Ruixuan Town, early in the morning.

Qian Chao walked briskly through the deep alley, this road has been walked many times, after turning a few corners along the direction of the alley, the front is the light at the end, and when he comes out, it is a neat and wide street, not far from the diagonal side is the main place he went to Ruixuan Town this time - Yiming Pavilion.

The Yiming House opened the door early, and when he saw that it was Qian Chao who came in, the old shopkeeper behind the counter greeted him with a smile, and then led Qian Chao to the small courtyard behind the teahouse.

Mr. Zhuang was sitting in front of the chess table in the courtyard, wearing a loose white robe, staring at a book unfolded in his left hand, holding a chess piece in his right hand and playing.

"Hehe, I'm waiting for you, a few days ago I was yin by an old thing, and he didn't know where he learned the strange way, and he actually won several games of chess against me in a row, which made me very unwilling, and I felt uncomfortable when I thought of the old thing's smug look, come on, come on, today I will show you his chess tricks, you help me find a way to crack it."

Yesterday, Qian Chao's five people plus the injured Zuo You finally rushed to Ruixuan Town, but because Zuo You was injured, the six people could not move quickly, so it was already night when they arrived in Ruixuan Town, and then they settled down in Song Fenglou.

Soon, more than an hour passed, Qian Chao and Mr. Zhuang cracked the strange chess trick that you said before, Mr. Zhuang was very happy, and said that the next time he meets that old thing, he must look good.

Qian Chao has something on his mind, and he wants to get answers from Mr. Zhuang this time.

"Mr. Zhuang, there are some things that juniors want to ask."

"Well, I can't talk about asking for advice, just say something."

"Hmm...... Juniors want to know...... Uh......"

Seeing Qian Chao talking in a hurry, Mr. Zhuang looked at him a little strangely, and said:

"Eh, you little friend of money, but you have never been like this, you have something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

"Well, the junior wants to ask Mr. Zhuang, if so...... What should be done to completely destroy the Five Spirits Sect? ”

"Ah......h

Not to mention that Mr. Zhuang was a little surprised when he heard Qian Chao's words, even the old shopkeeper sitting in the shop couldn't help but turn around after listening to Qian Chao's words, and the small courtyard was quiet for a while.

Qian Chao immediately realized that his words were easy to be misunderstood, and when he looked up, he saw that Mr. Zhuang was looking at him with a smile, and hurriedly explained:

"Mr. Zhuang, don't get me wrong, of course the younger generation doesn't want to destroy the Five Spirits Sect, the origin of the younger generations has already been told to Mr., now the Five Spirits Sect is all for the younger generations, and the younger generations are determined to walk the world for the prosperity of the sect in the future, how can they let it be destroyed, so I just want to know what is the real key to a big sect like the Five Spirits Sect."

Mr. Zhuang nodded, looked at Qian Chao's eyes carefully, and then said:

"Well, Qian Xiaoyou, your question makes the old man not know how to answer, but let me guess, although you only have the cultivation of qi refining, you are smart and alert enough...... Did you find something that made you suspicious? ”

"Exactly." Qian Chao said.

"Well, well, let's take our time."

So Qian Chao told him about seeing Qingluan before, and told Mr. Zhuang in detail about the process of helping Tang Ping find the eggs of Qingluan, the most likely place for Qingluan to lay eggs is Pinghaifeng, which has been determined by Qiu Huayan and Gu Hou Fairy, but not to mention that the egg was not found in Pinghaifeng, and even Qingluan has not left many traces, it seems that Qingluan once stayed there, but in the end he left there and looked for another place to lay eggs, so Qian Chao was curious, After a careful investigation near Pinghai Peak, he finally came to the conclusion that two of the seven spiritual veins that originally converged with Pinghai Peak were missing.

Then Qian Chao also said some of the words he said when chatting with a few companions to Mr. Zhuang, which naturally included the statement that if you want to completely destroy a big sect, you should start with the spiritual vein, although this is just the idle talk of five people, but there is some truth in it, because of the two missing spiritual veins in Pinghaifeng, the five people failed to find the egg of Qingluan in the air, so Qian Chao was faintly worried in his heart, if someone wants to be unfavorable to the Five Spiritual Sect, will they also start from the spiritual veins and destroy the several major spiritual veins gathered in the Five Spiritual Sect, As a result, the Five Spirits Sect eventually declined.

Then Mr. Zhuang began to ask, he first asked Qian Chao and others in detail when they first saw the scene of Qingluan, and when Qian Chao said that he used the formation to force out the blind worm hidden in the ground, and at the same time Tang Ping cast a spell to summon the Qingluan again to kill the blind worm, Mr. Zhuang was very interested when he heard this, and asked in detail how Qian Chao's formation was arranged, these are extremely troublesome, Qian Chao simply took out his own bookcase from the storage bag, and drew the terrain where the blind worm was located with paper and pen, He took out the talismans he used to arrange the formation and placed them on the map one by one, and told Mr. Zhuang in detail how he used the formation to change the spiritual veins there, and Mr. Zhuang's eyes became brighter and brighter until he heard it.

Next, Mr. Zhuang was interested in Qian Chao's method of determining the spiritual vein in Pinghaifeng, and Qian Chao took out the talisman he used to find the spiritual vein, and showed it to Mr. Zhuang.

After Qian Chao finished speaking, Mr. Zhuang said with a smile:

"Well, Little Brother Qian's methods really make the old man admire, however, what the little brother said just now seems to have some reservations, just because a Qingluan did not lay eggs where you expected, how can you suspect that someone wants to be unfavorable to the Five Spirits Sect?"

At this time, Mr. Zhuang, who is actually the master of Qian Chao, said that he admired Qian Chao, but it was not just polite words, after Mr. Zhuang saw Qian Chao's means, his heart was also touched, from the Qian Chao in front of him He thought of himself, a long time ago, when he was as old as Qian Chao, he didn't seem to have Qian Chao's current means and knowledge, so he said this.

And Qian Chao knew that Mr. Zhuang would inevitably hear that a lot of things were missing from what he said, so he told Mr. Zhuang about the gentle things.

……

The origin of this Mr. Zhuang, in fact, Qian Chao's heart has already thought many times, why there is such a mysterious figure in Ruixuan Town for no reason, Qian Chao can't see through this Mr. Zhuang's cultivation, but only in terms of knowledge, even in the Five Spirits Sect, this Mr. Zhuang can definitely be called a big family, but he lives in seclusion in the small teahouse in Ruixuan Town, this kind of big hidden figure in the city naturally arouses Qian Chao's curiosity.

And what makes Qian Chao most curious is that since he inadvertently discovered the mystery of the "Cold Fishing Picture" in this Yi Ming Pavilion, Tang Ping's girl has been consciously or unintentionally fulfilling him, and the seemingly casual questioning is actually asking about him and the mysterious painter in the Yi Ming Pavilion, and later from the beginning of meeting Mr. Zhuang, every time Qian Chao wants to go to the Yi Ming Pavilion for an appointment, Tang Ping and the other three partners seem to be indifferent to Qian Chao's actions no matter what they do. Every time Qian Chao stays with Mr. Zhuang for a day, other people have long been curious about who Qian Chao is meeting here, but Tang Ping can cover up the past for Qian Chao just right, and seems to be more curious than everyone else, but in the end, Mr. Zhuang is just three words "Mr. Zhuang" to Qian Chao's four partners.

Even though Tang Ping is very clever in disguise, Qian Chao is not inferior to her at all, even if she didn't notice it at the time, after a long time, Qian Chao will definitely be able to discover these unusual things.

Moreover, there is another point that Qian Chao does not understand, that is, his own apprenticeship. As early as the first attack on Yanshuang, after the five people experienced a big war that night (that is, the battle of fame), Qian Chao became famous in the sect, it is said that whoever has such a reputation will naturally attract the attention of many seniors in the sect.

But it's so strange, until today, it seems that the seniors in the sect are like blind people, turning a blind eye and turning a deaf ear to a rising star like him Qian Chao, and none of the seniors have any words about accepting him as an apprentice. At first, Qian Chao didn't feel anything, but thinking about it, when Yanshuang apprenticed, Luo Ying and Wen Yuan asked him very strangely if he was ready to worship any seniors as teachers, and later Ma Hu tried his best to let Qian Chao worship Tian Zhi'an's predecessors as teachers when talking to him, these three senior brothers and sisters are related to the three famous seniors in the sect, from their performance, it is not difficult to think that they must have said a lot of good things for themselves in front of their respective elders or masters behind their own apprenticeship, but that's all, Those three seniors don't seem to be interested in the money tide!

Not only those three, but so many Jiuxuan seniors seemed to ignore Qian Chao as if they didn't look down on it.

No matter how smart Qian Chao is, he is a teenager after all, although he is not bound by the master after he has a master, but he is also a little unfair about it, but ...... Just when many seniors were cold to Qian Chao, he met this Mr. Zhuang in Ruixuan Town!

The first time I met with this Mr. Zhuang, in the eyes of Qian Chao, it was this Mr. Zhuang who was testing himself, and the last gambling contract Qian Chao later figured out what it meant, it was almost an examination school when the predecessors chose an apprentice, and if they passed, they would stay, and if they failed, they would punish you to be a helper for a month, and never make noise in the future!

Fortunately, the tide of money passed.

Later, when I met with this Mr. Zhuang, Qian Chao could clearly feel that what he asked, Mr. Zhuang knew everything, said everything, and also asked a lot about his own affairs, and by the way, he could also solve his doubts, not only that, but every time he met, there were many gifts, all of which were the old man's own classics, and they were all related to what he said that day, which benefited Qian Chao a lot.

This...... Isn't it the master who teaches the disciple the skill!

Smart as money, of course understands this.

But at the same time, Qian Chao could also perceive that the reason why he was able to meet this Mr. Zhuang and why he was not accepted by many seniors in the sect must have been arranged.

Moreover, the person who arranged all this must be a person who is so strong that Jiuxuan's predecessors will obediently obey him!

When Qian Chao himself just came to this conclusion, he was in his own residence in the sect, he really couldn't believe it, so he looked at the direction of Tianshui Lake for a long time, and a big mountain was faintly visible in the clouds and mist!

It's all over there......

Is it possible?

Tang Ping must know all this, and Qian Chao is sure of this.

But Tang Ping has been carefully hiding all this from him, which surprised Qian Chao.

At the same time, Qian Chao can be sure of one thing, that is, it is impossible for Tang Ping to harm herself, and it is impossible for her to know the danger in advance without warning herself.

But Tang Ping seemed to have no intention of meeting Mr. Zhuang after knowing about it, and kept it a secret.

That's the weirdness!

Tang Yatou has two elders, one is Gu Shou's senior, but first, Gu Shou's predecessor has little to do with Qian Chao, and secondly, with the temperament of that senior, he must only pay attention to his own disciples, so this matter should have nothing to do with Gu Shou's senior.

Then there is only one left, Tang Bonian!

Qian Chao has always had respect for Tang Bonian, if it weren't for him, he wouldn't have been able to come to the Five Spirits Sect.

Yes, it must be that Senior Tang knew something, and then Tang Ping also knew, but because this matter was too strange and surprising, Senior Tang didn't allow Tang Ping to tell him.

It is indeed very strange, and it is even more surprising that Qian Chao did not apprentice in the sect, but met a mysterious old man in a small teahouse in Ruixuan Town and studied under him.

All this seems to be accidental, but if it is not for that powerful figure, these accidents will not exist, just imagine that even if Qian Chao does not want to apprentice, but even if any of the predecessors of Jiuxuan Dan spread the word and wanted to accept Qian Chao as a disciple, then this mysterious Mr. Zhuang ...... must disdain to compete with others for apprentices!

After thinking about all this, Qian Chao knew that this Mr. Zhuang must have been secretly arranged for himself by a powerful person in the Five Spirits Sect, why did he have such an opportunity, Qian Chao didn't know, who that powerful man was, and Qian Chao didn't know, these may be able to consult Tang Bonian in the future, but one thing Qian Chao is very sure of, that is, the Mr. Zhuang in front of him is definitely a trustworthy person for the Five Spirits Sect.

That's enough!

So, Qian Chao told Mr. Zhuang everything he knew about Wen Liang in detail, including Yan Jing, including the evil beasts they inadvertently found and eliminated underground, including the first attack on Yan Shuang and the escape of Gui Su from Mu Yang Sect, including the fact that the five of them accidentally discovered that someone was secretly refining the evil pill with the body of a monk, including the various arrangements made by Wen Liang in the tide of Cold Spring Valley to kill Yan Shuang, and how Qian Chao killed the evil cultivator Dusha, until the Zuo You they rescued yesterday, He carries the secret letters of gentleness and correspondence with some great families, etc.

Finally, Qian Chao says:

"To be honest, in fact, there is no direct evidence that Wen Liang is planning anything, but I always feel that Wen Liang wants to seek revenge from the Five Spirits Sect, and he must want to completely break the inheritance of the Five Spirits Sect and let the sect fall, so these conjectures are ......"

After hearing this, the smile in Mr. Zhuang's eyes became stronger, and he stood up and said:

"Well, I'm also very interested in what you said, so I just won't play chess today, come on, come to the old man's study, let's talk about this matter in detail."

Qian Chao stood up when he heard this, he didn't think that he could go to this Mr. Zhuang's study, but when Mr. Zhuang finished saying this, the old shopkeeper behind the counter of the teahouse heard the words in the courtyard, couldn't help but stand up, and quietly walked to the door to look at the backs of the old man and the young man.

The door opened, and Mr. Zhuang stepped inside.

And Qian Chao stood at the door as if he had been pierced by thunder......

As soon as the door was opened, before he could see the situation inside, Qian Chao suddenly didn't know what kind of qi he was pulling, he only felt that his eyes were hot, his chest was jumping, his hands and feet trembled slightly, especially the two eyes suddenly jumped out of the sockets, even if he closed his eyes, it was useless, and in the end he couldn't suppress it anymore, and let the blue light under his eyes shine out!

...... glaucoma Unexpectedly, he launched himself without the control of the money tide!

And just now, Mr. Zhuang's steps seemed extremely casual, but at this time, in Qian Chao's eyes, as soon as the door was opened, there was a pouring of light pouring out, and the ground, wall and even the roof of the room flashed with an incomparably vast rune like stars......

Formation!

A deep and majestic formation!

It was a formation that Qian Chao couldn't understand at all for a while, and he only felt that through this door, it was as daunting as seeing the empty and vast void behind the door, and the complicated runes were the shining stars in the void!

And Mr. Zhuang is in the house as if he has stepped into the mouth of an ancient beast, and if he is involved in it, if he takes a wrong step, I am afraid that he will be shattered in an instant, and the bones will be gone!

Mr. Zhuang's every step is in the formation, and the place where he comes to land should be the position that does not let the formation start, right?

No...... Surely not so!

The formation is still a formation, deep and majestic, gorgeous and ruthless, silent like a dormant danger, think of any slight change will make the formation instantly attack and earth-shattering, but Mr. Zhuang since stepping into the ocean is like incarnating a thin wave in the ocean, the whole person immediately and the formation in the house as one, see at this time he is calm and relaxed and like a rolling torrent in the waves, Mr. Zhuang can carry the floating load and leisurely and leisurely.

Mr. Zhuang turned around and saw the blue light in Qian Chao's eyes, which was Qian Chao's biggest secret, he didn't care, as if he had already known, and said with a slight smile:

"This cottage is not only the old man's study but also the old man's living place, so naturally there must be some arrangements so that outsiders will not disturb it, but it doesn't hurt you to enter."

But it doesn't hurt to enter, how can it be so simple, Qian Chao believes that if he ignores those formations and strides in directly, he will be fine, how can Mr. Zhuang harm himself!

But that would also make Mr. Zhuang look down on himself...... Qian Chao is naturally unwilling.

But if he can see through the layout of this formation, and then walk in without triggering the formation, even if it is embarrassing in the process, but when he stands in front of Mr. Zhuang, it will be different!

Pass through the hall into the inner chamber (reach a higher level in one's studies or become more proficient in one's profess)!

Is this the last time you take the exam?

Walking in front of him, he can be fully recognized by this Mr. Zhuang......

Become......

Disciple in the room!