Cecilia said doubtfully, "But you also said that during the battle at the ancient Buddhist temple, you showed your ability to exorcise ghosts in front of Chen Rong. Chen Rong did not show anything unusual."
Bai Xiaowen smiled and said: "Chen Rong is just a special case and cannot be used as a reference for other righteous people. Besides, Zhou Wu is a disciple of the Shangqing sect. They detained Zhou Wu's soul and turned it into a residual soul. Even if the Shangqing sect doesn't say it,
He said, I must have complaints in my heart."
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The next morning.
Disciples from the Shangqing Dynasty came here and invited all the guests to go to the Sanqing Hall to sit down and talk about Taoism.
The Shangqing Ceremony will last for three days. Today's "Sitting Discussion" is just a warm-up. The real highlight is the second day's martial arts discussion. The elite disciples of the Shangqing Sect are all going to compete and show off their talents.
of.
Bai Xiaowen could see that this Shangqing Ceremony was purely a process for the Shangqing Sect to show off its muscles to the righteous factions. It was probably similar to the military exercises in the AD era.
No wonder the ceremony was not postponed due to the mysterious death of the disciple, and the incident of the disciple's mysterious death was kept silent, and no large-scale investigation was carried out.
Bai Xiaowen didn't have such concerns. He asked Cecilia to wear a hat and veil and sit in a corner of the discussion conference. He himself found an opportunity to sneak out and directly approached someone.
A disciple of the Shangqing Sect with long and thin cheeks, like a monkey.
That was the person who called Zhou Wu out on the night of his death!
In an insinuating conversation with other disciples, Bai Xiaowen learned some information about this thin monkey.
The thin monkey's name is Lu Sanding. He is currently an inner disciple, but his cultivation level is not high and he did not participate in the martial arts discussion activity on the second day. Because of this, he was arranged to entertain the guests and be responsible for the reception work.
After all, the Shangqing Sect is surrounded by a mountain-protecting formation. Except for a few limited safety zones, the rest are considered "forbidden areas" for foreign guests. If there is no disciple guidance and the guests walk blindly, they are very likely to run into
Prohibition.
Bai Xiaowen came over.
"What do you call this senior fellow from the Shangqing Sect?"
The thin monkey was stunned: "I'm at Xialu Sanding."
Bai Xiaowen smiled and said: "In Xialuwang, I have long admired the beautiful scenery of the Shangqing Sect, which is the first-class cave paradise in the world. I want to visit it, but due to the mountain protection formation of the Shangqing Sect, I dare not move around at will. I don't know the land.
Brother, can you give me some guidance?"
The thin monkey Lu Sanding was slightly startled, and then he smiled broadly: "You're welcome, Fellow Daoist Lu. You are a guest and you want to visit the Shangqing Sect. Of course I am obliged to guide you."
Lu Sanding then led Bai Xiaowen to visit various places in the Shangqing sect, including the strange peaks, deep valleys and meandering water pavilions.
However, Lu Sanding seemed to be a little preoccupied. Although he tried his best to hide it, his pretending to be relaxed could be seen by anyone else, let alone Bai Xiaowen.
When we reached the mouth of a valley, we could faintly hear the sound of waterfalls.
Lu Sanding said: "Brother Lu, this place is called Sword Trial Valley. There are three hanging springs and waterfalls. It is a stunning scenery in the inner gate."
Bai Xiaowen thanked him, and the two of them went to visit the valley together.
Bai Xiaowen's heart moved. According to the route map given by Chen Rong, the Sword Trial Valley is one of the "safe areas" of the mountain guarding formation. Because the Sword Trial Valley itself is a place where disciples of the Shangqing Sect usually compete, and it is not a dangerous secret place.
Naturally, there will be no formation restrictions.
Bai Xiaowen glanced around and found that no one was there.
The Sword Trial Valley will not become lively until tomorrow. Today, both disciples of the Shangqing Sect and visitors from various sects are all sitting and talking in the Sanqing Hall.
Bai Xiaowen smiled and said: "Brother Lu, you seem to have something on your mind?"
Lu Sanding was startled and said with a smile: "It's true that I was a little absent-minded, which made Brother Lu laugh..."
"What's on your mind? If it's convenient, could you tell me?"
Lu Sanding waved his hand and said with a smile: "I am ashamed to say that I admire a senior sister from the inner sect, but she seems to be aloof from me and refuses to become a Taoist partner with me... which makes Brother Lu laugh."
Bai Xiaowen gave this Lu Sanding a thumbs up in his heart.
This person's ability to tell lies with open eyes is not bad. He can talk about emotional issues casually. For an uninformed person, even a smart person like Bai Xiaowen would have to be deceived.
Bai Xiaowen knew that the opportunity was rare and went straight to the point: "Brother Lu, are you sure you are not worried about fellow Taoist Zhou Wu?"
Lu Sanding's eyes narrowed slightly, but he quickly reacted and forced a smile and said: "What did Brother Lu say? I can't understand a word."
Bai Xiaowen laughed loudly and said: "Lu Sanding, you lured Zhou Wu to a secluded place last night and colluded with others to kill Zhou Wu. I saw all of this. Don't even think about making excuses!"
Lu Sanding's expression changed drastically. He looked around and found that there was no one else, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Haha... Lu Wang, you are really asking for your own death."
Lu Sanding's voice became gloomier several times. He stretched out his hand and wiped his face, revealing the face of a thin middle-aged man with two small beards and shrewd eyes. He looked a bit like the accountant of a landlord's family.
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"Although I don't know what your purpose is, the Holy Cult's plan cannot be destroyed. As an insider, it would be better for you to die as soon as possible, hehehehe..."
Lu Sanding waved his hand, and four white spells flew out, shooting towards the four corners respectively. Suddenly, the sound of water from the waterfall and the sound of wind disappeared, and there was silence between heaven and earth.
Obviously these four charms formed a temporary isolation formation, which at least had the effect of isolating sound.
Lu Sanding suddenly pulled out a long pale flag, waved it hard at Bai Xiaowen, and shouted: "Down!"
After a while of drowsiness, Bai Xiaowen felt like his soul was leaving his body.
However, Bai Xiaowen still stood firm, and the pure true energy in his body automatically operated, easily dispelling this sleepiness. The basic priority of the true energy was as high as 8 points!
If placed in the world of the Awakened, the result of priority suppression is "immunity" to the opponent's control skills.
But now is the world of evolvers. As a result of priority suppression, the opponent's control effect has been greatly reduced, not only the control time, but also the power of control.
An attack that would be enough to make an ordinary person's soul leave his body and make him sleepy, but in Bai Xiaowen's case, it only made him feel a sense of sleepiness, which was quickly dissipated on its own.
Not only that, Lu Sanding's rash action also triggered the Eye of Evolution's counterattack!
The true energy is ready to move, trying to flow into the left eye.
Bai Xiaowen did not suppress the flow of true energy this time. He also wanted to see how strong the Eye of Evolution's counterattack relying on true energy was in the plane of evolvers.
"ah!"
Lu Sanding yelled, threw away the long flag, and squatted down holding his head, blood flowing from his nostrils.
Bai Xiaowen could see that Lu Sanding's health suddenly dropped by 20%! Moreover, the energy movement in his body was greatly disrupted. If he were to find a word to describe it, it would be "obsessed"!