Grandfather never mentioned the master of Little Green Peak.
You frowned slightly in thought. Anyone entrusted with one of the Eighteen Lineages of Mount Fangcun had to possess profound cultivation—at least the Dragon Court Realm.
What puzzled you was why, even if Little Green Peak was short-handed, you had seen only the short, plump Daoist You Sanfeng and the woman in green on the second day.
How could a lineage of mighty Mount Fangcun have so few disciples?
You came back to yourself and let a fitting measure of curiosity show on your face.
Lü Qingyu lifted her chin with satisfaction, pride in her voice. "Our peak master is a genius found once in ten thousand, especially with a sword. Few in the sect can match him. Before he was even sixty, he was entrusted with a peak, and he's the sect master's final disciple!"
Her meaning could not have been clearer: the peak master had heaven-defying cultivation and the sect master at his back.
The eyes of several nearby disciples lit up.
"All right, Junior Brother Zhou. You'll learn about these things in time. For now, I'll teach you the essential formula for the Geng-Metal Sword Finger from the Five Elements Hidden-Armor Sword Classic."
"This method is called the Eighteen Stops. The scripture alone won't get you started without this formula."
Lü Qingyu's expression turned solemn. In an instant, several hundred words of arcane formula flowed into your ears like a clear spring.
A short while later, the girl in green fixed her gaze on you and spoke gravely:
"Remember where this current of qi begins inside you." She pointed at your dantian. "The names of every qi reservoir and the route between them stretch like a dragon vein. It begins at 'Ancestor of Ten Thousand Mountains—Linchong,' the foremost