"I don't have much impression of the golden remains of the Buddhist monk..."
Lu Bei stroked his chin and thought seriously, his face full of confusion. After a moment, he looked at She Xuan and said, "Have you seen it? Don't be afraid. Tell the truth. The master is here. I won't do anything to you."
"No."
She Xuan insisted.
Good, nice reply!
Lu Bei gave a thumbs up in his heart. It was his fault for commenting that She Xuan's IQ was declining some time ago. Since it was a thing of the past, he would not apologize here.
Lu Bei actually knew the remains of the Buddhist monk that Monk Yuantong was looking for. The skeleton of the corpse-stitching demon cultivator he encountered in the secret realm came from a Buddhist monk.
At that time, he was afraid of the corpse-seaming Taoist's vitality, which was comparable to that of a cockroach, so he smashed the Buddhist monk's remains into powder with a Rising Dragon Sword Fist. In other words, he raised his hand and scattered the ashes of Junior Brother Yuantong.
Ignorance is not a crime, Lu Bei thought that if he told the truth, he would be as reasonable as Yuantong, and he would definitely laugh it off. But there was no need, less trouble is worse than more trouble, Ningzhou Ding has always kept his merits and fame hidden, and this time will be no exception.
"Master Yuantong, neither of us has seen it. Why don't you look for it somewhere else?" Lu Bei spread his hands, indicating that he could not help.
"Don't hide it, benefactor. I can see clearly that you are covered with Buddha's bone and gold lacquer. I can sense your aura and it is indeed my fellow apprentice. I will not speak nonsense about this."
Yuantong took a deep breath, his expression softened a little, and he sighed, "A few years ago, my junior brother had achieved success in his cultivation, and he left the mountain gate to travel the world, and since then, there has been no news. I searched for him in every place he passed by. A wandering monk from a temple hung up a sign to show me the way. I found a relic of his in Yuezhou. I learned that he had a fierce battle with a demon cultivator, was defeated, and his bones were extracted..."
At this point, Yuantong bowed his head and chanted a Buddhist name, then continued, "I was so furious that I couldn't calm down unless I killed the demon cultivator, so I chased him all the way here. I know you are not a demon cultivator, and I can roughly guess what happened here. Please tell me, have you seen the remains of my junior brother?"
"Master Yuantong, please accept my condolences. I did see a golden skeleton of a Buddhist cultivator, which was used by the demon cultivators of the Corpse Sewing Sect for their own purposes."
At this point, Lu Bei had nothing to hide, and said truthfully: "The demon cultivator is at the Divine Transformation Realm, with powerful strength and a variety of methods. I, a mere innate, am no match for him. Fortunately, the evil demons can be killed by everyone. A passerby walked out of the bushes, raised his hand and shattered the demon cultivator with a sword, killing him without leaving a single drop. Because I was close, some gold powder got on my body."
"…" x2
She Xuan had a headache and rubbed her temple. Yuantong's face turned alternately blue and white, and his fists, as big as casserole pots, were clenched so hard that they made crackling sounds.
Under Lu Bei's vigilant gaze, Yuan Tong unclenched his fist and sighed, "Forget it, forget it. Everything is fate and cannot be decided by humans. Since the demon cultivator is dead and I have found a relic of my junior brother, I should be content."
This monk is surprisingly cultured!
“If you meet that passerby again, please convey a word of gratitude to me, and tell him that the remains of my junior fellow monk have been destroyed, and I may not be able to swallow this anger just by eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures. If I can’t swallow it, I will have to ask him for some advice in the future.” Yuantong first thanked him, then said something vicious, waved his sleeves, and walked towards the east with a fragrant mouth.
Longding Temple was not a Buddhist temple of the Wu Zhou Dynasty. It was far away in the land of Xiong Chu. Yuantong did not ask the abbot for permission to go out this time and climbed over the wall to escape. Before leaving, he also took the rosary that the abbot had placed on the bedside. The evil dragon used one to save his life. After returning, he would have to face the wall for three to five years to reflect on his mistakes.
As for why the abbot placed the rosary at the bedside, why it was accidentally picked up by Yuantong, and why he failed to notice Yuantong's agile posture when he climbed over the wall, it is hard to say.
"Second brother, what happened? Why didn't the monk fight with you?"
Not long after Yuantong left, Fox Three came out from underground and came to Lu Bei with a look of regret: "One has a bad temper, and the other is annoying when he opens his mouth. I was looking forward to it for a while."
"As a monk, he is compassionate. He sensed a weak innate aura underground and was afraid that the aftermath of the fight would kill the weak innate aura, so he didn't fight." Lu Bei analyzed reasonably.
"… "
Fox San was choked up for a moment, not wanting to continue the topic of 'congenital weakness', so he squatted side by side with Lu Bei in the bushes, exchanging information about what they had seen and heard in the secret realm.
"Based on my many years of experience in the martial arts world, the secret realm of Fire Dragon Mountain was not formed naturally, but was created by a great master..."
"The dragon is also captive, but I don't know who did it..."
"It could be the Huangji Sect. After all, the timing of the two stewards' appearance is too strange. There is also a teleportation array. I remember that it didn't exist there originally, but it suddenly appeared after the two stewards showed up."
Fox Three explained them one by one, and finally said: "Without any conclusive findings or evidence, we can only guess that it was the Huangji Sect. Unfortunately, the waters inside Dengtian Sect are too muddy, otherwise we could follow the clues and find the first-hand source of the free intelligence."
"If it was the Huangji Sect, why would they expose the secret realm? What benefit would they get?" Lu Bei frowned and said, "Not only did they lose the natural treasures, but they also hurt the two captive evil dragons. What exactly did they want?"
"It may be because of the dragon trap formation that the secret realm was forced to be exposed, and the natural treasures were used to cover up the truth..."
Fox Three threw out an answer, but quickly rejected it himself: "It shouldn't be. Since the great master has the power to integrate the secret realm, he should also be able to separate it and won't expose the true face of the secret realm... Hey, isn't the evil dragon the center of the secret realm?"
The two of them gathered together and discussed in a low voice. One proposed a hypothesis, while the other vetoed it from the perspective of Huangji Sect's interests. They made a lot of inferences, but none of them could be established because the results were thankless.
"It may have nothing to do with the Huangji Sect. Someone else may have used Dengtianmen to spread the news."
“Maybe!”
"…" x2
There was too little information for the two to make any reasonable inferences. They just stared at each other, waiting for the other to continue to come up with hypotheses.
"Is there a possibility that..."
She Xuan, who had been silent the whole time, pointed at the monks who had suffered heavy casualties and said expressionlessly, "Because of the Dragon Trap Formation, a large number of secret realms and ruins will appear in the future. The heavy losses this time will make everyone cautious about the secret realms that suddenly appear and have not yet been explored. In this way, some people or forces can buy a lot of time and even monopolize the benefits."
∑(￣□￣」)」x2
Lu Bei and Hu San raised their hands and looked at She Xuan in surprise.
"What's wrong? Is something wrong?" She Xuan's scalp tingled at the strange looks from the two men, and she subconsciously took a small step back.
"No, you are right. It is indeed possible, and it is very likely." Lu Bei confirmed with a serious face.
"The reason why my second brother is so surprised is because his standard for choosing a mate is a stupid woman. She can be fierce and unreasonable, but she must not be smart, so that he can have many girls outside. The excellent performance of my sister-in-law today made him feel cheated." Fox Three revealed the truth with a serious face.
She Xuan: “…”
She was so angry that she didn't want to talk. She understood why Mu Jiling didn't come with Hu San. She learned that next time the two brothers get together, she will stay as far away as possible.
After hearing the hypothesis proposed by She Xuan, the two brothers' minds were opened up and they thought of a possibility at the same time.
If the Fire Dragon Mountain Secret Realm was really created by the Huangji Sect, no, don’t worry about whether it was the Huangji Sect or not, the matter of the Dragon Trapping Formation has been exposed, and a major force has begun to lay out in advance.
"Second brother, that's all for today. I'll go find the man named Mu and look for clues about Dengtianmen. If I'm lucky, I might come across one." Fox Three remained squatting and slowly dived underground.
"Well, if you find anything, remember to inform me. I'm very interested in this mission."
"No problem."
…
boom-
In the distance, there was a deafening bang.
A large number of cultivators flew into the air to watch. As a pure passerby, Lu Bei always kept in mind his job of watching the fun and flew into the air.
Towards the entrance of the secret realm, after the monks evacuated one by one, the wonderland of the sea of clouds faded away, disturbing the spiritual veins of the place and causing quite a stir.
[You have completed the task [Exploring the Secret Realm]]
[You have not completed the main task: Find out the truth]
[You have completed the main task: Explore the secret realm and gain 1 million experience points based on your contribution]
"What a pity..."
Due to the lack of decisive evidence, Lu Bei could not guess the true identity of the mastermind and could only regard Huangji Sect as the first suspect. He was judged to have failed the mission and lost 2 million experience points.
Fortunately, Zhan Mingxin, Tan Ziyi, E Jiao and a group of passers-by came to his aid and chased Lu Bei to give him experience. After rounding it off, his trip was not in vain and he even made some money.
"Let's go, Sister She, go home."
…
Sanqing Peak, Yuhua Gate.
The back mountain has started its expansion in full swing again.
The reason is that there has been an increase in rainy weather recently. The outer disciples can refine pills in the alchemy room, but the rest of the players have to brave the wind and rain, which seriously slows down the efficiency of making pills.
Lu Bei couldn't bear it, so he declared to everyone that he would give everyone a warm home. He saved some money by eating frugally and purchased some building materials to expand the sweatshop.
Different from the previous civil engineering, the two-story factory building has a simple structure and only requires hands, so the Emei Sect has nothing to do this time. At the command of Sect Leader Lu, the players actively signed up, and almost fought with their fellow sect members to grab a spot in the brick-moving job.
Sect Leader Lu once again posted a notice that he was going out to subdue demons, and the novice equipment had been delayed for three or four days as promised. The players were very angry, but considering that he had been sensible enough to compensate for the task, they generously agreed to let bygones be bygones.
As a high-end professional player, it would be too cheap to compete with an NPC. Besides, the leader didn't suddenly stand up. He just posted a notice.
Just like asking for leave in advance, canceling it is actually a form of not canceling it.
"Something."
Looking at the hand-drawn blueprints of a player with the ID name 'I and Civil Engineering are mortal enemies', who was sweating profusely as he directed other players to start construction, Lu Bei raised his hand and touched his chin, remembering an interesting thing.
In version 1.0, a high-end player used his equipment refining skills to save the trouble of operating machine tools and assembled a hunting rifle in the world of immortal cultivation. It became very popular for a time, and various versions of the gun emerged one after another like mushrooms after a rain.
It’s still in beta, but…
"Yuhua Sect already has a civil engineering elite. It's not too much to have another engineering elite, right?"