Jieyin

The younger generation at this grand, century-long event are fighting tooth and nail, and layoffs will require a period of adjustment to replace them with new talent.

The grand event at Spirit Mountain's home ground won't start so soon, and Xuan Nu brought them here to familiarize themselves with the terrain, so that Zhang Xuezhou and the others wouldn't be defeated by someone taking advantage of the terrain.

Zhang Xuezhou had visited the Mahabodhi Temple before, and had also used the Eastern Heavenly Gate to enter and exit Spirit Mountain. He had even once lay in the Eight Treasures Merit Pool.

However, Zhang Xuezhou had always been in a hurry when he came to Spirit Mountain and had never had a chance to carefully examine this secret place.

After slowly ascending from the shuttle device at Maha Bodhi Temple, and after a quarter of an hour of gentle ascent, Zhang Xuezhou and the others stepped into the foot of Spirit Mountain.

A quick glance revealed that white clouds drifted all around the foot of Spirit Mountain.

Such mysterious places floating in the air are extremely rare; Zhang Xuezhou had only ever seen Immortal Court and Spirit Mountain.

The bi wind, resembling the aurora borealis, continuously swirls around Spirit Mountain. This bi wind is even more powerful than the Geomagnetic Primal Light. If you get caught in it, you will be blown back and forth by the bi wind until your flesh and blood are completely stripped away.

"There are bones in that sea of clouds over there!"

Upon seeing Zhang Xuezhou reach out to touch Bifeng, Cai Ma cried out in alarm.

"What's all the fuss about? It's just some bones," Zhang Xuezhou complained. "We've dealt with plenty of corpses in Kunlun underground!"

"Don't curl your fingers into bones," Cai Ma said, sticking out her tongue.

"Wind Avoidance Instruction be this useless!"

Zhang Xuezhou reached out and grabbed a handful, feeling as if his palm was being rubbed with sandpaper.

This friction wouldn't be fatal to him in the short term, but it would be extremely uncomfortable in the long term. To significantly reduce the influence of the winds that entangled him in the secret realm, he would need to have a higher level of Wind Avoidance Instruction Technique or a stronger body.

After conducting a simple test, Zhang Xuezhou felt more confident and stopped repeatedly stirring his hands in the wind.

"Let's go, let's go!"

Xuan Nu urged from ahead, feeling that Zhang Xuezhou's test was bold but useless, since Xuan Nu had never heard of any grand event that would drive contestants into the wind.

"Go and pay your respects to the two leaders first. Once you have their permission, things will be much easier for you to move around in Spirit Mountain," Xuan Nu said. "But you still need to be careful to keep your belongings safe, lest you lose them and never find them again!"

"I'm starting to think about going back to Kunlun!"

Just thinking about how Primordial Lord Golden Rosy Clouds and the others were on high alert, and how Xuan Nu had repeatedly given them instructions, Zhang Xuezhou felt that his safety in Spirit Mountain was very low.

Compared to the convenience of being familiar with the venue, Zhang Xuezhou felt that protecting his own wealth was the most important thing.

"If you defeat the Western Sect, I can even retrieve what they've swallowed," the Mystic Maiden said. "As long as you win, you have nothing to worry about!"

"That's difficult!"

To date, Zhang Xuezhou has not defeated anyone from the Western Sect.

In other words, he could not demand any conditions from the Western Sect.

Of course, Zhang Xuezhou defeated the Immortal Court duo, giving him a significant advantage when negotiating with Immortal Court. As long as he doesn't lose the deal, fulfilling his two small wishes along the way shouldn't be a problem.

With the defeat of Master Hongye, a contestant from the Yedie River Holy Land, Zhang Xuezhou could also try to negotiate terms.

So far, he has achieved some of his goals quite well, and as long as he can hold on to them, the outcome will be good.

Zhang Xuezhou was not swayed by Xuan Nu's encouragement. If he couldn't officially participate in the competition, his best course of action would be to play it safe and wait for others to win and end the competition.

"What's so difficult about it?" Xuan Nu said with exasperation, "If I were young and participated, I would have fought my way in and out of Spirit Mountain seven times over, Jieyin and Zhunti would have had to come and break up the fight!"

"Fellow Daoist Xuan Nu, it's been a long time! Your temper is still as fiery as ever!"

Before the Mystic Maiden had finished educating Zhang Xuezhou, a voice drifted down from the heights of Spirit Mountain.

Remember this: dignity is earned through fighting!

The Mystic Maiden strode forward.

The magic sword carried on his back occasionally emitted a clanging sound, as if it were about to be drawn from its sheath, which caused some monks who were meditating and contemplating in the mountains to jump away and not dare to approach.

"Dignity... unfortunately, I'm not very good at fighting!"

The Heavenly Court has an overbearing style, which arouses awe from all directions.

This kind of 'domineering' style may have worked in a specific era, but the once-dominant Heavenly Court has been destroyed, so it is clearly not a completely correct concept.

Moreover, Zhang Xuezhou lacks the talent for imitation and is unlikely to draw his sword and face all directions like Xuan Nu.

He had no choice but to brace himself and rely on the Emperor's bestowed divine robes to maintain appearances.

"I've heard that the Holy Son of Kunlun defeated six opponents single-handedly; he truly is a rare young master!"

Spirit Mountain is indeed a mountain, and its situation is very similar to that of the Shanglin Garden secret place.

The location of the Western Sect was in the middle of the mountain, with layers of steps leading up to it. The followers greeted him by clasping their hands together, making finger gestures, or bowing their heads.

Meanwhile, thunder rumbled continuously in the center of the mountain, where a magnificent golden palace stood guard.

All you need to do is look up and you'll see a tall, grumpy old man sitting on a nine-petaled lotus platform, making a flower-picking gesture as he faces the crowd.

He looked up and gazed down at Zhang Xuezhou.

Zhang Xuezhou heard the sound of chanting in his ears, and lotus flowers fell from the sky.

"What powerful suppression of the strange phenomenon!"

Zhang Xuezhou prided himself on his strong mental power, believing that even as a cultivator at the Divine Ability Realm, he could withstand attacks from those at the True Self Realm.

For example, under the intimidation of the Mystic Maiden, he only became slightly sluggish in his movements, without causing any unusual phenomena.

Even when he was still a hundred meters away from the Western Sect, the strange phenomenon of being mentally manipulated and influenced had already emerged.

This made Zhang Xuezhou sigh with admiration, "Powerful!" The leaders of the Western Sect were indeed truly skilled in mind control, ranking first in the Three Realms.

"Bass!"

A short, crisp sound of a sword being drawn rang out, and the strange phenomena before Zhang Xuezhou's eyes all faded away, leaving only Xuan Nu's magic sword standing upright in the sky after it was drawn from its sheath, the tip of the sword emitting a series of sounds, even more piercing than before.

"Sect Master Jieyin, you still prefer to target the younger generation as always!"

The goddess spoke up in dissatisfaction, her gaze sweeping over the many believers and monks near the main hall.

"Fellow Daoist Xuan Nu, there is no age distinction among cultivators; the older and younger generations are completely equal," the Sect Master Jieyin said. "Moreover, I find the Holy Son's appearance familiar; it seems he has an affinity with our Western Sect!"

"The Emperor said he's practiced some minor techniques in recent years and has been looking for someone destined to try them out," Xuan Nu said. "The Sect Leader must be destined to meet the Emperor!"

"I am not destined to be with Haotian, Spirit Mountain does not welcome him!"

The Sect Master Jieyin his hand, indicating that he did not want to be used by the Emperor to test his tricks. After all, there was no benefit in winning such a battle, and losing would only bring him misfortune.

"The Empress instructed me to tell the Master that she has cultivated many spiritual fruits over the years, and some of them have acquired miraculous properties. She wishes to share them with the Master," the Mystic Woman continued without changing her expression.

"Oh? I have such a connection with East Kunlun. I must make some time to go and take a look with my second brother!"

The Sect Master Jieyin exclaimed in surprise, completely forgetting what he had said earlier.

Compared to this cult leader, Zhang Xuezhou felt incredibly thin-skinned.