The place where the Immortal Palace of Xuling Sect is located is called the Thirty-three Heavens, which means the place of immortals, overlooking all living things and isolating themselves from the mortal world. Thirty-three islands of different sizes are suspended in the air, and the highest island is called Lihentian, which can reach the clouds with its hands. Unless you are a person of high status in Xuling Sect or a distinguished foreign guest, you are not qualified to set foot in Lihentian.
When Yanzhi returned to Xu Ling Sect to ask for mercy, he could only stay outside the gate of Lihen Palace. If Zuo Tianyi had not died and the matter involved Xiaoyao City, he would not have been qualified to go to Lihen Palace.
The sun was shining brightly overhead, but Yanzhi felt cold and the wind was howling. After waiting for a long time, she was exhausted and almost fell down.
That day, he came out of the cave at Weng Mountain and stepped into the Nine Palaces and Eight Diagrams Formation. It was not easy to get out without someone to lead the way. He had to destroy half of the mountain before he could get out, and he was injured as a result.
The palace gate finally opened, and a woman came out and said, "The guardian wants to see you, come with me."
Yanzhi bowed and followed her in.
The Xu Ling Sect has the position of Dharma Protector, whose status is second only to the Sect Master. There are two Dharma Protectors in the sect, who are the Sect Master’s two sons.
Sect leader Zuo Taisui's cultivation has reached the bottleneck of the spirit separation stage, and he is only one step away from the Mahayana stage. He has been in seclusion to meditate and has not taken care of the sect's affairs for a long time. Now the sect's affairs are handled by these two guardians.
Yanzhi followed the woman all the way to Zhuling Duantai, where the sect’s council was held.
Zhuling Terrace is at the edge of the floating island. You can touch the clouds with your hands and look down at the earth with your head down. Zhuling Terrace is the highest place in Lihentian, and the throne of the clan leader is at the highest point of Zhuling Terrace, facing east.
This was Yanzhi's first time entering Zhuling Broken Terrace. He couldn't help but take a look around. There was a golden auspicious cloud pattern on the white marble under his feet. About ten steps away was a staircase, which led to the highest point one by one. There was the throne of the sect master. There was only one person in the world who could walk there, and that was the sect master of Xuling Sect.
During the sect council, they all had to look up there, much like the emperors and their ministers in ancient times.
Magnificent and majestic, this is the Zhuling Broken Terrace.
On the next step below the sect leader's throne stood a man, wearing a black and gold robe, with a long beard, high eyebrows and deep eyes.
Yanzhi recognized him; this was Zuo Yuezhi, the eldest son of Zuo Taisui.
Yanzhi knelt on one knee and bowed, "Your subordinate greets the Dharma Protector."
Zuo Yuezhi raised his hand, motioning him to stand up.
His questions were very concise. In just a few sentences, he had roughly explained the cause and effect of Zuo Tianyi's death.
Zuo Yuezhi pondered and did not speak for a long time.
Yan Zhi couldn't help but said, "Protector, the city lord was killed, Xiaoyao City should pay the price for this, and Gu Fuyou must not be let off easily. Please ask the Protector to make the decision."
Zuo Yuezhi snorted coldly: "I warned him a long time ago to be more cautious, otherwise he would be killed by a hidden arrow sooner or later. This time he was killed by a woman in the Qi training stage. He is stupid!"
Yan Zhi didn't seem to want to delve into the meaning of Zuo Yue's words. He said, "Protector, are you going to let Xiaoyao City go? Killing someone means paying with one's life. Gu Fuyou killed the city lord. How can we let her live in peace in this world? Where is the face of Xu Ling Sect!"
Zuo Yuezhi gave him a cold look. Yanzhi's back was covered with cold sweat, and he lowered his head, not daring to say anything more.
Zuo Yuezhi put his hands behind his back, pointed at the back of his hands with his index finger, and looked towards the east. Although Zuo Tianyi's incident was a good opportunity to strike at Xiaoyao City, it was impossible to bring Xiaoyao City down in one go.
It's not that Xu Ling Sect is completely unsure of dealing with Xiao Yao City and Xuan Miao Sect, but what the sect fears most is that it will launch its campaign without a legitimate reason, and destroy Xiao Yao City and Xuan Miao Sect, thus earning a reputation as a tyrannical sect, giving the other three sects the reputation of eliminating violence and upholding justice, and dividing up Nanzhou under the banner of acting in the name of justice.
In this world, profit has always been the most important thing.
It's not worth it for a mantis to stalk a cicada while the oriole is behind it.
Zuo Tianyi's incident is not enough to be an excuse to destroy Xiaoyao City. If the name is not right, the words will not flow, and if the words are not flowing, the things will not be accomplished.
Zuo Yuezhi asked, "You said that Gu Fuyou not only killed Zuo Tianyi, but also blocked your full-strength sword attack?"
"yes."
Zuo Yuezhi said: "I remember that she had just started practicing Qi. It was abnormal for her to be able to fight against a cultivator in the Qigong period, but she could actually block the attack of a Yuanying period - it's shocking."
Yan Zhi said, "I was stopped by Gan Fengzhong at that time, so I didn't see the fight between the city lord and Gu Fuyou. I don't know what method Gu Fuyou used, but she got the ear-covering bell, so maybe she controlled the ear-covering bell, which gave me an opportunity to take advantage of it."
Zuo Yuezhi stroked his beard and asked, "When we were fighting, how did she block your attack?"
"It's strange..." Yanzhi described the scene when he cut with the knife.
Zuo Yuezhi's expression became serious, and his whole body moved violently. He said, "You mean, you think her blood is weird. Can you tell me more about it?"
Yanzhi took out an object from the storage bag and held it up with both hands: "This is the city lord's spiritual sword. The city lord once used it to fight with Gu Fuyou. The blood on it should be Gu Fuyou's."
The blade of the spirit sword is silver-white, with a blood-red mark on the edge. The storage bag has a preservation effect, and the blood has not yet coagulated.
Zuo Yuezhi walked down the steps, took it with both hands, examined it, frowned and pondered for a long time, paced back and forth beside Yanzhi, and said, "Strange, it is strange, this blood looks normal, but upon closer inspection, one can feel that it has a hint of weirdness."
Zuo Yuezhi suddenly stopped and shouted outside, "Someone come!"
The woman who led the way came over with her head down, and Zuo Yuezhi handed the sword to her, saying, "Send it to Du Pan, and ask him to take a closer look at the blood on the sword."
"Yes." The woman went out with the sword.
Zuo Yuezhi asked about the incident in Yanzhi's cave. When he heard that Gu Fuyou had a dual cultivation woman in the Golden Core stage who was not from Ningcheng, he uttered a puzzled "Hmm?"
Yan Zhi said: "I have never seen that woman. I only heard Gu Fuyou and others call her Senior Sister."
Zuo Yuezhi said, "I heard that Gu Wanpeng's two children have joined the Xuanmiao Sect. Since they call her the eldest sister, um - I guess it must be Ji Chaoling's disciple..." Zuo Yuezhi suddenly asked again, "What do you think of that woman's skills? Tell me the truth."
"Among the monks of the same level, she can fight one against two without losing the upper hand."
Zuo Yuezhi had a blank expression on his face, and it was unclear what he was thinking about. After a while, he suddenly said, "Oh."
"I have heard that his disciple is extremely talented."
As the two were talking, a gust of black wind blew into Zhuling Broken Stage, causing the corners of their clothes to fly.
Zuo Yuezhi said: "Du Pan."
The black wind dissipated, and a man stood in front of the two men. He was wearing a robe with wide sleeves, and his outstretched hand was skinny. In his hand, he was holding Zuo Tianyi's bloody spiritual sword.
As Du Pancai appeared, another figure came riding a sword.
This man was tall and strong, with big ears and a loud voice. He shouted to Zuo Yuezhi, "Brother! What a great joy!"
This person was Zuo Yuezhi's younger brother Zuo Qingfeng, another great guardian of the Xu Ling Sect. He walked towards Zuo Yuezhi with a happy face and his eyes shining brightly.
Zuo Yuezhi had a premonition, and a surge of joy lifted his heart high: "How is it?"
Du Pan presented the magic sword to him and said, "The Dharma Protector has been looking forward to it for many years, and finally his wish has come true. The old sect master has hope of transcending the tribulation and achieving Mahayana."
"I was just at Du Pan's house when this happened. I saw Du Pan's verification with my own eyes. It made me witness the gathering of fortune in this world. I wonder where you got this most precious treasure in the world."
Zuo Yuezhi raised his chin to Yanzhi and asked him to tell him everything. Yanzhi obeyed and told him the story of the cave in detail again.
After hearing this, Zuo Qingfeng came over and grabbed Zuo Yuezhi's wrist, whispering, "Brother, we planned everything, but we never thought this thing would be born on a human, and it fell into Gu Wanpeng's hands. We can't just sit there and watch. Even if we have to destroy Xiaoyao City, we must get her."
Zuo Qingfeng glanced at the kneeling Yan Zhi and said, "I will go and gather the monks to attack Xiaoyao City. Zuo Tianyi was addicted to alcohol and sex and accomplished nothing. I didn't expect that he is dead now. He is very useful and gives us a reason to attack Xiaoyao City."
Zuo Yuezhi frowned in thought and waved his hand: "No."
"Brother! Whoever gets her can put an end to this situation of warlords fighting for power. Xiaoyao City is not something to be feared now. Even if it is destroyed, the Xuling Sect will lose an arm. But as long as she is there, it will be able to recover quickly. By then, let alone the other three continents, even the Qingluan and the Dragon Clan will not have to worry about it. But if we just leave it alone, when Xiaoyao City uses her to grow stronger, it will be the time for Gu Wanpeng to devour the Zuo family! Brother! There must be no hesitation on this matter!"
Zuo Yuezhi kept saying, “No, no, no. If Gu Wanpeng knew about this, he should have protected Gu Fuyou closely and would never let her take risks outside. Otherwise, she would not have gone down the cave, nearly died, and Yanzhi would not have noticed the clues. Gu Wanpeng did not do this, which means he does not know about this yet!”
Zuo Yuezhi pointed with his right hand and said, "He doesn't know about this yet, so we have room to maneuver. We can take Gu Fuyou away without alerting others and without losing a single soldier. If we really rob her as you said, our abnormal behavior will definitely attract the attention of other forces. If they are aware of Gu Fuyou's existence, they will surely take her away. Then it will be even more difficult for Xu Ling Sect to get her."
"Brother, what I mean is..."
Zuo Yuezhi patted Zuo Qingfeng on the shoulder and said, "We have to think of a foolproof way to prevent anyone from interfering and let the Zuo family monopolize it—"
Kirin marrow.
After the trip to the Wengshan Cave, under the guidance of Gu Fuyou, everyone led the people of Ningcheng out safely from the spiritual mine.
Si Miao learned that the injury to Si Gonghou's spirit platform was caused by the ear-covering bell that confused his mind, and she had already made up her mind. She would naturally make elixirs for Si Gonghou in Ningcheng to heal his injuries. Gu Huaiyou had to report to Gu Wanpeng and Gu Shuangqing about Zuo Tianyi, so he had to bid farewell to her and returned to Xiaoyao City with Gu Fuyou and Zhong Michu.
Soon, the three arrived at Xiaoyao City. Gu Fuyou was exhausted, Gu Huai was worried about Zuo Tianyi's affairs, and Zhong Michu never took the initiative to make requests, so the three did not delay in the city and went straight back to the City Lord's Mansion.
When I returned home, I found out that Gu Wanpeng was out on business and was not in the city. This was a common occurrence.
Gu Fuyou took Zhong Michu to his own courtyard and was busy arranging a room for her.
Zhong Michu saw that she was not in good spirits, so he said he would go back to his room to practice and asked her to rest.
Gu Fuyou did not refuse. He went back to his room, took off his shoes, loosened his hair, lay down on the bed, and fell asleep.
She was really tired. She had blocked Yan Zhi's sword attack without knowing why, thinking that it was because the formation set up by Marquis Si Gong had reduced most of the power of the sword. She was finally injured by Yan Zhi. Although she vomited some blood, she recovered a lot with Si Miao's elixir. However, she still felt some pain all over her body. She was in pain and tired, so she slept until noon the next day.
When I woke up, I had messy hair and was still a little dazed, not knowing where I was. When I came to my senses, I realized that everything that had happened before was not a dream, and I couldn't help feeling lost.
Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of several books piled in front of the bed. She looked over and saw that the top one was "Natural History".
She recalled the scene of discussing it with Zhong Michu on the ice path outside the Xianluo Ruizhu Palace. It had only been a few months, but it felt like a lifetime ago.
She leaned over to take it and turned a page. At the beginning of the scroll it was written, 'There are three thousand great principles, and there is no consensus on one. Just follow your heart and let nature take its course. Then plants, trees and stones can all become immortals.'
When she saw these words, she smiled faintly.
Turn the page to the chapter that records the dragon clan.
The records were very detailed. She had once lamented that as a Qing Luan, Qing Di knew more about the dragon clan than Qing Luan.
The book records the dragon race, its birth, appearance, and habits.
She had only glanced at it once before and did not bother to remember it because she thought she would never be connected with the dragon clan of the four seas in her life. Who knew that fate was unpredictable and she actually met a white dragon.
This time when she looked at it, she looked very carefully.
The dragon clan was born at the beginning of creation. Together with the blue phoenix, they are both auspicious beasts. They rule the four seas and are divided into two branches: the five-clawed divine dragon and the nine-clawed golden dragon. The divine dragon is good at controlling water, while the golden dragon is good at controlling fire.
The dragon race reaches adulthood at the age of 800. On the day of adulthood, their original bodies block out the sky and the sun.
Gu Fuyou was shocked when he saw this age of 800. Could it be that although Zhong Michu had reached adulthood as a human, his dragon part was still a child? !
She couldn't help laughing out loud when thinking about Zhong Michu's usual pretentious demeanor.
Look down and see the habits of the dragons.
People in the world know more or less about the three major characteristics of dragon habits.
One is the dragon nature/lust, the second is to protect one's shortcomings and take revenge, and the third is the strong possessiveness.
Gu Fuyou was already aware of the dragon's lustful nature. It was well known that the dragon race loved beautiful women and would change their minds at any time.
If the blue luan is a bird born for love, loving one person throughout its entire life, then the dragon clan is the complete opposite.
But she really couldn't put this characteristic together with Zhong Michu, because Zhong Michu behaved dignifiedly and dressed appropriately. Sometimes she was a little frivolous, and even though they were both women, Zhong Michu would avoid her with an indescribable expression.
Gu Fuyou thought about the scene of Zhong Michu's promiscuity in his mind and immediately shook his head.
What a sin.
She felt that even if Zhong Michu was a dragon, he should be a unique dragon.
Gu Fuyou looked down and saw a sentence written at the bottom of the page: "Touching the dragon's horn is considered as courtship."
Gu Fuyou: “…”
No wonder he was thrown down when he touched senior sister’s dragon horn.
Gu Fuyou was confused for a while, then quickly turned the page. Her face flushed slightly, she felt a little hot, and fanned herself with her hands.
Looking further, we see that the dragon clan protects their own people.
The Dragon Clan has a different kind of arrogance from the Qingluan Clan. Even if a clan member is guilty, they can only teach the lesson themselves, but if anyone bullies a clan member, they will retaliate with the entire clan's strength.
This is the real reason why no one dares to hunt dragons even though the dragons are full of treasures. No one wants to mess with a group of powerful lunatics.
From another perspective, the dragon clan is somewhat unreasonable.
Gu Fuyou thought, Senior Sister Zhong really doesn't look like a dragon...
Going further down, you will see the possessiveness of the dragon clan.
The dragon race's almost perverted possessiveness makes them have the habit of hoarding treasures and marking each item, just to prevent others from getting their hands on them.
Even living things will be branded.
The marks left by the dragon's teeth will penetrate the flesh/body and be branded on the soul, becoming an eternal mark, conveying only one message: "Don't touch my things."
Gu Fuyou's hand shook and the book fell to the ground.
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