Chapter 47

After bidding farewell to Brother Su, Qin Fengming flew straight toward that mountain peak. Baidu search www..com

As soon as he reached the foot of the mountain, Qin Fengming suddenly felt an immense pressure bearing down on him, causing his body to plummet directly from the air. In great shock, he immediately employed his light body technique.

Landing lightly on the mountain rock, Qin Fengming finally calmed down. He now understood that this immense pressure was undoubtedly due to some powerful restriction placed nearby.

No longer using the aerial control technique, Qin Fengming used his light body skill, and his figure quickly ascended to the peak.

At the peak, a grand hall with a plaque reading "Ji Shu Pavilion" appeared before him. This hall was not particularly tall, appearing much smaller compared to the grand hall where Master Wang of Yun Que Peak resided.

During the ascent, Qin Fengming had already sensed no fewer than ten divine senses passing over his body, each one far more powerful than himself. He dared not show any abnormality, knowing that this pavilion was a crucial place in Luoxia Sect, with strict defenses and the presence of many Foundation Establishment stage seniors.

Two Luoxia Sect disciples in gray robes stood at the entrance of the Ji Shu Pavilion. Qin Fengming did not dare to act rashly and hurriedly approached, bowing deeply and said, "Disciple Qin Fengming wishes to enter the Ji Shu Pavilion to review some classics. I wonder if the two senior brothers can provide some assistance?"

The two gray-robed disciples looked at him and, seeing that he was only at the third level of the Qi Gathering stage, snorted lightly. One of them said indifferently, "Which disciple are you, and do you have any token?"

"Disciple is currently in the Alchemy Hall, practicing under Uncle Fei. Here is the jade token given by Uncle Fei."

As he spoke, he took out the jade token and, using the object control technique, it slowly floated toward the disciple who had spoken.

The disciple took the jade token, examined it carefully, and then returned it to Qin Fengming, saying, "The jade token is correct. You can enter the pavilion, but you can only review books on the first floor."

Qin Fengming bowed and, without delay, stepped into the pavilion.

Upon entering, he saw an old man sitting on a mat in the center of the pavilion, with several rooms on either side. Using the Spirit Eye technique to briefly scan the old man, Qin Fengming was greatly startled. The old man's spiritual energy was immensely powerful, and Qin Fengming could not discern his exact level at all. There was only one possibility: this old man was undoubtedly a Foundation Establishment stage senior.

"Disciple Qin Fengming, paying respects to Senior Uncle." Without any hesitation, Qin Fengming immediately bowed deeply.

The old man did not even open his eyes, merely saying indifferently, "At the third level of the Qi Gathering stage, you come to review books. You can review books on the first floor, but if you want to take them out, you need to pay spirit stones."

After saying this, he closed his mouth and paid no further attention to Qin Fengming.

Qin Fengming bowed again, then turned and entered a room labeled "Secret Martial Arts." He wanted to look around first before deciding which books to choose.

Inside the room were three bookshelves, each with dozens of books. Picking up one at random, it read "Divine Demon Palm"; another read "Five Tiger Soul-Cutting Spear." These secret martial arts were all famous in the martial world, and even in the martial world, it was difficult to find their complete versions.

Cultivation sects were indeed extraordinary. Any martial arts secret book, if placed in the secular world, would certainly cause disputes. Most of the martial arts books here were long-lost techniques from the martial world. However, these no longer held any appeal for Qin Fengming.

He then entered a room labeled "Herbs and Stones," flipping through the books inside, which were all about medicinal herbs, acupuncture, and medicine. If someone could master one of these books, they would certainly become a renowned physician.

Walking through room after room, when he came to a room labeled "Cultivation Anecdotes," Qin Fengming's eyes immediately lit up. He had not been in the cultivation world for long and still had many questions about it.

Compared to those who were born into cultivation families or sects, he was at a disadvantage. Those cultivators had senior family members who taught them from a young age, so they knew many things about cultivation without any effort. Qin Fengming, however, had to rely on himself for everything.

Qin Fengming was delighted, flipping through the books one by one, and finally found a book titled "Chronicles of Luoxia Sect" and another titled "Introduction to Cultivation." Overjoyed, he took the books and went to the old man.

Seeing Qin Fengming with these two books, the old man's expression changed, showing a hint of surprise, and he said, "You want to borrow these two books?"

"Yes, Senior Uncle, I want to borrow these two books for five days. How many low-grade spirit stones do I need to pay?"

"One low-grade spirit stone per book. Are you sure you want to borrow them?" the old man asked again.

Qin Fengming nodded, taking out two low-grade spirit stones from his storage ring and handing them to the old man. He bowed and then left the pavilion.

Watching Qin Fengming leave, the old man muttered to himself, "I didn't expect him to be a little rich kid. He doesn't borrow cultivation books but only two useless books."

Among low-level disciples, spirit stones were extremely scarce. Even if they performed well in their chores, they could only earn three to four low-grade spirit stones per month. If they performed poorly, they might only get two. Spirit stones were indispensable for cultivators, whether for cultivation or combat.

Regardless of what the old man thought, Qin Fengming returned to his residence and immediately took out the "Chronicles of Luoxia Sect" to read it carefully.

After more than a day of detailed study of the "Chronicles of Luoxia Sect," Qin Fengming finally understood the origin and scale of Luoxia Sect. He also learned about many other anecdotes.

Luoxia Sect was founded over 30,000 years ago by a Liu surname cultivator at the late stage of the Transformation of the Fetus. After realizing he had no hope of advancing further, he resolutely abandoned cultivation and founded Luoxia Sect, choosing the location in the middle of the Hao Yue Mountains.

The Liu surname cultivator moved his entire family to the Hao Yue Mountains and selected some of his secular descendants with good aptitude but unable to cultivate, teaching them martial arts and founding Luoxia Valley.

Over the past 20,000 to 30,000 years, dynasties changed, and many sects rose and fell. However, Luoxia Sect and Luoxia Valley have always stood firm in the Hao Yue Mountains, thanks to the powerful protective array set up by the Liu surname ancestor.

Over the course of tens of thousands of years, many disciples of Luoxia Sect, unable to advance further in cultivation, chose to marry and have children, eventually returning to the secular world and forming cultivation families that became dependent on Luoxia Sect.

These cultivation families have developed to the present day, with some of the more famous ones being the Lin, Yue, Huang, and Feng families. Each family has Core Formation stage cultivators, and over the generations, many outstanding disciples have joined Luoxia Sect, fostering mutual support and co-prosperity.

Eight thousand years ago, the last Transformation of the Fetus stage cultivator of Luoxia Sect passed away. Since then, no Transformation of the Fetus stage cultivators have appeared in Luoxia Sect.

Despite this, Luoxia Sect has survived several crises thanks to the powerful protective array set up by the Liu surname ancestor.

Although it has now fallen to a second-rate sect, Luoxia Sect still has several thousand disciples, most of whom are at the Qi Gathering stage, with only a few hundred at the Foundation Establishment stage and only two to thirty at the Core Formation stage. Compared to major sects like Zhaofeng Valley, Wangting Mountain, and Xiaoyao Sect, it is much weaker.