CHAPTER 419: CHAPTER 419: YOU’RE OVERTHINKING IT (3 MORE CHAPTERS)

Lan Xin began to teach Yang Xiao swordsmanship that night, only teaching him the basic sword move, thrust.

Under Lan Xin’s guidance, Yang Xiao realized that even the simplest action of thrusting was actually very complex.

In the Divine Mountain Sword Skill, every strike involves consideration of multiple factors such as the opponent’s position, speed, and possible countermeasures.

For more complexity, it would also take into account external factors like wind speed, the degree of glare from the sun, surrounding space, obstacles, etc., aiming to ensure a thrust could hit the target with a hundred percent accuracy.

Previously, Yang Xiao used his sword relying on instinct to thrust quickly, and although he would vaguely consider some aspects of his opponent’s situation, it was based on instinct and did not have concrete concepts.

The Divine Mountain Sword Skill taught by Lan Xin took all these external factors into a systematic consideration, thus naturally making the strikes much more swift, ruthless, and accurate.

As for Sword Qi, Lan Xin mentioned that he would teach Yang Xiao how to use it once his Inner Power Cultivation had improved.

Yang Xiao suddenly found himself entering a state of obsession with the practice of Ancient Martial Arts. While everyone else was resting, he was still practicing the thrusting sword moves.

Outside in the houses, everyone started a bonfire with broken wood, roasting meat for their meal.

After a busy afternoon, everyone had almost finished packing their luggage, and they found three large wooden boxes to pack the Ancient Martial Cultivation Secret Manuals from the cave.

That evening, everyone spent the night in the cave.

Yang Xiao kept practicing the thrusting sword moves all night and achieved some progress.

The Golden Bee Sword Skill which Yang Xiao practiced before was different from this Divine Mountain Sword Skill; the Golden Bee Sword Skill being a fantastical cultivation technique automatically integrated into the brain.

While the Divine Mountain Sword Skill required effortful learning, only through continuous practice could one fathom its essence and gradually master its charm.

The next morning, after breakfast and packing their luggage, everyone set off in the direction of the Genetic Store.

Suddenly, Xiao Lan pointed towards the distance and exclaimed,

"Yang Xiao, look at that red spot in the distance, could it be your Flame Horse?"

The Flame Horse was lost during the battle twenty days ago, and Yang Xiao had no time to search for it.

That night, taking advantage of the chaos of the fight, the Flame Horse escaped from the Shenming Mountain Sect’s South Garden and hid dozens of kilometers away.

With its high intelligence, the Flame Horse, realizing that the Tibetan Mastiffs were besieging the manor and that Yang Xiao and others were still inside, wandered nearby, waiting for Yang Xiao to emerge.

Although not a match for the Tibetan Mastiffs, catching the Flame Horse was exceedingly difficult for them.

Wandering around for the past twenty days, the Flame Horse had also encountered Snow Wolf packs and snow leopards but managed to escape them easily.

Yesterday, seeing from a distance the Tibetan Mastiffs retreating in groups, the Flame Horse feared that Yang Xiao and the others might have been killed by them.

After running far away to avoid the Tibetan Mastiffs, today the Flame Horse came to the Shenming Mountain Sect’s South Garden to check for itself whether Yang Xiao had been hunted by them.

Seeing the Flame Horse running towards him from a distance, Yang Xiao felt a surge of emotion and immediately leaped up, using the newly learned Qinggong of Divine Mountain Snow to dash forward.

The Flame Horse, seeing Yang Xiao flying towards it from afar, let out a long neigh and quickened its pace.

Yang Xiao came to a stop, stroking the head of the Flame Horse, overwhelmed with emotions.

"Brother Horse, you still have me in your thoughts?"

The Flame Horse lowered its head to rub against Yang Xiao’s face, making a few snuffling sounds.

"Brother Horse, I’ve missed you too!"

Yang Xiao mounted the horse, and rode the Flame Horse back to where Lan Xin and the others were.

Everyone had thought that the Flame Horse might have been devoured by the Tibetan Mastiffs and were amazed to see it unharmed.

The group continued on and quickly arrived near the Genetic Store.

Mo Yan was sleeping in his tent when a junior brother ran over shouting:

"Sect Leader, Sister Lan Xin has come!"

"What?"

Mo Yan didn’t react at first.

"Sister Lan Xin, Sister Lan Xin has come, she’s heading right this way."

The junior brother said excitedly.

Mo Yan suddenly stood up from inside the tent and quickly walked out, only to see not far away, Lan Xin, Yang Xiao, and more than a dozen female apprentices approaching.

A group of people seemed to be carrying three big wooden boxes.

Mo Yan immediately went to meet them, and upon seeing Lan Xin, he said:

"Hey, isn’t this Junior Sister Lan Xin? Where are you all going?"

Mo Yan was very surprised. How could Lan Xin and the others have walked out safe and sound while being surrounded by hundreds of Tibetan Mastiffs? What exactly happened? They had just gone to scout a few days ago and saw hundreds of Tibetan Mastiffs surrounding the area.

Lan Xin glanced over and saw the tent near the Genetic Store, knowing that Mo Yan and others were taking refuge there.

Knowing that they did not come to their rescue while being besieged by Tibetan Mastiffs naturally gave rise to aversion in her heart.

Although she also knew that if Mo Yan and the others went, it would just be a suicidal mission, and she insisted on not sending out a distress signal back then to avoid needless sacrifice. However, seeing her fellow brothers from the same sect unconcerned about their own life and death still caused a feeling of disgust to arise spontaneously.

The other brothers who were with Mo Yan were very familiar with Lan Xin and the others. Many of them were fellow apprentices who knew each other for over a decade.

Some asked:

"Junior Sister Lan Xin, are you all alright?"

"Junior Sister Lan Xin, have the Tibetan Mastiffs left?"

"Eh, why are there only a dozen or so of you, where are the other sisters?"

"Where are you going with those big boxes? You’re not going out hunting, it’s more like you’re moving."

...

Each person asked different questions from their own perspective.

Lan Xin glanced at Mo Yan and others and said indifferently:

"South Garden was besieged by Tibetan Mastiffs, suffering heavy casualties and building destructions. Luckily, the Tibetan Mastiffs eventually left on their own. For now, we have nowhere to go, nor can we defend ourselves against the Tibetan Mastiff attacks, so we have no choice but to move."

Upon hearing this, Mo Yan thought Lan Xin and the others were planning to move to the North Garden of the Shenming Mountain Sect to seek refuge with them. He immediately slapped his chest excitedly and said:

"Junior Sister Lan Xin, I’ve said it long ago, you all should move to our North Garden. We are from the same sect. Together, we can fend off the crises of the apocalypse. Rest assured, your Senior Brother Mo will take good care of you. From now on, we are truly one family."

The group of junior brothers behind Mo Yan got excited at the thought of Lan Xin and more than a dozen beautiful female apprentices living together with them every day, glad to see their pretty junior sisters.

Some even shouted out to their favored junior sisters individually, eager to express their stance early and seize the high ground.

"Junior Sister Xiao Lan, rest assured, if you have any trouble in North Garden, just look for Brother Fang."

"Xue Mei, if you need anything, just come to me, don’t be shy."

"Junior Sister Ju Yun, we will practice swordsmanship together in the future!"

...

Lan Xin was taken aback for a moment and quickly understood the thoughts of Mo Yan and others. She couldn’t help but find it amusing, so she said lightly:

"Senior Brother Mo Yan, I’m afraid you have misunderstood, thought too much, we have no plans of moving to your North Garden."

Upon hearing this, Mo Yan and the others were stunned.

"If you’re not going to North Garden, then where are you going? Is there any other place nearby that can shelter people?"

"Ah, we plan to go to Nanmu City."

"Nanmu City?"

A sudden jump in Mo Yan’s heart, he immediately turned his head to look at Yang Xiao.

Yang Xiao stood beside Lan Xin, smiled slightly, and said:

"Don’t worry, Senior Brother Mo Yan, I will take good care of Junior Sister Lan Xin and the others."

Yang Xiao said this with a victor’s smile on his face.

Mo Yan and others immediately felt that something was wrong, very wrong. But for the moment, they couldn’t pinpoint what was incorrect, and stood there dumbfounded, watching Yang Xiao and Lan Xin and the others.

A voice came from among Mo Yan’s junior brothers.

"If Junior Sister Lan Xin goes to Nanmu City, will you ever come back? If not, does that mean our Shenming Mountain Sect’s South and North Gardens will from now on be completely separated?"