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At this moment, as Sword Young Master traveled all over the world, news had spread far and wide that three months later, in March after the new year, the Sword Appreciation Ceremony would be held at Black Heart Mountain in Yuezhou.

If it were just to let the top Immortal Sects, or most of the Immortal Sects know about this event, it actually wouldn't be so slow. With the various means of the cultivation world, it wouldn't take even an hour to spread the news to all the major Immortal Sects.

The reason for this lengthy process was simply that Sword Young Master had spread the news of the Sword Appreciation Ceremony at Black Heart Mountain so broadly that even warriors from the martial community, and even remote and information-starved rural areas, knew about such a matter!

"Are we in Yuezhou really about to witness such a lively event? Those noble Immortal Sect elders are truly going to hold the sword ceremony at Black Heart Mountain?"

"Indeed, haven't you seen that the Li family, who provide for those Immortal Sect elders, have already escorted the Li family's young and old out of our county?"

These were two martial artists from Yuezhou, gathered together and discussing this matter.

The Li family was a prestigious and influential local family in the area, with generations serving in the imperial court, so their foundation was solid. Furthermore, the current Li family had produced a legitimate daughter who became a disciple of the Jianxia Sect's Fairy, which added even more to their family's prestige in the area.

Many Loose Cultivators, attracted to the Li family's reputation, came to pay their respects and became retinue scholars in the Li household.

"Ah? Why's that? Isn't this a grand occasion?" The first martial artist, somewhat puzzled, asked.

Although Cultivators frequently interact with the martial world, many matters of the cultivation realm do not get passed on to the martial world.

"What grand occasion? Black Heart Mountain is the cultivation place of the current Demon Lord, and this sword appreciation event is hosted by the Demon Lord himself. Don't you find the name 'Sword Apprentice Mountain' familiar?" The second martial artist looked at the first with an expression as if staring at a simpleton.

"Hiss! It's that mountain where Sword Immortals gather! So you're saying the swords to be rewarded at Black Heart Mountain all come from Sword Apprentice Mountain? Black Heart Mountain truly lives up to its name!" The first martial artist suddenly realized.

Hearing this, the second martial artist, without another word, got up and left swiftly, fearing that staying any longer might involve him in the troubles of this simpleton.

After all, Black Heart Mountain was located in Yuezhou, and even though it was quite a distance from where they were, hundreds of miles away, who knew what mystical means that Demon Lord might have. They feared that even speaking about it might get them eradicated by a wave of the Demon Lord's hand.

The conversation between these two martial artists was overheard by a few nearby Cultivators.

They were in a private room of an inn.

"Detestable!" Several disciples of Sword Apprentice Mountain were filled with righteous indignation, their faces showing anger.

Cultivators generally needed just three to five years of practice to perform Bigu, avoiding grain and sustaining their bodies with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. However, very few Cultivators would actually treat themselves this harshly; usually, they eat and drink as normal.

"Tan Shuchang is truly despicable, killing the elders of our sect, and now he even dares to display their flying swords for all the world to see."

These disciples from Sword Apprentice Mountain were from the younger generation, all quite young in age.

Just talking about this issue, these young disciples were unable to contain their anger. If it weren't for the fact that many of their elders had perished, and these youngsters had grown to know fear, they probably wouldn't have been able to resist seeking trouble at Black Heart Mountain.

For now, they could only voice their grievances.

"Alright, alright, let's say less, Master Qian sent us here to gather information. If we keep complaining like this, we'll be unable to accomplish anything." At this time, a young girl in red clothes spoke. She was Hong Yan, who had once met Tan Shuchang.

She was the stubborn girl who resembled a headstrong donkey.

"Sister, how should we go about gathering information then? Should we go directly to Qinghe City, which is under the control of the Jianxia Sect?" One of the Sword Apprentice Mountain disciples asked.

Yuezhou had many county cities, but the most they could boast, like the Li family of this county, were some members serving as government officials, coupled with family members engaging in cultivation, thus forming local family powers.

Of course, there were also a few Immortal Sects, but those sects were not ones Sword Apprentice Mountain could be certain had not already pledged allegiance to Tan Shuchang or were secretly controlled by him.

After all, his hundreds of years of cultivation were alarmingly formidable.

Therefore, for the sake of caution, their only option was Qinghe City, under the management of the Jianxia Sect.

"After a short rest, we'll head straight to Qinghe City, as instructed by the sect leader before he descended the mountain," said not Hong Yan but a seventeen or eighteen-year-old young male Cultivator. He was Ye Suzhen, the leader of this expedition.

However, it wasn't because Ye Suzhen's cultivation was higher than Hong Yan's, but rather because his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather were all high-ranking members of Sword Apprentice Mountain, thus he was responsible for this matter.

Hong Yan, just sixteen but with twenty years of cultivation effort, could be said to be the most diligent among the Sword Apprentice Mountain disciples when it came to practicing.

This was because the pills Sword Apprentice Mountain provided to ordinary disciples were all the same.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

One Inch Jade Efficacy Pill per year.

And these ordinary disciples were those whose parents had at least one person who was a Sword Apprentice Mountain disciple, combined with their own decent aptitude, allowing them to be accepted into Sword Apprentice Mountain. Hong Yan was one such case.

Seeing Ye Suzhen speaking up, the other Sword Apprentice Mountain disciples ceased their complaints, including those few who were indignant.

Soon enough, this group of Sword Apprentice Mountain disciples left the inn.

As they stepped out, they noticed a refined and noble-looking young man with a gentle smile watching them, which startled Ye Suzhen. But before he could speak up, two young men behind him ran out excitedly: "Uncle-master, uncle-master, what brings you here? Oh right, uncle-master, we've indeed made a mistake in the task you gave us last time to investigate.

We've already apologized to that fellow daoist along with sister Hong Yan, and we've even recommended him to practice in the Tai Yi Sword Sect."