Chapter 88: Dragon Head Mountain

  "Mission?"

  Qin Tianji looked at the middle-aged man who handed him a scroll and a map before leaving directly, his expression slightly bewildered.

  This...

  After handing over the task, he left without caring whether he accepted it or not. Wasn't that a bit too careless?

  After a moment, Qin Tianyi finally calmed down and took a look at the task scroll in his hand, opening it to take a look.

  "Pick the Tianlong grass."

  Qin Tianyi, who was seriously lacking in common sense, had never heard of this herb's name.

  Fortunately, there is a record of Tianlong Grass on this scroll.

  "Can the Tianlong grass only grow in places where the dragon beast has fallen... The dragon beast refers to a creature with the bloodline of the Qinglong, one of the four great divine beasts. According to the task scroll, this herb can only be found deep within the Yibu Mountain Range, near the Longshou Mountains... That place is only 500 kilometers from the outer perimeter of the Yibu Mountain Range, but that's just the outer perimeter. The closer you get to the main peak of the Longshou Mountains, the higher the probability of finding Tianlong grass..."

  Qin Tianyi muttered to himself and unfolded the map.

  This map detailed most of the terrain of the entire Sunset Mountains range.

  It wasn't until Qin Tianyi saw this topographic map from the Divine Void Academy that he gained a deeper understanding of the Yidu Mountain Range.

  This mountain range, named Yebulagu, means that the sun is visible from anywhere in the mountains, although there may be some exaggeration, but it can indirectly prove the grandeur of the entire mountain range. At least, even this topographic map from Shenzhong Academy does not fully depict the terrain of the Yebulagu Mountains.

  To thoroughly understand the ups and downs of this mountain range, it is probably only possible to explore by going to the Shén Xū Zōng and browsing through their ancient books.

  "Longshou Mountain is just one of the many peaks in the said Not Falling Mountain Range, with a vast range of over 500 kilometers, almost equivalent to a small kingdom. Moreover, this mountain head is home to many lord-level ferocious beasts, and at the center of the mountain range, it is said that there exists a great lord ferocious beast..."

  A formidable beast of the Overlord level, he's not someone you'd want to mess with.

  But...

  Those ordinary Lord-level fierce beasts that are not good at speed can have a good fight.

  Ordinary swordsmen, when facing a ferocious beast of the same level, would usually be at a disadvantage. However, Qin Tianyi was different. His power and defense far surpassed those of ordinary top-level swordsmen, and were even slightly superior to those of lord-level ferocious beasts. The only area where he fell short was in speed.

  And coincidentally, most of the top-level ferocious beasts are good at head-on confrontation. This time, the trip to Longshou Mountain is extremely dangerous for ordinary swordsmen students, but for him, the danger level has decreased by a notch.

  "It seems that this is a test task set for me, and the one who issued this task is probably a vice president with the cultivation of Tiankong Sword Master... The amount of Tianlong grass collected determines the degree of cultivation of the academy in the future... If I can collect a large amount of Tianlong grass... Can I get the appreciation of a certain vice president, become his student, and receive guidance from a Tiankong Sword Master?"

  During this brief moment of contemplation, Qin Tianyi had already made up his mind.

  He must complete this task as soon as possible and with all his might, making it a perfect job that will make the several vice principals of Shenxu College clearly recognize their own potential and value, and thus lend him a helping hand.

  "Time waits for no man, let's set off at once."

  Don't waste time anymore.

  Qin Tianyi directly returned to his own room, tidied up a bit, left the Shendu Academy, and went to the town of Shentong at the foot of the mountain to buy some necessities for survival in the mountains. He then rode his horse towards the Yibu Mountain Range.

  Almost at the same time as Qin Tianyi left Shenyuan Academy, a group of more than a dozen people, led by a young man who was full of cold and arrogant aura from head to toe, went straight to the courtyard where Qin Tianyi lived, quickly surrounding Qin Tianyi's courtyard.

  If Qin Tianyi was still in the courtyard at this time, he would definitely be able to recognize him at first glance. This young man with a cold and arrogant aura was his greatest enemy in Shenyuan Academy - Gu Wushuang.

  Just as Han Yue had guessed, Gu Wu Shuang did not have the slightest intention of temporarily putting Qin Tian Yi aside and not dealing with him after hearing the news. As soon as he confirmed that Qin Tian Yi possessed the power to threaten him, he led a large number of followers and rushed straight to Qin Tian Yi's courtyard, determined to nip this potential threat in the bud.

  If Qin Tianyi had left half an hour later, he would have probably run into Gu Wu Shuang head-on. At that time, even if he really managed to unleash the full power of the X-01 biological armor and killed Gu Wu Shuang, he would likely be torn apart by Gu Wu Shuang's followers in a fit of rage after falling into weakness.

  Only then did Qin Tianyi, who was already rushing towards the direction of the Sunset Mountains, become aware.

  No!

  It can't be said that I was completely unaware.

  Qin Tianyi left Shenxu Academy as soon as possible after receiving this task, and to some extent, he had the idea of avoiding the limelight.

  He is now just a humble student at Shenwu Academy, and going head-to-head with Gu Wu Shuang, the proud son of heaven and vice president of the academy, is really too disadvantageous.

  Heaven's timing is good, the earth's advantage is great, and people are in harmony.

  He must occupy at least two of them in order to truly have a decisive battle with Gu.

  "The deadline for the task is one month, and within that time frame, not only will my Tianjing Flowing Light Swordsmanship be fully mastered, but my own cultivation will also reach the stage of Wai Gang, at which point I will have the qualifications to compete head-on with Shanggu You Shuang."

  Qin Tianyi rode his horse and entered the Yibu Luo mountain range with all sorts of thoughts in his mind.

  This mountain range is enormous, stretching for tens of millions of miles, and there are too many entrances to count. Although Qin Tianqi had been to this mountain range twice before, both times he had entered from the back mountains of Yunlai Sword Sect and ventured deep into the mountains. The road he was on now was completely different.

  "Longshou Mountain is nearly a thousand kilometers away from Yunlai Sword Sect, and it's also about eight hundred kilometers away from Moonlight. It's unrealistic to get help from Moonlight, so from now on, I can only rely on myself to collect the Tianlong Grass."

  Looking at the dense forest in front of me, it's no longer realistic to ride a horse and move forward.

  Furthermore, ordinary horses outside the Yidu Mountains would also sense the aura of ferocious beasts and dare not proceed further. Qin Tianji only needed to release this substitute horse.

  "If there were thunder or lightning, traveling through the mountains of Yunzhong would be much more convenient for me, but it's not necessarily so. The master of the skies above Yunzhong is not just the Thunder Eagle, if I were to ride on the back of a Thunder Eagle and fly freely in the skies above Yunzhong, once I attract the attention of some powerful flying beast, I'm afraid I wouldn't even have the chance to escape."

  He took out the map and compared his current location, Qin Tianyi did not waste time finding the Lord-level fierce beast to kill it for the dan, but instead rushed straight to Longshou Mountain.

  At the same time, in the mountains of Yì Bù Luò, on the Dragon Head Mountain, two middle-aged men wearing black robes from head to toe, with an aura that was not inferior to that of a strong swordsman, were cautiously shuttling through the forest, looking as if they were searching for something.

  "Liuzhong Yuan, didn't you remember wrongly? We've been searching for three whole days on Longshou Mountain, and during this time, we've encountered many high-level fierce beasts and lord-level fierce beasts. However, not even a shadow of the Wan Jian Men treasure you mentioned has appeared. Is it really in Longshou Mountain?"

  After searching for a while, the middle-aged man who looked slightly bigger among them had already lost some patience in his expression.

  "Hua Lian, after all these years of acquaintance, don't you still know my surname? If I didn't have 100% confidence, how would I dare to come to this perilous place, Longshou Mountain? The Wanjian Gate, as an ancient sect that once flourished three hundred years ago, was said to have threatened the ruling position of the Great Yan Dynasty. However, the Taishang Emperor of that dynasty was a true disciple of the Shenvu Sect, with extensive connections. Later, he invited a supreme expert from the Shenvu Sect, and only then were the many strong practitioners of Wanjian Gate annihilated. Despite this, some disciples of Wanjian Gate remained, bringing with them the sect's treasures in an attempt to revive it. Why is Longshou Mountain named as such? It's because this is where a six-winged heavenly dragon fell from the sky. After verifying through many classics, I discovered that this six-winged heavenly dragon was one of the eight great guardian spirit beasts of Wanjian Gate!"

  "Six-winged Heavenly Dragon!? This is a legendary terror beast that can overturn the seas with just one flip of its fin when it reaches adulthood, and yet the Gate of Myriad Swords has actually managed to tame such a king-class ferocious beast?"

  "That's natural, otherwise how could the Wan Jian Men shake the ruling position of the Great Yan Dynasty back then? Two years ago, I coincidentally obtained a manuscript from a young master of the Wan Jian Men and learned that after their high-ranking members were destroyed, they established a huge secret base at the foot of Long Shou Mountain. They wanted to rely on the natural protection of the Ri Bu Luo mountain range to rise again. Decades ago, this sect offended a powerful fierce beast passing through this land and was killed by that beast, leading to the destruction of the entire sect. The young master escaped the pursuit of that terrifying fierce beast but ultimately died from his injuries. That fierce beast has long gone, and as long as we can find the ruins of the Wan Jian Men and obtain the many treasures left behind, you and I will definitely become great swordsmen and sky swordsmen in the future. We may even have a chance to contend for the highest position of the king."

  "Contend for the throne!"

  A simple four words made Hua Lian's eyes, which had been wavering for a moment, shine with fervor once again.

  Although it was difficult every step of the way in Longshou Mountain these days, however...

  For the remains of Wan Jian Men!

  For the sake of contending for the championship!

  It's all over!

  "Let's go, we continue searching!"

  Hua Lian gritted his teeth and once again set out with Liu Zhongyuan, following the map to search for any possible clues.

  Just as the two of them left the thicket, a young figure slowly emerged from behind, watching Hua Lian and Liu Zhongyuan continue their search. A cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Passing beasts? If it weren't for that powerful beast killing many of our high-ranking masters and leaving some descendants inside, why would we resort to such a tactic? Counting these two, there should be thirty-three swordsmen who have been lured here. That's barely enough. If there are too many more, the losses might not be severe enough, and it could slip out of our control... It's time to reveal the location of our sect..."

  With a cold smile, the young man hid again, as if he had completely merged into the mountains and forests, without leaving any breath.