Snowy Domain Heavenly Pool, the mountain peak villa.
Late at night, Natural Abode still had its lights on high.
Lin Zhao stood in a boxing stance by the lotus pond. Beside him, several people were enjoying late-night snacks. Tang Guangjun, Su Shanjun, and Han Buyu were all there. In addition, there were Mu Zha, Shu Zhi, and Chu Yu. Dong Cang had prepared a few small dishes: salted peanuts, thinly sliced dried beef, and roast chicken were indispensable side dishes for drinking, and there was even a dish of loach braised with tofu, which was exceptionally delicious.
"Lin Zhao, aren't you eating anything?" Su Shanjun asked.
"No, I'm practicing boxing."
Lin Zhao glanced at the boxing progress bar. He was still far from being a second-realm martial artist, so he had to be more diligent.
Tang Guangjun was propped up on the corner of the small table, but he was exceptionally happy. It was rare for the mountain master to invite him to the table today. Propping up on the corner of the table was nothing to be ashamed of. However, seeing Su Shanjun and Han Buyu's swift eating and drinking, Tang Guangjun felt heartbroken. These two were wasting the wine and food of the Mountain Peak Villa!
At some point, Tang Guangjun had already started to consider himself half a person of the Mountain Peak Villa.
"Are we really not going to do anything about the matters with the Qingliang Sect?"
Su Shanjun grinned and said, "The Guiyuan Sword Sect destroyed the Human Race's Xuanhuang Sect, and the Qingliang Sect actually went to congratulate the Guiyuan Sword Sect. This is bullying the cultivators on the Human Race's mountains, as if they have no backbone!"
"Yeah."
Lin Zhao continued to practice boxing, exhaling a sigh. "Although our Snowy Domain Heavenly Pool is not a famous major sect, our strength is actually among the best of the Human Race in the Northern Region. Logically, we shouldn't let this matter go unanswered. However, the situation is different. It's not the right time yet, so let's wait a little longer. It will be soon." Da Feng Novel Network
Su Shanjun didn't know what this young man was thinking, so he didn't bother to ask further. He continued to eat chicken legs with great relish. The chicken legs from Natural Abode were much more fragrant than those offered by the common people!
Han Buyu finished a cup of wine and said, "Lin Zhao, if you really plan to attack the Qingliang Sect, just say the word if you need help. Although Han Buyu is only an eleventh-realm Cloud Master, he is still a sword cultivator of the Human Race. If you plan to challenge the Qingliang Sect to a duel, Han Buyu is willing to lend his sword."
"Thank you, Old Sword Immortal Han!"
Lin Zhao said, "However, if we really challenge the Qingliang Sect to a duel, I will only bring people from the Mountain Peak Villa. Old Sword Immortal, you are a deity of wind and rain, so please don't get involved, lest you incur unnecessary karma. Don't worry, there will be plenty of opportunities for Old Sword Immortal to take action in the future. We will have to rely on Old Sword Immortal for things like rain and thunder."
"Mm."
Han Buyu nodded with a smile.
"You can really endure it, sir."
Mu Zha held his wine bowl and laughed, "If it were me, I would have already led everyone to attack the Qingliang Sect and take off the dog head of that old dog Zhao Jingyu. What do we have to fear now? We have twelfth-realm Shu Zhi and twelfth-realm Tang Guangjun as sword cultivators, twelfth-realm Dean Gu as a scholar, and myself and Chu Yu at eleventh-realm as martial artists. To put it bluntly, one person can explode that old dog Zhao Jingyu's head!"
"Don't be too dismissive of the enemy..."
Lin Zhao frowned.
Just then, Mu Zha looked towards the south of the mountain. A figure was ascending the mountain, riding the wind. Mu Zha immediately laughed, "Tsk tsk, Chen Ben is back!"
"Ah?!"
Lin Zhao immediately stopped practicing his boxing and said, "Tell him to come directly to Natural Abode."
"Yes!"
Not long after, Chen Ben, who had heard the message, floated up the mountain and landed on the pebble path outside Natural Abode. He was wearing a short shirt and carried his travel pack on his back. He seemed to have become a bit darker, but his entire person was more robust. The biggest change was the rich and blazing fist intent, which was incomparable to before. Wisps of fist energy coiled around him; he was no longer the same as he used to be.
"Everyone is here!"
Chen Ben smiled slightly, cupped his fists towards Lin Zhao, and said, "Brother Lin Zhao, Master, and everyone, I, Chen Ben, am back!"
"How was it?"
Lin Zhao smiled and asked, "How many of the twelve peaks of Tie Fu Mountain have you reached the summit of?"
"All of them."
Chen Ben scratched his head and said with a simple and honest smile, "Brother Lin Zhao summited all twelve peaks back then. When I arrived, my only thought was to keep up with Brother Lin Zhao's footsteps. The scenery at the peaks that Brother Lin Zhao saw, Chen Ben also wanted to see. So, I didn't miss a single one and saw them all. Indeed, the scenery was excellent!"
"..."
Lin Zhao's expression became a little stiff. When the hell did he say he had summited all twelve peaks? He had only summited two peaks! But he couldn't say it directly, so he could only force a smile and say, "That's good, that's good... What's your realm now?"
"Heavenly Origin Realm."
Chen Ben gently clenched his fist, and immediately his entire body erupted with fist intent, especially with twelve strands of ancient fist intent coiling around him, making him exceptionally extraordinary. These twelve strands of fist intent were gifts from the Great Dao of Heaven obtained from reaching the summit of the twelve peaks of Tie Fu Mountain. It was a tremendous opportunity, and Chen Ben happened to accept them all. This foolish boy probably never imagined what it meant to have summited all twelve peaks.
"..."
As Chen Ben exerted his strength, the martial spirits and courage of Chu Yu and Mu Zha, both Heavenly Origin martial artists, began to hum. The two looked at each other, and saw astonishment in each other's eyes. Chen Ben's Heavenly Origin Realm was formidable, and he could completely contend with a Rebirth Realm cultivator. It could be said that Chen Ben's strength was comparable to a twelfth-realm sword immortal!
"Good, good, good."
Lin Zhao nodded with a smile, feeling a little speechless in his heart. He was only a first-realm martial artist, and Chen Ben had already summited all twelve peaks. This gap was too large! How could he still have the nerve to be his elder brother in the future!?
"Hoo!"
Mu Zha narrowed his eyes. Chen Ben was his disciple, and he felt a sense of shared glory. He laughed and said, "Sir, now that Chen Ben has returned, and he has broken through his realm, do we have full confidence to challenge the Qingliang Sect to a duel or a martial arts contest now?"
"Yes, the confidence is indeed quite high."
Lin Zhao smiled and said, "However, our Snowy Domain Heavenly Pool challenging the Qingliang Sect to a duel is not just about seeking justice for the Human Race world, but also about our personal vendetta. We'll take our time and wait for another two days."
"Still waiting..."
Chu Yu pursed her red lips, a smile on her face. In fact, she had long wanted to beat those scumbag cultivators of the Qingliang Sect to a pulp.
...
At this moment, a sword light surged from the southeast and ascended directly to Natural Abode without landing at the Sword Stone. Shu Zhi stood up and looked into the distance, frowning. "Sir, it's Miss Leng..."
"Ah?"
Lin Zhao quickly stood up and went to greet her. He found that after Leng Yan descended from her flying sword, she was still in a state of critical health, having been dealt a heavy blow by Zhao Yichuan that would not heal for a short time. Moreover, Leng Yan's armor was severely damaged in many places, and there was blood at the corner of her mouth. Her complexion was very pale, and her body was covered in mud, clearly having been severely injured just now.
"What happened?!"
Lin Zhao flickered forward, held Leng Yan's wrist, and asked, "Who did this!?"
"Zhao Yichuan of the Qingliang Sect!"
Leng Yan's pretty face was filled with grievance. She looked at Lin Zhao with her beautiful eyes and said, "These past few days, I've been completing story quests. I met a Star River Realm sword cultivator from Dongquan Valley named Lu Guiyi. We hit it off immediately and became sworn sisters. We planned to establish the Dongquan Sword Sect together in Dongquan Valley. But not long ago, Zhao Yichuan came up the mountain and said that Dongquan Valley was under the jurisdiction of the Qingliang Sect, and as long as he was here, we would never be able to establish the Dongquan Sword Sect. Moreover, he injured my senior sister..."
"I understand."
Lin Zhao's sword brows were tightly furrowed, and a nameless fire ignited in his heart. He turned to look at everyone and said faintly, "The time to challenge the Qingliang Sect to a duel has come."
"Ah?"
Shu Zhi was surprised. "We're not waiting anymore?"
"We're not waiting!"
Lin Zhao said with unwavering resolve, "Shu Zhi, send a Flying Fish Letter to Xiao Jiu'er and tell her to return to Snowy Domain Heavenly Pool as quickly as possible. I have a very important secret to tell everyone. In addition, please invite Aunt and Miss Lin from Fusu Great Wall to come over to assist us in Snowy Domain Heavenly Pool."
"Yes!"
...
Changming Mountain. A female disciple hurried up the mountain and handed a Flying Fish Letter to the Sect Master Su Qingjiu.
When Su Qingjiu opened the Flying Fish Letter, it contained only a few brief words from Lin Zhao: "Return to Snowy Domain Heavenly Pool as quickly as possible. I have something to announce, and then I will need you to lend your sword."
"Ah?!"
Su Qingjiu frowned and immediately stood up. She didn't even have time to say a word to her fellow disciples. She directly drew her sword and ascended, becoming one with her sword, transforming into a beam of sword light that pierced the night sky. Although Changming Mountain was located in the southern part of the Human Race world, the journey to Snowy Domain Heavenly Pool was long. However, for her, a peak twelfth-realm sword immortal, it wouldn't take long.
"Junior Sister!"
An elder sister from Changming Mountain frowned and asked mentally, "Where are you going?"
"I'm going home for a visit. Senior Sister, please help manage Changming Mountain."
"..."
The long-suffering senior sister sighed. It was true that Uncle Master Lin Qing'er had brought back a sword immortal embryo with exceptional sword talent, but the sword immortal embryo's heart was not at all focused on Changming Mountain!
...
Early in the morning, a sword light shone down into Snowy Domain Heavenly Pool, and Su Qingjiu had returned.
In addition, Lin Wanhua and Lin Xingchu were also present.
Above Snowy Domain Heavenly Pool, a Flood Dragon Boat rumbled, personally piloted by Xu Sheng and a group of generals. The three youths of the younger generation from Mountain Peak Villa, Tong Yu, Zhang Luobai, and Zhuang Yirong, were also woken up. After breakfast, they were all arranged on the Flood Dragon Boat to observe the battle. They might even participate in the battle, as this was their first battle to face directly after joining Snowy Domain Heavenly Pool. It was an occasion for these young generations to feel involved.
Inside Natural Abode.
Everyone sat down together to eat breakfast. They were eating the congee and pan-fried dumplings made by Dong Cang, which tasted excellent. Tang Guangjun sat at the corner of the table, scratching his head, and said, "Mountain Master, are you really not letting me go? Tang Guangjun dares not conceal anything. As a twelfth-realm military sword cultivator, I am more than capable of killing that old tortoise Zhao Jingyu alone. Are you really not taking me, Mountain Master? I have always considered myself half a person of Mountain Peak Villa..."
"You don't need to go. Stay and guard the gate, and defend Snowy Domain Heavenly Pool."
Lin Zhao said, "Tang Guangjun, you can leave after you finish eating. I need to discuss matters here."
"..."
Tang Guangjun walked away dejectedly, cupping his fists. He desperately wanted to go, but Lin Zhao's attitude seemed firm.
"Alright."
Lin Zhao looked at everyone and directly summoned his flying sword, Hao Ran, to create a small world within Natural Abode. He looked at Su Qingjiu, Lin Wanhua, Lin Xingchu, Gu Lingyu, Shu Zhi, Mu Zha, Chu Yu, Chen Ben, and others, and said softly, "I've called everyone here today to tell you that our Snowy Domain Heavenly Pool's vice commander from a hundred years ago, Huang Tingyu, also known as Old Huang, is actually not dead. He has been imprisoned in Qianlong Abyss behind the Qingliang Sect's mountain, constantly having his demonic energy absorbed to convert into the Qingliang Sect's fortune!"
"Ah?!"
Everyone was dumbfounded.
Lin Zhao frowned and said, "Before, I was worried about Shu Zhi, Chu Yu, Chen Ben, and Xiao Jiu'er. Your strength had not yet grown, so this matter has been kept secret. But today, the time is ripe. It is time for us to attack the Qingliang Sect and bring Old Huang home!"
For a moment, Shu Zhi, Mu Zha, and Su Qingjiu's eyes turned red.
Attack the Qingliang Sect and bring Old Huang home!
Every word seemed to caress their souls. Snowy Domain Heavenly Pool, the descendants of the Great Chen Dynasty, no longer had to endure such humiliation today!