Chapter 13: Su Wanyue

At the summit of Mount Tai, the morning sun rises.

Lingyun stood atop a giant boulder, gazing at the rising sun, a faint smile appearing at the corners of his mouth. Before starting university, climbing Mount Tai to watch the sunrise had always been his dream; now, taking advantage of the October holiday to come to Mount Tai to watch the sunrise was also to fulfill a dream he once had.

"Master, is this the Mount Tai you spoke of? It doesn't seem to have anything remarkable about it!" Beside him, a woman stood shoulder to shoulder with him; she was his disciple, Luo Yexi. However, the current Luo Yexi had already changed into modern attire: on her upper body was a beige T-shirt, on her lower body a pair of sky-blue jeans, and on her feet a pair of white hiking shoes. Although her face was unadorned, it could not hide her stunning beauty.

Some time ago, Lingyun had used his hacking skills—which could be considered heaven-defying by modern standards—to get Luo Yexi's identity sorted out. Coming out this time was also to allow her to appear before others in a legitimate way.

"You must never underestimate this Mount Tai. This Mount Tai hides secrets that are hard to imagine; it is just that your cultivation has not reached the level to sense them. That is a peerless grand array laid down by an ancient mighty figure!" Lingyun gazed at Mount Tai, a trace of nostalgia appearing in his eyes; when this Mount Tai was being arranged, he had participated in it too.

"Master, I observed the people here earlier; they seem to be ordinary people, and no one knows martial arts. Moreover, this world does not seem very suitable for practicing martial arts, so why do you value this world so much?" Luo Yexi asked.

"This world is different from your original world. All power that exceeds that of ordinary people is hidden in the shadows, known as the Dark World, and is unknown to ordinary people." Lingyun waved his hand. "Hmm, no, wait, Ye Xi, come with me to save someone."

"What is it?" Following behind Lingyun, Luo Yexi asked softly. Due to Lingyun's reminder, Luo Yexi suppressed her martial arts and did not display anything shocking or extraordinary.

"Going to save a friend. It seems she is not an ordinary person either, to actually make those disgusting people send out people of this level." Lingyun replied.

In a dense forest on Mount Tai, a black shadow was moving forward rapidly, and the person in the lead was carrying a woman who had already fainted on his shoulder.

"Quick, quick, we must leave this area as soon as possible, do not let them discover us, otherwise, none of us will be able to leave this place!" the leader urged.

Suddenly, the leader's pupils constricted; in front of them, a man and a woman had appeared, though it was unknown when.

"Who are you people?" the leader asked in a hoarse and clumsy Huaxia language, while his gaze kept scanning Luo Yexi's body.

"Disgusting!" A trace of disgust flashed in Luo Yexi's eyes.

"No need to hold back, finish all these people off. Right, save that girl!" Lingyun said.

"Yes, Master, take care of yourself!" Luo Yexi gave a reminder, tapped her toes against the ground, and flew toward that group of people.

"Careful, that woman is an ancient martial artist, kill her!" The leader, seeing Luo Yexi's extraordinary speed, shouted a warning. "Let's finish this quickly, don't let the people behind catch up!"

It was a pity that they had severely underestimated Luo Yexi's strength. Although Luo Yexi looked young, she had practiced martial arts for over ten years under Lingyun's guidance and had also consumed a large amount of heavenly treasures; her strength had already reached the peak of first-rate experts in the world she came from, and she was only one step away from being a top-tier expert. How could a mere few men in black be her match?

Upon engaging, Luo Yexi sent one of them flying with a single palm strike, then struck with both palms, the Nine Yang Divine Art erupting; in no more than three or five rounds, only the leader remained among the men in black, while all the others lay on the ground, not a single one of them being a match for Luo Yexi in a single exchange.

"You, you don't come over, otherwise, I will take her life!" The leader was terrified in his heart and reached out to pinch the neck of the woman on his shoulder; as long as he used a little force, this woman would surely perish. But he discovered with astonishment that the woman from just a moment ago had already disappeared from his field of vision.

"Too slow!" Luo Yexi had appeared behind him, though it was unknown when, and pressed her slender palm against his back, releasing her Inner Strength to easily shatter his heart. At the same time, her left hand swept out, snatching the girl who had been on his shoulder.

"Master, who is this sister?" Luo Yexi came before Lingyun, carrying the girl.

"Her name is Su Wanyue, a friend of a high school classmate of mine. We met at a high school reunion. At that time, our relationship was quite good, but after the reunion, she returned to her hometown in Beijing, and we haven't seen each other since. Being able to meet on Mount Tai this time can be considered a stroke of fate." Lingyun smiled.

"Eh, Master, there seems to be a very powerful force inside this girl's body, but this force is all lying dormant, transforming toward some unknown direction!" Luo Yexi said in surprise.

"Hmm, I felt it too. It seems Wanyue is not an ordinary person either. Once the power in her body finishes transforming, her strength might directly step into the Mysterious Tier Peak, which is the same level as your current strength!" Lingyun said in a deep voice.

"In a world where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is so thin, there is actually such martial arts?" Luo Yexi said in surprise.

"There is, and likely quite a lot; after all, this world was once the Human Ancestral Land." Lingyun sighed.

Suddenly, several powerful auras intruded into the range of Lingyun's divine sense detection. Lingyun raised his eyebrows slightly and said to Luo Yexi: "Someone is coming, their strength is not low. Let's find a place to put her down, then leave this place!"

"Mm." Luo Yexi found a clean place to put Su Wanyue down, then followed Lingyun and disappeared into the dense forest.

"Swish, swish, swish." Not long after Lingyun and the other left, several figures appeared here, the leader being a middle-aged man. When they saw the men in black lying all over the ground, their pupils could not help but constrict.

One of them quickly tapped the necks of each man in black and said in a deep voice: "Such powerful Extreme Yang Internal Energy. Captain, these people are all dead; the person who struck is at least at the Mysterious Tier Peak! Not a single one of these people lasted even one move in their hands!"

"Hiss." Everyone present gasped; a Mysterious Tier Peak expert is not something common, and the captain of the group present only had strength barely at the Mysterious Tier Initial Stage. In the Dark World, a Mysterious Tier Peak expert could already be considered a top-tier expert.

"Finding Miss Su is the primary mission now. Let's ignore this for now." The middle-aged man said.

"Look, Miss Su is there!" A sharp-eyed person discovered Su Wanyue on the ground.

The middle-aged man checked her pulse and said: "Nothing serious, she was just drugged. Monkey, have people clean up the corpses here; the rest of you, follow me to escort Miss Su back!"

"Yes, Captain." The group escorted Su Wanyue and left the forest.