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Chen Qing had just thought about getting up to return to his own cave dwelling for some rest when he saw Feng Qi arriving in a dusty rush. His left arm was still wrapped in a bandage.

"Chen," Feng Qi said with a laugh, "do you know what the Mountain Master said after seeing that all the injured disciples were properly arranged, the supplies were continuously sent to the front line, and hearing that the spies were captured and killed, and that everything on Wuyou Mountain was safe?"

Chen Qing asked curiously, "What did the Mountain Master say?"

Feng Qi took a puff from what was left of his broken pipe and smiled, "The Mountain Master said, ’You should be promoted to Hall Master.’"

Chen Qing replied, "It’s all the senior brothers fighting at the front. I just did a few small things. Brother Gongsun Xiu is the one who truly worked hard."

Feng Qi reached out and wrapped his arm around Chen Qing’s shoulder, "Don’t say that. The credit belongs to you, and it’s your credit!"

"Come on, with such a great victory, you owe me a good drink!"

"We’ll first take some wine from your place, then go to Granny Yu at the Spirit Plant Elder’s house. Don’t think I don’t know that you have good wine hidden at home!"

Chen Qing laughed heartily, "Don’t worry, Brother Feng, we’ve got more than enough wine for you."

Chen Qing went home and brought a jar of good wine, then headed to the Spirit Plant Elder’s house. Shortly after he arrived, Feng Qi, Gongsun Xiu, and Xiao Zhong arrived together.

After they were full and satisfied with food and drink, Feng Qi raised a bowl of wine, "Brother Xiao, don’t stay mad at the sect or Chen Qing."

Xiao Zhong picked up the bowl of wine but without clinking it with Feng Qi, drank it all in one go, "From what you’re saying, the sect plans to send me to the newly acquired spiritual fields?"

It was well known that Lotus Cave was abundant with water-based spirit plants. Xiao Zhong’s Grass Spirit Butterfly was perfect for greatly enhancing the growth rate and quality of water-based spirit plants.

Xiao Zhong laughed angrily and said, "I only have one brother."

"With our parents away on spiritual cultivation, it was my brother who raised me."

"His revenge, if unavenged in this lifetime, I swear not to be human."

Gongsun Xiu pressed a hand on Xiao Zhong’s shoulder, "The time isn’t right yet."

Xiao Zhong replied, "But now that Lotus Cave is destroyed, isn’t it time to make a move against Wutong Mountain?"

Feng Qi picked up the wine jar and filled both Xiao Zhong’s and Chen Qing’s cups, "The territory on the Lotus Cave side, I’ll be in charge, and you will assist me. Fortunately, the people from Wutong Mountain are nearby."

At this point in the conversation, Xiao Zhong finally raised his wine bowl and toasted with Chen Qing, Gongsun Xiu, and Feng Qi, "Alright, after today, I’ll be the Deputy Hall Master of the Spirit Plant Hall."

He looked at Chen Qing, "After drinking this bowl of wine, you and I will be brothers!"

"You as Hall Master, me as Deputy Hall Master."

Chen Qing picked up his wine bowl and clinked it heavily with Xiao Zhong’s, "From now on, I’ll count on you, Brother Xiao."

In truth, there was not much enmity between him and Xiao Zhong. Now, turning enemies into friends couldn’t be better.

During the conversation at the table, Chen Qing came to understand why Xiao Zhong was upset with the sect.

His brother had died during a training mission, at the hands of Huang Shengluan on Wutong Mountain, because of a woman.

If it were anyone else, Wuyou Mountain wouldn’t have let it go so easily. Blood would definitely have been paid with blood.

But that was Huang Shengluan, the leader of the younger generation from Wutong Mountain.

So, when Wutong Mountain sent compensation, the matter was just shelved.

That night, Xiao Zhong drank a lot.

He always said that he often dreamed of his brother at night and could only temporarily forget by getting heavily drunk.

Chen Qing called for the child and brought another jar of wine from his home. The four of them got quite merry drinking, even linking arms and dancing on the lookout platform.

This didn’t attract much attention, as it was still considered quite normal.

With such a great victory, all of Wuyou Mountain was in the throes of celebration, and the scent of wine floated everywhere.

Many disciples of Wuyou Mountain let loose, celebrating the sect’s great triumph.

The next day, Chen Qing had just gotten up and was squatting at the entrance eating noodles when Shen Ao came hopping over.

This guy had injured his leg in battle and now walked with a hop like a rabbit.

"Chen, the Mountain Master requests your presence."

Chen Qing quickly finished the noodles in his hand, "What’s it about?"

Shen Ao shook his head, "The Mountain Master didn’t say anything, just told me to tell you to go."

Was it about getting promoted to Hall Master?

It seemed like his promotion speed had set a new record for Wuyou Mountain.

He hadn’t even been Vice Hall Master for a year and was being promoted to Hall Master.

Although there was not much difference from before, in discussions, having a say was entirely different.

Wuyou Mountain only had five halls in total, and once he became a true Hall Master, he would be one of the five major Hall Masters of Wuyou Mountain.

Chen Qing could guess about one-third of the reason behind this. The sect was about to employ Xiao Zhong and had to have someone suppress him.

The unmarried Chen Qing, coupled with his successful tasks, naturally made him the best candidate.

Putting down his bowl, Chen Qing followed Shen Ao to the Ancestor Master Hall of Wuyou Mountain.

The Ancestor Master Hall was built magnificently. In grandeur, it was not inferior to the sect’s main hall.

Ancient wood carved with old cloud patterns, the center held a never-extinguished candle, offering to a benevolent-looking old Daoist.

The portrayal looked quite kindly, with a high forehead, white beard, and hair, and eyes full of empathy.

As Chen Qing walked into the hall, the Mountain Master was offering incense to the person in the portrait.

The Mountain Master said, "This was my master, Qingshuang’s great-grandfather."

Does that mean the Mountain Master position was passed from the Yu Family to the Ye Family?

No wonder when I was getting close to Yu Qingshuang, the sect almost immediately regarded me as a direct descendant.

The Mountain Master awkwardly smiled, and if a zombie face could laugh, it was as ugly as it could get, "Chen Qing, how many transformations has your sword Gu undergone?"

Chen Qing cupped his hands, "Already the Fifth Transformation!"

The Mountain Master nodded with a smile, "Very good."

The Mountain Master took a golden page from his sleeve and handed it to Chen Qing, "This page of a sword scripture was recovered after we defeated Lotus Cave, taken from Qiu Feng."

"Your other fellow disciples have already formed their swordsmanship foundation with Wuyou Mountain’s sword scripture, taking on this scripture would ruin their foundation."

"But you are different. You’ve only learned the basics from Qingshuang, the elementary swordsmanship. The true Sword Dao is yet to be explored."

"You are the only one in the entire sect whose qualification is adequate and status appropriate. It’s most suitable for you to learn this brand-new sword scripture."

Chen Qing looked in a daze at the sword scripture in his hand, never expecting that after all the twists and turns, the sword scripture brought by the Snake Gu would ultimately fall into his hands!

The Mountain Master continued, "I’ve glanced at this sword scripture. It’s quite extraordinary, somewhat even more profound than the Wuyou Mountain’s sword scripture."

"Study it well, learn it thoroughly, and when you succeed, pass it to future disciples."

Chen Qing tucked the sword scripture into his robe and said, "This disciple will not disappoint the Mountain Master’s high expectations!"

The Mountain Master waved his sleeve, "Go now, study it well, and do not speak of this matter to outsiders."

Chen Qing bowed, took a few steps back, exited the Ancestor Master Hall, and then turned to leave.

After taking just three steps, he heard the Mountain Master’s elderly voice from behind, "Learn from your brother Gongsun Xiu."

Chen Qing turned, gave another bow, "This disciple remembers."

This was to indicate that he should become the next Gongsun Xiu, guarding Wuyou Mountain’s gateway.

After this battle, Wuyou Mountain’s domain expanded, Feng Qi assumed command on the outside, and Gongsun Xiu would also be transferred.

It seemed in the years to come, he and Ye Yuntian would be in charge of Wuyou Mountain’s main sect.

Now with Gu complete, and possessing a spiritual Snake Gu, his cultivation need not worry too much, and as the turmoil settled, he could quickly improve.

Now, he had acquired this secret sword scripture, perfectly filling in a missing piece!

Indeed, it would be challenging not to become stronger!

This last few days of hard work had truly paid off.

Rushing back to his cave dwelling, Chen Qing sat on the stone platform in front of it, spread out the sword scripture in his hand, and carefully examined it.

Time to see how this sword scripture that everyone fought tooth and nail for was so marvelous.

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