The First Sword of the Universe

Chapter 49: Paying Homage! Breaking In! (Please Order First!)

It took Xu Xingchen ten days longer than Yu Renhao and Luo Renjie to reach the vicinity of Qingcheng Mountain.

He found an inn in a city, left his black donkey there, paid some money to ask the innkeeper to take care of it, then took his package, leaned on a wooden stick, and walked leisurely towards Qingcheng Mountain.

Asking for directions as we walked, we soon arrived at the market at the foot of Mount Qingcheng.

As soon as I entered the market, I saw people wearing blue Taoist robes questioning some outsiders.

"Where are you from?"

"What are you doing here?"

"Do you have any martial arts skills?"

The Taoist-dressed men who were asking the questions were arrogant and overbearing, and they looked like they would draw their swords and kill people if they disagreed with them.

The stranger was shocked and frightened, and quickly explained his identity, origin, and purpose of his visit, without daring to hide anything.

The Taoist who was asking the question looked him up and down carefully, and when he saw that there was nothing suspicious, he waved his hand and asked the other person to leave.

When Xu Xingchen saw this scene, he was a little surprised. At that moment, he suddenly heard the conversation between several local people in the nearby market, and then he suddenly realized what was going on.

"This is really strange. Even though the masters of the Qingcheng Sect usually look down on us ordinary people, they don't ask questions to outsiders non-stop like they have these days?!"

".I guess something happened, or he's looking for someone!"

"Well, that's probably the case!"

"But, I don't know who they are looking for?"

"Who knows? Maybe he is also a martial artist!"

Xu Xingchen related the cause and effect. If he still didn't understand, the person the Qingcheng Mountain disciple was looking for was exactly him? !

"If the Qingcheng Sect disciples take a closer look at my current makeup, they will definitely find out something is wrong. Then, a head-on conflict is inevitable!"

"I'm not afraid of a head-on confrontation. But I can't reveal my true identity."

"Well, I was thinking of staying in this market for a few more days, but now it seems there is no way!"

Xu Xingchen curled his lips, took out a wooden mask from the package and put it on his face.

So, when the group of arrogant Qingcheng sect disciples slapped the man in the bamboo hat on the shoulder, they were frightened by the ghost mask that appeared when the man turned around.

"Ah! Who is it?"

"Yes, it's a ghost mask?!"

"Is it the person that Senior Brother asked me to do?"

"what?!"

The Qingcheng Sect disciples all took a few steps back, some put their hands on the hilts of their swords, and some drew their swords out of their sheaths with a "clang".

Seeing that these Qingcheng Sect disciples were only wary but not panicked, Xu Xingchen knew that Yu Canghai and his two disciples had not told these disciples about their martial arts skills, otherwise, they would never be as calm as they were now.

Among the Qingcheng Sect disciples, someone asked loudly and viciously: "Are you the masked man that Senior Brother Luo mentioned?"

Xu Xingchen made a hoarse and low voice, laughed strangely twice, and then said: "Yes, I am the one who came to pay a visit to the mountain. I wonder if Master Yu is ready to receive me?"

"hateful!"

"How dare you look down on my Qingcheng Sect!"

"Let's go together and teach this lunatic a lesson on behalf of our master and senior brother!"

The disciples of Qingcheng Sect had red eyes, and they all shouted and rushed forward with swords drawn. In the martial arts world, there are usually two types of mountain worship!

One is well-intentioned, where the person being worshipped will decide the standard of reception and who will come forward based on the person's identity and status in the martial arts world.

One is malicious, which is a provocation to the person being worshipped, a despicable act similar to "kicking the master". Don't blame the person being worshipped for attacking you.

These Qingcheng Sect disciples clearly sensed an ill intention from the tone of their senior brother's orders and the bad tone of the masked guy opposite them.

The disciples of Qingcheng Sect, relying on their superior martial arts skills, had no serious rivals in western Sichuan, and as a result, they developed a arrogant and overbearing character.

Now they were provoked by an outsider wearing a ghost mask on his face, and they didn't know the true strength of the person opposite them. They were so angry that they couldn't help but take action and teach him a lesson first.

"Quack quack!"

Xu Xingchen laughed strangely, and swung the stick in his hand left and right, knocking down several Qingcheng Sect disciples who rushed up one by one. Then he scolded them, "You guys are too impatient. If you want to take action, you should wait until I go up the mountain!"

Seeing several Qingcheng Sect disciples getting up from the ground with their teeth bared, staring at him angrily, Xu Xingchen laughed strangely again: "Well! Well! These few blows from me are just a greeting card to you Qingcheng Sect!"

"Go back and tell Sect Master Yu that I will go to Qingcheng Mountain to pay my respects tomorrow morning!"

Several Qingcheng Sect disciples wanted to say something but did not dare to continue provoking. They could only shout indignantly, "Let's go," and left the place in disgrace.

The people watching the battle all retreated far away, fearing that if the city gate caught fire, everyone would be affected!

From then on, no one came to disturb Xu Xingchen when he walked in the market. Even if someone followed him blatantly, he didn't take it seriously.

He bought some sesame cakes and meat at a roadside stall, then turned and left the market, quickly disappearing into the jungle in the distance, leaving the people who were following him helplessly and unable to return.

It was impossible for Xu Xingchen to rest overnight in the other party's territory. Who knew what sinister tricks the other party would use while he was sleeping? !

Anticipating your enemies in advance and not putting yourself in desperate situations is the first essential element in navigating the world!

As for the various unknown situations that might be encountered during the mountain visit tomorrow, he had already anticipated them in his mind.

He found a cave in the mountains and jungles, built a fire to keep warm, and ate sesame cakes and meat with the mountain spring water. When he was full, he stopped studying the Sword Manual of Exorcism and went to sleep early after meditating.

The next morning.
Xu Xingchen yawned, walked out of the cave, stretched his body, ate the remaining food from last night, drew out his sword, and practiced in the open space in the forest.

Afterwards, he put the sword back into the bag, put on his hat and mask, picked up the wooden stick, and returned to the market.

The Qingcheng Sect disciples wandering around the market immediately passed on the news as soon as they spotted Xu Xingchen.

Xu Xingchen took the opportunity to stop one of them and asked him how to get up the mountain. The man cooperated very well and told him in detail. When Xu Xingchen turned around and left, the man showed a smug smile as if saying "everything is under control" on his face.

Qingcheng Mountain is not very high, but it has a unique atmosphere with its tranquil scenery and lush vegetation.

The steps paved with bluestone wind up through the mountains and woods, with nine twists and eighteen turns, and you can only see the beginning but not the end.

Xu Xingchen came to the boundary stone at the bottom of the steps and looked at the two characters "Qingcheng" on it. The characters were more than an inch deep into the stone tablet. The handwriting did not have the sharpness of a sword being drawn, nor the majestic and dangerous momentum. It looked ordinary, even a little round and unobstructed.

Xu Xingchen felt a kind of otherworldly charm from these two words, and couldn't help but wonder in his heart: "Could these two words be the handwriting of a Taoist monk?!"

At this time, a man in a blue cloth Taoist robe was already waiting on the steps, holding a sword. When he saw Xu Xingchen coming, his eyes flashed and he shouted, "I have set up the Dragon Gate Formation in Qingcheng Mountain. If you want to see our leader, please go up the mountain and break through!"

After he finished speaking, without waiting for Xu Xingchen's response, he turned around and leaped a few times, disappearing into the stairs on the mountain path above.

Xu Xingchen turned his gaze away from the boundary marker, looked up at the figure that quickly disappeared, took a deep breath, and cheered himself up.

The next step up the mountain will certainly be dangerous. Although he is not afraid, he dare not be careless at all, lest he capsize in the ditch by accident.

Sure enough, after walking up the stairs for less than a hundred steps and turning to a place covered by dense forest, a "whoosh" sound of breaking through the air was immediately heard in the air.

Countless hidden weapons and darts shot out from both sides of the mountain road, covering Xu Xingchen's entire body like a swarm of bees.

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