" Senior Brother Chen has a good eye; it is indeed the Jade Spirit Marten from the Rime Forest."
Lin Jingtao rarely saw surprise on Chen Shuangbai. A smile appeared on his face as he pulled the Jade Spirit Marten out of his collar. " Little Ling, come and greet Senior Brother Chen."
The Jade Spirit Marten seemed quite dissatisfied with its name, grumbling and barking at Lin Jingtao twice. However, it still wisely perched on its master's shoulder and, quite intelligently, cupped its hands in greeting to Chen Shuangbai.
"Full of intelligence! Congratulations on forming a contract with an exceptionally talented spirit pet."
Lin Jingtao was very satisfied with this statement. While stroking Little Ling's fur, he grinned and said, "Of course! I begged for this! It has exceptional talent."
The two Demon Beast within the sect have a stable lineage. To strengthen their ties with the sect, each year they send out many talented young beasts to form contracts with newly recruited inner disciple.
There are indeed champions like Chen Shuangbai in the Martial Edge Trial, but his Snow-Plumed Eagle is a household name among outer disciples, so how could inner disciples not know about it?
Therefore, neither of the two families was able to find Chen Shuangbai.
" Little Ling is a water element, quick in action, and naturally suited to me. I will definitely nurture her with great effort."
Lin Jingtao is a disciple of Cloud-Resting Peak.
The disciples of this peak follow the path of pure Dharma cultivation, and like those of Snow-Listening Peak and Moon-Drawn Peak, they are the reserve of disciples for the Evil Hunting Hall.
They basically monopolized the Evil Hunting Hall.
Like the Yan Qi Senior Brother Yan from the Evil Hunting Hall whom Chen Shuangbai met when he was still in the outer sect, he was a disciple of Cloud-Resting Peak.
Ji Ruohua then became a disciple of Dew-Drinking Peak, where Chen Shuangbai's Peng Yu- Master Peng Yu was an elder.
Dew-Drinking Peak excels at cultivating Spirit Plant spirit medicine, and it is also the peak that supplies many of the sect's magical robes.
Thinking about the six peaks of the inner sect, Chen Shuangbai couldn't help but sigh softly, thinking to himself, "Such a well-organized system, with each peak fulfilling its own responsibilities, is truly a sign of a long and prosperous history!"
The Flowing Light Cloud Boat was very fast; a journey that would take an ordinary Qi Refining cultivator four or five days could be completed in just half a day.
This Spirit Artifact flying boat, its light intertwined with the glow of the sunset and the shimmering water, stretched across the territory of the Empty Sword Sect, making it impossible for it to go unnoticed.
As soon as they entered the territory of the Empty Sword Sect, a bright sword light flew from a distance and landed on the flying boat, transforming into a white-robed sword cultivator.
The white-robed swordsman cupped his hands towards the flying boat and said loudly, "I wonder which fellow cultivator from Jade Spring has come to offer assistance? Kong Jian Yue You has come to welcome you on the orders of my sect leader!"
Three streaks of light shot out from the flying boat, transforming into the figures of Exalted Cultivator Huo, Exalted Cultivator Li, and Exalted Cultivator Wu.
Exalted Cultivator Li stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Yue, how have you been?"
Upon Yue You that it was Exalted Cultivator Li, Yueyou couldn't help but smile, "So it's Fellow Daoist Li."
"Fellow Daoist Le, please come in."
The three senior cultivators from the Jade Spring Sect welcomed this Kong Jian Foundation Establishment cultivator with the Void Sword skill inside. Attendants then brought out tea and candied fruit, all of which were clearly not ordinary items.
Exalted Cultivator Li was about to say something when he suddenly noticed that Yue You's clothes were slightly curled up. He sniffed carefully and said, "Did that cold thief make a move?"
Yue You sighed softly and explained the current situation at Azure Light Mountain:
"Although my family now occupies most of Azure Light Mountain, you fellow Daoists know the despicable nature of that Heart-Eroding Demon Beast; he loves to do things that harm others without benefiting himself."
"Now, the three factions of Evil Ghost, Resentful Blood, and the Hundred Poisons have emerged together, colluding with each other, neither setting up a grand formation nor establishing camps!"
"Each attack brings with it a large number of mortals, and they use such elaborate sacrificial methods that leave my family helpless. And every time we try to retaliate, they run away in a flash. They are truly troublesome."
"That's how it was with Uncle-Master Yun. He was careless and was struck by that cold-blooded thief's Heaven-Maiming Fire. In addition, his lifespan was also coming to an end, so he returned to the sect and passed away."
The three Foundation Establishment from the Jade Spring Sect frowned. Although they had expected it, they were still somewhat dissatisfied with the current situation.
They were actually quite wary of this Heart-Eroding Stronghold.
Exalted Cultivator Li, who hated evil as much as he did, couldn't help but snort coldly. The Law Sword hanging at his waist flickered twice, as if it shared the same hatred as his master.
Huo Mingyuan frowned deeply and said in a deep voice, " The Evil Ghost lineage refines souls and exorcises ghosts, the Resentful Blood lineage excels in blood sacrifice and curse killing, Hundred Poisons Lineage is an expert in using poison... Now, these three lineages have joined forces and are also involved with a large number of mortals. This is truly an injustice!"
Exalted Cultivator Wu's smile faded, his tone turning cold. "That Leng Wuhuan was struck by my Master True Person Mei's sword years ago, supposedly severely wounded. For him to still be causing trouble like this, he must have used some kind of malevolent demonic Secret Method to repair himself... You monster, you're truly courting death!"
Yue You then named all the Foundation Establishment currently stationed at Azure Light Mountain, including his own family and Heart-Eroding Stronghold.
"On our side, after Uncle Yun returned to the mountain and passed away, Uncle Li, Junior Brother Wen, and I took charge together. On the Heart-Eroding Demon Beast side, apart from Leng Wuhuan, Fei Yang was the one who came for the Evil Ghost, and Song Che was the one who came for the Hundred Poisons."
"Besides them, there are three Foundation Establishment, one of whom is a False Foundation Establishment. Although they are all hastily built up using demonic Secret Method, and cannot be compared with us who have undergone trials and tribulations and forged our Qi Refining Stage foundations, they still completely overwhelm the Qi Refining disciples!"
False Foundation Establishment...
Everyone knew that the reason why the demonic path could be so stubborn, like a wildfire that could not be extinguished and could be reborn with the spring breeze, was because the demonic path had too many quick-fix Secret Method.
Anyone with Spirit Root aptitude, no matter how poor, can quickly reach the Third Layer of Qi Refinement if they are ruthless enough to kill, sacrifice, skin and dismember to nourish themselves.
Empty Sword Sect also follows the strategy of recruiting elite disciples. Although they have relaxed the restrictions on their outer sect in recent years and recruited many disciples, they are still struggling to make ends meet.
But then again...
The Empty Sword Sect Foundation Establishment Heart-Eroding Stronghold Foundation Establishment has six.
The fact that they could hold their own against six opponents with three of them demonstrates the domineering nature of sword cultivators.
"That thief must have suffered considerable injuries as well, right?" Exalted Cultivator Li asked in return.
Yue You nodded and said, "Uncle Yun's last stand seemed to have aggravated that cold thief's old wound. He hasn't shown himself these past few days; he must have gone into hiding to heal."
Exalted Cultivator Wu picked up the conversation, pondering, "If that's true, then this is a great opportunity!"
A golden opportunity to kill Leng Wuhuan!
Yue You a wry smile, picked up his spirit tea, took a sip, and continued, "Currently, in the territory of Azure Light Mountain, our sect and Heart-Eroding Stronghold are locked in a stalemate. They are like maggots clinging to our bones, scattered throughout the surrounding mountains and forests, appearing and disappearing unpredictably, specifically targeting weak points in defense or teams transporting supplies or relaying messages."
"This is exactly the kind of surprise force your sect needs."
Yue You's expression turned serious. "I came here specifically to discuss with your sect whether we could arrange three small teams, selecting disciples with strong combat and offensive abilities to be incorporated into them, so that we can travel at night and catch them off guard!"