Mo Lun shook his head and said, "I don't know that. We are divided into many sections, each with its own responsibilities. Only the Sect Leader knows how many cultivators we have."
Ling Zhenfei nodded and said, "Then you should know roughly how many people are in your sect, right?"
Mo Lun hesitated a bit and then said, "I think it should be several hundred people."
Ling Zhenfei was startled, "Several hundred cultivators, the thought of it is quite terrifying."
But as a top sect in the cultivation world, a few hundred people isn't really a lot.
Ling Zhenfei curiously asked, "Your Wuliang Immortal Palace is one of the Three Great Immortal Palaces in the cultivation world. I suppose the requirents to beco disciples are very strict. How did you join the Wuliang Immortal Palace?"
Mo Lun said, "Joining our Wuliang Immortal Palace isn't very hard. As long as you have certain cultivation talents, there's a chance to join."
Ling Zhenfei asked, "Then how did you join?"
Mo Lun paused for a mont before saying, "I'm an orphan; I was abandoned when I was young. It was my master who found . If it wasn't for my master, I would have been dead already."
Ling Zhenfei was surprised; he hadn't expected to touch on Mo Lun's painful mories, so he dared not ask further.
Just like that, the two of them hurried forward one after the other.
From morning until nearly noon, a mountain road suddenly appeared ahead of Mo Lun.
Although it was a dirt road, it clearly showed signs of being manually carved out.
Mo Lun said, "From here on, this is the main mountain of our Wuliang Mountain. Following this path uphill will take us there."
Ling Zhenfei looked and said, "So these are the mountains of your Wuliang Mountain, but they seem a bit shabby."
Mo Lun said, "My master says cultivators should focus on cultivation and not be overly influenced by external forces."
Ling Zhenfei nodded and said, "No wonder you beca one of the Three Great Immortal Palaces in the cultivation world—just by these words, it's clear your master is quite profound."
They talked as they continuously walked upward; originally Ling Zhenfei thought just walking up would be enough, but amidst walking Mo Lun suddenly stopped.
Ling Zhenfei asked, "What's wrong?"
Mo Lun said, "It's nothing. There's a barrier ahead; I'll open it before we continue."
Ling Zhenfei felt slightly shocked because he hadn't noticed any barrier.
At that mont, Northern Spiritual Energy appeared around Mo Lun's body. He reached out, using the Northern Spiritual Energy to draw sothing in the air, like a talisman.
Suddenly, the space ahead seed to have an aura movent from the Northern Spiritual Energy.
Ling Zhenfei, following the movent of the Northern Spiritual Energy, finally saw it—a faint wall made of Northern Spiritual Energy in the space ahead.
Under Mo Lun's influence of Northern Spiritual Energy, it seed a door was opened, and Ling Zhenfei followed Mo Lun inside.
Ling Zhenfei asked curiously, "Earlier it seed like you opened a door. What would happen if the barrier wasn't opened?"
Mo Lun said, "Actually, not much. If the barrier isn't opened, you can still enter, but you'll end up sowhere else, eventually leaving the territory of Wuliang Mountain."
Ling Zhenfei sighed and said, "Your Wuliang Mountain is really interesting, having barriers even on the roads up the mountain."
Mo Lun said, "There are three such barriers on this mountain road in total. The purpose is to prevent ordinary people from entering Wuliang Mountain."
Ling Zhenfei curiously asked, "That's strange; out of the Three Great Immortal Palaces, only your Wuliang Immortal Palace is in such a location, while the other two are situated in remote places.
The advantage of remote places is that they don't have the hassle like the Wuliang Immortal Palace does and you don't have to think every day about how to prevent ordinary people from climbing the mountain."
Mo Lun said, "My master ntioned this to before—it's because when Wuliang Immortal Palace was first established, these issues were already considered.
But at that ti, Wuliang Mountain's surroundings were very desolate, yet with societal developnt, it turned into such a prosperous city around Wuliang Mountain."
Indeed, Ling Zhenfei nearly forgot about these things. Such an ancient Immortal Palace was established long ago, possibly tracing back to Ancient Era tis.
Back then, the surroundings of Wuliang Mountain must have been very barren.
Throughout the journey, Mo Lun successively opened three barriers, and upon the final barrier being opened, walking through it brought Ling Zhenfei a sense of clarity. He felt a very refreshing breeze blowing from afar.
Ling Zhenfei knew it was mountain wind, distinct from wind at the base of a mountain—or ledge—and he was well aware of this difference.
This mountain wind carries a special kind of aura.
Ling Zhenfei took a deep breath—in the urban setting for long, suddenly inhaling such fresh air naturally compels one to breathe deeply several tis.
At this mont, Ling Zhenfei found himself at a mountain peak.
The size of the peak wasn't large, but climbing upwards led to very flat stone steps.
So steps were whole stone slabs, while others were carved directly from mountain stones.
Looking up the steps, he could see so structures—pavilions and towers—though unclear from a distance, their sudden appearance still excited Ling Zhenfei.
Mo Lun said, "Let's go, that's our Wuliang Immortal Palace."
Following the mountain road ahead, they eventually saw other people, so cleaning up fallen leaves and dust.
Seeing Mo Lun return, so recognized him and greeted him noisily.
Mo Lun asked one of them, "Where is Senior Brother Jiang Wen?"
"Senior Brother Jiang Wen is at Trial Sword Cliff."
Mo Lun said "Okay" and continued leading Ling Zhenfei forward.
The farther they went, the more they felt the cultural depth of Wuliang Immortal Palace—the entire palace was built on a big mountain.
In many places, green stones on the mountain were shaved off to construct these structures.
So locations were even built beside cliffs, making one wonder how much effort went into building them.
The mountain structures definitely weren't completed in just a day or two; certainly constructed over Wuliang Immortal Palace's long years.
Among all the buildings, the one at the top astonished Ling Zhenfei the most.
At the very top stood a magnificent palace-esque structure, full of Immortal Qi—it was obviously extraordinary.
However, Mo Lun didn't lead him there; rather, he took Ling Zhenfei to a small courtyard.
Mo Lun said, "Rest here for a while, I'll have my senior brother co to see you later."
Ling Zhenfei nodded and said, "You go ahead, I'll just walk around nearby?"
Mo Lun went out but then returned to say to Ling Zhenfei, "By the way, sir, quite a few people like you have been invited here lately, so if you encounter any of them, please avoid any conflicts."
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