Luoxiao Grotto Heaven.

Broken Sword Cliff.

This place is filled with sword qi, and the cold light is fierce.

Located at Sword Peak, one of the seventy-nine Cloud Cliffs, it is said that half of the Refining God Sect’s legacy originates from this peak.

And in front of an ancient cave mansion at the bottom of the cliff, the smell of blood is strong.

"Roar..."

With a resentful howl, a Late Period Foundation Establishment Demon Beast, as large as a mountain, fell to the ground.

Its chest had two huge bloody holes, blasted open by sheer brute force.

"Heh, this beast’s hide is pretty tough; it made my hand feel numb."

A burly man whose body was like an iron tower shook off the brain matter and blood on his hand, smiling in a simple and honest manner.

Beside him stood another burly man who looked identical, his expression cold and resolute, also shirtless, his muscles knotted and hard like rocks.

Huayue Mansion, Zhong Shan and Zhong Yue.

This pair of brothers are twins, with a special physique, immense strength, and a mutual understanding of each other’s thoughts.

Their experiences are quite legendary.

Their mother was a Late Period Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Huayue Mansion, pregnant for five years before she managed to give birth to these two sons.

During her pregnancy, she was devoured by this pair of brothers, feeding on her nutrients until she was skin and bones, resembling a dry corpse.

On the night of childbirth, their mother passed away.

Just as the clan was about to prepare the body for burial, the cold abdomen spontaneously split open, and two blood-covered infants crawled out of their mother’s body, born with immense strength, their cries shattering the tiles.

The clan saw them as monstrous and wanted to drown them.

Coincidentally, True Man Dongshan passed by, saw that these two sons were born with divine power, and took them under his wing, naming them Zhong Shan and Zhong Yue.

Later on,

The brothers did not disappoint True Man Dongshan’s expectations, advancing rapidly in their cultivation, becoming strong contenders for the next generation of hidden dragons.

"Vulgar."

Not far away, a man with a soft appearance and skin as white as paper disdainfully used a folding fan to cover his mouth and nose,

"Zhong Family brothers, you made the whole place filthy with blood, truly disgusting."

Hua Wuyin stood idly outside the cave mansion, occasionally flicking his fingers, sending out a wisp of ghostly green mist that melted several Low Tier Demon Beasts attempting to approach into pus.

Oh.

If only I hadn’t met Instructor Chen that day.

After meeting Instructor Chen, looking at these Zhong brothers, the more I look, the more I dislike them.

"I wonder if there’s a chance to bring Instructor Chen and his disciples to Huayue Mansion?"

Hua Wuyin thought to himself,

"My Huayue Mansion has never offended Instructor Chen, and we have not made any moves against the Yan Kingdom. Since we’re not enemies, we might as well be friends."

Thinking this, he couldn’t help but feel a bit excited.

You know, these four masters and disciples, none are ordinary; even if they can’t be friends, they’re great eye candy to have in Huayue Mansion.

"Senior Brother Hua, don’t just stand there and talk without feeling pain in your waist."

Zhong Shan said in a muffled voice,

"We brothers took care of the guardian demon beast, now let us deal with the cave mansion’s restriction..."

"Quiet."

A cold female voice interrupted the crowd’s argument.

A red-clothed woman stood in front of the cave mansion, holding an array plate, her expression focused as she deciphered the complex light barrier of restrictions before her.

Her fingers flew, casting several spiritual techniques into the array plate, and the originally dangerous light barrier began to ripple like water waves, finally splitting open with a "pop," leaving a gap large enough for a person to pass through.

An extremely fierce ancient sword intent surged through the gap!

"Opened."

He Qinyuan’s eyes flashed with a trace of pride.

This Broken Sword Cliff was once the retreat of a past Sword Cultivator elder, and it’s highly likely that Third Tier cultivation techniques or even the elder’s Sword Pill are hidden inside.

What is a Sword Pill?

Still and round like a pearl, yet sharp and exposed when moving, it’s one of the most famous legacies of the Songyang Sect, and it’s currently cultivated by the Refining God Sect.

"Let’s go, take the things, and this time Luoxiao, we didn’t come in vain..."

Buzz!

Suddenly,

A small bronze lamp hanging on her waist started to tremble.

The wick burst into a ghostly blue flame without warning, growing three inches, emitting a soul-stirring divine soul fluctuation.

He Qinyuan’s expression suddenly changed, immediately halting her steps, and respectfully holding the soul lamp with a hand, she lowered her eyelids.

"Senior Sister Gu?"

The other three saw this and also restrained their expressions, not daring to act rashly.

From the soul lamp, the icy voice of Gu Tangyin directly exploded within the four’s sea of consciousness:

[Abandon Broken Sword Cliff.]

[Target: Withered Stone Forest. The former escape site of True Man Ye.]

[Capture Chen Ye’s three disciples, kill the disciples first to intimidate the Yan Cultivators!]

As the voice fell, the flame of the soul lamp gradually receded, finally returning to its weak state.

The scene was momentarily dead silent.

But just after two breaths, when the soul fire completely dimmed,

He Qinyuan straightened her body, lifting her eyelids that were originally lowered respectfully, with not a trace of awe left in her eyes.

Instead, a faint mockery appeared.

"Withered Stone Forest..."

She looked at the ancient cave mansion before her, already open and faintly shining with treasure light, then glanced at the already faded bronze soul lamp in her hand, with a cold smile curling at the corner of her mouth,

"Senior Sister Gu is indeed... so prestigious."

"Sitting in the View Wind Tower, with a mere touch of the lips, she expects us to give up this opportunity that is right in front of us to go to that godforsaken place and kill a few cultivators."

"Senior Sister, so what do we do? Do we go or not? Senior Sister Gu is a hidden dragon, we cannot defeat her." Zhong Shan scratched his head.

"Hidden dragon?"

He Qinyuan snorted coldly, her beautiful face carrying a hint of disdain,

"Though she is a hidden dragon, she is also a Yan Kingdom person who entered the sect later. Whereas we are the native-born Huayue orthodox of Ruins Country! Now she has not even formed a core, and yet she wants to use us as dogs?"