Lei Xun had rescued the youth nailed to the wall, whose name was Qiu Yuan, not exactly a stranger.

Qiu Yuan had an aunt named Qiu Zhixian, and Qiu Zhixian once had a fiancé named Luo Lu who was engaged to her but never married.

Luo Lu had been fond of martial arts and admired the Dao since he was young. After his parents' demise, he spent a lot of money to hire renowned teachers.

He initially started learning martial arts, but later learned about the existence of Sword Immortals from his martial arts master, and subsequently dismissed all his home tutors to embark on a quest seeking Immortals and learning from the Dao.

Shi Feiyang knew that he should have been one of the nineteen knights of the Qingcheng Sect; he had recommended him to Jiang Shu when he was recommending disciples and had already been accepted under the Qingcheng Sect.

His fiancée, Qiu Zhixian, was captured by Qiao Shouteng of the Yin Yang Sect's Ghost Path in the original story, losing her chastity. Later, Li Yingqiong traveled through desolate mountains to rescue her and eventually introduced her to the Emei Sect.

Shi Feiyang had also spoken to Jiang Shu about this incident, urging him to accept Qiu Zhixian as well, and by now she had already become a Sword Immortal.

At that time, Shi Feiyang also wanted to mention Qiu Yuan, but since Qiu Yuan wasn't born yet, he let it be.

He asked Lei Xun who had taught him the Immortal Law.

Lei Xun said, "My master is the swordsman Qiu Xianzhi, known as Qiu Shaoliang."

"Swordsman? That nickname… Qiu Shaoliang? Sounds familiar." Shi Feiyang suddenly remembered that he had met an old man named Qiu Shaoliang on the peak of Yellow Mountain, wondering if it was the same person.

He asked Lei Xun to describe Qiu Shaoliang's appearance and age, and everything Lei Xun said matched: "Elder, have you met my master before?"

"I should have met him, yes, once. But he didn't know swordsmanship when I met him, he must have apprenticed himself later. Who is his master then?"

Lei Xun said with a bit of pride, "My great-grandmaster is cultivating in the Lu Mountain White Deer Cave, known in Jianghu as the Eight-Handed Guanyin."

Shi Feiyang shook his head, "Never heard of her. Just tell me her name directly."

"My great-grandmaster is called Fei Long."

"Fei Long of Lu Mountain White Deer Cave, Fei Long Master?"

Lei Xun said respectfully, "Exactly."

"So, it's her." Shi Feiyang had never met Fei Long Master, but he knew that Fei Long Master had a brother, Long Fei of the Wutai Sect, who crafted the Nine Child Mother Yin Soul Sword.

Lei Xun's hope rose again, "Elder, have you heard of my great-grandmaster?"

"No, but I know of such a person."

Lei Xun felt somewhat aggrieved, "My great-grandmaster is a well-known Sword Immortal in Jiangnan, with seventy-two disciples, all famous Sword Immortals."

"Hmm, that makes sense." Shi Feiyang nodded, "White Bone God has died, and she has taken over Lu Mountain. As more and more knights of Jianghu seek Sword Immortals as masters, she started accepting disciples extensively. Gathering seventy-two without particular selection wouldn't be hard."

Lei Xun felt a touch of disdain in his words toward his great-grandmaster and was unhappily silent as he just bowed his head and checked Qiu Yuan's injuries.

Qiu Yuan looked very weak. A hooked blade had stabbed through his collarbone, passed through his shoulder, and pierced out from the back of his shoulder blade, causing unbearable pain and ruining his cultivation.

Lei Xun said, "Brother Yuan, don't lose heart, I will carry you back to Lu Mountain, and master will surely have a way to heal you."

Shi Feiyang stopped him, asking Qiu Yuan, "Who did you learn your swordsmanship from?"

Lei Xun said, "Need you ask? Certainly from his aunt and uncle, who are both Sword Immortals."

Shi Feiyang said lightly, "The essence of your cultivation doesn't resemble the Qingcheng Sect's core mental method. If you're not a disciple of the Qingcheng Sect, how dare they teach the Immortal Law of the Qingcheng Sect to outsiders?"

Qiu Yuan was shocked, struggling to lift his head, "Elder, you can tell that I have not practiced the Qingcheng Sect's Cultivation Technique? Could you possibly know my aunt and uncle?"

"I don't know them, but I am quite familiar with Jiang Shu of the Qingcheng Sect. I have taught him Immortal Law, and I know all that he knows; I can recognize his disciples by their aura and characteristics immediately."

"What?" Both boys widened their eyes in astonishment, "You know the head of the Qingcheng Sect, the Demon Suppression True Master, Master Jiang? And you have even... even taught him Immortal Law?"

"He's no 'Master' to me; he has to call me brother when he sees me."

Both youngsters were immensely shocked. They could only look up to Qiu Zhixian and Luo Lu, the Sword Immortals of the Qingcheng Sect, flying with their swords, whom they greatly admired. Lei Xun already had his own lineage, but since childhood, Qiu Yuan always dreamt of joining the Qingcheng Sect like them.

As for Jiang Shu, the Demon Suppression True Master, both mentioned him with the utmost respect, and in Qiu Yuan's mind, he was a legendary Immortal.

Shi Feiyang took out a Jade Box, containing Yin Yang Creation Glue, and scooped out a clump to feed Qiu Yuan, then took two more clumps and pressed them into the wounds on his shoulders.

Soon after, Qiu Yuan's wounds healed at a visible speed. In less than the time it took to drink a cup of tea, he had completely recovered. His muscles, bones, and skin all regenerated without even a scar left behind. Moreover, from his previously sickly and listless state, he became energetic and lively, lightly jumping up from the ground.

"I'm healed! I'm really healed!" Qiu Yuan touched the smooth skin where his wounds had been, then immediately knelt down, kowtowing in gratitude, "Junior Qiu Yuan thanks the senior for saving my life!"

Shi Feiyang helped him to his feet, "You haven't said yet, who taught you your swordsmanship?"

Qiu Yuan named his teacher: "That elder said his name was Zhu Rou; he wouldn't say anything else."

"Zhu Rou..." Shi Feiyang pondered, "Judging by the name, he should be an Elder of the Zhushan Sect. Why did he teach you swordsmanship? Was this Flying Sword also given to you by him?"

Qiu Yuan nodded, picking up the earth-yellow Flying Sword from the ground: "Elder Zhu said that a matured Immortal Herb had escaped from his home, and he wanted me to help catch it."

"Do you know what kind of Immortal Herb it is?"

"It seems to be a Millennium Queen Mother Grass. I saw it once last month; it was entirely emerald green, crisp and lovely. Just when I was about to catch it, it vanished and I never found it again. However, Elder Zhu has Immortal Law that can predict the whereabouts of the Queen Mother Grass, and he directed me to follow it to the mountains nearby."

This Zhu bastard is lusting after his own son again!

Shi Feiyang asked, "Why doesn't he catch it himself? What use would a child, who hasn't formally entered the path, be to him?"

"Elder Zhu said that my fate is special, naturally adept at subduing all kinds of strange beings. What others can't catch, only I can."

"Nonsense!" Listening, Shi Feiyang felt the explanation was too contrived, certain that Zhu Rou must be scheming something else.

Lei Xun interjected: "It's true! The tiger I've raised since childhood; even my master couldn't get close to it, yet Yuan'er alone could."

Shi Feiyang tilted his head toward the Southeast, though he was inside the cave, and separated by thousands of miles, he still saw a group of mountain people flying over rapidly—the same four mountain people who had escaped earlier, now joined by six more.

He spoke to Lei Xun and Qiu Yuan: "Those four have just gone to get reinforcements, and are fiercely heading this way. Shall we fight them, or avoid them for now?"

Hearing this, Qiu Yuan was alarmed: "They got reinforcements? That must mean their master Hong Changbao, senior brother Yao Kaijiang, and maybe even their elder, the Red-haired Ancestor, have been brought here!"

Lei Xun suggested, "Let's hurry away! We better head to Lu Mountain quickly. With my great-grandma there, even if their elder comes, he wouldn't dare act recklessly."

He still didn't quite believe that Shi Feiyang had a high Dao Level, thinking him boastful, and considered his own great-grandmother more formidable.

In his view, his master Qiu Shaoliang could defeat the opponent's master Hong Changbao, and his ancestor Grandma Fei Long could beat the Red-haired Ancestor.

"If you run now, it'll be too late. Since we don't want to fight them, let's avoid them first." He instructed Lei Xun and Qiu Yuan to stand quietly in a corner inside the cave, telling them not to make a sound.

Soon, ten mountain men burst into the cave!

Entering the cave and finding it empty, not a soul in sight.

The leader was Hong Changbao, the proud disciple of the Red-haired Ancestor, and a one-armed Demon Human, unexpectedly was Xin Chenzi, former senior disciple of the Green Robe Ancestor.

The disciples had lost faith in the Green Robe Ancestor after he went to the West, and Xin Chenzi then turned to the Red-haired Ancestor.

Initially reluctant, the Red-haired Ancestor was persuaded after persistent entreaties by Hong Changbao, who was also well-acquainted with Xin Chenzi. Over the years, Xin Chenzi cultivated under the Red-haired Ancestor, mastering skills from both schools, and his mana became incredibly powerful, having forged several formidable Magical Treasures, now no less formidable than the former Green Robe Ancestor.

The two, leading their disciples, entered the cave without finding anyone. They immediately flew outside, rode cloud currents to scout around, but still saw no one, and returned.

Xin Chenzi, having the sharpest nose, started sniffing around. Normally, no Invisibility Technique could escape his notice, but Shi Feiyang's was unique as it also severed the space itself, preventing any sound from Qiu Yuan and the others from reaching outsiders no matter how loud.

Frustrated by their fruitless search, Hong Changbao cursed and admonished those four disciples: "It's bad enough not finding anyone, but your Elder's Five Elements Divine Fire Furnace is also lost! How am I to explain this to your Elder?"

Shi Feiyang glanced at the cave's center, the Five-Colored Furnace, also concealed by his Escape Skill, realizing this was the mountain treasure of the Red-haired Ancestor, the Five Elements Divine Fire Furnace.

After berating the four disciples, Hong Changbao rebuked another, Yao Kaijiang: "You said we could use the Five Elements Divine Fire Furnace to catch the Millennium Queen Mother Grass. That's why I stole it while your elder was in seclusion and placed it here. Now the furnace is gone, and where is the Queen Mother Grass?"

Yao Kaijiang was also very frustrated: "Indeed, someone saw the Millennium Queen Mother Grass around here recently. Several sects have been eyeing it, especially Elder Zhu Rou of the Zhushan Sect. That sly old fox, secretly brought thirty-six disciples and ambushed here.

They specifically found an unrelated child, taught him swordsmanship, and the Six Yang Dissolution Great Technique, to both draw our attention and, in a dire moment, sacrifice himself to take us down with him, so that Zhu Rou could profit from our loss. If they went to these lengths, how could the affair of the Queen Mother Grass be false?"

Hong Changbao found his reasoning sound and fell silent. Xin Chenzi, maintaining a neutral expression, "Kaijiang's words make sense. The affair of the Millennium Queen Mother Grass must be true; everyone wants it, it's just a matter of tactics, whether overt or covert."

Hong Changbao asked, "So according to you, who has our Five Elements Divine Fire Furnace now? Did Zhu Rou that old bastard really take it?"

Xin Chenzi answered: "From what they said, only Zhu Rou himself, who could snatch their flying knives and flying forks barehanded, seems likely, but the description doesn't match..."

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