The three men at the head of the group carried long swords on their backs. They all appeared to be in their fifties or sixties and were dressed in dark monk robes.
It was precisely because all the members of the Hengshan Sect had reached the initial stage of the Innate Realm, namely, stillness, tranquility, and serenity.
It is known as the Three Fixed Points of Hengshan.
It is thanks to these three that the Hengshan Sect is barely able to maintain its status as a second-rate power.
However, all three of them had solemn expressions on their faces at this moment.
Behind them were the other disciples of the Hengshan Sect, including Yilin, whom Chu Qinghe had rescued earlier.
Furthermore, her delicate and pretty face stood out even among the hundreds of Hengshan Sect disciples.
With such a grand display, a heavy atmosphere naturally gathered around.
Some Hengshan disciples' palms, which were gripping their swords, were covered in cold sweat.
However, at that moment, a sound quickly reached Chu Qinghe's ears.
Noticing the movement, Chu Qinghe gently turned his head.
At the foot of Hengshan Mountain, streaks of fire gathered and, like long snakes, rapidly ascended from the foot of the mountain to the summit.
As these flames appeared at the foot of the mountain, Abbess Dingxian, standing in the center atop the mountain, suddenly opened her eyes and shouted in a low voice, "Form ranks, prepare for battle."
Upon hearing this, all the Hengshan Sect disciples behind him drew their longswords and stood ready for battle.
After a hundred breaths, amidst the vigilance of the Hengshan Sect disciples, several hundred people quickly rushed into the summit of Jianxing Peak and stood facing the Hengshan Sect disciples in front of them.
These were the Hundred Swords Gang, the Fierce Fist Sect, and other third-rate forces that originally belonged to the Hengshan Sect's sphere of influence.
At the same time, as the Hundred Swords Gang and others reached the top of the mountain, some dark figures were also quietly moving up the mountain from the foot of Jianxing Peak.
However, the speed slowed down, and most of them stopped halfway up Jianxing Peak.
These were none other than the rogue martial artists that Qu Feiyan had mentioned earlier that afternoon, who were preparing to loot the corpses.
At the mountaintop, the howling wind blew the flames in the surrounding braziers to one side.
Standing in the very center, Abbess Dingxian, the head of the Hengshan Sect, looked at the group of people leading the way and said in a low voice, "My Hengshan Sect has no grudges against you all. Today, several of your forces have joined forces to besiege my Hengshan Sect. If you retreat now, my Hengshan Sect can let bygones be bygones."
Hearing what Abbess Dingxian said, the middle-aged man from the Iron Fist Sect, who had a fist in his hand and a fairly honest appearance, sneered: "Heh, let bygones be bygones? That depends on whether we're willing or not."
As soon as the voice fell, the leader of the Hundred Swords Gang spoke up as well: "Your Hengshan Sect has occupied this territory for hundreds of years. It was one thing to rely on joining the Five Mountains Sword Sect in the past, but now that the other four sects of the Five Mountains Sword Sect have been wiped out by the Sun Moon Divine Sect, do you think we will still let a bunch of women bully us?"
Hearing what the other party wanted, the hottest-tempered Abbess Dingyi shouted, "All you want is to fight for the commercial tax revenue around my Hengshan Sect. Do you think that even if the other sects of the Five Mountains Sword Sect were destroyed by the Sun Moon Divine Sect, you chickens and dogs would dare to fight against our Hengshan Sect?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Shanhe, the leader of the Fierce Fist Sect, laughed and said, "Perhaps we didn't dare before, but we might not now."
After speaking, Zhao Shanhe's body trembled slightly, and the cultivation fluctuations of the early stage of the Innate Realm instantly spread from his body.
Meanwhile, the leaders of the Hundred Swords Gang and the Liyang Gang also emanated true qi fluctuations at the early stage of the Innate Realm.
Sensing the cultivation fluctuations of the three people opposite them, who were at the early stage of the Innate Realm, Ding Xian and Ding Yi's expressions became even more solemn.
Looking at the expressions on Dingxian and the other two's faces, Zhao Shanhe sneered, "Do you think we would dare to come here without some confidence? A bunch of stinking nuns think they can bully us? After we've dealt with all of you old women, we can let the other disciples of the Hengshan Sect have a go."
"Shameless!"
Upon hearing this, Abbess Dingxian's expression immediately darkened.
Nearby, Chu Qinghe, perched in a tree, glanced at Zhao Shanhe and the other two in the arena, his gaze sweeping over their faces.
Seeing the slightly protruding temples and bloodshot eyes of the three people, Chu Qinghe raised an eyebrow.
"Interesting. It turns out that someone forcibly opened his meridians and broke through to the early stage of the Innate Realm."
Upon hearing Chu Qinghe's voice, Xiao Zhao beside him said, "Does the young master mean that those people over there didn't break through to the early stage of the Innate Realm on their own?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Qinghe said calmly, "Judging from their appearance, that's the case."
Before reaching the Innate Realm, a martial artist's breakthroughs are all aimed at opening up the meridians and mystic meridians in the body.
Since there are traces to follow, it is also possible to forcefully open them through external forces.
However, the human body is mysterious. Although it is possible to force a martial artist to enter the early stage of the Innate Realm through external force.
But it also undoubtedly interrupted the possibility of further improvement in the future, stopping at a level of a thousand for a lifetime.
Moreover, to achieve this, a martial artist at the Grandmaster level is required to perform the task.
Ordinary martial artists can't even reach the Innate Realm, let alone come into contact with Grandmaster Realm martial artists.
The Fierce Fist Sect and the Hundred Swords Gang, among other forces, were merely third-rate, yet they were able to attract martial artists at the Grandmaster level to forcibly help them break through.
"They're really willing to spend a lot of money, even bringing out martial artists at the Grandmaster level."
After analyzing Zhao Shanhe and the others' situation and deducing other things, Chu Qinghe narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Hmm? Three people are coming!"
However, before Chu Qinghe could think further, Shuimu Yinji, who was standing to the side, seemed to have sensed something and suddenly lowered her voice and said.
As soon as the voice fell, Chu Qinghe sensed two Grandmaster-level true energy fluctuations emerging from afar.
One is at the late stage of the Grandmaster realm, and the other is at the peak of the Grandmaster realm.
The number of three people mentioned by Jellyfish Yin Ji does not match up at all.
"A martial artist at the Grandmaster level?"
However, before Chu Qinghe could think further, the martial artist at the peak of the Grandmaster realm moved swiftly and directly towards the tree where Chu Qinghe and his companions were hiding.
It moved so fast that it landed on the tree where Chu Qinghe and the others were in the blink of an eye, standing on a branch at the other end of the tree.
A few breaths later, looking at the masked man standing on the other side, whose body was filled with the fluctuations of Grandmaster-level true energy, Chu Qinghe thought to himself, "Oh ho!"
At this moment, the advantages of securing a point in advance become apparent.
They came to us on their own initiative without us having to do anything!
There will be another chapter tonight!
(End of this chapter)
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