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

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"Reporting to the sect leader, the Purple Phoenix Mountain is just ahead. After passing the 'One Line Sky', it will be another fifty miles to reach Luzhou Prefecture."

A Wudang disciple reported this.

"Ah."

Chongxu nodded, his gaze fixed on the high mountains ahead, his brows furrowing slightly.

Zifeng Mountain is densely wooded, and there are almost no other paths besides the official road in front of it.

For some reason, after arriving at Zifeng Mountain, Chongxu felt somewhat uneasy, and he didn't know why.

"Sect Leader, shall we set off now, Sect Leader?"

An old Taoist priest stepped forward and asked, and seeing that Chongxu was somewhat lost in thought, he called out again.

"Hmm? Hmm, let's go."

Chongxu regained his senses, calmed down, and nodded.

Although he didn't understand why the sect leader was stunned, the old Taoist nodded and then gave the order for the eight hundred Wudang disciples to continue their journey.

Upon reaching the "One Line Sky," Chongxu stopped again, his gaze fixed ahead.

He had also heard of the name "One Line Sky". It is formed by two mountain peaks standing on both sides, leaving only a narrow path in the middle. It is about two and a half miles long, and at its narrowest point, it can only accommodate three people walking side by side. The cliffs on both sides are vertical.

It was already late, and the sky had darkened. Looking at the dark and secluded narrow path ahead, which seemed to lead to the darkest place, Chongxu felt an even stronger sense of unease for some reason.

"Master, what's wrong?"

The old Taoist priest stepped forward, puzzled.

"fine."

Chongxu shook his head and said, "It's getting late. Let's stay here for the night and set off again tomorrow."

Just to be on the safe side, Chongxu planned to rest for the night and then cross the First Line of Sky after dawn.

"This……"

The old Taoist priest asked in surprise, "Sect Leader, there are no houses or inns nearby. The surrounding area is full of dense trees, with nowhere to rest. There are houses only after passing through this narrow pass. Why does the Sect Leader refuse to cross the narrow pass? Have you sensed something is wrong?"

Chongxu frowned upon hearing this. He didn't know how to put it; he just had this feeling, and it sounded absurd to say it out loud.

But he knew that resting here for the night was not an option, so he had no choice but to nod.

"No, it's just that we've been traveling all day and we're worried about the disciples. Since there are houses ahead where we can rest, let's set off as soon as possible."

"Yes."

The old Taoist priest nodded, and the Wudang Sect members set off again.

Upon entering the narrow passage, Chongxu's expression remained unchanged, but he had already begun to become wary.

However, after traveling halfway through the journey without incident, Chongxu couldn't help but feel puzzled.

Is it an illusion?

The moment the thought crossed his mind, screams suddenly rang out behind him. Chongxu turned around abruptly and saw some Wudang disciples behind him being hit by rocks rolling down from the sky, screaming in agony. Some of them were even smashed into a bloody pulp.

Chongxu looked up and saw countless huge rocks rolling down from above.

At the same time, a series of loud laughs rang out from behind the mountaintop, the laughter sinister and eerie, like that of a vengeful ghost.

Chapter 693: Ambush

"There's an ambush, there's an ambush!"

A Wudang disciple screamed in panic, dodging the boulders rolling down from above, but was crushed into a pulp by one of them in the next second.

"Sect Leader, there's an ambush!"

The old Taoist priest looked flustered, dodged a falling boulder, and shouted back.

At this moment, Chongxu's expression was extremely gloomy.

They're from the Demonic Cult!

It's obvious that only members of the Demonic Cult would be lying in ambush with them at this moment.

call out!

A huge rock fell rapidly from above. Chongxu looked up, dodged forward, and the rock landed with a loud bang.

Before he could make any other move, several more huge rocks came crashing down from above. Chongxu's expression changed repeatedly as he dodged and weaved, successfully escaping danger.

After dodging the onslaught of boulders, Chongxu immediately used the Wudang Ladder Cloud Leap technique, leaping up the cliff while avoiding boulders falling from above.

When Chongxu was about to reach the top, he finally saw what was above and his heart sank.

One of the yellow-robed elders, who was ordered by Ren Woxing to lead the team, smiled and praised Chongxu upon seeing him.

"Master Chongxu has excellent lightness skills."

After saying that, one of the elders in yellow robes raised his hand, and the followers who were already prepared aimed their crossbows at Chongxu. The next second, a barrage of arrows was fired.

Chongxu's expression changed again. He was still on the cliff and couldn't escape, so he had no choice but to turn back.

Chongxu's body plummeted rapidly, and at the same time, a dense barrage of crossbow bolts rained down from above.

Chongxu remained calm, drew his sword and began to parry, causing the crossbow bolts aimed at him to bounce off.

Upon landing again, the old Taoist priest stepped forward, his expression excited, and asked, "Sect Leader, are you alright?"

"nothing."

Chongxu's face was grim as he looked at the Wudang disciples behind him who had suffered heavy casualties.

While he was relatively safe, the Wudang disciples suffered greatly. Dozens of disciples were crushed to death in just a short time under the onslaught of the boulders, their deaths extremely gruesome.

"Master, save me!"

A somewhat inexperienced Wudang disciple cried out for help to his master.

The middle-aged Taoist priest who was called back turned around, but before he could go over, a huge rock fell from the sky and completely covered the spot where the Wudang disciple who had just cried for help was standing. All of this happened so fast that the middle-aged Taoist priest could not react.

After a while.

"My disciple!!"

The middle-aged Taoist priest let out a mournful cry.

This scene wasn't just playing out in one place; it happened all over this narrow path.

"Sect Leader, what should we do?!"

The old Taoist priest shouted loudly.

Chongxu also mustered his inner strength and shouted.

"All Wudang disciples, speed up and break out!"

The narrow passage was too confined, with no way to the left or right. Once ambushed, the only option was to rush forward. This was the only solution Chongxu could currently offer.

Hearing the sect leader's instructions, the remaining Wudang disciples felt reassured and rushed towards the exit with all their might.

Just then, the boulders rolling down from the sky stopped, a sight that brought a sense of relief to the Wudang disciples.

Have the enemies up above already run out of rolling stones?

But at this moment, Chongxu's expression changed drastically, and he shouted at the crowd.

"Watch out for crossbow bolts!!!"

As soon as Chongxu finished speaking, a dense barrage of arrows rained down from above.

"what!!"

A Wudang disciple was unable to dodge in time and was pierced through the heart by an arrow, letting out a shrill scream.

"Don't stop, keep going!"

Hearing the screams behind him, Chongxu gritted his teeth and shouted.

Boom!

Another huge boulder rolled down from above, falling in front of Chongxu, as the demonic sect above tried to block them in this narrow passage.

Chongxu's expression was indifferent. He flicked his sleeve and slammed his palm onto the boulder. The force of his internal energy caused the boulder to crack instantly.

"Follow me and charge out."

Chongxu shouted without turning his head.

Accompanying him this time were four top-tier masters from Wudang, who were now leading the way.

Thanks to the efforts of Chongxu and several other masters, the remaining Wudang disciples finally broke through the narrow passage, where a wide open space lay outside.

A feeling of relief and survival resonated in the hearts of all the Wudang disciples.

"Sect Leader, we have finally broken through the Demonic Sect's ambush."

The old Taoist priest who had spoken earlier stepped forward, looking somewhat excited.

Another Wudang master said, "Sect Leader, the Demonic Sect has ambushed us here. We don't know if they have any other tricks up their sleeves. We should not stay here any longer. We must reach Luzhou Prefecture as soon as possible to meet up with Alliance Leader Yue and the others."

"good."

Chongxu nodded, glanced at the Wudang disciples behind him whose numbers had clearly decreased, and his expression darkened.

Preliminary estimates suggest that at least nearly a hundred Wudang disciples were lost in that narrow passage.

He had been extremely careful throughout the journey, but he never expected to become so careless as he approached Luzhou Prefecture, resulting in such severe damage.

But Chongxu also knew that now was not the time to settle scores with the Demonic Sect. The other side was clearly prepared, and they had already fallen into one ambush. They didn't know if there were any more traps, or how many people the Demonic Sect had sent. Staying any longer would be very disadvantageous for them.

"go!"

Chongxu gave a light shout, and the other Wudang masters immediately called to the remaining Wudang disciples to continue forward.

The summit of Yixiantian Peak.

A follower hurriedly stepped forward, knelt on one knee before the elder in yellow robes, and reported.

"Reporting to the elder, the Wudang Sect has broken through the narrow pass and is heading towards the dense forest ahead."

The elder in yellow nodded slightly, then waved his hand, and the follower withdrew.

Although the Wudang sect members escaped, the yellow-robed elder did not panic; in fact, he even had a slight smile on his face.

Half an hour later.

Chongxu had already led the Wudang disciples into a dense forest.

"Sect Leader, the Demonic Sect has not pursued us."

A Wudang master came to Chongxu's side and said.

"Ok?"

Chongxu frowned.

On the way, Chongxu was worried that the Demonic Sect would catch up with them, so he sent two top-notch experts to observe the situation from behind. However, after so long, they did not see any pursuers from the Demonic Sect.

Chongxu felt something was wrong.

At that moment, the surrounding trees swayed, and the next second, shouts of killing arose one after another, followed by the screams of several Wudang disciples.

Bang!Bang!Bang!

Several sections of the ground around them instantly caved in, and some Wudang disciples standing on them were caught off guard and fell. The next second, there was the sound of blades piercing flesh, accompanied by several screams, and more than a dozen Wudang disciples died.

At the same time, members of the Demonic Cult, who had been hiding somewhere, appeared and surrounded the remaining Wudang disciples.

"Hahahaha!"

"Everyone says the Wudang Sect is a prestigious sect with countless skilled disciples, but I don't think it's all that great, hahaha!"

"It's a pity there wasn't enough time. Otherwise, we could have set more traps and wiped them out."

Several members of the demonic sect laughed loudly.

An elder in yellow robes stepped forward, surrounded by his followers, and smiled as he looked at Chongxu, who was surrounded by his hands behind his back.

"Are you the Chongxu Sect Leader of the Wudang Sect?"