Chapter 21: The Heavenly Dragon Divine Mountain

  The Great Jin Dynasty's Qianzhou, the Tianlong Divine Mountain is like a giant dragon that divides the entire Qianzhou into two halves.

  The Tianlong Mountains stretch for thousands of miles and are the location of the Tianlong Sect, the first sect of the Great Jin Dynasty. It is also a sacred place in the world of martial arts that everyone in the Great Jin aspires to visit.

  The Great Jin Wulin respects Tianlong Tao, Mingyi Jingyuan and Baishan Xuanjiao.

  Among them, the Mingyi Scripture Hall is a powerful supporter of the Great Jin Dynasty, with a close connection to the imperial family. Several abbots of the Mingyi Scripture Hall were even born into the royal family and are the strongest military backing of the Great Jin imperial family. The Tianlong Taoist sect has a long history, although its relationship with the imperial family is not as close as that of the Mingyi Scripture Hall, it has good relations with the major families of the Great Jin country and can be said to represent the local forces of the Great Jin Dynasty. As for the Baihuo Xuanjiao, compared to the Tianlong Taoist sect and the Mingyi Scripture Hall, it is a force that makes the Great Jin Dynasty extremely dissatisfied. They are deeply rooted in the countryside and have great power among the lowest levels of society in the Great Jin country. Many rebellions in the history of the Great Jin Dynasty were closely related to this Baihuo Xuanjiao, so they are also one of the forces that the Great Jin Dynasty fears most. They have been suppressed many times, but every time it seems that the Baihuo Xuanjiao has suffered a major blow, only to flourish again like the saying goes: "Wildfires cannot be extinguished, and spring winds will make them grow again."

  The weather was fine that day, with a cloudless sky and a brilliant blue expanse of heaven, across which an occasional bird flew, adding to the peacefulness and serenity of everything.

  Tianlong Mountain, on the top of Sanjue Peak, a young man in green clothes sat on a protruding rock, holding a bloody sheep's leg in one hand and a sharp small knife in the other. From time to time, he cut off a piece of flesh and threw it forward.

  Not far in front of him, a giant wolf the size of a calf lay down, if Little Leopard were here, he would surely recognize that this was the notorious West Mountain Old One-eyed who had been infamous for over a hundred years in their village and had a past connection with him.

  Now, this notorious one-eyed old wolf is as obedient as a neighbor's big dog, taking the mutton thrown by the young man with its mouth, chewing it loudly and swallowing it. After that, it still looks at the young man with an unfulfilled gaze, revealing a longing expression in its eyes.

  "You gluttonous old dog!" The young man cursed with a smile, and threw the half lamb leg in his hand all over to the old solo eye. The old solo eye took a big bite, and started eating with relish.

  A refreshing scent wafted from behind the young man's back, followed by a faint rustling of footsteps. "First Seat, news has arrived from the Wu family!"

  The newcomer was a young girl, dressed in a seductive outfit, with a thin veil covering her face. The veil, which was originally used to conceal her features, couldn't quite complete its task, and the delicate face behind it was faintly visible, adding an air of mystery to the woman's beauty.

  The woman lightly stepped forward and walked to the young man's back, handing over a small piece of paper with only a few words on it. After reading it, the young man showed a hint of satisfaction on his face.

  "Ah, good, you can go!" Then with a flick, the paper strip in her hand turned into a puff of white mist and disappeared. The woman bowed and turned to leave.

  "Lightning Rod?!"

  Just as the girl turned around and took a few steps, her figure suddenly paused for a moment because someone suddenly appeared from around the corner. Seeing this person, the girl was clearly startled, then lowered her head.

  "Hmm!" The newcomer didn't seem to notice the girl's embarrassment, merely nodding slightly before heading towards the young man sitting on the rock. The girl also said nothing and left quietly.

  Until the girl's figure was completely hidden among the trees, the man who suddenly appeared finally spoke up, "Your cultivation is becoming more and more profound, I was very careful, yet I still got discovered by you!"

  "The bloody aura on you is too thick, this time you've killed too many people, I can even feel the vengeful spirits surrounding you!" The young man said with a light laugh, seemingly unconcerned.

  "Hmm, I've indeed killed quite a few people recently!" The newcomer nodded, looking somewhat displeased.

  This man was exceptionally tall and majestic, with a youthful appearance of around 26 or 27 years old. He had thick eyebrows and large eyes, wearing a thin martial arts uniform that exposed his robust arms. His face had a few unshaven whiskers, exuding an air of grandeur and boldness. In contrast, the young man sitting on the stone seemed somewhat cold and gloomy, especially with his gaze, which was like a venomous snake lurking in the shadows, making people feel uneasy without realizing it.

  The man, known as Lei Shou Zuo, was not bothered by this gaze at all. After being together for decades, if he couldn't even withstand such a glance, then Lei might as well go crash into a tofu and die.

  "I think you'll be interested in these things, I found them from a branch of the Zoroastrian temple!" As the man spoke, he took out several book-like objects from his bosom and handed them to the young man.

  The young man took it over, without even looking at it, and put the book into his bosom.

  "Don't you think you're too obsessed with studying these secret techniques? Be careful they don't affect your true nature!"

  "I know my own mind best!" the young man said, "And don't learn from that old man, making it seem like you're so profound. How about this time when we go out, is there anything new and exciting?"

  "What a fresh thing!" Lei Shou Zuo walked up and sat down on the muddy ground with a plop, "Still the same, fought a battle, killed a few people, and came back!"

  "You didn't just kill an ordinary person, your reputation has reached the Tianlong God Mountain! In the past few days, the entire sect was discussing you. This time, you have made a great contribution, it seems that the next Tianlong Dao Master position is yours for the taking!" The young man said coldly.

  Lei didn't buy into his nonsense at all, "Stop bringing this up to annoy me, we both know the truth about what happened. I did make some contributions, but mainly it was those old guys who were helping me gain momentum. If you want to compete for the position of Tianlong Sect Master, then go ahead and do so! You're not even competing yourself, yet you're here mocking me - don't you think that's a bit too much? Do you think I actually wanted to sit in that broken position?"

  "That broken chair must have someone sit on it, and it's definitely one of us three!" the young man said. "You know I'm not interested in this, you don't want to sit, I don't want to sit either, but now someone wants to push you up there and create momentum for you, I won't oppose it, but can't let it affect me because of that?!"

  "Oh, it's affected you?!" Lei Shou Zuo's expression changed, "What did they do?!"

  "Don't you think I've stayed on these three peaks for too long? Besides, I suggest you take a walk around the sect and listen to what people are saying about me. Hehe, tell those old guys not to go overboard, or else I won't mind taking down that signboard on top of Long Hidden Peak!"

  "Hahaha——!" Leishou finally burst into a fit of laughter, "Alright alright, I'll definitely pass on your words to them. But I'm really curious, when did you start caring about your own reputation? Did you fall for some nice girl and change your personality for her?"

  "Do you think I'm as infatuated as you are?!" The young man glared at Lei Shou, "I don't care about my reputation, but I also don't want to see people I dislike gloating, even more so these old things that won't die getting a kick out of tarnishing my name!"

  "I understand, I'll pass it on!" Lei nodded calmly and suddenly said, "By the way, we haven't seen each other for half a year, how about trying again to see if you've come up with any new secret techniques in these six months?!"

  "No, I've been feeling quite vexed lately and it's not suitable for me to take action!" The young man said calmly, declining Lei Shou Zuo's proposal.

  "How interesting, this is the first time in ten years that you've refused to spar with me. It seems that our Tian Long Dao's number one prodigy is going to come up with some earth-shattering, ghost-and-god-crying secret technique again!"

  "Hmph!" The young man let out a cold snort, stood up and left with the old blind man. In just a few steps, they disappeared into the dense forest, leaving only Lei Shou Zuo sitting there with a playful smile on his face.

  A gentle breeze suddenly rises, blowing up fallen leaves all over the ground.

  "Alas, I really don't understand. Since you're so obsessed with the pursuit of power, why not study the mysterious arts that communicate with the heavens and earth instead of putting all your thoughts on secret techniques?!"