"This is the Surpassing State. Young Master, let's go up." Xia Liyan turned around and said.
Chu Li nodded slowly.
Xia Liyan hesitated for a moment. "Young Master, now that you've entered the Surpassing State, it's better to speak less."
Chu Li raised his eyebrows and scoffed. "Elder Xia, what are you trying to say?"
"I'm afraid the Surpassing State has already received the news from inside the mountain," Xia Liyan said.
Chu Li replied, "Yes."
Xia Liyan said, "I'm afraid that the Young Master has angered the elders by killing the two seniors … Now, there are six great elders guarding the Surpassing Realm, not two."
Chu Li said faintly, "The elders in Victory Boundary have their own duties. Do they still have the leisure to care about the matters in the mountain?"
He already knew that there were four more elders in the Surpassing State.
One of the Six Great Elders was an Array Formation Elder. He specialized in guarding the operation of the Surpassing Realm Array Formation to prevent any problems from happening to the Array Formation. He was also very familiar with the Array Formation Dao.
This was the most important elder because the art of formations was mysterious and unpredictable. It required an extremely high talent and a genius to learn it. Crouching Bull Mountain could not compare to the four major sects, so it was not as attractive to genius disciples. Hence, it was very difficult to find such a genius.
Therefore, every formation prodigy was extremely precious, even more so than a Grandmaster.
The other two elders were the Cultivation Imparting Elders. They were responsible for the martial arts guidance of the disciples in the Surpassing Realm. The last three elders were the Guardian Elders. They were responsible for the defense of the Surpassing Realm and cooperated with the Formation Elders. Once there was an invasion from the outside, the Guardian Elders had to step forward.
The Surpassing Realm was hidden. The disciples were often blindfolded and brought into the Surpassing Realm. They did not know where it was. When they left the Surpassing Realm, they were also sent out by the elders.
There were less than ten people in the entire Crouching Bull Mountain who knew where the surpassing state was.
Therefore, even though their responsibilities were heavy, the Six Grand Elders were still very free. It was inevitable that they would worry about the matters of Crouching Bull Mountain.
Xia Liyan said, "The elders are also concerned about Crouching Bull Mountain, so it's inevitable for them to be more involved."
"Then, do they have the authority to appoint and dismiss the Hill Master?" Chu Li asked calmly.
Xia Liyan shook his head.
Chu Li scoffed. "They don't have the right to appoint or dismiss the hill master, but they can interfere with who becomes the hill master?"
"Yes." Xia Liyan nodded and said, "That's because those who enter the Grandmaster's Boundary have to receive guidance and protection from the Elders in the Surpassing State, so it has a great impact on the disciples. All the Grandmasters in the entire mountain have to give them some face."
Chu Li said coldly, "You're using public facilities for your own personal use. You're really taking advantage of your seniority."
"Young Lord." Xia Liyan hurriedly said, "They are not like the two seniors, you can't kill them."
Chu Li said, "Don't worry, Elder Xia. I won't kill them."
"Harmony is the most important thing. We're all one family, so we can sit down and talk things out. The six elders don't understand the young master, so everyone has misunderstood." Xia Liyan secretly let out a sigh of relief.
These six elders all wanted to replace the Young Lord.
Chu Li calmly said, "Then let's sit down and talk. Elder Xia, it's time to go up, right?"
"Alright, let's go!" Xia Liyan said solemnly.
The two of them glided up and stepped on the treetops like two shadows. After a while, they were halfway up the mountain and in front of a ravine. Xia Liyan's body moved like lightning and in the blink of an eye, he hit sixteen pine trees with his palm.
These sixteen pine trees were old and strong. They were tall enough to reach the sky. They were all old trees that were more than a hundred years old. After being hit by his palm, they only shook a little and nothing else happened.
Chu Li squinted his eyes slightly and was greatly impressed by this formation.
This formation was already integrated with nature and was one with heaven and earth, so it was difficult to notice the existence of the formation. The fluctuation of spiritual energy and the surrounding spiritual energy were one. Unless one was as sensitive as him and had a divine power like the Omniscient Mirror, it would be difficult to find the Surpassing State.
This was definitely not the work of an ordinary master. Crouching Bull Mountain did have a master in the past.
Xia Liyan glided to his side and said, "Young Lord, let's go in."
Chu Li nodded.
Xia Liyan led the way in front and said, "If it wasn't for the previous secret signal, we wouldn't be able to enter. Even if we did, we would fall into the formation and our lives would be in danger."
Chu Li said, "Has anyone broken through the Surpassing State?"
"… Not yet." Xia Liyan shook his head and said, "We've done it very carefully and we've been inconspicuous all these years, so they didn't have any ideas about our Surpassing State."
Chu Li said faintly, "The more it is like this, the more careful we have to be. It's inevitable that we'll be careless. The Celestials won't let go of the Surpassing State."
"Yes," Xia Liyan said in a low voice.
He was on guard.
As an elder of Crouching Bull Mountain, he had enough channels to collect news from the outside world. He already knew about the actions of these Celestials, so he was not so angry about the death of the two seniors. After all, as a Celestial, he had to be on guard.
The two of them walked toward a stone wall and forcefully walked forward. When they collided with the stone wall, they suddenly saw a bright and beautiful valley. It was as warm as spring, and the fragrance of flowers and the chirping of birds filled the air. It was simply a land of paradise.
Six figures descended from the sky. Among them was Hu Huarong, who had brought his disciples to challenge him. His round figure was still smiling, but it contained a sense of majesty as he stared at him solemnly. Chu Li frowned.
Hu Huarong's martial arts had been crippled by him back then. How did he recover and even recover his cultivation level? It seemed that he really had a fortuitous encounter.
Xia Liyan fist saluted. "Greetings, Master's Junior."
"Why did you bring the Young Lord here?" Hu Huarong frowned and stroked his silver beard. "Logically, the Young Lord is not qualified to enter the Surpassing State."
Chu Li smiled without saying a word.
Xia Liyan said, "If the Young Lord wants to see the Hill Master, he naturally has to come here."
"Hmph, the Hill Master is in isolated cultivation. He won't see anyone." Hu Huarong said in a low voice, "Let's go back and wait. When the Hill Master comes out, he will naturally leave the Surpassing State."
"The Hill Master needs to report about the Young Lord killing the two Celestials. The Elders in the mountain can't make a decision. When can the Hill Master come out? "Xia Liyan said in a low voice.
"The Hill Master is comprehending the divine technique. Once he succeeds, it will be a blessing for Crouching Bull Mountain. How can we disturb him?" Another Slender Elder said slowly, "As for the killing of the two sect seniors, we really need to investigate. They are our sect seniors. If the juniors treat us like this, how should we deal with them?"
Xia Liyan quickly said, "It's not the same, Elder Bai. The Young Lord is not targeting the sect seniors, but the Celestials. Everyone knows that the Celestials do not have good intentions."
"Regardless of whether the two sect seniors have good intentions or not, it's obvious that they have done us a great favor. Biting the hand that feeds us is not the style of the sect, and we can't let this trend grow!" Elder Bai frowned.
Hu Huarong said slowly, "Even if you are dissatisfied, you can let the Mountain Chieftain make the decision, or even the Elders. How can you kill someone so rashly? This is simply treason and heresy. How can you continue to be the Mountain Chieftain with such behavior?"
Elder Bai sighed. "If the Hill Master does this, we don't know what kind of dangerous situation he will bring Crouching Bull Mountain into. It's better to be cautious."
"That's right, the Hill Master must be cautious in his choice." The other four Elders nodded.
Chu Li squinted his eyes and smiled without saying a word.
Xia Liyan, on the other hand, was slightly anxious. He said in a low voice, "The Hill Master's matters should be decided by the Hill Master. As Elders, we can't overstep our boundaries. We can't make an exception!"
"Who said we overstepped our boundaries? We're just saying, we'll let the Hill Master decide what to do." Hu Huarong smiled.
He turned his head to another Elder with a yellow face and asked, "Senior Brother Jin, am I right?"
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