Windhowl Cliff: The Four Cloud-Gathering Sects!
Qingyu had been with him for a long time and thought that the art of beast Miaofa and spirit bird training was as easy as his older brother's.
In reality, in the cultivation world of the Three Mountains and Nine Rivers, the methods of taming and controlling beasts, like alchemy, weapon crafting, and Refined Corpse, are not something that ordinary cultivators or ordinary sects can master.
The Sunset Glow Sect only possesses a superficial understanding of beast taming techniques, and its ability to tame Curlfeather Pelican is unique in the Gathering Cloud Mountains.
The other three factions cannot compare.
We chatted along the way.
To the Windhowl Cliff.
Sheer cliffs, howling winds.
Even the white clouds were blown away by the gale, leaving only the three-thousand-foot cliff standing tall.
This is the entrance to the Hundred Herbs Garden.
The group from the Sunset Glow Sect set off early in the morning and arrived at Windhowl Cliff at dusk.
As the sun sets, it paints half the sky red.
The Windhowl Cliff, where people had already arrived.
"Brother Zhou is as slow as ever; we arrived at noon."
Just as the members of the Sunset Glow Sect landed on the cliff top, a bold and cheerful voice rang out.
Lu Qingfeng landed his Ironwing Flying Eagle and looked over. He saw that the one who had spoken was an old man with a flushed face. The old man wore a jade crown and a conspicuous red robe. Behind him were more than twenty people dressed in red robes of varying shades, which did not resemble those of the immortal sects but rather the attire of the Demon Sects.
"Late Cloud Peak Scarlet Rainbow Sect".
"Sect Leader Yang Bufan."
Lu Qingfeng glanced at them and recognized the group and the red-robed elder at their head. Wearing red robes, among the Four Gathering Cloud Sects, they were undoubtedly from the Scarlet Rainbow Sect. The elder at the head possessed cultivation at the Spirit Void. Within the entire Scarlet Rainbow Sect, only Sect Master Yang Bufan possessed such cultivation.
With the Scarlet Rainbow Sect here, Lu Qingfeng looked at the other two groups of people.
One of the groups was mostly dressed in white robes, with a middle-aged man at the head wearing a blue robe. He had a square face and an imposing presence, clearly a man who rarely smiled.
"Billowing Cloud Peak Golden Billows Sect".
"Sect Leader Jin Jiuxiao."
Then I turned my gaze to the last wave—
"Flowing Cloud Peak Demon-Slaying Fort".
"Lord Feng Yun."
The people from Demon-Slaying Fort were dressed in robes of various colors, their faces mostly cold, and their bodies exuded a mixture of killing intent and chill.
This was the aura honed through years of fighting against Demon Race, a quality that ordinary cultivators would find difficult to look directly at. The old woman leading the Demon-Slaying Fort was thin and even somewhat hunched over, silent and expressionless, a sight that sent chills down one's spine.
Brocade Cloud Peak Sunset Glow Sect, Late Cloud Peak Scarlet Rainbow Sect, Billowing Cloud Peak Golden Billows Sect, Flowing Cloud Peak Demon-Slaying Fort!
These are the four major sects of the Gathering Cloud Mountains, known as the 'Four Gathering Cloud Sects'.
The four factions are Gathering Cloud Mountains. Their disciples, cities, resources, and so on are intertwined, and conflicts often occur. Various interests are vying for, and it is not uncommon for them to fight each other.
They only maintained a superficial harmony.
With the opening of the Hundred Herbs Garden, the four factions were able to gather together for the first time.
"Brother Yang."
Zhou Yuan stepped forward and exchanged greetings with Yang Bufan, the leader of the Scarlet Rainbow Sect.
As for the Golden Billows Sect, the leader of the Jin Jiuxiao Sect, and Feng Yun, the master of the Demon-Slaying Fort, they did not move.
It's not that the Sunset Glow Sect and the Scarlet Rainbow Sect have a particularly good relationship; it's just that Jin Jiuxiao is domineering and indifferent, while Feng Yun is cold and taciturn.
Yang Bufan and Zhou Yuan are different.
Yang Bufan appears bold and magnanimous, but in reality, he is quite cunning and has used countless underhanded tricks. Zhou Yuan, on the other hand, is slow-paced, like cotton, with a clear mind and his likes and dislikes are hidden deep inside.
The two were together, their hearts were at odds but their faces were friendly.
"Within the vast Gathering Cloud Mountains alone, there are so many intrigues and conflicts of interest. Looking across the entire cultivation world, there is probably no place that Pure."
Having experienced many lifetimes in the game, Lu Qingfeng was insightful about all things. With a single glance and his understanding of the situation in the Gathering Cloud Mountains over the past few years, he grasped the relationship between the four factions and couldn't help but make further connections.
Cultivators need to consume resources to cultivate.
Although the Gathering Cloud Mountains for thousands of miles, with thousands of cultivators from the four sects, plus a varying number of Rogue Cultivator and minor sects, resources remain scarce.
Being Gathering Cloud Mountains, competition for interests is inevitable.
Looking at the entire cultivation world from the Gathering Cloud Mountains, isn't it true that there is competition everywhere?
Even the most prestigious immortal sects have rivals, such as Demon Race, Demon Sect, and even fellow cultivators, vying for various resources. Even those who join a major immortal sect will find themselves embroiled in internal factional struggles.
Cultivating Immortality!
Ultimately, it all comes down to the word 'competition'!
Lu Qingfeng had long understood this, and his more than a thousand years of experience in the game had further solidified his Dao heart.
They dislike fighting, yet they are not afraid of fighting!
"The Scarlet Rainbow Sect is cunning, the Golden Billows Sect is domineering, and the Demon-Slaying Fort is cold-blooded."
"In the past two years, the three factions have been subtly targeting my Sunset Glow Sect."
"Elder Lu, you must stay by my side when we enter the Hundred Herbs Garden this time. Otherwise, if we encounter cultivators from the three sects, being alone could lead to trouble."
Lu Qingfeng was observing the four sects, his eyes gleaming. He was taking a deep look at the cultivation levels, basic attributes, strengths, and weaknesses of the cultivators from the three sects, noting them down one by one. He then selected those who might pose a threat to him or to Qingshan and Qingyu, keeping an eye on them and reminding the two of them.
Just then, he heard someone transmitting a secret message. Lu Qingfeng turned around and his eyes met Yue Lingxi's.
"Thank you for the reminder, Elder Lingxi. I will remember it."
Lu Qingfeng replied in kind, using telepathy.
Even without Yue Lingxi's reminder, he was wary of everyone in the world except for Qingshan and Qingyu. Even Yue Miaoyin, who had shared hardships with him and was also from the Shangyang Country, held many reservations.
This is especially true for the Three Gathering Cloud Sects.
However, Lu Qingfeng naturally appreciated Yue Lingxi's good intentions. Moreover, this Supreme Elder had lived for 318 years and had a deep understanding of the three Three Gathering Cloud Sects masters.
Taking the opportunity, Lu Qingfeng asked Yue Lingxi for advice, and combined the information obtained from the exploration using the "Divine Ability: Grand Luo Insight" technique, he gained some new insights.
The Sunset Glow Sect arrived last, and their disciples looked at the three sects, while the three sects also looked at the Sunset Glow Sect.
After exchanging pleasantries with Zhou Yuan, Yang Bufan, the sect leader of the Scarlet Rainbow Sect, turned his gaze to the group from the Sunset Glow Sect.
"This elder looks unfamiliar, but he must be the famous Master Lu Qingfeng of our Gathering Cloud Mountains!"
Yang Bufan stepped forward, his voice clear and his words full of flattery.
"I dare not accept the title of Master. I have met Sect Leader Yang."
Lu Qingfeng clasped his hands in a fist salute.
You can't hit someone who's smiling.
Given that there is no immediate conflict of interest, Yang Bufan has taken the initiative to make amends, and Lu Qingfeng has no reason to offend him for no reason.
"Ha ha!"
"I have long heard that Master Lu Dual Mastery of Alchemy and Artifice, and is the foremost master of alchemy and weapon crafting in the Gathering Cloud Mountains. I have long admired him, but have never had the chance to meet him in person. Today, I have finally met him, and he truly is handsome and has the demeanor of a master!"
Yang Bufan praised him repeatedly; if it were an ordinary person, they would probably have become arrogant and conceited.
Lu Qingfeng smiled faintly, "Sect Leader Yang, you flatter me."
He was confident in his appearance, and his skill in alchemy and artifact crafting was unmatched by any cultivator in the Gathering Cloud Mountains. But Yang Bufan's flattery upon arrival was clearly not well-intentioned.
In contrast, Yang Bufan...
He praised her, but his eyes remained expressionless as he sized up Lu Qingfeng.
The newly recruited guest elder of the Sunset Glow Sect was dressed in a simple blue robe, yet possessed an indescribable air. Given his cultivation and status, he should have far surpassed the young man before him.
However, Yang Bufan strange that the person standing in front of him, after a few simple words of conversation, seemed to have their cultivation and social status reversed. He could only attribute this to Lu Qingfeng's dedication to alchemy and weapon crafting, which had given him a detached and unworldly demeanor, thus forming his unique temperament.