38 Wen Yin and her Little Friends Are Shocked... (1/2)

Amongst the Spirit Sword Mountain’s twelve peaks, Clear Sky Peak was the broadest. It accounted for more than half of the total area of the Spirit Sword Sect. It was the place where the sect’s spirit grass and herb grew, and where the immortal animals and spirit beasts lived.

The Clear Sky Peak was divided into Big and Small Clear Sky Peaks. Within the Small Clear Sky Peak was the Immortal Path, which is adjacent to the Cloud Wave Map and the four independent realms.

Small Clear Sky was mainly used to cultivate some lower level spirit grass or spirit beast. In addition, because there were barriers upon barriers that restricted all the spirit beasts or monsters in certain areas, it could be used as an excellent ground for disciples to train and gain experience, as long as one wouldn’t break free from the designated path. As for the Immortal Path, it was actually its most unimportant function.

Today, Yue Yun led a team to this Small Clear Sky Peak—not Big Clear Sky Peak because there were many category four or category five monsters roaming around in there. In the past, there had been several similar training teams who ended up becoming those monsters’ snacks. While inside the Small Clear Sky Peak, the strongest monsters were only, theoretically, category two or three. Although Yue Yun and his team may not necessarily win against those monsters, with the help of his Martial Sister, they could still easily make their escape.

“Okay, I’ll stress again about the main point of this experiential learning. Please don’t think of me as long-winded; because this is our first experiential learning, so a little bit more caution is warranted. Although there were numerous restriction spells placed in this Small Clear Sky Peak to ensure safety and security, almost every couple of years, there would be casualties. This experiential learning is definitely not a game, do you guys understand?”

Before the entrance of the Clear Sky Peak, the mild-mannered Yue Yun showed his rarely shown grim face. When he heard his Master’s account of this place, he was so scared that he didn’t want to do a review. After being frightened by him like that, except for the calm-collected-and-at-ease disciple in red and white, the few newcomers revealed a nervous look and immediately professed that they would strictly follow the advice of Yue Yun and his Martial Sister and so on.

“Successor Disciple is indeed Successor Disciple, not only did he already know the ins and outs of this experiential learning beforehand, but he also has such a confident expression; he must have already reached the Foundation Establishment Stage!”

Yue Yun sighed in his heart as he considered his Master’s words about not bothering with this disciple in red and white. It seemed that there was indeed some grain of truth in that...

Thus, he had to ignore this Successor Disciple and chose to finish his explanation about the experiential learning.

“This experiential learning is expected to last for five days. Our schedule is as follows: in the next three days, we will pass through the Full Moon Valley until we reach the entrance to the Azure Dragon Gorge, and then we will return via the Lotus Pond. During the course, all of you can collect whatever medicinal herbs you want -- Of course, the premise is, you have to have the ability to do it. Don’t bother to collect if you would just end up wasting it. You guys can also participate in the fights along the way, but you must assess your ability and act accordingly. Moreover, you have to strictly follow my and Senior Sister Huo Ying’s instructions.”

“Understand.”

“No problem.”

“Mm.”

“Okay.”

“Yosh!”

Upon hearing the last affirmation, Yue Yun was shocked; he thought, “The hell! What does ‘yosh’ mean!? Successor Brother, don’t scare me like that!?”

But when he saw Wang Lu’s smiling face, Yue Yun could only helplessly shake his head as he said, “Come on, let’s go.”

Thus, they began their journey towards the Clear Sky Peak with Yue Yun and Wang Lu leading at the front, and Huo Ying guarding at the rear.

The entrance part of the Small Clear Peak was protected by countless restriction spells, protecting the team from monsters and ferocious beasts at the mountain. The team formed a single line and steadily walked safely along the mountain path. However, Yue Yun, who walked at the front, often chose the seemingly dangerous, rugged and secluded path, which made the several blue and white and black and white newcomers somewhat uncomfortable.

It was especially difficult for the two blue and white female disciples of the Carefree Peak since their cultivation talent was limited unlike their Senior Sister Huo Ying, who walked the jagged and slanted path as if it was a flat road. They also couldn’t be like their Martial Brothers Zhu Qin and Wen Bao who used their four limbs to help them climb without the slightest care of being dirtied by the soil.

This trek was really awkward and uncomfortable for them.

Leading the way at the front, Yue Yun inwardly sniggered, “What a newb! Although their cultivation level is not that bad, they lack the experience; they couldn’t even apply their skills into this trek for one bit. Granted, even being at the ninth level of the Qi Cultivating Stage is still not enough to make them walk as if this is a flat land, nevertheless, they have passed the Body Refining Stage, so they should have the strength of a Xiantian Stage martial art master… But, I’ve never heard a Xiantian Stage expert climb a mountain with this much difficulty!”

The Body Refining Stage at the Spirit Sword Sect was used to create a solid foundation for the disciples. However the two years into the Xiantian Stage was achieved mostly through accelerated processes, so these newcomers were still unfamiliar with their new power.

However, their Successor Brother was true to his status; even though he was still in the second level of Body Refining Stage, he climbed the rugged mountain path with ease; he easily kept a steady distance with Yue Yun, who was already in the sixth level of the Qi Cultivating Stage. “Hehe, he is indeed a Successor Disciple.” Yue Yun mused.

After climbing for quite a while, the group occasionally turned to look back. The entrance to the Small Clear Sky Peak was covered by the sea of clouds...The newcomers finally realized how big and tall this Small Clear Sky Peak was.

“Senior Brother Yue Yun, how long do we still need to walk?”

One blue and white female disciple couldn’t help but ask. At this time, she was already out of breath and her face had turned red, dripping with fragrant perspiration. Her two hands were covered with sludge and green moss, and her hair was disheveled. In short, she appeared to be in an extremely difficult situation.

The team leader, Yue Yun, turned his head and laughed. “What’s the matter, Junior Sister Wen Yin, can’t hold on anymore?”

Junior Sister Wen Yin bit her lips. “That’s not it. It’s just…”

Actually, it was actually that, she somewhat couldn’t hold on anymore. In this trek, Yue Yun seemed to make things difficult for them by always picking the most inhumane path possible. From time to time, he even led them to climb vertical cliffs up to a hundred meter high with nothing but their hands and feet… Even a genuine Xiantian expert couldn’t afford to fall from such a height.

Amongst them, Wen Yin was the one who struggled the most. From the talent point of view, her spirit root couldn’t be compared to Yue Xinyao’s spirit root; from the foundation point of view, compared to the other two Martial Brother and Sister from the Misty Peak, her cultivation had only reached the ninth level of the Qi Cultivating Stage. Although she could be considered as an Immortal Cultivator, but amongst the various methods that she learned… nothing could come in handy. Although she had studied the Amazing Step Method, she had never formally practiced it, so she simply couldn’t use it! And even if she could use it, she couldn’t withstand the rate of energy consumption of that method with her ninth level of Qi Cultivating Stage.

A few hours later, the girl’s heart was filled with regret. “Had I known it would turn out to be like this, I wouldn’t have been in such a hurry to sign up to participate in this experiential learning. This trip is deliberately trying to make things difficult!”

Yue Yun chuckled. “Very well, since people are tired, let’s rest for a while.”

Everyone secretly heaved a sigh of relief, looked for a place to sit and then took a deep sigh.

However, before they could even catch their breath, they heard Yue Yun began to open his mouth to preach again. “According to our scheduled course, we should pass through the Full Moon Valley within three days and arrive at the Azure Dragon Gorge.”

The rest of the team looked at each other, not knowing what his intention was. However, Wang Lu had already grasped the problem; he cheerfully laughed and asked, “With our current speed, would we still be on schedule?”

Yue Yun nodded his head. “Yes, we would—but only if we don’t take any sleep in these three days.”

“Three days without sleep!?”

Wen Yin and her little friends were shocked! [1]

Yue Yun laughed. “Moreover, after we reach the Azure Dragon Gorge, we still have to return via the Lotus Pond within two days. So, in theory, we should not take any rest in the entire journey on this trip.”

“Not taking any rest in the entire journey!?”

“Of course, based on your cultivation level, I know it would be hard for all of you to walk for several consecutive days without taking any break, thus…” Speaking to this point, he couldn’t help but laugh. “Thus, everyone needs to pick up their speed so you can give yourself a time to rest. If we can rush to the Azure Dragon Gorge in a day, I can take you to go sightseeing for two days.”