Ever since Tian Qing Shan occupied the forbidden area of Ming Yue Island's Jian Lou to cultivate in seclusion, the forces on Ming Yue Island have been restless and uneasy.

  The eighteen generals' mansion had many ears and eyes, and they easily got wind of the truth. This shocked them greatly. The master of Jian Lou, Huangfu Yujiang, and the former master 'Tian Hong', two of the greatest masters in the world, joined forces but were defeated by the mysterious strongman 'Deng Qing Shan' with just one move! They suddenly realized -

  If this Teng Qing Shan has ambition, then the entire Bright Moon Island will invite a great chaos that hasn't been seen in thousands of years.

  All parties were carefully prepared.

  As the 'emperor' of an island with a population of tens of millions, it goes without saying that many ambitious people are drawn to him. With Teng Qing Shan's extraordinary martial power, winning over and recruiting some troops is easy as can be. Being the 'emperor' isn't difficult at all.

  But Teng Qing Shan remained in the forbidden land of Dong Fu, refusing to leave, and there was no other movement. This made the people on the island anxious.

  ******

  Jian Lou, forbidden land under high mountains.

  Last night's heavy snowfall covered the entire Moon Island with a layer of silver, and the high mountains below the Forbidden Land were lined with bamboo houses.

  The bamboo around the bamboo house was also covered with snow, and occasionally a green sprout would stubbornly seep out from under the snow. Many of Jianlou's disciples lived here. If those ambitious power holders were concerned about Teng Qing Shan, then these Jianlou elite disciples who studied swordsmanship and aspired to become strong, were equally concerned about Teng Qing Shan.

  Huh! Huh!

  The sword light was icy cold, the figure like a swimming dragon. A young man in white robes was dancing with his sword in front of the bamboo hut, leaving only shallow footprints on the accumulated snow, and every sword move caused the snow on the ground to flutter.

  "Ah, ah!" The young man in white suddenly stopped, slightly panting, his face slightly red.

  "Junior brother, your sword skills have been off lately." Next to the bamboo shed stood a slender young man wearing the same white robe, sitting cross-legged and gazing over here.

  The young swordsman couldn't help but ask, "Big Brother Master, you said that even the master of the building was defeated by that strong man called Tong Qing Shan. And he used a spear, doesn't this mean that spears can be more powerful than swords?" Since childhood, the children of Mingyue Island had been diligently practicing swordsmanship.

  Study hard at home, compete with peers in school.

  Step by step growth, until entering the Sword Tower!

  The idea that swordsmanship is supreme has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of everyone. As for guns and spears? In their eyes, they are no different from fish forks and other toys. They are just ordinary tools.

  "Junior brother, what are you talking about? Of course, the sword technique is more powerful!" The slender young man rebuked, "Look, doesn't that Teng Qing Shan still want to go to the forbidden land to see my Sword Tower's 'Divine Jade Disc'?"

  "But, however, the building owner..." The young swordsman was about to say.

  A slender young man said in a low voice: "Junior brother, have you forgotten what kind of person our third generation ancestor was? If the third generation ancestor were still here, would this Teng Qing Mountain be an opponent? If you are willing, then seriously and diligently cultivate. One day, you will reach the realm of the third generation ancestor. At that time, who will dare to underestimate Mingyue Island?"

  As soon as he thought of the legendary 'Third Generation Ancestor', the young swordsman was greatly invigorated and hastily bowed, saying: "Elder brother, I won't be distracted again."

  "Uh-huh, you'd better get ready quickly, you're going to deliver food to the landlord today." The slender young man instructed.

  "Yes." The young swordsman replied in succession.

  Since Tan Qingyun closed up in the Sealed Land Cave Mansion, Huangfu Yujiang had been waiting outside.

  ******

  The Sealed Land Cave Mansion, where the strongest poet immortal 'Li Taibai' achieved enlightenment and completed his Taoist practice in a natural cave.

  That jade pendant has been emitting a soft blue-green light all along.

  Teng Qing Shan sat cross-legged, his face covered in stubble, and an inexplicable aura emanated from him, as if he were a precious jade. On his knees lay the Wheel of Reincarnation gun.

  Suddenly——

  He opened his eyes, and his dark jade-like pupils shone brightly.

  "This Green Lotus Sword Song, these four lines of sword song, indeed contain a sword path that is vast and profound as the sea, and unfathomable. Teng Qing Shan's eyes were calm, "The Poet Immortal Li Taibai must have used water as a breakthrough to enter the Tao! Afterwards, he gradually delved deeper, and even merged other 'Tao' into it."

  Hong Qingxuan has been cultivating quietly until now and found that Li Taibai's sword path is getting harder and harder as it goes on.

  "It started with the Water Element, and gradually mixed in the Way of the Bright Moon!" Teng Qing Shan was very clear that this Heavenly Way was something he had studied in detail from the Five Elements. However, others might not be the same. After all, great mountains, flowing water, the sun, and the bright moon each have their own 'Way', which are all part of the Heavenly Way!

  And Li Taibai's sword path was originally a purely aquatic path, which Teng Qingshan could still understand and merge with.

  Later on, however, he began to merge the Way of Bright Moon with his own, and Teng Qing Shan barely managed to extract the Waterway part from it, barely grasping some of it.

  Beyond that, it's a vast expanse of chaos. The Watercourse Way and the Moonlit Path blend together in perfect harmony, inseparable from Mount Tengqing. As for the Moonlit Path, he is completely clueless. Unlike the Five Elements, which are easy to grasp.

  "I shouldn't be greedy either! This divine jade pendant has already saved me several years of hard work." Teng Qing Shan stood up and also saw Li Kun, who was standing in the passageway to the side, seemingly frozen by the cold weather, leaning against the mountain wall with a thick layer of cotton padding wrapped around his body.

  His face was frozen and had turned somewhat pale.

  This scene left Tan Qing Shan inexplicably shocked in his heart: "Xiao Juan she..."

  "I have been in seclusion for several months now, and during this time, whenever I go to sense the sword path, she doesn't dare to rest. She's afraid that someone from the Sword Tower will come to launch a sneak attack. And also afraid that I'll become so immersed in the realm of the sword path that I won't be able to extricate myself. Every day, for more than half the time, she keeps watch on me. Only when I stop sensing the sword path and turn to incorporate what I've realized into the 'Water Flowing Fist' does she go off to prepare some food, and then sleep and rest."

  Teng Qing Shan's perception of the outside world decreased to its lowest when he was sensing the sword way, making it easy for him to be ambushed.

  "These few months, I haven't accompanied her and spoken many words."

  Hong Qingshan sighed quietly.

  For several months, Li Kun had been quietly waiting by his side, not feeling tired at all. This indeed moved Teng Qing Shan a little. Immediately, Teng Qing Shan quietly walked over, first holding Li Kun's small hand, which was very cold. Then, Teng Qing Shan put her hands into the quilt and also pulled the quilt to wrap Li Kun tightly.

  Li Kun's nose twitched in her sleep, and there was a sweet smile on her face, as if she were having a beautiful dream.

  Hong Qing Shan stood up with a smile and walked towards the cliff platform outside.

  The platform is on the edge of a cliff, covered with a layer of snow.

  Hoo! Hoo!

  As soon as he stepped onto the platform, the biting cold wind after the snow blew over, clearing Teng Qing Shan's mind. He looked out at the distance from halfway up the mountain, and saw a vast expanse of white stretching out before him.

  ……

  Li Kun's eyelids moved slightly, and then he opened his sleepy eyes. At a glance, he saw the tall figure standing on the cliff platform.

  "Brother Teng stopped practicing so early today?" Li Kun was somewhat surprised.

  In the past, Teng Qing Shan only had two things on his mind: to comprehend the way of the sword and to merge with the Water Element Fist. During his closed-door training, he hardly ever rested. Now, he was standing on a cliff platform, admiring the view? This was rare.

  "Teng big brother, are you hungry now? I'll get some food for you right away." Li Kun stood up immediately.

  Li Kun's voice had just sounded when the mad wind eagle that was staying in the great hall also came over.

  "Xiao Juan, don't worry." Teng Qing Shan turned around and walked over.

  "Xiao Juan, how many days have we been stuck here?" asked Teng Qing Shan.

  Li Kun looked at the scratches on the mountain wall beside him: "Hmmm, adding today, it's been three months and twenty-three days."

  "Three months, plus twenty-three days?" Teng Qing Shan smiled and shook his head, "I didn't expect the annual festival to pass while I was in seclusion!" On the first day of July, Teng Qing Shan left Tian Shi Island. After more than three months at sea, nearly four months, now again it's been more than three months, the annual festival has long passed.

  Hong Qingshan also grew one year older.

  "Huang Pu Yu Jiang!" Teng Qing Shan shouted loudly, his voice echoing through the passage within the mountain belly, "This forbidden land cave mansion, shall be returned to you!"

  This shout made Li Kun greatly surprised.

  "Teng big brother, what about us?" Li Kun looked at Teng Qing Shan.

  "It's time to leave Mingyue Island." Teng Qing Shan smiled and said, "This divine jade pendant is of no use to me anymore. Let's go."

  "Uh-huh!" Li Kun nodded excitedly.

  For nearly four months, Teng Qing Shan didn't have time to talk to her. Today, although Li Kun had no regrets, when this closed-door day ended, Li Kun would be very happy.

  "Wow~~wow~~~" Li Kun let out a series of loud whoops.

  For nearly four months, the Crazy Wind Eagle had been staying on Mingyue Island, and it was already bored. As soon as it heard Li Kun's eagle call, it became excited and also let out a loud cry: "Yu~~~ Yu~~~", the sound of its cry echoing through the mountains.

  Hong Qing Shan turned around and looked at Li Kun and Kuang Feng Ying, who were laughing and shouting with joy, and a smile appeared on his face.

  ……

  Outside the Forbidden Cave Mansion.

  Huang Pu Yu Jiang, along with over a dozen other powerful Sword Pavilion experts guarding the outside of the cave mansion, heard the voice echoing within the restricted area of the cave mansion - "Huang Pu Yu Jiang, this restricted area cave mansion, shall be returned to you!" They exchanged glances, and then Huang Pu Yu Jiang led the charge, directly rushing into the cave mansion.

  More than ten strong men were also awakened and followed one after another.

  In a natural cave.

  When Huangfu Yujiang and more than a dozen others rushed in, their first glance was towards that divine jade pendant.

  "Fortunately, the Divine Jade Pendant is intact!" Huangfu Yujiang let out a long sigh of relief as he saw that the Divine Jade Pendant was unharmed. If the Divine Jade Pendant had really been destroyed by Teng Qing Shan, Huangfu Yujiang would have been so grief-stricken that he wouldn't know what to do. He was furious, but with a gaping hole in his shoulder and his strength already compromised, Huangfu Yujiang was even less capable of taking revenge on Teng Qing Shan.

  "This Qing Shan is indeed a man of his word!" The other powerful beings in the Sword Tower also felt relieved.

  "Look outside." As one of them rushed to the cliff platform, others followed, and a group of masters from the Sword Tower looked up at the sky. In the vast expanse of the sky, a giant eagle was soaring with its wings spread wide. A man in green robes and a girl in white robes were standing on the eagle's back, riding it as it soared through the nine heavens.

  "Wow~~~~"

  The loud and cheerful cry of the eagle echoed through the sky.

  Listening to that loud cry, Huangfu Yujiang completely let out a breath of relief: "This demon head, has finally left!"

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