The No.1 Undercover in the Immortal World-Chapter 423 - 413 Over This Mountain

Yuxuan’s mood was somewhat complicated.

He was a man of great wisdom and had known there was something extraordinary about Lin Yun the moment they first met.

"The Great Dao is fifty; Heaven deviates by one of forty-nine; all paths to life had been severed, Lin Yun was the last hope."

However...

This was no excuse for Lin Yun to wreak havoc on his own disciples.

Yuxuan even had the impulse to grab Lin Yun and give him a good beating.

Lin Yun, who was crossing mountains, felt an ominous crisis looming, yet his heart remained incredibly calm.

No worries, I’ve become accustomed to the sudden changes from hot to cold lately.

After leaving Yuqing Mountain, Lin Yun went to Shangqing Mountain.

The sudden collapse of Sword Pointing Peak on Yuqing Mountain made Lin Yun feel that something was amiss.

True, the sword light was powerful, and those fighting below were probably experts from the Celestial Knowing Realm, but Lin Yun did not believe that could break a mountain.

The Yuqing Platform clearly looked like it was frequently used for battles, and Lin Yun had seen many sword marks on Sword Pointing Peak, indicating it has been bombarded more than once. Strong winds blew every night; there was no reason for it to be so fragile.

Of course, there was also a plausible possibility: that one sword strike was the last straw that broke the camel’s back, and all previous damages were just buildup.

That was possible, but Lin Yun still chose to go to Shangqing Mountain to check it out.

He always felt there was something extraordinary about this Sanqing Mountain Range.

Lin Yun was also quite curious about Buddhism and Daoism in this world.

This world had both Buddhism and Daoism, with various Buddhas and the veneration of the Three Purities in Daoism. But the origins of Buddhism and Daoism have faded with history; all that remains now are the Buddhist Sect and the Daoist Sect.

As for these three mountains named after the Three Purities, how could Lin Yun not explore them?

Conveniently, the attention of Shangqing Mountain’s people had been drawn elsewhere by the events on Yuqing Mountain, allowing Lin Yun to sneak onto the mountain quietly.

If there had been guards, Lin Yun might have had to use Dragon Concealment to avoid being caught without a pass.

But this divine skill came with various limitations and had an especially long cooldown, so Lin Yun would rather not use it unless necessary.

As for the Great Mist...

If a fog rolls in during the day, even a fool would know something was up.

Moreover, Lin Yun had already conjured a mist once in Capital City to kiss Fang Yu.

The beauty led me astray!

Considering the speed at which news travels in the Cultivation World, by now all the major powers should have some understanding of his abilities.

If he dispersed the fog, it would be tantamount to exposing himself, and Lin Yun was not about to give away his position so easily.

With the Martial Contest being held on Yuqing Mountain, the guards on Shangqing Mountain naturally weren’t as strict. Lin Yun did see some guards, but without a ban on flying and the Mountain Guardian Disciples bored out of their minds—this was a rarely traversed path, after all—there was no need to be fully focused on guarding.

So, Lin Yun stealthily slipped past the Mountain Guardian Disciples, navigated through the woodlands, and the rugged mountain path posed no challenge to him. He effortlessly reached the location of Holding Sky Rock in no time.

Five huge stone pillars rose up like five fingers curled in a gesture of holding up the sky. The "Holding Sky Rock" mentioned by Zhen Li should be here.

With no one around, Lin Yun slowly made his way to the center of the stone pillars, a spot that felt like standing in the palm of a giant’s hand.

Zhen Li said that with some luck, one could witness strange phenomena here. Lin Yun wasn’t sure what those phenomena would be, so he first surveyed the stone pillars. On the central pillar, he found a line of small characters—"Only through fear does one understand fearlessness, only through inaction does one understand action."

These ancient characters must have been left by Daoist predecessors, and it was uncertain how many years old they were. Lin Yun found no trace of Daoist charm or will in the words, but he couldn’t help wondering about the state of mind of the person who had inscribed this message.

Lin Yun searched the other pillars and found another line on the shortest one, representing the thumb—"Heaven’s height does not warrant reverence, mortal hearts should not be taken lightly."

"Heaven’s height does not deserve reverence, mortal hearts should not be taken lightly," Lin Yun murmured to himself, unable to help but comment internally, was this person trying to defy Heaven? 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

The words on the index finger further confirmed Lin Yun’s thoughts.

"Men existed before heaven did, what comes after?"

Lin Yun noticed that there seemed to be a phrase erased from here, and he couldn’t help but mutter to himself.

"Men existed before heaven did, was Lady Qing listed ahead?"

Lin Yun was just speculating. Having seen plenty of such archaic sayings, he just filled in what seemed to fit. Besides, wasn’t Qing Nu known as the Mother of all beings? So, it would make sense for her to be ’listed ahead.’

Lin Yun secretly mocked Qing Nu in his mind, then glanced nervously at the statue of Qing Nu to see if there was any reaction. Relieved that she didn’t respond, he felt at ease.

No mind-reading abilities, thankfully, it seems it’s just a statue and its divine skills are not that strong.

Unlike the time at the bottom of Holy Spring Lake with Su’e, who could know everything he thought. But recalling how Su’e had been on the receiving end of his flaunting, Lin Yun now had the experience to think mischievously in his heart at the exact time someone tried mind-reading if Qing Nu possessed such an ability.

By the way, if the statue of Qing Nu looks this good, could her real person be even more beautiful?

Lin Yun was about to delve into that thought but quickly snapped back to reality. Such an approach was not to be taken, especially not at the age of nineteen.

It would be a pity if he died out of foolishness and incurred divine wrath.

Lin Yun continued his idle musings while turning to read the inscriptions on the last two pillars.

"The Great Dao is fifty, Heaven deviates by one of forty-nine."

"Beyond these peaks and ridges, one may see taller mountains."

After reading the final sentence, Lin Yun couldn’t resist looking upward once more.

The last phrase suggested that beyond this mountain, one could see taller mountains, which appeared to be the neighboring Taiqing Mountain.

Not particularly impressive—in the wake of having seen Great Snow Mountain, Lin Yun regarded these mountains a bit childishly.

It was then that Lin Yun blinked.

In the time it took to close and open his eyes, the mountain he had just seen vanished and was replaced by a tall mountain that reached straight into the heavens.

Lin Yun saw the sky full of clouds, and beneath the veil of the clouds, the outline of the mountains was faintly discernible.

But he couldn’t make out the details clearly. In a haze, Lin Yun thought he saw a dragon’s claw, but the image flashed by, and Lin Yun’s view suddenly zoomed in. In the blink of an eye, he was at the foot of the mountain, where he saw a tower. The tower seemed to merge with the mountain. The door at the very bottom of the tower was open, and on it were three extremely ancient characters.

Ironically, Lin Yun didn’t recognize these characters, but just from looking at them, Lin Yun could feel their solemnity and reverence.

This place is not simple.

As Lin Yun wondered what place this was, a woman in green and a woman in white slowly walked up to the tower.

These two women were none other than Bai Jiaojiao and Little Green Snake.

How could they be here?

Lin Yun was stunned, but the next second, all the imagery disappeared, and he saw Mount Taiqing in the distance again.

Only then did he understand the meaning of "It’s only beyond the mountain peaks, that one sees the height of the mountains."

The high mountain is not referring to Mount Taiqing, but to that illusion-like mountain.

The illusion in Lin Yun’s eyes was an illusion, but Bai Jiaojiao’s presence there meant it must be real.

Thinking of that solemn and reverent aura, Lin Yun’s scalp tingled.

Bai Jiaojiao, your luck isn’t much worse than mine. How did you end up in such a place again!

Thinking carefully, Bai Jiaojiao hadn’t missed a single occasion at the Dragon Tomb in the Land of Death or the Ghost Fog Forest in the Misty Forest.

Now having no idea where she has bounced off to, Lin Yun felt that she might be in trouble this time.

My mount!

Lin Yun was worried inside, but the more he worried, the calmer he became.

He pushed at the bridge of his nose, starting to think about where Bai Jiaojiao could have appeared.

Bai Jiaojiao had fled through the grasslands, north was the Great Snow Mountain, that’s not right, east is the sea, south she could have merged with him, so the answer is west.

To the west is White Tiger Ridge, Mount Heavenly Dragon.

Thinking of the dragon’s claw he had seen in his trance, Lin Yun pinpointed Bai Jiaojiao’s location.

She must have gone to Mount Heavenly Dragon.

Having deduced this, Lin Yun became even more anxious.

Mount Heavenly Dragon is a dangerous place, and he had heard of it. In his own list of principles, there was one that he held to absolutely: never approach Mount Heavenly Dragon.

Too dangerous. Seeing visions, one either goes mad or dies, all dependent on luck, and Lin Yun felt his chances of triggering a vision were probably one hundred percent, and his disappearance rate was probably the same.

So, this is a place he would definitely not go to.

But Bai Jiaojiao went...

Lin Yun began to have a headache.

Should he go and rescue his mount?

Lin Yun suddenly realized that something was off.

Having finally cast off his undercover identity, he didn’t need to care about any of those identities anymore, and he felt completely relaxed, with his Dao significantly improved.

And now, had he started on a rhythm of rescuing his wives everywhere? Previously it was the Flower Fairy, then the Snow Maiden, and next it was Bai Jiaojiao...

"Didn’t we agree that everyone was going to be my umbrella?"

Lin Yun sighed silently.

Why should I, a small cultivator in the Divine Cultivation Realm, rescue all these big shots?

Life is tough, Lin Yun sighed.

After taking another glance at Holding Sky Rock, Lin Yun headed down the mountain.

He was going to check in at an attraction on Mount Taiqing, a place called Thousand Thread Waterfall, which must also be quite special.

By this time, evening was approaching, and thick clouds suddenly started to accumulate in the sky.

"It’s going to rain tonight."

At the Observatory Platform, while playing chess with Zhen Li, Yuxuan suddenly mentioned the weather. Zhen Li glanced at the sky and said, "It looks like rain."

"The rain will be heavy."

Zhen Li nodded; her master was never wrong when it came to predicting the weather.

"The world today, just like this sky, with blue skies and white clouds, sunset at dusk—beautiful scenes of the Mortal Realm, yet behind it brews a tremendous storm."

Zhen Li couldn’t help but feel that Yuxuan was a bit strange.

Yuxuan never used to talk about these things with her. Besides teaching her some techniques, he just played chess with her, chatted casually—about the world, about cultivation, they generally didn’t discuss.

"Master, do you have something you want to tell me?"

Zhen Li’s perception was not dull.

Yuxuan smiled faintly and said, "Indeed, there is an important task your master would like you to do."

"What task?"

"Tomorrow, you help me go to Mountain and Sea Pass to deliver a letter to the people of the grasslands."

Zhen Li: "???"

With so many senior brothers, you’re asking me to deliver a letter?

There must be a catch!