As far as he could see, although the Soul Broken Valley was clear and clear, he could sense a gloomy atmosphere, which made him feel a little uncomfortable, and he frowned slightly subconsciously.
However, there was no hesitation. A mask slipped from his sleeves and was slowly fastened on his face.
There was a faint cyan light in his eyes. This time, he had to search this place carefully. The chance guidance only said that the treasure was in the Valley of Broken Souls.
But it didn't say where exactly.
The Broken Soul Valley is not small, it is several miles in size, with rocks standing everywhere.
The cultivation level on his body was quickly suppressed to almost nothing, and a faint light shone all over his body, covering him up as a warrior who had not yet reached the Dan realm.
Even if you get close, you can't detect his presence.
Although this place is deserted, Chen Yuan has always maintained a cautious mind. Only when he really can't find it will he thoroughly search the place.
Entering the Broken Soul Valley, Chen Yuan's perception became clearer. The invisible Yin Qi leaked from the ground, as if there was a Yin vein underneath. He also remembered this change in his heart.
After searching the entire valley and finding no chance light, I finally realized that the Blood Soul Wood should be underground as expected.
After having this idea, Chen Yuan began to patrol almost inch by inch, his spiritual thoughts going deep into the ground, trying to find a so-called comrade.
His hunch was correct. After searching the entire Broken Soul Valley almost completely, he found something fishy on an ordinary stone wall.
This place is different from others. When the spiritual mind penetrates into it, he can feel that it is empty, which means that the place he is looking for is almost here.
With a movement of his body, he disappeared into the stone wall.
For a warrior like him, it is easy to go to heaven and earth, and to climb mountains and seas. He can penetrate deep into the stone wall without making any movement.
As soon as he entered, Chen Yuan knew that he had come to the right place.
There is indeed a passage within the nearly three-foot-thick stone wall, and it is not natural. At a glance, you can tell that it was built by man. There are traces of cuts and axes on it.
At the same time, there are also patterns of formations.
Obviously, you need to go through a formation to enter here, but he just relied on his own cultivation to force his way in.
He estimated that if nothing unexpected happened, this might be the secret place of the evil sect that once existed in Soul-Desolating Valley, with sect treasures hidden inside.
Blood Soul Wood may be one of them.
But this idea was rejected by him not long after he came up with it, because when his spiritual mind penetrated deep into the channel, he found traces of human activities.
Chen Yuan was suddenly startled and quickly retracted his spiritual thoughts. He became even more cautious and did not dare to reveal his aura at all. The strength of the enemy and ourselves was still unclear.
It would be foolish to expose it rashly. At least you have to get the Blood Soul Wood first before talking about anything else.
As Chen Yuan went deep into the passage, the situation inside suddenly became clear. It turned out that there was such a cave under a hundred feet underground in the Broken Soul Valley.
And because of the formation's cover, he had searched for it before but didn't find it.
Something...is wrong!
When Chen Yuan gathered his spiritual thoughts and went deep into the ground, what he found shocked him even more, because there were not only living people inside, but also quite a few.
The cultivation level of each of them is not low, at least they have the level of Tongxuan cultivation.
It's as if they have been made into puppets, guarding every important road. Some people have even fallen deeply into dust, if not for the faint trace of vitality that always surrounds them.
Anyone who comes here will think that these are dead people.
Of course, this was not the thing that frightened him the most. What really surprised him was that the clothes of these people were almost the same as those of the Wusheng Cult disciples he had discovered in Ping'an County.
Although there are slight differences, they are probably also divided in terms of strength or status!
Wusheng Cult Headquarters! ! !
An idea suddenly popped into Chen Yuan's mind.
It also surprised and delighted him.
What was surprising was that he had never thought that the famous Jianghu Demon Sect and the headquarters of the Wusheng Cult, which was wanted by the imperial court, were actually located in the hinterland of Shuzhou.
Right under his nose!
He originally thought he was in the Blood State. After all, that was the paradise for the chaotic!
Not long after he first came to this world, he got into a grudge with the Wusheng Sect. He once destroyed a branch of the Wusheng Sect for the sake of status and power, as well as the "death of his uncle".
But since then, he has had nothing to do with the Wusheng Cult, and the other party has not retaliated against him, although he has often used the name of the Wusheng Cult to accuse his enemies.
But to be honest, he rarely interacts with Wusheng Cult.
The most recent time was the death of Lu Renjia, the former Shuzhou Jin envoy. Under his suggestion, Lu Renyi frantically searched for traces of the Wusheng Cult. There were some results, but definitely not much.
Because he had never found any trace of the headquarters of the Wusheng Sect, he had actually given up the idea. Unexpectedly, in another village, under the guidance of the Altar of Luck, he accidentally found traces of the Wusheng Sect.
Thinking about it now, I am afraid that the evil sect that caused trouble before was destroyed by the Wu Sheng Sect, so there were inexplicable disappearances.
The emergence of the Wu Sheng Sect in the world does seem to coincide with that time.
It can be said that Qiaoer's mother opened the door for Qiaoer, and Qiaoer arrived home!
As for happiness...it's naturally because of the matter about Jingtai.
He had long suspected that Jingtai might be inseparable from the demonic forces, most likely the Wu Sheng Sect, which had become notorious in recent decades.
Because when Jingtai reached adulthood, the Wusheng Cult became active.
It's hard not to let him think about it, and he even thought about convicting this crime and making Jingtai and the Sima family lose the support of the people!
It was also his intention to signal Lu Renyi to investigate the Wu Sheng Cult.
However, with no progress being made, he no longer had the idea, and thought of directly framing him after getting some specious evidence.
No more now!
As long as it can be proven that Jingtai is related to the Wusheng Sect, it will directly destroy the foundation of the Sima family. Even if it is not there, don't forget, this is the headquarters of the Wusheng Sect.
If he framed him, his credibility would be even higher!
Therefore, when Chen Yuan found out that these guards were disciples of the Wusheng Cult, he was surprised and happy. This trip to find opportunities was not in vain, and there was an unexpected surprise.
Of course, Chen Yuan was not carried away by this idea.
The Wu Sheng Cult has been able to expand its power to most of the Central Plains in just a few decades. There is no doubt about its strength, and this is its headquarters.
When it comes to danger, it is actually no less than a dragon's pond and a tiger's den.
According to his estimation, Wusheng Old Mother and Wusheng Ancestor, who are often talked about by Wusheng Cult disciples, are most likely to be powerful at the True Lord level at the Yangshen level.
Even though he had never taken action in the arena, he did not dare to take it lightly.
Therefore, after discovering this matter, Chen Yuan's vigilance has been raised to the highest level, and at the same time, he has also compressed his aura to the extreme.
The spiritual thoughts were not leaked at all, for fear of being noticed by the powerful.
After Chen Yuan carefully avoided several formations and more than ten Wusheng Cult guards at the Tongxuan level, he finally came to a wider place.
This place is like the meeting hall of the Wusheng Sect, hundreds of feet in size, with dozens of Wusheng Cult disciples in black robes walking around inside.
Some people are walking in a hurry, while others are meditating.
There are also people who recite the teachings of the Wusheng Cult, and the only thing they have in common is that almost none of them are weak, and at least they have the level of Tongxuan cultivation.
The top few have reached the Dan realm level.
Obviously, most of the power has been dispersed throughout the Central Plains. Here is only a part. If its strength is completely added up, it will definitely be an astonishing level.
But after careful investigation, Chen Yuan did not feel that the Wu Sheng Sect was scary.
In the final analysis, the Wusheng Sect has only grown for a few decades. The reason why there are so many strong men with strong cultivation bases is that, in addition to their own foundation, most of them were forcibly promoted using secret methods.
Just like the pseudo-alchemy master that Chen Yuan once met in Tangshan, apart from relying on secret techniques, he could not improve his strength through his own practice.
Shouyuan hasn't changed much either.
What is improved is only the strength.
Although this is enough to drive many people crazy, Chen Yuan has never taken it seriously. The secret method of Wusheng Sect is basically just fishing from the lake.
Of course, the reason for this can actually be made clear if you think about it.
The Wusheng Religion's rise was too short. If it wants to have huge strength in a short period of time, it must have a large number of backbones to establish branches outside.
It is a chess piece that can be discarded at any time. Anyway, Wusheng Cult can copy it without fear of loss.
Therefore, Chen Yuan never thought of searching for souls inside.
The Wusheng Cult disciples he met, as long as they had some status, had already had restrictions in their souls. Once their spiritual thoughts entered, their souls would quickly dissolve.
This is one of the reasons why people have no choice but to accept the teaching of lifelessness.
At most, we can only find the sub-rudder. As for the headquarters, it will never be revealed.
He has tried this many times.
Even Yang Shen Zhenjun couldn't avoid soul searching, and those disciples of Wusheng Cult were also fanatical and ruthless, with no fear of death. Most of them were captured, and their first reaction was to commit suicide.
Returning to the arms of his birthless parents.
Enter the so-called "vacuum hometown" to have fun.
The underground was very large, and the empty hall was just one of them. There were countless densely packed caves inside, but they were also very small. Chen Yuan didn't believe it. He searched for them one by one, but couldn't find the location of the Blood Soul Wood!
In a corner where no one was paying attention, Chen Yuan killed a Wusheng Cult disciple at an extremely fast speed, put on his clothes and disguised himself, and his body was quickly put into the Heavenly Book and Treasures.
The reason for this is that the protection here is too tight. It can be expected that the deeper you go, the more formations will be there, and hiding in the void is not advisable.
His cultivation level has not reached the point where he can escape all searches.
Because his spiritual thoughts need to be suppressed and he cannot accurately predict danger, he is particularly cautious when facing the nest of the Wusheng Sect!
Although the Wu Sheng Cult is strict, there is also a good thing, that is, everyone is basically covered in black robes, and some even have their eyes covered.
No one would say hello. It was like a strict machine running here. Almost everyone was performing their duties. It seemed very depressed and quiet.
Walking in the lair of the Wusheng Sect, although Chen Yuan's spiritual thoughts were compressed to the extreme, he still had some perception, but he didn't even notice a warrior at the Huayang level.
It made him feel a little suspicious.
Is it possible that there is no strong person in charge of such a huge nest of Wu Sheng Cult?
He estimated that this possibility was unlikely. The most likely possibility was that he didn't notice it.
After breaking away from the large army, Chen Yuan walked in a cave similar to a corridor. There were many rooms on both sides. Chen Yuan passed through them one by one, with cyan light flashing from time to time in his eyes.
He is looking for the whereabouts of the Blood Soul Wood.
But after searching dozens of rooms, there was no movement at all.
Chen Yuan frowned, but there was nothing he could do. His spiritual thoughts were suppressed, and he had no way to cover the entire Wusheng Sect's lair in one thought. He could only use this method to search.
Finally, Chen Yuan stopped.
But it wasn't that he found the whereabouts of the Blood Soul Wood, but that he was a little curious about what was in the room and why it was divided into so many rooms.
After looking back and forth and sensing that there was no life inside, Chen Yuan pushed the stone door open with his hand.
The scene that appeared in front of him shocked him again.
There is no one inside the stone gate, and the area is not large. There is only a stone statue of a desk that attracts the most attention, and a green figure below.
The stone mat is very simple, but there is something strange hidden everywhere.
He walked into the cave and slowly closed the stone door.
The smooth bluestone mat underneath can prove that there are often people sitting cross-legged facing the stone statue on the desk, as if they are worshiping.
On the desk, there was a stone stove with three half-burned incense sticks. The incense was blood-colored, and the smoke that came out was also a strange red color. They all headed towards the stone statue and were swallowed by it.
As for the base of the stone statue, there are four words engraved on it.
No biological parents.
But what really shocked Chen Yuan was the appearance of the stone statue.
There are seven points of similarity with Emperor Jingtai of the Jin Dynasty.
It turns out that Jingtai is not connected with the Wusheng Cult, but he himself is the so-called Wusheng Patriarch!
No wonder Wusheng Cult disciples often recite his name, but they have never appeared in the world for decades.
Because, his true body is in the palace of Shenjing City, accepting the worship of all people!
Chen Yuan reached out and picked up a piece of blood-colored burning incense in the stone furnace, and put it in front of his eyes. His expression was extremely complicated. The burning blood-colored incense actually exuded a strong yin energy.
And the Yin Qi he felt leaking from the ground in the Broken Soul Valley was exactly the same as the burning incense!
Although he didn't know what raw materials the blood incense was made of, he already had a vague guess in his mind.
What is Jingtai doing?
Inhale the incense?
What is its function?
Chen Yuan subconsciously thought of Jingtai's cultivation. Everyone in the world said that Jingtai was a rare martial arts prodigy who was forced to practice to the level of Tiandan under the suppression of luck.
But he is forever trapped in Tiandan, unable to break through to the realm of Huayang.
but now....
Chen Yuanyi dispersed his thoughts and thought of a key point.
perhaps....
Jingtai started cultivating Yuanshen very early, but he did not rely on his own cultivation, but relied on the power of these incense for him to cultivate Yuanshen.
When the accumulation reaches a certain level, maybe...
"I still underestimated Jingtai!"
Chen Yuan thought to himself.
I thought that Jingtai himself was nothing to be afraid of. He only relied on the luck of the Jin Dynasty to remain undefeated under the Yangshen. In fact, he was just an ant.
As long as the power of the imperial court is defeated, he can be killed at will.
But maybe no one would have thought that Jingtai himself was considered a genuine martial arts expert. Although he was not following the orthodox martial arts path, who knew what kind of power he could unleash?
After decades of absorbing incense, it has definitely accumulated to a terrifying level.
It's just that Chen Yuan hasn't figured it out yet, how can he integrate the power gained from other people's offerings with himself?
Is it like a warrior who can also have his lifespan skyrocketed with great advancement in cultivation?
Once integrated, what level of strength will it reach?
Where did he get the way of incense that is completely different from the martial arts practiced in the world?
Is he the only one in the world who practices this way?
Will this method have any consequences?
Chen Yuan's eyes flickered and his thoughts turned wildly.
But at the same time, everything in the cave was recorded with the recording stone.
Just when Chen Yuan was about to leave the cave and look for the Blood Soul Wood, there was suddenly an extremely faint sound of footsteps outside, which seemed to be heading straight for him.
With his eyes focused, Chen Yuan immediately put the bloody incense back into place, and sat cross-legged directly on the bluestone cushion.
"Rumble..."
The stone door was pushed open, and a man in black robe glanced at Chen Yuan at the door. After confirming that there was someone here, he turned and left, pushed open another stone door, and walked in.
Chen Yuan stood up slowly. If he made a mistake, he would have to physically disappear the person.
Everything in the cave remained as before. Chen Yuan slowly walked out, slowly closed the stone door, and continued walking from another fork in the road.
, along the way, he thought about it.
Judging from the current situation, there are at least more than three hundred such caves in the entire Broken Soul Valley, as well as other different caves. However, Chen Yuan sensed that there was someone inside, so he did not go in to investigate.
Along the way, Chen Yuan met several Wusheng Cult disciples, but there was never any communication between the two parties, like numb puppets.
Finally, Chen Yuan reached the end of the maze-like lair.
In front of him was a stone gate several feet in size, which was completely different from the previous ones. A relaxed smile appeared on his lips, and the cyan light in his eyes responded.
"Finally found!"
...
...
"found it!!!"
In the middle of Shu, within the Luochen Mountains, outside Chenjia Village.
Gu Tianqiong, Li Kuangxiu, and Sima Che slowly stepped out of the void, each with a faint smile on their lips. After they left the capital, they sped up, and in just a short time, they Returned to the South.
We arrived at Chenjia Village, which is hidden in the mountains.
There seemed to be a strange perception. Wu Daozi in the back mountain was about to throw out the fishhook when he suddenly frowned and felt a faint bad feeling in his heart.
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