The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 68: Golden Ape Mountain

The mountains within the desolate mountain are even more precipitous than Gao Zheng described.

After leaving the temple city, there is no good road at all.

The mountain path was rugged, and not only did one have to cross mountains and ridges, but one also had to climb up and down. Even a scaly horse could not easily make it up.

This kind of journey is not for warriors. It would probably take an ordinary person who walks up the mountain half a month to a month to complete it.

Moreover, they have to be unloaded.

Su Yan followed the team for another day's journey and finally arrived at their destination in the deep mountains and forests.

They reached the end of the mountain road, turned a corner, crossed a low slope, and suddenly felt that the view in front of them was open.

All the old forest shrubs were gone, the trunks had been cut down, the roots had been broken off, and the uneven ground was exposed.

After walking a hundred meters along the mountain road, you will see a village wall made of logs and bluestones.

The village wall is about seven or eight meters high and is lined up in a row, blocking the pass leading to the front mountain.

The mountain behind the village wall is high and wide. Although it does not reach the sky, it stands alone in this old forest road, like a gatekeeper god, quite imposing.

"That is Golden Ape Mountain"

Gao Zheng gave an introduction, and the team came to the outside of the village.

As he approached the village wall, Su Yan immediately noticed that there were powerful crossbows mounted on top of the high wall.

There are powerful crossbows made of hardwood and tendons, more than one meter long, arranged at intervals. There are about ten of them on the wall of this village alone.

"With a crossbow this powerful, even if some wild beasts of the middle or late stage of the first stage came, I'm afraid they would not be able to escape unharmed."

The ability of a warrior lies in expanding the territory and going deep into the wild mountains and other places.

But if you want to defend the city wall in such a narrow place, there are naturally other ways, such as this powerful crossbow.

Moreover, apart from these powerful crossbows, even the guards have bows and arrows and crossbows as their means of attack. Ordinary wild beasts will definitely not pose a threat here.

An inner sect disciple came down and brought guards to meet one or two people, and then immediately let the team in.

Once the village gate was opened and one looked along the yellow mud road leading into the village, one would see rows of houses.

The walls are made of hardwood, and the roofs are made of planks and thatch. The styles are similar, but it creates a unique and lively scene.

"This is the lower village. There are about a thousand mountain folk here. They all serve as ceremonial guards for my Golden Ape Martial Arts School and are responsible for cultivating the fields around Golden Ape Mountain."

Two thousand people is no longer a small village. When Su Yan heard this, he showed an extremely surprised look.

"Brother, there are more than a thousand people in this village, and what about the remaining two villages?"

“A little less, but still a few hundred people.”

The Huangwu Realm benefits from the vast land and the spiritual energy contained in the environment. Although the amount varies, it has a huge effect on ordinary plants and crops.

In addition, there are upper-level warriors who do it intentionally, and the population base is extremely large.

But even so, it is still astonishing that a martial arts school has nearly one or two thousand people hiding.

If the Golden Ape Martial Arts School is like this, what about the Seven Swords Martial Arts School, Xiaoshan Club, Baicaotang, etc.
Each family controls a large population. No wonder the court does not have the final say in Yuncang Town.

Su Yan's eyes flickered. This Yuncang Town was just a microcosm. Many of those large sects controlled cities, and there were many people who built their own cities. Wasn't it the same?

The Tibetans in the mountains do not pay taxes, but are taught martial arts. Over the years, they become family servants and guards.

Under the guidance of Gao Zheng and others, Su Yan came to the upper village halfway up the mountain and settled down there.

It was only after arriving at the upper village that Su Yan discovered that the Golden Ape Martial Arts School had even more disciples than he had imagined. Indeed, in Yuncang Town alone, the twice-a-year examinations would recruit quite a few disciples, so the number had accumulated over the years.

The three mountain strongholds in this mountain are all the private territories of the Golden Ape Martial Arts School.

Whether you want to train them as guards or really accept them as disciples, there must be quite a few people selected.

After a few days, Li Jinshan and others did not instruct the disciples on anything else, but only let them familiarize themselves with the situation in Jinyuan Village.

Su Yan also focused on practicing, constantly honing the skills he had learned initially, such as the Golden Ape Stance Skill and Monkey Fist, and constantly integrating them with the Golden Ape Jade Body Skill and the Three Styles of the Fierce Ape, until he had mastered them.

These Kung Fu skills have the same origin, and their techniques and boxing theories are interconnected, and they are constantly being honed.

The progress in Monkey Fist, Three Styles of Fierce Ape, Golden Ape Jade Body Skill, and Golden Ape Posture Skill was extremely rapid, and there had been considerable improvement.

The white-bone poisonous centipede, the velvet fire scorpion, and the jade beetle are also constantly feeding. Although it is not convenient to summon them, they can also devour the elixirs in the insect world, and their progress is not slow.

The only thing that is slightly worse is the jade beetle. There are not many tonic medicines or minerals in Su Yan's insect world.

"A new batch of inner disciples, gather at the upper village training ground."

A rough shout was heard throughout the upper village.

In the room, Su Yan's eyes lit up, knowing that the arrangement had finally come.

He packed up simply and strode out the door. At this time, many people were already waiting in the martial arts training ground.

The so-called new batch of inner disciples does not just refer to Su Yan, Dian Jing and others who have just joined the inner sect.

They are considered new disciples, but there are more of them who are inner disciples who have just finished their rotation and come into the mountains from outside to gain experience.

There are also some inner disciples selected from the three strongholds of the Golden Ape Martial Arts School.

At a glance, the new and old inner disciples were clearly standing on two sides.

There are about 20 to 30 new disciples, and there are slightly more disciples who joined earlier.

Elder Lichuan, Li Jinshan, Zhao Tianwen, and a handsome man in green clothes, who looked to be in his twenties, stood beside them.

Everyone stopped and looked at Li Chuan, most of them showing an eager expression.

"You've all seen the wealth of Golden Ape Village. At the foot of the mountain grows Red Tooth Rice, which nourishes the body and is as effective as medicine if consumed year-round. One pound is worth half an ounce of silver. The Soul-Yunning Fruit on the mountain costs three hundred coins each. Consuming it year-round strengthens bones and muscles. These are all treasures of the mountain."

Li Chuan pointed with his big hand and said, "You are all members of the martial arts school. Some of you have even become disciples of the school master or elders. You will all get a share of these things."

Li Chuan is an old hand in the world, and he has seen countless young disciples. A smile flashed in his eyes.

"There's no such thing as free food. We're sending you into the mountains for two reasons: first, to gain experience, and second, to protect our property."

"Let's talk about this training first. Sending you into the mountains is naturally to teach you how to fight and to dare to fight. Hunting in the mountains and collecting mountain treasures are all to hone your martial arts. You can divide your gains among yourselves. If you sell them to a martial arts school, you can also exchange them for valuable elixirs, weapons, gold and silver. There are also rewards for your martial arts progress."

Li Chuan spoke frankly, but he mentioned all the advantages one by one, but then he changed the subject.

"However, as inner disciples, you also have responsibilities. You must take turns guarding the five mountains, clearing out wild beasts and protecting the property. You must not tolerate any slacking or cheating. If you are not diligent and betray me, don't blame me for being cruel. Do you understand?"

"understand!"

Everyone was shocked, and suddenly Su Yan felt a pair of eyes falling on him.

"Su Yan, you're quite confident that you can form a team by yourself?"

Li Chuan sneered, and Su Yan raised his eyes and immediately realized that this was directed at him.

"Replying to the elder, I come from a mountain-hunting background and am used to traveling alone."

(End of this chapter)