Journey to Shu Mountain, Entrusted with a Great Responsibility

No matter where Demon Lord Chong Lou ran, that black Sound Blade kept chasing him, yet it always seemed unable to surpass his speed.

Su Yu had left that black Sound Blade for Meng Qi to use to hold back enemies. Otherwise, Demon Lord Chong Lou would have been killed by the blade just now.

By the stream, Meng Qi looked at Jing Tian and the others. "Uncle Jing Tian, let’s hurry and take Brother Xu away!"

Jing Tian nodded, hoisted Xu Changqing onto his back, and looked at Meng Qi. "Little Qi, how are we getting to Shu Mountain?"

Meng Qi gave a bitter smile. "We can only walk. Brother Xu is in this condition—we definitely can’t take him with sword flight."

Jing Tian frowned. "That red-haired guy won’t come after us, will he?"

Meng Qi smiled. "He won’t. That black Sound Blade was left behind by Master. It’s meant to delay enemies, and it won’t dissipate for another six hours. We’ll definitely reach Shu Mountain within six hours!"

Hearing that, Jing Tian immediately let out a sigh of relief. He had been terrified that Demon Lord Chong Lou would come back for them. If that happened, they would really be finished.

Jing Tian then carried Xu Changqing toward Shu Mountain. Meng Qi was too small to be much help, so he could only handle things like passing them water.

At the foot of Shu Mountain

Jing Tian looked at the rugged mountain path, gritted his teeth, and continued onward. Meng Qi said, "Uncle Jing Tian, I’ll go up and find someone to help."

With that, Meng Qi ran toward the mountaintop. His guqin was broken, so he could only run.

Meng Qi’s body was incredibly strong. He quickly reached the summit, spotted a Shu Mountain Disciple, and said directly, "Hurry down the mountain and help! Your eldest senior brother is injured and unconscious."

Those disciples immediately became agitated. "What? Eldest Senior Brother is hurt? One person, go notify Master! The rest of you, follow me down the mountain."

"Yes!" the Shu Mountain Disciples immediately replied.

The leading disciple looked at Meng Qi. "Little brother, please lead the way."

Meng Qi hurriedly nodded and led the Shu Mountain Disciples down the mountain. Meanwhile, halfway up the mountain, Jing Tian was still climbing, drenched in sweat.

The farther Jing Tian climbed, the blurrier his vision became. Just then, Meng Qi’s voice rang out. "Uncle Jing Tian!"

Jing Tian revealed a faint smile. "Little Qi, you finally came." With that, Jing Tian passed out from exhaustion.

When the Shu Mountain Disciples saw Xu Changqing covered in blood, they immediately cried out, "Eldest Senior Brother! Eldest Senior Brother!"

"Quick, carry Eldest Senior Brother and this brother back to the summit," the leader said.

Several Shu Mountain Disciples immediately lifted Xu Changqing and Jing Tian, then rushed toward the mountaintop.

After an unknown amount of time, Jing Tian finally woke up and was brought to the main hall by a Shu Mountain Disciple.

Jing Tian looked at Qing Wei seated in the hall, frowned, and said thoughtfully, "Have I seen you somewhere before? You look kind of familiar."

"Haha, young friend, we met in a dream," Qing Wei said with a smile.

"Oh, I remember now. Why are you sitting here? Are you the leader of Shu Mountain?" Jing Tian asked doubtfully.

Qing Wei nodded slightly. "Young friend, there were two reasons we had Changqing bring you to Shu Mountain this time. First, to hide from Demon Lord Chong Lou. Second, we hope you can undertake a great task to save all living beings."

"What? Me? Save all living beings? Don’t fool me. Someone like me can’t fight, and I barely studied for a few years. How could I save all living beings?" Jing Tian mocked himself.

Qing Wei continued, "Young friend, there is no need to belittle yourself. Only you can do this."

As he spoke, Qing Wei slowly explained what Jing Tian needed to do. After listening, Jing Tian rubbed his chin. "So I have to take this box to the God Realm? And find those Five Spirit Beads?"

Qing Wei nodded slightly.

Jing Tian thought for a moment. "So, am I going alone?"

"Possibly," Qing Wei said.

Jing Tian immediately said, "Then I’m not going. If I go alone, any little demon I run into could just strangle me to death."

"Uh, we can have Changqing accompany you," Qing Wei said with a bitter smile.

Jing Tian rubbed his chin. "That works, but he has to listen to me!"

"Of course," Qing Wei said with a smile.

"Young friend, come with us." With that, Qing Wei and the other four old men led Jing Tian before a huge stone. Qing Wei cut open his own hand, then suddenly grabbed Jing Tian’s hand and cut it as well.

"What the hell are you doing?!" Jing Tian shouted in fright.

Qing Wei grabbed Jing Tian’s hand and pressed it against the stone, but nothing happened. Qing Wei sighed. "Looks like it isn’t me."

Cang Gu also cut open his hand, then grabbed Jing Tian’s hand and sliced it again. "Let me try."

"I… what are you trying to do? Doesn’t that hurt?!" Jing Tian said, on the verge of tears.

After Cang Gu tried, he found that it did not work either. Jing Tian immediately watched the other three old men warily. Sure enough, all three looked eager to try, frightening Jing Tian so badly that he turned to run.

But the next second, the next elder caught him. Jing Tian said with a miserable expression, "I’m done playing, okay? One slash from each of you, and I’ll be dead before I even leave Shu Mountain."

"Stop trying one by one. The other person is Changqing." At that moment, Su Yu arrived with Xu Changqing, whose injuries had just healed.

The moment Jing Tian saw Su Yu, he excitedly shouted, "Yu Ge! Yu Ge, save me! These five old men are crazy…"

The corners of Qing Wei and the others’ mouths twitched. Qing Wei then looked at Su Yu. "The other person is Changqing?"

Su Yu nodded, took out a dagger, cut Xu Changqing’s palm, then cut Jing Tian’s palm as well. He placed both their hands against the stone, and the stone immediately emitted light as a Heavenly Gate appeared.

Qing Wei stroked his beard. "It seems this is fate. Changqing, I have a task to entrust to you. In two days, Jing Tian will descend the mountain to search for the Five Spirit Beads and go to the God Realm to place a box into the Heavenly Pool. Your task is to protect Jing Tian."

Xu Changqing clasped his fists. "This disciple accepts the order."

Jing Tian held his hand and said, "Um, could you stop talking for now? Can you give me some cloth so I can wrap my hand?"

Qing Wei smiled and touched Jing Tian’s hand. The wound on Jing Tian’s hand immediately healed on its own. Jing Tian said in surprise, "Old man, you’re pretty impressive!"

"Jing Tian, you will descend the mountain tomorrow morning. Finding the Spirit Beads and dealing with the box are both matters of utmost urgency," Qing Wei said seriously as he looked at Jing Tian.

Jing Tian nodded. "Don’t worry, old man. With such an awesome fighter as White Tofu, there definitely won’t be a problem!"