Before continuing with Zhang Yi’s story, let’s briefly talk about Xing Rang.
Xing Rang's past experience was revealed by Tang Ping's mind-searching skills after he fell into Tang Ping's illusion in Da Cang Ze. This person also became an inner disciple of Jiuxuan Chengqi Hall during the Qi refining stage. He became famous for a while, but he entered the inner hall relatively later than Qian Chao. Therefore, it can be seen that his talent in the art of weapon refining is still far behind Qian Chao. After becoming a disciple of the inner hall, Later, Xing Rang could not resist the temptation and began to refine evil weapons. One of the necessary things to refine evil weapons was the soul of a monk. Therefore, Xing Rang embarked on a road of no return. He was trapped by another person hidden in the sect. Wei Chongling, a blood cultivator, was targeted. That person secretly watched Xing Rang's actions for a long time before he showed up. Under the inducement, he successfully made Xing Rang his disciple.
As mentioned before, the person who seduced Xing Rang was named Gan Bu. He was famous for his Five Elements magic in Jiu Xuan. He was even revered as Jiu Xuan's master of Xuan Xiu before his identity was exposed.
After Gan Bu broke into Xing Rang's refining of the evil weapon, he forced him to go to the inner hall of the Chengqi Hall and steal a book called "The Secret of Qiao Tong". This book records how to enter the Han Dynasty. However, in fact, the "Secrets of Qiao Tong" that Xing Rang stole was a broken book. There are seven levels in the cold pool. This book only records the methods of entering the first to sixth levels. Only the There is no way to enter the seventh floor. Gan Bu did not know this before. He found out after the book was stolen. In desperation, he could only hope that Xing Rang could find a way to enter the cold pool. The seventh-level method, after all, as a pill-forming monk, Ganbu has no way of going deep into the cold pool.
The ancient ferocious beast Chaos is sealed off on the seventh floor of the cold pool, and Ganbu did this so that Xing Rang could get a drop of Chaos blood from there, so that he could use this drop of blood to give himself a power close to that ancient ferocious beast. With the power of the beast, it will be easy to ascend to immortality in the future, and this is what all spiritual blood cultivators dream of.
Gan Bu had a good idea, but unfortunately he underestimated Cheng Qitang. Although he did not attract Cheng Qitang's attention when he seduced Xing Rang, Cheng Qitang was still suspicious of Xing Rang's actions. Later, it was found out that Xing Rang was refining the evil weapon, and later the Cheng Qi Hall directly broke up his relationship with Xing Rang, which also led to Gan Bu's final battle with an elder of the Cheng Qi Hall in Hanchichi. die.
As an alchemy cultivator, Zhang Yi's master would definitely know about Gan Bu's death. Zhang Yi's master did not know what Gan Bu's plan was before his death, but he wanted to know. It wasn’t difficult at all. All that was required was patience and discreet inquiries. After a period of time that was not long but not short, Zhang Yi’s master finally pieced together Gan Bu’s plan from a large amount of piecemeal information. , when he figured this out, he couldn't help but his heart was pounding. He never expected that Ganbu's plan was to obtain the blood of the ancient ferocious beast Chaos. If this really happened to him, then Ganbu would be in Chongqing. He could be considered successful in spiritual blood cultivation. Although Gan Bu failed, he laid a very good foundation before his death, especially when he accepted a disciple, Xing Rang, who was expected to realize his wish, and Xing Rang was still in the cold. The pool took root.
So what to do next?
Should he continue to hide himself alone and stay out of the situation, or should he take advantage of the opportunity of Gan Bu's death to make up for it?
Zhang Yi's master was in conflict.
On the one hand, the Wuling Sect will definitely keep a close eye on Hanchichi. Ganbu died on the spot. It is impossible for the people of the Wuling Sect to get anything more from his mouth, but they will definitely not give up in the future. They must also know that the sect There is also Chongling Blood Cultivation hidden inside, so I will definitely try my best to dig out the Chongling Blood Cultivation with it. At this time, the risk of stepping out to take over what Gan Bu has not finished is too great;
On the other hand, what is banned in the cold pool is the ancient ferocious beast Chaos. Although it bears the name of a ferocious beast, Chaos is definitely at the level of an ancient true spirit. If you can get a drop of its blood, it will be a big blow to Zhang Yi's master. The benefits are undoubtedly huge. It is something he has always dreamed of but could not get. It would be a pity if he gave up just because of the danger!
how should I do it?
After thinking about the conflict for a long time, Zhang Yi's master finally decided to send Zhang Yi out and let Zhang Yi try to connect with Xing Rang in the cold pool. However, he himself did not come forward and only controlled everything from behind. , he also asked Zhang Yi to tell Xing Rang that as long as he could get the blood of chaos, he would be able to let all three people get this great benefit. Of course, this was also told to Zhang Yi.
The reason why Zhang Yi was asked to do the job was because of Zhang Yi's identity. Although Zhang Yi had no sense of belonging to the Wuling Zhang family and was full of hatred, he was the legitimate son of the Zhang family after all. The sect is a big playboy with an absolutely profound background. No one would have thought that such a person would become a Chongling blood cultivator. In addition, after these few years of experience, Zhang Yi has become more calm and cautious, and should be more than enough to deal with such a scene.
After that, Zhang Yi secretly searched for Xing Rang in Hanchichi. There is no need to elaborate on the details. After going through some twists and turns, Zhang Yi finally met with Xing Rang. Xing Rang was also in a desperate situation at that time. It was naturally a good thing for him to get help from another Chongling Blood Cultivator with the alchemy cultivation level, so he agreed. In this way, for a short period of time, Xing Rang and Zhang Yi were in secret contact.
What happened next involved money.
Zhang Yi only heard the name Qian Chao later, but at first he was not interested in the so-called weapon-refining geniuses who emerged from Jiuxuan. After realizing the benefits of becoming a Chongling blood cultivator, he was extremely eager to He hopes that Xing Rang can successfully obtain the Blood of Chaos as soon as possible. As long as he can possess the powerful power through the Blood of Chaos, he will make his father pay the price for abandoning his mother. No, but at least he must be punished severely and make him repent in front of his mother's grave, and then give his mother a formal title.
It's a pity that the progress in Xingrang is too slow. For many years, there has been almost no progress.
Although Zhang Yi was anxious, he knew almost nothing about the art of combat and the study of runes, so he could only be anxious. At the same time, his master was also anxious.
Next, Qian Chao and the other five people became the talk of the clan again and again. The five of them gradually showed their prominence in the clan. Zhang Yi heard from Xing Rang that Wen Liang wanted to deal with Qian Chao and the others. At that time, he had persuaded Xing Rang to stay out of the matter, but Wen Liang said that he had a way to make Xing Rang enter the seventh layer of the cold pool. In desperation, Zhang Yi had no choice but to give up.
What happened next has already appeared in the previous article, the big tide in Hanquan Valley, Xing Cang and Wen Liang failed, and then Wen Liang decided to get rid of Qian Chao because his plan was ruined. As a result, after taking action, he passed through Thousand Arrows Forest, Broken Star Lake, and Da Cangze, Xuanshi Valley, and finally Dameadow. In the process, Xing Rang and Wen Liang were completely defeated step by step. Among them, Xing Rang was first poisoned by bee venom due to Qian Chao's formation in Xuan Corpse Valley and then died. He had his arm cut off by a Mu Xiufeng sword cultivator named Li Jian and fled back to Hanquan Valley. The Wen Liang chased him to the big meadow and wanted to fight to the death. In the end, he was not only defeated but also looked down upon. In the end, he was also killed. Ran away.
After the news came, Zhang Yi was shocked and felt a bit of fear.
What shocked him was that Qian Chao's five little guys actually had such strength, and what frightened him was that once Xing Rang was captured, he would be in an extremely dangerous situation. Also facing this danger was his A master.
Later, it was approaching the "Cheng Guan En Trial" held every ten years within the sect. However, several other sects except Muyang Sect came to Wuling Sect to perform the hundred-year tribute ceremony. It was during that period that he saw When it came to Qian Chao's method, that boy actually used the formation technique to completely seal the cold pool after Hua Cong secretly entered the cold pool!
After feeling the fear, Zhang Yi also approached his master and asked him to secretly get rid of Qian Chao. Well, Zhang Yi's master also had this plan, but soon gave up. First, he found out that he wanted to get rid of Qian Chao. It is almost impossible for Qian Chao, because the Wuling Sect has secretly sent people to protect him. If he takes action, he will not only fail to kill Qian Chao but will also expose himself. Secondly, Zhang Yi's master also realized that what happened now is actually Wu Lingzong's. Lingzong is using Qian Chao to explore the hidden Chongling blood cultivator in the sect.
However, there was an unknown person named Xing Rang in the Han Pool. Zhang Yi's master predicted that there would be big action in the Han Pool next. He inquired about Qian Chao carefully, and after knowing some things, he felt that the situation was getting more serious. The bad news is that this boy Qian Chao is extremely talented in the study of runes. Moreover, it stands to reason that for a young Qi refining disciple like him who has no master, his methods are too amazing. Many disciples who have masters are not as good as him. , then... there must be a mysterious figure behind Qian Chao who is teaching him, and this mysterious figure is probably not an alchemy monk in the sect. Judging from Zhang Yi's master's many years of experience in the Wuling Sect, He didn't think any of the Dan-Jie monks in the sect could teach Qian Chao like this, and if the Dan-Jie monks taught Qian Chao, they would just accept him as a disciple. However, the decree came from Yuhu Mountain It is very obvious that no Jiuxuan alchemy monk is allowed to accept money as a disciple.
Zhang Yi's master looked up when he was thinking about this. Of course he didn't know about Mr. Zhuang, so he guessed that the people who taught Qian Chao behind the scenes must be the old guys on Yuhu Mountain. Thinking about everything now Can also explain clearly.
So Zhang Yi's master thought of his own countermeasure, which was... to escape!
Of course, it was not an escape in name, but a wandering. At the same time, he also deliberately hinted to other Danjie monks that he had received the exact information and was going to look for a certain treasure somewhere outside, so that he would not arouse the suspicion of others.
As for the news within the sect, there are other worshiping blood cultivators hidden in the Five Spirits Sect. Zhang Yi's master can learn from the news passed on by those people what changes will happen in the future.
In fact, he had another way to relieve his crisis, which was to quietly get rid of Zhang Yi. Before he asked Zhang Yi to find Xing Rang, he repeatedly warned him not to say his name to Xing Rang. , based on his knowledge of Zhang Yi, he also expected that Zhang Yi would not disobey his orders. In other words, as long as Zhang Yi died, he would be safe. Even if the Wuling Sect finally caught Xing Rang, because Zhang Yi was missing This key figure could not be traced to him in the end.
But he didn't do this. Firstly, he had been a master and apprentice for many years. Although he was a secret master and apprentice, there was still some sense of master-disciple friendship, which he couldn't bear. Secondly, in case Xingrang died in the cold pool. , then it would be unnecessary for him to kill Zhang Yi. If Xing Rang had died long ago due to his serious injuries, then even if the Wuling Sect completely banned the cold pool from now on, it would only be a lost opportunity for their master and disciples, but It was safe after all, in that case he could return to the Five Spirits Sect.
Therefore, Zhang Yi's master did not choose to kill Zhang Yi, but ran away. He could not be caught. Once he was caught, he would not be able to survive the interrogation of the Wuling Sect. In that case, the Chongling Blood Cultivator would suffer unprecedented consequences. In the face of a major setback, he had no choice but to escape, leaving Zhang Yi alone for the rest of the clan.
And Zhang Yi has only one plan, and that is to get rid of Qian Chao.
There is a connection between the Chongling Blood Cultivator and the monks from Yingzhou secretly. This will be mentioned later. Because of this relationship between the Chongling Blood Cultivator and the Yingzhou monks, Zhang Yi wanted to get rid of Qian Chao. Unexpectedly, he got the help of Gong Yangfu who came to Zhongzhou from Yingzhou. He thought he could succeed, but he didn't expect that Gongyang Fu also fled in front of Qian Chao. It is said that he almost lost his life, if it weren't for Gongyang Fu. Fu tried his best to destroy a valuable treasure given by his elders to save his life, and he died in the Five Spirits Sect.
In desperation, Zhang Yi could only turn his attention to Zong Nei again.
Over the years, Zhang Yi has kept a low profile. He is different from people like Jing Jie, Feng You, and almost all the big boys. Those people each have people to rely on, and many things are done for them, but he sincerely He has always been cautious and unwilling to draw attention to his master's teachings, so when he wanted to get rid of Qian Chao, he was faced with the embarrassment of having no one available, so he could only make a fuss about Jing Jie's matter, as long as he could get rid of Qian Chao If Zong Xi is determined to deal with Qian Chao, then there may be hope.
That's why he took advantage of Zong Xi's banquet to deliberately compose poems to anger Zong Xi.
At the same time, he also knew Lou Qingyao's purpose. This woman insisted on staying in Wuling Sect because she wanted to compete with Tang Ping for a Qingluan. Regardless of whether Zong Xi would deal with Qian Chao because of Jing Jie's matter, Lou Qingyao would always end up in it. Qingluan will conflict with Tang Ping. Provoking one Tang Ping is equivalent to provoking all five of Tang Ping's people, including Qian Chao. So from this point of view, he and Lou Qingyao are more capable. Cooperation, Lou Qingyao is a key figure who can influence Zong Xi, and things turned out as he expected. He had secretly talked with Lou Qingyao and finalized many things, but... Zhang Yi said in that conversation After that, he became a little wary of this woman. He always felt that Lou Qingyao could see through him, which made him feel panicked.
In addition, there is Huan Chan, who is also thinking of a way.
As for Feng You, he really didn't take it seriously. In Zhang Yi's view, Feng You was a complete drunkard and a womanizer, and it was difficult for him to achieve great things.
Next is Lin Jian. Lin Jian was blocked by Tang Ping and others because he wanted to deal with Shangguan Hong. Lin Jian suffered a lot that time. One of his cousins was killed. He must have hated those five people to the core. He should also have Chance.
Just as Zhang Yi was constantly plotting to recruit people, he heard the news that Qian Chao and others went out again, and this time they went to a forbidden area outside the clan.
They lost their mission to find Qingluan, Zhang Yi understood, and at the same time he also knew that Lou Qingyao must be extremely nervous about this!
For Zhang Yi, this is an opportunity that can be exploited.
