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"The sixth place is exactly as I expected."
Chu Yun revealed a smile, he was very satisfied with his ranking, after all, he was only at the fifth level of the Da Lou Immortal Realm, and being able to reach the sixth place could be considered a miracle, if the Sentencing Elder was slightly more strict, he could definitely place the Tong Tian Peak at the eighth or ninth place.
If that happened, no one would be able to say anything.
After all, to surpass ten rankings in one go was an extremely exaggerated feat. From ancient times until now, it had never been done, and the Tongtian peak that Chu Yun represented could be considered as having created a miracle!
After ranking the mountains, the Sentencing Elder began to give out rewards one by one.
The reward from Chu Yun's Tongtian peak was a gourd of pellets. These were merely the pellets sent out by the phaseless mountain as a token, while the true reward was related to one's ranking.
The higher one's ranking was, the more cultivation resources one would be able to receive every month.
Any random mountain peak in phaseless mountain would receive more cultivation resources than any other sect outside, and it was even stronger.
This was the foundation!
The legacy of one of the six ancient powers in the Immortal World!
Before Chu Yun had even left the martial stage, a few young summit masters had already surrounded him. With smiles that seemed a little fawning on their faces, they talked and laughed, "Brother Chu, our Tongtian peak can be considered as old acquaintances, but unfortunately, our Tongtian peak sealed off its mountain for tens of thousands of years and cut off all communication. Now that you have inherited the young summit master's legacy, I believe that under your leadership, it will definitely become extremely popular."
"Hahaha, Brother Chu, we have to keep in touch."
"Right, we mountain peaks still need to rely on you."
"..."
Listening to the flattering voices of the young summit masters and seeing their flattering smiles, Chu Yun did not feel too much about it. The sudden rise of the Tongtian peak that he was leading would definitely attract many flies.
Towards these people's flattery, Chu Yun could only fawn over them.
If he completely ignored them, they would definitely say all sorts of bad things about him when they went out. Although these junior peak lords ranked lower than them didn't have much status in his eyes, they were still a hundred times more consistent on the mountain peak they were on.
This time, if he did not give them face, then it was very likely that his reputation would turn sour in the future. Since he did not have to pay any price, he could just say a few perfunctory words.
When he finally walked out of the crowd, Zhan Tian walked towards him with a brilliant smile on his face. "Brother Chu, I heard that you went to our Immortal Execution peak to visit a few times previously, but unfortunately, I was in closed door cultivation at that time and couldn't personally receive you. Next time, when there's a chance, I must come to the Immortal Execution Peak to personally receive you!"
"Alright, thank you Senior Zhan Tian."
Chu Yun nodded, smiling widely.
He was also constantly muttering in his heart that he would definitely go to the Immortal Execution peak to find clues of the Fallen Berserker. There must be a lot of deeper meaning to that, with Yu Xiaoyao's and Gu Jian's status, it wouldn't be convenient to investigate, but he could.
The people from the Immortal Execution peak definitely wouldn't have thought that he had such a deep relationship with Man Man.
Under the cover of Young Peak Master, anything he did was very convenient.
"It doesn't matter. If you encounter any other problems in the future, you can come find me at the Immortal Execution Peak. I welcome all of them!" Of course, I will also go to the Tongtian peak from time to time. I've heard that the wine brewed there is very delicious, so you must not hold back on your senior brother! "
Zhan Tian reached out and wrapped his arms around Chu Yun's neck, looking extremely familiar with him.
Chu Yun unnoticeably frowned. The reason Zhan Tian did this in front of everyone was definitely because he had his own reasons. He probably wanted to announce to the other Young Peak Masters that he had successfully joined their side.
But he didn't do anything, and he didn't say anything.
Zhan Tian didn't need to think about all this. After he did this, the other Young Peak Masters would naturally think about it. He didn't care what Chu Yun thought, he just didn't care what the masses think.
It was that simple.
However, if he chose to distance himself at this time, Zhan Tian would definitely be very unhappy. Considering that he would need to go to the Immortal Execution Archipelago frequently in the future and have a good relationship with, Chu Yun decided to endure it in the end.
When the other Young Peak Masters saw this, they were all extremely shocked.
Just as expected, because Chu Yun had a conflict with the artemisia selengensis, he directly went over to Zhan Tian's side. He was only at the fifth level of the Rudra Immortal Stage, and was able to fight against Leng Rou.
Such a terrifying monster!
Artemisia selengensis's expression was a bit gloomy. Originally, he had felt a bit uncomfortable after losing to Zhan Tian, but after seeing this scene here again, how could he not understand that Zhan Tian was purposefully showing off.
"Damn it."
Anger flashed in the eyes of the green artemisia selengensis as its entire body trembled.
In this battle against the Crown Prince, he had been completely and utterly defeated!
After returning to the Skysplit Peak, Qing Wen's expression was somewhat conflicted. He didn't know how to explain his loss to his master. Before the battle, he had been brimming with confidence, but he hadn't expected it would turn out this way.
"Young Peak Master, the Peak Master wants to see you, he's on the cliff."
Just as the artemisia selengensis was at a loss, a disciple walked up with a respectful attitude.
When the artemisia selengensis heard this, its expression changed slightly.
The news spread very quickly. It was clear that his master already knew about this. He was afraid of his master's instincts. It was enough to see just how high of a position Ancient Sword One held in Qing Wen's heart.
He took a deep breath and forced a smile. "Alright, I understand."
Afterwards, the green artemisia selengensis walked up the cliff.
Gu Jianyi loved to go into seclusion on the cliff. Since he wanted to see him, he must have already come out of seclusion.
On the cliff, Gu Jian had his hands behind his back, staring at the sea of clouds in the distance.
The artemisia selengensis could only see his back, and could not see his expression. It was unknown what he was thinking, and it was precisely because of this that he was extremely afraid. He carefully opened his mouth and said, "Master."
"Yes."
He was dressed in a white robe and appeared very handsome. There was a youthful heroic look between his eyebrows, but in reality, he was very old. He was in the same generation as Man Man and Yu Xiaoyao, but his appearance was still youthful.
Hearing the ancient sword's reply, the artemisia selengensis slightly sighed in relief.
Master was still the same as before, there weren't too many changes in her emotions.
This meant that this matter did not have much of an impact on him and did not cause much of a stir.
"Do you know why I called you here?"
The ancient sword turned around, its handsome face facing the green artemisia selengensis. That pair of ancient eyes were filled with the feeling of time, as if it could see through everything.
There were countless young peak masters who regarded him as their leader and respected him as their master. However, in front of Gu Jian, he did not dare to breathe too loudly, and from the start to end, his eyes were filled with fear. After all, the person in front of him was his master, who was also one of the strongest people in the phaseless mountain.
"Master, this disciple is at fault!"
Qing Wen directly knelt on one knee, and said with a face full of unwillingness: "This time's Young Peak Master's battle, disciple felt that he had the power to fight against Zhan Tian, but he did not expect his Flying Dragon Art to actually reach such a high level of attainment. This disciple is in the wrong, this disciple should be punished! "
When he spoke, he was extremely sincere.
It wasn't an act.
In front of the ancient sword, no matter how good you were at acting, you would be easily seen through. The ancient sword had lived for so many years, and its perception of human nature had already reached an exceptionally terrifying level.
Therefore, the artemisia selengensis didn't dare act out.
The ancient sword moved forward a few steps and arrived in front of the green wormwood. Looking at his unusually sincere face, the sword moved as fast as lightning. "Pa!"
The Artemisia selengensis flew dozens of meters away with a single slap, crashing directly into a distant cliff. His mind was in a complete daze and went completely pale. Why did his master directly slap his own face? Could it be that this battle had truly angered him to this extent?
In the past, this was absolutely impossible!
Although his master had a bad temper, she had never made a move against him.
After slapping his face, Gu Jian felt a little unsatisfied and waved his hand, "Again."
The Artemisia selengensis immediately scrambled to the side of Gu Jian Yi and lifted its face once again.
He knew very well that if his Master wanted to slap him, he would let him slap her until he liked!
"Pah!"
As expected, the ancient sword slapped again, sending the artemisia selengensis flying.
This time, the artemisia selengensis felt as if its face had swelled up and a buzzing sound was coming from its ears. Reaching out to touch it, it could not only hear the blood flowing from its mouth, eyes, and nostrils. It was truly bleeding from its seven orifices!
Pain!
The intense pain attacked the nerves of the green wormwood. He felt as if his entire body was about to explode. However, no matter what other thoughts he had, he could only kneel on the ground while trembling all over.
He had never expected that his Master would be so furious this time.
"It was disciple's fault! If our weak disciples are defeated by Zhan Tian, that would be embarrassing for our Sky Crest Peak! "
The artemisia selengensis begged for mercy again and again. At this time, it no longer cared about its dignity. Being able to survive in the hands of its master was its greatest success.
"Oh? Did I say that you were hurt because of this? "
Gu Jian's expression was indifferent. He reached out and lifted up the green artemisia selengensis's collar, and without any hesitation, slapped it again.
This time, the artemisia selengensis was truly stupefied.
It's not because of this?
Why is that?
Even though he did not understand, he did not dare delay any longer. He scrambled to get back on his feet and kneeled in front of Gu Jianyi, kowtowing over and over again. "No matter what, it is this disciple's fault!"
"Then tell me, why did I slap you?"
Gu Jian put his hands behind his back, his voice was still as calm as before.
The current appearance of the green wormwood was as miserable as one could imagine. His hair was messy, his face swollen like a pig's head, and his entire body shivering.
Gu Jian's expression was indifferent, high and mighty.
He thought hard and couldn't figure out how he had angered Master to such an extent that he was so angry. After a long while, he carefully said, "Master, disciple is stupid, I really don't know!"
As he said this, his voice even sounded like he was crying.
It could be seen how wronged he was at this moment.
Master, please tell me what I did wrong!
I was wrong, I will accept it humbly, I will change it!
But you have to tell me, for what?
"A few days ago, you took the initiative to make things difficult for Chu Yun while I was in closed door cultivation, right?"
The ancient sword raised its eyebrows and explained the reason.
"Ah, yes. It's because of this, that brat Chu Yun actually dared to interfere and snatch away the Blood Demon Sect that Master was originally about to discuss with him. How can I stand by and watch? "Originally, the Blood Demon Sect wanted to join us. But now that they've suddenly joined Skypiercing Peak and lost their chance of increasing our strength, they've lost a lot of face!"
The artemisia selengensis cried out that it had been wrongly accused. He had thought that it was something similar, but who would've thought that it was something like this?
He was trying his best to prove that he had always been thinking about the Sky Crest Peak.
Gu Jian gave a faint smile and said, "Did I say that you would be smart enough to handle this matter?"
Artemisia selengensis froze where he was. Indeed, Master didn't mention this matter, but this sort of thing ? Was there even a need to ask? As the Young Peak Master, he should have dealt with all these troublesome matters in the first place. Not only did it show the magnanimity of Tianqiong Peak, it also prevented others from riding on his head and not making a sound.
He hadn't thought that Master would fly into a rage because of this.
"No matter what you say, Chu Yun is still Yu Xiao Yao's disciple. You should know about the relationship between me and Yu Xiao Yao, right? He is currently the Young Peak Master of Skypiercing Peak, and in the future, he will take over Skypiercing Peak. What do you mean by using my name to pressure him? Do you want our Sky Crest Peak to continue opposing Skypiercing Peak? "
Gu Jian rarely opened his mouth to explain much, but his eyes were very calm from the beginning to the end.
The artemisia selengensis was immediately stupefied, was this what he was talking about from the beginning to the end?
He knew that he had not done anything wrong in this matter. After all, we are the Sky Crest Peak, the second strongest in the 72 peaks of phaseless mountain, whether it is you, Ancient Sword One, or I, Green Artemisia, we are both well-renowned in the phaseless mountain.
However, a brat suddenly rushed out, ruining this good thing.
Although this kid is the disciple of an old friend, but we can't just let this matter go like this, can we?
He had to investigate more or less.
He himself hadn't done much either, he had merely instructed the Mountain Protector to make it difficult for Chu Yun. With just this little matter, would his Master really have the guts to slap him three times in a row?
When his thoughts traveled here, he felt even more wronged.
As soon as Gu Jian saw the artemisia selengensis's mood, he couldn't help but say coldly: "I don't need you to care about Chu Yun, but in the end, the reason behind the sudden drop in the relationship between Skypiercing Peak and Skypiercing Peak is still because of you. This time, three slaps is just a lesson, if there's a next time, I won't forgive you!"
At the end of his speech, Gu Jianyi's voice was very cold, causing everyone who heard it to tremble.
The artemisia selengensis lowered its head, gritted its teeth, and fiercely nodded as it retreated.
Everyone could tell the dissatisfaction he was feeling at this moment.
The ancient sword ignored all of this. It turned its head to look at the churning cloud and muttered, "Senior apprentice brother, did I do the right thing?"
Very quickly, a figure walked out from the churning clouds. He looked at Gu Jian Yi and smiled bitterly, "Junior brother, you are too impatient. Although the green artemisia selengensis likes to show off and has some ulterior motives, it is not a bad person."
If someone was here and saw this person, they would definitely be shocked.
Because this figure wasn't a stranger, it was shockingly the Peak Master of Skypiercing Peak, the crazy old man who had gone missing for tens of thousands of years ? Yu Xiaoyao!
If the news of his return were to spread out, it would definitely cause a commotion in the entire phaseless mountain. After all, Yu Xiao Yao was also an influential figure in the phaseless mountain back then.
This time when he returned, he secretly sneaked back. Other than the ancient sword, no one else in phaseless mountain knew about this matter.
Yu Xiaoyao wore sackcloth clothes. They were rough, but he didn't care about them at all.
His spirit seemed to have improved a lot compared to before.
Gu Jian shook his head and said, "It's all because of me being too unrestrained and unrestrained towards him all these years, causing his personality to be somewhat lacking. This time, against Chu Yun, it's just the epitome of many things, which is why I came together to teach him a lesson.
"Junior brother, all these years, I've troubled you."
Yu Xiao sighed and said: "Escaping is nothing. Anyone can escape, but to have the courage to guard, that is what is truly great!"
Gu Jian revealed a bitter smile and asked, "Senior apprentice brother, have you found anything during these past few years?"
"All the clues were artificially cut off, but through my investigation and judgement, I am seventy percent certain that it was not the Immortal Execution Archipelago."
Yu Xiaoyao was expressionless and his voice was serious.
"Not them?"
Hearing this, Gu Jian Yi seemed to have lost control of himself, "How is this possible? Who else could it be other than them? Senior brother Man was so low-key back then, who would dislike him? And only the innermost parts of the Immortal Execution peak would hate him so much! "
"There are too many people who don't like him. His idea is to become enemies with the entire Immortal World!"
Yu Xiao sighed. Although he was right to say all these things, from a different perspective, the concept of the right mistake would naturally be different as well. How could he prove that this was the true meaning of the right? I'm afraid no one can prove it.
"But, other than the people inside the Immortal Execution Archipelago, who could still destroy senior brother Man's soul without making a sound?"
The ancient sword gnashed its teeth. From his voice, it was obvious that he did not trust the Immortal Execution Archipelago.
This was also the reason why the Sky Crest Peak and the Immortal Execution Archipelago had never coexisted. Even the Peak Master was looking at each other with such enmity, so how could the relationship between these two peaks be good?
"Although it wasn't done by the people from the Immortal Execution Archipelago, it doesn't mean it has nothing to do with them. I can't say for sure, but Wu Meteor has to be involved because he is the biggest beneficiary of this matter."
As Yu Xiaoyao spoke to this point, he revealed a puzzled expression, "But aside from them, I've also investigated that there is a mastermind controlling everything. The mastermind is much more powerful than we imagined and involves a lot of things. It's really difficult to find out."
"No matter what, there is still a debt to be paid. I will eventually find the real murderer of Brother Man!"
Gu Jian's eyes flashed with anger.
His hatred was rapidly rising.
Yu Xiaoyao patted Gu Jianyi's shoulder and softly comforted him, "Junior brother, don't be too formal. You have a lot of responsibilities to bear. I can't go to the Immortal Execution Peak, so I can only place all my hopes on Chu Yun. Fortunately, this guy did well, and his progress was beyond my imagination! "
Speaking of Chu Yun, Gu Jianyi couldn't help but smile: "This kid, is truly a lucky person! I don't know where he learned this sword art from, but it's simply too tyrannical. Simply speaking, in terms of understanding the sword art, even I have to admit defeat! According to my guess, the person who imparted this sword art to him must be a great sword immortal! However, I never expected that he would actually be related to the Great Sword Immortal. "
Yu Xiao Yao did not reply. Gu Jian thought that Chu Yun was his disciple but he did not know that Chu Yun was in fact also Man's inheritor. He inherited the Battle God's Tyrant Body from the War God Man and also the Great Development Sword Technique.
It was just that he did not know what method Chu Yun used to change the Great Development Sword Technique, to actually be so tyrannical.
With regards to the identity of Chu Yun, Yu Xiaoyao did not plan to tell Gu Jianyi. It was not that he did not trust Chu Yun, but this matter involved a lot of things, and the fewer people who knew about it, the better.
"Senior brother, do you know anything about the Soul Race?"
Gu Jian changed the topic.
"Soul Race? All these years I've been out training, I've heard of this race, they seem to be from the heavens right? "He's very powerful, but most of the Soul Race haven't been unsealed yet. Once the seals are unsealed, it'll be a calamity for the Immortal World!"
Yu Xiao sighed. He clearly knew about the Soul Race's situation, but due to his identity, he could not interfere. He could only hide and observe the situation quietly.
"Regarding the Soul Race, phaseless mountain and the other stubborn people might not have noticed it, but they would definitely not care. One day, they will pay the price for their arrogance."
Gu Jian raised his head to look at the clouds in the distance, "Senior brother, why don't you stay at Sky Crest Peak for a few more days to block out the news? Even those stubborn old fellows at phaseless mountain headquarters would never be able to find you."0
The only thing that I can't let go of right now is that brat Chu Yun. He has a rather fierce personality and doesn't know how to retreat, so if you have the chance, you have to help me look after that damn brat. "Su Yun said.
Yu Xiaoyao revealed a smile. He no longer had much to worry about in phaseless mountain.
It had already been tens of thousands of years since they left. No matter how hard they could not let go of this matter, it should be all over by now.
The only one he could not let go of was Chu Yun.
"You definitely won't be able to imagine the trajectory of Chu Yun's development."
Although over the years, he seemed to have nothing to do, he had actually been paying attention to Chu Yun in private. It was just that he did not want to appear too intimate with the Tong Tian Peak, so he had never visited the Tong Tian Peak.
The only time it happened was because of the Blood Demon Sect.
"In a few years, it's true that no one has ever ascended from the Earthly Immortal Realm to the Great Luo Immortal Realm. I only hope that this kid can find out some useful things with the help of his age. I'm old now, and I won't live for many years, but I hope that I can avenge junior brother Man with my life!"
A look of determination once again flashed through Yu Xiaoyao's eyes.
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