Hunan, Yuechengling.

The continuous mountain ranges lie across the earth like a sleeping dragon. The mountains are covered with dense vegetation and shaded by green trees. Occasionally, a few rays of sunlight penetrate through the layers of branches and leaves and sprinkle on the winding mountain road, forming patches of mottled light and shadow.

The mountain road is rugged and winding, with a steep cliff on one side and a towering mountain wall on the other. Clear springs seep out from the mountain walls from time to time, flowing down along the stone walls and converging into thin streams on the mountain road, which are crystal clear.

On the mountain road, a thatched pavilion stands quietly. The pavilion is built with several thick woods and covered with thick thatch. Although it looks simple, it provides a rare resting place for pedestrians in the deep mountains. Inside the pavilion, there are several wooden chairs and a wooden table. Both the wooden chairs and the wooden table are slightly old, with mottled marks left on the surface by the years.

"Master, aren't we going back to Qingcheng Mountain?"

Yu Renhao was wearing a green suit with a long sword on his waist. He bowed to Yu Canghai who was sitting on a wooden chair. He looked puzzled and asked, "Why are we going in the opposite direction now?"

"Hahaha~"

Yu Canghai stroked his beard, a smug smile appeared on his face, and he slowly said: "There is no need to rush back to Qingcheng Mountain. Wait for your master to take Yue Buqun to visit the scenery, hahahaha~~"

Another disciple, Jia Ren, listened to Yu Canghai's words thoughtfully, frowned slightly, and asked, "What does the master mean?"

"Yue Buqun is a shrewd man." Yu Canghai snorted, a fierce look flashing in his eyes, "How could he let us go so easily? It won't be long before he comes to us for help!"

"Hahaha~~"

Yu Renhao smiled knowingly, with a flattering look on his face, and complimented, "He never expected that the master had already asked Senior Brother Hou and Senior Brother Hong to interrogate the Lin couple."

"According to the date, they should have reached Qingcheng Mountain." Yu Canghai nodded slightly and said, "Okay, we have rested enough, let's set off. As he said that, he stood up and straightened his Taoist robe.

"Yes, Master!"

Yu Renhao and Jia Renda bowed and said yes, then carried their luggage. Yu Renhao's luggage was a little heavy, and it seemed to contain a lot of sundries, while Jia Renda's luggage was relatively light. The two followed Yu Canghai closely and stepped out of the thatched pavilion.

"Master Yu, please stay!"

At this moment, a clear voice came from behind, breaking the silence of the forest.

Yu Canghai and the others' faces changed instantly, their bodies subconsciously tensed up, and they slowly turned around to look, only to see Huashan Sect's leader Yue Buqun and his wife, as well as several disciples including Lao Denuo standing not far away.

Yue Buqun was wearing a green robe, a jade belt around his waist, holding a long sword, with a stern face and a majestic look in his eyes. Ning Zhongze stood beside him, wearing a light blue dress and a gentle temperament. Lao Denuo and several other disciples stood on both sides, all with serious expressions. What made Yu Canghai feel a little relieved was that the second disciple Yue Huawei was not there.

"Hahaha~~"

Yu Canghai forced a smile and said, "It turns out to be Master Yue. What advice do you have for me?"

As he spoke, he secretly looked at Yue Buqun and the others, quickly thinking of a countermeasure in his mind.

Yue Buqun smiled faintly, but his smile did not reach his eyes. He looked at Yu Canghai and said slowly, "My new disciple Lin Pingzhi's parents, Lin Zhennan and his wife, are still in Qingcheng Mountain. I wonder when Master Yu will release them?"

"Let him go? Okay!"

Yu Canghai's face suddenly changed, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes, and before he finished speaking, he suddenly moved his left sleeve, and three bone-piercing nails shot out like lightning. Before everyone could react, the nails had already flown to their eyes. Two points of cold light went straight to Yue Buqun's eyes, and the third one drew an arc strangely and shot towards Ning Zhongze.

Yu Canghai knew that Yue Buqun was difficult to deal with, and with the help of Ning Zhongze, whose martial arts were not inferior to his, he wanted to capture the leader first and severely injure Yue Buqun and his wife.

Yue Buqun's face turned stern, but he did not move, and the long sword at his waist suddenly came out of its sheath. A purple light flashed, and the sword tip tapped three times in the air, so fast that it was almost impossible to catch with the naked eye.

Three crisp sounds of "ding ding ding" rang out at the same time, and the bone-piercing nails were shaken back by the sword energy. One of them brushed past Jia Renda's ear, and Jia Renda felt a gust of wind on his face, his scalp tingling. The bone-piercing nails were still buzzing and trembling when they were nailed into the pavilion pillar, which showed how powerful it was.

"What a great Zixia Kung Fu!"

Yu Canghai leaped forward with a loud shout, closing the distance between him and Yue Buqun in an instant. The pine-patterned sword shook in his hand, and seven sword flowers appeared, which was the "Pine Welcoming Guests" from the Qingcheng Sect's unique skill "Pine Wind Sword Technique". As he used the sword moves, the sword energy surged, and the surrounding air seemed to be cut by a sharp blade, making a whirring sound.

Seeing this, Yue Buqun stepped on the Nine Palace Steps and raised his long sword diagonally, seemingly casually, but in fact, it contained the key to the "Sword Breaking Style" of the Dugu Nine Swords. He stared closely at Yu Canghai's sword moves, not missing any flaws. The sword tip accurately pierced into the weak point of the sword energy vortex, and with a light "swish" sound, the sword shadows in the sky suddenly dissipated, as if they had never appeared.

Yu Canghai only felt a powerful force coming from the sword, and his body staggered backward involuntarily. A three-inch-long tear appeared on the left shoulder of his Taoist robe, revealing the white clothes underneath.

"It's been over a month since I last saw you. How could Master Yue's swordsmanship have improved so much?"

Veins popped up on Yu Canghai's forehead, and he was shocked and angry. After a slight adjustment, he suddenly changed his moves and used the killer move "Green City Dusk Snow" from the "Green Character Nine Strikes". He held the pine-patterned sword tightly with both hands, and the sword body shook rapidly, and the sword light poured down like a waterfall. Before the sword arrived, the cold sword energy had already plowed a deep groove on the ground, and the soil splashed.

Yue Buqun's pupils shrank slightly, he knew very well how powerful this move was. Zixia's true energy flowed into the sword body, and the purple sword light suddenly rose three feet. He took a deep breath and stabbed directly into the center of the sword waterfall without dodging. This "sword-breaking style" was performed to perfection, and the sword moves met Yu Canghai's sword moves in the air, making a series of dense collision sounds. The seventy-two phantoms of the Songwen Sword met the purple sword energy, and they melted layer by layer like spring snow meeting the sun.

"Let go!"

Yue Buqun suddenly shouted, his voice as loud as a bell. The tip of the sword slashed up along the pine veins, so fast that people had no time to react. Yu Canghai felt a sharp shock in his palm and a sharp pain in his arm. The long sword in his hand flew out, drew an arc in the air, and deeply penetrated the ancient pine tree trunk three meters away.

Yu Canghai suddenly retreated seven steps, and slapped the pavilion pillar behind him with his left palm to gain leverage. There was a loud "creak", and the entire thatched pavilion collapsed.

Amid the flying thatch, the Qingcheng Sect Leader's sleeves fluttered rapidly, as if he was pulling two sails. Then, thirty-six green bee nails, wrapped with broken wood, shot out like arrows, aiming directly at Yue Buqun.

Seeing this, Yue Buqun looked up to the sky and let out a long howl, which shook the leaves around him. He circulated the purple qi and poured it into the long sword. As the qi was poured in, the long sword trembled slightly, and the sword tip quickly drew a circle, condensing a three-foot-long wall of qi in front of him. The green bee nails collided with the purple light and were bounced off one after another, and some shot onto the surrounding rocks, hitting sparks.

"rise!"

Yu Canghai shouted, tapped the ground with his toes, and soared up, leaping onto a 3-meter-high ancient cypress tree like a kite flying over the clouds. The branches of the ancient cypress tree were shaken by his strength, and he slapped the tree trunk with both palms quickly, again and again, with an astonishing frequency. What was shocking was that this century-old cypress tree was like a living thing, shaking off thousands of pine needles. These pine needles were as thin as cow hair, and after being activated by the unique technique of the Qingcheng School, they actually made a buzzing sound like the flapping wings of poisonous bees, like a rainstorm, densely covering the people of Huashan.

"Despicable!" Ning Zhongze shouted angrily. With a flick of his wrist, the Lady Sword suddenly came out of its sheath, and the sword reflected the sunlight, emitting a cold light. The sword light flickered and turned into silver stars in the sky. He used the "White Moon Splitting Shine" from the Nineteen Swords of the Jade Girl, and his sword moves continued, and the sword's momentum was wide open and closed, and he actually took half of the pine needles.

The sound of ding ding was endless, each sound was the collision of pine needles and swords. Lao Denuo and others quickly formed the Huashan Sword Formation, which kept rotating in the back, and the sword nets intertwined like a curtain, tightly protecting the vital points of the body.

Yue Buqun stepped on the direction of Beidou with steady steps, and each step was in a specific position. The long sword in his hand suddenly roared like a dragon, and under his urging, the purple cloud true energy was continuously injected into the sword. At the tip of the sword, a three-inch sword light was generated, which was the essence of Dugu Nine Swords "Breaking Arrow Style".

Purple lightning flashed through the sky, and sword energy was everywhere. Wherever the sword energy passed, all the pine needles were turned into powder. Yu Canghai saw that the situation was not good, so he made a quick decision, hung upside down on the branch, and used the Qingcheng School's unique light skill "Dragon in the Deep Valley". His body slid down the tree trunk strangely, at an extremely fast speed, like a black lightning.

"Where to go!"

Yue Buqun shouted loudly, and the sword swung with him, and with a move of "White Rainbow Piercing the Sun", he stabbed Yu Canghai in the back. This sword was as fast as lightning and had unparalleled power.

Yu Canghai also reacted very quickly, throwing the pine-patterned scabbard with his backhand. The scabbard made of fine steel suddenly burst in mid-air, and twelve poisoned caltrops attacked like flowers scattered from the sky. This move "Qingcheng Misty Rain" has a hidden mechanism, which is Yu Canghai's life-saving skill. The caltrops are full of poison, and once hit, it is certain to die.

At the critical moment, Yue Buqun's eyes were filled with purple. He used the Purple Cloud Power to its fullest, and a faint glow appeared around his body. The long sword in his hand drew a mysterious arc, and the Dugu Nine Swords "Breaking Weapon Style" came out at his fingertips.

With a flick of his wrist, the tip of his sword accurately knocked away each poisonous caltrop, and the last sword even split the scabbard in half. Yu Canghai took the opportunity to pull Jia Renda over and threw him at Yue Buqun, while he performed the "Snake-like Cat Flipping" technique and rolled on the ground towards the cliff.

"Brother, be careful!"

Ning Zhongze gave a delicate scolding.

But Yu Renhao had somehow circled to the side, and the chain gun in his hand stabbed at Yue Buqun's waist like a venomous snake. This move of "Spirit Snake Out of the Cave" combined with the specially made nine-section gun body, the gun head could actually change direction three times in mid-air, which was the ultimate killer move of the Qingcheng Sect, making it hard to defend against.

Yue Buqun slightly tilted his body, seemingly casually, but just avoided the spear tip. With his left hand, he flicked the spear tip lightly. It seemed like a casual attack, but in fact it contained 100% of Zixia's true energy. The chain spear was struck by lightning, and instantly rolled back, hitting Yu Renhao's face hard. Yu Renhao screamed and fell backwards. At the same time, Yue Buqun used the long sword in his right hand to perform a move called "The Phoenix Comes". The sword light flashed, like a peacock spreading its tail, blocking Yu Canghai's retreat.

Yu Canghai leaned against the cliff, unable to retreat. A trace of determination flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly bit his tongue and used the Qingcheng secret technique. A scarlet blood mist burst out from his body, and a pungent fishy smell filled the blood mist. His speed suddenly increased by three times, and his palms turned blue-black, going straight to Yue Buqun's Tanzhong acupoint. This "heart-destroying palm" was extremely powerful. If it hit, even the Daluo Jinxian would be hard to save.

Yue Buqun did not avoid or give way, he took a deep breath, and the long sword in his hand suddenly made a sound like a dragon roaring and a tiger howling. Zixia's true energy and Dugu Nine Swords merged into one, and the sword tip pierced into the core of the blood mist as if piercing through the void.

This "Palm Breaking Style" was launched later but arrived first, with the tip of the sword touching the Laogong acupoint on Yu Canghai's palm. When the dark blue palm power met the purple cloud true energy, it instantly disappeared like ice and snow meeting boiling water.

"Ugh!"

Yu Canghai groaned miserably, spat out a mouthful of blood, and retreated several steps. His right hand was already broken, and it hung limply at his side. Yue Buqun's sword was not yet exhausted, and the tip of the sword went up, and with a "crack", Yu Canghai's golden hair crown was split in half. With his messy white hair hanging down, the head of Qingcheng looked like a madman.

"Do you want to fight again?"

Yue Buqun sheathed his sword, and the purple air gradually disappeared. The mountain wind blew up his green robe, making him look even more like an immortal. He stood there quietly, looking at Yu Canghai calmly.

Yu Canghai fell to the ground, looking at the pine-patterned sword deeply embedded in the rock wall, his throat rolling, wanting to say something, but unable to speak. He was filled with reluctance, but he had to admit that he had been defeated, completely defeated.

"Master!"

Jia Renda rushed forward and supported the staggering Yu Canghai steadily with both hands. His face was full of grief. He couldn't believe that his master would be defeated so miserably.

Jia Renda held Yu Canghai tightly, his eyes widened and he looked fiercely at Yue Buqun and others.

Lu Dayou held his sword horizontally, raised his head and chest, and said with high spirits: "Yu Canghai, now you know how powerful my master Zixia's magic is!"

As he spoke, he waved the sword in his hand with a bit of youthful pride and arrogance in his movements.

Yue Buqun looked calm, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a faint smile, and took a step forward: "Master Yu, if you are willing to let the Lin couple go, then Yue will let you go today! When my disciple Pingzhi has learned his martial arts successfully, he will naturally go to Qingcheng Mountain to settle this family feud with you! ... What do you think?"

"Yue Buqun, you are so cruel! Good! Good! Good!"

Yu Canghai gritted his teeth and spoke word by word. His face was as pale as paper, bloodless, as if all his strength had been drained away. He slowly raised his hand and wiped the bloodstains from the corner of his mouth. He looked at Yue Buqun with resentful eyes, and his right hand hung limply at his side.

The meridians in his right hand were broken and it was already useless. He was also seriously injured. Yu Canghai knew that even if he could recover, he would only be able to use the sword in his left hand in the future. This meant that his years of swordsmanship attainments were almost destroyed and he had to start all over again.

But it is not easy to practice sword again. I am old and my energy is not as good as before. I am afraid that I will not be able to beat even my own apprentice in the future.

The leader of the Qingcheng Sect, who was once so powerful in the martial arts world, has now fallen to such a state. The more Yu Canghai thought about it, the more humiliated he felt, and the more desperate he felt.

"Master, we can't just let this go!"

Jia Renda said gritting his teeth, veins bulging on the back of his hands. If he didn't know he was no match for his opponent, he would have rushed up immediately and fought a decisive battle with Yue Buqun and the others.

Yu Canghai smiled bitterly and shook his head. He was no longer able to fight at this moment. Even if he tried to fight, it would only increase casualties. He looked at Jia Renda, his eyes showing a trace of helplessness and sadness, as if he had aged ten years in an instant:

"Forget it. We are not as skilled as others today. We will admit defeat."

Yue Buqun looked at Yu Canghai quietly. He could feel the pain and unwillingness in his heart, but the grudges in the martial arts world could not be settled overnight. He said, "Master Yu, let's end today's matter. I hope you can keep your promise and release the Lin couple."

Yu Canghai snorted coldly and said, "Yue Buqun, don't be so complacent. I, Qingcheng Mountain, will get back at you sooner or later!"

Although he appeared tough on the surface, he knew in his heart that this day was probably a long way off.

(End of this chapter)

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