When a first-rate sect participates in a celebration of a second-rate sect, usually sending an elder of the first level is considered sincere. Usually the sect leader will not come here.
As for the second and third-rate sects, it is more casual. Whether you come to the sect leader or not, the treatment will be lower.
What kind of people are welcome at what level? The distinction between strong and weak levels affects all aspects of the sectarian world.
Therefore, Qingyang Sect has never seen a venerable figure from the Guiyuan Sect so far.
Now, it is not surprising that he and Fang Ziyou were invited by the ancestor of Guiyuan Sect.
Unless the ancestor of the Guiyuan Sect was a fool, he would not have known that he and Fang Ziyou had entered the Holy Envoy Mansion.
Regardless of the reason, since he has gained the favor of the Supreme Holy Envoy, Guiyuan Ancestor must give face to the Holy Envoy and meet Shen Zhui and Fang Ziyou.
"Did your sect leader say anything?" Shen asked.
"I don't know about this." Taoist Yuanyang shook his head.
"Then I can help you, fellow Taoist, to lead the way." Shen Zhui said.
"please."
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Lanruofeng, Zizhuju.
"Senior sister." Qiao'er came out of the cloud formation and landed next to Shen Xinlan.
"Have you sent him down the mountain?"
"I sent you down the mountain as instructed by Senior Sister, but..." Qiao'er asked in confusion. "Why did Senior Sister want to erase your third uncle's memory?"
"Third uncle..." Shen Xinlan felt a little bitter in her heart.
She had just used hypnosis to search Xiao Guangling's soul and conducted detailed inquiries.
As a result, she discovered that Xiao Guangling's soul memory had traces of being tampered with!
What shocked her even more was that the part that had been affected happened to be everything about herself!
"A perfect memory, seemingly watertight and flawless... But he is just my distant uncle. How can he remember all this so clearly that it remains fresh after so many years?" Shen Xinlan recalled in her mind. That childhood memory makes my heart feel cold.
It would have been fine if she had never thought about this before, but now that she tasted it carefully, Shen Xinlan noticed the flaw!
No matter what question you ask Xiao Guangling, as long as it is about his past, he will always get a fluent answer, and no matter how many times he is asked, he will get exactly the same answer!
Combined with what Shen Zhui said, Shen Xinlan was now very sure that her life experience was probably not as simple as the sect said.
So who am I? Xiao Lanruo, or Shen Xinlan?
Are your biological parents really still alive?
"Qiao'er." Shen Xinlan suddenly looked at the maid who had been with her for many years. "Do you think the fake family ties in this world are still family ties?"
"Ah? Why did Senior Sister say this?" Qiao'er was stunned.
"What if one day you discover that everything around you is fake, your life experience is fake, your relatives are fake... everything is just someone taking a fancy to your talent and being used as a tool... What will you do?" Shen Xinlan asked calmly.
"If it were me..." Qiao'er tilted her head and thought seriously. "Qiao'er will go find the truth."
"Oh? Why, what if they were still very nice to you before?"
"Because, senior sister said they are all fake." Qiao'er wrinkled her nose and said. "Since it is fake, then of course I have to find the truth, know everything, and then judge how to choose."
"Qiao'er once heard an expert say that in practicing Taoism, what you seek is to have no doubts in your mind and to have clear thoughts."
"If you don't discard the false and preserve the true, how can you get rid of distracting thoughts and gain peace of mind?"
"Get rid of the false and keep the true, and there will be no confusion in my heart..." Shen Xinlan murmured to herself.
"Senior sister, there was a rumor just now in Guiyi City that there is a Mr. Fang who has chosen three first-class sects, and no one is his opponent...Senior sister, senior sister?" Qiaoer looked at Shen Xinlan with some doubts, and found that the other party was actually distracted. .
"Oh? Qiao'er, what did you just say?" Shen Xinlan asked.
"I said that Fang Liang, the eldest disciple of Qingyang Sect, killed Master Baiyu and Master Shangqing in the challenge, while Master Xunyou of the first sect stayed behind closed doors and refused to accept the challenge."
"Um."
"Senior sister doesn't seem surprised?"
A flash of lightning flashed across Shen Xinlan's eyes, and she looked at Qiao'er with a smile: "Qiao'er, you have been following me for so many years, but I didn't expect that your understanding of the Dao would actually solve my doubts."
"Qiao'er." Shen Xinlan took off a storage ring from her finger and gently placed it in Qiao'er's palm. "Whether you are true or not, this kindness is considered as repayment for your many years of service." Thank you."
"Senior Sister, Senior Sister, you..." Qiao'er felt a little frightened and uneasy. She suddenly felt that Shen Xinlan was strange.
"Stay here." Shen Xinlan stood up and turned into a ray of purple light that shot straight into the clouds and mist.
"Senior sister, senior sister, where are you going?" Qiaonv shouted from behind and ran after her for a few steps.
"Find an answer."
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Guiyuan Peak, this main peak is extremely huge and is the core of Guiyuan Sect.
There is only one building on the entire mountain peak, and that is the Guiyuan Hall where ancestor Guiyuan lived.
"Master Qingyang, brother Fang, look, that's where the ancestor lives." Taoist Yuanyang and Shen Zhui flew side by side with Fang Ziyou, pointing to the misty mountains ahead.
"The Guiyuan Hall itself is made of divine weapon materials and is guarded by countless high-level magic formations. It is the most powerful divine weapon of our Guiyuan Sect."
"More than 800 years ago, Guiyuan Hall was once ranked in the top 30 of the Xuling Cave Celestial Weapon Ranking. Even the high-ranking venerables could not break through the palace gate alone." Taoist Yuanyang proudly introduced.
Shen Zhui took a closer look, and sure enough, there was a palace stretching for hundreds of miles on the top of the mountain in the distance. The entire palace was dark black, with a cold and chilling temperament. Especially the vague power of the formation that leaked out was alluring. Very frightened.
"This is the place where Patriarch Guiyuan lives?" Shen Zhui and the other two followed Taoist Yuanyang, pressing down and walking through the clouds and mist.
"You two, we're here." Taoist Yuanyang led Shen Zhui and Fang Ziyou to the door of the main hall, and then they bowed their hands. "Unless the ancestor calls, ordinary disciples are not allowed to enter. You two can go in on your own."
"Thank you." Fang Ziyou cupped his hands. Taoist Yuanyang quickly left in the air.
"Boom~" On the hundred steps, the door of the main hall opened with a bang.
"Two fellow Taoists, please come in." A loud voice came from inside the hall.
"Let's go." Shen Zhui and Fang Ziyou looked at each other and stepped forward.
After entering the hall, there is a bright and smooth floor. This hall is tens of thousands of meters wide, and there is only one tall throne in the entire hall.
On the throne, there is a huge figure, which is hundreds of meters tall, like a giant. He is wearing a light golden robe, which is decorated with stars.
Crowned by the starry sky, surrounded by the source!
He is the ancestor of Guiyuan, a powerful person in the Venerable Realm who has lived for thousands of years!
"It is rumored that Guiyuan Dafa is a way to increase divine power. If you practice it to the highest depths, your body will be extremely huge. But at the same time, when you fight, you will never stop living, and your divine power will never be used up, even if you are a person with a higher level of cultivation than yourself. , will also be consumed to death, I didn’t expect it to be so exaggerated, it is hundreds of meters high." Shen Zhui thought to himself.
Both of them need to look up now to see the appearance of Patriarch Guiyuan.
He had a peaceful face full of wrinkles. He didn't look like a devil, but rather like a Confucian scholar.
"Fellow Daoist Qingyang, Xiaoyou Fang, please take a seat." Ancestor Guiyuan opened his eyes and exhaled like thunder. Then, the ground in front of Shen Zhui and Fang Ziyou suddenly rose up to form two small golden seats.
"Thank you, Sect Master, for the seat." Fang Ziyou nodded and sat on it. Shen Zhui followed closely.
The two seats rose quickly and stopped when they were almost level with Guiyuan Sect.
"I am practicing the Guiyuan Dafa. I am so big that I can only give in to two of you." Patriarch Guiyuan said.
"This junior is scared. We, the humble sect disciples, dare not apologize to our seniors." Fang Ziyou said.
Shen Zhui was not so restrained. After Fang Ziyou and Patriarch Guiyuan were polite, he clasped his fists and said loudly: "I wonder what the sect master invites me to do."
"Are you Fang Liang?" Patriarch Guiyuan looked at Shen Zhui, and an invisible power enveloped Shen Zhui's body, making Shen Zhui's robes move without the wind.
Shen Zhui sat steadily in his seat, motionless, with only a little blood showing on his face.
Ancestor Guiyuan's huge eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, and he nodded.
"Yes, the seventh level of supernatural power has such a powerful cave and a condensed Taoist heart. Qingyangzi, your Qingyang Sect has produced another unparalleled genius, which really makes me envious." Patriarch Guiyuan said with a smile.
"The sect master has given you too much praise. The inferior disciple's qualifications are mediocre and not comparable to Fairy Lanruo from the noble sect." Fang Ziyou said modestly.
"Fang Liang." Ancestor Guiyuan was playing with a jade pendant in his hand. In his huge palm, the jade pendant was like a grain of rice.
Sudden--
"Bang!" The jade pendant was suddenly crushed, and a huge momentum burst out from the Guiyuan Sect Master.
"You picked on three disciples of the major sects and killed two of them. You know that you have ruined my plan!"
The Guiyuan Sect ancestor's momentum exploded at this moment, which was extremely terrifying, making Shen Zhui and Fang Ziyou somewhat breathless.
Shen Zhui had long heard that people in the devil's path were moody, but he didn't expect that the Guiyuan ancestor would be so peaceful one moment, and then suddenly get angry and blame himself the next second.
However, Shen Zhui had already made a plan in his mind, and he immediately struggled to stand up. The power of the cave sky exploded with all its strength. In an instant, he got rid of this oppressive force and stood up from his seat.
A flash of shock flashed in Patriarch Guiyuan's eyes. He didn't expect that even Qingyangzi was powerless to resist. Instead, this disciple withstood his oppression.
"What does the sect master mean by this? We came to return to Yuanzong to participate in the grand ceremony with good intentions. As for the challenge, it is a normal thing. We are guests from afar. Instead of thanking us, the sect master blamed us for no reason. Could it be that this is how the sect master treats his guests? "?" Shen Zhui said in a deep voice.
"Hmph, you little brat, you don't need to use the tricks of a well-known and upright sect to try to win over me. Xingkui Sect, Zhengyi Sect, and Tianmo Sect are the best candidates for this marriage. Now that you are killing me, you can go away. , you ruined this important event for me, and you still say that you are not guilty? Do bad guests count as guests?!" Patriarch Guiyuan snorted coldly.
Shen Zhui was slightly shocked. This was because the patriarch didn't play by the rules, and he actually said this outright.
However, he fully understood that the Guiyuan Sect's marriage targets were these three sects, but he did not expect that the Zhengyi Sect would leave directly.
This was exactly what he wanted.
Shen Zhui took a step forward and did not answer. Instead, he burst into laughter: "Hahaha~"
This time it was Patriarch Guiyuan's turn to be surprised. He frowned and said angrily: "Why are you laughing?"
"I laugh at the fact that the sect leader didn't realize that a disaster was coming, but he actually used the Heavenly Demon Sect, the Zhengyi Sect, and the Xingkui Sect as life-saving straws!"
"Absurd! Aren't you afraid of death if you anger me so much?" Ancestor Guiyuan slapped the throne, and the pressure increased again. All kinds of rules came roaring in. Shen Zhui felt that there were countless demonic illusions, mountains of corpses, and seas of blood before his eyes.
"Boom~" Two huge sword intents mixed with martial arts will soared into the sky, and all kinds of illusions turned into nothingness.
Ancestor Guiyuan tapped his knuckles on the throne, but did not take any further action.
He pondered for a moment and said, "I will give you, master and disciple, a chance to explain."
The pressure immediately dissipated, and the two of them panted slightly.
Fang Ziyou said nothing, while Shen Zhui continued: "I smiled at the sect master's wishful thinking."
"The Guiyuan Sect has not emerged for ten years, and the Lingtian ore veins that were originally located in Xuling Cave Heaven have been almost exhausted. Now, as soon as he is born, he wants to marry a first-class sect."
"I dare to ask the sect master, why is Guiyuan Sect, a second-rate sect that was forced to live in seclusion in a closed mountain gate, to form an alliance with a first-rate sect that is in the ascendant?"
"It is rumored that the sect leader wants to use external forces to fight the sect's promotion battle. However, the current situation of Guiyuan Sect is that it is allied with Tianmo Sect, Xingkui Sect, and Zhengyi Sect. So who is the leader and who is subordinate, and who is dependent on whom?"
Ancestor Guiyuan remained silent.
However, Shen Zhui didn't wait for the other party to answer at all, and continued, "I, the Master of Erxiao Sect, don't know people well."
"My master and disciple of the Qingyang Sect have traveled thousands of miles and crossed the Sanyin Cave. My intention is already obvious. That is to plot a great cause with the sect master. The fighting power of my master and disciple is obvious to all. The two of them can be regarded as a With an army of thousands of people, the sect leaders did not try to win over each other, but instead acted evilly against each other. Isn't this what it means to know people but not understand them?"
"Even the Supreme Holy Envoy is optimistic about our Qingyang Sect. Does the sect leader think that he is more powerful than the Cangsong Holy Envoy?"
Ancestor Guiyuan continued to be silent, but the look he looked at Shen Zhui became more and more strange. Of course, he could not say that he was stronger than the Supreme Holy Envoy. He was just more surprised by Shen Zhui's courage.
"Hmph, even though you are very talented, the Holy Envoy thing is just a fake, and you are just using the Holy Envoy's reputation. Naturally, the Holy Envoy will not care about you. But to say that the Holy Envoy thinks highly of you is nonsense! "Ancestor Guiyuan snorted coldly.
"Master Guiyuan, look what this is!" Shen Zhui took out the Holy Envoy Order from his arms and shouted loudly.
A simple token appeared, the word "Tai Shang" flickered slightly, and its charm was revealed.
"Order of the Holy Envoy?" Patriarch Guiyuan finally showed a hint of surprise.
Patriarch Guiyuan had no intention of killing the two of them. He just wanted to use this opportunity to ask about the relationship between the Qingyang Sect and the Taishang Sect, as well as what happened in the Holy Envoy's Mansion - of course he couldn't ask Cangsong, but he could Ask Shen and Zhui.
However, he never expected that the two masters and disciples of the Qingyang Sect would actually be valued by Cangsong, and they would also be given the Holy Order. This token was of great use in the Jiuyou Realm.
More importantly, this is an attitude of the Holy Envoy, which means that the Qingyang Sect is his. Then his attitude towards the two masters and disciples of the Qingyang Sect will also change. Otherwise, he is refuting the Holy Envoy. Make face.
"Headmaster Qingyang, Xiaoyou Fang." Ancestor Guiyuan suddenly put on a smiling face, like a spring breeze. "I am being rude just now. Please take your seats."
Shen Zhui and Fang Ziyou breathed a sigh of relief and sat down again. Dealing with such a moody demon giant is really exhausting. They don't care about certain secular rules at all. If they don't do something right, they may really fall out.
If I hadn't gone to the Holy Envoy's Mansion first, I'm afraid it wouldn't be that easy to pass now.
Fortunately, the situation has finally returned to expectations.
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