Immortal Mansion: With mediocre qualifications, I have no choice but to live forever

After leaving behind these harsh words, Zhou Yiqiao turned around and left with master and disciple Li Jianlan and Li Mubai, disappearing from everyone's sight in the blink of an eye.

Only after confirming that Li Jianlan's breath had disappeared from perception did an elder who was obviously from the Xiahou family dare to stand up and bow to Tuoba Qingshan to complain.

"Please let the Sect Master decide! My Xiahou family has always been loyal to the sect and will never do anything that goes against the interests of the sect!"

"What Zhou Yiqiao said is completely false. I hope the sect master and the elders can understand this."

This person knew the perfect balance, and while he gave an explanation for the Xiahou family, he also refuted Zhou Yiqiao's statement to Tuoba Qingshan and other high-level officials who knew about Xiahou Wen's affairs. It can be said that he used word games to temporarily tie the reputation of the Xiahou family and the Netherworld Demon Sect together.

Sure enough, after hearing what the elder said, Tuoba Qingshan glanced around with his eyes that were as gloomy as the abyss, and spoke slowly.

"I don't need to tell you that the Xiahou family is loyal to our Netherworld Demon Sect. I'm sure you all know it."

"What Zhou Yiqiao did today is nothing but an attempt to sow discord and undermine the internal unity of our Netherworld Demon Sect."

He paused, his eyes sharp and his tone unmistakably firm.

"As for Xiahou Wen's matter, the details are far from as simple as Zhou Yiqiao said."

"You just need to know that this matter is of great importance and cannot be decided with just a few words."

"My Netherworld Demon Sect emphasizes solid evidence and does not tolerate any false accusations. Don't let personal grudges blind you like Zhou Yiqiao did, affecting the overall situation of the sect."

After saying this, Tuoba Qingshan waved his sleeves, a breeze blew, and he instantly disappeared from everyone's sight.

The elders stood there in a daze, looking at each other, each with their own calculations in mind.

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On the other side, after Li Jianlan took Zhou Yiqiao and Li Mubai out of the mountain gate of the Netherworld Demon Sect, under Zhou Yiqiao's guidance, he took the two of them and fled straight towards Wangu Mountain.

After experiencing many twists and turns, Li Mubai finally broke free from his emotions.

He looked at Zhou Yiqiao who had an anxious look on his face, and tried to comfort him.

"Brother Zhou, don't worry. The Netherworld Demon Sect only dared to imprison your senior brothers and sisters, but did not dare to blatantly frame them. This shows that they have reservations."

Zhou Yiqiao felt relieved after hearing this.

He took a deep breath, trying to calm down his emotions, nodded at Li Mubai, and spoke in a slightly hoarse voice.

"Brother Li is right. I am too concerned and confused."

Li Jianlan watched the conversation between the two and said nothing. He just waved his hand lightly, and the speed of the three increased again. They streaked across the sky like a meteor and rushed towards the direction of Wangu Mountain.

Before long, the unique terrain of Wangu Mountain came into view.

Seeing the many independent cultivators still moving around normally on the Desolate Bone Plain, Zhou Yiqiao felt a little relieved.

However, when the three of them really approached Wangu Mountain, his expression suddenly changed.

I saw that the area around Wangu Mountain had been completely blocked by the power of the Netherworld Demon Sect, and the entire mountain was shrouded in a thick layer of black fog, making it impossible to see the scenery inside.

Around the black fog, monks from the Netherworld Demon Sect patrolled from time to time. They were in groups of three, holding standard magical instruments and with sharp eyes. It can be seen that the Netherworld Demon Sect was wary of the master and disciples of Wangushan.

Li Jianlan looked at the scene in front of him, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes.

He did not use any weapons, but simply raised his palm lightly, and the spiritual power surged in his palm, forming a ball of light.

Although this ball of light is not big, the power contained in it cannot be underestimated.

"Come on, let's go straight in."

Li Jianlan's voice was calm, as if he had just done something insignificant.

Under the protection of his spiritual light ball, the three of them rushed directly to Wangu Mountain.

The patrolling monks only felt a strong fluctuation of spiritual power, and before they could react, Li Jianlan and his team had already passed through the blockade and entered the interior of Wangu Mountain.

After entering Wangu Mountain, Zhou Yiqiao immediately found a place covered by heavy formations.

The formation here is obviously different from other places. The power of the formation is extremely strong, completely isolating the internal situation and making it impossible for people to peek.

Li Jianlan did not hesitate at all. He raised his hand again, and the ball of light in his palm flew out and hit the formation.

The formation began to tremble under the impact of the light ball, and then cracks began to appear. Finally, the entire formation collapsed, revealing two imprisoned men and one woman.

When Zhou Yiqiao saw the haggard faces of his senior brothers and sisters, the anger that had just subsided in his heart was ignited again.

Their clothes were tattered and their faces were pale. It was obvious that they had suffered a lot under the destruction of the formation.

The cultivation of several people had stagnated at the level before he went to Qinjian Villa. It was obvious that not long after he left, his senior brothers and sisters had been persecuted by the Netherworld Demon Sect.

"Senior Sister Mu! Senior Brother Gu! Senior Brother Shen!"

Zhou Yiqiao's voice trembled, and he quickly stepped forward to check on everyone's condition.

When they saw Zhou Yiqiao coming, a hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of the three people.

"Junior Brother Zhou."

"Brother and sister's injuries are serious. There is no need to say more. I have already personally learned what happened from that old man Tuoba Qingshan."

Zhou Yiqiao helped the three people up one by one, his tone was cold and the murderous intent in his eyes was not concealed at all.

"Okay, let's go back to your residence first, little friend Zhou, and we'll talk about other things later."

Li Jianlan interrupted the four people's greetings.

"Since those of Mr. Zhou are safe and sound, I believe Mr. Zhou's cave is an absolutely safe place."

When Shen Kuo and the other two heard Li Jianlan's reminder and felt the unfathomable cultivation of this man, they looked at Zhou Yiqiao curiously.

Seeing this, Zhou Yiqiao hurriedly introduced Li Jianlan to Shen Kuo and the others, his tone full of gratitude.

"Brother and sister, this is Senior Li Jianlan from the Sword Sect. If it weren't for the senior's help in defeating that old bastard Tuoba Qingshan, I'm afraid I would have had a hard time finding your whereabouts."

Upon hearing this, Shen Kuo, Gu Yun and Mu Xue hurriedly bowed to Li Jianlan to express their gratitude.

"Thank you for your help, senior. We will never forget it."

Li Jianlan smiled slightly, and an invisible force lifted the three of them up.

"You don't have to be polite, everyone. I get along well with Mr. Zhou, so it's only natural for me to help you."

Seeing that Li Jianlan had no intention of saying anything else, Zhou Yiqiao hurriedly led the way and took the group of five back to his cave residence in Wangu Mountain and the Sword Washing Pool.

The area around the Sword Washing Pool was just as it was before Zhou Yiqiao left, full of spiritual energy, looking like a treasured place for spiritual practice.

Zhou Yiqiao rushed into the Sword Washing Pool angrily, and immediately communicated with Chu Tianxing through his mind, notifying everyone to gather at the Sword Washing Pool.

Finally hearing the news of their master's return, Liu Yun, Tian Lei, Hu Changzai, Xue Ran, as well as Xiao Lizi who came from Qingdan Pavilion for refuge, all returned to the Sword Washing Pool within an hour.

However, what greeted them was not Zhou Yiqiao's smile, but full of anger and blame.

"Since you can enter and exit Wangu Mountain freely, haven't you noticed that Wangu Mountain has long been surrounded by the Netherworld Demon Sect, and several of my brothers and sisters are trapped in the forbidden area of ​​the mountain?"

Faced with Zhou Yiqiao's questioning, Liu Yun and others looked at each other, all of them were confused, obviously not understanding why Zhou Yiqiao was so angry.

"Master, we really didn't find any signs that Wangu Mountain was surrounded by the Netherworld Demon Sect."

Liu Yun spoke first, with a hint of innocence in his tone.

"I usually go in and out of Wangu Mountain with Li Pingcai the most, and I have never noticed anything unusual."

Li Pingcai, whom Zhou Yiqiao always called Little Li, immediately knelt down and echoed.

"I didn't notice it either, Master, you know it well."

Tian Lei, Hu Changzai and Xue Ran also quickly stated that they indeed did not find any signs of Wangu Mountain being surrounded, otherwise they would not have been so careless.

Zhou Yiqiao looked at the confused faces of the crowd and became even angrier.

He pointed in the direction where Shen Kuo and the other two had just been taken to the quiet room for treatment by Li Jianlan and then disappeared, and shouted angrily.

"None of you noticed anything unusual, so could it be fake that our brothers and sisters have been trapped in the restriction for hundreds of years!?"

Faced with Zhou Yiqiao's thundering rage, everyone fell silent. For a moment, the only sounds in the sword washing pool were the echo of Zhou Yiqiao's anger and everyone's rapid breathing.

"Don't worry, my friend Zhou. This may not be the problem of your subordinates."

Li Jianlan, who was treating Shen Kuo and the other two, heard the noise outside, walked out of the inner room, and spoke to comfort them.

He walked up to Zhou Yiqiao, saw the look in Zhou Yiqiao's eyes as he looked towards the quiet room, and whispered something to comfort him.

"The three of them just haven't been exposed to spiritual power for a long time, which has caused their body functions to decline a little, but it's not serious. I have used spiritual power to treat them, and they will recover after a little rest."

Hearing that his senior brothers and sisters were fine, Zhou Yiqiao's anger subsided a little. He then took into account what Li Jianlan said at the beginning and asked.

"Senior, in your opinion, why didn't they notice that Wangu Mountain was under siege?"

"If my guess is correct, they were unwittingly deceived by Tuoba Qingshan."

As Li Jianlan spoke, he walked to the Tianlei who was closest to him, raised his hand and gently brushed the back of Tianlei's neck. A tiny but glowing rune appeared faintly under Tianlei's skin, and then quickly dissipated.

"Look, this is Tuoba Qingshan's method."

"He used his superb skills in illusion to create this illusion without you even realizing it, making you completely unaware of the changes in the outside world."

"This kind of method is difficult to detect unless one has a deep understanding of illusion arrays."

Upon hearing this, everyone lowered their heads to check themselves. Although they did not find the same runes, they were already 70% convinced.

Zhou Yiqiao pursed his lips tightly. He didn't expect that after he left, the entire Wangu Mountain would be infiltrated like this.

"Senior, is there any way to solve the tricks they use?"

He stood up, bowed to Li Jianlan, and asked sincerely.