Doushen Jin Bian Ya

  Yue Qing smiled and said, "Wu Daoist friend, I can't accept your words. This treasure was found by us together, and you also made a great effort to break the seal. It's only right that this sword belongs to you, so let's not mention anything about gratitude. In the past, I've often heard people talk about your great name, although we've met a few times, but we haven't had a deep conversation. Now it seems like a pity. If Daoist friend is not in a hurry to return to the mountain, I'll take the liberty of inviting you on behalf of Ming Yi Zi Daoist friend to visit Taihang Mountain, and let us show some hospitality as hosts. How about it?" After finishing speaking, he looked at Ming Yi Zi again, "Daoist friend won't blame me for inviting you on his behalf, will you?"

  Ming Yizi hastily said: "Wu Daoyou can come to my cave as a guest, it is a heavenly joy, why should I blame him?"

  Wu Li saw that the three people were sincere in their invitation and was happy to make some new friends, thinking that it would be helpful to have some allies when dealing with Zhu Mei in the future, so he agreed.

  Four people returned to Taihang Mountain's Sanzhai Cliff, where the Mingyi Subtlety ordered Huang Qianduan to come and entertain the distinguished guests with mountain fruits, fragrant tea.

  Yue Qing took out the Qingcui bottle: "The treasures hidden there are only these two pieces. Wu Dao's Three Yangs and One Qi Sword is a set, an ancient rare treasure, its power doesn't need to be said, the most wonderful thing is that it can hold one's primordial spirit, and all evil spirits cannot invade. The other is this Qingcui bottle, also an ancient rare treasure, which can absorb various poisonous smokes and evil insects. Liu Shidi, I will replace our master and give you this treasure."

  Because it was a gift from his teacher to his apprentice, Liu Quan knelt down on both knees and received the treasure in his hands. Inside the bottle, there was a ball of five-colored mist, which swirled lightly, like wind and clouds rising.

  Yue Qing said, "These two treasures were both passed down by the immortal Zhang Mian of the Former Han Dynasty. He still has a last disciple in this world, but with your two powers, even if you encounter him, it's impossible for him to take them away. Just be extra cautious, and each of you should cultivate your own sect's techniques. Only after forty-nine days can you bring them out again to use against the enemy."

  The two of them hastily asked who the last disciple of Zhang Mi was, but Yue Qing just smiled and didn't answer: "I only figured out that there's such a person, but I don't know specifically who it is. However, judging from the divination signs, that person's magical powers are not weak, but they're also only on par with my junior brother, so you don't need to worry."

  Yue Qing told Wu Li about his experience with Zhu Mei: "In the past, the two old men of Songshan followed the Crystal Child of Emei Sect to learn Taoism. Later, they were also instructed by Changmei Zhenren, so they can be considered as half-disciples of Emei. In recent years, they have been known together with the three immortals of Donghai. Zhu Mei took your Golden Whip Cliff and wanted to help his fellow disciple Jiang Shu establish the Qingcheng Sect, which is connected with Emei and advances and retreats together."

  Liu Quan wasn't very clear about his grudge with Zhu Mei, so he asked Yue Qing.

  Wu Li gritted his teeth in anger: "Years ago, my junior fellow apprentice, Si Taixu, and I were cultivating at Qingcheng Mountain's Golden Whip Cliff. I had taken in sixteen disciples, which was quite flourishing. Later, six of my disciples died at the hands of Zhu Aizong in Changsha. He even came to me with the flying sword of one of my disciples, saying that I didn't teach them well and they were causing trouble outside. He brought me to clean up the sect and specially returned the flying sword I had given him back then, with many sarcastic remarks. I was so angry that I wanted to fight him on the spot, but he said that my furnace's treasure was not yet refined and didn't want to take advantage of me. He made an appointment with me for a date when the treasure would be successful, and we would have a sword duel to decide victory or defeat!"

  Liu Quan said: "It seems that Zhu Mei is quite proper in his actions."

  Wu Li slammed his hand on the table: "I said at the time that we didn't need to use the furnace's precious treasure to refine it, and immediately went into action with him, launching my Morning Sun Sword to attack him. But he controlled his sword and flew away. I knew how formidable he was, so I had my fellow disciples lay out the Wu Tu Tian Lei Sword Array in secret, waiting for the day when we would avenge our fallen brothers. Zhu Mei arrived as scheduled, saw all those people on the mountain, and taunted me again. I fought him with swords for a whole day and night, but my flying sword was no match for his attacks and shattered into pieces. Just as I was about to use my newly refined Tian Yi Divine Sand...

  At this point, Liu Quan's face showed a disapproving expression: "Those disciples of Daoist friends should also be strictly disciplined."

  Wu Li stared at him for a moment: "You say Zhu Mei is straightforward, shouldn't those disciples of mine be killed?"

  Liu Quan was taken aback, shaking his head and saying: "Whether they should be killed or not, I don't know their character, so I dare not make a judgment. It's just that they did those things behind your back, some...some..." He saw the fire in Wu Li's eyes and couldn't continue speaking.

  Wu Li said with a bitter expression: "I originally thought that Zhu was just cheating people too much, but later I realized that he had been planning this all along! He has been plotting step by step to take over my Golden Whip Cliff's foundation! Liu Daoyou, you only say that Zhu is straightforward in his actions, but you don't know that he and the old witch Huayao joined forces on Golden Whip Cliff and slaughtered my entire family and sect, even killing many of the helpers they had found. My junior brother and I were unable to resist, so we could only temporarily flee. Later, I thought that since Zhu had killed so ruthlessly, he should have left by now, and I planned to return and rebuild our mountain gate. But unexpectedly, he shamelessly settled down there!"

  "Ah!" Although Liu Quan also knew that Zhu Mei was now cultivating in Jin Bian Valley, he didn't expect it to be like this.

  Wu Li continued, "I also found some friends and went to Jinbianya several times to reason with Zhu Mei, but that fool had also found many helpers from the Emei sect, especially Bai Yuanying and Luo Ziyuan! Relying on their longer years of cultivation, they scolded me as if I was in the wrong, making it seem like Zhu Mei had taken Jinbianya from me and I should be grateful! Reasoning didn't work, and fighting wasn't an option either, so I made a duel appointment with that shorty. All these years, I've been searching for good swords but couldn't find any, so I could only slowly extract the yellow essence from the iron ore, accumulating enough to make these few yellow essence swords. I thought it would be barely enough against Zhu Mei, but fortunately, now that I have this ancient treasure, everything will work out!"

  He was really happy and while talking, he took out the Three Yang One Qi Sword again to caress and play with it.

  Liu Quan said: "Where is your junior fellow apprentice, Si Zhenren?"

  Wu Li said indignantly, "My junior brother was intimidated by them and didn't dare to have any thoughts of retaking our old home. Instead, he advised me to put aside my resentment and focus on cultivating myself in secret, waiting for ascension."

  Yue Qing hesitated before speaking: "If it were just the Emei and Qingcheng sects, that would be fine. But there are too many people like Luo Ziyuan and Hua Yushan who are willing to serve as vanguard troops. In those years, the Long Eyebrow True Person had extensive connections with the various scattered immortals of the Emei school, and I don't know how many there were. Wu Daoist friend, I have a few words in my heart, I don't know whether I should speak or not."

  Wu Li deeply agreed with his words: "It doesn't matter what you say, fellow Taoist!"

  "In that Qingcheng Mountain, Jinbian Cliff, for a moment, it's likely you won't be able to take it back. Fellow Taoist, don't get angry, listen to me finish speaking. Now, the power of Emei and Qingcheng has risen and become a settled matter. The Three Sages and Two Elders, the Luofu Seven Immortals, you and fellow Taoist, how can you compete with them? Moreover, do you think they will really follow your original agreement to engage in a one-on-one sword fight to determine victory or defeat? Of course, if they win, then naturally there's no need to say anything. But if they lose, they will inevitably gang up and attack, just like the second time on Mount Huang, when my master was about to defeat Qi Xuanming, but was blocked by the Three Sages and Two Elders, and the Wudao Xiansword that had been painstakingly refined in Maoshan was taken away by Xukong Toutuo, and then was injured by Xu Zhenzi's formless sword, and soon after returning to Mount Wutai, he passed away."

  Wu Li's anger reached its peak, and he laughed sarcastically: "So to speak, I should be grateful that I lost the last sword fight to Zhu. Otherwise, they would have swarmed up and killed me too, wouldn't they?"

  "They have always been like this in Emei Sect!" Yue Qing nodded in agreement.

  "So what should we do? Are we supposed to just let them shit on our heads and swallow it?" Wu Li bellowed.

  Yue Qing picked up the teacup and took a small sip: "Tomorrow, I will take Liu Shidi to Maoshan to pay respects to our master, and then go to Huangshan Wuyunbu to discuss with my sister Wan Miao Xiangnu Xu Fei Niang about joining forces to revive the Five Tai Sect. I advise you, fellow Daoist, not to fight for Jin Bian Ya for now, but instead establish a new mountain gate with Si Dao You and create the Lao Shan Sect. In the past, Yue Guo spent ten years gathering strength and ten years teaching, ultimately swallowing Wu Guo and avenging past grievances. We must also accumulate strength, form alliances, and twenty years later, compete with Emei Qingcheng! I think Si Dao You is not unwilling to take back Jin Bian Ya, but doesn't want to fight the enemy to the death. If you let him duel with Zhu Ai Zi, he won't agree, but if you want to establish the Lao Shan Sect together, he will definitely support it strongly!"

  Wu Li's face was unpredictable, the Taoist method he practiced could fly up in the end, but it was only a Yuan Ying flying up to the Immortal Realm, which was the lowest of the three flying realms. Although it was considered a high-ranking person among the side doors, if taken out to create a sect, it would be ridiculed by others. Looking at all the major Taoist schools in the world, Emei, Qingcheng, Kunlun, Wudang, Wutai, Huashan, which one did not have a Taoist method that could become a Heavenly Immortal? Although the last two have not had anyone fly up to this day, their Taoist methods are beyond doubt.

  However, what Yue Qing said also makes sense. As the leader of the Qingcheng Sect, Zhu Mei has the powerful Emei as an external support, and she herself is too isolated with just her and her junior brother. Even if they can find a few friends to help them out, it's not as good as having fellow sect members who share the same goals. Although their Taoist skills are slightly inferior, being able to ascend to immortality is still much stronger than many scattered immortals in the world. It may not become a top-notch sect like Wudang or Emei, but becoming a second-rate sect is better than their current situation.

  He hesitated for a moment, and finally made up his mind: "I'll go back to the mountain now and discuss the matter of establishing our sect with my junior brother! When the day of opening our sect arrives, I hope you will all come to support us!"