() In the autumn of this year, the weather cooled down quickly. On a seemingly calm autumn night, there is murder in the darkness.

"Haha, look where you are hiding!" A black shadow suddenly burst out of the bushes, wearing a night suit and a mask, only his eyes were exposed, his eyes were as sharp as an eagle, and the red fairy sword light made the indifferent pupils also have a hint of strange color.

The sword light was like a rainbow, turning into a phantom in the night, and went straight to the white-clothed man sitting on the rock opposite, gasping for breath. It can be seen that the realm of the sneak attacker is not low.

The man in white was panting and his body was in tatters, as if he had gone through a fierce battle. His face was pale, covered in cold sweat, his left hand had been covering his ribs, and his clothes had been stained red with blood. In the face of the sudden sneak attack, he was unable to stand up, so he had to reluctantly raise his right arm and use the fairy sword in his hand to block it.

"Do you pay it or not!" The sneak attacker's fairy sword rested on the neck of the man in white. Feeling the slightest coldness coming from the fairy sword, the man in white sighed slightly, raised his head and looked coldly at the man who was sneaking up, his expression was as calm as water: "I didn't expect a master like you to do such a despicable thing." ”

"Less nonsense!" The man in black strained his wrist slightly, and the fairy sword cut a wound on the neck of the man in white, and blood slowly oozed out. "Hand over the map! I'll let you die a happy death!"

At this moment, from the bushes on the other side, a man dressed in night clothes also came out, holding an orange-yellow light fairy sword in his hand. "Senior brother, what are you talking about with him? Kill him with a sword, isn't it okay to search for the treasure map?" The man in white silently closed his eyes to welcome the end of his life.

The expected sharp pain did not hit, and the man in white opened his eyes in surprise, and it was the "senior brother" who blocked the fairy sword.

"What are you anxious about!" "Senior Brother" glared at "Senior Brother", blaming him for his recklessness, then turned his head, squatted down and whispered to the man in white: "I advise you to be obedient, lest we go on a killing spree." Not for yourself, but for the man in the tree. ”

The man in white's eyes widened suddenly, and his nervous and uneasy expression was revealed. "Senior Brother" knew that he had grasped the weakness of the man in white, and said with a smile: "Exchange the treasure map for that person's life, no, it's two lives, you should think about it." ”

The man in white let out a long sigh and pointed to the grass on the side: "Help me bring the fairy sword." ”

When the later "junior brother" heard this, he immediately became angry, grabbed the man in white by the collar, and said viciously: "Do you know how much effort you have wasted on us? What tricks do you want to play when you die? See if I don't ...... it."

"Senior Brother!" "Senior Brother" grabbed his hand that was inserted into the eyes of the man in white, "According to what he said, go and pick up the fairy sword." ”

"Senior Brother" looked back at "Senior Brother" in surprise, and "Senior Brother" nodded.

"Senior Brother" forcibly suppressed his anger, walked into the grass and retrieved the fairy sword of the man in white, handed it to him, and threatened at the same time: "Don't play tricks, otherwise I will break you into ten thousand pieces!"

"Lend me a fairy sword. The man in white said to the "senior brother".

"Senior Brother" hesitated for a moment, but still handed over the fairy sword.

The man in white took the fairy sword and slashed hard at his fairy sword, "snap", and his fairy sword was broken in two. He raised the broken sword to the "senior brother", and there was actually something in the sword body.

"Senior Brother" was surprised and pulled out a piece of white silk from the broken sword: "Haha, that's it!"

"Show me!" said "junior brother" eagerly. After receiving the white silk from the hands of the "senior brother". He looked over and over again, but he didn't see anything famous, so he asked the man in white, "What is the secret of the treasure map?"

The man in white replied, "I don't know, I don't have a chance to understand it carefully." ”

"Hmph, since you know each other so well, I will reward you with a good time!" "Senior Brother" raised the fairy sword in his hand.

"Stop!" "Senior Brother" was just about to stop him, but "Senior Brother" suddenly turned around and stabbed a sword into the abdomen of "Senior Brother", and with a "whoosh", blood splattered.

"Senior brother...... You ......" "Senior Brother" lowered his head and looked at the sword body that had sunk into his abdomen in disbelief.

"Senior Brother" laughed wildly, untied the mask on his face, revealing a hideous and greedy face. "Senior brother, I've put up with you for a long time. How can such a treasure be shared with others? Hahaha, if you want to blame, you can only blame you for not having a brain! Actually, there is another piece of the treasure map, but you can't see it. Senior brother will send you on your way today!" he fiercely withdrew the fairy sword, blood splattered the white-clothed man next to him, and the body of the "senior brother" fell softly at his feet.

"Pathetic, pathetic. The man in white shook his head and sighed, knowing that he would not be able to escape, he suddenly shouted loudly: "Yun'er, run away!"

A black shadow jumped down from a tree in the distance, stepping on the swaying grass tip and quickly swept down the mountain, "Senior Brother" was anxious, and shouted: "Stop!" was about to chase him, but the man in white held the fairy sword of "Senior Brother" in front of him.

......

As if awakened from a nightmare, the man in black shook. Every time he recalls the painful experience in the past, his heart is like a knife.

Tianxiao on the stone platform next to him noticed the strangeness of the man in black and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

"Don't ask too much, you're actually distracted while meditating!Also, you didn't call me 'Senior Xiao', punish you for two more hours of cultivation tomorrow!" The man in black rebuked in a low voice.

Tianxiao couldn't cry or laugh: "Kindness is a donkey's liver and lungs......"

The man in black ignored him and got up and walked out of the cave. Tianxiao shook his head and continued to meditate.

"Alas, I can't imagine that I will wait for the day when the great revenge will be avenged!" The man in black walked along the seaside, and the sound of waves echoed in his ears, and he sighed with great vicissitudes.

However, it also disrupted the previous plan. In this way, maybe no one will believe that it is Tianxiao's stinky little one

......"If you think about it, it's a bit strange about it." Shen Tuxu's dog thing didn't even notice it, and for a master in the late Mahayana period, it didn't seem to be very right...... Also, how did the two people who came here find out......"

Before he knew it, the man in black turned back to the cave. The boulder next to the cave has been thinned a lot by Tianxiao. "What a talented, hard-working boy...... It was because I met him that I got my revenge. It's a pity that his heart is too soft and his temper is too stubborn. It's just that he refuses to worship me as a teacher, with his heart and temper, he will suffer a big loss in the Qinglong Continent sooner or later, and if it is serious, he may lose his life......" The man in black shook his head slightly, "Alas, if you ...... If he was still alive, he would be about the same age as Tianxiao......"

The man in black looked at the boulder in a daze, and Tianxiao walked out of the cave with a magic knife. "Senior Xiao?" he stretched out his hand and shook it in front of the man in black.

"Why don't you meditate well, and then run out again?" the man in black said with a sneer.

Tianxiao smiled "haha" and pointed to the sky: "Senior Xiao, the sky is bright, it's time to practice knives." By the way, this magic knife you gave me doesn't have a name yet, so what should I call it?"

Looking at Tianxiao's young and handsome face and a brilliant smile, the heart of the black-clothed man moved: "Like, really like...... His smile was also so sunny...... "He pulled out his magic knife and slashed Tianxiao's magic knife into two pieces with one sword.

"Senior ......" Tianxiao was startled, not knowing what the man in black wanted.

"What qualifications do you have to get a name for a high-grade magic knife? The man in black turned and walked to the other end of the island.

Tianxiao followed the man in black to the back of the mountain and stood in front of a pile of rubble. The man in black swung the magic knife a few times, opened a large hole, drilled in, and after a while, he came out again, holding another magic knife and a scabbard in his hand, this knife was the same size as the destroyed one.

The man in black raised his hand and threw the magic knife to Tianxiao: "The name of the knife is 'Heavenly Hatred'." ”

Tianxiao took the magic knife and clearly felt the unusual power of this knife, even surpassing the treasure knife "Split Sky". "It's no wonder that my realm is not enough, and the Sky Splitting Knife has not yet been unsealed. He thought to himself. After waving it a few times, he felt that he was very good, so he praised: "Senior Xiao, your level of knife casting is really high!"

"Of course, I think back then, how many masters asked me to forge a sword, I didn't agree, and the pair of treasure swords I forged, 'Pulling the Mountain' and 'Covering the World', always occupied the throne of the strongest blade in the Sky Flame Continent. If it weren't for the imperfect materials and the poor casting conditions, these two 'Heavenly Feuds' and 'Heavenly Kills' would have been much stronger than they are now. The man in black's tone revealed arrogance. He handed the scabbard to Tianxiao: "Put on the scabbard, it is usually regarded as a heavy sword. Of course, you still can't hide it from the eyes of the top masters, so be careful! I originally wanted to wait for you to reach the true level of refining the void before giving it to you, but if you cultivate hard, it can be regarded as a reward. ”

"The three words 'want to be back then' are almost your mantra......" Tianxiao smiled secretly in his heart, he really didn't know what kind of powerful person this "Senior Xiao" in front of him was when he was in the Heavenly Flame Continent. "Tsk, 'Heavenly Hatred', 'Heavenly Killing', such a violent name......" Tianxiao put the scabbard behind his back, "Senior Xiao, I remember that you said that the 'Pulling Mountain' magic knife is your own blade." What about the 'Gaishi' magic knife?"

"It's my brother's weapon. It's a pity that in the Great War of Immortals and Demons, 'Gaishi' lost to Zhaoyue Sword Immortal Xiong Jiewu's 'Juque', and my brother also died at his hands. The man in black said wistfully.

"And what about your 'pulling out of the mountain'?"

The man in black let out a long sigh: "I was cut to pieces by the Phoenix Sword Immortal Zhu Xuanrong's 'Tai'a'." ”

"Sure enough, the peerless immortal sword is more powerful......"

"The sudden appearance of the peerless immortal sword is the main reason for our failure. Could it be that the Qinglong Continent has the blessing of the heavens? In the dark, maybe everything is fixed. Alas......"

Faced with the vicissitudes of life of an "old" predecessor who has lived for hundreds of years, Tianxiao didn't know what to say for a while, and after a moment of silence, he asked in a low voice: "Then do you regret it?"

"Huh?" the man in black turned.

"Do you regret coming to the Blue Dragon Continent?" Tian Xiao knew that although the Black Knife Ancestor had integrated the remaining souls into the bodies of many demon cultivators at that time, he was not forcibly controlling them to avenge himself, "If you chose to continue to stay in the Sky Flame Continent at that time, you would definitely be an existence that everyone looked up to, and now you have already soared away, then you don't have to go through these hundreds of years of painful forbearance." ”

"yes...... Do I regret it?" muttered the man in black, and at this moment, the man's bright smile suddenly appeared in his mind, and the memories of the past flowed in his heart like a clear stream. "No, I don't regret it!" said the man in black firmly.

......

In the mountain sect of Kanglong County, there are three people standing side by side.

One of them has long blue and green hair that stands out. The person on the left is more than nine feet tall, the body is thin, the face is resolute and cold, the cheekbones are high, the eyes are sharp, there is a big wine gourd pinned to the waist, and there is a hat hanging on the outside of the sword sleeve on his back. The man on the right, with a short body, a fat head and big ears, a belly as big as a drum, goose-yellow messy hair, dark skin, an ugly face, a dark blue birthmark on the left side of his face, and an oblique scar on the right side of his face.

Speaking of the identities of the three of them, they are well-known in the world of cultivating immortals. "Shuimu Sanren" Yi Liuchen, "Thousands of Miles Alone" Pei Xuefeng, and "Yaksha Exploring the Sea" Qi Guanying.

At the feet of the three of them were the corpses of several Mountain Sect disciples.

"I didn't expect the three of us to get together again after only a few days of absence. Yi Liuchen smiled faintly.

Pei Xuefeng said: "Lao Yi, if it weren't for that 'heavy sword villain' who came out of nowhere, our brothers wouldn't have come to you specially." "There are not many people who dare to call Yi Liuchen like that, which shows that the relationship between the two is good.

"Brother Yi, in my opinion, the masters who use heavy swords are all heroic and hearty, chivalrous and courageous, but I don't want to have such scum. for

In order to clear the suspicion of heavy sword masters such as us, and for the reputation of a heavy sword master, we must find out that evil man. My brother and I are not as bright as yours, but that wicked man is a timid and a young man who doesn't dare to show his face, so he has to trouble you. Qi Guanying's voice is deep and beautiful, which does not match his appearance.

"So, you two don't believe that 'He Tianxiao' is the murderer, right?" Yi Liuchen leaned down and carefully examined the scars on the corpse.

"We have already gone to the Taiqing Sect to confirm, 'He Tianxiao' is just a disciple of the late stage of Hehe who gave up cultivating immortals, how can he destroy the five sects? Besides, he is not using a heavy sword, so he should not be a murderer. Presumably, the murderer had a holiday with the Taiqing Sect, and no one believed him by pretending to be other masters, so he had to pretend to be a missing disciple. The official should have speculated.

"Whether it's a fake or not is too early to tell. I'll wait until I look into it in detail. Yi Liuchen was not swayed by his thoughts.

There were a total of one hundred and eleven corpses in the Mountain Sect, and Yi Liuchen carefully examined them. Then, the three of them set off to Chongxin Sect, Jiuxiao Sect, and Silver Frost Sect, and everywhere they went, Yi Liuchen observed them very carefully, and he also read the handwriting left by the murderer over and over again.

In the end, the three of them came to the Golden Immortal Sect.

Compared with several other small sects that were tragically destroyed, the Golden Immortal Sect was lucky, and only some of the disciples with lower cultivation remained in the sect on the night of the incident. The reconstruction of the main hall and the side halls is now proceeding in an orderly manner. The craftsmen were busy, the disciples were also helping, and a woman in purple was overseeing all the fortifications.

Seeing Yi Liuchen and the other three, the woman in purple stepped forward. The long blue and green hair was Yi Liuchen's logo, and the woman in purple naturally recognized it, and she said respectfully: "Golden Immortal Sect He Hairuo, I have seen Mr. Yi." I wonder what to call these two?"

"Pei Xuefeng. ”

"I'm Qi Guanying. ”

"It turned out to be Senior Pei and Senior Qi Guan, disrespectful. The woman in purple bowed and said, "I don't know why the three of you came?"

"I dare not take the word 'senior' seriously, just call 'Taoist friend'. "The official should return the courtesy.

"He Daoyou, I don't know if you and I have a relationship somewhere?" Yi Liuchen asked suddenly.

He Hairuo smiled: "Mr. Yi really has a good memory. Fourteen years ago, when Mr. Yi went to Taiqing Sect as a guest, we had seen each other. ”

Yi Liuchen thought for a while, and suddenly said: "It turned out to be Elder Liu's Taoist companion, but I didn't remember it for a while, ashamed, ashamed." I didn't expect He Daoyou to be a member of the Golden Immortal Sect. ”

"Exactly. My senior sister is none other than the Golden Immortal Sect Master. He Hairuo said.

The "Elder Liu" that Yi Liuchen said is the seventh elder of the Taiqing Sect today, Liu Yunwei. Yi Liuchen went to Taiqing Sect fourteen years ago to participate in the auction of the quota of the Beidou Shuiling Cave. After the conference, he still lived in Taiqing Sect for a while, and it was during that time that he met He Hairuo once.

"He Daoyou, we are here for the tragedy that happened in your sect. Now the immortal cultivation world is thoroughly investigating all kinds of heavy sword masters, and I and my senior brother are both heavy swordsmen, one is to clear their suspicions, and the other is to find out the real murderer, so we are looking for Mr. Yi to walk with us. I wonder if you can let us investigate the corpses of your sect's dead disciples?" Pei Xuefeng asked.

Pei Daoyou said seriously. Both of them are upright and righteous people, how could they do such a despicable thing? It's just ......" He Hairuo looked embarrassed, "Three fellow Daoists, I can't hide it, the corpses of the dead disciples of our sect have been decomposing for a long time, and when the sect was rebuilt, I have ordered to go down and bury all the corpses...... Otherwise, I'll let the disciples dig up the bones now. ”

"No, no. Yi Liuchen hurriedly stopped, "Since it has been settled in the ground, then there is no need to disturb it." He Daoyou took me to see the handwriting left by the murderer. ”

"It's easy to do. I had the craftsman replace that pillar, and now it is in the corner of the back of the hall. Three of you come with me. ”

The handwriting style on the pillar was obviously different from that of the other four sects, and Yi Liuchen stared at it for a long time, bowing his head and falling into deep thought.

Pei Xuefeng and Qi Guanying also watched for a while, but they couldn't see the reason, so they had to wait patiently for Yi Liuchen's conclusion.

After a long time, Yi Liuchen raised his head and said to He Hairuo: "Thank you Daoyou." Let's take our leave. ”

"I'm really sorry to bother the three of us for a vain trip because of my sect's affairs. The sect is rebuilt, the affairs are busy, and I will not send it far, but also look at Haihan. He Hairuo bowed and said.

The three of them also politely bowed and left the Golden Immortal Sect.

As the sword flew, the official should ask, "Brother Yi, all the corpses of the four small sects have been explored, and you have also looked at the handwriting of the Golden Immortal Sect for so long, have you found any clues?"

"There is a saying, 'If you want people to know, you can't do it unless you do.'" Yi Liuchen said, "There is also a saying, called 'geese have left a voice, and people have left traces'." ”

Qi Guan should be in a hurry, and Yi Liuchen's answer to the question made the second monk puzzled: "Brother Yi, why did you suddenly pull up the text?"

Pei Xuefeng laughed: "Senior brother, you are too stupid. Lao Yi means that things have an eyebrow. Lao Yi, don't sell it, what did you find?"

Yi Liuchen also smiled "hehe": "It's a pity that both of you are heavy sword masters, how could you not notice it? The injuries on those corpses are not sword wounds!"

The officer should be even more puzzled: "It's not a sword wound?

Pei Xuefeng asked in surprise: "Lao Yi, could it be the dragon clan you are referring to?" The murderer is a master, and he doesn't use a sword, so he will naturally be so suspicious.

Yi Liuchen shook his head slightly: "I can't be sure yet." However, I think it's necessary to investigate why that 'He Tianxiao' gave up cultivating immortals, and it's best to find a place where he is hiding......"

Pei Xuefeng and Qi Guan Ying looked at each other, not knowing what Yi Liuchen meant.

"Let's go, go to Taiqing Sect!" Yi Liuchen suddenly sped up.