Wang Tiezhu turned his hand and put away the Panlong Seal, and bowed respectfully to Elder Zhu Xi.
"Thank you, elder, for refining the weapon for me!"
Elder Zhu Xi, who was sitting and resting, waved his hand and said casually.
"What's the point of gratitude? You have gained a spiritual weapon, and I have gained a sense of accomplishment. We both have what we need, so don't talk about these cliche words!"
Wang Tiezhu smiled slightly when he heard this and still bowed to him respectfully.
After a while, Elder Zhu Eze, who was almost resting, stood up slowly. With a wave of his hand, the black gold stone and silver sledgehammer on the ground disappeared instantly.
"Boy, I'm going back to sleep, so I can leave this place to you to clean up!"
After saying that, he used the fire escape technique, turned into a ball of flames, and quickly escaped in the direction of Litian Sword Sect, and disappeared from Wang Tiezhu's sight in a few breaths.
Looking at the messy ground, Wang Tiezhu smiled helplessly and started to clean it up.
Soon after, the traces of the magic circle on the ground had completely disappeared, and the damage caused by the weapon refining in the surrounding area was also restored by him.
Looking at the short peak with a missing hilltop, Wang Tiezhu spread his hands. He had no way of finding the lost hilltop, so he could only do this.
After doing all this, Wang Tiezhu sacrificed the purple jade shuttle and returned to the Litian Sword Sect.
As soon as he landed on the White Jade Square at Lingtai Peak, he felt something was wrong. Every disciple he saw had tense faces, as if something terrible had happened.
"It's strange, I was fine before I left. Why has the atmosphere in the sect become like this in just a few days?"
Confused, he had to stop a young disciple.
"Junior brother, Wang Tiezhu of Xiaque Yufeng, has anything happened in the sect recently?"
The disciple was stunned when he heard this, and then quickly bowed his hands in salute.
"It turned out to be Senior Brother Wang. Senior Brother didn't know anything. Some time ago, the sect sent a team of disciples to the Deadwood Valley to investigate the space cracks. As a result, the contact with them was suddenly cut off two days ago!
It is said that there is a demon cultivator causing trouble, so the senior brother has been busy investigating the matter these two days. The sect has also become nervous because of this matter. After all, it is the second uncle and the fifth uncle who are leading the team this time! What if?
Something happened to them too, and our Litian Sword Sect's strength has been greatly reduced!"
After hearing this, Wang Tiezhu was filled with surprise and silently waved goodbye to this disciple.
"I know about the Deadwood Valley. After all, I was also there at the time. I didn't expect that there would still be a situation with two uncles leading the team. It seems that the space crack is really not simple!"
After thinking for a moment, Wang Tiezhu immediately adjusted his direction and ran towards the Tianjian Hall.
When he arrived near the Tianjian Hall, he saw many people gathered in the corner of Tianjian Square. When he walked over and took a look, he realized that they were watching a notice.
"...Due to the recent raging evil cultivators, in order to ensure the safety of the disciples in the sect, it was decided to activate the second level of protection of the sect. Disciples in the sect need to go through the review of the Lishi Hall when going out...Tsk! Is it because of the matter in the Deadwood Valley? But the Deadwood Valley is far away from the sword.
The Lianshan Mountain Range is so far away, how can it affect us?"
"Who knows, maybe it's just to be on the safe side. In short, I have to stay in the sect during this period!"
"Hey! It's a pity that I just accepted a commission, and now it seems I have to give up..."
Listening to the discussions of the disciples around him, Wang Tiezhu's thoughts surged. He did not stay here for long, but entered the Tianjian Hall and knocked on Zhou Huaying's door.
"Elder brother, are you there?"
However, no one responded. Wang Tiezhu felt confused and knocked a few more times, only to find that the door was not closed and he was pushed out through a gap.
After thinking for a moment, he opened the door and entered the house.
At this time, there was nothing behind the table filled with letters. It was obvious that Zhou Huaying was not here.
Looking at the tabletop which was a little messier than when he came before, Wang Tiezhu sighed and started to tidy it up.
"Elder brother is so busy all day that he doesn't even have time to clear the table. This guy is messy...wait, this is..."
He looked at the paper in his hand and suddenly fell into silence.
"The list of missing persons in Kumu Valley... Gao Xuan... Qin Ming... Zhao Kuchuan... Yan Xuting... Gu Jieyu... Baizhang... a total of thirty-two people..."
Looking at these familiar names above, Wang Tiezhu couldn't help but frown.
"The strength of this investigation team is definitely not weak! The strength of the second uncle and the fifth uncle is also among the best in the sect. The other disciples are also outstanding performers in the sect competition. Such a strong team,
How could you be attacked by a demon cultivator?"
Just when he was confused, he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps. He turned around and saw Zhou Huaying opening the door and walking in.
"Junior brother? Why are you here?"
Seeing Wang Tiezhu in the room, Zhou Huaying was slightly startled.
At this time, Wang Tiezhu finished refining the spiritual weapon with Elder Zhu Eclipse. After returning to the sect, he heard about the disappearance of the Deadwood Valley investigation team and told him about it.
Finally, he waved the paper in his hand and said seriously: "Senior Brother, is the news true? Were Second Senior Uncle and the others really attacked by demon cultivators?"
Zhou Huaying sighed silently, sat on an empty chair, rubbed his temples, and said quietly.
"This matter...is still unclear..."
"Um?"
Wang Tiezhu was stunned when he heard this, "I don't know what it means?"
Only Zhou Huaying's deep voice sounded again.
"According to our agreement with Tianjing Liuli Palace, we first met outside the Deadwood Valley and then entered the Deadwood Valley together to investigate. However, the investigation team from Tianjing Liuli Palace encountered trouble on the way and did not arrive at the agreed time.
Uncle Second Master and the others decided to enter the Dead Wood Valley to conduct a preliminary investigation first, and after the people from the Tianjing Liuli Palace arrive, they can investigate the space cracks together."
"But when the Tianjing Liuli Palace's investigation team arrived in the Deadwood Valley, they did not find the Second Master Uncle and the others, but there were signs of a fight.
So I got in touch with the sect and asked about the matter. After I got the news, I immediately used the messenger jade talisman to contact the second uncle and the others, but I couldn't get in touch..."
Wang Tiezhu frowned slightly, "Then how do you say it has something to do with demon cultivators?"
"Because they discovered the existence of demonic energy in the remaining traces of the battle in Deadwood Valley..."
"Since there is residual demonic energy, why can't it be explained clearly?"
"Hey... Junior Brother, have you forgotten? That space crack is suspected to be connected to the demon world, so it is normal to find demonic energy near it.
I just went to Suppress Demon City and sent a Feijian letter, asking them to send an experienced senior to help investigate this matter."
