Tumor Sword Immortal

Chapter 95 Xia Qingque
It must have been that the person used their inner energy to cushion the landing; they weren't injured, only grimacing and letting out two groans.

This was a slightly plump woman wearing an ochre-yellow training uniform. Two short axes lay scattered beside her. Judging from the way she was rubbing her chest and adjusting her posture, she must have been injured internally during the fight.

Pei Xia moved her feet aside, preparing to slip past.

As soon as he took a step, the woman grabbed his trouser leg and shouted, "Dude, give me a hand!"

Pei Xia had no choice but to pull her up from the ground.

The crowd parted to make way for an empty path, revealing another cultivator at the very center.

He was a thin old man with a pointed mouth and narrow cheeks, but his eyes were large and protruding.

He looked at the slightly plump woman and chuckled twice: "How can the disciples of Huoye Mountain, with such a great reputation, be so incompetent?"

Before the female cultivator could even process what she was saying, she blurted out, "I'm just not skilled enough. You old fool, you only managed to win by a few moves, how dare you insult my sect?"

The old man sneered, "Why don't you say that you insulted my Shenke Temple first?"

The name "Chenke Temple" sounds like a Taoist temple. Pei Xia took another look at the old man and then noticed some traces of a Taoist robe on his dirty clothes.

He had never heard of this sect, but Huoye Mountain was quite famous.

The Ever-Night Mountain, a place of dazzling lights and shimmering clouds, is one of the few top sects in Youzhou that can be compared to the Xuan Ge Sword Mansion.

The spiritual power of the cultivators of Huoye Mountain is mostly manifested in the form of fire, so why does this woman manifest as the form of thick earth?
Hearing the old man's sarcastic retort, the woman became agitated, broke free from Pei Xia, and took two steps forward: "Your filthy Taoist temple is full of fake Taoists who don't abide by the rules. What good intentions could you possibly have for buying this girl? I can't say anything about it!"

The old Taoist priest from Chenke Temple grinned maliciously, revealing two rows of yellow teeth: "Your Huoye Mountain is a rotten chicken coop, how dare you say that our Chenke Temple is filthy? When the whole mountain was filled with red lanterns, wine pools, and meat forests, did you forget that you were a prestigious sect?"

Fire Night Mountain is like this: its so-called "renowned reputation" is not only due to the sect's strength. There are many female cultivators in this sect, and most of them are passionate and very open about matters between men and women. Every year, a red lantern festival is held on the mountain, and any outsider who takes a liking to one of the female cultivators in their sect can have an impromptu sexual encounter.

It sounds shocking, but the customs of Fire Night Mountain are not mandatory. Female cultivators on the mountain who are willing to do so do so voluntarily. The sexual intercourse between men and women has nothing to do with cultivation or sexual enhancement. No one is forced to do anything against their will.

At most, they are shameless, but they can't be considered to have committed any evil deeds.

The female cultivator from Huoye Mountain immediately retorted, "My sect has more than a hundred sisters. How many people went to the Fire Tree and Silver Flower Festival? This girl came into the mountain with me. If she doesn't like matters between men and women, no one will force her. If she falls into the hands of you filthy Taoists, who knows what kind of people she'll be raised to be!"

From their back-and-forth banter, Pei Xia sensed that they were vying for a certain girl.

He peeked out and looked a few more times into the center of the crowd.

There was indeed a young girl whose hands and feet were tied behind her back and she was thrown on the ground.

She looked to be about the same age as Lu Li, with a dirty face, lifeless eyes, and wearing only a thin, tattered cloth that barely covered her body.

His age and appearance seem somewhat familiar.

He craned his neck and glanced to the side.

Sure enough, a middle-aged man with a square face was sitting on the side, holding a rope around the girl's neck.

Beside the man were two tall, magnificent horses, one of which, a black horse, had a child tightly bound to it.

Judging from his demeanor, he must be a "Guo Han" (a term implying a man of integrity and courage).

The man had no interest in the argument between the dirty Taoist priest and the slightly plump female cultivator. He was peeling a pomegranate with his head down, and after he finished, he put the pomegranate seeds into his mouth one by one, as if waiting for the two of them to reach a conclusion.

Before long, the dirty Taoist waved his hand at the female cultivator: "I won't argue with you. In short, I won this fight, and I'll pay and take the goods now."

As he spoke, he pulled two cloth bags from his sleeve.

As a master of the Su sect, Pei Xia immediately recognized the scent; these must be two "Fangcun Pills." When Xu Zhuofeng returned to Xueyan Sect in disguise, he presented one Fangcun Pill as a congratulatory gift. It could expand the Qi Palace and was quite beneficial to cultivators at the Opening Palace Realm, making it a Xuanbao (mysterious treasure).

Sure enough, the price of fresh fruit from Qinzhou remains high everywhere.

The payment must have been agreed upon beforehand. The middle-aged man didn't waste any time and was about to hand over the hemp rope in his hand.

The female cultivator beside Pei Xia looked anxious yet helpless upon seeing this scene.

Pei Xia remained silent.

Don't be fooled by the fact that he casually killed Zhang Guohan before entering Beishi City; that was because the other party happened to be Su Shi, and his supernatural abilities had already been exposed.

At this moment, the middle-aged man with a deep aura and restrained spiritual power was likely a martial artist at the Opening Mansion Realm.

To be able to find fresh fruit and bring it out from the war-torn Qin Prefecture, this skill is definitely no less than that of Xu Mou and Xu Chuan of the Snow Swallow Sect.

In a head-on confrontation, Pei Xia would probably be no match.

As for the Taoist priest from the Shenke Temple, Pei Xia could fight him, provided he was in top condition.

He sighed inwardly. He could only try to pay close attention to the details of the dirty Taoist priest and see if he could still find his trail after he recovered tomorrow.

Just as he was wondering why he always seemed to run into these troublesome things, a clear, melodious female voice suddenly came from outside the crowd: "Senior, please wait!"

A green robe billowed as a slender figure flew over and gracefully landed in the crowd.

It was none other than the young woman Pei Xia had seen at the inn.

She glanced at the little girl with empty eyes, then at the old Taoist priest of Chenke Temple, pursed her lips, and gave a junior's salute with her sword in hand: "Xuan Ge Sword Mansion, Xia Xuan greets senior."

Upon hearing this name, all three cultivators, including Guo Han, slightly opened their eyes.

Xuan Ge Sword Mansion, the first disciple of "Sword Master" Fu Hongshuang!
The dirty Taoist swallowed hard and clasped his hands in a respectful gesture: "So it's Xia Qingque. Seeing is believing."

Upon seeing her, he wasn't looking at Xia Xuan herself, but rather at the simple, unadorned longsword in her hand.

The divinely left "Azure Sparrow" is a genuine divine weapon and a token of leadership passed down through generations of the Xuan Ge Sword Mansion.

In the past, Fu Hongshuang roamed the martial world with her sword, and people in the martial world called her "Fu Qingque". When Xia Xuan came along, she became "Xia Qingque". In the future, when Xia Xuan has disciples to inherit her legacy, it will be the same.

The old Taoist priest glanced at his goods discreetly, secretly thinking that things were going to go wrong.

As expected, Xia Xuan went straight to the point and said, "Senior, please don't be offended. When I left the sect this time, my Uncle Qian repeatedly instructed me to keep an eye out for suitable sword cultivators. I think this girl has excellent potential and I also intend to take her back to Xuange Sword Mansion."

The dirty Taoist priest quickly said, "Xia Qingque, isn't it inappropriate to steal someone else's love?"

Xia Xuan pursed her red lips, a smile appearing on her beautiful face: "Xia Xuan isn't new to the world of martial arts; she knows the rules. The highest bidder wins the fresh fruit from Qinzhou. If there's any fighting..."

She looked at the female cultivator from Huoye Mountain behind her who was still adjusting her breathing, and slowly said, "If there is any competition, the winner takes precedence."

Her delicate hand slowly descended, her slender fingertips caressing the hilt of the Azure Sparrow Sword, which was wrapped with cloth strips.

The spiritual power remained unmoved.

Only Pei Xia sensed that a faint wisp of sword energy was already lingering in her palm.

Although Xia Xuan is also a Tongxuan, if they were to actually fight, this dirty Taoist priest... probably wouldn't last a single round.

(End of this chapter)