After briefly introducing the courtyard, Qin Chengyi turned around and looked at Li Yan and the others seriously.
“Qin has seen everything that the Taoist friends have said. Since you all firmly believe that you are not the murderer, then you can stay here peacefully for one night.
When Master comes back tomorrow, he will give you justice and apologize to the fellow Taoists who misunderstood.
But I still want to remind you all to rest well in your rooms tonight and not to walk around. I think you all know very well the background of Xuanqing Temple. The only thing they can show off is the formation.
There are arrays everywhere here. Once you leave this courtyard, your safety will not be guaranteed. These arrays were set up by the Yuanying ancestors of my temple. Once triggered, even Jindan cultivators will find it difficult to escape. In serious cases, they will be killed instantly. Please remember this!
Well, after you each choose a room, please rest assured for the night. "
After saying this, he raised his hand and made a gesture, then turned and left without waiting for anyone to respond.
After Qin Chengyi left, the five people in the yard looked at each other.
After the two men in black robes glanced at Li Yan, they set their gaze on the young man in purple, chuckled a few times, turned around and walked towards the house, then each chose a room and closed the door.
In the courtyard, the young man in purple was stared at by the black-robed man's sinister gaze, and he stood there in a daze, not moving. The hunchbacked old man was in a daze, looking at the black-robed man's room in silence for a while.
Li Yan's eyes flickered a few times, and he felt that when the two black-robed men looked at the purple-shirted young man for the last time, they seemed to have murderous intent. The purple-shirted young man's face obviously changed a few times, and then returned to normal.
He shook his head slightly and stopped worrying about it.
Since it's just a show, then do it for a long time. Don't use the Wuliang Sect as a shield when things don't go your way.
Then he would have to wait overnight. Thinking of this, he became irritated. More haste, less speed. Then he showed a hesitant expression on his face, looked around, and walked to the room at the far right corner.
As Li Yan left, the young man in purple in the yard seemed to be awakened. He glanced at the room of the two men in black robes again, and suddenly an old voice came to his mind.
"Master, there's no point in worrying!"
The purple-robed young man looked even paler. He gritted his teeth and walked straight to a room. The room he chose was next to Li Yan's. There were several rooms between him and the two men in black robes. The master and servant did not separate and only chose one room.
Li Yan entered the room, and after sensing the surroundings with his spiritual sense, the expression on his face returned to normal.
He looked around and found that the layout of the room was almost the same as the side room he had been to when he was waiting to be teleported, except that there were faint fluctuations of spiritual energy on the walls of the room.
After Li Yan scanned with his spiritual sense, he found that it was the spirit stone slot hidden in the wall. The spirit stone emitted light, and there was indeed a set of extraordinary formations here.
Under the window on the wall opposite the door of the room, there is also a chair and a table. On the table is a square bronze token, which is obviously used to activate the formation restriction in the room.
At this moment, three night-shining pearls arranged in a triangle in the middle of the roof were emitting soft white light. Li Yan recognized this kind of night-shining pearl. It was not the common night-shining pearl made of crystal stones in the mortal world.
It is the core of a sea shellfish monster. The meat of this monster is delicious and its shell is extremely defensive. It does not like to actively attack other creatures and has a gentle temperament.
After its core crystallizes, it has no medicinal value, but when the light gets dim, as the surrounding darkness increases, it becomes brighter and brighter.
Therefore, they are often hunted by some monks, and their meat is used occasionally to satisfy their appetite, while the core is used as lighting in their caves. Often a core will be destroyed on its own after twenty to thirty years of use, and is quite popular among some monks.
Li Yan flicked his sleeves and the door behind him closed quietly.
He did not immediately activate the restrictions in the room, nor did he take out the flags to set up the formation. Instead, he walked to the table and first pushed open the large window above!
A breeze came in through the window, making Li Yan feel refreshed and his mind seemed to be much clearer. Just as he had guessed, the window was also close to the bank of the lotus pond.
By this time, night had fallen, and the sky was dotted with stars, twinkling like a dream. The huge moon of the Desolate Moon Continent was also rising. Although it still seemed to be on the horizon above the distant mountains, the white and red lotus flowers in the pond were already quite clearly visible.
Li Yan pulled out a chair and sat down. With the window wide open, he could see a row of houses along the bank of the lotus pond, arranged in a semi-arc.
At this time, many rooms were lit up with white light, while some rooms were dark.
Li Yan knew that those dark rooms must have activated the formation restrictions, concealing everything inside and deliberately preventing others from spying.
Some of the rooms that were lit with white light had their windows open, and there were occasional shadows moving around in the rooms. Obviously, they were cultivators who had not yet started their training. They also did not activate the formation, but opened the windows to enjoy the lotus fragrance and green waves in the night breeze.
Li Yan actually saw someone he knew among these windows. That person was sitting in front of the window just like Li Yan, leaning against the table, holding a pot of wine in his hand, taking a sip occasionally, as if thinking about something. It was Qin Chengyi who had arranged a room for them before.
Li Yan withdrew his gaze. He could guess what Qin Chengyi was thinking. As long as the murderer was not caught, he and Luo Sanpang would be the most suspicious. He probably had no intention of practicing at this moment, so he drank to drown his sorrows.
Looking at everything around him, Li Yan suddenly thought of a scene during the day.
"That purple-robed youth actually saw the clue, but didn't the records say that the thing was extinct? How could it appear here by such a coincidence
If it were any other similar thing, both the attack method and the results seen were extremely similar to those recorded in the classics.
What is the origin of the purple-robed youth? Even if there is a record of this thing in the Wuling Sect, I only saw a brief introduction on a broken jade slip, but he actually told me all at once... And how was this thing put in there?"
He was thinking in a daze like this. When people looked at him from the window, they saw that his eyes were blank, staring at a certain spot in the lotus pond, and no one knew what he was thinking about.
He looked like this for a long time, and even Qin Chengyi, who was holding a wine jug, noticed Li Yan in a daze when he occasionally looked out the window.
This courtyard was originally arranged by him, and as a cultivator with excellent eyesight, he could tell at a glance that it was the solitary cultivator from the Blood Leaf Sect who looked like he had a lot on his mind.
Qin Chengyi couldn't help but think.
"He was frightened. He has no intention to practice anymore. I guess he is thinking about how to get out of here quickly?"
Then, he shifted his gaze to the remaining five rooms, where only two of them had white light shining through their closed windows. It was obvious that the other three dark rooms had been occupied by people and had been protected by a formation.
Next to Li Yan, a young man in purple was sitting on a chair by the window, while a hunchbacked old man was standing respectfully beside him. The protective formation in the room had been activated.
"Master, it is safe to speak now. I have set up two more formations. One is to strengthen the defense of the original formation, and the other is an offensive formation."
The hunchbacked old man's voice sounded low in the room, but it was no longer a telepathic voice.
"Uncle Sang, how sure are you?"
The purple-clothed young man withdrew his gaze from the wood grain on the table, took a breath, and turned to look at the hunchbacked old man.
"At least 70% chance, it seems these two are the ones. But it is safer here. They dare not take action openly in Xuanqing Temple. So, I considered that I could not leave this afternoon. It is better to find another opportunity to make other plans." The hunchbacked old man called Uncle Sang said in a low voice as he seemed to be in deep thought.
"Uncle Sang, if we had taken out the token at that time, we might have been able to leave. Although our identities have been exposed, those two might not be able to leave now. How could Xuanqing Temple easily give up and let go of someone whose background we don't know? We would have gained the upper hand instead!"
The young man in purple still felt that Uncle Sang had made a mistake in his decision and that he should give it a try in the afternoon.
"We are only 70% sure that they are the ones pursuing us. What if they are not? Maybe they are the evil cultivators who robbed us of our wealth?"
We can't gamble. Young Master, your identity cannot be exposed until you get to the family. Otherwise, the danger will be at least several times higher, or even higher. We can't gamble!"
Uncle Sang sighed. He was a cautious person and had seen countless storms in his life. He knew the dangers clearly.
"The Taoist priest who died in Xuanqing Temple was probably killed by these two. This way, they can delay us while they wait for more reinforcements to arrive."
The purple-shirted young man said worriedly.
After a moment of silence, Uncle Sang spoke again in a low voice.
"Master, did you figure out the cause of the Taoist's death this afternoon?"
"There are too many foundation-building cultivators with divine senses there, so I can't identify the wound carefully, but I'm 60 to 70 percent sure. But I thought about it for a long time, but I still can't figure out how this thing was put in there.
You should know that this thing will kill you instantly if you touch it. If you wrap it with magic power and hold it, it will erode your spiritual power and go straight into your meridians along with the magic power of the cultivator. If this problem cannot be solved, it is not caused by this thing. So, I think it is three or four points different. "
The young man in purple frowned. He had been thinking about this question for several hours but had no clue.
Uncle Sang looked at the young man and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Perhaps only the young master was so persistent that he could practice the "Ghostly Poison Scroll" to the fourth level at such a young age. This time, even if he had to sacrifice his life, he must send the young master back to the clan safely.
Thinking of this, he suddenly thought of Li Yan, interrupting the purple-shirted young man's thoughts.
"Master, the young man in green who had been silent all this time seemed to know about this thing. Although he seemed a little frightened, your unintentional whisper this afternoon was overheard by several people.
The others were fine, as they probably didn't know what it was and just glanced at you, but the young man in green looked at you differently.
Furthermore, ever since this person showed up, I had a very dangerous feeling. This feeling was even stronger than my reaction to those Foundation Establishment cultivators. I always felt that he was not as timid as he appeared to be.
But no matter how I probed, I was sure that his cultivation was only at the late tenth level of the Qi Condensation Stage. Even if he had some advanced methods of concealing his aura, I was confident that I could see it, unless he possessed a supreme concealment technique. "
Having said this, Uncle Sang already had a serious look on his face.
"Oh? You mean the person next door, right? Is he also a master of poison? But the name of this poison is rarely known. Does he have a very deep background?"
After hearing this, the young man in purple actually showed interest in his eyes. He always had a sense of intimacy with people of the same path.
"It's hard to tell. If he has a very deep background, why would he be willing to be trapped in this small second-rate sect? I said this so that you don't lose your vigilance just because the other party is a Qi Condensation cultivator. We need to be careful about this person as well."
After hearing this, the young man in purple also nodded.
For a moment, the room fell into silence again, and the young man in purple quickly returned to the murder that happened in the daytime.
"How can I leave here quietly?"
Uncle Sang thought about it over and over again, and finally a cold light flashed in his eyes.
"Maybe we need to make this place even more chaotic and take advantage of the situation to fish in troubled waters. Maybe that's the only way to find an opportunity."
He already had an idea in his mind...
In another room in the courtyard, the same protective formation had already been activated to prevent outsiders from eavesdropping, and the two men in black robes had gathered together.
"Brother, are you really going to go out and do something later? The security outside is extremely tight right now!!"
A man in black robe whispered.
"So what? At most I can explain it clearly when the time comes. If I delay any further, who knows who will come tomorrow?"
Another man in black robe said grimly.
"Brother, I'm afraid that many people will die by then. Xuanqing Temple will not give in, and once it is mixed with what happened during the day, it will become even more entangled."
The younger brother spoke up.
"You have too many concerns. Once you succeed, the rewards you get will provide my brother and I with resources for the remaining 100 years of cultivation.
The old Taoist Jindan will not be back until tomorrow night. With the magic weapon that my brother and I obtained from that woman last time to break the restrictions of the formation, there should be no problem.
Although the Xuanqing Temple formation was set up by an old monster in the Nascent Soul stage, the spirit stones consumed each time it is activated are also astonishing. Do you think they can really activate all of them
It was just the mountain gate protection formation that was activated, and the rest of the formations were just for show.
After we finish the job, we will sneak to the mountain gate. As long as we break the mountain gate's protective formation and escape at night, they won't be able to find us no matter how hard they try. "
The brother in black robe said slowly.
Hearing his brother's words, the younger black-robed monk couldn't help but think of the woman's plump, white body, and the scene of her twisting and resisting violently under the two of them, and his body became even hotter.
"Hehe, although this magic weapon is a damaged product, it is really good at breaking the formation restrictions. Otherwise, we would not have been able to get out of the forest fog last time, and we would have died in there like the dozen people in 'Wind Chime'."
"The origin of this magic weapon is unknown, but its ability to break the formation is incredible. Not only the forest ghost fog, but also the time when the 'Ginseng King' and four foundation-building monks set up the formation.
He led the two of us in. If it weren't for this treasure that broke the formation directly, the five of us would never have dreamed that the formation we had painstakingly set up was like a piece of paper. We had no time to catch up, and the two of us would have died there.
I guess there are still many secrets in this magic weapon. After we go back and get the reward, you and I will find a deserted place and do some retreat to figure out the secrets of this magic weapon thoroughly."
He said this as if he was talking to his younger brother, but in fact he was also trying to cheer himself up.
After all, the Xuanqing Temple's formation was famous, and he was not sure whether he could really break the formation here. Also, the Jindan ancestor in the temple might come back early at any time.
Next, the two began to discuss in low voices.