Mortal Bones

"The Wanshen Peak is a forbidden area in Taiyue Mountain. Without the Palace Master's handwriting, no one can climb the peak without permission!"

As soon as they arrived at the entrance of Wanshen Peak, Xu Taiping and Fairy Lingyue were stopped by a group of guards from the Nine Prefectures.

Xu Taiping immediately stepped forward, cupped his fists and said:

"My lords, I am the Zhenwu Tiansan cultivator Chu Ping'an. I am here today to climb to the top of the Ten Thousand Evils Peak and win the qualification for this Zhenwu Sword Leader Tournament."

This pseudonym had been agreed upon by Xu Taiping and Fairy Lingyue on the way here.

After hearing that Xu Taiping wanted to challenge the summit of Wanshen Peak, several guards did not show too much surprise.

The guard standing at the front nodded calmly and said:

"You wait here, Lord Chen Sheng will be here soon."

While saying this, another guard behind him had already picked up a jade slip and started to pass the message.

Seeing this, Xu Taiping asked with some confusion:

"May I ask, is this Lord Chen Sheng from the Chunyang Sword Sect?"

When he went to Thousand Buddha Kingdom to rescue Second Senior Brother and Senior Sister Zi Yan, if it were not for the help of Chunyang Sword Sect Chen Sheng, it is very likely that Second Senior Brother and Senior Sister Zi Yan would have died by the time he arrived.

So even though they haven't seen each other for so many years, Xu Taiping still remembers the sword master Chen Sheng.

Hearing this, the guard nodded and said:

"In this Zhenwu Sword Leader Association, Lord Chen Sheng of Chunyang Sword Sect is entrusted by our Jiufu to help select those who want to challenge the mountain."

After confirming that the person coming was Chunyang Sword Sect Chen Sheng, Xu Taiping showed a look of joy in his eyes.

Fairy Lingyue on the side reminded her through a message:

"Taiping, no matter how good old friends are, we cannot recognize each other at this time."

Xu Taiping nodded calmly and said:

"It's natural."

He came here specifically to challenge himself to the top of the Ten Thousand Evil Peaks in order to participate in the Zhenwu Jiangui Conference without revealing his identity.

If he recognized Chen Sheng at this time, everything he did today would be meaningless.

Seeing that Xu Taiping fell silent, the guard from the Jiufu thought that Xu Taiping was blaming their Jiufu in his heart, so he added:

"Young knight, it's not that we are deliberately making things difficult for you. In fact, in recent years, more and more monks have come to challenge you to climb the All-Evil Peak in order to qualify for the True Martial Sword Leader Association."

“But what a dangerous place it is to be at the Peak of All Evils?”

"As a result, more and more monks died on the All-Evil Peak."

"At most, even if ten people climbed to the summit, nine would die on the peak."

"The remaining person was carried down by us."

"As a last resort, the master of the palace invited Master Chen Sheng to help select people to climb the peak and eliminate those monks who are not suitable for going to the Peak of All Evils."

When Xu Taiping heard this, he looked surprised.

Although he had already expected the danger of the Wanshen Peak, he never expected it to be so dangerous.

Fairy Lingyue on the side said disapprovingly:

"Since I learned about the Ten Thousand Evil Peak, I have often heard that monks died on the way to the peak. Today's human monks have long lost their respect for the Ten Thousand Evil Peak, and naturally more and more people are dying."

Xu Taiping nodded.

While the two were talking secretly, the Jiufu guard who was summoning the messenger suddenly raised the jade slip in his hand, waved to Xu Taiping and said:

"Rogue cultivator Chu Ping'an, Master Chen Sheng and other cultivators who are preparing to climb the mountain are waiting for you upstairs!"

When Xu Taiping heard this, he immediately responded, then turned to Fairy Lingyue and said:

"Sister Lingyue, I'm coming over."

Fairy Lingyue smiled and nodded:

"Go ahead. After I meet up with Ping'an Baiyu, I will take them to the side of Yanyu Peak to watch."

Xu Taiping nodded, and then quickly went to the small building under the guidance of a Jiufu guard.

…

After a stick of incense.

Yanyu Peak, inside Tingyun Pavilion.

Fairy Lingyue, Zhao Linglong, Bai Yu and Ping An were sitting at the same table, all looking at the shadow projected by the spiritual mirror in the center of the attic.

In the shadow, a group of monks were standing in front of a small building, quietly waiting for something.

After Zhao Linglong used her eyes to confirm Xu Taiping's position among the people waiting in front of the building, she sighed, turned to look at Fairy Lingyue and said:

"Fairy, since you are Taiping's friend, why don't you stop him?"

Just now, Bai Yu and Ping An briefly introduced Fairy Lingyue to Zhao Linglong.

Fairy Lingyue did not answer, but asked Zhao Linglong:

"Miss Linglong, you must have recalled Taiping's experience in Xuanhuang Tower, right?"

Zhao Linglong nodded with a heavy face and said:

"Yeah, I remembered everything."

Fairy Lingyue looked at the phantom again, and then continued:

"Do you think that with Taiping's personality and what he wants to do, someone can stop him?"

Zhao Linglong was still a little reluctant and said:

"Since we already know that Su Chan may cause trouble at the Zhenwu Jiangui Conference, why don't we inform the Jiufu about this and let the Jiufu use the power of the entire Zhenwu Tian to find Su Chan."

Fairy Lingyue just briefly explained to Zhao Linglong that Xu Taiping wanted to lurk in the dark to deal with Su Chan.

Fairy Lingyue shook her head and said:

"Let's not say whether the Jiufu will believe our words. Even if they do, I'm afraid Su Chan will have received the news in advance before they take action."

"You have to know that Su Chan started planning this matter decades ago."

"No one can guarantee whether there is any detailed work arranged by Su Chan in the Jiufu."

Zhao Linglong was speechless for a moment.

Because it is true as Fairy Lingyue said, with Su Chan's methods, if he is given decades to plan carefully, no one knows what he will do next.

Fairy Lingyue said again:

"Miss Linglong, the reason why I am willing to tell you all this is so that Taiping will have a former classmate to help him in the next situation, so that he will not be alone."

Zhao Linglong's heart trembled when she heard this, and she couldn't help but recall the scene when Xu Taiping faced the monsters in the Xuanhuang Tower that day.

Fairy Lingyue continued:

"But Miss Linglong, all we can do now is believe in peace."

While the two were talking, the voice of Chunyang Sword Sect Chen Sheng suddenly came out from the shadow cast by the spiritual mirror in front of them - "There are thirty-four people who have climbed the Ten Thousand Evils Peak today. The quota has been filled. Next, there will be more If there are any challengers up the mountain, please come back tomorrow.”

After hearing this, the originally quiet attic began to be filled with chatter from the spectators at each table.

Zhao Linglong and Fairy Lingyue at the table stopped talking and stared at the phantom without blinking.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Sheng, the Chunyang Sword Sect, said again:

"In order to avoid unnecessary casualties, the thirty-four people who climbed the peak this time must pass the next trial before they are qualified to climb the peak."

As he said that, he saw Chen Sheng holding up a basket of apples in the shadow and saying:

"Today, anyone who can take an apple from my basket will be qualified to climb the mountain!"

At first hearing this, everyone in the attic thought there was something wrong with their ears. They just felt that the test set by Chen Sheng was too ordinary.

But as the next scene appeared, everyone shut up.

With a loud "boom", Chen Sheng was seen in the shadow, and the sword energy around him suddenly turned into pieces of snowflakes that suddenly flew and spread.

In the end, the snowflakes transformed by these sword energies enveloped Chen Sheng like a huge snowball.

So in the attic, a monk was dumbfounded and said:

"If you want to pass through the Transformation Sword Immortal's Transformation Sword Gang to get the apples in the basket, how can an ordinary monk do it?"