When Duan Chen's figure disappeared into the corner of the street, just where the tall man and the old man disappeared just now, the void fluctuated slightly, and a transparent hemispherical light mask slowly emerged out of thin air, enveloping the entire surrounding area.

I saw that there were countless silver lines on the light mask, which looked extremely mysterious, far beyond the ordinary forbidden enchantment.

As soon as this transparent light mask appeared, two figures appeared in the light mask, which were the tall man and the old man who had suddenly disappeared before.

"My lord, why didn't you make a move?" the old man asked in a low voice.

"Why, how does this envoy act, and you still need to blame?" said the tall man in a deep voice.

"The adults are angry, and the small ones are too talkative for a while, and I hope that the adults will not be like the small ones. The old man's body trembled, and he quickly bowed down and said.

"Hmph, don't talk nonsense, it's a serious matter to complete the tasks assigned by a few adults first, don't make any extraneous branches. The tall man snorted coldly, and when he walked in the other direction first, the old man followed, and the figures of the two quickly disappeared in a deep mansion compound.

On the other hand, after Duan Chen returned to the Xilong Inn, he was not in a hurry to return to the Beiyuan Immortal Palace, but stayed in Xilong City for a few more days, thinking about whether he could continue to meet the fake Dan Demon Cultivator who resembled the morning sun, but he still found nothing.

In the end, he had to leave Xilong City full of disappointment and embark on the journey back to Beiyuan Immortal Palace.

......

A few days later, in the attic where the Beiyuan City Reverse Immortal Alliance was located, Duan Chen sat on the top, holding a blue-white tea cup in his hand, gently sliding the lid of the cup and fiddling with the tea leaves in the cup, and then took a sip gently, suddenly feeling full of fragrance, a stream of heat spread out in his abdomen along the roar, and his whole body was warm, and there was an indescribable comfort.

On the side, Nangong Yao, Jiang Yuanchao, Li Mubai and Gu Ling'er and other high-level members of the Reverse Immortal Alliance were sitting in their respective positions, sipping tea while waiting for other members of the Reverse Immortal Alliance to take their seats.

After a while, Qin Huaiyue, Gongyu Muyun, Jiang Tianxian, Shangguan Yu, Xuankong Daoren and others came one by one.

After everyone arrived, Nangong Yao slowly stood up, stepped forward and said, "Alliance leader, my eldest brother is currently leading a team on a mission, except for him, the rest of the high-level officials have already arrived." ”

Duan Chen glanced at the dozen or so people sitting under the hall, compared to when they first came here, their cultivation had improved a lot, among them, Qin Huaiyue and Gongyu Muyun had already broken through to the Fake Dan Realm, and Jiang Yuanchao seemed to be not far from breaking through the Fake Dan Realm.

As for other people's cultivation, they have also improved, and the progress is not small.

After pondering for a moment, Duan Chen's eyes looked around the people in the hall and said, "I am about to prepare for retreat and cultivation for a long time, and I have summoned you here today because I have some things to explain to you. ”

"Please, the leader of the alliance. Nangong Yao seemed to have a guess in her heart, but she said quietly on her face.

"After I retreat, all the actions of the Reverse Immortal Alliance in the future should be as low-key as possible, and there will be no conflicts with other forces, if you don't have to, don't leave the Beiyuan Immortal Palace easily, just stay in the cave mansion and cultivate with peace of mind, and then think about it in the long run after I get out......"

"Alright, now you all go back and get busy. After Duan Chen's advice, he waved his hand and said.

"Yes. The crowd responded respectfully, and then turned and walked out of the hall.

After Nangong Yao got up, he hesitated a little and followed towards the outside.

But at this moment, Duan Chen suddenly stopped her:

"Senior Sister Nangong, you stay for a while, I have something to explain to you. ”

Hearing this, Nangong Yao stood up with joy in her heart, turned around and walked back to sit down again.

After everyone else left, Duan Chen took out a storage bag from the storage bracelet with a flip of his palm, sent it to Nangong Yao, and said, "Here are some spirit stones and pills I prepared, you will send a small part to the disciples in the alliance every once in a while, try not to let them go out on a mission again." ”

"Yes. Nangong Yao hurriedly grabbed the storage bag, nodded, and then asked in a hurry, "Senior Brother Duan, are you preparing to break through the Golden Pill this retreat?"

"Yes, so during this period of my retreat breakthrough, I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of the affairs of the alliance, you should understand what I mean by this, right? Duan Chen asked.

"Senior Brother Duan, although you can rest assured that you will impact the Jindan realm, before you leave the customs, I will try my best to restrain the members of the alliance to act cautiously, so as not to provoke right and wrong. Nangong Yao nodded.

"That's good. Duan Chen nodded, and then told Nangong Yao a little more before getting up and leaving Beiyuan City and flying towards the Beiyuan Mountain Range.

After returning to the Beiyuan Mountain Range, he did not return directly to the cave of Tianyun Peak, but instead went to the Pavilion of All Things, and used the spirit stones and contribution points he earned from the mission some time ago to buy materials for refining natal magic weapons, as well as Ning Dan pills that can increase the chance of condensing pills.

However, it was a pity that even the Ten Thousand Things Pavilion did not have all the materials, so Duan Chen did not collect all the materials for refining the natal magic weapon at one time this time, and there were still three things left to complete.

"Senior Brother Duan, don't worry, I will definitely help you keep an eye on the remaining three materials, once there is a supply in the Pavilion of Everything, I will definitely send a message to inform you as soon as possible." Liang Yu patted his chest and reassured Duan Chen.

"Then please help me pay more attention to Senior Brother Liang. ”

Duan Chen hugged his fists, and then left the Ten Thousand Things Pavilion with some regret and returned to the cave mansion.

He then opened the forbidden department of the cave and the medicine field before he began to make the final preparations before the retreat.

Soon after, Duan Chen carried all the pills and spirit stones into the cave meditation room, closing the life and death barrier.

As for everything outside the cave, because there are two puppets to help take care of it, Duan Chen doesn't have to worry about it one by one.

Therefore, in the next few months, Duan Chen had been concentrating on taking the Lingyuan Pill to cultivate the Demon Immortal One Thought Method, condensing the Demon Immortal Power, and at the same time dedicating a part of his energy to cultivating the Thousands of Qi and Blood Techniques, striving to open up more Qi and Blood Tricks and accumulate more mana for him to impact the Jindan realm.

After a long time, Duan Chen gradually got better unconsciously, and there were no distractions in his mind, except for cultivation, there were no other distractions in his mind.

In this way, time flies.

One month, two months, three months......

In the blink of an eye, a year has passed.

And during the year of Duan Chen's retreat and cultivation, the Great Competition of the Outer Palace Jindan Level that was originally held in Qingshan City finally came to an end.

Except for a small number of Jindan disciples who volunteered to stay and participate in the war, most of the rest of the Jindan disciples began to return to the Beiyuan Immortal Palace one after another.

For a while, the entire Beiyuan Immortal Palace couldn't help but become lively, but in the dark, there were also undercurrents surging.

......

In the Beiyuan Mountain Range, in an incomparably spacious mid-grade spiritual vein cave mansion, the atmosphere was faintly dignified.

It can be seen that in the hall of this cave house, more than a dozen north

The disciples of the outer palace of the Yuanxian Palace, either sitting or standing, all looked at a man in green clothes sitting at the top.

"Senior Brother Zuo, you are finally back, this time, you must be the master of your brothers, that anti-immortal alliance leader Duan Chen relies on the support of the Desolate Heavenly King and Huangfu Mountain, and does not take you in his eyes at all, such arrogant people, if they are not punished, where is your majesty, Senior Brother Zuo?"

In the hall, Tu Tian, the deputy leader of the evil gang, said with an impassioned anger on his face.

"Yes, Senior Brother Zuo, that Duan Chen knew that the real person in charge of our Evil Gang was you, but he still snatched people away without the slightest mercy, and also seriously injured Senior Brother Tu, which was simply taking out the face of our Evil Gang in public and beating it again, and stomping on it again. ”

Another man followed.

His voice fell, and the rest of the people in the cave hall all opened their mouths in unison.

The man in Tsing Yi, who was watched by everyone in the hall, gradually became gloomy after listening to everyone's condemnation, and his brows furrowed slightly:

"I know that during the time I left the outer palace, you have suffered a lot of grievances, but I, Zuo Shanming, am not so easy to fool, add oil and vinegar to this small method, don't take it out in front of me in the future. ”

After a slight pause, he looked up at Tu Tian and asked, "Tu Tian, let me ask you, what is Duan Chen's strength?"

"Senior Brother Zuo, although Duan Chen's own strength is only in the False Dan Realm, he has defeated the Jindan Demon Beast in the first level of the second level of the Babel Tower, and I think its strength should barely be comparable to that of an ordinary Jindan early stage monk. ”

"On top of that, he's extremely strong in flesh and has great marksmanship, and when I fought him, I was shot and knocked out by him. ”

A hint of jealousy flashed in Tu Tian's eyes, and then he continued: "In addition, in this Outer Palace Competition, this Chen also revealed a blood path secret technique, which can release hundreds of blood light sword qi between raising his hand, and the power is also very strong, which should not be underestimated. ”

Zuo Shan Ming nodded slightly when he heard this, and then looked at the leader of the evil gang who was sitting opposite Tu Tian.

Seeing this, the latter couldn't help but nod and said, "Senior Brother Zuo, what Senior Brother Tu said is right, this period is indeed not simple. ”

"And we also heard from the outside world some time ago that he seems to have mastered some kind of secret technique that can make his strength skyrocket in an instant, and it was with this secret technique that he defeated the fake Dan monk of the Nether Ghost Tiger Clan on the border battlefield. ”

"That's the ghost path secret technique ghost spirit possession**, when I participated in the big competition in Qingshan City, I also heard some elders mention it, it is indeed not an ordinary secret technique, but this kind of possession ** is an external force after all, even if he can compete with the ordinary Jindan early stage monk with this, he will not be my opponent. Zuo Shanming nodded and said confidently.

"Senior Brother Zuo, since this is the case, then you might as well find an opportunity to teach this Duan Chen a good lesson, and also save the face that our Evil Gang lost some time ago, you must know that since Senior Brother Tu lost to that Duan Chen, there are fewer and fewer new disciples in the Outer Palace who are willing to join our Evil Gang, and in the long run, how will our Evil Gang continue to develop in the Outer Palace?"

"This time is naturally a lesson, but the rules of the gang should also be changed, you don't patronize and squeeze newcomers in the future, you have to take a long-term view, you must know that fine water can flow for a long time. Zuo Shanming said in a deep voice.

"Yes. The leader of the Evil Gang and Tu Tian hurriedly nodded in response, not daring to disobey Zuo Shanming's intentions at all.