() As dawn dawns, the Qinglong Continent ushers in a new day.

The early morning in the Misty Basin is the most foggy time of the day, and it is no longer possible to see the scene more than ten feet away. A young disciple in a dark blue robe moved his muscles and bones as he walked through the courtyard towards the gate. "Alas, it's been almost five years since I joined the sect, and I don't know when I'll be able to get rid of this errand of guarding the gate......" The young disciple sighed, removed the bolt, pushed open the heavy door, stretched his waist on the steps, and said to himself: "No one has come, and I have to look at it like this all the time, it's really ......" The word "chat" was still in his mouth, but he suddenly stopped. In the open space next to the stairs, a man was sitting.

When the man heard the voice, he immediately stood up and turned around to greet the young disciple. The man was a young woman, dressed in a gray cloth garment, with her hair tied up in a ponytail, her face pale, her eyes slightly red, and her eyes lonely and helpless.

"Hey, she's still a pretty girl. The young disciple sighed in his heart. Perhaps because of the dampness, the woman's hair and face were wet. "Girl, you've been waiting here all night?"

"Yes, this fellow Daoist, I am a disciple of the Silver Frost Sect, and I have specially come to ask to see Senior Ye, the leader of the Tianyun Sect. Since it was the middle of the night, I didn't dare to disturb it. The woman's voice was soft and weak, and her tone was very polite.

"It turned out to be a fellow Daoist of the Silver Frost Sect. But it's really unfortunate that our sect master left the sect a few days ago and still hasn't returned. The young disciple said in embarrassment.

"Ah...... Can you let me wait here until your sect master returns? The girl's eyes were pitiful.

"Our sect master doesn't know when he will come back, why don't you go to the nearby state city to live first, and come back later. ”

The girl shook her head again and again, as if frightened, and stammered, "No, no, this little brother, just let me stay here." I'll just have a small open space to meditate, please!"

The young disciple was only seventeen years old, and he was called "little brother" by a beautiful girl, and he felt beautiful in his heart. Looking at the girl's pale face and big watery eyes, pity arose. "Well...... You have to report it to the elders. Now it's just now, I'll sit with you for a while, and when it's time, I'll go in and report to you, how about it?" the young disciple said.

The girl nodded lightly and thanked, "There is Brother Lao." ”

"Come, sit here. The young disciple sat on the edge of the steps and wiped the dew from the side with his sleeve.

"Thank you, little brother. The girl obediently came and sat down.

The young disciple was a little fluttering by her several "little brother" calls: "Girl, do you have something to find the sect master? Tell me and see if I can help you." ”

The girl sighed: "Little brother, I'm afraid you can't help with this matter." Don't you know what happened to the Silver Frost Sect?"

The young disciple thought about it, and it seemed that he had heard the words "Silver Frost Sect" somewhere, but he couldn't remember it clearly.

Seeing the young disciple's puzzled expression, the girl bit her lip lightly: "My sect was wiped out more than a month ago. ”

Only then did the young disciple remember that he had heard his fellow senior brother mention the tragedy of the Silver Frost Sect. However, those sects were all unknown small sects, and he didn't care about them at the time.

"Girl, are you looking for the sect master to report this? The sect master must already know. The young disciple said, "Then how did you escape?"

"I happened to be out that day, and I was lucky enough to pick up a small life. After returning to the sect, I was frightened, and the sect was already bleeding and miserable. In fact, I vaguely saw the figure of the murderer when I returned to the sect, and this time I came to report this matter. I changed into ordinary clothes because I was afraid that the murderer would come to find me, these days, I was scared all day long, suspicious, and always felt that the murderer was staring at me somewhere, until the gate of Tianyun Sect was a little more relieved...... "The girl's voice became smaller and quieter, and finally she cried, tears rolled in her eyes, and her expression became more and more aggrieved.

The young disciple gently hugged her shoulders and comforted her softly: "Don't be sad, the seniors in the sect are all righteous and superb, and they will definitely be able to find out the murderer's ......."

"Xiao Yuan, what are you doing!" A loud shout suddenly sounded behind him, which frightened the young disciple immediately retracted his hand, "Teng" bounced, turned around, and greeted awkwardly: "Second senior brother......"

The second senior brother took his hands, his expression was indifferent, and his tone was very stiff: "Hmph, it's not good to guard the door, but you actually chat with the girl!"

"No, Second Senior Brother. This girl was a disciple of the Silver Frost Sect, and she waited at the door all night, in order to ask the sect master to report clues about the tragedy. The young disciple argued.

"Didn't the sect master explain when he left? Senior Xue will act as the agent of the sect's affairs. I think you're deliberately lazy! If you quibble, I'll punish you for Master!" the second senior brother reprimanded.

"This senior brother, don't blame him, I asked him to talk with me. The girl interceded for the little disciple.

The second senior brother politely bowed to the girl: "I'm sorry, it's all the little junior brother who is delayed, if you have something important to report, come with me." After speaking, he glared at his junior brother fiercely.

The girl also looked at the disciple who was guarding the door with a depressed expression, and then followed the second senior brother.

In Xue Yuelin's room, the woman described what she had seen that night.

"Oh, did you see the murderer?" Xue Yuelin asked.

The woman nodded: "I was on the mountain road at the time, but I saw a figure flying out of the sect, and by the bright moonlight, I saw that he was thin, dressed in black, and with a cloak wrapped around his head, he couldn't see his face clearly. However, I could see that he had a wide heavy sword at his feet. ”

"Hmm...... The epee was exactly as I had guessed. Xue Yuelin said, "By the way, judging from the speed of the murderer's sword's flight, do you estimate that he is in the Silence Realm or the Mahayana Realm?" And for immortal cultivators in the same realm, no matter which period is before, during, or after, the speed of the imperial sword is about the same. Of course, there are a few exceptions.

The woman was stunned for a moment, and replied helplessly: "Senior, I'm sorry, I'm the realm of harmony, I really can't guess." I just thought that his Edgeworth was flying so fast that he was gone in the blink of an eye.

"Well, I see. Xue Yuelin said. The woman's realm is too low, and the words are too vague, for her, whether it is silence or Mahayana, I am afraid it is "extremely fast". As for "blinking and disappearing", Xue Yuelin felt that she was a little exaggerated.

"Senior, the Tianyun Sect is the strongest sect in Xianglong County, leading the immortal cultivation realm in this county, in the entire Qinglong Continent

It is also one of the best sects, and I hope to be the master of the small sects such as us. The girl fell to her knees and pleaded.

The words "one of the best sects" made Xue Yuelin very comfortable to listen to, and she said kindly: "There are actually people in Xianglong County who dare to do anything wrong, and my Tianyun Sect will naturally not ignore them. Get up. In fact, that murderer has already committed public anger, and several major sects in the immortal cultivation world are looking for him, and with your clues, you can narrow down the scope of your search. ”

"Thank you, senior. The girl bowed respectfully and stood up.

"Your sect has been destroyed, but where else can I go?" Xue Yuelin said, "I am friends with the Golden Immortal Sect Master. If you don't have a place to go, I'll recommend you to join the Golden Immortal Sect, how about it?"

The girl had obviously heard of the reputation of the Golden Immortal Sect, and she was a little reluctant in her heart, but at this moment, she couldn't help refusing. "Listen to the arrangement of the seniors. ”

"Good. The Golden Immortal Sect Master is busy now, and I will talk to her about this matter in a while, so you can stay in my sect and rest for a few days. Xue Yuelin smiled.

After the girl withdrew, Xue Yuelin pondered: "A thin heavy sword master...... Could it be him?"

......

In the room of Taiqing Sect Master Li Yuanxiao, Lu Hailong had just said that "there is only one possibility that he wants to make a complete break between Tianxiao and the Immortal Cultivation Realm", when he suddenly heard a report from a disciple outside the door: Tianyun Sect Master Ye Shenrong has visited.

"Ye Shenrong, what is he doing here at this juncture? Could it be that he has discovered something?" Li Yuanxiao was puzzled. Ye Shenrong's city mansion was extremely deep and shrewd, and he couldn't help but be a little worried.

"Let's see. Lu Hailong said.

When the two came to the main hall, Ye Shenrong arched his hand and said, "Sect Master Li, I haven't seen you for a long time." Senior Lu. ”

After returning the salute, Li Yuanxiao asked him, "Sect Master Ye, you suddenly visited, but what's the matter?"

Ye Shenrong said: "Since the last demon beast riot, I have never had time to visit the Taiqing Sect. I came here today to inquire about the search for the murderer of the Golden Immortal Sect's tragedy? I heard that four more small sects have suffered. ”

"There has been no progress yet. I also feel very sorry about the matter of the four small sects. When the real culprit is found, he will be repaid with blood. Li Yuan said.

"Hmm. I, the Heavenly Cloud Sect, will also do my best to assist. By the way, I don't know if your Zongmiao predecessors are there? I have a few doubts about the heavy sword I want to ask him. ”

Lu Hailong said: "Sect Master Ye, it's really unfortunate. Xiao Miao and Xiao Jiang had already left the Taiqing Sect and went out to cultivate. I don't know if you have any questions? I also know a little bit about the heavy sword, and in addition, Elder Lu of this sect is also a master of the heavy sword, so I will call him. ”

"No, don't bother, Senior Lu can help me answer. Then, Ye Shenrong asked a few questions about the heavy sword wound, and Lu Hailong also answered them in detail.

Ye Shenrong didn't stay in the Taiqing Sect for long, and took his leave on the pretext that the sect was busy with affairs.

Li Yuanxiao asked Lu Hailong uneasily: "Master, why did Ye Shenrong suddenly come all the way to ask about the wound of the heavy sword, did he also find out that something was wrong?"

Lu Hailong smiled: "Don't worry. I guess the purpose of his visit this time was not to ask questions, but to probe Xiao Miao's tone, and it seemed that he was suspicious of Xiao Miao. That's why I deliberately didn't say where Xiao Miao was cultivating, so I just asked him to take the time to find it, so that it wouldn't hinder us. ”

Lu Hailong looks at problems more thoroughly than ordinary people, and his understanding of other people's minds is also very accurate, which really makes Li Yuanxiao admire.

......

After bidding farewell to the Pei brothers in the Xiaolin Valley, Meng Fantao first went back to his residence to meditate for a while, and then flew slowly to the Mi Yu Basin and told Xue Yuelin the news that he had failed to persuade Pei Yuankai. To his surprise, Xue Yuelin's expression was not as surprised as he imagined.

"Sister Xue, aren't you surprised?" Meng Fantao asked puzzled.

Xue Yuelin took a sip of tea and said nonchalantly: "What's so surprising about this? With a peerless immortal sword to cultivate, naturally there is no need to wade into troubled waters." Not everyone is as greedy as you are. ”

"No, that's not what I mean. Meng Fantao said, "Isn't it surprising that the Thief Saint and the Thief God are inexplicably reconciled?" The Pei brothers have always been at odds, and this is something that the high-level immortal cultivators in the Immortal Cultivation Realm know.

Xue Yuelin sneered: "It has nothing to do with us whether the brothers are reconciled or not. But your plan is missing, how can you continue with Bei Yuankai?"

Meng Fantao twisted his beard: "It's the same without Bei Yuankai! ”

"And your first target?"

"Helian Xin's Chixiao Immortal Sword. Meng Fantao said.

"I don't understand, why do you have to pick the difficult ones to start first? With your ability, it is more than enough to grab Yi Liuchen's fixed light sword, and you don't need to find someone to help. Xue Yuelin said.

Meng Fantao's expression suddenly became mysterious, and he asked in a low voice, "Sister Xue, do you know how the 'Evil Pixiu' Pi Zhenji died?"

Xue Yuelin frowned and pondered, Pi Zhenji, a master of the late Mahayana period who had been dead for a long time, known as "Evil Life Pixiu", was an insatiable casual cultivator. "Didn't you fight and die in a fight?"

"It's just a rumor. In fact, he was killed by a mysterious master with three palms because he coveted Yi Liuchen's Dingguang Immortal Sword. Meng Fantao said.

At this time, Xue Yuelin was a little surprised: "Only three palms can kill the master of the late Mahayana stage, what is the realm of the mysterious person?"

"You're wrong, Pi Zhenji had already broken through to the pre-Tribulation realm before he died. Meng Fantao's words shocked Xue Yuelin again. Mahayana to the Tribulation is a leap in strength, and if you kill the Tribulation Master with three palms, you must be a sword immortal.

"Yi Liuchen has owned the Dingguang Immortal Sword in the Mahayana realm for so many years, and there are naturally many people who covet it. Although he does not have a powerful sect behind him as a backer, whether it is an open robbery or a covert robbery, the Dingguang Immortal Sword is always firmly held in his hand. Now that I think about it, I see!" Meng Fantao sighed.

Xue Yuelin asked: "How do you know so much? After Pi Zhenji's violent death, the so-called 'enemy' never showed up on the rivers and lakes, and everyone speculated that the two should have died together." ”

"That's what I put out. Meng Fantao shook his head and sighed, "I was there at the time, and I witnessed the killing of Pi Zhenji, and even I almost lost my life......

Xue Yuelin blinked, and after understanding, he sneered: "Could it be that you are also Pi Zhenji's accomplice and have made up your mind about the Light Immortal Sword?"

"Exactly. Meng Fantao admitted, "Pi Zhenji asked me for help, and promised to lend me the Dingguang Sword for enlightenment after the matter was completed, so I agreed to assist him." ”

Then why did you fabricate the false news that 'Pi Zhenji fought and died in a fight with the enemy'?"

"Two masters of the Tribulation Realm went to grab the immortal sword of an immortal cultivator of the Mahayana realm, this matter is not glorious after all. Meng Fantao said helplessly.

Xue Yuelin laughed: "Then don't say it, anyway, Pi Shaoji is disgusting, and no one will care if he dies inexplicably." ”

Meng Fantao shook his head: "Do you think I released the fake news for Gu Pi Shaoji's reputation? I am for my own life! At that time, Yi Liuchen had been knocked unconscious by Pi Shaoji, and there were only me and the master present, but fortunately, I never made a move. After escaping, in order to prevent the mysterious master from killing me, I had to release this false news in order to let the master know that I had given up. Sure enough, after the news spread, the master didn't come to look for me, otherwise, I would have thought that I would not be able to make ten moves under his hands. ”

"Heh, you're thinking about it a lot. Xue Yuelin said, "I don't know how many such hidden masters there are in the Qinglong Continent......"

"He's definitely not the only one. I speculate that that master should be Yi Liuchen's fellow senior. Meng Fantao said with great certainty, "In short, the Seven Great Sects and Yi Liuchen's Immortal Sword cannot be touched for the time being. Helian Xin has broken away from the sect, although the realm is high and a little troublesome, but at least he will not attract a master who is so powerful that he is scared to death......"

Xue Yuelin shook her head and said, "You are too naïve. Whether Helian Xin's tribulation succeeds or fails, the Chixiao Sword will be left to the Taiqing Sect after all. ”

Meng Fantao smiled "hehe": "After the tribulation period, you will leave the sect, and all grievances have nothing to do with the sect, this is the rule of the rivers and lakes." Besides, if there are masters in the Taiqing Sect, Sister Xue's Tianyun Sect will not be there?"

"Hmph, it turns out that you are playing this abacus, and you want to use the power of the Tianyun Sect to protect the immortal sword you robbed. Xue Yuelin said.

"I have a casual cultivation, and I don't have any apprentices, if I win the peerless immortal sword, won't I leave it to the Tianyun Sect after the tribulation? The key is to rely on this. Meng Fantao pointed to his head.

Xue Yuelin's face suddenly sank, Huo Ran got up, and startled Meng Fantao: "Sister Xue, what's wrong?"

"Dare to sneak attack!" Xue Yuelin rushed out of the room and rushed to the backyard, just now, Ye Shenrong, who was far away in the Poison Refining Sect, suddenly couldn't feel the breath of Shen Tuxu in the sect.

Meng Fantao followed behind him unknowingly. Judging from Xue Yuelin's expression, it seems that something big has happened.

A thin man in black was standing in Shen Tuxu's room, holding a long black knife in his hand, and Shen Tuxu was already in a different place.

"This is the end!" the man in black inserted the long knife into the wide scabbard and put it back into the holster on his back.

With a "bang", the door behind the man in black was kicked open, and Xue Yuelin asked, "Who is it!"

"Oh, yes, I found out so quickly. The man in black didn't turn around. His voice was low and hoarse, with a hint of disdain.

Xue Yuelin glanced at the sword holster on the back of the man in black, and exclaimed: "It's you!" immediately pulled out the fairy sword, and said angrily: "You dare to kill the master of my sect, today is your death!" In fact, Xue Yuelin is Ye Shenrong is a little weak-hearted, and Shen Tuxu is also controlled by him, and before he notices the existence of the man in black, his head has already moved, it seems that the inference he made in the Golden Immortal Sect is wrong. The realm of the man in black is much more than the late stage of annihilation. Xue Yuelin's current realm is just the same as Shen Tuxu's, of course, he is not the opponent of the man in black, Ye Shenrong is counting on Meng Fantao in the middle of the tribulation beside him.

"Hmph, it's just the two of you, come and chase me if you have the ability!" The man in black turned around, and as soon as he raised his foot, the figure had already disappeared from the room. Xue Yuelin and Meng Fantao only felt that a black shadow flashed in front of them, bringing a slight breeze.

The two chased out in surprise, and the man in black was not far ahead, as if he was strolling leisurely, but Meng Fantao tried his best to catch up, but he felt that the man in black was always a few steps ahead. Meng Fantao was taken aback, his nickname was "Thunder Flash", which was also the name of his body. In the world of cultivating immortals, Meng Fantao thought that "Thunder Flash" was only slightly inferior to the Pei brothers' "One Qi Sanyuan", but today he met a new opponent.

After chasing for a while, Meng Fantao stopped his steps, and it was futile to continue chasing. He believed that this was not the fastest speed of the man in black, and the two of them were obviously not at the same level. The man in black kept his hands on his shoulders, and he didn't look back and realized everything, looked up to the sky and laughed a few times, and walked away.

Even Meng Fantao couldn't catch up, let alone Xue Yuelin. When she arrived, Meng Fantao began to walk back.

Looking behind Meng Fantao, there was no figure of the man in black. "What, ran away?"

Meng Fantao nodded, with a solemn expression: "I have never seen the subtlety of this person's body method in my life, and the situation is definitely not under the Pei brothers' "One Qi and Three Yuan". ”

"I didn't expect him to be so strong!" Xue Yuelin said stupidly.

Meng Fantao remembered that Xue Yuelin had just shouted, "It's you!", and seemed to know the man in black, so he asked, "Who is he?"

Xue Yuelin succinctly told Meng Fantao about the recent tragedies of sect extermination in the Immortal Cultivation Realm as she walked back.

"I once suspected that 'immovable as a mountain' Miao Haoshang, he is also a master of heavy swords, and he happens to be not in Taiqing Sect. But looking at the person just now, it was obviously not him. Xue Yuelin said.

"It's definitely not that 'He Tianxiao'. This person sneaked into the Tianyun Sect at night to kill people, could it be that he had a grudge against the Tianyun Sect?" Meng Fantao asked.

"If only I knew. There are so many people in the sect, he only killed Shen Tuxu, maybe he has a grudge against Shen Tuxu. Xue Yuelin guessed. In fact, in the two rooms not far from Shen Tuxu, there were two masters of the Mahayana period who were also controlled by Ye Shenrong, but they were fine. If the man in black was hateful to the Tianyun Sect, it would not be reasonable to kill one person alone.

"Possibly. Either he has a grudge against Shen Tuxu, or he is afraid of you and me. Perhaps, he only has subtle physical skills, but his own strength may not be strong. Meng Fantao said.

Could this be the case?" Xue Yuelin thought suspiciously. The man in black even had to kill those small sects that were not in the stream, and today he made a sneak attack, and he didn't seem to have the demeanor of a master.

Meng Fantao suddenly remembered something and asked, "Sister Xue, how did you know that someone was in Shen Tuxu's room just now?"

This cold question really stopped Xue Yuelin. "This ...... It's the secret method of the Tianyun Sect, so I can't say more. She had to prevaricate like this.

"Hmm......" Meng Fantao nodded thoughtfully.