The next morning, Liu Zhengfeng and several other people from different factions arrived at the city gate. Of course, they were not there for Mount Hua, but for Li Daoyi.
Looking around, everyone was still excited. Yesterday's competition was so amazing that many people didn't sleep well all night. Every time they closed their eyes, they saw that dazzling cold light flash.
"Taoist Master, please take these things; you'll need them on the road." Liu Zhengfeng handed over a package.
Li Daoyi took it; it was heavy, indicating there was a lot of silver inside. Old Liu knew how to handle people.
"Sect Leader Yue, fellow sect leaders, Brother Liu, may we meet again someday!" Li Daoyi said, cupping his hands in greeting.
"Have a safe journey, Taoist priest," everyone said hastily.
"Master, you must come to Mount Hua to see me!" Lin Pingzhi said hurriedly.
"Don't worry, I will definitely go to Mount Hua, within a month at most."
Then Li Dao looked behind Yue Buqun and saw that Linghu Chong was still hungover and was swaying unsteadily with the help of Liu Hou.
"Chong'er, the Daoist is leaving, aren't you going to say a word?" Ning Zhongze frowned and said.
Yue Buqun's face darkened, feeling humiliated.
"Ah, yes, Daoist Master, take care. When you come back to Mount Hua, I'll treat you to a drink." Linghu Chong chuckled awkwardly.
"Alright, young hero Linghu, before I leave, I have something I'd like to tell you," Li Daoyi said.
"Hmm? Please speak, Daoist Master." Linghu Chong quickly stood up straight.
Everyone looked at Li Daoyi with curiosity, especially Yue Buqun and his wife, who knew that Li Daoyi was very skilled in divination.
"I see that your face is radiant with happiness. On your way to Luoyang, you will surely encounter a woman with whom you will become entangled. I have a word for you."
"Let things take their natural course, remain calm in the face of adversity, remain calm in success, remain calm in failure. Hardship and setbacks are inevitable, and one will gain enlightenment after experiencing vicissitudes. Your master has had a difficult life, so think things through carefully and don't be willful," Li Daoyi said slowly.
“Peach blossoms…” Linghu Chong was completely dumbfounded.
"Damn it, Senior Brother, I'm ignoring you!" Yue Lingshan pouted and turned her head to the side.
"Haha, that's all I have to say. Farewell, everyone."
After saying that, he leaped onto the cow's back.
"Let's go, Niu Er."
A gust of wind swept up, and before everyone could react, the man and the ox had appeared a hundred meters away. In the blink of an eye, they had disappeared on the long official road, leaving only a flurry of fallen leaves.
“A true immortal.” Master Tianmen murmured.
"With such an extraordinary person in the martial world, things will never be peaceful again," Master Mo sighed, stroking his goatee.
Only Yue Buqun stared intently at Linghu Chong.
“From today onwards, you are not allowed to leave my and your master’s wife’s sight, or I will break your legs.”
"Ah...? No, Master!" Linghu Chong immediately looked miserable, and couldn't help but blame Li Daoyi in his heart.
Li Daoyi rode on the back of the ox, the scenery on both sides rushing past rapidly. Pedestrians on the road only felt a sudden gust of wind, and did not notice at all that an ox had just passed by.
"Over four thousand points! That's awesome! Just a little over half more and I can exchange them for a Foundation Establishment Pill," Li Daoyi thought to himself with delight. Yesterday's fight with Dongfang Bubai had instantly earned him four thousand Astonishment Points.
Traveling during the day and resting at night, Li Daoyi finally arrived at his destination, Zhongnan Mountain, after two days.
"Is this Zhongnan Mountain? It seems like very few people come here." Looking at the tall trees and shrubs covering the mountain, Li Daoyi searched around but couldn't find a path leading up the mountain.
"Niu Er, wait for me around here, but don't bully any other small animals."
The blue ox rolled its eyes at Li Daoyi, then swished its tail and walked away.
"Depend on."
The reason he came to Zhongnan Mountain this time was to search for the Quanzhen Temple ruins and the Tomb of the Living Dead.
Li Daoyi used the Lesser Cloud Leap Technique, and his whole body floated up lightly, flying towards the mountain.
As he flew, he pondered the information he had gathered about the martial arts world over the past few days. He had previously thought that the world he was in was the Yu Zheng version of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, but through his understanding over the past few days, he found that it was not quite the same. Dongfang Bubai was indeed a real woman, but she was not Dugu Qiubai's disciple. Her martial arts skills, including the Sunflower Manual, were taught to her by Ren Woxing.
Therefore, this world doesn't belong to any film or television version, but is a truly independent world of "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer." That's why he came to Zhongnan Mountain, firstly to search for Chongyang's relics, and secondly to find the ancient tomb to verify his own conjecture.
The mountain was covered with dense vegetation. After flying for a long time, he did not see any buildings. Just as he was about to go down the mountain to ask Niu Er for help, he suddenly heard a very small sound of flowing water.
Li Daoyi slowly flew towards the direction from which the sound of flowing water came. Soon he saw a small stream and flew upstream along it. Before long, he saw some collapsed buildings and places that could barely be identified as walls in the dense forest.
"Complete Truth..."
Two characters were revealed on a half-buried stone tablet.
"Found it, what a pity," Li Daoyi said helplessly.
Centuries have passed, and the once-renowned No. 1 Taoist temple in the world is now buried in the dust of history.
Li Dao walked inside. The collapsed pillars were covered with vines, and the bluestone bricks on the ground were covered with moss. Once upon a time, countless disciples practiced swordsmanship here. Wang Chongyang, the Seven Masters of Quanzhen, Guo Jing, Yang Guo and others all lived in this place. Now, things have changed.
It seems this place suffered a catastrophe back then; after searching, nothing was found.
"Alas... Qiu Chuji, I never imagined that after your death, the entire Quanzhen Sect would fall apart, leaving nothing behind." Li Daoyi sighed.
Then, after checking the direction, they flew towards the back of the Quanzhen Ruins, which was where the Ancient Tomb Sect was located. After the Quanzhen Sect disappeared, the Ancient Tomb Sect continued for a long time, and even during the Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber era, a successor was born.
Before long, they found a pool of water covered with fallen leaves, and the water was murky.
"In the original story, there was a pool of water behind the ancient tomb. Could this be the place?"
Li Daoyi then began searching the surrounding area and soon discovered a clue: a small mound of earth appeared not far away, about a dozen steps from the pool.
The mound is round, about ten feet high, and several hundred square meters in circumference. It is covered with plants, but upon closer inspection, it can still be distinguished that this is not a naturally formed mound, but an artificial one.
"This should be it. It doesn't look damaged." The mound is the ancient tomb. From the outside, its shape is well preserved, after all, it is entirely made of stones.
"out."
"Clang..." The steel sword flew out from behind. Under Li Daoyi's command, the bushes and grass on the ancient tomb were cleared away in no time, and the ancient tomb finally revealed its true appearance.
At this moment, the entrance to the ancient tomb appeared. The entrance was not large, just big enough for two people to pass through. The entire entrance was sealed from the inside by a huge rock of unknown material.
"The Dragon-Slaying Stone?"
Li Daoyi reached out and touched the stone wall.
He made a hand seal, and the ground suddenly trembled. The soil rippled and churned like boiling water, while the Dragon-Slaying Stone slowly sank into the soil. This was an earth-based spell.
As the Dragon-Slaying Stone sank completely into the soil, Li Daoyi took out the Night-Shining Pearl, which he had found in a package given to him by Liu Zhengfeng and was perfect for lighting.
The tomb passage was not long, about seven or eight meters. Under the light of the luminous pearl, Li Daoyi walked into the tomb passage. A strong earthy smell hit him, forcing him to hold his breath. Fortunately, with his current cultivation level, he could go without breathing for an hour without any problems.
After passing through the narrow tomb passage, the space suddenly opens up, revealing a spacious area of nearly 100 square meters.
Just then, something flashed a light nearby.
Li Daoyi brought the luminous pearl closer to take a look and found it was a bed, or more precisely, a white jade bed. Even after hundreds of years, it remained crystal clear and shimmered under the reflection of the luminous pearl.
"So cool." Gently touching it, a cool sensation spreads through my hand; it's close to freezing.
"No wonder Little Dragon Girl always looks sickly. Damn it, anyone who sleeps in this thing will get sick. What's the point of practicing kung fu if you're so afraid of losing your life?" Li Daoyi couldn't help but complain.
He looked around and saw an ordinary stone bed and some broken household items, but nothing else. He then turned and walked inside. To him, the white jade bed was just a broken stone.
Further inside, there was another spacious room with a stone bed, but in the very center were two stone coffins.
"Yang Guo and his wife Long'er are buried here."
There is a line of text carved on the stone coffin.
Li Daoyi gently stroked the stone coffin, then closed his eyes.
"break…"
"Click..."
The stone coffin emitted a crisp sound, followed by the sound of a mechanism being activated.
"Click click click..."
A sound came from one side of Yang Guo's coffin, and a stone box was ejected from the side.
"Sure enough, there's a mechanism." Li Daoyi had just reached out and sensed it, and discovered that besides Yang Guo's remains, there was another layer of space inside, so he activated it.
He reached out and picked up the stone box, then gently tapped it, and the box opened automatically, revealing several well-preserved animal hides inside.
"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained the Dugu Nine Swords. Do you wish to add it to your collection? Adding it will earn you corresponding points." The system notification sounded.
Li Daoyi's eyes lit up, and then a smile appeared on his lips.
"As expected, I was right. It really is the Dugu Nine Swords. Yang Guo, you are the founder of the Dugu Nine Swords."
Li Daoyi opened the animal skin, and the first piece contained a lot of information. It was probably about Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu traveling around the world. One day, Yang Guo's swordsmanship reached the level of the wooden sword. Through his own learning, plus the inspiration he gained from the tomb of Dugu Qiubai, he created a nine-style sword technique. In order to commemorate the sword demon Dugu Qiubai, he named it the Dugu Nine Swords. He also made a copy of the sword technique's complete text and left it on Mount Hua, waiting for a destined person.
Furthermore, since later generations only preferred to practice palm techniques and had little talent for swordsmanship, they could only hide the sword manual in a stone box, hoping that future generations would discover it.
"I'm afraid he didn't expect that future generations, out of respect, wouldn't even consider taking the coffin," Li Daoyi sighed.
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