Lan Yun couldn't help but show surprise on his face.
Legend has it that the art of talisman and seal script is the writing used by the gods. When it is drawn with yellow paper and cinnabar, even ordinary paper talismans can also play the role of summoning gods, driving away ghosts, and calling for wind and rain.
But since the great changes in the world three thousand years ago, when the Demon Cult came to dominate the world, the inheritance of talismans and divination techniques has been almost cut off. It is rare to see such unpredictable methods in the world.
Nowadays, most monks from all walks of life practice Qi Enlightenment and magical powers. Even those who want to practice the art of Talisman and Seal Script have nowhere to learn.
But I didn't expect that this old Taoist priest not only possesses the art of divination, but also can perform the art of talisman and seal script, which is almost unknown in the world!
This made the two of them believe a little more in what the old Taoist priest said before, who was at times enigmatic and sometimes philistine.
Lan Yunxin couldn't help but quietly clenched the paper charm in his hand, and put it into his arms before others arrived.
The man's shout in the distance soon attracted many people who were also looking for the old Taoist priest, but by the time they arrived, the old Taoist priest had already disappeared.
Even the embers of the burnt paper talisman on the ground were blown away by the breeze blowing from nowhere, leaving no trace behind.
Seeing many people coming, Lan Yunxin and Miao Yunzhu returned to the tent and stood there waiting for a while.
When everyone came to the tent and saw two fairies from Yuxu Sect, they did not dare to lose their etiquette. One of them raised his hand and asked:
"May I ask you two senior sisters, where did the old Taoist priest go just now?"
Miao Yunzhu shook his head and replied:
"We don't know either."
Such an answer was unsatisfactory, and many people thought she was deliberately concealing it, so many people frowned secretly.
The man asked again:
"Then I wonder why he is here?"
Miao Yunzhu also saw that someone looked dissatisfied, so in order to avoid causing public anger, he made up a lie and said:
"We were about to come back to practice when the old Taoist priest suddenly stopped us from behind and asked us if we wanted to have a fortune telling. We thought at that time how could we practitioners believe in the nonsense of a charlatan? We rejected him. , and then the senior fellow apprentice found this place, and when the old Taoist priest heard his voice, he disappeared with a swoosh, and then you came over."
As he spoke, Miao Yunzhu's face showed surprise and regret, as if he regretted rejecting the old Taoist priest so easily.
Everyone couldn't help but look disappointed after hearing Miao Yunzhu's words. The person who asked the question before seemed to still be unwilling to give up, and asked Lan Yunxin again:
"May I ask Senior Sister Lan, is what Senior Sister Miao just said true?"
Lan Yunxin didn't speak, but nodded slightly.
Miao Yunzhu on the side was not happy, with a look of anger on his face, and said:
"What? Will I still lie to you? If you don't believe me, go and confront the old Taoist priest yourself!"
After saying that, regardless of the reactions of people outside, he pulled Lan Yunxin and walked into the tent on his own.
After a while, I heard the man's voice coming from outside the tent:
"Senior Sister Miao, I'm really sorry. I was rude!"
After a while, there was no response. Although everyone was unwilling, they couldn't really interrogate the two people, so they had to disperse. As for how many people really believed Miao Yunzhu's words, it was unknown.
The day passed quickly, and in the evening, several streams of light fell from the sky and landed in the camp.
It was none other than the elders of various sects who went out before dawn to investigate the strange fog outside the Kunlun Mountains.
Xiao Tianxiong was also among them.
After a few people left, they said hello and returned to the place where the disciples gathered.
As soon as Xiao Tianxiong arrived outside the tent, he heard someone shouting:
"Master Xiao, please stay!"
When Xiao Tianxiong heard this, he turned around and saw that the person speaking was the head of a small sect named Xue Wenli, and there were several young disciples following behind him.
Before Xiao Tianxiong could ask about this person's purpose, he saw dozens of people coming around, including people from most of the sects here.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Tianxiong frowned. Although he didn't know their purpose, his momentum was not weak at all and asked:
"What do you mean?"
Several Yuxu Sect disciples also heard the movement outside the tent and came out. Cheng Yunliang walked to Xiao Tianxiong in a few steps and briefly told him what happened during the day in a low voice.
Xue Wenli didn't stop him and waited until Cheng Yunliang finished speaking before speaking:
"Master Xiao, there is no need to be so guarded. We just want to know what the old Taoist priest said to the two nephews."
Xiao Tianxiong looked around, snorted coldly, and said:
"What? Are you planning to interrogate my Yuxu Sect disciple?"
Xue Wenli shook his head and said:
"It's wrong for Master Xiao to say that. We just want to ask for the truth. Master Xiao has not returned during the day, and we are not even half-way apart. How can we interrogate him?"
Xiao Tianxiong sneered:
"Ah!"
Then he turned to Lan Yunxin and Miao Yunzhu and asked:
"Since all the Taoist friends have come here in such a big way, the two nephews will tell you what happened with the old Taoist priest during the day.
We are all on the right path. As long as you follow the truth, I believe you won't make things too difficult for you. "
The two of them cupped their hands and said:
"Yes, uncle!"
Then Miao Yunzhu repeated what he said before.
After Miao Yunzhu finished speaking, Xiao Tianxiong turned to the others and said:
"Did you all hear clearly?"
Xue Wenli said:
"It's not that we doubt the two nephews, it's just that the old Taoist priest is quite mysterious. He found them instead of others. It really makes people think a little more."
Xiao Tianxiong looked at Xue Wenli and said:
"Since Master Xue doesn't believe what my two nephews say, why not go find the old Taoist priest and ask for details?"
Xue Wenli saw Xiao Tianxiong's cold expression, and a hint of guilt flashed across his face, but he still said:
"Master Xiao, this is a joke. The old Taoist priest's whereabouts are strange and his actions are completely baseless. We don't even know where he comes from, so how can we find him?"
"You also said that the old Taoist priest was very strange. You don't know why he came to my two nephews. Do they know?"
Xue Wenli didn't expect that Xiao Tianxiong would use his words to block him back, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
Xiao Tianxiong didn't wait for him to think about what to say, and said again:
"Well, since you don't believe what they say, do you still want to search for souls?"
Hearing this, the people around him couldn't help but change their expressions. Xue Wenli, who was lowering his head and thinking, heard this and felt Xiao Tianxiong's eyes looking at him. He felt a great pressure put on him. How could he dare to If he said anything more, he hurriedly waved his hands in denial and said:
"Master Xiao, please calm down! It's not like this, it's not like this! Searching for souls is a method of the Demon Cult. How dare we do such a thing to the Yuxu Sect?"
Xiao Tianxiong then withdrew his gaze and said:
"Then what are you still doing here? Do you want to stay and have dinner with us?"
Xiao Tianxiong's attitude was already very clear. Xue Wenli knew that even if he continued to stay here, he would not be able to ask any more questions, so he had to hand over his hand and say:
"With that we take our leave!"
After speaking, he didn't hesitate and left here with a few disciples.
Not only because they lost their leader, but also because they were afraid of Xiao Tianxiong's strong attitude, the others gradually dispersed after Xue Wenli and others left.
This menacing interrogation ended in an anticlimactic manner.
Xiao Tianxiong said to everyone in Yuxu Sect:
"Come in, everyone."
After saying that, he entered the tent, and everyone from Yuxumen followed him in.
When everyone entered the tent, they saw Xiao Tianxiong sitting cross-legged on the ground, facing them.
"Master..."
Cheng Yunliang was about to say something when he was interrupted by Xiao Tianxiong with a wave of his hand. Xiao Tianxiong looked at several people and said:
"Now tell me carefully. There are no outsiders here. You, my second son, talk first."
With Xiao Tianxiong's cultivation level, no one could overhear the sounds in the tent if he didn't want to.
So starting from Cheng Yunliang, several people told what happened during the day one by one. When it came to Miao Yunzhu, Xiao Tianxiong suddenly said:
"Do not lie!"
Miao Yunzhu suddenly glanced at Xiao Tianxiong with a guilty conscience. Seeing Xiao Tianxiong's expressionless face, he immediately did not dare to lie and started talking.
On the other side, Xue Wenli returned to the tent with several disciples. As soon as he entered the tent, a disciple couldn't help but ask:
"Master, are we just going to give up?"
Xue Wenli was obviously in a bad mood, and his attitude towards his favorite direct disciple was not very good either:
"Otherwise? Do you really want to catch those two female disciples of the Yuxu Sect and interrogate them? Do you know that Xiao Tianxiong was the 'Ba Sword', one of the two swordsmen of the Yuxu Sect that was famous all over the world back then?"
"What?"
Not only the young disciple who just spoke, but several other people also looked extremely surprised. Another older disciple said:
"I heard that at the end of the war between good and evil 150 years ago, the swordsmen of Yuxu Sect fought dozens of bloody battles with the masters of the Demon Sect. More than a hundred famous masters of the Demon Sect died in the hands of the two of them. It was also because of those two people that they got... He has the title of "Sword Master", one is the 'Crazy Sword', and the other is the 'Ba Sword'. But for some reason, many people have heard of these two titles, but never know who they are. They never thought that he is the rumored one. 'Sword Overlord'?"
Xue Wenli looked complicated and authentic:
"That's right, you haven't participated in the war that year, so you don't know how tragic it was. But I followed the old master and saw it. The two masters of good and evil were killed and wounded countless times. It can be said that the fields were littered with corpses. You can kill in such a war. Building such a reputation is no easy task!
But due to some things, Swordsman and Sword Master almost never appeared again after that war. Nowadays, few people know their true identity, but this does not mean that we can offend them at will.
Even now, I am by no means a match for Xiao Tianxiong back then, not to mention that more than one hundred and fifty years have passed, and his cultivation must be even deeper.
In fact, I didn't want to provoke him, but those leaders insisted on letting me do this just because I had met Xiao Tianxiong. After all, we are just a small sect, not as good as Yuxu Sect, Jade Buddha Temple and Yaowang Valley. sect, if I reject them, I'm afraid our life will not be easy in the future. "
The young disciple couldn't help but feel a little aggrieved when he heard this, and said:
"But just now they were all watching, but no one dared to stand up and say a word. How could they do this?"
Xue Wenli showed a trace of ridicule on his face and sneered:
"Ha! What can we do? Each of these people only dare to show off their power to a small sect like ours behind their backs, but they are as timid as a mouse in front of Xiao Tianxiong. Now that I have taken the lead for them, they Now there is no reason to embarrass us.
It's simply wishful thinking for them to covet things in the Kunlun Mountains with their appearance!
Pack your things and we'll leave here early tomorrow morning. "
Hearing Xue Wenli say that he wanted to leave, several disciples looked puzzled. The young disciple asked:
"Master, aren't we going to fight for the opportunity in Kunlun Mountain?"
"Fight? What are you fighting for? Do you really think that Kunlun Mountain is so easy to enter? Not to mention whether Kunlun Mountain will open as the old Taoist said in three days. Even if the entrance does open, these people will have to do it in order to be one step ahead of others. There will be a lot of open and covert fighting, not to mention that the devils from the Demon Cult are still watching over there, and if we are caught in the middle, we may not even know how to die!"
"But Master..."
The young disciple wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Xue Wenli before he could say anything:
"Don't say any more, go back!"
Seeing that their master was resolute, the disciples finally gave up and resigned and left the tent.
…
In the tent where everyone in the Yuxu Sect was, Xiao Tianxiong listened to the stories of several people and pondered for a moment before saying:
"Nephew Yun Xin, since the old Taoist priest gave you the talisman, you should do as he said. When the entrance to Kunlun Mountain opens, don't hesitate. Just rush in. I will help you stop the others."
Seeing that Xiao Tianxiong seemed to believe the old Taoist priest's words, Cheng Yunliang couldn't help but asked doubtfully:
"Master, the origin of the old Taoist priest is unknown, and I don't know if what he said is true. Isn't it inappropriate to believe him so easily?"
Xiao Tianxiong glanced at a few people and saw that they all had more or less worries on their faces. He shook his head slightly and said:
"Your junior brother met an old Taoist priest in Liaozhou City who called himself Tianjizi."
Hear the words. Everyone looked surprised and looked at Xiao Tianxiong with questioning eyes.
Xiao Tianxiong didn't show off, he paused for a moment and then continued:
"The old Taoist priest he met should be the same person as the person today. This person's origin is indeed mysterious, and his behavior is elusive, but there is no need to doubt what he said. I also saw him during the war between good and evil. He, at that time, he looked like this now.
Although he sometimes looks like a charlatan, he does have some skills in divination and talismans, and this person has never harmed anyone, so there is no need to be too wary. "
Hearing Xiao Tianxiong's words, several people were even more surprised and more curious about the identity of this old Taoist priest. However, Xiao Tianxiong's appearance didn't seem to be very clear, so they didn't ask any more questions.
After a moment of silence, Cheng Yunliang asked again:
"Master, the old Taoist said that we can't find the elixir this time, but the little junior brother's life will not be in danger, and only three people can get in, so should we make any more plans?"
