These two forces had always ruled the Dragon Tail Mountain. Every year, the disciples were basically the leaders of these two forces. Even if the others were strong enough, they would still be suppressed by the two forces. They did not even have a chance.
Under the notice of the two forces, ordinary disciples could be said to live in torment. Not only did they have to hand over a certain amount of top-grade star jades every month, they would often be killed by the two forces because of the fight for the cave abode.
This was the case for Pan Mao. The cave that Pan Mao used to cultivate in was not located here at all. Instead, it was located in the central area, which was closer to the Dragon Stairs. However, because he offended a disciple of the Wild Sword Cave, he was chased here.
"Pan Mao, I heard that the Tiangang Sword Sect has a prince. Is that true?" Zhou Yang asked after some thought.
"Of course it's true. He's the Third Prince of Dragonmartial Country. This is something that everyone knows. It's said that he went to Jiangnan County not long ago, and he was with Miss Ye Zhining, who possesses the Frost Phoenix Physique. A dragon and a phoenix, these two have the highest status among the disciples of the Heavenly Dipper Sword Sect. Even Nangong Ying and Zhou Aotian of the Eight Great Geniuses can't compare to them …" Pan Mao sighed.
"Then have they returned?" Zhou Yang pretended to be curious.
"They returned a month ago, and Miss Ye successfully broke through ten days ago. That day, phoenix cries were unceasing, and the entire Tiangang Sword Sect was shaken. Miss Zhou Xianxian even personally came down the mountain to give benefits to us low-level disciples. Sigh … they are the true geniuses. We can only stand at the foot of the mountain and look up to them …"
"Zhou Xianxian also returned …"
Zhou Yang smiled and did not continue speaking. Right now, Zhou Xianxian and the Third Prince must have thought that he was dead. It was impossible for them to imagine that he was at the foot of the Tiangang Sword Sect.
"Will they also pay attention to the disciples of the Dragon Tail Mountain?" Zhou Yang asked with a smile.
"How is that possible? They're the top geniuses of their respective peaks. Not to mention us, even the official disciples of Dragon Gate Hill probably haven't seen them up close, let alone us. Even if we cause a ruckus, they'll just think that we're playing house …"
Pan Mao shook his head, his eyes full of self-mockery.
"Then it's easy …"
Zhou Yang smiled. He was here in the name of Liu Xing, and he had taken the Appearance Change Pill. Coupled with what Pan Mao had said, the chances of being discovered were almost zero.
This way, he would at least have some time to cultivate in peace.
In the second half of the night, he walked out of the Immortal's Cave alone. He felt the cold wind outside the Immortal's Cave, as if it could penetrate into his bones. Moreover, the wind was blowing from one direction.
That was the West.
Pan Mao had once said that to the west of Dragon Tail Mountain was the forbidden area of the Heavenly Dipper Sword Sect, the Sword Tomb!
The Sword Tomb was a graveyard for swords. It was said that there were countless ancient swords hidden within, so it was incomparably dangerous. Moreover, after being sealed for who knew how many years, an extremely terrifying wind had appeared within the Sword Tomb.
This wind was known as the Sword Mound Astral Wind on Dragon Tail Mountain. Even a Mercury Realm martial artist would die without a doubt if they encountered this wind at the foot of the mountain if their bodies were not strong enough. Thus, the cave abode became a must-fight resource for the disciples of Dragon Tail Mountain.
Not having a cave meant death.
"Even if the Sword Catacomb's astral wind didn't blow, ordinary people wouldn't be able to withstand the wind blowing through the Sword Catacomb. No wonder no one came out tonight …"
Zhou Yang couldn't help but feel a little emotional. When he looked at the Sword Tomb, there was a trace of curiosity in his eyes.
"Cave Master, you should hurry in. Recently, the Dragon Tail Mountain has strange beasts. It's very chaotic, especially at night."
After a while, Pan Mao walked out and reminded him.
Zhou Yang nodded. Just as he was about to go back, he suddenly turned around and grabbed Pan Mao.
"You said strange beast? What strange beast? "
Pan Mao was so shocked that he was drenched in cold sweat. He said in a trembling voice, "I heard it's a flame strange beast, but I haven't seen it with my own eyes."
"Then where is that strange beast now?" Zhou Yang asked anxiously.
"A few days ago, the people of the Wild Sword Cave and the Four Finest Pavilion brought it to the Sword Tomb. They originally wanted to use the Sword Tomb to kill this strange beast, but they didn't expect that the strange beast actually survived. Moreover, it lived near the Sword Tomb and would come out to attack us from time to time. But Cave Master, don't worry, we're far away from the Sword Tomb …"
"Sword Tomb …"
Zhou Yang was both surprised and happy. He had just been troubled by the matter of the strange beast. He didn't expect that the strange beast would come knocking on his door.
"If I want to go to the Sword Tomb, will there be any trouble?"
Zhou Yang asked after a while.
"Cave Master, could it be that you're interested in that strange beast?" Pan Mao asked in surprise.
"You can say that this kind of thing is also a treasure."
"Who said it isn't? It's just that the entrance to the Sword Tomb is in the middle of the mountain. There are people from the two great forces nearby. The entrance to the Sword Tomb is the headquarters of the Wild Sword Cave. Anyway, the closer the cave to the Sword Tomb, the stronger it is. Cave Master, it's better not to enter."
Zhou Yang frowned. The two of them talked for a while and then returned to the cave.
In the early morning of the next day, Zhou Yang planned to go to the Sword Tomb to take a look. Even if he couldn't find the strange beast, he could at least scout the terrain.
However, not long after he walked, he met a few well-dressed young men on the road.
"Kid, you look unfamiliar. You're new here yesterday, right?" The leading well-dressed young man stopped and said.
"Senior Brother Hu, give me some face …" Pan Mao walked to the side of the well-dressed young man and said with a smile.
"Pan Mao, who do you think you are? You want me to give you face? To tell you the truth, I came here today to find him." Disciple Hu walked to Zhou Yang with a look of disdain.
"Kid, you're really awesome. You came here but didn't come to the Eight Great Caves to worship. You want us to come to you personally. You have guts."
"Worship cave? What do you mean? "Zhou Yang frowned.
"What do I mean … haha …" Disciple Hu laughed and said, "Didn't Pan Mao tell you that all newcomers must come to my Roaring Tiger Cave to worship?"
Roaring Tiger Cave, a subordinate cave of the Wild Sword Cave Abode.
Zhou Yang laughed and said, "So, you're here to collect protection fees."
"You can put it that way. According to the rules, newcomers have to hand over ten top-grade Star Jades. Because you were late by a day, you have to pay twenty."
Twenty!
"What if I don't pay?" Zhou Yang laughed.
"Tsk tsk. Kid, I, Hu Hong, have seen many newcomers like you. Every newcomer thinks that they are a genius or a young master. Do you know that everyone here was not a genius before they came? I was even one of the top ten geniuses in Nanhu County … "
After Hu Hong said that, he took out his Black Tortoise Sword. "Cut the crap. Hurry up and hand over the money. Otherwise, there will be a new soul under my sword."
Zhou Yang looked at Hu Hong. Originally, he did not want to make a move on Dragon Tail Mountain. After all, this was the place where he cultivated. It was not good to be too ostentatious.
However, there were always people who liked to treat him as a pushover.
"Hu Hong, you're quite early. However, it doesn't look like things are going smoothly …"
Just as Zhou Yang was about to make a move, another group of people appeared behind Hu Hong.
"It's the people from Four Refined Pavilion …" Pan Mao said in surprise.
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