It was late at night. Seven young people sat around the fire.
They were in the mountains, with steep cliffs on both sides. The sky was compressed into a line. The snow clouds that had disappeared for many days appeared again, covering everything.
The starlight didn't come from the stars, but from Yin Qingmo's Star Pot.
The bell hung in the distance in Silence, sensing the change of the Qi of Heaven and Earth and ready to ring at any time.
Yao Songshan sat cross-legged with his eyes closed. Qing Jian was summoned. Silence was placed on his knees to rest.
The other six were also resting, but they couldn't help but look at the rock dozens of feet away from them from time to time.
Jing Jiu and Bai Zao sat on the rock.
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When they entered the mountains that day, Jing Jiu asked them to stop.
They didn't understand. They thought that if they continued to hunt the snow monsters, they might be able to secure the first place in the Cultivation tournament. Why did they stop?
Yet, they respected Jing Jiu very much, and Bai Zao didn't object to it. As a result, the nine of them stopped in the valley.
At dusk, a dozen snow foot monsters suddenly rushed from the outside of the mountain, trying to pass through the valley.
Jing Jiu didn't take any action. He only said a few words at the critical moment.
Bai Zao showed his almost perfect leadership ability again. He led his companions and killed all the snow foot monsters.
Under her command, the eight of them were much more powerful than two small teams combined. It was because she could maximize the abilities of her companions and cooperate with them.
What if she was asked to command hundreds of Cultivation practitioners at the same time?
There were eight of them because Jing Jiu didn't participate in the battle. He only said a few words at the critical moment.
It was like the night when he taught Yao Songshan how to use the sword.
It was just a simple instruction, but Wu Mingzhong and the others felt the battle was much easier.
Jing Jiu seemed to know how the snow foot monsters would attack in advance. He knew the weakest part of the snow foot monsters' shells, and he was very precise.
This really shocked them speechless. They thought that even their own masters might not be able to do this.
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"I didn't believe that you were the successor of Guocheng Temple's Worldly Experience disciple, but now I'm starting to believe it. Only the cultivators who had killed countless monsters of the Snowy Kingdom would have such an understanding of them. As far as I know, this should be your first time here, so there's only one explanation. You've received guidance from an expert. "
"An expert?"
"Of course I'm talking about the Sword Saint."
"You're wrong. I'm just better at cutting things off."
"Then how do you know where to cut?"
"Everything in the world has its weakness. My eyesight is pretty good, so I'll be able to discover it after a few days of observation."
These few days, Jing Jiu often took out the little white beetle to look at and observe it.
Although the larva had not evolved, he could still see a lot of things he wanted to see.
Bai Zao suddenly asked, "Are you in the upper state of the Undefeated?"
Jing Jiu said, "Initial State."
The Undefeated State was the state of Aoyama. According to the grading system of the Zhongzhou School, the initial state was the initial state of the Elixir Realm. How could someone in this state kill so many snow foot monsters in one night?
Bai Zao didn't believe it at all.
Jing Jiu said, "Maybe the swordsmanship I've been practicing is more suitable for this kind of thing."
"When did you discover it?" Bai Zao asked.
"That night," Jing Jiu answered.
He was serious. He wasn't joking.
It was indeed that night when he killed so many snow foot monsters that he realized he was good at or suitable for this kind of thing.
The attacks of the snow foot monsters were too slow for him, and the poisonous blood, which was the most troublesome for the cultivators, had no effect on him.
The most important thing was that the extremely cold fog was very terrifying for the cultivators, but it was helpful for him.
He was not afraid of the cold fog. On the contrary, he could use the fog to cover his body so that the snow foot monsters couldn't see him.
That night, he killed so many snow foot monsters. It was unimaginable for anyone else, but it was too easy for him.
Under the cover of the cold fog, he walked to the back of a snow foot monster and slashed down with his sword.
The snow foot monster died.
He walked to the back of another snow foot monster and raised the iron sword in his hand again.
One sword for one.
What was so difficult about it?
The only trouble was that he was stained with too much poisonous blood that night, so he didn't feel comfortable.
No matter how clean the sword fire was, he could still smell it.
So he found a snow lake and used the sword fire to heat up the water and took a careful bath.
Come to think of it, this should be the first time he took a bath since he entered Aoyama.
"Why did you stop?"
Bai Zao finally got to the point.
Jing Jiu woke up from his wandering thoughts and said, "Waiting for someone."
Bai Zao didn't ask anything else, glancing at his wrist.
She remembered clearly that there was a sword bracelet on Jing Jiu's wrist. It disappeared the day before yesterday and reappeared today.
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In the early morning of the next day, four young Cultivation practitioners appeared at the entrance of the valley.
The four looked exhausted. It seemed that they had been walking for a whole night.
The snowland was even more dangerous at night. They didn't know where the pressure came from and why they were so anxious.
Seeing Bai Zao and the others, the four felt a bit surprised. They stepped forward and saluted each other.
One of them was a disciple of Aoyama from Liangwang Peak, named Lei Il-kyung. Seeing Yao Songshan, he stepped forward and greeted him happily, "Big Brother."
Yao Songshan smiled, motioning for him to meet Jing Jiu first.
It was not until then that Lei Il-kyung saw Jing Jiu. He was a bit startled, showing an unnatural expression on his face. But he still saluted earnestly, saying, "Greetings, Senior Master."
Jing Jiu looked at the four and said, "I'll give you an hour to rest, and then we'll set off together."
Lei Il-kyung didn't understand, and neither did the other young people. They thought that according to the rules of the Cultivation tournament, each group should fight separately, and even if they met occasionally, they should separate.
Why did Jing Jiu say they'd set off together?
Among the four, a disciple of Zhongzhou School was telling Bai Zao about what happened the night before. Hearing Jing Jiu's words, he asked in surprise, "Big Sister, what's going on?"
Bai Zao hadn't figured out Jing Jiu's intention yet, so he said, "Let's follow him first."
Even if Lei Il-kyung was unwilling, he couldn't disobey the master's order. That disciple of Zhongzhou School listened to Bai Zao completely. The other two knew about Jing Jiu's amazing performance the night before, so they couldn't raise any objection. But they were worried that the masters of Nishiyama House might judge them for violating the rules if they found out.
An hour later, Jing Jiu walked toward the inside of the valley.
There were many mountain paths in the valley, some of which led to the peak covered with ice and snow that hadn't melted for ten thousand years, and some of which led to extremely narrow and dark natural caves.
Jing Jiu walked directly toward one of the mountain paths, as if he didn't even think about it.
The cold wind stirred the broken stones between the cliffs, and occasionally blew off some accumulated snow.
The others stood up, looked at each other, and followed him with many doubts.
By dusk, many people finally knew why Jing Jiu had chosen this mountain path.
It was because at the bottom of the cliff in the distance, another group was setting up a formation and getting ready to rest.
Seeing Jing Jiu and the others appear, a surprised voice burst out in the group. … …
"Senior Master Jing?"
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