While on Mount Hua, my mind is at peace!

Chapter 11 Sudden Upgrade

Deng Jun emerged from the dense forest, his brows furrowed. He examined the old monk's body and whispered, "This man used the palm technique of Wangfu Temple. He must be a master from the temple, yet I have never seen him there before. It's truly strange."

Yue Feng pointed to the wall beside him: "What is this place?"

Deng Jun's internal strength was comparable to Yue Feng's. If Yue Feng could hear the sounds inside, Deng Jun could naturally hear them too. His brows furrowed more and more as he shook his head and said, "This area is a forbidden zone of our sect. We have never allowed lay disciples to set foot here. I only just found out that there was actually a residence here."

Yue Feng nodded, leaped forward, and grabbed the top of the wall with both hands. His eyes slowly peered over the wall and into the courtyard.

Deng Jun hesitated for a moment, then jumped up as well.

He glanced at it once, his eyes widened in fury, and he let go and jumped down. Yue Feng, however, looked at it calmly for a while before letting go and jumping down as well.

He asked Deng Jun, "Are those monks inside all eminent monks from Wangfu Temple?"

Deng Jun gritted his teeth and replied in a deep voice, "Yes."

"Did you treat those Qingcheng Sect disciples as honored guests?"

"Yes."

"Those women... they all look like local people. They were just captured and locked up in this courtyard because they were somewhat pretty, to be used by the high monks of Wangfu Temple for their wanton pleasure?"

"……yes."

"If that's the case, what else do you have to say?"

Deng Jun remained silent.

Yue Feng said, "I had no intention of opposing Wangfu Temple, but from now on, I will be at odds with Wangfu Temple to the death. If you still consider yourself a disciple of Wangfu Temple, then please make your move. Tonight, only one of us can leave the mountain alive."

Deng Jun slowly raised his head, his gaze meeting Yue Feng's. He felt that Yue Feng's eyes were so calm, like two seemingly calm lakes, but beneath the surface lay endless killing intent.

He didn't speak, but turned and walked towards the main gate of the courtyard. Yue Feng followed him slowly. When they reached the gate, Deng Jun pushed with both hands, and with a loud crash, both very heavy doors were knocked down at the same time.

The monks of Wangfu Temple and the disciples of Qingcheng Sect were gathered in the courtyard, working enthusiastically, when they suddenly heard a loud crash as the door broke open. They all turned around and stopped what they were doing. Deng Jun and Yue Feng filed in, drawing their palms and swords, their palm strikes and sword flashes sweeping across the entire courtyard.

A moment later, the power faded and the light disappeared, and the courtyard fell into a deathly silence, with only the low sobs of the victim echoing in the dark night.

[Accessibility +30]

Yue Feng and Deng Jun sat resting on the steps in front of the hall, one on each side. Corpses lay scattered haphazardly in the courtyard, and blood pooled on the ground in numerous large and small pools, making it look as if a spring rain had just fallen.

"I want to have a drink," Yue Feng said, standing up.

What should be done with these women?

"Give them money and let them go."

The two men took out all the silver they had on them, and also searched the clothes of the monks from Wangfu Temple and the disciples of Qingcheng Sect, and distributed it all to the victimized woman.

Only then did the women realize that these two fierce-looking figures had come to save them. They burst into tears, their cries shaking the heavens and startling the crows sleeping in the trees into taking flight.

After distributing the silver, Yue Feng and Deng Jun left the courtyard. They hid in the shadows and followed the women as they came out of the courtyard one after another. They followed them all the way down the mountain to a populated area before quietly leaving.

……

Several days later, in a mountain village near Yuxi Town.

Yue Feng meditated for a while, then got off the bed and stretched his body in the room.

This is Deng Jun's hometown. The two of them came here after leaving Huangbo Mountain.

Within a few days, Yue Feng's internal injuries had largely healed; however, the situation in Yuxi Town had become extremely dire.

After Guangxing discovered the murder of the monks at Wangfu Temple, he reported the case to the local Six Doors (a secret police organization). The Six Doors immediately dispatched more than a dozen constables, who, together with experts from Wangfu Temple and the Qingcheng Sect, turned Yuxi Town upside down.

Many martial arts practitioners in the town were taken away by the Six Doors and imprisoned after only exchanging a few words. Those who dared to resist arrest suffered even worse fates, ranging from head injuries to death on the spot. It was a catastrophe for the local martial arts community.

"If they can't find me and Deng Jun in town, they'll probably expand their search to the nearby villages soon. This place... isn't safe anymore."

Yue Feng opened the panel and saw that there were still 85 access points left. He sighed inwardly.

His battle with the old monk of Wangfu Temple made him realize that although his martial arts skills were already quite good among the younger generation in the martial arts world, there was still a big gap between him and those old guys.

Let alone Yu Canghai and Guangxing, an old monk from Wangfu Temple whose name he didn't even know almost killed him. If Deng Jun hadn't intervened, he definitely wouldn't have just suffered minor internal injuries.

Upon considering this, Yue Feng suddenly felt a surge of reluctance to retreat. If he left this place, returned to Mount Hua, and waited until he was strong enough…

But then he thought of the people of the Huashan Sect, Yue Buqun and his wife who treated him like their own son, Yue Lingshan who treated him like a younger brother, and his fellow disciples who had taken good care of him...

If the fate of the Lin family of the Fuwei Escort Agency cannot be changed, then is the fate of the Huashan Sect also unchangeable? Yue Feng must prove that the outcome can be changed, therefore he must have the strength to deal with Yu Canghai. Wangfu Temple, as an ally of the Qingcheng Sect, is the perfect whetstone for him!

Yue Feng steeled his resolve and began adding points to the Golden Bell Shield. 85 points, although not reaching the previously planned 100, might be enough to upgrade the Golden Bell Shield to its highest level.

[Remaining Access Points: 84]

[Remaining Access Points: 83]

……

[Remaining Access Points: 50]

Yue Feng spent 35 points, but his Golden Bell Shield skill remained unchanged. Yue Feng was prepared for this and was about to go all in when the interface suddenly froze, and then some unexpected text appeared:

[System upgrade triggered, please wait...]

System upgrade complete.

The "Martial Arts Fusion" feature is now available. By spending a certain amount of Access Points, you can fuse martial arts of the same type. After fusion, you will obtain a new, higher-level martial art, while the original martial art will be lost. Access Points allocated to the original martial art will be reallocated to the new martial art.

Yue Feng stared at the words on the panel for a good dozen breaths until his eyes ached, then he suddenly became excited.

The reason he's no match for those old guys now, besides insufficient cultivation points and low skill level, is the lack of top-tier martial arts techniques. But with this newly opened martial arts fusion function, things seem to be changing?