“Hey! Are you disrespecting me?”

Xu Zong’s eyes widened, instantly flaring up.

I made such a handsome entrance, you should understand that I’m not someone to be trifled with. Yet, you dare to speak to me like this? Do you not take me seriously at all?

Xu Zong immediately kicked out. Gu Shiyou had no time to react and was sent flying off his horse. He flew through the air for a while before crashing to the ground, every part of his body aching.

“Young Island Master!”

The golden-armored guards were taken aback and quickly rushed to help Gu Shiyou up.

“Kid, do you think Teng Family Village is easy to bully? You want someone from my village to accompany you into the mountains? Do you really think Qinghu Island is something special? Today, not even if you were from Yu Emperor Sect, no one would be able to take anyone away from my village!”

Xu Zong rolled up his sleeves, his eyes filled with hostility.

Gu Shiyou trembled all over, being helped up from the ground. His eyes were filled with both shock and anger, and he was seething with resentment.

However, he didn’t dare to lash out. Instead, he forced a smile and bowed to Xu Zong.

“There seems to be a misunderstanding, senior. It was Teng Qingshan who asked me to come here, to find hunters to go up the mountain.”

“Banana your balala, damn it, you dare to lie to me?”

Xu Zong’s face darkened. Do I look like I’m easy to deceive?

The relationship between Teng Qingshan and Gu Shiyou was completely antagonistic. Of course, it was Gu Shiyou who unilaterally regarded Teng Qingshan as a mortal enemy. Teng Qingshan didn’t really care about him. Gu Shiyou wanted to take revenge on Teng Qingshan, so after learning that the Yu Emperor’s treasure was in Dayan Mountain, he decided to forcibly conscript Teng Qingshan’s relatives as hunters to search for the entrance to the Yu Emperor’s treasure. In the end, Teng Yongfan almost died in the mountains.

Xu Zong’s consciousness was much stronger than before, and he remembered this clearly. This damn guy thought he could deceive me because I didn’t know? If I let the villagers go up the mountain with him, they would definitely not return!

“Senior, senior, it really was Teng Qingshan who asked me to come!”

Seeing the situation, Gu Shiyou became anxious and repeatedly tried to explain.

Xu Zong didn’t want to hear his sophistry. He threw a punch, and Gu Shiyou was sent flying again. His eyes rolled back, and he passed out.

The surrounding golden-armored soldiers quickly ran over to check on Gu Shiyou’s condition.

“How can you be so unreasonable!”

The leader of the golden-armored soldiers looked at Xu Zong indignantly.

“I can be even more unreasonable!”

Xu Zong flashed, and countless illusions appeared around him, surrounding all the golden-armored soldiers. He gave each one a punch, and dozens of golden-armored soldiers all fell to the ground and couldn’t get up.

“Tie them all up and wait for Qingshan to deal with them when he returns!”

The men of Teng Family Village immediately swarmed up, tied up these people, and threw them onto the martial arts field to sunbathe.

“Qinghu, is this really okay?”

Uncle Teng Yongxiang came to Xu Zong’s side and whispered.

“What’s wrong with it? Uncle, you have to remember, we don’t have to fear anyone on this land of Jiuzhou!”

Xu Zong waved his hand, not caring at all.

Jiuzhou was too small. If he could leave, he would have been eager to explore the Three Realms!

“Well, that’s true…”

Teng Yongxiang’s face tightened, and his expression became very strange.

“But it’s not very good to be so unreasonable to the guests of Qingshan’s sect, right?”

“What… Ah? What did you say, Uncle?”

Xu Zong was about to retort, but suddenly froze.

“What does Qinghu Island have to do with Qingshan?”

“Look at what you’re saying, how can there be no connection?”

Teng Yongxiang looked at him speechlessly.

“Haven’t you heard the villagers say that Qingshan has joined Qinghu Island and is said to be highly valued?”

Xu Zong opened his mouth, not knowing what to say for a long time.

“Ah ba ah ba…”

Late that night, Teng Qingshan quietly returned to Teng Family Village with a group of people.

Seeing Gu Shiyou and the others with swollen faces, his face turned pale.

“Brother Gu, who did this to you?”

Gu Shiyou’s face turned from pale to green, and he glared at him like a knife, then walked away without a word.

“Qingshan, come here.”

Xu Zong came to the edge of the martial arts field lit with many torches and waved to Teng Qingshan.

“Cousin, what happened?”

Teng Qingshan came to his side with a puzzled face, pointing at the golden-armored soldiers and asking.

“Let’s not talk about this first, I want to ask you, which sect did you join?”

Xu Zong asked Teng Qingshan with a stern face.

“Qinghu Island!”

Teng Qingshan looked confused.

“Hiss!”

Xu Zong took a sharp breath, asking incredulously.

“You didn’t join Returning to Origin?”

“Why would I join Returning to Origin?”

Teng Qingshan shook his head in confusion, explaining.

“Anyway, with you, cousin, guarding Teng Family Village, no one can offend this place. After I leave, I naturally choose to join the most powerful sect. The most powerful sect in Yangzhou is of course Qinghu Island.”

Ah, this.

That’s true, but in the original story, the one who destroyed Qinghu Island was you, cousin!

Xu Zong looked strange. Of course, he couldn’t say this. It felt very strange.

But in the end, the reason why Teng Qingshan and Qinghu Island became adversaries in the original story was purely because of different positions. There was no clear distinction between good and evil. Everyone wanted to dominate the world and glorify their sect. They didn’t use any sinister methods, but they just started fighting each other and couldn’t stop. If striving for world domination is considered evil, then Yu Emperor and Qinling Heavenly Emperor are also evil.

“Do you know a girl named Zhuge Qing?”

“I’ve heard of her. She seems to be the daughter of Zhuge Yuanhong, the sect master of Returning to Origin. But she doesn’t have any talent for cultivation and is very weak. Cousin, why are you asking about this?”

Teng Qingshan didn’t care much, obviously a bit uninterested.

“Nothing, it’s better if you don’t know her. Qinghu Island is fine, it’s all the same to you anyway.”

Xu Zong also let go, not asking any more questions.

In the original story, Returning to Origin was not worthy of Teng Qingshan at all. It was only because of Zhuge Qing’s death that Teng Qingshan always felt guilty towards Returning to Origin. Later, he indeed left Returning to Origin and established his own sect, Xingyi Sect.”Since there’s no Zhuge Qing to worry about, it doesn’t matter which side Teng Qingshan joins.”

As he spoke, a figure in a yellow robe slowly approached from a distance.

The man bore a striking resemblance to Gu Shiyou, with thick eyebrows, large eyes, and long hair. His eyes were always half-closed, giving the impression of a lion in a half-dreaming, half-awake state.

“Master!”

Upon seeing the man, Teng Qingshan immediately paid his respects.

“Qingshan, is this your cousin?”

The middle-aged man looked at Xu Zong, a glint occasionally flashing in his eyes.

“Yes, my cousin is a prodigy. His talent and strength surpass mine. If he had been more high-profile when he was wandering the Jianghu, he would undoubtedly be the first on the Heavenly List!”

Teng Qingshan stated confidently.

“Is he that powerful?”

The middle-aged man feigned surprise.

“I’m only ranked seventh on the Heavenly List.”

Xu Zong just smiled without saying a word.

Teng Qingshan shook his head.

The middle-aged man thought he was joking, but then he saw Teng Qingshan’s serious expression.

“My cousin was already this powerful two years ago. He’s only gotten stronger since then. The Heavenly List can’t even contain him!”

Two years ago, Xu Zong had already reached the late stage of Gang Qi and had created a multi-layered Dharma Door that shocked even Teng Qingshan. His strength was definitely enough to rank first on the Heavenly List. Now, Teng Qingshan estimated that his cousin’s strength had improved significantly!

The middle-aged man in the yellow robe paused slightly.

“Father!”

At this moment, Gu Shiyou saw the man in the yellow robe and his eyes lit up. He quickly walked over.

“Father, Qingshan’s cousin is unreasonable. I came to Teng Family Village to find a hunter as Qingshan suggested, but he beat me up without a word. The Golden Scale Guards were also bullied by him!”

“Cough, cough!”

Xu Zong coughed lightly.

“I was indeed a bit rash during the day. Here is some spirit liquid as a gift to make up for it.”

He flipped his hand, and a small dish appeared in his hand. The dish contained about ten grams of a mercury-like green liquid, which emitted a fragrance that made Gu Yong shudder.

“What is this?”

Gu Shiyou sniffed the fragrance and felt his internal energy increase. He couldn’t help but show a greedy expression.

“This is called Bi Bo Marrow. It has a mild medicinal effect and can be taken by those in the Houtian Realm. This amount is enough to boost you to the Xiantian Realm.”

Xu Zong casually tossed the small dish to Gu Shiyou, who caught it and sniffed the fragrance. His heart was filled with joy. After hearing Xu Zong’s words, he was even more eager to break through to the Xiantian Realm right away. He had already forgotten about the previous minor grievances.

Gu Yong was shocked. Just this little bit could make someone reach the Xiantian Realm?

But then his expression changed, and he began to scrutinize Xu Zong’s sleeves.

“Qinghu, did you carry this Bi Bo Marrow with you?”

“Indeed, I did. Island Master Gu is very smart.”

Xu Zong smiled slightly and praised.

Gu Yong’s face twitched slightly.

Everyone could tell that I was being sarcastic. Why are you still going along with it?

Xu Zong smiled. This Bi Bo Marrow was transported from the Swallowed Star. The purpose was to test whether the treasures of different worlds were effective in another world. Each Xu Zong in the group was allocated a little.

“Qinghu, to be honest, the reason why my Qing Lake Island sent troops here is for a treasure buried deep in the Dayan Mountain. Your Teng Family Village has always lived here, so you must be very familiar with this mountain. I hope you can help us. I, Gu Yong, will definitely repay you in the future!”

Gu Yong raised his hand and saluted Xu Zong.

Teng Qingshan was his disciple, and he knew his character. He was not a person who would make empty promises. This Teng Qinghu might really have the ability to control dragons and tigers. If he could earn the favor of Qing Lake Island, it would be a great story!

“I’m not interested in treasures, even if they were left by Emperor Yu.”

Xu Zong shook his head.

His casual remark shocked Gu Yong. The treasure map they had indeed belonged to the legendary Emperor Yu. But how did he know?

“Qingshan is also very familiar with the terrain of the mountain. Let him guide you.”

Xu Zong waved his hand, not wanting to deal with these trivial matters.

Seeing that he didn’t agree, Gu Yong couldn’t insist. He could only gather his men and head deeper into Dayan Mountain.

Before leaving, Xu Zong gathered his true essence and whispered into Teng Qingshan’s ear.

“Qingshan, there are two powerful Illusory Realm beasts in Dayan Mountain. If you encounter them, you can mention my name to save your life!”

Teng Qingshan’s body trembled slightly, and he nodded to show that he understood.

(End of Chapter)