Free Web NovelChapter 2447: Chapter 2445: Marching on Black Mountain
These four elders sure have a grand presence.
Behind them, there were designated maids serving them. When pouring wine, Elder Lei took advantage by extending his hand and pinching the girl’s bottom.
The maid got nervous and dropped the wine pot she was holding onto the ground.
"Be careful!"
The City Lord frowned with displeasure, scolded the maid, and dismissed her.
A disciple behind Elder Lei scanned the room, then immediately flattered his master, "Master drinking wine should never be without someone serving. Let me choose a favorite maid for you."
This elder was usually interested in this kind of thing.
Feigning disinterest, he said, "Ah, this is the City Lord’s mansion, not our Tianyin Sect, don’t be reckless."
The City Lord understood his meaning and respectfully said, "Elder Lei, what are you saying? In Yue State City, which cultivator does not admire your prestige? Whoever you invite for a drink, wouldn’t it be their honor?"
"It’s all just empty fame!"
Elder Lei seemed humble, but his eyes were fixated on Asu.
Ever since Asu and Long Fei entered, he had been staring at Asu.
A woman like Asu was akin to a celebrity descending upon a rural village; the cultivators here had never seen such a stunning woman.
He gestured to his disciple, who caught on immediately, squeezed through the crowd, and approached Asu and Long Fei. Looking at Asu with a lewd expression, he said, "Fellow Taoist, you’re lucky. Our elder invites you over."
Asu coldly replied, "Sorry, I’m not interested."
The disciple’s face changed immediately, threatening, "Young lady, don’t refuse a good offer. Our Elder Lei is not someone you can provoke."
"You talk too much!"
Asu, filled with cold hostility, slapped the cultivator, sending him flying.
What kind of identity did she have? As a princess of the Asura Clan and a disciple of the Saint Patriarch, how could she serve a filthy old man?
The disciple, like a paper sheet, flew over ten meters away, crashing heavily onto a table.
A chaotic clattering ensued as plates, dishes, wine pots, and cups scattered around.
The smiles on the faces of the Tianyin Sect disciples froze, unexpectedly seeing someone dare to strike their sect’s people.
They swiftly drew their longswords and surrounded Long Fei and Asu, causing the nearby cultivators to quickly step aside in fear.
All four elders simultaneously fixed their gazes on the two, with Elder Lei stepping up to scrutinize Long Fei and Asu, asking, "These two fellow Taoists seem unfamiliar. Which sect’s disciples might you be?"
Nowadays, before a confrontation, one should first understand the opponent’s strength.
The aura around Long Fei and Asu remained restrained; nobody knew their cultivation level.
Asu disdainfully replied to Elder Lei, "My master’s name is not something garbage like you can know."
Elder Lei and the other three elders instantly felt intense rage, "Such audacity, you little brat!"
Asu calmly said to them, "I am merely speaking the truth. Even your Tianyin Sect’s hierarch or patriarch, if they knew, would die from fright. I advise you to remain calm; otherwise, Tianyin Sect might not be able to protect you from trouble."
"Seeking death!"
Elder Lei raised his hand, summoning a bolt of Yin Thunder and furiously striking towards Asu and Long Fei.
This netherworld’s thunder contained Yin Fire.
Just like the Thunder of the Yang Realm, it flashed with electric arcs, harboring destructive power within.
"Such tricks dare to show off!"
Asu snorted softly, raising her hand to smack the void.
The void trembled fiercely, and with a bang, shattered the thunder into smithereens, vanishing in an instant.
Everyone present gasped in astonishment, amazed at the girl’s formidable cultivation level.
Elder Lei, being an expert at the Unity Realm Stage, had his Yin God integrated with heaven.
Yet, this conjured thunder could be completely shattered with one move by the girl.
The City Lord, being a perceptive person, realized this girl was extraordinary.
His aim was to eliminate the Demon of Black Mountain, not to witness internal strife among his people.
He quickly stood in the middle, preventing both sides from further action, saying, "Two masters, your skills are admirably impressive! It’s enough to spar lightly; let’s not ruin harmony. Today, though you do not become acquainted without a fight, I ask you to cease hostilities for my sake and focus your strength on vanquishing the Demon of Black Mountain. If successful, I will surely reward you handsomely!"
The City Lord gave Elder Lei a way out, and being a seasoned individual, Elder Lei naturally took it.
To continue entangling with Asu now would not earn him admiration if victorious. But if defeated, all his previously earned prestige would be destroyed.
He coldly snorted at Asu, "Today, for the City Lord’s sake, I won’t argue with you young ones. After eliminating the Demon of Black Mountain, we shall have another match."
If Asu’s temperament were like before, none of these people would survive.
However, with Long Fei present, she refrained from indiscriminate killing, instead giving Elder Lei a cold smile and said in a coquettish tone, "Fine, I’ll accompany you!"
Elder Lei twitched, thinking this young girl really doesn’t know how to take a step back, even wanting to gain advantage here.
After the crisis was defused, the City Lord sighed in relief.
The surrounding onlookers were not satisfied, wishing Elder Lei and Asu would start fighting immediately.
The City Lord personally intervened, inviting Asu and Long Fei to the main seat, promptly asking the maid to serve them good wine.
He soothed both sides and had boxes of Spirit Stones brought out, distributing them to the cultivators present.
When the banquet ended, an army of tens of thousands from the city, along with a group of cultivators, immediately set out for Black Mountain.
The four elders had their mounts, each more ferocious than the other, all native exotic beasts.
They resembled tigers, leopards, deer, wolves, all similar to creatures from the Yang Realm.
The City Lord rode his warhorse, arranging two warhorses for Long Fei and Asu.
On the road, he began to make connections with them, asking their names.
Long Fei learned a bit about the place; Yue State City was a small frontier town in the western part of the Yama Nation, unranked among major cities within the nation.
In the Yama Nation, anyone capable can build a city.
The City Lord must pay a certain amount of tax to the Yama Nation, but otherwise, the rest is autonomous.
The City Lord’s name was Nie Rongsheng, a branch of a major family in the Yama Nation. Using the family’s power, he managed to establish a small city here, conducting trade with the Western Asura Kingdom.
His daughter’s name was quite pleasant, Nie Xiaoqian.
At no more than eighteen years old, she possessed outstanding beauty and was very famous locally.
Nie Rongsheng originally intended his daughter to marry into the main family, unexpectedly sabotaged by the Demon of Black Mountain at a crucial moment, kidnapping his daughter up the mountain.
He could have asked the main family for help but feared his daughter’s reputation would be ruined, breaking off the marriage.
Thus, he devised a plan to spend wealth, recruiting a large number of cultivators, even inviting Tianyin Sect members to assist him in the mountain expedition to slay the demon.
