Chapter Seven: Down from the Mountain

  Surrounded by his disciples, the old Daoist's face turned purple again, and he called out to Xuankong, "Xuankong, you are my eldest disciple of Mount Cangshan. Tell me, should we intervene in this matter or not?"

  This is Lao Da Zhang giving Xuan Kong a boost, no matter what Dào number he changed to, in Lao Da Zhang's heart, the first disciple of Cui Shan Sect was still Xuan Kong.

  Xuán Kōng Station took a step forward, without saying a word yet.

  Peng Liehu immediately pulled down Nie surname hunter to kneel in front of Xuan Kong, loudly saying: "I didn't know that Daozhang was the eldest disciple of Lao Mountain Sect! We two mountain villagers are rude! Please trouble Daozhang to save a family in our mountain village!"

  "You two get up first." Xuan Kong's hands made a lifting motion, and a stream of true energy lifted the two hunters off the ground.

  After seeing this skill, Peng surname hunter's confidence in Xuankong increased, and he pulled Xuankong's clothes to ask him to go down the mountain.

  Third Master's eyes turned red with anger, and he coldly said: "Xuan Kong, that female corpse in the mountain has at least a hundred years of cultivation. As a person, one must be down-to-earth and measure their strength before acting." He only said that even if Xuan Kong had started cultivating from birth, what earth-shattering divine abilities could he have achieved in just twenty years?

  The hunter at the foot of the mountain does not know the root of Xuan Kong, but which of these disciples of the Cangshan Sect is unaware?

  "Shut up!" Xuan Kong let out a cold hum, and an invisible pressure forced the words in San Shixiong's throat back down.

  His gaze slowly swept over the faces of the numerous junior brothers of the Lao Shan Sect, and no one dared to meet his eyes. Xuan Kong nodded in satisfaction before the old Taoist master and said: "Master, I'd like to ask a question. If the giant peak at the top of Lao Shan is within its borders, then doesn't the wild forest on the middle slope also belong to the Lao Shan range?"

  At that time, people were very particular about their sphere of influence.

  How can one allow others to snore under his own bed?

  The old Taoist looked at the disciples under the hall, except for Xuankong standing out of line, all the other disciples were shrinking their heads in fear of being assigned to go out. He stroked his eyebrows and sighed: "Of course, the mountain waist is also Lao Mountain."

  Having gained the approval of Lao Dao Chang, Xuan Kong continued: "As a disciple who has followed his master to cultivate in the mountains since childhood, I have also read about the principle of 'lip loss and tooth cold'. The hunters in the mountains are all dependent on our Cengshan Sect for their livelihood. Now that evil demons have appeared, can we really just stand by and do nothing?"

  He also said: "Disciples listen to others say that the world is now in a state of chaos, and evil people are emerging. Isn't this a great opportunity for our Mount Cui sect to establish its reputation?"

  To make Mount Lu's sect famous and build it into the world's number one sect has always been the old Daoist priest's wish.

  Xuan Kong's tone was proud and arrogant, so there was no reason to refuse.

  Second Master splashed water and said: "We are not Maoshan or Gezao, do we have to let the old master take action against that female corpse?" The other few fellow disciples all chimed in: "Yes, yes, we are at Lao Mountain, and haven't learned any profound magic, how can we possibly defeat the evil spirit?"

  Xuan Kong burst out laughing and said, "It's not that the techniques of our Xue Shan Sect are not intricate enough, but I dare to ask, how many fellow disciples do you have who practice for two hours every day?"

  Wang Qi was the first to raise his hand, and Second Brother and Third Brother looked at their junior brothers behind them and also raised their hands one after another.

  Xuan Kong asked again: "The four periods of work, how many fellow disciples have persisted?"

  This time, however, only Wang Qi, who had just come up the mountain, raised his hand. He had been on the mountain for a short time and had already gained the favor of the old Taoist priest, who had given him the method to practice "Penetrating Wall Technique" ahead of schedule. It was at this point that he was curious in his heart, so he persisted in doing four hours of homework every day.

  Xuan Kong shook his head and remained silent; since he was a child, his only hobby had been reading Taoist scriptures.

  In the past, there was still a moment of time to sleep, but later, as his Taoist practice deepened, he absolutely spent more than eight hours a day pondering the Purple Mansion Golden Elixir. It can be said that his Taoist practice had actually become the best in Lao Mountain, and even the old Taoist priest did not have this talent to condense the Golden Elixir Tao with the help of the ancient great god's few remaining pages.

  The little hundred-year-old zombie, if it had formed a corpse elixir, would have been somewhat troublesome; but since it hadn't formed one, it really wasn't taken seriously by Xuan Kong.

  The two hunters did not know the relationship between them, but seeing Xuan Kong argue and leave the crowd of Daozhang from the Cengshan Sect speechless, they were also delighted in their hearts. Being able to invite such a formidable figure for help was the best outcome.

  Everyone from the Cangshan Sect was left speechless by Xuankong. The second master brother rolled up his Taoist robe, chuckled a few times and said: "Then let's see how Xuankong junior will make Cangshan famous for me."

  Some of the soft-hearted junior brothers suggested, "Why don't we follow him together? When the time comes, set up our Icy Mountain Sect's 'Nine Heavens Thunderbolt Formation', and still worry about not being able to deal with a zombie?"

  Third Master slanted his eyes and said coldly, "Some people want to show off, why bother stopping them? Only when they've tasted the bitterness of the outside world will they understand our brothers' good intentions." He bullied Xuan Kong because he had grown up in Luoshan since childhood and didn't understand the cruel outside world.

  Xuan Kong couldn't help but secretly laugh in his heart. In his past life, he had been through the world of Taoism for a lifetime and had seen all its cruel sides, so what was there to be afraid of?

  With that, Xuan Kong puffed out his chest and said: "Master, this is a trivial matter, having me take action will be enough, I can definitely cut down that zombie!"

  The old Daoist was smiling and just about to nod, but then he saw Wang Qi standing up from the main hall as well: "Master, although I've only just arrived at the mountain, I'm also willing to help Eldest Brother with some chores."

  "Hmph!" The Second Brother and the others secretly gave Wang Qi a glare, none of them willing to admit their cowardice in front of the old Taoist master. They all stepped forward: "The disciples also wish to go together."

  Lao Daozhang looked at Xuan Kong, who furrowed his brow. It was no problem for him to eliminate a small zombie by himself. However, if he were to bring these junior brothers along, it would be even more troublesome, as he would have to divide his attention to take care of them.

  Xuan Kong didn't say a word when he saw him, and Lao Daochang naturally understood in his heart that in the Xianxia world, it's not about relying on numbers to gain the upper hand.

  He nodded at Wang Qi: "Then let Wang Qi and you go together, the two of you just pack up and follow Peng Heng's household down the mountain!"

  Peng Lie saw the sky turning dark through the door and window, feeling excited but also not daring to delay. He jumped up from his chair like a big monkey, pulling Xuan Kong and Wang Qi's sleeves towards the door.

  Nie surname hunter shook his head, softly sighed, saluted the old Taoist priest, and followed Peng hunter's back down the mountain.

  He also had a number in his mind. This time, he came to Mount Ling to recruit reinforcements and offended Second Brother and Third Brother for no reason. In the future, if something goes wrong, there might be endless troubles. However, thinking again about the female corpse still lying in the village, he really couldn't trust the boastful disciples of the Ling Shan Sect.

  When he was in the capital, he had been a high-ranking official and had supervised subordinates. In his eyes, people could see several points of character. At least from Nie's point of view as a hunter, Xuan Kong, who seemed somewhat cold on the surface, was more trustworthy.

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