At a sentry post somewhere in the southeast of Fangtai Station, there are more than 20 monks inside and outside at the moment. Under the leadership of a capable monk, they are looking around carefully.
At this time someone said: "Xuanzheng is here."
Everyone looked up and saw several rays of light flying across the sky. They took a few breaths to get close, then settled down. Zhang Yu walked out, followed by Wan Ming and Shi Yue.
The capable monk hurriedly came up to greet him, bowed respectfully and said, "Xuan Zheng."
Zhang Yu glanced at the sentry and said: "I already know the matter, what is the situation now?"
The monk said: "Xuanzheng, we haven't found these six disciples yet, and there are no traces around them. They seem to have disappeared out of thin air." He hesitated, "Maybe they left on their own."
Shi Yue said at this time: "Xuanzheng, Taoist friend Wen Liang and I were involved in the sentry arrangement. Everyone will not face the same direction. There is also one person who is only responsible for guarding the glazed jade. Even if someone uses the illusion in the wasteland."
It is impossible to be plotted at the same time, but you will be alert."
Zhang Yu said: "Let's go in and take a look." He immediately stepped forward and walked into the guard post, and everyone hurriedly followed him.
After arriving inside, he looked around.
In order to have room to move around and defend, these outposts in the wilderness have relatively large spaces, about seven to eight feet long and wide, and about six feet high. They are divided into three floors, one-third of which is underground.
The stone steps lean against the thick wall and are transparent from top to bottom, so everything inside can be seen at a glance.
There are two glazed jade used for light communication, one on top and one on bottom, but they did not suffer any damage.
After a few glances, his eyes flashed slightly, and then six blurry figures like smoke appeared in front of him. Each one was stationed in their own position, and everything seemed to be normal.
But the change happened very quickly, and it was very sudden. Six people fell down almost in no particular order, and then everyone's bodies floated off the ground, and then disappeared suddenly.
It happened in an instant, and no one even had time to react.
Zhang Yu thought for a while, walked around where the few people were, and then looked at the stone wall of the sentry point. Many faint claw marks that exuded spiritual light suddenly appeared in places where there were no traces.
The body of the owner of the claw marks was a blur, but it was not big. It looked like a creature climbing on all fours.
It can be seen that these are coming in from the east sentinel opening through the claw marks, and then going out from the west opening and extending deep into the wasteland.
He came to the edge of the opening, and with a thought, the Cicada Sword on his body turned into light and flew back in that direction. He said, "Fellow Taoist Shi, find a few people to follow."
Shi Yue nodded, turned around and gave instructions, leading several monks to chase the flying sword.
About half a moment later, a sword light flew over. Zhang Yu stretched out his hand to pick it up and put it into the scabbard. Then he saw Shi Yue and others returning.
Shi Yue cupped her hands to him and said with a serious look: "Xuanzheng, we found it." He gestured and brought up the six skeletons that Xin Guang supported.
Everyone's expressions were astonished. All the flesh and blood of the six skeletons were reduced to nothing. However, they still kept their clothes and everything they had on them.
Shi Yue said: "They were buried three feet underground, very deep, but there were no traces of excavation around them, as if they were sent in out of thin air."
Zhang Yu stared for a while and then said: "After verifying the identity, let their teachers, relatives and friends take the bodies back."
After giving the instructions, he stayed at the sentry post for another half of summer before setting off to return.
After returning to the station, Zhang Yu gave an order and summoned Taoist Wan Ming. He gave the general situation and said: "Based on the current situation, the person who did it must be a monk, and he should be good at the art of transformation.
, and his moral character is definitely not low. If he blindly targets our outer sentries, it will be difficult for us to defend against him, so I decided to withdraw all the sentry posts thousands of miles away."
He then said to the monk next to him who was responsible for taking notes: "Let me inform Mr. Chang that the establishment of the military fortress will be a little later."
The monk nodded in agreement.
Taoist Wan Ming thought for a while and said: "Xuanzheng, if the sentry is withdrawn, what will happen if there is any abnormal movement in Shuangzhou?"
Zhang Yudao: "Don't worry about this matter. There will be no problems with fellow Taoist Cao in front to check the movements of Shuangzhou. Then leave some creations outside the guard post, and let one or two fellow Taoists be responsible for patrolling the surrounding areas every day. That's Shuangzhou."
If the Asians show up, we will be able to respond."
Taoist Wan Ming also nodded. Judging from the actions of the Tianjiyuan station, it was clear that the two palaces were about to launch an attack on Shuangzhou. It was obvious that the soldiers in the north were proceeding smoothly.
Normally, Shuangzhou should be thinking about how to shrink and protect himself at this time, and is unlikely to waste his strength on meaningless things.
While the two were discussing, the disciple came to report that it was Taoist Xingchuan who wanted to see him.
Zhang Yu nodded and said, "Please come in, fellow Taoist Xingchuan."
After a while, Taoist Xingchuan walked in. He cupped his hands to Zhang Yuyi and said: "Xuanzheng, I just went to the sentry to check. Those methods are cruel and vicious. I can conclude that the person who did it is evil."
Xiu, if we leave this generation alive, we don’t know how many disciples will be harmed. I’m here to ask Xuan Zheng for orders to kill him!”
Zhang Yu did not respond immediately. There had always been many evil cultivators in the wasteland, and he knew them all.
This generation's method of cultivation is nothing more than killing and plundering, but as long as it is not about massacring Tianxia's people, but only targeting those spiritual creatures and gods and monsters, it can be considered to be of some use.
After returning to the Xuan Mansion, these evil cultivators tried their best to avoid the places where other cultivators were, and never dared to show their faces in front of them. Therefore, although this generation was suspicious, he did not think that what happened this time must be related to them.
Taoist Wan Ming said at this time: "Fellow Taoist Xingchuan, please be patient. This matter is not that simple."
However, Taoist Xingchuan said unceremoniously: "What? Does Fellow Taoist Wanming want to excuse those evil cultivators?
Taoist Wan Ming said: "Fellow Taoist said it was done by evil cultivators, but what is the purpose of this person doing this? Is it just to anger us? So that we can attack him?"
Taoist Xingchuan snorted, how could he not see these doubts, but in his opinion, there is no need to think so much, no matter whether this matter is the work of an evil cultivator, killing this person will never
Incorrect.
Taoist Wan Ming said: "Fellow Taoist Xingchuan, there is a war going on in the north right now. We still need to be on guard against Shuangzhou. If someone deliberately instigates us to fight with evil cultivators, then we must not be led around like this."
While he was talking, another disciple came in, handed over a document, and said: "Xuan Zheng, this is the report just sent below."
Zhang Yu took it over and looked at it. After a while, he put it down and said, "Two fellow Taoists, come with me."
Half a summer later, the three of them walked into a 100-foot sinkhole above the wilderness. There was an altar in the center, and around the altar, there were many spiritual beings stacked up.
Skeletons.
When the monks around here saw them coming in, they all came up to greet them.
Zhang Yudao: "When did you discover it?"
The leading monk said: "Reporting to Xuanzheng, in the past few days, we have always seen monks flying from the top of the sky. Because the flying direction is all from east to west, at first we thought it was within the territory.
It was a true cultivation practice, but later we discovered that this generation always went to the same place, so we had doubts.
At midnight last night, we discovered that there was blood rising in the wasteland. After sending the report, we went to inspect it first and finally found this place."
Taoist Xingchuan took a few steps forward and swept his sleeves. The ashes scattered in the middle of the altar, and you could see a groove below with a layer of dark black traces inside.
He raised his head and said: "Xuanzheng, it's a blood sacrifice! This must be done by those evil cultivators!"
Zhang Yu took a look and saw that they were indeed traces of blood sacrifice. Judging from the situation, this altar was only built in the past few days.
Most of the cultivation methods of evil cultivators are to devour living beings to make up for themselves, and blood sacrifice is one of the most cruel methods, which is to extract the life essence of living beings, and then use these to practice or sacrifice treasures.
Blood sacrifices must use intelligent creatures. The more creatures that come from the same origin as the monks themselves, the more suitable they are to be the introduction to blood sacrifices. The greater the number, the greater the harvest.
There is no doubt that there must be lives of Tianxia people in this.
It was impossible for him to turn a blind eye when it came to this kind of thing.
He said: "Blood sacrifice violates the rules of Xuanfu. I have ordered Fellow Daoist Si Wuzhang to secretly investigate the caves of these evil cultivators. Fellow Daoist Xingchuan, you should handle this matter together with Fellow Daoist Si. If you lack manpower,
Come and tell me."
Taoist Xingchuan cupped his hands and said seriously: "Yes, Xuanzheng."
After Zhang Yu explained, he glanced forward, and suddenly a bright starlight passed by. When he looked again, the entire altar, including the bones of the spiritual beings around it, had turned into a pile of rubble.
He asked the remaining monks to tidy up and walked out of the sinkhole.
Taoist Wan Ming came over at this moment and said: "Xuanzheng, this matter is very strange. This place is more than a hundred miles away from what the cultivators have seen. Even if there is sound and light during the blood sacrifice, it is impossible for it to shine so far, let alone
It is impossible for these evil cultivators not to cover up, it seems that someone is deliberately leading them here."
Zhang Yu nodded, he could feel that what happened here was not separate from what happened at the sentry, but someone was deliberately guiding them to think in the direction of evil cultivation.
The purpose of the other party is still unclear, but he will not tie his hands and feet because of this. He will do whatever he has to do. As long as he does not expose too many flaws and does not give the other party an opportunity to take advantage of, there will be no hindrance.
At this moment, above the ceiling of the Tiankeng, a young man with red eyes and fair skin stood there. He was wearing a robe embroidered with peony patterns. He looked like clouds of flowers blooming. He stared at the bottom for a while, then turned around.
