Chapter 220: Jiang Ye: What a Good Neighbor! Even Helping to Plant Medicinal Herbs!

Jiang Ye and his group followed the direction pointed out by the two patrolling disciples and soon found the entrance to the Dongfeng.

Looking up, a mountain path paved with blue stone wound its way up.

Ancient trees towered on both sides, and clouds and mist lingered on the mountainside, setting off the entire Dongfeng like a splash-ink landscape painting, quiet and refreshing.

"Finally here."

Liu Qingyu looked up at this mountain path, a complex and emotional look flashing in her star-like eyes.

From the night raid of the Seven Kill Sect to the execution of Lu Xiao, through wind and rain, they had finally stood here.

She murmured softly, then collected her thoughts, led the way side by side with Jiang Ye, and brought the crowd to step slowly onto the winding blue stone steps.

The further they went, the more quiet the scenery in the mountains became.

Amidst the ancient trees, waterfalls and springs poured down from the rock walls from time to time, and in the misty water vapor, one could faintly see a few white cranes fluttering and landing in the clouds.

And what shocked everyone the most was that the heaven and earth spiritual energy on this mountain peak became more and more rich as the altitude increased.

When they first entered the foot of the mountain, it was only slightly better than Yunling Prefecture.

By the time they reached the mountainside, the air they inhaled was enough to make one's spirit soar, and every pore on their body seemed to have been gently washed.

"As expected of the martial arts cultivation holy land of the entire Linzhou!"

"The heaven and earth spiritual energy in this air feels like one breath could prolong one's life..."

"Too good; in this kind of place, my success rate of embracing Qi to form a pill will greatly increase."

The disciples behind them all showed excitement, and the fatigue of days of travel seemed to have dissipated for the most part under the nourishment of this rich heaven and earth spiritual energy.

"Not bad; the heaven and earth spiritual energy in this air is actually so rich. My speed of tempering True Qi will increase again."

Jiang Ye also nodded secretly.

Last time, when he went to the outskirts of the Duanling Mountain Range with the Zheng siblings, the heaven and earth spiritual energy there was already quite rich.

This Tianyun Peak was even better.

It was worthy of being the cultivation holy land that countless martial artists in Linzhou dreamed of.

No wonder the sects below were fighting to squeeze in.

The crowd continued to walk up, the clouds and mist in the mountains gradually thinned, and courtyards arranged in a well-ordered manner began to appear in their field of vision.

Those courtyards were built against the mountain, or hidden behind pine forests, or located by the side of streams, with blue bricks and black tiles, ancient and elegant.

Although they were not as magnificent as the great halls of each peak of the Profound Heaven Sect, they had their own unique, quiet, and detached charm.

Having traveled day and night from Yunling Prefecture to this Linzhou Upper Sect, the disciples were already exhausted. Now seeing these courtyards located in the mountains, their eyes suddenly burst with brilliance.

Jiang Ye and Liu Qingyu naturally knew their thoughts and stopped, smiling faintly: "You can go and choose the courtyards you like to live in."

These courtyards were scattered throughout the mountains, and their Profound Heaven Sect only had fifty people.

Even if one person lived in one room, it was more than enough.

"Thank you, Elder Jiang! Thank you, Peak Master Liu!"

The disciples behind them cheered and rushed excitedly toward the courtyards in the mountains.

Liu Qingyu turned her head slightly to look at Jiang Ye, who was as steady as an old dog, "Is Elder Jiang not going to choose?"

Jiang Ye's gaze crossed the courtyards already occupied by the disciples and looked toward a few more secluded locations near the top of the mountain, his expression calm as he smiled faintly: "Let them choose first; I like more secluded courtyards."

Liu Qingyu nodded slightly and said no more, walking toward the other side on her own.

She had long since taken a fancy to a small courtyard built by the stream halfway up the mountain. Opening the window, she could see the waterfall and spring, which just happened to suit her path of practicing Water-Element True Qi.

In the blink of an eye.

That group of disciples had already poured into the courtyards in the mountains, and the sound of doors and windows being pushed open and exclamations one after another rang out everywhere.

However, amidst this joy, a particularly loud exclamation suddenly came from not far ahead:

"Wow! Elder Jiang, there is a herb field here, and so many fire-attribute medicinal herbs are planted!"

Lü Ming stood at the entrance of a courtyard, his small eyes wide with excitement, his voice raised a few notches.

"Oh?!"

Jiang Ye raised his eyebrows, and he became interested.

Could it be that the Upper Sect had considered it so thoroughly that they had even planted the medicinal herbs for them in advance...

Having stayed in the Tianyang Peak herb garden for so long, his sensitivity to the quality of medicinal herbs was sharper than most people's.

However, this thought had not yet turned over.

The next instant, a roar of extreme violence suddenly erupted from the courtyard—

"Get out!"

That voice was rough and full of murderous intent, exploding in the quiet mountains, startling a few white cranes resting in the forest to fly up with a flutter.

Jiang Ye and Liu Qingyu looked at each other, their brows furrowing at the same time.

This voice was not from anyone in the Profound Heaven Sect; it was the voice of a stranger.

The two did not hesitate at all, their figures flickering at the same time, sweeping toward that courtyard like wind and lightning.

When the two arrived at the courtyard gate, Lü Ming was standing on the steps with a look of grievance.

In front of him was a large field of dark red medicinal herbs, clearly having been blasted out by that roar.

Jiang Ye narrowed his eyes, his gaze falling on the herb field, a flash of surprise in the depths of his eyes.

What was planted on it was actually the extremely rare fire-attribute medicinal herb, Fire Sun Spirit Leaf.

This kind of spirit herb had extremely harsh requirements for heaven and earth spiritual energy, and only in a place with rich spiritual energy like the Upper Sect could it be cultivated.

If it were in the herb field of the Profound Heaven Sect, the soil fertility would simply not be enough to support this grade of spirit herb.

His gaze shifted slightly, and he saw a burly young man wearing red martial attire standing beside the herb field, his face full of flesh, exuding a scorching aura, and he was clearly a martial artist of the Embracing the Pill Realm.

"People from the Chiyan Sect?!"

Jiang Ye lifted a cold arc at the corner of his mouth.

This person's red martial attire was embroidered with several flame emblems.

He had once killed a Divine Qi Realm martial artist who wanted to ambush him in the Duanling Mountain Range, and the clothes on the other party also had this mark.

Liu Qingyu naturally recognized the other party's origin at a glance and immediately covered her face with frost, scolding coldly: "You people from the Chiyan Sect, how can you be on the Dongfeng where my Profound Heaven Sect has moved in!"

Facing the two Divine Qi Realm experts, Jiang Ye and Liu Qingyu, the Chiyan Sect youth not only showed no trace of fear but instead arrogantly lifted his chin, his tone overbearing as if it were only natural:

"You Profound Heaven Sect are the latecomers!"

"This place has always belonged to our Chiyan Sect!"

"If you want to find a place to live, go change to another mountain!"

Before the words fell, violent scolding sounds came one after another from several nearby courtyards.

Those courtyards were clearly also occupied by Chiyan Sect disciples.

The disciples of the Profound Heaven Sect had just arrived and hadn't even figured out the situation. However, these Chiyan Sect disciples were mostly at the Embracing the Pill Realm. How could they dare to have a conflict with these people? They had no choice but to retreat from the courtyards in a sorry state.

Only Wen Yunyao was unwilling to accept it and almost fought with the other party, but was hard-pressed by the steady Zheng Feng and did not make a move.

In the blink of an eye, the disciples retreated like a tide to the side of Jiang Ye and Liu Qingyu, each with a look of panic, their eyes filled with both grievance and unwillingness, all waiting for these two pillars to make a decision.

Liu Qingyu rarely showed a cold smile, the chill in her star-like eyes almost overflowing.

Although she had long heard that the people of the Chiyan Sect acted overbearingly.

However, she really didn't expect that a Chiyan Sect disciple at the Embracing the Pill Realm would dare to shout at her.

Just then.

A hearty laugh came from a courtyard higher up:

"Hahaha, so our 'good neighbors' have arrived!"

Before the words fell, a middle-aged man wearing red martial attire had already swept over like a fireball, landing steadily in front of the crowd.

He was full of smiles, cupping his hands to Jiang Ye and Liu Qingyu, seemingly extremely polite:

"I am Wang Ping, an executive of the Chiyan Sect, greetings to all the colleagues of the Profound Heaven Sect."

Liu Qingyu's star-like eyes narrowed slightly.

The person's body was surging with fire, and he was clearly a Divine Qi Realm martial artist with a deep foundation.

She sneered and scolded sharply without any politeness:

"Executive Wang, the hand-written order of the Upper Sect states that this Dongfeng belongs to my Profound Heaven Sect. Your people are planting spirit herbs here, not to mention forcibly occupying the courtyards; this is a clear act of crossing the boundary!"

"You withdraw your people immediately, otherwise, I will report to the Law Enforcement Hall immediately!"

Hearing the three words "Law Enforcement Hall," a flash of gloom crossed Wang Ping's eyes, but the polite smile still hung on his face, and he started to make excuses unhurriedly:

"As the saying goes, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors."

"Our Chiyan Sect and your Profound Heaven Sect will be good neighbors from now on; why hurt the harmony for this little matter?"

"There are so many courtyards on this Dongfeng; your Profound Heaven Sect only has fifty people, so you definitely can't live in them all."

"We are just helping you reasonably digest the resources; how can that be called forcible occupation?"

"I don't think it's necessary to go to such lengths."

Liu Qingyu covered her face with frost and was about to speak.

Jiang Ye, who had been silent, suddenly took over the conversation and smiled faintly: "The Chiyan Sect is truly our good neighbor."

Wang Ping laughed out loud, his laughter full of pride: "It seems there is still a sensible person in the Profound Heaven Sect!"

He thought to himself: I didn't expect this Profound Heaven Sect to be even weaker than the Qingyun Sect back then; this will be great from now on...

Jiang Ye, however, squatted down unhurriedly, reached out to fiddle with the leaves of that patch of Fire Sun Spirit Grass, his tone as casual as if he were checking the growth of medicinal herbs in his own herb garden:

"I really have to thank you for helping us plant so many spirit herbs."

The smile on Wang Ping's face paused slightly.

What does that mean?!

Before he could react, the Chiyan Sect disciple beside him saw this gray-clothed old man fiddling with the spirit herbs he had worked so hard to plant, and he was suddenly furious, roaring sharply:

"Old thing! This is not where you should..."

Bang—!

Before the words fell.

A withered palm had already slapped his face.

The force was so fierce that it directly shattered and collapsed his cheekbone.

Immediately after, the entire body of this burly Chiyan Sect disciple was hit by an invisible giant hammer, flying horizontally to break through the courtyard wall, rolling a dozen times in the rubble before smashing heavily onto the ground, stirring up a sky full of smoke and dust. ===== CHAPTER 221 =====