Chapter 176: Secret Meeting (Part 1)

It had been more than twenty days since I had first left the cave where the old master was. The old master was traveling with me, but for some reason, he was always half a step behind me… no matter how fast or slow I was.

This made me feel a little uncomfortable. After all, the head of the Snow Mountain Sect came to me too suddenly, and I didn’t have any intention of becoming the head of the sect… Plus, no matter what, I still respected the old head of the sect in my heart. How could I feel comfortable with him walking behind me at a distance of half a sentence?

Thinking about this, I stopped walking. Before I could say anything, the old master looked at me and said, “You are the head of the Snow Mountain clan. Whether it is during the war or after the war, you will lead the Snow Mountain clan… It has been a long time since the Snow Mountain clan has had a true head. I want to help you cultivate the dignity of the head, so I have to start with the details.”

“Is this important? Besides, will I survive the war?” I knew I couldn’t argue with the old master, so I didn’t insist, but just walked towards the cave. By the end of the sentence, his voice had gradually become inaudible.

Even if I am a Taoist monk, a genius in the eyes of others, and not of this world… I am still not sure if I can survive the war.

Perhaps the world I live in has a much higher level of cultivators than this one… After all, the various conditions and heritages are not the same, but I have discovered that the cultivators here have a unique “resilience” of their own, making them outstandingly outstanding and standing at a very high level.

For example, the old master, and also some things in Chen Chengyi’s memory.

The old master heard me clearly, but he didn’t seem to care. He just said, “You are the successor of the legacy, and I believe that the three ancestors must have had a deep meaning. A great war may only be the beginning. Don’t think too much about the rest.”

In fact, what can I think deeply about? No matter in which life, I am only obsessed with the pursuit of the Tao, and the rest is just a passing cloud.

Due to the importance of the news, this meeting was attended by absolutely high-level participants, and the people present were not only from the Snow Mountain lineage… Moreover, in view of the current chaotic situation, this meeting will not be held at the gate of the Snow Mountain lineage, but in a secret room of the Snow Mountain lineage.

The secret chamber is in the mountains opposite the gate… I walked down the gate with the old master and arrived at the carriage that had been waiting.

Along the way to the gate, everyone I saw respectfully greeted me and the old master. I saw the old master deliberately walking half a step behind me, and there was a little surprise in his eyes. Then it turned into another kind of emotion, perhaps an emotion of recognition for me.

No matter when, people must admit that sometimes, in order to quickly gain recognition, you need the support and help of some people with great influence.

In the Snow Mountain clan, the higher the position, the more they have high hopes and support for me. This should be related to the legacy of the three ancestors of the Snow Mountain clan. This makes me wonder about these three people. What kind of people are they that they can have such reverence from future generations and not dare to disobey them in the slightest?

In a trance, the old master had already boarded the carriage with me… The carriage immediately began to speed towards the mountain peak… On the carriage, the old master sighed and said, “It is only because you are so calm and composed that if it were really Chen Chengyi, he would be more frightened by today’s situation. But sometimes, when his emotions are running high, he can always infect people… You and him… hmm…”

The old master didn’t say anything, and I was silent… In fact, I feel that Chen Chengyi, this slimy guy, is like living in everyone’s heart, and I can’t seem to do that… But I still don’t understand, is this good or bad?

And what does it have to do with the pursuit of the Dao?

The carriage was moving fast… It was like a speeding bullet on this grassland, and in twenty minutes, it reached the foot of another snow-capped mountain…

This snow-capped mountain didn’t seem to have any entrances… The old master didn’t explain anything, but took me straight up the mountain. On the way, he reminded me to keep up with his pace and pay attention to where I was stepping, because there were formations here.

I naturally saw it too, and I didn’t say anything, just following the old master’s footsteps and walking carefully.

The more I walked, the more I felt that this formation was extremely exquisite. When I saw an obvious stone gate not far from the foot of the mountain after more than ten minutes, I was stunned.

A barrier formation, a real barrier formation… This formation conceals this gate. I never thought that in this world I would be able to see such a formation.

You see, although this formation is small, the old master and I only used ten minutes to walk out of it… But in the world I’m in, this is also a nearly lost technique. Many so-called “obscuring formations” are done by using the terrain and the concealment of various objects. I didn’t expect to see a real “obscuring formation” here.

This is a formation that mobilizes the energy of heaven and earth, creating an effect similar to a mirage… It’s not strange to say it, but it’s really difficult to do it.

The old headmaster saw that I was a little surprised, and it was not strange. He said, “In terms of the background, the Snow Mountain lineage still has some… It is very difficult for other forces to obtain such a small formation, because this is a formation that is famous for its formations, and it is now difficult to find the traces of the hidden sect of the Snow Mountain lineage… Their heritage is very powerful, and even if they have received the teachings of Kunlun, there are not a few of them, but they have declined for special reasons.”

I nodded blankly… It seems that this world is not something I can easily guess.

How many wonderful stories and secrets are behind this?

While I was thinking, the old master had already brought me to the stone door… I twisted the mechanism in front of the door, and the heavy stone door opened… revealing the dark and deep passage behind the stone door.

“This is an important place in the Snow Mountain range, with multiple secret rooms… storing supplies, books, etc… and secret meeting rooms, protected by a large array. You will learn more about it in the future.” The old headmaster had nothing to hide from me.

I should have known about this a long time ago, but I didn’t have time to find out because I was in power during a special period.

“After so many sacrifices, the situation with Yang Sheng has basically been cleared up… This meeting will reveal everything.” The old headmaster suddenly said this to me.

Have things on Yang Sheng’s side been completely sorted out? I was a little surprised. After all, in Chen Chengyi’s memory, this was the biggest knot.

The old master didn’t say anything more, but took me into the deep passage… There were bright oil lamps on both sides of the passage… Walking in it didn’t feel stuffy, it seemed that there were other vents, and at the end of the passage was a hall… When I and the old master walked into the hall, I suddenly felt that it was brightly lit.

When I looked up, I saw that there were dozens of people sitting in the hall, all around a round table that was kept in its original wood color and looked very simple and quaint.

On the table was a huge map… with many red and blue lines and text densely depicted on it… just like the military map in Chen Chengyi’s memory.

From a distance, I could see that the map focused on a mountain peak, and at the top of the mountain peak… was a temple, a very simple temple… with only a single hall.

When they saw me and the old head enter, everyone looked at us, then stood up and bowed to me and the old head… including Chen Chengyi’s master, who bowed to us… After all, on this occasion, I was the head, and no matter what, etiquette was required.

The senior members of the Snow Mountain sect were even more eager for this to happen. They wanted me to take the position of sect leader as soon as possible.

Among them, there were a few who were not so solemn… They were Chen Chengyi’s friends, and they expressed their cordiality in another way… For example, right now, that little monk named Huigen suddenly rushed over and called out to me in a friendly voice, “Brother.”

But I was a little slow to react…