Arrival at the Five Elements Sect

After weathering this setback, the Changfeng Escort Agency set out again, and the hoofbeats on the official road returned to their steady rhythm.

Over two hundred years ago, the Five Elements Sect's sect master had burst onto the scene. He established the sect's mountain gate in Shunde Prefecture and widely recruited disciples. In just over ten years, he had successively crushed the Scarlet Cloud Sect, Frost Sect, and Three Origins Grotto, becoming the foremost sect in Cloud Province.

The Five Elements Sect was divided into five courts, each carrying a separate lineage: the Geng Metal Court's spear techniques were incomparably fierce, the Li Fire Court's saber techniques domineering and swift, the Jia Wood Court's sword techniques nimble and graceful, the Ren Water Court's palm techniques unpredictable and inscrutable, and the Wu Earth Court's spear techniques steady and weighty.

Above the five courts were the six chief disciples, who commanded the sect's disciples.

The journey was dull and long.

The carriage was far too cramped, and there was a girl besides him inside. Cheng Yang could not freely practice martial arts either, so with nothing else to do, he flipped through books about the Five Elements Sect.

Wang Peiyao spent most of her time leafing through her ledger. Occasionally, she lifted the carriage curtain to look at the scenery outside; occasionally, she secretly glanced at Cheng Yang. But she did not take the initiative to speak with him again.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

"Once we pass this road, we'll reach the prefectural city. Around one more bend, and you'll see the Five Elements Sect's mountain gate." The Changfeng Escort Agency's chief escort master's voice came from ahead, carrying the relief of someone finally about to complete his assignment.

Cheng Yang immediately perked up and lifted the