Chapter 183: Draw the sword and face each other aggressively

Chapter 183: Draw the sword and face each other aggressively

Chapter 183: Draw the sword and face each other aggressively (Subscribe)

Yulong Mountain, Tongtian Palace.

Du Mengyan sat in the first seat, her face cold and silent.

The other three elders were on both sides.

Yulong Mountain, as a branch of the Yuncang Sword Sect, is headed by Du Mengyan, assisted by three elders: the martial arts master Yun Mo, the casting master Li Jiuchong, and the alchemy master Wen Lao.

Together with the true disciples who were sent here later, there were a total of twelve people including Du Xiaoyue.

After Taoist Xuanyang passed away, Du Mengyan was nominated by Lu Chengfeng to temporarily serve as the acting abbot of Qingyun Peak.

During the more than three years that Lu Chengfeng was in charge of Qingyun Peak, he constantly downplayed the existence of the five peak chiefs and did not promote anyone to fill the vacant positions.

Instead, when the time was ripe, Du Mengyan was asked to resign from the position of the abbot of Qingyun Peak and officially take over as the abbot of Yulong Mountain.

In this way, the Yulong Mountain branch formed a complete structure with one chief, three elders, twelve true disciples as the core, and more than a hundred ordinary disciples as branches.

After more than three years of operation, the construction of the entire Yulong Mountain has begun to take shape, with pavilions and towers scattered on the mountainside. Although not as magnificent as the thousand-year-old sects, they are also unique in their ingenuity.

In particular, Du Mengyan was quite capable in governing the sect. She had taken root in the entire Yuchuan County and dispatched true disciples to serve as mayors of various cities in Yuchuan, assisted by disciples from the sect.

The entire Yuchuan County is used to support Yulong Mountain, so although this branch has only been established for more than three years, it has already become quite impressive.

In addition, she integrated the cavalrymen who were subdued by Lu Chengfeng's iron-blooded methods and trained three thousand Taoist soldiers, who only obeyed the name of the chief, thus allowing the chief to hold real power and prevent power from falling into the hands of others.

As the years went by, Du Mengyan's prestige grew, and her name as Fairy Qionghua spread throughout Zhongzhou, and she was revered by people in the martial arts world.

Just a month ago, something happened to the Yuncang Sword Sect, and the mountain range that had existed for countless years completely turned into a group of volcanoes. Even now, there are still magma gushing out, flames raging, and no living creature can get close.

The leader of the Yuncang Sword Sect, Lu Chengfeng, disappeared without a trace. There were many rumors in the martial arts world, making Yulong Mountain a place where troubles gathered. Countless people from the martial arts world came from all directions and gathered at the foot of Yulong Mountain with ulterior motives.

"Master, those villains gathered at the foot of the mountain are fine, but with the three thousand mountain guards here, they won't dare to act rashly."

Elder Yun Mo frowned and said with a serious look: "The key is that many of the noble families and sects in the Patrol Department have elders coming here, and we cannot turn these people away."

"Yulong Mountain is located in Zhongzhou after all. We didn't necessarily fear them before because we had our sect as our backer. But now our sect is in trouble, and the sect leader has been slandered. He has not been found so far, and there is no news about the other chiefs and elders either."

"We are weak and alone, and we are located in Zhongzhou. We have to bow our heads when we are under someone's roof!"

Li Jiuzhong had a hot temper and slammed the table. "Those people came to our house with bad intentions. They said they came to express their condolences, but they were actually trying to gather information and even spy on the truth of Yulong Mountain."

"These past few days, those old guys have been wandering around the mountain, and even broke into several forbidden areas. They said they entered accidentally, but the disciples couldn't drive them away. It wasn't until the elders came over that they pretended to leave."

"This is simply outrageous. They don't take us seriously at all."

"In my opinion, we should expel them all. We shouldn't just play along with these ambitious people."

Yun Mo and Li Jiuzhong each held their own opinions, but Old Wen was almost drowsy. He was too old and was nearing the end of his life, which was estimated to be within a few months.

He was powerless and had no energy to pay attention to the recent events in the sect.

Today, when I arrived at the Tongtian Palace, I was just a spectator. My mind was a little confused and I couldn't express any opinions.

In the face of Yun Mo and Li Jiuzhong's statements, Du Mengyan remained silent. In fact, the situation was much more dangerous than the two elders had imagined.

In recent days, some people even dared to sneak into her residence at night and spy on her secretly. Their intentions are despicable.

After three years of hard training, Du Mengyan has mastered the Yi Mu Tong Tian Sword Scripture of Qing Yun Peak to the twenty-sixth level. This is a huge improvement, and she is not far from perfecting her sword intent.

Her sword skills are exquisite, and she has a magical weapon in her hand. Unless she is a half-step celestial being, who can compete with her?

She was angry at those people for spying on her boudoir, so she attacked them several times in succession. In just three days, she repelled seven or eight waves of enemies and even seriously injured two of them who behaved in a dirty way.

If not for this, Yulong Mountain would never be able to maintain its current apparent tranquility.

In the martial arts world, the strong prey on the weak. Apart from the three thousand Taoist soldiers who guard the mountain, there are only four masters who have mastered the sword skills, including Du Mengyan.

How could they possibly take those famous sects seriously?

It was the terrifying strength that Du Mengyan displayed in the dark night that prevented these people from completely falling out.

However, at this point, she also felt a little overwhelmed.

More and more masters appeared in Yulong Mountain. There were no less than thirty people who had cultivated the true meaning of martial arts. Among them, there were even more than five strong men who had perfected the true meaning of martial arts.

If this continues, it would not be surprising if a half-step celestial being appeared.

Du Mengyan knew very well that all this was for two words - immortality.

There are rumors in the martial arts world that Lu Chengfeng gained a longer life by offering sacrifices to please a real dragon and bathing in dragon blood. This is enough to drive countless people in the martial arts world crazy.

Except for masters in the realm of heaven and man, even those masters who have mastered the true meaning of martial arts can only live for two sixty years, or one hundred and twenty years, at most.

Now that the real dragon in mythology has reappeared in the world, many people in the martial arts world have flocked to the Yuncang Mountains, which have turned into a group of volcanoes, and have seen with their own eyes the giant dragon soaring in the flames.

Faced with such a behemoth and the fire that consumed iron, the martial arts masters who had originally wanted to be cautious and wanted to be dragon slayers suddenly gave up.

Therefore, many people want to find Lu Chengfeng and obtain the secret of immortality under the banner of eliminating demons, defending justice and saving the people of the world.

Although not everyone believes the rumor, they will never let go of the slightest chance.

After all, for those martial arts masters who have achieved great success and dominated a region but have no hope of reaching the pinnacle of heaven, watching themselves grow old and helpless is the greatest pain and sorrow.

Therefore, no matter from the north or south, many heroes flocked to Yulong Mountain like a swarm of bees.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Yulong Mountain, as the only remaining branch of the Yuncang Sword Sect, is perhaps the most promising place to find Lu Chengfeng.

Although the three elders of Yulong Mountain are also masters of sword skills, Elder Wen is dying, with half of his body buried in the ground. Li Jiuchong has only cultivated to the twentieth level and has rarely fought with others in his life, so he can't be relied upon either.

Only Elder Yun Mo was born in Huanglong Peak, practiced the Huanglong Qianyuan Cangjian Secret, and reached the twenty-fourth level, which makes him a capable fighter.

But with a pack of wolves surrounding them, she and Elder Yun Mo alone could not hold on.

For some reason, Du Mengyan suddenly thought of Lu Chengfeng. She didn't believe a single word of the rumors in the martial arts world.

Although the man was amorous and lustful, and cold-hearted at heart, he was by no means a conscienceless person who would do all kinds of evil.

Thinking back to the time when he was on Yulong Mountain, she felt like she had someone to rely on. She didn't have to worry about anything, let alone face the ups and downs in the world. She suddenly felt indescribably lonely and tired.

"Where the hell are you, you bastard?"

"A scourge like you should live a long life. I don't believe you're going to die like this..."

"I really want……"

The last thought came to an abrupt end, and Du Mengyan shook her head violently, as if trying to get rid of her somewhat absurd ideas from her mind.

There was some unpleasantness when they parted, but she could never forget that man. She even thought of him from time to time as if she was possessed.

Perhaps it was because when she was most lonely and helpless, it was this man who brought her to settle down in Yulong Mountain.

Perhaps it was because when Li Xiaotian's eight thousand cavalrymen came roaring over, it was this man who went down the mountain alone and blocked all the wind and rain for her.

Maybe it was because that night, that bastard Lu Chengfeng had touched her, and it was the first time a man dared to do that to her. Du Mengyan only knew that she had stood on Yulong Mountain and watched that man alone, marching through the army, full of heroic spirit, with his spear pointing at nothing and his sword flashing across everything.

From then on, he was deeply imprinted in his heart and could never be erased...

"Lu Chengfeng, I want you to be alive. I want... you to appear in front of me."

Du Mengyan said this in her heart, and then suddenly stood up. Yun Mo and Li Jiuzhong, who were arguing fiercely, all stopped, stood up, and turned their eyes to the young leader.

Even the white-haired Old Man Wen, leaning on his cane, looked at her.

"From today on, Yulong Mountain will be closed and will not receive any outside visitors. Three thousand Taoist soldiers will be assembled to protect the mountain and be on standby at any time. All disciples will return to the mountain and await deployment."

Du Mengyan's voice was cold and decisive, "Anyone who dares to disobey my order will be killed!"

"Yun Mo."

"I'm here." Elder Yun Mo stepped forward.

"You go and personally persuade those guests who are still on the mountain to leave. If they insist on not leaving, do not show any mercy and just take action." Du Mengyan's words made Elder Yun Mo frown slightly, feeling a little uneasy, but he finally bowed in agreement.

"Li Jiuzhong."

"I'm here." Li Jiuzhong took a step forward.

"You will be in charge of the true disciples and other ordinary disciples in the sect. You must obey my orders at all times. No one is allowed to enter or leave without permission. If anything goes wrong, I will hold you accountable." Du Mengyan said coldly.

"I obey your command." Li Jiuzhong agreed.

"All the supplies in Wenlao Mountain Gate are under your care. No one is allowed to take them without my order. I will send Du Xiaoyue to serve you."

When Mr. Wen heard the order, he agreed.

He knew that he had only received the task in name only, after all, he was one of the three elders. However, he was old and lacked energy. The actual controller of this task was Du Mengyan's confidant and true disciple Du Xiaoyue.

"Everyone, I have sent a message to Tan Xiong, asking him to lead his troops to Yulong Mountain. He has been recruiting refugees in Qingzhou for more than three years, destroying the four mountain strongholds, and forming a large army. With the support of the sect, his power has expanded rapidly. He already has 8,000 cavalry and 30,000 infantry."

Du Mengyan said slowly: "I have received news a few days ago that Chief Li Qingfeng and the elders have appeared in the Northland stronghold. Although something happened to our mountain, our Yuncang Sword Sect has not been destroyed."

"My Yuncang Qingzhou army is still here, the sect's chief and elders are still here, and even the sect leader must be safe and sound."

"Yulong Mountain is not isolated and helpless, nor is it an object that can be bullied by others."

"You don't need to be cautious or timid. The more you give in, the more the enemy will advance."

"Just go ahead and do it. I'll take responsibility for anything that happens."

She is a woman, but she has such courage and responsibility. What's more, what she says and does is well-founded, which makes people unable to help but believe her.

The three elders were all determined in their hearts, and they responded in unison with a respectful tone: "We will obey the orders of the chief."

After everything was arranged, the three elders withdrew and acted according to the orders.

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Yulong Mountain, Wangchuan Tower.

This place was specially set up to receive foreign guests. It is called a building, but in fact it is a small garden. There are three wooden buildings in total, with rocks, waterfalls, streams and bamboo forests in between. It is magnificent and exquisite.

At this time, the Chai family, one of the families of the Patrol Sky Division, the Qin family, as well as the Fenglei Sect, Yunshuang Sect, and Liufeng Pavilion, three other sects, have all arrived and have been in Yulong Mountain for seven or eight days.

In addition, there was a teacher from the Killing Tower in the north, a teacher from the Yueyang Academy in the south, a traveler from the Kutuo Mountain, a manager from the Immortal Tower, and an elder from the Beggar Gang who visited.

The dominant forces in the martial arts world have reached 30%.

The rest are the Yuncang Sword Sect, Luori Sect, Youdu in the north, the Yufatian Sect in Zhongzhou, and the Black Wind Ridge in the south.

And the Han Palace that unified the entire south.

Although there had been some hidden heritages, famous families, and gangs of both the black and white worlds in the past, they were either completely suppressed or incorporated during the process of the Han Palace unifying the south.

Today, these are the only forces left in the world that are truly famous.

Du Mengyan gave an order to drive all the envoys sent by the dominant sects and families down the mountain, which stirred up a hornet's nest.

Not to mention the dominant forces in other places, the five forces originating from the Sky Patrol Department have already taken the lead in turning against each other.

Naturally, any one of these five families alone cannot compare to other overlord forces, but they all belong to the Sky Patrol Department, and they are united when encountering problems. Naturally, few people dare to mess with the five families together.

The Chai family had always been on good terms with the Li family, and they had intermarried for generations. When Lu Chengfeng founded his sect in Yulong Mountain by stepping on the corpses of the Li family, the Chai family had spoken out many times within the Sky Patrol Division, hoping to use the power of the Sky Patrol Division to suppress them.

But it ultimately came to an end due to the intervention of the Yufa Tianzong.

This time when the Yuncang Sword Sect was in trouble, the Chai family took the lead and contacted the other four families, and together they went to Yulong Mountain to force the whereabouts of Lu Chengfeng.

The man from the Chai family is the current head of the family, Chai Yanzong, who has practiced the Chai family's wood-chopping knife skills to the twenty-third level, and has developed the sword intent to take lives. He is cruel and murderous, and a vicious person.

Seeing Elder Yun Mo leading his disciples to send the guest gifts down the mountain, he couldn't help but sneer out loud, thinking to himself: "This is really like a pillow being delivered just when I was worried about falling asleep. I was just worried about not having a chance to make trouble."

With this thought in mind, he simply used his Qinggong to jump down from the second floor of the wooden building where he lived. He pressed the hilt of the knife on his waist with his left hand and shouted coldly at Elder Yun Mo who was standing in the garden: "We have come all the way to your sect with the intention of finding the devil and protecting the righteous path for our fellow martial artists and the people of the world."

"But now you want to drive us down the mountain. Is this how you treat guests at Yulong Mountain?"

"Or do you know where the devil Lu Chengfeng is hiding and want to hide it for him?"

"Or are you already in cahoots with that devil?"

Elder Yun Mo saw this and knew that the visitor had bad intentions. He remained calm and said, "Your Excellency, you have misunderstood. I, the head monk of Yulong Mountain, have gained some insights from my practice recently and want to close the mountain to break through an important martial arts barrier. Therefore, I have no choice but to send you off with courtesy. I have no intention of being disrespectful at all."

"If I have been disrespectful, I apologize to you all."

After saying this, he clasped his sword in both hands and bowed.

However, Chai Yanzong came here to seek trouble, so how could he let it go? He sneered and said, "Why did you retreat earlier or later, but at this time? How can it make sense?"

"It seems to me that you have something to hide and are trying to hide Lu Chengfeng."

"If you want us to go down the mountain, it's not impossible. Just tell us where Lu Chengfeng is and we'll leave naturally."

"If not..."

He drew his sword from its sheath with a clang, the blade's light was as cold as snow, "First ask the sword in my hand if it agrees."

Elder Yun Mo narrowed his eyes, "Why is the honorable guest so aggressive? Don't you know that the guest should follow the host's wishes? Now I, the Jade Dragon Master, need to practice in seclusion, and no one is allowed to disturb me. This is known to everyone in the martial arts world. Does the Chai family have to risk the world's disapproval and do such an inhumane thing?"

Chai Yanzong was not moved at all. He raised his long sword and pointed it directly at Elder Yun Mo's brow. "Stop talking nonsense. Tell me the news about Lu Chengfeng. I will go down the mountain naturally without you having to drive me away."

"Otherwise, today will never end peacefully!"

The confrontation between the two sides immediately attracted the attention of all the guests staying in Wangchuan Tower. The atmosphere became tense and heavy.

(End of this chapter)