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The outline of Mount Luxe appears in varying shades of bluish-gray under the morning sun, stretching endlessly as far as the eye can see.

After traveling for more than ten days, Mu Yang and his group finally arrived at the territory of the Fenshui Sect.

As one of the top powers in Anling Prefecture, the Fenshui Sect occupies a large territory.

Of course, this doesn't mean that the Fenshui Sect occupies the entire territory. Rather, within this area, the Fenshui Sect will be responsible for maintaining the safety of the local people to a certain extent and will recruit disciples on its own.

For example, if monsters appear in villages and towns around Lishi Mountain, they will seek help from the Fenshui Sect in the mountains, rather than from the more distant Anshun County.

"Our Fenshui Sect is just ahead!"

Lei Xing rode his horse and pointed to the distance not far away.

It was a valley surrounded by mountains on three sides, with streams crisscrossing the valley and several waterfalls cascading down the rock walls on both sides.

The valley floor also contains several pools of water of varying sizes.

These are all places where disciples of the Fenshui Sect usually cultivate.

At this moment, many disciples were practicing breath control underwater or wielding their swords under the waterfall.

"Elder Lei, Martial Uncle Di, Martial Uncle Hao!"

As the group approached, many disciples of the Fenshui Sect came forward to greet them.

Although Hao Ben wasn't very strong in the Blessed Land election, he was still a senior figure in the Fenshui Sect.

Hao Ben greeted everyone with a smile and took out pastries he had bought in the city from his sleeve pocket to distribute to his disciples.

Lei Xing simply nodded coolly, then dismissed Hao Ben, Di Ren, and the others, and led Mu Yang into the valley alone.

The buildings of the Fenshui Sect are mostly built against the mountain. The higher one's status and strength, the higher the location of one's residence, and vice versa.

The residences of outer disciples are usually distributed along the stream, only a few miles away from the pool and waterfall at the entrance.

Firstly, it makes it easier for disciples with weaker cultivation levels to travel, and secondly, it can give them more motivation.

Soon, Lei Xing led Mu Yang to the main hall of the Fenshui Sect located on the mountain peak.

After Mu Yang followed Lei Xing up, he happened to see a middle-aged man with his hands behind his back instructing two teenagers dressed similarly to Hao Ben.

The disciples of the Fenshui Sect are ranked from lowest to highest as follows: outer disciples, inner disciples, and personal disciples personally accepted by the elders or sect leader.

The first two groups mostly live at the foot of the mountain or halfway up, while only the direct disciples and elders live on the mountain peak.

Clearly, these two young men were direct disciples, just like Hao Ben and Di Ren.

"Uncle Lei, you're back!"

Hearing the sound, the middle-aged man subconsciously turned around and saw that it was Lei Xing returning. The corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

Only then did Mu Yang get a clear look at the person's face.

He looked to be around forty years old, with a regular face and prominent brow bones, but his lips were slightly pale, as if he hadn't rested well and was somewhat lacking in energy.

"This is my senior brother's eldest disciple, and also the only sixth-level martial artist among the younger generation of our Fenshui Sect, Huang Jingchen," Lei Xing introduced to Mu Yang.

Huang Jingchen, Lei Xing's eldest disciple, is one of the future successors to the sect leader, just like Di Ren and Hao Ben.

"This is Mu Yang, a captain in the Demon Slayer Division. Don't let his youth fool you; he's incredibly strong!"

Lei Xing introduced it to Huang Jingchen.

"Hello, Captain Mu!"

Huang Jingchen smiled and extended his hand, his gaze lingering for a moment on Mu Yang's excessively young face.

To be fair, although Mu Yang was wearing the uniform of the Demon Slayer Division, judging from his age, if he had not practiced the art of preserving youth, he would probably be around twenty years old.

At this age, is he really capable of dealing with that mirage serpent?

Huang Jingchen had some doubts.

But considering Uncle Lei's personality, he wouldn't be careless about such an important matter, so he could only trust him for the time being.

"By the way, where's your master?"

Lei Xing looked around and found Fei Wei nowhere to be seen, which puzzled him.

Given Fei Wei's personality, shouldn't he be instructing his disciples?

"Reporting to Uncle-Master, the mirage snake caused some trouble a few days ago, and Master was worried that the beast might go out at night to eat people, so he went to stay near that deep pool," Huang Jingchen said.

"Huh? Himself?"

Lei Xing was taken aback, but his words conveyed the same meaning.

This old man is truly fearless!

"Don't worry, Uncle-Master, I have already given my Soul-Suppressing Bell to Master. Moreover, before Master left, he specially worshipped the Ancestral Master and asked for the Water-Splitting Sword," Huang Jingchen replied.

The founder of the Fenshui Sect is naturally the one who created the Fenshui Sword and established the Fenshui Sect.

That person not only possesses astonishing martial arts talent, but is also quite proficient in forging techniques.

After finding a special underwater cold stone, it took them a full seven, eight, fifty-six days to forge eight pseudo-magical weapons—the Water-Splitting Swords—each possessing a trace of magical power.

The water-dividing swords used by the disciples of the Water-Dividing Sect are all based on this prototype.

Of these eight, seven were used by the patriarch himself, and one was left within the sect for future generations to study.

However, because no one with extraordinary comprehension has emerged from the sect since, no one in the Fenshui Sect can now learn the pseudo-magical weapon forging method called "Water Condensation Forging Method".

As a result, the water-dividing swords used by the Water-Dividing Sect are all imitations of ordinary weapons.

"So he used the ancestor's magic weapon. No wonder he had the guts." Lei Xing breathed a sigh of relief.

She finally managed to get help from outside, but when she returned, she heard the news that her senior brother had died.

"Now that he has brought out his magic weapon, we should not delay and go directly to meet him, shall we?" Lei Xing looked at Mu Yang.

It's not that she doesn't know how to treat guests.

The mirage in that pool of water is like a tiger lying on your bed; if it is not eliminated, your mind will never be at peace.

What's more, her foolish senior brother was being stubborn and went to supervise the mirage snake alone.

Even with the magical treasures left by the patriarch, one can still suffer misfortune if one is not careful.

After all, the Water-Splitting Sword has no effect on resisting illusions.

"There is nothing wrong with that."

Mu Yang nodded.

He came here to kill the demon.

Killing them as soon as possible is naturally the best.

"Then let's go..."

"hold head high!!!"

Just then, a desolate roar suddenly erupted from the distant valley.

The sound resounded through countless mountains and dense forests, reaching everyone's ears.

In front of the main hall, two disciples who were whispering to each other suddenly froze, their pupils dilating for a moment.

Even Huang Jingchen, who had already opened one of his body's acupoints, frowned slightly at this moment, feeling a voice echoing in his mind.

"That voice...is it the mirage serpent?"

Lei Xing frowned, a sense of foreboding creeping into his heart.

Their branch sect was more than ten miles away from the deep pool where the mirage serpent was located, not to mention that there were countless mountain peaks in between.

"Muyang, Jingchen, something terrible seems to have happened at the Mirage Serpent's place. Let's go immediately!"

Lei Xing, disregarding the disciples within the sect, immediately shouted at the two men.