Chapter 77 Welcoming Guests

  Twelve years ago, Gu Ping left Yun Qing Men. At that time, Gu Yan was only eight years old, but he already knew about Lin Xue Ge's past. Moreover, he also knew that the Divine Thunder could be imparted. The Gui Shui Yin Lei of the Leishan Sect had no specific method for transmission, and it could only be achieved when a disciple became proficient in using the Five Elements Thunder Incantation, grasped its essence, and slowly merged it into the Five Elements Thunder, with Water Thunder as the main focus, which was the Gui Shui Yin Lei. This Gui Shui Yin Lei was absolutely not comparable to the Gui Shui Yin Lei drawn by Lin Fan's talismans. The Gui Shui Yin Lei and the Tai Yi Divine Thunder were both considered top-notch divine thunders of the righteous path. Although there was still a long way to go before reaching the Tai Yi Divine Thunder, the Divine Thunder could be imparted, which was a shortcut. As the Divine Thunder itself had the power to dispel evil and clear the air, its might was enormous, making countless people covet it.

  Gu Yan only knew that Lin Xue Ge was still alive, but didn't know that Lin Xue Ge had become a Qing Xiuzhe. Not even Gu Ping knew about this matter. As for Lin Fan, he thought that even if Lin Xue Ge understood the Taiyi Divine Thunder, it would be useless. What a pity for such a hero! If only he himself could wield the divine thunder, then learning the Tian Mang Heart Method to spread and glorify the divine thunder would be the right path. Lin Fan couldn't help but think of the Jiao Long Heavenly Calamity, where thousands of heavenly thunders poured down, and even a half-divine dragon wouldn't be able to match it.

  After leaving the Jiulang Mountains, they swept away the gloomy atmosphere of the Ghost Gate. Except for Gu Yan, the other three began to joke and chat again. Then, they were intercepted by a white rainbow.

  "This road was opened by me, this tree was planted by me. If you want to pass through this road..."

  The words were left unspoken, and Lin Fan saw that it was none other than Zhang Tongyuan. This guy was born to be a troublemaker, always picking fights wherever he went. Last time, he was defeated by himself and Ximen Shuai, yet he still didn't learn his lesson.

  Zhang Tongyuan smiled: "So it's an old friend, come to the Purple Bamboo Palace?" Dammit, can't beat him. Zhang Tongyuan couldn't think of a good way to break Lin Fan's Buddha Knife, although he could also contend with Lin Fan, but last time Lin Fan didn't take on a single set, this time definitely won't either. In the Emerald Valley, it was considered a clean fight, Zhang Tongyuan stepped forward and smiled: "You're not dead, that's good."

  Lin Fan was also annoyed, and from the Qian Kun ring he took out a suckling pig: "Want one?"

  Zhang Tongyuan burst out laughing: "You're lucky, this fox skin is yours, you can't escape." He may have snatched the skin at first sight, but that was because of his humble and yielding attitude. Lin Fan took the fox skin, and Zhang Tongyuan didn't get angry, being able to pick up his life under the purple cloud where the Hundred Eyes Demon King's clone was, was already Lin Fan's good fortune.

  Lin Fan felt embarrassed and put the suckling pig back with a smile.

  Zhang Tongyuan leaned in close to Lin Fan's ear: "I heard that on the edge of the Ten Thousand Great Mountain, a thousand-year-old demon beast appears. Shall we take it down together?"

  Pull off a heist? This doesn't sound like something a cultivator would say, it's completely the tone of a mountain bandit or a kidnapper. However, last time you and Sima Yi seemed to be involved in a kidnapping plot as well.

  Zhang Tongyuan said, "You have the Qiankun Seal, you're not worried about it anymore. I'll give you an unactivated magical treasure, how about that?" If we want to cooperate, we need to cooperate with someone who has the Qiankun Seal. Zhang Tongyuan is very clever; if he didn't have a Lihuo Bird Clan, he would have gone to Xizhou to find Ximen Shuai earlier. Although there was a misunderstanding before, later on, they mourned Lin Fan's death together and tried to trick him into hitting a thousand-year-old demon beast. The Qiankun Bag is the most needed magical treasure for me right now.

  "Don't go." Lin Fan shook his head, not because he looked down on the treasure, but because last time when fighting against the thousand-year-old demon fox, the demon fox only had 200 years of cultivation. If it wasn't for the Absolute Color, Ximen Commander and Zhang Tongyuan would have been trapped inside. Moreover, this demon beast was just making an appearance, there was no need to go thousands of miles to eliminate it. However, if the demon beast came out of the Ten Thousand Great Mountains and harmed people, Zhang Tongyuan would not come looking for him. He would instead gather a group of people at the Ziqi Temple, using the excuse of eliminating the demon beast and protecting the common people to gang up on him.

  Zhang Tongyuan looked uninterested and glanced at Gu Yan: "Is that guy the number one expert among the younger generation of Yun Qing Men?"

  "What's wrong? Want to fight again?" Lin Fan asked.

  "Don't hit him, this little guy will secretly calculate." Zhang Tongyuan said as if he was very familiar with Lin Fan: "Let's go together."

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  Last time Lin Fan was taken to the Purple Cloud Temple, he was unhappy and had to face off against San San Zhen Ren, so he didn't have the mood to appreciate the beauty of the Purple Cloud Mountains. Now that he took a closer look, he couldn't help but admit that the Purple Cloud Temple could be considered the number one orthodox sect, and the Purple Cloud Mountains were worthy of praise. The sea of clouds rolled with the wind, the mountain peaks appeared and disappeared, on top of which stood thousand-year-old ancient pines, strange forests, and weird rocks, as well as three-eyed twelve continents and ten great famous springs, making it a rare fairyland blessed place.

  The main hall is at the highest peak, majestic and unparalleled. Zhang Tonghuan led four people down to a side peak, which is Yingke Mountain, where guests from afar would stay and wait, and only go to the main hall when the time comes. The mountain is covered with a grassy sea, and walking on it feels very comfortable. The wing rooms are spacious and grand, with white original stone slabs covering them tightly. On the mountain, there are several hundred-year-old ancient pines and many auspicious animals and cranes.

  This brushwork and momentum are not comparable to Yunqingmen. When Yunqingmen entertains guests, they usually introduce them to a certain sect, where the sect leader receives and accompanies them. The guest follows the host's convenience, and there is no special residence set up for the guest. Zhang Tongyuan had an unusual expression, and Lin Fan asked: "Zhang Tongyuan, how much heart and blood did your Welcome Mountain cost?"

  Zhang Tongyuan hadn't replied yet, when Bai Mu hastily answered. He stroked the grass sea on the ground: "This is the high mountain grass of the first mountain range of the Northern Continent's plateau. Its texture is soft and resilient, emitting a faint fragrance that can repel mosquitoes and insects. When stepped upon, it feels extremely soft, and after moving one's foot away, the high mountain grass will return to its original state. The Emperor of the Northern Continent exhausted his national resources just to lay out a ten-zhang square grass sea in the imperial garden."

  "Isn't it just grass?"

  "The high mountain grass needs to be watered with the melted snow and ice of a thousand years, the peak of the northern continent has accumulated snow and ice for ten thousand years, and only a little bit of snow and ice melt in the summer, flowing into the mountains, can nurture these high mountain grasses. Without the water from the thousand-year-old snow and ice, it would be no different from ordinary grass after just a few years." Bai Mu said: "The Emperor of the Northern Continent is extravagant, setting up a cavalry unit specifically to transport the snow and ice from the northern continent's peak to irrigate the Grass Sea. The road from Central Continent to Northern Continent is far away, it must be that the Purple Bamboo Pavilion takes water from the thousand-year-old glacier at the intersection of 700 miles outside and Yunzhou. And this ancient pine tree can attract cranes to settle and linger, it must be a South Sea Pine, which grows on the sandy soil of a small island in the South Sea, and needs to be covered with sand every year to transplant."

  Bai Mu said, "The white rocks used in this house are probably from the Snowy Mountains of the South Continent. The snowy rocks are extremely solid and can be used to build a warm house in winter and a cool house in summer. Moreover, these rocks have a semi-transparent texture that allows light to pass through, so there is no need for windows, and yet it's still bright enough inside. These rocks are indeed good, but after being used in construction for four or five years, they become indistinguishable from ordinary rocks. Furthermore, the wood used in this house..."

  Bai Mu was like a treasure, and the arrangement of Yingke Mountain was magnificent. Lin Fan and others listened as if they were in a fantasy world. The arrangement of this Yingke Mountain is unparalleled in luxury, all built with carefully selected materials from the twelve continents. Even the goose-soft stone used to pave the road was taken from the Great Encircling River in Xizhou.

  Zhang Tongyuan didn't say a word, this Welcome Mountain was built after the Qingping Gate riot, the new leader of the sect drove out the Qingping Gate, and each sect master made contributions to pacifying the riot. The Purple Bamboo Pavilion's reputation greatly decreased. The new leader wanted to re-establish its prestige, so they used all their might to build Welcome Mountain. After this leader passed away, it was succeeded by the new leader, Ziyun True Person, who also spent three months rearranging Welcome Mountain before taking office. This move had a great effect, during the grand ceremony of the sect leaders, each sect master couldn't help but be moved by the extravagance of Welcome Mountain and praised it with generous words. Even San San True Person told Lin Fan that the Purple Bamboo Pavilion's Welcome Mountain was truly a wonderful place.