"Ten Thousand Evils Peak is a forbidden area of Taiyue Mountain. Without a handwritten order from the Prefect, unauthorized persons may not ascend!"
Xu Taiping and Fairy Lingyue had only just reached the entrance to Ten Thousand Evils Peak when a squad of Nine Prefectures guards stopped them.
Xu Taiping immediately stepped forward and cupped his fist in salute.
"My lords, I am Chu Ping'an, a Rogue Cultivator from True Martial Heaven. I have come today to reach the summit of Ten Thousand Evils Peak and earn a place in this True Martial Sword Champion Tournament."
Xu Taiping and Fairy Lingyue had agreed on this alias on their way here.
The guards showed little surprise upon hearing that Xu Taiping wanted to attempt the ascent of Ten Thousand Evils Peak.
The guard at the front nodded calmly and said:
"Wait here a moment. Lord Chen Hao will be here shortly."
As he spoke, another guard behind him had already taken out a Jade Slip and begun sending a message.
Seeing this, Xu Taiping asked in some puzzlement:
"May I ask whether this Lord Chen Hao is the one from the Pure Yang Sword Sect?"
Back when he had gone to the Thousand Buddha Kingdom to rescue Second Senior Brother and Senior Sister Ziyan, without Chen Hao of the Pure Yang Sword Sect's help, the two might very well have died before he arrived.
So even after all these years without seeing him, Xu Taiping still remembered the Sword Cultivator Chen Hao.
The guard nodded at his question.
"For this True Martial Sword Champion Assembly, Lord Chen Hao of the Pure Yang Sword Sect has been entrusted by our Nine Prefectures with helping screen those who wish to attempt the ascent."
Once he confirmed that the man coming was indeed Chen