Zhu Tian: A journey of spiritual practice starting from Joy of Life

Chapter 279 Battle against Wei Zhuang, Reunion with Ji Yan
Leng Feibai remained unfazed, and in an instant, lightning crackled from his fingertips, striking the sword energy.

Sword energy scattered, and a man wearing a long robe, with a full head of white hair, and holding a strange sword that looked like a large comb appeared before Leng Feibai.

"Wei Zhuang!"

Leng Feibai was somewhat surprised. Shouldn't this guy be with Chi Lian? How did he end up here?

Without wasting words, Wei Zhuang brandished his Shark Tooth Sword and charged straight at Leng Feibai.

Upon seeing this, Leng Feibai's eyes flashed with light, and at the same time, his Qi sword burst forth from his fingertips, heading towards the legendary demonic sword Shark Tooth.

As the two swords clashed, Wei Zhuang felt a violent shock coming from the tiger's mouth, which made his arm go numb.

This was only because Leng Feibai held back; otherwise, even if this attack couldn't cripple his arm, it would have been enough to sever Shark Tooth with a single sword strike.

"interesting!"

After Wei Zhuang finished speaking, the sword in his hand changed its stance, and the sword blade slashed down towards Leng Feibai.

Leng Feibai did not dodge; multicolored light flowed rapidly across his body.

When Shark Tooth's sword landed on Leng Feibai's shoulder, it was as if it had struck metal, sending sparks flying everywhere.

"Your strength is enough, but it can't break through my defense!"

Before he finished speaking, Leng Feibai flicked his wrist, and his swordplay suddenly changed, becoming both fast and sinister in an instant.

The sudden, tricky swordplay caused Wei Zhuang's expression to change, and he quickly parried with his Shark Tooth Sword.

However, Leng Feibai's swordplay became faster and faster with each strike, and even when Wei Zhuang had just blocked one of his sword techniques, the next one landed elsewhere.

Before long, Wei Zhuang's robes had become tattered and torn.

But to Wei Zhuang's surprise, this person didn't seem willing to get entangled with him.

Whenever the sword's edge struck him, it would merely tear his clothes before withdrawing its attack, without engaging him in any further conflict.

"Who are you anyway?"

"Do you still remember the man who snatched the Six-Fingered Black Knight from you outside Jicheng back then?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Zhuang's expression changed as he thought of the past he didn't want to recall.

The fact that the Six-Fingered Black Knight was rescued from his own men was undoubtedly one of the greatest humiliations Wei Zhuang had ever experienced in his life.

Seeing Wei Zhuang's unpleasant expression, Leng Feibai chuckled and said, "I'll say it again: you're wasting the Quicksand's high-end combat power to serve Ying Zheng. Aren't you afraid that Han Fei will give you a good scolding in the middle of the night?"

Before Wei Zhuang could react, he finished speaking.

Leng Feibai vanished in a flash of light. Wei Zhuang, though expressionless, was seething with hatred.

At the same time, Leng Feibai returned to the weapon-refining room inside the Twelve-Story Tower.

Several clones were intently polishing the parts in their hands, while around them were seven or eight failed attempts at creating the Divine Machine Puppet.

"You've arrived, my true form!"

One of the clones looked up at Leng Feibai and continued polishing the parts in its hands.

"How about it?"

Leng Feibai looked at the severed puppet on the ground and frowned, saying, "Is there a problem with the creation of the Divine Machine?"

"more or less!"

The other clone frowned, "We've learned how to polish parts and assemble them from Feng Asan, so it's not too difficult. But getting these mechanical puppets to function properly is not an easy task. After all, we've only learned mechanical arts from the books in the Twelve-Story Tower; without the guidance of a master, it's quite difficult!"

"Speaking of renowned teachers, I do have one here!"

Leng Feibai spoke calmly, and Gongshu Chou's memories suddenly appeared in his hand.

"These are Gongshu Chou's memories. The Gongshu family's mechanical arts are adept at destruction, which is exactly what we need next!"

After pondering for a moment, Leng Feibai continued, "If all else fails, I'll go to the Mo Family Mechanical City again later and make another copy of Master Ban's memories. With the memories of these two grandmasters of mechanical arts, it should be enough to make up for what we're missing. But now..."

Before he could finish speaking, the clones already knew the main body's plan. They used their dual-wielding hands to retrieve the memories of refining magical artifacts and mechanical parts during this period and handed them over to Leng Feibai.

Leng Feibai put away his memories and raised his hand to cancel the several clones in front of him.

The next moment, Leng Feibai sat cross-legged and used his Double-Handed Technique to extract the part of Gongshu Chou's memory about the domineering mechanical arts from the memory ball that had been extracted from Gongshu Chou's brain. He then integrated those memories into his own brain one by one.

"Ok!"

Leng Feibai groaned, his mind becoming muddled as he absorbed countless memories.

But Leng Feibai had lived for over two hundred years, and this uncomfortable feeling disappeared in less than a quarter of an hour.

Sensing the mechanical memories in his mind, Leng Feibai's face showed a thoughtful expression. He took three steps at a time to the workbench, picked up the mechanical parts that his clone had made earlier, and assembled them according to Gongshu Chou's memories.

Before long, a mechanical lizard the size of a palm appeared in front of him.

"Did it work? Hatoshichiro!"

Leng Feibai muttered to himself about the two figures, then raised his hand and twisted them a few times.

The mechanical lizard immediately came to life and automatically climbed up on the table.

After observing for a while, Leng Feibai breathed a sigh of relief.

In this way, his shortcomings in mechanical arts were somewhat compensated for.

Once I've mastered the Mohist school's non-aggressive mechanical techniques, I can assign my clones to continue creating divine mechanical puppets.

"Judging by the time, Master Ban and the others should have arrived at the Mechanical City by now, riding the Vermilion Bird!"

Leng Feibai carefully recalled the plot. If he remembered correctly, Wei Zhuang and the others arrived at the woods near the Mechanized City tonight and sent Hidden Bat to ambush Big Iron Hammer.

Meanwhile, the most mysterious character in Qin's Moon, Mo Yu Qilin, disguised himself as a disciple of the Mo family and infiltrated the Mechanical City. He ambushed Master Xu and Master Ban, and poisoned the central pool...

With that thought, Leng Feibai turned and left the Twelve-Story Tower, transforming into a falcon and flying towards the depths of the mountains.

Earlier, when he was treating Gai Nie, he had casually placed a tracking mark on Gai Nie's body.

Unless Gai Nie is unlucky enough to be killed, Leng Feibai will be able to find him no matter where he goes.

Meanwhile, deep within the vast mountains, a magnificent city built against the mountainside appeared.

The Mo Family Mechanical City is the headquarters of the Mo Family and is referred to by some as a demonic realm beyond the heavens.

It was the most mysterious fortress of the Mohist school, and also the safest hiding place for all anti-Qin elements in the world.

Built over three hundred years by successive leaders of the Mohist school, it is also known as a paradise on earth.

Because the city is hidden among the mountains, and the surrounding terrain is unique, with steep cliffs and deep valleys for hundreds of miles around.

Even experienced hunters who live deep in the mountains and forests year-round would find it difficult to climb over. At the very bottom of the city, there is a turbulent and unwashed river with hidden reefs and rocks. Ships often run aground and are destroyed, resulting in loss of life.

Even more peculiar are the ever-changing seas of clouds surrounding the mechanical city.

Its existence makes the climate extremely changeable, sometimes sunny and sometimes stormy.

Once an ordinary person enters, it is extremely difficult to discern the direction.

Furthermore, the mechanical city is powered by water, making its various mechanisms interconnected, thus making it easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Not long after, a crimson Vermilion Bird burst out of the sea of ​​clouds and landed on a boulder in the pool.

Wow, I never imagined there was such a beautiful place in the mountains!

Jing Tianming gazed at the surrounding scenery with a look of utter fascination!
"This is the Ink Standard Pond."

Gao Yue explained from the side, "The rules are the standard, and ink is like the mind. Without a standard, the mind becomes distorted, and one loses direction in life and work. This is the origin of the Ink Standard Pool." *Click click click*

With a series of rattling gears, something resembling a small boat suddenly fell from the sky!

"Is that a boat? And is that a gear?"

Jing Tianming looked like a curious child, while Master Ban's face instantly showed a hint of pride. "Hehe, that's a cloud boat designed by the old man himself. Without it, no one can cross the Ink Ruler Pool!"

In that instant, the cloud boat landed directly in front of everyone.

At the same time, a shifty-eyed man suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

"Little Zhi, weren't you sent to Mount Tai by the chief?"

Master Ban's face showed a hint of surprise.

Dao Zhi jumped directly off the cloud boat, saying, "I only came all the way from Mount Tai to welcome you because I heard you were back!"

"Come on, you only came back specifically for Miss Rong, didn't you!"

Master Ban's expression was extremely disdainful, as if he had already seen through the truth of the matter.

"hehe."

Even after being exposed, Dao Zhi's expression didn't change at all, and he flew directly in front of Duanmu Rong.

"Long time no see, do you miss me?"

"That scoundrel!"

Master Ban couldn't help but shake his head. "Let me introduce him. This guy is Thief Bone Robber Zhi!"

"Even if he's a thief, he's still the number one thief in the world."

Dao Zhi raised a finger, revealing a confident and smug smile, showing no shame in stealing, but rather taking pride in it.

"Robber Zhi!"

Duanmu Rong, who had always been indifferent to Robber Zhi, surprisingly stepped forward this time.

"Is Ji Yan in the Mechanized City?"

Upon hearing this, Dao Zhi, whose heart had been pounding with excitement, felt as if he had been doused with cold water. Helplessly, he shouted towards the cloud boat, "Ji Yan, Miss Rong is looking for you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Yan, whose face was now covered with a long beard, jumped off the cloud boat and came to Duanmu Rong's side.

Before Ji Yan could speak, Duanmu Rong remained silent for a moment, then said, "Leng Feibai is here. He's coming to the Mechanized City to find you!"

As soon as he said that, Ji Yan's face darkened instantly, and he quickly said, "Impossible, he would never come to the Mechanical City!"

"You're sure!"

"he……"

Ji Yan shut his mouth instantly, after all, only Leng Feibai knew about his studies at the Heavenly Sect.

When Leng Feibai forced Wang Jian's army to retreat, he completely offended the Qin state.

If it is revealed that someone else is in the Heavenly Sect, not only Leng Feibai, but the entire Heavenly Sect will suffer collateral damage.

Thinking of this, Ji Yan turned his back and stopped looking at anyone.

Seeing Ji Yan's expression, Duanmu Rong wanted to say something, but Ji Yan stopped her.

"We have guests here, so let's not give the impression that the Mo family is neglecting them."

After saying that, Ji Yan stepped forward, cupped his hands in greeting to Gai Nie, and said, "Mr. Gai Nie, please!"

"Thank you!"

Gai Nie returned the greeting and led Jing Tianming onto the cloud boat.

At the same time, Leng Feibai had already sensed Ji Yan's location through the mark on Gai Nie's body. He then slowed down his flight speed, preparing to sneak into the Mo family to see Ji Yan when night fell.

As night fell, lanterns were lit in the Mo Family's mechanical city to illuminate the patrolling disciples.

At this moment, a figure, whose form was concealed by a talisman, had already infiltrated the mechanical city.

And then, in one direction, they quickly darted into the past.

At the end of the road, a room carved out of a giant rock came into Leng Feibai's view.

Inside the room, a familiar aura entered Leng Feibai's senses.

Upon seeing this, Leng Feibai breathed a sigh of relief, regained his original form, and then stepped forward to knock on the door.

Ji Yan, who was reading a book inside, heard a sudden knock on the door. A look of confusion flashed across his face. He got up and opened the door, and Leng Feibai's face immediately came into view.

“Fei Bai!”

Ji Yan was startled and quickly pulled the person inside, looking him up and down.

"What's wrong, bro? Don't you recognize me?"

Leng Feibai laughed, "That's right, it's been more than ten years since we last saw each other!"

"Let's not talk about this for now!"

Ji Yan said in a low voice, "Shouldn't you be at the Heavenly Sect? Why are you in the Mechanized City?"

“Your Grand Master sent a letter to the Heavenly Sect, and Senior Brother Chisongzi originally did not plan to send anyone over.”

Leng Feibai sighed and said, "But I was worried about you, so I came to check on you!"

"Our sect leader is still..."

Ji Yan was only halfway through his sentence when he quickly realized what he meant and hurriedly asked, "What do you call the Sect Leader, Senior Uncle?"

"Uh, bro!"

Leng Feibai felt somewhat embarrassed, and forced himself to say, "Well, not long after I joined the Heavenly Sect, I was directly accepted as a disciple by Senior Bei Mingzi. So..."

Upon hearing this, Ji Yan felt a momentary lapse in concentration. He took two steps back, staring intently at the younger brother he had raised, and said irritably, "So, you're the Qingyangzi, one of the two disciples that Grandmaster Beimingzi made an exception for, as rumored in the martial arts world? Do I still have to call you Grandmaster Uncle? Little brother!"

"How dare you say that!"

Seeing his anxious expression, Leng Feibai shrugged and said, "Do you know that Senior Brother Danyang was almost driven to death by anger after receiving your letter? He drank heavily for over a year because of it!"

Upon hearing this, Ji Yan trembled, a look of regret appearing on his face. He sighed and said, "I've let my master and the others down, but..."

Changing the subject, Ji Yan stared at Leng Feibai and asked, "Little brother, explain yourself first. How did you convince the sect leader to let you leave the mountain?"

"I left a talisman clone at the Heavenly Sect, and I also disguised myself on the way here!"

Leng Feibai calmly reassured Ji Yan, "Don't worry, even when Duanmu Rong saw me, I didn't reveal my true face to her! Now, apart from you, no one knows I'm a member of the Heavenly Sect!"

After saying this, Ji Yan was silent for a moment, then said, "Alright, then you can stay here for now. By the way, did you see any members of the Quicksand organization on your way here?"

"Don't worry, Wei Zhuang was no match for me back then. And his men are no different now!"

Leng Feibai calmly said, "I'll stay hidden for the next few days and help you deal with the Qin people. If anything happens, I'll come find you!"

After saying that, Leng Feibai's figure transformed into a beam of light and disappeared in front of Ji Yan.

Watching Leng Feibai's actions, Ji Yan sat down on a chair to the side. For some reason, he was no longer as nervous as before.

(End of this chapter)