This was the second day after Yu Ye returned to Beiqi Mountain.
On the road in front of Beiqi Mountain, figures kept appearing. Among them were people from the martial arts world and people from the Taoist sect. Both of them came to watch the Eighth Immortal Sect celebration on the first day of May.
The eighth day of May, just three days later.
Beiqi Mountain has opened the mountain gate as promised, but informed them that the auspicious day has not arrived yet, so they are not allowed to go up the mountain for the time being, and all guests can rest on their own. While resting and waiting, they are not allowed to trespass into forbidden areas, nor are they allowed to get drunk, fight, or pick fights and cause trouble, etc.
Even though the rules were strict, everyone still rushed through the mountain gate.
At the foot of the mountain is a wide courtyard with houses, ponds, pavilions, flowers and trees scattered in an orderly manner. It is a good place to gather and rest.
People from all walks of life gathered in the courtyard. Although there was less noise and they did not dare to drink too much, they all looked relaxed. Beiqi Mountain was once a Taoist forbidden area, making it difficult to enter. Now that you are in it, how can you not appreciate the atmosphere of Taoism or Immortal Sect?
Today's Beiqi Mountain is mysterious and curious, but some people are afraid of it and stay away from it.
A few miles away, under the shade of a tree at the edge of the forest, Yu Ye sat leaning on a tree trunk, hugging his knees, with a bamboo hat covering half of his face, and his eyes slightly closed, as if he was dozing off. The slight twitching of his eyebrows and the chewing of grass stems in his mouth showed that he was not at all leisurely at this time.
The old man who was playing money was not found last night, but the dead body he secretly buried was missing.
The shock at that time was beyond words.
Got a ghost?
The dead come to life?
How can the dead be resurrected? The only way is for their bodies to be removed.
In other words, when he visited Beiqi Mountain at night last night, there was always a pair of eyes peeping in the dark, but he was not aware of it.
What kind of shock and fear is that!
Could it be that the old man who plays money is secretly an expert? Why did he remove the dead body, and why did he tease Tianbao and deliberately reveal his identity?
For this reason, I couldn't sleep for half the night in the wild. After dawn, nothing happened, so he breathed a sigh of relief, but he was still panic-stricken.
Just imagine, in this crisis-ridden Beiqi Mountain, there is an unfathomable master hidden. He is always watching your every move, but you don't know where he is, let alone whether he is good or evil, or whether he is good or evil. The enemy is a friend, so how can one not feel like a light on one's back...
"Third brother——"
Yu Ye opened his eyes.
Tianbao and Renliang came over from the direction of the mountain gate, sat down next to him, and said one after another——
"Following your instructions, my brothers entered the mountain gate and walked around. They didn't see any unusual behavior from the disciples of Beiqi Mountain, nor did they see any monks from Qizhou appear."
"I met two of Third Brother's friends. Zhong Jian is a member of my generation. Most of the fellow Jianghu people at the foot of the mountain know his name. But that guy Yan Chi is unpleasant..."
"Hmph, if my third brother hadn't told me, I would have let him taste my fist again today..."
"Brother, you may not be his opponent..."
"Haha, didn't you see it last night? I almost beat him to death..."
"Pooh!"
Yu Ye spat out the grass stems in his mouth. It was a rare moment of quiet, but the noise made me upset again. He couldn't help but interrupt: "Two eldest brothers, sit quietly and think about your own mistakes. Don't talk about others' faults in small talk!"
Tianbao and Renliang turned to look at him, one with surprise and confusion, the other with concern.
"The third brother deserves to be an expert. He is knowledgeable, but his words are difficult to understand. I need to give you some advice from my brother..."
"Hey, the third brother's Yintang is dark. Could it be that he got up at night and encountered ghosts..."
Yu Ye was too lazy to pay attention and closed his eyes weakly.
The two brothers just thought he was sleepy and stopped making any sound. They lay down on the spot and enjoyed the coolness of the tree shade.
Yu Ye is really tired!
Not sleepy, but exhausted.
Even when faced with torture and life and death, he never felt so anxious.
In the past, it was all about running for your life. If you couldn't jump, you would die. Now he has to challenge a group of powerful opponents and destroy the Immortal Sect celebration in full view of the public. The difficulty is as high as climbing to the sky. Once he fails, not only will he die, but the Tianbao brothers and many people in the world will also be affected, and Daze's future and destiny will become even more uncertain. So he tried his best to find a solution that had both ends, but no matter how hard he thought and tried, all he could think of was a dead end. The complacency he felt when he arrived was long gone, and he gradually fell into despair. The more desperate you are, the more unwilling you are to give up. How could such crazy self-torture and self-torture not make him physically and mentally exhausted!
"Brother Yu...?"
Perhaps because the forest edge was close to the road, someone recognized Yu Ye under the shade of the tree.
Yu Ye didn't seem to hear, still lowering his head.
However, Tianbao and Renliang jumped up in shock and shouted——
"Hey, the one with revenge is here!"
"Humph, damn, I even found help..."
Yu Ye was forced to lift the bamboo hat covering his face and slowly opened his eyes.
I saw twenty to thirty people standing on the avenue a few feet away, including men and women, of various ages and looks. Although they came on foot, they all walked with impeccable steps, with restrained expressions, and strong and upright figures. It was obvious that They are not ordinary people.
The man who spoke out had an even more extraordinary expression, and there was an arrogant aura between his brows.
Crazy peach!
It was Taofeng who had met in Beiqi Town before, and met again in a different place.
"Haha, it is indeed Brother Yu!"
"Brother Tao!"
Yu Ye stood up and held his hands in greeting.
Seeing the opportunity, the Tianbao brothers took two steps back, but they became even more arrogant.
"Now the mountain gate has been opened, and all the heroes have gathered. But Brother Yu is stranded here, presumably waiting for the arrival of his colleagues, haha!"
Taofeng pointed to the people behind him and said with a smile: "All the elites of Da Ze Dao Sect are here, they are all capable people with lofty ideals. Come, I will introduce you to each other, and we can work together to discuss important matters!"
The elites of Da Ze Tao Sect he mentioned should be the surviving monks of the eight Tao sects. Although they are all very impressive, the ones with the highest level of cultivation are only at the fifth level. If something unexpected happens to this group of Taoist disciples, Daze's Taoism will really die!
Yu Ye shook his head and said: "Thanks to Brother Tao's wrong love, I am just an ordinary person and can't do anything big, but..." He thought about it for a moment and changed his voice to say: "I am staying here just for this reason. Brother Tao. Please tell all fellow cultivators that Xuanwu Pavilion has set up a formation trap. There will be great disaster if you go here. You should stay away from this place as soon as possible..."
"hehe!"
Taofeng laughed and said proudly: "What about the formation trap?"
"There are also four foundation-building masters and fifteen Qi-refining masters..."
"What about the dragon's pond and tiger's den?"
"You know you can't do it, so why should Brother Tao..."
"If you don't know what can't be done, but do it, you are a fool; if you know it can't be done, but don't do it, you are a wise man; if you know it cannot be done, but do it, you are a saint! Although we are not saints, we have the spirit of saints and the ambition to change heaven and go against fate. !”
"Brother Tao..."
"Brother Yu, there is no need to say more. You should make a decision whether to resist foreign aggression together or to accept mediocrity and become a mere mortal!"
Yu Ye was speechless.
He knew that no one listened to his dissuasion, but he still stayed here, just to remind and warn, and to show his loyalty. The result was as expected, not only was the friendship gone, but they were criticized.
"Haha, we have different ways and we don't want to conspire with each other. As brothers, just do your own thing!"
Taofeng stopped insisting and moved forward with a proud smile. The Taoist disciples from each family also cast aside their contemptuous looks and walked away with their heads held high without hesitation.
"well--"
Yu Yechu stayed where he was and sighed secretly.
The so-called Tao is different and they do not seek each other. And both of them are trying to save Daze, so what's the difference?
There is no doubt that Taofeng is a talented gentleman. What he just said makes sense. Especially the sentence: Knowing that something cannot be done but doing it is a saint, which is even more thought-provoking.
However, what he has done in the past is really hard to praise.
He is not a narrow-minded person in the wild, and he often suffers losses, but he does not allow his sincerity to be ignored, even if he is an ordinary person...
Night falls.
A bonfire was lit again in the open space in front of the mountain gate, and the scene was as lively as yesterday. People can still enter and leave the mountain gate at will, and Beiqi Mountain seems to be a peaceful place.
However, Yu Ye took Tianbao and Renliang back to the woods and helped several men in the world take care of the horses.
When the night got darker, Yu Ye left the two brothers to rest in the forest. He jumped up to the treetops alone and disappeared into the night...
After a while.
Yu Ye appeared on a winding stone staircase.
But he changed into a Taoist robe and hung a bamboo sign around his waist, making him look like a disciple of Beiqi Mountain.
I found the cave last night again. There was no one in the cave, and the extinguished oil lamp had not been lit. Everything was still the same as when he left.
He walked out of the cave, looked around, then jumped up from the ground and headed straight for the mountain.
He had walked this winding stone staircase twice before, so he was familiar with it. It happened to be dark at night, and his faint figure was as fast and silent as a ghost walking through the night.
After a moment, a little light appeared in front of him.
Yu Ye quietly fell down.
The light is a lantern.
On the cliff behind the lantern, you can see the words "Baizhangyuan"; there are also two young men in Taoist robes, leaning against the cliff and dozing.
Lingtai Baizhangyuan?
This has reached the top of the mountain and is an important road leading to the main peak of Beiqi Mountain and Xuanwu Pavilion. It’s not surprising that someone is guarding such a critical place.
Yu Ye walked over and stepped on the rocks with his feet.
The two men suddenly woke up and looked around attentively. Then they breathed a sigh of relief and cursed——
"Damn, I was scared to death!"
"Who are you? You stay up in the middle of the night, sneaking around..."
Yu Ye looked at the Taoist robe on his body and the token on his waist, raised his hand and apologized: "I'm passing by here, I don't want to disturb the two senior brothers, please forgive me!"
The two men waved their hands and were about to continue dozing off, but their bodies suddenly stiffened, and then they both collapsed to the ground.
There was a long sword in Yu Ye's hand, and the blade was still trembling slightly. He put away his sword and was about to throw the dead body off the cliff, but then he ignored it and walked straight to the iron-locked suspension bridge.
Not far after crossing the Baizhang Abyss, ruins appeared in front of us.
This was the former Sutra Pavilion. After it was destroyed, it was not repaired and looked desolate and lonely in the darkness.
Go another hundred feet.
Under the night, there was a diffuse mist, making it hazy from far to near.
Yu Ye hesitated.
I remembered that the Buddhist Scripture Cave was very close, but it was hard to tell the left and right for a while. And after finding the Sutra Cave, you can find the way to Xuanwu Pavilion.
Just as he was wandering, a ray of spiritual consciousness suddenly swept over him.
At the same moment, someone shouted coldly——
"Who's here?"
