Translator: Henyee Translations
Editor: Henyee Translations
Lu Xun went down the mountain with Shen Yan, since he couldn’t do kinesis-flight right now, he took Shen Yan as a taxi this time.
Not knowing how to fly was the main reason why he didn’t visit Ji Li during this period of time, it was honestly too troublesome to go up and down the mountain. It was absolutely not because of the heartlessness of men.
As a rare eighth-tier elite in the lands of Heavenly Earth, Shen Yan, with a mere wave of his hand, a stream of air propped up Lu Xun and then carried him towards the mountain peak where the outer sect disciples resided.
After flying to a high altitude, one could see that out of the peaks of the outer mountains, the most conspicuous one was Greeting Peak, it was the furthest one out.
Just several days ago, Lu Xun jumped off from that cliff.
It was bare like Shen Yan, the mountain peak didn’t have any trees, not even a single weed, it could be said to be barren.
The terrace of the summit was as if it had been chopped flat by a sword. Upon looking on from a distance, it was truly like a massive sword sheath that was thrust into the earth!
Although it wasn’t his first time seeing it, Lu Xun was still deeply attracted by the sight, he couldn’t help but inwardly exclaim in awe of the superlative craftsmanship of this mountain peak.
Shen Yan saw that Lu Xun’s gaze stopped at Greeting Peak for a long time, he asked Lu Xun, “Does Little Uncle-Master find Greeting Peak somewhat unique?”
“Yes,” Lu Xun said.
Shen Yan also took a glance at Greeting Peak, he then exclaimed, “Then, does Little Uncle-Master know why this mountain peak appears the way it does today, and as to who did it?”
Lu Xun shook his head and waited for Shen Yan’s answer.
“The founder of the Demon Sect, Sir’s eldest disciple, who is also my master.”
Yes, that’s right. The Demon Sect was founded by Lu Xun’s Eldest Senior Brother.
In the lands of Heavenly Earth, the orthodox Dao were headed by four great sects, while the heretical Dao were honored by three great demonic sects.
Out of the seven great sects, four sects had a long standing history, however, the three other sects didn’t.
They were respectively, ‘One Sword Mountain’, ‘Ten Thousand Swords Mountain’, and ‘Demon Sect,’
The reason was simple as to why ‘One Sword Mountain’ and ‘Ten Thousand Swords Mountain’ didn’t have a long history, it was that they were established from the separation of ‘Sword Mountain’, and Sword Mountain was one of the most long standing sects in the entire lands of Heavenly Earth.
The Demon Sect was rather different, Shen Yan was the Demon Sect’s second sect master, the inheritance of the position of sect master was only up to the second generation.
From the perspective of deep roots, the Demon Sect absolutely couldn’t be placed on par with the other six great sects, however, from the perspective of the strength of the sect masters and high-rank members, the Demon Sect wouldn’t be outdone!
On the surface, Sect Master Shen Yan was a towering eighth-tier elite and the various peak masters were also cultivators at the peak stage of the seventh-tier.
Beneath the surface, the other six great sects perhaps had a few hidden great elders or some hidden power, however, one had to mention that the Demon Sect still had Sir.
And, Sir alone…
…was enough.
This period of history had also indirectly confirmed that… someone as strong as Sir was actually just a wandering cultivator!
It was precisely because Sir didn’t belong to a sect that his eldest disciple also didn’t belong to a sect. Thus, his eldest disciple was able to establish the Demon Sect, or else, it would be a betrayal to the original sect.
Lu Xun’s Eldest Senior Brother was called Yan Li, Lu Xun still hadn’t seen him for the time being, in fact, even Cat Southnorth hadn’t even seen their Eldest Senior Brother once.
The entire Demon Sect knew that this founder was in the middle of a deadly seclusion.
The difficulty of a ‘deadly seclusion’ could be felt and heard from the words itself.
Advancing one step forward meant life, and failure to do so meant death.
Up until now, the Eldest Senior Brother still hadn’t come out of seclusion.
In the broad view of the entire lands of Heavenly Earth, many people hoped that he would live, and at the same time, many people also hoped that he would die.
This was especially for One Sword Mountain and Ten Thousand Swords Mountain, their emotions regarding this were particularly complicated.
There was no other reason than the fact that, as the two most famous great sword cultivating sects in the lands of Heavenly Earth, this sacred place for sword cultivators was overshadowed by a man, a man who didn’t belong to the sect.
Yes, Eldest Senior Brother cultivated swords.
His sword was unrivaled.
If there was a rank of the world’s sword cultivators, then the second to the tenth place would perhaps belong at One Sword Mountain and Ten Thousand Swords Mountain. However, the only one publicly accepted to be at the top of the list was the one who was currently in a deadly seclusion in the Demon Sect.
As long as he didn’t breathe his last breath, he would still be the current number one in the sword Dao!
Lu Xun couldn’t help but take another look at Greeting Peak, he remembered what he said when he entered the sect, it was that this mountain peak was extremely like a sword sheath, it emanated the feeling of—solitude!
To be the first under the heavens, wasn’t that solitary!?
Upon looking at the terrace of the summit again, he felt an indescribable heroic spirit gradually arise!
Shen Yan seemed to sense Lu Xun’s emotions, he said smilingly, “During that time, master cut the mountain with a single strike. Greeting Peak, up to this day, still has the remnant half of master’s sword qi, this is why not even a single blade of grass will grow on this mountain peak.”
‘So this is where the foreshadowing was.’ Lu Xun thought.
He really didn’t know about this matter, it seemed to be one of the Demon Sect’s secrets.
Shen Yan seemed to be in a pretty talkative mood today, he continued talking, “The half of the sword qi is hidden within the mountain, it’s actually the first ring of the Demon Sect’s great mountain-protection formation.”
He pointed to a small hillside at the opposite of Greeting Peak, “Not many outsiders know about this secret, however, it isn’t unknown. Every few years, a few old fart sword cultivators would come to that small hillside and gaze into the distance at Greeting Peak. Unfortunately, since the sword qi is hidden in the mountain, the majority of people wouldn’t be able to see through it, let alone examine and comprehend it.”
Upon hearing this, Lu Xun looked at the small hillside, he was puzzled, “Why do I feel like the small hillside has been cut in half by a person?”
He kept feeling that the hillside was originally not that short, it should have been artificially destroyed by a great cultivator.
“Good eyes Little Uncle-Master, regarding that mountain… I cut it.” Shen Yan admitted.
He raised his bald head slightly and said in annoyance, “Forget about these sword cultivators futilely trying to attempt to steal master’s skills, but why should they stand so high?”
After hearing this, Lu Xun couldn’t help but laugh.
By cutting the mountain on the other side in half, these sword cultivators would have to stand on the small hillside and look up at Greeting Peak.
As for using sword kinesis flight in mid-air to view Greeting Peak at an equal level or overlook it… did you really think the Demon Sect’s disciples were easy to push around?
Lu Xun’s main account in the previous life only reached level sixty, this was only because, at the time, level sixty was the current version’s highest available level. He was very curious about the strength of a level eighty eight-tier elite, so he asked Shen Yan:
“I want to know, how many strikes did Sect Master take to cut the mountain in half at the time?”
Shen Yan said, “Also one strike.”
With that said, he added, “Although master also only used one strike, there is a great disparity between my attack and master’s attack. Even now, I’m not sure whether or not I’ll have the chance to catch up to master’s footsteps.”
“Then can Sect Master see the half of the sword qi that Eldest Senior Brother hid in Greeting Peak?” Lu Xun asked again.
“That, I can do. Every time I’m puzzled about cultivation, I would come here to examine it.” Shen Yan told the truth as it was, he didn’t feel the slightest bit embarrassed.
With that said, he saw Lu Xun’s fascination, so he questioned him, “Does Little Uncle-Master want to see it?”
Lu Xun nodded, there was nothing wrong about admitting something like this.
This was half of the sword qi of the world’s number one sword cultivator, how could he not want to see it?
After Shen Yan considered it for a moment, he responded, “I can help Little Uncle-Master with this.”
Once Lu Xun heard what was said, his eyes immediately lit up.
However, Shen Yan continued with a serious face, “These are two quite different things if one chooses to examine it, and for the other to protect someone else examining it. I’ll only let Little Uncle-Master take a single glance. Remember, I can only allow Little Uncle-Master a single glance, Little Uncle-Master please don’t be greedy.”
“What will happen if I look at it more than a single glance?” Lu Xun asked out of curiosity.
Shen Yan said, “When you observe the sword qi, the sword qi is also observing you.”
These words made Lu Xun think of that famous saying, ‘if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you1.’
Shen Yan’s next words were:
“And if the sword qi looks at you once, you would be dead.”
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