Yu Hongchen

Tianyi Pavilion, Yunshan Sword Sect and all the sects of Qiushuimen flew with their swords and arrived at Dongdao in less than half a day.

Dongdao is remote, and apart from the nearby Fenglinchuan, the nearest land is thousands of miles away. Therefore, there are few people on the island, and the original features can be preserved.The island has a winding and undulating natural terrain, with lush mountains and tall trees, and the sea breeze blows all the year round, and the water vapor is dense. It looks like a fairyland in Penglai.

Tianyi Pavilion is a castle in the air floating on the island. It is supported by a seven-layer magic circle and floats steadily in mid-air. The people who come from Yujian can still see it from thousands of miles away. As if separated from the clouds, it seems that in the next moment, there will be a fairy flying through the clouds and floating in the world.

The owner of the pavilion, Qu Baiwei, had already led his disciples to greet him at the front door. His appearance was somewhat similar to Qu Kongqing's, except that there was a touch of time and vicissitudes on his face. Seeing his son lying on Cheng Xinran's body, Qu Baiwei remained calm, He just waved his hand to let the returning disciples go on first, and then welcomed people from all sects in.

"Sect Master, Elder Yunxiang, this way please."

After seeing the ceremony, Shang Lixing and Elder Yun Xiang stood beside Qu Baiwei on one left and one on the right, and the three of them walked into Tianyi Pavilion together, Xiang Wanning followed Elder Yun Xiang, Xie Liuchen and Fang Jinglin followed Xiang Wanning After Wan Ning's death, everyone meandered all the way to the front hall, surrounded by Taoist servants, coming and going, and everyone saluted when they saw it.

The pavilion stands tall and the long corridor is far-reaching. The small space is actually an illusion of walking out of nine bends and eighteen bends. Xie Liuchen looked around and saw that along the way, the white walls were lights, the crystals were curtains, and corals and jade trees were dotted in the middle. , Liuli screen wall, all the utensils seen are exquisite and luxurious, even the clothes worn by Daotong are very gorgeous, looking like a fairy.

Xie Liuchen lowered his head and asked, "Brother Fang, why is Tianyi Pavilion so small today? It looks like there are only a few hundred people."

Fang Jinglin said: "Junior Brother, you don't know this. There are 390 nine registered disciples in Tianyi Pavilion, and 110 seven Taoist servants. Isn't it only about [-]?"

Xie Liuchen was stunned: "How can senior brother know this?"

Fang Jinglin showed a smug expression: "I don't even look at who I am, your senior brother. How can I hide this Silu incident from me? But don't look at Tianyi Pavilion. Although the number of people is very small, the inheritance is not lost to those big ones. The sect, and it occupies this great spiritual vein, and raises all the disciples to be slick, this is 'the expensive is not expensive', the strength of Tianyi Pavilion should not be underestimated."

Xie Liuchen nodded, and heard Fang Jinglin say, "But this is the first time I've seen a sect with only such a few people, so it must be very convenient to manage."

Xie Liuchen said: "Senior brother, have you never been here before?"

Fang Jinglin said: "Hey, no, I used to go back to Yunshan after the end of my quest. Speaking of which, this is the first time that Tianyi Pavilion took the initiative to invite me. I think they want to discuss something important."

Xie Liuchen still wanted to ask what was the important matter, when the light in front of him suddenly lit up, it turned out that everyone followed Qu Baiwei into the front hall of the main pavilion.

The small front hall was overcrowded in an instant, Qu Baiwei called Shang Lixing and Elder Yun Xiang to sit down, then sat on the main seat, and said to the left and right: "The disciples must be a little tired after coming from a long way. , Sect Master, Elder, I think it’s better to let them go down to rest first.”

Judging by this posture, there is indeed something important to discuss.

Shang Lixing nodded and said: "That's right." He said to the members of Qiushuimen in front of him, "He Suwu, you lead them down to rest first."

He Suowu replied: "Yes, big brother." He followed the disciples received by Tianyi Pavilion out of the front hall with his sword in his arms, and the rest of the Qiushuimen loose cultivators followed him out.

Elder Yunxiang also turned his head and whispered to Xiang Wanning who was beside him: "Wanning, you stay here and study hard," then turned around and glanced at the other Yunshan disciples, frowned slightly, and then suddenly He called out, "Xie Liuchen!"

Unexpectedly, Elder Yun Xiang yelled, Xie Liuchen was so frightened that he raised his head suddenly, his eyes were full of confusion, but he saw Elder Yun Xiang sternly said: "You, take the disciples back to rest first."

Xie Liuchen almost thought he heard it wrong: "What, what?"

Although Elder Yun Xiang has a good temper, he couldn't help but feel displeased seeing his foolish appearance: "I told you to take all the disciples down to rest, don't you understand what I say?"

Xie Liuchen was still ignorant, standing where he was, Xiang Wanning said at the right time: "Junior Brother Fang, you should take the disciples down first." She sighed in her heart, this Elder Yunxiang has always lived in Xuanhe Peak, Assisting the head to handle affairs, I don't know much about the disciples of the various peaks, and now I even call the disciples by the wrong name.

Fang Jinglin also came to his senses at this time, quietly pushed Xie Liuchen, coughed lightly and said, "Elder, senior sister, I understand." He turned to disciple Yunshan and said, "Everyone, follow me first."

Only then did the rest of the disciples get into action and followed him out. Xie Liuchen also followed in a hurry. When he turned around, he happened to meet Shang Lixing's slightly playful eyes. He felt uneasy for a moment, and gave Shang Lixing a sharp look in his eyes, "What are you laughing at?" laugh!

After the disciples retreated, Qu Baiwei also ordered the Taoist boy who was waiting on the side to go down, and there were only five people left in the hall, including Qu Baiwei, Shang Lixing, Ji Qing, Elder Yun Xiang and Xiang Wanning who were standing on one side.Elder Yun Xiang didn't take Fang Cai's misidentification of his disciples seriously at all, and after a few words of pleasantries with Qu Baiwei, he got to the point: "Mr. Qu invited me here this time, I'm afraid he is not just inviting us to be guests, right? ?”

Qu Bai smiled slightly: "Elder is really quick to talk, yes, this time I invited Yunshan Sword Sect and Qiushuimen to come, I have something to say."

Elder Yun Xiang said: "Please tell me, Pavilion Master."

Qu Baiwei was also straightforward: "To be honest, it's something related to the demons."

Elder Yun Xiang frowned and said, "Demon Race?"

"Yes, the Demon Race," Qu Baiwei and Shang Lixing looked at each other, "You know, the elders, the leader of the Shang Sect and I discovered the activity traces of the Demon Race at the border of Nanling half a month ago."

Elder Yun Xiang asked suspiciously: "Well, with all due respect, it is not a matter of a day or two for the demons to repeatedly violate the Nanling border. Can Elder Qu explain in more detail?"

Qu Baiwei said: "At that time, I just brought my disciples who were training outside to Nanling, but I don't know the details about it, so I'll let you, the head of the Shang sect, tell the story."

Shang Lixing took over the words and said: "The matter of the demon clan is of great importance. Shang was also doing things expediently in the secret realm at that time. In order not to leak the news, he didn't deliberately hide it from the elders and junior sister Xiang."

Elder Yun Xiang nodded: "That's right. Although the matter of the demon clan is important, there are too many people in the secret realm, and it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no infiltration of demon spies. The owner of the Shang sect should be cautious in his words and deeds."

Xiang Wanning, who was standing on one side, also said: "I asked about this in the secret realm at that time, and Senior Brother Shang kept silent. Daoyou Ji said that he was still in the stage of secret investigation, and it turned out that it was to prevent anyone who wanted to eavesdrop, ah, I was so impulsive to ask that question.”

Shang Lixing said softly: "Junior Sister didn't ask any excessive questions, so don't blame yourself too much, besides, what Ji Qing said was not all evasive words, the thing is like this—"

Qu Baiwei already knew what was going on, so he just sat on the sidelines and listened. Elder Yun Xiang knew that Shang Lixing was talking to him, so he listened attentively.

"The elders and the pavilion master all know that Qiushuimen has been paying close attention to the movements of the demons for the past 300 years. Some time ago, He Suowu and I came to the border and deployed a defensive front on the border. Ji Qing and others stayed at the sect and waited for arrangements. A few months ago, Ji Rou, who was wandering around in the mortal world, suddenly sent a message to me, saying that some mortals had suddenly died inexplicably in the mortal world, and within a few months, there were as many as hundreds of people who died, and their death conditions were terrifying, like mummified corpses."

Elder Yunxiang let out an "ah" when he heard the words: "Such a bizarre way of death? Who is it that is so reckless about human life, killing people without virtue?"

Shang Lixing said: "Elder, don't worry, just listen to me. When Ji Rou heard about this at that time, she felt strange, and also knew that I was deploying on the border of Nanling, so she sent a message to me, and led Fu Yangsheng and others to go deep Mortal world, find out the truth."

Elder Yunxiang praised: "Miss Ji's boldness and carefulness really impressed my old man." While Ji Qing was listening, Elder Yunxiang praised his little sister. Even though the atmosphere was gloomy, he couldn't help but feel proud of her and smiled gratifyingly.

"After I received the news, I decided it was the work of the demons, but the demons have always been dormant in the Northland, how did they escape the defense of Qiushuimen, enter the hinterland of Nanling without anyone knowing, and kill people?" Shang Lixing continued Said: "So I paid more attention and increased my search efforts on the border. Except for the Thousand Shadow Walls, I almost searched the entire border."

Elder Yunxiang hesitated and said: "This...why does the owner of the Shangmen have such an idea? The demons crossed a hundred thousand seas, left Beilu, and sneaked into Nanling, just to kill a few insignificant mortals. It's not that I don't believe it, but That sounds unlikely."

Shang Lixing said with a smile: "Maybe it's because I have dealt with the demons a lot. My first instinct when I heard about this matter was that the demons did it. It's strange, and it's not good for deceiving others, so I also sent a message to Ji Rou, and asked Fu Yangsheng beside her to bring some of the corpses back to Qiushuimen for inspection by Bai Xuan. Xuan, who is used to seeing life and death, also turned pale with fright—"

Elder Yun Xiang hurriedly asked, "What did Miss Bai discover?"

Shang Lixing looked around for a week, and suddenly asked: "The elder and the pavilion master are highly respected and well-informed, have you ever heard of any exercises that absorb people's energy?"

Qu Bai shook his head slightly and said: "To be honest, old man Qu has been in disbelief since he heard about this half a month ago. I have practiced for more than 600 years, and I have only heard that there are monsters in the world that absorb human souls to nourish themselves, but that is after all. The act of going against the way of heaven can't last long, let alone use it as a practice method... If there is such a method in the world, wouldn't it be possible to ascend the Tao by killing people? This, this is almost impossible."

Elder Yun Xiang also stroked his beard and said: "It is important to know that 'people are born with the energy of heaven and earth, the sky feeds people with five qi, and the earth feeds people with five flavors', how can people live without energy? Who dares to do this? This is against the sky This act will be condemned by God."

"The elders don't know that the demons kill mortals for no other reason," Shang Lixing said, the topic changed, and a look of unbearable flicker flashed between his brows, "It is precisely to absorb the energy of mortals to feed ourselves , in exchange for a heaven-defying cultivation base."

Elder Yun Xiang lost his voice in an instant: "Here, do you mean what Master Shang said?" Xiang Wanning, who was standing by the side, also covered her mouth in shock.

Shang Lixing nodded, and said: "Really. The elders also know that Bai Xuan is the most famous medical practitioner in the Cangyuan Continent. She can be said to be a pedantic celestial being in Qihuang. Really."

The atmosphere in the hall was momentarily tense. Elder Yun Xiang frowned deeply and kept silent. Shang Lixing continued: "I was shocked when I heard about it. After a little deliberation, we decided to press the matter first and investigate secretly in order not to startle the snake. It happened to be at that time, which coincided with the trip to the Ziyuan Secret Realm once every ten years, so as not to delay the time to enter the secret realm. Pavilion Master Qu moved separately. He led his disciples to continue to investigate the border and the mortal world. I led the disciples to enter the secret realm first to explore the secrets. After half a month, Pavilion Master Qu will invite us in the name of Pavilion Master Qu. We will gather together in Tianyi Pavilion to discuss countermeasures I wonder if Pavilion Master Qu found anything after I left?"

Qu Bai sighed slightly and shook his head: "I got nothing."

Shang Lixing also sighed: "Now it seems that we can only hope that Ji Rou can catch one or two demons."

Xiang Wanning listened for a long time, and then said: "Brother Shang just said 'thousand shadow walls'? Could it be that the demons came in from there?"

Shang Lixing nodded: "Junior Sister Xiang really pointed me out. That's right, the Qianzhong Shadow Wall is indeed the biggest possibility. It seems that I have to go check it out again."

Elder Yun Xiang was startled and angry when he heard such cruelty, and couldn't calm down for a long time: "Humph! In the past 300 years, with the death of the demon king and the disappearance of the beast king, the demon race has become more ambitious and unscrupulous, and has repeatedly violated the border of our human race. Why, they really think that our human race has been peaceful for 300 years, so how about we can no longer hold swords and halberds?"

Qu Bai frowned slightly, with a look of unresolved sadness: "Nanling has always been a place where human races live and multiply, if we can't even protect the creatures on this land, how can we talk about how to cultivate immortals, enlighten the Tao, and ascend to the Tao?" ah……"

Elder Yun Xiang also calmed down after having an outburst, and sighed: "It seems that this matter is really difficult. After I return to the sect, I will report this matter to the head and discuss it with the head. He must have a better way."

Qu Baiwei said: "Except for the head of Qingyang and Qiushui among the several major sects, everyone lacks experience in dealing with demons. Back then, they were able to subdue the demons in troubled times, drive the demons to Beilu, and restore the peace of the human race. , also relied on Qing Yang's shocking sword..."

"After I go back, I will continue to send more people, increase my efforts to hunt down the demons, and try to find out who is behind the scenes. As for the Qianzhong Shadow Wall, I will go there again to check whether it is really the demons' secret passage," Shang Lixing paused After a pause, "If things really get to that serious point, I'll consider whether to use Cui Mingruo's secret move."

"In this way, there will be the head of Laoshangmen and Qiushuimen." Everyone bowed their hands.

After two hours, everything was agreed upon, it was getting late, several people saluted and said goodbye one after another, and left the table to go back.Shang Lixing chatted with Qu Baiwei for a while, then asked Ji Qing to go back first, when he left the front hall, there was no one on the road.

Shang Lihang politely declined the guidance of the disciples of Tianyi Pavilion, holding an ebony stick, walked through the quiet path, and walked slowly under the moonlight, when he was about to reach the courtyard where Qiushuimen stayed, he suddenly stopped and stopped in place .After thinking for a moment with downcast eyes, he suddenly turned back and changed his way to the outside of the courtyard where the disciples of the Yunshan Sword Sect were staying.

Tianyi Pavilion's special restrictions naturally couldn't stop him, and after a while, a figure walked into the courtyard as if nothing had happened.