Liang Yan continued leisurely: "The concealment skills of Wuzhuang Mountain do have some skills. If I were an ordinary early-stage Tongxuan monk, I might not be able to discover them."
"I think they have strong water energy, and they should be disciples of Narcissus Ridge." Lao Jin pondered.
"Probably." Liang Yan was a little absent-minded.
"Are you still wondering why this person would invite fellow Taoists to come and watch him when he was going through a tribulation?" Lao Jin asked.
"good."
Liang Yan narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice: "When things go wrong, there must be monsters. I don't believe that someone would be so generous. Could it be that he put himself in danger just to share his experience with fellow Taoists?"
Lao Jin was also puzzled and shook his head and said: "I also can't understand. Other monks who are going through tribulations are afraid of being spied on, but this person did the opposite. Not only did he not block the news, but he also made a big fanfare and sent out invitations.
It’s just a matter of life.”
The two were silent for a while, and then Lao Jin asked: "What should we do now?"
Liang Yan thought for a while and said: "We must go into Wuzhuang Mountain. Nowadays, there is a mixture of fish and dragons here, and there are many monks. It is a good opportunity for us to fish in troubled waters. Now let's go to the nearby towns to inquire about the news. After figuring out the situation here,
Let’s make the next step.”
"good."
Lao Jin nodded.
He remembered that he passed several monk towns on his way here, and the closest one was about six hundred miles to the southwest.
So, Lao Jin flapped his wings, adjusted his direction, and flew toward the southwest...
It didn't take long for the two of them to see the town ahead.
The town was not large in size. Liang Yan used his spiritual consciousness to check and roughly estimated that there were five to six hundred people. Most of them were monks in the Juyuan Realm and the Golden Core Realm. However, there were also a few Tongxuan Zhenjun. It seemed that the majority of them were casual cultivators.
Approaching the town, Liang Yan stopped flying and put Lao Jin back into the Taixu Gourd. He pressed the escape light, transformed into an ordinary casual cultivator, and flew towards the city gate.
The towns at the foot of the mountain were all temporarily built. The monks who settled here came from all over the Antarctic Fairy Continent. Among them were the four orthodox sects and the heretical ones. It could be said that it was a mixed bag of good and bad, and it was very confusing.
Therefore, the management of these towns is also very lax, with only a few disciples from Wuzhuang Mountain stationed symbolically at the city gates.
They neither interrogate the monks entering the city nor maintain order in the city. As long as they do not cause too much commotion here, even if there are occasional disputes and frictions, they will turn a blind eye and let these outside monks rely on their own efforts.
Strength resolves conflicts.
Liang Yan entered the city without any obstruction.
After he entered the city, he used his spiritual consciousness to observe secretly for a moment, and soon located a place where monks were gathering.
It was a restaurant with an endless stream of monks coming and going. These people either exchanged information here or chatted about all kinds of things, many of which were related to Wuzhuang Mountain.
Liang Yan stopped for a moment, walked towards the restaurant, and arrived outside the door soon.
The first floor is the lobby. Most of the people drinking here are monks in the foundation-building stage, and the chats are related to their own cultivation. For example, some people have just broken through the realm and can’t wait to come out to make friends and meet guests, trying to learn some methods about subsequent cultivation.
Liang Yan was not interested in this. He pondered for a moment and then turned around and went up to the second floor.
The second floor is a private room. Most of the monks drinking here have the cultivation of Juyuan Realm, and they are all close friends. They have a drink here, chat, or exchange experiences.
Liang Yan listened attentively for a while, then walked straight to the end of the corridor and pushed open the innermost private room.
The door was pushed open, and there were three monks inside. On the left was a frail scholar, in the middle sat a fat-headed middle-aged man, and on the right was a short man with a beard.
Seeing Liang Yan come in, the three of them were all shocked.
"Who are you? Why did you come in without telling me?" The middle-aged man suddenly stood up.
But soon, his eyes widened, his face turned pale, he was sweating profusely, and his body was shaking uncontrollably.
"sit down."
Liang Yan made a dull sound, walked into the room, and closed the door behind his back.
The fat on the middle-aged man's face twitched a few times, and he sat down very obediently, not daring to make any sound.
The two people beside him did the same, looking at Liang Yan with horror in their eyes.
Just now, the moment Liang Yan opened the door, a powerful aura poured into the room, covering everyone.
In the eyes of the three of them, the man walking from the door was like a god, and they were just an ant under his feet, with no ability to resist at all.
Therefore, the three of them did not dare to speak and remained silent in front of Liang Yan.
"Everyone, please introduce yourselves first." Liang Yan sat down at the wine table and said calmly.
The three of them were silent for a moment. The fat man was the first to react and said loudly: "My king is virtuous!"
"Scholar Li Fuzhi." The young scholar cupped his hands.
"I'm...I'm Zhao Chengen." The last wretched man stuttered in his answer.
After hearing this, Liang Yan nodded slightly and said, "I just heard you talking about the 'Cang Long' in Wuzhuang Mountain. It seems that you know a lot about him?"
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the three people present immediately changed.
Among them, Wang Youde said with a sad face: "Senior... We are just a few small characters in the Golden Core Realm. How can we dare to comment on Ya Sheng? What I just said was just talking nonsense, and there is absolutely no disrespect to Wuzhuang Mountain. You just
Think of us as farts and let us go."
These people did not understand the situation clearly and thought that Liang Yan was some important figure in Wuzhuang Mountain. He was passing by and heard their conversation just now, and felt dissatisfied, so he came to bring bad luck to them.
Liang Yan knew their thoughts clearly. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, everyone. I am not a monk from Wuzhuang Mountain, but a casual cultivator passing by here. I am quite interested in the matter of 'Cang Long' overcoming the tribulation.
Can you please tell me in detail?"
After saying these words, Wang Youde's face calmed down slightly. He, Li Fuzhi, and Zhao Chengen looked at each other, both of them looking like they were hesitant to speak.
"Don't be nervous."
Liang Yan knocked on the table with his hand and said with a smile: "This room has been restricted by me. No one can eavesdrop on our conversation, so you can speak freely. If the answer satisfies me, I will definitely be rewarded.
But if there is any deception, haha..."
Although he didn't finish what he said next, the three people present still didn't understand that if they deceived this person, I'm afraid no one would be able to leave this room today.
Wang Youde exchanged glances with the other two people, and finally nodded:
"Senior, whatever you want to know, we will definitely tell you everything!"
"good!"
Liang Yan smiled slightly and asked: "I just searched the entire restaurant, and you guys are the only ones talking here. You seem to know a lot about Wuzhuang Mountain. I am a little curious as to why you guys are better informed than others."
?”
"It seems that senior heard the conversation between the three of us just now."
Wang Youde smiled bitterly and replied: "To be honest, the three of us are more or less related to Wuzhuang Mountain. For example, Daoyou Zhao is a distant bloodline of an elder in Wuzhuang Mountain; and Daoyou Li's cousin has outstanding talents.
, was accepted as an inner disciple by Wuzhuang Mountain three hundred years ago; as for Wang, I am ashamed to say that I once had an engagement with a female disciple from Wuzhuang Mountain. Although the engagement was annulled later, the female disciple also treated me
I feel guilty, so I often give me some benefits."
"I see."
After hearing Wang Youde's explanation, Liang Yan chuckled and said, "In that case, you can be considered half of the disciples of Wuzhuang Mountain. I have something I don't understand and I want to ask you for advice."
Wang Youde and others were very frightened. They stood up almost at the same time and bent down to salute.
"Senior, why do you need to ask for advice? It's really embarrassing for us!"
The smile on Liang Yan's face did not change, and he said slowly: "Since ancient times, people who have overcome tribulations have always hidden themselves for fear of being known by others. Why is this 'Canglong' from Qingmu Cliff so different? Not only did he not block the news, but he also invited people with great fanfare
Others come to watch him survive the tribulation?"
"Senior doesn't know something."
Wang Youde lowered his voice and replied: "Although the old Taoist Canglong has great skills, he actually does not have the confidence to survive his 'third disaster'. After all, this is the last disaster before becoming a saint. It is said that 'ten deaths will lead to no life.'"
'It's not an exaggeration. The outcome of failure to overcome the tribulation must be physical death and Taoist disappearance. In order to prevent his thousand-year cultivation from being destroyed in one day, 'Canglong' specially invited Taoist friends to come to Wuzhuang Mountain to help him."
"Wang Youde..."
As soon as the other party finished speaking, Liang Yan narrowed his eyes and sneered: "Do you think I am easy to deceive? How can a monk in the Transformation Tribulation Realm help him to overcome the tribulation? Does he think he didn't die happily enough?"
Plop!
Wang Youde was frightened by the aura on his body, his breath was stuck in his throat, his knees became weak, and he knelt down directly on the ground.
"Senior Mingjian, you are wrongly blaming Brother Youde."
Li Fuzhi, a scholar on the side, stood up at this time, cupped his hands and said: "Taoist Priest Canglong invited fellow Taoists to come, not to help him overcome the tribulation, but to add a layer of protection for himself. In case of failure to overcome the tribulation,
It is up to all the powerful seniors to work together to save the last trace of his true spirit."
"yes......."
Wang Youde also calmed down at this time and said anxiously: "That's what Wang meant. Senior Canglong acts cautiously and likes to leave a way out for himself. In doing so, although he violated the taboo of overcoming tribulations, at least he made more mistakes.
A layer of protection, in case of failure, there is still the possibility of comeback in the future.”
After hearing the two people's answers, Liang Yan's expression softened slightly.
"What do you mean, these powerful monks who were invited by the invitation are all here to help Canglong?"
"You can say that." The three of them responded at the same time.
Liang Yan didn't speak anymore, and thought secretly in his heart.
As far as he knew, there was no trick for monks to overcome the tribulation, and failure to overcome the tribulation would almost certainly lead to death.
Of course, there are no absolutes in this world, and there are also some special sect secrets that can save your life after you fail to overcome the tribulation.
For example, Luo Tianshan's 'Method of Reincarnation' can use a chance to be reincarnated to avoid the punishment of 'three disasters and nine disasters'. Liang Yan once met this person during the selection examination for Wushuang City's disciples.
However, this method can only be used once, and it requires reincarnation to practice again and experience the "three disasters and nine disasters" again. Moreover, if the tribulation fails this time, there will be no chance of reincarnation again.
In addition to the "method of reversing calamity", Liang Yan heard that there is also a special method in Wanshou Mountain, which can also play a similar role, but this method has not been spread, and there are not many records in Wushuang City.
After being silent for a long time, Liang Yan slowly spoke again: "Since 'Cang Long' did this, he must have a special method that can leave him a glimmer of hope when he fails to overcome the tribulation?"
The three people in the room looked at each other, and Zhao Chengen replied: "Yes, I once heard it from the elders of the family by chance. It is said that there is a strange formation in Wuzhuang Mountain that can protect people who fail to overcome the tribulation.
Of course, the consumption of this formation is immeasurable, and the greater the difficulty of overcoming the tribulation, the higher the strength requirements for the people in the main formation."
"The person who leads the formation..." Liang Yan frowned and asked: "Isn't the mountain owner of Wuzhuang Mountain a saint? It's enough for him to lead the formation alone. Why do we need to invite such a person?
How many outsiders are coming?”
"Senior, I don't know." Zhao Chengen shook his head and said: "The mountain owner of Wuzhuang Mountain has been missing for many years, and the sect's affairs have been handled by Taoist Priest Canglong. If he succeeds in overcoming the tribulation this time, the owner of Wuzhuang Mountain will
He should be the next mountain master."
"The old mountain master is missing?"
Liang Yan murmured to himself, suddenly feeling that this situation seemed familiar.
If you think about it carefully, it seems that the same is true for Yongye City.
The old city lord disappeared and the new city lord took over. However, there are no two sub-sages in Wuzhuang Mountain. The old Taoist family of 'Canglong' is the only one. As long as he can successfully overcome the tribulation, he will definitely be the next mountain lord.
But in this case, it makes sense for 'Cang Long' to invite Taoist friends.
Because he is a sub-sage cultivator and is going through the tribulation of heaven, there are not enough monks in the tribulation realm on Wuzhuang Mountain, so he invites powerful people from all walks of life to help him preside over the formation.
As for how he promises huge profits and how to guard against those villains with evil intentions, it is not something outsiders like them can know.
After thinking for a moment, Liang Yan asked again:
"Who did Canglong invite?"
"Senior, we are just hearsay and don't know much. It seems that people from Luotian Mountain, Yuzhu Mountain, and Tianmo Mountain are coming. As for the Wushuang City and Six Major Cities that are currently fighting, no one seems to have been invited," Zhao Chengen recalled.
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As soon as he finished speaking, Li Fuzhi added: "I heard my cousin say accidentally that the monks who can receive invitations are extraordinary, at least they are in the realm of resolving calamities and overcoming two disasters. Unless they cultivate like this
Because, it is simply not enough to control the formation, nor can it rescue the true spirit of 'Cang Long' from the hands of Heaven."
"Transforming the calamity realm and overcoming two or more calamities!"
Liang Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, and a light flashed in his eyes.
It seems that this grand gathering in Wuzhuang Mountain is not ordinary...
