The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 60 Entering the Mountain
At the Golden Ape Martial Arts School, Li Jinshan was dressed in black, with a beast-head belt around his waist and a golden sword, standing at the front of the team.

Behind him were more than ten horse-drawn carriages loaded with supplies. Boxes and sacks of all sizes were tied tightly with hemp ropes. The coachmen, servants, and dozens of outer disciples whom he had never met were all here.

Su Yan was also in the team. Ma Shengming led a large chestnut horse with fine scales on its shoulders and neck.

"Junior brother, you ride this horse."

Su Yan took the reins, and Ma Shengming said, "This is a scaly horse that is a cross between a wild beast and an ordinary horse. It was bought by the Lin family. It is more durable than ordinary horses."

The mounts of the inner disciples and the horses pulling the carriages are all scaly horses.

Su Yan glanced at the team and asked, "Brother, didn't you say that only inner disciples would go?"

"You mean them?"

Ma Shengming glanced at the burly men and said, "It's different. Although they also learned martial arts in the martial arts school, they are only guards now."

Guard?

Ma Shengming went on to explain: "Hunting in the precious land, sharing the profits from the industry, these have nothing to do with them, only a portion of the monthly salary."

He didn't say some things explicitly. Some outer disciples, even if they learned the Golden Ape Posture, would only be at the Skin Refining Stage for their entire lives.

Many of these 'outer disciples' hired as guards are in their thirties or forties. At this age, their progress is slow, so they are just looking for a job.

Make your life more comfortable than when you were hunting in the mountains, fishing, or chopping wood.

With twenty or thirty taels of silver a year, plus some other income, one can live a slightly better life, but it is certainly impossible to get rich overnight.

But if you can save more money and resources, and lay a solid foundation for your children from an early age, perhaps they will become powerful warriors.

As for the two taels of monthly salary for inner disciples, that is just the minimum guarantee, and they can get it even if they do nothing.

If you work for a martial arts school, you can go into the wilderness to hunt or drive into the mountains, or hunt in treasured lands and find treasures. These are the main sources of income.

The guards can only do their jobs according to the arrangements of the Golden Ape Martial Arts School.

Li Jinshan glanced at Su Yan and nodded, showing some kindness.

Su Yan made rapid progress during Bai Changlin's test, so he was naturally happy to make friends with such a talented junior brother.

"Set off."

The team assembled and rode their horses towards the Yunling Mountains.

Su Yan followed the team out of the city. The route chosen by Li Jinshan and his team was different from the route he took into the mountains in the past.

This is a wide yellow mud road that extends directly into the mountains. Shrubs and weeds grow on both sides of the road, as if they are about to swallow up the road with the countless mountains.

Su Yan followed the team over several hills and walked about thirty or forty miles of mountain roads. At this time, the surroundings were full of dense old forests, vines, and weeds that were like countless ghost hands madly exploring the road.

This road and the surrounding dense forest filled with strange noises are like two different worlds.

Incompatible, yet harmonious in a different way.

After walking for a long time, we came to a rocky beach formed by a mountain stream.

There is a shallow stream on the right side of the rocky beach, further away is the mountain wall, and on the other side is the mountain road that everyone has walked on.

Li Jinshan looked at the scorching sun and felt exhausted. The mountain road was difficult to walk on, not to mention that they were carrying supplies this time.

"Rest on the rocky beach for half an hour"

It takes almost a day and a night to enter the truly desolate mountain area. The second half of the mountain road becomes more difficult to walk on, and it takes more time.

Therefore, most teams will take a break on the rocky beach when entering the mountains.

"Yes, Big Brother."

Everyone got off their horses and parked all the carriages to the side. Without untying the reins, they asked the guards to fetch water for the horses to drink to quench their thirst.

Su Yan, Gao Zheng and the others also went to the stream to tidy up a bit.

Gao Zheng scooped up some water and splashed it on his face. The cool stream water dispelled some of his tiredness.

"We will reach Washan Pass before nightfall and rest for the same night before heading to the Tiger Temple."

"Tiger Temple?"

Su Yan was a little surprised when he suddenly heard this name.

"The transfer point in the barren mountains is also the end of this road. The road leading to the top of each mountain is a road built by ourselves, which is extremely difficult to walk on."

The road leading into the barren mountains was a project that no single family could have built on their own. The road was built by everyone, but further in, each family had their own unique mountaintop, and that section of the road became their own business.

It is now unknown who built the Tiger Temple. Over the years, the dilapidated temple went from being abandoned to a gathering place for warriors traveling back and forth between the barren mountains. It has long since become a place where good and bad people gather, but it is an indispensable place.

There are not only warriors from various families, but also many wanderers from the martial arts world, all gathered here.

"Bah, lackey."

Li Shun watched Su Yan getting along well with Gao Zheng and the others, cursing them secretly, but his eyes were full of jealousy.

Why was Su Yan able to enter the inner courtyard as soon as he entered the inner gate? Was it really because of his extraordinary talent?

It's nothing more than a little talent and the ability to stand on the right side.

Li Shun was secretly angry and asked a few inner disciples he had met to sit around and take a rest.

Su Yan focused on his training and usually didn't spend much time in the martial arts gym, which naturally made him a target of envy.

While everyone was resting, suddenly countless birds in the distant mountains and forests were startled and flapped their wings, making a loud noise.

Li Jinshan stood up suddenly, his eyes fixed, staring in that direction.

Not only him, almost all the disciples with some experience had drawn their swords and stood up straight.

"Something's coming."

This place is gradually entering the barren mountain area, where ferocious wild beasts and even wild beasts often appear. Who wouldn't be afraid?
"dong dong dong"

Only the sound of hooves could be heard, and the bushes and old forests were shaking. Two big tigers rushed out of the forest one after another and jumped into the mountain stream.

"It's a big bug!"

The tiger rushed forward very quickly and seemed to be unafraid of the crowd. It was about to charge into the team.

"Evil beast."

Li Jinshan snorted coldly, leaped up, and rushed in front of the two tigers.

The big tiger seemed to be intimidated by him. In fear, it exploded and bit him.

Li Jinshan's arms suddenly became as white as jade. He stretched out his big hand and pressed down the tiger's head.

I only saw his tiger back and wolf waist tremble, and I didn't see how much strength he exerted, but he pressed his hand lightly and the tiger was pinned to the ground, unable to struggle desperately.

The remaining tiger was so impressed by his aura that it dared not continue to provoke him and turned around and rushed into the crowd.

I don't know if it was luck or instinct, but coincidentally, it rushed towards the place where Li Shun and the others were.

'good chance! '

When Li Shun, Li Ying, Ma Xiaodong and others saw the big tiger rushing towards them, although they were frightened, they realized that this was also an opportunity.

Su Yan got his name from fighting tigers. They all achieved great success in skin refining and practiced the Golden Ape Jade Body Skill, so how could they not be able to defeat them?

So they dodged the attack, each holding up their weapons, and started fighting.

Just this fight made me shocked. This tiger was so strong.

They naturally didn't know that the tigers in this mountain and the tigers in this barren mountain, even though neither of them was a wild beast, had different strengths.

Several people fought together, and although they had the upper hand, they were unable to defeat the enemy easily.

Su Yan did not move at all, with no intention of moving forward. This tiger was only at the entry-level level, and although it had the ability to refine skin, it could not do anything to the team.

Suddenly, he felt a chill on his back and his eyes looked sharply towards the forest. Suddenly, a long arrow flew up and headed straight towards him.

Su Yan had sharp eyes and ears, and was very alert. He raised the sharp knife in his hand and slashed it. With a clanging sound, the arrow that suddenly flew towards him was instantly split into two, and with the remaining force, it sank into the ground.

"who!"

Li Jinshan suddenly jumped up like a tiger, staring at the forest.

"Hahaha, what a mistake, I wanted to shoot the tiger but missed."

Someone in the forest laughed loudly. As the trees swayed, more than ten people walked out of the forest, looking at the people fighting the tiger and Li Jinshan and others in a joking manner.

"Xiaoshan Club, Seven Swords Martial Arts School!"

(End of this chapter)