Battle with the Devil Cultivators
Tianxi worried that she didn't have enough self-control. If she could stay by Fang Zelin's side, she wouldn't have to worry.
Fang Zelin did not object to the other party's actions.
About a month later, they returned together to Yingping Peak.
Having already agreed to let the other person follow him, Fang Zelin simply brought them back to Yingping Peak.
"The Immortal Master has returned!"
As soon as Bai Lu emerged from the Fang Zelin, she raised her head and looked up with delight.
The young herb boy leaped out of the herb field and ran over as fast as he could.
"Immortal Master, I'm starving! I'm starving!"
The medicine boy hadn't even approached yet when he called out.
Fang Zelin listened helplessly. This apprentice was not young anymore, but he was still the same as before.
Then he cast a Lesser Cloud and Rain Technique, and spiritual rain began to fall gently.
The medicine boy had already run halfway and was about to reach Fang Zelin.
Seeing the raindrops falling softly, he immediately ran back.
"Immortal Master, who is this gentleman?"
Bai Lu approached and looked at Tianxi, who was standing to the side, looking around curiously. She couldn't help but ask with a hint of doubt.
Although Tianxi possessed extremely high cultivation, it could still sense the demonic Yao Qi emanating from the other party.
The other party is also a fairy!
"Oh, this is a little demon who's been cultivating alongside me for the time being."
Fang Zelin briefly introduced Tianxi, who was beside him, and then introduced the white deer and the tiger demon to her.
Tianxi already knew about the two demons before.
Upon seeing the two demons, he showed no surprise and bowed to them.
From now on, I'll inevitably have to greet them quite often while I'm here.
"Immortal Master, you cultivate on Jade Void Mountain. Decades ago, you came to see me several times, seemingly with important matters to discuss with me."
"Shouldn't the Immortal Master make a trip to Jade Void Mountain?"
After Bai Lu and Tianxi greeted each other, they started talking about this matter.
The disciples from Jade Void Mountain came here several times back then, looking very anxious, so something serious must have happened.
Even though so many years have passed, it still informed us of this matter.
Fang Zelin was taken aback upon hearing this. Had the disciples of Jade Void Mountain come looking for him?
The Great Qian Dynasty has been stable for so many years, and no Great Qian have ever caused trouble there. I wonder why they came looking for me?
Fang Zelin was puzzled, but he still decided to go and see.
"This is my cultivation cave abode; you may cultivate here for a while."
After Fang Zelin and Tianxi exchanged a few words of advice, Bearing the Heavens behind him let out a sword cry and quickly carried Fang Zelin away into the distance.
Bearing the Heavens is now a completely different person from before.
Nowadays, the art of escape has become incredibly fast.
After flying for about a quarter of an hour, they quickly arrived at the Jade Void Mountain.
Fang Zelin had just approached Jade Void Mountain when he heard a noisy roar coming from in Jade Void Mountain.
Upon closer inspection, it became clear that quite a few disciples were practicing Law Technique.
The sound of these Law Technique booming as they struck the cliff face was a result of the magic.
Upon closer inspection, it became clear that there were still quite a few disciples of Jade Void Mountain practicing Law Technique.
Countless disciples meditate and cultivate on the mountain; roughly speaking, there are now several thousand disciples on Jade Void Mountain.
With the increase in disciples, many more houses were built on Jade Void Mountain.
This number is significantly more than when Fang Zelin last came.
"May I ask which fellow Daoist has come to visit Jade Void Mountain?"
After Fang Zelin approached, he made no attempt to hide. Immediately, a disciple noticed the arrival of a fellow Daoist and greeted him with a light shout.
"I wonder if Fellow Qingyun is within the mountain gate?"
Fang Zelin didn't recognize the disciple who came to greet him.
In fact, Fang Zelin knew very few of the disciples who were cultivating below.
Almost all of them were disciples who joined later.
Seeing this scene, Fang Zelin felt a pang of sadness for no apparent reason.
Could it be that all those fellow cultivators from back then have already passed away?
"Patriarch Qingyun?"
The disciple who came forward was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, then his expression immediately became extremely respectful.
"May I ask your honorable name, senior? Patriarch Qingyun passed away decades ago."
"What??"
Upon hearing this, Fang Zelin felt his breath catch in his throat slightly, and then asked, "How did Fellow Qingyun pass away?"
The relationship between Old Daoist Qingyun and him was quite good; they even discussed Daoist principles together back then.
Afterwards, the Great Qian Kingdom stabilized, and on ordinary days it was just some minor demons or evil spirits with insufficient cultivation causing trouble.
As for these little demons, the disciples of the sect can suppress them; there's absolutely no need for Fellow Qingyun to take action.
Since there is no war in the Great Qian, Fellow Daoist Qingyun should cultivate diligently and his lifespan should be extended.
How did they fall?
"More than a hundred years ago, a Northern Liang discovered traces of Devil Cultivator and followed him for decades, finally finding that Devil Cultivator."
"After learning of this matter, Patriarch Qingyun went to lend a helping hand to Fellow Northern Liang, but little did he know that the Devil Cultivator was highly skilled and had other Devil Cultivator supporting him from the side."
"Of the hundreds of patriarchs who went to exterminate the Devil Cultivator, countless died or were injured. In the end, only one Devil Cultivator survived, and eight Devil Cultivator were severely injured, which finally scared the Devil Cultivator away."
The disciple in front of him knew quite a bit about what happened back then, and immediately began to recount it in detail.
After listening to what the other party said, Fang Zelin quickly calculated the time and realized that when the disciples of Jade Void Mountain came looking for him, it was the time of his battle with the Devil Cultivator.
Thinking of this, Fang Zelin's expression darkened slightly.
He was focused on his spiritual practice at the time and had no idea that such a major event had occurred in Northern Liang.
"Daoist Priest Qingyun is not skilled in divination, so why didn't he foresee my whereabouts back then and come to find me in person?"
Thinking of the passing of Fellow Qingyun, Fang Zelin couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
If he knew that Devil Cultivator were causing trouble, what difference would it make if he left seclusion early?
Surname Fang?
The disciple from Jade Void Mountain in front of him was taken aback upon hearing this, and then immediately thought of someone.
In the Great Qian, the senior surnamed Fang should be none other than Senior Fang Zelin!
"But was it Senior Fang Zelin in person?"
Thinking of this, the disciple from Jade Void Mountain in front of him quickly asked.
"It's me."
Fang Zelin nodded. "Who is the current leader of Jade Void Mountain? Is Daoist Priest Qingcheng well? And what about the fellow Daoists of the Yang generation?"
Daoist Priest Qingyun has passed away, and I wonder what has become of the other Daoist practitioners.
"Replying to Senior Fang, the Patriarch Qingcheng passed away two hundred years ago due to the exhaustion of his lifespan. As for the seniors of the Yang generation, they have all passed away as well."
As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Zelin felt a sudden silence around him, and a sense of sadness welled up in his heart.
Have both Daoist friends Yunqing passed away?
The fellow Daoists of the Yang generation have all departed one after another.
Judging from this, there probably aren't many fellow Daoists I know on Jade Void Mountain anymore, right?