Chapter 7: On the Way Back to the Mountain

  Zhang Heng stood on the low-grade spiritual artifact, Wuling Sword. The cold wind blew his clothes and made a rustling sound. The scenery below him moved rapidly backwards.

  When Zhang Heng first started flying with the Ling Yi, he was still a bit nervous and didn't dare to speed up.

  Although he has completely occupied this flesh and assimilated all of Tang Feng's consciousness, he is still quite unfamiliar with the control of magic.

  However, after all, Zhang Heng had played virtual online games on Earth. "Xian Dao" was a game he played for one or two years, which was a cultivation-type virtual online game. In the game, he also had experience flying with swords.

  He quickly adapted to the knack of flying with the Lingzhi, and his speed soared, unknowingly pushing it to its limits.

  With his current cultivation base, manipulating this spiritual artifact is a bit strenuous, and he can only bring out about one-tenth of its power. This is because the spiritual artifact itself is something that Foundation Establishment cultivators use, and it's only when one reaches the Foundation Establishment stage that they can truly unleash the artifact's might. It's already quite fortunate for Zhang Heng to be able to possess a spiritual artifact with his current cultivation base.

  Fang Yunshan was also not far from Zhang Heng's current location, about a dozen miles away. The journey was uneventful, and Zhang Heng quickly arrived at Fang Yunshan by manipulating the spirit device.

  Arriving at Fangyun Mountain does not mean that one has already arrived at their own territory, because although Fangyun Mountain is small, it also has a continuous length of several hundred miles, and there are not only one or two sects on the mountain.

  In the distance, one can see that Fangyun Mountain has three towering peaks, each occupied by a different sect of cultivators. The peak where Feng Xing Gate is located is called Tie Ling Peak, named after the abundant mineral deposits of Tie Ling Stone found on this mountain, which are widely used in artifact refinement but not particularly rare.

  Apart from this, Tieling Peak doesn't have any other special features and is far inferior to the other two peaks of Fangyun Mountain. This is also an unavoidable fact, as Fengxing Gate was originally the weakest of the three factions of Fangyun Mountain, although it has been passed down for over a thousand years, but not many powerful techniques were left behind, only achieving some minor accomplishments in hiding and stealth.

  Arriving at Fangyun Mountain, Zhang Heng still had to continue flying. He adjusted the speed of his flight back to normal. This wasn't because he wanted to keep a low profile, but rather that before reaching Tieling Peak, he would have to pass by Huoyun Peak and Tianling Peak, where the other two sects were located.

  Huoyun Peak and Tianling Peak are the territories of Huoyun Gate and Xianyun Sect, respectively. The strength of these two sects is much stronger than that of Fengxing Gate. As Zhang Heng's nature as a earthly otaku, he wouldn't be foolish enough to fly around on someone else's turf, even Tang Feng didn't dare to do so before.

  Before long, Zhang Heng rode the Wuling Sword past Huoyun Peak. Along the way, he encountered several Huoyun Sect disciples, but there was no conflict. Zhang Heng knew that most of the Huoyun Sect's disciples practiced a powerful and fierce Huoyun Decision, which should not be underestimated.

  In addition, since the disciples of Huoyunmen cultivate this fire-attribute technique, a considerable number of cultivators have relatively violent tempers. Of course, if one can practice Huoyunquan to a state of perfect purity and perfection, such situations will not occur.

  After passing through the territory of Huoyunmen, we arrived at Tianling Peak where Xianyun Sect is located. Xianyun Sect is the strongest among the three factions of Fangyun Mountain and has a history of several thousand years. It is said that the founder of Xianyun Sect was an old monster in the Yuan Ying period who had the power to penetrate the sky, but this is just a legend.

  As soon as he arrived at Tianling Peak, Zhang Heng clearly felt that the spiritual energy here was much more abundant than in other places on Fangyun Mountain. From Tang Feng's memory, he learned that there was a spiritual gathering array on Tianling Peak that had been passed down for thousands of years. The density of heaven and earth spiritual energy on this peak was two to three times that of the outside world, so cultivating here would have twice the effect with half the effort.

  Fangyun Mountain is generally a mountain with scarce minerals and insufficient spiritual energy. With the addition of this Linggathering Array, it has been of great help to the cultivation of Xianyun Sect's disciples. Therefore, under the same conditions, the cultivation of Xianyun Sect's disciples is deeper than that of the other two sects.

  In response, Fang Yunshan's other two sects could only stare blankly, but did not dare to go against the principles of the Xianyun Sect. Because even if the combined forces of the Hehuoyun Gate and the Fengxing Gate were able to defeat the Xianyun Sect, the Xianyun Sect, as a sect that had been passed down for thousands of years, had a depth that was not comparable to that of the small sects like the Fengxing Gate.

  In the vicinity of Tianling Peak, Zhang Heng frequently encountered some cultivators, among whom were many Inner Disciples in the Refining Qi stage. It was clear that the disciples of Xianyun Sect far outnumbered those of Fengxing Gate and Huoyun Gate, and their strength was generally several grades higher.

  As Zhang Heng drove a low-grade spiritual vehicle through here, the disciples of Xianyun Sect either showed envy in their eyes or revealed greedy and jealous colors, which made Zhang Heng feel quite uneasy.

  Zhang Heng let out a sigh in his heart, it seemed that this cultivation world was much more dangerous than the one Earth was in. Before he could increase his strength, he had to be low-key and cautious.

  With a few points of panic in his mind, Zhang Heng drove the Lingqi through the Tianling Peak.

  At this moment, a cultivator who was also driving a spiritual tool came rushing from the opposite side, brushing past Zhang Heng's side quickly, bringing a gust of wind that almost made Zhang Heng unable to stand steadily.

  After shaking in mid-air for a couple of times, Zhang Heng stabilized the spirit tool again, silently cursing that this guy must have done it on purpose.

  Zhang Heng didn't want to provoke any more trouble, nor did he glance at the man. He continued to fly forward with his spiritual device. However, before Zhang Heng could fly out a few dozen meters, another gust of wind came from behind, and when he turned around, that guy was driving his spiritual device towards him again.

  Damn it! Zhang Heng cursed silently.

  "With a shout", this guy brushed past Zhang Heng once again. This time, however, Zhang Heng was prepared and didn't lose face.

  That guy who was also driving the spiritual tool, after surpassing Zhang Heng, blocked his way.

  Zhang Heng understood, this guy must be looking for trouble, he started sizing up the guy in front of him.

  The guy opposite was driving a medium-grade spirit tool, looking around twenty years old, with an ordinary appearance, but his eyes were not hiding his arrogant and domineering attitude.

  This person, Zhang Heng, was also familiar to him, or rather, Tang Feng had known him before. His name was Li Feng, and he was one of the top disciples within the Xianyun Sect's inner circle. He had already cultivated his skills to the late stage of Qi Refining, and the knife with dragon patterns on it at his feet was a mid-grade spiritual artifact.

  Li Feng's arrogance was notorious throughout Fangyun Mountain, and among the three factions, there were not many disciples who could surpass him. It is said that Li Feng had once accidentally killed a disciple of Fengxing Gate and crippled several inner door disciples of Huoyun Gate, but afterwards, it was all settled, and Li Feng did not receive any severe punishment.

  It can be seen that Li Feng must have some backing in the upper echelons of the Xianyun Sect, otherwise he wouldn't be able to act so recklessly in the Fangyun Mountain area until now.

  "Haha, I thought it was some rookie, but it's actually Tang the mouse from Feng Xing Men. I'm dead, with your turtle-like speed, what's the point of driving a spiritual device? You might as well just dig a hole and crawl back in."

  Li Feng pointed at Zhang Heng and burst out laughing, with a smug look on his face.

  Zhang Heng knew that Tang Feng had some dealings with Li Feng when he was at Fangyun Mountain, and the two men's relationship wasn't bad, they could even be said to have a similar smell, having done many things together.

  Dealing with people like Li Feng requires caution, this is the insight Zhang Heng gained from Tang Feng's memories.

  Zhang Heng's brain was racing at high speed, and in an instant, he thought of a way to deal with the guy. At this moment, Zhang Heng brought out the advantages of being an Earth otaku.

  He hastily put on a gloomy face, and Zhang Heng curled his lips, saying: "You don't know, do you? Last night, I was coaxed by those few kids from the outer door to go outside and fool around with women. As a result, we encountered a slut, and in the end, all of us were knocked down by that woman."

  Li Feng listened and couldn't help but feel surprised, then immediately showed a suspicious expression: "Is there really such a strong woman? You few cultivators can still be taken down by a woman?"

  Zhang Heng sighed: "Yes, I still can't figure it out now. Maybe that woman's husband is a ***, so she vented her years of pent-up desire on us. Look, my energy hasn't recovered yet..."

  Zhang Heng said this with a hidden smile in his heart, of course he wouldn't say that he had been with a stunning beauty last night, that would only add variables.

  Li Feng couldn't help but burst out laughing at Zhang Heng's misfortune, and loudly said: "You bunch of idiots, you really have no taste, all you know is to mess with ordinary women. I, on the other hand, specialize in targeting female disciples within our own sect. Do you know who my next target is?"

  Zhang Heng's face showed an expression of disbelief: "Could it be Luo Xianzi?"

  "You're clever, kid." Li Feng sneered again: "What Luoxianzi, when the time comes, I'll make her become a demon prostitute in front of me..."

  "Hmm." Just then, a woman wearing elegant palace attire and stepping on colorful ribbons came from not far away, as if descending from the heavens.

  Zhang Heng thought to himself that this woman was actually the Tian Jiao girl of Xian Yun Sect, known as Luo Cui Xue, the Dust Fairy!