The Mingjiao General Altar is located at Guangmingding, the main peak of Huangshan Mountain. Together with Tiandu Peak and Lotus Peak, it is also known as the three main peaks of Huangshan Mountain.
In addition to the three main peaks, there are 36 auxiliary peaks in the surrounding area, which are world-famous for their beautiful scenery.
A literati once wrote a book praising: "The so-called thirty-six peaks are parallel and stretched, stretching across the sky. There are many ridges on top of each other, creating a wonderful show. You can see them all at a glance."
The latest "Famous Sword Conference" will be held on these three main peaks.
"...Where's the Lingyun Staircase?" I looked up at the mist-shrouded peak at the foot of the mountain. I searched for a long time but couldn't find a large mechanism with a pavilion-like hanging basket that could carry people up the mountain on a sling.
"This is not the Lin family, my eldest lady," Xiyuan, who was dressed as a middle-aged servant, turned around and said: "If you want to go up to Guangmingding, you have to either walk slowly on the winding mountain road, or directly 'fly' up."
"Oh." I looked around. The people who arrived at the foot of the mountain at the same time as me and wanted to participate in the Famous Sword Tournament were either heading towards the starting point of the winding mountain road, or they were just ignoring the steep cliff and using light skills or wind control skills to climb straight up.
Obviously, this is a threshold deliberately set by the Mingjiao for this famous sword competition, in order to eliminate in advance some people who are weak but pretentious.
Although it is reasonable in terms of the rules, from the perspective of those of us who know the inside story, this must be because Ding Xiadong has a guilty conscience and does not want too many monks to participate in this famous sword competition where he is bound to cause trouble. Otherwise, just a few Lingyun Ladders, If we ask the Mo family, it can be completed in less than half a year.
"I can lift the lady's wheelchair up." Sophie volunteered.
"No, that would be too ostentatious and inconsistent with our purpose." Matthew retorted.
"... Agency, bring Lin Hao... Su Su, bring a chair." Tang Amy also patted her agency backpack and made a suggestion.
"What's the difference?" Matthew turned to glare at her.
"Hmm..." I looked around and asked Xiyuan, who looked like he was watching a good show: "Where is the secret passage you use to enter and exit Guangmingding?"
"It's a little remote there, come with me." Xi Yuan showed a regretful look as if he had been slapped while watching a show, and then turned to lead the way.
Seeing this, Matthew stopped educating the two little girls. He raised his hand to hold the handle of my wheelchair and started pretending to push. Sophie blinked, walked to her side and started to really push.
I could have come to this famous sword competition with my father and younger brother, but thinking about the possibility of being watched and pointed at like some rare animal, it would be better to hide my identity and find a way to get to the venue by myself. Anyway, wait for the competition to start. , or Ding Xiadong starts to get angry, then no one will notice me.
As for the wheelchair? Maybe outsiders know that Miss Lin is a paralytic, but people who have never seen me with their own eyes are unlikely to think that this lady sitting on a strange machine chair with a lot of style is hers.
Well, of course it's very big. I participated in the famous sword competition, and I also brought two maids, a maid and a maid with me.
Sophie and Amy Tang were okay. Even though they looked cute, they hardly attracted any attention. Matthew, who had an outstanding appearance, found two gauze hats to wear with me. As for Xiyuan, who needed to avoid being discovered the most, he was taking the initiative. After breaking a few spiritual roots, she transformed into an ordinary chore woman who wouldn't want to look at her at first glance.
In this way, even if Ding Xiadong's people suspected that there might be Xiyuan in our group, they would give up and continue to follow me and Matthew after secretly observing the appearance of the suspected targets. Maybe this is called darkness under the light.
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"This is a secret path down the mountain that has been abandoned for a long time. It is said that at that time, the Mingjiao and the sects in Nanzhan Buzhou were not happy with each other, and they might be united at any time to knock on the door, so they secretly dug such a secret path from Guangmingding to the foot of the mountain.
The secret path is used for escape. After generations of active integration, the Mingjiao, which has been able to hold the 'Famous Sword Conference', no longer needs to worry about being knocked on the door. This secret path has naturally been abandoned, but it can still be used."
After avoiding the crowded area in front of Huangshan Mountain, Xiyuan led us into a shallow cave. After tinkering for a while with the stone cave wall at the end of the cave, which looked like a dead end, a hidden stone door slid to the side.
It opened, revealing a secret passage that exuded bursts of coolness.
"Did you quietly leave from here? Does anyone else know about this secret passage?" I asked Sophie as I was being pushed into the secret passage in a wheelchair while observing the internal environment.
This secret passage is a gray stone structure as a whole, with some faint pearls providing illumination. Judging from the subtle whirring sound, the ventilation here has always been good. As for the road, it is roughly a gentle slope spiraling upward, just right.
Suitable for Sophie to push my wheelchair up.
"Yang Buhui, the leader of the Ming Cult, should know, but he probably won't care. And Xia Donghai, or Ding Xiadong as you call him, has only been lurking in the Ming Cult for a short time, so he definitely doesn't know." Xi Yuan led the way and responded casually.
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Then how did you know?
"Of course Sister Sinai told me," before I could ask, Xiyuan started to answer directly as if he had guessed my doubts: "She is the owner of the 'Winter Flag' among the Four Seasons Flags of the Ming Cult, and she was also the first to discover
I am an undercover member of the Zoroastrian Cult. She did not report me or lead anyone to arrest me. She just brought me here quietly and advised me to leave early, because the contemporary leader of the Ming Cult has already wanted to leave the Zoroastrian Cult and go it alone, but he can't find one.
If there is an opportunity, if you find me as an undercover agent of Zoroastrianism, you can naturally take the opportunity to launch an attack and justifiably break away from Zoroastrianism and set up your own business."
Hmm... Sun Wukong had previously excused these details by saying "they were all boring things" and refused to explain them, but it was new for him to say them now.
"Then what do you say?" Matthew asked proactively, truly a qualified listener.
"Of course I refuse. The matters related to the 'Holy Fire Order' and the 'Great Shift of the Universe' have not been investigated clearly. How can I leave early?" Xiyuan said: "She is very determined to drive me away, but she is unwilling to explain the reason.
, after arguing for a long time and no one could convince the other, we chose to take action directly."
Hmm... no wonder she chose to self-destruct when the situation was unfavorable.
"At the end of the fight, both sides couldn't do anything to each other, and at the same time they didn't want to make a bigger fuss. She reluctantly explained the whole story. It turned out that she was also a Zoroastrian sect who came to investigate the 'Holy Fire Order' and the 'Great Shift of the Universe'
"The person came about three years earlier than me." Xiyuan sneered: "She sent back the first batch of information, but what was waiting for her was the messenger who silenced her. After she successfully counterattacked, she decisively gave up her identity as a Zoroastrian Cult and from then on
She 'infiltrated' into the Ming Cult and officially 'joined' the Ming Cult. In addition, because she did not report her identity during the investigation, the Zoroastrian Cult could not do anything about her for the time being, so they blocked the news and sent a second group of people."
"If she kills you, it will be equivalent to exposing herself. If she doesn't kill, you will find out sooner or later," Matthew nodded: "But the president must not have thought that you two would join forces."
Matthew wisely did not ask what the information was, but I knew quite well that it was nothing more than the story between the Flame Mountain, the Alchemy Furnace, and the Alchemy Furnace fragments, and this story vaguely proved that the Ming Cult was the orthodoxy, while the Zoroastrian Cult was just a development.
It's just a wrong branch that can only serve as a stepping stone in the wrong direction. Naturally, the "general forum" cannot accept this kind of thing, and everyone who knows about it can't stay either.
"You should all know what happened next, so I won't repeat it again," Xiyuan stopped and opened another hidden stone door on the spiraling stone wall: "Go this way, that road further up is the one belonging to Master Yang.
residence."
...So you two had a big fight at the feet of the leader of the Ming Cult?
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"Is this...the woodshed?"
After walking along the branch road to the end and opening a secret door again, I found that we appeared in a large room filled with wood, stone and iron ore. There were also faint conversations, laughter and shouts outside.
The sound of weapons clashing.
Obviously, the members of the various sects who arrived at Guangmingding first would not be able to just stay there, visit relatives and friends, socialize with each other, or even start discussing things even if they disagree.
"With so many sects and clans gathered together, the original residence on Guangmingding is definitely not enough, and this is where the remaining materials for the construction of the 'Famous Sword Residence' are stored. If there are more visitors than expected, or if any of the houses collapse for some reason,
The materials here will be used for new additions or repairs, and generally speaking, they are not used." After we all walked out of the secret passage, Xiyuan turned around and sealed it.
She has clearly been away for three years and is still so familiar with the situation. If she says that she has never sneaked back at all, I would not believe it for the first time.
"Do you want to go find Sinai now?" I listened for a moment and found that although the Guangmingding was quite noisy at this time, there was no movement too close to the "wood shed".
"...No," Xiyuan thought for a moment, then shook his head: "As the leader of the 'Winter Flag', she should be very busy at this time. Even if she is not controlled by Ding Xiadong, she will be under strict surveillance. No matter what kind of
, this is not a good opportunity for me to see her."
"Then, you should still come with us," I nodded: "We will explore the situation at Guangmingding according to the planned plan."
According to Nishiyuan, those who go up the mountain through the "regular way" will be followed and monitored by Mingjiao disciples. Only after it is determined that there is no threat at all will the monitored people be removed.
And with the suspiciousness of our group, if we go up the mountain openly, we will definitely be monitored from beginning to end. There is no way to quietly investigate the extent of Ding Xiadong's penetration and control of Mingjiao.
But now, we appear directly on the mountain. Although the degree of suspicion has not changed at all, it will give a signal to all Mingjiao disciples: If they are so suspicious, other disciples must be watching, so I won't bother.
In this way, we can successfully use blind spots in our thinking to achieve the effect of "stealth" in an honest and fair manner.
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"Well... um..."
I took two little maids, a maid and a servant, and walked around the Bright Dome twice.
Thanks to Sun Wukong's "fiery eyes and golden eyes", no matter what secrets are hidden here, there is no way to hide them.
I was first shocked by the huge power of Mingjiao, and then I felt sorry for how full of holes it had been corroded by Ding Xiadong.
Ding Xiadong's pseudonym "Xia Donghai" controls the "Xia Banner" among the four flags of Mingjiao. This flag is completely controlled by him, and the number of people who have the "Life and Death Talisman" in it is the least, but there are many Xingxiu Hai mixed in it.
Even the bald head of the Life and Death Wuchang Sect, it seems that the strange assassin gang has been controlled by him.
Wait... Talisman of Life and Death, Impermanent Sect of Life and Death... Constellations, Absorbing Stars...
This great traitor's martial arts moves are not his own at all, right?
Then there are the "Spring Flag" and the "Autumn Flag". The flag owners of these two flags are not in cahoots with Ding Xiadong, but more than 80% of their subordinates have been planted with life and death talismans. The eyes of these people are flashing. Obviously, when the time comes, as long as
Ding Xiadong would become violent at the first order.
As for the "Winter Flag" controlled by Sinai, I don't know how the former rebel and now loyal minister of the Ming Cult controlled his subordinates. Only about 10% of the people who were planted with life and death talismans were mostly willing to provide information but refused to do anything.
type.
Finally, there are the elites who directly belong to the leader of the Ming Cult, Yang Buhui. They did not appear in front of others because they were guarding the leader. However, according to Sun Wukong, their loyalty is unquestionable and they have no chance of being planted with the talisman of life and death.
In other words, if Ding Xiadong finds an opportunity and chooses to launch an attack, as long as he restrains the leader of the Ming Cult, the rest of the people will respond to him, and the less than 20% of the Ming Cult believers who are loyal to the leader will not be able to make trouble at all.
But obviously, Ding Xiadong's ambitions didn't stop there. He put "life and death talismans" into all the food and water sent by the various sects. Of course, they were just raw materials.
These raw materials are colorless, odorless and non-toxic. Even if someone eats or drinks them, they will lose their effect in about three days - as long as he does not engage in strenuous exercise or frequently use spiritual energy.
If the above situation occurs, then the originally unrelated raw materials will be "synchronized" in the body of the eater, forming a complete "life and death talisman", and then Ding Xiadong can control life and death without knowing it.
If this happens, even if the sect leaders decisively kill Ding Xiadong, it will be useless. The "life and death talisman" can not only actively stimulate people to suffer from pain, but will still cause pain if they do not take the antidote for a period of time.
If the attack occurs, killing Ding Xiadong means giving up the young elites carefully selected by his sect. It is almost impossible for anyone to accept it, and he will eventually have to accept Ding Xiadong's threat.
As for the solution…
Expose Ding Xiadong's conspiracy in advance and call on all major sects to eliminate him and his minions?
There is no evidence to prove this, and the life and death talisman cannot be detected at all before the attack.
Provide the real antidote to the "talisman of life and death"?
Explain, why does the Lin family have the antidote to the thing used by the traitor of the Lin family?
Replace all the drinking water provided by Guangmingding three days in advance?
Not to mention materials, manpower alone is not enough, and such a big move will definitely be discovered.
Then, there is only one answer.
Absorb the "talisman of life and death" from everyone, take the opportunity to understand "the passage of time", and then photograph them all on Ding Xiadong.
