Chapter 128

Liu Liu Xiaolou had been searching for Lord Lord Jingzhao's figure among the Qingyu Sect crowd, but he never found this great genius who matched his expectations.

There were twelve people from the Qingyu Sect who entered the Danxia Cave Heaven. Sect Master Master Dongfang was easy to identify, and the other old man with a gray beard was likely a Qingyu Sect Elder. The deacons and stewards he had seen before while selling wine on Wulong Mountain were not among them, and the rest were unfamiliar to him. Judging by their age, they were likely inner sect disciples, just like those of the other sects.

But these inner sect disciples were plain in appearance, at most deserving of the description "upright" or "delicate," and they certainly could not be compared to him—at the very least, one would have to have a profile similar to Daoist Master's.

He asked Brother Hutou Jiao: "Who is that Lord Lord Jingzhao? Did he not come?"

Brother Hutou Jiao shook his head: "I haven't seen him. I heard he came, but he hasn't shown his face. Perhaps he is preparing for the sword trial."

After the Dongyang Sect's "Three Truths" visited Mount Mount Shenwu, Su Su Wuniang entered the Danxia Cave Heaven as an inner sect disciple and successor of the Su family to lobby the Sect Master and several Elders, finally persuading the Danxia Sect to step forward and mediate the dispute between the great Jingxiang sects triggered by Hou Sheng's disappearance.

At the time, Su Su Wuniang advised Cai Cai Qiugong: "Hou Sheng, the patrolling deacon of the Qingyu Sect, specialized in investigating sect cases and offended countless petty thieves. Who knows which enemy harmed him? To raise an army and demand justice based on a single angry remark from the Dongyang Sect is not the act of a righteous sect. Furthermore, their previous blockade of the Taoyuan mountains and their subsequent occupation of Wulong Mountain for several months have already exceeded their bounds, causing the three mountains of Western, Southern, and Central Xiang to look askance. The Qingyu Sect has great ambitions; if we do not seize this opportunity to restrain them, once they subdue the three mountains, who knows if they will turn their gaze eastward toward our Jiangnan?"

Cai Cai Qiugong agreed wholeheartedly. Thus, the Danxia Sect offered the benefits of the "Cave Heaven Trial," inviting the four Jingxiang sects to come and test their swords, turning a great conflict into a small one.

All the blessed lands and cave heavens in the world are occupied by righteous sects, but cave heavens and blessed lands are very different. Setting aside other matters, a few cave heavens are very unstable and often connect to spatial rifts. These spatial rifts often lead to unimaginable opportunities, which hold a strong attraction for cultivators.

The Danxia Cave Heaven has such a spatial rift. Its capacity is usually not strong, and if the true qi changes too drastically, it is prone to instability. Therefore, it is rarely opened to outsiders and only admits members of the sect, with only one person entering each time it is opened.

This is the fifth time in the millennium that the Danxia Sect has recorded releasing a spot to outsiders, averaging once every two hundred years, which shows how precious it is; that is why the Qingyu Sect agreed. However, the Danxia Sect also stated clearly that the trial is very risky and it is possible that one might not come out once inside. The Qingyu Sect acknowledged this.

Therefore, after the grand banquet, it was the turn of the four sects to test their swords. Since the rights and wrongs could not be clearly stated, they would decide the outcome through Daoist techniques. The loser would pay a sum of wealth, and the winner could enter the Danxia Cave Heaven spatial rift for the trial. The judges included not only Danxia Sect Master Cai Cai Qiugong but also Jinting Sect Master Wei Jianzi and the Yuezhou Yuezhou Ouyang Sect Master.

The tables were removed, and the seating was moved back ten zhang. An empty field about thirty zhang long and wide was enclosed on Dan Hill. Four Danxia Sect Elders stood at the four corners to stabilize the field and also to dissipate any techniques that might fly out, protecting the low-stage cultivators of each family.

Elder Cai happened to be assigned to Liu Liu Xiaolou's side, very close to him. His gaze met Liu Liu Xiaolou's, and the corners of his mouth smiled faintly.

With this smile, Liu Liu Xiaolou was greatly encouraged. The matter was settled; Elder Cai and Deacon Tu would no longer keep an eye on him. As for Dong Wei, let him go to hell.

Elder Cai was the weakest in cultivation among the four Danxia Sect Elders, only slightly higher than the other Elder Xin, who was also at the late Golden Core stage. However, their Longhu Cai family was very powerful. Besides him, there were three other Golden Cores in the family, and even Cai Cai Qiugong himself had been promoted by the previous Cai Sect Master. Cai Cai Qiugong had also joined clans with the Cai family, counting as half a Cai family member.

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That Elder Xin was an outstanding figure who had grown up in the Snake Mountain Xin family, a vassal of the Cai family, and could also be considered part of the Cai family line.

Therefore, the Cai family was the primary family leading the Danxia Sect.

As long as he wasn't watching Liu Liu Xiaolou, Liu Liu Xiaolou felt the world was exceptionally vast, the air exceptionally fresh, and no difficulty was too great.

Before long, four young cultivators drifted up from below Dan Hill. One could tell at a glance that they were all in the Golden Core Realm. Liu Liu Xiaolou naturally didn't recognize any of them, but Brother Hutou Jiao explained from the side, and he finally understood.

The one with fluttering wide sleeves was Lu Lu Yuanlang, ranked third among the inner sect disciples of Mount Tianmu. Hearing it was him, Liu Liu Xiaolou couldn't help but shrink his neck involuntarily, purely out of a guilty conscience. Whenever he thought of the second young master Lu, he felt a chill down his back. If Lu Lu Yuanlang knew the cause of his own brother's death, where could Liu Liu Xiaolou hide?

The one with long hair draped over his shoulders was Qu Xuan, ranked fourth among the inner sect disciples of the Zhanglong Sect, and also the son of Sect Master Qu. Their Qu family already occupied a Sect Master and an Elder position in the Zhanglong Sect, and Qu Xuan was the next generation's leader. The prospect of the Qu clan controlling the Zhanglong Sect likely wouldn't change for another hundred years.

What Liu Liu Xiaolou felt ashamed of was that Wulong Mountain belonged to the Zhanglong Sect's sphere of influence, yet he had only seen this next-generation Sect Master today, and even then, it was inside the Danxia Cave Heaven. It was clear that Wulong Mountain's status likely wouldn't change for another hundred years either.

The one in white as snow was Sun Zhenliu, ranked sixth among the inner sect disciples of the Dongyang Sect. Liu Liu Xiaolou had heard Lou Lou Zhenwu mention this person during the banquet where he hosted the Dongyang Sect inner sect disciples at Mount Mount Shenwu. He was said to ignore external affairs and focus solely on the sword path, making him the number one in inner sect disciple combat.

The most conspicuous one, in a green shirt with a thin sash, was precisely the Lord Lord Jingzhao that Liu Liu Xiaolou had been searching for. He stared for a moment and asked Brother Hutou Jiao: "Brother Brother Hutou, where does this guy look like me? Why don't I feel it at all?"

Brother Hutou Jiao agreed wholeheartedly: "Exactly! I also think he is very ordinary, not even as dashing as I am, but everyone says my words are against my heart and born of jealousy. Only you, brother, share my feeling. You are truly my soulmate!"

Liu Liu Xiaolou was speechless. He turned to look at Brother Hutou Jiao again and shook his head: "Brother Brother Hutou, I'm afraid there's some misunderstanding. I asked, where does he look like me?"

Brother Hutou Jiao said: "The front face, of course, doesn't look like you. Wait a moment... look, look! See that? How about it? Now it doesn't look like it again... hey, he turned away! How about it?"

Liu Liu Xiaolou mused: "It's only a slight resemblance, but the styles are different. At most, one could say each has their own merits."

Brother Hutou Jiao said: "Anyway, he's not good-looking! Neither his front nor his profile is good-looking! Ah... I didn't mean you, brother, I meant him. I really don't know what Jiu Niang is thinking..." He suddenly said indignantly: "Look at Jiu Niang! Look at her eyes... what kind of look is that! Ah... it infuriates me! Brother, don't stop me, today I must..."

Liu Liu Xiaolou encouraged him: "Brother Brother Hutou, it's all up to you!"

Brother Hutou Jiao gasped for a long time, but finally said dejectedly: "Forget it. Today he has to test his sword and fight. If I go up now, it would be an unfair victory. I'll wait for next time."

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