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Although Fenxiang Valley has undergone such tremendous changes in the past few days, there are still no Fenxiang Valley disciples around here, because this is the residence of Fenxiang Valley Master Yun Yilan, and also his place of seclusion.

Ever since Yun Yilan began his retreat, all the disciples of Fenxiang Valley were forbidden to enter this place. Of course, the disciples of Fenxiang Valley in the periphery naturally defended like an iron wall.

Apart from Shangguan Ce, whom Yun Yilan has always relied on deeply, the only one who can enter Tianxiangju is his direct disciple Li Xun, who can come and go here and meet his mentor.

As for others, including the elders such as Lu Shun, they were also prohibited from entering or leaving.

Even when the Xuanhuo Altar in Fenxiang Valley was broken into and the Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox that had been suppressed for three hundred years was released, and even the legendary treasure of Fenxiang Valley was likely to appear, Yun Yilan did not come out, but let Shangguan Ce take charge of the situation.

What exactly was he doing in seclusion in that small courtyard?

This question lingers in the minds of many Fenxiang Valley disciples from time to time.

Shangguan Ce gently pushed open the door, walked in, and then closed the door.

What appeared before his eyes was a small courtyard that he was already familiar with. There were a few bodhi trees, with branches gently swaying in the morning breeze. Except for a small path in the middle, there was green grass all around.

Apart from this, there is nothing else.

The leader of one of the three great righteous sects in the world seemed to live in a very simple and austere place.

At the end of the path, there is a small two-story house with white tiles and gray walls, built against the mountain. The door is made of paulownia wood and painted purple, and is also half-closed.

Shangguan Ce walked over, pushed the door open, and then closed it.

The surroundings suddenly became quiet, as if all the troubles of the world were shut out of the house with just a wave of his hand.

There was no one in the room, only a few simple pieces of furniture, and there seemed to be a thin layer of dust on the table and chairs.

Shangguan Ce calmed himself down, walked straight into the inner room, came to a cabinet, opened the drawer on the left, reached in and seemed to turn something, and after a moment, a low voice sounded from behind him.

The entire wall slowly retreated to the right, revealing the solid rock of the mountain and a secret passage in the middle that was only wide enough for one person to walk through.

Shangguan Ce walked in without hesitation. Not long after his figure disappeared in the secret passage, the door slowly closed again, and no trace of him could be seen.

In the dark passage, there are glowing pebble-sized stones inlaid at regular intervals to provide lighting.

And he did not feel stuffy at all while walking, which was naturally because there were other ventilation channels here.

The secret passage was not long, and he soon reached his destination, a stone chamber about the same size as the inner room outside.

The stone room was empty, but there was a screen in the middle, blocking his view. Suddenly, an extremely old voice came from behind the screen: "Is that Junior Brother Shangguan?"

Shangguan Ce took two steps forward and stopped four or five steps away from the screen. He said respectfully, "That's right, Senior Brother. Are you okay?"

The voice seemed to be that of Yun Yilan, the world-famous master of Fenxiang Valley. However, for some reason, this giant of the righteous path, who was once as famous as Taoist Xuan of Qingyun Sect and Master Puhong of Tianyin Temple, now sounded like a dying old man with a scattered spirit and insufficient energy.

He just chuckled and said calmly, "My body? Is it okay? That's it. I will just wait for death slowly."

Shangguan Ce's face changed, his expression was complicated, and he was about to say something, but was interrupted by Yun Yilan's weak voice: "How is it going?"

Shangguan Ce pondered for a moment and said, "I think we have found out that the one who secretly instigated the fishmen on the night of the incident was Jin Ping'er from the Hehuan Sect of the Demonic Cult. I think she wanted revenge because her Hehuan Sect disciples were killed by the fishmen in the Dead Marsh."

Yun Yilan was silent for a moment behind the screen, then her voice suddenly lowered, and she asked, "Has she noticed the big thing we were secretly planning?"

Shangguan Ce's body suddenly paused slightly, and in just this moment, the voice behind the screen suddenly became full of majesty.

"In my opinion, not yet."

"That's good," Yun Yilan was obviously relieved, and said, "Otherwise, if the matter is leaked, all my years of hard work will be wasted."

Shangguan Ce nodded and said, "Don't worry, Senior Brother."

Yun Yilan paused for a moment and said, "Have you found out who was the one who sneaked into the Xuanhuo Altar and let the Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox go?"

Chapter 164: Enjoyment

Shangguan Ce shook his head.

He had no idea who released the nine-tailed fox.

After all, Ling Yi deliberately concealed his identity, and they couldn't find out at all.

Yun Yilan then said, "Go ahead! You should be in charge of this matter."

Shangguan Ce hesitated for a moment, but still asked, "What about Jin Ping'er..."

Yun Yilan's voice came clearly from behind the screen.

"I would rather kill the wrong person than let him go!"

Shangguan Ce's facial muscles twitched, and then he nodded and said, "Yes."

After that, he turned around and left.

Not long after, his figure disappeared into the secret passage.

After a moment, a low mechanical sound was heard, and it was obvious that he had opened the secret door and gone out.

In the silent stone room, Yun Yilan's laughter suddenly rang out, with a hint of desolation and a hint of sarcasm: "You put all your thoughts on Xun'er, saying that he was the one who came up with them. Don't you think I don't know? Three hundred years ago, you lost your job and lost the Mysterious Fire Mirror, but three hundred years later, Junior Brother! You still haven't made any progress!"

"Hehe, hehe..."

The desolate and bleak laughter slowly echoed in the cold stone chamber.

After leaving Tianxiangju, Shangguan Ce walked out of the door. Somehow, with his level of practice, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He calmed himself, pondered for a moment, and then walked outside. After the familiar twists and turns along the way, he came to a palace that looked quite majestic. On the plaque hung three words: Mountain and River Palace.

This name, combined with this tall and majestic palace, does give it a sense of looking down on the world. I wonder if when the ancestors of Fenxiang Valley built this palace to receive guests, they were also thinking that one day it would be the best in the world.

Shangguan Ce thought this in his mind and slowly walked in.

There were people sitting in the hall. Except for the disciples of Fenxiang Valley standing aside, the guests here were mainly people from the righteous path who came to say hello. There were roughly a dozen of them, and Li Xun was sitting with them.

In Shangguan Ce's eyes, the most important people are actually the two people sitting at the top.

Lu Xueqi.

Dharma.

These two outstanding disciples from the two most famous sects today naturally represent the sects behind them.

So although he is not as old as some other elderly people, he is ranked higher.

The Dharma image was still wearing the moon-white monk robe, with a kind smile on his face. He talked to Li Xun with a smile and responded appropriately.

Li Xun and Fashang had known each other for a long time, so they were quite happy to see each other and talked happily, all while laughing and chatting.

From time to time, his eyes would glance at Lu Xueqi who was sitting next to the Dharma Image.

Shangguan Ce saw all this happening, and when everyone saw him walk into the hall, they all stood up one by one.

Shangguan Ce returned the greeting with a smile, walked to the seat of honor, and inadvertently glanced at Lu Xueqi and Fashang.

The two of them bowed to him at the same time. Lu Xueqi remained silent, while Fashang smiled and said, "It's been many years since we last met. It's rare that Master Shangguan is still in good health."

Shangguan Ce shook his head and laughed, "I'm old, I'm old, and I'm useless now." Then he extended his hand and asked everyone to sit down.

A thought flashed through his mind. Over the years, Fashang's reputation in Tianyin Temple and among the righteous people of the world has been at its peak. All parties believe that he is the successor to the next abbot of Tianyin Temple, so it is not surprising that he came this time on behalf of Master Puhong of Tianyin Temple.

But from Qingyun Mountain, it seemed that they heard that the eldest disciple Xiao Yicai was the young disciple most valued by Taoist Master Daoxuan.

Of course, Lu Xueqi has been very popular in recent years, and coupled with her unparalleled beauty, she is talked about by cultivators all over the world.

Shangguan Ce's mind was turning, and he secretly wondered if Qingyun Sect had any other intentions in sending Lu Xueqi here, but he naturally did not show it on his face. Everything was normal, and he smiled and said to everyone:

"Everyone, I am Shangguan Ce. I would like to express my deepest gratitude to all of you for your concern for my valley. The volcanic eruption a few days ago was indeed a normal change of heaven and earth. Thanks to all of you, my valley has not been damaged."

The Dharma Image smiled and said, "Amitabha, this is the best. However, I heard rumors that Elder Yun Yilan, the master of Fenxiang Valley, seemed to be in trouble. My mentor, Master Puhong, has always been on good terms with Elder Yun, so he asked me to come and say hello on his behalf."

When he said this, he actually expressed what most people present were thinking. After all, the actions of the Fenxiang Valley here were strange. Especially when such a big thing happened, the Valley Master Yun Yilan never showed up. It was really strange.

At once, everyone agreed and focused their attention on Shangguan Ce.

Shangguan Ce smiled and said, "To be honest, I just came from the Valley Master's residence, Tianxiangju."

Everyone exclaimed "ah" and "oh" at once, and the whole place became a chorus. Shangguan Ce waited for everyone to calm down, then stood up, bowed to everyone, and said with a smile: "I have reported your concern and kindness to the Valley Master one by one. Valley Master Yun is extremely grateful.

It’s just that Senior Brother Yun is in seclusion at a critical time, so it’s not convenient for him to come out to meet guests. I hope you can forgive me for being rude.”

After saying this, he smiled and clasped his fists. Li Xun beside him also stood up and saluted with him.

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. After a moment, the Dharma Image stood up, smiled, and said, "Since the benefactor Shangguan has said so, we believe that Elder Yun must be well, and we are relieved. We are really sorry for disturbing you."

Shangguan Ce and Li Xun said at the same time: "No, no."

Fashang glanced at Lu Xueqi beside him, but saw that the woman beside him had no expression on her face, as cold as ice. Her face was especially pale, almost transparent, and there was a hint of desolation.

Fashang smiled bitterly in his heart, knowing that Lu Xueqi would never speak up, so he had to speak for Lu Xueqi and said, "It would be great if Senior Yun is in good health. Also, Senior Brother Li Xun just said that there seems to be a demon from the Demon Cult taking advantage of the chaos to cause trouble. Is there anything we can help with?"

Shangguan Ce pondered for a moment and said, "The demons of the Demon Cult are cunning and cunning, and they love to take advantage of the natural disaster to secretly attack Bi Gu. It is really hateful.

Fortunately, we defended tightly and drove them out of the valley. Although we cannot let this matter go, we cannot find where they are now.

Fenxiang Valley sent out many disciples, but until today, except for some minor figures and Jin Ping'er, there is no trace of the others. Now I don't know how to track them down?"

The Dharmakāya frowned, and the others were speechless. Besides, the Demon Cult was now very powerful, and Jin Ping'er was a well-known ruthless woman in the world. Some righteous people with low Taoism skills might not want to mess with her.

However, for various reasons, Fenxiang Valley is actually unwilling to allow other factions to intervene.

Shangguan Ce winked at Li Xun, who understood and stepped forward, clasping his hands and saying, "I would like to thank you all for your kindness, but Fenxiang Valley will do its best to investigate this matter, even if it takes time, so I won't bother you any more..."

Lu Xueqi didn't say anything from beginning to end.

She came here not only to investigate the situation in Fenxiang Valley as requested by her master, but also to find Ling Yi.

Now she knew that Ling Yi was still with Jin Ping'er, and she also knew where Xiaobai, the thousand-year-old fox demon who was released from Fenxiang Valley, was.

Of course, she would not tell these things to the people in Fenxiang Valley.

After finishing the discussion, Lu Xueqi suggested leaving and returning to Qingyun Sect, then changed route and quickly rushed to where Ling Yi was.

On Ling Yi's side, after fighting with Xiaobai and Jin Ping'er for a whole night.

The next day, Xiaobai and I went to meet her son, Xiaoliu.

After that, the mother and son talked about many things, and Xiaoliu decided to return to Fox Mountain because he found that there were still people of the same tribe in Fox Mountain.

Sanwei had already gone to gather with his fellow tribesmen, and the time would only wait for him and his mother Xiaobai to return.

Xiaobai agreed to this.

Not long after Xiaoliu left, Lu Xueqi arrived at Tianshui Village.

When Lu Xueqi arrived and saw that Jin Ping'er and Xiaobai were also Ling Yi's women, she became jealous and her eyes turned sour when she looked at Ling Yi.

Fortunately, Lu Xueqi already belongs to Ling Yi physically and mentally. As long as Ling Yi likes her, she will not resist serving Ling Yi together with Jin Ping'er, Xiaobai and others.

In the following days, Ling Yi was not in a hurry to leave Tianshui Village. Instead, under the leadership of Xiaobai, he traveled with Jin Ping'er and Lu Xueqi to experience the charm of the Ten Thousand Mountains.

During this period, they often had four-person battles in the wild.

It really made Ling Yi enjoy it immensely.

While he was traveling, he enjoyed the service of Lu Xueqi, Jin Ping'er and Xiaobai.

A lot of things happened in the Shiwan Mountains.

Chapter 165: Legend

Southern Xinjiang is located in the south of China’s vast land. It has never been as prosperous as the Central Plains, but it has its own unique origins.

Everyone in the world knows that there are five ethnic groups in southern Xinjiang, living together on this land.

But in fact, a long, long time ago, the Miao, Li, Zhuang, Tu and Gaoshan tribes were actually the same ancient tribe called the "Wu Tribe".

Legend has it that in ancient times, the ancient witch tribe managed the southern border and was very powerful. Every generation in the tribe produced extraordinary people with profound witch powers. Among them, the witch goddess who served the witch god in each generation had the most powerful witch magic.

The so-called witch goddess is a virgin with supreme spiritual power who is selected from the ancient witch clan in each generation. She serves the witch god in the altar, studies witchcraft, and leads all the witch clan members.

This kind of life has been going on for many, many years...

However, in the third year after the eleventh generation witch goddess of the ancient witch clan ascended the throne, something strange suddenly happened in the Ten Thousand Mountains on the southern border.

In the Ten Thousand Mountains, a monster called the "Beast God" appeared.

No one knew the origin of the monster. It seemed as if he had appeared out of nowhere in the steep and ferocious Ten Thousand Mountains.

At first, no one noticed the existence of the monster, but gradually, the ancestors of the witch clan felt something strange.

Although the rolling mountains of the Shiwan Mountains are steep, they are covered with lush forests and rich in animals, so skilled hunters among the Wu Clan can always enter to hunt.

But from that time on, a poisonous miasma suddenly appeared in the Ten Thousand Mountains. If people inhaled it, their whole body would fester and they would die.