Linhuai Town.
A small town with dozens of families.
A hundred miles to the north is Linwo, a gateway to Tianzhu Mountain. The other three portals are Yiliang, Guangmu and Puze.
In the afternoon of this day, a middle-aged man with a sparse beard, an ordinary appearance, and a casual monk came to the town.
There is a wine shop in the town, and the immortal disciples who guard Linwo often come here to drink and have fun.
In front of the wine shop, there happened to be two disciples drinking.
It’s August, and the autumn weather is crisp. There is nothing more comfortable than basking in the warm sun, drinking old wine, and having a bowl of broth.
The middle-aged man ran towards the wine shop.
There is only one table outside the door of the restaurant. The room is very messy with tables, stools, pots and stoves, wine jars and other items, and there is also a middle-aged couple busy.
The middle-aged man ordered a jar of wine, stood in front of the door and drank. In the blink of an eye, the jar of wine bottomed out. He put down the wine jar while smelling of wine, took out a handful of spiritual stones and threw them on the table, then turned around and left, not forgetting to say hello: "The shopkeeper's checkout——"
"Huh?"
The two Immortal Sect disciples who were still eating and drinking were surprised.
It was only a jar of wine, but he actually took out more than a dozen spirit stones to pay the bill. The elders of Tianji Sect were not so generous.
"Fellow Taoist, please stay!"
The two exchanged glances and got up to catch up.
The middle-aged man has stopped.
"Any advice?"
"Fellow Taoist, where are you going?"
The two Immortal Sect disciples are also middle-aged and have cultivation levels of the fifth and sixth levels of the Golden Core. They both behave competently and look shrewd.
"Go to Tianzhu Mountain and visit Senior Tian Juezi!"
The middle-aged man answered with his hands raised, and then looked around, looking very cautious.
"oh?"
"hehe!"
Two disciples came over, one with a suspicious look on his face and the other with a sneer on his face.
"The two of us are Linwo's disciples!"
"No matter who comes to Tianzhu Mountain, they must report their home address and explain the whole story. We will then let them go at our discretion after screening!"
"Oh, he is indeed a fellow Taoist from Tianji Sect, but this matter is so important..."
The middle-aged man stopped talking and hesitated: "I'd better go to Tianzhu Mountain and meet Senior Tian Juezi in person!"
"Hmph, you can't even take a step closer to Linwo unless you explain clearly!"
"This person is definitely not a kind person, so I summon my fellow disciples..."
One of the Immortal Sect disciples' expression turned cold, while the other took out a jade slip to send a message and summon people.
"That's it, that's it!"
The middle-aged man shook his head and said: "I am a casual cultivator from my family. I have been traveling for many years. I captured a person the day before yesterday. He claimed to know the whereabouts of Yu Ye. I was afraid that the news would leak out, so I imprisoned him and asked Senior Tian Juezi to Give it to yourself!"
"What nonsense!"
"How can ordinary people know the whereabouts of Yu Ye? Don't you have other plans?"
The two immortal disciples refused to believe what the middle-aged man said.
The middle-aged man was a little angry. He flicked his sleeves and said, "The person I captured is a few miles away. Since you two don't want to believe me, it's okay not to go to Tianzhu Mountain!"
He turned to leave.
The two Immortal Sect disciples hesitated for a moment and said——
"Where are people?"
"seeing is believing!"
"Humph, come with me——"
The middle-aged man walked straight out of the town.
Three or five miles away is a dense forest. Between the woods, there is a ditch several feet deep.
The two Immortal Sect disciples followed him to the edge of the ditch and stretched out their heads to take a look. As expected, there was a person lying at the bottom of the ditch, bound by restraints, but as motionless as death.
Now that we're here, let's see what happens.
The two Immortal Sect disciples were also cautious. They stood on the edge of the ditch and stretched out their hands to catch the person at the bottom of the ditch. However, their bodies suddenly froze and they both fell headfirst.
The man at the bottom of the ditch stood up, grabbed one person's head with one hand, and then used his five fingers to force the two Immortal Sect disciples into unconsciousness.
The middle-aged man sealed the surrounding area with a ban to prevent his whereabouts from being revealed.
Another middle-aged man walked out of the forest and praised: "Brother Yu's actions will never fail!"
"lucky!"
To brothers is to be in the wild. His two companions, Lai Mian and Zhan Kun.
After the three people left Feiyun Peak, they came to Linhuai Town. Going further is the boundary of Tianzhu Mountain. Lai Mian suggested that two disciples of the Tianji Sect be captured to inquire about the news. If the whereabouts of Heshan and others were found out, there would be no need to risk going to Tianzhu Mountain. Yu Ye thought this plan was feasible, so he set up an ambush with Lai Mian and Zhan Kun. He went to look for prey, and ended up deceiving two Tianji Sect disciples.
Yu Ye and Zhan Kun jumped into the ditch.
The ditch is two or three feet deep, enough to cover his tracks.
"Snapped--"
There was a crisp sound, and the brains exploded. The head of the Immortal Sect disciple Lai Mian captured was actually scratched. Then a golden light flew out of the body, and he stretched out his hand to crush it again. But he was still sitting cross-legged, holding someone in his right hand, his eyes slightly closed, as if he was concentrating on thinking. A moment later, he did the same thing again, with another dead body beside him.
Yu Ye stood aside, slightly stunned.
Zhan Kun seemed to be used to it, and said in a low voice: "Brother Lai's soul-searching technique is extremely domineering. Anyone who searches for his soul will become a waste even if they don't die!"
The soul-searching technique is not a brilliant magical power. There are soul-searching methods in "Netherworld Treasure Mirror" and "Onmyoji", but Yu Ye has never tried it. This method is not only overbearing, but also extremely destructive.
"call--"
Lai Mian took a breath and opened his eyes.
It seems that the soul-searching technique consumes quite a lot of energy.
He composed himself and said: "These two disciples are on duty in Linwo and have not been out for many years. Although they are familiar with the rumors about you in the wild, they are not aware of the annihilation of the family at Feiyun Peak."
Yu Ye was silent for a moment and said: "Let me take a trip to Tianzhu Mountain!"
Zhan Kun nodded and said helplessly: "Brother Yu is good at the art of disguise, and he was once a disciple of the Tianji Sect. It may not hurt to go here, but we have to make some calculations."
The three of them burned the corpses, left the ditch, and disappeared deep into the woods...
…
Half an hour later, a person walked out of another mountain forest.
He is a middle-aged man, his appearance has changed slightly, he has changed into a suit of immortal sect clothes, with a token tied around his waist, and he has reached the sixth level of the Golden elixir.
Zheng Fu?
Yu Ye looked at the token on his waist and memorized Zheng Fu's life and personality.
Zheng Fu was a disciple of the Tianji Sect who was on duty in Linwo. After Lai Mian killed him, he told everything he knew about Soul Search to prevent him, the impostor, from exposing his flaws.
Even so, Yu Ye did not dare to force his way into Linwo's portal. Instead, he avoided it and then flew away.
Well, after having a baby, one's spiritual consciousness can reach a distance of five hundred miles, and all kinds of magical powers will also increase with the improvement of cultivation level.
The third form of the Seven Killing Sword Technique has been completed; the sword energy transformation formation has gradually found its way out; the power of the Zongmu Divine Eye has begun to show, and if it is blessed with the Heavenly Forbidden Technique, the Confused Word Technique can be enough to deal with any Nascent Soul cultivator. The techniques of Incarnation, Heavenly Dragon Shield, Disguise, Hidden Dragon, etc. have also been improved accordingly; the Divine Dragon Escape Technique is as fast as a shadow in the wind and can cover three hundred miles in one go.
Linwo Gate has been left behind, and two to three hundred miles away is Tianzhu Mountain.
No abnormalities were seen near or far, so he stood up with his sword in the wild.
It was approaching evening, and the majestic peaks stood in front of us, creating an extraordinary scene.
Yu Ye put away his sword light and fell down. 33
Tianzhu Mountain has two mountain gates, one in front and one in the back. He avoided the front mountain and chose the mountain gate of the back mountain. As far as he knew, this place was a place for low-level disciples to enter and exit, and the security was slightly loose.
Sure enough, the disciple guarding the mountain gate checked his token and waved to let him go.
After passing through the mountain gate, there is the back mountain, with high peaks and dense forests, and the sky gradually dims.
Yu Ye walked to a stone pavilion and looked around. Although he was once a disciple of the Tianji Sect, he had never been to the back mountain. Now his eyes were unfamiliar and he didn't know where to go.
Looking for someone to ask?
No other disciples were seen passing through this.
Yu Ye stayed in the pavilion for a while and walked forward along the stone path.
After more than a hundred feet, a figure suddenly came towards him. He is a young man with a cultivation level of the ninth level of Qi refining.
"stop!"
"Senior, what are your orders?"
"This...go!"
The young disciple said goodbye and left with a confused look on his face.
Yu Ye shrugged his shoulders and continued searching.
It's a bit ridiculous that people in the Immortal Sect don't know the path to the Immortal Sect. If you ask for directions, you will inevitably find flaws.
After walking through a stone path, there is another forest.
It was getting dark, night was falling.
Surrounded by steep mountain walls, it is still difficult to tell where to go under your feet.
Use the escape technique to escape through the mountain?
While Yu Ye was still hesitating, the qi-refining disciple he met before returned back to the original route with quick steps like flying.
"senior!"
Yu Ye nodded slightly and made way for him to leave.
However, the Qi Refining disciple stopped and asked curiously: "Senior, could it be that you are going to Qianji Peak?"
"Um……"
Yu Ye made a perfunctory sound, but couldn't help but feel something in his heart.
He looked at the Qi Refining disciples up and down and asked, "Junior, how do you know?"
"This mountain road leads to Qianji Peak. In the past, few people used it. I boldly made a guess, and it turned out to be as expected!"
The Qi Refining disciple is in his twenties, eloquent, and full of intelligence.
Yu Ye pondered for a moment and said, "Oh, I have been away for many years and have not set foot on the back mountain for a long time. Can you lead the way?"
"Disciple is extremely honored!"
The Qi Refining disciple agreed and took the lead to walk forward.
Yu Ye followed, with two more map slips in his hand.
A map slip comes from a cave in Jinchanji, Nanyu City, Qizhou. It is a relic of overseas monks. It has landscape graphics drawn on it and the words Jiuchong Mountain, Qianji Peak, Tianjimen, and Baicaotang. He had forgotten this thing for many years, but the Qi Refining disciple's words "Thousand Machine Peaks" immediately reminded him of the past.
Another map slip is the current map of Tianzhu Mountain, but it does not indicate Jiuchong Mountain, Qianji Peak, or Baicaotang. Is it due to negligence, or is it deliberately hiding something?
"Senior has been away for many years, are you busy chasing Yu Ye?"
The Qi Refining disciple kept talking while leading the way.
"You also know Yu Ye?"
"That person is a traitor to my Tianji Sect, and it has been known to the whole world for a long time!"
"Do you know about Feiyun Peak?"
"Feiyun Peak? Never heard of it!"
"Do you know Jiuchong Mountain again?"
"Senior is testing the disciples. Jiuchong Mountain is the name of a mountain in the back mountain, and Qianji Peak is above Jiuchong Mountain."
"Baicaotang?"
"This junior is a disciple of Baicao Hall, dedicated to guarding Qianji Peak."
"Why were you AWOL?"
"Qianji Peak has been vacant for many years. Doesn't it need to be guarded? Senior, you..."
"lead the way!"
Some people died, but not completely...
