Tian Yuan Xian Ji

Chapter 341 Helmsman ([-])
In the basement, the pungent fishy smell became more intense, and under the yin qi entrenched, a slight cool breeze occasionally blew for no reason.

There are several places on the ground that are dark purple. I don't know what kind of liquid soaked the ground to dye the color. In addition, there are also blue or blue stones on the stone wall. After getting closer, you can smell a faint smell of something.

Other than that, the entire basement was empty.

"Is this what the basement looked like when your ancestor discovered it?" Yin Qingyuan asked
"There are some other objects that were cleaned up by us."

Jiang Yuhuan said, "Can you take some of these rocks and ground soil away?"

"Please."

Jiang Yuhuan stepped forward and wrapped the green or blue stones and the deep purple soil with cloth. These can be brought back to the sect to be peeled off, and the liquid materials contained in them can be restored.

Several people stayed in the basement for about half an hour, searched carefully, and asked He Jin about the source of immortality.

He Jin's attitude was good, without any impatience, he kept answering with a smile, but when he mentioned the clue about the source of immortality, he said he had no comment.

Eventually, several people left the basement and headed southwest.

.....................

Three hundred miles to the west of the capital of the state of Wu, there is a mountain forest full of peach blossoms, so it is called Peach Blossom Valley, and there is a square city in it.

Inside Fangshi, a bearded man was walking out of the Qingyang Zong shop and heading towards the Fangshi management office, when he suddenly saw a man standing in front of him with a smile on his face.

The man was startled when he saw it, his face changed slightly, and he blurted out: "Senior Brother Zhou, why are you here?"

The person blocking the way was none other than Zhou Yuan, the deacon of the secret security department of his sect.

In Taoism, the Secret Security Section is a law enforcement agency that specializes in investigating disciples inside the sect. It is not a good thing to be targeted by them, so the man's face changed slightly, thinking that he has not committed any major incidents worthy of being arrested by the Secret Security Section .

Zhou Yuan only heard Zhou Yuan say: "Junior Brother Yan, please excuse me to speak."

Yan Yuanfan was suspicious, said hello, and followed him to a meditation room in Baoxing Inn.

"Senior brother Zhou, what's the matter? You don't plan to interrogate me here, do you! Even if you suspect that I have committed a crime, you have to go back to the sect."

"Junior Brother Yan, don't get me wrong. I know that you left the Spirit Mine and came to Taohuagufang City. I came here to wait for you. I hope you can do us a favor."

Yan Yuanfan frowned slightly: "Help you guys?"

Zhou Yuan nodded slightly: "Monitor the head of Xuanyue Mountain Spirit Mine for us, and report his every move to us."

"What?" Yan Yuanfan said in surprise, "Could it be? Do you suspect that he is the secret agent of the Demon Sect? Impossible!"

"The whole story of this matter cannot be disclosed to you for the time being."

Yan Yuanfan was silent for a while: "Have you obtained the authorization from above? If I secretly monitor him for you, would it be a violation of the sect's laws and regulations? If you commit the same crime, it will be a serious crime!"

"Without the permission from above, I will not come to you. This is the metaphorical order of the head teacher." Zhou Yuan flipped his left hand and handed him a piece of paper.

Yan Yuanfan was even more shocked after reading it, even the head teacher knew about it, and even gave the order himself.He is well aware of this person's status in the sect, and is loved by high-ranking monks, and has always been cultivated as the existence of the future Guangda sect.

I didn't expect it to come to this point. Could it be that it was the secret work of the Demon Sect? It shouldn't be!Why would a monk of his stature work together with the Demon Sect, unless he himself came from the Demon Sect, was cultivated since he was a child, and sent to the Qingyang Sect.

"How?" Zhou Yuan asked.

"Since it is the metaphorical order of the head, I naturally dare not disobey, and everything is according to the order. What do you want me to do?"

"There is a large formation inside the Spirit Mine. It is inconvenient for us to enter. In order not to startle the snake, we can only monitor it from the outside. The situation inside is up to you. What does he do every day? Who has he met? We all need to know."

"Okay, I'll try my best."

"Be careful, don't be discovered by him. Only you and I know about this matter. If the wind leaks, the consequences may be serious."

"I know."

"Then trouble Junior Brother Yan, you immediately go back to the Spirit Mine and monitor him."

Yan Yuanfan didn't say much, got up and left the room.

………………

On the top of the mountain shrouded in clouds and mist, several rays of light descended, revealing the figures of Tang Ning and the others. This was their temporary landing place.

Guan Sheng asked: "Brother Yin, what should we do next? The Qingyang Sect refuses to cooperate, and we cut off the news channel."

Yin Qingyuan said: "For the current plan, we can only find clues by ourselves. I think we will split up. I will follow and monitor He Jin. Since he is the member in charge of investigating this matter, he will definitely know any clues. Maybe follow him along the way." You can get important information about the Qingyang Sect."

"Junior Brother Jiang, bring the rocks and soil you got from the basement back to the sect, and conduct a peel test to see what the liquid material is. Then use these materials to find clues."

"Junior Brother Guan, you are in charge of finding out how many late-stage foundation-establishment monks there are in Wu, and then identify suspicious candidates."

"Junior Brother Tang, you are in charge of investigating the clues of the host of the corpse worm. Judging by the posture of the Qingyang Sect, they should have a lot of information about the people behind the scenes. In other words, the people behind the scenes should be monks from the Wu Kingdom. There must be many hosts possessed by corpse insects in Wu country, if we can find one or two, we will be able to grasp new clues."

"You guys, what do you think?"

A few people naturally had no objection, and they all nodded in agreement.

Yin Qingyuan continued: "Everyone agrees, so let's act! There is no Xuanying to communicate with each other. We have to think of a contact method, so as not to get clues and find no one."

Tang Ning said, "Let's use codes! Everywhere I go, I leave a few codes. If I find any clues, I will replace them with other codes. If there is nothing important to do, I will come back every ten days. Gather here."

"Okay. Just follow what Junior Brother Tang said."

At that moment, several people negotiated the contact password, and each disappeared.

Tang Ning traveled for a day and came to Danyang, the capital of Wu State, which is located in the southwest of Wu State.

The most convenient and quickest way to find clues to corpse worms is to start with Qingyangzong's intelligence system, he will not foolishly run around like a headless chicken by himself.

The state of Wu is neither big nor small, and has a radius of seven or eight thousand miles.

Looking for a few hidden corpse insect hosts in a radius of seven or eight thousand miles by one person is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

It is much simpler to find information through the intelligence station.

So his first step was to find the local intelligence station, then sneak in and use their intelligence network to find clues.

It is very easy to find the exact location of the intelligence station, whose existence is almost an open secret.

The local rich and powerful families all know it, and even some of their children are members of the intelligence station.

There was no way to do it. The disciples sent by the sect alone were not enough to maintain the operation of an intelligence station. It was necessary to recruit monks to expand the manpower. The local rich and powerful families were the best choice.

For one thing, their identities are relatively reliable, at least they have a family and a job, and they can be found even if something happens.

Secondly, many things in the intelligence station itself require the support of local powerful families.

And the cultivation family can also obtain the information they want to know through the information station, and the two parties can use each other to achieve a win-win situation.

........................

Wanjiao Pavilion is located at the top of Huju Mountain, two hundred and thirty miles west of the capital of Danyang. The owner behind it is the Zheng family, one of the local powerful.

Zheng Tiancheng held a delicate and plump woman in his arms, toasted frequently with the people sitting below, laughing and chatting about the rumors.

After a long time, everyone dispersed. Zheng Tiancheng came to the wing with the woman in his arms. After having some fun, he put on his clothes and left the attic. Taking off with his sword, he headed south.

As he was flying, a ray of light came quickly from behind, when Zheng Tiancheng noticed it, he turned his head and saw that ray of light had arrived in front of him. He was wearing a bamboo hat and wearing a black robe.

Without saying a word, the man grabbed his shoulder with one hand.

Zheng Tiancheng only felt that the huge spiritual power around him wanted to squeeze from his body, and he was horrified in his heart, and his complexion changed.

I wanted to speak, but found that I couldn't even make a sound, my bones were rattling, and I felt a huge pain.

He had no power to resist, and was surrounded by his spiritual power all the way forward. He could only hear the whistling wind in his ears. After a while, his eyes closed and his consciousness fell into a coma.

After an unknown amount of time, Zheng Tiancheng woke up in a daze, but saw that the light was so weak that he could hardly see his fingers, and the ground was very wet.

It was only then that he remembered that he had been kidnapped by a foundation-builder cultivator. With a start, he suddenly got up, and found that the spiritual power in his whole body could not be mobilized, and his spiritual consciousness was also in a closed state.

His heart sank, and his face turned ashen for a moment. He was restrained by spiritual energy. The desire to survive made him forget his calm thinking, and he fumbled for the wall in a panic, walking forward step by step.

"Don't be so busy, just sit down obediently!" A man's voice came from beside my ear.

Hearing these words, knowing that the person was not far away from him, Zheng Tiancheng trembled uncontrollably for a moment, and asked tremblingly, "Who is senior? Where is this?"

"You don't need to know who I am. If I ask you something, you can answer it truthfully. If not, you know the consequences. Let me remind you, be honest. I also know about your situation. If there is a false statement , I won't ask any more questions, understand?" A man's voice came from the darkness.

"Yes, this junior understands. This junior should know everything and say everything. Please ask seniors."

"Tell me about your own situation first. Who is your last name? Where do you work?"

"The junior's surname is Zheng and his name is Tiancheng. He is the fourteenth generation descendant of the Zheng family. He works in the Qingyangzong intelligence station." Zheng Tiancheng didn't dare to hide anything, and replied truthfully.

(End of this chapter)