At the gate of Zixia Zongshan, there is a round boulder three or four people tall sitting here, with small seal characters carved on it.
"Zixia Sect" has three big characters. If you look carefully, you can see that the strokes are not smooth, but there are many small cracks extending outward along the indentations of the lettering.
These characters are actually similar to the ancient sword inscriptions of the Fuyao Sect, except that the characters of the Zixia Sect are of course carved with thunder, so there are many cracks because they were exploded by the power of thunder.
Speaking of which, using a huge stone as the sect's plaque is not very glorious, and seems to lower the status of Zixia Sect.
However, since this huge stone was carved by the founder of the Zixia Sect and the founder of the Five Thunder Heavenly Method, its meaning is different.
Therefore, unlike the Fuyao Sect, the Zixia Sect's mountain gate built a majestic white jade arch as the mountain gate and only placed this huge stone on the roadside.
Walking further in from the boulder, it is considered the official territory of Zixia Sect, and all the mountains and forests within a few miles outside are called outer mountains.
There was a woman at the gate of the mountain. She was sitting on a stone bench. There was a stone table in front of her, with several yellow paper talismans spread out on it. She took a cinnabar pen, raised her sleeves and carefully drew the talismans.
Occasionally, anyone who comes in or out of the mountain gate must show her the sect's token, and she can only go in and out after she nods.
This is the gatekeeper on duty at the Zixia Sect Gate today. His name is Hu Xun. He has cultivated in the Seventh Realm. He is over fifty years old. However, he has taken good care of himself and has mastered the Taoism of the Immortal Family. He still looks like he was in his early twenties. The girls are pretty much the same.
Now that the demon clan is about to invade, the Zixia Sect is under strict martial law and does not welcome guests. Therefore, there are very few people entering and leaving the sect, so she can draw the talisman with peace of mind.
She was immersed in painting when she heard the sound of hurried footsteps in her ears. She couldn't help but frown, put down her pen, and looked towards where the footsteps came from.
She saw two teams patrolling the mountain hurriedly up the mountain, and she couldn't help but become confused.
It wasn't even past noon, and the team patrolling the outer mountains came back? Hu Xun looked down and saw that one of the leading women looked extremely nervous, and the other leading man also had a tense face. A group of young disciples nearby were chattering about something, and he knew in his heart that something must have happened.
She quickly stood up and asked: "What happened, are you so panicked?" The woman stopped, stood at a distance with her hands clasped, and hurriedly replied: "Sister Hu, we were patrolling the outer mountains, but we saw A pair of men and women wearing swords came up the mountain. I explained to them that the sect did not want to see guests now, but they insisted on going up the mountain, and even beat people when they disagreed. I was no match for them, so I went up the mountain first to report to Hu. Senior sister. The two of them are extremely arrogant. They knew that outsiders were not allowed in the mountain gate, but they still insisted on entering our mountain gate. They did not take our sect seriously at all. Please ask senior sister to take action and punish them severely!" They insisted on entering. Zixia Sect Mountain Gate?
Ever since she entered the sect, she had never heard of such a thing. Hu Xun frowned, thought for a moment, and asked, "What are their realms? Do you know their names?"
"The woman has never made a move, so she doesn't know her realm, but the man must be above the fifth realm. As for the name..." She thought for a while,
"It seems that man called himself Xu Huaigu." Xu Huaigu? This name sounded so familiar, as if I had heard it somewhere before.
Hu Xun lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then suddenly remembered something, and a trace of surprise flashed across his expression. This name seems to be the person who turned the Taoist meeting upside down at the Zixia Sect Taoist meeting.
Although she was not able to attend that Taoist meeting because she was too old, the event was very grand and she went to see several of them.
Especially in the last game, when Xu Huaigu faced Fan Xuan, she was extremely impressed. In the end, even the sect leader came forward, and seemed to involve a great monk from the eleventh realm, so the problem was temporarily over.
Now it was him who came to the door. Is this a big deal? Hu Xun knew that this matter was important and he could never afford it, so he had to inform the elders immediately.
"Senior Sister Hu?" Seeing Hu Xun in a daze, the woman called her. Hu Xun came back to his senses, frowned and asked her again: "Are you sure you heard it right? Your name is Xu Huaigu?" The woman nodded.
"Then you go back to the sect immediately and report this matter to the elders."
"Report to the elder? Senior sister, he is just an arrogant swordsman. There is no need to make a fuss about it, right? In my opinion, if he is allowed to suffer some hardships like this from senior sister, he will go back down the mountain." Hu Xun scolded: "You are the one who How many people do you know, and how much knowledge do you have? This person originally had many entanglements with Zixia Sect, and his background is not small. Go to the sect and tell the elders truthfully. If something goes wrong, you and I can't afford to delay." The woman couldn't help it. , I had to quickly enter the sect.
Not far after she walked, Hu Xun stopped her again and said, "Wait a minute, go and tell Senior Sister Fan Xuan." The woman was confused, but she knew how to look, and went straight to the sect to do some work without asking any more questions.
Hu Xun then ordered the leading man: "Go down the mountain and call back all the teams that patrolled the outer mountains today. Tell them my order that there is no need to patrol the outer mountains today, and let them return to the clan as soon as possible." The man agreed with his hand. , and immediately went down the mountain.
Hu Xun frowned, sat back down, and looked at the half-drawn talisman on the table, a little lost in thought. The last time he came, he turned Zixia Sect upside down, and now he came up the mountain on his own initiative. Not to mention that he came with bad intentions, so how much trouble would he cause?
...The bluestone road that Zixia Sect takes up the mountain is very long, from the foot of the mountain to the entrance of the mountain, it is almost ten miles.
Xu Huaigu and Yu Qin were not in a hurry, they just walked slowly, so the speed was not fast. After meeting that group of people, I didn't see any other disciples patrolling the mountain on the way up the mountain. They were all probably called back.
Although Xu Huaigu reported his name, I wonder if anyone took it seriously? Or just treat him as a nobody?
If so, it wouldn't be lively and fun enough. As the two continued walking up, the peach forest gradually disappeared, and there was another bamboo forest on the roadside. Going up further, they almost reached the place where the mist was thick, and they were surrounded by pine and cypress forests.
Unconsciously, more than two hours have passed. The sun has moved from the eastern horizon to the top of the head, and noon has arrived.
The two of them walked not far further, and could vaguely see a huge stone at the end of the bluestone road, with the words "
The three words "Zixia Sect" are so majestic. If Xu Huaigu expected it to be true, this would be the mountain gate of Zixia Sect.
At this time, he looked over from a distance and saw dozens of people crowded around the mountain gate. They were all looking down the mountain, making a fuss. Most of them probably came to join in the fun.
Xu Huaigu smiled and said: "The news is quite good, they should be here to stop us." Yu Qin frowned slightly and reminded: "Let's make trouble, be reasonable, and our enmity with Zixia Sect is not over yet. It's to the point of killing someone. Be careful and don't hurt other people's lives." Xu Huaigu nodded and said: "I know, it won't hurt anyone, as long as they give in." Of course, the hatred with Zixia Sect does not reach the point of killing people, let alone What's more, his feud with Fan Xuan has been resolved, and there are still two things that need to be sorted out with the Zixia Sect.
The first is to find Murong Di and ask her to apologize for what she did to him and Li Zi; second, after the Taoist meeting that year, the Zixia Sect deliberately slandered Xu Huaigu for colluding with the demon clan and ruined his reputation. , this matter must also be given an explanation.
Xu Huaigu kept a ledger in his heart and clearly remembered all his grudges over the years. Repay kindness with kindness and revenge with hatred, this is how he always behaves.
In addition to this grudge, there are still several old accounts. Xu Huaigu has not had time to go to them to settle the matter, and he will also go to settle them in the future.
One is the Yan family in Xicheng, the second is the Tianhe Sect in the Middle Earth, and the third is the Shuiyun Sect in Feiyuzhou. These three places have mortal enemies with him. When Xu Huaigu comes to visit, it will not be like this. I laughed when I said this today.
A group of Zixia Sect monks at the mountain gate over there also saw the two of them. After they walked a few steps up the road, the crowd suddenly became excited. After a quarrel, seven or eight monks walked out of the mountain gate together and stopped them. On the way, they each presented their magic weapons, twisted their talismans in their hands, and looked coldly at the two climbers.
Xu Huaigu glanced at those people and saw that they were in different realms. The highest one is in the sixth realm, the lowest one is in the third realm, and the rest are in the third, fourth and fifth realms. In short, they are not enough to see.
There was no need to sacrifice his natal flying sword, so Xu Huaigu only pulled out the outer sword from his waist. This one was given to him by Xie Qingyun
"Slashing the Dragon", I just got it not long ago, and it's time to try out my skills. Yu Qin also drew his sword, and the two of them headed up the mountain with their swords in hand.
The two groups of people stood about ten feet apart. Xu Huaigu faced the people on the mountain and said with a calm smile: "Swords have no eyes, so you should be careful." Those people all felt that their sect had been humiliated, and they were filled with indignation. How could they still listen to these words?
Just as someone snorted coldly, wielded a magic weapon, and struck him with a blow, someone else used a talisman, and several lightning bolts struck him suddenly.
However, these people are not very high-level. How can these little tricks prevent them? Immediately, Xu Huaigu swung his sword and knocked back all the magic weapons. Yu Qin used his sword to stop a few thunderbolts. The two of them continued to move forward without slowing down.
Seeing that they were so calm and calm, several people became a little anxious, and they all used their special skills, but they still couldn't see enough.
Regardless of whether they were magic weapons or talismans, they were beaten back as many as they came. In the blink of an eye, Xu Huaigu and the two men came closer and closer with their swords in hand. Those people gritted their teeth and had no choice but to take a few steps back.
Hu Xun was still sitting on the stone bench, frowning and staring closely. I saw those people retreating steadily. Although Xu Huaigu said several swords, he was very measured and only knocked back the magic weapons of those disciples without damaging the roots of the magic weapons. He also did not use the sword against those disciples.
She finally figured out that Xu Huaigu went up the mountain, at least not with the intention of killing people. This was much easier to handle. There was no need for both sides to quarrel with each other, it was just a martial arts competition.
Of course, as a member of the Zixia Sect, she still hopes to stop Xu Huaigu, at least in this way she can gain some face for the Zixia Sect.
The two sides fought for two or three more rounds, but the Zixia Sect was still defeated. Hu Xun saw this, slapped the stone table, and said loudly: "Those who are below the fifth realm, come back." Since the gatekeeper ordered it, the disciples who were lower than the fifth realm had to take back the magic weapon angrily, turned around and walked back. .
But in the blink of an eye, several disciples from the fifth and sixth realms came out of the mountain gate to fill their vacancies, so their combat power increased instead of decreasing.
Seeing that Hu Xun had spoken, Xu Huaigu knew that this woman was currently in charge of the situation, so he smiled sarcastically at her, but Hu Xun just looked coldly and pretended not to notice.
"You can use the flying sword." Xu Huaigu lowered his head and said to Yu Qin. Yu Qin nodded and used his flying sword. Several people on the opposite side saw the flying sword, and the atmosphere became increasingly tense.
The two parties were at war with each other, and it was unknown who had used the magic weapon first. With a flash of golden light, they attacked Xu Huaigu and the others.
With a thought in Yu Qin's mind, the natal flying sword flew out like an arrow from the string, knocking the golden gourd down from the sky, and then flew quickly towards several people.
Several people hurriedly twisted out the talisman, and they were able to block the flying sword, but saw that the flying sword's edge turned and knocked down another person's magic weapon.
Several people rushed to attack the flying sword, but the flying sword was so fast that they didn't even touch the shadow. Hu Xun looked at this scene and shook his head.
When fighting against a sword cultivator, the most taboo thing is to attack the sword cultivator's flying sword. Once the flying sword is in action, it is faster than the wind. Where can it be hit?
The correct approach should be to always pay attention to the flying sword, and while guarding against the flying sword, attack the sword cultivator itself.
My junior brothers and sisters have been practicing at the mountain gate all day long. Although their state is not bad, not much different from that of the woman who climbed the mountain, their experience is still a little less.
In this way, there is no way to stop those two people. What's more, Xu Huaigu hasn't even used the flying sword yet. He was born with a sword, so he should have two flying swords.
At this time, another young man from the sect walked out and walked to her side, frowning and looking at the two people below.
When Hu Xun saw the man, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Senior Brother Qin? Aren't you in retreat? Why did you come out?"
"I left seclusion yesterday. I was going to walk around the sect today, but I heard that two guys broke in at the mountain gate. I have been in the sect for decades, and I have never heard of anything like this. So I came here to take a look." This man surnamed Qin is also a Taoist cultivator at the peak of the Seventh Realm. His name is Qin Feng, and he can be regarded as the mainstay of the Zixia Sect.
He is no better than those young disciples. As long as he reaches another level, he will have the opportunity to compete for the seat of the outside elders. Therefore, his strength is very impressive for those below the elders.
He watched for a while, and when he saw Zixia Sect backing down again and again, he couldn't help frowning, and said: "That woman's realm is not high, she can survive the fifth or sixth realm, but that flying sword is so powerful that she can definitely defeat the Immortal Weapon." . As for that man... he can move and retract freely, and his shots are very measured, I'm afraid he is more powerful."
"That man is Xu Huaigu." Qin Feng looked surprised and said, "Is it him? This is difficult to handle. Have you told the elders?"
"I've sent someone to report it, but there's no reply yet. Let's see how the higher ups make a decision."
"Then we can't let them enter the mountain gate easily." Hu Xun asked: "What do you mean, senior brother?" Qin Feng smiled and said: "Why don't we go up and practice with them, at least before giving instructions from above. Stop them outside the mountain gate. In this way, we will have more face in front of the elders. Junior sister, what do you think?" Hu Xun thought for a moment, nodded and said: "Okay, then I will follow what senior brother said."
