Cultivation: Starting from a Fighting Cock

Chapter 136 One Sword Severs a Golden Core
Ji Cheng wanted to know the upper limit of Wei Shan and Fairy Hong's strength, and whether they could protect him in Wuzhen.

Wei Shan smiled to himself, thinking that he was just a young boy with a naive mind.

Rainbow Fairy crossed her legs and smiled with a hint of sarcasm: "Then you think too highly of me and your master."

Ji Cheng blinked, his eyes showing confusion and inquiry.

Wei Shan explained to him, "Under normal circumstances, once our relationship is exposed, these outsider cultivators won't bother you out of respect for me. Even if a few are stubborn, Fairy Hong and I can deal with them. Protecting you and your juniors is not a difficult task."

"Of course, this is the normal situation. What we fear is that if we encounter an abnormal situation, then even Fairy Rainbow and I will only be able to protect ourselves."

The abnormal situation Wei Shan mentioned refers to the intervention of a more powerful cultivator. As for how powerful, Ji Cheng would have to guess for himself.

Fairy Rainbow added, "With several more Foundation Establishment cultivators perishing on Monkey Mountain in the past two days, I've heard that a Golden Core elder is preparing to take action."

In the past few days, both cultivators in the open and those in the shadows have been speculating about just how powerful the small monkey mountain is.

"Which sect are you from? Is this information reliable?"

Wei Shan asked, somewhat surprised. "No way, a Golden Core expert at the Elder level has really arrived?"
Of the five major sects in Qiongzhou, which one is so audacious?
"It's said to be a sect outside of Qiongzhou..." Fairy Rainbow glanced at Wei Shan.

The cultivators who came to Wuzhen this time were not all from cultivation sects in Qiongzhou; some came from neighboring Yizhou and Huangzhou as well.

"Did you hear that, kid? Even a Golden Core cultivator has arrived. Why don't you leave Wuzhen right now?"

Wei Shan glared at Ji Cheng, thinking, "If a fight breaks out, even I, your advisor, can't save you."

Ji Cheng's expression turned solemn. He knew that Wei Shan's warning was for his own good, as Wuzhen was indeed too dangerous.

He nodded, saying that he planned to leave Wuzhen in the next few days, and then said to the two of them, "Master, Fairy Hong, you must not go to that Monkey Mountain, there are terrifying beings in the mountain!"

Rainbow Fairy was surprised and asked, "Er Gou, do you know something?"

Wei Shan waved his hand, indicating that Fairy Hong did not need to ask any more questions.

"Don't worry, Fairy Hong and I came here with no intention of getting our hands on that Nascent Soul Immortal Treasure. We're just here to investigate its true nature. If anyone really wants to fight for it, it will be an elder from within the sect."

Those who dare to venture to Monkey Mountain at this time are ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators with no background who are eager to obtain immortal opportunities.

They might be independent cultivators, members of a family of cultivators, or members of a small sect.

Cultivators like Wei Shan and Fairy Hong, who come from major sects, are all as steady as old dogs and have no reason to risk their lives.

With that in mind, Ji Cheng was relieved.

Afterwards, Ji Cheng bid farewell to the two and left the martial arts school.

The news that an elder-level Golden Core cultivator was preparing to make a move was truly significant, and Ji Cheng felt a heavy weight in his heart.

At the same time, he was also puzzled. Didn't Zhao Kun say that someone would come to protect the Zhao family? Why didn't he see anyone?

He quickly returned to the Zhao residence and recounted the conversation that had taken place at the martial arts school to the Zhao family.

Hearing that Ji Cheng and Wei Shan had such a relationship, everyone was very happy. Master Zhao said, "Er Gou, since Master Wei has said so, you should take Yan'er to Maple Leaf Market and seek refuge with your master and mistress."

Ji Cheng glanced at Zhao Yan, only to see her shaking her head vigorously. She was still worried about Second Master, as well as Master Zhao and Zhao Qian.

She told Ji Cheng to leave on his own, as she wanted to stay and take care of Master Zhao.

Zhao Erye was so angry that he choked and coughed incessantly, almost jumping up.

Ji Cheng understood Zhao Yan's feelings; making her leave Wuzhen under these circumstances would be tantamount to implying filial impiety on her part.

Without making proper arrangements for the future of Master Zhao and the Zhao family, Zhao Yan would never agree to leave Wuzhen.

Ji Cheng pondered whether he should wait until the Gathering Spirit Mountain in the Five Directions Universe Bowl was fully refined, then place them all in the Gathering Spirit Mountain within the bowl's world, and take them with him when he left Wuzhen.

Big Yellow obediently lay to the side, listening to the group's discussion. It had no other thoughts; it was prepared to protect the Zhao family until the very end.

In the past few days, many of the cultivators who came to the Zhao residence recognized that Dahuang was a demon beast and wanted to take it away. Fortunately, Ji Cheng was clever and claimed that this dog demon was the pet of a Nascent Soul Ancestor, which successfully scared them away.

at night.

Ji Cheng transformed into a demon and continued refining the Five Directions Universe Bowl.

Just as the hour of Chou (1-3 AM) arrived, he suddenly felt the earth shaking, and a rumbling sound came from the sky.

He looked out the window and saw a giant blue hand reaching out to grab the monkey mountain, as if it wanted to seize the mountain in its grasp.

At this moment, all the cultivators in Wuzhen were extremely shocked—a Golden Core expert had made a move!

This giant blue hand is so large that if it were to strike down on Wuzhen, it would be enough to reduce Wuzhen to nothing.

Just as the giant blue hand was about to grasp Monkey Mountain, a sword light pierced the night from the depths of Monkey Mountain, slashing towards the distance.

The giant blue hand vanished in an instant.

About ten minutes later, a scream that abruptly stopped came from afar.

Ji Cheng was secretly alarmed. The screams had only just reached Wuzhen. Just how far away was the person who made the attack?
After that, there was no further movement during the night.

The next morning, Ji Cheng went out into the street and found that there were fewer and fewer outsider cultivators.

The remaining cultivators all became much more low-key and restrained, seemingly intimidated by the sword light deep within Monkey Mountain last night.

Ji Cheng went to the Niu family martial arts school and learned that a Golden Core elder from a sect in Yizhou had been killed last night.

"That Golden Core elder made his move from 500 miles away, but was killed by a sword light from deep within Monkey Mountain!"

Fairy Rainbow said, "That sect in Yizhou is usually arrogant, but after a Golden Core elder was killed by a single sword last night, they didn't dare to utter a sound. "Five hundred miles away, and that sword light arrived in an instant. Tsk tsk, just what terrifying existence is there on Monkey Mountain?"

Wei Shan shook his head repeatedly, thinking that after this sword strike, all the major sects and cultivators should have calmed down.

Without the Nascent Soul stage, it's virtually impossible to fathom the depths of Monkey Mountain.

As Ji Cheng left the martial arts school and passed by the Drunken Fragrance Pavilion run by the Xu family, he noticed that several cultivators were gathered upstairs discussing how to deal with the situation.

In the afternoon, at the Zhao residence.

Cui Sheng said he had just gone to the Green Bamboo Gang.

The Three Immortals Cave also sent people to Wuzhen. They were two Foundation Establishment cultivators, and the Green Bamboo Gang was their base of operations.

Cui Sheng went to the Green Bamboo Gang to inquire about his daughter Cui Xiangxue from the two Foundation Establishment cultivators. The two were very polite to him and told him that Cui Xiangxue had been accepted as a personal disciple by the sect's second elder and held a very high position within the sect.

"Those two immortal masters also said that if I encounter any trouble in the future, I can go directly to the Green Bamboo Gang to find them. For Xiangxue's sake, as long as they are still in Wuzhen, they will take care of me."

Cui Sheng spoke with great pride, never expecting his daughter to be so highly regarded in the Three Immortals Cave, a personal disciple indeed, whereas Su Qing was just an ordinary disciple before.

Both Master Zhao and Second Master Zhao were extremely envious, praising Xiangxue as a promising child who would likely become a Foundation Establishment Immortal Master in the future.

Ji Cheng listened silently for a while, then went into the kitchen to help Zhao Yan cook.

Not long after, several cultivators suddenly barged into the Zhao residence, their faces grim.

"If you ask me, Zhao Kun, who is a reincarnation of the Nascent Soul, is hiding in Monkey Mountain, and we don't dare to go in. There's only one way: to force him to show himself!"

The leader, a long-faced cultivator in a black Taoist robe, stared at Master Zhao and Zhao Qian with a pair of cold eyes.

Ji Cheng and Zhao Yan rushed out of the kitchen to ask what had happened.

Standing beside the long-faced cultivator were two other cultivators, one fat and one thin. Judging from their expressions, they were somewhat sinister and did not seem like benevolent people.

The other cultivators kept a certain distance from the three of them; they were just there to watch the show and had no intention of making a move.

"What do you mean, esteemed immortals?"

Zhao Qian mustered his courage and stepped forward to inquire respectfully.

The long-faced cultivator pulled him close, grabbed his neck with one hand, and said with a cold smile, "From now on, I will kill one person every quarter of an hour until your ancestor shows up. If he doesn't show up, I will wipe out the entire Zhao family of Wuzhen!"

This person actually wanted to use Zhao Qian and the others' lives to force Zhao Kun to come out of Monkey Mountain.

Zhao Qian was being choked and couldn't breathe; his face quickly turned purple.

The man slammed Zhao Qian to the ground and started a timer. When the time was up, he killed one of the Zhao family members.

"Cough cough..."

Zhao Qian lay on the ground, coughing and panting heavily, his eyes filled with terror.

This long-faced cultivator was undoubtedly the most ruthless among the many cultivators who had visited the Zhao residence in the past few days.

Ji Cheng and Zhao Yan dared not make any rash moves. Faced with so many Foundation Establishment cultivators, even Ji Cheng's demonic form and numerous trump cards were of no use.

One of the onlookers, a cultivator, said, "In my opinion, this method is unlikely to work. Why would that Nascent Soul Ancestor care about the lives of these mortals?"

“Yes, Fellow Daoist Su, even if you kill all these mortals, Zhao Kun may not show himself. I think it’s better to let it go and not cause unnecessary bloodshed.”

The other person chimed in, displaying a kind of easygoing nature.

Listening to their conversation, Ji Cheng learned that the long-faced cultivator and the fat and thin cultivators beside him were all from the Chaotian Sect in Yizhou, and were from the same sect as the Golden Core cultivator who was killed last night.

At this moment, the long-faced cultivator said coldly, "If Zhao Kun doesn't show himself, I will kill all his relatives in this life. My Golden Core elder in the Chaotian Sect was killed, so can't I kill a few of his mortals?"

Upon hearing this, no one dared to dissuade them anymore.

The disciples of the Chaotian Sect have always been arrogant and domineering. Last night, another Golden Core elder fell. Who knows what crazy things these three will do?

Then, the fat monk shouted loudly towards Monkey Mountain, threatening Zhao Kun with the lives of the Zhao family members to force him to come down the mountain.

The sound resounded throughout Wuzhen, and could surely be heard even as far away as Monkey Mountain.

However, there was no movement from the direction of Monkey Mountain, but more and more cultivators came to see what was going on.

At this moment, a cultivator who was watching the commotion spoke up and asked, "You three fellow cultivators are so domineering, yet you only killed a few mortal relatives and friends of Zhao Kun in this life. It's like using a celestial sword to kill a mosquito. Why don't you kill all his relatives from his previous life as well?"

As everyone knows, Zhao Kun's previous life was a Nascent Soul True Monarch. He single-handedly created a family of immortal cultivators. Now, the main branch of the Zhao family is a powerful force in Bazhou, with a strong foundation, no less than a cultivation sect. Who has the ability to wipe out the entire main branch of the Zhao family?
People turned to look at the speaker, who was a middle-aged swordsman dressed in rough clothes, carrying a rather inconspicuous sword.

Ji Cheng had some recollection of this person; he had previously asked him why the red oil chicken slices in Wuzhen were more fragrant than those elsewhere.

The long-faced cultivator surnamed Su looked at the middle-aged swordsman and sneered, "That's because I didn't see him. If I had seen the Zhao family from Bazhou, I would have killed them too!"

"Well, you see it now, don't you?"

The middle-aged swordsman's casual remark sent a chill through the surroundings.

The onlookers retreated hastily, putting distance between themselves and him, and countless surprised and uncertain gazes fell upon him.

The cultivator surnamed Su faltered, his imposing manner momentarily halting. He said in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist, you're from the Zhao family of Bazhou? You must be joking!"

"You think the Zhao family of Bazhou has no one to rely on? Do you think I'm joking with you?"

(End of this chapter)