Raise a sword!

The gate of Jade Pavilion Sword Pavilion is also located in the Earthly Melody Mountain Range.

However, unlike the Cangshan Sect, which has enclosed a large area of ​​land, the Jade Pavilion Sword Pavilion's mountain gate consists of only a solitary peak.

The solitary peak is named "Hidden Sword Mountain".

The stone steps leading up the mountain encircle the peak, with the mountain on one side and a cliff on the other.

As you walk and stop, you often see monks carving out platforms from the mountain, building caves, or using it for other purposes.

In addition, during his climb, Jiang Peng often saw broken magic swords stuck in the mountainside, which looked like they had decayed over the years.

"Everything in Sword Pavilion is located in Hidden Sword Mountain. This huge mountain has been developed by Sword Pavilion cultivators for hundreds of years. From the outside, it is shrouded in clouds and mist and it is difficult to discern anything. But once you come up, you will know that there is a hidden world inside."

"Below the five hundred stone steps is where the Qi Refining disciples reside. There are a total of one hundred and thirty-four caves along the way up the mountain, varying in height... This is the only number of Qi Refining disciples under the Jade Pavilion Sword Pavilion."

On the way, Li Xiangui introduced the situation of Yuloujian Pavilion.

Jiang Peng roughly understood.

"So, the higher the location of the cave dwelling, the higher the status of its owner within the Sword Pavilion?"

"That's exactly right."

As they were speaking, a huge platform appeared at the end of the stone steps ahead.

This is the middle section of Cangjian Mountain. Looking around, the huge mountain peak has been hollowed out, turning into a place that looks like a rather lively platform square.

On the entire platform, only three original mountain sections have been transformed into stone pillars, standing tall on three sides and supporting the higher parts of the mountain peaks.

To be honest, after seeing it, Jiang Peng felt that it looked like it was about to collapse at any moment.

"This is the core area of ​​Jian Ge."

Li Xiangui led Jiang Peng around the platform, stopping occasionally in front of a pavilion to give her a brief introduction.

These pavilion-style buildings are similar to the affairs hall of the Cangshan Sect, with places for distributing tasks and recording sect contributions.

Finally, Li Xiangui led Jiang Peng to the middle of the platform.

Before me stood a five-story pavilion, adorned with carved beams and painted rafters. Compared to the many simple buildings I had seen earlier, this five-story pavilion appeared extremely grand.

"This is the weapon-refining workshop of Jade Pavilion Sword Pavilion... There is a saying in the Sword Pavilion: you must live high, but you must also go deep."

Jiang Peng asked with curiosity, "Living high generally indicates high cultivation level and realm, but what about living deep down?"

Li Xiangui did not answer, but simply chuckled and led Jiang Peng into the weapon-refining workshop.

As soon as Jiang Peng entered, he saw a huge furnace in front of him.

The stove reached all the way to the top of the pavilion, and stretched down the mountainside, with no end in sight.

In addition, the fireplace has many openings around it that connect to the various rooms in the attic.

Upon seeing this scene, Jiang Peng pondered for a moment and understood what Li Xiangui meant by "going deep."

"How does she look? Does she seem familiar?" Li Xiangui glanced at Jiang Peng's expression and then asked.

Jiang Peng nodded slightly and said, "So there is a fire vein at the foot of Hidden Sword Mountain."

The current situation is extremely similar to that of Danhuo Peak in the Cangshan Sect, both of which have transformed underground fire veins into forms that cultivators can easily access.

"That's exactly right."

Li Xiangui pointed to the huge furnace and said, "This furnace is a third-order weapon-refining furnace. It has been passed down and improved by our sect's predecessors over generations, and that's how it turned out to be what it is today."

"Not only are the rooms in the weapon-refining workshop connected to the furnace, but further down, the furnace is also connected to the cave dwellings of every Qi-refining disciple."

"It can be said that the cave dwelling of every Qi Refining disciple in the Sword Pavilion is an excellent weapon-refining room."

Jiang Peng sighed inwardly.

No wonder Sword Pavilion is so sparsely populated; it turns out that every disciple who has entered the sect is top-tier.

Both the Jade Pavilion Sword Pavilion and the Cangshan Sect have been passed down for hundreds of years, but they have taken completely different paths.

The Cangshan Sect follows a process of natural selection, while the Jade Pavilion Sword Pavilion values ​​quality over quantity.

Li Xiangui led Jiang Peng downhill, and after walking for a while, he brought her to a weapon-refining room.

"The intensity of the earth fire here is probably at the limit of the first tier, which is enough for you to reforge your magic sword."

Li Xiangui opened the door to the weapon-refining room, and an even hotter aura immediately poured out.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Peng hesitated, looking puzzled.

"I have a question."

The reason he agreed to visit the Jade Pavilion Sword Pavilion was because Li Xiangui promised Jiang Peng that he would provide him with a suitable weapon-refining room.

Jiang Peng didn't have such conditions at the Cangshan Sect. The weapon-refining room he opened on Biwu Peak was a converted alchemy room. To be honest, it was enough for ordinary weapon refining, but don't expect to gain any benefits.

However, when she actually arrived at the weapon-refining room, Jiang Peng hesitated.

Before Jiang Peng could voice her doubts, Li Xiangui bluntly said, "You don't understand why I treat you well?"

"Yes."

"It's just about establishing a good relationship in advance." Li Xiangui had no intention of hiding his thoughts. "You've only recently begun to show your talent, and you don't yet understand why the three sects of Beilu have been able to coexist for hundreds of years... but you will understand one day."

"When you rise to a high position in the Cangshan Sect one day, what happened today will surely make you consider the past relationship."

After saying that, Li Xiangui patted Jiang Peng on the shoulder and then turned and left.

Seeing this, Jiang Peng felt even more puzzled, but she couldn't ask any more questions and could only turn around and enter the weapon-refining room.

Li Xiangui did not go far.

Shortly after Jiang Peng entered the weapon-refining room, footsteps suddenly came from the other side.

Li Xiangui turned his head and saw Yan Li following behind a cultivator with a somewhat similar appearance. The two of them were walking towards him aggressively.

Before they even got close, the man in front of Yan Li said coldly, "Senior Brother Li's actions are unreasonable. Not only does he not help his own disciple, but he also led outsiders to such a secluded place in my Sword Pavilion."

Li Xiangui scoffed.

"Where is it hidden? Let alone the northern foothills, which sect in the entire Southern Mountain Region doesn't know that the only weapon-refining room in the northern foothills capable of forging second-tier magic weapons is in the Sword Pavilion?"

The visitor was Yan Zhe, Yan Li's uncle and also a Foundation Establishment Elder of the Jade Pavilion Sword Pavilion.

Li Xiangui knew that Yan Zhe was extremely protective of his own, which is why he couldn't leave and stayed to look after Jiang Peng.

Upon approaching, Yan Zhe glanced at the tightly closed weapon-refining room and sneered, "The brats from the Cangshan Sect have arrived, and instead of giving them a proper welcome, you're treating them with such courtesy? I thought some powerful master had come, someone worth you, Li Xiangui, bowing and scraping to?"

Li Xiangui shrugged noncommittally.

"It seems you're not planning to let Junior Nephew Jiang off the hook?"

"Ha, a junior from the Cangshan Sect, how dare he be called a junior disciple?"

"Then let's wait together," Li Xiangui replied casually, seemingly not taking Yan Zhe seriously.

Upon hearing this, Yan Zhe frowned.

"Hey, aren't you going to stop me?"

"Why should I stop you?"

Yan Zhe vaguely sensed that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.