After a long, long time, Liang Yan slowly opened his eyes in the sealed space.
Feeling the crazy growth of cultivation in his body, his face showed a look of joy.
"I didn't expect that unlocking the seal would have such benefits... The Tianji Pearl is indeed the 'Original Secret Treasure'!"
Liang Yan smiled slightly and slowly stood up in the void.
As the stone tablet shattered and the seal was broken, the space began to slowly collapse.
At this moment, the void ten miles away had completely collapsed and turned into space dust, and obvious cracks appeared in the space where he was.
"It's not a good place to stay for a long time...leave first."
Thinking of this, Liang Yan pinched the magic formula, the Heavenly Secret Pearl inside his body rotated, and the pond at the bottom of "Yuanzhen Water" cracked open again, revealing an abyss crack.
Liang Yan flew out of the crack.
He cast a spell to close the sealed space, and then turned into a puff of smoke and drifted away outside the valley.
It was not a peaceful night. After a series of events, the security at Narcissus Ridge was even tighter than before. There were more than three times more monks patrolling outside the valley than before.
Liang Yan did not dare to neglect, and used the Tianji Pearl to hide his aura, and carefully exited the valley. Then he cleverly avoided Lu Qinghe's detection and successfully left Narcissus Ridge.
In the night, Liang Yan turned into a stream of transparent blue smoke, floating on the mountain road.
He looked at the sky and thought to himself: "It will be dawn soon. A series of things happened in Wuzhuang Mountain tonight. I think Canglong, Lu Qinghe and others will be alert, and it will be a bit dangerous if they want to take action again.
......."
Liang Yan is cautious by nature and will not do anything too risky unless absolutely necessary.
Now that the first seal has been obtained, there is only one other seal left, so there is no need to rush.
Because of the influence of Grandma Tianchi, Gui Wuqi, Qingyun Demon Lord and others, Wuzhuang Mountain is extremely unrest tonight. This time it must have attracted Canglong's attention. If we go to find the second seal, it will be like pulling chestnuts from the fire, which is very dangerous.
So Liang Yan decided to hibernate for a while.
There is another very important reason. After all, he is Lu Qinghe's direct disciple. After such a big event happened, there is no guarantee that Lu Qinghe will not summon him. If he goes to look for the second seal, Lu Qinghe will come to him.
Myself, that would reveal my secret.
After thinking about it, Liang Yan decided to return to his disciple's residence in Wuming Peak to see how the situation would change due to what happened tonight, and then make the next step.
Thinking of this, Qing Yan sped up and occasionally encountered a few patrolling Wuzhuang Mountain disciples along the way, but he skillfully avoided them all.
After half a stick of incense, Liang Yan returned to the valley.
When passing by Xiong Badong's cave, Liang Yan kept a close eye. Judging from the remaining aura in the surrounding space, this person should not have returned to the cave yet, and he didn't know what he was doing now.
Thinking of Xiong Ba, Liang Yan's eyes narrowed slightly.
The next moment, he pushed open the door of his cave, activated the restriction, turned around and walked into the attic...
.........
Half an hour later, the dawn light fell from the sky and shone on the rolling mountains.
On the top of Qingmu Cliff, there is a palace made of fairy wood, which is full of jasper and full of aura.
Inside the palace, there is a white jade high platform, on which an old man sits cross-legged.
This man is tall and thin, with prominent cheekbones, and is wearing a green Taoist robe. He is the current "acting master" of Wuzhuang Mountain, Canglong!
Underneath the white jade platform, four experienced Taoists with profound auras stood.
Lu Qinghe, Wu Shiming, and Zuo Xingzhi were all among them, and there was also an old man wearing a yellow Taoist robe with thick eyebrows and big eyes. If there are disciples of Wuzhuang Mountain here, they will definitely recognize this person as the Earth God of Wuzhuang Mountain.
The Lord of the Fort, Su Dingshan.
Old Taoist Canglong had already woken up from his trance. He glanced at the people under the white jade platform and said slowly:
"Four junior brothers came here at the same time. It seems that something big must have happened last night."
"Brother!"
Wu Shiming was the most impatient among the people, and he was the first to speak: "Someone was restless last night, exploring Narcissus Ridge at night, and wanted to do something evil!"
"Oh?" Cang Long narrowed his eyes slightly and turned to look at Lu Qinghe.
"Junior Brother Lu, what happened last night?"
After hearing this, Lu Qinghe sighed and said: "Due to the lax supervision of my junior brother, two thieves sneaked into Narcissus Ridge and broke into the ancestor's ancestral hall in an attempt to steal the 'Xuanshui Immortal Wood', which led to a big fight."
"Xuanshui Immortal Wood?"
After hearing this, Canglong's face became a little gloomy, and he said slowly: "That is the memorial tablet of your water tribe ancestor. It must not fall into the hands of outsiders. What will be the final outcome of this matter?"
"Fortunately, Senior Brother Lu discovered it early and arrived at the ancestor's ancestral hall in time, so that the ancestor's tablet did not fall into the hands of evildoers." Zuo Xingzhi answered for him.
"What about the thief?"
"The thief ran away..."
Lu Qinghe looked guilty and said in a low voice: "Those two people are not weak in magical power, and the battle took place in the ancestral hall of the ancestors. Lu was afraid of damaging the tablets of the ancestors of the past generations, so he did not dare to use all his strength during the fight. In the end, they found the opportunity.
Escaped from Lu’s magical power.”
After listening to Lu Qinghe's words, Cang Long's expression changed uncertainly, and finally he sighed and said: "It's normal for you to have scruples about fighting in front of your ancestor's memorial tablet. It's not your fault for letting the thief escape...
..."
Having said this, he paused and asked again: "Have you seen the thief's face clearly?"
"No, the two thieves hid themselves very well. Not only did they cover up their true colors, but the magical powers they revealed were not their own. However, from the clues left by these two men, my junior brother inferred that they should be ten
Grandma Tianchi in the Second Transformation Tribulation will never return."
"It's them?"
Canglong's eyes narrowed slightly, showing no emotion or anger.
At this moment, Wu Shiming on the side spoke again: "Brother, in fact, this was not the only thing that happened last night. At the same time that the Patriarch's Ancestral Hall was sneaked into, thieves also broke into the Hidden Spirit Valley."
"Hidden Spirit Valley?" Cang Long's face changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "That's where the 'Original True Water' is stored! 'Original True Water' is related to the success or failure of my tribulation this time. Is there someone trying to beat me to this tribulation?"
idea?"
"I have long said that there are people with evil intentions in the twelve transformation tribulations. If my senior brother invites them up the mountain, he may be luring wolves into the house!" Wu Shiming looked indignant.
"Junior brother, please stop saying a few words. Senior brother has no choice but to do this." Zuo Xingzhi sighed beside him.
Cang Long's face was gloomy, he was silent for a while, and asked: "How is the 'Yuan Zhen Shui' now?"
"Fortunately, Senior Brother Lu discovered it in time and took us to the Hidden Spirit Valley. The other party knew that the matter had been exposed and fled the valley decisively."
After hearing this, Canglong nodded slightly: "Although I didn't catch this person, at least I ruined his plan. Junior Brother Lu made up for it by making up for it."
"Ashamed." Lu Qinghe looked ashamed.
"Brother." Zuo Xingzhi said in a deep voice: "Actually, I suspect that Grandma Tianchi, Gui Wuqi and the mysterious person who broke into the 'Hidden Spirit Valley' are probably accomplices. They pretended to fight in the ancestor's ancestral hall for the purpose of
Make false claims in the east and attack in the west, lure Junior Brother Lu away, and create conditions for the mysterious man to enter the 'Hidden Spirit Valley'."
"Junior brother's analysis is not unreasonable, but there are a lot of strange things about this matter. The clues we have now are not enough to draw a conclusion."
"This is easy to handle!"
Wu Shiming shouted: "Since we already know that it was Grandma Tianchi and Gui Wuqi who broke into the ancestral hall, can't we just arrest these two people and confront them? If these three people are really a gang, then let them confess the mysterious person
identity of!"
After listening to Wu Shiming's suggestion, Cang Long frowned slightly and looked a little unhappy.
"Junior Brother Wu, you are still this reckless and have not made any progress in so many years!"
Canglong glanced at him and said in a deep voice: "The current situation in Wuzhuang Mountain can be said to affect the whole body. If we rashly attack Grandma Tianchi and Gui Wuqi without any evidence, it will definitely alarm others.
.When the time comes, these outsiders are very likely to join hands. Junior brother, do you think that with all the strength of our sect in Wuzhuang Mountain, we can fight through these twelve transformation tribulations?"
"This..." Wu Shiming hesitated.
Zuo Xingzhi on the side also spoke at this time: "What Senior Brother Canglong said is absolutely true. These twelve tribulations seem to be a piece of loose sand, but this is under the premise that we at Wuzhuang Mountain do not intervene. Once we do, it will be equivalent to breaking the
For the current balance, they will quickly unite together... So the current situation is very delicate, and it is definitely not for us to move whoever we want."
After hearing this, Wu Shiming looked a little frustrated and shouted: "You can't be tried again and again, and you can't be beaten again and again. What should you do? Are you just going to watch them make trouble?"
"I have a plan..." Zuo Xingzhi hesitated.
"There are no taboos between us, junior fellow apprentices. Junior Brother Zuo just says it openly." Canglong said with a smile.
Zuo Xingzhi nodded, looked at Lu Qinghe, and whispered: "As far as I know, there are two 'Xuanshui Immortal Wood' in Narcissus Ridge, one of which is made into the memorial tablet of the first patriarch, and the other is
Put it in the Treasure Pavilion..."
"What do you mean? You want to take advantage of my 'Xuanshui Immortal Wood'?" Lu Qinghe looked displeased and said coldly: "This is a treasure passed down by our founder of Narcissus Ridge. You don't know how precious it is. Even if
Even I, the Lord of the Water Department, would not dare to use this treasure to refine weapons."
"Hey, senior brother Lu, don't get excited, just listen to what I have to say."
Zuo Xingzhi said with a smile: "My move is to drive away tigers and swallow wolves. Don't Grandma Tianchi and Gui Wuqi both want this 'Xuanshui Fairy Wood'? We might as well give 'Xuanshui Fairy Wood' to Grandma Tianchi. In this way
, Gui Wuqi will definitely remember Grandma Tianchi, and once the two of them fight, they may lead that mysterious person out."
"But 'Xuanshui Immortal Wood'..."
"What's the problem if the 'Xuanshui Immortal Wood' is temporarily stored with Grandma Tianchi? As long as we can find the mysterious person and eliminate the hidden dangers of Senior Brother Canglong's tribulation, a little sacrifice is not enough. Besides, once Senior Brother Canglong becomes a saint, Grandma Tianchi will just be a casualty.
Xiu, there is no one to support you, are you afraid that you will not return to the 'Xuanshui Immortal Wood' when the time comes?"
After listening to Zuo Xingzhi's words, everyone looked at me and me, but no one responded immediately.
There was a brief silence in the hall.
"What if she immediately leaves Wuzhuang Mountain and flies away after getting the 'Xuanshui Fairy Wood', then wouldn't our Shuixian Ridge's treasure be given away in vain?" Lu Qinghe expressed his concerns.
"Yes... these people have all eaten the 'Linglong Good Fortune Fruit', and even the Sky Eye can't see them. If Grandma Tianchi is determined to leave, we will have no way of guarding against her." Wu Shiming agreed.
road.
After Zuo Xingzhi heard this, he smiled slightly and said: "Since everyone is worried, you can ask Senior Brother Lu to put a drop of his natal essence and blood into the 'Xuanshui Immortal Wood'. His 'Shenshui Heart Jue' can see into all directions, even if Grandma Tianchi
Is there any special way to hide the aura? As long as this drop of essence and blood is more than 500 miles away from Senior Brother Lu, he can sense it immediately."
After listening to Zuo Xingzhi's words, everyone began to waver.
Among them, Wu Shiming nodded and said: "What Senior Brother Zuo said is also a way. Senior Brother Lu's 'Shen Shui Heart Technique' can react with the natal essence and blood. This kind of induction cannot be blocked by any spell or magic weapon. If Grandma Tianchi is serious,
She ran away with the treasure, and as soon as she leaves Wuzhuang Mountain, Senior Brother Lu will be able to sense her immediately. If we take action against her by then, I'm afraid others won't have any objections."
"Junior Brother Wu is right, but this matter requires Senior Brother Lu's nod." Zuo Xingzhi said with a smile.
"I agreed."
Lu Qinghe, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke, his eyes were very firm, and he said slowly: "As long as it is for Senior Brother Canglong and the future of Wuzhuang Mountain, Lu will give up everything, let alone the mere 'Xuanshui Immortal Wood'
, even if it costs me, Lu Qinghe’s life, I won’t hesitate.”
After hearing this, Canglong was greatly moved.
"Junior brother Lu is serious. It's because he is not strong enough. The old mountain master has been missing for so many years. I should have been the one to take the lead, but I have never been able to become a saint..."
"Senior brother, you don't have to think too much." Lu Qinghe interrupted him and said in a deep voice: "Now that the time of overcoming the tribulation is approaching, senior brother, just calm down and cope with the tribulation, and leave the rest to us, our junior brothers."
"Then it's hard work..." Canglong said slowly.
"It's getting late, so we won't disturb senior brother here any more. Let's take our leave now."
As Lu Qinghe said this, he took the lead in bowing his hands to Cang Long. Seeing this, the other people also saluted and then left the palace together.
As everyone left, Cang Long was the only one left in the huge palace.
He sat cross-legged on the white jade high platform, but he did not start practicing. Instead, he frowned slightly and his face was a little gloomy.
"Who is the mysterious man...?"
I don't know how long it took, but just as he was mumbling to himself, a person walked in from outside the palace.
This man was wearing a khaki Taoist robe, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a short stature. He turned out to be the Lord of the Earth Department, Su Dingshan, who had just left the hall!
Su Dingshan left and returned, but Old Dao Canglong didn't seem surprised.
He raised his eyelids, glanced outside the palace, and asked casually: "Junior brother Dingshan, is there anything else you didn't say just now?"
"Senior Brother, actually last night, in addition to Senior Brother Lu's Narcissus Ridge, Wuming Peak was also invaded."
"Oh? Have you found out your identity?"
"I deduce from the traces left at the scene that it seems... it seems..."
Su Dingshan hesitated for a moment, and finally whispered:
