When Liu Qin slowly regained consciousness, he found himself lying on a sickbed in the Dan Ding Hall, with Lu Xun on the bed next to him.

He asked in a daze, “What happened?”

“Di Nvfeng came to the Dan Ding Hall to cause trouble, and we happened to be out. She attacked us, don’t you remember?” Lu Xun reminded him, “One kick each.”

Liu Qin shuddered, vaguely recalling some fragmented memories. Di Nvfeng’s kick was so fast and fierce that he lost consciousness before he could even see her face clearly.

After a while, he asked again, “So Di Nvfeng attacked us, our master won’t let it go, right? What happened in the end?”

“The matter has been settled.” Lu Xun said, “Our master compensated her with a Jin Ling Pill, and Di Nvfeng has forgiven us.”

Liu Qin: “?”

Was it because he had just woken up and his brain wasn’t working properly? Why did this sound so strange?

Lu Xun didn’t explain further, but stood up and said, “You rest for a while, I need to go to the bathroom. I’ll explain everything when I come back.”

Although Liu Qin was his senior, Lu Xun’s cultivation was higher, so his injuries were lighter.

Lu Xun left the room, looked around, and left the Dan Ding Hall. He flew to the back of a desolate mountain peak and sat down in a secluded place.

A shadow instantly left his body.

Traveling around the world!

Just now, he had sensed a strong call in the dark. The only person who could directly summon him in his divine consciousness was his boss.

“Boss.”

His shadow appeared in the quiet room. The usually dark room was now lit by a candle, and there was indeed an extra person in the room.

It was a refined man in white, Lu Chengchou.

To Lu Xun and the others, Lu Chengchou had adopted them since they were young and taught them divine powers. He was like a father to them.

Their mysterious organization was also established by Lu Chengchou, specifically to destroy the Shu Mountain Sect. They only knew that Lu Chengchou had a deep hatred for the Shu Mountain Sect, but he never went into detail about the specifics.

Seeing Lu Xun arrive, the man in black next to him said first, “Why are you so late? The boss has been summoning you for a while.”

“I ran into some trouble on Shu Mountain, I… was seriously injured by someone, and it’s not easy for me to move.” Lu Xun said.

“Hmm?” Lu Chengchou looked up and asked, “Is there a problem?”

“It’s unrelated to our plan…” Lu Xun quickly explained, but after a pause, he added, “Well, it’s not entirely unrelated. If the Twin Blade Guest had killed Chu Liang, there might not have been these problems…”

After saying this, he briefly explained the series of fights.

As for the failure to assassinate Chu Liang, they had been arguing about who should bear more responsibility. With the death of the Twin Blade Guest, the problem was easily solved. They just blamed everything on the dead man.

It was all because of the Twin Blade Guest’s incompetence.

“Because of such a trivial matter?” After hearing this, Lu Chengchou pondered for a moment and said, “Don’t provoke her in the future. The matter of assassinating Chu Liang can also be put aside for now.”

“Huh?”

Lu Xun was surprised. He didn’t expect the boss, who was always ruthless and decisive, to say such a thing. He thought that after the death of the Twin Blade Guest, he would launch a revenge plan.

“The reason I called you here is to inform you that I have lured the Taowu out of the Evil Mountain. The plan is going smoothly, and we can launch it when the time is right. During this period, you just need to lie low on Shu Mountain and avoid causing any trouble.” Lu Chengchou said, “Don’t provoke lunatics like Di Nvfeng anymore, otherwise you might suddenly die one day without knowing why.”

Lu Xun wanted to defend himself, but he didn’t know where to start. He had always known that Di Nvfeng was fierce, but he didn’t know she could be so fierce…

After a pause, he could only say, “I understand.”

“You’ve been on Shu Mountain for so long, you should know who you can provoke and who you can’t.” Lu Chengchou said.

“I’ve only heard about her reputation over the years, this is the first time I’ve dealt with her…” Lu Xun said weakly.

“Anyway, remember from now on, there are two people on Shu Mountain who are pure lunatics, try to stay away from them.” Lu Chengchou said solemnly.

“Besides the notorious Di Nvfeng of Shu Mountain, who else?” Lu Xun asked curiously.

Although he had lived on Shu Mountain for nearly thirty years, he didn’t know everything about the people and events of the early years.

Lu Chengchou said word by word, “Elder Sili, Tian Lingxin.”

……

“What exactly is the relationship between Elder Sili and you, Master?” Chu Liang asked.

Since returning from the Dan Ding Hall, this was what he was most curious about. He had never seen his master have much contact with Elder Sili over the years, but the way she called her Aunt Tian sounded quite natural.

He had never heard anyone else on Shu Mountain dare to call her that.

“The relationship is similar to ours.” Di Nvfeng sat casually in the loft hall and explained, “I lost my mother when I was born, and later my father didn’t want me either. It was Aunt Tian who brought me to Shu Mountain… She took on a lot of pressure for this. I heard that even the head of the sect was against it, but she protected me and raised me.”

“So she’s your master?” Chu Liang said.

He had never heard his master mention her master before. If what she said was true, then Elder Sili was his grandmaster?

That was a big backing!

“No.” Di Nvfeng shook her head and said, “I don’t have a master, and no one on Shu Mountain has ever taught me divine powers or spells.”

“Huh?” Chu Liang was puzzled.Thinking about it, my master follows the rare path of physical cultivation, and it seems that there really isn’t anyone on Shu Mountain who can teach her. But even if there is no one to pass on the teachings, there should at least be a master-disciple relationship…

Di Nvfeng’s background seems to be somewhat mysterious. Chu Liang had been curious and asked a few questions before, but she always gave vague answers.

Thinking about the fact that my master can use the Samadhi Divine Fire, it may have something to do with the royal family, and it’s understandable to keep it a bit secret.

“Anyway, I grew up under her guidance.” Di Nvfeng said, “The reason why I took over Silver Sword Peak is to break away from her and establish my own sect.”

So that’s how it is.

Chu Liang naturally didn’t know about these things that happened decades ago. Now that he heard about it, Elder Siliu was at least Di Nvfeng’s guardian.

No wonder she was able to grow up strong despite her domineering behavior on Shu Mountain. It turns out that she and Elder Siliu are from the same family!

Even if Elder Siliu is impartial and would deal with Di Nvfeng fairly, the law enforcer and the lawbreaker are in the same family, anyone who has a conflict with her would have to weigh their options.

No wonder she was worried that the brat would steal her title as the troublemaker of Shu Mountain.

Presumably, the seventy-year-old Di Nvfeng would see her own shadow at the age of seven when she looked at Chen Lingtong…

There were many things that the master didn’t want to talk about, and Chu Liang didn’t ask more. Instead, he turned his head to feed the Golden Mammoth the elixir.

During this trip to the Dan Ding Hall to… claim compensation, he got a Jin Ling Pill. This elixir is for spiritual beasts to consume, and it can potentially allow a mature spiritual beast to quickly break through a realm.

It’s extremely precious.

For immature creatures like the Hakutaku cub, they will naturally reach the seventh realm and possibly the eighth realm as they grow, so they don’t need to take the Jin Ling Pill.

For mature creatures like the Golden Mammoth, who don’t have much hope of advancing and might have to wait hundreds or thousands of years to naturally advance, the Jin Ling Pill is very necessary.

Feeding the Golden Mammoth was not difficult at all. Just put any edible thing near its big mouth, even if it was sleeping, it could close its eyes, extend its long tongue, and swirl the food in.

Especially now that it was full of energy.

However, not long after eating the Jin Ling Pill, the Golden Mammoth started to become a bit confused. This pill doesn’t take effect immediately after being consumed, but needs to go through a not-so-short digestion process.

In the coming days, the Golden Mammoth might be in a hibernation-like state.

But once it fully digests the Jin Ling Pill, Silver Sword Peak will have a sixth realm spiritual beast!

Chu Liang felt excited just thinking about it, the sixth realm!

Usually, only a seventh realm powerhouse could tame such a mount, and he would have such a grandeur in the future!

He patted the Golden Mammoth’s big head.

This beating was worth it.

…

The next afternoon, Chu Liang summoned the members of the Mountain God Sacrifice team. The three little ones from Cloud Remote Peak arrived first, followed by Lin Bei.

“Big brother! Did you call us over because you have some clues?” Shang Ziliang asked excitedly.

“I’ve had them for a while, but I was worried that you guys would leak the news, so I didn’t tell you.” Chu Liang smiled, “Now that the time is approaching, let’s go and investigate.”

“Ah? So you knew all along.” Shang Ziliang’s face changed slightly, seemingly hurt that Chu Liang didn’t fully trust him. Then he turned to ask Lin Bei, “Did he tell you?”

Lin Bei shook his head, “No.”

Shang Ziliang then smiled again.

Before long, Chu Liang brought them to Red Cotton Peak.

Behind the empty street where the Red Cotton Market is located, there is an abandoned altar.

In ancient times, this place was specifically for worshipping the god of Shu Mountain, but it gradually fell into disuse over the long years, and was later chosen by the Shu Mountain Sect as the mountain gate.

A dilapidated open-air white stone altar occupies a vast area, surrounded by many pillars, most of which have collapsed and been damaged, with only a small part remaining intact.

Chu Liang led them to a relatively hidden spot and had them sit in a circle.

“Why are we here?” Shang Ziliang asked.

“The previous clue was actually just a simple word puzzle.” Chu Liang finally explained to them.

“Word puzzle?”

“Twelfth and a half month, which is June.”

“The peak of the valley, the character for valley has an eight on top.”

“The right of Jinlin River, the right half of the characters for Jin and Lin together form the character for cotton.”

“The appearance of the mountain god…” Chu Liang broke down each clue, finally saying, “I naturally thought of the Mountain God Altar at the top of Red Cotton Peak.”

“Today is June 8th, so does that mean there will be changes on this Mountain God Altar tonight?” Lin Bei realized, “No wonder the previous time and place were so absurd, they all had deep meanings, you’re really amazing!”

The already ended “twelfth and a half month” of Shu Mountain Peak and the unknown “Jinlin River” had indeed stumped a lot of Shu Mountain disciples. Now that they heard Chu Liang’s explanation, they all suddenly understood.

“Compared to the direct clues given in the past, it’s just a detour, not too difficult.” Chu Liang laughed, “I believe everyone could figure it out if they thought about it carefully.”

This was indeed the truth. As long as they could associate it in this direction, these clues were not difficult to solve. The difficult part might be that the disciples of this session needed to break away from the fixed mindset of the direct clues given in the past.But they didn’t have much time to react.

“Hehe, we don’t know what clues will appear here today, but we will definitely be the first to get them! The advantage is mine!” Shang Ziliang said excitedly.

“I guess I’m not the only one who thought of this…” Chu Liang pondered.

…

As they were talking, they heard soft footsteps approaching from a distance.

Looking up, they saw several women approaching. They were the Golden Elixir cultivators from the Bi Luo Peak. The one in the lead was dressed in a flowing white dress, her sleeves fluttering like clouds.

Who else could it be but Jiang Yuebai?

Seeing them approaching, Chu Liang and the others stood up and greeted them.

“Sister Jiang.” He nodded slightly.

Jiang Yuebai smiled and nodded, looking at him, she asked, “What are you guys doing here?”

“I… um, the weather is nice today, so we friends came for a picnic.” Chu Liang immediately replied.

In the face of unknown circumstances, he naturally wouldn’t reveal any information.

“Heh.” Jiang Yuebai blinked, “Is that so?”

“And you, Sister Jiang?” Chu Liang asked in return.

“The weather is indeed nice today, so I came out with a few sisters to enjoy the spring.” Jiang Yuebai replied indifferently.

“Oh, what a coincidence.” Chu Liang laughed, “Then we won’t disturb your leisure time, let’s continue on our own.”

“The scenery here is nice, and the ground is clean.” Jiang Yuebai’s eyes were full of smiles, “Why don’t we have a picnic together?”

“This…”

“You wouldn’t mind, would you?” Jiang Yuebai looked at the others behind him.

Chu Liang turned around and saw that although his brothers didn’t say anything, their faces were all flushed.

They were really hopeless.

But who could refuse the opportunity to have a picnic with Fairy Jiang?

Everyone sat in a circle, five boys on one side and five girls on the other, and the atmosphere suddenly became a bit awkward.

Jiang Yuebai broke the silence with a smile, “You guys came out for a picnic, but didn’t bring any food?”

Chu Liang gave an embarrassed smile. The only edible thing he had were some golden patterned berries, and he was about to take some out to ease the awkwardness.

But then, the follower at the edge of the group suddenly said, “I brought some.”

With that, he spread out a red carpet in the middle, and then took out dried fruits, fruits, candied fruits, candies… roast chicken, roast duck, pig’s feet, soy beef… osmanthus cake, water chestnut cake, crispy fruit, sweet jujube cake… osmanthus brew, plum wine, red bean soup…

This display left everyone around him dumbfounded.

Everyone could guess how much space was in his storage artifact, and it was basically impossible to have any serious stuff after putting in so much food.

Turns out this guy was a walking pantry.

Chu Liang secretly gave him a thumbs up in his heart… this guy, impressive!

With the follower holding up the “picnic”, everyone was about to start eating, when they heard footsteps approaching again.

Looking over, they saw Xu Ziyang leading a group of five people from Jade Sword Peak approaching.

Seeing the lively scene here, Xu Ziyang was also a bit surprised.

“You guys…” He looked at everyone.

Chu Liang smiled proficiently, “The weather is nice today, so we came here for a picnic.”

Xu Ziyang’s first reaction was that he was being fooled, but seeing the food all over the ground, he was a bit unsure.

Maybe they really came for a picnic…

Jiang Yuebai asked again, “What are you doing here, Brother Xu?”

Xu Ziyang paused, “The weather is indeed nice today, so I came out with my brothers for a walk.”

“We won’t disturb you then.” Chu Liang raised his hand, indicating that they could go.

“Um…” Xu Ziyang hesitated, “Since we’ve met, why don’t we all be together?”

Chu Liang had expected that he wouldn’t leave so easily, so he could only look at Jiang Yuebai and laugh, “Shall we be together then?”

Jiang Yuebai also smiled and nodded, “Then let’s be together.”

Soon, a lively scene that had never been seen in the long years on the Red Cotton Peak altar appeared.

Fifteen young boys and girls sat together, harmoniously.

…

In the crowd, Xu Ziqing stared at Chu Liang, deep in thought.

Last time she accidentally bumped into Chu Liang buying a dual cultivation method in the Law Enforcement Hall, a burning gossip fire ignited in her heart. Brother Chu had already progressed to the dual cultivation stage with someone… who was that person?

This desire to explore was not out of jealousy, but pure curiosity.

Because the brother in the Law Enforcement Hall specifically mentioned the issue of Lesser Yin and Lesser Yang Golden Elixirs, she concluded that the woman must have already formed her Golden Elixir and it was a Lesser Yin Golden Elixir, otherwise there would be no such question.

And the women who had formed their Golden Elixirs on Shu Mountain were almost all here. Her eyes darted back and forth among the sisters of Bi Luo Peak, two of whom had formed Lesser Yin Golden Elixirs.

Among these two, Chu Liang seemed to be slightly attentive to one of them, occasionally passing food and drinks, quite considerate. To the uninformed, it might just seem like politeness, but to those in the know, this action was clearly suggestive.

That sister was Jiang Yuebai!

Detective Xu Ziqing’s eyes sparkled as if she had discovered a huge secret, and she was faintly excited.

Oh my god.

So Brother Chu and Sister Jiang…

No wonder Chu Liang was so secretive, Sister Jiang was so popular in the cultivation world, she must be cautious about this relationship.She had always thought that Sister Jiang was the perfect match for her brother, after all, they were the two most outstanding geniuses of this generation on Shu Mountain, a pair of unparalleled gems. If Sister Jiang were to be with someone else, she would definitely feel heartbroken.

However, looking at the interaction between Chu Liang and Jiang Yuebai now, it seemed quite harmonious.

After all, Brother Chu was also a rare top-tier Golden Elixir, a rising star on Shu Mountain. Plus, he was intelligent, kind, and full of personal charm.

Xu Ziqing silently labeled them as a perfect match in her heart.

Although Chu Liang’s previous aloofness had hurt her, if he ended up with Sister Jiang, it wouldn’t be unacceptable. She decided not to reveal this relationship and keep their secret quietly.

It was a pity that her own brother didn’t stand a chance. But compared to him, Brother Chu Liang was indeed more adept at winning a girl’s heart. She glanced at Xu Ziyang and found him also staring at Chu Liang and Jiang Yuebai, lost in thought.

Could it be that her brother had also noticed something fishy between them? Xu Ziqing wondered.

Sigh.

So he also had a sensitive side.

At this moment.

Xu Ziyang’s gaze was wandering between Chu Liang and Jiang Yuebai, his mind spinning with thoughts…

These two couldn’t possibly appear here for no reason, they must have also solved the clue to the Mountain God Altar on Red Cotton Peak, and there would inevitably be a fight!

I must take them both down!

The first place in the Mountain God Sacrifice is definitely mine from Jade Sword Peak!

Good morning.

Thanks to Boss Cai for the second Silver League reward, much appreciated.

Owing chapters 35+10=45.

To maintain the formation of 101 chapters in a volume, this chapter combines the content of two updates, over 5000 words.

(End of this chapter)