The two beams of light in the sky split apart and stood in the east and west corners.
On the west side of the sky stood a white-robed Daoist with a Xiaoyao scarf on his head. He bowed and said, "Spiritual Master Jiang, how about we call this a draw?"
Jiang Zheng raised his hand and returned the greeting, "Spiritual Master Yang's techniques are profound, I would like to experience your brilliance next time."
Daoist Yang laughed and said, "Great! If Spiritual Master Jiang isn't from Pengyuan Sect, I can treat you to a drink or two. "
Jiang Zheng said, "The rice pond has already prepared some wine, if Spiritual Master Yang is interested, why not come?"
Daoist Yang laughed and waved his hand, saying, "No need, if I go to your place to drink, I don't know how my fellow disciples will criticize me when I return to the sect. They might even blame me for colluding with you and not using my full strength."
Jiang Zheng said, "Fellow Daoist is too serious."
Daoist Yang just laughed.
Since the two of them agreed that there was no winner, there was nothing more to say. After exchanging a few polite words, they went their separate ways.
Not long after, Jiang Zheng returned to Daochi Mountain. Cultivators from various sects came up one after another, some real and some fake, to greet him. He had to pull himself together to deal with them, inviting them to the temple in the mountain and hosting a banquet.
During the banquet, an Elder Peng Yuan came over and asked, "Elder Jiang, this old man saw that you clearly had the upper hand in your battle with that Taihao Yang Hui 'an, so why didn't you take advantage of your victory to pursue him? Instead, you stopped in a draw?"
Jiang Zheng patiently replied, "Elder Du, this Spiritual Master Yang's abilities are secondary, but his treasures are magical. Elder Du, did you see the two green leaves under his armpits?"
The elder nodded.
Jiang Zheng said, "This thing can turn astral winds and move very quickly, but I can't catch up to him. Even if I have a method, I can't use it. When I go back, I will definitely ask my teacher to bestow me an escape technique. When I master it, I can fight him again. "
Actually, there were some things that he couldn't say. Spiritual Master Yang always avoided him when he fought, as if he didn't want to fight. His words even hinted that he had a powerful killing move.
After careful consideration, Jiang Zheng felt that he would rather give up than take the risk.
Dan Huizhen said, "If you don't win, then don't win. It's good that you can come back safely."
Meanwhile. Priest Yang and his companions also returned to the mountain gate.
No one spoke along the way and the atmosphere was extremely heavy. When they were about to reach the mountain gate, someone said, "Junior Martial Brother Yang, you have the help of the precious leaf. Jiang Zheng's movement technique was obviously unable to catch up to him. As long as they continued fighting, it wouldn't be difficult for him to exhaust his magic power, so why would he be afraid of not being able to win? But why did you make peace so early? "
Daoist Yang shook his head and said, "Of course not, of course not. How could it be that easy? That Jiang Zheng is proficient in using fire techniques. Just Now, did you all see that he couldn't even block the Hundred Tempered Ironwood? Don't even mention these two Guan Tong treasured leaves of mine, I'm afraid they'll burn if they come into contact with even a little. Just Now, I have already decided that if the treasured leaf is destroyed, I will take him down with me. Unfortunately, this person's senses are sharp and did not fall for it. What can I do? "
Someone else said, "If Senior Brother Yang doesn't give it a try, how do you know he won't win?"
"Oh?" Daoist Yang glanced over and said with a pained expression, "Junior Martial Brother, are you saying that it's my fault that I didn't die on the battlefield?"
That person's expression changed slightly and said, "I didn't mean that. Senior Martial Brother, please don't speak nonsense. "
At this moment, an old man said, "Alright, there's no need to argue. Just Now, I saw the battle too. The Dao techniques and divine arts that Jiang Zheng used are like my Taihao technique. It's already not bad that Junior Martial Nephew Shang An could use seventy percent of his power. This time, he did use his full strength. Moreover, my Taihao didn't lose this battle. If you all aren't convinced, you can go up next time and compete with that Jiang Zheng. It's better than mocking your fellow disciples here. "
When he spoke, everyone instantly stopped talking.
Daoist Yang grinned and said, "Senior Martial Uncle is still the most fair."
That old man said indifferently, "Whether it's fair or not, it's up to the people's hearts. However, as long as you all get along with your fellow disciples, I won't care about anything else."
The cultivator who spoke first spoke again, "Compared to twenty years ago, how much stronger is Jiang Zheng's mana? It's obvious that this technique is compatible with him, and it can counter my Taihao technique. This person can't be left alive, he must be eliminated! "
The old man said, "Since the battle has been arranged, I, Taihao, can't go back on my word. We can only wait for another twenty years. If anyone dares to do anything before the appointed time, don't blame me for punishing them according to the sect rules. "
After the banquet at Daochi Mountain, everyone dispersed. Jiang Zheng returned to his cave abode to cultivate. After meditating for more than ten days, his expression couldn't help but change.
Twenty years ago, after his first battle with the disciples of Taihao School, he felt that the power of the baleful aura from the sky was stronger. The circulation of his technique was incomparably smooth, and even his mana increased greatly.
At that time, he thought that it was just a breakthrough in some technique, but after another battle, it was the same. Although it couldn't be compared to the previous time, it was far better than usual cultivation. He couldn't help but have a guess in his heart.
"My technique is to control fire to attack the enemy, and most of the Taihao School's techniques are of the wood element. Looking at it this way, it's like using wood to make fire. The more one fights, the stronger the fire, and the stronger the mana. But why didn't the disciples of Pengyuan who cultivated this technique before know of such changes?"
Pengyuan and Taihao had been at odds for hundreds of years, and the disciples of both sides had fought many times. If there was such a mystery here, they would have discovered it long ago.
He didn't dare to neglect such matters that concerned cultivation and mana. However, just as he was focused on investigating, he heard the sound of golden birds pecking on the stone wall. His expression turned serious, and he immediately came out from his meditation. He pushed open the stone door and saw Dan Huizhen waiting outside. He asked, "Wife, what happened?"
Dan Huizhen took out a letter and said, "Husband, please take a look."
Jiang Zheng took it and flipped through it. It turned out that half a month ago, Blue Feather Pavilion's Elder Yan Xiaoyang and a Zhenren Hu from Nanhua Sect had a conflict for some reason. Both sides fought fiercely, and both were injured. However, the troublesome thing was that the person from Nanhua Sect was from Cang Ding Cave. After he recovered from his injuries, he brought a few people from the same sect to Blue Feather Pavilion, so he sent a letter to ask for help.
Jiang Zheng's mind turned a few thoughts, and he finally said, "Let's not talk about the right or wrong of this matter. Blue Feather Pavilion's Sect Master Yan is Junior Brother Han's Dao companion. Since he sent a letter, we should go and help him out of the same sect."
Dan Huizhen said, "I will listen to husband's arrangements."
At this moment, outside the mountain gate of Blue Feather Pavilion, a few rays of light were circling outside. One of them turned in the air, and Hu Sanquan appeared from it. He said loudly, "Elder Yan, you didn't care about your reputation previously, and ambushed me. Even my mount was killed by you. This matter needs to be settled. Do you dare to come out and fight with me?"
Someone beside him said, "Fellow Daoist Hu, you have been shouting for a long time. I think he doesn't dare to come out. Why are you wasting time with him? Why don't we work together to break this formation and kill our way in?"
Hu Sanquan disagreed, "The Dao companion of the sect master here is the seventh disciple of Qincang School's Zhenren Zhang. Why don't we give him some face? If he comes out obediently, we don't have to go overboard."
Someone beside him heard this, but was shocked and had the intention to retreat.
Hu Sanquan took in their expressions and said, "Fellow Daoists, there is no need to panic. We are in the right this time. If something really happens, my master will come out to deal with it."
When Yan Xiaoyang heard the challenge, he wanted to go out, but Yan Xiyue firmly stopped him. She said, "There are four of them. Little brother, if you go out, won't you be throwing your life away for nothing?"
Yan Xiaoyang said angrily, "If I don't go out, won't I be laughed at by my fellow Daoists for being cowardly?"
Yan Xiyue sighed and said, "If you knew this would happen, why did you come back to make trouble for him? It's just a mount, and it's not like Blue Feather Pavilion can't take it out. Why go to such trouble? "
Yan Xiaoyang said hatefully, "If that's all, then it's fine. I'm angry that he clearly said he would trade for it, but in the end, he took it for nothing. I want him to know that Blue Feather Pavilion can compromise, but we definitely can't let anyone bully us!"
Yan Xiyue said, "But a moment of impulsiveness provoked him to come knocking on our door. Is this what you want to see, little brother?"
Yan Xiaoyang snorted and said, "People live in this world to fight for their dignity. I cultivate the Dao in order to be free and unfettered. If I don't even dare to fight when I'm forced to my doorstep, I think I might as well be reincarnated as soon as possible."
Yan Xiyue sighed and said, "What's done is done. There's no point in saying these angry words. Little brother, just bear with it for a few days. I've already written a letter and invited fellow Daoists from various sects to come here. When the time comes, we can discuss justice in front of our fellow Daoists and settle this matter."
Yan Xiaoyang said, "Speaking of this matter, it's already been two days. That Han De hasn't come either. I knew long ago that he was unreliable!"
Yan Xiyue's expression became displeased and she scolded, "How can you say that about your brother-in-law? Husband is a disciple of Bright Sects, so why would he fear the Southern Flower Sect? Back then, Husband was summoned by Spiritual Master Zhang, so something must have happened. Right now, he still can't get away. "
Yan Xiaoyang snorted but did not say anything else.
Ninth Heaven, in the Green Sky Hall, Han Zuocheng stood on the back of the golden flood dragon Ao Tong, looking down the mountain with a satisfied expression on his face.
After more than twenty years of hard work, this place was already filled with spiritual birds flying in flocks, apes climbing the cliffs, fish leaping in the rivers and springs, and the cries of apes and cranes could be heard. It could be said that this place was bursting with vitality. He had always enjoyed raising spiritual beasts. Being summoned here to do this was exactly what he wanted. He felt that he would be useful to his sect, so he put in 120% of his effort. All these years, Yan Xiyue had only contacted him through letters and had not returned even once.
At this moment, suddenly, a spiritual crane carrying a letter came over. At first, he did not pay it much attention, but when he opened it and read it, he was startled. "How did such a thing happen?"
When he looked at the date, he saw that it had been sent the day before yesterday. He could not help but feel anxious. "This won't do. I need to report this to Master so that I can go down the mountain."
This letter had arrived at the Hall of Crossing Truth yesterday, but the Green Sky Hall was above the Ninth Heaven. To send it over, the formation spirit had to pass it down through a formation to prevent the astral winds from wearing it down. Hence, it had arrived a day late.
However, not to mention the fact that he was guarding the Green Sky Hall and could not leave as he pleased, even if he could return immediately, it would not be as fast as sending a letter. It would take even more time.
Although Yan Xiyue's letter clearly stated that she had already asked for help from his sect, he still did not feel at ease. After circling around a few times, he said, "Junior Apprentice Brother Shen should still be cultivating in Bright Seclusion Heavenly Lake. Why don't I send him a letter as well? Our friendship is the best, so he should go over and help."
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