149: Chapter 149 Visit

After entering Shanhe Academy, Pei Qingyun realized that he had seemingly underestimated this number one academy in Beilong Province, which had a history of only over four hundred years.

Although the number of students Shanhe Academy admitted every three years was not many, the total number accumulated over so many years was still significant.

Along the way, more than half of the academy members Pei Qingyun encountered had strength surpassing his own.

And their ages were generally much younger than his.

An old face like Pei Qingyun's was often considered a symbol of the strong within the academy.

After all, among the official members of the academy, if someone of his age had not yet entered the Meridian Opening realm, they would either be sent off to retirement or assigned to a quiet post to oversee a specific area.

Therefore, many academy students naturally assumed he was a senior.

If it weren't for Pei Qingyun's stoic old face, which made it impossible to read his emotions,

He would have been embarrassed enough to dig out a five-room apartment with his toes.

Fortunately, through these academy students, he managed to ask for the location of Changyou Peak.

In Shanhe Academy, from the moment any Martial Artist is promoted to a Xiantian Master, they are automatically promoted to an Academy Elder.

At this point, an academy Elder has two choices.

One is to continue staying within their original lineage, and the other is to start a new lineage.

Master Changyou was someone who started his own lineage back then. However, after Master Changyou's fall, this lineage existed in name only.

Now, besides a few surviving Disciples of Master Changyou from those years, very few people have joined Changyou Peak.

This is a true reflection of a lineage after losing the protection of a Xiantian Master.

In a few years, when all the Disciples under Master Changyou have passed away and no new Xiantian Master has been born, Changyou Peak will also exit the stage of the academy's history.

Shanhe Academy was very large. Pei Qingyun and Pei Siyao walked and stopped along the way, taking nearly the time it takes for an incense stick to burn before they found the location of Changyou Peak.

Changyou Peak was actually not very high, nor was it as towering as those so-called extraordinary peaks that pierced the clouds; it was only several hundred zhang high, but the summit was shrouded in swirling mist, where light and shadow intertwined, giving it a sense of unreality.

According to legend, this place was originally just an empty space, and it was Master Changyou who, by his own strength alone, placed a mountain peak here and, after some modifications, created the current Changyou Peak.

Pei Qingyun did not know the truth of this rumor. He had never witnessed whether a Xiantian Master possessed such great power, judging only through rumors.

But it had to be said that Changyou Peak was completely different from ordinary peaks. Ordinary peaks are generally narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, with the base covering a larger area.

But Changyou Peak was not like that. Up close, its top presented an umbrella-like shape. From a distance, the whole thing looked like a massive mushroom.

In addition, the cliffs of Changyou Peak were exceptionally smooth. Under the reflection of sunlight, they emitted a startling flash.

However, if one observed carefully, they could find two spots on Changyou Peak; one was a slight depression in the very center, carved with three large characters: "Changyou Peak."

The other was at the foot of the mountain. To facilitate climbing, steps had been built there.

In fact, no matter how smooth the cliffs were, it would not be difficult for someone of Pei Qingyun's strength to climb this peak of several hundred zhang.

With every step, he could easily leave a notch in the cliff side.

But such a situation did not occur on the cliffs of Changyou Peak.

Clearly, this method of climbing the peak was not permitted.

Before long, the two of them arrived at the foot of the mountain.

Following the steps, they made their way up the mountain.

These sections of steps were like a giant Dragon coiling around Changyou Peak.

Along the way, the two experienced nine bends and eighteen turns.

However,

Just as the two were about to reach the summit, they were stopped by a Disciple of Changyou Peak.

From his appearance, this Disciple was about forty years old, and his strength was already in the Six Viscera Realm.

Pei Qingyun knew that this was likely not the other party's true age; his actual age should be quite a bit older than this, but certainly younger than himself.

"Who are you, and why have you trespassed onto my Changyou Peak?" the Changyou Peak Disciple questioned.

Pei Qingyun did not get angry but slowly introduced himself, "I am Pei Qingyun. This is my junior, Pei Siyao, a Disciple under Master Tianlan. Today, we two, grandfather and granddaughter, have come specifically to pay our respects to Grandmaster Lingyao."

At Pei Qingyun's age, being only at the Six Bowels Realm Early Stage naturally failed to attract the attention of the Changyou Peak Disciple.

On the other hand, Pei Siyao's status was different; as a Disciple of a Xiantian Master, her prestige immediately felt much more impressive.

Sure enough, the Changyou Peak Disciple's gaze softened instantly. "So it is a prized student of Master Tianlan. Please wait a moment; I will go and inform Senior Martial Uncle Lingyao."

Without making the two wait too long, the Changyou Peak Disciple returned.

Seeing Pei Qingyun and his granddaughter again, the Changyou Peak Disciple's attitude was even better, as he bowed and made a gesture of invitation. "I am Li Yifeng. Senior Martial Uncle Lingyao invites you in."

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At the summit of Changyou Peak, inside a small mountain courtyard, a beautiful woman around fifty years old was focused on watering the flowers and plants around her.

The beautiful woman wore a plain-colored elegant dress that seemed like light clouds surrounding her, exuding elegance within its simplicity.

Although her face was no longer as delicate as in her youth, it possessed a maturity that young girls lacked, especially the fine lines at the corners of her eyes, which were like patterns carved by time, adding a few more touches of charm.

Judging solely from her appearance, this beautiful woman gave off a more gentle and intellectual feeling.

If anyone thought the beautiful woman was just a pretty face, they would be gravely mistaken.

This beautiful woman was precisely the current leader of Changyou Peak, Grandmaster Lingyao.

Suddenly,

Grandmaster Lingyao stopped her movements and fixed her gaze straight ahead. Through the Formation, she saw the scene outside the courtyard.

She saw three figures, one in front and two behind, slowly walking toward her from a hundred zhang away.

The three were Li Yifeng, Pei Qingyun, and Pei Siyao.

With their visual prowess, it was not difficult to see clearly a hundred zhang away.

However, this mountain villa was shrouded by a Formation, so the three could not see the situation inside the courtyard.

Soon, the three arrived at the courtyard gate.

At this time, Li Yifeng also stopped and said to the two, "Brother Qingyun, Junior Sister Si Yao, Senior Martial Uncle Lingyao is inside this courtyard. Senior Martial Uncle Lingyao instructed that you may go straight in once you arrive. My guard duty for today is not yet finished, so I won't join you."

Pei Qingyun expressed his gratitude, "Thank you, Brother Yifeng, for guiding us. If you have time, let's go to Chunxiang Tower for a drink together; it'll be my treat."

Li Yifeng also knew these were Pei Qingyun's polite pleasantries, and he responded, "I thank Brother Qingyun for his kind offer. My guard duty is not yet finished, and I cannot leave Changyou Peak for the time being."

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