Chapter 69 – The Ten Thousand Great Mountains
The Ten Thousand Great Mountains, the destination for this year's Demon Beast Hunting Competition.
This vast and boundless land is home to billions of the Demon Clan, including many powerful tribes with noble bloodlines.
The Qingqiu demon clan is just one of them, living on the outskirts of the mountains.
As for the depths of the mountains, it's a forbidden zone for humans.
The powerful demon tribes reside there.
Only Elemental Infant cultivators dare to explore the depths.
Even if Elemental Infant cultivators venture in, no one can say for sure what kind of demon clans reside there, as those cultivators keep the secrets of the forbidden zone to themselves.
Among the lower-level cultivators, there are always those restless souls eager to seek adventure and become heroes, but the outcome is often just another pile of bones.
To prevent ignorant cultivators from dying in vain, powerful human cultivators have set up a barrier deep in the mountains.
This not only prevents reckless individuals from entering but also blocks the demons from coming out.
Three days later.
Xuan Yin Sect, at the mountain gate.
The disciples participating in the competition gathered together.
Looking up at the sky, the Sect Leader stood on a sword, her clothes fluttering in the breeze, revealing her legs that were as fair as frost and snow.
Of course, most disciples dared not look closely, as the Sect Leader's authority was profound, and they felt that even a glance would be disrespectful.
However, Lin Hao was an exception; his eyes never left the Sect Leader's legs, which were like white jade.
He even secretly compared them to his Master's, noting that the Sect Leader's legs had a bit more flesh, but they were not fat, rather they were quite shapely.
He wondered if the rest of her figure was the same.
Unfortunately, the Sect Leader was not a generous person, and no matter how hard Lin Hao tried to peek, he couldn't see anything more.
Suddenly sensing his Master's gaze on him, he reluctantly withdrew his eyes and put on an innocent expression.
The Sect Leader seemed not to notice this detail and instead gazed at the disciples.
"Everyone, the Demon Clan has disturbed our sect and killed our fellow disciples. What should we do?"
"Blood for blood!"
"Blood for blood!"
"Blood for blood!"
The Sect Leader's question was met with an enthusiastic response from the disciples.
Sect Leader Ouyang was very satisfied with the disciples' answer.
"For this Demon Beast Hunting Competition, I wish you all a triumphant return."
"Victory!"
"Victory!"
"Victory!"
The shout of over a thousand people was like the beating of ten thousand drums.
All the participants felt their blood boiling to some extent.
Humans and the Demon Clan have always been at odds, and these demons had killed their fellow disciples, so they must crush Qingqiu and annihilate this demon clan.
After blessing the disciples, Sect Leader Ouyang sent Murong Qinxue ahead to Qingqiu to wait for the disciples from various sects to arrive.
The elder leading the Xuan Yin Sect team, Liu Mei, wore her hair in a high ponytail, dressed in silver soft armor, with a large spear on her back.
Her heroic appearance made many male disciples admire her, but none dared to show it.
She was truly a female god of war, and if provoked, one would end up with hundreds of holes in their body.
Not to mention that the female god of war now managed the Xuan Yin Sect's discipline, making her someone who couldn't be provoked, whether in public or private.
"Meier, please take care of my little disciple."
Just as Liu Mei was about to lead the team away, she heard Feng Cangyue's voice transmission, and a trace of surprise arose in her heart.
The beauty, colder than the eternal ice of the North Sea, actually cared so much for this young man.
Could he have some special talent?
Otherwise, why would the master of a peak be so concerned?
"Friend Lin."
Lin Hao knew that within the sect, he was quite notorious, so he disguised himself to avoid unnecessary trouble.
Unexpectedly, before even setting off, someone recognized him.
He turned to look at the approaching figure, a woman more heroic than most men, Leng Fengchun!
"Friend Leng, I used a disguise technique. How did you recognize me?"
Leng Fengchun smiled faintly and pointed to the sword sheath behind Lin Hao.
"There aren't many people carrying a goose-yellow sword sheath, and if the distance is close enough, I have a connection with Bluebird."
Lin Hao touched the sword sheath on his back and thought, so that's how it is.
"Friend Lin, would you like to team up with me for this Demon Beast Hunting Competition?"
Lin Hao was quite tempted to agree to the invitation from this heroic woman, as he had a good impression of her, but he knew his current situation was one of public outrage.
If someone targeted him, a bloody battle would be inevitable.
Teaming up with Leng Fengchun might drag her into trouble.
In fact, if Shui Ling'er hadn't insisted on following him, he would have preferred to be a lone wolf, free to come and go.
"There's no need to team up, Friend Leng. I already have my own team."
Lin Hao boldly took Shui Ling'er's jade hand, both to show that he was indeed unavailable and to reassure his woman.
"Very well, I wish you success, Friend Lin."
Leng Fengchun, ever so carefree, offered her blessings and then gracefully departed.
After watching the beauty leave, Lin Hao looked back at the mountain gate and met his Master's gaze.
He respectfully performed a disciple's salute.
"Brat, at least you have some conscience." Feng Cangyue murmured softly, a slight smile on her peerless face.
She watched as her only little disciple gradually moved away.
Lin Hao and Shui Ling'er did not follow the sect's main group but instead headed to the hunting location on their own.
Mainly because within the sect, he was already notorious.
He didn't care about others' opinions, but there was no need to invite trouble.
So, he chose to leave the main group, and after using a disguise technique, he assumed a new identity.
Of course, this trick couldn't fool those with higher cultivation than him.