Chapter 5

The flying sword cut through the air, causing a whistling wind. Su Shier stood at the back, curiously looking down, and saw the village beneath quickly turn into a small black dot.

As far as the eye could see, the land rose, with mountains and rivers stretching out, forming a magnificent sight.

Su Shier's pupils contracted, realizing for the first time how vast this world truly was. Thinking of the unknown black-clothed man, he felt a mix of anger and uncertainty about the future.

At the front of the flying sword, Han Yu stood with his chest out, looking mature and steady. However, his tightly clenched fists revealed his nervousness.

In comparison, the other three were even worse. They crouched on the flying sword, huddled together, trembling. After all, they were just children, and the high-altitude flight, with the whistling wind in their ears, made them extremely frightened.

Seeing this, the woman smiled and began to tell them about the Yun Ge Sect, helping to ease their tension.

From her, they learned that the sect they were joining was the Yun Ge Sect, located on the outskirts of the Cangshan Mountains.

Within the Yun Ge Sect, there were seven peaks: Tian Shu, Tian Hua, Tian Yin, Yun Tai, Chao Yang, Luo Yan, and Luo Fu. Externally, the Yun Ge Sect was a single entity, but internally, it was divided into seven factions, each centered around one of the seven peaks. Each peak had a peak master who managed it.

Among them, Tian Shu Peak was the main peak and rarely recruited disciples. The other six peaks recruited disciples with spiritual roots from the mortal world every three to five years.

The old man in front of them was named Lu Mingshi, the peak master of Luo Fu Peak in the Yun Ge Sect. After they entered the sect, they would be disciples under him. The woman, named Xiao Yue, was Lu Mingshi's granddaughter and also their senior sister.

The content Xiao Yue shared was somewhat confusing to the children, who were no older than twelve, but it clearly helped to stabilize their emotions.

Su Shier listened intently, silently memorizing everything Xiao Yue said. He knew that with his lack of talent, he could only work harder and be more dedicated.

However, he was puzzled by the fact that Xiao Yue and Lu Mingshi, despite being grandfather and granddaughter, had different surnames.

Could it be... they are not real grandfather and granddaughter?

Su Shier, with limited experience, could only guess wildly in his mind.

Time flew by, and the flying sword carried them for two full days.

On the third day, early in the morning, the flying sword passed through a thick fog, bringing them back to the Yun Ge Sect.

Looking down, they saw a vast expanse of mountains and peaks stretching endlessly.

The peaks were hidden in the mist, appearing and disappearing. Among them, the highest were the seven peaks, arranged like the Big Dipper.

At the top of each of these seven peaks, there was a grand and magnificent building, with unknown energy flowing through them, occasionally emitting a brilliant light.

This sight stirred everyone's hearts, instantly easing the pain of parting.

Su Shier's eyes widened as he observed, immediately realizing that these must be the main peaks of the seven peaks that Xiao Yue had mentioned. However, he did not yet know which peak corresponded to which name.

On the flying sword, Lu Mingshi and Xiao Yue visibly relaxed, smiling. Although they had been recruiting disciples for many years, each time they left the mountain, they couldn't help but worry.

The world of cultivation was not peaceful.

Lu Mingshi, with a smile, controlled the flying sword, heading towards the farthest peak.

At this moment,

"Senior Sister, what is that?" Su Shier

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pointed to a black dot in the distance and quickly asked.

As soon as he spoke, the black dot rapidly approached, and in a moment, a hundred-meter-long crimson ship flew towards them.

At the front of the ship stood a slender man in a crimson robe, with sharp eyes. Behind him on the deck, there were clearly many children, all around the same age as Su Shier.

There were over a hundred of them!

Before Xiao Yue could answer, the figure at the front of the ship spoke to Lu Mingshi first.

"Senior Brother, I don't eat people, so why did you run so fast when you saw me?"

"I ran because I saw you? Fu Boran, who do you think you are? Please have some shame!" Lu Mingshi pouted.

As he spoke, his eyes quickly scanned the hundred figures on the ship, and his lips twitched.

Fu Boran was the peak master of Tian Hua Peak, and Tian Hua Peak had always been at odds with Luo Fu Peak. Now, seeing that the other side had recruited so many disciples, Lu Mingshi, though he didn't say it, felt a mix of envy and resentment.

For a cultivation sect, disciples were the foundation of development. A faction with many disciples would inevitably become much stronger over time.

"Hehe, I still care about my reputation. Whether you intentionally avoided me, I think you know in your heart," Fu Boran laughed, his eyes quickly scanning the flying sword.

"However, Senior Brother, your Luo Fu Peak is really getting worse each year! This year, you only recruited five people? At this rate, I think in less than a hundred years, your Luo Fu Peak will be extinct!"

Lu Mingshi's face darkened, and he said irritably, "Pah! You, a dog, can't spit out ivory. In cultivation, quality is more important than quantity. The misfits you recruited, even if you get five hundred more, they won't amount to anything."

Lu Mingshi, with a short temper, couldn't bear to hear this and immediately retorted.

For many years, the Luo Fu Peak he led had always been the weakest. In the past, if someone said this, he would have felt somewhat inadequate.

However, this time, with the addition of Han Yu, a genius with dual spiritual roots, Lu Mingshi felt confident.

"Quality over quantity, so you're confident about the new disciple trial in five years, right?" Fu Boran looked at Lu Mingshi, smiling.

Lu Mingshi retorted, "Pfft, in the past, we were just letting you win, got it?"

Even with Han Yu, a world-class genius, Lu Mingshi didn't have high hopes for the new disciple trial.

But no matter what, he couldn't lose face in front of his rival. Moreover, a world-class genius, if well-cultivated, would be a great honor for him.

"Oh? It seems you recruited a good seed this year? Why don't you tell me, so I can learn something?" Fu Boran, hearing the pride in Lu Mingshi's voice, lowered his voice and scanned Su Shier and the others with a sly look.

"Learn? Dream on! Fu Boran, don't think I don't know what you're up to. Trying to poach my disciples? No way!"

Lu Mingshi rolled his eyes, then controlled the flying sword to shoot towards the farthest peak.

On the ship, Fu Boran watched the flying sword disappear into the sky, his eyes gleaming with thought.

Then, he smiled and drove the ship towards the second peak.