She is Jianxiu

Chapter 1190: Immortals in the Barren Mountains

In the vast mountains and forests, the sounds of birds singing and insects chirping can be heard one after another, and the occasional howling of wolves and tigers can be heard shaking the whole field. It can be seen how remote this place is. Looking around, it can be said that there is almost no one living in the area.

In this sparse and disorderly forest, a panicked figure hurriedly ran forward, tripped by vines and dead branches on the ground from time to time, and then gritted his teeth and climbed up, continuing to move forward tirelessly. He didn't know how long he had been running. Just when he was hungry and thirsty, a dilapidated mountain temple suddenly appeared in front of him. It was unknown how many years it had been abandoned here. It was like a life-saving straw for this man. His eyes suddenly lit up and he immediately ran into the temple.

Fortunately, although the mountain temple was dilapidated and old, the well under the tree in front of the courtyard was still usable. Guo Wu rushed to the well and saw the sparkling water inside. He immediately tied the bucket to the well and drew some water. He took a few gulps to suppress his thirst, then walked to the west wing that had not completely collapsed, preparing to spend a few days in it.

Unfortunately, he had only been lying down to rest for a short while when he heard a female voice coming from outside, shouting, "Who's in there? Why don't you come out?"

Guo Wu shuddered when he heard the sound, fearing that it was the people from the Ten Perfect Sect who were chasing him, so he didn't dare to show his head. He just curled up his body with all his strength, hoping that the people outside wouldn't be able to find him.

  Unexpectedly, just as he had this thought, he felt a dragging sensation on his body, as if a pair of large hands grabbed him and threw him out of the room!

Guo Wu screamed in pain and fell to the ground. Soon he raised his head in panic. Seeing that there were only two women in their twenties in front of him, he was stunned. When he thought of the magical skills he had just encountered, he became frightened again. He kept shouting "Master, Master" and begged for mercy.

"Don't panic, I have something to ask you, but I won't take your life."

Guo Wu raised his head again. This time the voice was the same as the one that had just asked. It was the woman on the left with thick eyebrows, big eyes and a resolute face who spoke.

The two women looked similar in age, neither of them was more than twenty years old. The left shoulder was slightly broader, and they were wearing dark blue Taoist robes. Their thick black eyebrows flew into their temples, their black and bright eyes were as bright as lightning, their noses were straight, their lips were slightly plump, and they had a sense of righteousness in them. Their voices were as loud as a bell.

The woman on the right is taller, wearing a sky-blue dress, but her appearance is completely different from the person on the left. Although her facial features are much softer, her temperament is like ice and snow in the cold winter, which makes people dare not even think of getting close to her.

Guo Wuyi only dared to take a look at all these things. After a moment, he withdrew his gaze and knelt on the ground in a low voice, listening to the woman on the left continue to ask loudly:

"What's your name? Do you know where this place is?"

Guo Wu was afraid that his answer was not detailed enough, so he racked his brains to think for a while before saying, "In reply to the Immortal Master, my name is Guo Wu, and I am a farmer from Taolin Village at the foot of the mountain. This is Longdi, and after going down the mountain, it is the territory of Leling County. Together with the dozen or so large counties around it, and this barren mountain, they are all the land of Shaoyun Country."

Qin Yuke secretly remembered what he said in her heart, then looked around for a few times, and couldn't help wondering: "I see that there is no one living in this remote mountain. Since you are a farmer at the foot of the mountain, why did you come here?"

"This..." Guo Wu's eyes flashed, and he was hesitant at first, not knowing how to say it. When the woman in front of him glanced at him coldly, he was suddenly frightened and said in a hurry, "I dare not hide it from the immortal master. In fact, it is the day for the Ten Perfect Sect to go down the mountain to recruit disciples. I don't want to become a disciple and learn the Tao, so I left my family and came to the deserted mountain. I plan to hide for a few days before going back."

"Practicing Taoism and seeking immortality is the lifelong wish of many people. Tell me why you don't want to join the Ten Perfect Sect?" This time the voice was a little low, and it was no longer the person asking. Guo Wu didn't dare to look up, so he could only lower his head and said, "It would be great to be able to achieve immortality, but I have an old mother, a wife, and children at home, and they all rely on me for work, so I can't give them up. And I heard that none of those who joined the Ten Perfect Sect came back, so I really don't dare to go in."

"Let me ask you, do the people of the Ten Perfect Sect only want able-bodied men?"

It was still that deep voice that seemed to be able to calm the panic in people's hearts.

Guo Wu confirmed that the man in front of him had no connection with the Ten Perfect Sect, so he calmed down a little and answered, "How did the Immortal Master know? Every time the Ten Perfect Sect came down the mountain to recruit disciples, they wanted men between the ages of 20 and 25. They didn't choose the old, weak, women, or children. They didn't want the weak and sick either. It's best to have a strong physique. The Immortal Master of the Ten Perfect Sect said that this is the sign of longevity."

At this point, Qin Yuke's brows were already furrowed, and he couldn't help but say to Zhao Yu, "Master, I'm afraid this Ten Perfect Sect was founded by an evil cultivator."

Zhao Yu nodded slightly, signaling his disciple to continue speaking.

Seeing this, Qin Yuke naturally told her guess: "All orthodox Taoists will first look at the spiritual roots and then the bones, and they prefer the young age, so that they can be carefully sculpted. For someone like this in his twenties, it is already too late. As for the strong physique, it is more like the evil cultivators who prefer the flesh and blood refining method. Moreover, a man of this age has very strong blood and energy. All these signs are already very suspicious!"

"What Yu Ke said makes sense," Zhao Yu nodded, and then smiled, "Among the evil cultivation methods, taking people's souls and spirits is the best, taking people's yin and yang energy is the middle, and using people's flesh, bones and blood is the worst. I see that most of the men of the Ten Perfect Sect who are of the right age are just evil cultivators who practice these methods. These people are like chickens and pottery dogs to us, and they are vulnerable to attack, but to the defenseless, they are a great threat to the people."

Qin Yuke agreed with this deeply, and unconsciously pursed her lips with an angry look on her face.

Guo Wu could not hear a word of the conversation between the two. He knelt on the ground and for a long time he heard the woman on his left say, "It's over. You can go home. There will be no more Ten Perfect Sects running rampant in this area."

After that, a strong wind blew, and the sky and the earth became dim and bright all around. Guo Wu was so frightened that he closed his eyes tightly and screamed loudly. But when he opened his eyes again, he saw his wife and children staring in astonishment. His youngest son did not understand what was going on, so he just waved his hands and said incoherently, "Fly back, Daddy, fly back."

Guo Wu was confused, as if he had had a strange dream. Later he told everyone he met that he had run into two gods in that deserted mountain where no one was.

However, more than 300 miles west of Taolin Village, there is indeed a valley filled with yellow smoke. It looks ordinary from the outside, but after walking half a mile inside, you can see a stone tablet of the Ten Perfect Sect standing among the weeds. The writing on it is messy and rough, and it is unbearable to look at.

Standing in the clouds, Qin Yuke could tell that the yellow smoke was just a crude trick. Once he used his spiritual sense to look, the scene in the valley was exposed.