Chapter 1660
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The forbidden land Ten-Thousand Evils Peak of Taiyue Mountain, without the decree of the prefecture lord no idle people are allowed to climb the peak without permission!
Just as they arrived at the entrance of the Ten-Thousand-Evil Peak, Xu Taiping and Fairy Lingyue were stopped by a team of guards from the Nine Palaces.
Xu Taiping immediately stepped forward and clasped hands said:
Esteemed sirs, I am Chu Ping’an, a cultivator from the True Martial Heaven. I have come here today to climb the Ten-Thousand-Evil Peak and obtain the qualification for this True Martial Swordmaster Conference.
This alias had been jointly agreed upon by Xu Taiping and Fairy Lingyue on the way here.
After hearing that Xu Taiping wanted to challenge the climb of the Ten-Thousand-Evil Peak, several guards did not show too much surprise.
The guard standing at the very front nodded calmly and said：
You wait here. Lord Chen Sheng will arrive shortly.
While saying this, another guard behind him had already picked up a jade slip and started sending a message.
Seeing this, Xu Taiping asked with some confusion：
May I ask, is this Lord Chen Sheng the one from the Pure Yang Sword Sect？
Back then, when going to the Thousand Buddha Kingdom to rescue the Second Senior Brother and Senior Sister Zi Yan, if it hadn’t been for the help of Chen Sheng from the Pure Yang Sword Sect, it was very likely that by the time he arrived, the Second Senior Brother and Senior Sister Zi Yan would have already died.
So even though they hadn’t seen each other for so many years, Xu Taiping still remembered this sword cultivator Chen Sheng.
Upon hearing this, the guard nodded and said：
“During this True Martial Swordmaster Conference, the Chen Sheng of the Pure Yang Sword Sect has been entrusted by our Nine Mansions to help screen those who challenge to climb the peak.”
After confirming that the person who came was Chen Sheng of the Pure Yang Sword Sect, a hint of joy With appeared in Xu Taiping’s eyes.
However, the Fairy Lingyue beside him reminded:
“Taiping, even if it is a very good old friend, you can’t recognize him at this time.”
Xu Taiping nodded expressionless and said:
“Naturally.”
He specifically came here to challenge and climb the Myriad Evils Peak in order to participate in the True Martial Swordmaster Conference without revealing his identity.
If he were to recognize Chen Sheng at this time, all that he had done today would be meaningless.
Seeing that Xu Taiping fell into silence, the guard of the Nine Mansions thought that Xu Taiping was blaming their Nine Mansions in his heart, so he added：
“This young hero, it’s not that we deliberately make things difficult for you. It’s really that in recent years, more and more cultivators have come to challenge and climb the Myriad Evils Peak in order to obtain the qualification for the True Martial Swordmaster Conference.”
“But what a dangerous place the Myriad Evils Peak is？”
“So more and more cultivators have died on the Myriad Evils Peak.”
“At most, even when ten people climb the peak, nine of them will die on the peak.”
“The remaining one was still carried down by us.”
“Under unavoidable circumstances, the Mansion Master invited Lord Chen Sheng to help select the people who climb the peak and weed out those cultivators who are simply not suitable to go to the Myriad Evils Peak.
Xu Taiping heard this and showed a look of surprise on his face.
Although he had long expected the danger of the Ten Thousand Evils Peak, he never thought it would be so dangerous.
The Fairy Lingyue beside him, however, said disapprovingly：
“Ever since I knew about this Ten Thousand Evils Peak, I have often heard that there are cultivators who die on the way to climbing the peak. Nowadays, the human cultivators have long lost their awe of this Ten Thousand Evils Peak, and naturally more and more people are dying.”
Xu Taiping nodded.
And just as the two were talking secretly, the messenger of the Ninth Mansion, who was holding the messenger jade slip in his hand, suddenly waved to Xu Taiping and said：
“The freelance cultivator Chu Ping’an, Chen Sheng and the other cultivators who are going to climb the peak are waiting for you upstairs！”
Xu Taiping immediately responded when he heard this, and then turned his head and said to Fairy Lingyue：
“Sister Lingyue, I’m going over.”
Fairy Lingyue smiled and nodded and said：
“Go ahead. After I meet up with Ping’an and Bai Yu, I will take them to the Yanyu Peak beside to watch.”
Xu Taiping nodded, and then, under the guidance of a guard of the Ninth Mansion, quickly went to that small building.
……
After a stick of incense.
On the Yanyu Peak, in the Tingyun Pavilion.
Fairy Lingyue, Zhao Linglong, Bai Yu and Ping’an Xi were sitting at the same table, and their eyes were all looking at the Illusory shadow projected by the spiritual mirror in the center of the attic.
In that Illusory shadow , a group of cultivators were standing in front of a small building, quietly waiting for something.
After Zhao Linglong confirmed with her gaze the position of Xu Taiping among the crowd waiting in front of the building, she then sighed and turned to look at Fairy Lingyue and said：
This fairy, since you are Taiping’s friend, why didn’t you stop him？
Just now, Bai Yu and Ping An briefly introduced Fairy Lingyue to Zhao Linglong.
Fairy Lingyue did not answer but instead asked Zhao Linglong：
I presume that you, Miss Linglong, have recalled that experience of Taiping inside the Mysterious Desolation Tower？
Zhao Linglong nodded with a somewhat heavy expression and said：
Well, I’ve recalled everything.
Fairy Lingyue’s gaze once again looked towards that Illusory shadow and then continued：
Do you think that with Taiping’s personality, can anyone stop the things he wants to do？
Zhao Linglong still said somewhat unwillingly：
Since we already know that Su Chan is likely to cause trouble at the True Martial Swordmaster Conference, why don’t we inform the Nine Mansions and let the Nine Mansions use the power of the entire True Martial Heaven to find out Su Chan.
Regarding the matter that Xu Taiping wanted to lurk in the dark to deal with Su Chan, Fairy Lingyue also briefly explained it to Zhao Linglong just now.
Fairy Lingyue shook her head and said：
“Not to mention whether the Nine Courts will believe our one-sided words, even if they do, I’m afraid Su Chan would have already received the news in advance before they take action.”
“You should know that Su Chan started to plot this matter as early as decades ago.”
“No one can guarantee that there are no spies planted by Su Chan among the Nine Courts.”
Zhao Linglong was momentarily at a loss for words.
Because indeed, as the Lingyue Fairy said, with Su Chan’s means, if given decades to carefully plan, no one knows what kind of actions he will take next.
The Lingyue Fairy continued to say：
“Miss Linglong, the reason why I am willing to tell you all this is to let Taiping have the help of a former fellow disciple in the following situation, so as not to be isolated and helpless.”
Upon hearing this, Zhao Linglong’s heart trembled, and the scene of Xu Taiping facing those monsters one by one in the Xuanhuang Pagoda that day couldn’t help but emerge in her mind.
The Lingyue Fairy continued to say：
“But Miss Linglong, at present, all we can do is to believe in Taiping.”
And just as the two were talking, suddenly, the voice of Chen Sheng from the Pure Yang Sword Sect came from the virtual shadow projected by the spiritual mirror in front of them – “Today, thirty Westerners have ascended the Ten Thousand Evils Peak, and the quota is full. For those who come to challenge and climb the mountain next, please come again tomorrow.”
After hearing this, in the originally quiet attic, the rustling discussions of the onlookers at each table began to sound.
Zhao Linglong and Fairy Lingyue at this table stopped talking and stared at the Illusory shadow without blinking.
Immediately after, Chen Sheng of the Pure Yang Sword Sect said again:
To avoid unnecessary casualties, the thirty Westerners who climbed the peak this time must pass a trial set by me before they are eligible to climb the peak.
Saying that, in that Illusory shadow, Chen Sheng held up a basket of apples and said:
Today, anyone who can take an apple from this basket will be eligible to climb the peak！
At first hearing this, everyone in the attic thought there was something wrong with their ears. They only felt that the test set by Chen Sheng was too ordinary.
But as the next scene unfolded, everyone fell silent in unison.
Youdaoplaceholder0 by with a Loud noise, Chen sheng in Illusory shadow suddenly saw the sword qi all over his body transform into snowflake shapes and suddenly dance and spread.
Ultimately, the snowflakes transformed from these sword qi were like a huge snowball, enveloping Chen Sheng within.
So in the attic, a monk was stunned and said:
To pass through the transformed sword energy of a Huajing Sword Immortal and take the apple in that basket, how could an ordinary cultivator possibly do it？
