Zhen Congming was surprised by the sudden appearance of a hidden sentry.
Everything went smoothly according to the route he chose, but he didn't expect to see disciples of Sky Mountain Sect on the cliff.
Holding Zhao Yanzi's arm, Hao Ren immediately turned his head and saw a pretty little girl in a bright yellow robe standing on the cliff.
Under the moonlight, this little girl who was about the same age as Zhao Yanzi stood on a rock in front of a cave, glaring at Zhao Yanzi.
Zhao Yanzi froze for a second when she saw her, and then her eyes widened as well.
"Enemies are bound to meet on a narrow road …" she thought.
In fact, Duan Yao was surprised as well. She had been thinking about how to find Zhao Yanzi after she got out of the cave, but she didn't expect that Zhao Yanzi and the others would dare to sneak into Sky Mountain Sect and be discovered by her!
In the past few days, she had been locked in the back mountain by her dad, and Snowy Lionet, Luojia, would bring her simple meals every day. No one could visit her except for her mom, who couldn't bear to see her suffer. She had secretly visited her a few times without her dad's permission and brought her some delicious food.
At this moment, Duan Yao was even more furious when she saw Zhao Yanzi holding her Purple Green Treasure Sword.
She hurriedly took out a signal note and was about to shoot it out after injecting nature essence into it.
When she heard the noise, she thought the spirit beasts in the beast area slipped out of the energy sphere. When she saw a few blurry figures outside the energy sphere, she wasn't sure if they were her fellow disciples who were out hunting the spirit beasts or sneaking into Sky Mountain Sect. That was why she yelled first.
After all, she thought that it was almost impossible for them to break through the protective array formation of Sky Mountain Sect and the layers of array formations along the way to enter this area.
To her surprise, the intruders were the 'perverted thief' and 'evil woman' from Fifth Heaven.
Seeing the light note in her hand, Hao Ren wouldn't let her release it. He immediately shot out a sword energy.
The purple sword energy formed by wood and fire whistled over and destroyed the note in Duan Yao's hand.
Feeling a sharp pain in her wrist, Duan Yao took three steps back and glared at Hao Ren in anger.
In Sky Mountain Sect, even the inner disciples had to be polite to her, not to mention the outer disciples. Who would have thought that Hao Ren didn't know how to show mercy to the fairer sex and was so ruthless!
"Don't bother, just kill them!" Zhen Congming said.
The cultivation sects on and above Fifth Heaven didn't have an arbitration organization like the Dragon God Shrine. They still followed the style of First Heaven where the strong preyed on the weak.
Those who were weak or had a weak background could be killed at any time, and their treasures would be taken by the other party.
That was why Zhao Yanzi was merciful when she let the cultivators on Fifth Heaven run away with nothing but their clothes. Those cultivators who managed to escape with their lives should go back and burn incense sticks.
When Zhen Congming was on Fifth Heaven, Sixth Heaven, and Seventh Heaven, he was often robbed on the way even if he didn't break into a sect. However, his disk was so fast that the cultivators couldn't catch up with him.
Duan Yao, who was standing on the cliff, was so scared that her face turned pale after hearing Zhen Congming's words.
She was a treasure in the sect, and she was protected by many senior brothers outside the sect. Who dared to do anything to her?
Even when she wandered around Fifth Heaven by herself, she had Luojia, the level 5 snow lion, as her mount. This level 5 spirit beast emitted an aura that was equivalent to that of low-tier Nascent Soul Realm, and it was enough to scare most cultivators on Fifth Heaven.
Therefore, she didn't know how dangerous the Jianghu was.
"There's no need to kill her. Just knock her out," Hao Ren said.
Although he knew that the world on and above Fifth Heaven was much more dangerous and cruel than First Heaven, he didn't have the heart to kill a little girl who was only arrogant but not evil.
Hearing this, Duan Yao was relieved at first, but then she almost fainted in anger. "What kind of tone is that!"
"I'll do it!" Zhao Yanzi didn't like Duan Yao for a long time. She sat on Little White's back and swung the sword at Duan Yao with the first strike of the Big Dipper Constellation Scroll.
Seeing Zhao Yanzi holding her sword and using her technique, Duan Yao was so angry that she almost rolled her eyes.
However, she couldn't block the power of the Purple Green Treasure Sword. Also, she was panicked and lacked combat experience. She didn't even manage to block half of the attack. Zhao Yanzi hit her on the head with the hilt of the sword, and her body went limp and fell at the entrance of the cave.
Seeing Zhao Yanzi finish the battle with one strike, Hao Ren's heart skipped a beat. He thought, "Zhao Yanzi isn't easy to deal with. She is ruthless."
Just when Hao Ren thought she would come back soon, Zhao Yanzi jumped down from Little White's back and squatted beside Duan Yao. Then, she fumbled in Duan Yao's clothes.
"This girl …" Hao Ren almost choked.
"Is she addicted to being a robber?"
Zhao Yanzi fumbled in Duan Yao's clothes for a while. Unwilling to give up, she went back into the cave to check.
However, Duan Yao was in the back mountain, and she didn't have many things with her. Zhao Yanzi found nothing except two valuable jade pendants on Duan Yao's waist. She had to sit on Little White and return to Hao Ren's side.
Hao Ren rolled his eyes at her and didn't want to teach her a lesson. He said to Zhen Congming, "Keep going."
"Ok!" Zhen Congming threw out an energy sphere and covered Duan Yao who was at the entrance of the cave. He didn't want her to wake up and disrupt their plan.
In fact, his worry was unnecessary. Zhao Yanzi's strike was severe enough to knock Duan Yao out for one night. After all, Duan Yao didn't hold back when she used Luojia to bully Zhao Yanzi on Fifth Heaven. This time, Zhao Yanzi took revenge with her own hands.
In this area, the Sky Mountain Sect Master had issued a strict order that no one was allowed to get close to the Repent Cliff. Anyone who disobeyed would be killed!
The Scroll Pavilion of Sky Mountain Sect was also near the back mountain.
Hao Ren and the others crossed the back mountain and came to the peak of the back mountain. Then, they saw the whole Sky Mountain Sect.
A majestic mountain appeared in front of them.
This mountain was brightly lit, and it was filled with densely packed houses. All kinds of palace-like buildings even covered the front mountain and the back mountain.
The so-called big sects on Fifth Heaven were like sparrows' nests compared to this place!
"Sky Mountain Sect is a mid-sized sect on Sixth Heaven. However, they are special in the cultivation of spiritual herbs and spirit beasts, which is why they have a firm foothold here," Zhen Congming said.
Hao Ren nodded and thought, "If this is only a mid-sized sect, then how magnificent would the largest sect be? How magnificent would the sects on Seventh Heaven be?"
Hao Ren estimated that there were tens of thousands of houses on the mountain in the middle!
If the cultivators who stayed behind in Sky Mountain Sect attacked together, it would be thousands of times more terrifying than the White Sand Sect on Fifth Heaven!
With his current realm, he wouldn't be able to escape unscathed from the attack of tens of thousands of cultivators, not to mention the fact that there were Nascent Soul Realm cultivators in this sect!
The difference between the strength of Fifth Heaven and Sixth Heaven was like heaven and earth.
That was why it was impossible to open up a small valley on Sixth Heaven and plant some flowers and plants in secret.
Even if it was a cave abode, it would be discovered by the disciples of the sects on Sixth Heaven.
There were many Core Formation Realm cultivators hiding in the seemingly peaceful forest. If it weren't for the cover of the night and the cultivators' cultivation, even Zhen Congming wouldn't dare to trespass on Sixth Heaven.
"That golden one is the Scroll Pavilion," Zhen Congming pointed at a grand palace near the back mountain and said.
Hao Ren looked in the direction he was pointing and found that the Scroll Pavilion was as big as the library in East Ocean University.
According to the layout of Sky Mountain Sect, if they didn't choose to sneak in from the back mountain, they probably wouldn't even be able to enter half of the main gate.
"There are many cultivators here. Try to hide your aura," Zhen Congming reminded.
Hao Ren did as he was told and hid his aura as much as possible. Since he cultivated the Light Splitting Sword Shadow Scroll, he didn't have the aura of a dragon cultivator. However, his aura was equivalent to that of a Core Formation Realm cultivator, and it could easily attract the attention of some Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators.
Lu Linlin and Lu Lili were at Qian-level, and they had already hidden their auras. Now that they had hidden their cultivation strength, no one could sense any nature essence fluctuations from them.
Zhen Congming put on a cloak, and all his aura disappeared instantly.
Zhao Yanzi had just reached the Foundation Establishment Realm and was cultivating a human cultivation technique, so it wouldn't be a big problem.
"Little White!" Hao Ren threw Little White into his necklace. He didn't need it now since it would only be useful when he needed to escape.
"Let's go!" Zhen Congming bent down and approached the Scroll Pavilion along the hill.
The Scroll Pavilion was an important place in Sky Mountain Sect, and there were all kinds of complex defense and alarm array formations. That was why there weren't many Sky Mountain Sect disciples patrolling and guarding here.
"Um … Yin and Yang Qiankun Array Formation, Mystifying Star Array Formation, Nine Turn Broken Cloud Array Formation …" Approaching the back of the Scroll Pavilion, Zhen Congming took out his apricot flag and began to test the array formations in the Scroll Pavilion.
He had never entered the Scroll Pavilion of Sky Mountain Sect before, so it would take some time. In fact, Zhen Congming could break the array formations in a few seconds, but he had to be patient if he didn't want to cause any disturbances and slowly dismantle the array formations.
Each array formation had its weakness, but when several array formations were stacked together, they could cover each other's weaknesses. There were 18 formations in the Sutra Depository of the Sky Mountain Sect. Each formation required five Spiritual Stones to operate and was quite powerful.
While Zhen Congming broke the array formations one by one, Hao Ren and Zhao Yanzi were a bit anxious. They had entered the hinterland where tens of thousands of cultivators were gathered. As long as they made any noise, tens of thousands of cultivators would rush over, and the strength of these cultivators was much greater than that of the miscellaneous troops of the White Sand Sect.
“OK！” Zhen Congming thought of a popular phrase in elementary school. He took out a few black and white chess pieces and set up a temporary array formation.
More than a dozen colorful circles appeared in the seemingly normal space, and they were the gaps in the 18 array formations.
"Zi is on the lookout for us. Linlin, Lili, and Zhen Congming, follow me," Hao Ren said.
The Lu sisters nodded immediately. They would go wherever Hao Ren went without any objections.
"Guard here. If the temporary array formations are broken, we will be locked inside," Zhen Congming said to Zhao Yanzi.
"Hey!" Zhao Yanzi yelled lightly, but Zhen Congming and the other two had followed Hao Ren into the interior of the array formations.
She said that she was on the lookout because she wanted Hao Ren to take her with him, but she didn't expect that Hao Ren would actually let her.
It was quiet around here. Standing alone in the empty space near the small forest behind the Scroll Pavilion, she felt a bit scared.
There weren't many Sky Mountain Sect disciples patrolling around the Scroll Pavilion, but it didn't mean that they wouldn't find this place. Zhao Yanzi, who was standing near the gap, could be exposed at any time.
Being on the lookout seemed to be the most stressful one …
Meanwhile, Hao Ren, Zhen Congming, and the Lu sisters who had entered the array formations jumped onto the roof of the Scroll Pavilion.
The main entrance of the Scroll Pavilion was guarded by Sky Mountain Sect disciples, and they only had a chance to climb over the roof.
The main body of the Scroll Pavilion was protected by an array formation, but it was a piece of cake for Zhen Congming. He lifted the roof in a few moves.
Looking through the hole in the eaves, he saw that there were layers upon layers of secret manuals, but there were no patrolling disciples. It made sense since the interior of the Scroll Pavilion was the most important place of all, and no disciples would be left inside.
Hao Ren jumped in through the gap and caught Zhen Congming who was jumping down from the roof.
Zhen Congming's cultivation strength wasn't strong enough, and it would cause unnecessary trouble if he shook the Scroll Pavilion.
"Gongzi!" Lu Linlin also jumped down from the roof and threw herself at Hao Ren.
Hao Ren had no choice but to catch her and let her fall into his arms.
With a blushing face, Lu Linlin smiled joyfully and turned around to catch Lu Lili.
Lu Linlin and Lu Lili both fell into Hao Ren's arms.
"Ok, stop fooling around. Let's find the technique to grow lotuses," Hao Ren's heart was racing as he pushed Lu Linlin away from his arms and said in a low voice.
"Yes, Gongzi!" Lu Linlin nodded, but her tone was playful.
"Don't move!" Zhen Congming suddenly yelled.
Lu Linlin and Lu Lili, who were about to take a step forward, immediately stopped.
"This place is more complicated than I thought. There is a Qimen Dun Jia array set up here. Taking a few wrong steps will alert the Scripture Depository's alarm system," Zhen Congming said cautiously as he looked at the irregular patterns on the floor.
"Then, what should we do?" Hao Ren asked immediately.
"I can calculate the steps accurately, but I need to know which shelf the secret techniques are on," Zhen Congming said.
Hao Ren was surprised and thought that Sky Mountain Sect's strategy was quite ruthless.
The secret techniques were the treasures of the sect, and the cultivators who were in charge of the secret techniques must know which shelf the secret techniques were on and how to take each step.
However, the cultivators who snuck in had no idea what kind of secret manuals were on what shelves. As long as they took a few wrong steps, the alarm array would light up and tens of thousands of cultivators would surround the Scripture Pavilion.
Sky Mountain Sect didn't even keep their own disciples in the Scroll Pavilion because they were afraid that the secret techniques would be leaked.
The foundation of Sky Mountain Sect was to tame spirit beasts and cultivate spirit herbs. If the spirit beasts and spirit herbs were stolen, they could be cultivated again. However, if the secret technique was leaked, it would be an irreparable loss for Sky Mountain Sect.
If they didn't move, they wouldn't know which shelf the secret techniques were on; if they moved randomly, they would alert the array formations …
These Qimen Dun Jia array formations were embedded in the floor and were one with the Scroll Pavilion. They could only be destroyed but not removed.
"I can scan the surrounding cultivators with my spiritual senses, but I can't get the words on the cover of the secret techniques," Zhen Congming rubbed his hands and said.
If it didn't work, they would have to go back and think about it in the future.
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