Chapter 1726: Chapter 1726: Ninefold Mountain Gate

Yan Zhao turned to look at Li Feng.

"It’s him, Li Feng."

"Li Feng is not only rated as a commander by the Martial Strategy Hall, mastering the Martial Arts Five Gates, but it’s also measured that he has the power of Nine Tripods, even...!"

As Yan Zhao spoke, he leaned close to the other party’s ear and whispered.

The cultivator in golden armor chuckled upon hearing this, "Being able to make that girl from the Sikong family suffer a loss, not bad, not bad." 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

The cultivator in golden armor immediately stepped forward, sizing up Li Feng from head to toe, "Li Feng, I’ve heard about you recently, you’re quite impressive."

"Choosing our Nine Layers Mountain was indeed a wise choice."

The cultivator in golden armor looked at Li Feng with admiring eyes and even patted him on the chest, "Alright, hurry up and proceed. The Martial Strategy Hall has sent out six signals, the main hall of Nine Layers Mountain should have sensed it, I’m guessing the Mountain Leader is already waiting."

After saying this, the cultivator in golden armor turned sideways, and the warriors guarding this gate made way. Compared to the lax City Guard of the Sixth Ring, the warriors here were evidently more professional and elite, and their strength was considerably more formidable.

"Brother Yan Zhao, are these all our fellow disciples from Nine Layers Mountain?"

"Hmm, they indeed are from our Nine Layers Mountain. Ninety percent of the disciples who leave our sect enter the Ancestor Dragon Guards. Apart from the Ancestor Dragon army guarding the Ancestor Dragon City, there are also four garrison forces at the Four-direction Pass."

"So don’t underestimate our Nine Layers Mountain just because it doesn’t stand out among the top ten sects. If you weigh the benefits, we’re not inferior to other sects."

"Okay, let’s pick up the pace."

Yan Zhao did not offer further explanation and directly urged the group to quicken their steps.

The area of the Third Ring district is no more than a tenth of the Ninth Ring, but the entire Third Ring only has twenty-two family territories, in addition to seven out of the top ten sects situated here.

With no more than thirty forces, the Third Ring is quite sparsely populated.

"We’re almost there."

After about thirty minutes, they saw before them a range of continuous peaks, roughly scanning them, the bulging peaks numbered exactly nine.

"Brother Yan, is our sect called Nine Layers Mountain because there are nine peaks?" Pang Yu asked from the side.

Yan Zhao turned to Pang Yu, "Hmm, what nine peaks, it’s just called Nine Layers Mountain. Don’t say that outside, or risk getting yourself a harsh beating."

"Listen carefully, I’ll only say this once."

"Our sect is called Nine Layers Mountain not because there are nine peaks, look there, do they just look like mountains?"

"Well, what else do they look like?"

Pang Yu was bewildered, no matter how he looked, they were just mountains, wasn’t it?

"They also resemble a crouching beast," Wu Gang spoke up.

"Exactly, not just resemble, that is a beast, named Nine Layers, an overlord beast just below the Demon Ancestor. Its size was immense, dominating a region, closely aligned with the earth, adept in earth and stone arts, and carried a terrifying gravity field."

"When it was alive, its combat power was not inferior to the Demon Ancestors of the ten forbidden areas. Later it was slain by a god of the Ancestor Dragon City, but that battle left the god severely injured and fallen."

"Afterwards, Nine Layers’ corpse was transported back. Although it was dead, the corpse directly transformed into this mountain, hence it is called Nine Layers Mountain. Later, the guard army occupied this place and established the Nine Layers Mountain sect to train talents, which is why the sect also bears the name Nine Layers Mountain."

"Understand now?"

As Yan Zhao introduced, a tinge of pride was evident on his face. This was their unique pride, other sects did not have the corpse of an overlord-level beast as their sect’s foundation.

"Gulp, such a massive beast, it must have been incredibly powerful when alive," Pang Yu swallowed.

"Indeed, its power was beyond your imagination. Even though it’s dead, over three to five thousand years later, the gravity field emanating from it still leaves an impression."

"Once you enter the vicinity of Nine Layers Mountain, you’ll experience being constantly subjected to several times the gravity compared to the surroundings, especially those nine spine peaks, where it reaches an astonishing ten times."

"If your strength is lacking, merely climbing up there will exhaust you to the brink of collapse."

"But brother, what about those floating Inverted Mountains in mid-air?"

"It’s also part of Nine Layers’ gravity domain, but some areas have intensified gravity while others are weightless. So once inside, don’t run around or wander, as the gravity field left by Nine Layers isn’t stable due to its death."

"Though most parts have been stabilized by arrays, the array cannot cover every area. So, wandering around might result in encountering varying gravity cuts, those lightly injured, those heavily injured, or even being crushed into a meat patty."

Yan Zhao explained while leading the three to the mountain gate of Nine Layers Mountain.

"Who is the one who stirred the Martial Strategy Hall just now?"

At the gate, someone was already waiting, and upon seeing Yan Zhao bringing people over, directly stepped forward to ask.

"Senior Brother, it’s him."

Yan Zhao promptly bowed a bit and pushed Li Feng forward.

The other party glanced up and down at Li Feng, nodded with an air of arrogance, "Hmm, come with me, the Mountain Leader wants to see you."

Then, he turned sharply.

Yan Zhao quickly whispered to Li Feng, "Hurry and follow him, he’s Murong Ye, a direct disciple of the Third Elder, best not to offend. Meet the Mountain Leader first and talk later."

Li Feng glanced at Yan Zhao, "Thanks."

Since the other took the time to say this, Li Feng naturally appreciated it. Although Nine Layers Mountain had the background of a guard army, it was still a sect. Even though there wasn’t a distinction between Inner and Outer Sects, there were still degrees of closeness.

Li Feng immediately followed Murong Ye and entered the mountain gate of Nine Layers Mountain.

Yan Zhao took a look and turned back to Wu Gang and Pang Yu, "Stop looking, you won’t have any chance to meet the Mountain Leader, come with me. You two, as new recruits, have to pass the boot camp challenge first before becoming a true member of Nine Layers Mountain."

"Ah, comparisons can ruin a person."

Pang Yu looked enviously at Li Feng who was leaving.

Li Feng followed Murong Ye through the mountain gate, while his peripheral vision swept over the surroundings. This Nine Layers Mountain was like a massive military camp, built on the flatland embraced by the Nine Layers Mountains.

The mountain gate of Nine Layers Mountain seemed to be a huge beast tail sweeping across, forming a wall.

Passing through this vast camp, there was a path ahead that seemed like a Heavenly Ascension Stairs, leading from the foot of the mountain to the summit.

Murong Ye walked forward on his own without saying a word, quite unlike Yan Zhao, who provided some explanation to Li Feng.

Li Feng even sensed a tinge of jealousy and faint hostility from Murong Ye.

Though one is not envied unless one is capable, the hostility was quite inexplicable.