Chapter Thirty-Six: Disciples of Qing Shan Men

  Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.

  A battle with the butcher also made the disciples of Heifeng Fort realize how pale and powerless their own combat strength was, completely shattering their previous confidence.

  What's the difference between a four-pack and a six-pack? It's all nonsense!

  In the face of Butcher's overwhelming strength, they could only be cannon fodder. In a battle, it was actually relying on Young Master's chance to get injured that they managed to barely kill Butcher, which was a humiliation for them.

  Especially for Sun Zhong, as the strongest general under Da Shaoye, he didn't play any role at all. Even Chou Yan was defeated by Da Shaoye, let alone Tu Fu!

  So after getting the Yuanshencao, Sun Zhong himself also fell into madness.

  For a time, everyone didn't even have time to eat, let alone cook. After finishing one steamed bun, they would fall into cultivation.

  Apart from sleeping, they spent all their time cultivating!

  In the end, Lü'er couldn't bear it anymore. Every day, she would get up to cook a large pot of rice, allowing them to easily scoop out portions and eat their fill before resuming their cultivation, leaving her disciples deeply grateful.

  After all, as a personal maid of the young master, Lu'er had no obligation to cook for them.

  So seven days later, when Xia Lin finished his cultivation, he was also shocked. Looking around, what entered his eyes were rows of tempered bodies, fifth and sixth level, with more of the latter!

  Under the provision of unlimited spiritual medicine, everyone's progress is terrifying.

  As for Sun Zhong, as expected, he has tempered his body eight times!

  The entire cultivation resources of a small mountain stronghold were consumed by them in just seven days, if they still hadn't made progress after that, they would probably be speechless.

  This time's cultivation is even more thorough and decisive than last time.

  As for the so-called money and beauties, they are all nonsense in their eyes. This is the Divine Continent! Strength is what matters most! As long as you have strength, money and beauties are just fleeting clouds, whatever you want, you can get it!

  So for everyone, the most attractive thing is always to improve their strength.

  "These guys...are really crazy." Xia Lin sighed.

  Sun Zhong quietly walked over, just wanting to say something, but suddenly felt that Young Master was different again, but couldn't quite put his finger on it. Then a flash of understanding passed through his eyes: "Young Master, have you broken through once more?"

  Xia Lin smiled and nodded.

  "Is it the Ninefold Refinement of the Body or the Realm of the Whirlwind?" Sun Zhong's words tumbled out, causing Xia Lin to blush at that moment.

  Looking at Sun Zhong, he said with a bad temper: "Still in the Qi Xuan realm, isn't it easy to break through the Qi Xuan realm?"

  "Heh heh."

  Sun Zhong smiled awkwardly, "Anyway, even if you said that you've broken through to the Cyclone Boundary, I wouldn't be surprised at all."

  Xia Lin smiled helplessly: "Still a bit short, let's see if fate permits."

  "En." Sun Zhong nodded.

  Two people were about to chat when a loud noise suddenly came from afar.

  "Boom!"

  A loud rumbling sound echoed throughout the mountain stronghold.

  Xia Lin's expression changed, and he exchanged a glance with Sun Zhong. The two quickly walked out, and the crowd that was originally cultivating in various places also quickly gathered together, walking towards this side.

  "Master, what's wrong?" Green walked over with a confused face, apparently also unaware of what had happened.

  Xia Lin shook his head: "Not clear, but it will be known soon."

  After finishing speaking, several people thought of walking towards the mountain village entrance, and the crowd followed closely behind.

  A hundred people in a line, stopped only when they reached the front gate of Xiaoshan Village. In the distance, at the entrance of Xiaoshan Village, more than ten people were standing quietly, with an aura of dignity and authority, obviously waiting for them.

  The first person, looking around twenty years old, had sword-like eyes and starry eyebrows, wearing a cyan-colored brocade robe, holding a long sword, with a heroic air. The dozen or so people standing beside him had different faces, but they all shared one thing in common: they were all wearing the same cyan-colored brocade robes, whether it was the floral pattern or the edges, everything was exactly the same.

  Xia Lin walked at the front, and was not concerned about their uniforms. He swept a glance over them, and his opponent's strength was already clear in his mind.

  One forging ninefold, four forgings eightfold, and ten forgings sevenfold!

  Not too strong, after comparing the strength of both sides, Xia Lin slightly relaxed his breath, a smile floated on his face, and he slightly cupped his hands, smiling at the few people in front of him: "I am Xia Lin, I don't know who you are?"

  Toward what kind of people with what attitude, just from the clothes of a few people, Xia Lin knew that they were extraordinary and not the usual mountain bandits he encountered, so he naturally used the due demeanor to face them.

  The young man at the forefront was taken aback, clearly not expecting Xia Lin to be so polite. Coupled with Xia Lin's extraordinary demeanor, it made him somewhat hesitant. With a slight bow, he introduced himself: "Qing Shan Men disciple, Qing Song."

  "Hmph, Big Brother Master, why bother talking to them? They're just a group of mountain bandits. Let's kill them all and avenge Second Brother." A delicate young woman beside him said with some annoyance.

  Sister Qing's words also narrowed her eyes, Qinglin was right, the person in front of her was a mountain bandit! Quick battle and quick decision, to avenge brother Shifu!

  "Wait... what mountain bandit?" Xia Lin furrowed her brow, interrupting the woman's words, and asked Qing Song.

  "You still want to quibble." The young woman named Qinglin, who was ignored by Xia Lin, said with some annoyance, "A few months ago, my second senior brother passed through this place and was killed by you bandits. Do you still dare to quibble? Do you think there is no evidence? You stupid mountain bandits, how could you know our sect's secret skills? My second senior brother even scattered his breath before he died, and it can be felt within a radius of several miles!"

  Another young man beside him slightly squatted down, took a light sniff, and then furrowed his brow: "The smell of blood is thick, the aura of Second Brother has already been washed away, but indeed he disappeared from here."

  "It's you guys after all!" Qinglin said with a fierce tone.

  Xia Lin's hand froze as he touched his forehead, because at this moment he suddenly remembered what Du Yuan had said to him before in the small mountain village. "Don't even mention you guys, just a few days ago some guy claiming to be a Qing Shan Men disciple came in, and wasn't he also taken down by me?"

  He's done it again... The Qing Shan Men disciple... It was indeed this guy who did a good job.

  "Hmm, so to say, your disciples were killed by the people of Xiaoyao Village?" Xia Lin said indifferently. "What does that have to do with us? Oh, right, it has something to do with us. Everyone in Xiaoyao Village has been annihilated by us, you should thank us for avenging your Second Master."

  "Are you not from Xiaoyao Village?" Qing Song furrowed his brow and asked Xia Lin.

  Xia Lin shrugged: "Of course not, we just arrived here a few days ago, saw this group of mountain bandits bullying the common people, and eliminated them on the spot, then rested here for a few days."

  "Hmph, excuses," Qinglin said resentfully. "Just looking at you, you're not good people. You've been suppressing mountain bandits, and you've only just arrived in the past few days. How could you know about news from several months ago? It's clearly a deception."

  Xia Lin smiled and said: "That's all I have to say, the reason I'm telling you this is because I've gotten used to seeing this gentleman, Qing Song, right? You look much stronger than those two good-for-nothing women next to you."

  "Hmmph!"

  As soon as Xia arrived, everyone burst out laughing, saying "What a wasteful family's daughter-in-law, the young master is really good at describing!"

  "You——" Qinglin's face suddenly turned bright red with anger and embarrassment, ready to strike.

  "Stop!"

  Qing Song shouted loudly, causing Qing Lin to reluctantly put down the long sword in her hand.

  Qing Song walked forward, cupped his hands and said to Xia Lin: "Sorry, although I believe what you say, but this time is for the revenge of my brother's soul, so please follow me to Qing Shan Men, if you are innocent, I will give you justice."

  Xia Lin looked at Qing Song and smiled: "Your attitude is not bad, but unfortunately, I don't have time to go. You need to take responsibility for your junior brother, and I also need to take responsibility for the hundred disciples behind me! What if you guys harbor evil intentions after following us?"

  Qing Song's face turned serious: "I can swear in the name of our sect!"

  Xia Lin shook her head: "You don't need to swear, I believe you, but I don't believe that spendthrift woman next to you. Just by looking at her, it's clear that she's been spoiled by you guys and has probably done many things for personal gain under the guise of official business. Looking at her now, who knows, maybe she even had something to do with Second Master's death this time."

  As soon as the words came out, the faces of all the disciples at Qing Shan Men turned awkward, obviously they were hit by Xia Lin's words.

  A spoiled little junior sister, more importantly, was also looking for the Seven Spirit Flower. As a result, her second senior brother, who had a crush on this little junior sister, came out to find it for her. Unexpectedly, he never returned after leaving. Later, when the secret technique was activated, they finally found the location of the second senior brother's death, and the Qing Shan disciples rushed over in a hurry.

  The disciples of Qing Shan Men suddenly fell silent, and Xia Lin was also quite surprised. Wouldn't it be true? Tsk tsk, indeed...

  Qing Song shook his head and instantly drew out the long sword at his waist, aiming it at them: "Sorry, if you all don't leave, I can only forcibly take you away."

  Xia Lin smiled slightly: "Are you sure you can take us away?"

  Splash!

  Splash!

  Splash!

  All of Heifeng Zhai's disciples' auras suddenly burst out, instantly sending countless shocking auras outward, causing the faces of Qing Shan Men's people to turn pale.

  A bunch of tempered fifth and sixth grades, as well as a few tempered seventh grades, although their strength is much worse than theirs, but they can't hold up against the other side's large numbers, a full hundred names!

  "Very strong power." Qing Song quietly praised, "In that case, I have even more reason to take you all there now."

  "Green Mountain Array, prepare!"

  Splash!

  More than a dozen Qing Shan Men disciples formed a circle, their footsteps disorderly and light, shifting slightly, and a fairly large-scale formation was suddenly formed.

  "Formation?"

  Xia's heart skipped a beat as he had read about this in books, but never thought he'd be lucky enough to see it once. The formation, especially the combination formations with many people, was enough to collectively raise everyone's strength, and judging from their array, it seemed to be a defensive formation. And the only one outside of the formation was Qing Song!

  In almost an instant, Xia Lin understood their tactics.