The Opening Mountain Ceremony was a tradition in West Chu. Basically, all the forces that were close to the Hundred Thousand Mountains would do this before they started cutting forests. In fact, it was just a ceremony for peace of mind. In fact, if one wanted to be safe, it was better to take some incense money and ask for a talisman formation from the Taoist Master Mansion in Longhu Mountain, or go to the Great Light Temple to ask for a magic weapon that had been blessed by the Buddha's Light.
However, this was a ceremony for those small forces, but for the Gaoling Dong Family, one of the Nine Great Families, the scale of the Opening Mountain Ceremony was not ordinary, and the interval was very long.
It had been over ten years since the last time the Dong Clan held the Opening Ceremony. During this period of time, the strength of the Dong Clan hadn't changed much. Therefore, the Dong Clan was preparing to cut down trees and take a gamble.
The Dong Family, one of the Nine Great Families, wanted to cut forests, and the scale was not ordinary. It was not something that those small forces could compare to. Moreover, the Dong Family would also invite some martial artists who were on good terms to participate and explore a certain area in the Hundred Thousand Mountains together.
This kind of behavior was similar to gambling. No one knew what was in the deep mountains and dense forests.
If they were lucky, they could find some minerals that could bring some profits to the family, or they could find some precious elixirs that could increase the family's strength. The best case was if they found ancient ruins, then the family's power would definitely skyrocket.
However, this was only when they were lucky. If they were unlucky, then there was no telling what they would encounter.
It would be fine if they encountered evil beasts. For existences like the Gaoling Dong Family, they could deal with most of the evil beasts. Even if they could not deal with them, they could just look for reinforcements. This was not the ancient times, when ferocious beasts were everywhere and ate people. Nowadays, ferocious beasts were like a moving treasure trove for martial artists. Every part of their bodies was a treasure.
What was really difficult was something that one could not predict.
For example, the Gaoling Dong Family had once mistakenly entered a huge ancient killing formation, causing the killing formation to activate. It killed half of the Gaoling Dong Family of that generation, and even the martial arts master did not manage to escape.
Also, the Gaoling Dong Family had once brought a strange thing out of the Hundred Thousand Mountains. No one knew what it was, but the Gaoling Dong Family had to sacrifice hundreds of lives to get rid of it.
Therefore, cutting down forests in the mountains was actually a gamble. Although it was said that one relied on the mountains to survive, the things in the mountains were not easy to deal with.
In this generation, the Gaoling Dong Clan's strength was considered decent among the Nine Great Clans. Although they were not the top clans, they were at least in the middle. That was why the Dong Clan had the intention to take the risk and conquer the mountains and forests.
Now that they had found something good, their strength would increase greatly. Even if they encountered any trouble, the Highland Dong Clan would be able to handle it with their current strength.
However, according to what Chu Xiu knew, this time, the Gaoling Dong Clan had indeed found something good, but they had also encountered a huge problem. Moreover, that good thing belonged to Lu Fengxian, not the Gaoling Dong Clan.
Moreover, even if the Gaoling Dong Clan obtained Lv Wenhou's inheritance, it would be useless. The Gaoling Dong Clan's martial arts were completely different from Lv Wenhou's martial arts. Be it the Demon God's Unparalleled Halberd or the Nine Heavens Fiend Golden Body, they could not cultivate either, unless the entire Dong Clan gave up on their own martial arts and cultivated something else.
Chu Xiu was also not interested in the Demon God's Unparalleled Halberd. He had practiced his saber skills for too long. If he changed to another weapon, not only would it be awkward, the effort he put in would not be worth the rewards.
However, Chu Xiu was very interested in the Demon God's Unparalleled Halberd. This cultivation technique was originally evaluated to be above the Nine Heavens Fiend Golden Body.
Because the only person who cultivated it was Lu Fengxian, some details were not clear, so the evaluation of the cultivation technique was based on the lowest. Even this kind of cultivation technique had as many as the Nine Heavens Fiend Golden Body. It was most likely to be a supreme cultivation technique or a peerless cultivation technique.
In the battle with Zong Xuan, Chu Xiu also felt that although his strength was strong, he was not the strongest existence in the same realm.
In the past, it was Chu Xiu who used his strength to crush others. However, when he encountered a martial artist like Zong Xuan who specialized in physical strength, Chu Xiu was easily crushed by him.
Although Chu Xiu didn't plan to walk the same path as Zong Xuan, for the current Chu Xiu, it would be perfect to develop himself to the point where there were no shortcomings or loopholes.
After deciding to go to West Chu, Fang Qi Shao also wanted to follow, and Chu Xiu did not stop him.
One of the Nine Great Families, the Gaoling Dong Family, was going to hold the Mountain Opening Ceremony. The Dong Family invited countless people to come and watch the show, so Fang Qi Shao was not one of them. Chu Xiu planned to win in the chaos, and did not plan to attack by force.
However, after Chu Xiu and Fang Qi Shao left Peace Pine Mansion, Chu Xiu discovered that the news about him had once again spread in the martial world. It was not because he had obtained Master Tam Yuan's inheritance, but because Chu Xiu had stepped into the Longhu Ranking's fifth place!
Although Master Tam Yuan was a Holy Monk, he was not famous for his martial arts. Therefore, in the Central Plains, people only knew that Master Tam Yuan was virtuous and was a good person. They knew what Master Tam Yuan had done, so no one cared about Master Tam Yuan's true strength.
However, the battle between Chu Xiu and Zong Xuan was quite eye-catching. No one expected that Chu Xiu could fight Zong Xuan to such an extent.
Although the battle was interrupted by Master Tam Yuan, everyone could at least confirm that Chu Xiu had the strength to fight Zong Xuan. However, no one knew how far the battle would go.
However, based on the strength that Chu Xiu had displayed in that battle, Wind Sweeping Tower had raised Chu Xiu's ranking by one place. He had squeezed out Ying Bailu of the Shangshui Ying Clan to become the fifth place on the Longhu Ranking.
In the Longhu Ranking, the top ten had always been a level, and the top five had been another level.
Although the Longhu Ranking could not include all the young talents in the world, it at least represented that Chu Xiu was standing at the peak of the younger generation in the martial world.
Of course, there were also many people in the martial world who complained about Ying Bailu. They believed that even if Chu Xiu had stepped into the Unity of Heaven and Man Realm, even if he could fight Zong Xuan for such a long time, he was definitely not as good as Ying Bailu. They believed that Wind Sweeping Tower's ranking was unfair.
Of course, most of the people who did this were women, and young women at that.
If one were to talk about who had the best luck with women in the martial world, it would definitely be Ying Bailu.
He was strong, had an illustrious family background, was handsome, and was well-versed in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Most importantly, Ying Bailu was not dissolute.
There were rumors in the martial world that Ying Bailu was in love with the Cloud Sword Fairy of the Yue Nu Palace, Yan Feiyan. His infatuation had not changed even after so many years.
How could such an outstanding and infatuated man not attract women?
However, Wind Sweeping Tower was one of the Six Sects, and the top five of the Longhu Ranking were very serious. Of course, they would not listen to a group of women and change the ranking. They directly pretended that they did not hear anything.
As for Chu Xiu, because he had squeezed out Ying Bailu's ranking, he had inexplicably made a bunch of enemies. The Shangshui Ying Clan did not say anything, but a lot of women in the martial world were very hostile towards him.
At that moment, in a study room of the Shangshui Ying Clan, Ying Bailu held a brush in his hand and was sketching a beauty with his eyes closed.
He did not open his eyes because he was showing off his perception, but because the beauty he wanted to draw was not in his eyes, but in his heart.
At this moment, the door was pushed open and the Martial Grandmaster level servant of the Ying Clan, Uncle Fu, walked in. Just as he was about to say something, Ying Bailu waved his hand lightly. Uncle Fu immediately understood what was going on and stood quietly to the side.
Ying Bailu was leisurely sketching the figure under his brush. She was dressed in a rainbow-colored feather robe, dancing with a sword in her hand, like a fairy from the Nine Heavens. Ying Bailu was drawing Yan Feiyan.
After he was done, Ying Bailu looked at his drawing, but shook his head in dissatisfaction. He stretched out his hand and a faint golden energy burst out, directly crushing the drawing to dust.
Ordinary paper and brush could not draw the fairy's face.
"Uncle Fu, did something happen? Or did that White Tiger kid cause trouble again? "Ying Bailu asked softly.
Uncle Fu hurriedly said, "It's not about Second Young Master. Eldest Young Master, have you heard about the rumors in the Pugilistic World? Chu Xiu obtained Holy Monk Tan Yuan's inheritance and fought with Zong Xuan of the Great Light Temple. This also caused Wind Sweeping Tower to move Chu Xiu's ranking on the Longhu Leaderboard by one place, pushing you down. "
Ying Bailu nodded indifferently and said, "I know."
Uncle Fu was taken aback, then said, "Then Eldest Young Master, are you prepared …"
Ying Bailu waved his hand casually and said, "I'm not prepared. It's just a ranking on the Longhu Leaderboard. Why should I care so much? I'm ranked fifth, and I'm Ying Bailu. I'm ranked first, and I'm still Ying Bailu. Will anyone in the Pugilistic World look down on me just because I'm ranked sixth?
Uncle Fu, you know me. I don't care about these rankings. If I did, I would have challenged Fang Qi Shao and Zong Xuan a long time ago.
There's no need to mention these things anymore. Outsiders can say whatever they want. "
Uncle Fu nodded. The Eldest Young Master's breadth of mind was indeed not something an ordinary person could compare to. These things might be a big deal to other young martial artists, but to Ying Bailu, it was really not a big deal.
Just as Uncle Fu was about to leave, Ying Bailu suddenly said, "Wait, Uncle Fu. There's something you need to tell father. I'm going to West Chu."
Uncle Fu said in surprise, "Eldest Young Master, why are you going to West Chu? Also, why don't you tell the Patriarch yourself? "
Ying Bailu said indifferently, "The High Hill Dong Family is about to prepare for the Mountain Opening Ceremony. Miss Yan will be representing the Yue Nu Palace to attend the ceremony. Although the Dong Family didn't invite me this time, I'm also going.
Father doesn't like me being too close to Miss Yan. You should know this. If I tell him, it'll be hard to avoid an argument with father.
I don't want to have these meaningless arguments, so you should tell father. "
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