Song of Adolescence

Chapter 127 Daoist Sword Immortal Goes Down His Mountain (Part 2)

Thirty years ago, Lü Suzhen of Qingcheng Mountain was already starting to be referred to as an immortal deity. According to rumors, he could divine the past as well as the future. The Heavenly Revelations Directorate of Astronomy invited him to the capital for twelve consecutive years, yet he refused to accept the invitations. Even the Emperor joked and asked the Director of Astrology from the Directorate of Astronomy, Qi Tianchen, "If Lü Suzhen really entered Heavenly Revelations, which one of you would be the Director?" It was said that Qi Tianchen flicked his horsetail whisk and answered with a smile, "If Lü Suzhen really entered Heavenly Revelations, he should take the place of the statue of the Grandteacher enshrined in the Directorate of Astronomy. A lowly position as Director would taint this true teacher of Daoism.” But, in the end, Lü Suzhen really didn’t ascend to immortality. He died at the age of sixty-four. For a Daoist cultivator, this age was not considered old. That morning, this esteemed Sectmaster of Qingcheng Mountain walked into Qian Kun Hall, sat in front of the statues of the San Qing Divine Teachers, closed his eyes and meditated. He didn’t come out even when dusk fell. The young Daoist priest who served as his attendant approached him cautiously to call him, but his eyes remained tightly shut and he was motionless. The young Daoist priest patted him lightly, and Lü Suzhen collapsed onto the floor.

Qingcheng Mountain calmly accepted the unexpected death of their sectmaster. Zhao Yuzhen became the youngest sectmaster since the founding of Qingcheng Mountain, and the six celestial masters endured the sadness in their hearts to assist him. The celestial masters knew that Lü Suzhen\'s death was not an accident, and that he died of Heavenly retribution. A cultivator who tried to modify the fate of others would be punished by Heavenly retribution. And what Lü Suzhen wanted to modify was Zhao Yuzhen\'s fate. Everyone knew that when Zhao Yuzhen was born, he had an unusual appearance, and he was a person with the fate of a Daoist immortal, but Lü Suzhen divined that Zhao Yuzhen\'s fate would meet with a calamity. If he never goes down the mountain his entire life, he could keep Qingcheng Mountain flourishing for a hundred years, but if he did go down, there will be war with death across the land, and blood will flow like rivers.

"It’s not that I don\'t understand shifu\'s painstaking efforts. It\'s just that since my predestined fate is right there, I will lift my sword and break it. If I keep hiding on the mountain, what’s that going to achieve?" Zhao Yuzhen sighed softly and waved his hand, and raised up Li Fansong and Fei Xuan who were still kneeling on the ground. "Just based on that little bit of skills the two of you possess, don\'t even think of trying to stop me. Fei Xuan, you have made some achievements with your Great Dragon and Elephant Strength, but you will need to encounter more sentient beings to fully appreciate the profoundness of Daoism arts. Three months from now, you will go down the mountain and travel again, and do not return to Qingcheng Mountain within three years. Fansong, you go with Fei Xuan. You have two fated teachers, one was me. As for the other, he is hidden among the martial world. That teacher’s swordsmanship is not inferior to mine."

"Shifu." Li Fansong shook his head fervently, wiping away tears. "I don\'t want two fated teachers. I only need shifu to be my only fated teacher!"

"Shishuzu!" Fei Xuan couldn\'t say anymore than that.

"Silly boy, I\'m just going down the mountain, and I\'m not going to die. Why are you crying like that?" Zhao Yuzhen leaned down and stroked Fei Xuan\'s head.

Fei Xuan shook his head. "But these words shishuzu just said, were clearly your last words."

"Silly boy." Zhao Yuzhen straightened and looked into the distance, his tone disappointed. "I’m merely thinking that I will be gone a long time, so it will be a long time before we meet again. I won\'t die. I\'m Zhao Yuzhen. I’m the person who can ascend to immortality with one more step. So what if there’s a heavenly calamity? I’m not afraid."

"Shifu, where are you planning to go on this trip?" Li Fansong asked.

"It\'s that direction. I’ve never left the mountain, how would I know where that is?" Zhao Yuzhen pointed towards the south. "I just saw that bamboo forest and a pavilion. It seems to be far away. This teacher will be on my way now."

"Shifu has never left the mountain, yet you see everything so clearly." Li Fansong was shocked. "Could it be that shifu has entered the Spirit Wandering Profound Realm?"

"I believe I’m still one step away. Heaven and Earth are silent, fix your light on the profound in between. This teacher is leaving, and I will bring back with me a teacher’s wife." Zhao Yuzhen turned around, and with a flash, he’d swept down the mountain.

"Shifu, this disciple will look forward to the day we meet again!" Li Fansong said loudly.

"Yes, shishuzu will not die. He is the Daoist Sword Immortal. So what if Heaven befalls a predestined fate, he will break them with one finger!" Fei Xuan choked out.

However, at the foot of the mountain, the earth quaked suddenly.

The three thousand cavalry stationed outside Qingcheng Mountain finally shook. The lookout who had been lying in wait at Qingcheng Mountain for many years sent a signal to the sky. The cavalry general, who was sleeping in the camp at the time, heard the guard\'s announcement and jumped up in surprise. "That Daoist priest really came down the mountain."

"There’s no doubt. The sky outside is ominous, and there are a lot of strange birds flying about, and on top of that, our lookout has sent a signal. There should be no mistake." The guard also looked excited.

"Okay! I have been eating dried rations here for more than ten years, and today I can finally be free. Let the brothers polish the swords until they shine and mount their horses! The guys have been doing nothing for many years, better not be rusty." The cavalry general shouted in a clear voice, his heroism reaching the clouds.

Zhao Yuzhen didn\'t leave his mountain for thirty years, and there were rumors that if Zhao Yuzhen came down the mountain, Heaven and Earth would change, and the Emperor’s fortune would be affected. The Emperor once asked Qi Tianchen about this matter, and Qi Tianchen replied that it was nonsense. The Emperor was a little relieved, and dispelled the notion of levelling Qingcheng Mountain, but he still sent three thousand cavalry to be stationed near Qingcheng Mountain to prevent Zhao Yuzhen from leaving the mountain.

The cavalry general was named Wang Tie. Back then, he was considered to have achieved meritorious deeds for the military, but he was sent to this place. After staying for more than ten years, he had long accumulated a lot of grievances. Perhaps, with the exception of Li Hanyi, he was the second person in the world who most wanted Zhao Yuzhen to come down the mountain. He pushed his horse to its fastest speed, leading the three thousand cavalry knights that had been assembled to rush towards Qingcheng Mountain.

And that beam of purple shadow was rushing towards them at the same time.

Wang Tie frowned slightly and asked the guard beside him, "Is that Zhao Yuzhen?"

The guard looked at the speed of that purple shadow and his eyes widened with fright. "They… said that Zhao Yuzhen was an immortal deity, but I didn’t think he really was one. General, can we really stop him?"

"No matter how powerful he is, he’s but one human. We are three thousand Beili light cavalry. Should we be afraid of one lousy Daoist priest?" Wang Tie gritted his teeth.

Zhao Yuzhen looked at the three thousand cavalry who came on horseback, and sighed softly. "This is all because shifu bragged blindly that these men had to waste ten years of their life. I feel some regret in my heart."

As Zhao Yuzhen said those words, he was already right in front of the three thousand cavalry.

"How bold of you, Qingcheng Mountain Zhao Yuzhen. I am the Beili cavalry general, Wang Tie…" Wang Tie raised his spear and shouted fiercely.

However, the purple shadow had already passed through a thousand horses, and the horses whinnied constantly whenever they felt a person pass them.

So what if there were three thousand cavalry, he would break them with one finger.

Wang Tie got up from the ground, brushed off the dust on his body, smiled bitterly and turned his head to look at the guard next to him. "He’s no lousy Daoist priest. He’s truly an immortal deity. You, ride swiftly back to Heavenly Revelations!"

"Do we report this to the emperor?" The guard asked.

"No." Wang Tie frowned. "Report to the Directorate of Astronomy, Director of Astrology Qi Tianchen!"

Zhao Yuzhen passed through the three thousand horses, and went faster and faster. After coming down the mountain, he saw the vastness of the world for the first time. There was an immeasurable grand feeling in his heart, and he couldn\'t help yelling out loud and long.

"Little angel, I\'m coming to see you!"