Chapter 638: Shu Jiao

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Over a hundred men and women in white robes journeyed quietly northward, first crossing the sea and then entering Shu. They gathered lightning from mountaintops, collected rootless yin water, subdued mountain imps and spirits, and delivered wandering souls and ghosts, yet deliberately avoided ordinary people and rarely revealed themselves. Occasionally, woodcutters or hunters traversing mountains and rivers would stumble upon this group of immortals, catching only a fleeting glimpse, mistakenly believing they had encountered mountain and river deities. In their panic, they would hastily kneel and bow, but by the time they dared to look up, the figures had long vanished. These ninety-six immortal masters of the Guanyin Sect hailed from a solitary island in the South Sea. Their principles differed from the Northern Dragon-Supporting Qi practitioners; they never interfered with court politics, and their rare visits to the mainland were always to wild mountains and forests, just like this trip. This time, the Guanyin Sect had almost fully mobilized, a rare sight not seen in six hundred years since the sect's founding. The founding emperor of the Great Feng Dynasty once issued an imperial decree inviting the island master to court to be an imperial tutor, but the Guanyin Sect refused, nearly sparking a conflict. However, due to the vast distances of land and sea, Emperor Gaozu of Great Feng reluctantly gave up. On this northward journey, not only did the Guanyin Sect's island master personally attend, but among the six elders, five accompanied the group, with only one centenarian remaining on the island to guard the sect's main gate. Additionally, there were four generations of Qi practitioners below the island master, totaling ninety-eight individuals, traveling together northbound. They traversed mountains and waded through waters, each in their white robes, gracefully riding the wind, possessing the demeanor of immortals.

That evening, they paused for a brief rest in a remote mountain wilderness of old West Shu, stopping by a lake. Following ancient customs, they used the sky as their blanket and the earth as their bed. Aside from their light personal bags containing simple clothes and crude dry rations, they carried no cumbersome items. The Guanyin Sect disciples included both men and women, though there was a slight imbalance, with roughly three women for every man. On the large lake where the Guanyin Sect had temporarily set up camp, there was a decaying wooden trestle bridge and ancient prayer flag drying racks on the shore, clearly abandoned for countless years. Under the moonlight, the lake water shimmered, resembling a vast piece of dark green jade. Most of the younger and lower-ranking Qi practitioners sat by the lake, contemplating the moonlight on the water to gain profound insights, much like how Taoist masters entering the first rank achieve Zhixuan. Deeply cultivated Qi practitioners, often described as having "waterside pavilions," usually mastered one or two of these profound Zhixuan mysteries.

Qi practitioners believe in early development; the later one awakens, the harder it is to achieve greatness, with few instances of late bloomers. The current sect master attained Zhixuan at sixteen, after which her path was smooth, her cultivation steadily rising. Now nearing a hundred years old, she retains a youthful appearance. However, the most talented individual in the Guanyin Sect over the past century was a woman who mastered the Zhixuan secret art at twelve and truly entered the Zhixuan realm at twenty-one. Yet, at that time, the young Sword God Li Chungang dominated the mainland, his wooden ox sword indestructible. He actually forced this astonishingly talented woman back to the South Sea, and she never set foot on the mainland again until her death. Nevertheless, in her twilight years, she finally found a closed-door disciple, to whom she imparted all her knowledge. Like her mentor, this disciple, still young, travels the Central Plains martial world. She seems luckier than her master, not having met an untimely end. In truth, it was only a hair's breadth difference; if the young vassal king had not remembered a three-year agreement with the Guanyin Sect, it wouldn't have just been the theft of a "Landward Immortal Painting." This young woman, nicknamed "Charcoal Girl," would have drowned in the martial world. She spirited away over a hundred of Xu Fengnian's swords from Youyan Mountain Villa, but in return, she delivered one of the Guanyin Sect's two most important island-guarding treasures, a significant loss. However, for some unknown reason, when she was supervised by the Zhixuan swordsman Mi Fengjie and escorted back to the coast, she apprehensively boarded a boat to return to the sect. The dozens of excuses she had prepared in her mind turned out to be useless. The island master, whom she simply called "senior sister," ignored her completely, let alone uttered a single reproach. Even now, having returned to the mainland, Charcoal Girl still couldn't understand why. At this moment, walking on the ancient trestle bridge with her senior sister and a female Qi practitioner whom she had to call "grand-aunt," Charcoal Girl was likely feeling guilty. Her northward journey entirely lacked the usual carefree behavior she displayed on the island; she was honest and well-behaved, to the point that her many junior disciples found it incredible.

Charcoal Girl's senior sister, the Sect Master of Guanyin Sect, was indeed as rumored in the Central Plains martial world: her appearance was like that of a newlywed woman. Regardless of how well a woman maintained herself, the corners of her eyes often revealed her true age, yet hers showed no trace of wrinkles. Her skin was as smooth as jade, and under the moonlight, a faint radiance seemed to flow from her. Her brows and eyes were enchanting, but her stature was notably tall, standing half a head taller than even men from the Northern lands, a truly powerful and exceptional physique. A rustic bronze mirror hung from her waist. Gazing at the rippling lake surface, she softly asked, "Yingyi, since entering Shu, have you gained anything?"

The woman who appeared older than the Sect Master, with a dark-sheathed talisman sword on her back, was named Yingyi. Her true age was nearly thirty, yet she looked no older than her early twenties, still in her prime. However, compared to the island master, who was a few steps ahead of her, she paled in comparison. She respectfully replied, "Shu is a transitional zone between the highlands and lowlands of the Divine Continent, where two opposing forces, like East and West, contend. Thus, it features many jagged peaks, sharp ridges, troughs, and cirques. This corner of the Shu region has always been a place where multiple 'flood dragons' fight among themselves but fail to become true dragons. Its fortunes are difficult to rise and difficult to enter, preventing it from becoming a 'dragon-rising' land in the eyes of the world. Those regional regimes have never been able to influence the overall trend of the Central Plains dynasties. This fact remains unchanged even with Chen Zhibao's enfeeoffment as king in Shu. From this, it's evident that the Zhao imperial family of Liyang placed the Minister of War here, killing two birds with one stone: both restricting Beiliang's outward expansion and limiting Chen Zhibao's own fortune. However... Yingyi cannot comprehend one point: since our sect entered Shu, a vast surge of 'magnificent qi' has flowed into the region. Chen Zhibao seized this opportunity, utilizing this momentum to leave Shu and enter Nanzhao. Within Nanzhao, a former Liyang imperial prince had established a manor, long unpopular. Chen Zhibao should have absorbed this man's fortune, gaining immense power, yet he inexplicably chose not to. This is another strange anomaly."

Charcoal Girl wrinkled her nose and said, "Shu has been a cage for 'locked dragons' since ancient times. However, the Liyang Emperor initially had no intention of scheming against Chen Zhibao. His original plan was to station him in the northern reaches of the Southern Frontier, with Gu Jiantang in the north and Chen in the south, to guard the national borders. But Chen Zhibao himself insisted on entering Shu. In my opinion, Chen Zhibao is a lunatic with ambitions as high as the heavens. He believes that even in Shu, by himself, starting from scratch, he can still achieve great things and perform unprecedented feats for others to witness. You won't find a more arrogant man under heaven, senior sister, don't you agree?"

The Guanyin Sect Master neither affirmed nor denied, instead asking, "Charcoal Girl, can you identify the origin of that magnificent qi that surged into Shu?"

Charcoal Girl blinked. "Senior sister, do you really want me to say?"

The Sect Master momentarily appeared in a barely perceptible daze, then steered the conversation away. She softly said, "When we reach Beiliang, after entering its borders, you are forbidden from causing any trouble, especially you, Charcoal Girl. Do you hear me?"

Charcoal Girl lowered her head and murmured, "Oh."

The Sect Master slightly deepened her voice. "If I find out you've gone looking for trouble with the King of Beiliang, you will be punished for both offenses."

Charcoal Girl, whose eyes had been darting around, suddenly looked crestfallen. She asked weakly, "Senior sister, isn't Deng Taia a bit too arrogant? Not only did he unleash a sword wave that flooded our Guanyin Sect, but why did you let him stay as a guest on the island and then walk away so grandly? If you hadn't come out of seclusion early, he was even threatening to smash our Heavenly Well, which suppresses countless demons. A guy who breaks into our home and causes trouble—even an uncle couldn't tolerate that, let alone an aunt! And it's not like you truly couldn't defeat him, senior sister. Besides, even if you weren't guaranteed victory, Deng Taia had just fought that old man, and two tigers were locked in an unresolved struggle. If you had just made a move, you could have taken care of both of them at once! Then, when we go to that desolate place in Beiliang, wouldn't we be able to demand any price and bargain them down?"

The Sect Master smiled, then bent a finger and gently rapped Charcoal Girl's forehead. "If your mind isn't straight, your qi won't flow smoothly. If your qi isn't smooth, even with immense internal energy, it cannot manifest, just like a renowned sword that cannot be drawn from its scabbard—what can it achieve then?"

Charcoal Girl clutched her head with both hands, looking aggrieved.

The Sect Master laughed softly. "I know you're saying this on purpose, out of concern for me, fearing that I might be hindered by Deng Taia and miss out on my spiritual journey. Charcoal Girl, you worry too much. Although I knew I couldn't defeat Deng Taia even without coming out of seclusion early, what does it matter? We Qi practitioners aren't meant to compete with others in martial arts. What we need to do is suppress and subdue those who slip through the vast net of heaven's justice."

Charcoal Girl sighed. "Senior sister, Guangling Road will soon have countless wronged ghosts and deceased souls needing salvation, which would also accumulate merit, and it's safe. Why aren't we going there? Why risk ourselves by going to Beiliang?"

The Sect Master shook her head. "Firstly, there are already Qi practitioners in that region who are aligned with the Zhao imperial family in the north. If we went there, would we simply be engaging in brawls like reckless brutes? Secondly, there's something else we need to confirm in Beiliang: whether this generation's True Martial is truly the 'End-War' person. Liyang only just managed to unify the Central Plains, and the world has been settled for merely twenty-some years. If it were to be thrown into chaos by Beimang, that would be an immense joke."

Charcoal Girl paused, then softly asked, "To bring peace to the world for the sake of an enemy, doesn't that make the one named Xu an even bigger joke than an immense joke?"

The Sect Master turned her head and asked, "Do you still harbor resentment towards him then?"

Charcoal Girl chuckled. "I won't stoop to his level anymore."

The Sect Master gazed at the calm, mirror-like lake surface. "Very well, then you shall take the lead. For this visit, we must bring gifts."

Charcoal Girl hummed in acknowledgment, her expression instantly becoming solemn and grave. The female Qi practitioner with the sword on her back, standing by, was somewhat surprised and unsure of the reason, but could only wait and see. Charcoal Girl then said, "First, a toast, then a penalty." She raised her ring finger, dipped it into the lake water, and flicked a handful into the air, as if tipping a cup of wine. She repeated this three times, offering libations to the heavens and earth, and to their ancestors. After this, the over ninety Qi practitioners of the sect, who had been sitting or lying by the lake, all stood up upon hearing the call, as if facing a formidable enemy. After the three libations, Charcoal Girl formed hand seals and loudly instructed everyone by the lake to temporarily inject qi into their respective talisman swords, then release control. All Guanyin Sect Qi practitioners, regardless of seniority, complied. It was known that Charcoal Girl possessed the rare innate quality of a 'sword embryo,' allowing her to achieve twice the result with half the effort, whether in Qi cultivation or martial arts.

Thirty-six of the Qi practitioners carried swords, and a small portion of them carried multiple talisman swords, with the most having seven swords in their scabbards. There were a total of eighty-four talisman swords above the lake, their vibrant lights scattering in all directions.

Suddenly, something split the lake surface, revealing a giant, monstrous head.

At the same time, the Guanyin Sect Master did not focus on the lake dragon that had emerged from the water. Instead, she turned her head and looked towards the mountaintop.

Someone stood there, with a white bowl floating before them.

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