Tian Yuan Xian Ji

Chapter 340 Helmsman ([-])

The Xuanzhu Mountains are located in the southeast of the Wu Kingdom. There are no other vegetation in the mountains stretching for hundreds of miles, only lush and tall green bamboos, which can be described as a spectacle.

The mountains are shrouded in clouds and mist all the year round, among which there are countless poisonous snakes, green in color, lingering in the green bamboos and blending with them, it is difficult to distinguish with the naked eye and extremely poisonous.Once touched by its fangs, you will die in an instant, so ordinary people dare not approach it.

Qingyang Sect is located in this mountain range.

On this day, the sky was clear, and a ray of light flashed across the sky and fell below the mountain range, revealing the figure of a tall and straight man with big ears on one side.

With a wave of his hand, a talisman disappeared into the cyan light curtain.

Not long after, a gap opened in the light curtain, and the man entered the Qingyang Sect with a flash of light. He came to a cave and handed in the sound transmission talisman.

In the cave mansion, a woman was sitting cross-legged in the middle of her practice. The storage bag at her waist was shaking for a while. She took out the array plate and took the talisman into her hand. When her spiritual consciousness entered, a sentence sounded in her mind.

The woman got up and came to the main room, and bowed to the old man who was sitting cross-legged on the futon: "Master, brother Zhou Yuan, the deacon of the secret security department, please see me."

"Go and welcome him in!" the old man said lightly
"Yes." The woman took the order and left, turned into a ray of light and came to the gate of the cave: "Senior brother Zhou, master invites you in."

Zhou Yuan followed him into the cave, bowed to the old man, and said, "Disciple pays homage to Master Zhao."

"How are things going?"

"It's pretty much inseparable. We have enough information, and we have sufficient reasons to suspect that he is behind all this. I have secretly monitored and investigated him and detained him if necessary."

"Are you sure? You know that many people in the sect, including the head teacher, have high hopes for him."

Zhou Yuandao: "There are many clues pointing to him. We found out that during that time he went out frequently, for several days at a time, and the time was highly consistent."

"We have also verified his other identity, and we can basically confirm that the false identity of "Ximen Lonely Guest" is him."

"He used this identity to buy a lot of materials in Broken Ridge Mountain Square City. We got the specific transaction list through the insider. Some of the materials are very strange. We suspect that they are related to the experimental body, and the other part is the formation of Yin Qi and spirit weapon."

"In one of the experimental sites we found, a very shallow footprint was extracted between the mountain walls. From this footprint, the height and weight of the person were inferred to be consistent with him. And this footprint is consistent with the size of his own left foot of."

"In another experimental site, we found traces of fierce fighting, and according to news from inside the Blood Bone Gate, during that time, two monks from the sect in the late stage of foundation establishment went out, but one died and the other was injured. We suspect that That fight was caused by the two late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators of Mozong and him."

"We contacted the insider from the Bloodbone Gate and asked him to contact the injured late-stage cultivator of the Demon Sect, and learned that they were indeed fighting a masked man at that venue."

"They broke in by mistake, and they thought there was some secret treasure buried in the basement."

"The insider inquired about the martial arts that the masked man used when fighting them. One of the powerful martial arts was the forbidden martial arts that he secretly studied in his early years. For this reason, the sect even punished him."

The old man nodded slightly: "The clues are well grasped!"

Zhou Yuan said: "After all, this is a big matter, and he is an eager disciple of the sect, and he has won the love of several uncles. If I don't grasp these clues, I dare not take any action against him rashly."

"Then let's do it! Keep an eye on him first, don't startle the enemy, it's best to have solid evidence and get the stolen goods before you do it. Follow me to report this matter to the head of the sect later, he has been waiting for your investigation conclusion. "

"Yes."

"The Headmaster of the Shuiyun Sect rejected their request. I don't think they will give up easily. They should send a few disciples to investigate secretly. You should keep an eye on their movements. It is about the face of the Sect. Don't let them interfere. If everyone knows about the trouble, what will outsiders think of this sect?"

"The disciple understands."

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In the southern part of Wu Kingdom, a few rays of light passed by and fell into a deep mountain. Several figures appeared. It was Tangning and his party.

They rushed here from Qi State for several days, and the first stop was of course the secret basement they learned about from Wang Xuan.

During the interrogation that day, the specific location was known from his mouth, which was a hundred and fifty miles east of Kunyu County in the south of Wu State.

"It should be around here! Let's investigate separately," Tangning said. After finishing her sentence, she saw a cultivator not far away with a flying sword coming towards them.

Not long after, the man had arrived in front of several people, and he was wearing the Qingyang Sect costume.

"Several seniors, the younger generation is a disciple of Qingyang Sect. There are important items left by my sect here. The entire mountain forest is temporarily closed to the public. Seniors, please forgive me."

There is no doubt that this is an order to expel guests. He, a qi refining disciple, dares to speak to several Foundation Establishment cultivators like this, naturally relying on the strength of the sect behind him.

They were not surprised when they knew that the secret basement was sealed off by Qingyang Sect.

Yin Qingyuan flipped his left hand, took out the Zongmen token and handed it to him: "We are disciples of Qianyi Zong, and we came here to investigate the clues of the source of immortality under the order of Zongmen. We captured a host in Qi State more than ten days ago. I got news and clues, so I came here."

The disciple took the token, checked his identity, and showed a look of embarrassment: "Senior Yin, we have received instructions that no one is allowed to approach this place."

Before he finished speaking, Yin Qingyuan interrupted: "We don't make it difficult for you, you go to the person who gave you this order, and we will wait here."

"Okay! Seniors, please wait a moment." The man said, and was about to leave with his sword.

"and many more."

"Senior, what else do you want?"

"Take us to the vicinity of the basement first."

The man hesitated for a moment and nodded, "Okay, please follow me."

A few people followed behind him, and within a few miles, they came to the other side of the mountain.

Two disciples of the Qingyang Sect were guarding the basement. The entrance mechanism had been destroyed, and the bluestone steps stretched all the way to the bottomless depths of the ground.

"These are the seniors of the Qianyi Sect. I'll report to Martial Uncle He." The man who led the way said to the two Qingyang Sect disciples, and walked away with Fei Fei's sword.

Tangning and the others sat cross-legged on the spot, closed their eyes and practiced, recovering the spiritual power consumed by the journey these days.

A few qi refining disciples guarding the entrance certainly can't stop them, but in view of the relationship between the two sects, they can't act recklessly, otherwise it will be difficult to explain when they go back. It is best to go through regular channels.If it doesn't work, it's not too late to control them.

About half a day later, a ray of light came from the south and stopped in front of them, showing the figure of a man with a fair complexion.

"Martial Uncle He, Martial Uncle He." Two Qingyang Sect disciples hurriedly bowed and saluted when they saw him.

The man surnamed He took a look at Tangning and the others and said, "He Jin, a disciple of the Qingyang Sect, do you know the names of the fellow Taoists?"

"We are disciples of the Qianyi Sect, and I'm Yin Qingyun. These are our juniors, Tang Ning, Jiang Yuhuan, and Guan Sheng." Yin Qingyuan introduced them one by one: "This time we came to investigate the clues of the source of immortality. Zong Xing is convenient, let me wait in this basement to take a look."

"It's easy to say, I waited to block this place to prevent random cultivators who don't know the situation from wandering in. Since you are a Taoist friend of Gan Yizong, please do so! I will lead you down." He Jin was very kind, and led a few people to the place. Walk in the basement.

The deep bluestone steps are connected to the ground, the sound of footsteps echoes in the wide passage, and collapsed stone walls and bluestones can be seen everywhere.But the road was unimpeded, obviously the Qingyang Sect had already cleaned it up.

After going down about a hundred stone steps, I came to a collapsed and shattered stone wall, with a large basement inside.

Even after such a long time, you can still feel the residual Yin Qi and a faint pungent stench.

"Fellow Daoist He, may I ask a few questions?" Yin Qingyuan asked as he walked

"Friend Yin, please tell me."

"When did you discover this basement?"

He Jin said: "About half a year ago! Don't look at the huge damage inside, but there are no traces from the outside. The entrance to the basement was forcibly destroyed after we found it without finding the mechanism."

Yin Qingyuan said: "The clues we got are that there was a big battle here, and at least three monks participated. Besides the owner who opened up this basement, who are the other two? Does your sect know?"

He Jin said: "As far as we know, it's the monks of the Demon Sect. They also ran into this place by mistake and didn't go deep into the ground. When Fang entered here, he was noticed by that person, and a fierce battle broke out. This is complete from the basement. It can be clearly seen that their battle ended in the passageway of the bluestone steps. The basement and the bluestone steps were originally separated by a stone wall, which was also forcibly destroyed by us."

"Can your ancestor find any clues from here?"

He Jin smiled slightly: "No comment."

"How did you find this place?"

"After the monks of the Demon Sect returned to their sect, they told the monks who were close to them. At first, they thought there was some treasure hidden underneath. Later, some monks of the Demon Sect came to investigate, and when they returned, they reported the specific situation inside. After I said it, the news gradually spread, and our insider got the information and informed us. So we sent someone to investigate and found this basement."

Yin Qingyuan nodded and said, "So that's the case. Since when did your ancestor discover the source of immortality?"

"About six or seven years!"

"Has the matter been investigated since then?"

"Well, this person is very cunning, so he hasn't been found so far."

Yin Qingyuan said: "Why did your sect reject Shui Yunzong's request for cooperation?"

"Heh." He Jin smiled: "This is the decision of the high-level sect, so I don't know about it."

(End of this chapter)