Chapter 118 After Lan Zhao, the mastermind behind the scenes, left, Zhen Jian returned...

After Lan Zhao left, Zhen Jian returned, whip in hand, and looked at Lan Feichen: "My great master, today's hundred lashes are not yet complete, let's continue."

Lan Feichen frowned invisibly. During the sect trial, a disciple stole someone else's demon pill, and he ordered Zhen Jian to punish him with three hundred lashes. However, Zhen Jian accepted the disciple's bribe and did not punish him. Afterwards, someone else reported the incident to him, so he punished Zhen Jian with three hundred lashes. He didn't expect that he would hold such a grudge against him.

Zhen Jian said in a deep voice, "When the extremely wise Grand Master punished me, could he have imagined this day would come? Ha... extremely wise, impartial and selfless! Pah! You are a blind man, a fool who can't tell right from wrong!"

"I am the head of the Discipline Hall, after all. How could I be so partial to him for such a small amount of spirit stones? I didn't punish him because I knew from the look in his eyes that he was wronged. However, he had no power or influence, and the one who framed him was the Zhao family's heir, so he had no choice but to accept it. I didn't actually punish him and told him to keep quiet and stay away from these people in the future. But I didn't expect the Sect Master to believe the slander and punish me with three hundred lashes. Well, I accept it, but does the Sect Master know what happened to that man later? He later died from a demonic possession during his cultivation. It's ridiculous that the Sect Master didn't even bother to visit him. After all, he was just one of many disciples, without any aristocratic family background. His death wouldn't have attracted the Sect Master's attention. I'm afraid the Sect Master doesn't even remember who he was. But I do remember. I checked, and he wasn't possessed at all. He was beaten to death with a whip."

Lan Feichen lowered his eyes.

Zhen Jian continued, "Master, do you know that the truth of the trial back then was not what that bastard Prince Zhao said. It was this disciple who risked his life to kill the monster and obtained the monster pill, but Prince Zhao took away the monster pill while he was weak. Master, if you only check the aura on the monster pill, you will know the truth. But Master, you already have a prejudice in your heart. You think that a disciple like him who came from a poor family could not possibly kill such a powerful monster and obtain the monster pill. Only someone like Prince Zhao could do this. So, you are blind and heartless. "Since the Sect Master can't notarize the disciples, let's find someone else. Lan Zhao is much better than the Sect Master. At least he'll ask about the cause and effect. I used to think so, but recently I discovered that he's the same way. Not long ago, your uneducated son brought two friends to the sect, but because of a few words from the Tianyi Sect Master, Lan Zhao convicted them without even investigating and handed them over to Ying Hongxuan. Everyone knows that once a person falls into Ying Hongxuan's hands, they will not survive. You really have a good disciple."

At this point, Zhen Jian lashed Lan Feichen across the face with a whip. "But why? Why should our fate be in the hands of people like you who can't tell right from wrong? Why? Since the world is unfair, then we will rebuild it. And you, the dizzyheads, deserve to be stepping stones to the new world."

Zhen Jian lashed out dozens more times before stopping. "Alas! You said I'm talking nonsense with you, but you don't understand. Oh, next time, the next time your good disciple gives you the drug, you will be completely reduced to a human puppet. From then on, you will become a sharp knife in our hands to atone for the sins of those who died because of you."

Zhen Jian put away the whip and turned to leave.

Lan Feichen clenched his fist silently. He had some impression of what Zhen Jian said. The boy from the Zhao family had always been humble and polite in front of him, and his cultivation was much higher than that disciple. There were also many people who testified for him, so he thought that the disciple had bad intentions and did not investigate carefully. However, he did not expect the truth to be like this, and he did not expect that the disciple would die because of this. It was his fault.

After Zhen Jian returned, Lan Zhao ordered people to start watching him, but Lan Zhao underestimated Zhen Jian's cultivation level. Zhen Jian soon realized that someone was watching him secretly. Zhen Jian immediately guessed that he must have been exposed when he went to look for Lan Feichen today, and he must report this incident to his master as soon as possible.

The other party kept a close eye on him for five consecutive days. Until midnight on the sixth day, Zhen Jian finally found an opportunity to get rid of the other party and took the opportunity to contact the person behind the scenes.

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"Big Brother, Hall Master Zhen hasn't shown any abnormalities for five consecutive days. Do we need to continue watching him?"

Lan Zhao nodded: "Continue."

The disciple was puzzled: "Big Brother, since taking over the Discipline Hall, Master Zhen has devoted himself to the sect and would never do anything detrimental to the sect. Do you have any misunderstandings about him?"

Lan Zhao frowned. "It's inconvenient to explain the reason right now. If there's no solid evidence, I won't let you keep an eye on me."

The disciple bowed and said, "I understand."

Lan Zhao sighed silently as he watched the disciple leave. If he had not seen it with his own eyes, he would never have thought that the person who harmed his master would be Zhen Jian. After all, his master had been kind to Zhen Jian. Human hearts were really hard to predict.

…

In the inn, Li Youyang and Bei Liyuan decided to go to Shenyuan. Gan Jing and Lan Feichen both encountered problems when they were in Shenyuan. Perhaps some clues could be found there.

Before leaving, the two left messages for Ying Hongxuan and Lan Zhao respectively.

When they arrived at Shenyuan, the two did not rush in. Instead, they first probed into the spiritual energy and found nothing unusual before entering.

Half an hour later, Bei Liyuan stopped with his arms folded. "Why does this place feel no different from any other abyss? What do you think these two people came here for?"

Li Youyang's sword finger moved slightly, releasing spiritual energy. After a moment, he said coldly, "Found it."

Bei Liyuan: "Hmm? I explored it once before, and there was nothing unusual in the entire Divine Abyss. There wasn't even any fluctuation of spiritual energy."

Li Youyang had already risen on his sword: "Last time, I picked up a strand of black hair from the leader of the Tianshen Sect, and used it to find the place they had been to before."

"Black hair?"

Bei Liyuan hurriedly chased after him: "What black hair? When did it happen? Master, why do you want his black hair?"

Li Youyang didn't bother to explain, so he sped up. Bei Liyuan quickly gave chase. Half an hour later, Li Youyang flew down on his sword and stood in front of a cliff. Bei Liyuan was chasing too fast and slid forward a distance before stopping. He quickly dodged to Li Youyang's side and asked, "Master, what's going on with that black hair?"

Li Youyang looked at the stone wall with cold eyes: "Split it open."

Beiliyuan:?

Li Youyang took a few steps back. Bei Liyuan summoned Shen Yuan, who was still unhappy: "Isn't he not able to chop it himself? Why do you want me to do such a hard job?"

With a loud bang, the cliff was split in half, revealing a hidden world inside.

Bei Liyuan put away his sword and couldn't help but sigh: "This is definitely the most luxurious palace I have ever seen, bar none."

Chen Yuan: What kind of fate has Siming arranged for our master? Even this shabby place can be considered luxurious. It is far inferior to the Temple of War God.

Bei Liyuan looked at Li Youyang: "Master, could it be that we haven't brought enough storage rings?"

Li Youyang did not answer and walked straight into the palace.

Bei Liyuan followed closely behind: "Master, I'm not being stingy, I'm just curious why you want the black hair of the Tianshen Sect's leader?"

Li Youyang stopped and asked, "If I don't explain, will you keep asking?"

"No, Master, that's not what I meant. I just think that hair is a person's most..."

Li Youyang interrupted, "At the time, I had already thought of investigating this place, and I suspected that the person behind it would definitely erase all the arrangements. However, no matter how cautious the person behind it was, it was impossible for them to completely eliminate the aura. That's why I asked for a hair just in case."

Bei Liyuan said hurriedly: "Master is far-sighted and considers the future. I didn't think of this."

Li Youyang's eyes turned cold: "Besides, I'm not blind. If I really want to find someone like that, I won't find one who is useless except for cultivation."

Bei Liyuan chuckled, his master was praising him.

Li Youyang looked at Bei Liyuan and sighed silently. It seemed that there was something wrong with his vision, or did he just like stupid people?

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but rub my eyebrows. It's really hard to describe my preference.

Noticing Li Youyang's disdainful gaze, Bei Liyuan quickly suppressed his smile and said, "Master, I will lead the way."

Li Youyang curled his lips: "You lead the way?"

Bei Liyuan nodded repeatedly.

Li Youyang asked again: "Then do you know where they went before?"

Bei Liyuan looked up at the several doors in front of him and scratched his head in embarrassment. Li Youyang didn't bother to pay attention to him and walked forward. Bei Liyuan followed closely behind him. After entering the second palace, Li Youyang released his spiritual energy again, his eyes became a little colder, and there was no reaction in other places. This means that something happened when they arrived here.

Bei Liyuan's sword moved quickly, and a formation enveloped the entire palace. Just as he was about to explore again, an invisible door suddenly appeared beside Li Youyang, and Li Youyang was instantly pulled into it. Bei Liyuan hurried to rescue him, but was a step too late: "Master!"

Then a water mirror appeared in the void. In the water mirror, Li Youyang was guarding his body. "This is... the scene when I was nurturing my soul. No, it's not."

"Don't worry, sir. This person and I are destined to be together. If he can pass the test, he can inherit my legacy. If he cannot, I will also give him a supreme spiritual treasure."

"We don't care about any broken spiritual treasure or inheritance. Let my master out now, or I will destroy this temple."

"It's not that I won't let him out, but if I interfere, he'll most likely be trapped in the illusion forever. Are you sure you want to take that risk?"

Bei Liyuan clenched his fists, he definitely didn't dare to gamble.

Although the water mirror shows him and Li Youyang, all the experiences are not theirs:

Bei Liyuan woke up and said, "Master, I have made you worried again."

"No problem, how do you feel?"

Bei Liyuan smiled and said, "This minor injury is nothing serious. How about Master, have you accepted it?"

"Um."

"That's good. My uncle said that our master is about to face a tribulation. Without this magical medicine, it will be very dangerous..."

Li Youyang lowered his head and approached Beiliyuan: "You are afraid that your master will die."

Bei Liyuan nodded.

"Why?"

"You are my Master."

"Is this the only reason?"

"What else?"

Li Youyang clenched his fist silently: "Nothing."

Then he stood up and said: "You are still very weak, rest for a while."

After Li Youyang left, Bei Liyuan murmured, "Master seems angry. Why?"

Bei Liyuan was furious outside the water mirror: "That's my master, not his master. My master loves me, not him. I don't care who you are. Send my master out to me now, or I will destroy this palace."

"Go ahead and smash it."

Bei Liyuan clenched his fists tightly, groaned, and continued to stare at the water mirror.

In the evening, Li Youyang came to see Beiliyuan again: "Do you really think I am just your master?"

Bei Liyuan looked at Li Youyang with a puzzled expression: "Master, what do you mean? Once a teacher, always a father. I lost both my parents when I was young. To me, you are my father."

"Father?"

Beiliyuan nodded solemnly.

Li Youyang silently clenched his fists, then suddenly approached: "But I don't want to be your master, your father."

"Master?"

Li Youyang looked at Beiliyuan intensely, then finally sighed and stood up: "Nothing."

"Master, I have something else I would like to ask for your help."

"What is it?"

"My disciple and Senior Brother Leng Yan are in love and would like to become Taoist couples. I would like you to propose to my uncle on my behalf."

Li Youyang clenched his fists again and turned to look at Beiliyuan: "Do you want to become a Taoist partner with Leng Yan?"

"Um."

Li Youyang said solemnly, "Master, I will not allow this."

"Why? Senior Brother Leng Yan is very kind and takes good care of his disciples."

"He doesn't want to."

"? He was the first to tell his disciples that he was attracted to them."

"He was seriously injured and won't be able to get up for a hundred years."

"?"

"Just rest and recover."

On the second day, Beiliyuan heard the news that Leng Yan was seriously injured. It was his master who beat him personally.

When Li Youyang came to see him again, Bei Liyuan couldn't help but ask, "Why did Master hurt Senior Brother Leng?"

"He's not okay."

Beiliyuan was silent.

"Unhappy? Because I hit Leng Yan."

"No, I just don't understand why Master did this."

Li Youyang was silent.

Bei Liyuan added: "Master, if you do this, it will easily lead to misunderstandings among disciples, making them wonder if they can expect something."

Li Youyang: "What are you looking forward to?"

Bei Liyuan shook his head and smiled: "Nothing."

Master practices the way of ruthlessness, what is he still dreaming about?

Li Youyang looked at Bei Liyuan and said, "I love you, so I don't want you to be with anyone else. I'm a very domineering person. You can choose not to love me, but I will never allow you to choose anyone else. Do you understand?"

Bei Liyuan stood there in shock: "Master...isn't he practicing the Way of Mercy?"

At this point, Li Youyang's sword finger moved slightly, and the image in the water mirror froze. Li Youyang's voice came from the void: "Sir, I have given you the answer. Can you let me go?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Youyang left the illusion.

"Ha... How ironic! It's actually because of this reason. Who told him that I practice the Way of Mercy? What a fool! What a fool!"

Bei Liyuan said coldly: "Where is the inheritance you promised me?"

After waiting for a long time without any response, Bei Liyuan wanted to ask again, but Li Youyang said coldly, "He's already left. I guess he went to look for his disciple."

Bei Liyuan immediately became angry: "I'll chop this..."

Li Youyang stopped him: "We are not here to look for opportunities, don't delay the important things."

Bei Liyuan said "oh", and Li Youyang looked at Bei Liyuan and smiled.

Bei Liyuan was stunned: "Master, is you in a good mood?"

Li Youyang hummed, "I just thought it was a good thing that you were thick-skinned enough, otherwise we would have ended up as a couple of enemies."

Bei Liyuan: ...

How can I be so shameless?

"Oh! By the way, I forgot just now. This is the inheritance given to you. Come in and take the trial."

Li Youyang hurriedly asked, "I'd like to ask, have you ever seen anyone come here before?"

"Well... two monks did come here, but after they arrived, just as I was about to pull them into the illusion, they left in a hurry."

"Leaving in a hurry?"

"Yes, it seems that there was a sudden and violent shock in the abyss, and they left."

Li Youyang nodded: "Thank you."

"You're welcome. My name is Chu Xiao. If you have any questions in the future, you can come to Jiuxuan Sect to find me."

Bei Liyuan was slightly startled: "Chu Xiao, I think I've heard this somewhere."

Li Youyang looked at him. Bei Liyuan thought for a moment, his eyes brightening. "I remember now. Grand Master once mentioned that there was another person in the world who could barely be compared to them, and that was Chu Xiao. Unfortunately, he went insane because of one of his disciples, and later disappeared. We don't know whether he's alive or dead. Master, we're really lucky."

Li Youyang: "Let's go, this is an opportunity, don't waste it."

Bei Liyuan nodded, and the two of them walked into the secret realm. Then they were stunned. After entering, there were countless monsters. Fortunately, the monster pills they obtained after killing them did not need to be refined by the two of them, and they became their cultivation on their own.

Bei Liyuan was about to curse, but he held it back.

"This senior is really...why couldn't he just improve his cultivation directly? Instead, he had to resort to such a tactic. He must have gotten so much scolding for nothing."

"There's nothing wrong with that."

…

When Ying Hongxuan of Tianyi Sect received the news from Li Youyang, he couldn't help but sigh, "It's better to have someone to help you than to fight alone. We've made such great progress so quickly. I can't fall behind here. I should find out the identity of the person behind this."

At night, Ying Hongxuan arrived at the pre-arranged location wearing a cloak. A mysterious man was already waiting there: "You're a little late this time."

Ying Hongxuan curled his lips and smiled lightly: "I am not as idle as you. I have to deal with the affairs of the sect every day, and I have to avoid all the disciples. It's only half an hour late, so why should you take it too seriously?"

"Do you think that with Lan Zhao's help, you can escape my control?"

Ying Hongxuan sighed, "Lan Zhao is really terrible at his job. He finally found a traitor, but he was discovered like this. He's really useless."

The mysterious man said coldly: "Don't forget, your master is still in my hands."

Ying Hongxuan lowered his eyes and said helplessly, "If only you had forgotten, I wouldn't have had to make this trip. However, I've done so many things for you, yet you haven't revealed anything about Master's current condition. This is a bit unfair. If you want me to continue helping you, you should at least give me some benefits. At least let me know that Master is still alive."

The mysterious man said in a deep voice: "You have no chance to bargain with me."

Ying Hongxuan smiled and said, "Maybe not in the past, but it's hard to say now."

"oh?"

Ying Hongxuan continued, "I used to think that the Tianshen Sect was already under your control. Now that I know Lan Zhao is actually a friend, do you think your plan can still be successfully completed if the two of us join forces to call a sect meeting to search for your group?"

"Ha... I didn't expect you to actually threaten me. Do you really want your master's life gone?"

Ying Hongxuan pretended to be helpless and said, "What can I do? I have done so many evil things for you, and I even tried to kill my own uncle, but I don't even know whether my master is alive or dead. If my master is already dead, then what's the point of me continuing to work for you? It would be better to avenge my master directly. Besides, my master would definitely not want to see me being controlled by others and doing such evil things. If I fail to save him in the end, I'm afraid he will die with regrets. Thinking about it this way, it seems that I should not work for you anymore. No wonder I'm late today. It seems that there is a guidance in the dark. I will not come to see you again in the future."

After saying that, he turned around.

"etc."

Ying Hongxuan curled his lips and looked back: "Oh? Is there anything else you want?"

The mysterious man waved his sleeves lightly, and a water mirror suddenly appeared in the void. In the water mirror, a handsome man with a white cloth covering his eyes was locked in a cage. The man's white clothes were stained with blood, and his limbs should have been disabled.

Ying Hongxuan clenched his fists tightly and said in a deep voice, "How dare you humiliate our Master like this."

The mysterious man put away the water mirror and said in a deep voice, "If we have to blame someone, we can only blame him for being disobedient and having a high level of cultivation. If we don't do this, I'm afraid it will be difficult to keep him under control. We can only put him in a difficult position. Of course, if Sect Master Ying can be more obedient, we will naturally not make things difficult for him. Otherwise, I will have to return the anger I suffered from Sect Master Ying to my respected master."

Ying Hongxuan smiled: "Give it back to my master. Do you think I'm some kind person? Today I only have one word. If you are still here at this time tomorrow, if my master still has a wound on his body, I will destroy all the puppets."

"It seems that Sect Master Ying really doesn't care whether our Master lives or dies."

Ying Hongxuan looked at the mysterious man with cold eyes: "I never like to say the same thing twice, but I am willing to repeat it to you, sir. If my master suffers another wound tomorrow, I will destroy all the puppets."

"I don't believe you really dare..."

Ying Hongxuan had already turned around: "You can try it, sir. When I get ruthless, I can even chop myself down."

The mysterious man clenched his fists tightly, and when Ying Hongxuan was about to leave, he said solemnly, "Okay."

Ying Hongxuan flew away on his sword, and the mysterious man immediately made a sound transmission talisman, but he did not notice that the talisman was followed by a wind spell.

…

Inside the brothel, Yue Xiuping was about to make love with a beautiful woman when a sound transmission note appeared before him: "Heal all of Gan Jing's injuries before this time tomorrow."

Yue Xiuping frowned: "What a hassle, does it have to be at this time?"

"Master Yue, a night of springtime is worth a thousand gold coins. What are you standing there for?"

Yue Xiuping frowned, moved his sword slightly, and the beauty turned into ashes in an instant.

…

Ying Hongxuan's eyes were cold. It was indeed Yue Xiuping. Since the mysterious man had compromised, there was no need to worry about the Master for the time being. The next step was to figure out the identity of the mysterious man and the purpose of the human puppet. "Ah! Good Master, you will continue to be wronged for a few days. It's your fault for being so unreasonable. You deserve a lesson and learn some wisdom."

Inside the cell, Gan Jing, who was being treated, couldn't help but sneeze, which happened to be towards Yue Xiuping. Yue Xiuping quickly cast a dust removal spell: "What bad luck."

After scolding him, he had to continue to heal Gan Jing's wounds: "I really don't understand why the master still wants to keep this waste, why use Ying Hongxuan, just kill him and help me take the position. I can control Tianyi Sect, why bother with all this trouble."