After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 855 Zhang Zhixing is dead, the mystery is shrouded in mystery!

The mountains and forests remained quiet, as if nothing had happened.

As we descended the mountain, the moonlight was at its brightest.

Wang Yuanchao was waiting in the car, as were Xuan Qing and Yu Huaizhen, all waiting for Chen Yang.

"How about it?"

As soon as Chen Yang got into the car, Wang Yuanchao asked.

Chen Yang briefly explained the situation: "I didn't see Li Xiulian, I only encountered Moriyama Yuichi, but he got away."

He can lie without even blushing.

Yu Huaizhen and Xuan Qing were both full of admiration. It's good to be young; you don't have to worry about losing face if your lies are exposed.

When the two of them came down the mountain, Wang Yuanchao asked the same question, but they both gave vague answers and told him to wait for Chen Yang to come down before asking.

"Ran?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Yuanchao paused slightly.

He really knows Chen Yang too well. If the person really ran away, how could he be so calm?

Wang Yuanchao found it hard to believe that these three could get away with Moriyama Yuichi by working together.

Based on Chen Yang's final descent from the mountain, he probably already had a guess in his mind.

However, neither Yu Huaizhen nor Xuan Qing refuted Chen Yang's words, and Wang Yuanchao knew what their attitude was.

He immediately gave a sullen laugh, "Good riddance. If you're going to die, don't die here and dirty our land."

Some things are better left unsaid; there's no need to delve into them and create unnecessary trouble for yourself.

Since you are the parties involved, if you say they ran away, then they definitely ran away.

"Let's go, Old Wang, let's hurry and go to Er'e Mountain."

Chen Yang urged him on.

Although Xuan Jing and Zhou Mingyuan had gone to Er'e Mountain ahead of him, Chen Yang was still vaguely uneasy.

This Li Xiulian used Sipan Mountain to attract everyone's attention. If she had had the time to go to Er'e Mountain to meet with Zhang Laodao, she probably would have succeeded long ago.

But regardless, we still need to go to the site and see for ourselves.

According to the monk's memories, it was Ding Huanchun who arranged to meet Zhang Laodao, but Ding Huanchun is already dead. So why did Li Xiulian meet with him? What exactly were they plotting?
As the car traveled along the mountain road, Chen Yang gazed at the night sky rushing past the window and fell into deep thought.

……

About an hour later, at Mount Er'e.

The group quickly went up the mountain.

Near Chunyang Temple, there is Zilan Cave.

The cave was lit up. Zhang Zhixing sat cross-legged on the bed, head bowed, eyes closed, lifeless, having passed away.

Zhou Mingyuan and Xuan Jing stood to the side, their faces extremely grim.

Not far away, a person lay on the ground, his sternum collapsed, already dead, the blood at the corner of his mouth dried, his eyes wide open, and one could even see a hint of fear before his death.

"What's going on?"

When Chen Yang and the others arrived, they were all dumbfounded by what they saw.

died?

Both the master and apprentice are dead?
Chen Yang reached out and checked Zhang Laodao's breath; he was indeed dead.

Everyone was stunned.

A powerful expert at the mid-stage of the Dao Realm! Chen Yang had just seen him a few days ago. How could he suddenly die? Moreover, there were no obvious signs of a fight around him.

Zhou Mingyuan said, "When we arrived, he was already dead. His cultivation had been completely absorbed by some unknown entity. We tried to revive him, but we couldn't. We didn't find anyone else at the scene..."

Chen Yang's face was gloomy.

There's no need to even discover it, no need to ask at all; this matter is inextricably linked to that Li Xiulian.

It's certain that Li Xiulian took advantage of their attention being drawn to Sipan Mountain to run here and meet with Zhang Laodao.

However, for some unknown reason, the two got into a conflict, which led to a deadly calamity for Zhang Laodao.

Chen Yang shared his thoughts.

Yu Huaizhen nodded slightly, "This woman has a criminal record. She once stole the cultivation sealed within my disciple Jingchen. It's not surprising that she stole this fellow Daoist's cultivation this time..."

Xuan Jing said, "There aren't many signs of a struggle around here. It's clear that Master Zhang trusts this person, but it's unlikely that Li Xiulian alone can subdue a mid-stage Dao Realm expert..."

Everyone nodded in agreement, sharing the same sentiment.

Zhou Mingyuan looked at the corpse of the middle-aged Taoist priest lying beside him with a thoughtful expression.

"Old Zhou?"

Chen Yang keenly sensed the change in his emotions and looked at Zhou Mingyuan.

Zhou Mingyuan stood beside the middle-aged Taoist priest. "He was killed by a single palm strike. The attacker was swift and decisive. He had no ability to resist and died almost instantly. The palm strike penetrated to the bone, and the internal energy was corrosive. His internal organs had already decomposed into pus..."

Immediately, Zhou Mingyuan conjured a sword aura and stabbed the middle-aged Taoist in the stomach.

A thick green liquid shot out instantly.

It smelled fishy and stinky.

Everyone couldn't help but take a few steps back, looking at the thick juice all over the ground with disgust.

Chen Yang's nose also stiffened. "What kind of palm technique is this?"

Zhou Mingyuan said, "The forbidden technique of the Heavenly Dao Sect, Yin Wind Palm."

"Tiandao Sect?"

Chen Yang was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, then immediately realized what he meant. "Elder Zhou, do you mean... Huanglong Daoist?"

When talking about the Heavenly Dao Sect, one cannot help but mention Huanglong Daoren.

Just a few days ago, Chen Yang received a reminder from Qian Huai Ren that Huanglong Daoist had already arrived in Shu, so it was indeed very possible that he would appear here.

Zhou Mingyuan frowned and didn't say anything more.

Huanglong Daoren is the patriarch of the Tiandao Sect, but that doesn't mean that everyone from the Tiandao Sect is necessarily Huanglong Daoren.

It can only be said that Huanglong Daoren is highly suspicious.

Zhou Mingyuan and Huanglong Daoren had a personal feud, but he wouldn't just pin the blame on Huanglong Daoren without evidence.

It is true that this palm technique is a forbidden technique of the Heavenly Dao Sect, but who can be sure that the Heavenly Dao Sect only has one Huanglong Daoist active in Shu?
We should confirm this with Qian Huai-ren later.

"As far as I know, back then, it was Huanglong Daoist and this Zhang Daoist who helped Ding Huanchun cleanse the obsession in the Mountain Lord's body. Therefore, Huanglong Daoist is highly suspicious."

At this point, Chen Yang thought carefully and added, "However, this Taoist priest is only at the Spirit Realm. With Huanglong Taoist's strength, why would he need to use any palm techniques to kill him? Leaving such an obvious flaw is as if he's afraid we won't know it's him?"

Hearing Chen Yang say this, everyone felt it was a bit strange.

But it was just a strange feeling. All the signs pointed to Huanglong Daoist, and now, Huanglong Daoist was undoubtedly the prime suspect.

The most important thing right now is to figure out exactly what happened here.

Chen Yang unpacked his backpack and released Centipede Elder.

Without Chen Yang saying anything more, the eight-winged centipede flew directly onto Zhang Zhixing's head.

As soon as everyone saw the centipede, they knew what it wanted to do.

Flying centipedes love to eat brain marrow and have the talent of reading other people's memories by sucking up brain marrow.

Those present were all experienced, and no one tried to stop them.

Once you look through Zhang Zhixing's memories, you'll naturally be able to figure out what he went through.

The eight-winged centipede bared its large teeth and bit down directly at the back of Zhang Zhixing's head.

"Pooh!"

However, very soon, the eight-winged centipede flew up as if it had eaten a rotten egg, as if it had been electrocuted.

Everyone looked and saw a stream of colorful juice flowing from the wound on the back of Zhang Zhixing's head.

His brain had clearly turned into pus.

"This……"

The crowd was slightly stunned. It was bad enough that they had absorbed the other person's cultivation, but they had also dissolved the other person's brain marrow.

What a deep-seated hatred and resentment this is!

The eight-winged centipede flew back to Chen Yang's side, clearly cursing and swearing.

Chen Yang's face was also ashen. The other party seemed to know about the existence of the eight-winged centipede. Whether this was intentional or unintentional, they were just guarding against this move.

His gaze shifted to the corpse of the middle-aged Taoist priest on the other side.

The eight-winged centipede had no choice but to fly over again.

It opened its big mouth and bit the top of his head, then shook its head helplessly and flew back.

Like Zhang Zhixing, the middle-aged Taoist's brain had also turned into pus.

Everyone looked at each other.

This would cut off the trail.

They could only guess what had happened here based on their previous assumptions.

Li Xiulian must have sought out Zhang Zhixing for some reason, and there were probably other experts who came with her, including Huanglong Daoren.

Zhang Zhixing was probably unprepared for these people and didn't know what happened along the way that led Li Xiulian and the others to attack him.

Moreover, it was a surprise attack. With Zhang Zhixing's strength, he didn't even have time to react before being hit, and he and his disciple also died.

They absorbed Zhang Zhixing's cultivation and destroyed the brains of the master and disciple to prevent others from discovering what happened on the spot.

The whole process was completed in one go, without any hesitation. This Li Xiulian is exceptionally cunning.

Moreover, if she dares to kill Zhang Zhixing today, she will certainly dare to kill anyone present tomorrow.

This is an absolutely dangerous person.

……

Shortly after, association staff arrived, and the bodies of the master and apprentice were recovered. No other useful information was found at the scene.

The group reluctantly descended the mountain.

The trail ends here, and there's no clear plan for what to do next.

Wang Yuanchao was a little worried. How should he write this report when he got back?
A reclusive master, a mid-stage Dao Realm expert, was just discovered. His information was only entered into the database a few days ago, and he died so mysteriously. This matter will definitely be investigated thoroughly by the authorities.

……

It was already midnight when we returned to Baoguo Temple.

After traveling for half the night, everyone was quite tired, so Xuanjing had Yuanlong arrange for them to stay temporarily at the temple.

Inside the meditation room.

None of them slept; they huddled together chatting about what had happened that night.

"This Li Xiulian is far too ruthless, and she's also connected to the Gu God Cult. I think we should issue an arrest warrant for her. Our Qing Shen Mountain is willing to fund this and mobilize the entire Panshan Realm. I don't believe she can escape anywhere..."

Yu Huaizhen harbored deep hatred for this woman, not for any other reason than that this woman had betrayed his great-grandson, causing the Qing Shen Sect's prodigy to fall into the mortal realm.

Chen Yang said, "This woman is not easy to catch. I encountered her in Raojiang a while ago. She was accompanied by a spiritual plant, and her earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magical escape technique) was superb. Unless we kill her the moment we encounter her, it will be very difficult to catch her if she wants to escape..."

Upon hearing this, Yu Huaizhen's expression grew even more unpleasant.

Xuan Qing looked at Chen Yang and asked, "What did you do with that guy from Sipan Mountain?"

The person he was referring to was, of course, Yuichi Moriyama.

This Moriyama Yuichi, who is involved with Li Xiulian and her group, and helps that woman control everyone, must have some understanding of Li Xiulian's plan.

Therefore, Moriyama Yuichi is undoubtedly the key to figuring out what this woman is up to.

Xuanqing actually wanted to ask how Chen Yang disposed of the corpse since the eight-winged centipede was there, and whether he had sucked out its brain marrow to obtain Moriyama Yuichi's memories.

“That person’s cultivation level is not low. If Elder Wu wants to read his memories, it will probably take him several days.”

Chen Yang nodded slightly; what Xuan Qing could think of, he had naturally already thought of as well.

Xuan Qing nodded, "That makes things easier."

As the saying goes, even the most meticulous plans can have flaws. Li Xiulian probably never expected that Moriyama Yuichi would be so fragile and be killed so easily.

Xuanqing said to Yu Huaizhen, "Master Yu, you don't need to be too anxious. Wait a while, and find out what they want to do and who their people are before you speak..."

Yu Huaizhen nodded slightly, "I still have some matters to attend to at Qingshen Mountain, so I'm afraid I'll have to go back tomorrow..."

He shifted his gaze to Chen Yang.

Chen Yang said, "I will inform Elder Yu as soon as I have any news."

"Thank you very much."

Yu Huaizhen nodded and said nothing more.

"Alright, that's all for today. We'll wait for news from Chen Yang."

Hyun Jing said something.

The crowd then gradually dispersed and returned to their rooms.

It was clear that everyone was in a heavy mood.

The deaths of Zhang Zhixing and his disciples were too sudden, and the fact that they died on Er'e Mountain was truly appalling.

The other party was simply unscrupulous, showing no regard for Emei at all; it could even be described as a provocation.

……

Chen Yang also went back to his room.

Even after closing the door to the meditation room, his tightly furrowed brows remained furrowed for a long time.

It seems like something is missing.

Then he remembered.

Ding Sijiang!
Wasn't Moriyama Yuichi and his gang brought back by Ding Sijiang? Why didn't we see this guy on Sipan Mountain?
This guy hid himself and didn't follow us up Sipan Mountain at all.

Or did he turn around and follow Li Xiulian?
Li Xiulian is hard to capture, but Ding Sijiang is only at the Spirit Realm, so he shouldn't be too hard to capture, right?
I can talk to Wang Yuanchao about it tomorrow and get the authorities to pay attention to Ding Sijiang's movements.

Furthermore, where will this Li Xiulian go?
Western Xinjiang?

In the memories of the monks of the Dharma-ending Age, their next stop was to go to the Western Frontier and seek refuge with the Divine Fire Sect.

Having become involved with the Gu God Cult, they have nowhere to hide and can only flee to remote areas.

It's possible that Li Xiulian might also run to the Divine Fire Sect.

This matter can also be told to Wang Yuanchao, but this woman can use earth magic, so catching her will be too difficult.

Is there any way to get her to show up on her own?
Chen Yang sat on the bed and thought about it carefully for a while, but couldn't come up with a solution.

I closed my eyes and meditated to regulate my body.

The aftereffects of using the Mountain-Driving Whip, the backlash of thunderous energy, caused his meridians to burn with pain.

Fortunately, he had held back some strength when he used the Mountain-Driving Whip, so his injuries were not serious. After restoring his true energy for a while, the discomfort in his meridians subsided.

He already possessed lightning magic, and the rebounding lightning energy, after being refined by his lightning magic, actually expanded his internal meridians slightly.

Although the process may be painful, it can be considered turning waste into treasure and turning bad into good.

Chen Yang was clearly aware that the power of the Mountain-Driving Whip was definitely not limited to this.

He hasn't mastered the art of lightning yet, and his five lightning meridians haven't fully circulated throughout his body. Therefore, when using the Mountain-Driving Whip, he has to be careful to conserve his strength. Otherwise, he might injure the enemy a thousand while also injuring himself eight hundred. The backlash from the divine weapon could be fatal if it's severe.

After recovering from his injuries, Chen Yang took out the white magatama he had obtained from Moriyama Yuichi.

The coin-sized magatama, shaped like half a yin-yang symbol, has a small round hole in the middle through which a red silk thread passes, allowing it to be worn around the neck.

Chen Yang looked down at his neck; he really had a lot of things hanging around it.

Shan Yu has several seals.

Qishan Mountain Yu Seal, Ebeishan Mountain Yu Seal, Sipanshan Mountain Yu Seal, Si'eshan Mountain Yu Seal, Bamianshan Mountain Yu Seal...

It was heavy and substantial.

Hanging this magatama on it seems like one more or one less wouldn't make a difference.

But what is the origin of this magatama?
Chen Yang inquired with the Three Corpse Divine Tree, and unsurprisingly, it did not know.

When asked, even the Five Thunder Immortals didn't know.

Shi Ling also said no.

Only Chen Yang can study it himself.

The surface of the magatama is very smooth, the texture is delicate and round, and it looks ordinary.

However, the fact that Moriyama Yuichi carried it with him at all times indicates that it was no ordinary item; it must either have some special function or some special meaning.

Chen Yang scanned it with his primordial spirit but did not obtain any information. He was certain that this was not something like a jade slip that could store information.

He immediately tried dripping blood, but it was useless.

Then he transferred his own true essence into it.

It seems that nothing has changed.

"What kind of junk is this?"

Chen Yang shook his head and casually put the jade away.

Let's wait until the eight-winged centipede reads Moriyama Yuichi's memories before we talk about it.

At that time, the origin and function of this magatama will be clear at a glance.

The moon is full tonight, and outside the window, it sinks into the water like a pool.

Chen Yang put aside his distracting thoughts and, taking advantage of the rare full moon, prepared to practice the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top Divine Skill and the Marrow Cleansing Scripture.

"Chen Yang, there's something I'm not sure if I should say." At this moment, the Three Corpse Divine Tree suddenly spoke up.

"What does Elder Tree want to say?" Chen Yang asked.

The Three Corpse Divine Tree said, "When I was at Mount Er'e, I seemed to sense the aura of that Three Corpse Human-Faced Tree."

"what?"

Chen Yang suddenly opened his closed eyes. "What did you say? The Three-Corpse Human-Faced Tree? Are you sure?"

"If you ask me if I'm sure, I can't answer. But I vaguely felt the presence of that Three-Corpse Human-Faced Tree, yet something seemed different. Or perhaps I was hallucinating. After all, I'm only in my primordial spirit state right now, so my perception might be flawed..."

As for the meaning of the Three Corpse Divine Tree, I will only express my doubts. As for taking responsibility, please don't ask me to take responsibility.

Chen Yang frowned deeply.

"Why didn't you say so before?" Chen Yang asked after a long pause.

The Three Corpse Divine Tree said, "There are too many powerful individuals. I don't want to expose myself too much. Besides, as I said, I'm not sure..."

Chen Yang took a deep breath, his eyebrows furrowing into a frown.

That night atop the Golden Summit, the system had already notified us that the Three-Corpse Human-Faced Tree in Raojiang was dead.

He completed the mission and even took the reward.

How could the Tree Elder sense the aura of the Three Corpse-faced Tree at Mount Er'e?

(End of this chapter)