Great Love for All Heavens Begins with Huang Yaoshi

Chapter 178 Hehe, to me, Wangcheng Mountain also belongs to the mortal world.
This war of the Demonic Sect's eastern expedition ended with Ye Dingzhi's suicide.

Baili Dongjun, already known as the Wine Immortal, made a pact with the Demonic Sect to lock the rivers and mountains, using Ye Dingzhi's only son as a hostage to prevent Tianwaitian from setting foot in Beili for twelve years.

It will take twelve years before they can bring their young sect leader back to the Outer Heavens.

This eastern expedition also produced not only the wine immortal Baili Dongjun and the sword immortal Zhao Yuzhen, but also Sikong Changfeng, who became a spear immortal with his unparalleled spear skills.

There was also Xie Xuan, who studied for decades and never used a sword, but after reading extensively, he entered the Dao through literature and became a sword immortal when he picked up a sword. The Shadow Sect, which protected the Northern Li royal family, also produced a sword immortal, a disciple of the sect leader Yi Bu, named Luo Qingyang.

Furthermore, Li Hanyi, single-handedly with her sword, forced back the eight elders of the Demonic Sect, earning the title of Snow Moon Sword Immortal.

Then came Yan Zhantian, the Furious Sword Immortal, who wielded the fifth-ranked sword in the World's Famous Swords Ranking, Po Jun. He once used this sword to fight against the Southern Jue army, single-handedly defeating ten thousand soldiers and killing more than two thousand enemies. The enemy army was routed and fled in disarray.

From then on, in addition to the Wine Immortal and the Gun Immortal being the most famous, the Five Great Sword Immortals also became renowned in the martial arts world.

Eight years passed in the blink of an eye. In the sixteenth year of Emperor Mingde's reign, the shocking case of Xiao Ruofeng, the Prince of Langya, who plotted rebellion, broke out in Tianqi City. He later committed suicide on the execution ground.

During this period, Xiao Chuhe, the sixth son of Emperor Mingde, was demoted to a commoner and exiled to Qingzhou because he had been taught by Xiao Ruofeng since childhood and argued for him. This caused Xiao Ruofeng, who was known as the number one genius in Beili and the best candidate for crown prince, to be exiled to Qingzhou.

Time flies, and before we know it, it has been twenty years since Mingde was established.

Currently, there are four cities with the widest reputation in the world: Tianqi in the North, Xueyue in the South, Muliang in the West, and Wushuang in the East.

Tianqi is the imperial city, gathering the fortune of the world, while Luo Qingyang, who has become the leader of the five great sword immortals, lives alone in Muliang City, making this isolated city one of the four famous cities.

Wushuang City barely managed to become one of the four cities thanks to its accumulated reputation over the generations. Xueyue City's current prestige is due to its three city lords: the First City Lord, Baili Dongjun, the Wine Immortal; the Second City Lord, Li Hanyi, the Snow Moon Sword Immortal; and the Third City Lord, Sikong Changfeng, the Spear Immortal.

Snow Moon City is roughly divided into Upper Pass and Lower Pass, and is famous for its four scenic spots: Lower Pass Wind, Upper Pass Flowers, Cangshan Snow, and Erhai Moon.

The four scenic wonders of the Jianghu are: strong winds in Xiaguan, abundant flowers in Shangguan, pure white snow on Cangshan Mountain, and a bright moon over Erhai Lake.

The snow on Cangshan Mountain, which can be seen from the top and never melts, is the most amazing thing. The snow on the mountaintop and the white clouds on the mountainside are the most amazing things. The whole mountain is composed of nineteen peaks, with strange rocks and exquisite craftsmanship.

On this day, atop the Cangshan Mountain, on a cliff face, stood a pavilion.

But then they saw Baili Dongjun with half-white hair, looking like a middle-aged man, playing chess in the pavilion, amusing himself.

"What a rare guest! Why is the Grand Master of Snowmoon City, who is always elusive and rarely seen, coming here instead of brewing wine?"

A woman in white wearing a mask leaped out from the clouds; she was none other than Li Hanyi, the second city lord of Snow Moon City.

"If we're talking about a dragon that's rarely seen, I'd say it's the one from Wangcheng Mountain. He's stopped making Huangliang wine almost twenty years ago, and I still haven't had a chance to taste it."

As Baili Dongjun placed a piece on the chessboard, he said:
"The younger generation of martial arts practitioners only know that there is a Daoist sword immortal in Wangcheng Mountain, but they don't know who Huangliang Immortal is."

"Most people of our generation in the martial arts world thought he was a Taoist scholar. Only we and Ji Ruofeng of Baixiaotang knew how profound and unassuming he was."

"Get to the point, don't interrupt my sword practice." Li Hanyi stood on the edge of the cliff.

"The agreement on Suohe Mountain has passed, and the people from Tianwaitian have already set out to take their young sect leader Wuxin back. However, Wuxin seems unwilling to go back, and while hiding from Mo Qixuan, the white-haired immortal protector of the Tianwaitian Demon Sect, he took two people with him."

“One is Lei Wujie, a young man from the Lei Clan who plans to come to Snowmoon City to become an apprentice. The other is an innkeeper who calls himself Xiao Se.”

Li Hanyi said calmly:

"His surname is Xiao. It seems he is the sixth prince of Beili who was demoted to a commoner and whose martial arts were completely destroyed."

"Don't you care about your own brother? He was sent to Lei Family Fort when he was three years old, and it's been fourteen years now."

As Baili Dongjun spoke, the chessboard in front of him turned to dust, and a flash of sword light appeared in the blink of an eye.

"My affairs are none of your business," Li Hanyi said calmly.

"Alas, junior sister, why must you do this?" Baili Dongjun sighed softly.
"No matter how high that stinky Taoist's martial arts are, I don't believe that the three city lords of Snow Moon City can't force him to come down the mountain."

Li Hanyi's tone remained unchanged:
"You should think more about what was unintentional. Ye Dingzhi angered many people, so many people wanted to deal with his son. Even though your disciple Tang Lian is the most outstanding disciple of Snow Moon City in this generation, I'm afraid the consequences are unpredictable."

"Let's treat this as a learning experience. It's not our turn to take action now."

Baili Dongjun looked at Li Hanyi:
"Junior sister, are you really not going to consider letting Changfeng and me help you?"
"Need not."

"Actually, I was the one who wanted to beat up that weird Taoist priest. I thought about it for a long time."

"Then you can go by yourself."

“If I weren’t so unsure, I would have gone to Wangcheng Mountain long ago. You know, even my master returned empty-handed back then. Now I’m only at the half-step Divine Travel stage, and that Taoist priest has an unfathomable twin brother.”

Baili Dongjun looked speechless.

"Whether you believe it or not, he doesn't care about any chivalrous code; he'll just ask Zhao Yuzhen for help."

Upon hearing this, Li Hanyi's lips curled slightly:
"More than that, I'm afraid he first had several celestial masters set up an array, then had Zhao Yuzhen make a move, while he himself hid behind Lü Suzhen, who was already in the Divine Realm of Profound Journey."

"He's right here, yelling 'Come at me if you dare!'" "That lazy, wicked, stinky Taoist priest will definitely do that." Baili Dongjun seemed to understand this deeply.
"It's simply because what he likes most is watching others fight fiercely while he leisurely watches the excitement from the sidelines."

Wangcheng Mountain.

A handsome young Taoist priest carrying a peach wood sword walked side by side with a slightly chubby young Taoist priest who looked about eight or nine years old.

"Junior Uncle, is Grandmaster Grandmaster still asleep? If you calculate the time, he has been asleep for more than three years."

"Feixuan, before you became a disciple, my senior uncle had been asleep for seven or eight years. I only saw him when he was awake when I became a disciple of my master." Li Fansong said with surprise.
"I wonder what kind of Taoist magic my master practices. All he has to do is sleep."

"Isn't it said that my grandmaster didn't practice martial arts or Taoism?" Fei Xuan frowned slightly on his round face.

Li Fansong smiled and asked in return:
Do you think an ordinary person could sleep for several years without eating or drinking?

At this moment, a young Taoist priest in a green robe appeared before the two of them:

"Hey, a thin and handsome little Taoist priest, a cute little Taoist priest."

"The swordsmanship and Taoist practitioners of my generation at Wangcheng Mountain are truly talented and insightful, but lack the outward appearance of an immortal."

Li Fansong reacted immediately, lowered his eyes, and said respectfully:

"Fan Song greets his senior master."

"Feixuan greets Grandmaster." The honest young Taoist priest also realized what was happening.

"Let's go see your master."

The young Taoist priest in the green robe said something to Li Fansong and then took the lead.

Before long, in a courtyard, the three saw a handsome Taoist priest in his thirties with a light beard standing under a peach tree.

"Master."

"Uncle Master."

The two, one big and one small, shouted out.

"Yuzhen, you look more like my elder brother now." The young Taoist in green robes kept looking the purple-robed Taoist over.

"Not bad. My cultivation has reached the half-step Divine Travel Realm. In a few more years, I should be able to break through to the Divine Travel Profound Realm."

Zhao Yuzhen focused her senses on her elder brother before her, only to find that he seemed to be a lazy young man who had never practiced martial arts. She then said:

"In front of my elder brother, my cultivation level is indeed only decent."

The young Taoist priest in green robes smiled and said:
"In previous years, Master went into seclusion to cultivate. Before breaking through to a higher realm, he passed the position of sect leader to you. Seeing your current mature and steady demeanor, I am very pleased."

Zhao Yu's heart stirred, and he tentatively asked:

"Brother, are you feeling restless and want to go down the mountain?"

"I need to settle some unfinished business in the mortal world. Originally, I wanted to ride a crane out of the mountains, so that I could have the demeanor of an immortal. But then I thought, since I rode a donkey the first time, I might as well ride a donkey this time too."

"Brother, do you intend to resolve all worldly affairs and then never return to the mortal world?" Zhao Yuzhen asked, her brows furrowed slightly.

"Hehe, to me, Wangcheng Mountain also belongs to the mortal world," said the young Taoist in the green robe.

"No need for further words. If fate allows, we will meet again someday."

He glanced at it:
"It's time for you two little ones to go down the mountain for training. One of you should cultivate the 'Boundless Sword Technique' to a minor level, and the other should cultivate the 'Great Dragon Elephant Power' to a minor level."

“Our Wangcheng Mountain lineage has always relied on donkeys to travel the world, why don’t you two go and get them?”

"Yes."

The two glanced at Zhao Yuzhen and then turned and left.

Immediately, Zhao Yuzhen watched the retreating figure of the young Taoist priest in the green robe, feeling as if it would be an unknown period before she could see him again, or perhaps they would never see each other again. She couldn't help but speak:
"Brother, take care!"

Zhuang Buran waved casually and disappeared into the courtyard.

When the three of them reached the foot of Wangcheng Mountain, there was a tall, white-haired old Taoist priest on the mountaintop, silently gazing at the foot of the mountain, with Wang Yihang, who looked middle-aged, beside him.

"Master, where exactly is Senior Brother Huanzhen going?"

"Since one is born with the body of a deity and has the destiny of an immortal, after attaining the Dao, one should naturally go to the place one is meant to go."

(End of this chapter)