Naturally nothing happened on the way back to the sect, and everyone returned to the sect safely.
However, it was already daylight when this group of people returned. Although nothing happened on the way, they met many disciples who had just come out of the sect or who had spent the night outside the sect and came out to do errands. Most of these people were in groups. , the number was only about three to five. When they saw the Five Spirit disciples gathered together, at least a hundred people were rushing towards the direction of the sect, they couldn't help but look sideways, especially when they saw the expressions and expressions of these people. The clothes all looked tired and messy, as if they had gone through a fierce battle, which made me even more curious. After a closer look, I found many people with injuries among the crowd, and there were also some Five Spirit disciples who were holding down some dejected people. The guy who didn't dare to resist moved forward, while the Five Spirits disciples were carrying...the corpse with solemn expressions?
Is this what happened?
But those disciples were just making curious guesses.
But after all, the one-night battle was so powerful that the Five Spirit disciples who came out to do errands near the battlefield were always alerted. They were cautious and did not dare to get close. They watched the excitement from a distance. News of something big happening outside the sect spread like this. Leaving soon spread the news in the sect.
Putting aside the curiosity of these disciples, Senior Brother Fan Yan and a group of others did not enter through the place where disciples usually enter and leave the sect. Instead, they took a shortcut and flew in directly.
When the towering Yuhu Mountain in the cloud-filled sky and the vast Tianshui Lake below appeared in everyone's eyes again, many disciples felt as if they were in another world when looking at this familiar beauty.
Finally back!
After entering the sect, Qian Chao and the other five people left Tang Ping to say goodbye to Senior Brother Fan Yan. After all, Li Jian among the five was seriously injured and had to be sent back to Muxiu Peak to recuperate.
Senior Brother Fan Yan was obviously in a bad mood because he lost the big fish Gui Su. Although he had some polite words with Tang Ping, he gave up when the five junior brothers and sisters insisted.
The five people slowly flew towards Li Jian's purple bamboo forest.
Lu Pingchuan suddenly asked:
"Hey, why does the boy named Fan look so confused and has no energy to speak?"
"Alas, it was a great achievement, but it ended up running away." Tang Ping replied.
"Ah, what's going on?"
Lu Pingchuan still didn't understand.
"Brother Lu, didn't two guys escape in the end?" Yanxuan said.
"Oh, right."
"One of them seems to be a very distinguished guy from Mu Yangzong, and Brother Qian captured him. But he ran away, and Senior Brother Fan was naturally unhappy."
"Ahem, what a big deal, didn't he just run away? Why don't we catch him again next time, eh? Is he the kid that Brother Qian struck with lightning?"
"it's him."
"Oh, to be able to run away after being chopped like that, that boy named Fan is really unlucky."
Li Jian couldn't fly very fast due to his injury, so the five of them flew slowly in the air towards the purple bamboo forest while chatting. When they were chatting in the busy place, they didn't pay attention to the small white-walled courtyard next to their feet.
The second floor window of an exquisite little pavilion in the small courtyard was open, and there was a woman with good looks staring at the five of them curiously.
It was Yunxi.
Speaking of which, Yunxi has been in a pretty good mood these past few days. Last time, she took advantage of the sword fight with Li Jian to loosen the barrier of the Xiaowu Pass that had trapped her for some time. She returned to the sect. After that, Yunxi immediately started to retreat. As expected, her hard work paid off. After many days of suffering, she finally broke out. From then on, she officially entered the intermediate level of Qi refining. This was naturally a surprise. She was very happy.
After being excited with joy, Yun Xi had another thought in his mind. Regarding the last fight with Li Jian, although it seemed that the two ended in a tie, Yun Xi always thought that he lost to Li Jian. , she was always unconvinced by this. After that fight, she thought about when she could fight with Li Jian again and see the real results.
However, she is now at the fifth level of Qi refining, and the boy named Li Jian doesn't know if he has broken through the fifth level. If she doesn't find him again, even if she can defeat him, there is no point in defeating him. He will always have to compete with his cultivation. Only when the competition is evenly matched can the superiority of means be truly distinguished.
But Yunxi definitely didn't want to ask it herself, so she left the matter to Bai Lin, who was always around her.
She had just sent away Bai Lin, who had come to disturb people that morning. When she was bored, she saw the five Li Jian passing by through the window, and she was immediately attracted to them.
Why does Li Jian... seem to be injured?
Yunxi, who had a keen eye, could see something was wrong with Li Jian at a glance.
Did you encounter any powerful monsters outside the sect at this time?
Or have you encountered any powerful opponent?
Watching the five people go away, Yun Xi was still thinking curiously in front of the window.
But that kid didn't break through the Xiaowu level after all. It seems that fighting him again has to be postponed for a while.
…
Arriving at Li Jian's bamboo hut at the edge of the purple bamboo forest, Yanxuan carefully settled Li Jian, and then carefully checked Li Jian's wounds again. He had always been outside the sect before, and there were many wounds around him. It was a fierce battle, so Li Jian's wounds could not be treated as carefully and slowly as now. After doing this, Yan Xuan truly breathed a sigh of relief.
The five of them chatted here again for a while. Li Jian knew that these friends had not left because of his injury. After the fight last night, they were all tired now, especially Lu Pingchuan. Although his face was not as before That was fair, but I was still a little tired mentally, so I smiled and said:
"My Shangyan girl has treated me carefully. I feel a lot better myself. I think I will be fine after a few days of cultivation. But we all worked hard last night, and our mental strength and spiritual energy were strong. There is a loss, so you don’t have to stay here with me all the time. It’s better to go back and have a good rest. After all, we are in the sect, is there any danger here?”
This is true. Several people were a little tired after returning to the sect. After hearing this, Yanxuan also said:
"That's fine, let's all go back separately first. It just so happens that the medicine that Brother Li used is no longer enough. I have to go back and make a new mixture. I'll come back tomorrow to change the medicine for Brother Li."
"Well, that's fine. Then I'll go back and take a nap. When I come over tomorrow with delicious food, we can have a meal together at Brother Li's place." Lu Pingchuan said.
Just like that, several people dispersed.
Before leaving, Tang Ping specifically said to Qian Chao:
"Boy Qian, don't forget the mirror I gave you."
Qian Chao understood, nodded and said:
"Don't worry, I won't forget it."
When walking with Tang Ping, Yanxuan asked curiously:
"What mirror?"
"It's the mirror I snatched from the son of the Nian family. That thing is a rare good thing. Unfortunately, the son of the Nian family has to be handed over to the sect. People will always know that the mirror fell into my hands. , it is very possible... no, someone will definitely come to me to ask for it. Alas, I have to let Mr. Qian take a good look first. If he can figure out the secret of the mirror, maybe he can practice it for me too. Make one."
"oh."
"By the way, Sister Yan, why don't you follow me to Shuiyun Valley first? I'll report to my master that I'm safe first, and then I'll go with you to Qixia Mountain. The two of us will be together in the evening, how about that?"
Yanxuan was stunned and immediately understood. After all, last night was his first time to kill. At that time, there was blood everywhere and everyone was jealous. Although he was forced to do it, he didn't feel anything. He just thought he was numb. , but now it’s different. Yanxuan has been deliberately not thinking about the situation when he killed those people last night. Tang Ping must have thought of this and was worried that he would be scared at night, so he wanted to accompany him. He felt warm and nodded. road:
"good."
…
Qian Chao and the five others went back to rest, but the fierce fight that lasted almost all night was far from over, and the aftermath had already spread to the sect.
Just after Fan Yi led a group of Five Spirits disciples back and told the elders what happened last night, within the Five Spirits Sect, for many days, an invisible undercurrent began to circulate among most of the disciples in the sect. It was quietly surging without even realizing it.
Speaking of the huge Wuling Sect, there are far more elite Qi refining disciples than those brought out by Fan Yi. Naturally, Fan Yi is not the only one who is capable. Fan Yi taking people out to protect Yan Shuang is only one aspect of this matter. , in addition to him, the elders of Wuling Sect also secretly deployed a lot of people. In the past few years, even if there were many disciples in the sect, Wuling Sect was always uneasy about some people. Ever since Yan Shuang entered At the beginning of the Five Spirits Sect, a large invisible net had been quietly laid. Now, as Fan Yi returns, the information obtained from the interrogation of the casual cultivators who were escorted back is passed back one by one by the people sent out. News, it’s finally time to close the network!
…
This is a small house in Jiuxuan. There are many people in Jiuxuan, so most of the disciples do not live well.
The door of the small courtyard was knocked first, and then several people walked in.
"Is Junior Brother Che here?" said a sturdy young man standing in the small courtyard.
"Here, who is it?"
Following the words, a young man with a thin build and not outstanding appearance walked out of the room. None of the people standing in his courtyard seemed to recognize him, and they were a little stunned for a moment.
"I don't know what this senior brother's name is, what do you do with me?"
After the young man named Che walked out, he found that among the people in his courtyard, one of the leaders was actually a foundation-building monk, and he couldn't help but feel worried.
"Haha, my surname is Han, Junior Brother Che. I heard that you secretly met some friends from far away a few days ago. Therefore, the sect has some things that we want to discuss with Junior Brother Che, but it is not here. Labor Che Junior brother, how about you come with us to find a secluded place and have a good talk?"
Following this man's words, several people following him stepped out silently, surrounding the young man named Che, and some people grabbed the Shimen jade pendant on his body. down.
The face of the young man named Che suddenly turned extremely pale, and his body was trembling slightly... It's over! Finally, someone noticed it!
The senior brother surnamed Han smiled slightly when he saw the change in the face of the man surnamed Che, and said:
"Junior Brother Che, let's go."
After finishing speaking, he saw that the young man surnamed Che was motionless and trembling as if he was frightened. Senior Brother Han smiled again and said:
"I have long heard that Junior Brother Che is very popular, has many friends, and is a person who cares about face. That's why we came to you like this for the sake of your dignity, Junior Brother Che. However, if Junior Brother Che doesn't want this dignity, we will naturally be different. What do you think of taking you away in a certain way?"
"Okay... okay, I'll go with you."
"It should have been so long ago."
After saying that, Senior Brother Han smiled and walked out of the small courtyard.
After the young man surnamed Che was caught and walked out, several people outside the hospital filed in and entered the room inside to search carefully.
…
Outside the clan.
A young man with a dark complexion was running away desperately. This man was also dressed as a disciple of the Five Spirits, but his expression was extremely panic. He did not dare to fly high, otherwise he would be discovered, so he only dared to get close. Flying over the treetops of the mountain forest, I would look back from time to time.
After all, he didn’t get rid of the people behind him!
Just behind this man, several small black dots were heading straight towards him.
Someone quietly sent him a message, and he was shocked to learn that his identity had been exposed, so he took the first step and left the sect before the Five Spirit disciples who captured him arrived, but those who came to capture him Reluctant to let him go, almost everyone on the front and back followed him. In this way, the one in front ran away without his life, while the others behind him chased him hurriedly. It had been quite a while.
Unable to escape, the dark-faced young man thought anxiously that there was a dense forest below. He might as well go in and hide. If he could deceive those people, he could escape in another direction. In short, the Five Spirits Sect could no longer stay.
Thinking of this, his figure got lower and lower, swaying among the branches and then fell and disappeared.
Then his figure clung to a thick tree trunk, and his whole body slowly sank into the trunk. His heart that was about to jump out of his throat as he ran all the way slowly slowed down, and finally became It was so silent that it almost blended into the big tree.
From above, the sound of clothes breaking through the air came, and the few people who were chasing them stayed above the dense forest.
"Why is he missing? Has anyone seen where he went?"
"It seems to be over there."
"No, he should be hiding down there."
"Go down and search carefully. Don't let him escape!"
Then the sound of footsteps rustled in the forest, and several people seemed to be lined up in a row, constantly patrolling and searching in the forest.
After a while, someone spoke again.
"No!"
"Damn it, that guy must have pretended to come down and make us waste time here. I'm afraid that guy has fled far away now."
"What about that?"
"What else can he do? If he wants to escape, he must go in that direction. Let's chase him all the way. No matter how many turns he takes, he will always pass by there. We can always find him!"
"Walk!"
First there was the sound of hurried footsteps, then the sound of clothes flying away in the sky above the forest, and then there was silence. The birds that had been frightened by these people fell back and began to sing.
How dangerous!
Finally escaped!
After a while, the forest had already returned to its usual scene.
A piece of mottled bark on the thick tree trunk gradually bulged and cracked, and then a dark face emerged from inside.
What they said is true. There are always a few places that you must pass if you want to escape. If they ambush there, it will be troublesome. What should we do?
While he was thinking, he slowly broke free from the big tree.
At this moment, suddenly a sword sound came from behind the tree, first a "click" sound and almost simultaneously a "pop" sound. Blood spattered, and half of the bright silver sword blade had already penetrated from one side of his shoulder. When he came out, the blood immediately stained his clothes.
"Well!"
The dark-faced young man groaned after being hit by the sword. At this time, he had not yet completely escaped from the big tree, but he no longer had any strength due to the severe pain of the sword.
A man walked out from behind the tree and looked at him with a smile.
"Isn't this Senior Brother Xia? I thought there was some monster coming out of the tree, so I took action. Senior Brother Xia is not to blame, but why did Senior Brother Xia hide in this tree?"
Just as he was talking, a branch above his head swayed, and the few people who had flown away before fell back, looking at the people trapped in the trunk with ridicule.
"It just so happens that we were sent by the sect to find Senior Brother Xia. Since we have met him, Senior Brother Xia can go back with us."
As he spoke, the man stretched out his hand as if to help the dark-faced young man get out of the tree, but when his hand reached out, it touched his head, and a little bit of spiritual energy penetrated, and the young man named Xia suddenly became confused. Save it.
"What are you doing? Why are you still doing this after you've captured him? Is it possible for you to carry him back?"
"Hmph! If he commits suicide on the way, will it be yours or mine?"
"Oh...that makes sense."
"Let's go, we caught another Xizuo."
"Everything seems to go smoothly for other brothers, but it's so troublesome for us to come here. Who gave him the news and made us chase him so far?"
"Hmph! No matter who it is, you can find out if you go back and ask. As long as you find out, it will never end well!"
…
It is still outside the sect, but this is no longer the place where ordinary Qi refining disciples within the sect are dispatched. This place is no longer under the direct jurisdiction of the Wuling Sect. Although it still belongs to the sphere of influence of the Wuling Sect, the people here are The land belongs to a certain aristocratic family or a certain sect, which means that this is a real practice world where casual cultivators come and go and where aristocratic families come and go.
Two figures flew over in a hurry, and behind them was the direction of the Five Spirits Sect.
It seems that these two people are both dressed as Five Spirit monks, but the ones who can get here are definitely not Qi Refining disciples. Both of them have proper foundation building skills.
However, these two people seemed to be in an emergency. There was no expression on their faces, but there was a bit of impatience in their eyes... even panic.
"Senior Brother Jin, Senior Brother Zou, where are you two going in a hurry?"
Suddenly, a person flew up from the ground and blocked the way of these two people.
The sudden appearance of this person startled the two of them. When they stopped to look, they realized that they knew each other, but at this time someone blocked the way... Could it be that the sect sent him to chase him? But it's not like that. After all, they escaped together, and the other party was only one person. I'm afraid they met by chance.
The two men exchanged glances with each other, and then one of them spoke.
"It turns out to be Junior Brother Huang. The two of us were sent by the sect to go on business. We were in a hurry because we were afraid of missing the time. Junior Brother Huang, what are you doing? You want to return to the sect. ?"
The man who stopped these two people was named Huang Gao. He was a physical cultivator of Houtu Temple's foundation construction. He was a good friend of Lu Pingchuan's senior brother Xi Kan, and he was also a fellow senior fellow of the two sisters Fang Yang and Fang Han. This person is not very tall. He is less than seven feet tall but has a waistline of over ten feet. He is a very fat and stocky person. He stopped the two of them with a shy belly. At this time, the facial features on his large round face were crowded. We laughed together and blossomed into a flower.
"Oh, really?" The smile on Huang Gao's face suddenly disappeared, and he put on a surprised face, "But how did I hear that the sect sent the two senior brothers to guard the border area with you two?" , in case someone from outside sneaks in?"
"Uh... that's it. The sending sect has sent someone to replace us, and then asked us to go out again. Junior Brother Huang, if there is nothing else, the two of us have to go on the road. How about we talk about it after we come back?"
"No rush, no rush." Huang Gao laughed again, and the fat flower on his face appeared again. "It just so happened that I had just received a new assignment from the sect, and I was asked to wait for you two here. , the sect has told us that whenever we see two senior brothers, we must invite them back."
"What……!"
"Haha, two senior brothers, please stop playing tricks. You two were guarding the border area but secretly let in unknown numbers of outsiders. Do you think the sect really doesn't know about this?"
"You...are you here to catch us?"
"Well, that's about it. Since we know each other well, I hope the two senior brothers won't make things difficult for me. Just go back with me."
The expressions on the two people's faces had changed drastically. They didn't expect to run away immediately after getting wind of the prying. They thought they could escape, but they were still a step too slow. The Five Spirits Sect had actually sent someone to intercept them, but... why did they send them? Coming alone? Even if Huang Gao is an individual cultivator, there are two people on his side. Even if he is defeated, at least one person can still escape.
Thinking of this, the two men looked around with vigilance. They suspected that Huang Gao was not the only one ambushing here. Maybe they were already surrounded at this time.
Seeing the two men looking around with twinkling eyes, Huang Gao laughed even more happily. He even got closer and reached out to grab the arm of one of them. However, his gesture didn't look like he was trying to grab someone, but instead he was trying to reach out to the old man whom he hadn't seen for a long time. Friends are affectionate to each other.
"Let's go, you two. I think there must be some misunderstanding. The two senior brothers will return to the sect and explain it to the elders. Once the misunderstanding is resolved, everything will be fine."
But the two people were startled by Huang Gao's actions, and one of them shouted:
"If you want to leave, you can leave, we won't accompany you!"
Before the voice fell, the two men turned around and ran away in two directions. The one who was almost caught by Huang Gao's arm casually flicked it, and immediately there were two white lights, like two dragons emerging from the water, winding. The lightning struck directly at Huang Gao's two little eyes, while the other man escaped without looking back.
Unexpectedly, Huang Gao's fat palm came faster. He held the two white lights in his hands with just one move. They were two magic swords that were still trembling. The blades were so sharp that they could cut through gold. Jade was far from comparable, but under Huang Gao's big hand, not only could it not hurt the palm at all, but it was tightly grasped by the big palm, like two poisonous snakes caught seven inches.
"Senior Brother Jin, walk slowly!"
As Huang Gao spoke, the fat figure came behind the man in a flash. He stretched out his other hand and grabbed the man's waist, like grabbing a thin wooden stick. Normally, he would hold the person's waist and hips in his palms. It's not that the person's waist was too thin, but Huang Gao's big hands got bigger and bigger when he stretched out his hands. When he grabbed the person's waist, , the entire palm is as big as a tabletop.
"hey-hey!"
Huang Gao let out a weird laugh, then swung his huge arm and swung it down!
There was a "boom", and the earth and rocks were splashed everywhere, shaking. When the dust settled, a large pit appeared there. In the pit, the man Huang Gao called Senior Brother Jin was lying on his back, but his limbs were twisted. , his mouth and nose were bleeding, and he was obviously seriously injured.
There was another "ding", and the two magic swords originally held in Huang Gao's hands were pinched and broken at the same time.
"Hehe," Huang Gao came down and looked at the people in the pit, "It would be great if you just follow me back, so as not to suffer like this. But don't think that you are the only one who is unlucky. Senior Brother Zou will also suffer."
As he was talking, he suddenly heard a long deer roar coming from one side, followed by what seemed to be a whistling sound from the wind, and then a horrifying scream.
"I'm right." Huang Gao looked up and then lowered his head and said to the pit.
As the sound of hoofbeats approached, a tall and strong male deer came over. The twig-like antlers on the deer's head looked sharp and strong. However, in the deer's mouth was the robe of a monk who had lost all consciousness. It was the monk who had escaped just now. Senior Brother Zou, there is a beautiful woman sitting on the saddle tied to the buck. She is none other than Tang Ping's Senior Sister Ruoyu.
"Senior Brother Huang, fortunately, we have finally caught these two guys."
"Hehe, it's unlucky for them two. If they don't eat the toast, they will have to drink wine as a penalty. Why bother? Okay, now it's time for us to go back and recover."
"good."
