The Lotus Sect is located on the Lotus Peak, which is the most overlapping mountain of the Baishan Ancestor. The reason why it is described as overlapping mountain is because the Lotus Peak is not just a mountain, but in addition to one of the main peaks with a height of almost straight into the sky, there are also 32 large and small hills around it.

The thirty-two mountain peaks with different styles were developed and used after several generations of development and inheritance of the sect. Therefore, they were later collectively called the Small Lotus Peak, with each eight peaks being a sect, which is divided completely according to the disciple factions under the sect.

Since the fifth generation of sect leader, the disciples of the Lotus Sect have been divided into four factions, named "Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter", led by four highly respected senior elders. For example, the two Zhou Mi and Luo Tong who had already died at the hands of Xu Yan are the most powerful disciples of the Chunzi Sect in the sect now.

However, when it comes to the origin of the name of this faction, we have to mention the thirty-two small lotus peaks outside the main peak. They are all distributed in a scattered manner, both high and low. Therefore, the temperatures between the mountains, even in the same season, making the mountains, wild grass and trees growing in it show a gorgeous scene like the four seasons of the four seasons. With the beautiful scenery brought by this mountain wonder, the Little Lotus Peak has won the name of "one mountain has four seasons, ten miles and different sky" from some amazing literati and poets over time.

The fifth generation leader of the Lotus Sect at that time was only heard by the saying "beautiful title" that he became popular on a whim. He divided the tens of thousands of disciples under his seat into four factions based on the theme of Four Seasons. This not only allows better management, but also maintains the meaning of competition and mutual encouragement among factions.

But he probably never expected that after a hundred and fifty years apart, the name he had chosen casually would be used to this day.

Zhao Bailian, the leader of the sect, is now the thirteenth generation sect leader. Compared with the 10,000 sect held by the fifth generation sect leader at that time, it is no longer comparable. Because in the four factions of Spring, summer, autumn and winter, the Lotus Sect has only five or six hundred people in each sect, including more than ten ordinary elders and hundreds of inner disciples. As for those outer disciples who have just entered the practice of cultivation, even if the entire sect adds up, there are only about two thousand people.

The large Lingzhou has a population of nearly 10 million. As the Sword Sect among the "one state and two sects" supported by the Great Zhou Dynasty (the other is the Wuzong), the scale of the Lotus Sect is now unable to meet the standards. Although part of the reason is that it has been attracted by another martial arts sect dedicated to the dynasty, Chenyang Sect, which has attracted a large number of local spiritual seeds from Lingzhou, the real pressure of the Lotus Sect actually comes from the rapid rise of other sword sects among the ancestors of the Hundred Mountains.

For example, the "Yunlan Sect" in Xuanshan of Qing and the "Baihe Sword Village" in Feiyanling are all newly emerging sword sects in the past decade. However, their development speed is like bamboo shoots after a rain and extremely rapid. Although in Lingzhou, they still have a considerable gap compared with the Lotus Sect, which has the longest inheritance, no one could have predicted that according to their current momentum, how long will the status of the Lotus Sect be replaced and become the sword sect exclusively for the next dynasty.

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Xu Yan returned to the Lotus Sect, first went to the mission hall to explain the whole story of the itinerary in a hurry, and then went directly to his residence, Liuyun Courtyard.

The courtyard is built on the main peak of the Lotus Peak, not far from the residence of the sect leader Zhao Bailian. As we all know, above the main peak, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is very rich and is a rare treasure land for cultivation. It is much better than any small Lotus Peak around it. However, the Lotus Sect has a rule that makes the disciples of the disciples quite helpless, that is, except for the sect leader of the sect, only the personal disciples under his seat are qualified to settle on the main peak for a long time.

Unlike the previous sect leader who recruited his own disciples, the current Lotus Sect leader Zhao Bailian has only recruited one of his own disciples. This disciple has a unique "Heavenly Spirit Root" physique, and people with this physique are not only much faster than ordinary people in their practice, but are said to be able to naturally respond to the flying sword.

Three years ago, a young man from the foot of the mountain had just entered the sect. According to convention, all the newly promoted disciples had to go to the sword pool to choose a long sword as his future cultivation weapon. However, without waiting for the young man to make a choice, the "Fuyao" in the sword pool had been covered with dust for nearly 50 years and was one of the top ten famous swords in the Five Prefectures Continents, so he recognized his master and took the initiative to choose this young man, making him famous throughout the Lingzhou world and steal the limelight.

This young man is nothing but Xu Yan.

In a blink of an eye, three years have passed, and after receiving Fuyao, Xu Yan has reached the level of two floors early as expected. Such a speed of practice is not unpleasant, and most importantly, he has just become an adult.

You should know that as the first disciple of the Lotus Sect now, Chen Qinghe, the eldest disciple of the Xia character sect, took him five years to enter the second floor.

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After Xu Yan returned to the yard, he found that the "maid" who was only responsible for his diet was not in the yard at this moment.

The maid's name is Yangque. She has a beautiful face and a pair of very heroic sword eyebrows. It is very similar to Xu Yan's eyebrows. But what is most memorable is her big eyes, which are clean and clear, without staining smoke and dust, as if the accumulation of the ancestral mountains and the natural and clean waters of all the green mountains and beautiful waters combined together.

Xu Yan didn't know what he felt about the Cardinal. Before, he had a arrogant personality and naturally he wouldn't have had too close relationships with him. Moreover, although she was a maid, he did not dare to call her like a maid from aristocratic families. The reason is that the latter's strength was much higher than his. But the specific amount was unknown.

Therefore, without knowing that, Xu Yan was undoubtedly dealt with by her extremely violently. Since then, if it were not necessary, Xu Yan would not take the initiative to trouble her. The latter has always been elusive. Except for appearing during the three meals a day, she could hardly see her figure, as if she had disappeared.

After Xu Yan returned to his residence, he went to the pool in the yard to fetch a bucket of water, then took off his shirt, and began to wipe his body. Although with the help of the drop of blood, the wound on his body had been healed in the yellow hair tip, the blood on his body had not been able to be cleaned.

Soon, a bucket of clean water was completely dyed red by the blood wiped from his body, so he had to replace it with a bucket of clean spring water.

At this time, because it was early spring and the sect was built on the mountainside of about 2,000 meters above the mountain, the temperature of the Lotus Sect was extremely low at dusk. On the lawn in the courtyard where Xu Yan lived, he could still see the snow falling in the first month. Although he has now officially entered the weird practice mode of fellow practitioners of Jianwu and his physical strength has reached the so-called third-level realm of martial arts, he still felt that when the spring water was wiped against his body, the bone-broken coldness made him tremble.

So, Xu Yan, who was taking a shower, was waving his body while keeping cold breath in his mouth, looking pitiful, but he didn't know that on the third floor of the attic where he lived, in the room of the maid's alone, the elusive cardinal stared at him in a daze.

There was a little playfulness on her face, but she was not shy.

I have to say that Xu Yan's figure is actually quite good. First of all, he is slender, tall, and has a balanced proportion. In addition, people who practice are hard, so there is no unnecessary fatness in him. Moreover, his face is very handsome, with clear edges and three-dimensional facial features. If it weren't for his usual ostentatious personality, he would probably be one of the more popular young women.

However, as a practitioner, it is unlikely that he can attract the opposite sex by his appearance. After all, this is a world where the strong prey on the weak. If he does not have enough strength, let alone whether he can protect the person he likes, it is a big question whether he can live safely.

About a quarter of an hour passed, and Xu Yan finally washed the blood on his body. He was wearing trousers on his upper body, and his lower body was still wearing trousers. In broad daylight, even in the courtyard where he lived alone, he would not shamelessly take off all his clothes. Moreover, he always felt that there seemed to be a pair of eyes staring at him invisibly.

So, after returning to his room, Xu Yan took off the trousers that had been wet with spring water and changed into a set of clean clothes. However, before he could clean the blood-stained robe, outside the small courtyard that had been ignored for three years, a group of young sects came uninvited.

The cardinal on the third floor attic had already seen the disciples through the pane. After she saw the leader in the team clearly, her heroic sword eyebrows couldn't help but raise them gently, but then she felt relieved and murmured to herself: "Are the disciples of the Chunzi Sect so strong that they dare to come to the main peak to cause trouble? Interesting."

As the saying goes, before the person arrives, the voice arrives first, and the disciples of the Chun-sect are still outside the courtyard. The leader shouted angrily: "The surname of Xu, come out and die!"

Xu Yan, who was about to clean his clothes, couldn't help but hear this, and then put down the wooden basin in his hand, got up and went to the courtyard outside the living room. Only then did he find that there were already a group of young sect disciples standing in the courtyard.

At first glance, there were more than a dozen people, including men and women, each carrying long swords and each with style.

Xu Yan took a rough look and found that the same waist tag was hung on them, and the waist tag was engraved with a conspicuous word "Chun". There is no doubt that these young disciples who came to find fault all came from the Chun character school, and from their outfits, they were all inner disciples of the Chun character school.

Faced with this group of fellow disciples who were so mobilized, Xu Yan's face remained unchanged. He casually glanced at the leader of the team. This person was Zhou Mi's cousin, Zhou Xian, who was second only to him. Looking at the other party's face with a blue face, Xu Yan knew it, but he knew it and asked, "Senior Brother Zhou, you bring a large group of people to my Liuyun Courtyard, I don't know what you mean?"

Zhou Xian showed a fierce look on his face and said fiercely: "Xu Yan, you killed my cousin Zhou Mi on the yellow hair tip, why are you pretending to be ignorant!"

When Xu Yan heard this, he immediately turned cold and said in a deep voice: "Senior Brother Zhou, it is reasonable to speak in person. When you come up, you will put me in a big hat of harming my fellow disciples. Is it so weak to bully me? Your cousin Zhou Mi died at the hands of the Demon Rock Liehu. When I returned to the sect, I had already explained this to Elder Sun of the Mission Pavilion clearly, and the eldest brother was also present at that time. Why? Does Senior Brother Zhou even believe the words of Senior Brother?"

Zhou Xian was speechless for a moment, but he still said stubbornly: "The eldest brother is honest and does not want to say falsehood, but you Xu Yan is only a second-story cultivation. Not to mention my cousin Zhou Mi and Luo Tong, they are real three-story sword cultivators. Among the five people who went on this trip, the eldest brother and his younger brother Chen Qingshan were both seriously injured. My cousin and Luo Tong died tragically in the barren mountain. But why can you, a second-story sword cultivator, be at peace all the way? Don't you think it's difficult to convince this matter?"

Xu Yan looked ugly and said coldly: "So, Senior Brother Zhou is doubting my strength?"

Zhou Xian said directly: "Yes, you are a two-story sword cultivator who can escape from the hands of the Demon Rock Liehu, so I naturally don't believe it."

Xu Yan's tone was indifferent, "So what?"

Zhou Xian answered disdainfully, his eyes narrowed slightly, and there was no movement on him, but the sword he was carrying trembled violently. Then, he only heard a light shout from his mouth: "Qi!"

The long sword flew out of the scabbard instantly and stabbed Xu Yan in the yard directly.
Chapter completed!