Lingxu, Sword Coffin, Blind Swordsman

When the group arrived at Sword Pavilion, Qin Gang was sitting in the small courtyard, drinking tea.

The old man on the rocking chair had his eyes closed, feigning sleep, looking just like an ordinary, declining old man from the foot of the mountain.

But Li Guanqi knew.

It was this seemingly unremarkable old man who, alone with his sword, single-handedly destroyed the Xuanji Sword Sect!

Qin Gang didn't open his eyes, only chuckled and scolded,

"Why are you all standing outside? Come in and sit down."

Li Guanqi smiled and entered, only to find six chairs in the courtyard.

Cao Yan and the others bowed slightly in greeting before sitting down.

After they were seated, Qin Gang slowly opened his eyes.

His gaze swept over everyone, the smile on his face impossible to suppress.

"Good... good."

Qin Gang's gaze landed on Cao Yan and the others.

"Presumably, you all have a general understanding of the sect's situation."

"Whether or not you join the sect is your own choice; I won't force you."

"As for cultivation resources... perhaps they won't be as abundant as when you were in the Eight Desolations or other places, but they will certainly not be lacking."

"You are all welcome to attend the lectures of the various peaks, and Chu Hao of Pill Peak is also very approachable."

The group nodded.

Qin Gang looked at Li Guanqi.

"That pagoda of yours... be sure not to let word of it get out."

"It's fine for you brothers to use it, but even though three branch disciples have come, I don't advise you to expose it."

Li Guanqi nodded silently; he had been wondering whether to invite them along...

Qin Gang was silent for a moment before saying softly,

"In the future, the Ten Lands Branch Sect will act more discreetly."

"I suggest you go out and travel after you break through to True Immortal."

Qin Gang's words surprised Li Guanqi somewhat.

Seeing Li Guanqi's astonished look, the old man smiled.

"Staying in the sect allows you to cultivate in peace, but you miss out on many experiences."

"A powerful clan is a backing, but it also hinders your ambition to spread your wings and fly high."

The group nodded in agreement.

Qin Gang seemed a little tired, closing his eyes and waving his hand.

"Go, the Sword Pavilion's restrictions have been opened for you."

"I need to rest for a few days."

Hearing this, Li Guanqi bowed and led the group out of the courtyard.

After closing the door, Xiao Chen said in a low voice,

"This sect master is a little different from what I imagined, huh?"

"Is he the ascended old sect master of the Great Xia Sword Sect?"

Li Guanqi shook his head.

"The one you're talking about is currently in the Eight Desolations; Sect Master Qin is a disciple of the ascended old sect master."

"The sect masters of the Ten Lands Branch Sect are all disciples of the old sect master, but none of them are as senior as Sect Master Qin."

The group finally understood what was going on.

Ye Feng transmitted his voice softly.

"I think what Master said makes a lot of sense."

"Although Senior Xiang and the others know about the Time Pagoda in the Seventh Domain, it's best if we don't publicize the Nirvana Pagoda in our hands."

Li Guanqi nodded silently.

"Yes, I think so too."

"Alright, let's all cultivate well in the pagoda for a while."

"Third Brother's cultivation realm is still a little unstable."

Buzz!!!

The Sword Pavilion opened, and Cao Yan and the others felt extremely shocked.

The Nirvana Pagoda was released, and the group transformed into streams of light, rushing into it.

After entering the Nirvana Pagoda, Li Guanqi didn't rush inside.

Instead, he beckoned Tang Ru to come over.

After Tang Ru came over, he asked with some confusion,

"What's wrong, Boss?"

Li Guanqi said softly, "Since I ascended to the Immortal Realm, I've encountered many strange things."

"I want to talk to you, and you can help me fill in the gaps."

Hearing this, Tang Ru's expression became especially solemn, and he said in a deep voice,

"Alright!"

Then, the two entered the Nirvana Pagoda.

Li Guanqi prepared a huge chessboard.

The two sat opposite each other, and Li Guanqi began to recount all the events, from his ascension to the Immortal Realm's ascension platform, point by point, in great detail to Tang Ru.

However, the first sentence he spoke stunned Tang Ru.

"Senior Chan Kongzi... is dead."

Tang Ru's body trembled, and he was silent for a long time.

"Do they know?"

"Only Ye Feng and Gu Li know."

The two were silent, and Tang Ru was also a little sad.

Then, Li Guanqi slowly opened his mouth, talking about the past few years.

Tang Ru listened, placing pieces on the chessboard.

From Lin Wujiu to Seven Killings...

Tang Ru placed almost everyone Li Guanqi had encountered during this period aside separately.

Zhao Chengyong, Ran Qingshuang, Ye Lingyun, Jade Immortal Weng, Bai Su, Qiu Yan...

Shang He, Li Muqing, Zhu Lan, Wang Lingcheng, the Corpse Stitcher, the Puppeteer, Lin Xianqi...

And so on and so forth.

Li Guanqi told Tang Ru everything in great detail.

But when he mentioned Shang He, Li Muqing, Zhu Lan, and Lin Xianqi.

Tang Ru picked out the pieces representing the few people separately.

His right hand hovered in the air, hesitating over the other pieces.

Finally, Tang Ru looked up at Li Guanqi and asked softly,

"The Corpse Stitcher and the Puppeteer, and that little Taoist priest, how did you meet them? Tell me again in more detail."

Li Guanqi frowned slightly, then began to narrate from the escort of the Hundred Ghosts team, and then talked about Tianyou City.

That is, the Tianyou City disguised as the 'Fengdu Ghost City' back then.

That was when he met Wang Lingcheng.

Li Guanqi had also been very wary of Wang Lingcheng's appearance.

But everything about the other party had traces to follow, and he had also explored the other party's body.

Wang Lingcheng also had an old relationship with Ye Feng, and his Taoist temple master had met Qin Gang.

After Tang Ru finished listening, he felt relieved, pinched his fingers with his left hand, and deduced with his eyes closed.

The Heavenly Mystery Array platform slowly condensed, and Tang Ru clearly saw the causal connection about Wang Lingcheng on Li Guanqi's body.

Although it was very thin, it was real, not intermittent.

"Wang Lingcheng should be fine. Continue talking about the Corpse Stitcher and the two of them."

It was a day later when the two finished talking.

Tang Ru sat in place without saying a word.

Then he got up and smiled.

"I know everything, I'll go back... and take another look."

After speaking, Tang Ru got up thoughtfully and returned to his level.

As soon as he stepped into the Nirvana Pagoda, Tang Ru frowned.

He always felt that something was wrong, but he didn't know what was wrong...

"Huff..."

"Come on, if there is really someone behind the scenes, then let's fight!"

Tang Ru sat cross-legged, and the temperament of the whole person changed completely.

It was a powerful confidence to control everything.

According to the current situation, there are only two forces behind the scenes.

But Tang Ru always had a hunch that there was someone behind the scenes.

In an instant, the Heavenly Mystery Array platform appeared, and the phantom of the Yin-Yang Bagua array spirit emerged.

Tang Ru did not borrow strength, but with his own strength, he fully revealed all the causal threads of Li Guanqi after his ascension!

Thousands of threads floated densely in front of Tang Ru.

There were thousands of causal threads on Lin Wujiu alone.

As for Seven Killings... there were even more causal threads on his body, because he had killed many people.

Tang Ru closed his eyes and sat cross-legged on the Heavenly Mystery Array platform, his fingertips quickly swept across the many causal threads in front of him.

Suddenly!!

An indistinguishable murmur slowly sounded in an unknown place.

"Who... is actually peeping at causality!!"

The voice gradually weakened, and a figure quickly sat cross-legged on the ground, and the number of causal threads that seemed to be there increased sharply!!