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Chapter 38 Going to Longhu Mountain

Shock, suffocation, silence so profound you could hear the heartbeats of those around you.

There were at least several thousand people who went up the mountain along the way, and they all witnessed the miraculous scene that had just happened, which completely refreshed their understanding.

This further convinced them that their trip to Longhu Mountain was worthwhile.

"An immortal, a true immortal."

"Hurry up the mountain, we're sure to see the immortals today!"

As if injected with adrenaline, countless people instantly lost their fatigue and hurried up the mountain.

The three mountain peaks connect with each other thousands of meters above the ground, and the Longhu Mountain Taoist temple is built against the mountain, making it extremely spectacular.

The front hall is specifically responsible for receiving tourists and also collects incense money and donations from them.

The entire front hall already covers hundreds of acres.

In front of the main hall, the Sanqing Hall, a tall sycamore tree stands, its canopy shading the sky, and it is wrapped with red prayer ribbons.

Tourists come and go in an endless stream, and many people even go up the mountain overnight to burn the first incense of the day.

The people in charge of receiving tourists in the front hall are usually the outer disciples of Longhu Mountain. There is only one Celestial Master in charge of the front hall, but he rarely appears.

The true mystery of Longhu Mountain lies in its back mountain.

The entire back mountain covers an area of ​​over a thousand acres, with ten Celestial Master Temples each occupying a specific location.

It also includes the disciples' training grounds, meditation halls, living quarters, and so on.

The Hall of Heroes of Longhu Mountain mentioned by Zhang Tianshi is a place in Longhu Mountain specifically for worshipping ancestors.

The memorial tablets of the generations of Celestial Masters are also among them.

The so-called cemetery on the back mountain is actually a cliff.

Longhu Mountain places the coffins of deceased Longhu Mountain Celestial Masters or those who made great contributions to Longhu Mountain in the air and hangs them on this cliff, which is called a hanging coffin.

After climbing the mountain, Gu Lingchen went straight into the back mountain.

At this moment, hundreds of Longhu Mountain disciples were practicing swordsmanship in the huge training ground on the back mountain.

Suddenly, a pitch-black coffin flew through the air, startling all the disciples who hurriedly hid, deeply shocked.

"How dare you trespass into the back of Longhu Mountain!"

With a calm expression, Gu Lingchen took a step forward, holding the coffin, and instantly appeared in the center of the martial arts arena. He then gently put the coffin down.

Hundreds of disciples from Longhu Mountain immediately surrounded Gu Lingchen.

"Hey kid, who are you?"

"Outsiders are not allowed to enter the back mountain."

"Guards, seize him and hand him over to Senior Brother Wan."

"Okay, Senior Brother Wang."

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

More than ten people wielding longswords attacked Gu Lingchen, their sword energy raging through the air.

Facing the attack from the Longhu Mountain disciples, Gu Lingchen remained indifferent, his body surrounded by sword energy before taking a step forward.

"Boom!"

In an instant, more than ten disciples of Longhu Mountain were sent flying like kites with broken strings, spitting out blood.

"Who's in charge here?"

"Make him come out and see me."

Gu Lingchen's voice wasn't loud, but it carried throughout the entire Longhu Mountain range.

Those who had just seen Gu Lingchen halfway up the mountain were shocked.

"Did you hear that?"

"It seems like someone is causing trouble at Longhu Mountain?"

"Could it be the person who flew up carrying the coffin?"

"My God, you dead legs, hurry up and crawl..."

At the same time, an elderly man with a white beard, who was setting up a fortune-telling stall not far from the outer hall of Longhu Mountain, turned around and looked behind him with a barely perceptible smile on his face.

He muttered to himself, "It's been a long time since any distinguished guests have visited Longhu Mountain. Interesting."

"Hey, old man, what are you muttering about?"

"Are you going to tell my fortune or not?"

When I was a child, a fortune teller told me that when I grew up, I would only be able to shovel manure.

"The result was incredibly accurate. Now I'm the head of a proctology department."

"Can you tell me how I can stop shoveling manure? I want to break this curse..."

"The back mountain."

"You bastard, how dare you!"

"Go quickly and invite Senior Brother Wan."

"No need, I'm already here."

A man in a white robe walked through the air, his expression aloof. His voice preceded his arrival.

Upon seeing the newcomer, all the disciples of Longhu Mountain bowed deeply and said, "Greetings, Senior Brother Wan."

"Useless! As a core disciple of Longhu Mountain, you were defeated in a single move."

"Go to the Enforcement Hall to receive your punishment later."

"Yes...it's Senior Brother Wan."

"Senior Brother Wan, be careful! This person is a bit strange. We didn't even touch him just now... and we were defeated."

At this moment, a female disciple from Longhu Mountain, who also had a cold expression, replied in a low voice: "You lost because you were useless."

"Senior Brother Wan is the chief disciple of the ten Celestial Masters and a candidate for the future Abbot. His strength has already reached the peak of the Innate Grandmaster level."

"I'm just one step away from breaking through to the Grandmaster level, which is on par with the Celestial Master."

"If Senior Brother Wan makes a move, he will definitely be able to defeat him easily."

"Uh... Junior Sister Guo is right, Senior Brother Wan will definitely be able to defeat him easily."

"Alright, stop flattering me."

"Putting in extra effort regularly is more effective than anything else."

"Watch closely, everyone. I'm going to show you what the essence of the Taiyi Sword Technique of Longhu Mountain truly is."

Senior Brother Wan walked up to Gu Lingchen and carefully examined him before coldly saying, "Boy, you're so young, yet you managed to defeat so many core disciples of Longhu Mountain."

"You do have some skill."

"However, you have trespassed into the back of Longhu Mountain, injured my Longhu Mountain disciples, and even placed a coffin in our sacred training ground. You must accept the punishment."

Upon hearing this, Gu Lingchen smiled faintly and replied, "I'm not here to fight."

"Do you have the final say on Longhu Mountain?"

"If it doesn't count, find someone who can make the decision."

"I don't have that much time to waste with you guys."

"You... kid, I've never seen anyone as arrogant as you in all my life."

"Let's see how arrogant you are after I take you down."

"Dragon Soaring to the Moon, Taiyi Sword Technique".

The next second, Wan Zhongyi stepped onto the Seven Stars and soared into the air like a dragon, attacking Gu Lingchen at an extremely fast speed.

"Wow, Senior Brother Wan's Dragon Soaring Moon movement technique is no less fast than the Celestial Master's! That's amazing!"

"If this kid can block Senior Brother Wan's sword strike, I'll eat my hat..."

"Yes, I'm just worried that Senior Brother Wan might accidentally kill this kid, that would be troublesome."

"He'll definitely be put in solitary confinement."

"Look at him, he must be completely terrified, he didn't even flinch."

Faced with an attack that was one in ten thousand, Gu Lingchen smiled and shook his head. It wasn't that he didn't want to dodge, but if he had to dodge such an attack, wouldn't his cultivation at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm be a joke?

"Boom!"

The next second, countless white sword energies erupted from Gu Lingchen's body, and then he gently waved his right hand.

In an instant, the sword energy surged like the Yellow River, blasting Wan Zhongyi and his sword hundreds of meters away before he landed on the ground, coughing up blood.

"I'm sorry, I didn't expect you to be so weak."

"The force was a little too much."

"But I'll be more careful next time."

Gu Lingchen's words could be described as killing someone by breaking their spirit. Upon hearing this, Wan Zhongyi coughed up blood again, his eyes looking like he wanted to devour someone.

He named himself Wan Zhongyi (meaning "one in ten thousand") in the hope that he would be as unique as his name suggests.

And he did it.

He became the chief disciple of Longhu Mountain in his thirties and has the potential to achieve the title of Celestial Master before the age of forty.

It can be said that Wan Zhongyi is already one of the most talented martial arts prodigies of the younger generation in China.

From childhood to adulthood, everything has gone too smoothly, one in ten thousand.

He was so overjoyed that he couldn't believe he had been defeated by someone who looked younger than him.

He didn't react for a long time.

"Senior Brother Wan, Senior Brother Wan, how are you?"

Are you alright?

"Cough cough cough, damn it, this kid's weird."

"Quickly, set up the formation."

"Taiyi Sword Formation".

"Yes, Senior Brother Wan."

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

In an instant, hundreds of people gathered in the air, and Tai Chi gave rise to Yin and Yang, and Yin and Yang gave rise to the Eight Trigrams.

One life two, two beget three, three beget all things.

Being surrounded by the Taiyi Sword Formation is equivalent to being surrounded by countless sword energies.

Since its creation, no one has ever broken the Taiyi Sword Formation of Longhu Mountain alone.

This is also the fundamental principle of Longhu Mountain's spiritual energy.

One in ten thousand is the center of the sword formation, and the other twenty or so are the killing formations within the sword formation.

Hundreds of people assisted.

Seeing the scene before him, Gu Lingchen's lips curled up slightly, and he said, "The sword formation is not bad, but it's a pity that your opponents are too strong."

"Hmph, kid, you're about to die and you're still being stubborn."

"Let's see what you're going to use to break through this formation."

"Heh, breaking the formation is easy enough."

"But don't regret it."

After saying that, Gu Lingchen moved his mind, and a bamboo branch flew from the distant forest and was caught in his hand. At the same time, a smile appeared on his face that was of course completely incomprehensible.

"Kid, what do you mean?"

"They think they can break the Taiyi Sword Formation with just a bamboo branch?"

"How ridiculous."

"Change formation, kill!"

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

The brilliance of the Taiyi Sword Formation lies in its infinite variations. It is difficult for ordinary people to mount an effective counterattack under the countless sword energies, let alone defeat the core figure of the formation, Wan Zhongyi.

But who is Gu Lingchen? These so-called sword energies can't even break through his protective barrier.

Faced with the attack of countless sword energies, Gu Lingchen leaped into the air and swung a bamboo branch horizontally.

Boom!

Countless sword energies disintegrated in an instant. Gu Lingchen did not want to kill them; otherwise, the Taiyi Sword Formation would not have been able to withstand a single sword strike from Gu Lingchen.

Then, Gu Lingchen flicked two fingers across the bamboo branch and then flung it away.

*Smack!*

"Slap slap slap slap..."

Once the bamboo branch flew out, it seemed to be equipped with a tracking device, and no matter where Wan Zhong hid in the sword formation, it could accurately strike him, producing a clean and crisp whipping sound.

"Bastard, bastard."

"Why am I the only one getting beaten up?"

"Quickly change formation and block the bamboo branches!"

"Ah, ah~"

"Stop hitting him, stop hitting him!"

Gu Lingchen had already landed to watch the spectacle, while a bamboo stick was still circling the Taiyi Sword Formation in the air.

He wouldn't fight anyone else, but specifically targeted Wan Gu Yi.

And they, hundreds of people, were helpless with just a single bamboo strip.

Just a few minutes later, Wan Zhongyi was covered in wounds, all of them superficial, which was even more painful than killing him.

However, at that moment, a bamboo stick flew from the outer hall and vanished into thin air the instant it collided with the bamboo branch.

At the same time, the old fortune teller in the outer hall stood up, a slight smile playing on his lips, and looked toward the back mountain...