While the two were talking in "Hongchanmen", in Peiyang market thousands of miles away from "Hongchanmen", in a secret room on the third floor of "Guiqulaixie" shop, Su Hong, dressed in a light green tight palace dress, was leaning against the table.
She exuded a quietness like that of an orchid in a valley. Beside her, a middle-aged man in a gray shirt stood with his hands hanging down.
“Miss, based on information from several other places, a total of 57 sects and families of varying sizes disappeared from the Desolate Moon Continent this year.
Judging from various signs, to be able to do this without leaving any trace, it was either a premeditated move, or a cultivator above the Nascent Soul stage took action to destroy the opponent so quietly.
We inquired about the nearby immortal cultivation sects, and they were either completely unaware or already on alert. During this period, more than a dozen of our people were taken away by these sects with extreme caution.
Some people came out safely afterwards, but were still closely watched by the other party, while some people... disappeared from then on..."
The middle-aged man in gray shirt said nervously that he didn't know whether the young lady was satisfied with the result.
Although the young lady's cultivation level is only at the foundation-building stage, her status is extremely noble. Once, a Jindan elder was transferred back to the headquarters by the young lady because he did not perform his duties properly, and as a result, he seemed to have evaporated from the face of the earth.
"Oh? Did the hidden agents of the four major sects reveal any information?"
Su Hong gently turned the jade bracelet on her other fair wrist that was emitting a psychedelic luster, and asked calmly.
"The four major sects are extremely strict about the promotion of high-level officials. This young lady also knows this. At most, we only have a few people who have infiltrated the middle level. This is also the result of great effort and great cost.
Unless they have received extremely important information, they usually won't pass on any message.
This time, two pieces of news came from Shibuyuan and Taixuan Sect. The Nascent Soul ancestors of these two sects had been away for three days respectively. During this time, six immortal sects and families disappeared within hundreds of thousands of miles of the two sects during those nights.
According to the ability of the old monster in the Nascent Soul stage, if he has the assistance of the teleportation array within three days, coupled with his powerful speed in the Nascent Soul stage, it would be easy for him to travel hundreds of thousands of miles. "
The middle-aged man in gray shirt pondered and chose his words carefully.
"Then what are the results of your investigation into these disappeared immortal cultivation sects and families?"
Su Hong's white arms, set off by the psychedelic colors of the jade bracelet, look like silk under the moonlight.
"These sects and families are basically third-rate immortal cultivation forces. There is almost no second-rate force. The reason why we say almost is because we cannot be sure whether only the fifty-seven families we investigated have disappeared.
Based on past information from these sects and immortal cultivation families, they are usually very low-key, and are extremely careful and respectful towards their superiors. It is no exaggeration to say that they are walking on thin ice.
The qualifications of the disciples in the sect are also mediocre, and the senior leaders are all ordinary people. They are usually cautious and timid. Therefore, these sects do not show their talents, and it is rare to obtain valuable intelligence. "
The middle-aged man in gray shirt told the information he had obtained truthfully.
After a moment of silence, a slight rhythmic "da da da" sound was heard in the secret room. Su Hong's slender white fingers tapped lightly on the table, and her beautiful eyebrows frowned.
The middle-aged man in gray shirt stood aside respectfully, without making any sound, as if he was afraid to disturb the other person's thinking.
After a long time, Su Hong suddenly stopped tapping the table and raised his head.
"Such a strange collective disappearance, and all of them are from sects that are usually cautious and prudent. This common point alone can prove one thing. I am afraid that a major change is about to happen in the Desolate Moon Continent.
There must be a force that we are unknown to, which is secretly fighting against the four major sects. Even we have not discovered this force, and they have been suppressing all kinds of behaviors that may be exposed.
Until this year, something unknown happened and they activated the hidden agents they had deployed before. The four major sects also noticed it and should have grasped certain information, so they attacked with thundering means and killed them secretly.
All of this is contrary to our interests. The Desolate Moon Continent should have been just a less important part of our layout, but now it seems that the changes that are about to happen are very likely to involve the overall layout.
You should report the situation here and the analysis just now back to the headquarters as soon as possible, and ask the headquarters to mobilize higher-level secret agents to find out the sudden changes here."
Although Su Hong's tone was neither hurried nor slow, it gradually became serious.
"Yes, I will do it right away. Then, during this period of time, should we..."
The middle-aged man in gray shirt agreed hastily, thought for a moment, and then spoke again hesitantly.
"During this period, no major actions can be taken. External personnel should be recalled as much as possible and only daily tasks should be performed. We will wait for the headquarters to respond to everything."
Su Hong said in a cold tone.
"yes!"
The middle-aged man in gray shirt heard the unquestionable tone in Su Hong's voice. After bowing respectfully, he slowly stepped back and disappeared into the darkness of the secret room.
There was silence in the secret room, with only Su Hong sitting there alone, still frowning in thought. After a long time, she suddenly moved, slowly stood up, and muttered to herself.
"That force was so easily discovered by the four major sects, it must have lost its patience in lying dormant. Why are they so eager to come forward? Is there anything that requires them to do it even at the risk of exposing themselves
Where did they come from? Why were they so quiet before? Now there are dozens of them exposed, this is a huge hidden force...
Humph! ! However, I think these exposed sects are just pawns for them. Third-rate sects and families? ? There must be second-rate sects and immortal cultivation families, and maybe even... first-rate sects..."
In the secret room, the sound gradually faded away, and Su Hong's slender figure also blended into the darkness.
… …
In the extreme north of the Desolate Moon Continent, inside a meditation room of the Pure Land Sect, the room was filled with the scent of sandalwood and the windows were bright and clean.
The furnishings in the room were extremely simple. Four people were sitting around a purple sandalwood table.
The faint scent of sandalwood on the table filled the room with a refreshing fragrance. A purple clay teapot was placed in the middle of the table, with four emerald green tea cups emitting hot steam.
The four people were: an old monk in rough grey cloth, a middle-aged man in blue robe, an old Taoist in linen robe, and a handsome scholar in white robe.
“It is an honor for this old monk to have Fellow Daoists Mo, Chong, and Gongsun come here this time.”
The old monk in grey rough clothes spoke calmly. "Hahaha, Master Liaofan, there is no need to say polite words. We four sects have gathered here to discuss recent events first."
The middle-aged man in green robes laughed, and it was none other than Mo Qing from the Wuliang Sect.
"What Daoist Fellow Mo said is true. However, I think it has been nearly a hundred years since we last met. The three Daoists are even more powerful than before."
The old Taoist in hemp clothes hugged his goatee and spoke with a chuckle.
"Chongyue, your Taixuan Sect is always hypocritical, and your disciples and grandchildren have been led into this state by you.
However, in the past hundred years, your cultivation has reached the peak of the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, but your Taoism is still far behind."
The scholar in white robe had a stern face and spoke to the Taoist priest in hemp clothes mercilessly.
"Wulian... Tianzun, ah, Gongsun Changxing, all the people in the Ten Steps Courtyard are like you, but they have also lost their affection. The sword has become ruthless, and talking to people is like stabbing with a sword."
The old Taoist priest in hemp clothes, who was called Zhongyue, froze in silence and could not help but shook his head and smiled bitterly.
When Mo Qing and Master Liao Fan saw this, they smiled slightly.
Seeing that Gongsun Changxing's expression became even colder and he was about to speak again, Lefan had already put his hands together and spoke quickly.
"Amitabha, fellow donors, we have come together to discuss important matters first. What do you think?"
When Gongsun Changxing heard Lufan speak like this, he glanced at Taoist Chongyue and said nothing more.
"Master Liao Fan, do you have any news to share with us?" Mo Qing said with a serious expression.
"Amitabha, even if you didn't ask, I would still tell you.
In the past year, a total of ten sects and immortal cultivation families here have had abnormalities. They have sent a large number of people to move around, sneak into other sects, kill people and rob;
At the same time, four other sects voluntarily moved out of their bases overnight and disappeared without a trace."
Monk Le Fan clasped his hands together and spoke.
"Oh? I also had twelve companies that had bad intentions, and three of them disappeared on their own."
Taoist Chongyue spoke with a serious expression.
"Fifteen families have made unusual moves, and three have disappeared!"
Gongsun Changxing spoke concisely.
"We have a total of seven abnormalities there, and four disappeared. After we captured these people, we searched their souls and found that they were related to that thing."
Mo Qing also said with a serious face.
After hearing what they said, if Su Hong were here, he would know that there was something wrong with his intelligence.
After hearing Mo Qing's words, Le Fan and the other two looked at each other, and Taoist Chong Yue spoke first.
“It seems that this matter has really changed. On my side, Senior Brother Chongyang and I took action and wiped out more than a dozen families. The soul search was also related to that thing, but we didn’t find that thing in their sects and families.
Another person who gave them the order told them the direction and range of what they were looking for. That’s right, these dozen families were all in single contact, and the person who contacted them and gave them the order covered his face, so they didn’t know who the other party was at all.”
Gongsun Changxing glanced at them coldly.
"It's the same here, but one of the destroyed families was a first-level immortal cultivation family. During that period, it took my two senior brothers and I to make a full effort to injure the Yuanying ancestor and capture him alive. When we were searching his soul, we got a piece of news."
"Oh? Is there any progress with Brother Gongsun?"
After hearing this, Taoist Chongyue did not care about Gongsun Changxing's attitude just now, but spoke with a perked-up look. Mo Qing and Lufan also looked at Gongsun Changxing with burning eyes.
Gongsun Changxing raised his eyelids slightly.
“There are some, but the ancestor of this family is obviously not completely clear about them. In his memory, he is also unable to determine where the things are.
But after talking to the person behind the hidden power, he also guessed that there would be no more than four of these items. This time, they suddenly asked them to take action, and they were not afraid to expose themselves. Their intention was very obvious. "
"That means they are very anxious, even imminent, and have no choice but to do it!
This time, they even went so far as to show so many hidden players, which shows that they are fully confident. However, we still don’t know where the power behind the scenes is. We will inevitably be attacked from all sides.”
Le Fan frowned, seeming quite helpless about this.
"Everyone, why bother? Is their ultimate goal to get out of the crack of Yinmo Cliff?"
Mo Qing had a serious expression and spoke carefully.
“Friend Mo, this makes sense, but when those seniors were hunting down the remnants, it was said that some of the remaining demons escaped to a very secret place.
Today, although it has been too long since that great war, they have regained their strength and have new means. If they bypass the cracks in the Yinmo Cliff, it will be the most difficult thing for us to guard against."
Gongsun Changxing said the same thing.
"Amitabha, those unknown things have been investigated by Master Daling and Master Yuandu with their great magical powers. We should find these things as soon as possible."
The monk Le Fan chanted the Buddha's name.
"Since we guessed that the number would not exceed four, we will divide the area where we got the news, and then strengthen the search force, and send more disciples to go separately..."
Inside the Zen room, the four people gradually began to communicate with each other.