After listening to Princess Xiyun's story, the three of them looked at each other.
Xu Chen wondered: "Even so, how could it be related to the Ziyang Sect of the Ming Dynasty?"
Zhao Xuan also nodded and said: "Yes, the princess has not mentioned a word about this matter."
Princess Xiyun hurriedly said: "I am not very clear about the facts about Ziyang Sect. I only know that when my father sent me away, he once mentioned that the news about the ancient tomb should have been leaked. There was once a Ziyang sect.
The monks from the sect came to him to inquire about the whereabouts of several immortal treasures."
Brother Ninth frowned and said, "Do you still have the immortal treasure in the ancient tomb in your hand?"
Princess Xiyun's body trembled, and her face instantly turned pale and colorless.
The three of them then realized that it seemed that the Marquis of Xilu had obtained several immortal treasures, perhaps in Princess Xiyun's possession.
Seeing the staring eyes of the three people, Princess Xiyun became even more frightened, and finally had to whisper: "Zhao Qian does not have real immortal treasures on her body. In fact, all the immortal treasures have been taken away by King Ping Xi, and her father only gave them to
I am a magic medicine."
Brother Ninth was stunned for a moment and frowned: "Since it is an ancient tomb, how can there be elixirs? Even if they are elixirs, they would have turned into dirt long ago if they had been left there for hundreds of years."
Princess Xiyun said: "I don't understand any of this, but according to my father, that elixir is very valuable, but also very dangerous. It may have a great effect on breaking through the spirit realm."
Brother Ninth stood up in shock and said with disbelief on his face: "Are you sure it really has this effect?"
Princess Xiyun shook her head timidly and said: "My father said this. Zhao Qian has low cultivation and knowledge, so she dare not say anything nonsense."
Zhao Xuan also stood up at this time and walked a few steps back and forth in the room: "Brother, it seems that the monk killed yesterday was from the Ziyang Sect, and they must have come for the elixir in the princess's hand.
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Brother Ninth nodded and said: "That's true, but Ziyang Sect is one of the top three immortal sects in the Ming Dynasty, so how can it listen to King Pingxi's command?"
Although Xu Chen had little experience, he was still quick-witted. After thinking for a while, he reminded: "It's not necessarily that they are listening to King Pingxi's command. The two may be colluding together to get what they want. King Pingxi wants to kill people and silence them.
If the matter is covered up, the Ziyang Sect can also use his power in the Song Dynasty to trace the whereabouts of the princess and secretly seize this elixir."
Ninth Senior Brother and Zhao Xuan nodded at the same time.
"Yes, this little junior brother's reasoning is more reliable. Although the Ziyang Sect is powerful, it does not dare to rashly arrange a large number of monks to enter the Song Dynasty to rob property, not to mention a group of immortals and rare treasures. Naturally, they are not willing to be too public. This
This is also the reason why the monk yesterday didn’t take King Pingxi seriously at all.”
After hearing this, Xu Chen said: "That makes sense, but Ziyang Sect has strong men in the Dan Yuan realm, and maybe there are also great monks in the Spirit realm. Since such precious medicinal materials are so precious, why would they only arrange for one monk in the True Yuan realm?
Come to snatch it, if a strong man from the Danyuan Realm comes to snatch it, wouldn't it be a sure win?"
The ninth senior brother suddenly laughed and said: "Although my junior brother is very smart, in fact he still doesn't know many things about the immortal world. The Danyuan Realm monks in the world are already considered top-notch, with only a handful of them. The Spiritual Realm great monks are even rarer. In the entire Song Dynasty,
Among the seven or eight immortal sects plus casual cultivators, there will be no more than twenty strong people in the Danyuan realm, and there are only four in the spiritual realm. The Ming and Song countries are similar in strength, and there will only be so many, and each Dan
The Yuan Realm monks are all giants, and their every move will be watched by the Immortal World. Therefore, countries are in opposition, and the Immortal Sect and the Immortal Sect are not in conflict with each other. Once the Immortal Sect of the Ming Kingdom arranges for a strong person in the Dan Yuan Realm
He suddenly came to the Song Kingdom and acted secretly. He was afraid that he would be expelled by the alliance in the blink of an eye. And the Ziyang Sect had to cover up this matter in the Ming Dynasty. How could it be possible for the Immortal Sect of the Song Kingdom to know about it? Therefore, they could only send one True Yuan.
Realm masters come out."
Only then did Xu Chen suddenly realize.
Although these things are not a secret in the world of immortality, and all the monks who are a little better at it are aware of it, Xu Chen has never been exposed to these things, and he understood it as soon as he heard it.
At this point, the cause and effect of the matter have basically been clarified, but because of this incident, the Taiyuan Sect may face revenge from the Ziyang Sect in the future, so Brother Ninth looked at Princess Xiyun and said: "Since the elixir is in your hands.
, can you take it out for us to take a look at, but don’t worry, our Taiyuan Sect won’t covet this thing.”
Xu Chen curled his lips secretly, but remained silent in a sanctimonious manner.
Princess Xiyun hesitated for a moment before kneeling on the ground and crying: "It's not that I don't want to hand over the elixir to the three immortal masters, but actually I don't want my father to die in an unknown way. I inquired privately and learned that King Pingxi
It was claimed that my father was trying to rebel in collusion with the Ming Dynasty, and the imperial court arranged for officials to investigate. The family members are now being imprisoned in the capital to be questioned and executed. If the Taiyuan Sect is willing to make the decision for me, take me to the capital to meet the emperor and state this.
In order to bring justice to my father and allow my family to be safe, I am willing to offer the elixir to the three immortal masters."
Brother Ninth's expression suddenly became uncertain.
This matter involves the royal family of the Song Dynasty, King Pingxi, and the Marquis of Xilu. It is already very troublesome. The most important thing is that it also involves the Ziyang Sect. This has escalated to a confrontation between the two immortal sects. If this elixir is really
If it can help break through the spirit transformation realm, it is not something that Taiyuan Sect can swallow. Once Yuqing Palace and several other sects know about it, they will definitely jointly threaten Taiyuan Sect, and they will not stop even thinking about it.
Therefore, although the treasure is good, it is a hot potato. Unless it is as powerful as Yuqing Palace, no one can hold it.
And even if this elixir falls into the hands of Yuqing Palace, Ziyang Sect will probably not give up. Instead, it will contact the Ming Dynasty's large and small immortal sects to put pressure on the Song Dynasty.
In the end, this elixir must have a reasonable distribution method before it can stop.
Otherwise, there will be a big fight between the two immortal sects.
Because no matter which country or immortal sect it is, once there is a great monk in the spirit transformation realm, the relative strength will skyrocket.
In the end, the elixir may be destroyed and no one can get it.
This is the virtue common to all human beings.
If I can’t get it, then no one should even think about it, unless there is enough compensation to satisfy everyone, but who has the strength to satisfy more than a dozen immortal sects in both countries?
And according to the current strength of Taiyuan Sect, if things go wrong, the gate will collapse again, and the little energy that has been accumulated with great difficulty will disappear again.
Zhao Xuan frowned and said: "Senior brother, this matter is too complicated and involves too much, so we'd better not get involved. It doesn't matter whether we live or die, but it will bring harm to our sect."
Senior Brother Ninth nodded helplessly and said: "It doesn't matter, we really can't afford to mess with this!"
After saying that, Brother Ninth said to Princess Xiyun: "Your demands are too high and we can't meet them. Let's just drop this matter. We will leave the caravan early tomorrow morning. You must be careful on the road ahead. Go ahead!"
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Princess Xiyun was shocked when she heard this, kowtowed to the ground and cried: "Zhao Qian knows that she is unable to go to the capital, so she still asks the immortal master to help her!"
Brother Ninth did not speak, Zhao Xuan frowned and said: "It's not that we won't help you, but that this matter is indeed beyond the capabilities of the Taiyuan Sect. If you really want to reverse the case for the Marquis of Xilu, you'd better go to the Yuqing Palace.
I think in the Song Dynasty, only the Yuqing Palace had this strength."
Princess Xiyun cried: "Zhao Qian is just a mortal woman. She has never recognized the immortal master of Yuqing Palace, so how can she ask for help? Even if there are three immortal masters, she still has to plead with the Lord of Nanyang City to get the opportunity to travel together. If the three immortal masters are
If the immortal master doesn’t help, Zhao Qian really doesn’t know how to redress her father’s injustice.”
The Ninth Senior Brother said coldly: "Princess Xiyun, it is not because we are unwilling to help, but you also saw what happened yesterday. The monks who came from the Ziyang Sect were very advanced, and the three of us brothers and sisters almost lost their lives when we joined forces.
We have treated you with all our kindness and righteousness, so don’t try to push yourself further.”
Princess Xiyun fell to the ground and cried loudly, but when she saw that none of the three people were talking, she knew that pleading was hopeless, so she could only kowtow to thank them one by one, get up, hide their faces, and leave.
After the door was closed, Xu Chen couldn't bear it and said, "Senior Brother Ninth, are you really unable to help with this matter?"
Brother Ninth showed a strange smile and said: "Of course I can help."
Xu Chen was immediately puzzled and said: "If you can help, why did Senior Brother refuse so simply? Aren't you afraid that she could not think about it for a moment and really went to Yuqing Palace with the elixir? We didn't see the elixir at that time, but
He will also be remembered by the Ziyang Sect."
Zhao Xuan pursed her lips and smiled, pouring tea for the two of them and said:
"Junior brother, you are still too kind. As the saying goes, you can't start early without benefit. Although it sounds a bit ugly, if there are some things that are not directly proportional to the rewards, it would be foolish to force yourself to do them with kindness."
"Zhao Qian cannot use this elixir, and she cannot keep it. It will eventually fall into the hands of a certain immortal sect, either Ziyang Sect or Yuqing Palace. As for other immortal sects, most of them will not even know about it in the end.
"
"If Zhao Qian wants to overturn the case or even avenge Xilu Hou, the only thing she relies on is this elixir."
"Now King Pingxi is looking for him all over the world, and although the group of black-clad killers arranged yesterday left, they are definitely still following him. Once we let it go, Zhao Qian will definitely die, so if we don't force her, what will happen to her?
I will be willing to take out the elixir."
Senior Brother Ninth smiled and drank tea. After hearing this, he said: "Our Taiyuan Clan is a well-known and upright family. How can we kill people and seize treasures?"
Xu Chen's face twitched for a long time and he said: "To put it bluntly, it's just taking advantage of others' danger, so why do you need to say it so high-sounding?"
Zhao Xuan drank tea without saying anything, but Brother Ninth put down his teacup and said angrily:
"What does it mean to take advantage of someone else's danger? This means to get what everyone needs. Yesterday, the three of us almost died. Zhao Qian may seem weak, but in fact she is extremely smart. She was able to hide for three years under the pursuit of King Pingxi.
, she is definitely not someone who will give in to weakness so easily. She said she asked the Lord of Nanyang City to arrange to go with us. Do you know how long she may have been secretly planning and waiting for this opportunity."
"Uh, this..." Xu Chen was also speechless after being retorted, and finally curled his lips angrily and said: "Anyway, Ninth Senior Brother is not a good person!"