Driven by his competitive spirit, he directly enveloped the monument with his spiritual sense, thinking that even if there was some mystery, he would use his own mind to shatter the stele. However, instead of shattering the monument, his mind was instantly eroded by the powerful spiritual force attached to the characters, causing him to explode and die in the next moment.

Although a millennium had passed since the incident, the Taoxuan Heavenly Sect had placed a prohibition on the monument beside the mountain gate, greatly weakening its attack power so that those who looked at it could retract their gaze in time. It’s like a fire; at first, you don’t know not to touch it with your hand, and after being burned by the heat, you pull back your hand when you feel the substantive harm. The four big characters on the monument by the mountain gate are just such a fire; I believe no one is foolish enough to keep their hand on it and get burned.

Even Lin Feng and the capable woman, who were here for the first time, immediately diverted their gaze. So this flame was merely a warning, a way of asserting authority.

Lin Feng thought of this and smiled faintly, feeling that the Taoxuan Heavenly Sect was indeed very competitive.

At this moment, Liu Qian was fanning himself with his folding fan, creating a somewhat comical scene. In such great weather at university, someone was fanning themselves, which would seem strange to anyone.

Liu Qian held his head high, took a deep breath, and then let out a heavy sigh. He folded the fan in his hand and said to Lin Feng and the others: "It’s truly profound to have so many mysteries in the monument of the Taoxuan Heavenly Sect. Before even reaching the mountain gate, they’re already sending people away, a bit baffling."

But Lin Feng said, "The Taoxuan Heavenly Sect is far-sighted." After his words, he smiled faintly as if there was a deeper meaning.

The capable woman, at this moment, drew her sword and used her elegant and pleasant voice to say to Liu Qian and Lin Feng: "Let me cut down this monument, the Taoxuan Heavenly Sect really has such gall."

At this time, Liu Qian quickly stepped forward to stop her and said, "Fairy, wait."

Liu Qian directly called the capable woman a fairy this time, speaking even more sweetly than Lin Feng. Lin Feng called her a young lady, meaning to praise her youthful beauty, while Liu Qian’s term ’fairy’ suggested she’s otherworldly, pure, and ethereal.

Indeed, Liu Qian’s words worked. With his intervention, the capable woman immediately put away her sword.

"Our Phoenix Cliff sect has always valued secluded cultivation, and I have been following the sect leader handling sect affairs in Yunzhou for years, so I really didn’t know there is such a way of hospitality in the Human Realm."

The capable woman’s words were actually mocking, implying the Taoxuan Heavenly Sect lacked hospitality and was arrogant.

Liu Qian repeatedly persuaded.

"It’s someone else’s business. Why should we trouble ourselves? Such trivial matters aren’t worth damaging our health."

Lin Feng smiled, thinking to himself that the instructor from Su Liqian’s sect really was a hot-tempered girl.

At this point, after looking at the monument, quite some time had passed. Lin Feng looked at the sky and said to everyone: "Today, it’s already late. The nighttime wind is extremely cold. The further up the mountain we go, the colder it will get, so it’s not worth exhausting our cultivation."

Lin Feng knew everyone’s strength had to be conserved to deal with matters up the mountain. Should any black-clad attackers appear right as they ascend, with everyone tired from the journey, they’d certainly suffer losses.

But when Lin Feng returned to the carriage, he remembered Liu Qian had said Su Liqian went to the Taoxuan Heavenly Sect. Faced with such a forbidding mountain and treacherous stairs, he wondered how Su Liqian’s delicate body could endure it.

The curtain of the carriage was pulled down, blocking the chilly outside wind. The girl who was previously in the carriage went to another carriage, leaving only Lin Feng and Qian Hua. Each lay on a seat, comfortably sleeping through the night.

Qian Hua wondered why these girls didn’t stay in the carriage at night, weren’t they afraid of the cold?

But when Qian Hua got out of the carriage in the morning, he discovered a giant tent had appeared in front of the mountain gate at some point, filled with female disciples from Phoenix Cliff.

Qian Hua then realized that it wasn’t convenient for Phoenix Cliff women to travel and that being cautious when sleeping with a tent made sense.

While in their storage magic treasures, he and Lin Feng had everything from knives to swords, but were missing basic living supplies.

"Ah, being a woman is truly troublesome."

Qian Hua sighed weakly in front of the tent.

At this moment, a beautiful and spirited girl emerged from the tent, locking eyes with Qian Hua as she came out.

The girl, a bit embarrassed, asked: "What are you doing at the entrance?"

Seeing the girl’s shy demeanor, Qian Hua said innocently: "I was curious about where you all sleep at night."

"You’ve seen it now," the girl’s eyes gathered as she spoke to Qian Hua.

Qian Hua, somewhat perplexed, and a little embarrassed, replied: "I didn’t see anything." Then, he walked toward the carriage, still pondering earlier events. He finally realized the girl mistook him for a peeping Tom...

All the women of Phoenix Cliff were sleeping in their tents, which conveniently left Ma Chen’s place for the driver and Lin Feng’s group of men to sleep. So everyone slept comfortably through the night.

Lin Feng woke up at that time, just in time to see Qian Hua getting off the carriage.