In a blink of an eye, a few days passed, the weather turned cooler, and the various sects and families began to prepare for the moon-viewing banquet, which was very lively. However, this lively atmosphere seemed different from previous years, because of the absurd and bizarre rumors outside, an undercurrent was surging in places that the cultivators could not see.
On the eighth day of the eighth month, Yan Feixiu returned to Xuanming Sect to visit Zhan Renjie, accompanied by Chen Qian and Jiang Wu. Zhou Qiu also happened to be passing by Qianyang Mountain with everyone from Guangling Sect and visited Xuanming Sect on the way.
Inside the Lingxin Palace, Bu Shuihan and Chang Jinxin were sitting on chairs chatting and laughing, while Ren was standing at the door, stroking his beard and watching the sky, looking uneasy.
"Wan Lai has been back to Wan's for such a long time, I'm afraid he wants to be lazy again!" Bu Shuihan was very dissatisfied.
Chang Jinxin thought: "He must have been kept by the Wan family master."
"He is now a disciple of the Lingxin Sect, what does he have to do with the Wan family!" Bu Shuihan still felt uncomfortable, but Wan Lai was Gu Pinglin's disciple, so he didn't say much, so he turned his head to look outside the door and said with a smile, "Senior Sister Yan is going back to the Xuanming Sect to see the master, and it's fine to bring Senior Brother Chen with her, so why does Senior Brother Jiang go with her?"
Chang Jin was very careful and noticed Ren Ping: "What are you looking at, Junior Brother Ren?"
Ren Bing came back to his senses: "Nothing, I'm just worried. Master Junior Brother has been out for some time and there is no news from him."
"Junior Brother Gu is reliable, don't worry," Bu Shuihan remembered something, "By the way, today is the eighth day of the eighth month, why don't we wait and see what happens? Is someone trying to steal the spiritual energy from Mount Paektu, or is someone trying to create a unique Yin land? In my opinion, we shouldn't believe these nonsense."
Chang Jinxin looked at Ren Ping and said, "There is no smoke without fire. The head brother is also cautious and wants to find out the truth."
Bu Shuihan said: "I'm not talking about Junior Brother Gu."
Ren Bing knew the inside story, so he had no mood to care about what they said. At most, there was still an hour before the celestial wolf eclipsed the sun. There was no news from the Xuanming Sect, and the two senior disciples who were arranged to deliver the message were nowhere to be seen. This was really abnormal. Gu Pinglin had instructed not to make it public, so as to avoid panic. There was no way to know whether the disciples who delivered the message had any accidents. Ren Bing was extremely anxious, but he didn't dare to show it. He hesitated for a while and couldn't help but said, "I'll go outside to see if there is any news."
"Wait a minute, Junior Brother," Chang Jinxin called him and stood up, "I will go with you."
Bu Shuihan thought the two were just going to go down the mountain for a walk, so he waved his hand and said, "Go ahead, it's no big deal, I'm here."
Thinking that Chang Jinxin had discovered it, she let him go without refusing. After the two of them left, Bu Shuihan felt bored staying alone in the hall, so he simply went out to watch the disciples practice swordsmanship, and gave instructions to those who did not understand.
"Reporting to the Guardian Sect," a disciple came over, "The Sword King Pavilion Master is here to visit and is waiting outside the mountain gate."
Bu Shuihan was stunned for a moment: "Didn't you say you were busy? Why are you here again? Come in!" Without waiting for the disciple to agree, he waved his hand again and strode out: "Forget it, I don't need you, I will go and meet him myself."
Duan Qingming stood at the mountain gate, wearing a wide-sleeved white robe and a handsome figure. Two beautiful maids stood behind him with their heads lowered, one holding the Mingfeng sword and the other holding a wooden box. Next to him was a round-faced young man with a jade hairpin in his hair and a green sword on his shoulder, looking up at the words on the archway.
"How come you have time to come here?" Bu Shuihan strode over.
Duan Qingming bowed and said, "I just came back from the Duan family and came to visit you, Senior Brother." He motioned the maid holding the box to come forward and said, "I didn't have time to prepare it in such a hurry. I hope you won't mind this small gift."
"Why are you being so polite to me? All these empty formalities!" Bu Shuihan didn't even bother to look at him. He waved his hand and turned to the round-faced young man, "This is... Brother Cheng Yi? It's been a long time since we last met. How are you?"
After shedding the confused look of a teenager, Cheng Yi was still a little shy and bowed awkwardly: "Ah, I'm fine, I just don't remember you."
Bu Shuihan laughed: "I knew that you only have eyes for Junior Brother Duan's swordsmanship."
"The Pavilion Master is very good at swordsmanship," Cheng Yi was quite proud and laughed, "I am now the Wind Sword Master of the Sword King Pavilion. I wonder how good your swordsmanship is?"
"Let's discuss swordsmanship another day. Today, I want to get drunk with Junior Brother Duan," Bu Shuihan smiled and held Duan Qingming's arm. "What are you still standing outside for? Let's go inside and talk."
The three of them chatted and laughed as they went up the mountain. They entered the Lingxin Hall and sat down. Bu Shuihan asked the boy to serve tea. He had just explained why Gu Pinglin and the others were not there when another disciple suddenly reported: "Miss Qu has come out of retreat. She is now at the Feilong Pavilion five miles away. Please escort her over."
"What? She's out?" Bu Shuihan stood up in surprise, then came to his senses and sat down again embarrassedly, "I have something to do here, ask her to go back first and tell her I'll go see her tomorrow."
"How can I let down a beautiful lady's invitation?" Duan Qingming stopped him. "After not seeing you for so many years, Miss Qu must have missed you very much. She came to see you right after she came out of seclusion. How can you bear to let her down?"
"But you..."
"I will stay in Lingxin Sect for a few more days. If you want to reminisce about the past, there is no rush."
Bu Shuihan was even happier after hearing this: "Well, we are all family, so I won't be polite with you. To be honest, I am with her today because of you. You know she is shy and embarrassed to come to Lingxin Sect. I will go see her first, and then treat you to a drink when I come back." He called a senior disciple and ordered: "Tell them to prepare a banquet, and then accompany your uncle Duan for a walk."
Duan Qingming said: "Don't bother me, nephew. Let the two of us walk around freely, and we will be more comfortable."
Bu Shuihan thought about it and said: "Okay, you are familiar with Lingxin Sect, so don't be restrained. He is my disciple. Just tell him if there is anything."
Duan Qingming agreed and said with a smile, "Go ahead, don't keep Miss Qu waiting for too long."
The eldest disciple was called Yao Jian, with good aptitude, and was Bu Shuihan's personal disciple. His cultivation was a bit stronger than Wan Lai's. He usually assisted Gan Li in managing affairs, and was highly trusted by Gu Pinglin. Seeing Bu Shuihan leave, he saluted Duan Qingming and said with a smile: "My name is Yao Jian. If Master Duan needs anything, just let them call me."
Duan Qingming hummed, "There is one thing going on right now."
Yao Jian was stunned.
"Take me to see the spiritual eye." Duan Qingming said with a smile.
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In the dark underground cave, there was a faint sound of water, and a warm atmosphere filled the air, making people feel as comfortable as bathing in a hot spring. A fist-sized pearl was embedded in the rock on the top of the cave. In the light, the huge spiritual eye made a "gurgling" sound, and the milky white spiritual energy surged like spring water, overflowing a little bit, and then drifted in the air. A small circle of spiritual fields was opened up around the spiritual eye. The medicinal materials in the field grew luxuriantly. They were all rare spiritual herbs found by the Lingxin Sect for generations, and cultivated with this spiritual energy. This spiritual eye is located on the branch of the Qianyang Mountain vein. It is far inferior to the big spiritual eye of the Xuanming Sect, but it has also benefited the Lingxin Sect a lot. Chen Qian practiced nearby before, and was able to successfully form an inner elixir thanks to it. www.
With a dark flash in his eyes, Yao Jian said respectfully, "Uncle Master, please."
The four senior disciples who were guarding the spiritual eyes noticed the movement and came forward: "Brother, why are you here? Who are these two..."
Seeing the four people fall to the ground, Yao Jian hurriedly asked: "What happened to them?"
"Don't worry, they are fine, they just fainted." Duan Qingming patted his shoulder and comforted him in a gentle voice, "I know you care about your fellow disciples. When you draw spiritual energy and make merit, the Lingxin Sect will benefit, and the head will reward you."
Yao Jian breathed a sigh of relief, nodded, and looked at Ling Yan again: "What should we do now?"
"I still need a few friends to help me. Please invite them in first," Duan Qingming gestured, "Wind Sword Master."
Cheng Yi immediately took out the array talisman and set up the array. Located on the spiritual vein, it took almost no effort to set up the large teleportation array successfully. The array light flickered, and dozens of figures flashed, the leader of which was Duan Pin, the head of the Duan family.
Yao Jian had never expected so many people to come, and was shocked: "Who are they?"
"Your mission is accomplished."
Yao Jian fell to the ground.
The maid holding the box who had been following Duan Qingming with her head down walked forward and showed a strange smile: "Master, you are wise." The voice was actually a man's.
An old man with a face as red as blood laughed loudly: "Master, this is a brilliant plan! They never thought that the Xuanming Sect was just a cover, and the Lingxin Sect is our target."
"This time it's all thanks to the power of the Withered Blood Sect." The maid opened her mouth with a strange expression, revealing a bright red tongue.
Someone asked: "Xuanming Sect has the Great Spirit Eye, and Zhan Renjie has agreed to cooperate. Wouldn't it be convenient to act in his territory? Why did the Sect Master choose Lingxin Sect?"
"It's not easy to change the ground veins," he said, his tongue swaying. "The Xuanming Sect's Great Spirit Eye leads directly to the main vein of Qianyang Mountain. The ground energy is too strong. I'm afraid that the extreme yang energy attracted by the Soul Locking Array will be transformed, and it will be difficult to become a lone yang. The Lingxin Sect occupies the branch vein's spiritual eye. The location is more suitable, and the ground energy will not be too strong. The possibility of success is greater. The Xuanming Sect is just a second-best choice."
A woman in green said, "The sect master has made detailed arrangements, but the branch spiritual eye is weak. How can it affect the entire Qianyang Mountain vein?"
The maid smiled and said, "We will know about this later. Thank you for your help."
Everyone acted according to the plan, each found a suitable position, and released the prepared array talismans. Duan Pin asked two family elders to guard the array, then walked to Duan Qingming and said kindly: "Qingming, it's almost time, can we start?"
Duan Qingming smiled slightly, took out a talisman from his sleeve and put it into the spiritual eye.
The talisman came into contact with the milky white spiritual energy and suddenly sank, disappearing without a trace. Then the entire cave floor began to shake, making a thunderous sound, as if something was about to break out of the ground.
Most of the people present had inner alchemy cultivation. They stood firmly, feeling confused and uncertain. Suddenly, the spiritual energy in the spirit eye in front of them surged rapidly, like a boiling milk spring. A column of white air spurted out from the spirit eye, like a white dragon soaring into the sky, breaking through the ceiling of the cave!
The earth and rocks fell down one after another, but were blocked by the barrier used by the crowd.
In a moment, the cave collapsed!
Everyone stood on the ruins and looked up, only to see the column of air breaking through the clouds and connecting to the earth and the sky, which was extremely spectacular. The disciples of the Lingxin Sect outside must have been alarmed, as a cry of surprise was heard in the distance.
The sudden appearance of spiritual energy was clearly something strange.
“This is…” Duan Pin was surprised.
"The power of the Great Spirit Eye," the maid smiled stiffly, "the branch spiritual eyes are not enough to affect the Qianyang Mountain veins, so I asked the Xuanming Sect to seal the Great Spirit Eye. We only need to use the talisman to draw the power of the Great Spirit Eye over."
As we were talking, the sky began to darken.
"The Sirius eclipses the sun!"
"coming!"
"Everyone, prepare to start the battle." The maid's tongue poked out of her mouth, and her gentle voice was also filled with a hint of excitement. "Master Duan, it seems that our cooperation is very successful. Congratulations."
Duan Qingming sighed, "Victory always makes people careless, even the Sect Master is no exception."
"Hmm?" The tongue stopped moving.
Duan Qingming narrowed his eyes slightly: "With such a big commotion, the disciples of Lingxin Sect haven't come to check it out yet."
"How dare a bunch of low-level brats come here? I can kill their entire clan by myself!" The old man from the Kuxue Sect didn't care. "Gu Pinglin made all kinds of calculations, but he didn't expect that the Lingxin Sect had fallen into our hands."
"Really?" A sneer came, slightly gloomy and sharp.