June 12, 1232 in the Ziyun calendar.
Tuo Bei, the fifth elder of the Shenguang Sect, and the other two elders of the late Yuan Dan period of the Shenguang Sect, finally returned to the Shenguang Sect after conducting overt and covert investigations for nearly half a year on the disappearance of Lin Hantian, the tenth elder of the Shenguang Sect.
"metropolitan."
After Tuo Bei and the others returned to the Shenguang Sect, they immediately went to find the leader of the Shenguang Sect, Tuo Jin.
Tuo Jin is a middle-aged monk wearing a white cassock, with a face like a crown of jade and eyes like stars. At first glance, he seems to be very charitable, giving people a feeling of spring breeze.
However, as he focused his eyes and looked at Tuo Bei and the others, he seemed calm and intimidated.
"How is the investigation going?"
Tuo Jin's voice was calm, as if it contained no emotion.
"metropolitan."
Tuo Bei responded repeatedly, "After our overt and covert visits in the past six months, we have finally confirmed... that the place where the tenth elder Lin Hantian last appeared is in a remote place called the 'Sixteen Kingdoms of the East Valley' outside the Shenguang Empire."
"He finally appeared in a small town under Yunyang Kingdom, one of the sixteen kingdoms in the East Valley... That small town is called 'Qingshan Town'."
Tuo Bei said.
"Why would he go to a remote place like that?"
Tuo Jin asked again.
Tuo Bei smiled bitterly, "Sect Master, didn't you order our eagle eyes to investigate the origins of the two people of unknown origin who appeared in the black market? The tenth elder, it was precisely because we found out that the young man among them was from that Qingshan Town, so That’s why I’ll go there.”
"youth?"
Tuo Jin's eyes lit up, "You mean... the young man named 'Zhou Donghuang' who sold the Qi Gathering Pill recipe to our Shenguang Sect twice and sold a spiritual weapon to our Shenguang Sect, from In the remote Sixteen Kingdoms of Donggu?"
At the beginning, Zhou Donghuang fought with Tuo Ku in the black market and after overwhelming Tuo Ku, he reported his name.
And Tuo Ku also reported everything to the Shenguang Sect.
Therefore, within the Shenguang Sect, such as Tuo Jin, the leader of the Shenguang Sect, and Tuo Bei, the person in charge of the Eagle Eye of the Shenguang Sect, already knew the name of Zhou Donghuang.
"yes."
Tuo Bei nodded, "I specifically confirmed... that Zhou Donghuang is indeed from the Sixteenth Kingdom of Donggu. In fact, he is just from one of the small countries within the Sixteenth Kingdom of Donggu. Five years ago, he was his native He is recognized as a martial arts loser in that town."
Speaking of which, Tuo Bei subconsciously glanced at Tuo Jin, the leader of the Shenguang Sect, and found that just as he had imagined, Tuo Jin's eyes were full of disbelief.
At first, when he first learned about these things, he found it unbelievable.
After all, before going to the Sixteen Kingdoms of Donggu, he already knew that Zhou Donghuang had the power to overpower the martial arts monks in the late Yuan Dan period, and it seemed that he could also refine spiritual weapons...
Such a person who can be called a heaven-defying person within the scope of Ziyun Star, actually came from such a remote place
No matter who it is, they definitely can’t believe it.
"metropolitan."
At this time, another Shenguang Sect elder next to Tuo Bei reported, "We have also found out the identity of the middle-aged man next to Zhou Donghuang... He is a small sect medicine king who controls the sixteen kingdoms of Donggu. The owner of the valley, named 'Su Mo', was only a late Xiantian martial arts monk two years ago."
"He can be said to be a man with one hand covering the sky within the sixteen kingdoms of Donggu... However, in the end he was willing to accept the humble Zhou Donghuang as his master."
This time, Tuo Bei and the others found a lot of things in the Sixteen Kingdoms of Donggu.
"Two years ago, he was just a late-stage Xiantian martial arts monk?"
Tuo Jin's pupils shrank. Even in the history of their Shenguang Sect, there had never been anyone who could leap from the late Xiantian stage to the early Yuan Dan stage in one fell swoop...
If he remembered correctly, the news from the black market revealed that the middle-aged man next to Zhou Donghuang was already a Yuandan monk more than a year ago.
"It seems...there are indeed many secrets in that Zhou Donghuang."
As the leader of the Shenguang Sect, this is the first time that Tuo Jin cannot see through a person. The young man named Zhou Donghuang is more mysterious and unpredictable than any of the Jindan ancestors of the other four sects in Ziyun Star. , which is unpredictable.
"metropolitan."
The Shenguang Sect elder who had been silent until now was the last one to report, "According to our investigation... Not long after the ten elders arrived in Qingshan Town, Zhou Donghuang also returned to Qingshan Town and took away his adoptive mother and others. "Yaowang Valley."
"We suspect... that the tenth elder was probably killed by him."
As the Shenguang Sect elder spoke, the atmosphere in the entire courtyard suddenly became quiet.
In the end, it was Tuo Jin, the leader of the Shenguang Sect, who spoke first, breaking the silent atmosphere at the scene, "You just need to know these things for yourselves, and they are not allowed to be spread outside... I will go to the master to report the matter now and see if he can inform the matter as appropriate. "The Supreme Elder."
Tuo Jin's master is none other than Cixuan, the right protector of one of the three golden elixir ancestors of the Shenguang Sect.
As for the Supreme Elder he was talking about, he was another Jindan ancestor of the Shenguang Sect, Lin Jue, the grandfather of Lin Hantian, the tenth elder of their Shenguang Sect who was almost dead.
"That boy Lin Hantian...maybe he died in the hands of Zhou Donghuang?"
When Tuo Jin reported the matter to his master, Cixuan, the right protector of the Shenguang Sect, Cixuan's brows were also knitted together, "Although I have only met Zhou Donghuang once... But, from that boy Tuo Ku Judging from the description, Zhou Donghuang should not be a person who kills indiscriminately. "
"Master."
Tuo Jin smiled bitterly, "I believe this. However, we have to consider another point... Maybe the tenth elder intensified the conflict and prompted him to kill the tenth elder."
"That's possible."
Cixuan nodded,
"Master, paper cannot contain the fire... I think I should tell the Supreme Elder about this matter."
Tuo Jin said.
"You don't need to worry about this matter... I will say hello to my senior brother, and then we will go find Old Man Lin together."
Cixuan's eyes flashed and he said in a deep voice.
…
Spring passes and autumn comes.
Unknowingly, Ziyun Calendar has entered June of 1233.
But in Yaowang Valley, there is always peace.
"Finally a breakthrough!"
On the edge of a small valley like a paradise, an old woman sitting cross-legged on a stone platform suddenly opened her eyes, and the turbidity in her eyes disappeared instantly, replaced by a bright light.
The old woman is none other than the Great Elder of Yaowang Valley, Yu Meiqin.
Since the spirit gathering array was set up in this small valley two years ago, not only Su Mo, the master of Yaowang Valley, has come here to practice, but also the two major protectors of Yaowang Valley, as well as the great elder of Yaowang Valley, are also getting permission. In this case, you can practice on the edge of a small valley.
More than a year ago, Yu Meiqin successfully entered the late stage of congenital disease.
And today, she successfully entered the Xiantian Realm and became a Xiantian Ji martial arts monk!
As for the two guardians of Yaowang Valley, their cultivation level is higher than that of Yu Meiqin. As early as half a year ago, they have entered the innate realm one after another, and now they are impacting the realm of Yuan Dan.
"Great Elder!"
Almost at the same time that Yu Meiqin opened her eyes, a pleasant voice reached her ears at the right time, completely freezing her excited expression.
The next moment, a little girl about eight or nine years old, with a flickering figure, brought out a three-foot-long cyan light, and came to Yu Meiqin's side in a blink of an eye. Her eyes were shining and she said: "You have finally stepped into the world. It’s the end of the world... Come! Let’s discuss it.”
"Miss Yunlu."
Seeing the little girl, Yu Meiqin had fondness in her eyes and a wry smile on her old face, "Don't mess with my old bones... I'm not your opponent. You need to find someone to compete with." , let’s go find the two guardians. After all, they are innate martial arts monks who have achieved success before you.”
When she finished speaking, Yu Meiqin immediately looked at the two old men, one fat and one thin, who were practicing with their eyes closed on the adjacent stone platform not far away.
The two old men were the two guardians of Yaowang Valley, Wang Tao and Yu Wei.
"They are no match for me. There is no point in competing with them."
Yun Lu pouted and shook her head and said, "I want to compete with you now."
Yu Meiqin's mouth twitched.
Three months ago, when the little aunt in front of me had just entered the innate realm, the scenes of ravaging the two guardians of their Yaowang Valley were vividly visible.
She didn't want to follow in their footsteps.
Just as Yu Meiqin was racking her brains to think of a way to fool the girl in front of her, a figure walked out of a wooden house in the small valley and walked towards this side. It caught her eye at the right time and made her eyes widen. .
She knew she was saved.
"Master Donghuang, are you out of seclusion?"
Yu Meiqin stood up and saluted respectfully.
Two years have passed without leaving any trace on the young man's face. He stepped forward, seemingly down-to-earth, but if you look carefully, you can see that he was walking across the ground, seemingly stepping on the lawn. But it didn't actually touch the lawn.
"Hehe... Great Elder, don't try to lie to me."
Yun Lu did not look back, looked at Yu Meiqin and said with a smile: "You must want to take advantage of me to turn around and run away, right? Great Elder, this method was used by Protector Wang Tao a month ago, and I was fooled once. I won’t be fooled again this time.”
"Xiaolu will still be fooled?"
After nodding to Yu Meiqin, Zhou Donghuang looked at the girl's back with a doting look on his face and asked with a faint smile.
"ah?"
The sudden sound from behind made Yun Lu's body freeze for a moment. The next moment, a look of ecstasy appeared on her little face. She left Yu Meiqin and turned around, running into the arms of a young man in white clothes. "Brother, are you out of seclusion?"
"Um."
Zhou Donghuang held Yun Lu in one hand and touched Yun Lu's little head with the other. He asked with a slight smile: "Xiao Lu, brother is going to go to the capital of the Shenguang Empire, and maybe also to the Shenguang Sect... Do you want to Going with my brother?"
"Yeah!"
Yun Lu's eyes shone brightly, and she nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, as if she was deeply afraid that Zhou Donghuang would regret it.