CHAPTER XIV

Lu Fan looked at the stone steps in front of him, and his heart was extremely firm!

Shangqing Sect Chamber.

In the meeting hall, simple and generous, although not luxurious, but everywhere reveals the mystery, a few night pearls dotted on the wall, exuding a bright and not dazzling light, the green smoke of the incense curls up, smells in the mouth and nose, instantly makes the whole person's brain transparent, and even the thoughts are clear.

"Sect Master. ”

Elder Zhou bowed respectfully, in front of him, a man in a golden robe was sitting precariously, his brows tightly locked, this man was middle-aged, a pair of sword eyes with cold stars, majestic hair, but at this moment his face was worried, his right hand was on his chin and pondered, and then he raised his head to look at Elder Zhou, and said:

"Elder Zhou, this time you went to investigate the disappearance of Elder Wu of Nanfeng, do you have any eyebrows?"

Elder Zhou heard that the sect master's tone was a little heavy, sorted out his thoughts, and said in a low voice:

"Sect Master, a month ago, a branch of the sect in Xicheng was all wiped out overnight, Xicheng is the most abundant place for spirit stone minerals, the three major forces, including each Xiuzhen family, have branches in Xicheng, although there is friction on weekdays, but it is not a big problem, but I don't know why only my Shangqing Sect branch was murdered..."

When Elder Zhou said this, he paused, looked at the sect master with a more serious face, and said again:

"Although Nancheng is far away from the sect, but with the speed of the monk, it can be reached within three days, and the news of the destruction of the branch only came back to the sect after a month, and it was because it was the day to hand over the spirit stone, but Nancheng did not send anyone over. After the head of Xifeng, who was in charge of the punishment, sent a few disciples to investigate, there has been no news since then, so someone must have blocked the news of the entire Nancheng behind his back!"

When the sect master on the throne heard Elder Zhou's words, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes in an instant, and he grabbed the seat tightly with both hands, and then stood up violently, bursting out with a strong breath all over his body, and even the air around him was a little unbearable, twisting and letting out bursts of wails, and the sound was shocking!

"Go on!"

The sect master stared at Elder Zhou, who was barely standing below, and after reining his breath a little, he said in a deep voice.

Elder Zhou barely managed to stand firm, and the aura that the sect master inadvertently erupted just now made him feel like a flat boat in the angry sea, and he could be destroyed at any time!

Elder Zhou wiped the sweat from his forehead, and after clasping his fists, he spoke again:

"After learning of the change in Nancheng, the head of Nanfeng sent Elder Wu to go forward, thinking that it could be over at this time, but I didn't expect that half a month ago, the disciple guarding the spiritual hall of the sect hurriedly sent a message, saying... Said that the soul jade of Elder Wu of Nanfeng... shattered..."

After hearing this, the Shangqing Sect Master's eyes extinguished anger, he was calm, his expression became natural, he took a deep breath, sat on the position of the sect master, looked at Elder Zhou in front of him, and only spit out one word gloomily:

"Check!"

Elder Zhou was extremely frightened in his heart at this time! He had been in the sect for a long time, and he had experienced a lot of things, big and small, and he had seen the current appearance of the sect master a few times, as long as the sect master showed such a face, it would be anger to the extreme! It was the ultimate calm after the anger! Every time, it would set off a bloody storm! Every time, he would use his powerful strength to deter all directions!

Elder Zhou lowered his head, trembling in his heart, on weekdays, the sect master is very gentle to the elders and disciples of the sect, but externally, as long as the bottom line of the sect is touched and the safety of the disciples is touched, the sect master will use iron-fisted means to force suppression, and because of this, the elders and disciples will have a sense of belonging to the Shangqing Sect, which is also the personal cohesion of the sect master!

Elder Zhou calmed down and continued to speak:

"At that time, I was also out on a mission, and when I was about to return to the sect, I learned the news that Elder Wu's soul jade was broken, and I was very heartbroken, and then through the message with the sect, I knew the cause and effect of the matter, and I wanted to go to Nancheng to secretly investigate the fall of Elder Wu, and suddenly the elder token flickered on the way, and I felt that there might be a disciple of the same sect nearby, so I quickened my pace and rushed to the direction of the token guidance, and after arriving at the place, I found that it was not a disciple of the sect, but a mortal boy, and what he was holding in his hand was Elder Wu's identity token！”

As he spoke, Elder Zhou took out a jade token from his arms and put his hands in front of him, this was the token that Lu Fan had given him with that magic stick in Qingzhou City!

The sect master's eyebrows were slightly raised, and as soon as he beckoned, the token in Elder Zhou's hand turned into a golden light and flew close to the sect master, and was grabbed by the sect master, and after carefully examining it, he confirmed that it was Elder Wu's identity token, put it aside, and asked:

"Are you sure the boy is just a mortal, where is he now?"

Elder Zhou's face was respectful and he replied:

"This son is now in the land of trials and is ready to participate in the trial, since he can pass the Great Array of Protectors, and according to his series of performances, it shows that he is indeed just a mortal boy, this son has a firm personality, attaches great importance to love and righteousness, and brought him into the sect, firstly, to add a good seedling to my Shangqing Sect, and secondly, it is also more convenient when interrogating him how to obtain this token. ”

Elder Zhou recalled that when he first saw Lu Fan, the corners of his mouth unconsciously pulled into a smile.

"Elder Zhou, it seems that you like this kid very much!"

The sect master glanced at Elder Zhou, and put aside the matter of Xicheng for the time being, this matter was not in a hurry, because there were too many and too powerful forces that might be involved behind it, so that the sect master had to think about it.

Elder Zhou looked at the slightly relaxed sect master, and exhaled a long breath in his heart, the atmosphere just now was really too depressing, making his heart feel very depressed.

"Sect Master, this child is somewhat similar to my deceased grandson, the same age, similar personality, that's why I... I had the selfishness to bring it back to the sect... I hope the sect master will punish you!"

With that, Elder Zhou knelt on the ground, waiting for the sect master's decision.

"Hey, Elder Zhou, get up, it's nothing, it just so happens that the sect is recruiting disciples, so take this child into your door, it's not too late to ask about the token after the trial is over, but remember, everything has to go naturally!"

The sect master's tone softened, thinking of the loss of his son and grandson in his later years, Elder Zhou felt a little unbearable, so he no longer pursued the matter, after all, Lu Fan was just an ordinary child from a mortal family before this.

"Okay, the trial is about to begin, Elder Zhou should go and preside over it!

After hearing the sect master's words, Elder Zhou was overflowing with gratitude in his heart, and after clasping his fists again, he got up and walked out, and when he left, even his steps were much lighter.

The sect master looked at the departing Elder Zhou, and sighed in his heart, Elder Zhou's son and grandson were murdered a few years ago when they were out on a sect mission, and this task was given by the sect master himself, although Elder Zhou knew that this trip was not safe, and it was very risky for his son and grandson, but he still obeyed the sect master's arrangement, but he didn't expect that this parting would be permanent...

"Hey, let him go, this is all he deserves, and it is also owed by the sect..."

The sect master thought in his heart, and then grabbed the elder token on the side, his eyes were fierce:

"No matter who it is, if you dare to hurt my Shangqing Sect disciple, this sect will definitely make you pay!"

Elder Zhou walked out of the council hall, looked at the blue sky and white clouds outside, exhaled a deep breath of turbidity, swept away the depression just now, turned his head to look at the gloomy council hall, and then got up and flew quickly towards the place of trial.

Along the way, the sound of breaking through the sky roared, attracting the attention of many disciples.

"This, this is Elder Zhou!"

"Those who can fly in the sect are only the elders and the heads of the various peaks! Looking at this person's figure, it's Elder Zhou!"

"Elder Zhou's direction... It's a thousand-step stone!"

"That's right! Today is the day to recruit disciples! Look at the time, it's also the time for the trial to begin!"

"Let's take a look!"

After that, some of the outer disciples dressed in red clothes rushed towards the place of trial in groups of three or five!

Besides, Lu Fan was a little impatient waiting in the place of trials at the moment, and Senior Brother Liu on the side was also looking around, thinking about why Elder Zhou hadn't arrived yet, seeing that the trial was about to start!

Just as Lu Fan was boredly counting the white clouds in the sky, a rapid sound of breaking the air came, and before everyone could listen carefully, suddenly his eyes flickered, and a figure appeared in front of him.

When everyone saw this figure clearly, they recognized it directly, and they all saluted with respect, clasped their fists:

"Meet Elder Zhou. ”

"Meet Elder Zhou. ”

Lu Fan's eyes lit up, thinking that this old man was finally here, and I was about to fall asleep! But on the surface, he still looked well-behaved, and followed everyone to bow to Elder Zhou:

"Meet Elder Zhou!"

Elder Zhou saw Lu Fan in the crowd at a glance, he didn't see the previous scene, and there was no one who didn't open his eyes to tell Elder Zhou about the chaos just now, so Lu Fan's well-behaved appearance made Elder Zhou love it more and more in his heart.

Elder Zhou was also very entangled at the moment, in front of everyone, he wanted to take Lu Fan away directly, but there was no legitimate reason, and then he thought of his dignified Dongfeng Elder, what other reason was needed to collect a disciple, so he took a step forward, and just when he was about to open his mouth to take Lu Fan into the door, a flash of lightning suddenly flashed in his mind, and he suddenly remembered the words of the sect master:

"Remember, just let it be!"

The words that came to his mouth were swallowed by him alive, and then Elder Zhou nodded slightly to Lu Fan, and then ignored it anymore, he also wanted to see where this kid could go in this thousand-step stone.

Sun Hao, who was not far away, saw this scene, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, and then he looked at Lu Fan, who was pretending, his face became even more gloomy, he knew that maybe there was something between this Lu Fan and Elder Zhou.

"Hmph! With my qualifications, I will definitely become an elder in the future, or even a peak leader! But this is not my goal, my goal... It's not something that a cat or dog like you can understand, in my eyes, you're just a clown who jumps off the beam! Even if someone protects you, I will make you regret stepping into this path of cultivating immortals!"