"There are currently two vacancies for deacon positions: one is the guard of the Demon Locking Tower, and the other is the guard of the Fire Element Cave." The Jindan deacon in charge of the summons said, "Qingheng, Jiangxiao, the two True Immortals, please decide which position you want to take."

Ling Yun was heartbroken and said, as expected, these are two of the hardest and most tiring positions.

Shushan is different from Kunlun, because most sword immortals are good at fighting and killing, so the two positions of internal law enforcement and external clearing are the most sought after.

The second type of work is relatively simple, such as handling government affairs or managing classics, which can be completed early and then go home.

As for the Guardian of the Demon Locking Tower and the Guardian of the Fire Element Cave, these are positions that no one would actively choose:

One reason is that they are all important places of the sect, and they need to be guarded twelve hours a day, and no one is allowed to leave before the shift change;

The second reason is that there is really nothing to do during the period of guarding, which is like being in prison for a sword immortal (but Kunlun monks who like quiet practice like it very much).

Ling Yunpo and An Zhisu discussed for a moment and decided to choose the less boring position of guarding the Demon Locking Tower.

One advantage of this position is that you can enter and exit the Demon Locking Tower freely.

Theoretically speaking, the guards of the Demon Locking Tower must stay in the Tower at all times, receive and examine those monks who want to enter with the Demon Locking Tower Order, and be ready to deal with emergencies at any time.

In fact, most of the guards would occasionally leave their posts and go into the tower to play... After all, it was these deacons who were usually responsible for guarding the Demon Locking Tower, and they never left the area of ​​the Demon Locking Tower. Therefore, even if the Yuanying elders on duty every day discovered it during patrol, most of them would turn a blind eye.

After taking over the responsibility of guarding the Demon Locking Tower, the two of them flew to the Demon Locking Tower together on their swords and began to patrol around the tower.

After about half a day, Senior Sister An was so bored with patrolling that she decided to go to the nearby market to buy some wine.

If she ran away, Ling Yunpo would not be able to leave. Otherwise, if someone came with the Demon Locking Tower Order and found that there was no guard outside to receive them, it would be very troublesome if the situation got out of hand.

After patrolling for a while, they saw a sword light suddenly appear.

Ling Yunpo quickly blocked the sword light and saw that the person flying the sword was his old friend Guan Shanyue. This senior sister from Cuizhu Peak was covered in blood, but no one knew who she had just fought with...

Um?

Only then did he realize that the person who was seriously injured was not Guan Shanyue herself, but Guan Zhan behind her.

This Junior Brother Guan's right hand was broken at the elbow, and his left arm hung limply. There were countless wounds all over his body, all caused by sword qi of various shapes and sizes.

"Senior Sister Guan?" Ling Yunpo asked in surprise, "How come..."

"There's no time to talk any more." Guan Shanyue said nervously, "Master Qingheng, I'm going to take him to the Demon Locking Tower for shelter! If anyone comes after us, please don't reveal our whereabouts!"

After she finished speaking, she transformed into a sword light again and rushed into the tower from the center of the Four Symbols Formation with Guan Zhan, who was barely alive.

Ling Yun broke the silence and did not try to stop it.

The reason for not stopping him was very simple: he had a pretty good relationship with Guan Shanyue, and Guan Zhan was Qiu Changtian's junior fellow apprentice and the chief Foundation Establishment Master of Kunlun Taiqing Sect.

If he tried to stop her, he would have to fight Guan Shanyue first. Considering the difference in their cultivation strength, she would almost certainly lose, and all their past friendship with her would be ruined.

What did he get in return? He didn't see any benefit worth doing so.

Secondly, Guan Shanyue said that someone was chasing them, so when the pursuers arrived, Guan Zhan would definitely die.

What kind of political impact will the death of Kunlun’s chief of the Foundation Establishment Realm in Shushan bring?

Ling Yunpo neither knew nor wanted to know. He would rather eliminate the disaster before it happened to avoid any trouble at that time... His current strategy in Shushan was to avoid attracting attention and keep a low profile as much as possible.

After Guan Shanyue rushed into the tower, he slowly continued to circle the Demon Locking Tower.

Not long after, another more powerful sword light was seen arriving here.

Ling Yunpo casually identified the person for a moment and determined that the person coming was Elder Lengquan, the master of Chixia Peak.

This elder Lengquan usually doesn't like to participate in political affairs. He is the kind of "sword maniac" who concentrates on practicing swordsmanship and is not interested in anything else... But at this moment, he was full of murderous aura and asked in a cold voice:

"Have you ever seen Guan Shanyue from Cuizhu Peak, bringing a wounded man with him on a sword?!"

Ling Yunpo immediately showed a bewildered look, and seeing Elder Lengquan's stern expression, he quickly replied:

"I have never seen it. I have been patrolling near the Demon Locking Tower. It is my duty and I dare not neglect it..."

"Have you ever seen a flash of sword passing nearby?!" Elder Lengquan had already lost his patience after listening to his nonsense and immediately shouted loudly.

"You are joking, elder." Ling Yunpo said with a smile, "This is Thunder Cave Terrace. Usually, there are at least 800 fellow disciples passing by, if not a thousand. How could there not be sword lights passing by..."

Before he could finish his words, Elder Lengquan had already turned away, and the sword light disappeared in an instant.

Ling Yunpo sighed, pretended nothing had happened, and continued patrolling around the Demon Locking Tower.

After about half an hour, Guan Shanyue finally came out of the Demon Locking Tower and bowed to Ling Yunpo to express his gratitude:

"Thank you, Master Qing Heng, for your help."

Although Ling Yunpo called her Senior Sister Guan, Guan Shanyue was obviously the type who was very savvy. She knew that Ling Yunpo respected her seniority and their past relationship... so she still addressed him respectfully as "Master Qingheng".

"You're welcome, Senior Sister Guan." Ling Yunpo scanned the surroundings again and asked with concern, "Why did Elder Lengquan... chase you?"

Guan Shanyue looked as if he wanted to say something but hesitated. After a long while, he sighed and said:

"Master Qingheng, you may not know that this matter involves an old story of our Longxi Guan family..."

"Oh." Ling Yunpo said immediately, "If it's inconvenient to say, that's fine."

"It's not inconvenient." Guan Shanyue said sadly, "That Elder Lengquan is Guan Zhan's father."

Lingyunpo: ???

What, a great show of filial piety?

“Master Qingheng should know that I, Shushan Sword Immortal, need to establish a path of self-examination after reaching the Golden Core stage because of my state of mind.” Guan Shanyue said in a low voice, “That Elder Lengquan originally practiced the Forget Love Flow, so he also married and had children in the human world.”

"Then, for some unknown reason, he suddenly changed his mind and decided to practice the Heartless Flow... He forcibly switched from the Heartless Flow to the Heartless Flow. To prove his meaning of 'heartless', he even chose to kill all his wife, children and elders."

"It is said that he killed his wife first, then his parents, and finally his children. When he was left with only Guan Zhan, he finally entered a state of 'ruthlessness', laughed loudly several times, flew back to Mount Shu on his sword, and flew into the Cave of the Heart."

"When we arrived at his house, we discovered that almost no one in his family was alive, except for Guan Zhan who had a mental breakdown!"