Chapter 141 Shan Zong's Purpose: How to Have Thousands of Mansions
In the woods.
Xu Ruobing stroked her hair lightly: "Regarding the matter of the mountain gate token, I only found out about it after the Jindan strongman attacked Gu Fanzhou. If you want to know more details, you can go into the city to see an elder of my family."
Going into the city?
Chu Ning had no such idea at all. If he could enter the city, he would not have been standing outside the Giant Spirit City in the wind for several days.
Because he was not sure what the Xu family was thinking.
After the incident in Wen Jinshan, the so-called alliance of three families was disbanded, because the target of the loose cultivator alliance was no longer the three families, but the opportunities in Wen Jinshan.
The most important thing is that even if others don’t know, he must be aware that the token of the mountain gate is with him.
"Don't worry, Brother Xu, can you tell me what you know first?"
This person is very defensive.
Xu Ruobing muttered to himself, and after a moment's silence, he said, "I don't know much. The senior at home said that the Hundred Cities area actually originated from a sect a long time ago. This sect was called the Mountain Sect."
"Mountain Sect? The entire Hundred Cities area belongs to one sect?"
Chu Ning had a look of surprise on his face, but his heart was calm. He had long guessed how powerful Shan Zong was.
I’m afraid it’s even larger than the Hundred Cities area.
There are only more than a hundred mountains in the Baicheng area, but the line of words he saw at the beginning clearly showed that the Shan Sect had at least 100,000 mountains like the Wenjin Sect.
"If it weren't for the senior in my family who told me about this, I wouldn't have believed it. Even the sects with Nascent Soul masters don't have such a large territory."
Xu Ruobing spread her hands, indicating that she could understand Chu Ning's shock, because she was also shocked when she heard it for the first time.
"Then how did these people know about the Mountain Gate Token? How did they know that the Mountain Gate Token was in Senior Brother Gu's hands? And how is this Mountain Gate Token related to the Nascent Soul opportunity? Can one join the Mountain Sect with this token?"
Chu Ning asked several questions in a row. Originally, he wanted to ask how to use the mountain gate token, but then he thought that if he asked this question, he might expose that he had the mountain gate token.
Xu Ruobing is not a pretty girl, and any small mistake in her words could lead to some clues.
"Not long ago, the spiritual energy of Wenjin Mountain became much more stable, revealing the true appearance of the mountain. Some people saw the word 'Shan Zong' and only then did they know that Wenjin Mountain belonged to Shan Zong."
"Didn't they say that the Hundred Cities area originally belonged to the Shan Clan? Then Wen Jinfeng originally belonged to the Shan Clan. Do we need to see the handwriting to confirm it?"
This time, Chu Ning was not pretending to be confused, but he really did not understand.
"It's true that the Hundred Cities area belongs to the Mountain Sect, but not all of these 100 mountains belong to the Mountain Sect. According to what my senior said, there are only ten mountains in the entire Hundred Cities area that truly belong to the Mountain Sect. The remaining ninety-odd mountains can only be considered companion mountains."
As if afraid that Chu Ning didn't understand, Xu Ruobing explained: "Mountains like Wenjin Mountain are mother mountains. As the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is emitted over the years, these spiritual energy will form small peaks around them. After a long time, the small peaks gradually grow up."
After listening to Xu Ruobing's explanation, Chu Ning understood. This was the difference between the ancestral mountain, the lesser ancestral mountain and the sub-mountain mentioned by the Feng Shui masters in previous lives.
"So these mountains around Mount Wenjin were all born from Mount Wenjin?"
“That may be the case, but no one can guarantee that a mountain’s lifespan will not be exhausted.”
Based on Xu Ruobing's explanation, Chu Ning guessed, "Does every mountain belonging to the Mountain Sect have a mountain gate token?"
"Um."
"Then how do you know that the mountain gate token is in Gu Fanzhou's hands?"
The mountain gate token was clearly in his hands, but those Jindan powerhouses thought it was in Gu Fanzhou's possession, which meant that there was no way to lock onto the mountain gate token and they could only rely on guesswork.
If I were to make a guess, I would guess that it was in the hands of the current sect leader.
"A disciple of Wenjin Sect revealed that when the spiritual energy of Wenjin Peak was violent, Gu Fanzhou went to the treasure house alone. However, the spiritual energy of Wenjin Peak will not harm the person who holds the mountain gate token."
Chu Ning's face was gloomy. He didn't know whether this disciple of Wenjin Sect had revealed the information intentionally or unintentionally, but it was most likely the latter, because disciples of Wenjin Sect would not know such secrets as Shan Sect and the mountain gate token.
Even Senior Brother Gu doesn’t know, so how can these disciples know this?
"It's too arbitrary just based on this..."
Chu Ning smiled bitterly halfway through his words. Sometimes, just a little bit of suspicion was enough for those powerful Jindan masters.
Many Jindan masters would go crazy if they had the chance to enter the Nascent Soul stage, even if there was only a one percent chance. Not to mention that Senior Brother Gu was highly suspected.
"What is the origin of this mountain sect? Why have I never heard of it when it is so powerful?" Chu Ning asked another question of interest.
"My senior didn't tell you much about Shan Zong. If you want to know, you can go to the city and ask that senior. That senior won't refuse you."
As soon as Xu Ruobing said this, Chu Ning knew who the "senior" Xu Ruobing was talking about.
The monster of the Xu family that failed to form a golden core.
"Want to ask?"
Chu Ning was a little hesitant. Although this monster failed to form a pill, and according to Lao Hei, its life span would not last long, but its strength was definitely stronger than his current one.
Xu Ruobing noticed Chu Ning's hesitation, and an incredible expression appeared on her delicate face.
What does Chu Ning mean by his hesitation? Is he afraid that the Xu family will harm him? This man's paranoia is too serious.
Not to mention that my Xu family is not the kind of people who repay kindness with enmity. Even if we really want to plot against you, we must have a reason that is worth plotting against you.
"Mr. Chu doesn't want to go into the city, so I, the old woman, will do it myself."
In front of the two of them, an old, white-haired woman suddenly appeared in the open space, and Chu Ning almost ran away.
"Chu Ning, this is not a demon beast, but a tree demon. For a tree demon to cultivate to the point of forming a pill, it must have lived for at least a thousand years."
Lao Hei's voice sounded in Chu Ning's ears. Chu Ning didn't know how Lao Hei saw it, but he knew that since Lao Hei dared to say so, he must be sure.
A lifespan of thousands of years has already surpassed that of an average Nascent Soul cultivator.
"Chu Ning greets you, Senior. How should I address you?"
"For a dying person, a name is not important. Master Chu, just call me Tree Lady."
The tree demon was very kind, which surprised Xu Ruobing who was standing by, because the tree lady was not a good-tempered person.
In the tribe, Grandma Tree would treat him better. She never treated other tribe members, even his own father, with a good face.
Even though Grandma Tree failed to form the elixir, she still had a very high status in the clan. Even my father had to bow his head in front of Grandma Tree, because my father was beaten up by Grandma Tree when he was a child.
Granny Tree has been with the Xu family since her great-grandfather's generation, and it has been thousands of years now.
As for outsiders, Grandma Shu would never meet them. She said that Grandma Shu would help Chu Ning solve his doubts in order to repay her kindness in refining the elixir.
"It turns out to be the tree lady." Chu Ning bowed, and the tree demon also returned the bow, which made Xu Ruobing's eyes widen.
"Mr. Chu wants to know about the Shan Sect. I can tell you that the Shan Sect has disappeared in the Baicheng area for a long time. Perhaps it can be traced back to ten thousand years ago. I also learned some things from the elders in the clan."
The tree demon spoke slowly: "Mr. Chu should know that the spiritual energy of the Hundred Cities area comes from the mountains. If these mountains did not exist, there would be no Hundred Cities area."
"Yeah." Chu Ning nodded.
"These mountains gave birth to the monks of the Hundred Cities. Even if the lifespan of the mountains is exhausted, they will still nurture the monks of the Hundred Cities once more. All of this stems from the purpose of the Mountain Sect."
"What purpose?"
Chu Ning and Xu Ruobing spoke at the same time, and then they looked at each other. Xu Ruobing looked away silently, and Chu Ning smiled back.
The tree lady's expression became solemn: "Building mountains to protect the monks of the world is the purpose of the mountain sect."
"Protect all the monks in the world?"
Xu Ruobing's face was filled with emotion. Chu Ning was also shocked by Shan Zong's purpose. He subconsciously said, "How can I have thousands of mansions to shelter all the poor people in the world?"
The tree demon looked at Chu Ning with some surprise: "Mr. Chu is very talented in writing. The purpose of the Mountain Sect is just as Mr. Chu said, to build mountains to provide spiritual energy for those cultivators without any sect or school."
"Mother-in-law, is it possible that the Shan Sect is taking this opportunity to win over those independent cultivators? Since it is called the Shan Sect, it must be a sect. The Shan Sect is taking advantage of this righteousness to recruit some talented independent cultivators and form its own power to fight against other sects."
After listening to Xu Ruobing's words, Chu Ning looked at this woman with a higher opinion. Who said that women are all emotional? Xu Ruobing was very rational and immediately analyzed Shan Zong's motives.
After all, selfless people are rare, especially monks.
The tree demon shook his head: "You underestimate the Mountain Sect. The Mountain Sect does not consider talent or cultivation when recruiting disciples. There is only one way to join the Mountain Sect, and that is to build a mountain peak."
"Only when a mountain is built and shelters enough cultivators will the Mountain Sect mark appear on the mountain. Only when the Mountain Sect mark appears can one be considered a disciple of the Mountain Sect and receive the Mountain Sect's inheritance."
"This process will take at least a thousand or even ten thousand years. If we don't share the same ideals, how can we do such a thankless task?"
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Chu Ning understood what the tree demon meant. If a person always plays the role of a good person, no matter whether he is a good person or not, as long as he keeps playing the role, he is a good person.
"Then according to what you said, Grandma, the Shan Sect should be very powerful, so why did it disappear again?"
It would take at least a thousand years, which meant at least starting from the Nascent Soul stage, or even higher.
"I'm not sure about this. The ancestors of the clan only vaguely remembered that something big happened in this area, but they couldn't remember it when they thought about it carefully."
The tree demon sighed, "Few Yuanying masters from the outside world come to the Hundred Cities area. One of the reasons seems to be related to the Mountain Sect. However, these secrets cannot be known unless you reach the Yuanying stage. It is only because I have lived longer and my clan's situation is relatively special that I know these things."
"Chu Ning, this Shanzong should be a very thick thigh. I seriously suspect that the Qingshan in your body is related to Shanzong." Lao Hei said in Chu Ning's mind.
"You still need to doubt me. I can figure it out even with my feet. All the magic skills I was given are related to mountains. If I say it has nothing to do with the Mountain Sect, no one would believe me."
Chu Ning retorted to Lao Hei that the "Mount As Still As A Mountain" technique he practiced should be related to the Shan Sect, but only his master and Senior Zhao Yangming knew what the specific relationship was.
The reason why he thought his master knew the secret of the Art of Standing Still like a Mountain was because his master made a deal with the sect leader and asked Gu Fanzhou to give him the mountain gate token.
"Grandma Tree, what's the use of this mountain gate token? What's the chance of Nascent Soul?"
"After being recognized by the Mountain Sect, not only will the mountain have the Mountain Sect's mark, but you will also get the Mountain Gate Token. With this token, you can enter the Mountain Sect's mountain gate."
The tree demon saw the curious looks of Chu Ning and Xu Ruobing and knew what they were curious about.
"I am talking about entering the mountain sect's mountain gate, but I don't mean joining the mountain sect. The mountain gate is more like a secret realm established by the mountain sect."
"There are only two situations where the mountain gate will appear. One is that the disciples of the mountain sect enter with a token in hand, and the other is that the mountain recognized by the mountain sect enters with a token after its lifespan is exhausted."
Chu Ning narrowed his eyes slightly. The master asked him to get the token of the mountain gate. It was definitely not because he had predicted that Wen Jinshan's life would come to an end. If he had predicted it, the master would not have participated in the battle for Shanyang City.
So, Master is confident that he can allow me to become a disciple of Shan Zong?
Can you rely on the Unmovable Mountain Technique? "Mother-in-law, doesn't this mean that only a Jindan strongman can enter the secret realm of the mountain gate?"
"As long as the mountain gate is open, you can enter without a token, but there are many dangers inside the mountain gate. Without a token, you will be in danger of falling."
The tree demon looked at Chu Ning and said, "These Jindan masters would suspect that the mountain gate token is in your senior brother's hands. In addition to the reason Ruo Bing said, there is another important reason. When the mountain peak dried up, they could not feel the existence of the mountain gate token. The spiritual energy would stabilize in three months at most. Now it has lasted for more than half a year. It means that Wen Jinshan is leading the arrival of the mountain gate secret realm. There is no other possibility."
"If we hadn't sensed the Mountain Gate Token, there wouldn't be the Mountain Gate Secret Realm. Now that the Mountain Gate Secret Realm is about to appear, it proves that the Mountain Gate Token was in the hands of a certain disciple of your Wenjin Sect at that time."
At the end of his words, the tree demon looked at Chu Ning with a meaningful look in his eyes.
Xu Ruobing couldn't see this look, but Chu Ning could just see it from his angle.
"According to what I know now, your senior brother is still safe. Although the Jindan master who attacked him has controlled your senior brother, there are at least ten Jindan masters in the open in this city, not to mention those in secret. This Jindan master is now afraid to use force and dare not privately interrogate your senior brother."
"If your senior brother died, he would become the target of public criticism regardless of whether he got the mountain gate token or not. Your senior brother is very smart. When he found out that he was being targeted by a Jindan expert, he directly announced his identity loudly."
Chu Ning was silent. He didn't expect that there were such complicated inside stories involved.
"But your brother's safety is only temporary. When Wenjin Mountain is opened, those Jindan masters will not get what they want and will be the first to kill your brother. In addition, in order to prevent the mountain gate token from being in the hands of other disciples of Wenjin Sect, they will choose to seal Wenjin Mountain. Any disciple of Wenjin Sect who dares to approach will be captured immediately."
Chu Ning's heart sank after hearing the tree demon's words, but he knew that the tree demon was right. If he were in their place, these Jindan powerhouses would do the same.
"Chun Ning, don't be fooled by this tree demon. Even if what she said is true, don't you realize that she is pua you?"
Lao Hei's voice suddenly rang in Chu Ning's mind: "I suspect that this tree demon knows that the mountain gate token is not with your senior brother, but with you. He said so much because he probably wants to make a deal with you."
After Lao Hei's reminder, Chu Ning also discovered the abnormality of the tree demon, which was that it described it in too much detail.
He magnified the benefits of entering the mountain gate, and then analyzed the current difficulties he was facing. This was also what he did in his previous life when he faced some new companies with development prospects and wanted to acquire their shares.
"Grandma Shu, I am a rather stupid person. If you have anything to say, please tell Chu Ningming so that Chu Ning will understand what you mean."
Chu Ning stared at the tree demon. The person who reacted the most after he said this was Xu Ruobing, who seemed to be unable to understand what Chu Ning meant.
However, there was a look of admiration in the old tree demon's eyes: "You were able to figure this out in such a short time, no wonder you can..."
The tree demon paused and looked at Xu Ruobing: "Ruobing, Master Chu and I have something to say."
There was disbelief in Xu Ruobing's eyes. She understood what her mother-in-law meant. She wanted to talk to Chu Ning in private.
This was the first time since she was a child that her mother-in-law avoided her. She couldn't think of anything her mother-in-law and Chu Ning said that she couldn't hear.
But she still nodded obediently: "Okay, I'll keep an eye on the surroundings for my mother-in-law."
Xu Ruobing walked towards the edge of the forest. The tree demon looked at Chu Ning and suddenly raised his hands. Chu Ning's expression changed and he looked alert.
Because he felt the unusual energy movement underground around him.
"Don't worry, Master Chu. I just summoned some clansmen to help me keep it a secret."
The tree demon saw Chu Ning's alert expression and explained. At this moment, ten meters away from the two of them, vines broke out of the ground. These vines grew towards the sky, crisscrossing and entwining with each other, and finally gathered in the center above the two people's heads, forming an airtight tree hole.
A more accurate description would be that these vines gather together to form a tree canopy.
“Unless you are a Nascent Soul expert, even if you are in the late Golden Core stage, it is impossible for your consciousness to penetrate these vines without me noticing.”
There was confidence in the tree demon's words, and Lao Hei also approved of it in Chu Ning's mind.
"The cultivation time of plant-type demon cultivators is much longer than that of our demon race and your human race. Our two races can build a foundation in a hundred years, but plant-type demon cultivators need several times longer."
"God is fair. Although the cultivation time has been extended, God has also bestowed some special magical powers on plant-type demon cultivators. These special magical powers are beyond our reach."
Chu Ning didn't say anything. He was so cautious, which could only mean one thing: the deal this tree demon wanted to make with him was out of the ordinary.
"Master Chu, let me ask you a question first: May I ask if Master Chu is practicing the Unmovable Mountain Technique?"
The tree demon's expression was very serious. "Please tell me the truth, sir. This is related to what I am going to say next."
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