Chapter 23 The Worried Chief Disciple

Chapter 23 The Worried Chief Disciple

Chapter 23 The Worried Chief Disciple

Lishan Immortal Sect, Caiyun Peak.

There is a huge circular platform on the top of Caiyun Peak. On the platform, two graceful figures, one in blue and one in white, are fighting with swords. Their movements are erratic and their sword moves are mysterious and exquisite. The battle space is not limited to the ground, as if gravity does not exist at all. They are flying up and down in the air above the platform.

Although they are clearly in human form, their fight is like two birds fighting in the air. Their fierceness yet also highlights a unique beauty, like a dancing animal show.

Surrounding the stage were many girls in colorful clothes, watching the battle nervously. These girls had more or less certain bird characteristics, such as wings on their backs, bird claws on their feet, or feathers on their hair.

Caiyun Peak is the mountain where Caiyunxian, a disciple of the Lishan Immortal Sect, lives. As a direct disciple of the Lishan Mother, this female fairy had already transcended the calamity and ascended to heaven long before the great calamity of the Conferred Gods. After the defeat of the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, she followed the Holy Mother Wudang here without giving up.

Caiyunxian was already qualified to found a sect, but he had never set up his own school. He built a temple on a towering peak in the Lishan Mountains as a branch of the Lishan Immortal Sect.

Most of the disciples of Caiyun Peak are demon cultivators transformed from birds, and all of them are female.

This is because the Mother of Mount Li never liked men and only accepted female disciples, hoping to cultivate a heroine who was as good as men and could surpass men. Later generations said that Zhong Wuyan, Fan Lihua, Liu Jinding, Mu Guiying and Bai Suzhen were all disciples of the Mother of Mount Li.

In a sense, the rules of Lishan Laomu for accepting disciples are also very characteristic of the unique Jiejiao. The Chenjiao, Renjiao and Xifangjiao prefer to recruit male disciples, but have very few female disciples and do not attach importance to training female disciples.

In addition, the vast majority of the current female disciples of the Lishan Immortal Sect are transformed demon cultivators. This is because only five hundred years have passed since the Conferred God Tribulation, and the Lishan Immortal Sect still has a heavy label of the Jiejiao. The human race is still ruled by the Western Zhou royal court, and due to the intentional or unintentional propaganda of the other three religions of the Zhou royal court, the Jiejiao has a poor reputation among the human race and is almost equal to that of the Demon Sect.

Who would be willing to join the only remaining sect of Jiejiao, which supported the Shang Dynasty, in the mortal world? Even if the non-righteous demonic human race came to ask to be a disciple, Lishan Laomu, who was originally an orthodox immortal, would not accept them.

Seeing that the population of the Lishan Sect was declining after it was founded, the Mother of Lishan had no choice but to send her five direct disciples to search for some little female fairies who were free from karma, had good character and good qualifications, and bring them back to the sect for training.

Over the past few hundred years, there have been more than a hundred female demon disciples in the Caiyun Peak lineage alone.

Caiyunxian is an alien species in the universe that is the incarnation of a water spirit. Her original prototype is a vast cloud. She also has a preference when accepting disciples, and that is, she likes birds. This is because in the tens of thousands of years of lonely and wandering life when she developed intelligence but had not yet transformed, there were only occasional birds flying by her side to accompany her.

In addition to Caiyun Peak, the Lishan Immortal Sect also has four branch temples: Xianshui Pool, East and West Xiuling, Jinghuaze, and Zixuan Cave.

Most of the disciples in the Xianshuichi Taoist temple are in the form of aquatic animals; most of the disciples in Dongxixiuling are in the form of beasts (East Xiuling is for carnivorous beasts, while West Xiuling is for herbivorous beasts); most of the disciples in Jinghuaze are in the form of insects or plants; and most of the disciples in Zixuandong are in the form of the five elements spirits or strange creatures with spiritual intelligence.

The areas are divided in this way because there are too many types of demon-cultivating disciples in the sect. Disciples of different species have very different habits and even conflicting natures and are natural enemies of each other, making it difficult for them to live in harmony.

Chaoyuan Pavilion was built on the main peak of Lishan Mountain. It is the residence of the Mother of Lishan Mountain. In the pavilion, there is Sanxiao Hall, which enshrines the statues of the three female fairies Yunxiao, Qiongxiao and Bixiao.

Chaoyuan Pavilion was originally intended to be a place for human disciples to practice, but now there is not even a single human disciple in the sect, so it is temporarily vacant.

The transformed image of Caiyunxian is a graceful lady in colorful gauze skirt with floating ribbons. She has a voluptuous figure and a face with jade lips and icy skin, and looks very young. However, because of her dignified and beautiful appearance and amiable smile, people have the illusion that she is a grandmother.

Paying attention to the situation on the stage, Cai Yunxian couldn't help but tilt her head slightly, revealing a look of doubt.

The two people fighting on the stage were both the best among the second-generation disciples, and they were well matched. In the past, the Caiyun Peak’s internal competitions would take hundreds of rounds to decide the winner, but in today’s competition, it was obvious that the girl in green quickly fell into a disadvantage.

With her celestial realm, she could easily see through the strength of her favorite disciple. In terms of cultivation, the girl in green was much better than the girl in white. However, in terms of enemy skills and state of mind, the girl in white was like playing with a child. She held the girl in green in the palm of her hand, perfectly controlling the rhythm of the battle and guiding the girl in green step by step into a dead end.

Finally, the green-clothed girl, who had lost her patience after a long period of unsuccessful attacks, was no longer willing to continue the close combat where she was restricted everywhere. She retreated suddenly, activating her innate magical power as she retreated. Her green dress burned and turned into balls of azure flames. Tongues of fire spewed out in all directions, and the high-temperature flames formed a blue flame whirlwind that rolled towards the girl in white.

Cai Yunxian couldn't help but be shocked. In the internal competition, such powerful innate magical powers were used, which could easily result in accidental injuries. At that moment, she hesitated whether to protect the girl in white, but she soon saw the clue and felt relieved.

The girl in green was also helpless, even if she had occasionally been defeated in previous fights, she had never used her innate green flame. It was just that she felt too frustrated in the fight today, and she had a higher level of cultivation and many skills but had no way to display them.

In the past, when fighting with the girl in white, she would release the flying sword to fight at a medium distance, competing in sword control skills. But this time, the girl in white approached her as soon as they met, holding the sword to fight her in close combat, not giving her a chance to release the flying sword. When the two of them fought with swords in close combat, the difference in sword skills was not big, but the advantage of the girl in green in sword control skills and the quality of the flying sword could not be brought into play.

The sword held by the girl in green is her natal flying sword, which was transformed from the longest feather when she transformed. It is called the "Green Feather Sword". This natal flying sword is highly compatible with her original form. It is a part of her body and can be controlled as easily as using one's own arm.

Moreover, the legendary divine bird, the Qingluan, has feathers that carry a trace of innate energy, which can be transformed into a sword and reach the level of spiritual treasure. It is much higher than the standard flying swords of the magical weapon level issued by the sect.

The girl in white somehow learned how to play to her strengths and avoid her weaknesses, attacking the enemy when they were unprepared, and using her innate magical power, the Dancing Crane, to engage in close combat, suppressing the enemy with her body movements and occasionally kicking out with her long legs. Her moves became more and more varied and difficult to defend against, and her offensive was continuous with the coordination of her sword and legs, which almost suffocated the girl in green.

If he doesn't come up with a plan to defeat the enemy, the girl in green will be kicked over in less than ten moves, and will be completely defeated in the true sense of the word.

After releasing her own green flame, the girl in green felt regretful. She felt it was wrong to use such heavy hands in a competition with her fellow disciples and hurt her fellow sisters. She thought that she must take out her best elixir to treat the girl in white afterwards, just hoping that she would not be left with scars.

However, when the green flames dissipated, there was no trace of the girl in white where she lived, only a small pit was left on the ground.

Earth can overcome fire. Even though the innate green flame is quite powerful, the fire tornado only left traces of red ashes and a few wisps of burnt smoke in the pit, failing to burn through the earth.

The girl in green was stunned, thinking that although her magical powers were powerful, they were not enough to burn her opponent to ashes.

Just as she was wondering, the ground right below the girl in green suddenly broke open, and a gray figure broke out of the ground, rushing into the air through the blind spot of the girl in green's sight, passing by the girl in green, and then the figure froze in mid-air, with the sect's standard flying sword already placed on the girl's neck.

The girl in white immediately put away her sword, floated to the ground, and held the sword in her hand, clasping her fists towards the girl in green, "Thank you, Junior Sister Luan."

The girl in green clothes realized that she had already been defeated, and completely defeated! The attack of her own life blue flame as a trump card actually accelerated her defeat. She could have held out for another dozen moves...

Caiyunxian said with a smile: "The winner of this Caiyun Peak internal competition is He Lingyun! Good boy, you have made great progress. I am really impressed by you."

He Lingyun pursed his lips, but he didn't look happy. He said awkwardly: "Thank you for the compliment, Master. I was just lucky."

"Why call me Master? I sound old. I should be called Sister."

Caiyunxian slowly floated towards the crane girl, opened her arms with a curved brow, and kept this posture, looking at the girl with loving eyes.

He Lingyun hesitated for a moment, then shyly stepped forward and threw herself into Cai Yunxian's arms. Cai Yunxian closed her arms and embraced her, clinging to her lovingly.

Caiyunxian's embrace was warm, fluffy and fragrant. He Lingyun's physical and mental fatigue disappeared in an instant, and even his depressed mood was cured a lot.

Letting go of He Lingyun, Caiyunxian opened her arms to the girl in green again: "Qingyu, it's just a temporary victory or defeat, don't worry about it, come here~ Sister, give me a hug~"

The young girl in green pursed her lips and threw herself into Caiyunxian's arms with red eyes. Caiyunxian gently stroked her hair and helped her tidy up the messy feathers on her temples. She said softly, "Sister believes that little Qingyu will soon awaken her combat consciousness and be reborn like little Lingyun."

Letting go of the green-clothed girl, Caiyunxian floated into the air and announced to the disciples present: "Sisters, the internal competition is over. Winners should not be arrogant, and losers should not be discouraged. I look forward to seeing you show your heroic spirit in the next competition. I declare that you will have a holiday starting today. You are all birds, and you have been looking forward to this day for a long time. Go and fly freely, but don't leave the sect."

After saying this, she flew away towards the main peak of Lishan Mountain.

The originally quiet Caiyun Peak was suddenly filled with chirping sounds, as if a flock of birds were frightened, and a large group of girls in colorful clothes fluttered up and flew away in all directions.

In order to prepare for this internal competition, the birds, who are free by nature, have been practicing behind closed doors in Caiyun Peak for a long time. Once they are released, they are unwilling to stay for even a moment.

He Lingyun, however, had no mood to have fun on holiday. He frowned and sighed secretly. He easily defeated his old rival Luan Qingyu in the sect competition and obtained the highest quota of spirit stones. It was obvious that he got what he wanted and could practice and improve himself in peace for the next fifty years. However, he still felt like a huge rock was pressing on his heart. He was countless times more worried than when his flying sword was damaged.

(End of this chapter)