The north wind howled mournfully, and apart from the harvest, the autumn in Qingshuo County was also accompanied by fierce gales.

The gales swept up the withered leaves from the trees, like slices of a cruel blade, and the fallen leaves rained down.

These withered leaves, General Wei didn't really like to eat; it preferred the tender green ones.

Of course, Xu Guang had asked it before, and it found no taste in withered leaves, but when there was nothing else to eat, it could barely accept them.

Xu Guang laughed and patted its head as they walked through the mountains.

This time entering the mountains, Xu Guang was very expectant because he was going to uncover the treasure of Elder Yuchan.

Regarding Elder Yuchan, there were no records in Qingshuo County, but Su Yan had heard some tales.

He came from the world's foremost sect—the Taoist Kunlun Point Seal Sect.

His strength was unknown because no one knew his past identity, but there were some speculations among those in the Jianghu.

What truly fascinated people was his cultivation technique—the Jade Cicada Molt Divine Technique, known for its mystical property of Rejuvenation. After Elder Yuchan disappeared, countless people sought out his cultivation technique, but found nothing.

Later, even greater events occurred in the Capital City, overshadowing the sensation of Elder Yuchan.

Actually, Xu Guang was also very curious about how Wei Shuangnian came to know about the Jade Cicada Secret Collection.

Has the Celestial Destiny Sect's intelligence network reached this level?

There were many water bodies in the Zouchuan Dao Mountain, out of Qingshuo County, several could be named, but the nameless low hills were countless.

Sitting on General Wei's back, Xu Guang followed the map on the Turtle Shell, frequently stopping to confirm their route.

This Turtle Shell had nearly a century of history; changes in the mountain's conditions had altered the paths.

Xu Guang's search was not going very smoothly.

Fortunately, there were many bandits in the mountains, including many vicious ones with countless crimes. Xu Guang would deal with them when he encountered such people.

For non-Innate experts, he handled them himself.

Killing a Ninth Grade would provide over twenty experience points, and with luck, clearing some larger bandit nests in the mountains could easily yield over a thousand experience points.

Three days passed unconsciously.

As he went deeper, the bandits became scarce.

Xu Guang stood before a peak that seemed to pierce the sky like a Sword Peak, matching a small marker on the Turtle Shell. This should be the mountain resembling a sword on the Turtle Shell.

The bandits were rampant, but few mountain people lived here, and Xu Guang didn't know the name of this peak.

Having found this coordinate, Xu Guang knew the Jade Cicada Secret Collection was close at hand.

Holding the Turtle Shell, he carefully identified it.

After a long while, he finally discovered it.

Going over a ridge along this Sword Peak, Xu Guang saw a cliff.

After carefully comparing the map, he found the secret collection seemed to be below the cliff.

This cliff required General Wei to detour, although Xu Guang felt it might only get injured if jumped down, but it was unnecessary, so he chose to go around. It would only delay him a few hours.

Having waited months, at the last juncture, he wasn't in a hurry.

"Let's rest for a while first."

...

As night approached, the mountains became increasingly ominous. Shadows of trees were like the gaping maws of ferocious beasts, ready to devour, and the wilting trees in the shadows seemed nightmarish.

Zhao Chen, clad in black, with a few brothers, fled rapidly through the mountain, as if chased by a myriad of troops.

Amid his frantic escape, a white silhouette flashed in front of him, a corpulent body like a ball, charging recklessly. Strange was its body seemed to weave through the shadows of trees with an eerie agility.

It was hard to believe how that fat man maneuvered past the towering trees.

Zhao Chen's face was grim; as a disciple frequently escaping from the Yueshan Sect, everyone had rich mountain living experience, yet he never anticipated encountering such a ghostly thing while fleeing after another defeat at the sect.

"Didn't the old man say that the Feng Shui in this area was excellent, no such apparitions?"

"Senior brother, did you really believe that Daoist's words?"

A disciple beside him spoke with a tremor in his voice.

"Shut up!"

Zhao Chen's face hardened, rebuking in a low voice.

Something bizarre had definitely happened in this mountain.

He dared not look or think too much.

The Yueshan Sect wasn't strong, but in these chaotic times, it survived for sixty years. For a minor force without Innate power or background to last so long was remarkable.

They relied on their practiced Feng Shui skills and their rich mountain living experience.

Faced with countless perilous mountains and deadly situations, they always found a way out.

"Up the mountain!"

From a distance, Zhao Chen saw a peak as straight as a sword and cried out with delight.

"A mountain like a sharp sword, piercing nine skies, is a thriving ground!"

Zhao Chen stated, hurrying upward without further delay.

Though the Yueshan Sect's Lightweight Skill wasn't exceptional, their mountain climbing skill was not to be underestimated.

The straight peak, with various grappling tools as assistance, seemed easily navigable to them.

The night grew darker.

Wisps of black mist spread and dispersed in the air.

The black mist rapidly dissipated in the forest, and corpulent white silhouettes moved silently through the mist.

A series of long howls from mountain beasts echoed abruptly in the dense forest.

Then came cries of panic and terror, movement in the dense woods, and soon silence.

All seemed to revert to calm.

...

At the mountain peak.

Zhao Chen and his four companions wore expressions of fear, watching the phalanx-like white silhouettes partially hidden in the layers of black fog.

Strange figures darted rapidly between the trees.

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