A Blood-Moving Realm has arrived in the world of The Return of the Condor Heroes.

He dressed, bowed deeply to the old man, and respectfully said:

"Thank you so much, senior, for bestowing upon me the method of medicinal bathing and for your assistance in carving the stone pool. I am deeply grateful. This medicinal bath has greatly benefited me, and my strength has increased significantly. I will definitely work even harder in my cultivation in the future to live up to your guidance."

The old man waved his hand, yawned, and resumed his lazy demeanor. He turned and walked towards the cave, saying as he went:

"Enough, enough, it's just a trivial matter, not worth mentioning. Focus on your cultivation, don't waste this innate divine power. If you have any questions, come ask me again, but don't disturb my sleep again, or you'll be sorry!"

After saying this, the old man went into the cave, curled up on the stone bed, and soon began to snore softly again.

After adapting to the increase in strength, Zhang Huai continued to immerse himself in studying the "Nine Palaces Step" and the "Mountain-Breaking Staff Technique." The "Nine Palaces Step" was particularly important, as his biggest weakness was his poor movement skills. Anyone specializing in movement techniques could easily outmaneuver him.

However, even if an ordinary person knows lightness skills and some movement techniques, Zhang Huai can still kill them instantly with his amazing explosive power and reaction speed.

Yang Guo calmed down and began to study the secret techniques taught by the old man. Whenever he didn't understand something, the old man would help him answer it.

Three days passed peacefully like this.

But things weren't so peaceful down the mountain.

Down the mountain.

In the wooden house.

Xiaolongnu has been cultivating diligently these past few days, quietly recovering from her injuries. Her internal injuries have now mostly healed, and she should be fully recovered in less than three days.

Just as she had entered a meditative state and was preparing to cultivate in peace, a commotion arose outside the wooden house.

"You little vixen! Come out here!"

The Little Dragon Girl inside the room frowned slightly, stood up from the table, and gracefully walked out.

There were more than a dozen people standing outside, all dressed in light green Taoist robes, with an old Taoist with a white beard leading the way.

Who else could these people be but those stinking Taoist priests from the Quanzhen School?

When everyone saw Xiaolongnu walk out the door, except for the white-bearded old Taoist, they all took a step back in surprise.

The white-bearded old Taoist priest stepped forward and said in a deep voice:

"Miss Long, my Quanzhen Sect has never harmed you. Why did you collude with the Mongols to harm my beloved disciple?"

Dressed in pure white, Xiaolongnu stood before the wooden house, her cool gaze sweeping over the group of Quanzhen Taoist priests. Her voice was as calm as a cold spring: "When did I collude with the Mongols? How come I know nothing about it?"

The white-bearded old Taoist was none other than Qiu Chuji, the current leader of the Quanzhen Sect. Seeing Xiaolongnu's confident demeanor, he flicked his whisk and spoke with even greater emphasis:

"My disciple, Zhen Zhibing, was on his routine patrol in Zhongnan Mountain a few days ago when he encountered Miss Long. He saw you entangled with a strangely dressed man. Do you admit it?"

"Strange clothes?" After a moment's thought, Xiaolongnu realized that the old Taoist priest was referring to Zhang Huai, and she couldn't help but feel angry.

It was clearly Zhen Zhibing who insulted her first, and Young Master Zhang stepped in to help her out of righteousness, but in their mouths, it turned out that she was colluding with the Mongols.

Before I could even confront them, they came knocking on my door first?

Thinking of this, a hint of anger finally flashed across Xiaolongnu's calm face, and her voice turned colder:

"You old Taoist priest, you're quite adept at twisting the truth! It was clearly your disciple who insulted me first, and when Young Hero Zhang stepped in to help, you've instead slandered him as a Mongol?"

"Zhibing insulted you? This..." Qiu Chuji looked puzzled, turned around to look behind him, "Zhibing, come here, is what she said true?"

Standing behind Qiu Chuji was Zhen Zhibing, and beside him was a shifty-eyed Taoist priest, Zhao Zhijing.

Zhen Zhibing hid behind Qiu Chuji, not daring to move forward, let alone look up and meet Xiaolongnu's eyes.

Sensing the icy aura of Xiaolongnu, and recalling his own guilty conscience, he was tormented, his voice barely audible: "Yes..."

Unfortunately, Qiu Chuji was old and his hearing was failing, so he didn't hear clearly. He frowned and asked again, "What did you say? Say it again!"

Zhao Zhijing, standing to the side, looked at Zhen Zhibing with a disappointed expression, secretly pinching him hard on the back before quickly stepping forward to smooth things over: "Uncle-Master, Junior Brother Zhen says it's not true! This witch is just spouting nonsense!"

Qiu Chuji glanced at Zhao Zhijing, his eyes full of disbelief, and said in a deep voice, "Zhen Zhibing, raise your head and tell me whether it's true or not!"

Zhao Zhijing tightened his grip on Zhen Zhibing's back, causing him to jerk up at Qiu Chuji. Forcing himself to remain calm, he said, "Master, I have never done anything so despicable!"

Qiu Chuji nodded knowingly.

He knew his apprentice's temperament well. Zhen Zhibing was usually steady and humble, and polite to everyone. He didn't believe that he would do such a thing. Moreover, even Zhao Zhijing, who usually didn't get along with him, was speaking up for him. He had already made a judgment in his mind.

He turned around and said coldly to Xiaolongnu, "My disciple has never behaved in such a way. Don't you dare make false accusations!"

"I'm spouting nonsense?" Little Dragon Girl sneered, her anger blazing even brighter. "Old Taoist, you're truly blind! You've been so easily deceived by your disciple and don't even realize it. No wonder your Quanzhen Sect is declining day by day, all talk and no action!"

These words pierced Qiu Chuji's heart. His face darkened, and he was about to retort when Zhao Zhijing jumped out and shouted sharply:

"Nonsense! Our Quanzhen Sect is a prestigious and righteous sect, and our disciples are all law-abiding citizens. How could we commit such despicable acts? Moreover, Junior Brother Zhen has always been highly respected within the sect! Ask the others if they believe it!"

The other Quanzhen Sect disciples shook their heads and chimed in, "We don't believe it!"

"It must be a witch distorting the truth and confusing right and wrong!"

"Senior Brother Zhen is an upright man, how could he do such a thing!"

"See, nobody believes it!" Zhao Zhijing continued aggressively. "It must be you, you vixen, who colluded with the Mongols and harmed our fellow disciples, along with the traitor Yang Guo! Today, I will act on behalf of Heaven to cleanse our sect!"

Zhao Zhijing turned to Qiu Chuji and bowed respectfully, saying, "Uncle-Master, right and wrong have been determined. Please give the order! Let justice prevail on behalf of Heaven."

Qiu Chuji sighed deeply.

If it weren't for the fact that his precious disciple had his arm crippled, and considering the historical ties between the Quanzhen Sect and the Ancient Tomb Sect, he would never have wanted things to escalate to the point of armed conflict.

But since things had come to this, he could only make up his mind and say in a deep voice, "Disciples, heed my command!"

"exist!"

"Form the Heavenly Dipper and Big Dipper Formation!"

"yes!"

In an instant, the Taoist priests formed the "Big Dipper Formation," with seven people in each group guarding their positions. Their swords flashed and intertwined, forming a net that surrounded Xiaolongnu in the center, pressing her closer and closer.

Xiaolongnu was not good with words to begin with, and the other party had more people and was distorting the truth. She was already filled with resentment and anger, so she simply stopped arguing with them.

Then kill them all, kill them until they all shut up!