27: Chapter 27 Goat Horn Mountain

" I wonder what the attitude of the Inner Courtyard is right now! "

In the mountains, Yu Xiu walked, his feet seemingly lifted by the mountain breeze; with each step, he traversed over a dozen zhang.

Wind Walk, Riding the Wind.

If he wished, Yu Xiu could even ride the wind to travel, but it was too strenuous.

Most importantly, Yu Xiu did not intend to rush back to the Inner Courtyard.

Fang Jiming and the other eight Inner Courtyard Disciples were dead, and the Sect must already know; this matter could not be hidden.

He had left the Sect on the flying boat with Zhao Zheng and the other three, which was too obvious.

Conversely, the fact that Fang Jiming and the others wanted to kill him was equally obvious, so he had not destroyed the bodies, but buried them all together.

If he were truly just an Inner Courtyard Disciple at the first stage of the Qi Sea, he would be dead by now at the hands of the Yin Demon in Lushui Town.

Fang Jiming and the others would not have been implicated at all.

Unfortunately, Fang Jiming and the others had miscalculated Yu Xiu's strength and were all killed by him in retaliation.

As long as the Sect was willing to investigate, they could easily uncover the schemes of Fang Jiming and the others, and of course, they would also see that Yu Xiu was intentionally fishing for them.

Therefore, let the bullets fly for a while.

If the Inner Courtyard law enforcement Disciples came to arrest him, he would run; if he arrived at the Sect safely, there was a high probability that nothing would happen.

He headed towards the Qingwei Sword Sect all the way, and nothing happened along the way.

It was said that mountains were full of demons and Essence Spirits, and market towns were prone to breeding Yin Demons, but as Yu Xiu traveled through the mountains and forests, he had not seen any mountain demons or Essence Spirits.

He was walking in remote, uninhabited areas, and it remained peaceful; he only encountered some ordinary wild beasts, which he killed with a casual wave of Sword Qi.

As he was walking, he suddenly saw a strange, faint aura rising from a high mountain not far away.

' Demonic Qi?! ' Yu Xiu paused his steps, made a turn, and bypassed the mountain from a distance.

Although he now possessed the strength of the Five Viscera Realm, the first of the Great Four Passes, he had not yet reached the point where he could act without restraint.

Who knew what Realm of strength the demon in this mountain was at? If a great demon surpassing the Great Four Passes jumped out, it would capture him in an instant and refine him.

He became even more cautious, using the Sword Heart Concealing Edge to hide his aura completely.

Nothing happened.

" Hey human, how did you escape from my Yangjiao Mountain? If you dare to run one more step, I will cook you for an extra meal at noon. " A large toad hopped out from the low thorny bushes and spoke to Yu Xiu in human language.

' Hmm? ' Yu Xiu's heart jumped; he hadn't even noticed this small toad monster before.

He looked behind the thorns and saw a mud pit; he figured this small toad monster must have been hiding in the mud pit, evading his perception.

He took another look and saw that the toad was indeed covered in mud, its original appearance unrecognizable, leaving only a pair of large, red-glowing eyes.

' Fortunately, this small monster only has the strength of the second pass of the Ascending Dragon Realm. '

It could not see through the Realm he had hidden using the Sword Heart Concealing Edge at all.

He paused: " Where do people come from on your Yangjiao Mountain? "

The large toad was stunned for a moment: " Our Yangjiao Mountain has Great King Yangjiao presiding over it, so naturally, we raise people as blood food. How could there be no people... "

It stopped mid-sentence, then suddenly realized: " You didn't come from Yangjiao Mountain? "

It suddenly laughed: " Good luck! Today, your Lord Toad is going to catch a wild human to bring back to the mountain; the Great King will surely reward me handsomely. "

With a " Croak! ", the small monster's belly suddenly swelled up to the size of a millstone, and then it darted out like lightning, a red light spraying from its mouth towards Yu Xiu.

" Clang! " At the same moment, the sound of a sword rang out.

A blinding sword radiance appeared, and immediately following it, the leaping large toad monster was slashed in two by a single sword strike and fell to the ground.

' Great King Yangjiao? '

' Raising people as blood food? '

' A fine Yangjiao Mountain, I have noted it down! '

Yu Xiu didn't even spare the toad monster another glance and continued on his detour.

When he returned to the Inner Courtyard, he would report it to the steward, and when the Senior Brothers of the Sword Sect came out in force, this Yangjiao Mountain would surely be ground into powder by Sword Qi.

By then, he would have merit for reporting it and could also receive a reward of contribution points.

Not long after he started walking, he suddenly felt rolling Demonic Qi behind him, accompanied by a low roar: " Which blind fool dares to kill my Yangjiao Mountain's guardian toad guard? Come out! "

' It's a Demon Wolf. ' Yu Xiu looked back from afar and saw a Demon Wolf over a zhang long, churning up Demonic Qi, leaping dozens of zhang in a single bound, as if walking on demonic clouds; its aura was astonishing.

' A demon of the Great Four Passes. ' Yu Xiu did not stop for even half a step, with the Riding the Wind state enhanced, he walked even faster, and within a few steps, he disappeared into the mountain range.

After all, this was Yangjiao Mountain's territory; although he could kill this Demon Wolf, he feared it would attract more powerful demons, and there was no need to get entangled with it.

Once he returned to the Sect, this Yangjiao Mountain could be sentenced to death.

The sky of Yan Province was the Qingwei Sword Sect; it would absolutely not allow Yangjiao Mountain to exist.

Yangjiao Mountain quickly receded into the distance, and soon he could neither see the Demonic Qi nor hear the low roar of the Demon Wolf.

Another day passed, and Yu Xiu finally walked out of the dense forests and mountains, seeing a small town.

After passing this small town, he would be in the territory of Wuyang Prefecture, and the Qingwei Sword Sect would not be far away.

' Not a sound for a day; it seems the Law Enforcement Hall is likely on my side. '

If the Law Enforcement Hall stood with the nine deceased, including Fang Jiming, the experts in the Sect would have chased after him to arrest him long ago; they wouldn't have let him be this relaxed.

Yu Xiu breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he had anticipated this, he was still a bit worried; after all, facing a behemoth like the Qingwei Sword Sect, he had no chance of clashing with them, other than running away immediately.

Now, he didn't need to worry about these things anymore, but for the sake of caution, he still didn't speed up.

Outside the small town, people came and went; before he even got close, Yu Xiu saw many cultivators gathering. He didn't see any people from the Sword Sect, so he assumed they were from some small Schools or Jianghu wanderers.

He held his sword in one hand and arrived outside the small town, unhurriedly.

He heard those passersby cultivators saying: " What kind of School is Yunshan Cliff? "

" Who knows? There are so many small Schools with broken Legacies; this Yunshan Cliff might be a story from hundreds of years ago! "

" But that rogue cultivator named Jiang Han, his luck is truly good. He was captured by a demon, and not only did he survive, but he also found the Spirit Weapon 'Mountain-Settling Hammer' left behind by Yunshan Cliff. Now he can be considered to have soared into the sky! "

" To have a Spirit Weapon left in the world, this Yunshan Cliff probably wasn't an unknown small School back then; there must be other good things left behind. "

" Hurry, hurry! I heard that Jiang Han has hidden his tracks and is no longer showing himself. But his friends are all saying that Jiang Han also found a precious Medicinal Pill, and now he is probably in hiding, in secluded cultivation. After he comes out, his strength will surely skyrocket. By then, with the Spirit Weapon in his hand, we might not even have a chance to eat any meat! "

Yu Xiu deliberately slowed his pace, listening to everything, and had roughly figured out the ins and outs of the matter.

' Yunshan Cliff? '

' Jiang Han! '

' Hiss, why does this sound like a protagonist template! '

Captured by a demon, surviving, and then obtaining an Opportunity to soar into the sky—isn't this clearly a protagonist template?

However, he didn't feel curious about this Jiang Han; being with these guys with protagonist templates usually meant nothing good.

But he was quite tempted by the place called ' Yunshan Cliff '. He didn't really care about Medicinal Pills or Spirit Weapons, but there must be Secret Manuals and books there.

He also didn't care whether the Secret Manuals and Cultivation Techniques were profound or not, but as long as the quantity was large enough and he cultivated them all to Perfection, his lifespan and Comprehension Ability would surely see a surge!

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