The Strongest Knight

In the mortal world, in a small town, two men and women in Taoist robes walked into an inn side by side.

"Give me some signature dishes, a pot of sake, and find a secluded spot." The tall Taoist man said.

"Hello, sir! Please go up to the second floor and come this way!" the waiter greeted warmly.

The two Taoists were Zhao Qinghe and Hua Xue.

Zhao Qinghe used the Earth Movement Technique to exclude himself and Hua Xue from being attacked when escaping.

At this time, Zhao Qinghe was weak and could not provide much help to others, so he just escaped with Hua Xue.

Behind him, the tragic battle between the monks and the demons made Zhao Qinghe realize the danger of this world.

Zhao Qinghe and Hua Xue sat down at a window seat on the second floor.

"The Liuhua Sect has been destroyed, and the Ming Kingdom has fallen into the hands of the demon clan. I'm afraid we can't stay here anymore. What are your plans, brother?" Hua Xue poured a glass of sake for each of them and spoke.

"What are your plans?" Zhao Qinghe asked after taking a sip of wine.

"I want to first find other inner sect brothers from Ming country who are on missions outside. If we get together, there will be more ideas. We will think of a solution then." Hua Xue said bluntly.

Zhao Qinghe nodded, "Then let's go our separate ways in this town."

"May I ask what your plans are, brother?" Hua Xue asked again.

Zhao Qinghe did not hide it: "I want to go to Qiankun Sect and become a disciple of Qiankun Sect."

"Ah! Although Qiankun Sect is also in the south of the sky, it is separated from Ming by two countries. The distance is probably tens of thousands of miles away..."

Zhao Qinghe did not explain, "I have something to do in Qiankun Sect. As for you, Junior Sister, after the Black Cloud Demon King has occupied Liuhua Sect, he will surely send out a large army of demons to hunt us down. If you stay in Ming Country, you must be careful."

"Thank you, Senior Brother. I understand."

After thinking about it, Zhao Qinghe ignored Hua Xue's refusal and left a few talismans.

Seeing the talisman in Hua Xue's hand, Zhao Qinghe looked down at the bustling scene on the street below the window and shook his head secretly: "Mortals don't know that this prosperous scene will end soon."

In a country ruled by demons, one can imagine what happens to humans. Even if they can barely maintain the social system, it is only to provide food for the demons.

"Oh, yes, the Ming Kingdom is probably going to be destroyed." Hua Xue responded with a sigh. When she passed by the post station just now, she sent a letter to her family, asking them to seek refuge in a neighboring country.

Most of those who have cultivators in their families and survived the attack on Liuhua Sect have probably received similar letters.

The upper class of the Ming Dynasty has begun to flee the country.

After having a good meal and a good drink, Zhao Qinghe said, "See you again if we're lucky," and left decisively.

Hua Xue stared at Zhao Qinghe's back in a daze, and it took her a long time to come back to her senses.

She was only at the fifth level of Yuan Jing, and fearing that she would be caught up and killed by the demons, she did not dare to stay alone in the small town, and quickly headed towards a stronghold of Liuhua Sect mentioned in the records.

Being outside the blessed land, the spiritual power is weak. Forget about practicing, the magic power in the body will slowly dissipate over time.

Hua Xue had to find a stronghold before she could proceed with her next plan, otherwise it would be normal for her cultivation to be reset to zero.

Zhao Qinghe, on the other hand, had a lot of elixirs and spirit stones stored up, enough to support him in his training for several years, so he was not in a hurry to travel thousands of miles to Qiankun Sect.

It is thousands of miles from here to Qiankun Sect, so it is not suitable to travel on foot.

Zhao Qinghe went to the horse market, picked out a horse, rode on the horse, and left the town in a swagger.

Using magic power to nourish the horse can increase the horse's leg strength by half.

Ten thousand miles is a very long distance for ordinary people, and there are innumerable dangers on the road.

But for a cultivator in the Three Flowers Realm, all dangers in the mortal world are controllable.

Along the way, Zhao Qinghe traveled during the day and practiced martial arts at night.

Use the Yuan Yang Jue to improve your own cultivation.

Use the Withering and Flourishing Technique and the Fiery Phoenix to improve your combat power.

Not to mention the Art of Withering and Flourishing, the Fiery Phoenix was in perfect harmony with Zhao Qinghe's zodiac sign. After his cultivation level was maxed out, the combat power he displayed was simply terrifying.

Half a year later, Zhao Qinghe arrived in the territory of Yan State where the Qiankun Sect was located.

He practiced all the way, and since he had no shortage of elixirs, the effect of maxing out the Yuan Yang Jue was great, and Zhao Qinghe's cultivation progressed extremely fast.

Zhao Qinghe felt that he was almost on the verge of condensing the second flower in the Three Flowers Realm.

"The foundation of the Tiannan cultivation world is much weaker than that of the Tianhong cultivation world. Therefore, the Qiankun Sect, which once moved from Tianhong to Tiannan, is still considered a top sect in Tiannan."

Zhao Qinghe recalled the information he had seen in Liuhua Sect.

Unlike Liuhua Sect, Qiankun Sect has Yuanshen Zhenjun in charge, and there are even several Yuanying Zhenren.

The skills and techniques of the Qiankun Sect are also very powerful. At the Tiannan Cultivation Conference held every hundred years, the Qiankun Sect's results always rank among the top three.

As for the Liuhua Sect, it was always ranked outside the top 20. The few times it made it into the top 20, the whole sect would celebrate.

"In the northern part of Yan State, in the Langya Mountains, is where the Qiankun Sect is located." Zhao Qinghe murmured and headed north.

The State of Yan is rich. Unlike the State of Ming, the ascetics of the Qiankun Sect directly intervene in the mundane affairs of the State of Yan.

There were ascetics stationed in every town, so the civilians of Yan State were rarely harassed by demons and the country developed very prosperously.

The Qiankun Sect has hundreds of thousands of disciples, which is closely related to its purpose of recruiting talented people in cultivation.

Even a cultivator like Zhao Qinghe who has practiced Taoism can join the sect as long as he explains his identity and verifies his authenticity.

In the State of Yan, people of higher status all have some knowledge of information about ascetics.

There are also some independent cultivators who, relying on the power of Qiankun Sect in Yan State, are scattered across the territory of Yan State.

After asking around, Zhao Qinghe soon found out the location of the Yan State sect - the Langya Mountains.

Every ten years, the Qiankun Sect will recruit successful independent cultivators. If they pass the test, they can become disciples of the Qiankun Sect.

There were still five years before the next test, so Zhao Qinghe temporarily stayed at the Ruoshui Gathering, a gathering place for independent cultivators a hundred miles south of the Langya Mountains.

The gathering of scattered cultivators is equivalent to a town for those who practice Taoism.

It costs a spirit stone to enter the gathering. There is a spiritual energy gathering point in the gathering. Combined with the formation, it can allow the cultivators in the gathering to maintain sufficient mana.

But if you want to practice, you have to go to a special practice cave and spend spirit stones to purchase a period of use.

Although it is a gathering of independent practitioners, Qiankun Sect, as the master of Yan State, will naturally arrange personnel to manage the gathering.

The owner of Ruoshui Gathering Square is a late-stage foundation-building master from the Qiankun Sect. He is in charge of all matters inside and outside Ruoshui Square, and oversees the flow of water that Ruoshui Square pays to the sect every month.

As the saying goes, a great hermit hides himself from the world. Ruoshuifang is hidden in Ruoshui Town with a psychedelic magic array.

After Zhao Qinghe found out the entrance location, he headed straight for Ruoshuifang.