Somewhere high in the sky, two figures were flying forward, one behind the other.
Ye Mu kept flying at a stable speed because his spiritual power was not enough to sustain the Tianxing Golden Wings for too long.
Qingluan, who was only a few steps away from him, followed quietly without saying a word for a long time.
Use silence to ease the previous embarrassment.
"Ahem..." Ye Mu felt a little bored, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he felt a chill on his neck.
Twisting his neck stiffly, he saw Qingluan's faint eyes. After hesitating for a moment, he could only suppress what he wanted to say.
So, the silent flight lasted for as long as a stick of incense. Finally, because Ye Mu's own spiritual power was almost exhausted, he had to come down to recover.
He landed firmly on the ground and looked around. This is a mountain range. There are not many trees as far as the eye can see. Instead, most of them are exposed rocks, which glow with a dark luster in the direct sunlight.
Ye Mu took out the map and looked at it briefly, and found out where he was.
"This should be the scope of Heishan County. The black rocks here are the unique landforms of Heishan County." Ye Mu said with a smile and looked at Qingluan.
But Qingluan just glanced at him lightly and said nothing, obviously not interested in what he said.
Ye Mu was a little embarrassed and said instead: "We are still two counties away from Qinglian Sect. According to the previous speed, it will take at least three days."
Hearing this, Qingluan nodded slightly: "You can just see these for yourself, there is no need to say more to me."
Well, Ye Mu had no choice but to say: "Then let me restore my spiritual power first."
Then he sat on the floor and began to recover.
There are still two counties separated from Qinglian Sect. Although these two counties are not as vast as Fengtian County and Longtan County, they are not small. With their previous flight speed, it would take at least three days to cross the two counties.
time.
This is still flying. If we walk there, we won't be able to reach it in less than ten days and a half.
The place where Qinglian Sect is located does not belong to any county in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
It was an independent area. Although it was still under the control of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it did not have to pay taxes to the royal family, let alone accept orders from the royal family.
This was an agreement made with the royal family since the establishment of the Qinglian Sect, but over the years, with the disappearance of the old master of the Qinglian Sect, this behemoth began to gradually decline, so that the agreement became weak.
In addition to the relationship between the royal family and the Qinglian Sect, which has become a bit delicate, the other major sects and some powerful forces are all eyeing this behemoth.
As the number one sect in the Great Zhou Dynasty, it has countless disciples, there are so many powerful people in the sect, and its cultivation resources are extremely rich, which is enough to make countless people jealous.
But the conditions for joining it are extremely demanding. If you want to become a disciple of the Qinglian Sect, the first condition is to reach the Yinchi realm before the age of eighteen.
And this point makes many people stop thinking that it would be more practical to join various county schools.
After all, without enough resources to support it, trying to cultivate to the Yin Pond realm is tantamount to wishful thinking.
Most people don't have many good cultivation resources, and the threshold for joining the academy is not high. Almost anyone who can practice can join. But after entering, you can only rely on yourself to learn how to practice in the future.
Therefore, most young people choose to go to school not because they don’t want to join a powerful sect, but because they suffer from insufficient basic conditions.
And some people who have graduated from colleges and universities and met the admission requirements will still choose to join.
Therefore, these sects in the Great Zhou Dynasty do not lack fresh blood.
The royal family has nothing to do about this situation, because compared to struggling to enter Wangting Academy from among the nineteen counties, the difficulty of entering the sect seems to have become much easier.
This strange situation has caused the relationship between the royal family and the major sects to become quite delicate, and the Qinglian Sect, as the head of the major sects, is the first to bear the brunt.
Judging from Ye Mu's strength, there is no doubt that he has met the requirements. It will depend on whether there are any special assessments at that time, because this year's Qinglian Sect entry assessment time has ended.
It's not the right time for Ye Mu to go now, but this happens to him every year, and this kind of people have great confidence in their own strength.
"call."
Feeling the Yang Quan in his body becoming full again, Ye Mu opened his eyes.
"Let's go." Ye Mu said softly, and used his golden wings to rise into the sky.
When Qingluan saw this, the light on his light blue feathers shone slightly, and he followed closely.
In this way, Ye Mu and Qingluan flew all the way, and three days passed by in a hurry.
…
Ye Mu stood in front of a huge city crowded with people.
Looking at the top of the tall city gate, there are three big characters appearing.
Castle Peak.
The large characters were simple and plain. They had been there for many years, and the color on them was already somewhat mottled. However, Ye Mu stared at the characters for a while, and felt a sting in his eyes, and then the spiritual power in his body showed signs of being unchecked.
Ye Mu felt a chill in his heart and quickly looked away.
This Qingshan City is indeed worthy of its reputation. I don’t know who wrote the big characters on the gate, but they only had such power after just looking at them for a while. It’s hard to imagine the strength of the person who wrote these words.
And the people who flew here, without exception, landed on the ground far away, which shows the intimidating power of Qingshan City.
There is no other reason than that Qingshan City is backed by the Qinglian Sect.
Qingshan City is like a traffic fortress, located in a huge mountain pass. Although there are huge crowds, it does not appear chaotic. Regardless of strength, everything is extremely orderly.
Ye Mu was secretly stunned. Among those people, there were many powerful people, but they were all very lawful and self-sufficient.
He has never seen such a situation in any city. It seems that he still underestimated the power of Qinglian Sect.
After stopping for a moment, Ye Mu slowly walked towards the city along with the flow of people.
There is no need to conduct any inquiries here, because no one dares to cause trouble here.
Not long after entering it, Ye Mu knew the source of this intimidation.
In a square in the center of the city, there are dozens of huge stone pillars standing, filled with a strong and sinister atmosphere. Around those stone pillars, densely packed skulls are hung, and wooden signs are hung next to them.
Each wooden sign was engraved with a name. Ye Mu glanced over it and couldn't help but feel his scalp numb, because many of those names were people with a good reputation in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
There are powerful men who are famous for their actions, there are also criminals wanted by the empire with notorious reputations, and there are even notorious leaders of treasure-stealing groups and mercenary groups.
But no matter how famous you were during your lifetime, now you can only hang here and let others watch.
"Gulu." Looking at the dense white skeletons, Ye Mu couldn't help but swallowed his saliva.
"Hey, young man, this is your first time coming to Qingshan City." Just when Ye Mu was secretly frightened, a voice came from his ears.
Ye Mu looked around and saw a man in his twenties standing aside, wearing linen clothes, with bright eyes and an inexplicable friendly smile on his face.
"It's indeed my first time here." He couldn't tell the opponent's strength, but in this city, he didn't have to worry about any danger at all.
"That's just right. I'm quite familiar with this place and I'll show you around." The man said with a smile on his face and was about to pull Ye Mu's arm.
Ye Mu moved slightly to avoid the opponent's hand. Why did this guy look so familiar?
Seeing Ye Mu dodge, the man was not embarrassed, but smiled and said: "Meeting is fate, how about you come with me?"
Ye Mu frowned slightly and said, "I still have something to do."
"What's the matter? What's the matter? Tell me, maybe I can help." After hearing Ye Mu's words, the man's eyes lit up.
Ye Mu was helpless, I really don't know how to describe this guy.
"I'm going to Qinglian Sect, are you going?" Ye Mu could only say.
"Go!" Under Ye Mu's stunned eyes, the man nodded heavily.
Before Ye Mu could recover, the man said again: "I just said that you and I are destined."
"Okay then, first tell me what your name is?" Ye Mu said calmly.
"Qin Xiao." The man said quickly.
"Where are you from?"
"Jinshan County, Jiyuan City."
"Why go to Qinglian Sect?"
"Of course I am a disciple." Qin Xiao said matter-of-factly.
"Apprenticeship? At your age, would someone want you?" Ye Mu looked at Qin Xiao.
"You're telling me, I'm only in my twenties, why am I older?" Qin Xiao's face darkened.
"It looks pretty small anyway." Ye Mu said calmly.
Qin Xiao did not say much on this topic, but instead said: "If you go to Qinglian Sect at this time, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to pass the assessment."
"Whether it's going well or not, we'll know when the time comes." Ye Mu looked calm.
"Are you afraid that you have something to do with the people inside?" Qin Xiao asked suspiciously.
Ye Mu did not explain, but said: "If you want to go, then we will leave now. If not, I will go ahead."
"Of course, but not now." Qin Xiao said quickly.
Ye Mu frowned and was about to speak when the other party continued: "The Qinglian Sect is closed these days. We will wait for two days before talking."
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"According to rumors, there were some conflicts within the Qinglian Sect, so the sect was closed to prevent outsiders from entering." Qin Xiao approached Ye Mu and whispered.
Is there such a thing?
Looking at the surprised Ye Mu, Qin Xiao said softly: "The old sect leader of the Qinglian Sect has disappeared for many years, and the candidate for the new sect leader has not been decided yet. The current Qinglian Sect has always been jointly controlled by the masters of the Seven Peaks. Originally, the old sect leader decided
The candidate for his successor exists in name only."
"This time, it is estimated that the new sect leader will be squeezed out directly. When the sect is opened again, the layout inside will be completely new."
"How do you know so clearly?" Ye Mu asked in surprise.
"Of course, I have been to Qingshan City many times, and my parents have always wanted me to join the Qinglian Sect. Naturally, I have to find out more about the situation." Qin Xiao explained.
Ye Mu's eyes were looking at him, but he couldn't sense this guy's cultivation level.
"In this case, you should have joined the Qinglian Sect a long time ago, why are you still here?" Ye Mu's eyes were full of doubts, "Isn't it because you have failed the exam after coming here many times?"
"How is that possible?" Qin Xiao's expression changed, "When their sect opens, we will go together. You will know then."
Ye Mu smiled noncommittally, and then said: "I wonder when it will be turned on?"
Regarding his question, Qin Xiao did not answer, but said: "Don't worry about it for now, let's find a place to stay for one night first."