Gu Qing understood what it meant.
The Sword Justice Yuan Qijing had an earth-shattering Cultivation state, and he was the Big Brother of the Immortal Sect Master. Shanghai Peak had a special status among the nine peaks of Aoyama.
However, the Shanghai Peak in this statement did not refer to the current Shangde Peak, but the Shangde Peak many years ago.
The Master of Shanghai Peak was Taiping Zhenren.
The current Aoyama was the branch of Taiping Zhenren.
Both the Sect Master and Yuan Qijing were his disciples, and even the Shenmo Peak where Gu Qing was from belonged to this branch.
It was because the Immortal Jingyang was the Young Brother of Taiping Zhenren.
It was also said that Taiping Zhenren was a disciple of the Immortal Jingyang, so he was half a Master to the Immortal Jingyang.
Taiping Zhenren was the fourth disciple after the Immortal Sect Master and the Sword Justice Yuan Qijing. How could he be an ordinary person?
What was even more puzzling was that Fang Jingtian was not an ordinary person, but why had he behaved so indifferently over the past hundreds of years?
Unlike Zhao Layue, Gu Qing didn't know many things and could guess many things. As such, he couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he thought about it, so he gave up thinking about it.
He didn't even dare to look at Fang Jingtian for a moment longer.
For someone of Fang Jingtian's level, he could easily sense the aura and gaze directed at him.
If he wanted to kill Gu Qing, all he had to do was wave his sleeve and Gu Qing would be killed.
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The Sword Boat of Aoyama landed among the mountains.
The magnificent buildings were everywhere among the mountains. They were the Nishiyama House built by the Imperial Court for the immortal masters.
As Gu Qing was packing his belongings, he suddenly heard the message from the Nishiyama House that someone had delivered something to him.
He was baffled, thinking that he didn't know anyone in Zhaoge City, and the Gu Clan had only operated in the south; who was this person?
He took Young Yuan to the front yard and found that some of his peers were already there.
A deacon knelt on the ground and presented a list of gifts with both hands in an extremely respectful manner. Behind him were dozens of exquisite and luxurious boxes.
Gu Qing took the gift list and looked at it. Most of them were utensils and food, nothing special.
One of the Aoyama disciples came over to take a look and could not help but exclaim, "How extravagant! Who sent this?"
The deacon knelt on the ground. Seeing that Gu Qing didn't say anything, he didn't dare to reply.
Young Yuan understood and said with a smile, "It should be from my master's family."
Two cold snorts came from the crowd of onlookers. Someone said, "Cultivators indulge in worldly matters. Aren't they afraid of messing up their Dao Heart?"
After saying that, the two disciples flicked their sleeves and left.
Young Yuan was confused and angry. He was about to say something, but Gu Qing stopped him.
Gu Qing thanked the deacon warmly and led Young Yuan back to his room.
He only took the gift list, and someone from the Nishiyama House would bring the gifts into the room for him later.
"What's the matter with those two big brothers?"
Young Yuan was still indignant.
Gu Qing said, "They are the disciples of Shiyue Peak and Bihu Peak; of course they don't like it."
Young Yuan asked confusedly, "Why?"
Gu Qing said, "In their eyes, the gifts of the Zhao family are probably all offered by the Precious-Tree House. The Precious-Tree House used to be backed by Bihu Peak, and it was managed by Shiyue Peak. They have obtained all the benefits, but now the benefits are in our hands. How can they feel comfortable about it? "
Young Yuan was taken aback, and thought what Jing Jiu said was reasonable. He couldn't help but ask worriedly, "What should we do to dispel their hostility?"
"Why should we dispel it?"
Gu Qing said with a smile, "I heard a saying on the peak top a few years ago. I couldn't accept it at the time, but it makes sense now."
"What saying?" Young Yuan asked curiously.
Gu Qing said while pointing to the outside of the window, "The sun is right there. No matter how hard you try to cover it, it will be seen by others. If you don't like being stared at by others, then what you have to do is to make yourself brighter, to blind their eyes."
Young Yuan was taken aback for a while, murmuring, "How arrogant!"
Gu Qing said, "It was me who said 'blind their eyes', but I think it's what the two masters meant."
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The next day, after consulting with Fang Jingtian, Gu Qing and Young Yuan left the Nishiyama House and went to Zhaoge City.
Gu Qing brought some magic pills to the Jing family. They were carefully selected to help the mortals stay healthy, but their efficacy was very weak, so nothing bad would happen to them.
Young Yuan went to the Zhao family. As for what he wanted to bring, Gu Qing didn't care. As a disciple, this was what he should do.
Then, the Plum Meeting began.
This year's Plum Meeting was hosted by the Zhongzhou School. It was said that the prize for the winner was a magic pill of high state, which was much better than the last Plum Meeting.
The prize for the winner of the last Plum Meeting was Zen Master's Blessing.
It was a pity that Guo Dong, who had won first place in the zither tournament, had disappeared; Bai Zao, who had won first place in the calligraphy tournament, and Jing Jiu, who had won first place in the Cultivation tournament, were either dead or alive. Only Que Niang and Shu Kuang, who had won first place in the painting tournament, had received the Blessing.
It was said that the young scholar Yimaozhai had been enlightened after receiving the Blessing from Zen Master, and had broken through two Cultivation states. Que Niang stayed behind closed doors in the mysterious ground of the Mirror Sect, looking forward to it.
No matter what, the Plum Meeting was still a grand event for the Cultivation circle.
Many young Cultivation practitioners gathered in the Plum Garden in Zhaoge City, but it was a bit quiet because some people weren't there. Those people were Guo Dong, Bai Zao, Jing Jiu, Lo Huainan, who had died three years ago, Tong Yan, who didn't participate in the Plum Meeting, and the young swordsmen of Liangwang Peak of the Aoyama Sect, who hadn't participated in the Plum Meeting twice in a row.
It was unclear if it was because of the quiet atmosphere or some other reason, but the first four events of the Plum Meeting were a bit uneventful, and ended without any great event.
It wasn't until the painters of the Nishiyama House started setting up the canvases under the roofed corridor that the participants of the Plum Meeting realized they were all waiting for the Cultivation tournament.
They weren't waiting for the result of the Cultivation tournament, but because they were going to the snowland for the Cultivation tournament.
The patch of cold fog was about to disperse.
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The mural hung down from the roof of the corridor to the ground. The cold branches had already been painted. If one looked closely at the mural, he or she would feel like a bird among the branches.
Standing in front of the mural with Young Yuan, Gu Qing had a strange feeling when he thought of the rumored bustle at the Plum Meeting six years ago.
The discussion in the Nishiyama House grew louder and louder. They were all talking about the mural, praising He Zhan's ingenuity and Jing Jiu's extraordinary performance that night.
The discussion suddenly stopped, and the footsteps rang out. Gu Qing and Young Yuan turned around and saw a person.
It was Tong Lu of the Western Sea Sword School. He had a stronger energy and a steadier expression in his eyes compared to the last Plum Meeting. Yet, he had a hint of ferocious intent when he stared at Gu Qing.
Gu Qing asked calmly, "What's the matter, Cultivationist?"
Tong Lu said sternly, "I'll keep an eye on you two. If I find out that you're shielding that bastard, I won't let it go."
He was saved by Lo Huainan in the last Cultivation tournament. Since then, he had regarded Lo Huainan as his lifelong friend and respected her very much.
Lo Huainan was killed by Liu Shisui. Tong Lu was extremely grieved. He of course wanted to avenge Lo Huainan, but he couldn't find Liu Shisui, so his hatred could only be directed at Aoyama.
Gu Qing looked at him and said calmly, "I'd like to know what you'll choose if that day comes."
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The cold fog had indeed retreated.
The edges of the snowland could be seen clearly.
Colorful banners were hung everywhere in White Town for the celebration.
The thin, cold-resistant trees on the edges of the snowland were now covered with ice crystals, looking rather peculiar.
The courtyards of various Cultivation sects were scattered in the field outside the town. It seemed that nothing had changed in the past six years.
The important figures of the Cultivation circle, such as Duke Of He, Fang Jingtian, Ren Qianzhu, the Sect Master of Windy-Broadsword, and the Sect Master of Kunlun, had all come here.
The young Cultivation practitioners participating in the Cultivation tournament had already entered the snowland.
Gu Qing and Young Yuan were among them.
The cold fog was too strange. To ensure the safety of the young Cultivation practitioners, it was more important for these important figures to know the specific situation in the snowland as soon as possible.
They couldn't get too close to the cold fog, because it might cause the will in the north to go berserk again.
The young Cultivation practitioners participating in the Cultivation tournament had low Cultivation states, so they wouldn't be regarded as a threat by that being. On the contrary, they would be much safer.
The real purpose of this year's Cultivation tournament was to use these young Cultivation practitioners to investigate the situation in the snowland.
More than a hundred young Cultivation practitioners appeared on the snowland like black dots, and then they gradually gathered and divided into twenty small groups.
The young Cultivation practitioners carefully controlled their speed, keeping a distance of a few miles from the edge of the cold fog. As the cold fog receded, they moved northward slowly.
In this Cultivation tournament, in addition to killing the monsters of the Snowy Kingdom, the participants could also add a red plum flower to the painting on the wall of the Nishiyama House if they could find the remains or important magic treasures of the previous participants.
No one expected to find any survivors, because the cold fog was too cold. Even though they were a few miles away from it, they could still feel the terror in it. How could they survive six years in such a cold fog?
After walking northward for a few days, the Cultivation practitioners participating in the Cultivation tournament didn't find any living monsters of the Snowy Kingdom. All they saw were many corpses and some belongings of the human Cultivation practitioners.
Gu Qing was a disciple of Aoyama, and he had a calm and amiable temperament. As a result, he was soon recognized and respected by his peers. Led by him, the group deviated from the original route and headed northwest. They picked up their speed gradually, and soon arrived behind the two groups in the front.
Xiang Wanshu, a disciple of the Zhongzhou School, and Tong Lu, a disciple of the Western Sea Sword School, were in the two groups.
His peers were puzzled, wondering what he was going to do.
Some young disciples who knew about the conflict in the Nishiyama House felt even more uneasy, wondering if Cultivationist Gu Qing was going to fight with Tong Lu here.
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