27: His Taoist name is Taiyin!

Fourth Year of Huang Tian, May 7th.

Early morning.

The dense mountain mist had not yet dissipated, golden sunlight poured freely through the mountain forests, and crisp bird songs occasionally echoed.

On the main Peak, the hundred-zhang wide plaza was solemn and majestic.

Celestial Mountain Master wore a moon-white Daoist robe, with the dark bronze sword sheath hanging at his waist. His usually ethereal face was now covered with a layer of frost.

Behind him, four Late Stage Qi Refining Elders stood in a line:

Elder Qingshan, with a grave expression; Elder Yushan, holding a whisk; Elder Tieshan, with two swords on his back; and the burly Elder Jinshan.

All were Late Stage Qi Refining Cultivators, and this time they were all dispatched.

In the plaza, thirty Celestial Immortal Sect Disciples wore uniform pure white Daoist robes, with long swords on their backs.

Battle Intent and rage burned in everyone's eyes.

Their Sect had been underestimated, and even attacked in an attempt to extinguish their Dao tradition, making it difficult for them not to be angry.

"The Cultivators of the Yellow Heaven Cult commit heinous evil, slaughter Mortals, and destroy our cities. Such evil cults and deviant paths deserve to be executed by all!"

Celestial Mountain Master's voice was not loud, but a few simple words easily ignited the Disciples' anger: "I won't say much more, I believe everyone understands that the Yellow Heaven Cult's actions are tantamount to slapping our Celestial Immortal Sect in the face!"

"This descent from the mountain is to completely flatten the evil Yellow Heaven Cult!"

"We respectfully obey the Sect Head's decree!"

The thirty Disciples responded in unison, their voices perfectly aligned, echoing for several miles through the mountain in the early morning.

"Depart!"

As Venerable Tianxuan's words fell, he was the first to leap up and fly on his sword, his figure transforming into a streak of light, rushing towards the southeast.

The four Elders and thirty Disciples followed closely, like a hundred-zhang long white Dragon, cutting through the sky and sea of clouds, facing the rising sun.

It was a pity they didn't have a large flying boat; otherwise, their Aura would have been even more impressive.

A hundred years ago, in order to raise Spirit Stones to buy Foundation Establishment Pills, the last flying boat had already been sold in Kang Country... May 9th.

Early morning, the sky was full of stars.

The night wind howled, rustling the edges of Celestial Mountain Master's Daoist robe.

Elder Qingshan, who had gone to gather intelligence, returned with a few Disciples, cupping his hands and reporting: "Reporting to Sect Head, the main camp of the Yellow Heaven Army is thirty li ahead, and their Cultivators have always been there."

"The camp stretches for more than ten li, with about eighty to ninety thousand Mortal soldiers. The Cultivators are basically concentrated near the central army tent. According to the intelligence provided by Xuan Kingdom, there should be around thirty of them."

"However, the Cult Master of Huang Tian Cult has not appeared from beginning to end..."

The Elders exchanged glances, all looking at Sect Head Celestial Mountain Master.

"Sect Head, everything seems too easy?"

"Yes, Sect Head, the Cult Master of Huang Tian Cult hasn't shown up, and I always feel something is wrong."

"Sect Head, should we wait for more intelligence and not act rashly? That Cult Master of Huang Tian Cult—"

Elder Qingshan was truly uneasy, but Celestial Mountain Master directly waved his hand, interrupting him.

"Elder Qingshan, I understand what you mean."

"However, do you all still remember that the Yellow Heaven Cult foolishly recruited hundreds of Disciples three years ago? Why are there only twenty or thirty people in this camp now?"

Elder Qingshan replied without hesitation: "That's naturally because their Purple Gold Mountain's Spiritual Vein is too weak to support so many Cultivators!"

Celestial Mountain Master said mockingly: "Exactly!"

"Although Purple Gold Mountain has basically been sealed off for the past three years, with no activity reported, this Sect Head can confirm that the elite forces of the Yellow Heaven Cult are all here."

"Even if these are mostly Disciples who have just entered the Early Stage of Qi Refining, if they are all lost, what good is it for his Yellow Heaven Cult to leave one Cult Master?"

"Most of the remaining people probably haven't even refined their magical power yet, have they? Are they brought here to die?"

"Hahaha~"

As these words came out, the surrounding Elders and Disciples all laughed, and the atmosphere immediately relaxed considerably.

"The Sect Head is right!"

"Indeed!"

"In my opinion, the reason they've gone mad is probably because they're worried about internal conflicts over uneven resource distribution if they wait any longer!"

Everyone chatted and laughed, clearly confident of victory.

After a few breaths.

Seeing that everyone's worries had dissipated, Celestial Mountain Master then spoke again in a deep voice: "Remember, no matter what schemes or tricks they have, in the end, it still comes down to strength to convince people!!"

"This time, our Celestial Immortal Sect's core strength has been fully dispatched, and with this Sect Head holding the tianxian dharma sword, no one below the Dao Foundation stage can rival us."

"So, even if the Cult Master of Huang Tian Cult is here today, all these people must die!!!"

...Ten li south of the Yellow Heaven Army camp.

Above the thousand-zhang high sky, two large and mighty Golden Eagles were slowly hovering.

On the back of the male eagle, whose wingspan was a full zhang wide, sat a young Cultivator dressed in green. Two long, strip-shaped objects wrapped in white cloth hung from the Golden Eagle's neck.

This Cultivator was Yu Xuzi.

And the objects on the Golden Eagle's neck were the Magical Artifacts, yu king sword and Black Fiend Saber.

On the distant ground, there was a vast camp, with countless bonfires dotting the wilderness like stars.

Yellow tents were densely packed, extending to the horizon.

Elite soldiers with swords and spears patrolled around the camp, and the clashing of armor and footsteps faintly drifted on the night wind.

"Everything is normal. It seems nothing will happen tonight either."

Yu Xuzi commanded the Golden Eagle to quietly descend onto a nearby Peak.

Compared to the Battle of Purple Gold Mountain three years ago, his strength was now incomparable.

His cultivation at the Peak of Middle Stage of Qi Refining, combined with his second-tier sword technique and the yu king sword, allowed him to contend even with Late Stage Qi Refining Cultivators.

Therefore, there was no need to be as cautious as before.

However, at this moment, a black streak of light was tentatively flying towards his direction from the sky several li to the east.

"Hmm? Who?"

Yu Xuzi's brows twitched slightly, and he looked intently.

He saw that the approaching person was a young man who looked to be twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, with an ordinary face, simple clothes, and a cultivation of Middle Stage of Qi Refining.

He was stepping on a black Low Grade Magical Artifact Flying Sword. After approaching and descending, he still maintained a safe distance of over ten zhang.

The young man first looked at the extraordinary Golden Eagle with a hint of envy, then glanced at Yu Xuzi in surprise, and generously cupped his fists in greeting:

"This humble one is Qiu Dao, a Loose Cultivator from Hong Country. I just happened to pass by and saw this Golden Eagle, which is truly extraordinary and no ordinary bird, so I was curious and came to investigate. I didn't expect to find a Fellow Daoist here. I apologize for the abrupt disturbance, and I ask for your forgiveness!"

"So it's Fellow Daoist Qiu. This humble Daoist is also a Loose Cultivator, and my name is not worth mentioning."

Yu Xuzi nodded: "Fellow Daoist can call me by my Daoist name."

"Taiyin!"

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Hahaha, I bet everyone didn't guess that Yu Xuzi's Daoist name would be Taiyin.

In the old book, the two characters Taiyin appeared in the Mountain Sea Realm. Do any friends still remember? Hehe.