Chapter 202

Dugu Yihe is a character in Gu Long’s wuxia novel “The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng”. He is the fair and just leader of the Emei Sect, the abbot of Xuanzhen Temple on Mount Emei, and the master of the Three Heroes and Four Beauties. He is an arrogant person. It is said that among the leaders of the seven major sword sects, his martial arts are the most terrifying.

Besides mastering the Emei sword technique to perfection, he also possesses several other unorthodox and domineering skills that no one has ever seen him use.

When the Jinpeng Dynasty was captured by Cossack cavalry, Ping Duhe, entrusted by the then king, together with royal relatives Shangguan Jin, Shangguan Mu, and Yan Liben, the chief steward of the Imperial Household Department, brought all the wealth of the Jinpeng Dynasty to the Central Plains, waiting for the descendants of the dynasty to come and retrieve the treasures so that they could rebuild the dynasty.

However, Yan Liben, Ping Duhe, and Shangguan Mu betrayed their promise and mysteriously disappeared with their wealth, leaving only Shangguan Jin behind. Until Shangguan Jin’s death, the whereabouts of the wealth that Jinpeng Kingdom had invested in to restore its kingdom remained unknown and could not be traced.

Ping Duhe, using the alias Dugu Yihe, joined the Emei Sect of Sichuan under the tutelage of Taoist Hu in the Central Plains.

When Dugu Yihe joined the Emei Sect from the south, he already possessed profound skill in swordsmanship. After thirty years of painstaking effort, he integrated the expansive, fierce, and powerful swordsmanship into the elegant and unique swordsmanship of Emei, finally creating the ultimate move “Dual Killing with Sword and Saber – 49 Styles”. It can be used with either a saber or a sword, making it a unique skill in the world.

Later, he became the leader of the Emei Sword Sect and became a renowned figure in the martial arts world.

However, because Dugu Yihe is proficient in both swords and sabers, he is listed on the Weapon Ranking rather than the Famous Swords Ranking. But his fourth-place ranking on the Weapon Ranking also indicates his terrifying strength. With the realm of a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm and near-invincible power, if he were to make a move, he would almost be the number one among all the leaders of the eight major sects this time.

However, for some unknown reasons, Dugu Yihe did not intend to go to Bright Peak, so the actual leader of Emei this time was Abbess Miejue, the leader of the Emei Buddhist lineage.

Like Wudang Mountain and other famous mountains and rivers, Mount Emei is a famous Buddhist mountain where powerful immortals used it as their sacred site, and also a famous Taoist mountain where many Taoist immortals attained enlightenment and became immortals.

Therefore, Emei Mountain not only has Taoist temples, but also Buddhist temples, and there are many different schools of thought. For example, the place where Miejue lived was Fuhu Temple. Don’t be fooled by the fierce-sounding name. It was actually a nunnery located in the low mountain area at the foot of Emei Mountain, next to Baoguo Temple. It was the largest Buddhist nunnery on Emei Mountain.

Stepping through the threshold of the temple, the courtyard is filled with all kinds of flowers and plants, like an artistic garden full of spring. Only by visiting can one truly understand what it means to “find a secluded spot by a winding path, where flowers and trees surround the Zen room”… Well, I’ve digressed a bit.

Dugu Yihe, on the other hand, is a representative of the Taoist sect. He is the abbot of Xuanzhen Temple and has become a monk. However, since Xuanzhen Temple is a Zhengyi sect, marriage is not prohibited. Because they both belong to Emei and are mainstream members of the Emei sect, they have a good relationship and often address each other as senior and junior brothers and sisters.

Gu Hongzi was a Taoist priest, and he was considered Dugu Yihe’s senior brother. Although Dugu Yihe was older, he entered the sect later. If Gu Hongzi hadn’t died, he might have been the one to inherit the mantle, instead of Dugu Yihe, who was an outsider who had already acquired skills but became a monk halfway through his apprenticeship. It was also highly likely that Abbess Miejue would not have become a nun.

Miejue was originally a wealthy family member who went up the mountain to learn martial arts from a master. There were many such people, and they did not need to become nuns. Zhou Zhiruo is the same as now.

However, if one inherits the position of abbess, then naturally one must become a nun and be forbidden from marrying.

Mount Hua is certainly not bad, but it can’t compare to Mount Emei. Mount Emei is recognized as the third most powerful sect, second only to Wudang and Shaolin. Moreover, its leader, Dugu Yihe, is the most powerful among all the current leaders of the eight major sects. If he were to lead the team, he might become the leader of this alliance. No one else can compare to him in terms of reputation or strength.

Miejue admired her senior brother, the sect leader, and trusted his character completely. The afternoon was the time for the three sects to meet, and Miejue wanted to make one last effort. As long as the sect leader, Dugu Yihe, was willing to take action, even if Yang Dingtian was not dead, Miejue felt that this trip was a sure thing.

Most importantly, their Emei team’s performance will be outstanding, and they may even surpass Shaolin and Wudang.

“Junior sister, there’s no need to persuade her anymore. With so many people leaving from the eight major sects this time, the martial world is bound to be in turmoil again and it will be difficult to remain calm. We need to leave some people behind to keep an eye on things. If any of my disciples are interested in you, feel free to take them away. As long as I’m here to keep things under control at Emei, that’s enough.”

“Is Senior Brother worried about the Sun Moon Cult?”

“The Sun Moon Cult? No way, they’re not the same as the Ming Cult. I’m worried about the Western Demonic Cult. You should have heard about what happened in the capital, Junior Sister. You should know better than anyone how powerful the Four Ghosts of Xiangxi are.”

The mention of the Four Ghosts of Xiangxi made Miejue’s face turn pale. Miejue herself was only a third-grade acquired master, but the Yitian Sword in her hand was truly powerful. Ordinary innate masters might not be a match for Miejue wielding the Yitian Sword. This was the number one divine weapon among the Ten Divine Weapons, the most powerful divine sword in the martial arts world.

The Emei Sect’s Yitian Sword, the Five Poisons Sect’s Golden Snake Sword, the Xie Family Divine Sword of the Divine Sword Manor, Ye Gucheng’s Flying Rainbow Sword, Ximen Chuixue’s Black Sheath Sword, Yan Nantian’s Rusty Sword… there are many. Some swords are very powerful, and whoever obtains them will be greatly enhanced in combat. Others are just ordinary swords, but they are famous because the people who use them are very skilled. For example, Yan Nantian’s Rusty Sword.

Some say Yan Nantian’s sword is extremely powerful, while others say it’s just an ordinary, rusty, and useless sword; the powerful thing is Yan Nantian, not his sword.

However, anyone who has seen the Heaven Sword will acknowledge its power. Not only does it possess golden sword energy, but it also has the special attribute of breaking through weapons. Ordinary divine weapons will be quickly cut in two upon collision with it. In the vast martial world, there are very few weapons that can directly clash with the Heaven Sword. This sword has always been the peerless divine weapon that countless swordsmen in the martial world dream of.

However, even such a peerless weapon can fail and become ineffective, such as when Miejue encountered the Four Ghosts of Xiangxi and fought against them.

Originally full of confidence, Miejue quickly found that her attacks were ineffective after fighting the Four Ghosts of Xiangxi. She was directly trapped in the four’s formation and could not escape. If it weren’t for her senior brother, Dugu Yihe, the sect leader, intervening, she would most likely have been slowly worn down and killed and had the Heaven-Slaying Sword taken away.