I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 390 The rumbling wind
When Zhang Chen said this, Xuanji Patriarch was stunned. He looked at Zhang Chen in disbelief: "What did you say?"

"Ancestor, now that things have come to this, I will not hide it from you. My ancestor wants to harm you, you'd better leave quickly. If you stay any longer, I'm afraid your life will be in danger." Zhang Chen's eyes were full of worry at this time. It has to be said that Zhang Chen's acting skills are powerful and his performance is very lifelike.

"Little Taoist boy, where did you hear this news? Your ancestor and I have known each other for tens of thousands of years. We are close friends who have risked our lives for each other. How could he harm me?" When the ancestor Xuanji heard Zhang Chen's words, his first reaction was to question, unless it was for his own inheritance.

If the other party is stuck at his current level and wants to seek his own skills to overcome the tribulation, then there may be some possibility.

Zhang Chen smiled bitterly when he heard this: "I just heard the news by chance. If you believe it, that's fine. If you don't, don't let it be known that I said it. I also saw that you really wanted to promote me, so I took the risk to come and deliver the news."

Upon hearing this, Master Xuanji stroked the tortoise shell with his fingers, feeling confused and uncertain. Logically speaking, the little Taoist boy in front of him would never lie to deceive him. If the other party could say such things to him, he would be risking his life. Otherwise, if the news leaked out a little from his side, the little Taoist boy would definitely be skinned alive by Master Changsheng and his soul would be destroyed.

"What other information do you know to testify?" asked the old ancestor Xuanji.

Zhang Chen paused for a moment before he said, "When I was serving my ancestor, I saw him discussing countermeasures with a ball of colorful light. Even the Nine Bends of the Yellow River formation was handed over by that ball of colorful light."

Hearing this, Patriarch Xuanji's heart skipped a beat and a thought flashed through his mind: Innate Peacock!

"Could it be that he reached a deal with the spirit of the innate peacock and released it? Did that old fellow Changsheng really set his sights on our inheritance?" People who calculate the secrets of heaven are more suspicious, and several of them do have something to hide. After they helped the immortal suppress the innate peacock, they were still not satisfied and wanted to gain more fortune. So they directly divided the immortal's spirit and each of them got a share to suppress it...

The reason why these people can have their current level of cultivation and even embark on the path of Qi training is all thanks to the true spirit they obtained in the past. However, the immortal is immortal, and even if these people are at this level, the power of the true spirit cannot be erased. Some of them have calculated that the reason they cannot break through is because the shackles of this world are not enough to support everyone to break through to a higher level. If they can gather the immortal's true spirit in one place and then refine it, perhaps there is hope to break the shackles.

What made him most suspicious was that Zhang Chen would never know the existence of the Peacock Spirit, but now that Zhang Chen had said it, it was most likely true.

There are two key points to verifying the authenticity of the information: first, whether there is something wrong with Zhang Chen in front of you. Second, whether the Peacock Spirit still exists.

He couldn't tell whether there was something wrong with Zhang Chen, and there was no need to see. He just needed to know whether the true spirit of the innate peacock was still there.

Seeing the other party hesitate, Zhang Chen took out the porcelain bottle that the Changsheng Patriarch had given him, and said, "The Patriarch told me to add this to the tea when I make it for you, the ancestors."

The Xuanji Patriarch took the porcelain bottle, opened it, and his face changed greatly. He knew that Zhang Chen definitely didn't have such a good thing. Only the Changsheng Patriarch could come up with this thing. He was very familiar with this thing. He used this thing to murder Xiantian Peacock and the immortal.

Master Xuanji was holding the porcelain bottle with a gloomy look in his eyes. He knew that this matter was of great importance, so he did not dare to be careless. He just said to Zhang Chen: "Boy, remember today's matter by heart. Don't mention it to anyone else."

"If it weren't for the fact that the ancestor appreciated me, I would be so touched that I would repay him with my life. How could I risk being suspected and tell him?" Zhang Chen's voice was full of bitterness: "I'm not stupid, how could I not know the consequences of telling him? If you don't believe me, send me to the ancestor, and I will definitely end up with my soul torn apart."

"You can go back. There is no need to continue boiling water and serving tea, because I want to invite all of you fellow practitioners to come and discuss important matters together." The ancestor Xuanji said with a smile.

When Zhang Chen heard this, he knew that the seeds of discord had been planted, and how the situation would develop next was no longer something he could control.

After Zhang Chen stepped down, Patriarch Xuanji immediately summoned all his fellow Taoists to discuss matters, and soon all the fellow Taoists came rushing over.

"Ancestor Xuanji, why did you summon us?" Monk Haichan looked at Ancestor Xuanji: "Have you found a way to break the formation?"

Hearing the question from Monk Haichan, Patriarch Xuanji sighed softly: "Everyone, don't worry about the formation. There is something that involves us right now. If we don't figure it out, I'm afraid we won't be able to sleep or eat well."

"What could have made you so worried?" Fairy Dongqian's eyes were full of disbelief.

As one of the top figures in this world, what could possibly make Master Xuanji so embarrassed?

The Xuanji Patriarch sighed: "There is one thing that if I tell you, I'm afraid you fellow Taoists won't believe it, because it is too sensational."

"Hurry up and tell us. If you don't tell us, how do you know we don't believe you?" Fairy Moonlight urged.

Hearing this, the ancestor Xuanji nodded and said, "I have previously deduced the secrets of heaven and calculated that we are here today because we have been tricked. That formation is a trick used by Taoist Changsheng to lure us here and secretly murder us. He has already released the Peacock Spirit, and I am afraid that he will attack us at any moment..."

The ancestor Xuanji recounted what had happened and explained the method of verification, but he excluded Zhang Chen and attributed everything to his own calculations of the secrets.

As soon as Master Xuanji said this, everyone in the field turned pale with anger.

Ancestor Fulu frowned, his eyes full of doubt, "No way! Changsheng is not the kind of person who is blinded by greed. No matter how he plans, he is definitely not our opponent. Even with a Peacock Spirit, it can't cause a big storm. How could he be so blinded that he would do such a thing?"

"Yes, your calculations could be wrong, right?" Monk Haichan was also full of doubts. Upon hearing this, the Xuanji Patriarch said, "It is very simple to verify the truth. We just need to go and see if the Peacock Spirit is still there, and we can know the truth of the matter."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the old ancestors looked at each other and nodded. When it came to matters involving their own safety, they would rather kill the innocent than let the guilty go. Then, all the fellow Taoists went to the courtyard of the Grandmaster of Longevity together.

The Grandmaster had just finished sharpening his sword in the backyard when he saw his fellow Taoists coming together. He couldn't help but feel a sudden shock in his heart, and a bad premonition came to his mind: "Why did all of you Taoists come in such a group? Could it be that you have comprehended the key to the formation?"

Monk Haichan smiled and said, "We have discussed it a bit. Since we can't solve it, we can go find someone who can. Don't you have an old peacock imprisoned here? Why don't we ask the old peacock and see if he has any solution."

Hearing what Monk Haichan said, the pupils of Changsheng Patriarch shrank, and he thought to himself: "Are they here? Are they really showing their true colors now? They really are coveting my Cao Huan Dan and Tiandi Baojian!"

However, the other party was outnumbered and powerful, and he could not stand up to them alone. Even though he was filled with rage, he did not show it at all and could only force out a smile: "My fellow Taoists, to be honest, even if you didn't come to find me, I would still invite you to come and discuss this matter. The true spirit of the innate peacock escaped from its restraints at some point and escaped from me and is nowhere to be found. The beast is extremely ferocious. Once it recovers its strength outside, we will all be punished by it. I am just looking for you fellow Taoists to discuss this matter and find a way to get the innate peacock back."

Hearing the words of the Changsheng Patriarch, all the ancestors' hearts skipped a beat. At this moment, they looked at each other and had a bad premonition in their hearts: "The clues deduced by the Xuanji Patriarch may have come true! Is this Changsheng Patriarch really crazy and wants to go against the will of heaven?"

"I wonder how the innate peacock escaped?" Monk Haichan asked, his voice full of shock, like a veteran actor.

Hearing this, Changsheng Laozu almost yelled: "You bunch of bastards, how did Xiantian Peacock escape? Don't you know? You did it in secret, and now you have the nerve to ask me?"

Although he was extremely angry, his heart was cold and he did not dare to show his affection, lest the people in front of him take action directly. If then, Wuzhuang Temple would be reduced to ruins in an instant, and the foundation he had built for tens of thousands of years would be wiped out.

"Hold on! Hold on! We must first hold these old guys steady. I will then find a way to divide and disintegrate their alliance and see if I can secretly win over a few of them to restore the overall situation." The Changsheng Patriarch kept reminding himself in his heart, and then said with a bitter face:
"I don't know how the old peacock escaped. If I knew, I would have caught him long ago. How could I have given him a chance to escape?"

"I wonder where the old peacock's true spirit is? Do you know the whereabouts of the old peacock's true spirit?" said the old ancestor Fulu in a gloomy voice.

The Changsheng Patriarch glanced at the Taoist friends in front of him, his heart became more bitter, and he uttered two words: "I don't know!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the yard became increasingly weird. Old Ancestor Changsheng always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what it was.

After discussing for a while, they naturally returned empty-handed. Then everyone gathered in the courtyard of the Xuanji Patriarch. Everyone looked at each other, and the faces of the ancestors were as gloomy as water.

"It seems that Changsheng was really blinded by the calamity and was actually bribed by the Innate Peacock and released the Innate Peacock. We were accepted as disciples by the Innate Peacock and taught the Dharma. Later, we were enlightened by the immortal master and betrayed the Innate Peacock. Now that the Innate Peacock's true spirit has regained its freedom, we are afraid that it is not good for us and we will be retaliated by the Innate Peacock." The voice of Patriarch Dongxuan was full of helplessness, and there was a hint of panic and fear.

"What should we do now?" Moonlight Fairy asked, "The Peacock Spirit has revived. Once it regains its strength, we will all be dead."

"Delay time!" said the ancestor Xuanji.

Several people looked at the Xuanji Patriarch, and heard the Xuanji Patriarch say: "At this point, it is useless even if we kill Changsheng, because the Peacock Spirit has escaped. Without the immortal master's soul to restrain the Peacock Spirit, we will never be able to seal the Peacock Spirit. Now it is better for everyone to take action to restore the immortal master's soul, and then repair the immortal master's soul as well, and ask the immortal master's soul to restrain the Peacock Spirit. Only then will we have a chance to suppress the Peacock Spirit and resolve the disaster."

After these words fell, there was a dead silence. No one spoke. After a long time, Fulu Patriarch said, "We sealed the peacock's true spirit back then, and when the Immortal Master was seriously injured, we divided and suppressed his true spirit. This hatred is no less than that of the peacock. If the Immortal Master is resurrected, I'm afraid we will not have a good ending."

"That's wrong. We all experienced how powerful the peacock was back then. Even the Immortal Master was no match for that innate peacock. The Immortal Master's true spirit has revived. If he wants to deal with the innate peacock, we have to help! If he settles accounts with us, he will be the only one left and will have no choice but to be killed by the innate peacock! The Immortal Master is not a fool. He knows what to choose." The Xuanji Patriarch raised a different objection.

After these words were spoken, everyone looked at each other, all with heavy faces and no words. After all, reviving the immortal master's true spirit was a big deal. If the immortal master retaliated afterwards, everyone present would be in big trouble.

The most crucial thing is that when the Peacock Spirit and the Immortal Spirit fight, one of them will definitely win. The one who survives will then be the one to settle accounts. How can people like us stop them?

Don't let one trouble come out at a time, then after solving another trouble, put everyone in trouble again. It would be better not to bother.

In the courtyard of the Changsheng Patriarch, as everyone left, the Changsheng Patriarch took a deep breath, turned around and walked into the house again, stroking his own sword with his hand: "Zhu Xian Sword, Zhu Xian Sword, tell me what to do? Now they have reached an alliance and even released the innate peacock spirit. What should I do?"

For him, the best option is to abandon his foundation, find a place to hide, and then quietly shoot back. But he is practicing the way of earthly immortals, and has been tied to this place by the dragon vein of Qingcheng Mountain. He can't escape even if he wants to!
"I'm sure I can't beat them, but how can I break through?" Changsheng Patriarch had a thousand thoughts flashing through his mind: "Should I collude with the demon tribe? Should I ask those old guys from the demon tribe to help?"

He has no allies among the human race. The strongest people of the human race were all his teammates, but now they are standing against him. Apart from the allies of the demon race, he has no other choice.

"If I want to form an alliance with the demon clan, I can't keep the Zhuxian Sword. This sword is the sacred object of the demon clan, and I have to return it." Patriarch Changsheng stroked the Zhuxian Sword with reluctance in his eyes. The Zhuxian Sword was too good, a treasure for killing, and he really couldn't bear to give it up.

"Forget it, there is no choice now. We have to do this. Someone, go and call Bai Lu over. I have something for him to do!" The master gave an order to the person outside the door.

Bai Lu is the leader of the four great disciples!
(End of this chapter)