Just when Tang Ping was being questioned by several elders and Wen Liang and Yan Ding were having a secret conversation in the cave, Qian Chao, who had separated from several friends, did not return to his residence immediately, but first came to Chengqi Hall. Something needs to be presented to the inner hall.
It was the small sign that he took from Xing Rang that identified Xing Rang as a disciple of the inner hall. After Xing Rang was expelled from the inner hall, this small sign that once identified his identity was of great significance and must be recovered from him.
At this time, the news that Qian Chao and the five men were fighting outside had not yet spread, so Qian Chao's appearance in Chengqi Hall did not attract any attention, and he went directly into the inner hall.
In the inner hall, the person sitting today is a senior named Yan Zheng. Speaking of which, when Qian Chao entered the sword armor examination school in the inner hall, the person who appraised the sword armor for him was this senior brother Yan Zheng, and also That is, this senior brother has no relationship with the dead Yan Jing, they just have the same surname. However, senior brother Fang Yan, who had been sitting in the inner hall before, invited himself to go outside the sect because he was very restless. I have been employed, and it will take a few years before I can come back.
"Junior Brother Qian," Yan Zheng was sitting in front of a case in a room in the inner hall, reading a book. When he saw Qian Chao saluting at the door, he quickly greeted him to come in.
Although the fight against Wen Liang outside has not spread yet, the foundation-building brothers in the inner hall have already heard about it. Yan Zheng took a tea cup and poured tea for Qian Chao while saying:
"I heard that Junior Brother Qian has made great contributions to our sect again. I really want to congratulate you..."
"Senior Brother Yan," Qian Chao did not answer the question. Instead, he placed a small silver disc on the case and pressed it with his fingers and gently pushed it towards Senior Brother Yan Zheng. "Senior Brother Yan, please take a look at this thing." .”
Seeing Qian Chao's solemn words, Yan Zheng lowered his head and took a closer look at the bright silver disc. When he saw clearly that the two words in moire seal script on the small disc were actually "Xing Rang", his expression immediately changed. , and after looking at the back of the small sign, he stood up and walked out, but at the door he turned back to Qian Chao, who was a little surprised and said:
"Junior Brother Qian, this matter is important and I cannot be present alone. You take that thing and come with me."
Qian Chao was a little surprised, but he still took the small sign from Xing Rang from the case and followed Senior Brother Yan Zheng out.
There was a "嘡" sound, and a cloud sign hanging in the inner hall was knocked by Yan Zheng. The sound was not loud, but it could be heard clearly in the inner hall.
Then, Yan Zheng took Qian Chao to a room. This room was the same room where Qian Chao entered the inner hall and got his small inner hall sign.
Soon, many inner hall disciples came to this room one after another. They were all foundation-building monks and people who came in and out of the inner hall on a daily basis. It can be seen that this cloud sign was a signal to summon the inner hall disciples.
A senior brother named Sima Xiaoyan came in and asked:
"Junior Brother Yan, what happened? You need to ring the cloud sign to summon us."
Yan Zheng said:
"Senior Brother Sima, brothers and sisters, Junior Brother Qian brought something back today. I cannot handle this matter alone, so I invited you here. Junior Brother Qian, come and show everyone what you brought back. "
"Yes," Qian Chao said, placing the small sign on the only desk in the room, "Brothers, this is the one..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Sima Xiaoyan!
"Xing Rang! It turns out to be that thief's..."
This sound attracted many of the foundation-building monks present in the inner hall to come over to take a look, and for a while there was a lot of discussion in the room.
Sima Xiaoyan turned around and walked to a row of large cabinets by the wall. After carefully selecting from them, he took out a thick book with a black leather cover and was as thick as an account book. Then he returned. After spreading it out and flipping through a few pages, Qian Chao noticed that the first two words on the page were "Xing Rang".
There is also a small portrait of Xing Rang on the paper, which is very lifelike. Then there is the front and back of Xing Rang’s inner hall brand. In addition, there is a small seal printed on it. All the inner hall disciples There is a chisel seal, and Qian Chao has one. It is used to chisel the names and surnames on the spiritual weapons he refines. This is also because Qian Chao's chisel seal is used to imprint the spiritual weapons he refines. , so his spiritual weapon got the name "Qian Zhi".
Sima Xiaoyan's identity seemed to be the most important among the group of foundation-building monks. He carefully compared the small plaque he had received from Xingrang with the legend left on the book, and then nodded seriously. He said to everyone:
"Yes, the sign that Junior Brother Qian brought back is exactly the one that Xing Rang got when he entered the inner hall. Well, now we have finally recovered it. Junior Brother Qian, how did you get this thing, and whether Xing Rang Execution?"
As a last resort, Qian Chao briefly told the story of his outing to deal with Wen Liang and Xing Rang, and finally said:
"Senior Brother Fang Yan told me in the beginning that the inner hall must recover the brand on Xing Rang's body. At that time, Xing Rang was trapped by an illusion, and the caster was Tang Ping, a disciple of Senior Shuiyun Gu Guhuo. Originally, I had a chance to kill him, but Tang Ping was interrogating him with illusions at that time. If I killed him, many things would be unknown, so I only took the sign from our inner hall, oh, and also returned it. The identity jade pendant he got when he entered the sect is also here. Later, in a place outside the sect called the Hanging Corpse Valley, we wounded him with the help of poisonous bees in the valley. My companion below is Li Jian, the swordsman of Mu Xiufeng. One of his arms was cut off with a sword, but the man ran away too fast after being injured. In addition, Wen Liang chased him at that time, so we had no time to chase him and could only let him escape. It is a pity..."
After hearing this, everyone in the room understood the general idea, and the discussion started again.
Sima Xiaoyan nodded and said:
"Well, it's indeed a pity that we couldn't kill that thief. However, he had a broken arm and was poisoned by bee venom. He must have been seriously injured. Hmm, you have to blame yourself! Especially with his Qi refining skills, he can't do it When the severed limb regenerates, this means that his weapon refining skills are also considered broken. Moreover, without this brand, haha, the Evil Weapon Hall will definitely not accept him in the future, which is not bad. No matter what, Junior Brother Qian, you This time it can be regarded as a contribution to the inner hall!"
A monk's severed limbs can regenerate, just like a gecko's severed tail can regenerate. If a monk suffers such a serious injury, he can save his severed limbs only if there is someone with skilled medical skills around him to treat him. If he wants to have his limbs amputated, To regenerate, you need to be at least at the intermediate level of Foundation Establishment. Before that, whether it is a broken limb or a broken finger, the mutilation caused will follow the monk for his whole life. The reason why I say this is because the broken limbs can be as big as broken limbs or as small as broken fingers. The influence of fingers on monks is very serious. At least when casting spells, monks must make seals with their fingers. If even one finger is missing, it will be impossible to cast spells.
After Brother Sima finished speaking, he took out his pen and ink and started writing on the book. Qian Chao was close and noticed that his name was left on the book. He thought he was recording the matter.
After finishing writing, Sima Xiaoyan said loudly:
"Congratulations to Junior Brother Qian for your contribution to our inner hall!"
Everyone in the room saluted Qian Chao one after another. Qian Chao was so panicked that he quickly returned the salute. Then Senior Brother Sima said:
"Junior Brother Qian, since you have recovered this object for the inner hall, there are some things I need to explain to you in detail."
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Outside the sect, in the hidden cave among the vast mountains.
Wen Liang slowly walked into the secret room full of dim light, and Yan Ding also followed in after hesitating, carefully approaching the middle-aged man who was sitting there with his head down and eyes closed. Although he was there, He was notorious in the spiritual world, but he seemed extremely cautious at this moment, as if he was worried that the dead middle-aged man would suddenly open his eyes and look at him coldly at the next moment.
Wen Liang looked at the middle-aged man with extremely complicated eyes.
Yes, this middle-aged man sitting there without any breath is Suo Yuanhai, the remnant of the Suo family. The famous alchemist of the Suo family was like this back then, and it was Suo Yuanhai who took away Wenliang. In other words, now Suo Yuanhai is looking at Suo Yuanhai in the past, and Suo Yuanhai in the past was an alchemy monk. Now Suo Yuanhai, who is in charge of Wenliang, only has the cultivation of Qi refining.
This scene is somewhat meaningful to both Wen Liang and Yan Ding.
After watching for a moment, Wen Liang turned to look at the shocked Yan Ding, pointed to the armchair under the middle-aged man and said:
"This chair is made of Anyang wood, which is very rare. And the four walls of this secret room are covered with beauty-beautifying jade tablets from the far west. And in the mouth of my body, I also have a pearl that fixes my appearance that I got from the mermaids in the sea. With these three things, I can keep my body from decaying for thousands of years and still have vitality. It was in this secret room that I lost my body. I am now in this skin, and then I sneaked into the Five Spirits Sect. I originally thought that after the great revenge was avenged, I would return here, return to my own body, and then escape. It's a pity... I didn't expect that I would It is really annoying to lose to a little Qi-refining guy from the Five Spirits Sect!"
What Wen Liang said was to explain to Yan Ding that Wen Liang could do what he wanted, because Wen Liang himself had this plan, and the evidence was right in front of Yan Ding.
After Wen Liang finished speaking, Yan Ding was speechless. After a moment, he said hesitantly:
"When I was still in the Suo family, I did hear people say in private that you were studying this matter. But at that time, people said that you were fanciful and that it was impossible to succeed. Although now... I still have some doubts!"
A gentle smile:
"Haha, when you were still in the Suo family, when did that happen? After your father died, you mother and son escaped from the Suo family. Later, the Suo family was murdered by the Five Spirits Sect, and a lot of time passed during this period. Young Moon, I did not succeed when you were at Suojia, but I got to the key point. Later, based on deduction and after trying it many times with some monks, I confirmed that my method was feasible, but it lacked some key things, um, It was the Anyang wood, the beauty jade and the beauty-fixing pearl, so I set out to look for these things. What I didn't expect was that when I returned, the Suo family had been burned to the ground, and hundreds of people were killed on the 5th. At the hands of the Spirit Sect, I swore that I would make the Five Spirit Sect pay with blood, and then I tried my best to sneak in here."
At this point, we can finally tell what Yan Ding plans to get from Wen Liang.
When Yan Ding and Wen Liang met earlier, they vaguely explained that Yan Ding was originally a foundation-building monk. His surname was Suo, and his real name was Suo Shenzhang. His father rebelled in the Suo family because of the fight for the head of the family. In the end, due to He caused too much trouble and was ganged up by the Suo family to kill him. After receiving the news, Suo Shenzhang escaped from the Suo family with his mother. Suo Shenzhang's mother's surname was Yan. Suo Shenzhang hated the Suo family because of his father's death. He simply changed his mother's surname and gave himself the name Yan Ding. However, Yan Ding neither cultivated his mind nor his mouth. He often spoke freely about the evil things the Suo family had done, and even He said that he would definitely kill the Suo family in the future to avenge his father.
Originally, the mother and son had escaped, and the Suo family had no intention of eradicating the problem at first. After all, Suo Shenzhang was also a bloodline of the Suo family. After Suo Shenzhang later changed his name to Yan Ding, the Suo family did not listen to his big words about bloodbathing the Suo family. What do you think, but the evil things that the Suo family has done from his mouth are real. After all, Yan Ding was once a young master of the Suo family and knew a lot of inside stories. If he is allowed to continue talking, If this continues, it will inevitably arouse suspicion in the spiritual community. Maybe the cruel and evil things that the Suo family has been doing for many years will be exposed, and there will be endless troubles. It is precisely because of this that the Suo family is discussing After that, they sent out capable men to kill everyone in the Yan family, including Yan Ding's mother, but only Yan Ding escaped.
After Yan Ding escaped, he realized that he had brought disaster to the Yan family. From then on, he began to behave and became silent. However, two heavy blows caused this man's psychology to be extremely distorted. After becoming a casual cultivator, he became extremely ruthless in his actions, stained with blood everywhere, and caused many sensational tragedies. As a result, he also became a member of the cultivator community. He gained quite a reputation among casual cultivators, but later, when some aristocratic elders joined forces to pursue him, he had no choice but to escape by seizing his body. However, in an emergency situation, he could not make a careful choice at all. A body with excellent qualifications, he randomly encountered one and snatched it away, thus escaping with his life. However, he later discovered that the qualifications of this body were very poor, and it did not even improve his cultivation. It was very slow and he was unable to build the foundation. It was precisely because he was extremely dissatisfied with this physical body. Therefore, after receiving a letter from Wen Liang inexplicably one day, he was moved by the conditions offered by Wen Liang in his heart.
He didn't know how Wen Liang found him. Although he didn't see Wen Liang at the time, the familiar font in the letter made him immediately confirm that the letter was written by Suo Yuanhai, his seventh uncle from the Suo family. , and the main idea of the letter is that as long as Yan Ding is willing to go to Wuling Sect to help Wen Liang complete something, Wen Liang will definitely teach Yan Ding the method of seizing the body for the second time.
In other words, Yan Ding was willing to take the risk and come to Wuling Sect not for the spirit stones, but to get rid of his current body with poor qualifications!
One more thing to say here, in the world of spiritual practice, it is well known that no matter what the level of cultivation, a monk can only seize the body once in his life. If he forcibly seizes the body a second time, he will definitely die on the way, and these two The method of seizing the body for the second time is what Suo Yuanhai, the current Wen Liang, has been painstakingly studying before the Suo family was wiped out. He needs to find a way to seize the body for the second time, so that he will not be able to break through even if he seizes the body in the future. When there is an important bottleneck, there is still a chance to start over. In order to try out this method, countless innocent monks died in the hands of Suo Yuanhai, but in the end, he actually succeeded!
And this second method of seizing the body is exactly what Yan Ding wants.
Based on Suo Yuanhai's reputation in the past and what he has seen with his own eyes, Yan Ding actually believes that there is really a way to seize the body twice in this world, but... even if there is such a way, why should Wen Liang be so careful to preserve his previous body? What about his physical body?
This thought made Yan Ding shudder. The reason was very simple. If he had to use his previous body to seize his body for the second time, then...his original body would have rotted into a pile of bones somewhere!
When he thought of this, Yan Ding was so disappointed that he shook his body, and then he said with an uncontrollable anger on his face:
"You lied to me! Even if your method works, where can I find anyangmu, beauty jade, and beauty-fixing pearls? My previous body was rotten by insects and rats many years ago. , your method is of no use to me at all, you lied to me..."
Speaking of excitement, the furious Yan Ding was about to attack Wen Liang with his hands shining brightly!
However, Wen Liang was not afraid, but said calmly:
"Who told you that you must use your original body?"
"What!" Yan Ding was stunned, and he couldn't wait to ask, "Is there any other way?"
"Yes... of course there is..." Wen Liang said. What was rare was that Wen Liang's words at this time contained a deep sadness.
"Then tell me quickly!"
"If you can properly preserve your original body to seize your body for the second time, it is the safest method. If you want to seize your body for the second time one day, your soul must return to your original body first..." said At this point, Wen Liang looked at his physical body on the armchair made of Anyang wood. "Then after using the original physical body through some means, he would seize a new physical body, thereby completing the second seizing of the body. This is the final step." The safest way."
"Then...what should I do if my physical body is long gone?" Yan Ding asked nervously.
"There is a way, but you have to promise me two things before I teach you..."
"What's up?"
"First, as mentioned before, help me accomplish one thing..."
"Okay, this is easy, what's the second thing?"
"The second thing... I want you to swear that after escaping from the Five Spirits Sect, you will change your surname back to your original name, and then find a secluded place that is not noticeable, and try your best to take root, reproduce, and cultivate future generations. Man, revive my Suo family bit by bit. If I can escape with my life, I will go to you to help you. If I die here, you will be the new head of the Suo family in the future. The Suo family... can never Death!"
There was silence in the secret room for a while.
After a long time, Yan Ding asked:
"Why did you choose me?"
"Sigh... Actually... you are not the best candidate, but among the descendants of the Suo family who escaped, you are the only one who is the most suitable. I have been thinking, if one of my nephews who escaped from the Suo family can As with Qian Chao, the revival of the Suo family is inevitable. Unfortunately, there is only Qian Chao in the huge Wuling Sect. But you are different from other people who escaped. You survived two disasters. , and then he has been in the practice world for so long, and was hunted down by the alchemy monks together but did not die. He is much stronger than the other people who escaped. Those children... do have good qualifications, but their character They are all really bad, and they are used to being pampered. I can't see the future of the Suo family in them, so I can only look to you. Well, if you don't agree, even if you kill me now, you won't be able to get that solution! "
After a long time, Yan Ding's voice sounded again in the secret room:
"Okay, I promise you...I can swear it now..."
"It's not urgent," Wen Liang said, "It's not urgent, we still have time, but in order to prevent you from doubting, I can tell you a little more. If you want to seize the body a second time without your previous body, you need it. ...It is the physical body of a blood relative. The method is more troublesome, but it is still feasible..."
Hearing this, Yan Ding's pupils shrank sharply, and he couldn't help but look at the lifeless Suo Yuanhai sitting on the armchair, his eyes shining coldly.
Wen Liang naturally noticed it. He chuckled and continued:
"Don't think about my body. You can't use it. The body you need is a blood relative whose cultivation level cannot be higher than yours. If you don't believe it, I will tell you the method later. You can give it a try. Let’s see if it’s me who’s lying or your last breath!”
"Then...what do you want me to do?"
"Alas... I have said it... some nephews from the Suo family have escaped, and some of them have very good qualifications. Afterwards... alas... where will I hide them, and their respective cultivation qualifications? I'll tell you one by one, it's up to you... to choose one... only one! For the others... just let them go. There aren't many bloodlines left in the Suo family in this world, and maybe they can still give it to you in the future. Help."
That's it. No wonder he had to make such an oath himself. Yan Ding finally figured it out and said:
"Okay, I promise you, everything will happen step by step. What do you want me to do for you?"
"It's very simple, you just need to help me win a place!"
