Forbidden mountain peaks, high as thousands of feet.

  The mountain top was full of various weeds and vines, obviously no one had come to the summit for a long time. "Whoosh!" A gray shadow descended from the sky, it was the Wind Eagle carrying Tan Qing Shan and Li Kun, the Wind Eagle had also been warned by Li Kun that this time they were sneaking into the forbidden land, so it was also very vigilant.

  Teng Qing Shan and Li Kun also jumped off the eagle's back one after another.

  "Heng big brother, there's no trampling marks around, it seems like nobody has been here." Li Kun said with a frown.

  "The entire mountain is a forbidden area." Teng Qing Shan's eyes scanned the surroundings, lowering his voice, "However, the place where the sword manual or treasure is hidden can't be the entire mountain. It should be somewhere on the mountain. And...the Sword Tower wouldn't think that someone could come from the air. So, there's no one guarding the summit."

  "Now, let's proceed with caution. You and Feng Ying follow me from a distance of ten zhangs. Remember, don't make any noise." Teng Qing Shan said in a low voice.

  "Hmm." Li Kun nodded, and at the same time whispered to the Cyclone Eagle on one side in a low voice using the Avian Beast Language.

  The Wind Eagle is a congenital level demon beast, it's not difficult for it to remain silent and not make any sound.

  "Go." Teng Qing Shan shouted in a low voice.

  Teng Qing Shan walked in the front, Li Kun and Kuang Feng Ying followed ten zhang behind. Kuang Feng Ying and Teng Qing Shan were naturally agile, while Li Kun was also at the peak of internal energy, and in the mountain forest weeds, she seemed to be a fairy-like agility.

  ……

  Forbidden high mountain, halfway up the mountain.

  A young man in a green robe was walking briskly along the mountain path, carrying a basket with one hand and sweating on his forehead. He muttered to himself, "Hmph, my senior brothers all think I'm easy to bully, making me deliver food every day! The distance up and down the mountain is so far, and those four old monsters guarding the forbidden land have such bad tempers. I heard that last year, a younger brother was even killed by those four old monsters."

  It's not a good thing for the elder of the forbidden land to send food.

  On Mingyue Island, the eighteen generals' manors have been fighting each other for years. The Sword Pavilion is high above because there are no external enemies, so internal strife is also fierce.

  There are many family factions in Jian Lou, and some of the eighteen generals' houses also have their people here. This makes the struggle for power and profit in Jian Lou more intense... And this kind of newly entered disciple is the lowest in status.

  "We're here!"

  A young man in a green robe saw a stone monument on the mountain road ahead, with two blood-red characters on it - Forbidden Land!

  The young man in a green robe stood before the stone tablet and didn't dare take another step forward. He shouted loudly: "Elder!"

  "Hmm!" A stooping old man with silver-white eyebrows walked out of the forbidden land's cave entrance, his eyes cold and gloomy. Having stayed in the forbidden land for years, Elder Ge's surname had become strange and unfamiliar. "Bring me food!"

  "Yes." The young man in green robe handed it over.

  The old man took over the two baskets, glanced at them casually, sniffed his nose and hummed: "Little guy, send two more jars of wine tomorrow!"

  "Yes." The young man in green replied consecutively.

  The Guardian Elders, all of whom have reached the pinnacle of their cultivation, can go without food or drink for three to five days with no issues. During their watch, they only need to eat and drink once a day, which is sufficient. Moreover... during the period when the Guardian Forbidden Land is closed, it is also a good opportunity for these Guardian Elders to focus on their cultivation.

  Elderly people nearing the end of their lifespan often watch over them for several years.

  If you can reach the prenatal state, you will live fifty years longer.

  If it doesn't work out, then I'm dead!

  Under such torture, it's no wonder some elderly people become eccentric and irritable.

  "Whew, fortunately it wasn't that one-eyed old man." The young man in green robes let out a sigh of relief and continued down the mountain road. Meanwhile, the hunchbacked old man was carrying two baskets towards the cave, neither of them noticing... Just tens of feet away, amidst the tangled vines, a pair of eyes were watching them.

  It wasn't until the young man in green had walked for a while that the figure appeared at the entrance of the cave.

  "This is the restricted mountain, Jian Lou, it's estimated that there are guards at the foot of the mountain and on the mountain road. But coming down from the mountain, not a single person can be seen." Ceng Qing Shan looked towards the dark cave, "Obviously, there are masters guarding inside this restricted cave!"

  At this time, Li Kun and Kuang Feng Ying also carefully came to Tan Qing Shan's side.

  "Xiao Juan, I'll go in first, you follow later." Teng Qing Shan said in a low voice.

  "Hmm." Li Kun simply nodded.

  Teng Qing Shan held a wheel gun and cautiously walked into the cave, his eyes adjusting to the dim interior. The cave was surprisingly square, clearly having been carved out by human hands. Faintly, voices could be heard from inside: "Old Baldy, come quick to eat, or there won't be any left."

  "Lao Si, this 'Dream Demon's Eighteen Swords', why do I feel that the 16th and 17th swords are so awkward?"

  A faint and aged voice echoed into Teng Qing Shan's ears.

  Teng Qing Shan's mouth curled up into a faint smile as he walked with ease in the empty cave, following a bend and along a passageway. As he walked down the passageway, Teng Qing Shan had already caught sight of the elderly men gathered together eating.

  Hoo! Hoo!

  Hong Qingshan's figure flashed by, and he arrived at the empty house in the belly of the mountain. The four old men who were eating also found this sudden guest astonishing.

  "Who are you?" one of the tall and sturdy old men put down his bowl and chopsticks, saying, "That family's descendant, how dare you trespass into the forbidden land."

  In the Moonlit Island, Jian Lou reigns supreme!

  Generation after generation, the Sword Tower had grown accustomed to this, and they didn't have any vigilance against external enemies. Because apart from the occasional sea monsters that passed by, they basically had no external enemies.

  "Fourth elder, what's the point of arguing with him?" one of the one-eyed old men said coldly, as he touched his waist and a flexible, curved silver sword appeared, shining like a silver snake, pointing directly at Teng Qing Shan's brow. The other three guardian elders also reached for their weapons, in case the one-eyed elder couldn't handle his opponent.

  Jian Lou has a strict order - those who trespass on forbidden land will be killed without pardon!

  Hong Qingshan's face was calm, his right hand slightly moving.

  Pffft! Pffft! Pffft! Pffft!

  A single shot from the revolver, almost instantly split into four, four silver flashes of lightning simultaneously pierced the throats of the four elder guards.

  "Ah~~ Ah~~" The four guardian elders all covered their throats, their eyes wide with terror, as fresh blood gushed out of the blood holes. In the terrified eyes of these four guardian elders, there was shock and horror. They simply didn't dare to believe... that in front of their opponent, they, the four great guardian elders, couldn't even muster a loud cry for help!

  Too fast!

  The bodies of the four elders all fell to the ground, some softly landing on the floor, others crashing onto the wooden table, knocking over bowls and chopsticks. "Crash!" "Splash!" The sound of shattering bowls and the gurgling of wine flowing onto the floor filled the air, and a strong smell of alcohol wafted through the entire room, mixed with a pungent smell of blood.

  "Huh!" The Crazy Wind Eagle and Li Kun both followed the passage and arrived here.

  As soon as Li Kun entered the house, he saw the four elders lying on the ground, still staring with their eyes wide open.

  "This forbidden land is now empty." Teng Qing Shan said calmly, "Xiao Juan, let's search along the two ends and see where there are treasures!" As for this so-called forbidden land, not to mention these four old men, even if it were a pre-heavenly strong cultivator guarding it, they would still be doomed in front of Teng Qing Shan. Even Ming Yue Island's number one expert 'Huang Pu Yu Jiang'.

  Will also be exhausted by Qingyun Mountain's true yuan, can only escape.

  "Good." Li Kun nodded.

  Teng Qing Shan and Li Kun immediately went to search for the secret rooms one by one, each of which had a grass mat and a quilt inside.

  Hong Qing Shan was in one of the secret chambers, looking at a stone carving of sword moves on the wall.

  "Looking at the stone carvings, some of them are over a hundred years old, while others were just recently carved." Teng Qing Shan nodded to himself, "Generation after generation of honing their sword skills, carving their thoughts onto the stone walls, countless strong practitioners accumulated. The entire Mingyue Island is practicing sword techniques, no wonder the Sword Tower's master has such exceptional swordsmanship!"

  As for swordsmanship, looking across the nine provinces and states, there is no school that has a better foundation than this Sword Pavilion.

  There are many secret rooms in the belly of this mountain.

  "Teng big brother, Teng big brother." Teng Qing Shan had only been searching for a while when Li Kun found him.

  "Huh?" Teng Qing Shan looked at him.

  "Heng big brother, come with me," Li Kun said in a row, "I found a place."

  "Oh?"

  Teng Qing Shan curiously followed Li Kun, advancing along the winding mountain path on this mountain belly. It must be said that Jian Lou had dug out almost half of this mountain belly, because this mountain path was indeed long enough.

  "Brother Teng, there's a very spacious great hall up ahead." Li Kun led Teng Qing Shan for nearly a hundred zhang before pointing forward.

  The fierce eagle was standing still in the grand hall.

  Hong Qing Shan also stepped into this empty grand hall, only to see the stone walls of the grand hall, with countless swordsmanship carvings.

  "Flowing Wind Sword eighteen... Heavenly Thunder Sword Method... Wandering Snake Sword..." Teng Qing Shan looked at the various exquisite sword methods, each of which contained its own unique charm. "Hm, why isn't there the 'Bright Moon Sword Classic' sword method that Huangfu Yujiang mentioned?"

  This caused Teng Qing Shan's eyebrows to furrow.

  "That's right, that's the highest and most profound skill of Jian Lou, it won't be easily shown to the elite disciples who come here." Teng Qing Shan shook his head with some regret. Those exquisite sword techniques were formidable, but for Teng Qing Shan, who was already standing at the threshold of 'Dao', they could only broaden his horizons, and had little practical use.

  Suddenly——

  Hong Qing's gaze lingered on a side door beside the main hall, where several lines of dense and intricate characters were carved into the mountain wall.

  "Anyone who enters the forbidden area and reaches the state of Xiantian can take away the 'Immortal Jade Token'. This was left behind by Li, a senior fellow practitioner and benefactor of our sect's first generation ancestor. Our third generation ancestor once observed the Immortal Jade Token and gained enlightenment, creating the 'Bright Moon Sword Classic'. If one has not reached the state of Xiantian, it is absolutely forbidden to view the Immortal Jade Token; not only will it be useless, but also harmful!"

  The words on this line are so astonishing that even the green mountains are shocked.

  "Brother Teng, what's this 'Divine Jade Disc'? You're saying it can't be attained through innate abilities and that looking at it is harmful?" Li Kun was somewhat astonished.

  "It cannot be disbelieved."

  Teng Qing Shan said in a low voice, "Xiao Jin, you wait outside first." After that, Teng Qing Shan walked along this side door and went straight inside.

  Just a few dozen feet away, Teng Qing Mountain entered a vast and purely naturally formed cave. On one side of the mountain wall in this cave, there was a faint blue light flowing.

  Four large characters, dragon flying and phoenix dancing, made Qing Shan hold his breath for a moment - "Rainbow as clothes and wind as horse, Cloud monarch comes down in a hurry. Tiger drum and zither, Phoenix return to the chariot, Immortal people stand like hemp."

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