The cold morning breeze gradually died down.

In the sky behind Wuyang Mountain, the morning glow illuminated the mountain peaks red.

Every so often, a round fire-like wheel slowly breaks away from the clouds behind Wuyang Mountain and sheds red light on the earth.

On a mountain road connecting the official road outside Dongcheng, a luxurious carriage pulled by two clouded leopard horses appeared on the high point of the mountain road facing the sun.

From this high point, you can overlook the mountain road extending to the official road.

"Hey!" Shi Long suddenly pulled the reins back and stopped the Clouded Leopard Horse.

"Miss, it seems that there is Pang Tianpeng and his party on the other side of the official road." Before the people in the carriage could ask, Shi Long had already opened his mouth to report.

Xia Yan heard this and quickly helped open the car curtain.

Xiao Qing and Qin Ziling looked down through the car window.

On the official road below, twelve clouded leopard horses of the same color were seen galloping toward the east like lightning.

The first three people were all wearing silver clothes and golden cloaks.

Among the three people, one of them was about 27 or 28 years old, with a majestic figure like a mountain, a long beard on his chin, and his long beard was tied into pigtails. He looked both powerful and rugged and wild.

The men on the left and right are similar in age, but their bodies are not as majestic as the man in the middle.

Behind the three of them were nine men all dressed in dark red outfits and black cloaks, with sturdy builds and stern expressions.

"Pang Tianpeng! Where are they going?" Xiao Qing's face changed slightly, with a hint of thinking in her eyes.

"Is that Pang Tianpeng among them?" Qin Ziling pointed at the twelve riders who had gone away, their backs gradually shrinking, and asked with slightly narrowed eyes.

"Yes, that one is Pang Tianpeng. He is the head of two families, and he is in his prime. It is said that his strength is not inferior to that of Pang Qiwei, who has been working hard for more than ten years in the early stages of bone refining." Xiao Qing replied.

"Sure enough, it's him!" Qin Ziling's eyes narrowed even more when he heard this, and the majestic man with the beautiful beard he saw in Sanyuan Mountain came to mind.

"The men on his left and right should be his fellow juniors in the Jin Lie Sect. Qin Gen and Sui Wufang are both martial arts masters who have cultivated their strength. The nine men behind him are the Blood Wolf Guards of the Pang family.

The Pang family's blood wolf guards are very few in number, only eighteen in total, but each one is a powerful martial artist and is good at combined attacks. With nine people attacking together, their strength is close to that of a bone refining martial artist.

With Pang Tianpeng's strength and his two junior brothers, he is already invincible in Fangshan County. However, they even brought nine blood wolf guards with them on this trip. It seems that their destination is not Gaitong County." Xiao

Qing continued.

Gaitong County is also located in the east.

"Maybe I'm going hunting in Wuyang Mountain!" Qin Ziling said casually.

"No, Wuyang Mountain is dangerous and unpredictable. Pang Qiwei will not be willing to let Pang Tianpeng take the risk. Besides, if they really want to go hunting in Wuyang Mountain, they will not go into battle so lightly. They will definitely bring some hunting tools, as well as

Bring experienced martial arts masters with you, not blood wolf guards.

Although the Blood Wolf Guards are great at killing people, they are not necessarily great at hunting exotic beasts!" Xiao Qing shook her head.

"Don't worry, as long as they don't come for us, you don't care where they go." Qin Ziling said with a smile.

He was not interested in where Pang Tianpeng was going.

"It's true." Xiao Qing was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then smiled slightly and looked away, and Xia Yan lowered the car curtain.

"Drive!" Seeing Xia Yan put down the curtain, Shi Long shook the reins and shouted loudly. The Clouded Leopard Horse raised its hooves and pulled the carriage down the mountain road.

…

The sun sets in the west and the sky is filled with sunset glow.

A luxurious carriage appeared on the official road.

"Miss, Mr. Qin, Jinliao County is ahead of us. Should we go around and continue moving forward, or should we go into the city to rest and stay for one night?" Shi Hu turned around and said to the car curtain.

Xiao Qing did not answer, but looked at Qin Ziling.

"We are not in a hurry, and Jinliao County is Aunt Yun's hometown, so just stay in the county for one night!" Qin Ziling saw Xiao Qing looking at him, and he would not be humble to her, so he directly took the words and replied.

After saying that, Qin Ziling lifted a corner of the car curtain and looked out the window.

A few miles away, there is a city with a wall more than ten meters high, more than ten miles long in all directions, and a city surrounded by a moat.

The county seat of Jinliao County is naturally not as tall and majestic as Fangshu City, but it is much more spectacular than Gaitong County below Fangshu County.

At this time, although it was almost dusk, there were still many people coming and going at the city gate, which was quite lively.

In the countryside outside the city, you can see smoke rising from many houses, and some children running and playing in the fields outside the houses.

"This Qinghe County looks much more stable than Fangshan County!" Qin Ziling recalled that since entering Qinghe County, there have been fewer refugees and fewer corpses on the roadside. This Jinliao County looks more stable and orderly, and he can't help but feel a little bit

sighed.

"After all, Qinghe County is the largest county outside the state city. It has fertile land and rich resources. It also has Feixing Sect, one of the three major martial arts sects in Xiyun Prefecture, and Biyun Sect, one of the two major Qi Refining Sects.

Being in charge, let alone thieves and bandits, they don't dare to be too rampant. Even the officials and wealthy families in the county are quite scrupulous about doing things and don't dare to be too showy." Xiao Qing said.

"That's true." Qin Ziling nodded in agreement.

Qinghe County is the foundation of Feixing Sect and Biyun Sect, and they do not allow others to disrupt their foundation.

The five major families of Pang, Yu, Xiao, Lin, and Lu in Fangshan County actually don't want others to disturb Fangshan County, but their strength is not enough to deter everyone. The Pang family is an outsider, and they have fights with the local Xiao family and others.

, which is why there are many forces in Fangshan County, especially the forces outside the city, which are complicated and bandits are rampant.

It's different here in Qinghe County. Feixing Sect and Biyun Sect are both local sects that have been passed down for hundreds of years. They are powerful and have many powerful people under their sects. The sect leaders and sect leaders are even martial arts or Taoist master level figures. All parties

If the forces really go too far and provoke them to take action, who can stop them?

In other words, Feixing Sect and Biyun Sect were able to control the scene.

"By the way, Aunt Yun, what kind of mountain is that?" Qin Ziling suddenly pointed to a mountain peak in the south outside the county town, like a sharp sword thrust into the sky, and asked.

At this time, the sun was setting in the west, and the afterglow shone slantly on the mountain peaks, as if giving them a layer of golden-red light, making them look sharper and more extraordinary.

"That's Jinjian Mountain, and it's also where the Qi Refining Dao Sect Jinjian Sect is located. Speaking of which, the people of Jinliao County can live a more peaceful life than other places. We are rarely attacked by bandits or bullied by local bullies. Thanks to

Golden Sword Sect." Yun Xiwu replied, with a look of awe in his eyes.

"Master Geng Jin kills!" Qin Ziling's heart moved slightly when he heard this, and then asked: "Does this Golden Sword Sect mainly practice gold-based exercises?"

"Yes." Yun Xiwu nodded.

"As expected!" Qin Ziling was secretly happy when he heard this, and said again: "Aunt Xi, can you tell me about the Golden Sword Sect?"

"Of course." Yun Xiwu nodded, then sat upright, with a solemn look on his face.

"When it comes to the Golden Sword Sect, we people in Jinliao County are all in awe. It is said that more than a hundred years ago, the most powerful Qi Refining Taoist sect in Qinghe County was not the Biyun Sect but the Golden Sword Sect.

However, Geng Jin is the master of killing, and the sword is the weapon of killing. The disciples of Jin Jian Sect not only hate evil, but also have a relatively competitive and aggressive personality, so they have made many enemies.

Later, one time, the leader of the Golden Sword Sect made a big enemy in another state. The big enemy entangled many people and came to kill them. Although the Golden Sword Sect was not wiped out in that battle, its vitality was severely damaged.

But even so, the Jinjian Sect still tried its best to protect Jinliao County and did not allow thieves, bandits and monsters to commit evil in Jinliao County, otherwise the disciples of the Jinjian Sect would come to kill them.

It is precisely because of this that in the entire Qinghe County, the most stable place is Jinliao County. Unfortunately, this good situation may not last long!" Speaking of this, Yun Xiwu sighed deeply.

"Why did Aunt Yun say this?" Qin Ziling asked.

"More than a hundred years ago, the Jinjian Sect was the number one Qi Refining Sect in Qinghe County. Their property was extremely impressive. Since the Jinjian Sect's vitality was severely damaged and gradually declined, many people naturally coveted their property.

Of course, there are also the 'Golden Snake Geng Golden Technique' and the 'Seven Killing Sword Technique' of the Golden Sword Sect, which are also the profound Taoism and sword techniques that many people covet.

But even though many of the surrounding industries of the Golden Sword Sect have been taken over by other forces over the past hundred years or so, the Golden Sword Sect still firmly occupies the mountains within a radius of dozens of miles of the Golden Sword Mountain.

This mountain range not only has spiritual veins and spiritual fields, but also mineral veins that can be used to refine superior weapons and even flying swords. It is said that even the Biyun Sect is jealous of it.

The reason why the Golden Sword Sect has been able to occupy the mountains within dozens of miles of the Jinjian Mountain and keep the sect's cultivation techniques and sword techniques until now is not because the Biyun Sect adheres to the gentleman's way and does not come to seize them, but because the Golden Sword Sect's Tai

Go up to the Elder Jianbai Tower.

It is said that Jianbailou is in the late stage of Zhenyuan. With his superb swordsmanship, his strength is close to that of the Taoist master in the Fayuan state. Therefore, even the Biyun Sect is jealous of the Golden Sword Sect's property, skills, and sword techniques and does not dare to take it by force.

However, Jian Bailou is nearly a hundred years old. Originally, it was not a problem for a Qi Refining Master to live for more than a hundred years, but twenty years ago, it was said that he was plotted against by a magic master and was seriously injured. When I returned to Jinliao County a few years ago,

, I also heard people say that he was dying soon, but I haven’t really heard the news of his passing until now.

But even so, it probably won’t be delayed for a few years. Once Senior Jian passes away, there will be no strong person in the Golden Sword Sect. Nowadays, the world is getting chaotic, and the Qi Refining Dao sect is relatively detached. As long as they don’t join in the world and cause chaos, the government generally doesn’t dare to interfere too much.

, I am afraid that this Golden Sword Mountain, as well as the Taoism and Sword Techniques, cannot be preserved." Yun Xiwu said with a look of emotion on his face.

"Every man is innocent of the crime of harboring a jade!" After listening to this, Qin Ziling couldn't help but think of the allusions from another world, sighed secretly, and asked: "The Golden Sword Sect once had a Qi Refining Master in the Fayuan realm, right?"

"There must be, otherwise the Golden Sword Sect would not have been able to suppress the Biyun Sect more than a hundred years ago." Yun Xiwu replied.

Upon hearing this, Qin Ziling's eyes flashed with joy.

As long as the inheritance is strong, it doesn't matter if the sect declines a little. On the contrary, it will make Zuo Cong more valued, which is not a bad thing for him.

Of course, it is also a good thing for Qin Ziling. Among the five elements of his current skills, he still lacks the three skills of gold, earth and fire.

If the Golden Sword Sect falls, he may still have a chance. If the Golden Sword Sect is at its peak, his chances will definitely be much smaller.

"In addition to Jianbailou, who else is strong in this Golden Sword Sect?" Qin Ziling asked.

"It is said that the leader of the Golden Sword Sect, Feng Ziluo, is a Qi Refining Master at the early stage of the True Yuan Realm, and is the number one master under the Jianbai Tower in the sect. Apart from him, it seems that the Golden Sword Sect has no Qi Refining Master at the True Yuan Realm.

Yes." Yun Xiwu replied.

"That is indeed much worse than Biyun Sect." Qin Ziling said after hearing this.
To be continued...