Chapter 121: Emerald Fragrance Remains Amidst a Thousand Mountains and Rivers

  PS: Second update, supplementing yesterday's!

  July 8th, afternoon.

  The Flying Swallow emerged from the cloud layer, slowing down to below sonic speed.

  Ye Chen suddenly felt a bright light in his vision, and all the mountains and rivers below were imprinted on his eyes.

  But soon he was stunned.

  Within a thousand miles, the mountain peaks stretch endlessly, rising and falling unpredictably. Some are majestic and grand, some are lush and elegant, some resemble long dragons, and some lie like coiled tigers. The dense heavenly energy gathers into a thin mist, swirling around the mountain peaks' summits, with an otherworldly charm.

  Between the mountains, there are large and small lakes, from high altitude, some of them are as small as a fingernail, scattered all over, with different colors, at a glance, it's hard to tell how many.

  In the center of this area, dozens of steep mountains gather into a valley, with colors ranging from emerald green to cyan, like the original jade formed by heaven and earth, delicate yet majestic. Looking inside, there are hundreds of large and small lakes in the valley, buildings are built along the lake, arranged in order, complementing each other with the environment outside the valley, forming a grand and elegant landscape.

  "What a wonderful place!" Zhang opened his mouth and Ye Chen spat out these few words.

  Luo Hanshan introduced Ye Chen: "Near the Emerald Valley, there are a total of 1,332 mountain peaks and 9,800 lakes. It is known as 'Thousand Mountains and Ten Thousand Waters'. In addition to this, on the mountains that form the Emerald Valley, there is a type of stone called Fragrant Emerald, which emits fragrance all year round and is called Emerald Fragrance. The combination of these two is the famous 'Thousand Mountains and Ten Thousand Waters, Emerald Fragrance', and when the warriors of Tianfeng Country and other countries mention these eight words, they will inevitably think of the seventh-grade sect Emerald Valley."

  "Thousand mountains and rivers, emerald fragrance remains, it's really making one's thoughts wander."

  The old man snorted: "Dongtian Fudi is not false, but Feicui Valley is just a later generation. Three thousand years ago, the Liupin Zongmen Shanshui Pavilion occupied this land."

  "Not bad, back then Feicui Valley was just a small, unremarkable sect. The first valley master unintentionally discovered the remains of Shanshui Pavilion and obtained the incomplete 'Shanshui Great Method'. After decades of arduous cultivation, he emerged into the world and shook the Jianghu with his name, laying a solid foundation for Feicui Valley." The four elders' tone was filled with admiration and fervor.

  The great method of mountains and rivers is incomplete.

  Seems to be very powerful! Ye Chen thought to himself.

  The heavenly wind swallows fly over thousands of mountains and rivers, arriving at the entrance of the Emerald Valley.

  The valley entrance is several hundred feet wide, with a flat terrain. Many famous warriors enter in groups, and some big shots come riding on demonic beasts, just like the Flowing Cloud Sect. Of course, their demonic mounts are far inferior to the Heavenly Wind Vulture.

  A strong gust of wind blows, and the swallow falls to the ground.

  An elder from outside the Jade Valley Sect led four deacons to welcome them, "Everyone has arrived, sorry for not welcoming you earlier!"

  The Great Elder let Tianfengyu move freely and smiled: "It seems that we will arrive first."

  "Haha, Liuyun Sect has been quite high-profile lately! Everything is first, but what's the point of competing for first place in small matters?"

  A giant bat with two heads flew in at high speed, and the middle-aged man who was leading the way opened his mouth and said.

  The four elders' faces were filled with displeasure, the middle-aged man named Zhu Li, was about the same age as the eldest elder, but due to practicing a special skill, he looked like he was only in his forties, with robust energy and vitality.

  Taking a deep breath, the four elders shouted: "At first I didn't believe it, but it turns out that the people of Ziyang Sect are all loudmouths, and your roar can be heard from tens of miles away."

  Having a loud voice isn't a bad thing, it's just that some people don't have the energy to shout out in a loud voice. The twin-headed giant bat landed, and Zhu Li was the first to walk down, with an air of superiority.

  "Look, the Flowing Cloud Sect and the Purple Sun Sect are at it again!"

  "In the five major sects, the Purple Sun Sect and the Flowing Cloud Sect have the most grudges and entanglements. It is said that when they were eliminating the remaining forces of the Nine Underworld Sect, the Purple Sun Sect set a trap for the Flowing Cloud Sect, causing heavy casualties among its top masters. After several years, it was downgraded to a ninth-grade sect. However, the Flowing Cloud Sect is not one to be trifled with either. They spread false information and lured the previous leader of the Purple Sun Sect to the gathering place of the remaining forces of the Nine Underworld Sect, directly leading to his death without even leaving behind a complete corpse."

  "And there's this secret news! No wonder the two major forces have always been at odds."

  Many people nearby whispered to each other.

  If it were an ordinary day, the people of Feicui Valley would have enjoyed watching the two sides fight to the death. However, this was Feicui Valley's territory and tomorrow was a celebratory banquet. If they really fought, Feicui Valley's reputation would be completely lost. Several outer sect elders of Feicui Valley hastily said: "The residences for all of you have been prepared, follow us."

  "Hmph!" Zhu Li turned and left with a flick of his sleeve, while Ou Yangming cast a meaningful glance at Ye Chen from behind him.

  The elder's anger subsided, and he said to Ye Chen and the others: "Let's go in."

  After both sides had gone far away, a large area suddenly started raining, and the black scale demon beast carried Nan Luo Zong and his party to this place.

  ……

  Inside Emerald Valley.

  Numerous lakes present before one's eyes, calm and waveless.

  "The Jade Valley is indeed worthy of being one of the seven major sects, it's truly a wonderful place in the mortal world."

  "Tsk tsk, compared to here, my place is like a mountain village, completely not in the same league."

  "The lotus flowers in the lake are none other than the precious herb Qing Su Lian, and those fish, each one is a rare ancient species!"

  Listening to the praise of the crowd, Ye Chen had to admit that, in terms of environment alone, Liuyun Sect's Qingfeng Mountain was far inferior to Feicui Valley, and couldn't even compare. He wondered how the environment of Beixue Mountain Villa, also a seventh-grade sect, compared.

  Many people came to congratulate, but not very influential, basically arranged on the outskirts of the emerald valley lake, where there are exquisite courtyards, slightly more influential ones are arranged inside, the environment is much better, and as one of the five major sects, Liuyun Sect is directly arranged in the innermost part, close to the main building of Emerald Valley.

  On the highway between lakes and lakes, Ye Chen inadvertently glanced at it, and there was a strange color flashing in his eyes.

  In front, a group of young men and women wearing green clothes were chatting and laughing. Judging from the fluctuations in their aura, they were no worse than the top-ranking inner disciples of the Flowing Cloud Sect. Among them, two people's breath was deep and immeasurable, clearly reaching the level of the top core disciples of the Flowing Cloud Sect.

  On the left, a person with a slender figure and an absolutely beautiful face, like a rare orchid in a secluded valley, every move of hers was captivating the hearts of the male disciples. Standing shoulder to shoulder with her was a tall and majestic male disciple, handsome in appearance, noble in temperament, with an aura of royalty subtly emanating from him, clearly not an ordinary person.

  Luohan Mountain beside Ye Chen recognized the identity of the beautiful girl, who was Ji Xueyan, a disciple of the Ji family, who accompanied 'Zhang Jue' Liu Wuxiang to visit Liuyun Sect half a year ago. From that day's situation, it seems that she has a deep relationship with Ye Chen.

  "Leaf Shidi, our dwelling place has arrived, let's go!" Luo Hanshan patted Ye Chen's shoulder.

  Ye Chen withdrew his gaze, and there was no change on his face.

  Five people followed the elder of the outer gate of Emerald Valley and walked towards a luxurious mansion beside a huge lake.

  In the distance, Ji Xueyan saw that familiar back and slightly furrowed her brow. The handsome and upright male disciple beside her asked with concern: "Ji Shimei, what's wrong?"

  "Nothing, Shi Shixiong."

  She could confirm in her heart that the person was indeed Ye Chen. It was unthinkable that in just half a year, he had reached this level from being only at the sixth layer of Qi Refining Realm. If it were just that, she wouldn't be too surprised, but what she couldn't have imagined was that not only did his cultivation progress by leaps and bounds, he also grasped the Half-Step Sword Intention, a dream come true for swordsmen. In just a few short days, Ye Chen's name had spread throughout Tianfeng Country, and among warriors, no one didn't know or hadn't heard of him, his reputation rivaling that of the top disciples of the major sects.