Marry the Demon Sect Girl with No Bride Price-Chapter 241 - 46: The Secret of Cloud Pattern Mountain

Chapter 241: Chapter 46: The Secret of Cloud Pattern Mountain

"Enough!"

Qiu Zhihe snorted coldly and looked at Yun Li:

"You promised to give us the cultivation technique of the Cloud Pattern Star Spear if we ascended the mountain, but now you’re obstructing us with so many excuses. Are you planning to go back on your word?"

Qiu Zhihe went to Cloud Pattern Mountain for the cultivation technique of the Cloud Pattern Star Spear.

Qin Gengyun follows the path of a Body Cultivator and uses a staff; suitable cultivation techniques are few for him.

The Cloud Pattern Star Spear is one of those techniques.

With some modifications, it could perfectly align with Qin Gengyun’s Heaven-Reaching Staff and even compensate for some weaknesses in his staff technique.

Just now, after sparring with Yun Li, Qiu Zhihe was even more certain of this.

The Cloud Pattern Star Spear is quite important for the current stage of Qin Gengyun’s cultivation.

Moreover, there is a "Bone Marrow Cleansing Spring" on Cloud Pattern Mountain, which can greatly enhance bone and muscle strength and is very beneficial for Body Cultivators.

That’s why Qiu Zhihe agreed to follow Yun Li up the mountain.

Even if there was a trap, she could fight her way out.

However, Yun Li not only set no trap but also proposed giving Qin Gengyun the daughter of the top leader on the Beauty Ranking as a concubine.

This, this was more vile than a trap!

Yet, Yun Li still smiled: "Taoist Friend Qiu, Cloud Pattern Mountain is beautiful and rich in Spiritual Energy. You and your husband could each take a concubine and live a carefree life on Cloud Pattern Mountain. Isn’t that wonderful?"

Qin Gengyun suddenly said, "Second-in-command, you want my wife to choose a consort, even giving me the daughter of your chief leader, just so we’d stay on Cloud Pattern Mountain, right?"

Yun Li nodded candidly and said, "Taoist Friend Qiu, your main wife is indeed smart. Yes, I want you to remain on Cloud Pattern Mountain and become a part of us."

Liu Su sneered, "You’re thinking too much, right? How could my lady and her husband stay in a place like the Northern Wilderness?"

Yun Li stood up and tore off the Tiger Skin Robe, revealing two very thin pieces of fabric that barely covered the essentials, resembling the undergarments of an Eastern Cultivator woman.

Slender and graceful, her movements were like waves, suddenly turning this war goddess seductive and enchanting:

"If this Qin Taoist Friend is willing to stay, I can be your concubine too. Get me, and you get the whole of Cloud Pattern Mountain. Isn’t that tempting enough?"

Everyone was stunned that the heroic and rugged second-in-command of Cloud Pattern Mountain would be so... lowly. All were dumbfounded. Qiu Zhihe raised a small hand and covered Qin Gengyun’s eyes.

"Aunt Li!"

Yun Zhen seemed equally surprised, crying out with a mix of despair and grievance.

Qin Gengyun said earnestly, "Second-in-command, in my eyes, there is only my wife. Please respect yourself."

Yun Li, not giving up, approached Qin Gengyun, her voice magnetic and tempting:

"With both Yun Zhen and me, one big, one small, serving you together, aren’t you moved?"

"Enough!!"

Yun Zhen suddenly tore off the wedding dress, revealing the animal hide underneath, then yanked out the hairpin, letting her slightly wavy hair fall, the combination with the rugged animal hide instantly vanishing her previously composed gentleness.

"Damn it, I can’t pretend any longer!"

"What’s wrong with being fifty on the Beauty Ranking? So what if I’m a few ranks lower than you? Did I eat your family’s meat!"

"You treat your man like a treasure; I don’t even care for him!"

"Only men are fit to be my concubines! There’s no way I’m marrying into another family! Whoever wants to deal with that can do it themselves!"

After a bout of jumping and cursing, Yun Zhen stormed out.

"Oh my!" Liu Su was stunned: "So she was acting all along? I was wondering when the women of Cloud Pattern Mountain became so gentle."

"Yun Zhen!"

Yun Li had no time to speak to others and quickly put on the animal hide to chase after her.

The large room returned to silence.

This "consort selection feast" abruptly came to an end.

Liu Su blinked, "Miss, what do we do now?"

Qin Gengyun frowned and said, "Yun Li’s actions are inconsistent, and there must be something strange on Cloud Pattern Mountain. My lady, we should leave."

"Finish my lamb shank!" Nearby the Hammer girl, with a lamb shank in one hand and a pig’s elbow in the other, had her face covered in grease.

"Darn you, Little Hammer, that’s my lamb shank!" Liu Su cried out and rushed over.

While these two kids were fighting over food, Qiu Zhihe said to Qin Gengyun:

"The Cloud Pattern Star Spear is very useful for you; we must obtain it, and the Bone Marrow Cleansing Spring is hugely beneficial for Body Cultivation."

Si Minglan even agreed: "I’ve heard of the Bone Marrow Cleansing Spring. It’s said that the cultivators of Cloud Pattern Mountain undergo a cleansing ritual in the spring upon coming of age, significantly enhancing their bones and muscles. Qin Gengyun, as a Body Cultivator, definitely shouldn’t miss it."

With a mouth full of meat, Liu Su giggled, "So how about everyone taking a hot spring bath together tonight?"

Qiu Zhihe shot her a cold glance, and Si Minglan looked at Qin Gengyun, seemingly thoughtful, snorted, and turned away.

"The Bone Marrow Cleansing Spring is a treasured place in Cloud Pattern Mountain; surely it will be guarded. It’s not so easy to enter."

At that moment, the third mistress of Yun Li’s household came in, curtsied gracefully, and said to them:

"Honored guests, the Second-in-command says the hospitality today was inadequate. To make amends, you are invited to take a bath in the Bone Marrow Cleansing Spring tonight."

At the peak of Cloud Pattern Mountain, a giant spear-shaped rock jutted out, shrouded in mist below, resembling an immortal realm.

By the edge of the spear-shaped rock, Yun Zhen, visibly angry, shouted at Yun Li, who was catching up:

"Aunt Li, the women of Cloud Pattern Mountain are stronger than all men in the world! Why should I marry into the Qin family? And why should you serve him? What dignity will Cloud Pattern Mountain have in the future?!

Yun Li’s eyes glowed with rage: "If Cloud Pattern Mountain is annihilated, what use is dignity?!"

Yun Zhen shouted, "Isn’t Spirit Corpse Mountain just relying on its many Spirit Corpses? I’m not afraid; I don’t believe we can’t defend Cloud Pattern Mountain on our own!"

Yun Li stepped up, grabbed her collar, and said, "Zhen, have you forgotten how your eldest sister died?! Do you want all the people of Cloud Pattern Mountain to die so miserably?!"

Yun Zhen was momentarily stunned.

The "big sister" mentioned by Yun Li was none other than the head of Cloud Pattern Mountain, and also Yun Zhen’s mother.

The Hundred Mountains of the Northern Wilderness are often spoken of outside the Northern Wilderness as if they are one and the same, representing the power of the Northern Wilderness.

But in reality, each mountain reigns independently, and there is often conflict between them.

Some are for unique cultivation techniques, others for special resources.

Unluckily for Cloud Pattern Mountain, it has both.

The Cloud Pattern Star Spear, passed down from a Great Power of ascension level, is unmatched in its power, capable of shaking mountains and standing out among the Hundred Mountains.

The Bone Marrow Cleansing Spring washes and refines the muscles and bones, solidifying spirit fields. It has miraculous effects not only on Body Cultivators but also allows other cultivators to undergo a metamorphosis.

Possessing such treasures invites envy, and many in the Northern Wilderness covet Cloud Pattern Mountain.

Cloud Pattern Mountain often faced attacks and had grown accustomed to this.

However, a month ago, the strongest of the Hundred Mountains, Spirit Corpse Mountain, launched a surprise attack.

Five Foundation Establishment experts, over a hundred late-period Qi Cultivators, and thousands of spirit corpses stormed the mountain.

Yun Zhen’s mother led the defense and was severely injured by several Foundation Establishment experts while trying to save her clansmen, ultimately being devoured alive by a horde of spirit corpses.

Her body could not even be recovered.

That battle was extremely brutal, and although Cloud Pattern Mountain temporarily repelled Spirit Corpse Mountain, it was clear they wouldn’t rest until they attacked again.

By then, Cloud Pattern Mountain would be unable to hold them off.

The tragic death of the big sister compelled the second-in-command, Yun Li, to seek help everywhere to save Cloud Pattern Mountain, but the power of Spirit Corpse Mountain was overwhelming, and none of the Hundred Mountains dared to assist them.

Even those willing to help demanded conditions as destructive as wiping out Cloud Pattern Mountain itself.

Yun Li had no choice but to seek support beyond the Northern Wilderness, hearing of the fall of the Chang Family in Xingluo Town and learning that those who acted were quite strong.

A young girl had hammered an ancient fierce beast half to death, suitable to counter the Foundation Establishment experts of Spirit Corpse Mountain.

A beautiful woman adept in array cultivation had a Hundred Sword Array perfect for dealing with hordes of spirit corpses.

The woman’s husband wielded the Chang Family treasure, the Heaven-Reaching Staff, which could change size and sweep away hundreds of spirit corpses with one swing.

These three were the perfect tools for defending the mountain.

More out of desperation than anything else, Yun Li set her sights on Qin Gengyun and his companions.

Having investigated, she found out these people had entered the Northern Wilderness Fallen Immortal Forest.

Coincidentally, her third house had clashed with Qin Gengyun’s group, so Yun Li went along with the situation, using it as a chance to test Qiu Zhihe’s strength.

After all, during the fall of the Chang Family, this beautiful woman had only shown her array skills and nothing else.

No one expected Qiu Zhihe to be much stronger than imagined, increasing Yun Li’s resolve to keep them at Cloud Pattern Mountain at all costs to help resist powerful enemies.

"Aunt Li..."

At this moment, Yun Zhen was shaken by Yun Li’s words, with the image of her mother’s tragic death appearing before her eyes again, her eyes instantly reddening, yet she still objected:

"But even with these people, we may still not be able to hold off Spirit Corpse Mountain. Why should we involve uninvolved people?"

Yun Li sneered, "Once on Cloud Pattern Mountain, they are already involved."

"Second-in-command, as per your instructions, arrangements have been made for them to visit the Bone Marrow Cleansing Spring tonight."

At this point, someone from the third house came over to report to Yun Li.

"Very good!"

Yun Li said to Yun Zhen, "Tonight I will find a way to distract Qiu Zhihe, you go to the Bone Marrow Cleansing Spring, and you must win over her husband. As for the girl with the hammer, I will send the most handsome man from the village, and we will surely win her over."

"As long as those two are willing to stay, Qiu Zhihe is unlikely to leave."

Yun Zhen bit her lip, the fierce wind on the mountaintop blowing her long hair, the hem of her beast skin skirt flapping, her voice clear:

"Aunt Li, I don’t understand. We guard Cloud Pattern Mountain to prevent the Cloud Pattern Star Spear and Bone Marrow Cleansing Spring from being taken, but you’ve already promised to give them the Cloud Pattern Star Spear and arranged for them to enter the Bone Marrow Cleansing Spring. Isn’t the treasure of Cloud Pattern Mountain being touched by others just the same?"

Yun Li’s eyebrows stood erect, "If they get our treasures, they must stay and live and die with us as an exchange. But Spirit Corpse Mountain would rather not pay any resources, they not only seize but also kill our clansmen, killed your mother. I’d rather give it to them for free than let Spirit Corpse Mountain have it!"

"Aunt Li, I will definitely avenge my mother with Spirit Corpse Mountain! However, I don’t want to do something so degrading!"

Yun Zhen was still unwilling, "Isn’t Cloud Bamboo Mountain our ally? We can ask them for help!"

Yun Li sighed, "Cloud Bamboo Mountain has always stayed away from the Northern Wilderness conflicts. Their strength is even weaker than ours, not to mention, if we really involve Cloud Bamboo Mountain, your sister Yun Wu will likely be exposed to the world. The fate of Cloud Bamboo Mountain might be even more tragic than ours!"

Yun Zhen was taken aback.

Yes, Yun Wu, number one on the Beauty Ranking, is from Cloud Bamboo Mountain.

This was known only to Cloud Pattern Mountain as an ally, and being merely the number one beauty wouldn’t be enough to make Cloud Bamboo Mountain hide her so well.

It’s because Yun Wu carries a secret that, if discovered, would lead to the extermination of Cloud Bamboo Mountain.

Yun Zhen and Yun Wu were as close as sisters, and upon hearing Yun Li’s words, she finally bowed her head.

Just as Aunt Li said, all roads were blocked. Could the vast Cloud Pattern Mountain really rely on a few outsiders?

Seeing her lower her head in silence, Yun Li knew she had succumbed to reality and admonished:

"Little Zhen, tonight, after I’ve drawn Qiu Zhihe away, go to the Bone Marrow Cleansing Spring and find Qin Gengyun. Remember to wear that outfit I specifically bought."

"That... outfit?"

Yun Zhen’s eyes widened, her face instantly reddening, but she finally nodded.

Yun Li’s eyes turned slightly red as she held Yun Zhen, "I’m sorry. If Qin Gengyun favored me, I would go in your place. It is Aunt Li’s fault that you have to suffer this."

Yun Zhen’s fists clenched tightly, finally making up her mind:

"No, Aunt Li, as long as we can defend Cloud Pattern Mountain, as long as we can avenge my mother, I am willing to become the world’s most degraded woman!"