First Volume Xianyun Sect Chapter 18: Mysterious Demon Mountains

  The Zhuiyun Mountains are located in the Western Territory of the Four Continents, stretching north-south for millions of miles, and have always been within the sphere of influence of the Xianyun Sect.

  The Meiyao Mountains are just a branch of the Zhuiyun Mountains, located in the northern district, winding northeast.

  In the Mystic Beast Mountains, many mystic beasts lived there, but they were only some Qi Refining and Foundation Building stage mystic beasts. The Golden Core stage or above mystic beasts had long been killed by the Xianyun Sect. Therefore, this Mystic Beast Mountain Range was a natural training ground.

  In mid-air, twenty Cloud Soaring Boats flew rapidly, with twenty disciples of the Xianyun Sect sitting on them.

  This Cloud Soaring Boat is only a mid-grade magical artifact, shaped like a small boat with thirty seats inside, specifically designed for transporting people through flight at extremely high speeds. It only requires one piece of low-grade spirit stone to sustain flight for over a thousand miles.

  From the Cloud Chasing Peak to the Mystic Demon Mountain Range, it's a distance of over a million miles, requiring thousands of low-grade and inferior spirit stones. To save trouble, each team leader directly used mid-grade spirit stones, which would only require one piece of mid-grade spirit stone.

  In the Cultivation Realm, Spirit Stones are the favorite of cultivators. They are divided into four levels: Lower Grade Spirit Stone, Middle Grade Spirit Stone, Upper Grade Spirit Stone, and Top Grade Spirit Stone, with an exchange ratio of 1,000.

  Qu Yun and Bai Man sat shoulder to shoulder, gazing out at the magnificent scenery, pointing and laughing with great relish. Although the Cloud Soaring Ship was traveling at an extremely high speed, inside it was calm and peaceful, allowing all the disciples on board to fully appreciate the breathtaking views.

  Below the mountain, waves surge, ice and snow glisten, dark forests stretch out, and greenery is everywhere. The mountain ranges extend vigorously, revealing a shocking clarity and coldness. Among them, birds fly and beasts roar, with continuous deep echoes that never cease, extremely showing the danger within.

  The beautiful scenery is beside me, time is like a white cloud and a gray dog, hastily passing by, the fleet of cloud ships has already arrived at the Meiyao Mountains.

  According to the plan, each of the Cloud Chariots was supposed to fly to a different region of the Mystic Demon Mountains to temper themselves separately. After the other ten Cloud Chariots flew away one by one, the Cloud Chariot that Long Yao Peak's team was sitting on did not fly away and instead came beside the Cloud Chariot of Zhu Xian Peak's team.

  Kang Feng, the eldest disciple of Huai Qing, had cultivated to the early stage of Golden Elixir, while his junior fellow apprentice, Huai Jin, also had a disciple named Kang Chen who had reached the same level and possessed his own cultivation mountain peak, Morning Dew Peak.

  This time, Huai Jin let Kang Chen lead the team, combining the two peaks of Feng Luan and Chen Xi into one team to undergo training together.

  At this time, Kang Feng stood on the Chuan Yun Zhou, staring straight at Kang Chen, with a hint of puzzlement on his face.

  "Kang Chen, junior brother, why didn't you fly to your training area? Why did you come here?" Kang Feng asked calmly.

  Although both were in the early stages of Golden Elixir cultivation, Kang Feng cultivated a Wood-element technique, while Kang Chen cultivated a Water-element technique. In terms of time spent cultivating and magical power, Kang Feng was slightly stronger than Kang Chen, so he didn't hesitate to act as if he were the older brother.

  Qiang Chen's pair of sword-like eyebrows, bright starry eyes, had a kind of heroic and refreshing air. Adding a blue brocade robe and hat, she was perfectly elegant and refined, with an airy and graceful demeanor.

  "Kang Feng, brother, on the way here, I had an idea. In both of our teams, there are five people in the foundation-building period and ten people in the Qi-refining period. Why don't we have a competition to see who can kill more demons, collect more spiritual herbs and precious minerals, and determine the winner?" Kang Chen said with a smile.

  This is already a challenge.

  Kang Feng furrowed his brow and gazed intently at Kang Chen, already thinking deeply in his heart. After a while, Kang Feng turned his head and looked at Qu Yu and the other fifteen disciples on the boat.

  "Everyone heard it, Master Kangchen wants the two disciples of the Twin Peaks to compete with you, are you willing to accept this competition?" said Kang Feng with a smile.

  Kang Feng was still very steady, although he had been provoked by Kang Chen to compare notes. Although he was somewhat annoyed on the surface, he would not arbitrarily decide on the training method for the 15 people and instead politely asked for their opinions. This way, when they returned to the sect, they would not receive any blame.

  Qu Yu looked towards the Chuan Yunzhou where Kang Chen was, and inside were Liu Qingfeng and Mu Qiushui. The two of them were directly smiling at him, and he also understood in his heart that it seemed Kang Chen had come over on purpose to challenge him, and must have been instigated by the two of them. They would also deal with him during their training.

  Want to deal with me? Qu Yi's mouth twitched slightly, and he secretly sneered.

  "Master brother, I'm willing." Qu Yi shouted loudly.

  Since Liu Qingfeng and Mu Qiushui were determined to come after him, he had no need to be afraid, Qu Yi's heart was firm and resolute.

  Bai Man immediately shouted: "I agree too!"

  After finishing speaking, Bai Man looked at Qu Yi with a somewhat blushing face, and immediately turned her head away, her chest heaving, extremely enticing.

  The other thirteen people, seeing Qu Yi and Bai Man agree, looked at Kang Feng's approving face, who would still refuse.

  "I accept!" Everyone accepted the challenge.

  Kang Feng smiled and nodded, then turned to Kang Chen, laughing: "Alright, junior brother Kang Chen, I agree. But since we're competing, there should be a wager. I propose that the losing team gives an excellent magical artifact to the winning team."

  Kang Chen's shoulders jerked up, and he was slightly startled by the sound. He looked at Liu Qingfeng with some hesitation, saw Liu Qingfeng wink, and then immediately smiled: "Good, I agree."

  Magic artifacts are divided into four levels: lower-grade, middle-grade, upper-grade and top-grade. Each artifact contains a specific spell sealed within, which can be activated during combat using true energy. Generally speaking, only those in the early stages of Golden Elixir cultivation can craft lower-grade artifacts, while those in the mid-stages can craft middle-grade artifacts, and those in the late stages can craft upper-grade artifacts.

  Kang Feng immediately took a bite and determined that the bet was a high-quality magic artifact, which exceeded Kang Chen's own abilities, of course, he was somewhat surprised.

  Originally, Kang Chen came to challenge, and the team led by Kang Feng would definitely agree. Firstly, Kang Feng would not want to lose face when he knew about the challenge. Secondly, the disciples of Zhu Yun Peak were all proud and would definitely agree after being provoked. However, this time's competition was different because there was a wager involving high-quality artifacts, so Kang Chen was also more cautious.

  After they had agreed, the two Cloud Soaring Ships immediately descended and arrived at a mountain valley.

  Fifteen people per team, thirty in total, all landed safely.

  "Alright, from now on, you will have to temper yourselves in this region on your own. Brother Kang and I also have our own matters to attend to. You must be careful and deal with various situations on your own." Kang Feng declared loudly as he stood still in mid-air.

  "Yes, senior brother!" The thirty disciples, who had already known about the training method beforehand, replied in unison without any dissent.

  Kang Feng and Kang Chen put away the Cloud Soaring Boat and flew off immediately.

  The two teams, thirty people, immediately dispersed and went their separate ways to search for their targets.

  Bai Man on the Cloud Chariot had already discussed with Qu Yi, she wanted to stay with Qu Yi. At this time, when Qu Yi saw that everyone was separated, he immediately came to Bai Man's side and called the Golden Crowned Heron from the air, and the two of them flew away riding the heron.

  Liu Qingfeng and Mu Qiushui were together, watching the golden-crowned crane disappear into the sky. A hint of chill appeared in their eyes, then they stood up and flew off, chasing after the golden-crowned crane.

  ……

  The Golden Crowned Crane flew with Qu Yi and Bai Man for over a hundred miles before finally landing on the grass in a dense forest.

  Bai Man fell to the ground and looked at Qu Yi with great tension, saying: "Younger brother, I see that Liu Qingfeng and Mu Qiushui are together. Looking at your eyes, it seems like they're going to deal with you. What should we do now?"

  Although she couldn't refine her truth, Bai Man's eyes were still very sharp, gazing at Qu Yi while secretly observing the expressions of others.

  Qu Yu smiled lightly and looked at Bai Man, saying confidently: "Shi Jie, those two people, one is in the late stage of foundation building and the other is in the early stage of foundation building. They look very strong, but it's not like they can easily deal with me."

  After three months of magic training, Qu Yi still mastered some powerful magic, and there were also some secret methods in "Wu Qi San Hua". Qu Yi was confident that he could deal with Mu Qiu Shui without any problem. As for Liu Qing Feng, if he couldn't beat him, he would just run away.

  Since he had the "Five Elements and Three Flowers", Qu Yi no longer considered Liu Qingfeng as his goal. He couldn't beat him now, but soon, he could trample him however he wanted.

  "But...!" Bai Man grew even more anxious, she only knew that Qu Yi was just at the initial stage of Qi Refining, no matter how hard she thought, it was impossible for him to deal with the later stages of Foundation Building.

  Qu Duan's breath was retracted, and indeed, he only had the cultivation of the initial stage of Qi Gong. This also made Bai Man worried.

  "Sister, trust me. If those two really come looking for trouble, you can ride the white crane and fly away, I'll handle them." Qu Yi waved his hand, interrupting Bai Man's words, still speaking lightly.

  Bai Man was so anxious that her eyes were about to pop out, but suddenly she saw the calm color in Qu Yi's eyes, and her heart suddenly bulged, and she vaguely believed that Qu Yi could really handle it.

  In mid-air, Liu Qingfeng and Mu Qiushui were flying hand in hand.

  Two people, who had already secretly admired each other, formed a pair of dual cultivation partners. Although many disciples in Longyao Peak were aware of this, they refrained from speaking out due to Liu Qingfeng's background, and the male disciples who had previously been infatuated with Mu Qiu Shui began to deliberately keep their distance.

  "Where did that little scoundrel fly off to? I just can't seem to find him anywhere!" Mu Qiushui frowned in displeasure.

  Whenever Mu Qiushui thought of Qu Yi's indifference towards her in the past, she would feel a burning fire in her heart and hate that she couldn't bite him to death. But within the Xianyun Sect, Mu Qiushui still didn't have the guts to do so. However, during this sect training, she finally got the opportunity.

  At the beginning of the foundation, the initial killing and aeration was not suspenseful! Mu Qiushui had this idea in mind, thinking of beheading Qu Yi and then destroying his body.

  "Autumn water, don't worry, in this mysterious mountain range for a year's time, there is plenty of time, I don't believe he can hide in one place for a year, we will always be able to find him." Liu Qingfeng said lazily, his eyes wandering over Mu Autumn Water's chest, his heart burning with desire.

  Miao Qiushui saw Liu Qingfeng's eyes and suddenly had a red glow on her face, her eyes moistening. She lowered her head and said: "Qingfeng, your eyes are so bad."

  "Really? It's not just my eyesight that's bad, my body is also very poor." Liu Qingfeng said with a pleased tone, and immediately wrapped his arms around Mu Qiushui's slender waist, and swooped down suddenly.

  At this moment, the two temporarily gave up looking for Qu Yi, and revelled in joy, enjoying themselves was the most important thing.