Chapter 851 - 533: Climbing the Mountain, Li Jinyu! (Double - )

Chapter 851: Chapter 533: Climbing the Mountain, Li Jinyu! (Double Chapter)

Very soon, Song Changming had finished the hundred steps, without feeling much of anything.

It was like walking up an ordinary staircase; all that greeted him was a gentle mountain breeze.

Su Qingqing, on the other hand, began to gradually feel the suppression and repulsion from the entire mountain at around the fortieth step, and her pace grew heavy.

By the time she reached the hundredth step, she was already panting for breath.

"Young master." After all, Su Qingqing had yet to attain Master’s Power; relying only on her Innate Qi to contend with this Mountain Array was indeed rather difficult.

Yet the ordinary man Cang Jishi kept up with Song Changming, his steps still steady and relaxed; he clearly hadn’t felt any targeted pressure from the Mountain Array.

Song Changming had intended to tell Su Qingqing to withdraw and rest.

But the young lady’s stubborn streak flared up; she directly awakened her Fox Demon Blood, her eyes blooming into pink pupils.

A surge of Demon Power seeped out from her body, interweaving with her Innate Qi and enveloping every part of her.

This was Su Qingqing’s full-power state as she was now.

The perfect union of Martial Tao and Demon Path—so unique, so unlike any other.

"Elder, she?!" Cang Jishi clearly hadn’t expected Su Qingqing to undergo such a strange, demonic transformation.

The Demon Qi was so close at hand that it even caused several powerful Talismans he wore to show signs of activation.

"It’s fine." Song Changming flicked a finger, sending out a strand of Master’s Power that isolated the Demon Qi spilling off Su Qingqing from reaching Cang Jishi.

After all, an ordinary person could not withstand Su Qingqing’s Demon Power.

Cang Jishi then reacted as well: Su Qingqing should be of Half-human Half-demon blood, and judging by her stance, she stood on the side of the Human Race.

The only thing that still baffled him was that Su Qingqing possessed both the Innate Qi of Martial Tao and extremely high Demon Power Tao Practice, and these two actually coexisted in one person?!

Even though he was born into a Noble Family and had seen much, this situation appearing on Su Qingqing was something he was witnessing for the first time.

"Is this even reasonable?" He looked at Su Qingqing, then glanced at Song Changming beside her, involuntarily asking himself.

Song Changming paid no attention to the doubts in Cang Jishi’s heart; seeing that Su Qingqing still refused to withdraw, he did not press her further.

He even summoned his thirty-six Array Flags, which floated around the three of them, directly supporting a Talisman Array that could correspondingly offset part of the Mountain Array’s suppressive force on them.

"Let’s keep going." After doing all this, Song Changming lifted his foot and continued upward.

And as he used Talisman Tao to resist the Mountain Array and stirred up Demon Qi, this commotion drew the attention of those on the mountain.

"Is the Demon Race invading our mountain gate?" A young man in Celestial Tao Academy disciple robes, holding a broom, looked down the mountain in surprise.

"No way, what Demon would be so blind as to come here looking for death?" Another disciple yawned as he swept up fallen leaves, speaking unhurriedly.

"Feel it?"

"Eh, there really is a bit of Demon Qi, but it’s not the aura of a Great Demon, nothing to worry about."

"I’ll go notify Senior Brother and Martial Uncle."

"Hey, you’re just going to stop sweeping?"

"You take a break first."

"You little punk..."

On the cliff’s peak, atop a piece of smooth, glossy rock, a man sat cross-legged.

If Song Changming saw him, he would definitely find him familiar; this was none other than Li Jinyu, who had come to Ancient Abyss Country with him back in the day.

After parting ways with Song Changming back then, Li Jinyu entered this Celestial Tao Academy as a disciple.

For someone skilled in divination like him, his abilities were undoubtedly most compatible with Celestial Tao Academy; thus joining it hadn’t been difficult for him—in fact, it was effortless.

In the blink of an eye, several decades had passed, and Li Jinyu happened to turn one hundred this year.

For someone without much Martial Arts Cultivation, a hundred years was already advanced age.

However, perhaps due to the day-by-day nourishment of the Spirit Mountain Blessed Land, or perhaps because he had encountered some other opportunity, Li Jinyu now looked only around thirty or forty, with long hair down to his waist and a thick beard.

He appeared unkempt, a bit slovenly, yet he had a special transcendent air about him, looking more like an enlightened master.

His gaze was deep as he stared at the sea of clouds before him, rising and falling like waves, surging and ebbing.

"Why are you so happy? It’s rare to see you like this on an ordinary day." On the other side, a wide, plump figure with his hair tied up, hands clasped behind his back, walked over.

Seeing the smile on Li Jinyu’s face, he couldn’t help asking.

"What is it, did you divine something?"

"Mm, an old friend is coming today." Li Jinyu nodded, speaking lightly.

"Old friend? You’ve spent decades on this mountain, yet I’ve never heard of you having any old friends outside." The plump disciple asked curiously.

"That’s only because he didn’t know I was on the mountain. That old friend of mine is an extraordinary figure—he might even save the world someday..."

Li Jinyu rose to his feet, patted off the bit of dust on him, and smiled faintly.

"Is that so? Heh, this is the first time I’ve heard you praise someone like that." The plump disciple squinted as he smiled.

"Well? Want to come meet him with me?" Li Jinyu turned and asked.

The plump Daoist shook his head and casually sat down on that smooth rock.

"I won’t disturb you two reminiscing; today this Daoist intends to watch the sun and gaze at the heavens."

"All right then." Li Jinyu waved his hand, bowed slightly to the plump Daoist, and took his leave.

"Senior Brother, Senior Brother, a Demon is charging up from the foot of the mountain!"

A disciple still holding a broom came running in a fluster, and upon seeing Li Jinyu, immediately reported.

"No need to panic, I’ll go take a look." Li Jinyu soothed him with a sentence, then calmly continued toward the mountain gate.

"What about Martial Uncle..." The disciple glanced at the plump Daoist sitting motionless on the cliff’s edge.