C417 Temple
C417 Temple
"Are you really here to congratulate my father on becoming a true person?" Yang Junshan's tone was full of disbelief.
"Of course," Yan Qinxi pointed to the two middle-aged cultivators who were at the back of her group and answered with determination, "Look, these are Martial Uncle Xiao and Martial Uncle Kang. The two of them came here with a letter personally written by the Sect Leader."
Seeing the two cultivators nod their heads slightly, Yang Junshan quickly greeted them with the respect of a junior. He did not dare to hesitate and quickly called out to Yang Junping, who had been sneaking peeks at Yan Qingxi and Yang Junshan, to bring the two men from Tan Xi Sect to the Spirit Spring Room to meet Yang Tian Gang.
The Yang family was, after all, just a newly risen clan, and their foundation was very shallow. Not to mention that the Tan Xi Sect was like the sun in the sky, and after they had fought with Sage Jiang Tao, they had beat up the number one sect in the Xi'an Country, and had relied on the sect's great protective array to survive. Simply by writing a personal letter to congratulate Yang Tian on her new breakthrough as a Sage Sect Leader, it was truly a huge matter of face.
At least, the Heaven Shaking Sect's Green Tree Grandmaster had never written a congratulatory letter. She had only sent a Successor Disciple like Song Wei to celebrate on her behalf.
Not to mention that this Daoist Master Jiu's reputation in his previous life was like thunder in the ears of Yang Junshan.
Back then, Tan Xi had sent Old Daoist Yan, who was both old and strong. He was Tan Xi's number one expert; Yan Dazhi was famous for his rune and sword skills; Yan Qingxi was a rising star with exceptional talent.
All three generations of the Yan Clan had outstanding talents appearing. All of the cultivators in the Jade Province cried out in alarm. The Tan Xi Sect would probably become the "Yan Xi Sect" from now on.
As for the Sect Leader of the Tan Xi Sect, there was actually a Sect Leader?
No one was willing to pay attention to him, but in the end, it was also because the reputation of the "Yan Xi sect" reached its peak that the cultivators of Yuzhou could not resist their curiosity and wanted to know who exactly this Sect Leader of the Tan Xi sect was. It was only because of this that this low-key Sect Leader, Spiritual Master He, became famous in Yuzhou's cultivation world.
However, just when some people were guessing that this Sect Leader was just a talkative gourd and that the Sect Leader's position could be decided by Old Daoist Yan with a single word, this Wine Master He had been sitting in the position of Sect Leader for decades.
During the period when this Daoist Master was in charge of the Tan Xi Sect, he had demonstrated a balanced relationship between the Yan Clan and the other true disciples of the Tan Xi Sect. After that, he had stabilized the interior of the Tan Xi Sect, then he had attacked the sect and completely exterminated the Da Xi Sect.
During the time he was in charge of the Tan Xi Sect, the Tan Xi Sect's strength had risen day by day, the disciples of the sect had continuously advanced into the Spiritual Master Stage, and his own cultivation had also increased to the point where he was on par with old Daoist Yan. It was only at this point that the cultivation world of Yuzhou realized that the Tan Xi Sect's strongest person was not the number one expert in the sect, Old Daoist Yan.
Two messengers went to the west mountain to meet Yang Tian Gang, and out of the five people, two of them still followed behind him. One of them was an old acquaintance, a Great Perfection Stage cultivator, Yan Zhong, who had been guarding her back and forth when they were at the Sunset Mountains.
Yan Qingxi replied, "This is Martial Uncle Lu Jing. He and Martial Uncle Zhong are here to protect me as I go to the Heaven Shaking Peak's Ruins."
"I knew it …" Yang Junshan patted his forehead and said.
Yan Qingxi giggled, "I haven't thanked you yet. The last time we worked together, the inheritance we brought back from the Heaven Shaking Peak was a meritorious deed. The Sect Leader rewarded me heavily!"
"So this time you're planning to go with me to the Heaven-Shaking Peak?"
Yan Qingxi nodded her head and smiled, "You are now famous in the outside world. It's said that you could trap a cultivator with a formation. If you go to the Heaven Shaking Peak, you will have to break layers of the formation. You will be the main character."
Yang Junshan twitched his mouth and said, "Don't talk about those useless things, I know my own limits. There's no chance for me to break through the array by myself. It's more practical. Did you bring the Restraint Talisman?"
Yan Qingxi's face fell as she said unhappily, "It's a set, just one. The elimination talisman isn't that easy to make, and my father is busy with cultivation. It's already not bad to find time to make one for me!"
"One is, indeed, a bit less. However, with the help of Senior Yan and Senior Lu, as well as the people from the Ning family, I think we'll at least be able to go a bit further than we did last time."
Yan Qingxi was displeased to hear this. She asked, "There's someone else?"
After the two messengers from the Tan Xi Faction paid their respects to Yang Tian Gang and handed over the letter written by Daoist Master Jiu, they returned to the Tan Xi Faction the next day. On the third day, Yang Junshan and Yan Qingxi met up with Ning Bin and the other two who had arrived from the Desolate Mountain Town.
Amongst the eleven people, other than the three of them, there were two other cultivators from the Ning Family. One was called Ning He, and the other was called Ning Qing, who was at the fourth level of the Martial Saint Realm. According to their seniority, both of them were Ning Bin's clan uncle, while Ning Bin was like Yang Junshan, at the great circle of cultivation.
This time, Yang Junshan's group had the largest number of people. Other than Yang Juns and Su Baozhang, he had also brought along Wu Shuo and Jiu Li, who had nothing to do recently.
Yang Junshan couldn't do anything to this young miss, so he couldn't just say that he had an agreement with Ning Bin. "Young miss, you're the one who interfered, alright?" Therefore, Yang Junshan could only give Ning Bin an apologetic look.
Fortunately, Ning Bin was relatively tactful and they were both young people. Furthermore, Yan Qingxi had a lively personality. It hadn't even been half a day before the grudges in their hearts vanished like smoke in thin air.
On this day, everyone headed north to the border between Mengyu County and Yucheng. They heard the ringing of bells from afar in the forest beside the road, and they all looked at each other with hopes in their eyes. Yan Xinxi was a good girl, so they got off their horses and headed towards the direction of the sound.
Fortunately, the girl hadn't completely charged through yet, and they arrived at a tall hill overlooking the forest. Everyone looked at each other, and Yan Qingxi pointed at the building and asked, "What is this? Why are there so many people worshiping those clay statues?"
After a while, Yang Junshan slowly said, "This is called a temple, it's a cultivation ground for a group of self-proclaimed Shi Clan members."
"Shi Clan, what is Shi Clan?"
Yan Qingxi wasn't the only one asking this, the others were also looking at Yang Junshan in confusion.
Yang Junshan forced a smile and didn't know how to respond. He suddenly heard Jiu Li say, "It really is those bald donkeys who rely on the spiritual qi of mortals to cultivate. They are worthy of being called believers. They only think of believers as captive animals."
Wu Shuo said from the side, "The people of the Shi Clan are not necessarily the same. There are some ascetic monks who are not bad, and their methods of cultivation and perseverance are worthy of admiration."
Jiu Li snorted coldly and said, "There are only a few ascetic monks, and most of them are these things that they have obtained without working hard. These people are even worse than Demonic cultivators, and Demonic cultivators are even more straightforward in killing and burning. How can they be like these bald donkeys, reaping the essence of their followers and calling them merciful?"
The two talked to themselves, but obviously, they knew a lot about the Shi Family, but soon, Jiu Li's unruly personality woke up, turned around and said, "Hey, Little Yang, how about we pick out this temple?"
Yang Junshan laughed bitterly, and both Yan Qingxi and Ning Bin looked as if they did not want to be involved in any trouble, saying: "Exactly how strong are the Shi Clan cultivators in this temple? Since we don't know the situation and we have matters to attend to, we should not create any problems, but I will inform my father and inform him about this, and send people to watch over this place closely. At the same time, I will also prevent the Shi Clan from developing believers in Desolate Lands Town."
Actually, most of what Yang Junshan had said was meant for Yan Qingxi and Ning Bin. However, it was unlikely that the two of them would be able to hear it.
Seeing that he didn't get a fight, Jiu Li suddenly lost his interest and shouted that he was going to leave. Everyone left the place, and only Yang Junshan sent a message back to the town, then looked at the temple in the valley deeply, raised the reins in his hand, and chased after the others.
As they walked along the road, they often encountered ferocious beasts that jumped out from the trees and grass on both sides of the road. The bloodthirsty aura of many ferocious beasts could even make the Hunchbacked Beast cry out repeatedly.
The originally dispirited Jiu Li instantly became excited. These ferocious beasts would often be beaten to death the moment they leapt out.
It was indeed a fierce fight, the Witch clan's method of killing was not as effective as Yang Junshan's and the others' without any smoke or fire. They were more direct and preferred to engage in close combat.
Seeing that both Ning Bin and Yan Qingxi were dumbfounded, Yang Junshan asked Wu Shuo quietly, "You're about to learn Jiu Li's Bloodthirsty Incantation?"
Wu Shuo nodded his head and said, "She's almost done. The aura around her body is fluctuating. This is a sign of advancing to the third stage. Once the Bloodlust Curse is completed, Jiu Li's cultivation speed in the Power Wu Realm will increase."
Yang Junshan nodded. Just as he was thinking about how to explain the situation to Ning Bin and Yan Qingxi, he suddenly felt the Qi around Jiu Li jump. It jumped again and again. The pulses became shorter and shorter.
Yang Junshan quickly looked at Wu Shuo, only to see him beaming with joy as well, "It's about to break through!"