The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, becoming a disciple of Yue Buqun

Page 272

Unlike Zuo Lengchan when he was the leader of the Five Mountains Alliance, Yue Buqun is more shrewd, has a deeper mind, and is more meticulous in his actions. If Yue Buqun were to become the leader of the Five Mountains Alliance, it would probably be even more troublesome.

Yue Buqun certainly wouldn't be like Zuo Lengchan. Fang Zheng had no doubt that under Yue Buqun's management, the Five Mountains Sword Sect would unite as one. At that time, the Five Mountains Sword Sect would pose a greater threat to Shaolin, especially now that the Emei Sect and the Huashan Sect are getting close.

But if the Five Mountains Sword Sects really split up tomorrow, then there's no need to worry about this anymore.

Fang Zheng was in a good mood at this moment, with a slight smile on his lips.

"Get ready for tomorrow's big show."

……

The summer night wind was a bit chilly, rustling against Jiang Ning's clothes.

As Jiang Ning walked along Shengguan Peak, he left the Huashan Sect's resting area and came to the edge of a cliff.

"Junior brother, are you still out so late? Master said to be careful, there might be danger."

Du Lanyin came out from behind and said.

"Just came out for a walk when I had nothing to do."

Jiang Ning smiled and responded, showing no surprise whatsoever, as if he knew of Du Lanyin's existence.

Du Lanyin glanced at Jiang Ning's expression and suddenly asked, "Junior Brother, is something on your mind?"

Jiang Ning turned around in surprise: "Why do you say that, Senior Sister?"

Du Lanyin said with a serious expression, "Ever since we returned from Guyang County, Junior Brother has had this expression. He looks unhappy."

As Du Lanyin spoke, she imitated Jiang Ning's expression, which was both comical and endearing.

"Is your bad mood because of that nameless child, junior brother?"

Du Lanyin recalled that Jiang Ning had found a child's hand bone near her parents' graves, and then built a grave for that child. She also saw Jiang Ning shed a tear in front of that child's grave.

Jiang Ning couldn't help but smile.

"I have nothing on my mind, Senior Sister is overthinking it."

Upon hearing Jiang Ning's words, Du Lanyin was at a loss for words.

Although she and Jiang Ning were fellow disciples, she hadn't talked to Jiang Ning much and didn't know much about him. At this moment, she didn't know what to say.

"Junior brother, do you have someone you admire?"

Du Lanyin suddenly asked.

Ok?

Jiang Ning glanced at her in surprise, wondering why she would ask such a question, and did not answer immediately.

Whether Jiang Ning has someone he likes has always been a question among the Huashan disciples. Not only is Du Lanyin curious, but the other Huashan disciples are also very curious.

After a long silence, Jiang Ning finally spoke.

"Have."

Upon hearing Jiang Ning's answer, Du Lanyin was taken aback and couldn't help but ask.

"Junior brother has someone he likes? Who is it? Is it one of our own senior or junior sisters, or someone from another sect?"

Jiang Ning pointed to the distance.

"there."

"Ok?"

Du Lanyin was taken aback, then looked in the direction Jiang Ning was pointing, only to see complete darkness.

"Where is it? Why didn't I see it?"

Du Lanyin asked in confusion.

As dawn broke, some dark spots appeared on the distant mountains. Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be ordinary people starting to work on the mountain.

"It's still there."

Jiang Ning then pointed in another direction.

"what?"

Du Lanyin was taken aback again.

Does Jiang Ning have more than one crush?

"They are there, there, and there."

Jiang Ning pointed east, then west, and then in other directions.

"what?"

Du Lanyin looked somewhat bewildered; she didn't understand Jiang Ning's meaning.

Jiang Ning gazed into the distance, lost in thought, a smile playing on his lips.

Du Lanyin stared blankly at Jiang Ning. She wondered if it was just her imagination, but she felt that Jiang Ning seemed ethereal at this moment. Although he was so close, she felt that she couldn't touch him.

"Ok?"

Du Lanyin's eyes widened slightly, somewhat incredulous.

She noticed a pure white gas emanating from Jiang Ning's body. However, what shocked her even more was that the gas did not dissipate; instead, it surrounded Jiang Ning, making him appear even more ethereal and otherworldly, as if he were a banished immortal ready to depart at any moment.

"This……"

Faced with this astonishing scene, Du Lanyin instinctively cried out, but then quickly shut her mouth again.

For some reason, she realized that this might be a very important moment for Jiang Ning, and she couldn't make a sound to disturb him.

Looking at Jiang Ning, who seemed to be deep in thought, Du Lanyin remained motionless, even slowing her breathing.

After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Ning's dazed eyes snapped back to reality, and at that moment, the pure white gas surrounding him dissipated and disappeared.

"Junior brother, you..."

Seeing that Jiang Ning had come to his senses, Du Lanyin finally dared to speak.

She looked puzzled, wanting to ask Jiang Ning what he was thinking and what those pure white gases were, but then she paused, staring blankly at Jiang Ning.

She noticed that Jiang Ning was somewhat different from before.

Jiang Ning smiled and looked ahead.

"Reaching the pinnacle..."

Chapter 362: The Fourth Level

Jiang Ning murmured these four words.

"what?"

His voice was very soft, and Du Lanyin didn't hear him clearly, so she asked subconsciously.

Jiang Ning turned around and glanced at her, then smiled and said, "Senior Sister, it's dawn, let's go back."

"Huh? Oh, good."

Du Lanyin was taken aback, then realized that it was already broad daylight. Thinking that they had been out all night, she wondered if her master and the others were looking for them, and quickly replied.

Jiang Ning turned and left, heading back the way he came, with Du Lanyin quickly following behind.

At this moment, Du Lanyin was still following behind Jiang Ning, looking somewhat strained.

Jiang Ning's pace was not fast, but Du Lanyin always felt that she could not keep up with Jiang Ning. No matter how fast she quickened her pace, there was always a distance between them.

At this moment, Jiang Ning seemed ethereal in her eyes, as if he would disappear at any moment.

Seeing Jiang Ning's figure ahead, Du Lanyin gritted her teeth and quickened her pace.

The two returned to the Huashan Sect's resting area one after the other.

At this moment, the disciples of Mount Hua were standing neatly in an open space, with Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze in front of them.

"Where did Ning'er go? I can't find him. Could something have happened to him?"

Ning Zhongze looked somewhat worried.

"No, they probably went somewhere to relax."

Yue Buqun was relatively relieved, as Jiang Ning's martial arts skills meant he was unlikely to encounter any accidents. What worried him more was that Jiang Ning might have gone out to kill someone again last night.

After all, he knew Jiangning quite well.

"Great potential..."

Just as Yue Buqun was about to ask Lu Dayou to look for Jiang Ning, he suddenly saw Jiang Ning and Du Lanyin coming from not far away, one after the other.

Upon seeing Jiang Ning, Yue Buqun breathed a slight sigh of relief and was about to say something, but the next second he froze, looking at Jiang Ning as if he had seen something unbelievable.

"Master."

Jiang Ning stopped in front of Yue Buqun with a smile on his face.

"Ning'er, could it be that you..."

Yue Buqun's eyes widened, and his lips trembled slightly.

Jiang Ning was right in front of him. Although he was calm, he could feel the surging internal energy within Jiang Ning's body, which was astonishing.

Before Yue Buqun could ask, Jiang Ning spoke up.

"Disciple has lived up to Master's expectations and has entered the fourth level."

Jiang Ning smiled and spoke in a relaxed tone, as if he were talking about a trivial matter.

But these words sounded like a thunderclap to Yue Buqun, shaking him to his core, and his hands began to tremble.

He knew that Jiang Ning was very talented, and he also knew that Jiang Ning was extremely gifted in cultivating the Innate Skill, but he did not expect that Jiang Ning had actually cultivated the Innate Skill to the fourth level and was already at the same level as him.

How big is Jiangning now?

He was only nineteen years old at the time, yet his martial arts had reached such a level at such a young age. He had already mastered the fourth level of the Taoist treasure, the Innate Skill, and was at the same level as him. How could this not shock him?

Aside from shock, Yue Buqun was mostly excited.

"well……"

Yue Buqun spoke with a trembling voice, and the few strands of his beard under his chin were also trembling, all of which showed Yue Buqun's mood at this moment.

"What's wrong with Master?"

Lu Dayou and the other Huashan disciples were completely baffled.

They didn't understand why Yue Buqun was so agitated after Jiang Ning returned from his trip.

Ning Zhongze, who was standing nearby, heard Jiang Ning's words. She knew that Jiang Ning was also practicing the Innate Skill, so when Jiang Ning said that he had also reached the fourth level, Ning Zhongze was also surprised, but she was not as excited as Yue Buqun, and her reaction was still under control.

Seeing Yue Buqun's excited appearance, Ning Zhongze smiled and said, "Ning'er has indeed not disappointed us. I believe that Ning'er will definitely be able to carry forward the Huashan Sect in the future, just like my senior brother was able to develop the Huashan Sect to its current state."

After his initial excitement, Yue Buqun calmed down. He smiled slightly after hearing his wife's words and said, "No, Ning'er is different from me."

Ning Zhongze was somewhat taken aback, and before she could say anything, Yue Buqun continued.

“Ning’er is more talented than me and has gone further than me. He will definitely lead the Huashan Sect to its peak.”

He has always believed this and has never doubted it; now he is even more convinced of it.

"Sect Leader, Master Mo and the others have arrived."

Just then, Feng Buping walked over and said.

Master Mo, Taoist Tianmen, and Abbess Qingzhu are already walking this way.

"Sect Leader Yue, the Songshan Sect has sent someone to inform us that the conference is about to begin and to ask us to go there."

"That's what Master Qingzhu said."

She had a smile on her face and was in a good mood.

Last night, she went back and told Qingxu and the others about the alliance. Unsurprisingly, Qingxu and the others were very interested.

Now, as long as the Hengshan Sect arrives and agrees to form an alliance, the alliance of the five sects of Huashan, Emei, Taishan, Hengshan, and Hengshan will be a done deal.

The moment the Five Mountains Sword Sects disintegrated was the moment the new Five Sects formed an alliance.