Volume 2 Tian Nan ? Xuan Qing Chapter 36 Sorrowful and Injured Spirit, Wind Rises from Water

  Lin Ruo Chi remained silent for a long time before opening and reading the letter from Lie Chi Yan, the leader of the Kunlun Sect.

  "Lin Zongmen, first of all, congratulations to your sect's seventh generation eldest disciple for completing the sword-granting ceremony; on the day this letter arrives, my junior fellow-disciple Heng E and Cheng Man, as well as my disciples Gong Sunliang, and also friends from Shaolin, Wudang, Kunlun, and Qingcheng should all be at Diancang. Please inform everyone that the two great elders of the demonic sect who have been tracking me have now passed through Hubei province, gone past Wudang, and are about to enter Shu; I invite all good friends to also enter Shu and meet up with me. - Lie Chiyan"

  He finished reading it and then passed it on for others to read.

  Changkong Master passed it to Liuyun Daoist, and after reading it, he said to Heng Fan and Cheng Man Dao: "I didn't expect that this Lie Zhengmen is indeed a traditionalist at heart. He investigated the enemy and followed their tracks, and actually found me on Wudang Mountain! If someone didn't know better, they would think those two old masters came from Wudang Mountain!"

  He wasn't really angry with Heng E and Cheng Yu, he just thought to himself that Lian Chi Yan had actually tracked the thief all the way to the vicinity of Wudang Mountain, which didn't fit the situation in the jianghu, so he spoke up.

  "Don't misunderstand, Master. My master must have gone to Hubei because he's concerned about the enemy disturbing Wudang. He often says that Wudang is the sacred place where Taoist martial arts originated and were passed down. He always mentions when he can go to Mount Wudang to pay respects to Emperor Zhenwu and Zhang Sanfeng, our ancestor. My master truly reveres Wudang, how could he possibly doubt it? Gong Sun was afraid that the two masters would clash in their words, seeing that Cheng Man had already turned bright red, so he hastily intervened, speaking just right, being considerate of both sides, and reasonable. Indeed, Kongtong is also a branch of Taoism, and one of the Three Purities."

  As expected, Liú Yún Dào Rén thought for a moment and then fell silent, no longer speaking.

  Changkong Dashi and Jian had nothing to say, only self-reflection. He Zhuo suddenly spoke up, just like Liu Yun Daozhang, complaining that Lie Chi Yan's investigation had reached the vicinity of Wudang Mountain, which was really unjustified.

  Heng Fan said, "The Master will naturally have a way to contact us along the way. Moreover, many of my fellow disciples are also coming down from the mountain. The Kunlun School will fight for justice in broad daylight!"

  As soon as he spoke, the crowd remembered that the Kongtong Sect was now fully flourishing, and there were more than a dozen masters of the same generation as Lie Chi Yan, all of whom were secretly shocked. The Kongtong Sect had finally grasped the opportunity to set its sights on the Central Plains martial arts world.

  "It seems that both things must be done, and it's just right that our younger brother should also temper himself in the Jianghu! Shallow blade wants to return to the White Clan to deal with internal problems, I'm not at ease, can send Yun Yuan, Luo Tian to help him, Yun Yuan is wise and has many plans, his martial arts are also high, it's possible; Nanhai also has things, I'll go with Shao Hang, Lu Lun, Luo Zhi Han to investigate and deal with some matters; while Shen Que, Lian Tian, Hu Xing, Sun Hui Guang will be led by you, together enter Shu; Chen Jian and other disciples stay behind, with Liu Shi Di together on the mountain, take care of some things on Mount Cangshan."

  Gu Baiyun's words were partly addressed to Lin Ruoqi and partly to Liu Chenfei. He thought of Lin Meng'er, who was still young at the age of 19, although her martial arts skills were not weak, but after all, she was the beloved disciple of the sect leader, so no matter how he arranged it, it wouldn't be good to let her take over, so he didn't mention it.

  Lin Ruo Chi is the leader of the Dian Cang Sect, but he and his three fellow disciples have never been separated. Gu Bai Yun arranged for all the disciples to live together, so it was not unusual. However, the three people from the Kong Dong Sect thought it strange and Gong Sun Li wondered: "Why didn't the leader arrange this?"

  Dian Cang Sanzi nodded, and Lin Ruochi smiled: "Brother's arrangement is better this way!"

  Liu Chenfei also said, "Elder brother, please rest assured that I will strictly guard the mountain gate." Gu Baiyun smiled and said, "I'm afraid on the ninth day of the first month, you won't be able to keep Lin Bi'er under control." Lin Ruoqi hastily chimed in with a smile, "They're just going to Chongsheng Temple to have some fun."

  The three of them had the same mind to protect their next-generation disciples, and they all burst out laughing at this point. Yun Yuan, who was standing aside, also admired Master Bo's thoughtful arrangement and said: "Master, since Master Bo has made such an arrangement, I will go inform the other masters, brothers, sisters, and juniors!"

  He and several others of the Cangpai school were all open-minded gentlemen, who had nothing to hide from others. Even if many people were present, they would discuss freely without any reservations, and thus come to a decision.

  After another discussion, everyone dispersed. It was finally decided that they would set off early the next morning and leave the mountain separately. More than half of them traveled together to Shu.

  In the backyard, Shen Que had basically adjusted and his internal breath was smooth. He fought for his school this morning and felt it was just his own duty, so he didn't think there was anything special about winning this time. He also didn't regret not being able to practice in the great hall this afternoon.

  But Hu Xing, Chen Jian and other fellow disciples had different thoughts in their minds. They all came to visit. Now the little junior sister Lin Bi'er personally brought lotus seed porridge with Lian Wanrou, Xiang Ru, and Shui Ping, two younger junior sisters. The deliciousness was unparalleled, and it was personally simmered by the three of them under the guidance of the kitchen manager and head chef Huang Koufu in the eighth senior brother's kitchen.

  Hu Xing saw Lin Ming'er coming over and hastily said: "Big Brother Master, look at how concerned Little Sister Master is about you!" Lin Ming'er smiled sweetly and said: "I'm very concerned about every single one of my Big Brothers on the mountain."

  Chen Jianxiao smiled and said, "Why doesn't that little junior sister care about Seventh Brother?" Lian Wanyu chimed in from the side, "I heard that if Seventh Brother is as confident and carefree as Eldest Brother, she would be willing to cook for you!"

  Lin Meng'er immediately came to entwine Lian Wanruo, and with a "heh" sound, laughed and said: "Big Brother Shifu, Seventh Brother don't listen to her nonsense, when did I ever say such things?"

  Shen Que's words resonated deeply in her heart, the previous words were indescribably comforting, but then she heard Lin Meng'er's own excuses, and her heart ached, feeling melancholic and hurt. Nevertheless, she drank the lotus seed porridge in one breath, savoring the delicious taste, and her spirits lifted, feeling extremely comfortable and carefree, speaking more than three times her usual amount.

  Lin Meng'er saw that her senior brother had won in the morning, so she was naturally overjoyed. Hu Xing's wound had already recovered by the afternoon without any major issues. However, Shen Que didn't draw his sword for practice in the afternoon, which was a bit regrettable.

  Hú Xíng also thought so, and said: "I don't know when Master will practice our sect's exquisite swordsmanship to open the eyes of the younger brothers!" The younger brothers all cheered loudly!

  Chen Jian smiled and said: "It's easy, as long as Little Shifu cooks again, Big Shifu will definitely be willing to demonstrate." The disciples all started making a racket again.

  And as for the ninth, after accompanying the Kunlun School brothers to practice sword in the afternoon, he had already returned to the "Worry-Free Cave" at the back mountain to deliver food to Shooting Heaven Old Man, so he was not in this house.

  Yun Yuan came out of the Cloud Smoke Temple with Luo Tian, and also went to visit Shen Que. He asked: "Is Big Brother Master better?" Shen Que said: "Thank you, Second Younger Brother, for your concern. I'm already fully recovered!" Yun Yuan continued: "That's great! Just now, all the seniors in front were praising Big Brother Master's unparalleled bravery!"

  Chen Jian smiled and said: "Yun Shixiong, what else can you seniors say?"

  Yun Yuan smiled and said, "Flowing Cloud Sect Leader has praised all of us brothers, so naturally there's you, Seventh Brother!" Chen Jian looked embarrassed and said, "What about me? The two Eldest Brothers and the two Second Brothers are the truly formidable ones! Today they have brought honor to Mount Cang!"

  He still felt depressed about the ninth day of the first month in his heart and did not mention the name of his younger brother on that day.

  Yun Yuan smiled and didn't mind, and took the opportunity to tell everyone about this time's entry into the Jianghu training plan, and everyone was delighted in their hearts.

  Only Lin Meng'er, upon hearing that she had no task of her own, felt extremely depressed. She then asked Yun Yuan about Xiao Jiu, the junior brother who was supposed to be on duty on the ninth day. Upon hearing that Xiao Jiu would also be staying on the mountain, her mood improved a bit, and she said: "It's okay, Little Rong sister, see? Xiao Jiu is also staying on the mountain!"

  "What a pity!"

  Lin Meng'er said, "What a pity?" Lian Wanrou said, "It's a pity that the trees and flowers on Diancang Mountain will suffer from your destruction!" She herself laughed after saying this!

  Lin Meng'er couldn't help but hold Lian Wanrou and say, "Little Wanrou sister is so loving, it's a pity that I didn't notice it before!" After she finished speaking, she let out a sigh.

  Xiang Ru asked, "Ming Er Shijie, why are you sighing?"

  Lin Meng'er forced a smile and said: "What a pity, I won't be able to travel the jianghu with Master Bo and Father, along with all my senior brothers!" Lian Wanrou and Yun Yuan hurried over to comfort her, saying: "Little junior sister, there will be opportunities in the future!"

  Chen Jianyi was also depressed when he heard that he couldn't go down the mountain, but then said: "It's great that all of you seniors can go down the mountain! Our sect's prestige will surely shake the world once again!" Everyone became happy again!

  On the ninth day, he arrived at "Worry-Free Cave" and met Shooting Heaven Old Man. He talked about what happened during the day, and the old man was also quite concerned.

  As for the Tianxuan Broken Wood Sword, the old man was even more tapping and listening to the sound, very carefully, and finally gave it to Chujiu, and smiled: "I didn't expect that Xiaorifeng, after dozens of years of not seeing each other, his sword-casting skills have become so exquisite, congratulations!"

  At the beginning, he was afraid that Tian Xuan's fragmented wooden sword would be cut off by Shen Que's Stone Iron Elite long sword, so when he drew out Shen Que's "Xuanyang Tiānjiàn" (Mysterious Sun Heavenly Sword), he didn't dare to use his full strength. It was also because of this reason that Shen Que's sword was only deflected half a foot and not completely shaken off. If he had used his full strength, he might have been able to save Bai Zhuyue completely, so in his heart, he felt somewhat apologetic towards Miss Bai Zhuyue.

  After he came out of the grand hall at noon, he immediately checked the Tianxuan Broken Wood Sword and let out a gentle breath. On the Tianxuan Broken Wood Sword, there was only a small sword mark, and the surface of the sword had not been damaged at all. Therefore, during the afternoon martial arts practice, he was no longer afraid to come into contact with Chen Jian's Yunyuan Stone Iron Elite Sword.

  After a few hours, the sword mark had almost disappeared. It seemed that this Tianxuan broken wood was really tough and sharp, and it felt good in his hand, matching his palm perfectly. When he used it, it was also very handy, although it had no blade or edge, but he was extremely happy with it. He thought about this and naturally thanked Lian Rong, Lian Tian, and his master, She Tiantang, a thousand times, then said: "Yes, thank you Uncle Lian!"

  The old man nodded and said: "Yes, very good! The kindness of dripping water should be remembered in the heart, and it will be repaid someday, which is the legacy of Diancang!"

  "Shooting Heaven Grandfather, why did Master include me as the eldest disciple after seeing me? Even Great Master Uncle and Fifth Master Uncle didn't object?" After a while, Chu Jiu still couldn't understand this point, so he asked.

  The old man chuckled and said, "Your master, Great Master Kuang, has probably already reached the second layer of 'He Jian Jie' in his cultivation of 'Cang Yang Xuan Qing Qi'. The higher their martial arts attainments, the sharper and more accurate their eyesight naturally becomes! He can naturally understand from your eyes and aura that your martial arts are no longer as poor as they were four years ago. Since your master has seen it, Gu Baiyun can also see it, and neither of them objects, it's only natural that you're among the top ten disciples."

  He paused for a moment and then said: "Your master and your eldest uncle's wife did not object to it, so naturally your fifth uncle would also agree!"

  "Except for Master, I have to thank Grandfather for his teachings over the past decade or so." Chu Jiu said sincerely, thinking of the past decade, it was the old man who picked himself up, raised him, and secretly taught him this set of martial arts, his heart ached, and his eyes turned red.

  The old man was also moved, his eyes moistened, a feeling he hadn't had in nearly twenty years.

  "That sound" of the Qingyun Bell "must not have been heard for twenty or thirty years, this time it's really loud! I didn't expect that Ruo Chi's martial arts skills have already surpassed his master's in his heyday..." The old man muttered to himself, and Chu Jiu did not hear.

  The old man shot the sky today at noon alone in the cave, his body's energy and blood surging, it was really a disturbance that had not been experienced in nearly thirty years. This situation has only occurred twice in the past thirty years. The first time was twenty-three years ago when the sixth generation of disciples, Gu Baiyun, Lin Ruochi, Liu Chenfei and others, presented the sword ceremony. And the second time was seventeen years ago...

  At noon, he heard the pure and clear sound of "Dian Cang Xuan Yang Zhong" coming from afar, not only did his old tears flow freely, but also knelt down to worship at Ma Long Feng Xuan Qing Guan.

  But he was absolutely not kneeling down for Lin Ruochi, and how could Lin Ruochi have the qualifications to accept his kneeling?

  Suddenly, the ninth thought of the nine-colored fire phoenix again and asked: "Grandfather, have you heard of the nine-colored fire phoenix? This afternoon, there was another phoenix cry, did you hear it?"

  Shooting Heaven Old Man was shocked in his heart and asked back: "Chu Jiu, how did you know about the Nine-Colored Fire Phoenix?"

  On the ninth day, I was busy telling the story of how the divine tree bloomed yesterday evening and how I saw the nine-colored phoenix from afar. This evening, in the Xuán Qīng Guān, I told the story of the phoenix in great detail to Shè Tiān Lǎo Rén. He didn't hide a single thing, and in his heart, Shè Tiān was like his own grandfather, just as close as Lín Ruò Chí and Lín Biàn ér. It was Shè Tiān Lǎo Rén who told me the legend of the ancient tree when he was in high spirits!

  Shooting Heaven Old Man silently listened to the end, and after a long time, he said: "Unexpectedly, you are actually with Jiuse Huofeng having such fate, unexpectedly, this Huofeng divine bird, is indeed the protective divine bird of the Orthodox Sect, not deceiving even a bit!"

  On the ninth day, he swallowed his confusion and didn't ask any questions, knowing that Old Man Tian would automatically tell him.

  As expected, a moment later, the old man said: "This nine-colored fire phoenix is... the protector of the Diancang Sect's teachings, and it is said that the founder of the Diancang Sect, Master Yue, had a profound connection with her. After Master Yue passed away, he left behind a message, saying that the nine-colored fire phoenix was to be revered as the protector of the sect's teachings, and all disciples of the Diancang Sect must show it the utmost respect." The "Ancient Tree" is actually the seedling that the nine-colored fire phoenix brought back from who-knows-where many years ago. After falling to the ground, taking root, sprouting, and growing vigorously over the past hundred or so years, it has become today's protector tree of the sect. And several decades ago, the slope was renamed "Phoenix Slope".

  It wasn't until now that he understood a bit, but he asked, "Why is it that in these past ten or so years, I've only seen this nine-colored fire phoenix on just these two days?"