At this moment, the young woman muttered to herself, "Now that all the masters of the nine sects of Taoism are gathered here, it feels like we two members of the Demonic Sect are walking into the lion's den."
The older man rebuked, "It's the Holy Religion! What demonic cult or not?"
The young woman couldn't help but mutter, "Everyone shouts like that, and I think it sounds pretty impressive."
"They only shouted that because they're smearing us. Are you out of your mind to join in?" The older man said, looking at him with exasperation.
"Oh dear, Master, you sometimes talk about the Demonic Sect." The young woman stuck out her tongue and hugged her arm affectionately.
Other disciples passing by glanced at her, thinking that this woman was so ugly, yet she deliberately made such cute gestures; it was truly disgusting.
By the way, her little tongue seems to be quite pink...
At this moment, the young woman glared fiercely at those people: "If it weren't for the fact that my identity is not suitable to be revealed today, I would have gouged out those guys' eyes."
The older woman smiled slightly and said, "That's the style of our Demon... cough cough, Holy Sect. Calm your mind, we're almost at the mountain gate. It seems like they're checking something over there."
The group soon arrived at the mountain gate, where a group of Zheng Yang Sect disciples stood. Each of them was tall and upright, and their spiritual energy fluctuations were profound and long-lasting, indicating that they were quite accomplished.
The older woman sighed inwardly: "The Zhengyang Sect alone is full of talented people, even the gatekeeper disciples have such cultivation. Our Holy Sect will face an increasingly difficult situation in the future."
The young woman comforted her, saying, "Master, don't worry. This is obviously someone carefully selected by the Zhengyang Sect to serve as a facade. It's definitely not the true average level of their disciples. These hypocrites from the righteous sects love to do these superficial things."
The older woman nodded with satisfaction: "That's right, especially since the Ice Stone Maiden's sect loves to do these things. I'm just being sentimental."
These two were naturally Yun Jianyue and Qiu Honglei from the Demonic Sect. At this moment, they seemed to have disguised themselves, so even though Zu An was so familiar with them, it would be difficult for him to recognize them face to face.
"Distinguished guests, please wait a moment," a disciple of the Zhengyang Sect, who was guarding the mountain gate, stepped forward and said politely as they arrived at the foot of the mountain. "Do you have any invitations, distinguished guests?"
Fearing the other party's displeasure, he hurriedly added, "Every year, many people come to Zishan to explore and visit. This year, there are so many people from the nine sects participating in the competition that we cannot distinguish them one by one. In order to ensure that the competition of the nine sects will not be disturbed by others, we have resorted to this measure. I hope you will forgive us, senior."
Yun Jianyue nodded slightly, while Qiu Honglei handed over a jade pendant with a smile.
Upon seeing the jade plaque, the disciples of the Zhengyang Sect breathed a sigh of relief. This was a specially made invitation from the Zhengyang Sect, which outsiders could not possibly forge.
But which sect does this junior sister belong to? Her heart for cultivation is truly strong. Despite her appearance... she can still be so optimistic. She is a role model for us to learn from.
Upon reading the information on the jade tablet, he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "So it's Elder Peng from Kongming Island! I've heard so much about you. Follow this path up the mountain, and you'll reach the Golden Summit. Disciples will arrange your accommodations there..."
As she spoke, she called over a junior brother to lead the way for them.
Yun Jianyue nodded and strode inside. Qiu Honglei hurriedly followed, thinking that her master was still the most composed. She was so nervous that she was afraid her identity would be exposed.
After they left, several disciples of the Zhengyang Sect secretly transmitted their inner energy: "I heard that the nine sects of the Daoist sects have developed in different ways, and many sects have declined. I originally thought that even if they declined, they wouldn't decline to such an extent. But today I have seen it for myself. Kongming Island only sent such a small number of people, and it was only an elder leading the team. The disciples didn't seem to have high cultivation levels."
"What's up with that Elder Peng who's leading us? We've never heard of him before, and he's so arrogant. He won't even talk to us. It's obvious he looks down on us."
"I have heard that there is a female elder on Kongming Island with a very strange temper, I think her surname is Peng. However, she lives in seclusion and has a bad temper, so no one likes her. Therefore, you must not provoke her, after all, she is an elder of a faction."
"We're not that blind."
"The key is that they look rather...abstract, completely lacking the ethereal and otherworldly appearance that our Taoist sect should have."
At this moment, the leader shouted, "Appearance is something you're born with, so watch your words!"
"Yes, senior brother!" The others felt a chill and dared not joke around in private anymore.
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The Zishan Mountains, located within Yi County, have been the subject of many myths and legends throughout history. It is said that Wang Wuxie, the leader of the Zhengyang Sect, strongly supported Emperor Taizu. After the founding of the dynasty, he was rewarded with Zishan Mountain to build a Taoist temple and was appointed as the National Preceptor.
Therefore, although Zishan is only a few hundred miles away from Yicheng, it holds a superior position in Yi County and is not under the jurisdiction of local officials or the Prince of Yan's mansion.
The Zishan mountain range, in a broad sense, stretches for thousands of miles, but the Zishan that people usually refer to is the area of the Zhengyang Sect's Daoist temple. In addition to the main peak Woyunding, there are several smaller secondary peaks such as Tianchi Peak, Bailong Peak, Tiansun Peak, Guanxin Peak, Xixin Peak, Xianyan Peak, and Leiyin Peak, not to mention countless other smaller peaks.
Those secondary peaks are often inhabited by sect elders, people of extraordinary status, who lead their disciples to cultivate on their respective peaks.
Meanwhile, Zu'an and his group were traveling towards Zishan. In the ancient world of his previous life, it would have taken several days to travel hundreds of miles. However, this was a world of cultivation, and the Imperial Guards were carefully selected soldiers with cultivation. Their horses were also divine and rare breeds. They arrived at the foot of Zishan in about half a day.
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