() Lu Baifeng and Wu Suying looked into the room, Ye Shenrong was squatting in front of a corpse, still holding a broken bone with residual flesh in his hand.

"What did Sect Master Ye discover?" Wu Suying walked over.

Ye Shenrong raised the bone in his hand: "This is a thigh bone, you look carefully at the fracture, it is slightly uneven, and the edges are covered with fine cracks, and then look at the wound of the muscles, it is not a neat cut mark, but a roll of minced meat." It can be seen that the weapon used by the murderer was a bladeless heavy sword. ”

Lu Baifeng lowered his head and looked at the broken bones carefully, and then investigated several other corpses. He himself used the heavy sword, and he was naturally very familiar with the wounds caused by the heavy sword, so he praised: "That's true, Sect Master Ye really has good eyesight. ”。

Wu Suying said: "In the whole world, there are not many masters of the Silent Annihilation Realm who use heavy swords, and the scope of finding the murderer is much smaller. ”

Ye Shenrong stood up, walked to the corner where the corpses had accumulated the most in the house, and picked up the corpses one by one with a stool sword, and suddenly, the corpse of an old man with white hair caught his attention. "Sect Master Wu, do you know who this is?"

Wu Suying glanced at it and replied, "This is the person I am talking about in the early stage of the Cave Void, Zheng Liyang, a scattered cultivator. ”

Ye Shenrong's wrist shook slightly, and he used the blade of his sword to peel off the remaining skin and flesh on the skull, revealing a terrifying gap in the Heavenly Spirit cover, and the bones on both sides of the gap were full of cracks, it seemed that his head was shattered by the heavy sword, and he was killed on the spot.

Based on this gap, we can roughly calculate the thickness of the heavy sword. Ye Shenrong put away the Gongbu sword and said to the two.

Wu Suying was overjoyed: "The scope of the murderer has narrowed again!"

Ye Shenrong smiled mysteriously: "It can be scaled down even more." I deduce that the murderer must have been a man of the late stage of annihilation. ”

"Oh, why is Sect Master Ye so sure?" Wu Suying asked.

Ye Shenrong said to Lu Baifeng: "Elder Lu, looking at the sword holster on your back, you are also a person who is used to heavy swords. Let me ask you, what would happen to the neck of the deceased if he was hit hard by the heavy sword?"

Lu Baifeng thought for a moment and replied, "Of course, it was broken on the spot." Because the skull is extremely hard, if the force is strong enough, I am afraid that I can smash my head into the chest. ”

"Exactly. But look at the neck of this corpse," Ye Shenrong pointed to Zheng Liyang's corpse, "It's actually intact!" Elder Lu, you are in the early stage of annihilation, if you infuse the spiritual power of the department and hit a wound of this size on a person's skull, can you do it without damaging this person's neck?"

Lu Baifeng shook his head slowly: "Even if I explode my strength to the peak, increase the speed of swinging the sword to the extreme, and infuse my body spiritual power, I'm afraid his neck will be broken." It won't fall apart, but it won't be intact. ”

That confirms my previous assumptions. The murderer's strength, speed, cultivation, and level of control over spiritual power should all be above Elder Lu. Combined with the previous inference that the murderer would not exceed the realm of annihilation, it is most likely that it was the late stage of annihilation. ”

Wu Suying said: "Among the various immortal cultivation sects, there are very few heavy sword masters in the late stage of annihilation, but I don't know if there are any heavy sword masters who practice in seclusion among the scattered cultivators. ”

"Well, just ask someone to find out. Ye Shenrong said, "Water and wood are scattered, and Yi Liuchen is easy." ”

Lu Baifeng agreed: "That's right, Mr. Yi's realm is superb and he travels the world, but almost all the casual cultivators above the realm of Annihilation have befriended him, just ask him." ”

Wu Suying nodded, and had a plan for the next step in her heart.

Ye Shenrong said again: "Sect Master Wu, the late stage of annihilation is only the greatest possible inference. If there is really a master of the Mahayana period or the tribulation period who has to embarrass the Golden Immortal Sect, you can only resign yourself to fate. ”

"I know. Wu Suying said softly.

"There's one more thing I don't understand. Ye Shenrong walked to the carved pillars with his hands in his hands, and looked at the comfortable handwriting, "What is the relationship between this master and He Tianxiao? Why does he pretend to be an immortal cultivator in the realm of harmony......

At this time, a voice suddenly sounded in Lu Baifeng's heart, and he said happily: "My Sect Lu Senior and Elder Yu have arrived!"

The three of them didn't take a few steps before they met Lu Hailong and Yu Ruijiang.

"Senior Lu, Elder Yu. Lu Baifeng said.

"Elder Lu, you go back to the sect immediately, and leave this matter to me to deal with. As soon as they met, Lu Hailong gave an order.

Lu Baifeng was stunned, hugged his fists and said, "Yes." Then he raised the Rong An Sword and left the Golden Immortal Sect.

After Lu and Yu saluted each other with Ye Shenrong and Wu Suying, they first went to look at the handwriting on the pillars.

Yu Ruijiang breathed a sigh of relief and said to Wu Suying: "Sect Master Wu, He Tianxiao was my apprentice before. I assure you, he did not write it. ”

Wu Suying nodded politely.

Lu Hailong walked into the room full of corpses and carefully examined them one by one. After observing for a while, Yu Ruijiang said to Lu Hailong: "Senior, I think it should be the heavy sword master's doing. His reasoning is the same as Ye Shenrong's.

Lu Hailong was noncommittal and continued to check the corpse, but his expression became more and more solemn. Suddenly, his frowning brow relaxed, and he got up and said, "It does look like an injury caused by a heavy sword." ”

Wu Suying said: "We are also speculating. There are not many heavy sword masters in the Immortal Cultivation Sect, only the scattered cultivators are not very clear. Senior Lu, I wonder if you have a friendship with Mr. Yi, a person from Shuimu Sanren?"

Lu Hailong understood what she meant, and nodded: "I'll find out when I ask." ”

"That's great. The heavy sword masters of other sects will be investigated by our sect. After three months, I will visit the Taiqing Sect. Wu Suying said.

Ye Shenrong walked over and said to Lu Hailong: "I have admired Mr. Yi for a long time, but I have never had the opportunity to visit. I wonder if we can go along this time?"

"It doesn't matter. Without further ado, Sect Master Wu, retire first. Lu Hailong said goodbye to Wu Suying, and then left with Yu Ruijiang and Ye Shenrong.

Wu Suying is not

In a hurry, he stayed alone in the sect and waited for a few junior sisters to come back.

......

In the air, the three of them flew silently side by side. Yu Ruijiang noticed that Lu Hailong's expression was not quite right, but with Ye Shenrong present, it was inconvenient to ask more.

After a long time, Lu Hailong suddenly said, "Sect Master Ye, I remember that there are still important matters in the sect, you can go with Elder Yu." Mr. Yi is on the Tayun Mountain on the west side of the Wuling Mountains. After giving up his hand, he parted ways with the two.

Tayun Mountain is located at the junction of Kanglong and Xianglong counties. Yi Liuchen's original retreat was in Feilong County, and now it is the territory of demon beasts. Since the trip to the Beidou Water Ling Cave, he has lived in this Tayun Mountain.

The name of the mountain is "stepping on the clouds", which shows its height. Yukong witnessed the peak rising from the clouds, like a lying beast looking westward. Legend has it that the Rui beast unicorn, stepping on the clouds and climbing the wind, drifting across the sea, resting in the Wuling Mountains, looking at the stars in the western sky. Hence the name "Tayun Mountain".

Green pines and cypresses, cloud mountain fog cover, Tayun Mountain is the only touch of green among the mountains in the middle of winter. The trickle of the mountains sings a beautiful song. Although it is remote, it is undoubtedly a good place to retreat.

In terms of strength and seniority, Shuimu Sanren Yi Liuchen is above Yu Ruijiang and Ye Shenrong. So the two of them got off the fairy sword halfway up the mountain and walked up the mountain.

"Elder Yu, your Sect's Hunting Words Hall has always been well-informed, how many scattered cultivation heavy sword masters do you know?" Ye Shenrong asked.

"I only know that 'Ten Thousand Miles Alone' Pei Xuefeng uses a heavy sword. ”

"Pei Xuefeng is already in the late Mahayana realm, and he has a strange temper, is low-key, and never shows his dew, so he must not be a murderer. ”

Yu Ruijiang smiled faintly: "I don't think it's him." But...... Sect Master Ye, why do you care so much about this matter?"

"As a fellow immortal cultivator, he naturally can't stand what the murderer did. I still have some friendship with Sect Master Wu, and it is within my duty to contribute some strength. Ye Shenrong said, "Elder Yu, I still have something to understand. Why did that disciple of your sect named He Tianxiao suddenly give up cultivating immortals?"

"The baby failed and was devastated. Yu Ruijiang's answer was no different from Lu Baifeng.

"Failure to marry a baby is not a big deal, if you work hard to cultivate, when you will eventually form a marriage in the future, why give up?" Ye Shenrong actually had doubts for a long time.

"People are different. My apprentice was too arrogant, and it made sense. Yu Ruijiang said casually.

Ye Shenrong squinted his eyes and said, "I heard that he is the grandson of Sect Master Li?

Yu Ruijiang smiled bitterly: "Back then, he quietly left the sect and has never been missing, and even Sect Master Li doesn't know where he is. ”

Unable to get Yu Ruijiang's words out, Ye Shenrong had no choice but to nod and stop speaking. Still, he had doubts. Regardless of whether the murderer is the "He Tianxiao" or not, he is a noteworthy person after all.

On the only open space on the top of the mountain, there was a lonely house, which was Yi Liuchen's residence. When the two arrived, Yi Liuchen was practicing his sword in the open space. He is worthy of being a master of the late Mahayana period, the sword speed is extremely fast, the body shape is ervacant, the blue and green long hair flutters in the wind, like snow falling, like waves rolling in the air; the yellow light of the Dingguang Fairy Sword flashes chaotically, like the stars in the ink night, like flying fireflies; Yi Liuchen's figure is light and elegant, like a thin veil swinging, like a tender willow hanging branches; the action is fast and fierce, like a flash of lightning, like a stone fire; the swordsmanship is exquisite and continuous without losing domineering, like the sunset of a long river, like a thunderbolt.

Dance, close, breathe. Yi Liuchen glanced at the comer, inserted the Dingguang Sword back into the sword holster, and said, "It turned out to be Sect Master Ye and Elder Yu. ”

"I've met Mr. Yi. The two of them clasped their fists together and saluted. Although Yi Liuchen's appearance is very young, he has a majestic aura.

Yi Liuchen bowed slightly: "I don't know what the two of you are looking for me?"

Ye Shenrong said this, Yi Liuchen thought for a while, and said: "The heavy sword is a special type of fairy sword, as far as I know, there are only two people among the scattered cultivators who are heavy sword masters, one is 'Thousands of Miles Alone' Pei Xuefeng, and the other is his junior brother 'Yaksha Exploring the Sea' Qi Guanying. ”

"Qi Guanying?" Ye Shenrong and Yu Ruijiang said in unison.

Speaking of Qi Guanying, in recent years, he has also been well-known in the world of cultivating immortals. He and Pei Xuefeng are brothers, who broke through silence a few years ago and entered the Mahayana realm. Compared with Xiuwei, he is more famous for his appearance, which can be described as extremely ugly, as evidenced by poetry:

hook-nosed harrier eyes,

Winter melon head hangs donkey face.

The yellow hairy pouting mouth is as wide as a scoop,

The green fetus has a scar and a big belly.

It's not an exaggeration, just with his "respectful face", let the children see one and cry one scared. It is precisely because he is as ugly as a nakshatra that he has earned the name of "Yaksha exploring the sea".

Qi Guanying himself didn't particularly care, his senior brother Pei Xuefeng kept persuading him to bring a hat to cover his "shocking ancient and modern" appearance, and he just laughed at it.

Ye Shenrong and Yu Ruijiang had seen Qi Guanying when the demon beasts rioted at the beginning, and everyone was taken aback by his appearance, so they naturally forgot it. However, they felt strange that at that time, they saw that Qi Guanying's blade was not a heavy sword.

"Mr. Yi, Qi Guan Daoyou, he is a master of heavy swordsman, I remember that his weapon is not a heavy sword. Ye Shenrong asked suspiciously.

Yi Liuchen smiled slightly: "I also learned about it recently. Qiguan Daoyou has an unknown past, so he gave up the heavy sword and switched to the soft sword. Regardless of the level of use of the soft sword, he must be a master of the epee. Now that I think about it, he and Pei Xuefeng worship the same master, and they will take the heavy sword for granted. However, I can tell you for sure that Pei Xuefeng and Qi Guanying are not murderers, and I have been with the two of them for the past month, and they were separated until yesterday. ”

Since he is not a casual cultivator, he should be a member of a certain sect. With the identities of Ye Shenrong and Yu Ruijiang, it is very easy to find a heavy sword master in large and small sects, and the identity of the real murderer seems to be about to surface.

"However, there may be some people among the casual cultivators who have been in hiding for a long time, so I can't say that the murderer is not a casual cultivator. Yi Liuchen chased.

"If you have been in seclusion for a long time, how can you suddenly appear in the world? Thank you, Mr. Yi, we are leaving. Yu Ruijiang arched his hand.

Yi Liuchen nodded, sat on the ground, and began to close his eyes to recuperate.

......

There are two flowers, one on each branch.

After separating from Yu Ruijiang and Ye Shenrong, Lu Hailong hurried back to Taiqing Sect. Stepping into the Hall of Morality, Li Yuanxiao immediately greeted him. Hearing the news of Tianxiao's murder, he was very anxious, but he couldn't get away from something in the sect. After Lu Baifeng returned to the sect, listening to the situation he described, it seemed that the murderer was someone else, and Li Yuanxiao breathed a sigh of relief. However, there are still too many mysteries, and everything will not be known in detail until Lu Hailong and Yu Ruijiang come back.

Lu Hailong came back too quickly, and looking at his solemn look, Li Yuanxiao's heart immediately rose to his throat after a short time. Lu Hailong glanced at him and said, "Come out and talk about it." ”

After avoiding the elders in the main hall, Li Yuanxiao hurriedly caught up with Lu Hailong and asked softly, "Master, how is the situation? Who is the murderer?"

Lu Hailong didn't answer immediately, and after pondering for a while, he asked, "Yuan Xiao, if it was really Tianxiao's doing, what would you do with him?"

Li Yuanxiao was taken aback, frowned, and said, "Ask the reason." If you kill innocent people indiscriminately, you will be dealt with according to the rules of the sect!"

Lu Hailong nodded with satisfaction: "Very good." ”

Li Yuanxiao asked uneasily: "Master, what do you mean by this? I heard Bai Feng say, among the dead, there are masters in the early stage of the Cave Void, Tianxiao has only been missing for five years at most, it should be in the middle stage of the Void Void, how can it be possible to kill the people in the early stage of the Void Void? Not to mention that there are many immortal cultivators in the Void Realm who have also died, I don't believe that Tianxiao did it." ”

Lu Hailong took a deep breath and said calmly: "Yuan Xiao, let me ask you, do you know why Tianxiao suddenly disappeared? Where did the people from Jingren Village go?"

Li Yuanxiao shook his head.

"Think of the 'Bone Spirit White Demon' Song Xinrong. ”

Li Yuanxiao's eyes widened suddenly: "Master, you mean...... The exercises practiced by Tianxiao are evil?"

"Ever since I discovered the strangeness in his body, I have been worried that Tianxiao would be confused by cultivating evil skills, but now I have to think about it, it seems that this is the only way to explain the inexplicable disappearance of Tianxiao and Jingren villagers. Although Lu Hailong's tone was very flat, Li Yuanxiao heard the melancholy and regret in his heart.

"But when I visited him five years ago, he was fine. After only a few years of hard work, how could he cultivate so well?" Li Yuanxiao still didn't want to believe it.

"There are quick ways to do crooked ways, even if the time is short, there will be a huge increase in skill. I expected that Tianxiao was probably in a hurry and tried to take shortcuts, and the unstable realm led to madness. Lu Hailong speculated.

"After killing so many people, I can still retreat, at least it must be in the Cave Void Realm, I don't dare to ......imagine it," Li Yuanxiao shook his head again and again.

"What if, he still has an extremely powerful weapon?" Lu Hailong glanced at Li Yuanxiao, "The Qinglong Continent is full of spiritual energy, but the demonic cultivation power in Tianxiao's body happens to be in the opposite direction of the spiritual power, how did this happen? I have carefully examined all the corpses in the Golden Immortal Sect, and I have also seen the handwriting left by the murderer." Judging from a few inconspicuous clues, the murderer's weapon should not be a heavy sword, but a blunt weapon infused with another kind of skill, if you think of Tianxiao, I guess, it is the back of the knife. ”

"What are the clues?"

"First, it's an immortal sword of a dead immortal cultivator. From the broken blade, it can be seen that the deceased had fought with the murderer. If the killer is using a heavy sword, the broken sword should crack from the contact, extend through the sword body, and break to form a cut. However, the entire surface of the fairy sword was covered with broken lines, and there was still a little powder falling from the sword body on the ground. Not only that, but the spiritual power of the broken sword was almost dissipated, and it was only a little stronger than the mortal sword. Therefore, I speculate that it must be a powerful and repulsive power that consumes the spiritual power in the sword and shatters the sword.

Second, the scar on the skull of a deceased man, although it resembles a heavy sword wound, there are still subtle differences. The heavy sword has no edge, and after hitting the Tianling cover vigorously, the gap is split due to smashing, so the section should be wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, and it is wedge-shaped. But the wound was the same width from top to bottom, and it seemed to me that the blunt face of a weapon was the result of an instant blow to the skull with great force. Most likely, it is the back of the knife, but I don't know why the murderer deliberately did not use the blade.

Third, there is the handwriting engraved on the pillars. For heavy sword lettering, the strokes are necessarily thick, and they are deep in the middle and rough in the edges. But that is not the case with those words, the horizontal and vertical ends of the pen are very obvious, the strokes are very shallow, the edges are clear and neat, and they must have been engraved with a bladed weapon.

Based on these three points, I speculate that the murderer used a weapon with a bladed edge and a blunt face, most likely a knife. Moreover, the murderer infused a completely different skill from the spiritual power when killing people, perhaps because he was very confident and conceited, so he used the back of the knife to hurt people. Lu Hailong explained in detail, "In addition, there is another thing you don't know, the people of Jingren Village are not missing, but they were slaughtered and buried in the fields north of the village. ”

Li Yuanxiao was speechless. After Lu Hailong's careful inference, coupled with various signs, the murderer is indeed very likely to be Tianxiao. "If it's really him, I will definitely not show favoritism. Li Yuanxiao said lonely.

"I hope my guess is wrong. Until Tianxiao is found, this matter must not be quiet. The broken sword and the powder on the ground have been secretly disposed of by me, and as for the scars on the skull, I believe no one will look so carefully, and the handwriting on the pillars can also be prevaricated with sword carvings. In short, everything has to be figured out after Tianyao and the three of them find Tianxiao. ”

Li Yuanxiao was very worried: "Will Xiao be mad at Tianyao and them?"

After Yu Ruijiang returned to the sect, let him and Hua Qianxue go together. It turned out that Lu Hailong had already made a plan in his heart.