Chapter 847

Lu Yang's conscience wasn't entirely gone; he knew Old Meng was being punished because he had suggested the fight, and he shared responsibility for the destruction of the sandalwood forest.

Thus, he voluntarily offered to go to the Mountain-Moving and Sea-Filling Sect for two months of compulsory labor as well.

"That's more like it."

Before going to the Mountain-Moving and Sea-Filling Sect, the two had to restore the ruins at the entrance of Meng Meng Jingzhou's cave dwelling to their original state.

Looking from afar, this area of the Body-Refining Peak looked like it had been chewed on by a dog; it was bare and truly unsightly.

Lu Yang didn't think about using Tang Chuanwu's time reversal. Previously, when they encountered a murder case, asking Tang Chuanwu to reverse time was to save people and catch the murderer.

This time was different; Lu Yang couldn't let Tang Chuanwu commit suicide just because he had made a mistake. Even if Tang Chuanwu could be resurrected, the feeling of dying once wasn't pleasant.

Lu Yang had realized long ago that if he let Tang Chuanwu commit suicide whenever he encountered a problem, he would easily become indifferent to Tang Chuanwu's life and treat him as a tool.

The two worked together, scraping off several layers of the ground until they had completely removed the scorched earth and glass, then shoveled some soil from the sect's grassland to fill the large pit.

"What should we do about the sandalwood forest? Should we use the Tree-Planting Technique?"

Lu Yang was also a bit troubled. After some thought, he suggested: "Since the sandalwood forest was cultivated by the Third Elder, if you restore it directly using the Tree-Planting Technique, it would be equivalent to completely erasing the traces of the Third Elder's cultivation. It's best if we bury sandalwood seeds and let them grow into a forest naturally."

"That's true."

The two bought a large bag of sandalwood seeds from the Mission Hall. Lu Yang dug holes with his sword, and Meng Meng Jingzhou dug them with his hands. After huffing and puffing for a long time, they finally got it done.

It must be said, this really did give them a sense of accomplishment.

"We've finally arrived at the Mountain-Moving and Sea-Filling Sect." Lu Yang stretched vigorously. The journey had been truly exhausting, but fortunately, it was safe and uneventful.

At first, he and Old Meng had planned well: as dignified late-stage Spirit Transformation cultivators, there was no need to take a flying boat; they would just fly directly to the Mountain-Moving and Sea-Filling Sect.

Then, they happened to encounter a secret realm that opened once every hundred years. The secret realm required that only Spirit Transformation cultivators could enter. Acting on the "since we're here" mentality, the two entered and cleared three levels. Finally, at the end of the third level, they encountered the Spirit of the Secret Realm. The Spirit of the Secret Realm was dissatisfied with their method of clearing the levels, and after a battle of several hundred rounds, it finally realized it couldn't beat them. It then told them the origin of the secret realm to distract them, used the secret realm's authority to expel them, and forbade them from ever entering this secret realm again.

After being randomly teleported out by the Spirit of the Secret Realm, they were sent to the forbidden ground of a hidden family. The hidden family had lived in seclusion here for generations, suppressing a demon. To suppress the demon, they sacrificed young boys and girls every hundred years, using their blood to sustain the sealing array, a practice with a history of over a hundred thousand years.

The demon was the evil thought of a Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivator from the past, and the hidden family were the descendants of that cultivator. After Lu Yang and his companion saved the boys and girls about to be sacrificed and fought the demon for several hundred rounds, they chose to report it to the government, letting the Youzhou Governor send people to handle it. After the Governor dealt with the demon, he suggested that the hidden family didn't need to bear such burdens alone and commended Lu Yang and his companion.

After the commendation, Lu Yang sensed someone nearby using the small wooden sword he had gifted. Following the sword Qi, Lu Yang found the Fuling sisters, who were born in the Twin Rivers.

After resolving the Void Supreme and Nightmare Supreme in Chunjiang City, Lu Yang had gifted the Fuling sisters small wooden swords for protection before leaving. Now, they were being harassed by villains and had no choice but to use the wooden swords to fight back, deterring the villains. They even said the wooden swords were a gift from Lu Yang. The villains feared Lu Yang's reputation but were somewhat skeptical about the origin of the wooden swords, so they boldly continued to attack the Fuling sisters. At the critical moment, Lu Yang appeared, saved the Fuling sisters in public, punished the villains, and gave the Fuling sisters new wooden swords.

"Let's just take a flying boat next time we go out. Although it's slower, at least the probability of trouble is lower," Meng Meng Jingzhou suggested.

"We can try that." Lu Yang nodded in agreement, recalling his experience with flying boats; even if something happened, it wouldn't affect the journey.

"The Mountain-Moving and Sea-Filling Sect really knows how to pick a spot." Meng Meng Jingzhou breathed a sigh of relief upon reaching their destination and had the mood to comment, feeling that the air here was fresh.

The Mountain-Moving and Sea-Filling Sect was located deep in the mountains, with mountains behind and water in front, and the environment was beautiful... provided these mountains didn't move.

The existence of the Mountain-Moving and Sea-Filling Sect was quite special; it was a sect affiliated with the imperial court and had no grade classification.

They were mainly responsible for the aftermath of cultivator battles, restoring maps, grooming mountain ranges, planting trees, and so on. Therefore, to join this sect, one's spiritual roots had to have at least earth or wood attributes.

The mountains they saw moving around from outside the sect were just sect disciples practicing the Mountain-Moving Technique.

"Greetings, fellow Daoist. We are disciples from the Congwendao Sect. Please pass this letter to your Sect Master; we have matters to discuss."

Representing the Congwendao Sect while traveling, the two had arrived dusty and disheveled. After tidying up their appearance, they came to the entrance of the Mountain-Moving and Sea-Filling Sect and handed the Third Elder's letter of introduction to the gatekeeper disciple.

"Lu Yang? Meng Meng Jingzhou?" The gatekeeper disciple recognized their identities at a glance and was so excited that his face turned red.

"Did you also destroy the landscape in a battle and are looking for our help to restore it?"

Everyone who came to their sect was there for this reason.

Lu Yang said solemnly: "We heard that your sect is responsible for the aftermath of cultivator battles and works very hard, often suffering from a shortage of manpower. After learning of this, our two brothers decided to contribute our meager strength to share the burden for your sect."

Meng Meng Jingzhou said nothing, nodding steadily.

The two were indeed as described in the storytelling, full of righteousness, and the gatekeeper disciple respected them even more.

"I will notify the Sect Master immediately."

Before long, the gatekeeper disciple returned and invited them to enter the sect to meet the Sect Master.

The Sect Master of the Mountain-Moving and Sea-Filling Sect was named Kong Liansheng, a middle-aged man with a long beard and an elegant temperament.

Sect Master Kong sat in a grand armchair, the letter of introduction placed to one side.

"Greetings, Sect Master Kong."

Sect Master Kong stood up, stroking his beard and smiling at the two, his eyes full of approval.

"Truly famous at a young age, young heroes indeed."

"Old Zhang wrote in the letter that he hopes you two will stay in my sect for two months and help us work? It's not the first time Old Zhang has sent people here; what did you two do to provoke him?"

Meng Meng Jingzhou honestly admitted his mistake: "We were fighting and accidentally destroyed his sandalwood forest."

Sect Master Kong laughed heartily upon hearing this: "So you destroyed the sandalwood forest. No wonder he sent you here. Everyone has a young and impulsive time; it's understandable, understandable."

Sect Master Kong remembered something and raised the letter of introduction in his hand: "Speaking of which, the letter says you should have arrived in early July, so why did you only get here in mid-August?"

"We encountered a few small things on the way, which delayed us."