Abyss, Jianluo Royal Court.
In an extremely magnificent and huge palace.
"Hmm?" Chi Zun's face suddenly changed.
Because he suddenly realized that the spiritual seal he had imprinted on the magic sword had disappeared from his perception.
There are only two possible explanations for this. One is that the Lingxi Seal was erased by someone.
However, with his level of cultivation, the Lingxi Seal he set up could only be broken by a few people in the Burning Moon Domain except the Life Lord and the War Lord, so the possibility was extremely small.
Another possibility is that the magic sword was taken away from the abyss.
The perception range of his Lingxi Seal can cover the entire area of ​​the abyss, but it has an upper limit after all, and it cannot perceive across the boundary wall.
If the magic sword falls into another world, his spiritual seal perception will also disappear.
But this possibility is still extremely low.
But in such a short moment, how could the magic sword fall into another world?
It doesn't make sense.
Chi Zun frowned.
The next moment, he disappeared from the palace in a flash.
After a moment.
A place two thousand miles outside Jianluowang City.
In the sky , there was a blur of light and a figure emerged.
“Before the Lingxi Seal disappeared, the last place it appeared was here.” Chi Zun murmured.
Then he looked around.
The next moment, Chi Zun was shocked and his pupils suddenly dilated.
He stretched out his right hand and waved it, and many wreckages of warships floated up from the ground.
"This is..." Chi Zun narrowed his eyes and looked at the wreckage of the warship in front of him.
The surface of the debris was extremely smooth and flat, as if it had been cut by a sharp weapon.
"Sword energy... the same sword energy that attacked Ying Jun the first time..."
At this time, among the many wreckages of warships, another object caught Chi Zun's eyes.
It was a black long sword with several dark golden sword threads wandering on the sword.
"It's Qing Ge's demon soldiers..."
Among the soldier-demon clan, no one will abandon the demon soldiers created by their own magical powers, unless they encounter an unexpected disaster.
"Did something happen?" Chi Zun thought about the sudden disappearance of the Lingxi Seal from his perception and got the most likely answer.
"Who could it be... Ying Jie?" He remembered when Ying Jun was attacked, they identified Ying Jie as the real murderer.
However, Yingjie has a rift with Qingge and has motives.
"But even if he did, he would definitely not be able to erase my spiritual seal..."
His face gradually turned ugly.
In the Burning Moon Region, in Jianluo King City, something unexpectedly happened that was beyond his control, which made him feel extremely uneasy.
Chi Zun pondered for a moment.
At this time, another figure appeared.
He was a middle-aged man with a sturdy build and dark golden hair.
"Chi Zun, why are you here?"
It was the Hound Blade Demon Lord who came all the way from the Senluo King Realm.
At this time, it was only half an hour before the Lingxi Seal disappeared from Chi Zun's perception.
In other words, during this half-hour gap, an attack took place right under his nose?
Who dares to be so bold?
"What's going on?" The Demon Lord of the Beast Blade looked around and was a little surprised to see the wreckage of warships all over the sky.
Then, his eyes suddenly focused on the long sword among the wreckage.
The Demon Lord of the Hound Blade could naturally recognize the demon soldiers of his own descendants.
Seeing that the Demon Lord of the Hidden Blade had discovered something was wrong, Chi Zun did not hide it and said in a low voice: "Qing Ge, something must have happened..."
…
Qingge is missing.
The news spread throughout the city at an unimaginable speed.
During this period of time, there were constant thunderstorms in Jianluowang City.
Three days ago, the news that Qing Ge controlled the magic sword had just exploded over the royal city. Today, an even more terrifying bolt from the blue appeared again.
It's really ridiculous.
Many people want to know the inside story.
Under the watchful eyes of so many people, a lot of inside information gradually came to light.
Qing Ge disappeared two thousand miles outside Jianluo King City.
At the place where he disappeared, the wreckage of the warship he was riding on and his magic soldier Black Blood were found, but the magic sword and Qing Ge's body were missing.
Qing Ge was going to greet the Demon Lord Xuan Blade who had come from afar.
This should have been a story of a loving father and a filial son, but it became an unsolved case, which is really sad. It is said that the Demon Lord of the Beast Blade flew into a rage on the spot and vowed to investigate the matter thoroughly.
The condition of the warship wreckage is similar to the situation when Ying Jun was attacked. It is very likely that the two incidents were committed by the same person.
Yingjie also disappeared!
The Wu clan was murdered with Ying Jun being the first to die, and Ying Jie then disappeared. Qing Ge, who was regarded as a good son-in-law, also had a high probability of meeting with an accident.
Now, the only people with the blood of Shi Wu flowing in their bodies are Demon Lord Honglie and Ying Mingyue, and the trend of decline is obvious.
The Wu-killing Demon Lord had aged significantly overnight, his health was deteriorating, and he didn't have much time left...
In short, as various pieces of news came out, the chain reaction was extremely exaggerated. The entire Burning Moon Region was in turmoil and undercurrents surged, and various suspicions and assumptions continued to surface.
But all this has little to do with the instigator.
…
Sky.
The spring rain in Tai'an City had just stopped, and the streets were now much cleaner and fresher.
This is a small town located in a remote mountain area in Shazhou.
No matter how turbulent the battlefield outside the domain is, and no matter how imminent the war is, it is the monks' business.
Ordinary people generally don't have too many distinct feelings about this.
Once they all realize that war is coming, it only means that the situation has become so bad that it can't get any worse.
The streets are very busy.
On the roadside, there were elderly vendors carrying loads on their shoulders, shouting in a rhythmic tone as they sold sticks of freshly dipped candied haws.
There were some greedy little kids holding a few copper coins and surrounding the vendors, making the scene very lively.
There was also a pretty girl wearing a green long dress, who looked like a beautiful girl from a small family, standing not far away and watching.
Her male companion had already been very discerning and bought a string of candied haws with bright syrup for the woman and himself.
After the woman took the candied haws, she stretched out her pink tongue and gently licked the sugar coating on the surface, revealing a faint smile.
Compared to the woman's reserve, the male companion was chewing the candied haws in big mouthfuls. I just don't know whether the candied haws was sweeter or the smile of the woman next to him was sweeter?
What a peaceful scene.
At this time, the woman in the green dress saw a handsome man with two very cute little girls not far away.
The two little girls stared at the candied haws on the stand, but the man had a troubled look on his face.
"Is it because I'm short of money?" she thought.
She looked back again and saw that there were fewer people around the vendor.
So, she had an idea, took out a small bag from her arms, took out two copper coins from it, poked the man next to her, and whispered an order.
The male companion was very obedient. He took the copper coins and went to buy candied haws.
Bought three strings.
Then he turned around and distributed the candied haws to the handsome man and the two little girls.
However, this man was really born with a good appearance and was extremely handsome.
As he handed over the candied haws, he couldn't help thinking.
"Thank you." Lu Qingshan smiled as he looked at the candied haws handed to him by the man in front of him.
The first and fifteenth days of the lunar month looked at the candied haws with envious eyes.
But the embarrassing thing is that he didn't have any mortal money on him.
There is quite a bit of gold in his mustard seeds.
Use gold to buy candied haws?
It’s not that they are reluctant to do so, but this kind of behavior may not be a good thing for the candied haws vendors, and will instead disrupt their originally peaceful lives.
The man waved his hand casually, indicating that it was a trivial matter, and was pulled away by the woman in the green dress - the woman was smart and was afraid that Lu Qingshan would feel embarrassed.
Lu Qingshan didn't care when he saw the two people leave. He handed the candied haws to Chuyi and Shiwu who were standing between his legs.
They took the bamboo sticks, licked the sugar coating carefully, and happy smiles appeared on their faces.
Lu Qingshan was casually chewing on a candied haws. Seeing the two girls' expressions, he asked casually, "Is it really that delicious?"
Chuyi whispered, "A long time ago, when I was still in Qingfeng Sect, there were many hawthorn trees on the mountain. They were very sweet, and tasted exactly like this..."
At this point, the two little girls were about to cry.
Lu Qingshan was silent for a moment.
Finally, he said, "I will take you home to have a look after a while."
The last time he walked across the Yellow Springs Boundary Wall, he reached the Western Regions directly.
The Yellow Springs boundary wall that he walked through this time led to the Zhongtian Realm.
And if nothing unexpected happens, the Qingfeng Sect where Chuyi and Shiwu are located is somewhere in the Zhongtian Domain.
The two little girls nodded their heads vigorously.
It’s okay if they are older, but the first and fifteenth children are still young and will instinctively trust and get close to good-looking people.
This is human instinct.
So after Lu Qingshan changed from the vicious Qing Ge back to his original appearance, their trust and closeness to Lu Qingshan soared to a new level.
…
Although Tai'an City is small, it has everything.
Among them is the Zhishoulou branch.
However, although it is called a branch, the total number of people does not exceed ten, and it is more like a small "office".
After Lu Qingshan took out the Xiuchun token given by Tan Tai Qingrun, they respectfully handed the geomancy map to Lu Qingshan and used the intelligence network to pass on Lu Qingshan's spiritual message.
A letter was sent to Tianji Temple.
One letter was sent to Xia Daoyun.
Afterwards, Lu Qingshan went to the capital of Shazhou, Shabi City.
He needed to use the intelligence database of the state-level Zhishou Building to investigate some things, some big secrets he discovered during his trip to the abyss.
The capitals of each state are generally located in the center of the region, but Shazhou is different.
Shazhou is very desolate and there are many monsters and beasts outside the territory.
Shabi City was built in an area adjacent to the wilderness in order to suppress monsters and prevent them from entering the city.
Lu Qingshan turned into a stream of light and flew on his sword at an extremely fast speed.
Chuyi and Shiwu held Lu Qingshan's trouser legs tightly throughout the journey, not daring to let go, and appeared very nervous.
But the two of them often couldn't help but look down, and they couldn't hide their excitement.
That look was like that of a child who sees people kissing on TV.
Flying with a sword is both exciting and fun for them.
Even a small seed sprouted in my heart.
…
Half a day later.
The towering and tall walls of Shabi City came into Lu Qingshan's sight.
The city walls are engraved with complex and mysterious array patterns, covering every corner of the walls.
This is a formation pattern drawn by a Daxia formation master in order to strengthen the defense. It can block sixth-grade monsters and is an extremely important barrier in the Shabi City defense system.
Lu Qingshan went straight into the city and found the Zhishoulou branch in the city.
The Xiuchun token still leads the way.
It has to be said that in the Zhishoulou system, the name Xiuchun is truly a powerful weapon that is invincible.
Soon, Heibingtai presented him with the information he needed.
In the quiet room of Zhishou Tower, Lu Qingshan began to carefully organize his thoughts.
At present, there are a total of two things that need to be investigated clearly. They are urgent and of great importance.
[The person who shouldn't be there]
Cause: Human race appeared in the Abyss.
Origin: The Liuli Realm bordering the Zhongling Realm, and the Tianmen Realm bordering the Zhongtian Realm.
Time: From ten thousand years ago to the present.
Speculation: There is a traitor among the human race, secretly helping the demons to plunder the population.
Murderer: Unknown.
[The Mystery of Huanling Sect]
Cause: The demons used the spirit beasts of the Huanling Sect to locate their position and attack them.
Time: Before January.
Supplement: During the Seven Realms Discussion, the Huanling Sect had revealed that the Sect Master Chang Geng was a cultivator from the underworld.
However, the Huanling Sect handled the matter decisively and resolutely at the time, executing Sect Leader Chang Geng in public, thus "clearing" itself.
Speculation: There is a traitor in Huanling Sect.
"Based on the current situation, there is a high probability that these two events are inextricably linked." Lu Qingshan said to himself.
"At least, the traitor in the Central Spirit Realm who helped the demons plunder the population can be temporarily pinned on the Huanling Sect. There are clues to this, but..."
"Things are getting difficult here in Zhongtian Territory." Lu Qingshan frowned.
The Zhongtian Region is the most special, as the Tianji Temple and the Daxia royal family are both located in this region.
The two giants existed at the same time, and the Tianji School was famous for its insight into the secrets of heaven.
Then why were so many humans from Zhongtian Territory plundered and taken to the Demon Territory, but the news has never been revealed for all these years?
Who has the ability to hide from the eyes of these two giants?
Lu Qingshan could only think of one possibility.
These two giants are murderers themselves.
But this speculation is too terrifying.
On the surface, Tianji Temple is the most loyal minister of the human race.
In order to protect the stability of the human race, they worked hard and risked their lives. The former master of Tianji Temple even died for this.
Even in the eyes of others, the elements of Tianji Sect are purer than those of Jian Sect.
As for the Great Xia royal family...
This is the bloodline of Xia Daozu, who saved the world. There is no reason for him to collude with the demons. Doesn't that mean Your Majesty rebelled in the first place?
If these two giants collude with the demons, how terrible would that be?
Logically speaking, this is impossible, but according to the most rational speculation, this is the most likely answer.
So Lu Qingshan had a huge headache.
"Then let's start with Qingfengmen."
Lu Qingshan looked at the many jade slips in front of him and thought to himself.
These jade slips contained information about all the sects named Qingfeng Sect in the Zhongtian Domain, which were compiled for him by Heibingtai according to his instructions.
This matter is complicated and needs to be unraveled.
The Qingfeng Sect where Chuyi and Shiwu are located is the clue that Lu Qingshan found.
"It's just..." Lu Qingshan rubbed his eyebrows.
"Why are there so many Qingfeng Sects? Can you be a little more creative when naming them?"
The Zhongtian Region is an extremely large area, with countless unknown small sects.
The name Qingfengmen is equivalent to the name "Zhang Wei" in a person's name, and the probability of overlapping names is very high.
Therefore, in the Zhongtian Region, there are seventy-eight sects named Qingfeng Sect alone.
What surprised Lu Qingshan was that among these seventy-eight Qingfeng sects, none of them had been destroyed within the past ten years.
But according to what Chuyi and Shiwu said, the accident happened to them two or three years ago.
These two messages clearly conflict.
Either the Qingfeng Sect on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month was not received by Zhishoulou into the intelligence database.
Or maybe there is some hidden secret that he doesn't know.
Out of trust in Zhishoulou's ability to collect intelligence, Lu Qingshan is more inclined to the latter possibility.
Moreover, this possibility is the only one that can explain why so many people in the human race have disappeared without being noticed.
He shook his head helplessly and could only start checking one by one.
Chuyi and Shiwu sat obediently beside Lu Qingshan, answering the questions Lu Qingshan occasionally asked from time to time and helping Lu Qingshan locate the true location of Qingfengmen.
Time passes slowly.
Lu Qingshan was extremely serious, and Chuyi and Shiwu were also very focused.
No one noticed that at this moment, an almost imperceptible breeze blew by.
It was not until a moment later that Lu Qingshan suddenly smelled a faint fragrance.
"Huh?" He was startled and withdrew his attention from the jade slip, raising his eyelids to take a look.
At some point, a woman appeared in the quiet room.
She was dressed in a plain blue shirt, with a jade crown on her head, and had an extremely beautiful face.
Her eyebrows were like distant mountains, revealing a majestic and majestic aura that was rarely seen in women. Her eyes were bright and clear, like the clouds reflecting in a clear pond or the moon reflected in an autumn pool, and she was gazing at Lu Qingshan calmly.
There are many beautiful women, but Lu Qingshan has only seen this kind of beauty and this level of beauty in one person in his life.
Xia Daoyun.
Lu Qingshan was dumbfounded , "Master, why are you here?"