After returning to the sect from Luanshi Gang for some time, Zhang Yi learned a piece of news from Zong Xiang about Hua Cong.
To be precise, it was what happened after Hua Cong was brought back to Meng Cailou.
When Hua Cong was taken out of the cold pool, it was as if he was in suspended animation and could not wake up. The same was true after he was taken back to Meng Cailou. Meng Cailou was also one of the six sects of Central Continent, and there must be many talented people in the sect. , but after countless people checked and treated him, Hua Cong was still half-dead and deeply in a coma. In the end, the elders in Meng Cai Tower had no choice but to give up. It is said that what keeps Hua Cong alive now is the strange spiritual energy in his body, but in the eyes of the elders, that spiritual energy is already water without a source and a tree without roots. If one day the spiritual energy is exhausted, Hua Cong will Then he will definitely die.
Although he couldn't get anything out of Hua Cong's mouth, it didn't delay Meng Cailou from launching a long-planned crackdown on Hua Cong. He didn't know that Hua Cong was too arrogant and domineering in his usual behavior in Meng Cailou. In the past, she still didn't know how to be a good person and offended everyone. Now, because one of her own children has a spiritual cultivator, the senior management of Meng Cai Tower took advantage of it to attack her. This time, the Hua family suffered a heavy blow in Meng Cai Tower. Strike:
The first point is that there is no one from the Hua family in the core decision-making levels in Meng Cailou, such as the Wuling Sect Council;
Secondly, monks named Hua can no longer be used as people in charge of some key areas in Meng Cai Tower;
Third, most of the monks in the Hua Clan were sent out far away, and they were sent out in scattered directions, making it difficult for them to unite, and each of them was assigned unimportant idle duties.
It can be said that after the Hua Cong incident, Meng Cailou's Hua family lost all their power, their vitality was severely damaged, and they were almost helpless. It is not known how long it will take to regain Meng Cailou's trust and regain control of the power within Meng Cailou. As for things, some people even assert that in a few years, Hua will be completely depressed and will never have a chance to turn around.
In fact, not many people in the Wuling Sect knew about this matter. The ordinary disciples in the sect did not know about it at all. Even Qian Chao and the five of them did not hear the news. The reason is very simple. The five of them They are not playboys in the sect, and they are not interested in asking about these things.
For the five clans of the Wuling Sect, Zong, Jing, Huan, Feng, and Zhang, this is very important news, because their identities are almost identical to those of the Meng Cailou Hua clan.
What concerned the five clans of the Wuling Sect the most was that during the great changes in Meng Cailou, not only did the Hua family always obey and did not dare to resist, but the other clans of the Meng Cailou family expressed their emotions even if something harmed their kind. He didn't dare to make any sound, let alone make any moves.
It seems that Meng Cailou had made all preparations before launching the attack. Once Hua was dissatisfied or made any drastic move, they would immediately suppress him.
What the five clans of the Wuling Sect are most concerned about is the sect’s attitude towards the big families inside. Therefore, this matter is only discussed the most intensely among the five clans of the Wuling Sect, and naturally it is heard by their descendants and nephews. Go, and that's why it spread among those big dudes.
Zong Xi was very emotional when talking about this matter. He said that the Hua family in Mengcailou was also a large family that had been inherited for countless years. It had been entangled in Mengcailou and its power was huge and stable. Unexpectedly, the Thousand Miles Embankment It collapsed in an ant's nest, just because Hua Cong caused such a big wave. When the building collapsed, the people of the Hua family were as embarrassed as hozens who felled a tree.
Zhang Yi was also very touched after hearing the news, but his thoughts were completely different from Zong Xi's. What he thought was that if his identity was exposed one day, the fate of the Zhang family in the Wuling Sect might be the same as that of Meng Xi. Cailou Hua's family is not much better than him.
But Zhang Yi doesn't care about this. Based on his experience, he only has hatred for the Wuling Zhang family but no emotion at all. If one day Zhang family is implicated because of him, he will only feel happy.
However, the Meng Cailou Hua clan's incident was just the beginning. Originally, the dandies in the Wuling Sect only heard about it as a new news, but the subsequent development was somewhat beyond the imagination of these dandies.
The reason why the Meng Cailou Hua clan is what it is today is, on the surface, due to the fact that one of the younger members of the family went astray and became a Chongling blood cultivator. No matter what the underlying reasons are, after what happened to the Hua clan, Zhongzhou naturally The big families within the six sects began to think deeply about their own footing. Naturally, how to discipline their descendants was also a major issue.
First of all, starting from Meng Cailou, the remaining clans of Meng Cailou almost unanimously began to strictly discipline their children and grandchildren. On weekdays, those who are either careless, domineering, or unlearned Those who were incompetent were given a severe lesson first, and then were either grounded or had someone at home responsible for watching over their cultivation. Soon, this trend spread from Meng Cailou, and almost all the big families within the six sects of Central Continent began to do so.
As far as the Wuling Sect is concerned, those big dudes have been often called in front of their elders recently to either lecture or inspect their practice. If the elders are not satisfied, they will often be scolded, scolded or even grounded and punished. matter.
The big dudes in the Wuling Sect were all complaining about this. Zong Xi, Zhang Yi and others were even more troubled by this, especially Feng You, who was repeatedly punished by his elders for his ridiculous things. I heard that he has been banned from his residence recently and is not allowed to come out and cause trouble.
But this was not the full impact of Meng Cailou's incident. What was about to happen next caused Zong Xiru to be struck by lightning and Lou Qingyao was caught off guard.
As mentioned before, the big families in the six sects of Central Continent have begun to strictly discipline their younger children and nephews, but they can only do so with the younger generations in front of them. Therefore, no matter where those dudes go to relax or They were staying at some relative's house, and they were all called back to their elders.
As a result, the identity of one person in the Wuling Sect seemed very abrupt and embarrassing.
That is Lou Qingyao.
She came to Wuling Sect to participate in the centenary ceremony, but in fact, with her status, she only needed to go through the formalities. Originally, Wuling Sect and Shizilou had negotiated, and the disciples of Shishilou who stayed in Wulingzong did not include Lou. Qingyao was forced to stay in Wuling Sect by Lou Qingyao himself, in order to obtain Qingluan's egg. Her behavior was outrageous at the time, embarrassing the elders of Lion Forest at that time. Now after the Meng Cailou Hua family incident happened, Lou Qingyao's behavior at that time became even more like the descendants of Lou family in Lion Forest. Among them, he was a model of disobedience to the discipline of his elders. Even the senior officials of Lion Forest began to ask about Lou Qingyao's affairs.
Disobeying the arrangements of her elders and arbitrarily changing the arrangements that the sect had already made, Lou Qingyao did not know that her name had been mentioned many times by the elders in charge of matters in the Lion Grove.
Therefore, news just reached Lou Qingyao's ears from the Lion Forest, saying that the Lion Forest was discussing the matter with the Wuling Sect and wanted to bring Lou Qingyao back to the Lion Forest from the Wuling Sect as soon as possible.
Lou Qingyao's heart sank when he heard the news.
Her time in the Five Spirits Sect was not short. During this period, she had always been at odds with Zong Xiu, but this was the only thing she wanted most but she had never seen a shadow of it. How could she be willing to accept it!
As for Zong Xi, he got the news from his elders. It was impossible for Zong to agree with his affair with Lou Qingyao. Telling Zong Xi the news was just to let him get rid of this idea as soon as possible.
Naturally, Zong Xi was stunned when he found out about this. He wanted to ask for a few words in front of the elders, but instead he received a more severe reprimand.
In fact, Lou Qingyao was overly worried. Now, whether she wants to continue to stay in the Wuling Sect, or whether Lion Forest wants to take her back immediately, it must be decided by the elders of the Wuling Sect's meeting hall, and among them is Tang Bonian had already made arrangements. Lou Qingyao would naturally return to the Lion Forest, but only when Tang Ping and the other five people needed her to return!
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In addition to this news, Zhang Yi also learned another news that shocked him during this period... An Zaiyin died outside!
He knew this news by accident. One day he passed by An Zaiyin's cave in the sect. What needs to be explained here is that Zhang Yi would often pass by An Zaiyin's cave when he came in and out. After becoming a disciple, An Zaiyin naturally asked him to To keep this master-disciple relationship secret, An Zaiyin once said that the most important thing about not letting others notice and avoiding the eyes and ears of others is not to deliberately not do anything, otherwise it will be noticed by interested people. To truly hide your identity, you must do it Let yourself be invisible to everyone, be no different from everyone else, do what you have to do naturally, and get along with everyone the same way, this is the key.
Zhang Yi was very convinced by what he said, so he passed by An Zaiyin's cave gate without any hesitation.
It has been a long time since An Zaiyin escaped from the Wuling Sect. During this period, Zhang Yi passed by the small and inconspicuous cave door more than once. The door was closed from beginning to end. And on this day, he suddenly found that the door to the cave was open!
An Zaiyin is back!
This is what makes Zhang Yi most uneasy. He still has doubts in his heart, thinking that the Wuling Sect temporarily let him go just to find out who his master is. Now that An Zaiyin has returned, his situation will be even more dangerous. Got it!
Is there any way to avoid the possible eyes and ears of the Wuling Sect and at the same time pass the news to An Zaiyin?
This was the first question that came to Zhang Yi's mind.
But just as he was thinking this, he suddenly saw a few foundation-building monks walking out of the cave gate. This made Zhang Yi feel that something was wrong. An Zaiyin had no disciples. What were these people doing?
"Senior brothers," Zhang Yi hesitated for a while and finally couldn't help but stop and ask, "What are you...?"
One of the foundation-building monks seemed to know Zhang Yi’s identity and replied:
"Oh, Junior Brother Zhang, let's clean up this cave. Elder Xue Ya will move here later. From now on, this will be our master's cave."
"But... isn't this the cave of Elder An?" Zhang Yi asked again.
The foundation-building monk looked at him in surprise, and then said as if he had figured out something:
"It seems that Junior Brother Zhang doesn't know yet. Yes, this place used to be the cave of Elder Anzai Yin'an. Unfortunately, Elder An has died outside, and his destiny in the sect has been extinguished long ago. It is said that because The sect even sent people to investigate the matter of Elder An. Alas, in the end, I don’t know why Elder An suffered the misfortune. This place has been empty for a long time. My master thinks the scenery here is pretty good, much better than the old man’s current cave. , so I said hello to the sect and wanted to move here. Several of our fellow apprentices are here to help Master pack it up first. Everything Elder An left behind has been sealed and given to the sect for safekeeping."
The natal lamp is an oil lamp that is made by the Wuling Sect monks using secret methods after they have established their foundation. The name of a monk is engraved on the holder of each natal lamp. During the production process, this person The monk has to squeeze out a drop of his own essence and blood and keep it in the lamp. From then on, the lamp will always be on, until the monk encounters misfortune outside or is unable to break through the bottleneck and his lifespan is exhausted and he dies. At that time, his natal lamp will go out. The place where these natal lanterns are placed in the sect is an important place, and is guarded by special personnel. There are even special inspections every day, and the one containing Zaiyin is naturally also in it.
Hearing these words, Zhang Yi felt as if he had received several heavy blows on his chest. He tried his best to suppress it so that the other party would not see it, and asked:
"Elder An... died! When did it happen?"
"Hey, this is already early. I heard from my master that it happened during the Cheng Guan En Examination. But at that time, my master couldn't move here right away. No, my master didn't open his mouth to the sect until now. Wanting this cave...why, are Junior Brother Zhang familiar with this Elder An?"
"Oh no, I just pass by here often when I go in and out. Elder An has no disciples, so I am just curious to see a few."
"I see. From now on, we will be close. Junior Brother Zhang can come and walk around more when he has time."
"good!"
After saying that, Zhang Yi said goodbye to those people, and after turning around, his steps were obviously a little scattered.
Not only was his steps a little messy, but his heart was even more messed up!
An Zaiyin...his master...has fallen!
A Chongling blood cultivator with alchemy cultivation... died!
