Among the disciples of Golden Spirit Holy Mother, one of the ten great disciples under Cult Master Tongtian of the Interception Sect, there was a seeker of the Dao. Though his cultivation had not yet reached the level of a Celestial Immortal and he remained only an Earth Immortal, his fame had spread far and wide. He was also proficient in the Five Elements escape arts and their variations—Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth—and had a mount named the Black Qilin. It was said that once you rode it, you could travel a thousand miles in an instant, soaring through the heavens and plunging underground, climbing mountains and crossing ridges, and traversing rivers and marshes as if on level ground. It was truly an extraordinary beast!
That man was the famous Grand Tutor Wen Zhong, who was now leading an army west to attack Xiqi. He wielded the Male-Female Twin Whips and had three eyes, the one in the middle possessing a wondrous power that could emit several inches of white light, discern treachery from loyalty, and see the good and evil in people's hearts. He was also quite popular in the Interception Sect. Grand Tutor Wen!!
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However...
At that moment, Grand Tutor Wen, who was leading troops in the field, was in a rather poor mood. Frowning, he held a map of the terrain painted on cured oxhide. Away from the soldiers following behind him, he rode his Ink Qilin alone, racing toward the mountaintop as swiftly as the wind.
"Damn it! Who knew this mountain would be so treacherous? What are we to do?!"
"Alas... If I had known, I wouldn't have been tempted by the shorter route. We should have taken the original road through the Five Passes instead. We would have lost the element of