Compared to half a year ago, from his appearance, Jiang Yun hadn't changed much; he even had a bewildered expression on his face, sitting there motionless, as if waking from a deep dream.
"Jiang Laodi!"
It wasn't until a warm call sounded that he was startled awake, looking up to see three figures smiling at him from the top of the cliff.
"Great Senior Brother, Second Senior Sister, Third Senior Brother!"
Seeing Dongfang Bo and the two others, the bewilderment on Jiang Yun's face instantly turned into a smile.
He stood up, took a step, and directly crossed nearly a hundred zhang in height, appearing before the three of them.
However, at this moment, Jiang Yun's heart suddenly stirred.
He abruptly turned his head and looked behind him, because in that instant just now, he vaguely felt a faint Qi, but when he turned to look, besides the cascading waterfall and the unmoving boulder, there was nothing else.
"It must be my imagination!"
Jiang Yun didn't think much of it and turned back, clasping his fists and bowing deeply to Dongfang Bo and the two others in front of him.
Without the three of them, he wouldn't be who he was now!
"Haha, what are you doing? Get up quickly!" Dongfang Bo laughed, reaching out to help Jiang Yun up, while also sizing him up, a look of relief on his face.
"Laodi, you look well!" Xuanyuan Xing also reached out, heavily punching Jiang Yun's bare chest, but this punch caused his expression to suddenly change.
Because the Recoil Force from Jiang Yun's chest actually made his palm tingle slightly.
Just as Xuanyuan Xing was about to speak with a surprised look, Gu Bu Lao's slightly displeased voice came from afar: "I knew you only needed half a year, so I should have spewed less of that Dao Qi, but since I gave it to you, don't waste it. I'll seal it within your body; if you need it in the future, you can still use it!"
As the voice sounded, the golden light that had not yet dissipated from Jiang Yun's body instantly retracted into his body, disappearing without a trace.
"Thank you, Peak Master!"
Jiang Yun knew that Gu Bu Lao's Dao Qi was extremely precious, and now the remaining half of the Dao Qi could be summoned by him at any time in the future, allowing him to continue concealing his Qi for another half a year.
So he quickly bowed deeply once more towards Gu Bu Lao at the peak.
"Since you've come out, why don't you go try to challenge the Five Peaks? If you miss today, you'll have to wait another year!"
Gu Bu Lao's words not only made Jiang Yun's eyes widen, but also left Dongfang Bo and the two others completely stunned.
Even more new and fast on Mo
Although Xuanyuan Xing had previously guessed that Jiang Yun's emergence at this time was for challenging the Five Peaks, the Sword Dao Peak had already been open for two hours.
Now that Gu Bu Lao was telling Jiang Yun to challenge it, wanting to traverse the ten-thousand-zhang sword body of the Zhan Tian Sword, it was simply impossible!
Jiang Yun naturally froze and asked, "The Five Peaks challenge has started?"
Dongfang Bo nodded and said, "Yes! Today, the first peak, Sword Dao Peak, is open, and two hours have already passed! If you want to go, you'll have to hurry; there's less than an hour left."
"Senior Brothers and Senior Sister, I'll go challenge the peak first!"
As his voice fell, Jiang Yun's figure, like a bolt of lightning, shot towards the Hidden Peak, and as he stepped, his body actually flashed with a hint of lightning.
This sudden change caused Dongfang Bo and the two others to look at each other in dismay, but after regaining their senses, Dongfang Bo shouted, "Jiang Laodi, at least put on some clothes!"
Before he could finish speaking, the three of them also instantly flashed their figures, following closely behind Jiang Yun and rushing towards the Sword Dao Peak.
Regardless of Gu Bu Lao's intention, and regardless of whether Jiang Yun would ultimately succeed in challenging the Sword Dao Peak, Jiang Yun was a member of their Hidden Peak, so they naturally had to go and watch in person.
Below Hidden Peak, the more than ten Outer Sect Disciples responsible for guarding the area were grumbling.
Everyone else could go watch the peak challenge, but they had to stay here, unable to leave even half a step.
"Is there really a need to guard this place? That Peak Master Gu's reputation for protecting his own has now surpassed Peak Master Wei's.
Who would dare to trespass on Hidden Peak?"
"Exactly, it's been half a year, and we haven't even seen a ghost.
It's impossible for anyone to come!"
Just as the Disciple's words fell, a shadow suddenly flashed past their eyes, and while they were still wondering if they were hallucinating, three more figures followed close behind, also fleeting.
"This, this, what is this...? Did you see it, or am I really seeing ghosts? Four, four figures!"
"Saw, saw it.
It is said that there are only five people on this Hidden Peak in total, and now four figures have appeared, and their speed is so fast, so it must be..."
"Peak Master Gu's Disciples! Looking at the direction they're heading, they should be going to Sword Dao Peak.
Could it be that they're preparing to participate in the peak challenge?"
"Who cares if it is or not, now that only Peak Master Gu is left on this Hidden Peak, there should be no need to guard it anymore, let's go and watch too!"
This suggestion immediately received everyone's support.
Although leaving their post was against the sect rules, their curiosity about the four figures who had just left made them willing to be punished by the sect rules.
Almost at the same time Jiang Yun rushed down Hidden Peak, Dao Tianyou, who was focusing his Divine Sense on the performance of the many Disciples on the Zhan Tian Sword, suddenly trembled, his face showing an expression of disbelief: "Jiang Yun, he came out? He came out in just half a year?
Did he ultimately fail? No, that's not right.
If he failed, how would he dare to go to Sword Dao Peak? He couldn't possibly be thinking of challenging the peak!"
"Then he succeeded?"
In Dao Tianyou's opinion, in half a year, let alone opening the tenth and eleventh Meridians, even opening the ninth Meridian would be extremely difficult, so he guessed that Jiang Yun had very likely failed.
But Jiang Yun's current actions, however, indicated that he should have succeeded; otherwise, how could he have the confidence to challenge Sword Dao Peak?
Thinking of this, Dao Tianyou's figure flashed, and in the next moment, he had already appeared beside Gu Bu Lao at the top of Hidden Peak: "Gu Bu Lao, did Jiang Yun succeed or fail?"
"See for yourself!"
"You!" Although Dao Tianyou was furious, he could do nothing to Gu Bu Lao, and could only sit down beside Gu Bu Lao resentfully, concentrating his gaze on Sword Dao Peak.
At this moment, the many Disciples watching below Sword Dao Peak had all begun to cheer for their fellow Disciples on the sword body, because there was not much time left, and everyone, no matter who they were, had to use their full strength.
And amidst these cheers, a figure suddenly descended from the sky, directly stepping onto the hilt of the Zhan Tian Sword, then without any hesitation, rushed onto the sword body, and at an extremely fast speed.
By the time everyone reacted, only a small silhouette remained in their eyes.
In just a short moment, this figure descending from the sky had already rushed a thousand zhang on the Zhan Tian Sword!
The crowd, who had just been cheering, immediately quieted down.
Everyone stared dumbfounded at the figure on the sword body, momentarily unsure of who it was.
It wasn't until three more figures appeared in the air, and upon seeing them, everyone suddenly understood.
"Dongfang Bo, Situ Jing, Xuanyuan Xing, the one who could make them care so much, even appearing to watch, the one who just stepped onto the sword body, must naturally be..."
On the hilt of the Zhan Tian Sword, a glowing name suddenly appeared—Jiang Yun!
Jiang Yun, who had been out of sight for half a year, finally reappeared, and he was destined to make a stunning debut!