Lord Shenxiu-Chapter 498: Dragon Tiger Mountain (Request for Monthly Votes)

Chapter 498: Chapter 498: Dragon Tiger Mountain (Request for Monthly Votes)

A man’s reputation casts a long shadow!

As soon as Zhang Taichu appeared, the cultivators of the Taiping Sect and Miao Ji Zhen Sect became silent as if extinguished, ceasing their chatter.

After all, without a true disciple of their own sects worthy of competing, anything more they said would only bring disgrace upon themselves.

The Divine Power Realm represents a considerable leap in cultivation.

Mighty figures like Zhang Taiyi, when slaying weaker ones like the White Bone Scholar, it’s almost like killing chickens.

To be ranked as a true inheritor, one must be at the Divine Power First Grade, and killing a few ordinary disciples from the Xuanmen Orthodox isn’t much trouble.

Not just them, but even the other cultivators inside the teahouse all bowed their heads, not daring to make eye contact with Zhang Taichu.

Zhang Taichu was like the rising sun in the east, brilliance emanating from him, his future prospects limitless.

"I pay my respects to Senior Brother Zhang!"

Zhong Shenxiu, faithfully playing the role of Su Daoshi, was the first to salute.

"So, you are Su Daoshi?"

Zhang Taichu, bearing some resemblance to Zhang Taiyi, handsome and extraordinary, furrowed his brows: "Why have you disappeared for nearly three years? Don’t you know that the sect needs you now more than ever?"

"Junior brother sustained severe injuries and needed to seclude himself for healing."

Sima Shu hurriedly explained from the side.

"Hmph, seclusion outside the sect, where is that as convenient as the resources provided by our sect? And if you are injured, the sect has both precious pills and physicians..." Zhang Taichu’s first impression of Su Daoshi was quite poor.

After all, disappearing for three years seemed all too much like intentionally shirking one’s duties.

"It was my lack of careful consideration."

Zhong Shenxiu said earnestly.

Zhang Taichu’s eyes roamed over him for a moment, then suddenly said, "Our business in Changluo is settled, and it is time to return to Dragon Tiger Mountain. You will come with us."

Though spoken calmly, it was scarcely different from an order.

"Of course."

Zhong Shenxiu offered no opposition, and agreed while stroking the head of the lion-dog.

He too was always curious about Dragon Tiger Mountain.

...

Zhang Taichu was very decisive in his actions, and on that very day, he left Changluo with Sima Shu, Zhong Shenxiu, and others, aboard a heavenly flying boat, arriving at a mountain range.

Dragon Tiger Mountain!

This mountain was neither tall nor steep and majestic; it was just an ordinary hill close to Changluo.

Numerous palaces were also constructed on the hilltop.

Because the Supreme Dragon and Tiger Sect established their gate here, this originally average hill gradually assumed a commanding position, engulfed in a dragon and tiger’s embrace.

’Changing the direction of the ley lines with the force of one sect is an embodiment of the idea that man can conquer heaven... They actually did it.’

’Those ancestors of the Supreme Dragon and Tiger Sect who founded the gate here, if they knew that among their descendants were those assisting the Emperor in maintaining harmony with Heaven’s mandate, I wonder what they would think...’

On the deck of the flying boat, Zhong Shenxiu stood by the railing, his hair whipped by the wind, silently reflecting.

The colossal flying vessel flew past numerous buildings and continuous homes, finally stopping before a grand and towering gate.

"We of the Supreme Dragon Tiger Sect are divided into inner and outer doors; the outer door has tens of thousands of disciples... Without summons, none may enter the inner sect."

Sima Shu explained this to Zhong Shenxiu at his side.

On the way there, I saw those continuous houses that almost surrounded Dragon Tiger Mountain, forming several large towns that are all part of the outskirts of the Supreme Dragon and Tiger Sect.

After all, the Supreme Dragon and Tiger Sect collaborated with the court, disseminated the Ten Directions Beast Skill, and could be considered as recruiting disciples from all over the world.

Even though cultivating the pathway is tough, the sheer number of people who manage to cultivate the Dragon Tiger Magic Power every year and enter the Gang Sha Realm and are then recommended by the court, along with the progeny sent by major families and students taken by elders within their sects, all the way to individuals who come to ask for discipleship on their own accord, when summed up, is an extremely large number.

Yet, 99 percent of them would never step foot into the real gates of the Supreme Dragon Tiger Sect in their entire lifetimes!

"I am strictly speaking an Outer Door Steward after all—the Outer Gate is my main stage," Zhong Shenxiu mumbled to himself, following behind Zhang Taichu without any hindrance he entered inside the mountain gate.

The rich and dense energy of heaven and earth directly transformed into a visible fog.

"As Inner Sect Disciples of my Supreme Dragon Tiger Sect, we all live below the waist of the mountain and are governed by the ’Lie Xing Hall,’ while True Disciples and elders are allowed to enter the ’True Yang Hall’ for discussion," Sima Shu pointed to different palaces, introducing them to Zhong Shenxiu.

"This means that those below the Primordial Pill level are considered as nothing but ants and that only the three True Inheritors can go to True Yang Hall to discuss matters with a group of Primordial Pill, Primordial Spirit Elders... No wonder this Zhang Taichu, as well as the previously mentioned Zhong Wu, are so overbearing..." Zhong Shenxiu thought to himself very cautiously, he did not rashly use his Primordial Spirit Divine Skills to probe his surroundings.

Without even having to think about it, he knew that within the Supreme Dragon Tiger Sect’s mountain gate, there must be extremely formidable Arrays!

Even a Primordial Spirit may be discovered!

His gaze traveled far, sweeping over a vast amount of Spirit Gardens, Beast Pens, and palaces, when he suddenly saw an empty and deserted wasteland on top of a hill.

For some reason, that lifeless area immediately conjured up in his mind the sight of the Demon Immortal breaking the seal, turning Jiugong Mountain into a thousand miles of desolation, all transformed into a Demon Realm.

That unexplainable atmosphere had some similarities.

Zhong Shenxiu suddenly pointed to the barren land and asked, "What place is that? Why is it so desolate?"

"That is the Taiyin Cave, which has always been forbidden territory in our sect, even Inner Sect Disciples who rashly trespass would be severely punished!"

Sima Shu looked over there and suddenly shuddered, "Actually, there is no need for the sect to severely punish them... historically, the few disciples who accidentally entered that place... all died inexplicably..."

"Rashly entering the cultivation site of a corpse resolving immortal cultivator is, after all, a given... I guess they must have died in a very strange and mysterious way, full of abnormalities..." Zhong Shenxiu murmured to himself.

But at this moment, he would naturally not show any unusual expressions and followed along with Zhang Taichu and the others into Lie Xing Hall.

Boom!

The moment he entered the grand hall, Zhong Shenxiu felt an unusual sensation similar to entering the Wuji Pearl.

"A Grotto Heaven treasure?" he speculated in his heart. Looking around, he indeed saw that the space inside the hall was many millions of times larger than the outside world.

In the sky, there were exquisitely carved pearls of the sun, moon, and stars that shone brilliantly, making the entire Lie Xing Hall seem like a small world.

Countless Grotto Mansion residences were densely studded, numerous shops were scattered between them, and a large flux of people gathered at several squares but did not appear crowded.

"Su Daoshi..."

Zhang Taichu said indifferently, "Although you are an Outer Door Steward, you were later promoted to become a Fighting Daoist General of the sect, and you had merits in the battle for the Jiugong Mountain Grotto Heaven, so you should be rewarded with a residence in Lie Xing Hall."

The residences in this Lie Xing Hall are extremely expensive, needing a large amount of merit to exchange.

Living there has many fine uses, and it’s even rumored to have certain benefits for breaking through cultivation bottlenecks.

Ordinary Outer Gate Disciples, who don’t yet own residences in Lie Xing Hall, can only open up their own Grotto Mansions to reside in below the waist of the mountain.

For them, Lie Xing Hall is a place for issuing tasks, merit exchange, trade markets, and where they often listen to their masters’ lectures.

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