The female disciples who had bad intentions towards me started fighting among themselves

"Come on, follow me back to Qiushui. I'll see what excuse you have this time!"

Jingyan's face turned pale.

It’s over, it seems like he’s really going to be caught and taken back to Qiu Shui this time!

75. The Man-Eating Demon King

Dongsheng Shenzhou is a God-given land with the richest spiritual energy in the entire continent. In this era of scarce spiritual energy, only Dongsheng Shenzhou continues to produce geniuses.

And at the southernmost tip of Dongsheng Shenzhou, there is an ancient sect hidden from the world.

The sound of cranes' cries came from afar and disappeared into the green peaks of the mountains. The clouds rolled and unrolled, and the world was peaceful and natural.

The long mountain road is no different for mortals. Only monks with high enough cultivation can perceive the mystery.

This is Qiu Shui's gate-guarding formation. Anyone who is not a disciple of Qiu Shui or a specially invited guest and rashly enters the formation will get lost in it and will never be able to find the way out in his entire life.

As long as they pass through this gate-protecting formation, the entire picture of the Qiu Shui Sect, which can shake the world of immortal cultivation with just a stomp of its feet, will come into view.

It was a huge and endless mountain range with countless peaks standing everywhere. Roads connecting all directions were built between the mountains, and uniquely shaped buildings were built on each peak.

This is called the Mountain Gate.

Any cultivator who has reached the realm of refining emptiness, or has made achievements in talismans, pills, medicines, tools, etc., can apply to Qiu Shui's Elders' Pavilion and be approved for a mountain, from then on set up his own school and start teaching and accepting disciples.

Therefore, Qiu Shui is actually a sect with fierce internal competition.

The reason is simple. Only when a mountain is strong and famous can it recruit more talented disciples in the new induction session every three years. Those new disciples also become the fresh blood of each mountain, constantly growing until they give back to the mountain.

This is an ongoing process.

Therefore, the strong mountains will always be strong, and there will be constant fighting between them.

But from the sect's perspective, this is a good thing. After all, everyone is participating, and this also indirectly strengthens Qiu Shui's overall strength, allowing Qiu Shui to reach a higher level.

However, in this vigorous involutionary sect, there is a faction that goes the other way, opposing involution and refusing spiritual internal consumption.

That is Qingzhu Peak, which originally had one mountain master, one disciple, and now has one parasite, and no disciples.

Having said that, I believe everyone is clear about who the master of Qingzhu Peak is.

That’s right, that was Qiu Shui’s honorary elder, an avid collector of novels and stories, a spendthrift who could never keep his salary, and the sect’s ultimate idler—

Cloud stay!

......

......

Old man Li looked at the floating clouds in the sky and sighed slightly.

He is an ordinary person and does not have the spiritual roots to become an immortal.

Logically speaking, people like him have nothing to do with the word Qiu Shui, but in fact, there are many ordinary people like him in Qiu Shui.

Their ancestors have lived in the valley of Qiu Shui for generations, slowly multiplying and prospering, and gradually evolving into a village inhabited by ordinary people. Although the villagers cannot become immortals, they are much better off than ordinary people outside Qiu Shui.

At least they don't have to hide from the war and can fill their stomachs.

And now, Old Man Li is very melancholy.

He was instructing his son to hide the valuables in his home.

The reason was simple, it was just that a few days ago, a rumor came from the neighboring village that a big devil who killed people without blinking an eye was about to return to Qiu Shui.

At the beginning of the rumor, this big devil just liked to beat up little kids, but as it spread, it started to change.

He can eat a pig alive, has immense strength, and can shatter a house with just a sneeze.

Later, they gradually developed a preference for eating children. They would eat two boys and girls for each meal. They would also raid the homes of their fellow villagers for valuables, and would eat anyone who resisted alive.

Anyway, the rumors became more and more outrageous, and in the end, children would burst into tears when they heard them.

Old man Li didn’t know whether this was true or false. After all, in his impression, wasn’t this guy a monster? Why didn’t the Taoists on the mountain do anything about it?

He couldn't figure it out, so he stopped thinking about it and could only hide his belongings and try to minimize the loss.

What was the name of that big devil? It seemed to be called something like...

Suddenly, three people came towards us on the distant mountain road.

Among them, there was one man and two women. The man had a handsome face and extraordinary temperament. It was obvious at first glance that they were not ordinary people. The two women were two pretty girls. They had pretty faces, were smart and cute, and did not look like ordinary people either.

The girl in purple is lively by nature, with her long black hair tied up with a wild flower. Her steps are agile, and her purple skirt is like dancing petals, gently swaying in the breeze.

The girl in the black and red dress looked much more stable and mature. She held the man's hand quietly, like a lotus flower in still water, clear and everlasting.

It looks like a master-disciple relationship.

He must be a Taoist deity.

As Old Man Li thought about this, his eyes became clearer and a kind smile appeared on his face.

What he didn't expect was that after seeing him, the purple-clothed girl actually jumped up to him and asked in a clear and sweet girl's voice:

"Hello, old man. Do you know where Qingzhu Peak is?"

The girl was Wen Youqing. Although she had stayed in Qiu Shui for a period of time in her previous life, it had been so long that she had somewhat forgotten the location of her master's mountain. In addition, Qiu Shui was a vast area with few people and many mountains. Anyway, they wandered around and almost got lost in Qiu Shui.

There is no need to say much about Jingyan. He has not returned to the sect for only three years, and he has completely forgotten his master's mountain. It is obvious that he has no sense of identity with Michong Peak... No, Qingzhu Peak.

"Qingzhu Peak..."

Old man Li thought for a moment. If he had not grown up in Qiu Shui, he might not have known about this little-known mountain.

He pointed down the road.

"Follow this road up the mountain and head west."

"Thank you, old man!"

Wen Youqing smiled sweetly, her eyes and eyebrows were like blooming flowers, which was really lovable.

Old man Li laughed, like a kind old grandfather.

"My dear, what's your name?"

"Old uncle, my name is Wen Youqing."

Wen Youqing answered very politely. Old man Li would never have thought that a well-behaved girl who looked so innocent, kind and polite was actually a witch who slaughtered countless people and was decisive in her previous life.

"Okay, okay, I guess you came to Qiushui this time to find the mountain gate. I wonder who your master is?"

Old man Li asked. After all, he had lived in Qiu Shui for decades. There were several large mountain gates in Qiu Shui, and he knew a thing or two about the names of the mountain masters. So he couldn't help but ask curiously, wanting to know which mountain gate such a smart and lovely girl was from.

"Who do you study under?"

Wen Youqing thought about it.

Is there any need to ask this question? Of course it’s your own master!

So she replied, "My master's name is Jingyan. I wonder if you have heard of him, old uncle."

"The Scripture says..."

Old man Li suddenly felt that the name seemed very familiar, and the more he listened to it, the more familiar it sounded.

He couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Until he thought of the rumors about the man-eating devil, the old man Li, who was already in his seventies, suddenly stood up, ran into the house at lightning speed, and quickly locked the door. His movements were smooth and his speed was breathtaking.

Wen Youqing and Luo Li: "???"

The sutra says: "......"

Seventy-six. Master, I’m hungry, I want food!

Qingzhu Peak is located in the southwest of Qiu Shui. It is far away from the center of Qiu Shui, and the area is remote and deserted. It is famous for its abundant green bamboo, hence the name Qingzhu Peak.

But in fact, a long time ago, Yunsu’s mountain gate was not located in a remote and desolate place like Qingzhu Peak, but in the center of Qiu Shui, the most prosperous mountain gate.

A long, long time ago, Qiu Shui thought highly of Elder Yun Su and hoped that she could lead a brand new and powerful mountain sect.

Then, as time passed day and night, the Qiu Shui disciples began to figure out what was going on.

This guy Yun Su occupies the best position in Qiu Shui and gets the highest salary among the elders, but what is the result?

The number of disciples under the mountain sect...

zero!

My goodness, after realizing that this was a financial fraud, the then leader of the Qiu Shui Sect acted decisively.

Remove, remove, all the convenient conditions that allow Yunsu to collect salaries without doing anything will be removed!

My goodness! Other sects raise sacred beasts that guard the mountains, but their Qiu Shui is so unique that they only raise bugs that eat mountain rice!

This is going to be disastrous.

But Yunsu's qualifications are still there after all, so although it was withdrawn, in fact not much was withdrawn. It just moved a little bit out from the hilltop in the center of Qiu Shui. To put it in easy to understand terms, it moved from the city center to the second ring road.

At this point, Qiu Shui's followers thought that Yun Su was now threatened and would have to restrain himself.

But that was not the case. She even became more rampant. After moving away from the center, Yun Su even stopped attending the weekly elders' meeting. Her main reason was laziness.

But there was no way. When Yun Su got angry, he would even beat the sect leader, so no one dared to say anything.

So, time changes, the sun and the moon pass, and I don’t know how many days have passed.

Until the new sect leader took office, adhering to the tradition of a new official making three big moves upon taking office, Yun Su, the parasite, obviously became the primary target of attack.

Move it for me!

So, Yun Su was moved to the Third Ring Road again, but it didn’t matter. She could work hard wherever she went and was still as leisurely and contented as ever.

Time passed day by day, the leader of Qiushui kept changing, and the gate of Yunsu kept moving outward, from the third ring road to the fourth ring road, from the fourth ring road to the fifth ring road, from the fifth ring road to the suburbs...

In a sense, Qiu Shui’s development history can also be regarded as Yunsu’s relocation history.

Until now, when Tang Jiusheng was promoted to the leader of Qiu Shui Sect, Yun Su's mountain gate had no further place to move, and finally ended up at the current Qingzhu Peak. If it moved any further, Qiu Shui would have to leave.

.......

.......

Jing Yan returned to Qingzhu Peak with a gloomy face.

Because he heard the rumors about the "big devil" from Old Man Li.

Who on earth is spreading rumors and slandering his reputation? Although he was indeed a bad boy when he was a child, that was his childhood. He has changed now!

He has become the elegant, easy-going and polite gentleman he is today!

The situation of Qiu Shui is not peaceful. He has only been away for three years, and there are even opposition forces in the sect that are against him - this is something that Jing Yan would never dare to think about in the past.

Wen Youqing and Luo Li held back their laughter the whole time, and asked Jingyan about his childhood with curious expressions. It was obvious that they were very interested in rumors about the "big devil" and were curious about what kind of person was slandering their master.

But Jing Yan definitely wouldn't tell anyone. After all, the ugly things that happened in his childhood should not be brought to his personal life today, let alone in front of his disciples. Of course, he had to maintain his serious image as a master.

After all, no serious master would chase people with a stick covered in shit.

So Jingyan could only talk about other things and finally managed to get by with the time of the journey up the mountain.

Just when he thought the torture was over, he could not help but realize that even greater torture was coming behind him - after seeing the full view of Qingzhu Peak, Jing Yan's breathing even paused for a moment.

A scene that looked like a garden full of weeds caught his eyes. The original road was covered by weeds, and the ancient well was now lush and green. Occasionally, an unknown insect would jump onto Jingyan's sleeves, and he would catch it mercilessly and then throw it away.

It was hard for him to imagine how lazy Yun Su had become during these three years.

Seeing the house hidden by the lush bamboo forest that blocked out the sky and the sun, Jing Yan almost lost his mind.

The green bamboo had grown so high that it had sunk into the window, not to mention the lush weeds that were more than half a person's height. Even Luo Li had to jump a little to see the top of her head.

This is completely different from Qingzhu Peak where he stayed three years ago!

In the past, Qingzhu Peak was at least habitable under his management, and it could be seen as a mountain, but if it weren’t for the current Qingzhu Peak, Jing Yan would have thought it was some kind of wildlife protection base.

Damn, why is there a fox catching pheasants, and what’s the matter with that bear digging out a beehive?

With a "pop", a huge carp jumped out of the roadside ditch, landed at Jingyan's feet, jumped around, and finally jumped back into the ditch.