The Mysterious Saints who had repelled another wave of Gu cultivator attacks gathered together, but the atmosphere... was a little solemn.
Although the Xuan Sages in the meeting hall were not in a very embarrassed state, almost all of them were injured and their faces were not very good-looking.
Although relying on the Yulu Formation, they don't need to use the profound energy in their bodies.
But the miasma that had been lurking in their bodies before was still spreading gradually. If there was no effective antidote, their bodies would become weaker and weaker until they were no longer a match for those Gu cultivators.
"Immortal Lord, how is the situation at Yulu Formation?"
At this time, a voice broke the silence in the meeting hall. For a moment, other Xuansheng also looked at Gu Liangqian.
That's right, the problem they are most worried about now is not the outbreak of miasma in their bodies. The most important thing at hand is the Yulu Formation.
If this array really couldn't work, then they didn't need to wait for the toxins in their bodies to explode, because they probably wouldn't survive until that day.
Facing the looks of the Xuan Sages, Gu Liangqian said: "There are already three ninth-level formation masters studying it, and I believe the results will be available soon."
"Three?" A Xuan Sheng said with some doubts, "Now in Yuan City, there should be only two ninth-grade grandmasters, Situ Zhi and Xue Yongqing. Could it be that Master Cheng is also here?"
After hearing this, Gu Liangqian shook his head, looked at Wan Hongbo and replied: "You also know this third ninth-level formation master, he is Master Jiang who removes poison for you."
"Master Jiang?" Wan Hongbo was obviously stunned, "Isn't he a ninth-grade pharmacist? Why is he a ninth-grade formation mage again?"
"Yes, he is the ninth-grade pharmacist, and he is also the ninth-grade formation mage."
Although Xuan Sheng already knows that Jiang Beiran has reached the ninth level in many profound arts, there are also a few who don't know about it. After all, Gu Liangqian has never mentioned it specifically.
So when I heard Gu Liangqian's answer, there was a lot of discussion in the meeting hall, talking about this grandmaster who was not only young, but also reached the ninth level in two mystical arts.
For a time, the five words "Five Monsters and Three Heavens" have become high-frequency words in everyone's mouth.
"What a genius. He can reach the ninth level in two profound arts, but why have I never heard of him before?" Wan Hongbo asked strangely.
After hearing this, Gu Liangqian smiled slightly and replied: "This is all thanks to Shi Tianjun's hiding."
Hearing Gu Liangqian's answer, the Xuanshengs in the conference hall who did not know Jiang Beiran's origins all looked at Shi Hongyun again.
Shi Hongyun cupped his hands towards Gu Liangqian and replied: "I'm not hiding it. This guy keeps a low profile. Besides, it hasn't been long since he became a guest of my Shi family."
"He is your guest!?" Wan Hongbo suddenly raised his voice.
"Yes, you will serve as a Xianpai in our Shi family."
"Hey...you old boy is lucky." After saying that, he looked at Shi Hongyun with a pair of eyes, as if he wanted to see from him what attracted such a genius.
You must know that it is not easy for large sects like them to even hire an eighth-grade Xuan Art master, and it is even rarer to find a ninth-grade master.
And why did the Shi family invite a double-ninth-grade grandmaster to be their guest guest, and he was still so young!
If there is nothing fishy among them, Wan Hongbo would never believe it. Although the Shi family is a very senior family in Tong State, it is far inferior to the four major sects.
Therefore, it is impossible to win over such a prodigy with favorable conditions. After all, if this prodigy joins the Shi family because of the favorable conditions, he can definitely go to the four major sects to make offers, and he will definitely get more than the Shi family.
Therefore, there must be some ulterior secret between the Shi family and this genius.
Following Wan Hongbo's words, the other Xuan Sages looked at Shi Hongyun strangely, and they were all obviously curious about what method Shi Hongyun used to recruit this prodigy.
Shi Hongyun, on the other hand, smoothed his long beard and looked calm, as if he didn't care what other people thought.
But behind the scenes, Shi Hongyun actually thought about this problem more than once.
Although Jiang Beiran had many reasons to join their Shi family, with the skills he has shown now, Shi Hongyun felt that he would never be able to keep him if he really didn't want to.
After all, with his ability, he could easily find a Xuan Sheng who was stronger than him as his backer.
It's just that Jiang Beiran has been working very hard to help the Shi family earn benefits, which makes Shi Hongyun think that Jiang Beiran must have his own purpose. Since he doesn't say it, he won't ask questions and just continue to maintain a win-win situation.
"Then can he repair the Yulu Formation?"
After a brief curious look, another Xuan Sheng brought the topic back. Now they don't have time to gossip, their butts are burning outside.
Although Gu Liangqian was not sure about this, in order to encourage everyone, he still nodded and said: "His attainments in formations are not inferior to those in acupuncture. Don't worry, I believe he will definitely give us a surprise."
Following Gu Liangqian's words, everyone felt relieved.
After all, many Xuanshengs were saved by him, and his abilities can be said to be first-class and convincing, and no one will look down on him because of his youth.
So since he can create this miracle, he is very likely to be able to create a second one.
Regardless of whether he can create or not, they can only count on him now.
"Alas..." At this time, a mysterious saint let out a long sigh.
After hearing this, Gu Liangqian looked at him and said, "What's wrong with Master Yun Tian?"
After hearing this, Yun Ruo shook his head and answered with cupped hands: "I was just a little bit emotional for a moment. I didn't expect that all of us are here, and we should expect a junior to survive. It's really a trick of fate..."
After hearing Yun Ruo's words, the other Xuansheng also fell silent.
Yes, they usually run rampant across the six countries, thinking that there will be no one or anything in the world that can threaten them, but this time they were defeated so miserably and completely.
After a moment of silence, Yun Ruo suddenly stood up and cupped her hands towards Shi Hongyun, "Please Tianjun convey my gratitude to Master Jiang on my behalf. I will go back to heal my wounds first."
Shi Hongyun nodded after hearing this: "I will definitely convey it to you."
Then several other Xuansheng also said goodbye, and before leaving, they also said similar words to Shi Hongyun as Yun Ruo.
But when Shi Hongyun heard these words, it became clear that these people had targeted Jiang Beiran and would definitely use various means to dig him out.
'Oh, it's troublesome.'
Shi Hongyun also felt a headache and regretted a little, no, he regretted not having a good relationship with Jiang Beiran before.
But Shi Hongyun felt that he couldn't blame himself for this. In fact, the boy acted too low-key, which gave him the illusion that he could manipulate him. But now it seems that he was manipulated.
…
At the city wall of Yuancheng, Jiang Beiran was following Situ Zhi and others to check the nodes of the Yulu Formation.
Just walking around, Jiang Beiran discovered some problems.
'It seems like someone is trying to cause sabotage...'
Although it was done in a very subtle way and the scene was restored, Jiang Beiran was very sure that someone had definitely come to do the damage. However, the people who did the damage were not very skilled in the formation and did not damage it to the point at all, so the Yulu Formation was safe and sound.
Well, we can't say that everything is safe and sound. The reason why the Yulu Formation went wrong so quickly has something to do with the saboteur.
Just when Jiang Beiran was about to talk about this matter, the system prompt suddenly popped up.
[Option 1: Tell Situ Zhi and Xue Yongqing about the destruction of the Yulu Formation. Completion reward: Longlin Fantasy Book (prefecture-level top grade)]
[Option 2: Don’t make any announcement. Completion reward: Random basic attribute point +1]
'Um?'
"Um!!?"
‘This option is so informative.’
Jiang Beiran glanced at the two people behind him in shock.
‘Have these two thick-browed men betrayed humanity!?’
'No, no.' Jiang Beiran immediately shook his head, 'If they really did it, their methods would never be so crude. They even said that if they wanted to destroy the Yulu Formation, the Yulu Formation would have been cold.'
So I couldn't tell these two people about it not because they had bad intentions, but because if they knew about it, it might alarm the person with bad intentions...
'There is still a traitor there!'
For a moment, Jiang Beiran was scratching his head. There was actually someone raping him in Yuan City? And he was raping someone who wanted to force everyone to their death.
After his thoughts were confused for a moment, Jiang Beiran chose two.
Then he turned to Situ Zhi and the others and said, "I have mastered the specific situation of the Yulu Formation. When I go back and prepare overnight, it will be repaired tomorrow."
"Little friend...are you really so sure?" Situ Zhi still couldn't help asking this nonsense.
"Don't worry, you two, I will never do anything I'm not sure about in my life." After speaking, Jiang Beiran waved to the two of them, "Take the first step."
Looking at Jiang Beiran's leaving figure, Xue Yongqing looked at Situ Zhi and said, "Do you really want to hand it over to him?"
Situ Zhi turned back and glanced at Xue Yongqing, "Anyway, I'm not absolutely sure. Where is Master Xue?"
"..."
After a moment of silence, Xue Yongqing also shook his head, "At this point, it seems that we have no other choice but to believe in his talisman skills."
When they were inspecting the nodes of the Yulu Formation just now, Jiang Beiran told them the principle of how the Shining Stone Curse can be used to fix the formation.
Although the two ninth-grade formation masters are extremely accomplished in formations, they are a little confused once they mix in the knowledge related to spells. After all, the lines are like mountains apart.
But after hearing Jiang Beiran's explanation that was so serious, the two of them felt that it should be reliable.
Although it is a crime to act based on feelings at this time, they have no other choice. They are not absolutely sure of doing it themselves, so they can only leave it to another person who seems to be very sure.
Although it is helpless, this is the last resort.
"I believe he can create more miracles." After speaking, Situ Zhi turned and left.
late at night.
Jiang Beiran stretched out after returning to his temporary residence from the alchemy room.
Since he started researching the elixir to break the miasma, he has not had a good night's sleep. Today, he asked the other ninth-grade pharmacists to pay attention to the balance between work and rest before walking back.
As the capital of the entire Tong State, even a temporary residence is decorated very elegantly.
After Jiang Beiran returned to the room, he fell directly on the bed, and soon the sound of even breathing could be heard.
The next second, a black shadow appeared in front of Jiang Beiran's bed. Without any warning or nonsense, he slapped Jiang Beiran's head with his palm!
"shock!"
"spirit!"
"Spread your energy!"
"Xu Long Jue!"
…
Just when the slap was about to fall on Jiang Beiran's face, shouts rang out from all over the room, and eight figures rushed out at the same time.
His body was completely locked in an instant, and Yun Ruo, unable to move, his eyes widened. He had no idea why there were so many Xuansheng ambushing here.
'Damn you brat!'
Yun Ruo, who knew he couldn't deliver this palm, was just about to detonate the profound energy in his body when he felt a palm hit on his back.
"open!"
This palm instantly disrupted Yun Ruo's action of condensing profound energy. Just when Yun Ruo was about to condense it again, Jiang Beiran suddenly stood up and at the same time took out twenty-four black ant needles from the Qiankun Ring.
.
In the blink of an eye, Jiang Beiran had inserted all twenty-four black ant needles into Yun Ruo's acupuncture points.
"Okay, seniors, he can no longer gather his profound energy." Jiang Beiran said as he put away the needle bag.
Upon hearing Jiang Beiran's words, the eight Xuan Sages in the room dispersed their Xuan Qi at the same time and looked at Yun Ruo with solemn expressions.
"There is such a traitor among us." Cao Jinghua spat at Yun Ruo, then looked at Jiang Beiran and said, "How do you know he wants to harm you?"
After hearing this, Jiang Beiran showed an enigmatic smile and replied: "Because I just know."
As for why Jiang Beiran knew, it was naturally because of the system prompts.
In the morning, when he used the system options to guess that someone was raped in Yuan City, he had been thinking about who it was, but because there were too few clues, he couldn't come up with a reason after much deliberation.
But just when he was about to go back to take a rest in the afternoon and clear his mind, the system options came up.
[Option 1: Go back to the room and rest directly. Completion reward: Jade Clear Spirit Art (prefecture level top grade)]
[Option 2: Still staying in the alchemy room. Completion reward: Ultimate Sword Skill (low-grade earth-level)]
[Option 3: Get help from practitioners in the Mysterious Saint Realm and catch the person who is doing evil to you. Completion reward: Random basic attribute point +1]
This sudden option made everyone in Jiangbei feel numb.
‘Someone wants to kill me!?’
Jiang Beiran has kept a low profile for so many years and rarely triggers this option that is targeted by others. Now looking at option three that is obviously aimed at him, Jiang Beiran is very painful.
'Sure enough, I have been too high-profile recently... No, it has even led to death.'
But Jiang Beiran couldn't help it. The system asked him to keep a high profile, so he couldn't do it without pretending.
What a dilemma!
Choosing three, Jiang Beiran immediately started thinking about a plan.
Since it is most dangerous to go back to the room to rest, it means that the person does not dare to attack him openly, so it is definitely easiest to lure him out when you are alone.
In this way, it will be very simple to seduce him. All that remains is to find a few reliable helpers.