Volume 1 Chapter 72 Encounter

  "We're here! The Divine Void Mountain Range!"

  On the official road, a young knight looked at the horizon and saw a huge mountain range that seemed to cut off the sky and earth, and he couldn't help but exclaim sincerely.

  It was Qin Tianyi from Yunlai Sword Sect of Wanjia County in Qingzhou who came all the way.

  Divine Mountains!

  The holy land in the eyes of practitioners from the six southeastern countries.

  At this point, Qin Tianyi rode his horse all the way, and as he got closer, he felt more and more keenly about this.

  In the Shangxia County where the Daxia royal capital was located, one could occasionally catch a glimpse of high-level swordsmen, and sometimes even powerful great swordsmen would flash by. However, as they approached the Shenvu Mountains, not only did high-level swordsmen become increasingly common, but great swordsmen were also frequently seen. At times, some galloping cavalry teams carried with them a terrifying aura that even Qin Tianyi greatly feared.

  Obviously a strong swordsman like Lu Dingdong, Zhao Hanqing, Song Yunjin and Beiyue.

  The strong are like clouds.

  Open one's eyes wide.

  Especially these masters, obviously tend to be younger.

  At the age of 16, Qin Tianyi had cultivated to the eighth level of Swordsmen, and he thought that his talent was unparalleled in ancient and modern times. However, on this path, there were many young powerhouses who became high-level swordsmen at the age of 15 or 16, and geniuses like Qin Tianyi who reached the Great Swordsman realm by the age of 20 could occasionally be seen.

  The holy land in the hearts of all cultivators from the six southeastern countries, the Divine Void Academy that gathers all young and talented individuals from the six southeastern countries, is indeed worthy of its reputation.

  The Shenxu Academy was established 289 years ago in the Great Xia Dynasty, and this holy place of martial arts has been driving the economic development around the Shenxu Mountains for a long time.

  Although no city was established under the mountains of Shenzong Academy, there is the largest town in the six southeastern countries - Shentong Town.

  It's called a city, but in fact, it only lacks the characteristic city walls of a city. The entire city has a daily population of over 3 million, and every year, countless cultivators come to Shenyuan Academy wanting to become a member of Shenyuan Academy. In addition, here is the gathering place of all the powerful families of the six countries in the southeast, equivalent to the gathering place of the high-level officials of the six major dynasties. The economic standard is second only to the capital of Dashu Kingdom.

  Even compared with Dayu City and Shentong Town in their heyday, it is still inferior.

  "In order to rush to the Shenxu Academy, the capital of the Daxia Dynasty, I just hastily passed by and didn't carefully stroll around. Now that I've arrived at the outskirts of Shenxu Academy, I'll rest in the city for a few days and collect some information about Shenxu Academy."

  They had already arrived at the Shenvu Mountains, but Qin Tianyi suddenly became unhurried.

  Now he is just a great swordsman in cultivation, and must step by step climb up. If he rushes to succeed, it may be counterproductive.

  "It's been delayed for so many days already, it must be done as soon as possible."

  "This little girl, she's getting more and more out of control. The Silver Dragon Young Master has taken a liking to her, that's the greatest fortune for her, yet she's so ungrateful. As long as she can gain the favor of the Silver Dragon Young Master, with his enormous influence in the Divine Void Academy, even I have hope of entering the Divine Void Academy and becoming one of its students."

  "A sixteen-year-old servant girl has actually led us on a chase this far, but she pawned the last piece of jewelry on her body and finally gave us a lead, it should be somewhere along this road!"

  "Come on!"

  As they proceeded calmly, a loud shout suddenly came from behind, accompanied by the swift arrival of three horsemen. The three knights included two swordsmen with sixth-level cultivation, and the leader had already entered the high-level swordsman realm.

  Qin Tianyi watched as the three figures swiftly flew past him, and he naturally didn't bother to pay attention to such trivial matters.

  However, when he carefully recalled the figure of the young man who was the first among the three, his heart suddenly moved: "That young man... seemed to be Suishen, the number one prodigy of the Suishen family?"

  Although the man had the cultivation of a high-level swordsman, it has been half a year since he first went to Daylight City. Shui Sheng was hit and suddenly broke through to become a high-level swordsman, and Dao also didn't rule out this possibility.

  "Water birth... Water family... A sixteen-year-old little girl..."

  Shui Rou, aren't you almost sixteen years old now?

  Unlike other disciples, Shui Rou left Yunlai Sword Sect completely because she was forcibly taken away by her family. It can be seen that she is very unhappy in her family, but has a strong affection for Yunlai Sword Sect. The relationship between her and the many disciples of Yunlai Sword Sect is also extremely harmonious. Qi Lao even regards her as his adopted daughter, with feelings far surpassing those for Qin Yu Yan.

  In the past, Yunlai Sword Sect was extremely weak. Even if the Shui family was just a third-rate family, Yunlai Sword Sect couldn't afford to offend them, but now...

  At this point, Qin Tianyi immediately spurred his horse and chased after them with all his might. In less than a moment, he had already caught up with the three figures in front of him.

  "Clang!"

  The sword trembled slightly.

  A sword energy shot out directly, killing and rushing out, directly blocking the path of the three people who were running wildly.

  "Ki of the Sword!"

  A ninth-grade swordsman can cast out a sword energy, instantly stunning all three people.

  Qin Tianji's gaze swept over the man at the forefront, and indeed it was Shuigen, with whom he had a nodding acquaintance from half a year ago.

  "Is Qin Shaozong the master?"

  Seeing the young man on the fine horse, Shui's face changed slightly.

  "Qin Shaozong? Qin Tianyi?"

  The other two young men, both sixth-level swordsmen, also knew Qin Tianyi's great name and changed their expressions. Then, as if they had thought of something, a hint of fear appeared in their eyes.

  "Who are you chasing?"

  "There is no one else, just a missing servant from our family."

  Shui Sheng's eyes dodged slightly, and he hastily waved his hand.

  "How ridiculous! A lost servant of yours, and you want to make such a big fuss about it, even sending the first young talent of your family's younger generation to chase after him on his very first day?"

  At this point, Qin Tianyi's face slightly chilled: "But Shui Rou, junior sister?"

  Upon hearing the two words "Shui Rou", Shui's calm demeanor cracked, and he hastily said: "No, absolutely not."

  "Whoosh!"

  As soon as the words were spoken, Qin Tianyi had already snapped his fingers, and a sword energy shot out from his palm. One of the two sixth-level male swordsmen hadn't even reacted yet when his entire calf was pierced by a single finger. In an instant, that sixth-level swordsman let out a mournful scream.

  "He won't say it, I think you absolutely wouldn't mind revealing the truth."

  "I'm telling you, I'm telling you!"

  Looking at Qin Tianyi's cold and stern gaze, the remaining sixth-level swordsman was greatly shocked and hastily said.

  "Metasequoia, you dare... Ah!"

  Just as Shuǐshēng was about to stop him, Qín Tiān Jī shot out another sword energy, directly piercing his shoulder: "If you dare to waste words again, this one finger will take your life."

  Her eyes were slightly open, and her heart was filled with great fear.

  Qin Tianyi was a powerful person who could even defeat the Northern Yue Sword Master, and killing this small high-level swordsman would be as easy as crushing an ant. The entire Shui family's efforts to protect him would be in vain.

  "Qin Shaozong, I'm telling you, it's Water Gentle's younger sister, it's Water Gentle's younger sister!"

  "Exactly!"

  "Yes! Yes! Yes!"

  The water willow, filled with fear in his heart, dared not to hide anything and hastily said: "The Silver Dragon Young Master of the Divine Void Academy passed through our Rihui City some time ago and coincidentally met Shuixian's younger sister. He was very interested in her, so the clan leaders wanted to curry favor with this genius student from the Divine Void Academy and decided to give Shuixian's younger sister to the Silver Dragon Young Master in order to gain his protection... However, during the chaos in Dashawangdu, Shuixian's younger sister took advantage of the situation and escaped. We tracked her down based on the clothes and accessories she pawned along the way and finally found her here... Qin Shaozong, this has nothing to do with me, I'm just following the orders of our clan leader!"

  "Living in the same room and wielding a spear, regarding members of one's own clan as if they were merchandise, it's really shameful that you people from the Water family can stoop to this."

  Qin Tianyi finished speaking, his eyes gleaming with a cold light: "Shui Sheng, go back and tell your Water Family's patriarch that Shui Rou is our Cloudy Peak Sword Sect's person. Whoever dares to bully her will be considered an enemy of our Cloudy Peak Sword Sect. From now on, if I ever hear again that you dare to do something unfavorable to Shui Rou, my Cloudy Peak Sword Sect will definitely go to your Water Family in person and seek justice for Shui Rou!"

  After finishing speaking, his gaze turned to Shuizhuang again: "Where is Shui Rou now? What clues have you grasped?"

  "This... should be just ahead, Shui Rou's sister is timid and her cultivation isn't high, she doesn't dare to take mountain roads or night roads, nor can she ride a horse. Otherwise, with the distance of over 400 kilometers from Dashan Imperial City, we wouldn't still be unable to catch up..."

  "Come with me."

  Qin Tianji finished speaking and rode his horse forward, chasing straight ahead.

  Shui Shan glanced at Shui Sheng and another cousin from a different branch of the family, let out a bitter laugh, and had no choice but to follow Qin Tianyi as he chased after him.

  As expected, it was not beyond Water Chestnut's expectations. After chasing for about 15 or 16 kilometers, a frail and pitiful figure appeared on the side of the official road, walking in a staggering manner, as if every step required a great deal of effort.

  Hearing the sound of horseshoes behind her, the weak figure turned around and upon seeing the knight Waterspruce, she was shocked. She completely forgot about her frail body and started sprinting forward with all her might, utterly disregarding that as a fourth-level swordswoman, there was no way she could outrun a horse.

  "Shuǐ róu shī mèi, shuǐ róu shī mèi."

  Translation: "Water soft teacher younger sister, water soft teacher younger sister."

  Seeing that weak figure, Qin Tianji hastily opened his mouth to shout.

  Upon hearing this familiar address, Shui Rou's figure, who was fleeing for her life, trembled slightly and turned around once more, filled with surprise and incredulity as she shouted: "Qin Shixiong? Is that you, Qin Shixiong? Qin Shixiong?"

  "It's me."

  Shui Rou stopped like this, Qin Tianji immediately caught up with him and jumped off his horse.

  "Shuǐ Róu shī mèi, nǐ méi shì ba."

  Translation: "Water Soft Sister, are you okay?"

  "Waaaah! Qin Shixiong!"

  Seeing Qin Tianyi appear at this moment when she was almost desperate, Shui Rou's grievances from these days of wandering and escaping all burst out, and she threw herself into Qin Tianyi's arms, wailing loudly.

  "It's okay, it's fine."

  Soft jade in his arms, Qin Tianyi was slightly embarrassed, but at this time, he couldn't avoid it either, so he could only gently pat her back and softly comfort her.

  Finally, he glanced at the trembling Sequoia beside him and coldly snorted: "Scram! Remember what I said earlier."

  "Right! Right! Right!"

  The water fir that received the order was like a great amnesty, and it quickly escaped with the fastest speed. In less than a moment, it had disappeared on the official road.