After hearing this, Master Ji fell silent for a while.
"Now that you mention it, what happened since yesterday is indeed somewhat similar to the strange things that happened in those two sects.
Master has been away for a few days, so I think he should have found some clues. In this way, once Master comes back, the clouds may be cleared and the sun may be shining.
The most urgent task is to not allow any more accidents to happen in the Taoist temple before Master comes back today, even if it means sacrificing our lives."
After hearing this, Taoist Gong nodded.
"There have been quite a few strange things happening recently, which may be related to the secret order sent by the Wuliang Sect. The secret order requires all sects to report any abnormalities in a timely manner.
As far as I know, the three major sects including Shibuyuan have also issued similar orders, but our cultivation base is low, and something big must have happened in the world of immortal cultivation recently that we are not aware of, which is why the four major sects attach so much importance to it.
But as a Jindan cultivator, the old ancestor should have been informed of some of the internal affairs of the four major sects. After discussing this issue, the old ancestor still needs to come back to answer it..."
Taoist Gong found that his telepathic words still could not solve the eye problem. Just as he paused, Hall Master Ji suddenly had a gleam in his eyes and hurriedly spoke.
"Just now, because of the death of Junior Brother Luo, I lost my composure for a moment. If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten something."
As he spoke, he slapped his waist and three jade slips appeared in his hands. Then, with a strange look on his face, he handed the jade slips to Taoist Gong.
The conversation between the two of them left the other people in the hall confused, but everyone remained silent and no one dared to step forward to ask.
Even Kong Nantai and Qin Chengyi took out a few jade slips after hearing the voice transmission from their two senior brothers.
For a moment, no one knew why the two of them did not arrange the next matters, but instead started to communicate with each other. You know, there are hundreds of people outside the hall, waiting without knowing anything.
But he and Kong Nantai only dared to glance over and did not dare to step forward to ask questions.
Seeing the strange look in Hall Master Ji's eyes, Taoist Gong took the three jade slips suspiciously, and his spiritual sense directly probed into one of the jade slips. After just a moment, he raised his head and continued to transmit the message.
"It turns out that the two men in black robes are actually the brothers He Manzi and He Manhua. They are evil giant demon cultivators who have no sect or school. They practice the 'Demon Slaying Sea Technique' and are especially good at combined attack techniques.
Although they are only in the middle stage of foundation building, once they join forces, even the fake elixir cultivators may not be able to defeat them. These two often kill and rob, and never leave anyone alive. Their methods are quite brutal.
But I don't know where they are going or what they are going to do."
“Well, wherever they go, there will be bloodshed, so before Master comes back, we have to be extra careful.
However, the deaths of the three junior brothers did not reveal any demonic energy, which was somewhat incompatible with their techniques. This was somewhat similar to the Blood Hand Flying Scythe. "
Hall Master Ji replied that although they were upright cultivators, they had never had the idea of exorcising demons and defending the Way without any reason. Otherwise, after some evil cultivators learned about this, they would not teleport here in the future, and the income from spirit stones would be greatly reduced.
Taoist Gong's consciousness quickly sank into the second jade slip, and after only a moment, his consciousness exited the jade slip again.
"Could these two be from the Hu Chen family? If so, I really made a mistake, but..."
When Taoist Gong heard this, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes, but it disappeared immediately, and he shook his head.
“It seems that the head brother has also thought of this. As long as the children of the Hu Chen family reveal their identities, even first-rate sects will give them face.
But these two people are so secretive that their identities make people suspicious. This is the only possibility.
According to the disciples who went to inquire about the news, it was very difficult to find out the identities of these two people. They came from a mountain village thousands of miles away from here and usually kept a low profile.
Even after more than a decade in that mountain village, no one from the Hu Chen family was found there. However, they once accidentally rescued a villager who was poisoned by a monster.
According to the treatment method described by the villager, it is very similar to the "Ghost Den Poison Scroll" method of the "Hu Chen" family, which means that these two people may be masters of poison.
But even if these two are from the Hu Chen family, they have never stepped into this hall before, and Tan Xiang has no time to come into contact with them. There is no way that he could attack you and escape your magical consciousness."
Master Ji naturally knew what the head brother was thinking, but he shook his head slightly.
"It's better for the Hu Chen family to stay away from him. Even if he is really the murderer, even if Master is here, he should consider how to deal with him properly."
For a moment, Taoist Gong also felt extremely overwhelmed and could not help but raise his hand to touch his forehead.
"Master, please wait until you finish reading the last jade slip before you speak."
However, Hall Master Ji immediately changed the subject and continued transmitting the message. Taoist Gong looked surprised when he heard it.
After reading the first two jade slips, how could he not know that the third jade slip was the lone disciple of the Blood Leaf Sect? But when he saw Hall Master Ji's expression, he suddenly felt that this might not be the case.
He hurriedly probed his spiritual sense into the last jade slip. After a few breaths, he did not immediately retract his spiritual sense. It was as if he was checking and confirming again and again. The expression on his face gradually became solemn.
After a long while, Taoist Gong withdrew his consciousness and immediately spoke through voice transmission.
"Are you sure this news is reliable?"
“Basically, there is no problem. Although the Blood Leaf Sect is far away from the Xuanqing Temple, our disciples often appear there.
Therefore, they are still very familiar with the situation of the Blood Law Sect. This person's name does not exist in the Blood Leaf Sect, but it is the same as one of the three upper sect monks who appeared in the Blood Leaf Sect some time ago."
… …
In a room, Li Yan looked at Taoist Gong in front of him, and he had already guessed something in his heart.
Just now, after Taoist Gong and Hall Master Ji walked out of the hall with gloomy faces, not only were the disciples in the square still not allowed to move around freely, they also transferred dozens of disciples into the hall.
He monitored every corner of the hall, and then invited the two young men in purple, the two men in black robes, and himself to the three side rooms in the hall.
The entrance was heavily guarded, and even outside the window there were dozens of disciples standing guard.
As the monks in Xuanqing Temple died one after another, Li Yan and the other two knew that they had maximized the defense by guarding like this. First, it was to alert them, and their every move was monitored; second, it was to prevent them from being killed before the Jindan monks came back.
Then, not long after Li Yan entered the room, Taoist Gong came to his room, and when the formation in the room was already activated, he entered the room and casually set up a set of restrictions.
Although Li Yan was not very proficient in the formation, he could see that it was just a formation to isolate spiritual consciousness and sound. He stood in the room and watched Taoist Gong do all this quietly.
When Taoist Gong looked at Li Yan again, he saw that Li Yan's expression no longer had the nervousness and timidity he had before. He had basically determined the reliability of the news. He stared at Li Yan and spoke slowly.
"Fellow Daoist Li, please forgive me for being rude. I didn't know that the distinguished guest from the sect was coming. Please don't be offended."
Although he had guessed this result, Li Yan sighed slightly in his heart when he heard the other party say it himself.
"A distance of ten thousand miles is not a big distance for a sect. I left my real name here, so I thought I would be here for a few hours and then leave. No one would ask questions about a Qi Condensation cultivator.
Unexpectedly, there were many accidents, and things went against my wishes, exposing my whereabouts. It seems that I was not careful enough and thought some things were simple. I should be more careful in the future. "
Although Li Yan felt helpless, this was also the time for him to take the opportunity to leave.
He also looked at the other person and replied in a calm voice.
"Fellow Daoist Gong really found out Li's background!"
After saying that, Li Yan didn't wait for Taoist Gong to ask more questions. He flipped his hand and a small black token that looked like iron but not iron, and gold but not gold appeared in his hand, and then he threw it over.
Upon seeing this, Taoist Gong's expression became even more serious. He stretched out his hand to grab the token in the air and made it float in front of him.
As a subordinate sect of the Wuliang Sect, not only the leader but even the disciples of the Wuliang Sect were familiar with the token of the Wuliang Sect, so as not to accidentally offend the wrong people. He recognized the authenticity of the token with just a quick scan with his spiritual sense, and thought to himself.
"So he is a cultivator from the 'Little Bamboo Peak' of the Wuliang Sect. I heard that there are only a few disciples in that peak, which makes him even more distinguished."
At that moment, a look of respect appeared on Taoist Gong's face. He took the token in the air with both hands, then took two steps forward and handed it back with both hands.
Although he is the head of a sect, he is still faced with a behemoth like the Wangliang Sect. Even a first-rate sect would have to be extremely careful when receiving Li Yan.
Besides, Xuanqing Temple is only a second-rate sect. There are hundreds of such second-rate sects under the jurisdiction of Wuliang Sect, if not thousands. On weekdays, if you want to climb the big tree of Wuliang Sect, you can't get in, let alone if you dare to offend them.
"Since you already know my identity, you can arrange for me to leave later."
Li Yan ordered bluntly.
After hearing what Li Yan said, Taoist Gong showed hesitation on his face. Seeing this, Li Yan frowned and said in a cold voice.
"What? Master Gong, do you not want to let me go? Or do you want to wait for your sect's ancestors to come back?"
Although his cultivation was still at the late tenth level of the Qi Condensation Stage, in an instant, a divine consciousness descended directly upon Master Gong.
Taoist Gong only felt his body sinking, a pressure that made his heart palpitate, and made him feel that he suddenly had difficulty breathing. He couldn't help but feel extremely shocked.
Although he had guessed that Li Yan had hidden his cultivation level before, but considering his level of fake Dan, he didn't think that Li Yan's level would be that high.
With his hundreds of years of experience, he could tell that Li Yan's face was not disguised and should be his real age.
In his opinion, the cultivator from the Wuliang Sect in front of him might have good aptitude. Coupled with the Wuliang Sect's incredibly rich cultivation resources, at such a young age, he could only be in the middle stage of foundation building at most.
But now Li Yan's spiritual consciousness made him feel difficult to breathe.
"What kind of cultivation is this? I am already a fake elixir, could it be that this person is already a golden elixir?"
Thinking of this, Taoist Gong felt that he had made a mistake again. Sweat broke out on his forehead in an instant, and he hurriedly said.
"Please forgive me, Senior. I am not going to let you go. If you want to leave now, I can arrange it. But I have something else to tell you.
A few days ago, our Taoist temple received an order from your sect, requiring all the sects and families that received the order to strictly investigate any abnormal matters in their jurisdiction in the near future. Once any abnormal matters occur, they must report to your sect immediately without any mistakes.
Otherwise, you will be punished for delaying important matters. Now, strange things have happened in our sect since yesterday, and you have personally witnessed them. This is already abnormal, and you are a monk from the Wuliang Sect, so I must report it to you first and see how to deal with it."
After saying this, Gong Daoren chanted a Taoist name, then slapped his waist with his hand, and a pale yellow jade slip appeared in his hand. He handed it to Li Yan respectfully.
Taoist Gong was also helpless. Strange things were happening one after another in the temple, and the secret order of the Wangliang Sect really said so. Moreover, after seeing Li Yan's unfathomable cultivation, he naturally wanted to get another helper to help him.
Li Yan still frowned. How could he want to cause any more trouble? He was already busy with many things. But when he saw Taoist Gong take out the pale yellow jade slip, and the jade slip was emitting the familiar restriction fluctuations, he couldn't help but feel something in his heart.
Thinking of Gong Chenying and Zhao Min rushing back, he guessed at that time that something big must have happened in the sect. Now the sect has issued an order to all subordinate sects.
In this case, what happened here might be related to the sect's recall of them. So can he infer some things in the sect from this
Li Yan did not take the jade slip, but just swept his spiritual sense over Taoist Gong's hand. As Taoist Gong said, the jade slip contained the sect's order, instructing the sect and the family to focus on investigating any abnormalities in the area under their jurisdiction and to report the message to the Wangliang Sect as soon as possible.
Seeing that Li Yan's brows were no longer twisted after his spiritual sense swept over him, Taoist Gong secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't want to offend Li Yan, and seeing Li Yan like this, he thought to himself.
"We should be able to keep this Xiaozhu Peak expert. I heard that Xiaozhu Peak is the most difficult peak to enter in the Wuliang Sect. With him here, we will have more confidence. We should be able to hold on until Master comes back."
Until this moment, he still couldn't judge Li Yan's true level of cultivation.
Li Yan thought about it, and at this moment he really wanted to use this incident to see what happened in the sect. He already had some guesses about what happened in Xuanqing Temple, but there were still a few things he could not sort out.
"Maybe I can help you find out who the murderer is!"
After thinking for a while, Li Yan suddenly spoke.