The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, becoming a disciple of Yue Buqun.

Feng Buping and the four nuns, including Master Dingjing, also killed several people, leaving only one person running towards the edge of the cliff.

When he reached the cliff, he jumped off without hesitation.

With lightning speed, Yue Buqun kicked out a knife from the ground, which pierced the man's back, causing him to fall off the cliff.

Feng Buping came to the edge of the cliff and looked down. He could no longer see the man. He could only see bloodstains on the stone wall. He turned to Yue Buqun and said, "He was stabbed by my senior brother and has now fallen off the cliff. He must be dead."

Yue Buqun nodded slightly. He had just aimed at the man's heart, so there was no chance of survival.

At this point, all of these people were wiped out.

Feng Buping said with some regret, "If this person falls down, those cultists below will find him, and they will probably know there is an ambush above, so they won't send any more people up."

Master Dingjing and the Twin Swords of Diancang shared the same expression.

Yue Buqun smiled slightly and said, "It's alright."

The people below weren't fools. Even if they didn't notice, and there was still no commotion after these people came up, and no one went back, they would eventually realize that once was enough to catch a turtle in a jar.

"Liang Fa".

Yue Buqun looked at Liang Fa, who had arrived late, and asked, "How are the injuries of your junior brothers and sisters and the nephews and nieces from Mount Tai and Mount Heng?"

Upon hearing this, Liang Fa hurriedly replied, "Reporting to Master, several junior brothers are seriously injured, several junior sisters from Hengshan are seriously injured, and several junior brothers from Taishan are unconscious."

Most of the disciples of the Five Mountains Sword Sect were injured this time, mostly minor injuries. Only some were seriously injured because their strength was too low and they were too close to the front during the fight.

"It's alright."

Upon hearing this, Abbess Dingjing said, "This time, my Hengshan Sect brought a lot of medicine for healing injuries. As long as they haven't suffered fatal injuries, we should be able to save them."

"That's good."

Yue Buqun let out a soft breath.

While casualties are inevitable in the fighting, it's best to avoid them if possible.

These second-generation disciples were not machines; they were all his nephews and nieces. Yue Buqun did not want them to die, so before the fight, he not only made preparations in advance but also told them to fight if they could, retreat if they were injured, and not to fight head-on. He assured them that if anything happened, the elders would step in to help.

Chapter 202 Suspicion Arises

"Alright, now that we have won a great victory here, the injured disciples should return to the main peak to heal. Junior Brother Feng, I will trouble you, Master, Brother Xie, and Brother Liu to continue guarding here for a while. I need to go and check on Thousand Feet Cliff."

Although Yue Buqun didn't think those people down the mountain would come a second time, it was still best to be cautious to avoid any accidents.

"Don't worry, senior brother."

Feng Buping nodded, and the three—Master Dingjing, the Diancang Twin Swords, and the others—had no objections.

Yue Buqun has the highest martial arts skills and is also very intelligent; you can't go wrong by listening to him.

"Senior brother, what should we do with those we captured alive?"

Feng Buping asked.

Besides the few who were initially subdued by Yue Buqun, several others surrendered and are now being guarded by Huashan disciples awaiting their fate.

Yue Buqun pondered for a moment, then said, "Junior Brother, you can interrogate them. Ask them who their leader is and whether that demoness came."

They're all currently on the mountain, unaware of the specific situation down below, which is a good opportunity to extract information from these individuals.

"Don't worry, senior brother."

Feng Buping nodded.

After explaining the situation here, Yue Buqun went straight to Thousand-Foot Cottage.

When Yue Buqun arrived, he found that the attack had stopped. Jiang Ning was sitting on the stone steps resting, and Linghu Chong was also leaning against the stone wall, panting heavily with an exhausted expression. Some disciples around them handed the two water and food.

"Master."

"Uncle Yue".

Upon seeing Yue Buqun approach, the disciples of Mount Hua and the other three sects rose to pay their respects. Jiang Ning and Linghu Chong were about to stand up when Yue Buqun stopped them with a gesture.

How is the situation here?

Yue Buqun looked at Jiang Ning and asked.

"No problems."

Jiang Ning replied.

He and Linghu Chong guarded the Thousand-Foot Cliff and killed a large number of martial arts practitioners who rushed up. Now they have been replaced by Tianmen Daoist, Dingyi Shitai, and Ning Zhongze.

The three were guarding the Thousand-Foot Cliff, but the attack from below had stopped.

"Are you alright?"

Upon hearing this, Yue Buqun looked at Jiang Ning and Linghu Chong with concern, and as he spoke, he reached out and grabbed their hands to transfer his internal energy to check their physical condition.

"It's alright, Master, don't worry."

Jiang Ning smiled.

He was indeed fine, with no injuries. It was Linghu Chong who joined the battle midway through, fought too fiercely, and was severely exhausted. He was also in danger several times, but fortunately Jiang Ning was watching him closely and intervened in time to prevent him from being injured or killed.

"Thank you... thank you for your concern, Master. I'm fine."

Linghu Chong's chest heaved violently, and he spoke with heavy breathing. Despite the weather being close to winter, he was drenched in sweat, and his arms were trembling slightly.

He's completely exhausted.

While resting, Linghu Chong looked at Jiang Ning opposite him and saw that Jiang Ning's chest was rising and falling slightly, and his face was normal.

Seeing Jiang Ning's appearance, Linghu Chong felt it was outrageous.

He joined the battle midway and is now exhausted, barely able to speak. Jiang Ning fought from beginning to end but doesn't seem to be in much trouble. Before this, he had guarded the Thousand-Foot Crag for a whole day and night.

This abundance of energy even prompted Linghu Chong to complain.

Yue Buqun nodded slightly and then withdrew his hand.

The two were just a little tired, but nothing serious.

"Has the enemy launched a large-scale attack?"

Yue Buqun looked at the stone wall and ground on the side of the Thousand-Foot Cliff, where there were large patches of blood, some of which were still wet.

"Uh-huh."

Linghu Chong nodded quickly.

"Those people were all desperately attacking upwards; they were all experts."

The intensity of today's mountain assault is much higher than yesterday's.

Yesterday, Jiang Ning alone was able to hold off those who had joined the Demonic Sect at the foot of the mountain, preventing them from ever getting up. But today's attackers are completely different; they all have martial arts skills, and there are quite a few experts among them. The intensity of the attack has increased dramatically. Otherwise, Linghu Chong wouldn't have rushed up to help.

Upon hearing this, Yue Buqun said, "There are also dozens of people coming up from the bottom of the cliff on the back mountain."

He then recounted the situation on the back mountain.

When Linghu Chong heard that a large group of experts were attacking from the other side, his expression changed repeatedly. However, he was relieved when he heard that Yue Buqun had already dealt with him, though he was still somewhat worried.

Although they managed to hold off the attack, they only numbered a little over four hundred, while several thousand had already gathered below. They were at a disadvantage in terms of both overall strength and numbers. Their only advantage was that their skilled fighters were of higher quality and that they had the advantage of terrain. If it weren't for the fact that Mount Hua was easy to defend and difficult to attack, they would probably have suffered heavy casualties long ago.

However, if this continues for a long time, the outcome remains to be seen.

"Don't worry."

Yue Buqun noticed Linghu Chong's worry and reassured him, "With your master here, these people can't do anything to us."

Upon hearing Yue Buqun's words, Linghu Chong nodded and said nothing more.

"Senior Brother, what sword technique did you use before? How come we've never seen it before?"

At this moment, a disciple of Mount Hua asked a question.

"Swordsmanship?"

Yue Buqun was surprised.

What sword technique?

"Uh-huh."

Another Huashan disciple nodded repeatedly: "Master, when our eldest brother was fighting the enemy just now, he used a sword technique that none of us had ever seen before. It was incredibly powerful."

Upon hearing this, Yue Buqun looked at Linghu Chong.

"Chong'er, have you learned any sword techniques?"

"This...I..."

Linghu Chong looked somewhat embarrassed, but still nodded.

What kind of sword technique is it?

Yue Buqun was very surprised. Linghu Chong had been at the Cliff of Contemplation all this time. Where did he learn swordsmanship from?

“I…I…was taught to me by a senior.”

Linghu Chong's expression became even more troubled.

"senior?"

Yue Buqun was even more puzzled: "What senior? Which senior are you referring to?"

When a senior suddenly appeared and taught swordsmanship to the eldest disciple of Mount Hua, Yue Buqun wanted to get to the bottom of it.

"Master...I..."

Linghu Chong hesitated for a moment.

Feng Qingyang forbade anyone to tell him about what happened at the Cliff of Contemplation, and he really didn't know whether he should or not.

Seeing Linghu Chong's appearance, Yue Buqun frowned.

“Master, since Senior Brother learned from this senior’s words, this senior may be a reclusive master who does not like to reveal his name and whereabouts. He may have told Senior Brother to keep the secret.”

At this moment, Jiang Ning spoke up to help Linghu Chong out of his predicament.

As they were talking, Jiang Ning gave Yue Buqun a wink.