Chapter 5 Descending the Mountain
Kun Gate, Kun Yuan Palace.
"There is a task for the teacher to summon you here today, the dark forest in the southeast of Yunmeng City, the demon beasts have been rampant recently, hurting the innocent. The other three sects are currently on a mission in the Dreamy Swamp and can't spare any manpower, so the Elders have decided that this Dark Forest Demon Eradication mission will fall to our Kunmen, and I don't know if any of you would like to go. Reichiko sat at the top of the main hall and glanced at the ten disciples in the hall.
"I heard that there is a shape-shifting demon beast in the depths of the dark forest, and if you touch it, you will definitely die. The Tsing Yi disciple at the head said.
"The Dark Forest did have demon beasts in the transformation period before, but twenty years ago, when the demon tide came, all major sects surrounded and suppressed the dark forest, and the demon beasts that transformed were almost extinct, and even if they were, they were dying, and they didn't dare to come out again. Luo Wu, as a senior brother, you are also the highest disciple of my Kun Sect cultivation, this time you will go down the mountain!" Ling Zhizi stood up from the stone chair and said.
"Master, three years have passed in a flash, the four martial arts competitions are imminent, the senior brother must hurry up to break through, not to mention that we have all been trained outside many times before, since there is no risk this time, you can let the senior brother who has not experienced the demon in front of him. The Tsing Yi monk, who was standing in the fourth place in the hall, said.
"Lu Yuan, as the fourth child, are you willing to go to the demon this time" Ling Zhizi's face was a little displeased.
"I ...... May ...... "Lu Yuan is supportive."
"Hmph" Reichinko was about to have a seizure, when someone suddenly came forward from the back of the hall.
"Master, all the senior brothers should have done their best to prepare for the competition in three years, but this task will be handed over to me, and the disciple is willing to go to the dark forest to eliminate demons. Zhao Tian jumped out and knelt in the hall and said loudly.
"Look at your group of senior brothers, even your junior brothers are not as good as you," Ling Zhizi scolded.
"Master, the tenth junior brother is still in the foundation building period, so it is better for me to accompany him and take care of each other. The monk in Tsing Yi, who was standing in the ninth place, hurriedly said.
"Yue Yunfei, it has been more than ten years since you entered the heartbeat period, and you still haven't made a breakthrough, maybe you can have a chance to go down the mountain this time, okay, this mission will be completed by you to assist Zhao Tian. Ling Zhizi looked at Yue Yunfei and nodded with satisfaction.
"Obey the teacher's orders" Yue Yunfei and Zhao Tian said in unison.
Kunmen backyard, East Garden.
"Second Senior Brother, do you say that the ninth junior brother and the tenth junior brother can complete the task when they go down the mountain this time?" Lu Yuan said in a low voice.
"Although the dark forest may not have demon beasts in the transformation period, but there are still demon beasts in the demon pill stage of bone refining and demon pills, with the foundation building and heart-warming cultivation, if you are not careful, you may die at any time!" said the monk in Tsing Yi, who was sitting next to Lu Yuan.
"I always feel that the Ten Senior Brothers are not so simple, everyone knows that the Ten Senior Brothers were brought by the Master when he went out back then, don't look at the Master has been punishing the Ten Senior Brothers many times, but the Master is the tenth junior brother who loves the most among our ten. I have never been able to see through the cultivation of the ten junior brothers, and it should not be difficult for him to break through the foundation building to the enlightenment with the master's means, so I have always felt very strange about this matter. Lei Hong said with some doubts.
"Second Senior Brother, you think too much, a few years ago, the master loved the tenth junior brother more, but in recent years, the tenth senior brother has either thought about the cliff and repented or cooked every day, I think the master must have lost patience with him," Lu Yuan said.
"Now the top priority is to prepare for the competition in three years, this opportunity is very important for us, I have always been pressed by the senior brother in Kunmen, this time I must represent Kunmen to challenge the other three. Lei Hong said with a serious expression.
"Second Senior Brother, I and the Fifth Senior Brother both support you" Lu Yuan hurriedly said, and the Tsing Yi monk beside Lu Yuan also nodded.
Kunmen backyard, West Garden
"Senior brother, why are you here!" Zhao Tian said in surprise as he looked at the familiar figure in Tsing Yi outside the door.
"Senior brother, I am here to send you spirit stones on the order of the master, this time I will go down the mountain to practice, it is inevitable that there will be some expenses on the way, there are a hundred lower grade spirit stones in this bag, I have been there just now by the ninth senior brother, each of you has a storage bag, there are some healing pills in it, you put it away" Luo Wu just came back from the Kun Palace and went straight to Zhao Tian's residence.
"Thank you, big brother. Zhao Tian was very moved.
"In addition, you must put this talisman well, this talisman is called a thousand escape talismans, after using it within a thousand miles to stay at will, if you encounter a moment of crisis, you can use this talisman to save your life. There is the vitality of the master's blessing, and the master asked me to tell you, this time out, be improvised, and be careful in everything," Luo Wu said.
"The master actually consumed the vitality to bless the Thousand Escape Talisman, will this have an impact on the master's cultivation?" Zhao Tian asked anxiously.
"Rest assured, the master's cultivation is unfathomable, and it will be recovered in less than half a month. Luo Wu hurriedly said.
"Zhao Tian will definitely not live up to my senior brother, the master's expectations for me, return from the demon extermination," Zhao Tian said resolutely.
"I believe in you, it's not early, you have to set off tomorrow, tonight the junior brother will rest early, I have to go back to report to the master" As soon as the words fell, the green shadow disappeared.
After sorting out the package and putting the storage bag, Zhao Tian meditated and rested.
The towering Izumo Mountains stretch for thousands of miles, with countless mountain trails running through them. The summit of Mt. Izumo is where the Izumo sect is located, and it is shrouded in clouds and mist all year round, like a fairyland. There is a powerful sect protector array in the sect, and if you force your way through, you will be killed by the sword qi in an instant.
A burst of rainbow light flashed, and the Izumo Sect Protector Sect Great Array was opened, and two young men in green clothes walked out, carrying a sword on their backs, and walked down the mountain.
"Senior brother, don't we fly with the sword and walk down the mountain?" Zhao Tian was puzzled.
"Senior brother, don't you know, the entire Izumo Peak can use spiritual power normally except for the Protector Sect Great Array, and other places will restrict spiritual power, if you forcibly fly with the sword, the spiritual power will be exhausted halfway, and you and I will all fall into the valley," Yue Yunfei explained.
"Why is this happening?" Zhao Tian continued.
"It is said that in order to prevent outsiders from sneaking into Izumo Mountain, the founding patriarch Izumo Zi used his great divine power to extract most of the spiritual energy of Izumo Mountain. Yue Yunfei said.
"Master Zu can drain the aura of the entire mountain with a wave of his hand," Zhao Tian smacked his tongue and said.
"Master Zu has ascended to the immortal realm, which is not worth mentioning for a once-in-a-lifetime genius like him. Yue Yunfei said with a smile.
"It would be nice when we could be so good"
"Alright, don't think about it, let's hurry up, we won't be able to get to Izumo Castle before dark, and we'll have to sleep in the wilderness then. Yue Yunfei said.
The two green shadows quickened their pace and rushed towards the bottom of the mountain.
After an hour's trek on the mountain road, we finally reached the bottom of the mountain.
"Senior brother, you get on my flying sword" A sword light flickered, the flying sword stood sideways in the air, Yue Yunfei jumped up and shouted towards Zhao Tian below.
"Okay" Zhao Tian got up, jumped slightly, and stood on the sword.
Zhao Tian is currently in the foundation building period, and he can only fly for a short time, and the foot of the mountain is thousands of miles away from the Izumo Sect, so it can only be Yue Yunfei who is hurrying with Zhao Tian's imperial sword.
"Senior brother, have you ever killed a demon beast before" In the mist-shrouded air, the bored Zhao Tian kept asking questions.
"I've gone down the mountain with my senior brother to kill some demon beasts before, but they are all low-level demon beasts, and high-level demon beasts have never been seen. Yue Yunfei said.
"How do demon beasts be ranked," Zhao Tian said curiously.
"Demon beasts are also cultivators like us, we cultivate the human element, they cultivate the demon element, the demon beast has a total of gathering spirits, wisdom, forging the body, refining bones, demon pills, transformation, condensation, fugue, quenching the body, practicing the void, Mahayana, and the twelve levels of tribulation, my cultivation is equivalent to the demon beast in the demon pill period, and the demon beast can transform into a human when it reaches the transformation period, which is equivalent to our Yuan infant period, and our current cultivation can only be a dead end when we encounter this kind of demon beast. Yue Yunfei explained.
"Everything in heaven and earth is the same, and they are all working hard to survive. Demons compete with people, nothing more than for cultivation resources. Whether it is a human or a demon, birth, old age, sickness and death, the laws of nature, the road of cultivating immortals is originally to go against the sky, compared to the sky, how small, there are thousands of people who cultivate the truth, how many people have become immortals? If you want to become an immortal, there is only against the sky!" Zhao Tian looked at the clouds that kept floating in front of him and said softly.
Yue Yunfei looked at Zhao Tian, and the temperament of his whole body was like a changed person.
"This is still a careless little junior brother," Yue Yunfei thought to himself.
The spirit sword flew forward like a meteor. The sky is gradually darkening, and the shadow of the city can be vaguely seen in the distance, tall and majestic, and the momentum is extraordinary!
"Senior brother, Yunmeng City is coming!" said the sword-headed monk in green clothes.