I Can See Your Combat Power-Chapter 980 - 274: Xuanji Sect
Chapter 980: Chapter 274: Xuanji Sect
Yan Luo Yu ultimately had no choice but to restrain his Corpse Refiner and followed Tong Dalì and the others, not because he truly believed in the nonsense Tong Lu spouted, but because he had no other options.
He, too, had witnessed the formidable power of the green Spirit Art that had swept across the riverbank, and he knew that even with the Corpse Refiner by his side, these ruffians could not provide him with any sense of security; he would rather feign compliance and wait for an opportunity to act.
Along the way, he also subtly probed and learned about the backgrounds of the three.
As it turned out, the Wuyi Sect’s branch at Snake Tooth Mountain was formed by the three brothers: Tong Dalì, Tong Lu, and Tong Hu. Even these brothers had only gathered their followers in recent months.
Aside from the information about the three brothers, Yan Luo Yu refused to believe a single word of the other claims.
While most of the warriors with wolf heads embroidered on their chests behind him were Mortal Realm warriors, the Spirit Art that had swept across the riverbank possessed power far beyond what Mortal Realm warriors could hope to achieve. Although he was not a martial arts researcher, he understood that what had just occurred was undoubtedly a Combined Attack Technique, and he knew all too well the difficulties of developing such a technique.
When he was at the Foundation Building stage, Wu Ge and a few protectors had tried to concoct a set of Combined Attack Techniques, but by the time he completed his Foundation Building, the brothers still hadn’t perfected their Combined Attack Technique. According to storytellers, such techniques were the greatest creations of ancient saints and the foundation for humans to overcome demonic beasts. He thought, if the Wuyi Sect managed to master this difficult technique within just a few months, that would indeed be treating people as fools.
But in front of the Tong brothers, Yan Luo Yu would never show this attitude; instead, he pretended to be eagerly compliant.
In his heart, if it weren’t for the advantage of their Combined Attack Technique, Wu Ge alone could have slaughtered all these people!
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Tang Luo, who had arrived in Beimang, was lost!
He finally understood why, even after the evolution of martial arts to this day, places as wild and untamed as Beimang could still exist.
As a Fierce Realm martial artist capable of soaring into the sky, he had always believed that the natural dangers and toxic miasmas of Beimang were as nothing to him, but upon actually reaching Beimang, he realized he was wrong.
The toxic miasma rose from mountain marshes, spreading and ascending, causing the skies above Beimang to be shrouded with either black or green clouds, layer upon layer, thick as cotton padding, obscuring all visibility. Even for him, visibility was extremely low.
And when he descended to lower altitudes unobscured by the clouds, his vision was instead blocked by the overlapping mountains and rivers. Wandering through countless mountains, it didn’t take long before he found himself losing all sense of direction.
Tang Luo had taken more wrong paths than he could count, and at that moment, he greatly regretted his earlier decisions. The Tang Clan sent trading caravans to the Xuanji Sect for purchases every year; thus, they possessed an extremely accurate map, which he assumed he didn’t need. Moreover, in the border cities along the way, there were many maps for sale showing the routes to the several main cities of Beimang, but he had dismissed the idea of purchasing one.
Now he was in a fine mess, self-proclaimed as someone who had roughly memorized the topography of Beimang, Tang Luo was officially lost in the mountains, but the idea of going back to buy a map was absolutely unthinkable!
Boss Luo would never do something so embarrassing. There are always more solutions than difficulties; surely, a peak Fierce Realm powerhouse couldn’t remain lost forever!?
As a well-read young man, Tang Luo eventually thought of a way to determine his direction, which was to ascend to a very high point in the sky. Based on the position of the sun, moon, and stars, he would determine his location.
With that, he finally distinguished the directions north, south, east, and west and stumbled towards Xuanji Sect with determination and bravery, walking alone.
After another reference to the stars to confirm his direction, Tang Luo made a slight adjustment and approached the location of the Xuanji Sect.
After ten days and nights of relentless trekking, the defiant Longxi’s Pride finally arrived at Tai Xuan Divine Mountain!
Upon seeing the iconic seventy-two perilous peaks, Tang Luo let out a long sigh, fluttered down to the outskirts of Xuanji Sect, outside the Heaven Gate Mountain.
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The so-called Heaven Gate is the entrance where the water from the cavities flows, the proverbial gateway to the mountain in search of a water source… Wherever the water comes from is called Heaven Gate, and if the source is unseen, it’s said Heaven Gate is open.
There is an old saying: One mountain at the water’s mouth resembles a crouching tiger, and none shall pass when it turns its head. Proud and aloof, it blocks the flow of water, this is named the seat of immortals and deities.
The outer mountain gate of Xuanji Sect is such an immortals’ seat, where the grand mountain was split in two by the supreme divine power from the surging waters of the Min River, carving out the water’s gateway — the Heaven Gate.
At the mountain’s summit, numerous clouds, mist, and lightning reside, filled with the majestic divine power and mystique of the universe. On the brow of the mountain, connected rocks resemble a continuum that seems severed yet unbroken, and upon the thick stone pillars, the three golden characters of Xuanji Sect are inscribed, glittering brightly.
Looking further down, the two walls that make up the mountain gate also bear inscriptions. The left reads ‘Golden Furnace Holds the Taoist Secret,’ while the right is embellished with ‘Jade Disc Plays with the Profound Mystery’ — a mere ten characters, yet they encapsulate the essence and legacy of Xuanji Sect.
Merely standing at a distance outside of Tai Xuan Divine Mountain, Tang Luo could feel the imposing and unyielding aura of Xuanji Sect. To think that a thousand years ago, an ancestor of Xuanji Sect had halted the great river and cloven a mountain with a single sword to form the gateway of the sect — what a grand and forceful spirit.
Out of respect, Tang Luo landed outside the sect’s gates and started ascending the stone steps just beyond the Heaven Gate.
The proverb goes, ‘The way extends in four nines, omitting one.’
Each section of the road to Heaven Gate Mountain consisted of forty-nine steps, and after traversing sixty-four sections, Tang Luo finally stood outside the Heaven Gate of Xuanji Sect!
Inside the outer gate of Xuanji Sect, a door official resting with eyes closed gently stroked a jade disc, then turned to the side and said to a child, “We have a visitor, go to the mountain gate to receive them!”
The child, with a rosy-cheeked face, nodded and left the gate. He climbed onto a large white crane which, after two lazy flaps of its wings, took flight in the wind, heading towards the outside of Heaven Gate.
Tang Luo, standing outside the Heaven Gate of Xuanji Sect, was not in a hurry to enter but took his time absorbing the traces left by the predecessors of Xuanji Sect on Heaven Gate Mountain over thousands of years.
Where others could only see grandeur and mystery, Tang Luo saw something else; this Heaven Gate was not just the face of Xuanji Sect, but also a complex formation.
On every inch of the stone walls, there were spirit patterns drawn by a talisman master. If someone inadvertently activated them, they would fire up the Mountain Protection Array, and the auspicious clouds, swirling and flowing, would transform into purple thunderbolts, severely punishing any disrespectful intruder.
People say that the Fierce Realm is perilous, yet ascending to heaven is even more challenging. The predecessors of Xuanji Sect made great efforts to create this Heaven Gate, and it was not for mere grandiosity or appearance!
As a martial arts master, even though Tang Luo did not cultivate talisman arts, he could still discern the extraordinary nature of these spirit patterns. Each symbol represented its creator’s understanding of talisman arts and expressed their caretaking for the mountain gate.
Thus, even after a thousand years, this Heaven Gate of Xuanji Sect still remained as intact as if it were split open just yesterday. The edges of some of the fragmented rocks hadn’t been worn away by wind and rain — truly marvelous!
As Tang Luo was engrossed in the Heaven Gate, a young child perched on a large white crane shyly approached and said, “Sir, my master has sent me to invite you inside.”
