II. Chapter 25

In the northwest, the mountains and rivers are dangerous, with countless mountains and dense forests undulating, and the terrain can be described as extremely complex, and because of this, it also gives the people of the Demon Sect a place to hide.

And the impression of the people in the world of the Demon Sect is probably ugly, insidious and vicious, no different from the demons, under the generations, the northwest has also given birth to a lot of strange and strange stories, the legend is that there are breathtaking, wool and blood-drinking evil things and the Demon Cult are closely related, unite to harm people, all this is true or false, and it is very human to investigate the roots, but in these legends, all show the world's hatred and contempt for the people of the Demon Sect.

Over the years, the northwest land has also been covered with a veil of mystery, but the most mysterious of them, and at the same time, it is widely spread in the world, that is, somewhere in this northwest, there is a place where the Demon Sect has been born for many years, the Demon Sect General Hall!

The Demon Sect has a mysterious and long history, inherited to this day, and has all kinds of strange and strange methods, and has produced countless amazing characters, and thousands of years ago, it was the heyday, it can be described as a huge momentum, and it can be used to fight against many sects of the righteous path, and for a time the situation was stalemate, disputes continued, and the people were not able to make a living.

However, the vicissitudes of life, the powerful demon sect gradually split into three branches, there are now the Xuantian Temple, the Hallof All Saints and the Hehuan Sect, since then the strength is not as good as before, but also since the battle of Xunyang Beach three hundred years ago, the vitality is greatly injured, and they have retreated, dormant in the mountains and wilderness to recuperate.

Time is like water, and today, the righteous road is prosperous, a prosperous scene, but I don't know how many changes in the world have been experienced in this world, and how many joys and sorrows have been drowned?

Under the sky, the forest sea is vast, the endless mountains stretch away, and there is a mountain range two hundred miles away from the West Sea, although it is not tall, but the body is beautiful, like an infatuated woman, looking at the boundless and endless West Sea from afar, thousands of years like a day, waiting for the return of the beloved.

At the foot of this mountain range, it is the place where the main hall of the Demon Sect is located, a large hall made of stone pillars and stone slabs, standing proudly, although solemn to the extreme, but the structure is strange, like a temple, like an altar, not at all like the style of Middle-earth, at the entrance, there is also a stone statue standing upright, like a life-size, it looks like a beautiful woman, just like this mountain, just like this, standing like this, looking at it stupidly.

Although the place where the stone statue stands is blocked, but the cold mountain wind howls all year round, never stops, leaving traces of the Tao years on the stone statue, and some places have decayed, the stone bell tied on the delicate waist is mottled, and the corners of the stone skirt below are also broken, revealing the rough stone inside.

It's just that the woman is still standing silently, her eyes are deep and soft, and her beautiful face seems to have a faint smile.

Nearby, three figures came slowly, Jiang Pingsheng and an old man covered in black walked side by side, and a man with a soft face led the way on one side, and came straight to the stone statue.

Jiang Pingsheng stopped a few steps away from the stone statue, his expression was solemn, he gently swept the clothes in front of him, and slowly knelt down, his hands fell to the ground, kowtowed three heads, and said slowly: "Blood Moon Sect Master Jiang Pingsheng pays homage to the Heavenly Maiden, and hopes that the Heavenly Maiden will bless my Holy Sect to live endlessly, from generation to generation, to create the glory of the past and achieve great achievements for thousands of years!"

That's it, he slowly stood up, his eyes were indifferent, looking at the stone statue, as if he felt what a strange woman this should be and was respected by the Holy Sect to this day, and he didn't speak for a while.

The gentle man who led the way on the side glanced at the mysterious old man standing next to him without the slightest intention of kneeling, frowned imperceptibly, looked at the stone statue and said: "In ancient times, the Heavenly Maiden cut bones and dripped blood, creating hundreds of millions of living beings in the world, and our Holy Religion believes in and inherits here. ”

Speaking of this, the man slowly turned around, looked at Jiang Pingsheng and the others, and chuckled: "Senior Jiang thinks about my Holy Sect, this sincerity, I think the Heavenly Maiden will definitely feel it, right?"

Although he was talking to Jiang Pingsheng, his gaze swept to the old man next to him from the corner of his eye, and under his faint and soft smile, the atmosphere was a little weird for a while.

"Humph!"

Almost at the same time, the mysterious old man suddenly snorted like a sneer, as if he sneered, and seemed to disdain, although he stood in place and did not move, but there was an incomparable arrogance, slowly spreading, and the invisible pressure before the stone statue suddenly rose with the gentle movement of his black veil.

The gentle man slowly turned his head and looked at the mysterious old man, neither of them spoke for a while, just looked at it calmly, and the old man didn't know what the expression was under the veil, but the majesty of the silence was inexplicably breathless.

"Shen Gongzi!"

At this moment, suddenly Jiang Pingsheng shouted, the soft man paused, and then took the opportunity to turn his gaze, although his face was still indifferent and soft, but his body was slightly relaxed, and even his breathing was much calmer than just now, as if he was gradually calming down.

And this man surnamed Shen is Shen Jue, who had a relationship with Jiang Ming in the Drunken Immortal Residence before.

Here, I saw Jiang Pingsheng's expression relaxed, as if he hadn't noticed the strangeness just now, his eyes were still fixed on the stone statue, and he said with a faint smile: "Our Holy Sect was divided into three branches hundreds of years ago, although our Blood Moon Sect is not one of them, but we are also deeply taught by the Heavenly Maiden, and we all believe in the Heavenly Maiden. Changdao Heavenly Maiden is merciful and merciful to the world, if it is sincere, then it can naturally be blessed by the Heavenly Maiden!"

Shen Jue was silent for a moment, not knowing what he was thinking, and then smiled softly, extremely gentle, and no longer attached to the matter of the old man not bowing down to the statue of the goddess of heaven, and said with a light smile: "What Senior Jiang said is true. ”

The two of them didn't speak again, but Jiang Pingsheng didn't mean to enter the main hall, and still stood in front of the stone statue, but at this moment there was a contemplative look on his face, as if he had something he couldn't understand.

Now the situation of the Demon Sect can be described as a three-legged one, the Xuantian Temple, the Hallof All Saints and the Hehuan Sect, the three old sects are similar in strength, but they have different intentions, and they have fallen into a stalemate, and now the Snake Lingzi uses the Heavenly Maiden Order to convene the deliberations of all the sects, and even the slightly inferior emerging sect Blood Moon Sect is also among them, wanting to overthrow the righteous path of the world in one fell swoop, such a major event, the Snake Lingzi definitely does not have the strength and courage!

And when he arrived at this main hall, he didn't see anyone from the Hall, but Shen Jue, a disciple of the Xuantian Temple, who came to greet him, could it be that the Xuantian Temple was manipulating all this behind the scenes?

But in the past hundred years, I have never heard of any capable people in the Xuantian Palace, but they are just barely supported by their background, not to mention that there are big people who can summon other sects?

Jiang Pingsheng frowned slightly, glanced at the old man beside him, and stood quietly, his black veil fluttering slightly, although he couldn't see his expression, but he looked calm and calm by feeling.

He suddenly smiled lightly, put his hands behind his back, looked at Shen Jue, and said in a harmonious voice: "Shen Gongzi, lead the way!"

"Two seniors, please come here!"

Shen Jue did not hesitate, with a smile on his face, he made a gesture of please, but his eyes looked at the mysterious old man slightly, his body was thin and he didn't see his face, but somehow, there was an indescribable sense of desolation and the unruliness in his bones, and even faintly intimidating.

The old man didn't know if he noticed his gaze, and he didn't react, but he and Jiang Pingsheng walked away slowly, bypassed the stone statue, and walked into the stone hall.

The three of them walked all the way, on the pillars inside the stone hall, there were all kinds of beast head stone carvings everywhere, strange shapes, and there was a candle flame where the beast head protruded, even if it was daytime at the moment, the light in the hall was okay, and it was still burning faintly.

After walking for a while, I saw a stone room in front of me, and there were four men in uniform black standing at the door, and when they got closer, these four men bent down and saluted together, Jiang Pingsheng looked easy-going, smiled and nodded, and then Shen Jue waved his hand, signaled the four of them to go down, and gently shouted inside: "Master, people are here." ”

In the silent stone room, there was no sound, and after a while, a low and old voice came: "Oh, is Sect Master Jiang here, please come in!"

Jiang Pingsheng's eyes drooped slightly, and he thought for a moment, this voice was not familiar, presumably the people inside had never seen it themselves, and he was curious for a while, where is this sacred.

The faint candle flame kept burning, reflecting on the old man, and no one knew that the face covered behind the black veil squinted slightly when he heard this voice.

Shen Jue pushed open the door, Jiang Pingsheng and the old man followed his footsteps and walked in, only to see the small stone room, the furnishings were simple, clean and tidy, there was a rectangular stone table in the middle, and there were several chairs around it, which seemed to be the place to discuss things.

At one end of the stone table, there is also a chaise longue, on which an old man with gray hair is lying on it with his eyes closed, covered with a blanket, his face is peaceful and quiet, and a red bead is slowly turning in one of his exposed hands, just like an ordinary old man, without a trace of evil spirit.

But when Jiang Pingsheng saw that bead, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, even shock, the bead style was ordinary, but the inside was red, and there was a cone-shaped drop of blood in the center of it, thick and bright, faintly introverted under the careful induction, it was the supreme treasure described in the ancient books of the Holy Sect - the Infinite Pearl!

Legend has it that the Wufu Pearl is made of the blood of tens of millions of people, it is extremely powerful, it is really an extraordinary treasure, it is recorded that a hundred years ago it was held by a person named the old man of the Netherworld, and it is also a famous name in the era of the Holy Sect that was talented, and it is the right-hand man of the Xuantian Temple, and the great war three hundred years ago was also rushed to the forefront, and it was recorded in the canon, which can be described as a legendary figure in the history of the Holy Religion.

However, since that war, even the people with the beads have disappeared, and later generations think that the old man of the Netherworld died in that tragic battle, and the heavy treasure Wuyu Pearl has disappeared for three hundred years, but I really didn't expect that now it will reappear in the sky, and the old man of the Netherworld is still alive and has become the leader of the Xuantian Temple!

At this time, Shen Jue gently walked behind the old man, turned his back to everyone, fiddled with the tea set, and made a burst of tea fragrance and water flow, and the old man also heard the movement, slowly opened his eyes, and smiled when he saw Jiang Pingsheng, and said, "Sect Master Jiang, are you here?"

At this time, the look of surprise in Jiang Pingsheng's eyes quickly disappeared, and he returned to his nature, facing such a powerful character, he was not overly restrained, he was just very ordinary, he bent down at him and bowed his hand, and said with a light smile: "I have seen the predecessors of the Netherworld!"

The old man lying down looked stunned, turned to look at the red beads in his hand, was silent for a moment, and shook his head with a wry smile, "I didn't expect anyone to remember my name." ”

After speaking, he raised his head again, his face seemed to have the vicissitudes of the world, things are wrong and wrong, but after a while, it became grand again, and his eyes were also attracted by the old man in black on the side, and he always felt a sense of familiarity, but he couldn't see his appearance, and he couldn't say it for a while, but he could come here with Jiang Pingsheng, and his identity in the Blood Moon Sect would not be low, so he glanced at the strange person shrouded in black, and smiled: "Two of you, please sit down, and serve tea to the two of you." ”