Chapter 13 Chapter Thirteen

Fenxiang Valley, the secret room. The ancient screen separated the stone room, and Shangguan Ce, dressed in gray, stood quietly in place, waiting patiently. After a long time, the old voice of Yun Yilan, the owner of Fenxiang Valley, came from behind the screen: "I heard that you are tracking down the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox this time, and your whereabouts are strange, and at the last moment, you suddenly ordered all the disciples to withdraw. Come back, is there anything wrong?" There was a slight sneer on the corner of Shangguan Ce's mouth, he could guess who exactly Yun Yilan said "I heard".In the entire Fenxiang Valley, apart from himself, only Yun Yilan's most beloved disciple, Li Xun, can talk to him here.

It's just that Shangguan Ce didn't distinguish anything, he just said slowly: "Not bad." Yun Yilan was silent for a moment, then said: "If this is the case, the senior brother will be very puzzled, please ask the younger brother to teach me?" Shangguan Ce faced the screen, bowed slightly, and said, "Don't dare. I met a man on the way to track the nine-tailed celestial fox, so I ordered all the disciples to turn around immediately, and immediately returned to the valley to report to the senior brother." Yun Yilan's voice was obviously startled, and said: "Who is it that makes you attach so much importance to junior brother?"

Shangguan Ce slowly spat out the word, "Lich." Behind the screen, there was a sudden silence, and there was no sound for a long time. Shangguan Ce stood there patiently, Yun Yilan's reaction was in his expectation.When he saw the Lich that day, he was shocked, and it was no small matter. I don't know how much time passed before Yun Yilan's calm voice came from behind the screen: "They finally couldn't take it anymore." From Yun Yilan's voice, Shangguan Ce couldn't hear what this senior brother was thinking at all.It was anxiety, it was shock, he couldn't hear it at all.He stared at the screen, and then said: "One more thing..."

Yun Yilan gave a "hmm", but this time she was a little surprised. Shangguan Ce took a deep breath and said, "In the hands of the Lich, two of the sacred artifacts of the five clans were seized: the black staff and the bone jade." "What?" Yun Yilan finally couldn't keep calm anymore, and blurted out from behind the screen. A sneer flashed across Shangguan Ce's heart, but the expression on his face did not change at all, he said: "It should be that the beast monster found a wizard of the Li tribe from somewhere, and then passed on his black fire magic, and then used it to provoke Miao, Li, etc. The two clans fought, and thus snatched the black stick bone jade from the master wizard of the Miao people's altar. Later, the Li tribe wizard wanted to rebel against the beast monster, but the beast monster had already prepared it and asked the lich to kill him with black fire beads. Take back the two holy artifacts."

Yun Yilan snorted coldly, and said: "There are such people who don't know how to live or die!" After a pause, his voice was faintly stern, and said: "These sacred artifacts are of great importance, why don't you Don't do it?" Shangguan Ce looked indifferent, and said: "When I arrived, the black stick bone jade had already fallen into the hands of the Lich, and there was an evil dragon beside him." Yun Yilan fell silent, and then sighed slowly after a while, and said, "God, God! Our century-old plan has been ruined like this!" Shangguan Ce remained silent.

※※※ Qingyun Mountain, Tongtian Peak. White clouds are fluttering, and the fairy air is lingering. This place is like a fairyland on earth. The sound of cranes is clear and pleasant, echoing in the sky. The "Yuqing Palace" that was destroyed in a fierce battle ten years ago has already been rebuilt at this time, and it looks magnificent and grand in scale, even more than it was back then.Dozens of huge red stone pillars support the beams, and the roof of the hall is made of yellow glaze. Under the sunlight, it is dazzling and brilliant. In the center of the top of the hall, it towers like a spire. The jasper ring is in the shape of a pagoda. There are thirty-six floors from big to small, and from bottom to top. The tip of the yellow stone is crystal clear.

The eaves fly in all directions, and the east, south, west, and north sides are carved with golden dragons playing with pearls, and the southeast, southwest, northwest, and northeast sides are carved with colorful phoenixes flying in the air. The golden dragons and phoenixes hold glass wind chimes in their mouths, which flutter with the wind and make crisp sounds. , adding a bit of fairyland. Amidst the sound of cranes and wind chimes, Lu Xueqi, dressed in white, slowly climbed up the stone steps in front of Yuqing Hall. From time to time, there were a few disciples of Qingyun who were cleaning the stone steps. When they saw Lu Xueqi, they all nodded in salute. Among them, there were one or two young people who had just started and were still young, and they were photographed by Lu Xueqi's appearance. , blushed slightly and lowered his head.

Lu Xueqi returned the salutes one by one, her face expressionless as usual, and she walked towards the towering palace at the end of the stone steps. Behind him, there was a loud "wow" sound suddenly, the sound like a dragon chant broke the silence here, Lu Xueqi didn't look back, it was the water unicorn, the spirit beast of Qingyunmen town in the cold pool of clear water, and it climbed to the bank to bask in the sun and sleep late up. Everything here is so peaceful and harmonious, and who would have known that once a young man came out of here angrily, and threw himself into another dirty and bloody world?

After walking the long stone steps, Lu Xueqi silently glanced at the tall and tall Yuqing Palace, and walked in. In the grand hall, light came in from the open windows in all directions, and there was no sense of darkness at all.The head of the Qingyun sect, Fang Tian, ​​the number one person in the righteous way, Daoxuan Zhenren, sat on the great seat of the main hall with a smile on his face.On the lower right side of him, there is another person sitting, but it is Lu Xueqi's mentor, the first Shuiyue master of Xiaozhufeng in Qingyun sect. Lu Xueqi was taken aback, she came back from Southern Border this time, because Daoxuan Reverend sent her, so she first went back to Changmen Tongtian Peak to report to Daoxuan Reverend, and then she planned to go back to the mountain to see Master Shuiyue, but she did not expect that, Master Shuiyue was also at Tongtian Peak.And look at this Yuqing Hall, except Daoxuan Master and Master Shuiyue, there is no one else present, it seems that they are just waiting for her to come back.

Seeing Lu Xueqi entering the main hall, Master Daoxuan first smiled kindly. Although Master Shuiyue next to him was always indifferent, he also showed some love in his eyes towards his most beloved disciple. Lu Xueqi went up, bowed to Daoxuan Daoxuan first, and said: "I've seen the head master." Then she turned her head and bowed to Master Shuiyue as well, but she spoke more casually to this teacher who loves mother and daughter, and said: "Master, why are you here?" Reverend Daoxuan smiled and said: "Yesterday I received the news that you were going back to the mountain today, so I sent someone to inform your master of the news. And there happened to be some trivial matters, I wanted to talk to your master, so I just invited her over."

Lu Xueqi responded, and Master Shuiyue sat aside, looking at her beautiful disciple, she saw that Lu Xueqi's appearance was still as beautiful as before, but she was faintly pale. Master Shuiyue's heart moved, and his two beautiful eyebrows frowned slightly. Reverend Daoxuan doesn't have the experience that Master Shuiyue and Lu Xueqi have spent together for many years, and he doesn't think there is anything wrong with Lu Xueqi at the moment, so he just smiled and continued: "Xueqi, this time I'm going to the southern border to visit the owner of the Fenxiang Valley. How is the old man's business going?" Lu Xueqi was silent for a moment, and immediately told about her experiences in southern Xinjiang one by one, but in the middle, she will not talk about the scene of saying goodbye to Gui Li in Tianshui village in the middle of the night. Reverend Daoxuan and Master Shuiyue sat there without saying a word, slowly listening to what Lu Xueqi had to say.Hearing that Yun Yilan, the owner of Fenxiang Valley, still didn't show up this time, when only Shangguan Ce, Li Xun and others came out to entertain, the two of them looked at each other with strange expressions in their eyes, but they didn't speak. Later, when Lu Xueqi said expressionlessly about the battle in Qilidong of the Miao people in southern Xinjiang, Gui Li appeared, and when everyone was fighting fiercely, Reverend Daoxuan's complexion suddenly turned cold, but Master Shuiyue seemed to think more about it. At the same time, she also knew what her apprentice was thinking, so she couldn't help but look at Lu Xueqi a few more times, only to see that when Lu Xueqi was talking about Ghost Li being attacked by Li Xun, and was hurt by the magic sword Yu Lei Zhen Jue she used, her tone of voice was not the same. There was a change, but a gloomy look flashed in his eyes. Master Shuiyue sighed softly in his heart and closed his eyes. Reverend Daoxuan waited until Lu Xueqi had finished speaking, then retreated to stand beside Master Shuiyue, glanced at Master Shuiyue, snorted coldly, and said: "That evil Zhang Xiaofan, he was not eliminated ten years ago, and now he has indeed been raised. Tigers are infested." Master Shuiyue opened his eyes, glanced at Lu Xueqi next to him intentionally or unintentionally, and said indifferently: "It's all due to destiny, we can't force it." Lu Xueqi's face seemed to turn pale again. Reverend Daoxuan pondered for a moment, and said: "Judging from what Xueqi said just now, it seems that this human being has made great progress in the past ten years." Master Shuiyue nodded slowly, and said: "Zhang Xiaofan was able to suck the blood of more than a dozen Li warriors to death in an instant with the demonic power of blood-devouring beads. After being injured by Li Xun, he immediately turned back against him. Even Fenxianggu is famous. Even the pure Yang jade ruler can't resist, this kind of Taoism is no longer..." She looked at Lu Xueqi, and said, "I am no longer under Qi'er and Xiao Yicai, who is under your sect." Lu Xueqi was expressionless. Reverend Daoxuan shook his head slowly, Master Shuiyue was stunned for a moment, and said: "Why, brother, do you think I'm wrong?" Reverend Daoxuan sighed, and said: "That evildoer was attacked by Li Xun in front of him, and was injured by the Divine Sword Yu Lei Zhenjue. Not only did he not die on the spot, but he was able to fly back to fight back. I guess he is really good at resisting the Divine Sword. The prestige of the formula must be Tianyin Temple's true Dharma Dafan Prajna, and then he used his own Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao to break through the magic power formation of the Divine Sword True Jue, and after rushing close to Xue Qi, Xue Qi said that this person's eyes are like blood, and blood-eating beads If the magic wand glows red, it must be using the blood-devouring demon power to restrain Xueqi. From these, he has integrated the true methods of the three schools, and his level of practice is probably higher than that of my disciples." He glanced at Lu Xueqi, and said: "It's just that he was exhausted at that time, at the end of his strength, so he couldn't hurt Xueqi again, otherwise Xueqi's Divine Sword of Thunder Control was broken, which meant that he was powerless to fight back. It was extremely dangerous. Xue Qi, this person seems to have integrated the Buddha, Dao, and Demon schools into one body, and his way of doing things is weird and unpredictable. If you meet this person in the future, you must be careful." The corners of Lu Xueqi's mouth twitched, she held the fingers of Tianya Divine Sword, and quietly clenched and then loosened it, and said in a low voice, "Yes." Master Shuiyue looked at her, sighed in his heart, and suddenly said: "Qi'er, you have worked hard all the way, so go back and rest first. I still have something to discuss with your sect master, so I will go back later. " Lu Xueqi responded, and looked towards Master Daoxuan. Master Daoxuan shook his head and smiled, and said with a smile: "Look at my memory, I'm really confused. Xueqi, there's nothing else going on here, you can go back to Xiaozhufeng to have a good rest. " Only then did Lu Xueqi come out, first bowed to Master Daoxuan, and then said to Master Shuiyue: "Master, then I'll go back first." Master Shuiyue nodded and said, "Go." Lu Xueqi bowed her head in response, and slowly backed out. After a while, she disappeared from the sight of Reverend Daoxuan and Master Shuiyue. Reverend Daoxuan pondered for a moment, then sighed: "What a Zhang Xiaofan... Alas, what a pity." Master Shuiyue said indifferently: "That child turned into such a appearance, we can't get rid of it!" Reverend Daoxuan frowned, his face darkened immediately, and said, "Junior Sister Shuiyue, what do you mean by that?" Master Shuiyue looked indifferent, but the tone of his speech did not change at all, he said: "It's not interesting, Zhang Xiaofan abandoned the light and turned to the dark, there is something wrong with us to some extent." Reverend Daoxuan said in a deep voice: "Could it be that Junior Sister Shuiyue thought that what I did back then was wrong?" Shuiyue glanced at Master Daoxuan, and saw that his face became serious, sighed, and said slowly: "Senior brother, don't think too much. If it were me, I would do the same thing as you .As I said just now, Zhang Xiaofan is fate, it is God's will!" Reverend Daoxuan was silent for a while, his face gradually relaxed, but the atmosphere in the hall seemed a little awkward.After a while, Reverend Daoxuan said slowly: "Just now you also heard that Xueqi went all this way, but she still didn't see Yun Yilan, Guzhu Yun, what do you think?" Master Shuiyue snorted, and said: "That old guy Yun Yilan has always been mysterious and mysterious, and he doesn't know what he's going to do this time. But he's a practitioner, and he can't be underestimated. No one can harm him. So we don't have to worry too much, but..." Master Daoxuan was startled, and said: "What?" Master Shuiyue looked at Reverend Daoxuan, and said, "You didn't send any other disciples this time, but you sent Qi'er alone to Fenxiang Valley in southern Xinjiang, and you didn't even discuss it with me beforehand!" After finishing speaking, her complexion suddenly changed After cooling down, he sneered twice. Reverend Daoxuan frowned, and said: "Junior Sister, I told you about the reason later, didn't you also object?" Master Shuiyue stood up and said calmly: "Although I don't object, but my apprentice has always been strong and persistent. You know that it's better to do things with some leeway." After finishing speaking, without waiting for Master Daoxuan to speak, he walked out of the hall on his own. Daoxuan looked at her back, suddenly shook his head, and let out a long sigh. ※※※ Fox Qishan. Froststone Chamber. From the ghost king down, Qinglong, Youji and others were standing in the stone room, next to Ghost Li and Xiaobai, and in the most secluded corner, Mr. Ghost in black was standing there alone. It's just that now, no one has the heart to pay attention to that dark figure, and everyone's spirits are nervously looking at the great wizard standing beside the Biguio ice stone platform. Ghost Li clenched his fist involuntarily, on this occasion, he didn't let Xiao Hui follow him.Looking at the aging figure of the great wizard and Baguio's face in the white smoke, he, who had long been determined like steel, even began to tremble slightly. It has been ten years, and the longing for the past ten years has haunted my heart all the time. This hope is now in front of my eyes. The great wizard's body shook slightly, and everyone behind him was moved, Gui Li couldn't help but took a step up, even the usually calm Ghost King twitched the corners of his eyes. The great wizard turned his head and smiled at everyone, saying that he was fine, and everyone was relieved. It's just that after a night of rest last night, the complexion of the great wizard I saw today doesn't seem to be much better than yesterday, but it seems to be more decaying.Every wrinkle on the old face went deep, as if squeezing his remaining life. In the stone chamber, there was only the sound of the great wizard's gradually heavy panting. The King of Ghosts and Ghost Li who was standing beside him looked at each other, they both saw the faint anxiety in each other's eyes. Suddenly, the great wizard stretched out his hand tremblingly, and the direction he pointed was the acacia bell that Biguio was holding in both hands. The golden bell stood upright in the white hands, shining with soft light, and the old hand that was getting closer and closer was slowly reflected on the body of the bell. The next moment, the withered hand touched the acacia bell, and everyone in the ice stone room held their breath. From the fingertips of the great wizard, a faint blue light slowly lit up, gradually shining, but as the light kept flickering, the face of the great wizard became even more lifeless, like ashes. As if hearing some call, suddenly, the Hehuan Bell, which had been silent for ten years, burst out a crisp ringtone, which echoed gently. Excitement suddenly appeared on the faces of Ghost King and Ghost Li, and the two men couldn't help but take a step forward at the same time. It was only after a while that they woke up at the same time, and then they controlled themselves, staring fixedly at the great wizard's fingers. After the crisp bell rang, a layer of golden light slowly appeared on Hehuan Lingling's body. Although it was not bright, almost at the same time as this layer of golden light appeared, the great wizard's face suddenly showed a labored expression. In the meantime, the ice-cold stone room was suddenly filled with cold air. Everyone at the scene changed color almost at the same time, everyone who can stand here is a great expert in Taoism and cultivation, almost subconsciously, Ghost King, Ghost Li and Xiao Bai all floated up. But just as the cold air expanded in an instant, the original soft golden light on the carnival bell turned into a blazing fire in an instant, almost like a tangible fire, and it spread to the surroundings with a "boom" sound. The great wizard was the first to bear the brunt, his body was already weak, and suddenly his whole body was hit into the air by the blazing light, and a mouthful of blood spurted out abruptly. The figure of the ghost king appeared almost like a ghost, and appeared next to the great wizard in an instant, catching him, ghost li appeared in front of him at the same time, the soul-eating magic stick appeared in the air, and a black halo appeared in a blink of an eye, blocking the overwhelming momentum. The rushing golden bell was blazing.But Xiaobaibai's figure appeared beside the ice stone platform, and a white light slowly descended from where he raised his hand, enveloping the acacia bell. In a moment, the trembling acacia bells gradually calmed down, the golden glow gradually disappeared, and the temperature in the stone room returned to its original state. Everyone looked at the great wizard who was being supported by the ghost king, and saw blood oozing from the seven orifices of the great wizard after being hit by this blow. Everyone could see that the old man was really on the verge of dying, with only a little strength remaining. In the silence, all the people looked at each other, speechless in a daze. Until, a gasp and moan broke the deathly silence.The great wizard slowly opened his eyes and barely stood up straight. The ghost king was moved and stretched out his hand to help, but the great wizard slowly shook his head. The ghost king nodded silently, with a look of admiration in his eyes, and slowly withdrew his hand. The great wizard panted for a moment, raised his sleeves, slowly wiped away the blood around his mouth, and spoke, but the voice in these words was extremely hoarse: "The remaining soul of this young lady is indeed in this acacia bell. " Everyone was silent. The great wizard took a deep breath, and said: "It's just that this acacia bell is a rare treasure. It contains spiritual power and forms a strong magic circle. Although this can protect the young lady's soul, if outsiders want to take it out, they must destroy the acacia bell." Bell can't." As soon as he said this, his body suddenly swayed, and another mouthful of blood spurted out from the mouth that had just wiped off the blood.Gui Li rushed up a few steps, supported the old man in his arms, the corners of his mouth moved, and finally couldn't help but said: "Senior, you should take a rest first." The great sorcerer glanced at the young man, smiled faintly, then lowered his voice suddenly, and said, "Don't forget what you promised me in Qilidong that day." Gui Li was startled, nodded and said: "Senior, don't worry!" The great sorcerer took a deep breath, slowly pushed away Ghost Li, turned around and said to Ghost King and the others: "The current plan is to destroy the spiritual power of the Acacia Bell without damaging the young lady's soul. Summon the soul and attract the magic circle, see if you can draw the lady's soul out of the bell, cough, cough..." A severe cough interrupted his words, and everyone looked at each other speechlessly, everyone could see that the old man was exhausted, and besides, he wanted to spread such a spell, I really don't know if he can last until then. The ghost king gritted his teeth, took a step forward, clasped his fists to the great wizard, and said, "Master, I am so grateful for your efforts for the little girl. You don't have to worry about other things, you just need to rest assured to cast spells. No matter what the result is, the Ghost King Sect will definitely not let you down." That's it." The great wizard nodded slowly, with comforting eyes, gasped for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Spirit calling is a technique of ghosts and ghosts, so there should not be too many people present, please stay and help Mr. Gui Li and the suzerain, and everyone else go out for now." .” Ghost Li and Ghost King nodded at the same time, the others retreated one after another, after a while, only the Great Wizard and Ghost King Ghost Li were left in the Frost Stone Room. The great wizard's face faded, his body trembled slowly, but he could no longer stand up, his body softened, and he slowly sat down on the ground.