Liang Yan was taken aback, but calmed down after a moment. His eyes fell on Yang Feng, and after looking at him carefully for a while, he asked in a deep voice: "How did you know about this?"
"Because I have a good relationship with Prince Feng, he accidentally revealed it to me before he set off to find the 'Sapphire Twins'." Yang Feng replied.
"oh?"
Liang Yan's eyes were as sharp as a knife, falling on Yang Feng, as if he wanted to see through his inner thoughts.
Prince Feng is dead, and there is no way to verify what this person said. However, Liang Yan couldn't think of any reason why he deceived him, so he still believed it.
"Has Prince Feng ever told you about the identity of this man in black robe?" Liang Yan suddenly asked.
"No." Yang Feng replied: "He called him the 'messenger' and his attitude was more respectful, but he didn't mention a word about the identity and origin of the 'messenger'."
"messenger?"
Liang Yan frowned and sat silently in his seat.
After a long time, he raised his head, waved his hand and said: "I understand, you have done a good job in reporting the information. When you return from executing the 'Execution of Evil Order', I will reward you based on your merits."
"Thank you, senior!"
Yang Feng's expression was calm from beginning to end, without any fluctuation.
He bowed to Liang Yan and slowly exited the palace.
As soon as Yang Feng left, Luo Tianxiang couldn't bear it anymore and asked eagerly: "Master, has Senior Brother Gu exposed his feet and been discovered?"
Liang Yan was silent for a while, then shook his head and said, "It doesn't seem like it. If Gu Xingyun's secrets are exposed, Master Xuanzhen will use him to find out my truth, and even threaten me with his life. But Xuanzhen has nothing.
He did it and finally went to the meeting alone, which shows that Gu Xingyun was not exposed."
"Then why was Senior Brother Gu taken away?" Luo Tianxiang frowned.
Although he and Gu Xingyun didn't get along for a long time, they worked undercover together, cooperated with each other in dangerous environments, and cherished each other, and they already had a deep friendship.
Now that Luo Tianxiang has joined Liang Yan's family and has become a fellow student with Gu Xingyun, he is even more concerned about his safety.
"It's hard to say yet..."
Liang Yan stood up from his seat and paced back and forth in the palace.
"Prince Feng is the son of the Lord of Seven Star City. Anyone who can be respected by him must have a very high level of cultivation or a special status. Why would such a person come to the Sea of Lost Souls? What is the relationship between him and Master Xuanzhen?
plot?"
Liang Yan murmured to himself, and after a moment, he suddenly stopped and asked: "Tianxiang, I remember you said that there is a Star-catching and Moon-grabbing Tower in the center of Peng Island, which is dedicated to the residence of Master Xuanzhen. There is no one within a thousand miles."
Are outsiders approaching?"
"Yes, there is such a place. I went there when I came to deliver the war invitation." Luo Tianxiang replied.
"Let's go take a look."
As Liang Yan spoke, he waved his sleeves, and the escaping light swept up Luo Tianxiang, and flew out of the palace the next moment.
He was extremely fast, crossing mountains and ridges in the blink of an eye, and soon arrived at the center of Peng Island.
Looking from a distance, we can see a pavilion hanging high in the sky, with three floors. Each floor is hung with a hexagonal bell. The stars around the bell are shining and the moonlight is gathering, which is in line with the name of "Star-catching Tower".
Liang Yan activated the escape light and soon landed in the attic.
The restriction left by Master Xuanzhen may be able to block the ancestor of the nine great sects, but it cannot stop Liang Yan's light blow.
He easily broke through the restriction and walked into the room.
The interior is antique, the bookcase is filled with Taoist scriptures, the eucalyptus is burning with faint sandalwood, and a Tai Chi picture is hung on the wall.
The moment he saw this picture, Luo Tianxiang's eyes suddenly became confused, and he walked forward blankly, as if he had forgotten who he was.
Liang Yan flicked his sleeves, and a soft breeze flew out and circled around Luo Tianxiang.
Luo Tianxiang woke up quickly, with a strange look in his eyes.
"Master, I seemed to have a sense of enlightenment just now. I caught something somewhere, but when I was about to step forward and take a closer look, the thing flew away again..."
"Enlightenment? I'm afraid you are enlightened by demons!"
Liang Yan sneered, and with a flick of his right hand, the sword energy shot out and pierced the Tai Chi figure.
"Hey!"
The Tai Chi Tu let out a strange scream when it was stabbed by the sword energy.
Immediately afterwards, the Bagua pattern rotated rapidly, turned into a ball of black air, fell from the wall, and flew towards the window!
Luo Tianxiang was caught off guard and was hit by the black energy. He immediately felt that his bones were about to fall apart. He took a dozen steps back before he could stabilize his body.
"Master!"
Luo Tianxiang shouted.
Looking up, the black air was moving very fast. In the blink of an eye, it had reached the window. Just as he was about to rush out of the room, a golden light flashed from the window.
boom!
The black energy hit him head-on, making a muffled sound, and then the golden light surged and turned into a huge handprint, grabbing the black energy tightly in his hand.
"Huh! Huh! Huh!"
A series of piercing strange screams came from the black air. It seemed that the things inside were trying their best to break free, but no matter how the black air rolled, they could never escape the scope of the golden handprint.
"return!"
Liang Yan snorted coldly, stretched out his hand, and grabbed the black energy with his golden handprint, and returned to the two of them.
Due to the suppression of Vajra's divine power, the black energy quickly dissipated, revealing the thing inside, which turned out to be a macaque!
This macaque is red all over, has strange talismans on its hands, and a sarcoma on its back. The weirdest thing is that he has three eyes on his face, lined up in a row. At this time, his eyes are turning, showing a cunning look.
"Master, this is..." Luo Tianxiang also saw this kind of spiritual beast for the first time, with a look of surprise on his face.
"It's the three-eyed macaque."
Liang Yan's voice was dull and he said: "This is a strange beast, a strange beast. It can lead monks into illusions. The so-called 'great road' you just saw is just an illusion built by this beast for you."
"What? What I just saw was all fake?"
Luo Tianxiang was surprised. Just now he was observing the Bagua Diagram attentively and understood a hint of the truth of the Dao. He thought he had successfully enlightened, but he didn't expect that it was an illusion created by this beast.
Liang Yan recalled the information he saw in Bihai Palace and said with emotion: "You should be lucky that this 'Three-Eyed Macaque' is still in its infancy. This monster has a huge range of strength. If it is an adult 'Three-Eyed Macaque'
', Tong Shu can trap a monk in the Tribulation Realm. Just that look from you just now will probably make your Taoist heart collapse."
"There is such an evil monster!"
Luo Tianxiang exclaimed, and when he looked at the three-eyed macaque again, his eyes were full of vigilance.
The three-eyed macaque was now baring its teeth and staring directly at Liang Yan with its three eyes, as if it was not convinced that he had restrained it, and its eyes were full of provocation.
However, Liang Yan didn't pay attention to its provocative behavior. Instead, he cast his gaze on its belly, as if something caught his attention.
After being quiet for a while, Liang Yan suddenly raised his eyebrows, with a look of surprise in his eyes.
"Huh?"
He walked slowly to the three-eyed macaque, observed it carefully for a while, and suddenly stretched out his right index finger and gently tapped the three-eyed macaque's abdomen.
Before the fingertips even touched each other, a black and white glow lit up the macaque's abdomen. The glow gently turned and turned into a Tai Chi diagram, blocking Liang Yan's fingers.
"Is there any restriction?"
Liang Yan's face was even more surprised.
Judging from this forbidden aura, it should be left by Master Xuanzhen. It seems to be protecting something?
"I want to see what you left behind."
With a thought in Liang Yan's mind, a sword energy burst out from his fingertips and pierced into the Tai Chi diagram. After a moment, the Tai Chi diagram collapsed and the three-eyed macaque's body suddenly twitched.
Its three eyes focused on one point, and three rays of red light shot out, converging into a figure that resembled a lake at the focal point.
Liang Yan was startled and instinctively took a step back.
But he immediately realized that this was just a projection, not the monk himself.
Looking at it carefully, I saw that the whole body of the projection was shrouded in a layer of turbid air. It was impossible to see clearly his appearance, and it was impossible to understand his level of cultivation.
"Master......"
The scene in front of him was extremely strange. Luo Tianxiang couldn't help but speak, but was interrupted by Liang Yan waving his hand.
"Don't talk yet." Liang Yan's voice sounded directly in Luo Tianxiang's mind.
"Yes..." Luo Tianxiang managed to calm down and stood beside Liang Yan, observing intently.
After a moment, the figure in the turbid air actually spoke:
"Fellow Taoist Xuanzhen's prudent behavior is admirable! Now the amount of 'soul-losing energy' is enough to maintain the operation of the Shenwei Army, but just in case, a part of 'soul-losing energy' is still needed as a reserve. I hope that fellow Taoist monks will stay in Luoyang."
The Soul Sea will continue to be exploited for ten years, and after ten years, we will work together to accomplish great things."
After saying these words, Liang Yan and Luo Tianxiang were slightly stunned.
"Master, who is this person? What is he talking about?" Luo Tianxiang asked secretly.
"No need for sound transmission. This is just a projection and has no consciousness of its own."
As Liang Yan spoke, he used his spiritual consciousness to observe the three-eyed macaque carefully for a moment. He soon discovered that there was a residual force of space in the body of the monster monkey, which seemed to be a means of communication.
"interesting......"
A smile appeared on Liang Yan's lips: "It seems that the three-eyed macaque has some special talents in addition to illusions. Master Xuanzhen used its talents to refine it into a special tool for transmitting messages.
magic weapon."
"Send message?"
Luo Tianxiang frowned, looking a little confused: "If it's just to send a message, there are many kinds of magic weapons available. At Master Xuanzhen's level, there shouldn't be such a big effort, right?"
"No." Liang Yan shook his head and said with a smile: "If it is an ordinary messenger magic weapon, there is a high possibility that it will be eavesdropped secretly, especially by monks who are proficient in the art of deduction. If they are deliberately targeting them, they may be intercepted secretly.
Their messages were secretly intercepted."
"Then this monkey......"
"This monkey is an excellent messenger." Liang Yan said slowly: "Three-eyed macaques are naturally proficient in illusions and can disguise themselves. This disguise is not a cover-up, but a real integration of themselves into nature.
Even the breath has changed. Just like just now, it turned into a Tai Chi picture. It is really a picture. If you hadn't been under its spell, it would be difficult for me to spot it even if I was close enough.
The presence."
"So that's it..." Luo Tianxiang showed an expression of sudden realization and nodded: "This three-eyed macaque has blended into nature, and its aura has also changed. Even if there are masters who are proficient in the art of calculation, I am afraid that
It’s hard to count on it, so it becomes an excellent communication ‘magic weapon’!”
"Yes, your understanding is very good."
Liang Yan's face showed a look of satisfaction, and then he narrowed his eyes slightly and fell into deep thought.
"The Soul-Destroying Qi... This should be the reason why Master Xuanzhen arrived at the Sea of Lost Souls. I have never heard of the 'Shenwei Army' mentioned before. Could it be that they were cultivated by Seven Star City?
New army?"
Liang Yan fell into deep thought, while Luo Tianxiang started rummaging around the room.
After a moment, Luo Tianxiang suddenly shouted: "Master, look!"
Liang Yan was awakened and put his thoughts aside for the time being. He turned around and saw that Luo Tianxiang was walking towards him holding a roll of bamboo slips.
"Master, look at what's written on this bamboo slip."
"Um?"
Liang Yan took the bamboo slip, unfolded it, and found a small text written on it: "Take six liang of soul stones, ten branches of Yang fire, and nine branches of Yin fire. Bake them for seven or forty-nine days to get a dark red crystal block, which is placed on the bamboo slip."
In the furnace, add 2 taels of Five Poison Flowers, 5 taels of Stone Heart Marrow, a little Bauhinia Copper Essence, a little Red Magic Water... Finally, refine it with pure spiritual power for seven days to obtain the Soul-Destroying Qi.
'A wisp.'
This is an experience of refining medicine. The steps are extremely complicated, the refining time is extremely long, and the medicinal materials are also very rare.
Seeing this paragraph of text, Liang Yan suddenly felt enlightened and nodded: "It seems that the resources secretly collected by the Tiandao Alliance in the Sea of Lost Souls are the 'soul stones'!"
Luo Tianxiang was a little confused and asked: "With the power of Seven Star City, why do they hide it from others and collect it in secret?"
"Haha, there are seven mountains and twelve cities in the Antarctic Immortal Continent. Although the Seven Star City is powerful, it is far from being able to cover the sky with one hand. In my opinion, the Seven Star City has their enemies, and the surface of this 'soul stone'
It shouldn't look inconspicuous, so their enemies didn't care. But Seven Star City has a secret method that can collect what they want from the soul stone, which is this 'soul-destroying energy'. In order not to be attacked by their enemies, they
When I found out, I ordered Prince Feng, the 'devil incarnation', to come here with command. On the surface, he was trying to plunder resources and enjoy himself, but secretly he was working hard to mine soul stones."
After listening to Liang Yan's analysis, Luo Tianxiang's eyes showed admiration, and he said respectfully: "Master's thoughtfulness is admirable!"
"Haha, it's nothing. If you are constantly being plotted by others, you will learn it sooner or later."
Liang Yan smiled slightly and put the bamboo slips into the storage ring.
"There are still a few questions. What exactly is this 'soul-destroying energy'? Why does the 'Shenwei Army' that person mentioned rely on 'soul-destroying energy' to maintain its operation?"
Liang Yan said, looking at the three-eyed macaque again.
Suddenly, he raised his eyebrows, stretched out his right hand, and actually inserted it directly into the belly of the demon monkey!
After groping for a while, Liang Yan took out a transparent jade vial...