The cultivators in the outside world have always referred to the seven direct disciples of the seven peaks of Taihua Mountain as the "Seven Sons of Taihua", and there is a reason for this.
These seven people are the most outstanding among the disciples of Taihua Mountain. Except for the junior sister Mu Tianxin who specializes in alchemy and is slightly inferior in cultivation, the other six are the first among the nearly 100 disciples of Taihua Mountain to form a pill, and they always rank among the top in every sect competition.
Age is nothing to a cultivator. Before Luo Jianqing achieved his Dan, he was actually a junior disciple. However, Taihua Mountain has a rule that achieving Dan means "you can travel the world without disgracing Taihua Mountain's reputation." Therefore, among the direct disciples, whoever achieves Dan first becomes the eldest disciple.
Zuo Yunmo is more than a generation older than Luo Jianqing, but he can only rank second, precisely because he reached the Dan stage a year later than Luo Jianqing.
After his rebirth, Luo Jianqing met Zuo Yunmo for the first time.
His second junior brother was a cultivation maniac, just like his third junior sister Wei Qiongyin. In addition to taking care of the affairs related to Cangshuang Peak, Zuo Yunmo wished he could lock himself in the mountain gate and not come out, so that he could practice forever.
Among the Seven Sons of Taihua, Zuo Yunmo possessed the most ordinary physique. His eldest brother, Luo Jianqing, possessed a one-in-a-million exceptional physique, while the rest of his brothers and sisters were of the highest caliber. Only Zuo Yunmo was considered the highest caliber of the first caliber. However, this did not mean Zuo Yunmo's strength was low.
In the past sect competitions, Luo Jianqingâs only opponent was Zuo Yunmo.
After six months of seclusion, Luo Jianqing left the mountain upon hearing Zuo Yunmo's voice, without even bothering to dress. Seeing his hurried appearance, Zuo Yunmo smiled slightly, reached out to help his senior brother straighten his clothes, and said, "Brother, you're already so old, why are you still as impatient as when you were little?"
His tone was full of helplessness and doting, and his voice was as gentle as the spring breeze.
Being caught off guard and being suppressed by the other party, Luo Jianqing was helpless and could only say: "After all, I am the eldest brother now, junior brother, will you give me some face?"
Zuo Yunmo's handsome face showed a hint of surprise, and finally, with a feigned sadness, he said, "I remember when we were little, Junior Brother often took me around to play in Taihua Mountain. Back then, you loved sitting on my shoulders and letting me take you flying through the clouds. It's only been over thirty years, have you forgotten?"
Luo Jianqing looked ashamed and changed the subject directly: "How was the sect competition?"
Zuo Yunmo explained them one by one.
The six months of retreat had long passed. A few days ago, Luo Jianqing had noticed the time and asked Xuan Lingzi for permission to leave. Xuan Lingzi didn't object, but simply replied coldly, "Don't lose face for Yuxiao Peak," and then continued his retreat.
At this moment, Luo Jianqing and Zuo Yunmo flew together to Cangshuang Peak where the head of Taihua Mountain was.
Although he was the eldest senior brother, Zuo Yunmo was much more adept at handling sect affairs. He explained the details of the sect competition in a clear and organized manner, and reminded Luo Jianqing of important matters, but his tone was respectful, not wanting to steal the senior brother's position.
Luo Jianqing nodded and listened, but his eyes unconsciously glanced at Zuo Yunmo's face.
In his previous life, on the Cliff of Broken Love where he was buried, Li Xiuchen righteously rebuked him for harming his fellow disciples.
Although he had already fallen into the devil's way, Luo Jianqing would never do something like killing his fellow disciples. However, at that time, the whole world believed that Luo Jianqing had killed his two junior brothers, and even his master Xuan Lingzi did not stand up to speak for him.
Because the evidence was too damning.
Luo Jianqing soon fell into demonic ways after being expelled from Taihua Mountain. The head of Taihua Mountain, Venerable Hao Xingzi, issued the Taihua Order, a nationwide manhunt for this traitor, leaving Luo Jianqing with a deeply bleak past. Three years after the Taihua Order was issued, two individuals tracked him down: Zuo Yunmo and his sixth junior apprentice, Xiu Hen.
The three of them engaged in a fierce battle in the Far North. Despite Luo Jianqing's exceptional talent, he was exhausted from fleeing and was defeated by his two junior brothers. At that moment, Xiu Hen stepped forward, heartbroken, and said, "Big Brother, please come back with us. I will definitely seek an explanation from the headmaster. I believe you are not that kind of person!"
However, Zuo Yunmo stopped Xiu Hen and then looked at Luo Jianqing.
Until his death, Luo Jianqing remembered that at that time, his second junior brother, who was a generation older than him, looked at him with a complicated and burning look, as if he could see through the illicit thoughts between master and disciple in his heart.
Zuo Yunmo loves to laugh, but there was no smile on his face at that time.
Luo Jianqing was brought back to Yuxiao Peak by Xuan Lingzi when he was still a baby. Xuan Lingzi, with a cold and aloof nature, was incapable of caring for children, so he left it to Zuo Yunmo, then a teenager, to raise Luo Jianqing. From Zuo Yunmo's initial clumsiness to his later meticulous care, Luo Jianqing's childhood was filled with the shadow of this gentle brother.
Zuo Yunmo was not wrong. Luo Jianqing did like playing with him when they were young, but he gradually became estranged from him until he started practicing formally.
The person who knows Luo Jianqing best in the world is not Xuan Lingzi, not even Luo Jianqing himself, but Zuo Yunmo.
Amidst the raging winds of the Far North, Zuo Yunmo restrained his impulsive Sixth Junior Brother and locked eyes with the beleaguered demon cultivator Luo Jianqing. Finally, he sighed deeply and said, "You've become a demon cultivator, so naturally you can't stand against us righteous men. Luo Jianqing, you can't return to Taihua Mountain. You'll have to take care of yourself; you still have a long life ahead of you."
Then Zuo Yunmo stopped Xiu Hen and let Luo Jianqing go.
Three days later, Luo Jianqing learned that his two fellow apprentices had died in the far north, and even their bodies had not been found.
Everyone said that it was Luo Jianqing who had exploited their fellow disciples' friendship to have them killed. However, they did not know that upon hearing this news, Luo Jianqing himself nearly collapsed, even returning to the Far North despite the danger. In the end, he did not find the bodies of the two, but only a wisp of sword tassel from Zuo Yunmo's natal sword.
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