The old man in black robe was slightly stunned after hearing Li Xiran's words, and then his expression changed drastically.
He is also a very perceptive person and thinks things through immediately.
"There is no such thing as Ji Hang! The specific locations obtained by the twenty-three of us are all different?" The old man in black robe stared at Li Xiran, his eyes full of astonishment.
"That's right, there is no Ji Hang at all. We are here today just to see who is the traitor." Liang Yan answered his question on Li Xiran's behalf.
"Uncle Black."
Li Xiran's face was complicated. He looked at the old man in black robe and seemed to have a lot of confusion. He slowly said: "You have always been my respected senior in the Chamber of Commerce. When I was still in Nanchui, you were the one who crossed the Xuanming Sea.
I went to pick him up in person, and I have always loved Xiran these years, but why are you the one who betrayed the Chamber of Commerce?!"
"Betrayal of the Chamber of Commerce? Hahaha!"
The old man in black robe seemed to no longer want to pretend, but burst into laughter.
"Do you think I think about it? I have worked for the Chamber of Commerce for many years, and I have been through life and death. I was injured in a mission because I triggered the ancient prohibition. I left a great scar in my body, which made it difficult to improve my cultivation in this life. But after so many years,
Come on, have I, Hei Baichuan, ever complained?"
"Uncle Hei has contributed a lot to the Chamber of Commerce, and his hard work is indeed a great achievement. However, the fortunes of cultivating immortals are unpredictable, and the Chamber of Commerce has always treated you well. Haven't you met all the requests you have made over the years?" Li Xiran frowned and said.
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"Yes, all my requests have been met, except for one!"
Hei Baichuan's expression suddenly turned gloomy.
"It is indeed difficult for me to improve my own cultivation level, but I still have a descendant in the secular world. He has a good foundation and has reached the peak of the Juyuan Realm. However, because of a treasure hunt in the secret realm, his foundation was damaged by the enemy. He needs to
Only by using secret methods can we restore the original state. There is clearly a detailed record of this secret method in the treasury of the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce, so why are you not willing to hand it over to me?"
"You're talking about the 'Thousand Souls Heart Lamp Technique'?"
Li Xiran shook his head and said with a serious face: "This technique requires killing thousands of mortals at one time and collecting a thousand resentful souls before it can be used. Because it is too harmful to Tianhe, it has been banned by the president. Don't say it.
It's you, even the three elders in the Chamber of Commerce don't have the authority to view it."
"Hmph, there are only a thousand mortals. Among us cultivators, none of us came here by stepping on other people's corpses. Why should we be so pretentious?"
Hei Baichuan snorted coldly, his face gradually turning a little crazy.
"In the final analysis, the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce is still cold and ruthless! I, Hei Baichuan, have been born and died for the Chamber of Commerce for many years. I have even cut off my own path of cultivation. My status in the Chamber of Commerce is actually not as good as a broken secret book! Now I have finally cultivated a
A descendant with outstanding talents has to watch his future be ruined! Do you think you would be willing to do it if it were you?"
"So, Sun Buer's Luowang Chamber of Commerce promised you that as long as you help them do things, they will pass on the 'Thousand Soul Heart Lamp Technique' to you?" Liang Yan said coldly.
"Yes, the 'Thousand Souls Heart Lamp Technique' is not a secret treasure unique to your Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce. There is also a copy in the treasury of the Luowang Chamber of Commerce! Mr. Shen Dal once used part of the technique in front of me, but at that time Without a thousand resentful souls, we will definitely succeed!"
Hei Baichuan's eyes rolled around and his tone was crazy, as if he had already seen his descendant regaining his cultivation and having a bright future.
"Look, everyone has weaknesses, and what Sun Buer is best at is discovering the weaknesses of others." Liang Yan shook his head. He was very aware of Sun Buer's methods. If he didn't get rid of this person, he would never be able to feel at ease. .
After hearing this, Li Xiran's expression was complicated, and a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes.
She slowly moved forward along the mountain road, came to Hei Baichuan, and whispered:
"Uncle Hei, you have worked very hard in the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce and have taken great care of Xiran these years. I don't want to see you in such pain. As long as you sincerely repent and tell us all the information about the Luowang Chamber of Commerce, Xiran will definitely I will plead with Master and the Third Elder for you, and I can’t guarantee anything else, but I can at least spare your life.”
Li Xiran's words were very sincere. After hearing this, Hei Baichuan's originally crazy eyes gradually cleared up and seemed to calm down, with a hint of hesitation on his face.
"Miss, are you telling the truth? Can you really spare my life?"
"Of course!" Li Xiran nodded and said, "As long as you tell the truth about all the information you know about the Luowang Chamber of Commerce. First tell me, are there any other spies in the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce?"
"have!"
Hei Baichuan did not hesitate this time and whispered: "Miss, in fact, there are still... in the Chamber of Commerce."
His voice became smaller and smaller, and he walked forward as he spoke. The bright moonlight passed through the clouds and fell on this man, but his face suddenly changed, revealing a ferocious look.
brush!
The long stick was launched, and a black light flew out, hitting Li Xiran's head.
This attack was fast and fierce, and the angle was just right. Li Xiran was caught off guard. Even though he tried his best to avoid it, he was still hit in the head by the edge of the black light.
The woman closed her eyes, and her body swayed for a while. She looked like her consciousness had been injured, and she was actually a little unsteady on her feet.
Hei Baichuan took this opportunity to rush forward, clasped Li Xiran's neck with one hand, and raised the wooden stick above her head with the other hand.
"do not come!"
At this time, Hei Baichuan showed his true form, with a sinister expression on his face, the skills in his body were running, and there was a strange black light on the top of the stick, which seemed to be able to pierce Li Xiran's forehead at any time.
It turned out that he knew that Liang Yan's magical powers were extraordinary, so he never thought of escaping from the beginning. Li Xiran stepped forward to ask questions, which gave Hei Baichuan the opportunity. As long as he held this girl hostage, Liang Yan would not dare to act rashly.
"Miss, you are still so naive!"
Hei Baichuan took control of Li Xiran and sneered beside her.
"Do you think that I, Hei Baichuan, am a dog wagging my tail and begging for mercy? Just say a word and dismiss me? Save my life, huh, that's nice to say! Don't I know the rules of the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce?"
Hei Baichuan looked ferocious and said gloomily: "Even if you can persuade Mr. Qianlong, I will be knocked down and demoted to an ordinary deacon. What is the difference between this and death? Not only I, Hei Baichuan, will never be able to stand up again.
, even my descendants’ path to immortality will be cut off, do you think I will be so stupid?”
Unexpectedly, after he said these words, Li Xiran, who was under the black stick, did not show any surprise, and there was only deep disappointment in his eyes.
"Then if you hold me hostage, can you survive?" Li Xiran's voice was unexpectedly calm.
"Um?"
Hei Baichuan was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't recognize the girl in Taoist robes in front of him.
But the next moment, he bit again and sneered: "That's natural. After all, you are the eldest lady of the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce, with a distinguished status. And you! Liang Yan! I warn you not to move, as long as I feel
As soon as I see a ray of sword intent, this girl will be buried with me!"
"I have no intention of taking action."
In the dark night, Liang Yan stood in the shadows and shrugged, with no trace of worry on his face.
At the same time, a long sigh came from Li Xiran's mouth:
"Uncle Hei, you disappoint me so much."
"What?"
Hei Baichuan suddenly realized something was wrong, but before he could react, a green sword light passed behind him and struck at his right hand holding the black stick.
brush!
The sword came out without any warning and at an extremely fast speed. In just one thousandth of a breath, a severed arm was seen flying into the sky.
The entire mountain road seemed to be quiet for a moment. It was only when the black stick fell to the ground and blood spurted out that Hei Baichuan's screams rang out.
"ah!"
Following this shrill scream, Hei Baichuan subconsciously took a few steps back. He looked at the blood on the ground and the severed hand in mid-air, with an incredible look on his face.
"How is that possible! Why was there no trace of that sword strike just now? You have only been practicing for how many years. How can you have such a level of swordsmanship?!"
"Uncle Black."
Li Xiran sighed softly and said: "Xiran is no longer the little girl you just brought back from Nanchui more than a hundred years ago. Your cultivation has stagnated over the years, but Xiran has not improved even a day."
Desolate."
"You, you! Okay, okay!"
Hei Baichuan was so angry that he spoke incoherently. He suddenly gritted his teeth, turned around and turned into a black ray of light, flying towards the outside of Chiyan Mountain.
Li Xiran looked at Hei Baichuan going away, his expression extremely calm, and there was no longer the hesitation and confusion he had before.
She pinched the magic formula in her hand, and her natal flying sword rushed into the air, turning into a green dragon, with its fangs and claws dancing, and its aura was arrogant.
brush!
The sword light cut through the darkness and was behind Hei Baichuan in an instant.
Although this person and Li Xiran are both in the late Golden Core stage, their magical powers are far inferior to him. His right arm was cut off by a sword just now. How can he dare to fight again now?
He continued to activate the escape light, and did not turn around to fight. He only spit out a black light from his mouth, flew into the air, turned into a vulture, and pecked at Li Xiran's Qing Chi sword.
This vulture was made by condensing his own essence and blood, and it was his last resort to save his life. When he used it at this time, he was not trying to defeat Li Xiran's flying sword, but was just trying to gain a glimmer of life for himself so that he could escape from the Red Rock Mountain.
Day of birth!
In mid-air, the vulture and the green chi were fighting together. The two sides were going back and forth, and they exchanged more than ten moves in an instant.
Although the vulture couldn't defeat Qing Chi, it was very cunning. It never fought head-on with its opponent and almost separated them at the first touch. When Qing Chi had no choice but to chase Hei Baichuan, it came back to continue the struggle.
The two sides were in a stalemate for a while, and Hei Baichuan had already flown a hundred feet away. Seeing the opponent's escape getting further and further away, Li Xiran couldn't help but have a flash of anxiety in his eyes.
At this moment, Liang Yan, who was standing in the shadow of the night, took action. He flicked his fingers with one hand, and a wisp of sword energy flew out of the air, instantly knocking Hei Baichuan down from the air.
"ah!"
A shrill scream came from the dark night, and Hei Baichuan's other arm was cut off by Liang Yan's sword energy. Moreover, the sword energy invaded his body from the wound, constantly eating away at his internal organs.
boom!
Hei Baichuan fell from mid-air and fell on the mountain road with a muffled sound.
Li Xiran finally killed the black vulture at this time, quickly put away the Qing Chi Sword, and flew over with Liang Yan.
Hei Baichuan's arms were broken, and blood was gushing from the wounds. He was wailing in pain on the mountain road, rolling over and over, and his face was extremely distorted.
"Give him a good time. Remember to take Yuanshen back for review. You should be able to get some valuable information." Liang Yan glanced at the Black Baichuan on the mountain road and said expressionlessly.
"Yes, Master!"
Li Xiran didn't hesitate at all, raised his hand and cast a spell, and the Qing Chi sword fell from the sky, directly cutting off Hei Baichuan's head.
At the same time, she raised her hand and took out a small yellow gourd from the storage ring and put Hei Baichuan's spirit inside.
Under the moonlight, looking at the headless body on the mountain road, a complex look flashed in Li Xiran's eyes, but it passed quickly.
"Now you know that people's hearts are sinister?" Liang Yan looked at his disciple and said softly.
"I always knew."
Li Xiran sighed and said leisurely in the dark night: "It's just that I always feel that cultivating is also cultivating the mind. In the process of eliminating the false and preserving the true, if you abandon yourself, even if you coexist with heaven and earth, you will still be with a wisp of wind or a grain of sand.
What’s the difference between a speck of dust and these?”
Liang Yan was slightly startled when he heard these words. He seemed to have heard these words somewhere. When he thought about it carefully, he seemed to be the old man in green who was holding the dog in the forbidden area of Jiuyun Mountain.
Suddenly I felt that my apprentice was not as pedantic as I thought, he just had a path that he insisted on.
"Although a speck of dust is small, it is still a part of the entire cycle of heaven. If you cannot change others, then you have to guard yourself, see the truth in the subtleties, light up your heart, and wait until the way forward is illuminated. Even a speck of dust can
Give birth to a thousand worlds!”
Liang Yan's voice sounded slowly. Unlike Li Xiran, there was no confusion or hesitation in his tone, but only determination.
Li Xiran's delicate body trembled slightly, and she slowly turned around in the dark night.
"Master is more open-minded than me. I hope I have learned from you."
"I didn't teach you." Liang Yan shook his head and said calmly: "Although I am better than you in swordsmanship, on the road of exploring the ultimate truth, you and I have no priority."
"So, I still have a chance to catch up with Master?"
Li Xiran suddenly smiled mischievously, and Liang Yan smiled. The mountain wind came slowly at night, gently blowing their clothes.
Early the next morning, a very shocking news came out in the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce in Guangling City.
It turns out that Hei Baichuan, the dedicated guard commander who has served in the Chamber of Commerce for many years, is actually a spy of the Luowang Chamber of Commerce!
After the incident was exposed, the man refused to surrender and was finally killed by Li Xiran, the eldest lady of the chamber of commerce. Later, through soul searching, he learned that Hei Baichuan had three subordinates in the chamber of commerce.
These four people worked together and secretly passed on a lot of valuable information to the Luowang Chamber of Commerce, seriously betraying the interests of the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce, and some even assassinated the monks of the Chamber of Commerce.
Needless to say, these people were all captured by the Wenxiang Chamber of Commerce overnight. In the end, they were either killed or had their cultivation levels abolished. All in all, they ended up very miserable.
Thanks to: Chizuru Ichinose for the 3,000 point reward!
