Jiang Xiaofan heaved a sigh of relief. Then, he was puzzled. Didn't they say that the Imperial Heaven Sect only had seven main peaks? Since when was there an additional Wuwei Peak? Could it be that the Heavenly Heng Peak had changed its name?
"This is the jade scroll for the main peak that you're at. Pass it to the guide outside and they will bring you there. Take care of yourselves in the future and work hard on your cultivation …"
The grey-robed old man's final words rang out. Seven rays of light landed beside them. The old man waved his sleeves lightly and the seven of them instantly felt their vision blur. Unknowingly, they had left the Mental Cultivation Palace.
They were a little shocked. The grey-robed old man's methods had shocked them. As expected of an elder of the Imperial Heaven Sect.
The few of them exchanged pleasantries and headed to their respective main peaks under the guide of the guide.
"Little Fan, come to the Fairy Peak to look for me when you're free. I'll also look for you when I'm free!" Ye Yuanxue followed behind the guide and waved at Jiang Xiaofan.
Jiang Xiaofan waved his hand reluctantly. He had been with Ye Yuanxue for a few months and already had a deep relationship with her. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she was the first close friend in his life. Now that they were going to part ways, it would be a lie to say that he didn't feel sad. However, on second thought, since they were in the same sect, they would have plenty of chances to meet again in the future. It was just that, oh, they wouldn't be able to stay under the same roof anymore.
The guide leading Jiang Xiaofan was a middle-aged man. When he saw the jade scroll that Jiang Xiaofan handed over, he was stunned for a moment and looked at Jiang Xiaofan in surprise. However, he didn't say anything and directly turned around and headed in a direction.
As the guide, the middle-aged man was naturally very familiar with the Imperial Heaven Sect. He led Jiang Xiaofan forward with ease and finally stopped in front of a green mountain.
"This is the Wuwei Peak?" Jiang Xiaofan asked with uncertainty.
"It's here. Go up by yourself!" The middle-aged man was a little impatient and turned around to leave.
Jiang Xiaofan stared blankly ahead, thinking that he was hallucinating. He rubbed his eyes hard and only accepted this reality after a long while.
"F * ck! Is this a scam? "
Jiang Xiaofan's eyes widened. How could this be considered a main peak? Calling it a green mountain was already an exaggeration! The best word he could think of to describe Wuwei Peak was "ordinary, too ordinary."
Jiang Xiaofan was depressed. His eyes were wide open as he walked up the broken stone stairs. At this moment, two men suddenly jumped in front of him and shouted, "Welcome back, Vicious Jiang!"
F * ck! Hearing their conversation, Jiang Xiaofan almost fell to the ground.
The two of them were overly enthusiastic. One on the left and one on the right, they carried Jiang Xiaofan and rushed up the mountain. Obviously, they had already received a hint from the higher-ups that Jiang Xiaofan would come here.
The seven main peaks of the Imperial Heaven Gate were all extraordinary. Clouds and mist were faintly discernible, and multicolored light flickered. They were full of vitality, with red-crowned cranes flying and heavenly palaces floating above. It was extremely peaceful, like a paradise.
Compared to the seven main peaks that towered into the clouds, Wuwei Peak was like a small mound. Ancient trees and old vines coiled around it. It was very desolate, and there wasn't even a mountain gate. It wasn't much better than some of the ordinary mountains on Earth.
"Hey, can you guys let me walk on my own?" Jiang Xiaofan was a little depressed. These two were too enthusiastic.
The area ahead was completely silent and desolate, overgrown with weeds. Although there was an enormous palace, it also appeared to be in a very dilapidated state. It was covered with moss, and Jiang Xiaofan reckoned that it would be very difficult for it to shelter from the wind and rain.
"Cough …"
At this moment, a weak cough came from the dilapidated palace. A stooped, white-haired old man walked out shakily.
The two men quickly went up to support the old man. It was obvious that they were very careful.
"Young man, you're here …"
The old man had a kind smile on his face, and there were many wrinkles at the corners of his eyes. However, he was different from the elders of the Imperial Heaven Gate. This old man had aged because of his weakness. It was a mark left behind by the passage of time.
The old man who walked out of the dilapidated palace looked a little weak, but Jiang Xiaofan felt a little close to him. He didn't feel much different from the ordinary old men in his hometown.
Jiang Xiaofan quickly went up and took the old man from the two men, carefully supporting him.
The old man smiled kindly and looked at Jiang Xiaofan. There was a hint of pity in his muddy old eyes. He nodded and said, "Young man, you're not bad. This place can't be compared to the seven main peaks, and there's nothing good here. I'll give you this Fasting Pill as a greeting gift. I hope you don't mind."
As he spoke, the old man shakily took out an earthy yellow pill and handed it to Jiang Xiaofan. The two men beside him moved their lips, wanting to say something. However, they didn't say anything in the end.
Since the old man had already said so, Jiang Xiaofan naturally couldn't refuse. He could only carefully take the Fasting Pill and keep it in his pocket.
Because of his arrival, the dilapidated palace became a little more lively. The two men had medium builds and were slightly skinny. They were around twenty years old, and they were called Lin Quan and Tang You. Their cultivation wasn't high, only at the third layer of the Refinement Realm. However, their eyes were very bright, and it was obvious that they were active people.
There were only four of them in the entire Wuwei Peak. Later, the old man went to rest because his body wasn't very healthy. However, the three of them were still in good spirits. Although it was the first time they met, they had a good chat.
Night quickly fell. The seven main peaks were shrouded in clouds and mist. Immortal light sprinkled down like water. It looked very ethereal, like a majestic mountain from the Immortal World.
In comparison, Wuwei Peak was really too desolate.
Jiang Xiaofan suddenly felt very displeased. He had defeated Jin Mohao who had a Spirit Weapon on the main stage fair and square. As one of the seven strongest newcomers, he was actually assigned to a desolate little hill like Wuwei Peak. Although he didn't hate this place, he felt that it was very unfair.
"Don't tell me you still haven't figured out why you're here?" Lin Quan was a little puzzled.
"Why?" Jiang Xiaofan indeed didn't know.
Lin Quan and Tang You looked at each other and didn't know what to say for a moment. Thus, they knocked on the surface and reminded, "Don't tell me you don't know how fierce you are?"
"Eh?" Jiang Xiaofan was even more puzzled.
The two of them were completely speechless. They could only say, "Please, boss, you beat up Zhu Xidao's cousin as soon as you came to the Emperor Heaven Sect. Three months later, not only did you not stop, you even went from bad to worse, beating up the younger brother of this great god. Zhu Xidao is the number one core disciple of the Emperor Heaven Sect, and it's said that he has an extremely mysterious background. Even the many elders of the sect have to be careful when dealing with him. How can it be good for you to offend him?"
Jiang Xiaofan's face turned red from the two's words. He was a little embarrassed. He thought about it seriously, and it really seemed to be the case. However, could they blame him for that? Those two only had themselves to blame. They were looking for a beating themselves.
"That Zhu something Dao, damn it, he's really too much. Damn him!"
Jiang Xiaofan felt very displeased when he thought of this person. However, he had to admit that this person was very powerful, very powerful. If it wasn't for Ye Qiuyu's help back then, he might have already died.
"Sigh, what can we do? His talent is outstanding, and his cultivation is astonishing. He's not someone you and I can compare to. It's better to bear with it." The two of them also knew how Jiang Xiaofan felt. They patted his shoulder and consoled him.
"Bear with it my ass. Sooner or later, we'll beat that brat up until even his own mother can't recognize him."
Jiang Xiaofan was indeed very angry. He could feel that three days ago, Zhu Xidao had tried to kill him. That strike was enough to take his life.
The two of them were so frightened that they staggered. 'Zhu Xidao? He really dared to say that! '
"Oh right, why are you guys here? And uncle, what's going on? "Jiang Xiaofan asked them after he figured out what had happened to him.
The two of them sighed. They were originally two disciples guarding medicine in the Imperial Heavenly Gate's Alchemy Court. They didn't belong to the seven main peaks. However, because they had knocked over a pill gourd, they were both punished here and could only leave after ten years.
What shocked Jiang Xiaofan even more was that the somewhat weak old man was actually an elder of the Imperial Heavenly Gate. His name was Liu Chengan. Because something went wrong with his cultivation and he had lost all his cultivation, he was also sent here.
This wasn't a main peak at all. It was just a barren mountain. Liu Chengan could be considered to have contributed quite a bit to the Imperial Heavenly Gate. After losing all his cultivation, it was impossible for him to remain in the Elder's Hall. Hence, the Imperial Heavenly Gate bestowed this mountain to him, allowing him to live here until he died of old age.
"The Imperial Heavenly Gate still has some conscience." Jiang Xiaofan nodded.
Lin Quan sneered, "Conscience? You're thinking too simply. Although Elder Liu has lost all his cultivation, his sea of consciousness is still there. Once he's discovered by cultivators, it's very likely that they'll obtain many secrets of the sect from his sea of consciousness. The Imperial Heavenly Gate bestowing a mountain seems to be a great kindness, but in reality, they're just putting Elder Liu under house arrest. "
Tang You continued, "And as you can see, Elder Liu's body is very weak. Immortal sects don't have the fireworks of the mortal world. What his body needs is all provided with pills. Although our Wuwei Peak also has them, they're pitifully few. We only have two Inedia Pills a day. To us, even if we have one Inedia Pill a day, it's still difficult to resolve our hunger and thirst, let alone someone like Elder Liu whose cultivation has been damaged!"
The two of them didn't hide anything from Jiang Xiaofan. They told him that before Elder Liu lost his cultivation, he was an elder of the Imperial Heavenly Gate. Although he had a respectable status, he didn't put on any airs. On the contrary, he was amiable and approachable, which was why he was very popular.
Although some of the leaders of the Imperial Heavenly Gate didn't wish for such a respectable person to live, they couldn't do anything to him directly. They wanted to use this method to wear him down.
"Then just now …" Jiang Xiaofan was a little stunned.
Lin Quan sighed and said, "You've also guessed it. The old man actually knew about these things. Usually, the two of us would only take one Fasting Pill and leave the other one for Elder Liu. However, the old man was too kind. Although he accepted it at that time, he couldn't bear to eat it all. At night, every few days, he would secretly feed us a Fasting Pill. The old man thought that we didn't know, but in fact … in fact, we all knew …"
It was said that men didn't cry easily, but when they talked about these things, the eyes of these two iron-blooded men couldn't help but turn red. They felt a little sour in their noses.
Jiang Xiaofan didn't know what to say. He suddenly felt that the insignificant Inedia Pill in his pocket had become incomparably heavy.
"Those bastards! Do they still have any f * cking humanity?! "He clenched his fists, suddenly wanting to beat someone up.
The two of them smiled bitterly. How could there be humanity in the Immortal Dao Sect? To those in power, people like them were just tools. When they had value, they would be treated well. However, once they lost their value as tools, they could only be discarded.
Tang You and Tang You didn't think much of it. They had made a mistake, and it was the same no matter where they went. They just felt that it wasn't worth it for Elder Liu. The old man had dedicated most of his life to the Imperial Heavenly Gate, but in the end, he ended up like this.
Jiang Xiaofan fell silent. He suddenly felt that the so-called Immortal Dao Sect was even crueler than the mortal world. He thought of Elder Liu. Just as Lin Quan and Tang You had said, he was very amiable and approachable. It was impossible to tell that he was once an Elder with a profound cultivation.
He suddenly thought of something and looked at Lin Quan and Tang You, asking, "Are there any small animals on this mountain? For example, birds, rabbits, or something like that. "
Although the two of them didn't know why Jiang Xiaofan would ask such a question, they still nodded. Although Wuwei Peak was a barren mountain, it was still within the Imperial Heavenly Gate's territory. There were still quite a number of animals on the mountain. Moreover, there was more spiritual Qi here than in the mortal world.
Jiang Xiaofan nodded and told the two of them his thoughts. He wanted to cook some wild game tonight to give the old man some meat and nurse his body back to health.
After knowing Jiang Xiaofan's thoughts, the two of them's eyes lit up. However, they then shook their heads. They didn't know how to do it.
"It's fine, I know how to do it!"
Jiang Xiaofan laughed out loud. He was an orphan. When he was young, other children would dig out bird eggs and trap wild rabbits. He naturally knew how to do it too. However, other people did it for fun, while he did it for the sake of living.
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