Chapter 219 The greatest hero!
After that, as we walked further up the mountain, it became both quiet and lively.

The ones who were watching were quiet. When the disciples of the thirty-six sects saw him coming up the mountain, they all avoided him from a distance. Their attitudes became extremely respectful and they did not dare to speak loudly.

The bustling refers to the invisible group of people – Li Wuxiang could feel that in the dark forest, the people who had come before did not leave immediately, but accompanied him for a while, as if they were observing for a while, and even some more came.

It was not until he passed the mountain gate and walked up the mountain road for a while and reached a relatively flat slope that those people seemed to slowly disperse.

The road split into several paths when it reached the hillside. It looked very much like a developed tourist attraction in his previous life. It had a small slope, a wide road, and proper lights burning in the stone niches. Some places even had artificial landscapes and large tracts of flowers and trees planted. However, the road was not paved with cement pebbles or large smooth tiles, but with smooth bluestone strips.

When Li Wuxiang saw these stone slabs, he couldn’t help but wonder whether people of this era would also find these things an eyesore?

It was night, and I couldn’t see the surrounding plants and trees clearly, but I could roughly discern the layout – follow the widest of these roads up, and after three more turns, I should be able to reach the peak of Dajie Mountain. From here, the crater on the top of the peak has become very flat, like a small plateau.

Other forks lead to courtyards and towers hidden in the trees. These are the ones that looked like palaces in the sky when I was down there.

They stopped at the intersection, and Tang Qilang pointed out the places one by one and said, “Master, look at those five places. They are the bases of our five sects. They have the brightest lights and the most pavilions. We five sects have always had people stationed here.”

“Those over there with a little less people are from other sects. Some will leave people on the mountain, and some are too lazy to come, but these are also their own properties.”

“The rest are like the former Ranshan Sect and Tianxin Sect. Because they are far away, they did not set up a temple on this mountain. But it doesn’t matter. Each sect has some vacant courtyards that can be rented. So, you, the sect master…”

Judging from what he had just said on the stone platform, I’m afraid that his relationship with Li Wuxiang is the best and closest now. So Kong Jingci didn’t mention inviting Li Wuxiang to the Suhua faction’s station.

However, he was still a member of the Tiangong Sect, and the one who went to the Juque Sect to file a complaint was also a member of the Tiangong Sect, so it was not convenient for him to invite Li Wuxiang to come over at this time.

These days, he has slowly discovered that Li Wuxiang’s temperament is actually very strange. At first glance, you will think that this person treats people peacefully, has a calm attitude, and seems to be gentle and elegant.

But if something happened – many of which seemed insignificant and no big deal to him and other disciples of the sect – he might suddenly attack and catch people off guard.

After spending a few days together, although Tang Qilang acted very relaxed when talking to him, he was actually tired, scared and exhausted inside, because he felt that Li Wuxiang’s temperament was simply unpredictable… He was afraid that if he said something wrong, he would immediately reveal a faint and cold smile on his face.

If he had not been a swordsman in the past and had not had the aura of morality and justice, he felt that this kind of temperament would be the standard of a big devil who brought chaos to the world!
From this, we can at least draw one conclusion:

He claimed that he was born into a family that lived in seclusion in the “Peach Blossom Spring”, which should be true. His temperament must be because the environment he grew up in was completely different from this world, and over time, many of his ideas were different from this world.

And that aristocratic family that lives in seclusion should also be extremely powerful, because in this world, only the strong have the confidence and capital to stand out from the crowd.

So Tang Qilang knew that he couldn’t invite him to Tiangong Sect. Because he was really unsure if Tang Jiuzhen showed up in front of him, would Li Wuxiang smile and blow his head off with a sword!
Li Wuxiang thought for a moment and said, “What about the land on this mountain? Does it have an owner?”

Tang Qilang immediately replied: “The land has an owner, but it doesn’t belong to any of our sects. From a legal point of view, it should belong to Taiyi Dao. So if that’s the case, it can be said that it is ownerless now – the land has no owner, but the house has an owner.”

“Then I’ll find a place to stay by myself.” Li Wuxiang looked around and pointed at a small bulge in the distance. “I see there is a yard there?”

Tang Qilang took a look and said, “Yes, it is from the old times. During the Ye Dynasty, Dajie Mountain was more lively than it is now, and there were many houses left. Over the years, various sects have contributed people and money to slowly repair them, but they just prevented the houses from collapsing. Sect Master, it is too simple and shabby.”

“Simple means quiet, right? This is the best.” Li Wuxiang bowed to them, “Everyone, let’s say goodbye here tonight. The two of us, master and disciple, will find a place to rest first. The alliance meeting will be in six days, right?”

Tang Qilang said, “Absolutely. If there are any sects that haven’t come by then, they won’t be able to wait any longer. The teachers and elders mean that the near future is the best time to borrow the Eastern Emperor Seal. It will be troublesome to perform the ritual after this time.”

He thought for a moment and added, “It was difficult for us to explain it on the road, but now that we have arrived at the Great Tribulation Mountain, I think the teachers will not mind. We are really just borrowing it and will not touch the seal under the Nether Nine Abyss. This is the method used by the teachers. I can’t explain it in more detail, but I think you should understand it, Sect Master.”

Li Wuxiang said “Oh” vaguely: “Okay. Let’s go.”

He led Zhao Yu in the direction they were looking at. It looked far away, but it wasn’t close. There was a road, but it was a small path, and the trees on both sides were very dense. After walking for a while, Zhao Yu suddenly spoke in the darkness: “Master, just now… Thank you Master.”

Li Wuxiang also smiled in the darkness: “Master has already called me, why are you still thanking me?”

Zhao Yu was silent for a while, then said, “Master, should I not accept Senior Sister Kong’s pendant?”

“How do you like it?”

“……like.”

“Then we should take it.” Li Wuxiang reached out and broke off an annoying branch that was bouncing back and forth in front of him as he walked. “But I’m just saying that when we were on the Great Tribulation Mountain – if someone comes to please and bribe you these days, take whatever you like, even if you don’t like it. Maybe I will like it. Have you heard what Kong Jingci said along the way? Do you know what we are here for?”

“Well, Master, you brought me to the competition. If I win, I can practice the Ranshan Sutra, and I can also get the elixir materials and gold and silver treasures offered at the alliance meeting.” Zhao Yu seemed to think about it, “Senior Sister Kong said that I look like I am eighteen or nineteen years old, so I can say that I am eighteen or nineteen years old.”

“So how old are you?”

“I… I’m already twenty-four.” Li Wuxiang couldn’t help but turn his head in the dark and glance at Zhao Yu – he thought she was about thirty or forty years old.

Because Zhao Qi seemed to be in his thirties or almost forty, and since she was the eldest senior sister, she thought she should be about the same age as Zhao Qi.

“Did you have other senior sisters before you?”

“Well, I heard from the eldest brother that there were four more. Three of them died of illness, and one went down the mountain to do business and never came back. The master said that he might have been killed by his enemies, but he also said that everyone has their own destiny, so he didn’t care anymore. After that, he rarely asked us to go down the mountain again.”

So she really is twenty-four.

How to say Qi training at this age, although the Huai Lu Bao Xia chapter is not a good thing in the eyes of the Sword Sect, it is still a very precious skill in the eyes of the Jianghu people, and it requires a threshold. At least Xue Baoping had a hard time learning this.

However, the mountain used to be a bunch of poor people. Zhao Kui and Zhao Qi were not very reliable. Zhao Yu’s aptitude for Qi training at the age of 24 could not be considered poor. Speaking of which, if Tang Qilang’s Tiangong School’s method really worked…

Li Wuxiang thought about it again and said, “Forget it, don’t think about it. It’s not just a matter of age, but also of cultivation. In fact, it’s not just a matter of cultivation, but also of experience – the disciples sent by other sects must have experience in fighting with others. Even if their skills are similar, the difference is huge due to their different experiences.”

“You don’t need to fight with me this time.” When Li Wuxiang said this, his voice became a little louder, as if he had let go of the matter. “Since I have fallen out with Cui Daocheng and the others, I don’t want to stay in the Sword Sect anymore. If I don’t stay in the Sword Sect, I must have a place to settle down, right? That’s why I came to the Great Tribulation Mountain.”

“It’s not for the elixirs, but for a status when re-determining the law book. This thing is actually quite useful. So, I have given up on this matter. I don’t want to be the sect master. Then you can accept whatever people give you these days. Maybe the things you receive together are more than the elixirs.”

Zhao Yu asked quietly, “Master, you used to be a swordsman… Can a swordsman do this?”

Li Wuxiang laughed: “It is precisely because I am a swordsman that I do this. This is the chivalrous way of a swordsman.”

“……what?”

Li Wuxiang sighed and said patiently and gently, “Think about it, they all want to compete for the position of Sect Master, so they will use any means to do so. If they want to win me over, they will also use any means.”

“Isn’t tonight an example? I don’t know which wicked person reported all the affairs of You Jiuyuan to Tang Jiuzhen, who then reported it to Juque Sect, and then asked Mou Jinchuan to come and seek death. If I didn’t see how pitiful he was for having just lost his apprentice, and I had fought with him, his life would be enough to make me an enemy of Juque Sect.”

“Look, this is a way to take lives. I don’t know how many more of these methods will appear in the future. If they get impatient, they might even attack us in the future.”

Li Wuxiang shook his head: “I have killed enough people. After the death of Jiang Jiaozhu, I actually don’t want to kill anymore, so I don’t want anyone to force me to kill. There are a group of Yuanying on the Great Tribulation Mountain. If I kill them all and the thirty-six sects are unable to recover, what good will it do to the world? Wouldn’t it be the Xuanjiao taking advantage?”

“So, I have chosen a way for them to win my support – bribe me. There is no need to talk about empty friendship and loyalty. Once you talk about those things, you will get emotional, and once you get emotional, won’t it be easy to get killed?”

“Give me all your medicines, magic materials and money. Anyway, what the five major sects care about is not the thirty-six quotas of materials, but the position of the sect master, the power to unify the thirty-six sects.”

“Well, so I hope they can use the simplest, most direct, and least offensive method to resolve their dispute about me. So, collecting the things is my chivalry at this moment, and it is my chivalry for the general trend of the world.”

Li Wuxiang was silent for a moment before he continued, “In fact, I have taken the entire Tianxin Illusion of the Tianxin Sect. If it weren’t for this, why would I go to the Great Tribulation Mountain? For the Great Tribulation Sword Scripture? Oh, why don’t I go find Mei Qiulu? So, Zhao Yu, remember, this is called a great hero, serving the country and the people. Some things are good and bad, and some things are bad and good. In the face of things like this, what does my own reputation count for?”

Zhao Yu was stunned for a while after hearing this: “Master… I… well, I don’t quite understand, but I think what you said makes sense.”

The two of them walked out of the dense forest and saw a grassy slope in front of them. The vegetation on this slope was sparse, and there were exposed rocks in many places. Behind a few large rocks, there was a shallow pool.

Although it is late summer now, the mountain is high and the top of the mountain is cool. Therefore, you can find that the water in the pool is emitting a faint white steam, which should be a hot spring.

Li Wuxiang heard Zhao Yu’s breath coming a little harder behind him, so he looked into the distance. It would take at least another quarter of an hour to reach the yard he saw at this pace, so he stopped and said, “Take a break before you go. Tang Qi said that the yard is simple, and I guess we’ll have to clean it up when we get there tonight, so save your strength.”

Zhao Yu raised his hand and smoothed the hair that was already wet with sweat on his face: “Master, I’m not tired, it’s okay.”

Li Wuxiang smiled and sat down beside the stone. “I’m not Zhao Kui. You don’t need to act tough when you’re with me. Take a rest. Your legs are getting better. Don’t tire yourself out again.”

Zhao Yu was silent for a while before he said, “Yes, that’s right.”

She also walked over to sit next to Li Wuxiang. There was a person’s distance between them. Li Wuxiang looked up at the starry sky, counting the stars one by one. After a quarter of an hour, he said, “Okay, let’s go and see if there is a snail girl to help us clean up the house.”

Zhao Yu was stunned: “Ah? Miss Tianluo? Help us?”

Li Wuxiang smiled and winked at her: “Just wait and see.”

So when the two men arrived at the gate of the courtyard two quarters of an hour later, they found that the gate was open, and there were six large boxes lined up in front of the gate with two horses tied to them.

(End of this chapter)