As soon as Han Yunxi got off the carriage, she was stunned by the scenery in front of her.
Her impression of Heaven Mountain had always been that it was mysterious. However, at this moment, standing at the top of the first mountain of Heaven Mountain, looking up at the long and towering mountains in the distance, she could not help but feel awe.
These five mountains were like stairs to heaven, each taller than the last. It was as if stepping on them would lead one to the Nantian Gate of the Nine Heavens.
Other than the first mountain that Han Yunxi and Long Fei Ye were on, the top of the four mountains in front of them were all covered in snow. Looking from afar, the white snow and the blue sky contrasted each other, clean and sacred.
Han Yunxi looked at the white snow and blue sky from afar. It took a long time for her to recover.
Even though the deep mountains were sacred and clean, how dark and dangerous were there in Heaven Mountain?
In this world, no matter where you went, it was the same. Beneath the beauty was filth. If you were weak, you would be drowned in the filth. If you were not strong enough, you could only wallow in the filth. Only when you were strong could you have the confidence to emerge from the mud unsullied. Only then could you have the capital to make yourself clean.
Han Yunxi looked carefully and realized that the distance between the mountains was very far. If they walked, they would have to climb over four mountains to reach the foot of Heaven Mountain. This meant that they would have to go up and down the mountain four times before they had the chance to climb the real Heaven Mountain.
Not to mention how far the distance between the mountains was and how many days it would take to walk. Not to mention the dangers in the mountains, even the top of the four mountains in front of them, which were still covered in snow, might not be able to reach the top.
Therefore, to reach the top of Heaven Mountain, it was not feasible to climb the mountain on foot. Even a lightness arts expert like Long Feiye wouldn't be able to fly between the two mountains.
The mountains were dangerous and tall. Even the yellow crane could not pass them, and the monkeys wanted to climb them.
To reach Heaven Mountain, one had to take the only path that Heaven Mountain had left for the world.
Han Yunxi quickly noticed the bamboo suspension bridge between the first and second mountains. It stretched from the peak of the first mountain to the gorge between the two mountains, all the way to the middle of the second.
She looked back at Long Fei Ye and asked, "Is this the only path?"
"This is the fastest way." Long Feiye remarked. If they didn't find it tiring, they could circle around the mountain, but it was hard to predict the dangers. Moreover, the mountain paths were difficult to traverse, so it would take at least a month to reach the peak.
"Let's go and take a look at that bridge."
They were still some distance away, so Han Yunxi could only see part of the bridge from a distance. She didn't know the details yet.
Long Fei Ye brought her to the other side of the mountain and saw that the entrance to the bamboo bridge was sealed by a row of iron chains. There were two white-clothed imperial bodyguards standing on the left and right sides of the bridge. Not far from the bridge, there was a small temple-like palace, which looked like a sentry box.
Although Mount Tianshan was difficult to climb, it was still heavily guarded.
Han Yunxi walked closer and carefully observed the bamboo bridge. Only then did she realize that this bamboo bridge spanning between two mountains was very … deceptive!
This thing couldn't even be called a bridge. At most, it was a bamboo pipe tied with ropes!
The two ropes formed an inverted triangle and hung the bamboo pipe together. The handrails on both sides were two parallel ropes. That was all. The most important thing was that the bamboo pipe was very thin and could only allow one person to step on it with one foot. It could not allow two people to walk side by side.
To cross this bridge, it was equivalent to stepping on the bamboo pipe and holding on to the ropes on both sides to walk over step by step. It looked like there were no safety measures at all.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew and the entire bamboo bridge swayed with the wind. The wind in the canyon was strong and the bamboo bridge was very long. Even if a few people stood on it, the bridge would still sway.
Han Yunxi's eyes flickered with a complicated expression as she watched.
The imperial bodyguards at the bridge did not seem to recognize Long Fei Ye. When they saw them walking over, they immediately came forward to stop them.
Before the imperial bodyguards could speak, Long Fei Ye flashed a white jade token. On the token was a blood red "Sect" character.
When the imperial bodyguards saw the token, their expressions changed drastically. They immediately retreated and bowed. "Greetings, Senior Brother Ye!"
Long Fei Ye had not been to Tianshan Mountain for many years. The new imperial bodyguards did not recognize him, but they definitely recognized the white jade token.
There were many things about the jade tokens on Tianshan Mountain. Different colors represented different levels. Other than the colorless tokens in the hands of Elder Kenzō and the Four Grand Elders, the white token was the highest level. Only the direct disciples of Elder Kenzō and the Four Grand Elders could possess it.
The characters on the jade tokens represented different factions. The "Sect" character represented Elder Kenzō and was a direct disciple of the Sect Master.
Therefore, Long Fei Ye's white jade token represented that he was a direct disciple of Elder Kenzō. Elder Kenzō only had two disciples: Duanmu Yao and Long Fei Ye. Everyone on Tianshan Mountain knew this.
Besides the "Sect" character, the white jade token also had the characters for "Heart", "Scripture", "Sword", and "Precepts". They represented Lockheart Courtyard, Scripture Depository, Sword Depository, and Abstinence Courtyard respectively.
These two depositories and courtyards were controlled by the Four Grand Elders of Tianshan Mountain. Among them, Head Elder Cang Qiuzi was in charge of Lockheart Courtyard, which controlled Tianshan Kenzō's Nirvana Heart Sutra.
There were many sets of Tianshan sword skills, but only one heart sutra. To learn Tianshan's sword skills, one had to cultivate the Nirvana Heart Sutra. Anyone who cultivated the Nirvana Heart Sutra had to undergo a seal to permanently seal away the unrighteous qi in their bodies.
Cang Qiuzi's Lockheart Courtyard not only controlled the Nirvana Heart Sutra, but also the Lockheart Seal.
Besides Tianshan Kenzō's direct disciples, all disciples of Tianshan Mountain had to stay in Lockheart Courtyard for a year or two before beginning their studies. Then they could begin cultivating the Nirvana Heart Sutra.
Internal cultivation sutras were the foundation of swordsmanship, so Lockheart Courtyard's status on Tianshan Mountain was self-evident. Unless absolutely necessary, no one wanted to offend Lockheart Courtyard members. The disciples of Tianshan Mountain all supported Cang Qiuzi, so no one dared to show him any disrespect.
Because of Lockheart Courtyard's power and Cang Qiuzi's extraordinary martial arts, Elder Kenzō often ignored sect affairs. Over the past decade or so, Cang Qiuzi's influence had far surpassed that of the other three elders. Sometimes, he could even act as the sect head and make decisions on important matters.
The two guards recognized Long Fei Ye, but didn't know who Han Yunxi was. When they saw Long Fei Ye holding Han Yunxi's hand, they hesitated over how to greet him or greet him.
At this moment, a figure suddenly flew in from the side of the palace like a gust of wind.
Han Yunxi didn't even get a good look before she heard a coquettish voice say, "Senior Brother Ye, you're finally back. Xin 'er missed you so much."
This was the second time Han Yunxi had heard a woman call Long Fei Ye 'senior brother' after Duanmu Yao. Although it had nothing to do with Duanmu Yao, Han Yunxi still felt uncomfortable hearing it!
She examined the woman before her and saw that this' Xin 'er' was petite and had a pretty face. Her eyes were especially bright as she looked at Long Fei Ye. She wore a white jade pendant at her waist with the character for 'sword' written on it. Without a doubt, she was a disciple of Hidden Sword Depositories of high status.
While Han Yunxi studied Xin 'er, Xin' er studied Han Yunxi as well. Finally, her gaze rested on Han Yunxi's interlocked hand with Long Fei Ye's.
There was one emotion that women couldn't hide and that was jealousy! Xin 'er was no exception and the jealousy in her eyes was about to overflow.
Long Fei Ye didn't even remember who this woman called Xin 'er was and didn't intend to pay any attention to her. Who knew that Xin' er would laugh and say, "Senior Brother Ye, those who don't know martial arts are not allowed to enter Celestial Mountain."
Although they spent most of their time in Celestial Mountain, the female disciples of Celestial Mountain would never miss any news about Long Fei Ye. Especially when it came to the woman beside him, they would try their best to find out more about her.
This Han Yunxi didn't know any martial arts and only knew some unorthodox poison techniques. What right did she have to gain Long Fei Ye's favour? God knows what kind of charm she used to seduce Long Fei Ye!
Being Long Fei Ye's woman meant that she was destined to be the enemy of all women in the world.
Han Yunxi had been through hundreds of battles and was already used to this kind of hostility. She even started to enjoy it.
"Learning martial arts is so tiring and boorish. Of all the things a girl could do, why did she have to learn martial arts? She's making herself neither a man nor a woman and can't even get married. "
Han Yunxi purposely hooked her arm around Long Fei Ye's and snuggled up to him. Imitating Xin 'er's coy tone, she continued, "I don't know martial arts. In any case, Long Fei Ye, you have to always stay by my side and love me … dote on me … and protect me."
As she spoke, she raised a finger and lazily looked at it. Unhurriedly, she continued, "Protect me and don't let anyone harm a single finger of mine."
Bickering with Han Yunxi would only lead to death by her poisonous tongue!
Xin 'er was so angry that smoke almost came out of her nostrils. Just as she was about to retort, Long Fei Ye grabbed Han Yunxi's hand and gently bit her finger.
How could the aloof and proud Duke of Qin do such a thing to a woman? How could his lips touch a woman? Xin 'er didn't want to believe it, but she couldn't help but like Long Fei Ye's action. How she wished that Long Fei Ye had bitten her! What would it feel like?
What would it feel like?
A numbing sensation flowed from Han Yunxi's finger to her entire body like an electric current. Fortunately, he quickly let go of her. Otherwise, she didn't know if she would have collapsed in his arms.
"Why aren't you opening the lock?" Long Fei Ye questioned the guards.
The two guards were also shocked by Long Fei Ye's bite. Only now did they regain their senses and hurriedly opened the iron chains to let Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi onto the bamboo bridge.
Long Fei Ye had the coachman, Uncle Gao, wait in the palace and only brought Xu Donglin up the mountain. It wasn't that he was underestimating the enemy, but that he had his own forces on Tianshan.
Xu Donglin used the bridge as a stepping stone to soar into the air. He used his qinggong to open up a path for them. Only now did Han Yunxi realize that the bamboo bridge wasn't for walking. It was only for stepping.
It seemed that Xin 'er's mockery about her not knowing martial arts made sense. However, she had Long Fei Ye with her, so she wasn't afraid!
"Hold on tight."
Long Fei Ye was in a good mood. He told Han Yunxi to hold on tight to him, but in fact, he hugged her first. With a tap of his foot, he soared into the air. His figure was handsome and carefree.
Even after he left, Xin 'er was still dumbfounded. Of course, Xin 'er was just a small peach blossom. There was a bigger peach blossom waiting for Han Yunxi.
As soon as Long Fei Ye and the others arrived at the foot of the mountain, all the important figures on the mountain peak knew.
Could Han Yunxi successfully cross the bamboo bridge?
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