"If you're not a monk, why are you shaving your head?"
A burly man with a rough appearance asked a question in confusion, and Duan Lei turned his head and glared at him.
"I'm sorry, my junior brother is just outspoken. Please don't take offense."
Hao Yun rolled his eyes, ignored them, and began moving the villagers' bodies into the pit.
With the help of the disciples from Mount Emei, the corpses in the village were quickly buried. Hao Yun looked at the new graves and couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.
“Young brother, we live in a chaotic world, with constant warfare in various places. Even without the Old Monster Youquan, these people might not be able to survive.”
Duan Lei stood beside Hao Yun and offered him a word of comfort.
"I just couldn't bear it. If I had arrived earlier, these people might not have died."
Turning to leave the graveyard, Hao Yun saw the Emei Mountain disciples preparing to leave. He glanced at the White-Browed Ancestor and said to Duan Lei beside him.
"Are you still accepting applicants for Mount Emei?"
Hao Yun's words startled Duan Lei, who casually replied.
"Yes, as long as you can pass the test at the mountain gate, you can join my Emei Sect."
"Then please give me a ride. I'd like to join your Emei sect."
Upon arriving in this world, Hao Yun's greatest desire was undoubtedly to learn sword control; flying on a sword is so cool!
Duan Lei, the leader of the Seven Masters of the Clouds, gave an awkward laugh. They had all witnessed the battle between Hao Yun and the Old Monster Youquan. He couldn't make the decision for such a powerful person to join Emei.
"Young friend, do you wish to join my Emei Sect?"
Bai Mei walked over at this moment and stood in front of Hao Yun with a smile on his face.
"Yes, does Emei accept them?"
Hao Yun raised his head and met Bai Mei's gaze.
"If you are willing, young friend, Emei will naturally welcome you."
Bai Mei would naturally not refuse a formidable person like Hao Yun. Now that the Old Monster Youquan is causing trouble everywhere, it would be good to have a strong person join in.
From Hao Yun's battle just now, Bai Mei could confirm that Hao Yun practiced Buddhist techniques and only tempered his physical body.
"Now that you've joined our Emei sect, young friend, we can't be stingy. How about an elder position?"
Standing next to Hao Yun, Duan Lei was startled. The position of elder of Emei had been vacant for countless years. If it weren't for the White-Browed Ancestor mentioning it today, even Duan Lei would have almost forgotten that Emei still had the position of elder.
"no problem."
"Young friend, stand firm."
Bai Mei smiled, took out the Haotian Mirror, used it to support Hao Yun, and flew towards Mount Emei.
Behind them, the Seven Masters of the Clouds and five hundred disciples of Qingcheng Mountain quickly ascended into the sky on their swords, instantly transforming the sky into a kaleidoscope of colors.
"Young friend, where did you learn all these Buddhist supernatural powers?"
On the way back to Mount Emei, Bai Mei and Hao Yun started talking.
"I stumbled upon a scripture and practiced it haphazardly, but I didn't expect it to be no match for the demon Youquan Old Monster. When I fought him, I found that I was useless except for close-quarters combat."
Looking at Hao Yun who was sighing slightly, the White-Browed Ancestor was speechless. "You haven't even used this yet. I've never seen anyone whose physical body can withstand the attack of a magic weapon."
"Haha, young friend, you underestimate yourself."
The two chatted for a while, and the White-Browed Ancestor mentioned the Nether Spring Monster. This Nether Spring Monster rose to power three hundred years ago, and the first thing he did was to slaughter Qingcheng Mountain.
They extracted the earth veins of Qingcheng Mountain, which are the foundation of a sect. The existence of these earth veins makes the spiritual energy of the sect exceptionally rich.
In order to break through his cultivation level, the Old Monster of Youquan committed evil deeds everywhere and sought to destroy major sects and seize the earth veins for cultivation.
After hearing Bai Mei's explanation, Hao Yun finally understood that the Old Monster Youquan was attacking the sects for cultivation purposes. He had previously thought that the Old Monster Youquan had a grudge against these sects.
"We've arrived at Mount Emei."
Passing through a cloud of mist, the towering and majestic Mount Emei came into Hao Yun's view. Around this mountain, a dozen small Taoist temples floated in the air, guarding the main hall of the sect on Mount Emei.
"Spectacular!"
Hao Yun couldn't help but sigh. The places where cultivators lived were really different; they were all suspended in mid-air.
With a whoosh, the Emei disciples who were flying on their swords all landed in front of the mountain gate.
After bowing to the White-Browed Ancestor, the five hundred Qingcheng disciples left to cultivate on their own, with only the Seven Sons of the Clouds remaining by White-Browed's side.
"Duan Lei, take the elder to rest. Young friend, if you have any questions, you can ask me."
"Okay, I'll go and rest now."
With a bow, Hao Yun and Duan Lei departed, heading towards the buildings behind the sect's main hall.
"Come with me. Since you are an elder, you are qualified to live here."
During the journey, Duan Lei told Hao Yun about daily life on Mount Emei.
On the main peak of Mount Emei, ordinary disciples are not qualified to live; they can only live in the small, suspended dojos around it.
After Duan Lei's introduction, Hao Yun gained a basic understanding of the situation on Mount Emei.
Do you have any books here about formations or weapon crafting?
Upon hearing this, Duan Lei pointed to a tall tower behind the sect's main hall.
"That's where the sect's classic texts are stored, including cultivation techniques, weapon crafting manuals, alchemy manuals, and formation manuals. If you want to see them, you can go find them yourself."
After listening to Duan Lei's words, Hao Yun nodded to himself, thinking that he could go and take a look later.
"This is the room for rest and cultivation. Elder Hao, please make yourself at home. I'm going to cultivate now. If you have any questions, you can find me in the room over there."
Those who can reside on the main peak are the Seven Sons of the Clouds, the Twin Swords of Heavenly Thunder, and Dan Chenzi, the senior disciple of Mount Emei.
"OK."
Hao Yun responded, watched Duan Lei leave, and then turned and went into the room.
I took a walk around the house; it had a classic, antique feel, which was quite nice, but the decor was a bit lacking.
After waiting for a while, Hao Yun got up and went to the tower. He planned to look for a suitable cultivation technique and learn about formations.
Chapter 93 Searching for Cultivation Techniques
The tower on Mount Emei, where the books are stored, is naturally guarded. When they saw that the visitor was Hao Yun, they hurriedly greeted him.
"Greetings, Elder."
Hao Yun nodded to the two gatekeepers and walked into the tower.
The tower contains numerous books, with various sword control techniques displayed in the most prominent position.
Gentle Breeze Sword Control Technique, Flowing Cloud Sword Control Technique...
These cultivation techniques were stored in jade slips. Hao Yun picked one up casually and examined it with his divine sense. It was utter garbage.
After putting the jade slip back in its original place, Hao Yun went up to the second floor. The first floor contained some ordinary cultivation techniques, while the more advanced ones were on the third floor and above.
As an elder of Mount Emei, Hao Yun was naturally qualified to watch. The guards hidden in the shadows did not come out to stop him when they saw that the person who came was the new elder.
I went up the stairs to the second floor, where the jade slips were stored in much better condition than those on the first floor.
Although Hao Yun only trains his physical body and has not learned any martial arts techniques, he can still distinguish between good and bad techniques. For example, you can tell just by looking at the name.
Look at the jade slips on the second floor; the names of the techniques are all "Eight Desolate Sword Technique" and "Azure Lotus Sword Song." You can tell they're high-end just by looking at the names.
However, these sword techniques still didn't catch Hao Yun's eye. The reason was simple: these sword techniques could only be practiced up to the Celestial Immortal level at most.
After a quick glance, I realized that there were no more than thirty jade slips stored on the second floor.
Just as he was about to go up to the third floor, Hao Yun stopped. He had read a lot of novels, and according to the plot, there should be very advanced cultivation techniques hidden among ordinary ones in such places. Why don't he look for them himself?
Hao Yun really wanted this kind of protagonist treatment, so he picked up all the jade slips and read them through.
After investigation, there was nothing special about the jade slips on the second floor, and no hidden jade slips were found in the corners or on the table corners.
Returning to the first floor, Hao Yun looked at the more than one hundred jade slips displayed on the shelf and felt an immense headache; there were simply too many.
With a sigh, Hao Yun began to examine the pieces one by one. After more than an hour, Hao Yun finally finished looking at them and confirmed one thing.
Novels are all lies; there are no special, advanced techniques. They're all basic sword control skills, each one more rubbish than the last.
Those who can pull treasures out of trash must have saved the galaxy in their past life.
Rubbing his temples, Hao Yun felt like a fool for wasting so much time.
Just as Hao Yun was about to go upstairs, a handsome young man in armor walked in.
"Greetings, Elder. My name is Dan Chenzi, the first disciple of Mount Emei."
Hao Yun, who was about to go upstairs, stopped and turned around to look Dan Chenzi up and down.
Dan Chenzi is considered a protagonist in the Legend of Shushan, but he is a rather tragic character.
"Hello."
Dan Chenzi smiled slightly and asked kindly.
"Elder, you're here to look at the books. If you're wondering what kind you'd like to see, I can help you find some. I've read most of the books here."
Seeing how kind Dan Chenzi was, Hao Yun stroked his chin. He had originally thought that the disciples of Mount Emei would be rather hostile towards him, since he had become an elder so soon after arriving here.
In fact, Hao Yun was overthinking it. In the path of cultivation, those who have attained enlightenment are teachers. With Hao Yun's physical body being strong enough to withstand the old monster Youquan, he could easily become an elder or protector in any sect.
"I'd like to find a manual on internal cultivation techniques, and also learn about Taoist magic and formations."
After listening to Hao Yun's words, Dan Chenzi stepped forward and replied with a smile.
"Given the elder's cultivation level, techniques below the third level should be useless to you. Let's go directly to the fifth floor, where the formations and techniques are stored."
With someone leading the way, Hao Yun found the cultivation technique he wanted in no time.
"This is the top-tier sword manual of Mount Emei, but it is very difficult to cultivate. No one in the sect has succeeded in cultivating it yet. Elders can give it a try. If it doesn't work, there are other top-tier techniques here."
Dan Chenzi pointed to the jade slips on the shelf, his expression somewhat somber. As the first disciple of the sect, he felt immense pressure. He had to surpass others in both cultivation and moral character, otherwise he would be disgracing his master.
Noticing the change in Dan Chenzi's expression, Hao Yun merely glanced at him and did not ask any further questions.