Chapter 74: On Mount Tongtian (Revised)
Chapter 74
Qī Běi secretly instructed Xiao Jiu to remove the binding magic from the bodies of the three spirits.
Three spirits regained their freedom and pounced in front of Murong Xingchen.
"Star Master, how did you come? Is it because this shameless guy threatened us with you?" Smoke Spirit said, her eyes glaring angrily at Qi Bei behind him.
Zi Bei shrugged and turned around to walk out, leaving the space to them.
"Master..." As soon as Qi Bei came out, he saw Du Shou, who was full of wine, rush over and kneel down in front of him.
"What's going on?" Zhi Bei furrowed his brow.
"Please accept me, Duke. I, Du Shou, am willing to be your vanguard and die for you, even if it means going through boiling water or walking into fire." Du Shou said loudly.
Zi Bei sneered and said, "As a vassal of mine, you're still not qualified."
Du Shou's face turned red with rage, and he shouted loudly: "I, Du Shou, have a life to live, I am not afraid of death!"
"Afraid of death? You can push your own sister into the fire pit for the sake of your future, and one day you'll also betray me, Young Master, for the sake of your future. How can I trust you?" Qi Bei said calmly.
"I... I didn't want to harm my sister, I just..." Du Shou gritted his teeth, he had simply imposed his own thoughts on Du Ling, thinking that happiness was about having power and money.
"I see you still don't understand the situation, so I'll give you a chance. From now on, every day, you will be responsible for washing the Black Armor Army's clothes and sweeping the camp." Qi Bei said calmly, if it weren't for his remaining conscience and lingering sense of justice, he wouldn't have bothered with this kind of person.
"Yes, sir, I will definitely do it well." Du Shou said loudly.
Zhi Bei ignored him and walked into the house.
In a corner of the courtyard, Du Ling gazed at this scene, her eyes revealing a hint of gratitude.
In these few days, she saw the black armored army under Qi Bei's command showing him heartfelt respect and admiration, as well as their astonishingly strict military discipline and great strength. Compared to the chaotic mercenary groups in Xiling City, they were like a completely different species. She wholeheartedly believed that Qi Bei taking over Xiling City would be a piece of cake.
If elder brother Du Shou can also become one of them, then it would be a glorious event for our family.
In the camp, Yan Ling was indignantly saying to Murong Xingchen: "Why should it be like this? Why does he only give us 20% of the benefits? If we join forces and drive away Blood Wolf and Mei Ying, at least we should get 40%."
"Our Star Pupil Mercenary Corps has been completely controlled by him, and you are in his hands. A 20% stake is already quite good." Murong Xingchen said calmly.
"Ah, he's just over 200 men, our Starlight Mercenary Corps has more than 8,000." Smoke Spirit said in surprise.
"Yes, yes, even if his men are very powerful, how can they be a match for forty times as many men?" said Zhang, opening her small mouth.
"I don't quite understand either, but that's the fact." Murong Xingchen sighed, she really didn't understand until now how her more than 8,000 Star Guards mercenaries fell into Qi Bei's hands.
The three women fell silent for a moment before Xue suddenly pouted and spoke up, "Our chances have been reduced to only two, then... isn't it even more hopeless now?"
"There will always be a way." Murong Xingchen's beautiful eyes dimmed slightly, and then he changed the subject: "In these few days, has he bullied you guys?"
"That's not true, ah, no, he bullied Huo Ling." said Ru Feng.
Murong Xingchen's gaze turned stern, and the atmosphere suddenly became somewhat oppressive.
"No, no, he's not that kind of person..." Smoke Spirit glared at Like Wind and hastily explained the incident where Qi Bei unintentionally caught a glimpse of her cleavage.
Murong Xingchen's gaze finally softened, and that shameless guy kissed her without saying a word. As for this aspect, she couldn't trust him at all, but that kiss...
Murong Xingchen recalled that kiss, the electrifying numbness she felt at the time, the intense shock, and it seemed that she didn't reject it then, perhaps she was stunned and didn't have time to feel rejected.
"Yanling sister, you won't like him anymore, will you? He's been eyeing your treasure. You're still speaking up for him?" Xiaoxue chuckled to say.
"I don't like him at all, it's just... although he is a bit shameless, he should have his own bottom line. If he really wanted to do something to us, he would have done it already." Smoke Spirit explained.
"You just like him, right? You're saying it's true?"
"Yes, yes, Yan Ling Jie was admired, and she felt very happy in her heart."
"You two stinky brats, just you wait and see if I don't tear your mouths to shreds!" Smoke Spirit rushed up in a fluster, getting into a tangle with Like Wind and Floating Snow.
Murong Xingchen looked at these three girls, and his eyes also carried a gentle smile.
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Tongtian Mountain, from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, measures 13,000 zhang high, and is called Tongtian Mountain.
This is where the mountain gate of Tongtian Mountain, one of the Five Great Holy Sites, is located. It starts at 5,000 zhang on the mountain waist and goes straight to the top of the mountain at 13,000 zhang, with a total of nine checkpoints.
Tongtian Mountain disciple, as soon as he enters the door, he is at the 5,000-zhang mountain gate, which is the lowest level of Tongtian Mountain. After bitter practice, if he thinks he has the strength to break through the pass, he will enter the pass and break through the first pass. After breaking through, his status will be elevated and the treatment he enjoys will also be greatly improved.
In this way, the disciples of Tongtian Mountain spent almost their entire lives passing through trials. Once they passed the third trial, they immediately advanced to become inner door disciples. Passing the sixth trial made them core disciples, and once a disciple passed the ninth trial, they would become an elder of Tongtian Mountain.
Compared with ordinary disciples, some core disciples or apprentices taken in by the elders enjoy much better treatment, but if they want to gain true recognition from Tongtian Mountain, they must also start from the bottom and fight their way up.
Nine levels of checkpoints, nine steps to reach heaven!
Katy brought Princess Mingyue riding on a Wind Spirit Crane, piercing through the thick clouds, and was about to arrive at the gate of Tongtian Mountain.
At this time, Katy was telling Princess Mingyue about the rules of Tongtian Mountain.
Just as it was about to land, suddenly, a loud noise came from the top of Tongtian Mountain, and then, a thick bell sound rolled up thousands of layers of air waves, spreading out in all directions.
"Master, what's going on?" Princess Mingyue asked in surprise.
"Somebody has passed the ninth trial and struck the Heavenly Bell, after which Mount Tianyin got its 18th elder." Katie said, her eyes looking somewhat complicated. The ninth trial, she had stopped at this step many times before.
Suddenly, a magical light burst forth from the summit of Tongtian Mountain, dispersing the clouds and fog in all directions.
In the azure sky, a gigantic magical mirror appeared, and on it emerged an enchanting figure - a woman clad in a cyan magic robe, with an otherworldly beauty that was simply captivating. She stood beneath a colossal heavenly bell, her face somewhat pale, with sweat-drenched hair, but the bewildering aura surrounding her only grew thicker.
"Yao is her..." Katie was stunned for a moment, before she was only a low-ranking magician, and had just passed the seventh level, how could she possibly pass the ninth level all of a sudden?
"Master, who is she?" Princess Mingyue asked.
"She is a junior fellow disciple of the same generation as Shifu, a genius standing on the shoulders of giants." said Kitty.
Giant's shoulder? Having entered Tongtian Mountain, isn't that just standing on the giant's shoulder? Mingyue Gongzhu was not quite clear in her mind, but Katie didn't have any intention of explaining further.
