Chapter 215: Strengthen My Profound Heaven Sect!

"Ah?!"

Jiang Ye was slightly startled.

Spirit Monkey, Spirit Snake, Spirit Ox...

Why were the peerless martial arts of this Linzhou Upper Sect all related to animals?

Zheng Feng seemed to see his confusion, put down his teacup, and smiled: "Elder Jiang, you may not know, but these three peerless martial arts are related to the origin of the Upper Sect."

"Oh?!"

Hearing this, Jiang Ye became interested.

He suddenly remembered that the mountain gate of the Linzhou Upper Sect was called Three Spirits Mountain.

Could it be that this Linzhou Upper Sect was founded by a Spirit Monkey, a Spirit Snake, and a Spirit Ox?

Zheng Feng drank a mouthful of clear tea and continued:

"This is common knowledge in the great city of Linzhou."

"Legend has it that three spirit beasts once lived on Three Spirits Mountain: a Spirit Monkey, a Spirit Snake, and a Spirit Ox."

"The founder of the Upper Sect received the teachings of these three spirit beasts and realized these three peerless martial arts, using them as a foundation to establish the Three Spirits Sect on Three Spirits Mountain!"

"It was not until the founding emperor of the Zhou Dynasty pacified the chaotic world and trampled the martial arts world with his horses that the Three Spirits Sect was renamed the Linzhou Upper Sect."

Jiang Ye nodded thoughtfully: "So that is how it is."

Receiving teachings from spirit beasts and realizing these three peerless martial arts...

The founder of this Upper Sect was truly a talent.

Jiang Ye then asked with some curiosity: "Disciple Zheng, are those three spirit beasts still..."

Zheng Feng was stunned for a moment, then shook his head with a smile: "Elder Jiang, the founding of the Upper Sect was a thousand years ago; the spirit beasts are naturally no longer here..."

"They are gone..."

Jiang Ye pondered for a moment, a look of deep thought flashing in his eyes.

It was a pity; he really wanted to see the demeanor of these spirit beasts.

Immediately after, the two chatted about these peerless martial arts again.

A look of fervor flashed in Zheng Feng's eyes, his tone filled with emotion:

"These three peerless martial arts are quite famous even in the Zhou Dynasty."

"It is said that these three martial arts each follow an extreme path."

"If one can comprehend a few mysteries of them, one will be hard to find an opponent among those of the same realm; if one can obtain their essence, it is not impossible to fight across realms."

Jiang Ye nodded slightly.

The appeal of peerless martial arts was beyond doubt.

After arriving at the Upper Sect, he would have to properly understand the characteristics of these three peerless martial arts and choose the one most suitable for himself.

When the moonlight turned cool, Zheng Feng rose to take his leave.

Jiang Ye stepped out of the wooden house, returned to the open space of the herb garden, sat down cross-legged, and began to temper his Wood-Element True Qi.

The next day, at dawn.

When the first ray of morning light pierced the thin mist and sprinkled onto the crimson herb field, Jiang Ye opened his eyes abruptly, a flash of vibrant, pale green essence light flickering in his aged eyes.

In his dantian, that pale green pill had completely transformed into a True Qi pill, its surface flowing with warm, moist luster like the rings of an ancient tree, each rotation exuding vibrant vitality.

He stood up slowly, and with a thought, cyan True Qi surged from his fingertips.

It was no longer thin Wood-Element True Qi, but refined, heavy Wood-Element True Qi filled with vitality.

He pondered for a moment, raised his hand to grasp the void, and force erupted from his palm; a gentle suction actually captured a small bird resting on a nearby branch steadily into his palm.

Chirp, chirp~~~

In the bird's terrified eyes, he condensed a wisp of sharp Gold-Element True Qi at his fingertips and gently sliced a tiny wound on the bird's belly.

Crimson blood beads seeped out instantly, and the bird trembled all over from the pain.

Jiang Ye then slowly dripped the cyan True Qi from his fingertips onto the wound.

The moment the True Qi touched the skin, it turned into an extremely thin and faint cyan light film, like spring drizzle seeping into parched soil.

The flesh at the edge of the wound stopped bleeding at a speed visible to the naked eye and slowly began to heal.

With a wave of his hand, the bird flapped its wings and fled impatiently, diving into the depths of the dense forest without looking back.

"Not bad."

Seeing this scene, Jiang Ye nodded secretly, a look of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.

The vitality of this Wood-Element True Qi was more than a notch stronger than the Wood-Element True Qi, and under its nourishment, the speed of physical wound healing was greatly increased.

Thus, he had obtained three of the Five Elements True Qi, leaving only the Gold-Element True Qi and Earth-Element True Qi yet to be tempered.

"Today is also the day to go to the Upper Sect."

He murmured softly, turned back to the wooden house, shouldered the pack he had long since packed, and walked slowly toward the outside of the herb garden.

When Jiang Ye stepped out of the Tiankui Herb Garden.

Chen Lili, Lü Ming, and the ever-lazy Xu Qinghuan had all packed their bags early and were waiting neatly at the entrance of the herb garden.

"Elder Jiang!"

Seeing him come out, the three bowed respectfully in unison.

While her two companions were looking at every blade of grass and tree in the herb garden with emotion, Xu Qinghuan secretly stuck out the tip of her tender red tongue at Jiang Ye. That enchanting gaze vanished in a flash, as fast as a kitten that had successfully stolen a treat.

Chen Lili and Lü Ming had stayed in the herb garden for so long, from weeding and watering to patrolling and guarding the garden; every inch of land was covered with their footprints. Now that they were suddenly leaving, the reluctance in their hearts was self-evident.

Jiang Ye understood their feelings.

When he left the Qingshi Martial Arts Academy, that complex state of mind was still fresh in his memory.

"It is time to leave again..."

Jiang Ye walked slowly across the field of crimson Tiankui grass, his gaze sweeping from the herb field to the small wooden house where he had lived for several months, a faint sense of emotion flashing in the depths of his eyes.

Whether it was the small stool polished to a shine at the Qingshi Martial Arts Academy or this herb garden he had personally tended, he would return one day.

After a good while, he withdrew his thoughts and said faintly:

"Let's go, down the mountain; they should be waiting for us."

The three responded in unison, picked up their bags, and followed behind him, walking down along the winding blue stone mountain path.

When they arrived at the foot of Tianyangfeng, the Zheng siblings and Wen Yunyao were already waiting there.

The Zheng siblings brought a pile of luggage, with bags stacked like a small mountain; one could only wonder how many elixirs, classics, and changes of clothes were packed inside.

Wen Yunyao, however, had the crisp style of a martial arts woman, carrying nothing but a small bundle. Standing there, she smiled brighter than the morning light.

Qin Lie, Elder Wang, and Elder Li were also waiting here with a group of carefully selected inner sect disciples.

These were all good seedlings that Elder Wang had selected one by one from the inner sect of Tianyangfeng, each with the potential to step into the Embracing the Pill Realm.

Jiang Ye held half of the quota for the Upper Sect, so he naturally prioritized selecting people from Tianyangfeng.

Charity begins at home—he understood this principle better than anyone.

After some pleasantries, the group headed toward the outer sect together.

On the outer sect martial arts field, Liu Qingyu had long been waiting with a group of disciples from Xuan Shui Peak.

Jiang Ye swept his eyes over them, and a look of surprise flashed in the depths of his eyes.

The sisters Hua Ning and Hua Tian were following closely behind Liu Qingyu, and Hua Qingshui was whispering something to the sisters.

Especially Hua Ning, whose aura had returned to stability, her face rosy and her eyes clear. It seemed that after he had taken a wisp of her spiritual body origin last time, Liu Qingyu and Hua Qingshui had spent no small amount of effort to recuperate her.

Standing behind the twins was the cold-tempered Liu Yiyi. Today, she was still wearing a plain, pale blue martial outfit, standing alone at the edge of the crowd, silent, yet possessing a bearing that made people afraid to underestimate her.

Further back, Jiang Ye also caught a glimpse of a young man wearing the disciple attire of the Thick Earth Peak.

Zhao Teng, an inner sect disciple of Thick Earth Peak.

He had some impression of this person; he was a junior who was taciturn but had a solid foundation.

"By the way, where is Sun Die?"

This thought had just flashed through Jiang Ye's mind.

Sun Lin arrived with a smile, followed by a young girl wearing a green dress with a somewhat timid expression on her face—it was Sun Die.

"Elder Jiang, my granddaughter... I will have to trouble you to take care of her."

Sun Lin stroked his gray beard, his tone filled with the entrustment of an elder.

"Elder Jiang, this is the tea I promised to bring you last time. It is all tender buds freshly picked from the top of Green Wood Peak this year. I have roasted them with Wood-Element True Qi; you can brew them to drink on the road."

Sun Die walked up carefully, holding a bulging cloth bag with both hands, her voice soft.

"Peak Master Sun, rest assured..."

Jiang Ye smiled faintly and was about to speak.

A plain white figure drifted over like a light breeze.

It was none other than the Primordial Realm elder of the Upper Sect, Lu Guizhou.

He was still the same hale and hearty figure with white hair and beard but a rosy complexion. With his hands behind his back, he swept his smiling gaze over the mighty team before him and nodded slightly:

"Since everyone is here, let us set off."

The crowd felt a chill in their hearts and bowed in unison.

When the team walked down the mountain gate along the mountain path, everyone stopped in unison.

Outside the mountain gate, Sect Master Pei Yunchuan stood with his hands behind his back, followed by thousands of outer sect disciples, lined up in a dense formation on both sides of the mountain path, stretching from the mountain gate all the way to the foot of the mountain.

The morning light fell from behind him, plating his cyan robe with a layer of pale gold.

"I wish you all martial fortune and prosperity on this trip to the Linzhou Upper Sect, and may you strengthen our Profound Heaven Sect!!!"

Pei Yunchuan raised his voice, and though it was not loud, it clearly reached everyone's ears.

The next instant.

"I wish you all martial fortune and prosperity on this trip to the Linzhou Upper Sect, and may you strengthen our Profound Heaven Sect!!!"

"I wish you all martial fortune and prosperity on this trip to the Linzhou Upper Sect, and may you strengthen our Profound Heaven Sect..."

Thousands of disciples shouted in unison, the sound waves converging into a torrent that rushed into the sky, echoing endlessly in these Profound Heaven Mountains, as if to shake away the clouds and mist above their heads. ===== CHAPTER 216 =====