The ancestor is incompetent!

Chapter 95: Jin Gui secretly rises
In the World of Ten Thousand Trees, the bamboo house has been expanded several times, and it looks like a garden. A light mist permeates the bamboo forest.

Li Yuan, wearing a light blue gown, was sitting at a stone table in the woods. He closed his eyes and concentrated, gradually sensing several soul lamps placed in the corner of the secret hall in the Qi Ling Sect's ancestral hall.

Two of them were glowing blue flames. These soul lamps had no names or even any different decorations. The only difference was the numerical order in which they were placed.

Only the sect leader knew the owner of each soul lamp, and the only other person known was Li Yuan.

The third soul lamp represents Li Xuanyue’s wick, and the seventh represents Cui Huaiqiu’s soul lamp.

He guided his mind, and the flame on the soul lamp grew bigger, illuminating a small mirror in front of several lamps.

A faint fire flickered in the mirror and a spiritual light flashed on the mirror surface.

Qian Shiyan, who was teaching her disciples to refine weapons in the mountains, suddenly felt something in her mind. She stopped teaching and said, "That's enough for today."

After saying that, he disappeared in front of the group of weapon refining disciples. These weapon refining disciples looked at each other but did not dare to ask more questions. They were disciples who specialized in practicing weapon refining methods, and they would have such an opportunity to receive personal guidance on true cultivation once a month, so they would not be too regretful.

Qian Shiyan came to the secret hall quietly. She knew that Chen Guan must be on guard against her. She didn't know how many secrets in the secret hall he had taken away. Anyway, the secret hall was now only used to store some spiritual objects, magic tools, and spiritual tools. Most of them were not high-quality and were sealed by formation spirits. There was really nothing for her to be on guard against.

Walking past the pavilion, she saw that the nine soul lamps on the stage were all burning quietly, except for two whose flames were rising, very unsteadily.

Qian Shiyan was shocked when she saw this scene, and secretly said: "These soul lamps must represent the hidden cards buried by Qi Lingmen. I heard from Chen Guan that they were passed down by Junior Brother Li Yuan.

I didn't expect that Junior Brother Li Yuan was so considerate of the sect, and two of the true cultivation seeds he selected actually broke through to true cultivation!

The only sign of the sect's prosperity is the current disaster faced by the Xiang family. If they can survive the next two hundred years, they may even produce a high-level cultivator and become a major sect!"

She had some thoughts in her mind, but still used Qi Ling to convey the changes of the soul lamp to Chen Guan. After all, such a happy event must be publicized to enhance her prestige.

But Qian Shiyan waited for a long time, and the response she got was that it must not be made public or leaked!
"What on earth is Chen Guan planning?"

……

In a hall in the west of the city, Chen Guan sat at the head of the table, his eyes slightly out of focus as he thought about something. Then, a sound of footsteps came from outside the door.

Zhang Qi walked into the hall and said with a smile, "Master, do you have anything to ask me?"

"It's a big deal, but I'm afraid the inner city is not very secretive." Chen Guan raised his head and looked around the city.

"That's easy." Zhang Qi smiled and raised his palm. Three phantoms of ancient coins appeared on the three positions, and turned into a dark yellow cloud of light that covered the inner hall. "My ancient cloud of light is the best at shielding the secrets of heaven. Even the upper-level true cultivators cannot detect it.

Master, just say whatever you want."

"Senior Sister Qian just sent a message that there are changes in the soul lamps in the sect. Most likely, two people have broken through to the true cultivation stage." Chen Guan smiled, "Most of the soul lamps on Qifeng are real, and only a few soul lamps of true cultivation seeds have been placed in the secret hall. This method was left by your master.

Judging from their positions, they are most likely Li Xuanyue and Cui Huaiqiu."

"This is truly a great joy!" Zhang Qi couldn't help but smile when he heard this and said, "When our master was alive, he once said that as long as Cui Huaiqiu gets rid of his inner demons, he can achieve a breakthrough in true cultivation even at the age of 200.

As for the brother and sister, Li Xuanming has great hope, but Li Xuanyue has a hard time.

I didn’t expect that she has become successful now. What a pleasant surprise!”

Chen Guan nodded and said, "Since they are in the dark, they don't need to come out yet. I will be of great use to them later. But I haven't seen Cui Huaiqiu for many years. If he suddenly returns to the mountain gate, we will be exposed."

"That's easy to do." Zhang Qi said with a smile, "Master had already told me that he would leave Cui Huaiqiu's old scabbard. I will use divination to figure out the location, and then I can go look for it and make plans early!"

"That's good." Chen Guan said with a smile, "This situation will be very promising."

……

A month later, in Guangyuan Mountains, near Chouyun Mountain.

A group of monks lurked in the darkness and slowly approached the largest spiritual wood production base of Qi Lingmen.

The leader was actually a child of eight or nine years old, who said in a very mature manner, "Are you all ready?"

“My Lord, I have already colluded with one of the mountain guards, and we will be able to catch them all as soon as we arrive.

The latest batch of spiritual wood is about to be transported back to Qiling Mountain, and we can make a small profit by then!"

A charming woman laughed softly.

"Okay, in that case, I'll be there to support you, and you can take action in three days.

It was a Yinsha Day at that time, and all the formations and restrictions on the Chouyun Mountain would be weakened by three points. If we go straight to Chouyun Mountain, we will definitely cause the Qiling Sect to suffer heavy losses!"

Everyone agreed.

Afterwards, this group of more than ten monks hid secretly in the mountains and waited for the evil day to come.

Three days later, the sky darkened, a cold wind blew, and the Chouyun Mountain was filled with gloomy air. All the formations began to operate slowly. Although the spiritual energy in Chouyun Mountain was rich, there would be such unlucky days every few years. This was why the Dark Corpse Crows had lived here for many years.

Nowadays, various spiritual trees are planted on the mountain, and some of them are transported back to the mountain every few years to be used for making talisman paper, refining puppets, etc.

Most of these spiritual trees cannot be eroded by Yin Sha, so every year at this time there will be disciples ready to activate the formation to resist Yin Sha.

The monks who had been lurking outside the mountain for a long time saw this scene and took action immediately.

In the Chouyun Mountain, at the core of the formation, two deacons concentrated on operating the formation. Rays of fiery yang power rose up and dispersed the evil spirits that gathered from all directions.

At this moment, a figure rushed in in a panic, shouting, "It's bad, two brothers, many rogue cultivators have come from outside the mountain and are attacking the formation!"

Seeing him so flustered, the older of the two deacons replied, "Junior Brother Yue, why are you so flustered? The Sorrow Cloud Mountain Array is a spiritual array. Even a low-grade spiritual array cannot be easily broken by an ordinary late-stage Qi Refining cultivator.

Send a message directly to the mountain, and then take out the Five Puppet Ring Mysterious Array and the Talisman Array. Even if there are even-digit late-stage Qi Refining masters coming, they won’t be able to break in without a few days of effort.”

"Oh, yes! Yes! Senior brother is telling you that I was too panicked." Deacon Yue wiped his forehead as if sweating from anxiety, "When I saw those dozen or so Qi Refining Late Stage masters rushing out, I was so scared that I was at a loss.

I will go.”

After saying that, he turned around and walked out.

But the moment he turned around, two shadows emerged from under his feet and rushed towards the two people who were presiding over the formation.

The two deacons only felt a chill coming in front of them, and immediately they lit up their magic lights and flew out their magic weapons to protect themselves.

Deacon Yue directly threw out a talisman, which blew up the core of the formation.

Suddenly, the entire Chouyun Mountain shook violently, and the formations and restrictions in many places dimmed. The evil spirits in various places turned into black mist and scattered.

"Junior Brother Yue, what do you want to do?" "It seems you want to be a traitor!"

The two deacons shouted in shock and anger.

“Hahaha, so what?” Deacon Yue sneered, “The Xiang family has already broken in. It’s too late! Just wait for death!”

After saying that, he dodged away.

A group of Xiang family monks who were hiding outside the mountain immediately broke into the mountain and began to rob and plunder everywhere.

The two deacons were filled with fear and quickly flew out of the mountain. They took out the talisman array to cover an area, and one of them said in a voice transmission, "Qi Ling Sect disciples, quickly go to the talisman array to resist the thieves!"

One of the two deacons activated the talisman formation while the other identified and gathered the fleeing disciples. They also sent out sound transmission notes and crushed the jade talisman for help.

That group of thieves frantically looted spiritual objects from all over the mountain, killed disciples, and stole storage bags.

Each of the thieves looked at the mountain of spiritual trees with great surprise. Two of them even sighed, "This inland area is different. We are not like people living by the sea who can only live by the sea. If we want to collect any spiritual objects, we need the consent of the sea tribe."

"That's right. How can we, the vassals, enjoy the spiritual stones and elixirs in the storage bags of these disciples?"

"Boom~"

Suddenly, a deafening roar was heard from the Chouyun Mountain, and a chilling feeling that chilled the heart rose up.

The child who was gathering people to attack the talisman formation also stared with his eyes fixed, and after a moment of doubt, he said in joy: "I'm afraid that some evil treasure is about to be born in the depths of the earth!"

He didn't care about these small Qi-refining foe and hurriedly escaped deep into the underground.

Deep underground, Li Yuan's mind manifested a Taoist image, drawing the mysterious Yin Qi power between heaven and earth. Evil spirits appeared in the sky around him, lurking everywhere with bared fangs and claws.

After these ghosts and spirits hid themselves, the sky gradually darkened, as if it was a pitch-black night without a trace of light.

In the pitch black night, there were countless sounds of ghosts crying and wolves howling, and there was no light around. Both the disciples of Qi Ling Sect and those thieves in Chou Yun Mountain were frightened by this scene and trembled in fear, hiding in various places.

The darkness devours people, hundreds of ghosts roam at night, wandering the mountains and rivers.

The child who had just arrived underground was startled when he saw a formation in front of him. Then he realized that this was someone making a breakthrough in his cultivation, not a spiritual creature being born.

He was shocked, realizing that he only possessed a Dharma body. Facing true cultivation, even if he had just entered the realm of true cultivation, he was no match.

But can this person achieve true cultivation now?

The boy was still hesitating when he heard a long howl, followed by the sound of ghosts and evil spirits howling behind him.

These ghosts passed through the ground and gathered deep underground.

Seeing this scene, the boy's eyelids twitched wildly. He actually dared to absorb so many ghosts. Even for a ghost cultivator, he was too cruel.

His feet slipped and he turned and ran away. Although he had seven souls, he cherished each one very much. If they were destroyed, he would be in pain for a long time.

Thinking of this, Qu Mingming turned around and left without looking back.

As soon as he came out of the ground, he saw countless animal spirits being drawn towards him, like a group of beasts surrounding a mountain, and a fierce tide was surging.

Qu Mingming's eyes widened, and he asked in shock: "How could this person attract such a large number of ghost beasts?"

Around him, other thieves came over with a smile and said, "Sir, except for the disciples in the talisman formation and puppet formation, all the spiritual objects in the mountain have been looted by us. The amount we have gained far exceeds what the other families have obtained!
Sir, all we need is for you to do is break the talisman formation and puppet formation, and then take away the storage bags of those disciples, and you can make a fortune again!"

"Asshole!" Qu Mingming was furious and slapped him in the face, knocking him to the ground.

"It's already this late, and you're still thinking about those material possessions. Life is the most important thing. What's the point of having those things if you've lost your life?"

"Sir, please calm down! Sir, please calm down!" The man quickly covered his face, got up from the ground and said urgently.

"Tell them to come back quickly. If they are late, they can stay here and go on their own!"

Qu Mingming said coldly.

"Yes! Your lord!"

The man quickly flew away to pass on the message.

Qu Mingming didn't have any sense of responsibility, so he had to take these Qi-refining disciples with him.

It was because there were many ghost beasts outside the mountain, lurking outside the mountain. If he rushed alone, he would be dragged down. On the contrary, taking these Qi-refining disciples with him could attract firepower, and he would naturally be able to walk more easily.

This group of Qi-refining disciples were all descendants of various vassal clans of the Xiang family. They had limited vision and were greedy when they saw so much wealth and property. For a moment, some of them even wanted to snatch more spiritual objects.

It's not that they are too greedy, but they are afraid of poverty and suffering. As a vassal at the bottom of the society, living in the barren land of the West Sea, although the sea is rich, the Xiang family can enjoy it alone, where is the meat for them, the vassal families, to eat?

So Qu Mingming waited for a while, and seeing that only five people obeyed his orders and returned, he no longer waited, and directly set up a light of escape and rushed out of the mountain.

"roar~"

As soon as they stepped out of Chouyun Mountain, the ghost beasts lurking outside the mountain began to roar and howl wildly, scaring the five disciples behind him so much that their souls flew away. The adults didn't say that there were so many ghost beasts outside the mountain!
"Oh no, there are so many ghost beasts here!

Everyone, break out separately. If you get away, go back to the old place to reunite! Hurry up! "

After saying that, Qu Mingming immediately turned into a stream of light and flew away at an incredible speed.

The five disciples who were left in the beast herd were confused. What old place? They only came to Guangyuan Mountains to plunder. When did they mention another meeting point?
Before they could think about it, the ghost beasts from all around rushed over frantically and surrounded them in layers.

The five people hurriedly used their own methods to escape in five directions, attracting many ghost beasts to chase after them.

This chaos made everyone in Chouyun Mountain discover the ghost beasts that were swarming like a tide outside the mountain, and everyone was terrified.

Several thieves who were fighting for spiritual objects and robbing and killing disciples also stopped and wanted to find a way to survive in various places in the mountain.

But a dark crow flew across the overcast sky, and its strange cry echoed throughout the valley.

"Gah~"

A dark shadow appeared where the dark crows flew by. The man had long hair draped over his shoulders and a tall stature. He was wearing a black robe that fluttered in the wind, making his long hair fly wildly. His stern face was filled with a pair of pupils that made one feel cold and chilly.

The black crow flew over his head, folded its wings, and landed on his shoulder. The man and the crow looked out into the dark mountain.

(End of this chapter)