Chapter 2: Qingyun Sect

  "Heaven and earth have no bounds, Qiankun lends me its power, the divine might of the nine heavens, supports my body!"

  Daotong suddenly recited the incantation, and a faint layer of golden light instantly appeared on his body. The next moment, he held up his hands in a gesture of holding up the sky, catching the falling shadow.

  "Ah yo!"

  A huge impact caused the pitiful golden light on Daotong's body to disperse instantly, and hugging that mass of shadow, Daotong rolled around on the ground several times before finally stopping by a clear stream.

  "What kind of person is this, falling from the sky? Luckily I just learned the divine power spell, otherwise you'd be dead for sure. Hey, wake up! Can you hear me?"

  The young Taoist muttered to himself, pushing his hands forward, his eyes somewhat puzzled: "Where is this person from, dressed so strangely, it's really a shame for the literati!"

  His mind returned once more, and Qitian only felt a surge of exhaustion, struggling to open his eyes. Everything in front of him suddenly left him stunned.

  The azure sky is like the sea, surrounded by sacred mountains hidden in mist. At the top of the mountain, there are halos of immortals; at the foot of the mountain, there are clear streams flowing, spiritual springs gurgling, and beside the stream, there are spiritual birds drinking water, fresh flowers blooming profusely, and between heaven and earth, it is filled with astonishing spirituality.

  At this time, in front of him was a Taoist boy, who was about the same age as him, with an ordinary appearance but filled with an astonishing spiritual energy, if placed on Mount Wudang, he would be a rare talent that appears only once in a hundred years.

  His heart skipped a beat, and Qitian vaguely sensed that this place was no longer the world of the past. Thinking of the mysterious sword tomb, Qitian's heart still had lingering fears, such pain, he didn't want to experience it again.

  "Hey big brother, this is——"

  "You've finally woken up," the Taoist child's eyes showed delight, and then immediately looked puzzled, "This is the territory of Qingyun Sect, where my Qingyun Sect's immortal gate is located. Ordinary mortals can hardly find it, how did you get here? Are you thinking of becoming a disciple?"

  I knew it!

  Qitian was shocked in his heart, he didn't expect that the sword mound was really related to the relic of the immortal, and it brought him to such a blessed place.

  "Hey, why aren't you talking?"

  Qitian returned to his senses and hastily said: "Brother, I indeed came to pay respects to a master."

  The Taoist boy suddenly showed a look of understanding and said, "You're lucky to have been caught by me. I saw you falling from the sky, probably teased by some spiritual birds. These birds, relying on their ability to swallow the essence of the sun and moon, have developed some spirituality and are very arrogant. They often tease wild beasts like this. It must be them. When I first came up the mountain, if it weren't for my master, I would have been in big trouble."

  Dao Tong's face was gloomy, and he said to himself, which saved Qi Tian from explaining a lot.

  "Right, you look very weak, I'll carry you on my back. With such determination, my master will definitely accept you as a disciple."

  "Thanks a lot to this big brother then."

  "It's too much of a coincidence, just call me Shixiong and it'll be fine."

  "Yes, senior brother."

  "Alright, alright, I'll carry you up the mountain."

  The young Taoist's eyes narrowed, and he smiled as he patted him on the back. Qitian could tell that this young Taoist was probably of no great status in the immortal sect, yet he was overjoyed to be called "Shifu" (Master). However, he didn't mind too much, since the other party had just saved his life; otherwise, he would have been seriously injured if not dead.

  Fairy Gate, Fairy Law!

  There was a glimmer of divine light in Qitian's eyes, and a Dao child was so extraordinary. In the immortal gate, what other immortal characters, wonderful sacred methods were there? This made Qitian full of expectations.

  All the way, what Qi Tian saw was a mountain of wonders, towering into the sky, with layers of immortal mist and treasures shining everywhere. Even the fog carried a sweet scent, making it hard for Qi Tian to imagine such a world existed.

  On the way, Dao Tong told Qi Tian many things and also made Qi Tian understand some things.

  "I am from the Qingyun Sect, which is divided into nine peaks and nine veins. The nine peaks are Qingyun Peak, Lianhua Peak, Cuicui Peak, Qixia Peak, Zilei Peak, Changming Peak, Lieyang Peak, Litutu Peak, and Jianfeng Peak. Each peak has one vein, with Qingyun Peak being the main vein. The disciples of this vein are very proud and not easy to get along with, so it's best not to conflict with them in the future. As for Lianhua Peak, all female disciples belong to this vein. Those sisters are as beautiful as heavenly fairies, but unfortunately, the master of Lianhua Peak, Qinglian Shifu, is too harsh. It's really rare for a brother to form a Daoist partnership with the disciples of Lianhua Peak."

  At this point, Dao Tong's eyes dimmed slightly.

  It seems that this person also has some stories.

  "Right, where was I? Ah yes, after Lotus Peak," the Dao child came back to his senses and continued hastily, "Apart from these two peaks, the others don't have much difference, only the requirements for accepting disciples are not the same. For example, Liuyang Peak and Qixia Peak require a five-element bias towards fire in order to match the two peaks' immortal techniques. In addition, Changming Peak and Cuicloud Peak are biased towards wood, Lietu Peak is biased towards earth, Lotus Peak is biased towards water, and Qingyun Peak requires at least two kinds of five-element heavenly gifts to be accepted as a disciple."

  "Then what about Purple Thunder Peak and Sword Peak?"

  "Zi Lei Peak, that's a lineage of Thunder Arts inheritance. Only those with a Thunder Body can join it. Most ordinary people belong to the Five Elements, and the Thunder Body is hard to find, so Zi Lei Peak disciples are very rare. However, the power of Thunder Arts can shake the heavens, and Zi Lei Peak is also one of my Qing Yun Nine Veins, the only lineage that can rival Qing Yun Peak. As for Jian Feng, I am a disciple of Jian Feng myself. With me as your guarantor, you can enter Jian Feng with peace of mind."

  At this point, the child seemed somewhat impatient to turn around and talked to Qitian about some taboos of Jiufeng, but did not teach Qitian any immortal methods. It was said that there were door rules, before worshiping the teacher, no one was allowed to discuss any immortal methods with mortals, so as not to disturb the mortal world.

  The Taoist boy had been walking in the mountains for dozens of miles before he finally arrived at the foot of the nine immortal mountains.

  These nine mountains of the immortals are far beyond what was seen before reaching the sky, each mountain is different, and every one of them rises into the vault of heaven, with a height of nearly a thousand zhang. There is purple energy condensed into a canopy above, with immortal springs flowing down in waterfalls, fragrant flowers wafting in the air, immortals cranes spreading their wings in the clouds and mist, their cries echoing far and high, occasionally, Zitian can see a few divine lights flashing by in the vault of heaven, but it's too fast, faster than lightning, he can't see clearly.

  "How is it, my Qingyun Sect is a well-known mountain sect within a radius of ten thousand miles. The nine peaks' spiritual energy is extremely rich, and there is no other immortal gate that can compare to it within ten thousand miles. You are able to find this place, which means you have good eyesight and good fortune. Generally, ordinary people would die on the road, eight or nine out of ten."

  Daotong said, putting Qitian down at the same time, with both hands forming a seal, and between his fingers, a faint golden light emerged.

  "Heaven and earth have no bounds, Qiankun borrows the law, green clouds nine veins, sword peak unnamed, open!"

  A brilliant golden light burst out, and the void in front of it suddenly rippled like water, as if something had dissolved into nothingness.

  "Hushan's great formation is invisible and formless, the Tao has not been established, it can't be seen, let's go, I'll take you to Jianfeng to pay respects to the master."

  With this child crossing the mountain protection array, Qitian indeed felt a great increase in spiritual energy in the void, which was far beyond comparison with the outside world. Even taking a breath, Qitian had the same feeling as when he was on Wudang Mountain shaving his hair and washing his marrow. Such an effect shook Qitian's mind and spirit. This was truly a blessed land of immortals.

  Walking among the nine sacred mountains, even ordinary grass and trees are imbued with spiritual energy, becoming so divine that they seem to press in on one. Between the sacred mountains, spiritual streams flow gently, where many celestial cranes drink from the water, their postures elegant and carefree, with a faint aura of spirituality floating around them.

  After walking for several miles, Qi Tian finally saw the first person. It was a young Taoist priest, wearing a cyan-gray Taoist robe, with black hair as black as ink, and piercing eyes that shone brightly. The whole person stood there, exuding an unusual aura all over his body. In his left hand was a pale green jade bowl, which emitted a hazy blue light. The spiritual water in the Lingshui River flowed continuously into it, but no matter how much water flowed in, it never seemed to overflow.

  "Xianjia's treasure!"

  "That's what you mortals say, in our immortal sect, it is called a Dao vessel."

  The spiritual water fell back, and the young Daoist put away the jade bowl. He turned around to look at Qitian and his companion. His eyes glanced at Daotong, seemingly unintentionally saying: "Yunfei, you're trying to cheat someone onto your sword peak again." (New book, needs recommendation votes and collection, everyone please give me some motivation!) (Public update time, initially set at 8 am and 8 pm for two chapters. Explosive updates are not included, thanks for the support!)