He sat cross-legged, trying to release the profound energy in his body further. After entering the middle level, the range he could sense was further expanded.
He could feel the movement of the fish in the pond and the powerlessness of the autumn cicada.
There were two people guarding the garden gate, one was shorter and the other was taller, obviously they were Long Niu and Huan Tingting.
Across a high wall, in a farther corner, two people were talking. The woman with a bun and a plump chest was Yue Yaotai, the owner of Yuelian Tower, and the girl standing in front of her was Xu Xiaoyan.
I don’t know what Yue Yaotai said to Xu Xiaoyan. Xu Xiaoyan lowered her head, looking quite sad.
Shi Hao didn't know what they were talking about, but he could see that Xu Xiaoyan was in a bad mood.
After a while, Xu Xiaoyan turned and left. Her back looked quite lonely and pitiful.
Shi Hao stood up and went down the hall and came outside. Long Niu and Huan Tingting hurriedly said, "Young Master!"
Shi Hao put his hands behind his back, nodded, looked at Huan Tingting and said, "Let your host come over!" Then he turned and went back to the garden.
When Yueyao Terrace came into view, Shi Hao sat in the stone pavilion, looking at the pond outside the pavilion with a leisurely look on his face.
"Young Master!" Yue Yaotai bowed.
Shi Hao glanced at her and asked casually, "What did you and Xiaoyan talk about outside just now?"
Yue Yaotai was secretly shocked, because they didn't want others to know what they were talking about, so they only talked in a remote place. Even Longniu and Huan Tingting who were guarding the garden gate didn't know.
As a fifth-rank expert, she had sharp eyes and ears. If someone approached within a radius of twenty feet, there was no reason why she couldn't detect it.
There are high walls and rockery around it, so logically no one should be able to find it.
It was unexpected that the young master, who was clearly in the garden and so far away, actually knew that the two of them were talking in secret.
Looking at the young master, she saw that although his expression was calm, he was slightly dissatisfied. She immediately knew that the young master had misunderstood. She quickly bowed and said, "Xiao Yan came to me and wanted to find out about her sister. Although she has a connection with my Yuelian Tower, she is not a disciple of the sect. This matter involves the secrets of the former owner of the building, so it is not right to tell her.
"Because she is now following the young master, I did not hide the truth this time and told her the truth."
Shi Hao was stunned: "Xiaoyan's sister?"
Yueyaotai whispered, "Xiaoyan originally had a twin sister, but they were lost when they were young, and she doesn't know where she is!"
Chapter 130: The Unity of the Magical Codex, Obstacles
Shi Hao pondered and said, "Xiaoyan's twin sister—"
Yueyaotai said: "Xiaoyan's mother was originally my senior sister, but she had left the Demon Sect 20 years ago. In theory, the Demon Sect allows entry but not exit, so her behavior is actually equivalent to defection.
"It's just that at that time, the Demon Sect was in constant internal strife, and she herself was also at the peak of the fifth rank. Yuelian Tower was also fighting with other sects, so they had no time to care about her."
Shi Hao said: "I heard that Xiaoyan's mother was originally your sect leader. If she was the sect leader, why did she defect?"
Yueyaotai said: "Senior sister fell in love with a man, but that man is from the Taoist sect and doesn't want her to stay in the Demon Sect anymore."
Shi Hao was stunned... Was it just for such a reason
Of course, for those who are deeply in love, this reason is enough.
Yueyaotai said, "One night more than ten years ago, Senior Sister suddenly returned to Yuelian Tower. She was covered in wounds and brought a little girl who was a little over three years old with her. I was not in the sect at that time, and it was Junior Sister Huan who met her. Senior Sister asked Junior Sister Huan to help take care of the girl, while she herself had to go back to the East China Sea to find her little daughter."
"Logically speaking, since Senior Sister had betrayed the sect, the sect was merciful by not taking her life, so how could they take care of her child? But Junior Sister Huan was soft-hearted, and she was very kind to Senior Sister when she was still around, so she took the girl in. Senior Sister left in a hurry, and not long after, her body was found on the beach. We don't know who killed her."
"Although Xiaoyan was still young at that time, she always remembered that she had a younger sister. She has been wandering around the world for these years, hoping to find her sister. Logically speaking, since they are transformed sisters, if her sister is still alive, she should look similar to her."
"But in all these years, she has never met such a person."
Shi Hao said: "So, she wants to know if you have any clues about her sister?"
Yueyaotai said: "Xiaoyan always felt that we were hiding something from her. She came to me just now to ask about this. I just told her that we have no more clues."
Shi Hao thought quickly and said, "But you actually have a clue, right?"
He had learned a lot of rhetoric from Fairy Shengxuan. After a little thought, he realized that both of Yueyaotai's sentences were true, but there was actually something hidden between the two truths.
Yueyaotai was secretly amazed at the young master's ability to read people's hearts, and felt that the young master was more unfathomable.
So he knelt down and said, "Young Master, please understand. We really don't know whether Xiaoyan's sister is alive or dead, but we checked the body of our senior sister that year.
"Although Senior Sister was covered in wounds, those wounds were caused by her returning to Yuelian Tower with Xiaoyan. She was killed when she left. The real cause of death was a crystal needle in her heart. This method of killing must have been done by the 'Pengjing Mirage'."
Shi Hao asked: "Pengjing Mirage?"
Yueyaotai said: "This is an extremely mysterious sect in the martial arts world, even more mysterious than Taisu Xian Pavilion. People from Pengjing Mirage rarely appear in the martial arts world, and most people in the martial arts world know nothing about them. They are neither Taoist nor demonic, mysterious and strange. We also don't know what the feud between the previous owner and Pengjing Mirage was."
"If Xiaoyan knew about this, she would definitely go after Pengjing Mirage, which is something she cannot afford to offend. I didn't tell her about this for her own good."
"Also, although we don't know the whereabouts of Xiaoyan's sister, judging from the situation at the time, I'm afraid she is in grave danger."
Shi Hao nodded slowly. He silently memorized the four words "Pengjing Mirage", but he also knew that, at least for now, it would be difficult for him to help Xiaoyan.
Shi Hao said, "Call Xuanfeng Huanzhi and Sha Lingshan here, and bring the magic books of your three sects as well."
Yueyaotai replied: "Yes!" At this point, the unification of the three sects is inevitable.
Yueyaotai retreated.
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An hour later, in a side hall of the villa, three girls, Xuanfeng Huanzhi, Yueyaotai and Shalingshan, each held a jade box.
All three girls were a little nervous and excited.
The Evil Lotus Sect, which had been divided for more than two hundred years, finally merged its three sects and united the magic code at this moment.
Shi Haoan was sitting on a big chair, and on the table next to him stood the Jade Beauty.
The three women presented their jade boxes one by one, and Shi Hao opened them one by one and took out three jade books.
Each jade book had pages made of jade pieces as thin as cicada wings. No one knew what the jade pieces were made of. Each piece was very thin, but could not be easily damaged.
Shi Hao quickly flipped through the three jade books, which contained records of the Xie Lian Sect's martial arts and techniques.
He stacked the three jade books together and placed them in front of the jade beauty.
But then the jade beauty stretched out her hand, pointed at the three jade books, and muttered something.
As the evil energy swept through, the three jade books strangely merged together and turned into one.
Afterwards, the three women each presented a list of names. Shi Hao took the list and looked through it one by one. It contained the names of the masters, hidden strongholds, secret properties, etc. of the Black Lotus Realm, Moon Lotus Tower, and Mirror Flower and Water Moon Pavilion.
After looking through them, Shi Hao put them away and said, "From today on, the Evil Lotus Sect will only have one leader. Before the leader arrives, I will be the acting leader of the Evil Lotus Sect. The three of you are no longer allowed to call yourselves the leader. The Black Lotus Realm, Moon Lotus Tower, and Mirror Flower Water Moon Pavilion will retain their original names and be downgraded to branch altars. The three of you will all be altar masters."
Xuanfeng Huanzhi, Yueyaotai, and Shalingshan knelt down and bowed, saying, "We will obey the young master's orders."
Shi Hao said: "Strength is respected in the martial arts world. The most important thing for you three right now is to be promoted to the fourth rank. I have limited knowledge of sect affairs at the moment, and I also need to focus on cultivation first, so it is difficult for me to be distracted."
"You three can nominate one person to temporarily replace you and take charge of the sect's affairs, so that you three can put aside worldly affairs and concentrate on cultivation."
Xuanfeng Huanzhi said: "Grandma Shuiyue of Jinghua Shuiyue Pavilion can take on this important task."
Shi Hao looked at Yue Yaotai! Yue Yaotai bowed and said, "I have no opinion either!"
It turned out that the Evil Lotus Sect had split into three, and the three sects had been fighting each other for a long time, especially the hatred between the Black Lotus Realm and the Moon Lotus Tower. Relatively speaking, the Mirror Flower and Water Moon Pavilion did not get involved in the internal fighting of the Demon Sect and the grudges in the martial arts world.
Yuelian Tower is not confident about the people who recommend Black Lotus Realm, and Black Lotus Realm is not confident about the people who recommend Yuelian Tower. Xuanfeng Huanzhi and Yueyaotai are also well aware of this.
So they simply nominated Grandma Shuiyue from Jinghua Shuiyue Pavilion. In the sect, Grandma Shuiyue was the oldest and relatively respected. This time, the three parties were able to put aside their disputes and search for the Jade Beauty together because of her persuasion.
Shi Hao said: "In this case, I will replace the Sect Master and let Grandma Shuiyue be the Sect Elder to temporarily manage the Sect's affairs."
He then asked, "There are three branches of demonic cultivation in the Evil Lotus Sect. Which branch do you three belong to?"
Xuan Feng Huan Zhi said: "The cultivation of this subordinate is the Black Eclipse system!"
Yueyaotai said: "My subordinate is cultivating the Moon God system!"
Sha Lingshan said: "The one I am cultivating is the Illusionary Color System!"
There are three paths of magic cultivation in the Evil Lotus Sect, and the magic rituals used to upgrade these three paths are also different.
Among them, the first step of the Fantasy Color System is to obtain the entry-level White Crystal Magic Source through a ceremony, and then upgrade to the Suyan Magic Source, Qingyan Magic Source, and Lanli Magic Source... This is also the path taken by Shi Hao.
This is also the reason why the Xielian Sect split into exactly three sects.
Each sect possesses a method of magic cultivation, and the rituals used for upgrading are also different. It is not until one reaches the fourth level that the three paths converge into one.
In fact, from the three names of Black Lotus Realm, Moon Lotus Tower, and Mirror Flower Water Moon Pavilion, Shi Hao had already guessed the paths of magic cultivation that they each took, and now he was just asking them in passing.
The three women have each cultivated to the pinnacle of the fifth level. At this point, the three paths of magic cultivation will be stuck because the magic energy in their bodies is too turbid and unstable. If they use rituals to upgrade by force, they will inevitably go astray. Therefore, they need the Magic Lotus Tianyin to help them eliminate the dross and retain the essence.
Shi Hao has obtained the "Secret Book" from the Fire Charm Girl. Because they practice different ways of magic cultivation, they need to use different methods.
This was recorded in the secret book, but the three women only knew that they needed the help of Mo Lian Tianyin to continue their practice, and they knew nothing about the specific methods.
Shi Hao said: "If the three altar masters have nothing else to do, you can stay here tonight. I will use the Magic Lotus Heavenly Yin to help you. After tomorrow, you can practice in seclusion on your own."
The three girls were overjoyed and bowed together again: "Thank you, young master!" In this way, they will become the first group of demon cultivators in the Evil Lotus Sect to advance to the fourth level in the past three hundred years.
"Oh, there's one more thing!" Shi Hao stood up, paced a few steps in front of them, and coughed lightly, "That's... that, um..."
Xuanfeng Huanzhi and Yueyaotai, the two girls, had no idea what he wanted to say, and were puzzled when they saw him suddenly become hesitant.
Sha Lingshan was the youngest among the three, but the most intelligent. She smiled and said, "Young Master, don't worry! Although you are a man and we are women, you are the master, so you can treat the three of us as concubines or slaves. We in the Demon Sect don't have that many restrictions."
"Now that the young master has descended to lead the sect, we are his people in life and his ghosts in death. Moreover, the young master is also helping us practice, and we are grateful to him."
Xuanfeng Huanzhi and Yueyaotai seemed to have realized something... In the past, the true disciples of the Evil Lotus Sect had never had a man.
Although he didn't know how the young master used the Magic Lotus Tianyin to help them, he was a man and they were women, and this was the young master's dilemma.
For them, advancing to the fourth level is of utmost importance, so they knelt down again and asked the young master in a humble tone to proceed with his work without hesitation.
Beside them, the Emerald Beauty who had been silent the whole time said, "Young Master, don't worry about it. It's just touching their bodies a few times. Cultivation is more important. Such trivial matters are not worth mentioning."
Xuanfeng Huanzhi, Yueyaotai, and Shalingshan were thinking... How many times should I touch his whole body
Chapter 131 This is the legendary
Xu Xiaoyan was wearing a blue coarse skirt with some pink patterns.
She went to the "lower nine classes" and inquired about some underworld affairs.
The changes in the world were so fast that she felt like the world was changing every day.
It goes without saying that in Daxing City, gangs rise and fall one after another.
Outside Daxing City, all kinds of news were coming in, sometimes contradictory, making it difficult to tell which one was true and which one was false.
When we returned to the villa, it was already dark.
It was a hot July day, but by the evening the weather had begun to slowly turn cooler.
Xu Xiaoyan entered the back garden and saw Longniu and Huan Tingting still guarding there.
These two people, one belongs to the Black Lotus Realm, and the other belongs to the Moon Lotus Tower. The two sides are not on good terms, so even though they are guarding here together, they don't talk to each other.
Xu Xiaoyan naturally has a good relationship with Huan Tingting. After all, Xu Xiaoyan was raised by Huan Tingting for a period of time when he was young.
Long Niu had never met her before, but Long Niu was actually a talkative type. It was extremely uncomfortable for her to stay with Huan Tingting all day, who had a bad relationship with her to begin with and who was like a mute and didn't talk much.
So when she saw Xu Xiaoyan coming back, Long Niu greeted her first: "Xiaoyan, what new information have you found out after running around?"
Xu Xiaoyan said: "It is rumored that the leader of Guiji Sect, Peng Tianwang, died, and was killed by his own people in Guiji Sect, but the specific circumstances are unknown. Wudi Sect changed its name to Youdi Sect. I heard that they spent 100 taels of silver and hired a Feng Shui master to help them change their name.
"The Ba Dao Sect is rising very fast. It looks like it will replace the Bao Sect and become one of the three gangs and six sects in Daxing City. The Tiandi Gang's Jiaotan's newly hired accountant has been killed again.
"There is news that Master Duanqing slept with the woman of Master Xuandu of Chongxian Sect, and is being hunted down by Chongxian Sect..."
Long Niu said: "Then Xuandu Zhenren is Quanzhen, right? Isn't he forbidden to marry
Xu Xiaoyan said: "So, the one he slept with was his woman, not his wife."
Long Niu asked, "It's fine if Xuandu Zhenren hunts him down himself, but Chongxian Sect is standing up for him?"
Xu Xiaoyan said, "That's what the news says. I don't know the details." She looked inside and asked, "He hasn't come out yet?"
Long Niu said: "The young master has come out of seclusion and is now in there with the three altar masters."
Xu Xiaoyan asked: "Altar Master?"
Huan Tingting whispered, "The three sects have merged into one, and the original realm masters, building masters, and pavilion masters have all been demoted to altar masters. The young master has ordered that except for you and Miss Yue Jiao, no one else is allowed to enter tonight."
Xu Xiaoyan asked: "Du Yuejiao is here?"
Huan Tingting shook her head: "Never came back!"
Long Niu whispered, "Is Du Yuejiao from Chongxian Sect? Can she really be trusted?"