Chapter 178

Lu Suzhen's death was not a natural one.

However.

Facing the passing of Sect Leader Lu Suzhen, Mount Qingcheng accepted it all calmly, as if they had long since anticipated this outcome.

Immediately following.

Zhao Yuzhen, who was only twenty-two years old and already the Heavenly Master of Mount Qingcheng at the time, became the new generation's Sect Leader of Mount Qingcheng, and also the youngest Sect Leader since the founding of Mount Qingcheng.

Not long after.

Four old men with white hair and beards, possessing a refined and ethereal air, arrived at Zhao Yuzhen's courtyard.

"Yuzhen, are you really going to let down the painstaking efforts your master made for you all those years ago?"

Yin Changsong looked at Zhao Yuzhen and sighed: "Back then, to modify your fate, your Sect Leader junior brother died by Heavenly Punishment. Now that you have already reached the Half-Step Spirit-Wandering Realm, you only need to wait until you break through to the Spirit-Wandering Mystic Realm to descend the mountain at will. Why can't you wait a few more years?"

Zhao Yuzhen was born in a village at the foot of Mount Qingcheng, and his birth was accompanied by strange phenomena, which directly alarmed the Heavenly Masters of Mount Qingcheng.

That very day, six Heavenly Masters descended the mountain and brought Zhao Yuzhen up to the mountain.

At the age of three, he was taken as a closed-door disciple by the Sect Leader; at six, he mastered the Great Dragon Elephant Force; and at eleven, he began learning the Immeasurable Sword Art.

In just a few short years, he became the first person in the history of Mount Qingcheng to master both Daoist arts and sword techniques.

It was just that.

When Zhao Yuzhen was young, Lu Suzhen once cast a divination for him, calculating that Zhao Yuzhen would inevitably face a tribulation in his life.

If he never descended the mountain in his life, he could ensure the prosperity of Mount Qingcheng's incense for a hundred years; otherwise, the world's situation would tremble, the world would fall into chaos, and he himself would face the danger of falling.

However.

Lu Suzhen seemed to have also calculated that Zhao Yuzhen would inevitably descend the mountain.

Thus, he attempted to modify Zhao Yuzhen's fate.

It was just that.

Even though Lu Suzhen staked his own life, he died by Heavenly Punishment before he could completely modify Zhao Yuzhen's fate.

Fortunately, although it was not completely successful, it still gave Zhao Yuzhen a sliver of an opportunity.

That is, to step into the Spirit-Wandering Mystic Realm, only then could he descend the mountain!

"Uncle Master Yin."

Zhao Yuzhen looked at the leading old man with a calm expression: "Uncle Master, you all previously refused to tell me the identity of the person who came to Mount Qingcheng to challenge the sword all those years ago, but now, I already know who she is."

Hearing Zhao Yuzhen's words.

The Heavenly Master Yin Changsong showed a bitter expression and persuaded: "Yuzhen, the Snow Moon Sword Immortal has no place for you in her heart at all. Why must you stake your own life and the fate of Mount Qingcheng to pursue a woman who does not like you?"

"Uncles and Masters, my mind is made up."

Zhao Yuzhen looked toward the direction of Snow Moon City.

At the same time.

A long sword flew over from afar and fell into his hand.

It was precisely the treasure of Mount Qingcheng—the Qingxiao Sword.

"Not for the sake of Mount Qingcheng's fate, even if it is for the sake of your Sect Leader junior brother, I will not allow you to descend the mountain!"

Yin Changsong showed a look of anger and said in a deep voice: "Junior brothers, form the formation!"

He was truly angry now.

Sect Leader junior brother Lu Suzhen stepped into the Spirit-Wandering Mystic Realm in just a few short decades; he could be said to be the person with the most talent for immortal cultivation in the history of Mount Qingcheng.

But Lu Suzhen, in order to change Zhao Yuzhen's fate, did not hesitate to stake his own life.

As a result, now.

Zhao Yuzhen, for the sake of a woman who did not like him, was actually going to let down Lu Suzhen's painstaking efforts!

If he really let the other party descend the mountain, wouldn't Lu Suzhen have been struck by lightning in vain?

"You cannot stop me."

Zhao Yuzhen looked at the four Heavenly Masters of Mount Qingcheng, then gently raised the Qingxiao Sword in his hand, drawing out a sword Qi that struck toward Yin Changsong and the others.

Boom!

The sword formation of Yin Changsong and the four others instantly collapsed.

And the four long swords in their hands were even flicked away by Zhao Yuzhen's sword Qi, pinning them straight onto the plaque of the Qiankun Hall.

The four of them.

Only Yin Changsong had broken through to the Carefree Heaven Realm not long ago; as for the other three, they only had the realm of the Free Earth Realm. How could they withstand Zhao Yuzhen, who was already at the Half-Step Spirit-Wandering Realm?

It was just that.

Just as Zhao Yuzhen was preparing to descend the mountain.

A scholar and a young Daoist priest suddenly blocked him.

"Fansong, Feixuan, are you two also going to stop me?"

Zhao Yuzhen looked at his two disciples, a faint smile appearing on his face.

These two.

One was his successor in sword techniques.

One was his successor in Daoist arts.

"Disciple dare not."

Li Fansong and Feixuan immediately knelt down: "It is just that if Master descends the mountain, not only might Master lose his life, but Mount Qingcheng might also lose its incense from this point on. We beg Master to think thrice!"

"You are overthinking it; I am already a Half-Step Spirit-Wandering, which can be considered half a Mortal Immortal."

Zhao Yuzhen walked straight past Li Fansong and Feixuan: "Although I, Zhao Yuzhen, have never walked in the Jianghu, I know that everyone in the Jianghu calls me the Daoist Sword Immortal!"

After speaking.

Zhao Yuzhen walked down the mountain without looking back.

And as he walked forward step by step, dark clouds instantly gathered over Mount Qingcheng, and heavenly thunder rumbled.

At the same time.

The earth beneath Mount Qingcheng shook, as if thousands of troops and horses were gathering.

The Cavalry General, who was napping in his tent, suddenly woke up from his dream, looking at the soldier who came to report with a face full of surprise: "That Daoist, has he descended the mountain?"

"Yes, the scouts on the mountain have already sent out the signal."

Hearing this.

Wang Tie immediately rushed out of the camp with an excited expression: "Men, tell the brothers to polish their gear! Damn it, after eating for free in this godforsaken place for so many years, we are finally going to be liberated!"

Not long after.

Wang Tie saw a purple figure rushing toward this side at high speed.

"Audacious Zhao Yuzhen, I am the Northern Li Cavalry General Wang..." Wang Tie raised his long spear, shouting fiercely at Zhao Yuzhen.

However, before he could finish his words.

Zhao Yuzhen had already passed through the thousand cavalry, and wherever he passed, people and horses were overturned.

Facing a powerhouse at the Half-Step Spirit-Wandering Realm, three thousand armored cavalry were simply useless!

"Could he really be a true immortal?"

Wang Tie scrambled up from the ground, looking at the departing figure with his jaw dropped: "Men, write a letter to the Directorate of Astronomy!"

"..."

Ye Ruoyi's small courtyard.

Sikong Qianluo took the Golden List from the hands of the Snow Moon City disciple who had arrived, and opened it impatiently.

"Wow, I actually made it onto the Good Jade List!"

Seeing her face full of excitement, she then suddenly frowned: "Hmph! What is wrong with this Hundred Schools of Thought Hall? They actually didn't rank the Junior Brother on the Peerless List."

"Let me see."

Hearing Sikong Qianluo's words.

Jiang Chen instantly knew that what she was holding should be the Martial Arts List ranked by Ji Ruofeng of the Jianghu Hundred Schools of Thought Hall.

Seeing this, the other women also gathered around.

Especially Lian Xing and Huang Rong.

Although the two had been in Snow Moon City for some time, they clearly still did not understand the matters of the Northern Li Jianghu very well.

"If you ask me, Junior Brother should be ranked in the first tier of the Peerless List!"

While handing the Golden List to Jiang Chen, Sikong Qianluo kept muttering to herself.

Very clearly.