Listening to Ling Yunfeng's words, Shi Feiyang was speechless, "I am already a Sword Immortal widely known across the land, you know!"

"If you get the chance, you should ask your great-uncle, great-aunt, and the reincarnated great-aunt whether they have heard of me."

He didn't feel like interacting too much with this notorious servant girl from the original story, focusing instead on moving up the mountain, while observing the people and scenery on both sides.

But Ling Yunfeng stuck to him, "Did you even hear what I said?" As she spoke, she reached out to press the Jianzhen acupoint on Shi Feiyang's right shoulder, wanting to test his martial arts.

Although Shi Feiyang wasn't skilled in close-quarters combat, his sensory responses were far beyond what those heroes of Jianghu could match. With a slight shift of his body, he dodged her Acupoint Pointing Hand.

After thinking for a moment, he asked Ling Yunfeng in return, "What brings you to the Yellow Mountain?"

Seeing that he was finally engaging with her, Ling Yunfeng became joyful, "I'm here for the excitement. The Immortal Slaying Sword has appeared again, and heroes from all over have come to fight and vie for the sword. Of course, I had to see it."

"Appeared again? The Immortal Slaying Sword, has it surfaced many times?"

Ling Yunfeng looked at him skeptically, "You really don't know?"

Shi Feiyang snorted, "If you don't want to tell me, forget it, I'll ask others." He turned and quickened his pace.

Ling Yunfeng chased after him, laughing, "Why? Why get angry? I didn't say I wouldn't tell you. I'm just curious, the Immortal Slaying Sword has appeared seven times in Jianghu, each time a major event that shook the world, and you are saying you didn't know? How did you find out this time?"

"Seven times?" Shi Feiyang asked, "The sword has appeared seven times already? So, it's changed hands seven times?"

Ling Yunfeng nodded, then nodded again, "Indeed, it has appeared seven times, but not that it has had seven different owners. Each time, one person took it away."

Shi Feiyang inquired, "Who took it each time?"

Counting on her fingers, Ling Yunfeng recounted, "The first time it appeared in our Hunan and was taken by the righteous hero Luo Xin. The second was in Shandong, falling into the hands of the strongest of the Qi-Lu Three Heroes, the Long-Armed Divine Ape, Hero Li Ning. The third surfaced in Xiangyang, from then on the Jianghu plunged into chaos, with bloody battles for the sword, and in the end, nobody knew who ended up with it.

The seventh time it emerged in Guanzhong, an old man surnamed Mu invited everyone to a swordfighting tournament on Hua Mountain to compete for the sword, and he ended up winning it, earning the moniker 'Divine Ape with the Divine Sword.'... This time, it is said to soon appear on Yellow Mountain, and everyone is preparing to settle the ownership of the Divine Sword with a tournament like before."

Shi Feiyang was stunned for a few seconds, then found it amusing.

The righteous hero Luo Xin was actually Luo Ziyuan's nephew from her clan.

And the leader of the Qi-Lu Three Heroes, Li Ning, was the future Emei Sect Hierarch Li Yingqiong's father.

He calculated silently in his heart, confirming that the true Heavenly Demon Immortal Slaying Sword was indeed on its way to Yellow Mountain. From the divination 'Gua Xiang,' it seemed those who had obtained the previous swords received counterfeits, however expertly crafted with treasures from the Mingyu Immortal Market, capable of slicing through iron like mud—it was no wonder that so many from Jianghu eagerly fought over them.

Seeing his interest, Ling Yunfeng continued, "You might not know, but in our Jianghu, anyone with a sword can call themselves a Swordsman. But to become a Swordsman known throughout the land, one must possess a Treasure Weapon..." Then she suddenly remembered the treasure sword at Shi Feiyang's waist, the one that had sliced a heavy cleaver weighing over fifty jin as if it were tofu, and asked, "Your sword is also a Divine Weapon, what is its name?"

"Ah, it... it is called 'Chaoyan.'" Shi Feiyang glanced at the morning glories clinging to the cliff opposite, blooming towards the Sun, their petals bejeweled with dew.

Ling Yunfeng was curious, "Why is it called 'Chaoyan'?"

"Chaoyan is a kind of flower, known as the morning glory, or Qianniu flower. It only blooms in the morning, facing the Sun, full of sunlight."

Ling Yunfeng, unable to pierce through the thin mist to see the flowers on the other side, pondered seriously for a moment, then said, "That's because you've been pampered since childhood, having everything handed to you, thinking everything is wonderful. If you had to be a beggar for a few days, to experience some hardship, you'd understand how tough it is."

Shi Feiyang smiled and continued to inquire about the affairs of the world with her.

From his perspective, he saw the world from a high vantage point, like a bird surveying the entire landscape. Many fine details were missing, but Ling Yunfeng's viewpoint was from the bottom looking up.

It turned out that in these recent years, there had been many changes in the world. The Eastern Demon Cult, Southern Demon Cult, Western Demon Cult, Huashan Sect, had all been defeated by Shi Feiyang, nearly annihilated, with their Sect Hierarchs fleeing to the Western lands, the Wutai Sect had been thoroughly purged, and the White Bone Sect and Taiyin Sect had been exterminated... Evil forces had left a power vacuum in the world.

The Emei Sect too was severely weakened, having secluded themselves for years without engaging in worldly affairs.

With such a vacuum in the world's upper echelons of power, naturally, the lower forces were burgeoning and expanding. Thanks to the existence of the Mingyu Immortal Market, an influx of exotic treasures streamed into Central Earth. Trades among the Sword Immortals boosted the circulation of resources within the Immortal community, which further trickled down into Jianghu.

This led to a rapid expansion of the Martial Arts of Jianghu. The Inner Strength that once required years of painstaking cultivation could now be quickly obtained by purchasing Spiritual Medicine from the Mingyu Immortal Market. Divine Weapons, which were once crafted after countless efforts, now appeared en masse.

From all corners of the world, various Swordsmen, Knights, notorious robbers, and Bandits sprang up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

Numerous new martial factions emerged within Jianghu.

Ling Yunfeng, with a strong memory for the great masters around the world, started listing many experts to Shi Feiyang, counting them off on her fingers.

Shi Feiyang asked her, "So, many of them will be coming to Yellow Mountain for the tournament and swordfighting, won't they?"

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