Chapter 690: Ascending the Mountain

Chapter 690: Chapter 387: Ascending the Mountain

The Qingyun Sect is located on Kutuoshan Mountain, to the east of Jiangnan.

Originally, this mountain was occupied by a monastery. Later, the founder of the Qingyun Sect, Master Qingyun, came and drove away the monks, claiming the mountain for himself and establishing his own sect.

In just a few months, the Qingyun Sect has developed extremely quickly in the Jiangnan area. Now it has reached a considerable scale and is quite impressive.

Under the instruction of Master Qingyun, over a thousand people have gathered and settled at the foot of Kutuoshan, forming a town named “Qingyun Town.”

Rumble!!!

Today, a sudden thundering sound came from outside the town, like a mountain collapsing and the earth cracking.

People standing at the entrance of the town looked into the distance, and saw clouds of dust rolling in. As it got closer, they realized it was a cavalry of a hundred horses, led by a fierce-looking tiger at the front.

“We’ve arrived,” Qin Yuesheng patted Ah Hu on the head. Ah Hu immediately halted its steps.

Then the hundred-horse cavalry also sequentially stopped, quietly surrounding the outside of Qingyun Town.

In an instant, a chilling atmosphere spread outside Qingyun Town.

On Kutuoshan Mountain, which backed Qingyun Town, Qin Yuesheng’s attention was instantly drawn to a temple that covered the entire mountain peak.

Qin Yuesheng said, “The Qingyun Sect has developed well, reaching this scale in just a few months.”

“Young Master, when shall we go up the mountain?” Cao Zhengchun rode over and asked.

“Have everyone dismount and follow me into the town. Do not disturb the people in the town, just go straight up the mountain.”

“Understood.”

Qin Yuesheng walked at the forefront, Ah Hu following behind him. The other members of the Tai Sui Alliance didn’t have horses as spiritual as Ah Hu’s and had to leave them behind, following Qin Yuesheng on foot.

As soon as they entered Qingyun Town, they saw a group of tall and burly men with clubs coming over, blocking Qin Yuesheng and his group’s path. Leading them was a big bearded man. He glared at Qin Yuesheng with eyes as large as bronze bells and said in a gruff voice, “So many people, you seem to be up to no good. If you’re looking for trouble, we’ll accompany you. But if you have any evil intentions, better leave now, or don’t blame us for breaking your legs.”

“Hahaha!”

“Is this guy mad?”

At these words, the members of the Tai Sui Alliance who followed Qin Yuesheng immediately burst into laughter, their laughter full of ridicule.

They knew what Qin Yuesheng was capable of; when he had previously defeated several leaders of the Tai Sui Alliance, he had already made these people obedient. Now, seeing someone dare to provoke Qin Yuesheng made them unable to hold back their laughter.

“What’s so funny? Do you really think I’m joking?” the big bearded man snorted angrily.

He was a disciple of the Qingyun Sect. Due to his family’s lack of wealth, unlike those rich disciples, he couldn’t stay at the mountain gate to cultivate and was sent to Qingyun Town to carry out the tasks given by the Qingyun Sect, practicing while protecting the townspeople.

Although he couldn’t practice at the mountain gate, the big beard was one of the earliest to join the Qingyun Sect, and he had learned many skills over the past few months, more than enough to deal with some small-time troublemakers.

Seeing Qin Yuesheng’s group resembling bandits, the big beard paid them no mind, ready to strike as soon as they dared to take another step, to show his strength.

Qin Yuesheng didn’t care about the big beard’s warning and took a step forward, formally entering the territory of Qingyun Town.

“How bold!” Seeing Qin Yuesheng’s behavior, the big beard became excited, quickly forming seals with both hands and muttering strange incantations.

“Qingyun Taoist Skill, Wind Fan!” the big beard murmured, and a stream of wind transformed into a fan and flew towards Qin Yuesheng.

The speed of the attack was extremely fast, no less than a blade. If it hit directly, it might split someone in half instantly, killing them on the spot.

In everyone’s gaze, Qin Yuesheng reached out with one finger and flicked it. A blast of air suddenly appeared out of nowhere, rushing forward, shattering the big beard’s Taoist Skill midway.

The scene fell silent.

The big beard wore a look of disbelief.

His Taoist Skill had been neutralized by just a flick of the opponent’s finger?

“How is this possible?!” The big beard was full of shock, momentarily at a loss for words.

“I did not come here today with the intention of killing, but it’s not beyond my consideration either, all depending on my mood. Step aside, so you don’t lose your lives in vain,” Qin Yuesheng said calmly.

“…” The big beard didn’t speak but silently looked at his companions around him. After a few moments, he silently stepped aside, making way for Qin Yuesheng’s group.

“It’s good to know your limits,” Qin Yuesheng withdrew his hand and continued forward.

Over a hundred members of the Tai Sui Alliance subsequently entered Qingyun Town, crowding the streets. The big beard watched them, muttering to himself, “My Taoist Skill is not yet perfected, good enough to deal with thieves, but not effective against martial artists with some skill. But the Master is different; if these people dare to provoke Qingyun Sect, the Master will definitely put them in their place.”

Within Qingyun Town, there is a staircase made of white jade leading directly up the mountain. Following this path all the way up leads to the mountain gate of the Qingyun Sect. Qin Yuesheng, taking several steps at a time, led the way. The members of the Tai Sui Alliance had to quicken their pace to keep up with him, creating a stark contrast.

After burning two incense sticks’ worth of time, Qin Yuesheng stood outside the mountain gate of the Qingyun Sect. Behind him, only Cao Zhengchun of the Inner Power Realm followed, while the other members of the Tai Sui Alliance, due to physical exhaustion, lagged far behind, seemingly still halfway up the mountain.

The mountain gate of the Qingyun Sect was impressively built, carved from a whole piece of jade stone. The characters “Qingyun” on the plaque exuded an ethereal air.

“Excuse me, are you here to join the sect?” A small child guarding the entrance immediately came running over.

He held a Jade Ruyi in his hand, with the words ‘Qingyun Child’ carved on it.

Qin Yuesheng casually asked, “How can I meet your sect leader?”

“The great master is usually busy with cultivation and doesn’t have time to meet people. If you have any matters, you can find the four closed-door disciples of the great master.”

“It’s only been a few months, and even the closed-door disciples have been chosen.” Qin Yuesheng raised his hand, and a vast and powerful inner strength shot across the space, striking the Qingyun Sect’s mountain gate directly, causing the precious and grand gate to crack and collapse instantly.

Everything happened within a single breath.

Boom!!!

The mountain gate fell with a loud sound, scaring the small boy in front of Qin Yuesheng into stupor, his mouth wide open, unable to speak.

“Who destroyed my mountain gate!”

Within three breaths of the gate’s collapse, several people came flying, all dressed in Qingyun patterned robes and holding long swords, looking somewhat like cultivators.

However, Qin Yuesheng was indifferent; their aura was too weak, if he wanted to take them on, he wouldn’t even need to lift a finger—his inner strength alone would be enough to shake them to death.

But today he was not planning to kill without reason.

As soon as the cultivators landed, they couldn’t help but shout at Qin Yuesheng, “You brat, you’re courting death.”

Instantly, one of them didn’t bother with more words and immediately swung a sword toward Qin Yuesheng.

“Retreat!” Qin Yuesheng exclaimed softly, the force contained in his voice directly pushing the person back more than ten steps.

Such a simple deflection of the opponent’s offensive left the surrounding cultivators stunned.

The person defeated by Qin Yuesheng was one of the elite disciples of Qingyun Sect, only ranked below the four closed-door disciples, naturally possessing great strength.

But now, defeated without even a chance to resist under Qin Yuesheng’s hand?

This is outrageous!

“Quickly, call the four senior brothers!” Someone shouted hastily.

Even if they were foolish, they could see that the current situation was beyond their control; they must bring in sect experts to deal with Qin Yuesheng.

Qin Yuesheng walked straight into Qingyun Sect without a care; although his feet floated above the ground, the inner strength seeping from his soles left deep footprints on the bluestone slabs on the Qingyun Sect ground.

If he was to subdue their sect, there was no need to hide and be underestimated.

Today, Qin Yuesheng intended to reveal his power publicly and impose dominion.

…

“Senior brothers, an outsider has come, forcefully destroyed our mountain gate, and injured a senior brother.”

In the central hall of Qingyun Sect, four people of varying ages sat quietly on mats, holding a duster on their laps, surrounded by Spiritual Qi and glowing with an aura marked by immortality and Taoist essence.

After the reporting cultivator’s shout, the four opened their eyes, their faces somewhat displeased.

“Is that true? Take us to see.”

“Please follow me, senior brothers.”

Led by the cultivator, the four closed-door disciples of the great master encountered the uninvited Qin Yuesheng while heading to the mountain gate.

Seeing this youth who had already reached the realm of returning to the basics, the four closed-door disciples couldn’t discern anything, but this was precisely what made him terrifying.

“Does this gentleman have any misunderstanding with our Qingyun Sect? If you don’t mind, we can sit down and talk.” One of the closed-door disciples immediately spoke up.

They had received the most teachings from the great master, so they understood things more clearly.

The fact that Qin Yuesheng walked on air and left footprints with each step was truly mysterious, making them feel inadequate to face him. In such a situation, promoting peace was the best strategy.

“I want your sect leader to come out and meet me.” Qin Yuesheng said calmly.

“Our master is currently in seclusion. If you have anything to say, we are equally capable of handling Qingyun Sect’s affairs during his absence.”

“Just the four of you, you’re not worthy.”

Swish! Qin Yuesheng’s Life Star moved, and the skies above Qingyun Sect changed instantly.

The splendor of the celestial palace slowly emerged.

It was Qin Yuesheng’s Life Star Realm.