Half a month later.
To the east of Dali, there are waves on the sea.
Looking around, the entire sea area was in a mess, with blood staining an area of nearly a hundred miles, and densely packed corpses of sea creatures floating there.
Obviously, a fierce and earth-shattering battle just broke out here.
"..."
Ancestor Zhenyang said nothing, and his face was so gloomy that water could drip from his face.
Not only him, but the ancestor of Sanshan and Dugu Tianyi on the side also looked very ugly.
Seeing that the cooked duck is about to arrive, it can escape right under your nose. This is hard for anyone to accept.
The hundreds of foundation-building masters who gradually gathered from the periphery were all as silent as a cicada, not daring to take a breath, for fear of being angered by several Jindan ancestors.
"Good means, really good means!"
Ancestor Zhenyang gritted his teeth and burst out a few words:
"I never expected that something unexpected would happen when I was about to break open this turtle shell!"
"The thousand-year inheritance of Fuhai Sect is not false."
Dugu Tianyi spoke calmly, seeming to have recovered from the blow:
"But that's okay."
"All their wings have been cut off by us. That old man Wanchuan is also seriously injured and won't live long."
"Even if they run away, they won't pose much of a threat."
"You can't say that."
The ancestor of Sanshan shook his head and retorted:
"Mr. Wanchuan is quite old himself. In addition to the severe injury he suffered this time, he really doesn't have many years to live."
"But his eldest disciple Haihe Zhenren also has water-attributed Tianlinggen. The probability of breaking through the golden elixir in the future is still high."
"If he achieves the golden elixir and finds an opportunity to come back in the future, and our family happens to have no successor, then I'm afraid..."
He didn't finish his words, but his meaning was very clear.
What a big power at the Jindan level is most afraid of is having no successors. Once there is no Jindan ancestor to take over, they will become fat, which is often the end of the sect being wiped out and the orthodoxy being cut off.
The ancestors of Sanshan obviously advocated chasing the snake to the end, eradicating the root of the snake at once, and preventing future troubles forever.
"Sanshan, I understand what you mean, but this is unrealistic."
Ancestor Zhenyang thought for a moment and said slowly:
"The Fubo Sea stretches hundreds of thousands of miles, and there are more than a dozen countries around the coast. Who knows where they have gone?"
"Besides, as long as they abandon the severely damaged floating islands in the sea and sky, they can find a place to hide, or even hide in the heart of the Central Plains. Who knows?"
"We don't have that many manpower to cast a wide net, and if we send fewer people, the probability of finding them is equivalent to finding a needle in a haystack, and even the dispatched personnel themselves will be in danger."
As he spoke, he paused for a moment before continuing:
"The most important point is that the current boundary breaker is about to break through to complete the foundation building, and the conditions for opening the core of the Five Elements Secret Realm are about to be met."
"At this time, we really shouldn't use too much strength."
After hearing his words, Sanshan Patriarch and Dugu Tian looked at each other and nodded slightly, obviously agreeing with his decision.
Soon, the three of them met with their respective sect's foundation masters, and learned the specific progress of the liquidation operation from the reports of their subordinates.
"What?"
Ancestor Zhenyang said in surprise:
"You haven't opened the door to the council chamber?"
It turns out that at the time of the incident that day:
At the same time as the action was taking place in the Tianbao Tower Council Hall, raids and killings were also carried out outside.
People from the Lingyang Sect, the Shanhe Sect and the Dugu Family united with the Ji Zhuren who were affiliated with Tianbao Tower to launch a purge against the power of the Fuhai Sect.
Due to the overwhelming advantage, the purge went very smoothly. In just two days, almost all the members of the Fuhai Sect faction in Tianbao Tower were eliminated.
But then something went wrong:
At this time, everyone had realized that something must have happened in the council chamber, but they could not open the door.
Li Shuixian, who had the owner's command talisman, and several managers with secondary authority were all trapped in the council chamber. It was unclear whether they were dead or alive. The remaining people had no authority to control the formation at all.
In fact, there is another way at this time, and that is to temporarily send someone to the top to directly refine the formation center and take over the authority.
But the question is—who should I send?
The previous recommendation of General Manager Jin as the new building owner was just part of the strategy, and everyone was not prepared to really let Lingyang Sect take advantage of this.
After the Fuhai Sect was suppressed, there was now a three-legged structure. The Lingyang Sect, the Shanhe Sect, and the Dugu Family were all wary of each other, and no one was willing to give in on this issue.
It is easy to take over the authority, but it is difficult to hand it over. If you can gain control of Tianbao Tower by being shameless, then the Jindan ancestors will be able to put down their shame temporarily, let alone these foundation-building masters.
"...That's right."
Ancestor Zhenyang thought about it and immediately understood their concerns.
None of the three families were willing to give in, so the situation was at a standstill. As for choosing someone from Tianbao Tower, that was even more impossible.
Actually:
When Li Shuixian approached Manager Jin of the Lingyang Sect, he originally planned to report the situation in advance and actively cooperate in exchange for his generous treatment afterwards.
Unexpectedly, several Jindan ancestors were keenly aware that this incident was a very suitable time to take action, so she accidentally bumped into and became an important role in the connection between the three families. They were roped in by three families.
It is precisely because of this special status that the power of Tianbao Tower, driven by the sense of crisis, spontaneously moves closer to her. If things develop smoothly, her probability of succeeding as the new owner of the building is actually the greatest.
But this woman is also in the council chamber, and any of the remaining candidates may have problems - it would be better not to choose at all, which would be safer.
"Um……"
Ancestor Zhenyang pondered for a moment, then went to find Ancestor Sanshan and Dugu Tianyi to discuss the matter.
After all, the three golden elixir ancestors are not comparable to ordinary people. In a few words, they directly made the stakes clear and initially finalized the matter:
The first step is to select the most junior person among the supervisors of Tianbao Tower to refine the formation center, and then open the door of the council hall;
The second step is for the three families to sit down and discuss together. The worst case scenario is to divide the authority of the formation equally, each holding a part of it, and then make plans after the Five Elements Secret Realm is reopened.
soon:
People from Lingyang Sect, Shanhe Sect and Dugu Family left one after another, leaving only a sea of blood and oars.
Most of the many foundation-building masters returned to their sects or went to guard various places. Only a few senior officials followed the three Jindan ancestors all the way to Qianzhou.
…………
A few hours later.
Tianbao Building Headquarters, 351st floor.
Ancestor Zhenyang, Ancestor Sanshan and Dugu Tianyi came in person, surrounded by dozens of Foundation Establishment Masters.
Right in front of everyone was the door of the parliament hall that had been sealed for half a month. Standing beside it was a young foundation builder in a blue shirt.
"Meet the three ancestors."
The thin, trembling young Zhu Ji fell to the ground in fear.
"Get up."
Ancestor Zhenyang looked calm and gestured:
"Go and open the door to the council chamber."
"yes."
Young Zhu Ji stood up, calmed down, and then stepped forward to cast the spell, activate the formation authority, and open the door.
"boom……"
As the formation dissipated, the door slowly opened, and dozens of powerful spiritual thoughts instantly shot out and shot inwards.
"this!"
Everyone's expressions changed in unison.
Even though they were mentally prepared, the scene inside the council chamber still made everyone's hearts sink.
The entire parliament hall was empty, with no living people or dead bodies. Even the furniture such as tables, chairs, and desks had disappeared, leaving only a puff of gray powder, exuding a lifeless atmosphere.
"Let's go in and take a look."
The Sanshan Patriarch was silent for a moment, then spoke first and stepped into the council chamber.
Several Jindan ancestors took the lead, and many foundation builders filed in, spreading out in the council hall, looking for clues everywhere.
After searching around, the three Jindan Patriarchs met first. After exchanging survey opinions, Zhenyang Patriarch said:
"The person who did it cleaned up very cleanly, leaving almost no clues."
"right."
The Patriarch of Sanshan nodded slightly and added:
"Judging from the traces, many people died here, but I'm not sure if there are any survivors."
"I have also inspected those ashes, and they have traces of the flesh and blood of everyone present. No one is too much, and no one is too little. It's just that the ashes were burned too thoroughly, and the source can no longer be traced."
"From this point of view, it is impossible to determine whether the person who did it is hidden among the people who held the meeting."
Many of the more than 20 people who attended the meeting did not leave any life tablets or soul lamps, and it was unclear whether they were dead or alive.
"One thing is for sure."
Dugu Tianyi calmly analyzed:
"The person who did it must have mastered the authority of Tianbao Tower's formation, and the authority level is higher than that of our union!"
"He first cut off the fugue formation, then massacred the people here, and finally opened a gap and quietly flew away through the wall, avoiding all monitoring formations!"
His voice fell:
The same name appeared in the minds of Patriarch Sanshan and Patriarch Zhenyang almost instantly - Yuwentai!
Only Yuwentai himself has a higher authority than the three of them combined!
And he was also extremely familiar with Tianbao Tower. He immediately cut off the Fugue Formation and massacred everyone with unrivaled strength!
You know, there are more than twenty Foundation Establishing Masters here, most of them are famous strong men. Even if they are suppressed by the formation, they still have a numerical advantage. It is definitely not something ordinary Foundation Establishing Masters can solve.
Apart from Yu Wentai, looking at the foundation-building monks in the entire twenty-four continents of Dali, who else has such ability? !
"Currently, Yuwentai is the most suspected..."
There was a slight hesitation in Sanshan Patriarch's expression:
"But is there a possibility that someone else did it?"
"After all, Yu Wentai's goal should only be to break through the golden elixir. There is no need to quarrel with us and do this."
Ancestor Zhenyang looked gloomy and snorted coldly:
"How could it be someone else?"
"Even if someone really kills Yu Wentai, it is impossible for them to be so familiar with Tianbao Tower's formations that they can seize authority and reverse control in an instant."
"Besides, who can kill him? Even if we take action ourselves, we still have no chance of saving his life..."
Speaking of this, he paused and his voice became colder:
"In my opinion, this is Yuwentai doing trouble in secret!"
"Seeing that the Breaker was about to be done, but he disappeared inexplicably at this juncture, which is very suspicious in the first place."
"Perhaps he saw the discord between our three families and Fuhai Sect, and deliberately disappeared to create an unexpected illusion, so as to detonate the situation and cause internal strife among us."
Dugu Tianyi frowned and couldn't help but said:
"It's certainly possible, but there's a lot that doesn't make sense."
"If it was really Yu Wentai who did it, then why did he choose to take action at the Tianbao Conference and massacre all these people? What good does this do to him?"
"Given how cunning this person is, it is more likely that he will hide until the end and wait until the Five Elements Secret Realm is reopened before taking action."
"Not to mention, even if he detonated the situation and used our hands to eliminate Fuhai Sect, he actually didn't take advantage of it..."
He said, thought carefully for a moment, and then said slowly:
"In my opinion, it is possible that Yuwentai really encountered an accident."
"Perhaps there was a tyrannical foreign golden elixir monk who killed Yuwentai, took away his talisman token, and also searched his soul."
"This will explain a lot of doubts, and..."
The Patriarch of Sanshan shook his head and retorted:
"I don't think it's possible, especially considering that there are so many golden elixir monks in the southwest..."
After the three argued for a while, they could not reach a unified opinion.
But basically, the three of them focused their suspicion on Yu Wentai, or a Jindan monk who might be hiding.
This made Patriarch Zhenyang and others feel vigilant and vigilant, and they decided to take turns to sit in Tianbao Tower and strictly guard the Breakers in the coming time.
…………
Leizhou is in a deep valley.
"Hoo, hoo..."
Peng Yue fell to the ground first, his hair disheveled and breathing heavily.
His clothes were in tatters and stained with a lot of blood, and his face was a little pale, looking extremely embarrassed.
"It's all over now..."
When he recalled what he had experienced in the past half month, he was still frightened.
Half a month ago, on the second day after Master Qingxu left, Cangjiang Water Mansion was besieged on a large scale, with more than thirty Masters of Foundation Establishment joining forces to attack.
The only good news is that the foundation builders on the opposite side do not have a third-level secret treasure in their hands, so they were unable to break through the formation immediately, giving them time to react.
But more than thirty foundation-building masters jointly attacked, and they were obviously unable to resist. If they continued to hold on in the water mansion, they were just waiting to die.
Ever since:
Under Peng Yuexian's decision, everyone fled separately through the secret passage of Shuifu, and flew separately when the disaster came.
Peng Yuexian himself was also chased by several Foundation-Building Masters all the way. He only managed to escape by relying on some hidden means and good luck, encountering two waves of Foundation-Building Masters in the middle of the battle.
"Fu Hai Sect is probably doomed. Master Haihe and Master Qingxu are probably going to be in trouble!"
Peng Yuexian was in a bad mood and sighed:
"Hey... I don't know what happened to the rest of them, or if any of them escaped."
"I guess the Fuhai Sect's mark on my body cannot be washed away. No one wants to surrender... It seems that I can't stay in Dali any longer."
Peng Yuexian quickly made a decision in his mind and prepared to secretly leave Dali during the chaos and head to Dayu in the east.
It is better to have an uncertain future than to die.
(End of chapter)
