Chapter 259 Light that penetrates the haze (4000 words two in one chapter
After imprisoning Nora for a few days, Zhao Xun tentatively entered Nora's sea of consciousness, hoping to see what was in her mind.
This is not a simple matter, because the sea of consciousness of Demon Sect practitioners is more closed than other practitioners.
Ordinary Taoist disciples may have been blocked from the outside at the beginning.
If you can't find the method, it will be difficult to truly penetrate into the sea of consciousness.
But he didn't give up.
After all, he is also the direct disciple of Taoist Priest Qinglian and the adopted son of Yuan Tiangang. If he can't even enter the consciousness of a mere fourth-grade demon sect demon girl, it would be a joke to spread the word.
Zhao Xun then tried four or five times, spending two hours, but without success...
This time Zhao Xun was really depressed.
"Why don't Ming Yun invite Taoist Priest Qinglian to come here once? This is not a good time to save face."
After much hesitation, Jia Xingwen still suggested in a deep voice.
"Um."
Zhao Xun is not a stubborn person. Since he really can't enter Nora's sea of consciousness, there is no need to hold on to it.
What's the point of having to suffer the consequences to save face?
"I'm going to Qinglian Temple right now. Brother Jia will help me keep an eye on it here."
After saying that, Zhao Xun left the office, got on his horse, whipped his horse and headed straight towards Leyouyuan.
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"Teacher, you must help me this time."
Zhao Xun is capable of bending and stretching. Faced with problems that he could not solve, he naturally placed his hope on his mentor, Qinglian Taoist Priest Wu Quanyi.
Well, why do you want to save face and suffer when things can be solved with just words?
"Well, I'll go there as a teacher."
Priest Qinglian stroked his beard with great enjoyment.
In his impression, good disciples rarely beg him so directly.
The apprentice finally asked for it once, but he had no reason not to agree.
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"This is it. Master, please come in."
Zhao Xun respectfully brought his mentor to the criminal prison, and then the two of them went to the prison one after another.
"Mingyun, you guys are here. Taoist Master Qinglian has made a trip for you."
Jia Xingwen saw the two coming and hurried forward to greet them.
"Where is the demon sect witch imprisoned now?"
"Right over here."
Jia Xingwen led the way and brought Wu Quanyi to a single room.
This cell is very neat and it is a single room.
Naturally, the reason why the conditions are so good is not to give preferential treatment to this demon sect witch, but to prevent her from getting violent and hurting others.
After all, Nora's cultivation level is at the fourth level, and ordinary prisoners may not be able to survive a single move in his hands.
"Teacher, it is difficult to enter the sea of consciousness of this demon sect witch. My disciple tried several times according to the instructions you taught, but he just couldn't succeed."
Zhao Xun swallowed his saliva and said, "It seems like there is a restriction."
"Well, I'm here to take a look as a teacher."
Wu Quanyi didn't seem worried at all, he said leisurely and then walked slowly towards the cell.
Nora could feel the powerful aura of Taoist Qinglian, and immediately forced out the true energy in her body to stop Wu Quanyi.
This is exactly the same as the stress response of animals when they encounter a critical situation, just like a cat chasing people. It is not to threaten anything, but simply to protect itself.
"Duh!"
Wu Quanyi didn't care at all and spat out a word coldly.
Immediately, Nora seemed to be frozen, and her whole body was like a sculpture.
"Isn't this peaceful?"
Taoist Priest Qinglian said calmly.
He held his breath and concentrated his body as he floated up, sitting cross-legged as if he was sitting in the air.
The sealed Nora's magic power is so weak that she cannot prevent Taoist Qinglian from entering her sea of consciousness.
The difference in cultivation between the two sides was too great, and she couldn't resist.
When using the mind-observation technique, Wu Quanyi seemed very quiet and said nothing.
Zhao Xun did not dare to disturb him and stood quietly aside.
After about a cup of tea, Qinglian Taoist Priest Wu Quanyi pulled out of Nora's sea of consciousness and let out a long breath of turbid air.
"Tsk tsk..."
Wu Quanyi looked very surprised.
"I didn't expect that the high priest of the Demon Sect has already arrived."
"What!"
I thought my mentor would tell me some information about Nora's accomplices, but who knew that my mentor directly pointed out the information about the High Priest of the Demon Sect.
He is the highest-level practitioner among the Demon Sect, and his status is similar to that of the Academy Chief.
Of course, one good and one evil cannot be compared at all.
"The current situation is more dangerous than I imagined."
Wu Quanyi said with emotion: "At first I thought the Demon Sect was just involved, but now it seems completely different."
After a pause, Wu Quanyi continued: "The Demon Sect is not participating, but leading. The high priest comes to Chang'an in person, and it is impossible to just watch the scenery."
This logic made perfect sense, and Zhao Xun nodded.
"So what do we do now?"
"You can continue searching in Chang'an City without stopping. But the key now is not here, but how to deal with the high priest."
Taoist Qinglian's face changed from relaxed to heavy, which made people a little confused for a while.
"The imperial court must know. As for the academy... I guess the mountain chief already knows."
"Well, even if Shan Chang doesn't go out, he still knows everything about the world's major events."
"With the current reserve of cultivators in Chang'an City, it should be no problem to deal with a high priest, but I am afraid that other forces will intervene."
Zhao Xun naturally understood what his mentor meant.
Zhao Xun felt that things were not simple before the entrance of the East China Sea Monster Kingdom and Dongyue Jiange.
If Buddhists from the Western Regions and Southern Barbarian witchcraft masters also join the game, the game will become even more chaotic.
At this point, Zhao Xun naturally wanted to calm down as much as possible and try to understand the chess game.
Even if the calculation is wrong, at least you have tried hard and will have no regrets.
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The imperial palace is undoubtedly the most tense place in Chang'an City recently.
Since King Yan was assassinated, Emperor Xianlong's temperament has become very strange. The palace officials are often beaten and scolded, and they are all cautious and cautious for fear of offending the power of Heaven by saying the wrong thing.
There is no law in this palace, Emperor Xianlong's words are the law.
One word can determine life or death.
There is only one exception.
That is Zheng Jie, the chamberlain supervisor.
At this moment, Zheng Jie quickly walked towards the direction of Zichen Palace.
Just now he got good news.
The bad guy Zhao Xun captured the female assassin who assassinated His Royal Highness King Yan.
Although Zheng Jie is quite prejudiced against Zhao Xun, he has to admit that Zhao Xun is indeed very capable.
In the past, the result of such a case might not be found within ten days and half a month.
It only took Zhao Xun three to five days to find out everything.
Maybe this is talent.
In any case, this was a bad breath for the royal family, the court, and Emperor Xianlong.
When Your Majesty hears this news, maybe he will be relieved?
Your Majesty is under too much pressure during this period and needs some time to rest.
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When Zheng Jie reported the news that Zhao Xun had captured the female assassin to Emperor Xianlong, the supreme leader of the Zhou Dynasty could not restrain his inner excitement and even shouted excitedly in the hall.
This is extremely rare.
You must know that Emperor Xianlong has been on the throne for nearly thirty years and has already developed a complete imperial mentality.
In terms of deep scheming, Emperor Xianlong was not inferior at all even when compared with his ancestors who had great achievements.
"Now I finally let go of my bad breath. I have been suffocating myself to death these past few days."
In the eyes of Emperor Xianlong, the majesty of the emperor was the most important thing.
His prince, the dignified prince, was assassinated in his own palace. Who could bear this?
If he really endured it, where would the royal prestige be? He would have fallen directly to the bottom.
"Where is this female assassin now?"
"Report to your majesty, the assassin is imprisoned in the prison of bad people."
Zheng Jie responded respectfully: "Zhao Xun and the others have used mind-observation skills to enter the female assassin's sea of consciousness. I believe it won't take long to kill all her accomplices."
"Okay, great!"
Emperor Xianlong said fiercely: "I will capture them all and execute them in Lingchi."
Lingchi can be said to be the ultimate torture. Emperor Xianlong wanted to use Lingchi's punishment on the practitioners of the Demon Sect, which shows his hatred for the people in the Demon Sect.
"Your Majesty, they also saw something..."
Although Zheng Jie couldn't bear to ruin Emperor Xianlong's good mood, there were some things that Emperor Xianlong had to know sooner or later. It was just a matter of time.
Facing it earlier will give you more time to plan.
"explain."
Emperor Xianlong uttered one word coldly.
"The high priest of the Demon Sect has arrived in Chang'an."
Zheng Jie's words caused the excitement on Emperor Xianlong's face to disappear instantly, and he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
"What did you say...the High Priest of the Demon Sect...has arrived in Chang'an?"
Although Emperor Xianlong was the emperor of the secular world, he was also very aware of the divisions of the major spiritual systems.
This is a matter of common sense.
Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, martial arts, and demons, these are the broad categories.
There are some other categories that are not included in this.
But it doesn't matter.
The top practitioners of the Demon Sect are called high priests, and the second-top practitioners are called priests.
Although there is only one word difference between the two, they are worlds apart.
"Isn't the high priest a super grade?"
Emperor Xianlong confirmed to Zheng Jie again.
"Yes, the high priest has already entered the super realm."
"Tsk tsk..."
Emperor Xianlong smiled bitterly and said: "Compared with you and him, who is stronger?"
"Hard to say."
Zheng Jie did not give a direct answer, but changed the topic and said: "But if the high priest has helpers, I am afraid it will be a bit dangerous."
These words were like a stone pressing on Emperor Xianlong's chest.
If he were just a high priest, Chang'an City would be able to find someone who could resist him.
But if two, three or even more people with the strength of the high priest form an alliance, it will indeed be difficult to find resistors of equal strength.
"What I am most worried about now is the Western Region. If Anxi is unstable, the Guazhou sandbank will be in danger. Then there may be military disasters in Liangzhou and other places, which may extend to Chang'an."
Emperor Xianlong certainly understood what Zheng Jie was referring to.
But in his mind, the most dangerous thing is the Western Region. Compared to this, Jiannan Road and Jiangnan Road are nothing.
"At this point, we can only take one step at a time."
Emperor Xianlong sighed with emotion: "I just hope that God will bless me and my ancestors will bless me."
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Fifty miles outside Chang'an City.
In the large camp where the northern barbarians gathered, the high priest and the barbarian Khan Ashina Zhuo were sitting in the big tent and discussing.
"High Priest, when can we attack Chang'an? It's been so long since we arrived in Chang'an, and we've only been looting the surrounding areas, but we have no intention of a general attack. I'm worried that as time goes by, the men will become slack."
Although Ashnazo is a Khan, he is very respectful to the high priest.
The reason is also very simple, the high priest is a top practitioner.
The role played by a top practitioner in a national war is comparable to that of thousands of troops.
As the saying goes, a thousand troops are easy to get, but a general is hard to find.
With such a noble person, Ashina Zhuo naturally had to treat him with respect for fear of offending him.
"not the right time yet."
The high priest shook his head and sighed: "I have lost contact with the practitioners lurking in the city. Something must have happened to them."
"this…"
A war is imminent and something should happen internally, but it is really not good news.
"There is no good solution at the moment. If we attack the city at this time, the probability of success is too low. It is better to wait for reinforcements to arrive."
Facts have proved that the reason why the high priest hesitated to take action was not because he did not want to take action but because he knew not to take action.
It would be nice to act rashly, but the consequences would be serious and it may lead to an unmanageable situation.
"To this day, that's all we have."
Ashina Zhuo sighed: "I hope they will come soon."
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Zhongnan Mountain, Haoran Academy.
The mountain chief sat alone by the lake fishing.
He was holding the fishing rod in one hand and lying half on a big rock, very relaxed.
"Chief, Junior Brother, you really did a great job this time. It has brought glory to our academy."
"Don't worry, this is just an appetizer, and then there will be the main course."
The mountain chief said calmly: "The ones who can't hold back now are the Demon Sect and the barbarians. It's been a long time since they arrived in Chang'an, right? But they haven't dared to attack the city."
"Captain Shan, if the enemy doesn't move, I won't move. Now we just need to wait quietly, right?"
Long Qingquan has been following the mountain chief these days and has long been accustomed to the mountain chief's way of thinking about problems.
"Yes, let's deal with the ever-changing situation with inconvenience."
Shan Chang's current philosophy of life is quite a bit like the Taoist idea of governing by doing nothing. But there is also a bit of contention added to the non-contention, so it is not the same.
"Of course, if they dare to attack Zhongnan Mountain, they are going against the academy. We can take action in advance."
Zhongnan Mountain is the bottom line for mountain leaders, a forbidden area that cannot be touched.
"Third brother, help me write a letter and send it to Yuan Tianshi."
"Deliver a message?"
"Well, just use teleportation. Isn't Chang'an City under martial law?"
"Ah this..."
Long Qingquan was stunned.
"With such a short distance, wouldn't it be better to use teleportation?"
"Do you have a better way? Are you going to fly with the sword again?"
"Okay, then I will use teleportation to deliver the message."
Long Qingquan really couldn't stand up in front of the mountain chief, so he had to respond respectfully.
"Shan Zhang, what is the content of the letter?"
"I made an appointment with Yuan Tianshi to come to Zhongnan Mountain and play a game of chess one day."
"Is it as simple as playing chess?"
"If he wins, I will agree to take action."
The mountain chief said loudly.
I see.
Long Qingquan suddenly realized at this moment.
In the end, the person who can make a top practitioner take action is another top practitioner, not some supreme emperor in the world.