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

Yue Buqun noticed Jiang Ning's gesture and realized that Jiang Ning knew something.

Linghu Chong nodded repeatedly and said, "Master, please forgive me. It's not that I don't want to tell you, but that senior forbade me to tell anyone about his existence. I have already made a promise and dare not disobey. Please forgive me, Master. After this matter is settled, I will find that senior again. If that senior agrees, I will then tell you everything."

To prove he wasn't lying, Linghu Chong pretended to kneel down.

Yue Buqun reached out and helped him up.

"Never mind."

"Since you've said so, I can't let you break your promise. Let's talk about it after this matter is settled."

Linghu Chong felt as if he had been granted a pardon.

Chapter 203 The God of the Mortal Realm

Yue Buqun ultimately didn't press the matter further, instead casually saying, "Since the senior who taught you the sword technique forbade you to reveal his identity, then you can't reveal the name of the sword technique he taught you either, right?"

"This is not."

Linghu Chong thought for a moment and realized that Feng Qingyang only forbade him to reveal his name and whereabouts, but did not forbid him from revealing anything about the sword technique. He quickly said, "The sword technique that senior taught me is called Dugu Nine Swords."

"The Nine Swords of Dugu?"

Yue Buqun was stunned for a moment after hearing the name of the sword technique.

"Does Master recognize this sword technique?"

Jiang Ning noticed Yue Buqun's unusual behavior.

Yue Buqun seemed lost in memories. He snapped out of his reverie after hearing Jiang Ning's words and gave Linghu Chong a meaningful look.

"I've heard of it, but I've never seen it."

The name of this sword technique is as ancient as that person; he's almost forgotten it.

"Master, have you heard of this?"

Linghu Chong was stunned.

"Ah."

Yue Buqun nodded: "I heard about it a long time ago."

After saying this, Yue Buqun looked at Linghu Chong with a meaningful gaze and said, "This senior taught you swordsmanship but did not allow you to reveal his name or whereabouts. He must be a reclusive master who does not want to get involved in the affairs of the martial world. Since that is the case, you don't need to bother him anymore. Let this senior continue to live in seclusion."

Upon hearing this, Linghu Chong was stunned, while Jiang Ning was surprised.

Judging from Yue Buqun's words and his current expression, it seems he has recognized that Feng Qingyang was the one who taught Linghu Chong swordsmanship. If that's the case, then he doesn't need to tell him anymore.

However, Linghu Chong interpreted Yue Buqun's expression and tone as something else entirely.

"Master!"

Linghu Chong knelt on the ground, trembling with fear, and said, "Please calm your anger, Master. It's not that I'm unwilling to tell you, but this senior warned me beforehand not to reveal any information about him, otherwise I would have to pay with my life. I'm willing to give up my life, but since death is inevitable, a person without integrity cannot stand. Now that Master has become suspicious, I dare not conceal anything. The one who taught me swordsmanship is..."

"Alright, stop talking."

Before Linghu Chong could finish speaking, Yue Buqun raised his hand to stop him.

"Get up."

Yue Buqun reached out and pulled him up, straightening his clothes for him.

"I only have doubts in my heart, I don't want to force you."

Yue Buqun looked at Linghu Chong and said, "You can remember the saying that a person cannot stand without integrity, which means you have not forgotten your teacher's teachings. Since you and that senior had an agreement beforehand, your teacher will not force you to break your promise."

"The stones from other mountains can be used to polish jade. As your teacher, I don't forbid you from dabbling in other martial arts. Besides, this is your private matter. I only asked this question because I was worried that it might be a conspiracy by evil cultists to deceive you. As long as it's not, that's fine."

Everyone has their own secrets, and Yue Buqun is no exception.

Linghu Chong is his disciple, not his vassal. Even one's own children have secrets that their parents don't know. This is not a big deal.

Aside from the Huashan Sect, Yue Buqun didn't actually have that strong desire to control other matters.

He won't be aggressive unless it endangers the safety of the Huashan Sect.

Moreover, Yue Buqun has already guessed who taught Linghu Chong, so it would be better for both of them if Linghu Chong didn't reveal it.

"Thank you, Master."

Linghu Chong was moved to tears.

"Master, rest assured, that senior is definitely not a member of the Demonic Sect."

Yue Buqun smiled faintly: "As long as it's not."

The other Huashan disciples and disciples from other sects looked at each other in bewilderment at Linghu Chong and Yue Buqun's big commotion, wondering what was going on.

Sect Leader Yue is usually quite easygoing, so why is Senior Brother Linghu reacting so strongly?

Jiang Ning looked at Linghu Chong, then at Yue Buqun, and asked, "Master, do you know the origin of this sword technique?"

Yue Buqun understood that Jiang Ning was asking him if he knew that the Dugu Nine Swords were taught by Feng Qingyang. He nodded and said, "I've heard of it before, but that was more than twenty years ago. I just never had the chance to see it. I never expected to see it again today."

Jiang Ning nodded.

Since Yue Buqun already knows about this, there's no need to say anything more.

"All right."

Yue Buqun stood up.

"Since there's nothing unusual here, you two should rest for now. I've captured a few people alive, and I need to go back and interrogate them."

Jiang Ning and the other Huashan disciples were about to rise and pay their respects, but Yue Buqun stopped them with a gesture of his hand, and then they left.

After Yue Buqun left, Linghu Chong sat blankly on the stone steps, his eyes glazed over.

He hesitated about whether to offer the Dugu Nine Swords to his sect.

After the battle just now, he also witnessed the power of the Dugu Nine Swords. Such swordsmanship was far superior to that of the Five Mountains Sword Sect. If he could contribute the Dugu Nine Swords to his sect, it would bring great help to his sect.

What made him hesitate was that this sword technique was taught to him by Feng Qingyang, not by him personally.

Although Feng Qingyang did not explicitly forbid him from teaching it to others, he had not taught this peerless sword technique to anyone else for many years, except him. This clearly indicated that he regarded him as the successor, and he had no right to make the decision.

Thinking of this, Linghu Chong's eyes flashed. He planned to go to the Cliff of Contemplation to find Feng Qingyang after this incident, and see if he could get Feng Qingyang's consent to pass on the Dugu Nine Swords to his sect.

After thinking it through, Linghu Chong pondered how to persuade Feng Qingyang to agree.

Jiang Ning also looked lost in thought.

This kind of guarding isn't a solution; we need to find out what's going on down below.

Seeing Jiang Ning and Linghu Chong both lost in thought, the other Huashan disciples exchanged bewildered glances.

Do all experts like to daydream?

……

Yue Buqun arrived at the back mountain and found Feng Buping still interrogating the few who had been captured or surrendered. However, Yue Buqun did not rush to ask about the situation. Instead, he looked at Lu Dayou, who was boasting to the other disciples of the Taishan and Hengshan sects.

"You don't know, when Junior Brother Jiang Ning faced the encirclement of those six strange men, he was not afraid at all. He held his sword and shouted: 'You six monsters, if you know what's good for you, hand over the demoness and I'll spare your lives. Otherwise, I'll kill you all!' Naturally, the six monsters refused and immediately started fighting with Junior Brother Jiang Ning."

In an instant, the world changed color; that battle was so fierce that the sky darkened and the earth cracked.

Those six monstrous-looking men were incredibly powerful, their combined attack techniques making them virtually invincible. But Jiang Ning, the junior brother, was even more divine, fighting the six monsters for three days and three nights before finally killing two of them.

The remaining four monsters turned ashen-faced and trembled like leaves, wishing they had two more legs. They quickly fled with the demoness and disappeared without a trace.

The four monsters, before leaving, said in a panic:

Like a demon lord descended from heaven, truly a celestial being!

Chapter 204 We Must Go

Lu Dayou gestured wildly, spitting as he spoke, surrounded by a group of disciples from the Taishan and Hengshan sects.

The disciples from both factions were completely stunned.

According to Lu Dayou, Jiang Ning chased the demonic sect witch for seven days and seven nights, covering three thousand miles. Then, surrounded by six top experts, he fought for another three days and three nights, their sword energy crisscrossing as they finally killed two of them. The demonic sect witch fled in panic. This sounds like listening to a book from heaven.

This sounds increasingly fantastical.

Liang Fa, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"You talk as if you've seen it before."

Not long ago, disciples from both the Taishan and Hengshan sects were curious about how Jiang Ning had chased after Ren Yingying. He originally wanted to say that Lu Dayou had beaten him to it.

"I may not be there in person, but my sword is."

Lu Dayou spoke eloquently, taking a rope from his neck with a section of sword hilt hanging from it.

"Look, this is the sword that Junior Brother Jiang Ning used to fight. The battle was so intense that my sword was shattered."

Although the sword that had been with him for more than ten years broke, Lu Dayou was not angry. Instead, he would hang the remaining hilt around his neck every day and wander around.

These are all symbols of glory.

The disciples of the Taishan and Hengshan sects were confused, but they were still speechless when they saw the broken sword.

"No wonder that witch sent so many people to deal with you; she was enraged."

A female disciple of Hengshan Temple exclaimed in astonishment.

"Of course! That demoness was chased for seven days and seven nights and almost died at the hands of Junior Brother Jiang. She must hate him to death."

A disciple of the Taishan Sect said.

Watching the disciples' discussion, Lu Dayou's rumors became increasingly outrageous, leaving Yue Buqun speechless.

“Great potential.”

Yue Buqun called out to Lu Dayou.

When Lu Dayou saw Yue Buqun calling him, he quickly parted the crowd and ran over.

"Master, is there anything you need me to do?"