Chapter 587
The 100,000 Great Mountains stretch endlessly, and from a distance, they look like a dragon perched between heaven and earth.
If one day, this dragon rises up from the ground, I’m afraid that in the stretch of its body, it can tear heaven and earth apart.
However, when you are in it, there are strange rocks and towering trees everywhere.
It is difficult to distinguish the path and you cannot see where the road goes.
Only the people of the 100,000 Great Mountains, who have been here for generations, can easily identify the path…
There are many strange and wonderful sights in the mountains, which are breathtaking.
However, naturally, the people cannot afford to look around much. With Tian Miaomiao, they can easily identify the path and chase after the group of people.
With Jin Ge by his side, he could see the group’s tracks from afar, and did not have to follow too closely, causing the two groups to accidentally meet.
However, as they walked, Qing Yuan asked:
“Logically speaking, these people are not from the Hundred Thousand Mountains. Otherwise, they would not have been noticed by you, the previous owner, outside the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
”However, they are so familiar with the paths here.
“It seems that they have never stopped along the way?”
The owner of Wusheng nodded gently:
“Yes, there is something strange about this, and I don’t understand it either.
“All I can say is that perhaps Jun Hezai has long been plotting to conquer the Mountain of a Hundred Thousand Peaks.”
“Conquer… just the Mountain of a Hundred Thousand Peaks?”
Qingyuan glanced at the Wusheng Landlord:
“If I remember correctly, Jiang’s goal in coming here is to find the legendary magic weapon of the Demon Sect.
”He wants to use this magic weapon to resolve the crisis of the Golden Cicada.”
When Aunt Rou heard this, her expression changed slightly and her eyes narrowed:
“Are you trying to say that Jun Hezai is also plotting this?”
“Perhaps…a little earlier than Brother Jiang.”
Qing Yuan said this, and then asked:
“May I ask you, senior, just now, Zhen Nu said to Brother Xiang that the person who came to cause trouble for us was Cheng Bufu, the so-called Wuyu Grandmaster.
”We have also experienced this person’s martial arts, and they are truly extraordinary.
“And as Brother Xiang said, there are at least ten more such masters in this group… I wonder, how many of them do you know?“
”Hmm…“
Aunt Rou spoke after leaping over a boulder with her nimble feet and landing:
”Wuyu Grandmaster Cheng Bufu is not well-known in the martial arts world.
“However, his Dàyàn Wǔxíng Jue (Five Elements Formula) is extremely powerful.
“After I became the owner of the Wusheng Building, I once fought with this person, but in the end I was slightly inferior.
“However, this person has been living in seclusion in Zhao Country for many years.
”Never asking about the affairs of the martial world…this visit was also unexpected.“
At this point, she paused slightly and continued,
”Apart from the Five Imperial Masters, there are a total of three people I can name.
“Qingyuan… You are the heir to the Daoist school, and you are well-travelled and knowledgeable. Have you heard the words ‘Three thousand killings in one night, embroidering eyebrow points with blue and white’?
Tian Miaomiao listened to their conversation while searching for traces.
Hearing this, she couldn’t help but ask:
“What is this? It sounds strange, like something from a play?”
“Not really.”
Qingyuan Daozi said with a grave face:
“Are you talking about Ouyang Xue, the legendary ‘Blue and White Sword of Doom’?“
”Dao Zi is truly extraordinary. This person has been missing for many years, and you have heard of him…“
Aunt Rou looked at Qingyuan with some surprise in her eyes.
Then she heard Qingyuan Daozi sigh:
”The Chu School can be considered a master of the martial arts.
“More than thirty years have passed since the incident of ‘Blue and White on the Door, Murder at Night’.
“But even now, how can anyone who knows about that night and its aftermath forget about it?“
”What exactly is it?“
Tian Miaomiao couldn’t help but ask again, and couldn’t help but glance at Xu Mu:
”You don’t know either?“
Xu Mu was stunned:
”Why would I know?“
”You’re older.“
”…Being older means knowing a lot?“
”Otherwise, wouldn’t it be a waste of all those years of living longer than us?”
Hearing Tian Miaomiao’s righteous words, Xu Mu felt a little self-pity.
Over the years, he had been practicing diligently in the Golden Cicada Palace every day, and had really missed out on a lot of things.
Qingyuandaozi then briefly told everyone the story behind this.
The story was actually quite simple. It was that Ouyang Xue and the Chu clan had a grudge, and since she was young, she had been wandering the rivers and lakes, her life unknown.
Although the Chu clan knew that she was a scourge if she survived, they could not find her and had to let the matter rest.
Time passed, and more than ten years later, Ouyang Xue suddenly reappeared in the world.
She had cultivated extremely powerful martial arts.
She had fought against the Chu clan’s best fighters several times, and finally went directly to the Chu clan’s headquarters, leaving a mark of blue and white porcelain on the main door and writing:
“Three days later, at midnight, the Chu Sect will cease to exist!”
These sixteen words caused an uproar.
The head of the Chu Sect naturally did not sit back and wait for death. Within three days, he not only summoned all his disciples back to the headquarters, but also invited many masters to come and help.
Among them were many masters of the martial arts world.
Within the entire Chu Sect headquarters, more than 3,000 masters gathered overnight.
They thought they were in the clear.
But little did they know…
“What happened that night was learned from the mouths of some of the survivors.
”But those people had already been so scared that they were delirious and could not tell the whole story.
“All we know is… it was a woman.
”She only had a sword in her hand.
“She used only one sword to kill… no matter if you were a famous veteran or a rising star with a great reputation.
”She only used one sword against anyone.
“It was like this…one person, one sword, and in less than two hours, she killed all 3,000 disciples of the Chu School and many guests.
“The head of the Chu School’s master was hung high under the Chu School plaque.
”It was truly shocking.“
Qingyuandaozi paused here, but did not finish. After a moment’s thought, he continued:
”After that, the entire martial arts world and the five countries were in turmoil for more than three months.
“The Chu School was certainly at odds with Ouyang Xue, but that night she killed too many people, and many people who had nothing to do with her also died in the battle.
“There were also some people who didn’t want to make things difficult for her, but wanted to resolve the hatred between them.
”But she killed them too.
“In this way, she made too many enemies.
”Many people in the martial world wanted to kill her and take their revenge.“
”Then what happened?”
Tian Miaomiao’s breathing became a little heavy.
“…Then, she spent three months almost bloodbathing the martial world.
”She disappeared after the last person who wanted to kill her completely gave up on the idea.“
Qingyuandaozi shook his head slightly as he said this:
”In fact, I have always felt that this person is a bit of a pity…
“Taking revenge for one’s family is only natural.
”However, it is enough to kill the main culprit, why involve the innocent?”
“Perhaps… she felt that none of the people who showed up that day could be considered innocent?“
Qing Yuan was very surprised to hear this.
Not because of the depth of the words, but because they were actually coming from Tian Miaomiao.
This was a bit unbelievable.
Not only Qing Yuan Daozi, but even Shi Ming subconsciously cast a vicious glare.
Tian Miaomiao snorted at this, and then said with a sense of entitlement:
”What’s wrong? Isn’t what I said right?
“Of course a deep blood feud must be avenged. How can you let the other party kill your parents and not care?
“Anyone who went that night to help the Chu family was trying to prevent people from avenging a deep blood feud.
”Anyone who wants to resolve hatred is trying to make peace.
“That is also preventing people from avenging.
”Preventing people from avenging is the same as personally killing their parents.
“In the final analysis, I think that the people who stood in front of her that day are all damned.“
Qing Yuan’s disciple was stunned, and then sighed:
”That’s actually not wrong.
“I didn’t expect Miss Tian to have such thoughts, but it makes me look at you in a new light.”
“After all, I am the young master’s maid every day, and I can always learn a little about these things.”
Tian Miaomiao looked proud.
”…”
Qing Yuan just felt at a loss for words.
He was bursting with words, but in the end he could only swallow them back with a dry laugh:
“Brother Jiang is in a good mood.
”I like teaching maidservants these principles…“
Jin Ge quickly said:
”Dao Zi misunderstood… Well, my brother… Never mind, forget I said anything.”
He was at a loss for words, trying to defend Jiang Ran, but couldn’t think of anything to say. Instead, Qingyuan Daozi felt that Tian Miaomiao was telling the truth.
Qingyuan then picked up the thread of the conversation again and asked Aunt Rou:
“Host, you suddenly mentioned this person, could it be that…”
Aunt Rou nodded slightly:
“This person is now among those people.”
“Huh?”
Tian Miaomiao was taken aback:
“Why would a perfectly healthy person want to kill themselves?“
”……It may not be suicide,“
Qing Yuan Daozi said in a deep voice,
”In the past, this person caused a storm in the martial arts world. Although no one called them the best in the world, their martial arts skills were absolutely among the best in the world.“
”It’s useless for her to be the best at anything…if she’s an enemy of my young master, she’s dead!
“This is a golden rule that I have come up with after following my young master all this time, through thick and thin!“
”…Oh dear.“
Jin Ge looked at Tian Miao Miao with a look of admiration:
”Miss Tian has stopped counting ants and started summarizing golden rules.“
”So what?“
Tian Miao Miao snorted:
”Don’t always underestimate me, I’m also very smart, okay?”
Jin Ge really wanted to nod, but he felt that it would be too dishonest, so he just shook his head a little, unable to tell if he was nodding or shaking his head.
As she listened to them talking, Aunt Rou couldn’t help but smile:
“It’s really good to be young…
”But I have to tell you, this Ouyang Xue is not even the most highly skilled fighter among them.
“From the way they act, Ouyang Xue is also taking orders from someone else!”
“What is the meaning of this?”
Qing Yuan Daozi asked.
But Aunt Rou shook her head:
“It’s not just that…
“In fact, apart from this Ouyang Xue, who has killed three thousand people in one night and embroidered a blue-and-white pattern on a sword,
”there are two other masters whose reputations are no less formidable.
“One is the madman Yan Buqi, the End of the World Angler, at the edge of the sky and the corner of the sea.
”The other is Shang Wushu, who controls the weather with a single finger, at the top of Wanqiong Mountain.
“I don’t think you’ve never heard of these two people, with your knowledge.”
“…of course I have heard of them.”
Each time one of these names was mentioned, Qingyuan Daozi’s face grew gloomier.
Ouyang Xue was already one of the rare supreme masters in the world.
Yan Buqi was a madman of a generation.
When he was at the peak of his powers, the world still did not know about Ouyang Xue.
At the peak of his powers, he was almost invincible.
In a way, he was similar to Jiang Ran today.
But then, for some reason, he suddenly retired to the ends of the earth and the corners of the sea, never to be heard from again. He called himself the Dragon Angler of the End of the World.
Shang Wushu was another peerless master of the same era as Yan Buqi.
At that time, the heroes of the world were competing with each other, and the masters of the five countries gathered in Qiuye Qiongshan to decide who would win.
However, Shang Wushu appeared and single-handedly fought against the masters of the world. He determined the outcome with a single finger, and since then, many martial artists have never mentioned the word “martial” again.
His style is evident.
At that time, many people were curious about which of the two was better.
Unfortunately, the two of them never met.
No one has been able to answer this question.
Unexpectedly, to this day, they have appeared together in the 100,000 great mountains, gathered around Jun Hezai?
Jun Hezai…what exactly are his talents?
If they want to make things difficult for Jiang Ran…can Jiang Ran resist?
His thoughts were racing, and for a moment, his heart felt extremely heavy.
The most critical point was that these were the three people that the owner of Wusheng Manor could name.
What were the identities of the remaining seven people?
How did their martial arts compare to those of the three?
In any case…the appearance of so many masters at this level was definitely not good news.
Qingyuandaozi was a little self-absorbed for a moment, and everyone else’s footsteps became even more cautious.
Jiang Ran was still unsure whether they would win or lose against them, and if they encountered these masters, they would die instantly.
Therefore, the rest of the journey was spent in silence.
I don’t know how long it was, but according to the time, it should be almost dawn.
Tian Miaomiao still wanted to go forward, but Jin Ge suddenly spoke up:
“Wait… I see them.
“They seem to have completely stopped.“
”Completely stopped?“
Qing Yuan Daozi’s eyebrows slightly raised:
”Have we arrived?“
”Let’s take a look first.“
Aunt Rou said softly:
”Pay attention to your eyes. These masters are extremely sensitive to killing intent and gaze. Even if they are miles apart, it is hard to guarantee that they will not be discovered.”
Jin Ge nodded and looked for a while before whispering,
“It seems that they are…looking for a place to hide, trying to ambush someone…”
“…ambush?”
Aunt Rou looked confused:
“Who are they ambushing here?
”If they are ambushing, they should be outside the flute clan, ambushing Jiang Ran and the others.
“Now this location…”
She looked around, but for a while she couldn’t tell where she was.
She could only say:
“Could it be that we followed the wrong people? That they weren’t actually here for Jiang Ran?”
Qingyuan Daozi said:
“No matter who they want to ambush, whatever Jun Hezai wants to do is something we should stop…
”Is there any way to get closer?“
”With their hearing, our martial arts and breathing techniques, three li is probably the limit.“
”That place… is a depression,”
Jin Ge said,
“It’s similar to a small valley… They are at the bottom now, but I can’t see clearly because of the shade and the trees.
”However, it may be possible to extend the distance by using the height difference.
“Maybe we can try to go a little further.”
“Okay, you find the path, and we’ll be careful.”
Aunt Rou agreed after a moment’s thought.
The group immediately followed Jin Ge’s instructions from a high place and began to inch closer.
Tian Miaomiao also moved from the front to the middle, being pulled by Chu Yuniang and Shi Ming on the left and right.
This girl’s internal strength was very shallow, and she needed the help of the two of them to gather her energy, so that she would not be easily detected as she got closer.
However, as they walked, Chu Yuniang noticed that Tian Miaomiao kept looking left and right.
Shi Ming occasionally gave her a cold stare, and she would behave for a while.
After a while, she couldn’t help but glance left and right again… Chu Yuniang really couldn’t help it anymore, and whispered,
“What are you looking at?”
Tian Miaomiao was about to answer when she heard Aunt Rou in front of her whispering angrily,
“Shut up!”
Tian Miaomiao could only swallow back the words she wanted to say.
Proceeding with such caution, they walked until dawn in the east, and suddenly the world opened up before everyone’s eyes.
It seemed that they had reached the end of the forest.
Further ahead, there was indeed a depression, with a flat surface that seemed to have been artificially repaired.
There were no towering ancient trees to block the view, and the view was quite good.
Jin Ge leapt down and came to the group, pointing his finger at a place in front of them and asking them to take a closer look.
Qing Yuandao Zi looked closely and noticed that at the end of the depression was a cave.
The entrance to the cave was a large door.
The door was pitch black, and it was unclear what kind of material it was made of.
It seemed indestructible.
For a moment, he was a little shocked. What kind of person’s retreat was this?
In the midst of these hundred thousand mountains, there was actually such a place?
While he was in a state of shock, he noticed that faintly, a bloody color was spreading across the portal.
The bloody color was like blood vessels, and in the blink of an eye, it covered the entire portal.
One red light after another flashed brightly in the morning sun…
When the light around the portal was fully lit, the door slowly opened a crack.
“The person inside is coming out!”
Qingyuan’s expression tightened, and he caught a glimpse of a silver flash in the corner of his eye.
It was a sword!
In the corner, a woman who looked to be in her thirties drew her sword from her robe.
As the sword’s blade turned, a pattern of blue flowers appeared on the ground.
Ouyang Xue, the blue-flowered sword-destroying Ouyang Xue!
She wants to kill someone!
Who? Should I warn them?
Qingyuan’s thoughts whirled around for a moment, and when he turned his head again, he noticed that the person in the doorway had already walked out.
He was led by a young man with an extremely handsome appearance, and a large gourd hanging from his waist on one side, and a knife hanging from the other.
“Jiang brother!?”
Qingyuandao’s pupils suddenly contracted. How come he’s here?