Swords emerge from Mount Hua, sweeping across the heavens from the world of Swordsman.

He Qingshan clenched his fists, filled with helplessness.

Although he was the leader of the Five Poisons Sect, the Three Treasures were of great importance. If he were to hand them over and return to the Five Poisons Sect, he would not only lose his position as leader but also be punished by the sect's elders.

But if I don't hand it over, my sister will suffer endless torment and die.

During the time that Dongfang Bubai and Yue Zhuoqun were fighting, He Hongyao had already fainted from exhaustion.

After a long silence, he finally gave in helplessly, took a package from behind his back and placed it on the ground: "Sanbao is here, please, Sect Leader Yue, save my sister!"

Yue Zhuoqun's lips curled up slightly as he stepped forward, took the package, and opened it, revealing a long sword and a small wooden box.

He first drew out the Golden Snake Sword to examine it; the sword was gleaming with gold and had a curved shape.

The sword is shaped like a snake's head with its mouth open, the blade is the snake's tongue, the tip is forked, as if it is about to devour someone, and the snake's tail is coiled around the hilt with special patterns.

It feels very comfortable to hold, and it's quite heavy.

brush brush~

The Golden Serpent Sword danced in his hand, instantly creating a golden light in front of him.

The sword is made of a special metal infused with yellow gold, making it not only sharp but also extremely tough, capable of being both hard and flexible.

After experiencing it, Yue Zhuoqun was quite fond of it.

Sheathed the Golden Snake Sword and opened the wooden box.

The twenty-four golden snake cones gleamed, crafted from the same material as the golden snake sword. They were shaped like small golden snakes, with the snake's head as the handle and its tail as the tip.

Beneath the golden snake cone lay a cloth, which was the treasure map of Emperor Jianwen.

The cloth was unfolded, revealing a map of Nanjing's city defenses. Those unaware of its significance would never guess that this map was related to a treasure worth a million taels of silver.

When Zhu Di, the Prince of Yan, usurped the throne, he launched the Jingnan Campaign, and his army marched from Yanjing to Nanjing, forcing Emperor Jianwen to flee in haste.

Before fleeing Nanjing, he buried the treasures in the imperial treasury under the old residence of the Duke of Wei in Yanjing.

The location of the Duke of Wei's residence is clearly marked on this map, and the name is also highlighted.

After Emperor Jianwen fled Nanjing, his whereabouts became unknown. Some speculate that he sailed to Southeast Asia, but it is unknown how the treasure map ended up in the hands of the Five Poisons Sect.

The Five Poisons Sect has possessed the treasure map for so many years, yet has never retrieved the treasure.

Yue Zhuoqun suspected that they had no idea what the painting was really for.

After confirming that the three items were correct, Yue Zhuoqun nodded in satisfaction: "Help your sister up."

Without saying a word, He Qingshan held He Hongyao's arms with both hands.

Yue Zhuoqun channeled his inner energy and placed his palm on He Hongyao's shoulder.

hum!

The internal energy surged into He Hongyao's body and flowed along her meridians, instantly dissolving the life-and-death talisman's internal energy that had been entrenched in her body for four months.

With the torment gone, He Hongyao, who was in a coma, relaxed her tightly furrowed brows.

A moment later, he slowly opened his eyes, initially confused, then bursting with excitement: "The power of the Life and Death Talisman has disappeared, I'm saved!"

"That's right, little sister, you're saved." He Qingshan was genuinely happy for her.

"Thank you, Master, for saving me from this sea of ​​suffering." He Hongyao immediately kowtowed to Dongfang Bubai, unaware of how she had been rescued.

"No need to thank me. It was your brother who saved you. He handed over the Three Treasures of the Five Poisons Sect to Sect Leader Yue."

"Ah!" He Hongyao's face turned pale, and she said anxiously, "Brother, handing over the three treasures will result in the punishment of being bitten by ten thousand snakes."

“You are my own sister. I can’t watch you suffer. What does it matter if I am punished for your sake? At worst, I’ll just die.”

"Good! You two are indeed very close siblings. Don't worry, if the Five Poisons Sect elders really punish you, I will come to your rescue."

Dongfang Bubai spoke, expressing his great admiration for He Qingshan.

Finally, he glanced at Yilin, who looked like an obedient girl not far away, and wanted to say something, but considering that Yue Zhuoqun was also present, he ultimately did not speak.

Yue Zhuoqun's lips twitched slightly, and he was speechless.

This situation ironically made him appear to be the villain.

"Master Dongfang, the Life and Death Talisman has been removed. Is there anything else you need?"

"I want to kill Qu Yang, would you agree?" Dongfang Bubai asked irritably.

Now, apart from admiring Yue Zhuoqun's martial arts skills, she finds everything about him displeasing.

"Qu Yang has already agreed to come back to Mount Hua with me. He will imprison himself on the mountain for the rest of his life. Whether he is killed or not will not make much difference to the Eastern Cult Leader, so why bother to argue about it?"

Dongfang Bubai gritted his teeth inwardly: How could there be no difference? If this gets out, it will greatly damage the prestige of the Sun Moon Sect, but instead boost the reputation of the Huashan Sect.

However, considering that even he had lost to Yue Zhuoqun, he couldn't be bothered to stay angry.

"Hmph! Farewell."

"Farewell, Master Dongfang."

Dongfang Bubai took another careful look at Yilin, then led He Qingshan and his sister towards the back of Qianren Cliff, and soon disappeared from sight.

"Uncle Yue, Yilin is so useless, I've dragged you into saving me again." Only then did Yilin dare to step forward and thank Yue Zhuoqun.

"What nonsense are you talking about? With Dongfang Bubai's martial arts skills, you couldn't possibly resist him even if you wanted to."

Besides, as an elder, I have an obligation to rescue any disciple of the Five Mountains Sword Sect if they were kidnapped.

Yue Zhuoqun comforted her and then said, "Your master and the others are still waiting at the bottom of the cliff. They must be extremely anxious. Let's go down!"

"Hmm!" Yilin finally remembered that she had run away from her master last night without his knowledge and hadn't seen him since, and she started to get anxious.

Yue Zhuoqun originally planned to lead her down the back mountain path, but when he remembered that Dongfang Bubai and the others had taken that path, he was too lazy to follow them.

He grabbed Yilin's arm and leaped toward the cliff: "Don't be afraid, I'll take you down."

Yilin was startled at first, but her attention was quickly drawn to Yue Zhuoqun's action of grabbing her arm, and her heart pounded wildly.

With his left hand holding Yilin, Yue Zhuoqun drew his Gentleman's Sword with his right hand and repeatedly inserted the tip of the sword into the cliff face to slow the fall.

After repeating this process more than ten times, he successfully landed on the ground from the top of the cliff, which was nearly 200 meters high.

"Yilin!"

"Brother!"

Seeing that the two had come down safely, Ding Yi, Ning Zhongze, and the others immediately surrounded them.

Seeing that the two were unharmed, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Senior Brother Yue, what about Dongfang Bubai?"

"left already!"

"She left? She just released her junior sister Yilin so easily, didn't you have any conflict?" Everyone was surprised to hear this.

"Naturally, they fought a battle."

"What's the outcome?"

"It's... a draw!"

A draw?!

Everyone stared wide-eyed at Yue Zhuoqun, somewhat bewildered.

Senior Brother Yue, is your strength really that great?

Chapter 52 Zuo Lengchan's Shock and Anger

Master Dingyi expressed her gratitude to Yue Zhuoqun again, and then returned to Hengshan with her disciples.

Other martial arts figures also left one after another, and the once bustling Hengshan City suddenly became much quieter.

Yue Zhuoqun was delayed for a while because he had to wait for Liu Zhengfeng and the Hengshan Sect to finish the handover. He did not set off until half a month later.

Liu Zhengfeng's family was undoubtedly extremely wealthy in Hengshan City, but he always felt guilty towards Hengshan. When he left, he left behind part of his family property and only took some valuables and his family with him.

He only took Xiang Danian and Mi Weiyi with him as disciples; all the others were stripped of their master-disciple relationship and remained at Hengshan.

He originally intended to keep Xiang and Mi as well, but since these two disciples were extremely loyal and devoted to him, he brought them along.

On his way back, Yue Zhuoqun made a detour to Nanjing and retrieved the Jianwen Emperor's treasure.

Carrying over a million taels of silver, they traveled at a leisurely pace, taking more than two months to finally return to Mount Hua.

When I set off to participate in the "Golden Basin Washing Hands" ceremony, it was still the transition from summer to autumn. By the time I returned to Mount Hua, it was already the end of the year.

Because Liu Zhengfeng became an elder of the outer sect of Mount Hua, he did not live on Mount Hua.

Yue Zhuoqun selected a house for him to settle down in a town at the foot of Mount Hua, and introduced him to Hua Shaokun and Xie Fenghuang.

Xie Fenghuang has always been in charge of the sect's businesses, and Liu Zhengfeng has become an outer sect elder, so they will inevitably have to deal with each other in the future.

During the month that Yue Zhuoqun was away from Mount Hua, Xie Fenghuang led a group of Taoists who were enthusiastic about alchemy and had figured out the formula for the Great Rejuvenation Pill, and were able to successfully refine the pill.

He brought back over a million taels of silver, which he put to immediate use.

Industries under the Huashan Sect sprang into action, scouring the land for and purchasing top-quality medicinal herbs to begin mass-producing the Great Rejuvenation Pill.

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