Early the next morning, the Qingcheng faction after the rain also has a unique flavor, the air is exceptionally fresh, the scene of the recovery of all things makes people feel peaceful, Cheng Hao got up early, a set of swordsmanship practice, is meditating and practicing internal force, a faint white mist slowly formed, and was inhaled into the body along the nostrils.

Maybe it's because of the battle against many grandmasters yesterday, Cheng Hao felt that a true qi in his body was touched again, and the internal force in his body seemed to be a little uncontrollable, the last time he triggered a true qi made him break two orders in a row, causing his cultivation to reach the realm of grandmaster Xiaocheng, this time I don't know what will happen.

Fortunately, this true qi had not exploded immediately, otherwise he would be a little uneasy about breaking through here. Slowly the internal force runs calmly, but the true qi appears from time to time, as if it is about to come out of the body, but there is no discomfort other than that.

A disciple came to report that the Great Elder invited Cheng Hao to go to the main hall to discuss matters, and he happened to encounter this scene, and he was immediately shocked.

Last night, these disciples heard that Cheng Hao could fight with the elders in the sect, and many people didn't believe it, after all, the other party's age was too young. At this time, the intermittent true qi aura in Cheng Hao's body gave him great pressure.

Originally, in order to show the grandeur of a big disciple, a group of senior brothers recommended him to inform Cheng Hao. Because he is already a cultivator with great internal strength, and he has such a cultivation in his early twenties, he can be regarded as the pride of heaven anywhere. But the moment he saw Cheng Hao, that sense of superiority suddenly disappeared and became respectful.

"This big brother, but what's on your mind?"

Walking to the main hall with this disciple, looking at this disciple's seemingly unnatural expression on the way, Cheng Hao asked kindly.

"No, no, it's okay!" the disciple hurriedly replied, scolding the disciples in his heart. Where is this to show superiority, it is clear that it is to be hit. Fortunately, he didn't talk nonsense, otherwise he would have lost the face of the entire sect.

"Oh, that's good!" said the two of them, and they continued on their way. The main hall is not too far, but it will take more than ten minutes to walk over like this, after all, as one of the three major sects of the entire Chu State, the area is not small.

chatting with this disciple all the way, I found this person interesting. After chatting a few words, he saw that although Cheng Hao was a master of the Grandmaster Realm, he had no temper, and the simple temperament of a country boy made his impression of Cheng Hao change greatly. Before coming here, the brothers originally wanted to give him a plan to get off the horse and say it, and then they praised Cheng Hao's cultivation, which made Cheng Hao can't help but laugh. If it weren't for the fact that he wasn't a disciple of the Qingcheng faction, this person would be worth associating.

Outside the Qingcheng Hall, the disciple retreated, and Cheng Hao walked straight in. At this moment, there were only five Transformation Elders sitting inside, which naturally included Xie Feng's master, Song Ren.

Everyone saw Cheng Hao's expressions different, and the Great Elder Ye Xuan still had a smiling expression, which made people feel close. The other three elders also nodded to him. Song Ren snorted coldly when Cheng Hao came in and didn't look at him. Cheng Hao didn't care about this, Xie Feng's matter was also for self-preservation, as for Song Ren, if he had any opinions about himself because of this, then he was helpless.

"Cheng Hao has seen the elders. After greeting a few people, Cheng Hao walked straight to an empty seat and sat down, waiting quietly.

"Xiaoyou, do you remember what the old man said to you last night?" Seeing that Cheng Hao didn't mean to speak, Ye Xuan asked with a smile.

"Did the Great Elder say that your head wants to see me?" Seeing Ye Xuan's question, Cheng Hao replied, and then said, "Since Cheng Hao is here, he agrees to meet him." Besides, since this place is the territory of your faction, could it be that if the head of the family wants to see my junior, he has to get the consent of others?"

"That's exactly the case!" Ye Xuan's words made Cheng Hao even more puzzled, "Originally, the head of the family planned to come to see you directly this morning, but now his old man has changed his mind and handed over the decision to Xiaoyou to decide, and it is up to Xiaoyou to decide whether to see or not." If you don't want to see you, it means that you have no chance, and you will leave immediately, and we will never stop you. After speaking, he still looked at Cheng Hao with a smile, and his words were sincere and not fake.

"This..."

After listening to Ye Xuan's words, Cheng Hao had an urge to leave immediately, he knew that the head of the Qingcheng faction was a super powerhouse in the innate realm, if he wanted to make a move against himself, he was afraid that he would not even be able to fight back, and he would have to make a decision in his heart. But after thinking about it, don't say that the head of the Qingcheng faction is just a few elders in front of him, and I am afraid that the result will be the same. This is enough to prove that the Qingcheng party has no ill will towards him, otherwise there is no need to make such a big detour.

"Thanks to the love of the master, now that he has arrived at the treasure land of your faction, if he has the opportunity to meet this legendary powerhouse, it is the glory of the kid!" After thinking it out, Cheng Hao decided to meet the mysterious head and see why he wanted to see him.

"Well, the head is in the back mountain, and Xiaoyou will come with me. With that, Ye Xuan pulled Cheng Hao up and took off. Behind him, the other four Transformation Elders followed one by one.

The internal force is released, and the water crossing is the symbol of the grandmaster's realm, and the cultivation can be short-lived, of course, the distance of the leap will not be too far, and it is more appropriate to call it gliding. Even if you reach the innate realm and can truly fly, you can't use it for long-distance travel. Of course, the back mountain of the Qingcheng faction is not far away, and with Ye Xuan and the others cultivating hard, it is enough to take Cheng Hao to leap over.

However, when it was time for tea, Ye Xuan and others took Cheng Hao to the back mountain. Strictly speaking, the Qingcheng faction is surrounded by mountains and has an extremely beautiful environment. It's just that what Cheng Hao didn't expect was that the back mountain was actually composed of various stone forests, and there was a large stone tablet standing at the entrance, with the word "forbidden land" written on it.

"Forbidden land?" Cheng Hao was surprised. Even if he had never seen the world, he could understand from these two words alone that this kind of place could not be entered casually.

"That's right, the back mountain is the retreat place of the head of the sect, and the disciples of the entire Qingcheng faction, including the hall masters, deacons, etc., and even the thirteen elders such as me, are not allowed to trespass without permission, so it is set as a forbidden place. Seeing Cheng Hao's question, Ye Xuan explained.

Then he took Cheng Hao into the stone forest, and after entering, Cheng Hao found that the depths of this stone forest were like a labyrinth, and if no one led the way, I was afraid that it would be difficult to get out after entering. This made him secretly frightened, this place was simply a natural formation!

Fortunately, Ye Xuan and the others knew the route very well, but in a short time, a few people walked out of the stone forest and came to an open realm. There are a few tea sets on a stone table on the ground, and a few stone benches around it, and a tall pine tree grows next to it. There are also some simple buildings, and the surrounding cliffs stretch out, so even on rainy days, you can't help but be amazed by the environment.

didn't have time to enjoy the beautiful scenery here, Cheng Hao was attracted by the figure under the tree. This person looks to be in his forties, his face is like a crown of jade, he is dressed in white and snow, his hands are behind his back, and the breeze blows and brings up his clothes, so chic!

"I've seen the master!" Ye Xuan bowed and saluted, and then silently retreated behind the middle-aged man and stopped talking.

"Cheng Hao, don't be rude, I haven't seen the head soon. Ye Xuan didn't know when he put away his trademark smile, and when he saw Cheng Hao in a daze, he reminded him.

"Uh... Junior Cheng Hao, meet the real person in charge!" was reminded by Ye Xuan, and found that he had lost his temper, so he quickly retracted his thoughts.

The head pressed his hand and smiled slightly: "Who are you Zao Wouji?"

The words of the head of the house made Cheng Hao feel shocked, forced his composure, and said with a smile: "Zao Wou-ki? The juniors don't know, the seniors may have found the wrong person!"

The people present, except for the Great Elder Ye Xuan, the other few people were also the same, and looked at Cheng Hao carefully, although they had never seen Zhao Wuji, but the name of the Sword Saint was so loud, they had naturally heard of it.

The head of the house watched Cheng Hao's performance, and suddenly had a result in his heart, "Let me introduce myself, my name is Nangong Que, although I don't know what the relationship between you and Zhao Wuji is." But don't worry, I have no ill will towards you, and I don't even have any interest in the Nine Turns Jade Pendant on you!"

As soon as these words came out, Cheng Hao was shocked, the secret way was not good, and his spirit was instantly tense.

"Zhao Wuji is a family teacher, Nangong senior, if you have anything to say, just say it directly!" The other party's appearance as if he had seen him through made Cheng Hao feel a little uncomfortable. simply said it and saw what tricks he wanted to play, presumably the other party would never be bored enough to sell such a big circle, just to expose his identity.

"Okay, since the words have been spoken, the old man doesn't sell the guanzi, you don't have to worry too much about the matter of the nine turns of the jade pendant, at least in the territory of my Qingcheng faction, as long as you are not from the imperial court, the old man guarantees that no one will dare to snatch you. And the old man invited you to come, there is really something to ask for. One sentence made Cheng Hao feel relieved, and it was also an indirect warning to the five elders behind him.

"Nangong seniors laughed, there are countless disciples of the Qingcheng faction, how can they use the juniors? If it is something that cannot be done with the cultivation of the seniors, how can the juniors do it?" For Nangong Que's words, Cheng Hao really couldn't believe it.

"No, you are the only one in the world who can do this, at least for now. Nangong Que said amazingly, "You don't need to refuse too early, and listen to the old man." As he spoke, he walked to the stone table and picked up a cup of tea and motioned for Cheng Hao and the others to sit down.

"Seniors, please speak, juniors listen. After sitting down, Cheng Hao also picked up the tea and drank it in one gulp, while Ye Xuan and the others were silent.

"Everyone in the world is coveting the Nine Turns Jade Pendant, but the three major sects coincide and stay out of the matter, and even the original Tianxing faction has no relationship with Zhao Junlong for the first time. Do you know why?"

Nangong Que's words aroused Cheng Hao's doubts. "I heard my master talk about this at the beginning, but I don't know why. Cheng Hao said seriously, he was also very curious about this matter.

"Hehe, the three major sects, to put it mildly, if the imperial court wants to get rid of it, it is easy to get rid of it, our sects are just thugs who help the imperial court manage the entire rivers and lakes. Nangong Que laughed at himself, and looked at Cheng Hao after speaking, the Tao in it depends on whether Cheng Hao can understand it.

Hearing this, Cheng Hao also understood that the three major sects were not as powerful as he imagined, and they were still nothing in front of the imperial court.

It must be known that in the huge rivers and lakes, in addition to the disciples of various factions, there are more idle clouds and wild cranes walking the rivers and lakes. If it is suppressed by the imperial court alone, it is obviously inadequate.

Therefore, it is necessary for the existence of major forces, ranging from the forces of the three major sects to the three sects and the nine streams of the three sects. These large and small forces, each suppressing one side and maintaining order in the rivers and lakes, will the imperial court acquiesce to their continued existence.

Although the nine-turn jade pendant has a peculiar effect, it can create a few masters at most, and the innate realm must rely on its own comprehension. In this way, no matter which force gets that piece of nine-turn jade pendant, it is impossible to keep it. The Zhao family back then was the best example.

This also explains why Nangong Que wanted to see Cheng Hao before, but suddenly changed his mind and let Cheng Hao decide whether to see or not to see him. He was gambling, gambling with the fate of his Qingcheng faction. With Cheng Hao's qualifications, his identity will be announced in the world sooner or later, and at that time, the Qingcheng faction that has dealings with Cheng Hao will inevitably not be suspected.

Thinking of this, Cheng Hao was even more puzzled, taking such a huge risk. Nangong Que, what is he trying to do with him?