Lu Zhong left Ziyulin and was not in a hurry to exchange for the secret pattern pill. Instead, he was going to go to the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall. The day before yesterday, someone had been sent over to inform him that the tasks to be issued would be confirmed today.
Lu Zhong knew a lot about the sect's mission.
Generally speaking, tasks that require the dispatch of inner disciples are not trivial.
Either to eliminate the escaping demon cultivators, or to kill the spies who infiltrated from hostile forces, all based on the premise of safeguarding the interests of the Heling Sect, and occasionally there are guard tasks.
As for the specific one, the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall only said that it needs to be kept secret, and you have to go there to find out.
When he reached a covered bridge in the mountains, there was suddenly a loud rumbling sound in front of him. It sounded like the explosion of a magic spell, which aroused his curiosity. After walking across the covered bridge, he looked to the left.
There is a platform built on the cliff.
On the platform, about thirty disciples gathered. They stood on the edge of the platform, and it could be faintly seen that they were divided into two groups, encouraging each other to support the objects they supported.
"Senior Brother Qin, use that move quickly and let us meet again!"
"Sister Feng, come on!"
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With a thought in his heart, Lu Zhong leaned over.
It was discovered that it was a disciple of the Xuan Yue Sword Lineage who was fighting against a disciple of the Feixing Lineage. The two sides were fighting back and forth happily, using all gorgeous moves and spells. At first glance, they looked quite impressive.
Xuan Yue Jianmai's side is a young man with a Chinese character face. His facial features cannot be said to be handsome, but he exudes a sharp and masculine temperament. The sword customer uniform he wears is modified from a disciple uniform, so it will not hinder his movements.
The sword pulse is good at attacking, and the sword technique feels like moonlight pouring down. Combined with the erratic and light movement, it has a great advantage in close combat. When it is far away, it can also stimulate the sword energy, which can also pose a considerable threat.
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Currently, it is "Senior Brother Qin" who firmly holds the offensive initiative.
On the other side is a charming woman, the so-called Senior Sister Feng.
The disciple uniform she was wearing also had many changes, and it was shining with a hazy aura at the moment.
Feixing's magical veins are adaptable, and his spells are dizzying.
During the confrontation, although Senior Sister Feng was in danger one after another, she was always able to neutralize the opponent's moves and counterattack with one or two spells from time to time, so that the Sword Meridian disciples had to withdraw and dodge.
After watching it for a while, Lu Zhong gained a lot.
These two people, whether it is the use of magic weapons or the understanding of spells, are better than him. If you go back and analyze the scene carefully with the help of scene review, you may be able to gain more.
"What, Xuanyue Feixing is nothing more than that!"
At this moment, a rough voice sounded.
This person's tone was arrogant, with obvious derogatory meaning, which made the onlookers look unhappy. Even the two people who were fighting stopped and looked towards the place where the sound came from.
Accompanied by the sound of heavy footsteps, a bald man nearly ten feet tall walked slowly with a group of big guys. They were obviously a group of monks, but they exuded a arrogant aura, giving people the impression of a humanoid monster.
"It's Senior Brother Feng Yan of Tuoyang Xuanmai..." Lu Zhong said silently in his heart.
This person is so famous that even marginalized people like him know about his deeds.
In the recent battle between the three sects, Feng Yan performed very well. Relying on the Tuoyang body of the Tuoyang lineage, he killed many monks from the two hostile sects, and also successfully prevented the Luoyun sect from being injured.
Build the foundation and contribute a lot in the subsequent killing process.
With his cultivation level during the Qi Refining period, let alone holding back the Foundation Establishment monks, just saving his life is very impressive.
Feng Yan was able to hold him back to death, which shows that his strength is definitely not weak.
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Because of Feng Yan's appearance, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
"Hmph! Feng Yan, you are too arrogant. It just so happens that I have recently mastered the Lanyue Style. Why don't you come here and let me learn your Tuoyang Body!" Senior Brother Qin swung the long sword in his hand and pointed it with the tip of the sword.
Fengyan Road.
In Heling Sect, although the three branches are connected by the same spirit, they have many disputes with each other.
For example, which lineage is the strongest is a topic that has been debated since the creation of Heling Sect when the three lines merged into one. In the history of the sect for thousands of years, all three lines have been dominant, but no one group has ever been able to dominate.
Absolute advantage, so this topic still has no answer.
Now that Feixing has fallen, it is time for Xuan Yue and Tuo Yang to compete for supremacy.
"Don't dare, don't dare!" Feng Yan shook his head and hummed.
Having said that, his expression was clearly provocative.
At this time, Lu Zhong had quietly withdrawn from the crowd.
Regarding the dispute between the three meridians, he had no intention of getting involved.
On the one hand, it comes from one’s own nature.
On the other hand, it is related to the position of the cheap master.
After a long period of contact, Lu Zhong discovered that Shui Ni did not belong to one of the three lineages. He originally thought that the source of his transcendent status was due to his strength. Only recently did he realize that it was due to his connection with the Central-Earth Sect.
Theoretically, Shui Ni belongs to the fourth sect of Heling Sect.
It is precisely because of the above reasons that Lu Zhong did not receive any invitations from the three major circles after he became Shui Ni's disciple. In this case, he may not be able to integrate into it until he chooses an inheritance.
Not long after they walked out, there was the sound of fighting behind them.
Lu Zhong did not look back and continued walking towards the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall without stopping.
The huge Heling Sect residence can be divided into three areas, namely the front mountain, the atrium, and the back mountain.
The front mountain is mainly the residential area for the disciples and the caves of the foundation-building uncles. There are also many spiritual medicine gardens located on a branch of the spiritual vein of Heling Mountain.
The atrium is the highest point of Heling Sect and the place where the essence of Heling Mountain gathers. It is where the sect’s institutions such as the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall, Chuan Gong Hall, and Mingfa Hall are located. The main peak of Heling Mountain, Heling Peak, is the most heavily defended in the entire sect.
The place is not only the outcrop of the main spiritual vein of Heling Mountain, but also the location of the caves of the three ancestors of the Pill Formation. The law enforcement team disciples of Mingfa Hall patrol it day and night, and it is also covered by the sect's formation all year round.
Back Mountain is a huge area, an extension of the Heling Mountain Mountains. There are many foundation-building caves scattered around, as well as many large-scale elixir gardens or spiritual plantations, as well as special places such as Purple Jade Forest.
While thinking about it, Lu Zhong came to the miscellaneous affairs hall.
The Miscellaneous Affairs Hall occupies an exclusive mountain peak. It is the busiest place in the Heling Sect. There are disciples gathering in small groups in the huge square, either preparing to set off to perform tasks, or returning from completing tasks and settling accounts.
Occasionally, there will be a ray of light falling, but it is Uncle Foundation Architect who appears.
Along the edge of the square, Lu Zhong entered the miscellaneous affairs hall.
The hall is divided into several major areas, which perform various functions of the miscellaneous affairs hall. The place he wants to go is in the northwest corner, where an independent area is specially separated and there are many seats.
At this moment, many disciples are working on things.
Lu Zhong waited for a while, and after giving his identity token, he learned the mission information.
"It's to kill a demon cultivator in the middle stage of Qi refining. The distance is not too far... It seems that it will not delay the cultivation." After reading the content, Lu Zhong breathed a sigh of relief. What he was most worried about was the guard mission.
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Such tasks often start in three to five years, which will seriously affect the progress of your cultivation.
After some calculation, Lu Zhong found that the round trip only took one day.
If you rent a red-tailed eagle from the poultry house and travel, the time can be shortened to half a day.
"Why don't we go over now?" As soon as this thought came up, he couldn't stop it. After Lu Zhong confirmed that the information was correct, he walked quickly towards the poultry house.
In the poultry room, repeat the last process.
A few quarters of an hour later, a red-tailed eagle soared into the sky.
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Fengxinyuan, five hundred miles north of Heling Sect, is the most densely populated area in the entire Yongling region. The number of mortals here far exceeds that of Yongling City, and at least there are nearly tens of millions of mortals gathered here.
When Lu Zhong came here, his first impression of Fengxinyuan was that the air was extremely dirty.
This is normal. After all, the places where mortals stay are also low-spirited areas that monks look down upon. The concentration of spiritual energy here is even lower than that of the wilderness outside Qingliufang. Theoretically, no monks would be willing to stay here.
In a place like this, your cultivation will not advance but retreat.
Shaking his head, Lu Zhong calmed down his aura, put on simple clothes, and smeared some grease on his face, transforming into a mortal to avoid being noticed by the demon cultivator.
He's actually quite good at pretending to be a mortal.
According to the information given by the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall, the demon cultivator is hidden in Yizhou City ahead, and what Lu Zhong has to do now is very simple, which is to find this demon cultivator who has been kidnapped and trained, and then deal with it.
Normally, the best choice now is to go to Yizhou City Government Office, use the power of the local government and the monk family stationed here, rely on their help to search for clues about the demon cultivator, and then explore step by step, and finally
Reach the goal.
Lu Zhong possesses psychic tracing skills, but he doesn't need to go to such trouble.
As long as you find the demon cultivator's minions in the city, you might be able to find the target directly.
After entering the city, he quickly discovered the traces of his minions.
He was a martial artist with a pale complexion and blue lips. The corpse aura exuding from his body was as conspicuous as a torch in Lu Zhong's eyes, so much so that he could spot it as soon as he entered the city.
"The method of controlling the minions is very crude. He looks like a novice, but I'm not sure. Who knows if this demonic cultivator has gone crazy."
It is common for demon cultivators to go crazy. If this happens further, it will be out of control.
Lu Zhong has already seen the consequences of losing control.
As for the Heling Sect, they obviously didn't want to see this happen, so they sent people to clean it up to prevent the fields that produced fairy seedlings from being damaged, which would affect the sect's recruitment of new blood in the future.
The minions of the demon cultivators were wandering around the city, as if they were looking for targets.
Relying on the scene retrieval, Lu Zhong has been following him.
From attacking the opponent to bringing the target back to the hiding place, it was all done under his watch.
After capturing someone, this minion has been waiting.
From time to time, he would talk to himself, talking nonsense such as the great achievements of magical arts. It was obvious that his mind was suffering from the erosion of Yin Qi, and his subsequent fate would probably be to be refined into a corpse by a demon cultivator.
Soon, it was late at night.
Lu Zhong, who had been lurking in secret, suddenly noticed a cloud of black mist coming from outside.
"coming!"
It can be said that things have developed to this point as he expected.
"It seems that when the sect arranges tasks, it is not done randomly. It is obviously out of consideration for cultivating disciples."
Just as Lu Zhong was thinking about it, the black mist slowly gathered together, condensing into a figure wearing a black robe. This figure seemed familiar to him inexplicably, and he only remembered it after reacting.
"Hey, isn't this Hong Fu?"
Looking at that familiar face under the dim light, Lu Zhong felt quite a stir in his heart.
"Well done!" The sound of a knife scraping came from the mouth of the demon cultivator who looked like a red whisk.
Immediately afterwards, she took out a red skull from her arms and pressed it on the captured mortal. There was only a sound of liquid flowing, and soon there was only a withered black mummy left on the spot.
Looking at the minions kneeling next to him again, the demon cultivator laughed ferociously and pressed the skull over.
"After collecting so much blood essence, I can finally suppress the hidden dangers, hahaha... No, I can't be too happy yet. Master's method has not been lifted yet, and I have to complete her old man's instructions first...
Lou Xiaoyue, the pain you have inflicted on me, Lin Fan, today, I will repay you a thousand times in the future!"
"Calling myself Lin Fan, it seems that Hong Fu was taken away from her." Lu Zhong thought to himself.
Seizing one's body has always been a taboo in the world of cultivation.
Only a daring demon cultivator would dare to seize the body so unscrupulously.
Seeing the demon cultivator named Lin Fan turning into black mist and leaving, he immediately followed him without hesitation. He was going to follow him to his lair and directly solve the demonic problem once and for all.
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Half an hour later, Lu Zhong was already standing on the white ashes.
There were no surprises in the process of solving the demon cultivator, and it was easier than he expected. In front of the entropy light gun condensed from Yang Qi, those weak corpses were all destroyed in just one encounter.
The demon cultivator, who looked astonished, had his head cut off with his sword before he could change his expression.
The loot gained from this trip was negligible.
The only gain is a secret book called "Seizing the Body"
This technique is specially designed for seizing a body, and it comes with a set of secret formations for seizing a body. The combination of the two can increase the success rate of seizing a body.
"This..." Lu Zhong looked at this book of secret techniques with a gloomy expression on his face.
After thinking about it, I finally decided to accept it.
Life and death are impermanent, who knows whether he will need it in the future.
"You are the one who killed my disciple?" At this moment, a cold voice came from the corner of the wall, and at some point a blood-red figure had formed there, staring at Lu Zhong.
"The methods of demon cultivation are really weird and unpredictable..." Lu Zhong didn't reply, and he casually popped up an exorcism talisman.
In an instant, the figure was covered in golden flames and quickly disappeared.
Seeing the strong corpse aura here, Lu Zhong seemed to have thought of something and took out the black beads from the storage bag.
He has done a lot of research on this strange bead after he got it. At present, he can only guess that it is a spiritual weapon and has the function of absorbing various negative spiritual energies, such as corpse energy.
After absorbing the corpse energy, a circle of patterns lit up on the surface of the bead.
The area of the pattern only accounts for one-fifth of the bead. Lu Zhong guessed that if the pattern completely covered the bead, maybe the bead would change. Maybe it could be like an armored corpse and be able to control it to attack the enemy.
Recalling the power of this bead, he couldn't help but get excited.