Ye Lantian glanced at Chen Mo with a half-smile, then suddenly stood up and walked around the cave. Chen Mo was wary and stood up too.
The strange fragrance of wine boiled in a small bronze cauldron seems to be witnessing a bloodless struggle.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, as the old saying goes, only those who know themselves and their enemies can survive a hundred battles..."
Ye Lantian stood with his hands behind his back, shook his head and said, "Unfortunately, you only know yourself and don't know the enemy, so I stand behind you this time."
As he spoke, Ye Lantian took out a blue jade slip that had been prepared: "To be honest, you have done very well. In the past four years of dormancy, no monk has discovered your extraordinary qualities. If you hadn't been impatient and leaked a flaw in Qi Zhao three years ago, I'm afraid even I would have been deceived."
Chen Mo took a deep breath and calmly accepted the jade slip handed over by Ye Lantian. It contained a dense escape route. Chen Mo recognized it at a glance. This was the clue that led him to infer that Wen Ling had not died in Lingxiu Mountain. .
Ye Lantian and Chen Mo's conclusions coincided with each other, but the latter took the lead and recruited Qi Zhao.
"It was precisely because of this matter that I became interested in investigating Daoyou Chen. After careful analysis, I found that Daoyou Chen is really secretive..."
Ye Lantian said calmly: "Ten percent passed the medicine garden assessment, and inherited the sect's ancestors' grass and tree accomplishments but kept it secret, and chose the identity plate in the middle. You can hide it from the elders who guard it, but you can't hide it from the same person. This is one of the 100% I passed.”
"What is your purpose of applying for the medicine garden deacon? I once secretly investigated your herb garden. In recent years, the spiritual plants have been replaced very frequently. You are indeed very alert. You planted several medicinal materials of Bigu Dan separately, thinking that they would not be used properly. It will attract other people’s attention, but it’s a pity…”
"It's a pity that I met you." Chen Mo's tone suddenly turned gloomy.
"Chen Daoyou, don't get angry in a hurry. I haven't finished speaking yet. If my prediction is correct, Elder Shen of Miaodan Peak has been controlled by you. Not only that, you also have a shady channel in Fuyun Sect, which is With its existence, you can practice in the Ice and Fire Cave uninterruptedly for the past few years. Is what I said right?"
Chen Mo didn't look cowardly at all at this moment, and he said two words with an increasingly cold expression: "Continue."
"I even suspect that the disappearance of Feng Yulin and others is inseparable from Daoyou Chen. As far as I know, these people followed you shortly after you left the sect that day. You came back unscathed, but they were confused. There is no news, which is really evocative..."
Chen Mo said calmly: "The sect has already concluded that several people died at the hands of the devil. Could it be that Fellow Daoist Ye wants to overturn the case for them?"
"You also know that killing fellow sect members is taboo. Because of this, you are very cautious in your actions. I'm afraid I won't be able to find any clues." Ye Lantian shook his head and said, "Just like when you killed Elder Li, there is no proof. "
All the secrets arranged by Chen Mo in Fuyun Sect have been exposed by Ye Lantian one by one.
"If you want to hold me hostage, you are totally wrong. I did not kill the people you mentioned. If Fellow Daoist Ye has any questions, go to the Law Enforcement Hall and they will deal with them impartially."
"As for the bigu pill thing, at most I will hand over the pill recipe to make up for the sect's losses. It has no impact on me at all." Chen Mo said calmly, which undoubtedly confirmed that what he said was true.
Ye Lantian clapped his hands and said: "Wonderful! You are worthy of being the genius of the sect who is hiding in the abyss. To be honest, I really have nothing to do with you. And calling Daoyou Chen here today is not an excuse for nothing. It is Fellow Taoist has amazing potential, so I am willing to cooperate with you!"
"Cooperation?" Chen Mo's eyes flickered, not sure what he meant.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, please sit down."
Ye Lantian signaled again, and the two returned to sit opposite each other next to the bronze cauldron, but Chen Mo's mentality was completely different from what he had hidden before.
"I have been a member of the sect for more than twenty years, and the channels for knowing information are much better. I wonder what Fellow Daoist Chen thinks of the current general trend of the world of cultivation?"
Chen Mo said: "How can we look at it? There is only one garbled word that can be deciphered. Tianyin Sect, Blood Shadow Sect, Fu Puppet Sect, Ten Thousand Demons Sect Wolf Zi ambition, competing among the major cultivators of the Seven Kingdoms, maybe in the next few decades, Zhengmo There must be a battle between them!"
"Well, what Fellow Daoist Chen said makes sense, and I have considered it the same way." Ye Lantian nodded and said: "However, there are many people in the world of cultivation today who are smarter than you and me. What we can think of are those great alchemy masters. Yes, the ancestor of Nascent Soul can naturally know it too."
"In order to prepare for the possible battle between good and evil in a few decades, the Yuan Ying ancestor of Jiu Sha Palace found a new way to recruit several potential foundation-building monks from the seven countries, and went to the Demonic Island together to conduct cultivation and mental training. With the cultivation in the world, we have devoted the massive cultivation resources of the Seven Kingdoms’ cultivation world to create an absolute force that can compete with the devil, the Nine Sons of Tianyun!”
"Could this Yuan Ying ancestor of Jiu Sha Palace be an undercover agent of some demonic sect?" Chen Mo thought for a moment and suddenly interjected.
Ye Lantian laughed loudly and said: "Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Chen, there is absolutely no problem with the identity of that ancestor. Two years later, the second opportunity to go to the Demonic Island will come. I would like to invite Fellow Daoist Chen to participate. With your help With the combined efforts of our cultivation and planning, Tianyun Nine Sons will definitely occupy two places!"
"Going for the second time? Could it be that it has been done once before?" Chen Mo asked doubtfully.
"The only one who entered the Demonic Island for the first time was a core disciple of Jiu Sha Palace. He was at the peak of Qi refining. After three years of experience, he actually learned the unique Condensing Light Refining Color in the Foundation Establishment stage. He was now invincible in the Qi Refining stage. Hands, even I have to step back three feet."
Ye Lantian said solemnly, but Chen Mo saw the tenacity and determination in his eyes. He asked tentatively: "What is this man's name? Will he also explore the Forgotten Land?"
"Her name is Meng Qianqiu. She is a female cultivator with the body of Moonlight. Unfortunately, she also belongs to the Wei Kingdom. Naturally, she will explore the Forgotten Land with us. I have a portrait of her here. If you When you see her, you must run away immediately and never use force with her, remember!"
Ye Lantian gave the copied jade slip to Chen Mo. He immediately took a closer look and saw that inside was a woman with an unremarkable appearance. She was not even as graceful as most of the female cultivators on Piaomiao Peak. But for some reason, she was Chen Mo's momentum and pressure were comparable to Ye Lantian.
"So much murderous intent." Chen Mo put away the jade slip and muttered to himself.
The two of them sat across from each other and filled up their glasses with fine wine, and drank three more glasses. Ye Lantian suddenly said: "There is still one month left before the sect competition. I guess Fellow Daoist Chen has not purchased the magic weapon and the required elixirs yet, right?"
"I'm planning to go to the sect's market to have a look. Does fellow Taoist Ye have a magic weapon that he wants to give up?" Chen Mo asked.
Both of them were at the peak of Qi refining, and their cultivation levels were equal, and Chen Mo had already been informed by him, so it would be a bit embarrassing to pretend to be stupid.
"The sect's trading market has been rummaged through by those famous disciples on the Qianxun List. You can't buy anything good there. I have an invitation to the auction of Huamian Tower, which is near Fuyun Sect. Half a month is enough time for a round trip, I wonder if Daoyou Chen is willing to go?"
A gilded invitation was handed over by Ye Lantian, and Chen Mo took it subconsciously. The three ink words Huamianlou in the middle came into view.
Chen Mo weighed it and said thoughtfully: "Didn't Fellow Daoist Ye set an ambush on the road, waiting for me to fall into his trap?"
"What good will it do me to be against you?" Ye Lantian was not angry and said seriously: "Don't worry, if we really deal with someone like you, it will be difficult to kill you completely without sending two foundation-building monks. of."
Chen Mo put the invitation into his storage bag: "Thank you so much, Fellow Daoist Ye."
"You're welcome, I'm doing this for myself..."
Ye Lantian suddenly laughed strangely: "I forgot to tell you that in three days, two fellow disciples will set off with you. Just say that they are going on my behalf, and they will not say much."
Chen Mo didn't need to think about it to know that these two fellow disciples must be quite difficult to deal with. This guy was sure that he would accept it, so he dug such a hole for him to jump out of.
"Take care, fellow Taoist Ye."
After three rounds of drinking, Chen Mo got up and left. Ye Lantian smiled slightly and said, "Then I'll just wait for the news that Fellow Daoist Chen will be promoted to core disciple. When we get to the Forgotten Land, we will do it for the second time." cooperate!"
.......
After Chen Mo left Yelantian Cave Mansion, he first returned to the Baicao Garden in the Far North Peak and called Cheng An directly.
"Within three days, inform our personnel. No matter what method you use, sort out all the information about Ye Lantian and tell me!" Chen Mo said calmly.
"Yes! Boss, is there anything else?" Cheng An asked quickly.
Chen Mo said: "No, let's go."
Cheng An took the order and left, leaving only Chen Mo with his eyes flickering, wondering what he was thinking about.
He believed that Ye Lantian was by no means a good person and belonged to the same type of person as him. If he hadn't been cautious enough, how could he have cooperated sincerely? He would have threatened him with the evidence that he killed the monks of the sect.
It's not too late to realize it later. You can't always be led by his nose. Chen Mo must find his weaknesses during this period of time, fight back, and compete with such a master. No matter in terms of cultivation or calculation, Chen Mo will be slightly better. If you are negligent, you will lose everything.
.......
"Elder Shen, this disciple will participate in the sect competition next month."
After refining a furnace of Bigu Pills, Chen Mo seized the free opportunity. He bowed his hands and saluted Shen Mingyue who was resting beside him.
"roll!"
There was no one around, so Shen Mingyue waved her hand and smashed the tea cup over, and said angrily: "You bastard! I secretly embezzled 120,000 spiritual stones from my elder two years ago, and yet I still have the guts to settle it with you. You're here to rip off people! Get out of here right away, there's not even a single pill!"
When she mentioned this, she became angry. Shen Mingyue later found out that the spiritual stones used to hire the foundation-building monks as killers were all taken from her pocket by Chen Mo. It was equivalent to her own money and effort. Chen Mo used his bare hands to tie her together with just a few words.
She originally thought that Chen Mo would use this as a threat to ask for cultivation resources from her, but it was not what she thought. Chen Mo was still respectful to her as usual and treated her completely as an elder.
After comparing herself with others, Shen Mingyue's attitude towards Chen Mo also changed. Although she still beat and scolded him as usual, deep down in her heart, she already treated him as a half-disciple.
Chen Mo calmly accepted the tea cup and said helplessly: "Well, elder, please take care of your health. You may not be able to see your disciples next month. I will go and clean up your alchemy workshop from the inside out. After completing my last filial piety, I took my leave." After saying that, he turned to leave.
"Do you think this elder will stop you?" Shen Mingyue sneered: "Get out of here! Don't wander around in front of me!"
Chen Mo didn't refute, and went directly out of the alchemy room and carefully cleaned up the debris. Looking at his serious look, it looked like he was saying goodbye.
"This bastard..."
Shen Mingyue used her spiritual sense to check it out, gritted her teeth angrily, turned around and returned to the cave, telling Jiang Yan to come and obey the order.
"Keep an eye on Chen Mo. When he finishes cleaning the house, give him this bottle of elixir!" Shen Mingyue waved her hand and took out a porcelain bottle and handed it to her.
"Yes!" Jiang Yan quickly agreed and then resigned. After leaving her cave, she thought to herself: It seems that Xiaoying was right.
...
Three days later, on a remote hillside a hundred miles away from Fuyun Sect, two monks were looking forward to it, as if waiting for someone to arrive.
The female nun is very pretty, with a peach-like face, wearing a light green robe, a pair of white and slender legs, and a silver decorative chain hanging from her left ankle, which shows the youthful lightness of the girl.
The young man was an extraordinary warrior, with a face as sharp as a sculpture, and a blue long sword slung across his back. Like the girl beside him, his cultivation at the fifteenth level of Qi Refining was clearly evident.
"Why isn't Senior Brother Ye here yet? The appointed time is about to pass!" The young man frowned, looked at the sky from time to time, and said to the girl eagerly.
"If you're in a hurry, you can leave first, no one will keep you waiting!" The girl said nonchalantly: "When you come, take care of yourself. If you don't understand this simple truth, it's hard to imagine how you met Senior Brother Ye!"
"You!!" The young man was about to get angry when the girl suddenly said in surprise: "Here you come!"
I saw a white escaping light flying from a very far distance, and suddenly paused in the air as it got closer, and the figure landed directly in front of the two of them.
When the two of them saw this person's face, they immediately became more vigilant. The young man directly drew the long sword behind him and said in a deep voice: "Who is this fellow Taoist?"
The girl stared at Chen Mo without saying a word, and quietly retreated behind the young man. She was both offensive and defensive. With one movement, Chen Mo could tell that she was a monk with considerable experience in fighting.
"Chen Mo, I have met fellow Taoists Luo and Lin." Chen Mo smiled, bowed his hands to them and said:
"Senior Brother Ye has temporarily decided to retreat. Chen will go to Huamian Tower on his behalf. This is his invitation."
After that, Chen Mo made a move with his left hand, and the ink-colored invitation handed to him by Ye Lantian immediately emerged from the storage bag. He handed it over casually, allowing the two of them to inspect it.
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