Volume 1 Chapter 29: Fierce Battle at Jade Storage Mountain

  He walked out of the master's place, walking on the 99 jade steps, Qin Luo's mood was very heavy. He never thought that this Hunyuan Tianzhu would be such a hot potato, it had caused so many troubles since its appearance in the world hundreds of years ago, even the great masters who cultivated the Purple Mansion were killed by people.

  That bead had been staying in her Lingtai Cave for many years, except for the last time she was promoted to Grandmaster, when she felt some unusualness, and never benefited from it... The phenomenon of promotion can't be concealed, and she may have to be careful afterwards.

  After walking the last step, she turned back to look, not only was the jade stage shrouded in a layer of misty fog, but the entire main peak was also enveloped, as if it were an ethereal paradise.

  She thought of the ancient legend of the Jade Steps, turned around and walked upwards again, not thinking of anything in her mind, just using her heart to feel the surroundings, hoping to gain some insight. However, after walking back and forth for more than a dozen times, she still gained nothing.

  She stopped in her tracks, letting out a self-mocking laugh. After all, it was just a legend, and the Xuan Yuan Sect had been passed down for countless generations without anyone ever hearing of someone obtaining that mysterious inheritance. Her master had lived for thousands of years, and didn't know how many times he had walked on this jade stage, yet there wasn't even a hint of gain... Because of the Hunyuan Heaven Pearl, she was somewhat enchanted today.

  Returning to the Jade Green Peak, from a distance, I saw a tall and slender white figure standing in front of her cave, although only seeing her back, but already felt the unparalleled warmth. Her posture was straight and upright like a snow-covered pine tree at dusk, her moon-white robe fluttering gently in the wind, making one feel as if they had seen the white clouds at the edge of the sky, rolling and unfolding with elegance and refinement.

  It's been a year and a half since Jian Yuyan was last seen.

  Qin Luo's face lit up with a radiant smile, and her mood, which had been heavy and sunk to the bottom of the valley, suddenly lifted. Her eyes sparkled with a bright light as she deliberately slowed down her pace and walked over. Just as she was about to sneak up behind him and tap his shoulder to scare him, Jian Yuyan suddenly turned around.

  "Good clothes!"

  Seeing Qin Luo Yi standing behind him, Jian Yu Yan's eyes flashed with excitement for a moment before he smiled brightly, his perfect lips curving up into a dazzling smile.

  "Yī ér, nǐ shén me shí hòu chū guān de?"

  Translation: "Clothing, when are you going out of the pass?"

  The beauty in front of me wore a pale purple dress, elegant and bright with an air of nobility that was born with her. The light purple color set off her already snow-white skin to be even more crystal clear, her bright eyes were full of charm, and she had a lovely and charming demeanor, truly captivating.

  "Uh, I just left the pass today." Qin Luo Yi blinked and awkwardly put down her hand that was suspended in mid-air, flashing an even brighter smile at him: "Then I went to the main peak to take a look at Master, how long have you been here?"

  "Just arrived." Jian Yu Yan's dark eyes stared at her, with a mix of astonishment, excitement, and some unknown emotions. In the year and a half she had been in seclusion, every few days he would come to Yu Qing Peak, but Qin Luo Yi was always cultivating, and he would leave disappointed each time. With only a few more days before he would have to follow his master and leave the sect, he wanted to take one last look before leaving, never expecting to run into her emerging from seclusion.

  Yu Qingfeng Mountain peak, because there is a cold pool, so except for the elders of the sect and the disciples of the gatekeeper, anyone else is forbidden to approach, on top there are extremely powerful array methods, so he knows she is cultivating at Yu Qingfeng Mountain peak, but he can't go up to see her, this year or more, he can only silently let his thoughts gnaw at his heart, letting longing drive him mad.

  Qin Luoyi felt embarrassed in her heart and didn't dare to look directly into his eyes, so she didn't notice Jian Yuyan's extremely passionate gaze. What surprised her was that after more than a year of not seeing each other, Jian Yuyan had also cultivated to the level of Martial Saint, and it wasn't even the initial stage of Martial Saint. Such a powerful aura... at least he had already reached the middle stage of Martial Saint!

  He was genuinely happy for him.

  She opened the door and let Jian Yu Yan enter the cave, then brewed a pot of fragrant tea. The two sat in the courtyard, sipping their tea and chatting leisurely as the warm golden sunlight shone on them, feeling cozy and comfortable.

  "Are you leaving the Piaoyou Sect?" When Qin Luo heard that Jian Yuyan would be following Wu Shifu in a few days, her pretty face showed some loss: "How long will you be gone?"

  She had just left the customs and he was going to leave again.

  Seeing the loss in her eyes, Jian Yuyan's mind wavered slightly, and then she smiled: "Master only said to go out for a walk and visit some old friends along the way."

  Qin Luo's clothes fell down and her eyes drooped, which means that the time of her return was now uncertain. By the time he returned, she might have gone into seclusion as well.

  However, Wu Shifu was willing to take him to visit old friends, which was a good thing for Jian Yuyan. He and she came from the same Holy Dragon Continent, and they were both too unfamiliar with Penglai Fairy Island, and knew too few people.

  Jian Yu Yan saw the gloom on her face, so he smiled and stood up, moved his mind, took out a swing frame from the storage space, installed it in the middle of the courtyard, and said with a smile: "Didn't you say you wanted to have a swing in the courtyard? What do you think of this one? Do you like it?"

  The swing's frame was made of a white jade, polished to be extremely smooth. The swaying ropes were woven from green ancient rattan, and the seat was also woven from ancient rattan, looking simple and natural beyond compare.

  Qin's eyes lit up, and she excitedly stood up and walked over to the swing frame, circling it a few times: "Of course I like it, it's great, thank you." She didn't expect that he still remembered what she said back then. Unable to resist, she sat down on it.

  Jian Yu's eyes sparkled with a smile, and the elegant figure walked behind her, grasping the rope made of ancient wisteria vines, exerting gentle force, causing the swing to sway gently.

  "High point."

  Qin Luo Yi turned her head to look at him, her phoenix-like eyes sparkling, her pretty face smiling like a flower, and her silvery laughter floated out, drifting in the air, her hair fluttering, her purple skirt fluttering in the wind, as if she were an elf fallen into the mortal world.

  "Higher still."

  ……

  Duanmu Changqing's cave was not far from here, and upon hearing the joyful laughter, he couldn't help but walk over. When he saw that there were not only Qin Luoyi in the courtyard, but also Jian Yuyan, his joyful expression paused, and a dark flame flashed across his eyes.

  However, neither of the two people in the courtyard noticed his arrival.

  Jian Yu Yan stood behind Qin Luo Yi, his entire mind focused on her, occasionally lowering his head to talk to her, drawing out her silvery laughter... This completely unguarded and joyful Qin Luo Yi was someone that Duan Mu Chang Qing had never seen before. Every time she saw him, she would be like a porcupine, full of defenses against him.

  His fists clenched at his sides, he pursed his thin lips and took a deep look at Jian Yuyan before leaving as quietly as he had come.

  Jian Yu Yan had already moved out of Qian Lan Mountain and was living on the waist of Xu Ri Peak after becoming a disciple of Wu Shi Shu. The hundreds of square meters of houses, like her cave mansion, were uniformly white walls and gray tiles, with a cultivation room, a reception hall, a study, and everything else.

  Ji Xuan's cave was at the foot of the mountain, while Rong Yunhe and Jian Yuyan's caves were on the waist of the mountain. Liu Qingcheng's cave was even higher up. Wu Shan Shu also lived on the mountain, but he lived at the very top.

  After leaving Yu Qingfeng, Qin Luoyi followed Jian Yuyan to Xuri Peak for the first time and stayed in his cave until nearly dusk before leaving.

  Ahh-ooo.

  As soon as she returned to the cave, Da Hei suddenly rushed out of the house, looking at her with an excited and eager expression. The fur on his body had regained its former luster and was now a snowy white, no longer dull and lackluster like it was a year ago. Because Qin Luoyi had been staying at the top of the mountain without coming down, even Da Hei couldn't see her.

  Goodbye to Dahei, Qin Luoyi was also delighted, looking at his eager eyes, she smiled knowingly and stroked the soft fur on its body, then took out a tenth-order Qingyu Dan from her wrist space and tossed it into its mouth.

  Since she was able to refine tenth-grade elixirs, Da Hei's mouth had become picky and it only liked to eat elixirs above the tenth grade. It said that elixirs below the tenth grade were of no use to its cultivation.

  He Dahei swallowed it in one gulp, then looked at her with that expectant gaze again, and chuckled: "Any more?"

  Qin Luo Yi patted his head and smiled, "Don't worry, I'll refine it again another day and give it to you." She turned around and walked into the house. Da Hei followed closely behind her.

  As she walked into the study, Qin Luo unexpectedly found an envelope on the desk. She picked it up and saw that it was in Jian Yuyan's handwriting.

  A flicker of doubt flashed in her phoenix-like eyes, when did Jian Yuyan put this letter here, was it when she came over this morning? She pursed her red lips and pulled out the letter to take a look.

  "Haishi... on the top of Yuzang Peak... there's something important you want to tell me." Qin Luoyi refolded the letter, a hint of a smile on her face as she muttered: "What could it be? You didn't say earlier, and now you're making such a big deal about going to Yuzang Peak to talk about it, being all mysterious and secretive."

  Looking out of the window, the sky had already darkened. Yuzang Peak was quite far from here, and at her speed, it would take at least one or two hours to get there.

  After some thought, she turned around and took Da Hei to the Xu Ri peak. Uh, it wasn't that she was lazy, but at three o'clock in the middle of the night, she really didn't want to go so far away.

  Jian Yu Yan was not at the Xuri Peak, the gate was closed tightly, and no one responded to her calls. Qin Luo Yi felt depressed, had she already gone to the Yuzang Peak?

  Yu Cang Peak was over a thousand miles away from Yu Qing Peak. Da Hei didn't stop for even a moment, running for an entire hour and a half before finally arriving.

  On the mountain top, there was a cyan figure standing tall and still, about the same height as Jian Yuyan, with a similar build. His hands were clasped behind his back, facing away from them, motionless.

  "What's so important that you have to come here in the middle of the night?" Qin Luo Yi jumped down from Da Hei, a smile in her eyes, but her words carried a hint of complaint.

  Da Hei suddenly stopped in his tracks, his body tense as he stared at the figure ahead. He let out a fierce howl: "You're not Jian Yuyan! Who are you? What do you want with us, luring us here?"

  Qin Luo Yi was taken aback, a glint of light flashed in her eyes, and she also stopped in her tracks. She looked carefully ahead, the figure in front was shrouded in darkness, at first glance, it looked like Jian Yu Yan, but upon closer inspection, there were some differences.

  Jian Yuyan's body proportions were perfect, but the man in front of her had slightly broader shoulders and was about an inch shorter than Jian Yuyan. Although it was just a back view, it seemed somewhat cold and lacked the warmth and elegance that Jian Yuyan possessed.

  Qin Luoyi's face changed instantly.

  Those words are indeed Jian Yu Yan's handwriting, but the person is not Jian Yu Yan. What does this imply?

  "Let's go." Qin Luo Yi jumped onto the back of the big black beast, and gave a soft shout. This man, whose cultivation was about the same as Jian Yu Yan's, seemed to be at the middle stage of Wu Sheng, but she always felt that he had an unfathomable depth to him.

  Da Hei reacted swiftly, though unwilling, without hesitation, turned around and sped back the way he came, his figure swift as lightning.

  "Haha, since you're here, leave your life behind!" The man in green robes sneered coldly and finally turned around, a powerful spiritual energy bursting out from his body and sweeping towards them.

  "Xiao Tian, it's actually you!"

  Feeling the murderous intent behind him, Qin Luo Yi turned his head and looked back, seeing clearly the face hidden in the darkness.

  A blessed place with beautiful scenery!

  "Qin Luo Yi, where are my father and uncle? Did you kill them?" Xiao Tian chased after her, his proud face twisted into a ferocious expression, with a cold glow in his eyes staring at her.

  At this time, Qin Luo naturally wouldn't admit it. He sneered and glared at him, laughing: "Xiao Tian, you're sick! First, you said I killed your sister, now you're saying I killed your father's brother? You're really strange! Weren't you going to find someone to come with you to confront me in the Xiao Yu Sect? But since you couldn't find anyone, you thought of this despicable trick. Humph, you dare to come to the Xiao Yu Sect and kill people? If you have the ability, then follow me and try to kill me!"

  She raised her chin and gave him a provocative smile.

  The big black foot is as swift as the wind.

  "Qin Luoyi, you can't escape!" Xiao Tian's eyes flashed with a hint of sharpness, and he surprisingly stopped chasing after him. Instead, his face revealed an unfathomable smile.

  Qin felt a bad premonition in her heart, and Da Hei did too. Without her urging, Da Hei ran even faster.

  "Damn it, they're here and there's more than one." Dahei suddenly stopped, staring at the figure that had suddenly appeared in front of him, muttering a string of curses.

  Turned around and swept away in another direction.

  Xiao Tian blocked the way, his proud face full of sarcasm and anger: "Qin Luoyi, you said... where are my father and uncles? Did you kill them?"

  "Xiao Shidi, stop wasting words with her. This is the Piaomiao Sect, although it's remote, we can't guarantee someone won't pass by. Let's capture her first and interrogate her slowly when we get back."

  Another cold figure also pressed forward, blocking Qin Luo Yi and Da Hei from front and back.

  Xiao Tian finally calmed down a bit, nodded and said: "Then I'll trouble Gao Shixiong to help me out. Let's not get too close to her, she might still have some powerful talismans on her body." While speaking, he moved towards Qin Luoyi with a sly smile.

  "Haha, it's just a small trick, we two Xuanfu School cultivators can't even handle her?" The man who was called Gao Shixiong smiled proudly.

  A dark-colored, dazzlingly radiant mansion suddenly appeared on his body and pressed down towards Qin Luoyi's head, the powerful aura almost suffocating.

  On Xiao Tian's body, at the same time, a mysterious-colored mansion also flew out, shining brightly, descending from the sky.

  Da Hei cursed and ran away, but was suppressed by the two mansions emitting a terrifying aura, moving at an extremely slow speed.

  Qin's clothes fell to the ground, and a hint of madness flashed in his eyes. Was this the result of breaking through the barrier of the ninth rank of martial sainthood and cultivating a mansion?

  The two mansions were extremely luxurious, just like ancient palaces. At first, they were only a few inches in size, but suddenly they expanded countless times, as if Mount Tai was pressing down on them, and fell from the sky to the bottom of the mansion, forming a huge whirlpool that seemed to crush her, yet also seemed to suck her in.

  "I see you still want to escape!" Xiao Tian sneered with a smile, the cyan-colored mansion suddenly radiating intense light, and with a thunderous momentum, once again pressed down on Qin Luo's head.

  Qin Luoyi no longer hesitated, and with a swift motion, he threw out a slow-moving talisman that blocked their rapid downward momentum. With a fierce glint in his dark eyes, he also released the Qiankun Bell, striking it heavily against Xiao Tian.

  Bang!

  The melodious bell sound floated out, Xiao Tian had a bad feeling, his face changed, and the mysterious black mansion suddenly flew off from Qin Luo's head and blocked in front of him.

  "Bang!"

  "Ah!"

  A powerful wave of sound with unparalleled lethality crashed onto the Mystic Mansion, and the dazzling light on top of it suddenly dimmed. Even with the strong defense of the Mystic Mansion, Xiao Tian was still shaken back several steps before stabilizing his figure.

  "Consider yourself lucky!"

  Dà Hēi gritted his teeth, then turned around and faced Gāo Shī Xiōng, heavily striking the Dry Sky Bell. Shī Xiōng's eyes shone brightly as he stared at the Dry Sky Bell, a flash of greed passing through his eyes.

  Seeing Da Hei's movement, her face changed, and she quickly summoned the already almost crushed Fucha to stand in front of her.

  The light on Xuanshu's body dimmed for a moment before surging back stronger than ever, while Gao Shixiong remained standing in place, unaffected.

  Qin's clothes fluttered down as he cursed in a low voice. This senior brother's strength should be much higher than Xiao Tian's... and their strength is too weak, completely unable to bring out the power that the Qian Kun Zhong should have!

  Gao Shixiong controlled the mansion, pressing down on Qin Luoyi once again. Xiao Tian suppressed the surging blood in his heart and also controlled the Xuanfu to attack them once more.

  "Damn it, you're looking for death!" Da Hei let out a loud roar, reversing the direction of the Qian Kun Zhong, and struck again.

  "Ah!"

  Because he was injured just now, Xiao Tian quickly recalled the Xuan Fu and put it in front of him to block the attack, but the Xuan Fu couldn't withstand the attack of the Qian Kun Zhong. With a loud crash, it was shattered, and he himself was also blown away, bleeding from all seven orifices. For a long time, he didn't get up from the ground.

  "Haha, I'm finally dead!" Dahei burst out laughing, and a mouthful of blood also spilled from the corner of his mouth.

  It has already used the Qiankun Bell three times, and this last time was extremely strenuous. The five internal organs seemed to have shifted positions, causing severe pain. Fortunately, it managed to kill that damned Xiao Tian.

  Qin dropped his clothes and threw out a talisman, blocking the attack of Gao Shixiong's Qingfu. Then he quickly took over the Dajian clock in front of Hei Mian, aimed the clock mouth at Gao Shixiong, and struck it with force.

  At the moment she took the Qian Kun Bell, Gao Shixiong's face changed and he hastily summoned the Xuan Fu to block in front of himself.

  Bang!

  After a loud noise, the Xuan Fu burst and scattered. Gao Shixiong's body flew backward wildly, smashing countless giant trees before finally stopping in disarray.

  Bang!

  Qin Luo Yi slightly raised his chin, enduring the intense pain within him, and struck again. Just as Gao Shixiong had stood up, he suddenly shot backwards once more. A miserable cry escaped his lips as he fell straight down towards the cliff behind him.

  "Haha, this is the famous Lion and Tiger Cliff of the Xuanxu Sect. If that bastard falls down, he's definitely dead!" Dahei excitedly shouted out loud.

  Qin Luo Yi also walked past, below was pitch black, one eye couldn't see the bottom, the majestic Lion and Tiger Cliff stretched across the south and north, extending for over 2,000 miles, Yu Cang Mountain was located on the outskirts of Piao Miao Zong, its lower part was indeed the terrifying Lion and Tiger Cliff that made people's faces change color upon hearing it.

  Two people stood at the edge of the cliff, but they ignored Xiao Tian who had fallen to the ground and hadn't gotten up. Xiao Tian quietly came to their back, using all his spiritual power, swung a palm at them, and laughed maniacally: "Qin Luoyi, Lion Tiger Cliff is not a bad place to die, you go down too!"

  Qin Luo Yi and Da Hei fell straight down the cliff, never expecting that Xiao Tian was still not dead, could still get up and sneak up on them, couldn't help but let out a low curse.

  Dahuo was even more frantic, and in an instant he fell down, using his powerful claws to try to pull him down as well.

  Unfortunately, after a flurry of activity, all he saw was himself falling, his body unable to jump up even half an inch. Qin Luo's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and with a flick of her wrist, several Wind Blade Talismans shot out, whipping up a wild gust of wind that sent Xiao Tian, who had been standing triumphantly at the edge of the cliff just moments before, tumbling down with a blood-curdling scream.

  "Haha, damn it, how dare you laugh!" Dahei gritted his teeth. In the entire Lion Tiger Cliff, not to mention cultivators who had cultivated the Mystic Mansion, even those who had cultivated the Purple Mansion couldn't fly freely in the air.

  Digression

  Yesterday was the company's annual meeting, played for a day, went home late, and didn't even have time to update the blog. What's more frustrating is that after updating the blog today, I found out there was no internet connection when I got online. After waiting for several hours, it still couldn't connect. When I called to ask, it turned out it wasn't a large-scale network outage, apparently my broadband had a problem, sweating! Had to run to an internet cafe to update the blog, today's update is really late, sorry everyone for keeping you waiting, thud, group hug.