai is also a place where the emperors of the past dynasties pay homage to the heavens. It has an irreplaceable status in the Jiuzhou region, but for millions of years, no great sect has been born here for no other reason than the lack of caves.

However, according to legend, Mount Tai was a propitious place. Not only did it have caves, but it also had a vast reservoir of spiritual energy like a sea, but after the disconnection between heaven and earth, the Great Emperor Dongyue, also known as the Official Lord of Mount Tai, sealed Mount Tai with his own hands in order to prevent the theft of the Golden Trunk Jade Policy by those with unscrupulous intentions.

Since then, although there were immortal families guarding Mount Tai, they were hardly capable. Later, with the emergence of Wuliang Sect, Mount Shu became the number one immortal mountain in the immortal cultivation world.

When they traveled hastily all night to reach Tai'an, they found that the largest city in Lu land was now very desolate. All the businesses and houses were closed and only a few pedestrians were on the streets. It was spring and summer now, and the climate should have been warm and pleasant, but the further they went into the city, the colder it became, and there was even ice on the ground which had not melted. In the distance, the mountains towering into the clouds are covered in brilliant white and silver snow.

"Qi Meng Sheng's cultivation has already reached this level?" Fan Wu She frowned, "It should be the addition of the ice crystal."

"Her ice crystal body hasn't even fused yet and she's already this powerful. If we really let her have her way, there will be no one left to stop her." Xie Bi An looked worriedly around the cold, chilly Tai'an City, "It's making the local people suffer ah."

"Let's find our master first." Fan Wu She pressed the belly of his horse on both sides and ran forward.

The confrontation between Qi Meng Sheng and the Immortal Alliance had spread across Jiuzhou, and those who didn't know the truth thought it was all because of Xu Zhi Nan, yet they couldn't understand why Mount Tai was suffering for no reason.

The closer they got to Mount Tai, the more frozen the land became, giving them the illusion of returning to Kunlun.

They soon found the Immortal Alliance stationed at the foot of the mountain, which was originally a tea house. After Qi Meng Sheng arrived, the owner of the tea house fled in haste with his family.

The gatekeeper was a cultivator of Wuliang Sect, and when he instantly recognized them, his expression suddenly looked strange. They looked at each other, as if he did not dare to let them in.

When Xie Bi An was about to open his mouth, Fan Wu She was already barging in with his horse: "Get out of the way."

The cultivators backed away to either side, and Xie Bi An followed him in helplessly.

When Zhong Kui saw them, he scolded, "Bastards, who told you to come here? Didn’t I ask you guys to stay at Fenglin Continent?”

"I was worried about you." Xie Bi An said with some grievance.

Fan Wu She, on the other hand, said, "Master, it is not safe for us to stay in Fenglin Continent. We have already been chased twice during this period of time, so we might as well come and find you."

When Zhong Kui saw that the two of them were exhausted from traveling, he could not get angry: "Who is chasing you?"

"Someone from the Cangyu Sect, but we couldn't catch him."

"Come inside and talk."

"Hold on."

An old voice came from behind them with an outstanding imposing manner. He is not angry but still can give people pressure with his temperament.

The two men turned around and saw that the man who was being escorted was none other than Li Bu Yu. They had to bow to Li Bu Yu out of respect.

While looking closely, Li Bu Yu's pupils were a little grey, as if covered with a thin layer of mist, but still his gaze was strict: "I have received a letter reporting that you have stolen the demon foal Wuya."

Fan Wu She said disapprovingly: "It was just borrowing that evil spirit to rush on our journey, how is it called 'stealing'?"

"To take without asking is stealing."

Fan Wu She mocked, "Ask who, King Chu or the Supreme Demon?"

Song Chun Gui rebuked, "At a young age, you have repeatedly disrespected your elders. You are too uneducated!"

Zhong Kui slapped Fan Wu She on the back of his head, "Nephew Song is right, you are uneducated. Quickly, apologize to Immortal Lord."

Fan Wu She disliked Li Bu Yu a lot. He had never looked up to this man, but he never thought that such a two-faced villain would be sitting in the position of commander-in-chief of the immortal cultivation world now, and he had to pretend to be respectful?

But seeing that Zhong Kui and Xie Bi An were both glaring at him, he had no choice but to arch his hand and say insincerely, "Junior was disrespectful, I hope Immortal Lord will forgive me."

Li Bu Yu looked coldly at Fan Wu She. Compared to getting offended by a junior, he had other concerns: "How were you able to control Wuya, and where is Wuya now?"

"Junior has a soul weapon in hand. All evil spirits are afraid of soul weapons, so junior had the intention of giving it a try, but to my surprise, Wuya really obeyed." Fan Wu She said without changing his expression. There didn't seem to be a single loophole, "Before we entered the Pass, we left Wuya outside and sealed it in a Soul Binding Formation."

Fearing that they would not believe him, Xie Bi An said, "It’s been snowing and windy in Kunlun for many days. Junior brother and I are both injured and were unable to use our swords, so we had no choice but to borrow and use Wuya. After everything has calmed down, we will hand it over to the Immortal Alliance to deal with it."

Li Bu Yu's hawk-like eyes darted back and forth between the two, and he suddenly felt that this pair of Immortal disciples of Zhong Kui seemed to look familiar, as if something was lightly touching his distant memory. But over the years his pupils had become increasingly cloudy, and a veil seemed to cover them when he saw people, which was not vivid, so he couldn’t think too deeply about it. He looked at Zhong Kui: "Heaven Master Zhong, can the Soul Weapon really make Wuya submit?"

"This ... I haven't tried. I don't know ah, but the Soul Weapon possesses the spiritual awareness of the Great Emperor Beiyin and no ghost would not be afraid of it." Zhong Kui was clearly avoiding the important and dwelled on the trivial.

"Is that so." Li Bu Yu sneered, "Wuya has a high cultivation level, a fierce temperament and serving two masters in a row, all of whom were figures who aimed to be the first in Jiuzhou and the world. Would it obey the orders of an unknown kid because of the Soul Weapon?"

Xie Bi An froze, suddenly feeling that Li Bu Yu had a point. Wuya was able to die on a hunger strike in order to follow its old master, and it even had centuries of profound cultivation. How could such a horse obey them just because of the Soul Weapon? Fan Wu She had not even used force to subdue Wuya, and Wuya was too quick to submit.

The people around them also looked clearly unbelieving and discussed in whispers.

Xie Bi An was feeling very uneasy, and looked at Fan Wu She.

Yet Fan Wu She looked bold and confident with justice on his side, "Maybe Wuya didn't want to stay in Fenglin continent either. When I lifted the ice seal, it came with me.”

Although the crowd thought it was absurd, they could not think of any other possibility for a while. After all, Zhong Kui had subdued Wuya with a single sword strike. Although they were not present, they had already heard about it.

Zhong Kui said, "These two disciples of mine are indeed mediocre, but with a soul weapon in hand, intimidating a single evil spirit is also the skill of being an Underworld General. Wuya is still a beast, so there’s no need to surmise with human thoughts."

Li Bu Yu pondered for a moment and turned to his disciple, "Chun Gui, last time I asked you to investigate the relationship between this Impermanence Immortal and the Zong clan. It was delayed because of the matter of the walking corpse at Diancang Peak. Now that you have met again, there is no need to delay any further."

Song Chun Gui said, "Yes, Master." He looked at Fan Wu She, "Black Immortal, the Zongxuan Sword Technique is a great taboo in the immortal cultivation world, I'm sure you're aware of that. I have received the agreement from Heaven Master that you need to cooperate with me in finding the master who raised you."

Fan Wu She glanced at Mount Tai: "Isn't this more important at the moment?"

"If there are any of the Supreme Demon's henchmen or descendants still roaming the earth, the Immortal Alliance must not allow it." Li Bu Yu looked grimly at Fan Wu She, "This matter is equally important. You need to give a full account of everything you know."

Following Zhong Kui back to the inner courtyard, the two of them were given a good scolding.

"You didn't listen to me when I told you to stay in Fenglin Continent, so why did you come here to cause trouble for yourselves and for me?" Zhong Kui scratched his scalp in annoyance, "You guys have grown your abilities, and even dare to fucking ride Wuya."

"Master, have you forgotten that Official Lord Cui’s Book of Life and Death has written your ..." Xie Bi An's brow knitted, "How can we feel at ease in Fenglin Continent?"

"Life and death have a destiny. If I am destined to die at the hands of Qi Meng Sheng, what good will it do for you guys to come?"

"Don't talk nonsense. Fate can be changed. Maybe after this calamity, your life expectancy will grow back."

Zhong Kui grunted with disinterest, "I’ll do what I have to do, I don't want to think so much about it. Right now we have to save Lan Chui Han and stop Qi Meng Sheng."

"What is the situation now?" Fan Wu She asked, "Has Qi Meng Sheng got the Golden Trunk Jade Policy?"

"Of course not, otherwise she would have left Mount Tai a long time ago. Mount Tai is so big that she would have to try everywhere for a long time even with the Qingfeng Sword."

"So how is Brother Lan doing now?"

"Li Bu Yu sent the sects that are good friends with the Cangyu Sect to negotiate. It's useless. Lan Chui Han is still alive, but half alive for a while ..." Zhong Kui looked at Xie Bi An and whispered, "That thing, it's still safe, right? "

Xie Bi An nodded: "Master don't worry. It concerns Brother Lan's life. I will pledge my life to protect it.”

Fan Wu She said with jealousy, "How is he worthy for you to pledge your life to protect?"

"I want to bring that thing up the mountain and exchange Lan Chui Han back first." Zhong Kui sighed, "Pavilion Master Lan is getting impatient."

"They don't know about Cheng Yan Zhi yet, do they?"

Zhong Kui shook his head, "I don't trust Li Bu Yu, and this matter is sort of a family scandal for Chunyang Sect. I haven't decided whether to tell Zhao Wen yet or not."

Xie Bi An nodded, "Master is right to consider it. It's just that, just handing Cheng Yan Zhi's body over, wouldn't that send him into the tiger's mouth again?"

"How can we as outsiders say anything about the grudge entanglement between the three of them? Even if it is related to Emperor Kong Hua, that was a matter a hundred years ago." Zhong Kui said, "Compared to knowing the truth, it is more important to save Lan Chui Han and stop Qi Meng Sheng from building her ice crystal body."

Fan Wu She narrowed his eyes slightly, "But if we just give her the thing, we will have no leverage in our hands."

"When we exchange hostages with her, perhaps we can find an opportunity to sneak attack." Zhong Kui pondered, "Let me think about it."

As the two men watched Zhong Kui's pondering appearance, they each had their own concerns in mind. One thinking about how to get revenge on Qi Meng Sheng and get the Golden Trunk Jade Policy, while the other was still troubled by the memories of his past life.

After a while, Zhong Kui seemed to come back to his senses: "By the way, how are your injuries?"

"Oh, much better. I can walk now." Xie Bi An shook his foot.

"I'm much better too."

"That's good, you guys take a good rest first."

"Master." Xie Bi An couldn't help but say, "Disciple has something to ask you."

"Go ahead."

"Master has traveled the world in your life, and has probably been to more places than anyone else under the heavens, right?”

Zhong Kui shrugged smugly, "That's right, the world is huge, yet there's hardly any place your master hasn't set foot in."

"Then, have you heard of a place called 'Gutuo'?"

Fan Wu She’s expression tensed.

"'Gutuo'." Zhong Kui thought for a moment, "I think I've heard of it. It seems to be in Chu land ah."

"Chu land?" Xie Bi An said in surprise.

"I think so. I have some impression of it." Zhong Kui wondered, "Why are you asking this?"

"I, I had a strange dream about this place, but I've never been there before."

Zhong Kui stroked Xie Bi An's head, "Don't think about these useless things. You’ve become thin from exhaustion. Go and get some rest."

"Yes." Xie Bi An thought to himself: If there really is a place called Gutuo in Chu land, then I can just find someone from Chunyang Sect and ask them.

Fan Wu She's heart was tense. Xie Bi An was really going to investigate his past life. He could not let Xie Bi An know how unpleasant their past life was.

 

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PS: 2mr is my presentation day, so I won't be uploading anymore today. Pinky promise to upload more tomorrow :)

 

Five Sacred Mountains*[五岳]---- Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong, Mt Hua华山 in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山 in Hunan, Mt Heng恒山 in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山 in Henan

 

Edited on 18 Apr. 21 (Emzie)

 

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