Li Yan, following the blue-clothed servant, had arrived at the entrance of the hall. He raised his eyes and looked around again, and saw two more people in the hall.
One of them was standing in front of the window in a red robe with his hands behind his back, as if admiring the view of the lotus pond. The other was holding a cup of tea, as if thinking about something, and seemed to be ignoring the people outside the hall.
Li Yan just glanced briefly into the hall and then looked away. He habitually looked around, and when he saw nothing unusual, he no longer cared.
After the young servant in blue stood still, he spoke respectfully to the seven people outside the hall.
"Seniors, please follow me."
After saying this, he took the lead and walked along the bluestone road towards the gate of the courtyard.
After hearing this, everyone followed suit, but it was obvious that the groups of people kept some distance from each other and were wary of each other. Li Yan was walking alone at the end.
And in front of him were the two people who looked like a master and a servant.
In silence, everyone soon arrived at the gate of the courtyard and followed the blue-clothed servant out one after another. But just as the young man and the hunchbacked old man in front of Li Yan were about to step out of the gate, suddenly there was a loud "boom" sound, shaking the sky in the Taoist temple.
The sound came so suddenly that everyone was stunned and stopped in their tracks.
Just as everyone was astonished, several loud noises were heard one after another, resounding throughout the world. Li Yan and the others even felt the ground shaking beneath their feet, and then there was silence.
For a moment, everyone didn't know what was going on, and Li Yan was shocked and confused.
"Could it be that someone has attacked Xuanqing Temple?"
The others also had looks of surprise on their faces, and released their spiritual senses one after another, but at this moment, a shout came from a distance.
"Oh no! Senior Brother Liu was killed. Who... who did this?"
The sound seemed to be torn like a piece of window paper in the newly restored tranquility, making it even more harsh.
In Li Yan's consciousness, the sound came from the courtyard on their right, about four courtyards away from them.
But before he could check carefully, dozens of auras had appeared in his consciousness. Some of these auras were strong, some were weak. The five or six auras in the lead were extremely sharp. They were obviously from foundation-building cultivators, and they were coming very quickly.
Then a majestic voice resounded throughout the world.
"Luo Sanpang, what happened to you? Master Ji, please ask all the Taoist friends from outside to stay where they are and not move rashly to avoid misunderstandings."
As he spoke, the fierce auras split into two, one flew straight towards the place where the scream came from, and the other flew straight towards Li Yan and the others.
When Li Yan and others saw the aggressive approach of the newcomers, many of them frowned. It was obvious that the other party wanted to control them.
Especially the big bearded man and the two black-robed monks, their auras were surging.
At the same time, Li Yan also sensed several spiritual consciousnesses coming from behind him. He knew without looking back that they must be the people who were still staying in the courtyard. After hearing the two shouts just now, they also came out of the house one after another.
Those sharp auras came quickly. In just a moment, four long rainbows flew over.
Four long rainbows flashed and landed outside the courtyard. Although Li Yan was still in the courtyard, he was close to the gate and could see clearly through the gate.
The long rainbow light dissipated, revealing three men and one woman inside, all dressed in Taoist attire. They made no effort to hide their skills, and as their aura spread, a terrifying pressure spread.
The leader was an old Taoist who had the most powerful aura. He was already in the late stage of foundation building. From the looks of it, he was only one step away from perfect foundation building.
Behind him were a middle-aged Taoist priest, a young Taoist priest, and a young and beautiful Taoist nun, whose cultivation levels were respectively the middle stage of foundation building, the early stage of foundation building, and the peak of the early stage of foundation building.
Immortal cultivators cannot judge their true age by appearance, so what is their true age? It can only be judged by bone age, but the cultivation of these four people is extremely strong.
Just as the four of them landed, the bearded man spoke in an unpleasant tone.
"Friend Ji, what is the intention of your Xuanqing Temple? You are so aggressive, are you trying to capture us?"
As he spoke, his eyes were already looking at the old Taoist leader, and he seemed to be very familiar with this place.
"Oh, I was wondering who it was. It turned out to be Master Yue from the Qinggu Sect. You are a frequent visitor here. I didn't expect you to be here today.
Something unexpected happened in the sect just now. I don’t know the details yet, but the sect leader has already gone there, and I think there will be a result soon.
But before the head brother notifies you, you can’t move around freely, lest you accidentally trigger the formation, which would defeat the purpose of coming here in the first place.”
After the Taoist surnamed Ji took a look at the bearded man, his aura subsided a lot, but his eyes swept over everyone one by one. His words seemed polite, but the latter part of his words were obviously threatening.
After hearing this, the bearded man from the Qinggu sect's expression changed, and he was obviously very unhappy.
These Taoists clearly trapped them here temporarily, but he was very wary of the formation of Xuanqing Temple.
So, he turned his head slightly and glanced at the people behind him, and saw that even the two men in black robes and cloaks with high cultivation had fallen silent. Although he was unhappy in his heart, he did not show it anymore.
Besides, he was also full of curiosity about the changes here, so he snorted heavily and said no more.
The Taoist priest surnamed Ji glanced at the courtyard and then spoke slowly.
"How about inviting all the Taoist friends in the academy to come out and have a chat?"
His voice instantly spread throughout the courtyard.
The three Taoists behind him spread out their spiritual awareness in an instant while also moving their feet a little further away, and had already locked onto the courtyard where Li Yan and the others were.
After hearing this, Li Yan and others who were still in the courtyard realized that this was an attempt to get everyone out, as everything was under their noses.
They were confused about what had happened in the Taoist temple, but they wanted to know, so they walked outside the courtyard.
As the hunchbacked old man, the young man and Li Yan walked out, five more people walked out of the courtyard in a chaotic manner, including two Foundation Establishment cultivators and three Qi Condensation cultivators.
Li Yan took a quick look and found that they should be three groups of people.
The two monks in the hall were in a group, led by a fat monk in a red robe, who was in the middle stage of foundation building, very powerful, and followed by a young man who looked to be in the sixth level of Qi Condensation, who was looking stunned. Behind them was a Confucian scholar in the foundation building stage, holding a folding fan, walking out slowly alone, his magic power seemed to be there and not there, making it impossible to guess.
The last two people who came out were actually two Qi Condensation cultivators. Their cultivation level was only at the eighth or ninth level of Qi Condensation. They looked like a middle-aged couple. At this moment, they were looking around with a hint of fear on their faces.
As soon as these people appeared, the Taoist priest surnamed Ji's gaze fell directly on the Confucian scholar. He narrowed his eyes and spoke again.
"So Brother Lin, the Blood Hand Flying Scythe of the Blood Hand Sect, is here too. I'm sorry to be a little disrespectful. Where is Brother Lin going?"
Just as the Taoist priest surnamed Ji opened his mouth, the atmosphere here became strange and froze in an instant.
Li Yan clearly saw quite a few people, and his face was filled with horror.
Especially several Qi Condensation cultivators, they couldn't help but take a few steps away from the Confucian scholar. The head of the Qinggu Sect, Yue, had a flash of fear in his eyes. The two men in black robes also had more yin energy surging in their bodies, showing their inner unrest.
Only the fat man in red robe who came out later seemed to know this person's origin, but his expression remained the same.
After hearing this and seeing the expressions of the crowd, the Confucian scholar smiled gently, slowly opened the folding fan in his hand, and gently shook it.
"I just went to Fengzi Mountain for some personal matters. When I came in, I saw Junior Brother Kong who was patrolling the temple."
The moment he opened his folding fan, the originally fresh air here was instantly filled with a strong smell of blood, which made people want to vomit.
Li Yan looked up and was shocked. The half-opened folding fan was bright red like blood. The bloody smell came from it.
At this moment, both the fat man in the red robe and the big man with curly beard had their expressions changed several times in an instant. The Yin energy of the two men in black robes suddenly rose several points, but was suppressed back by the men in black robes in the next breath.
The Confucian scholar saw all this, but he was still smiling. There was a flash of red in his eyes, which, combined with the constantly shaking blood-red fan, gave people a creepy feeling.
After hearing this, the Taoist priest surnamed Ji nodded.
"Oh, Junior Brother Kong is on duty today, and I didn't know that I hadn't seen him yet. If I had known, I would have invited Fellow Daoist Lin to have a few drinks. But now something has happened in the Taoist temple, so I can only wait for news from Senior Brother, the head of the sect. Please don't blame me, Fellow Daoist Lin."
Li Yan saw that the old Taoist priest, who had spoken in a bad tone just now, was so polite to the Confucian scholar. He also saw that the people around him looked terrified, and he knew that this person must be someone who was difficult to mess with.
At the same time, he also noticed that the hunchbacked old man not far in front of him still had a dull look on his face, as if he was unaware of what was happening in front of him.
However, the worried young man's expression changed several times and then returned to normal. This made Li Yan pay attention to the hunchbacked old man.
After hearing what the Taoist priest surnamed Ji said, Blood Hand Flying Sickle smiled slightly.
"Fellow Daoist Ji, as the head of the Xuanqing Temple's Supervisory Hall, has always had a lot of things to do. Besides, I am just passing by Guibao Temple and am just borrowing the teleportation array, hehe..."
He chuckled, but it was unclear how much truth there was in his words.
And at this moment, a deep voice was heard.
“So Fellow Daoist Lin, Sect Leader Yue, and Fellow Daoist Gui are here too. I’m so sorry.
"Master Ji, please ask all the fellow Taoists to come here, lest we don't know what will happen and if we are not allowed to leave, we will be accused of being unreasonable and impolite."
When this voice sounded, Li Yan sensed that it came from the courtyard where the exclamation was just heard.
After hearing this, Blood Hand Fei Yan and Sect Leader Yue nodded slightly. They also wanted to know what happened, but the fat man in the red robe muttered.
"Master Gong's cultivation is becoming more and more sophisticated. Although I didn't feel his spiritual sense sweeping over me, he knew I was coming."
After hearing this, Taoist Ji and the three Taoists behind him looked solemn.
Then, it was still Master Ji who spoke to everyone.
"It seems that the head brother has already come up with a result. Since you have given such an order, would you please move forward a step?"
Although his words were meant to be a discussion, his tone indicated that there was no need to object.
Blood Hand Fei Yan didn't look at anyone else, but closed the folding fan in his hand.
"Then let's go and take a look, hehehe..."
Amidst the laughter, he walked over first.
However, Master Ji did not respond to his words. Seeing this, Li Yan and others, some remained silent, some shook their heads slightly, and more followed with surprise on their faces.
The Taoist priest surnamed Ji and the three Taoist priests behind him dispersed quietly, as if surrounding everyone in the middle.
Seeing this situation, although the monks looked unhappy, they did not say anything.
They knew that it was not because the other party was afraid that they would escape. There were not many people here who could quickly walk out of the numerous formations of Xuanqing Temple. The formation of these few people was to monitor their every move.
Li Yan sighed inwardly, wondering why he had such bad luck this time.
I had just arrived at the place and had no idea what was going on, but I felt like I was under house arrest.
At this time, he could take out the Wuliang Sect token, so that he could leave as soon as possible, but if he did so, everything he had done before would be in vain.
Now there are more than a dozen monks around him whose origins are unknown, so he cannot reveal his whereabouts.
The direction the group was heading was only four rooms away from the courtyard where Li Yan had just been. When Li Yan and the others arrived, more than a dozen disciples were already standing at the gate of the courtyard. They were scattered in all directions, guarding outside the courtyard, and looking around vigilantly.
Among them, a few people had expressions of grief and anger on their faces, and there was even suspicion and unfriendly look in their eyes at the arrival of Li Yan and his group.
Just as the group arrived in front of the courtyard, the deep voice in the courtyard was heard again.
"Dear fellow Taoists, please come in!"
There was a hint of uprightness and dignity in the voice.