There was a solemn and angry atmosphere in the Shushan Sect. Most of the sect leaders and masters of various sects, big and small, came to visit in person, or important figures in charge of foreign affairs came.

Qingwei's status and position in the world of immortal cultivation were not mentioned. More importantly, he was killed by a "demon", and everyone understood that this visit to Shushan was also the second meeting of the Demon-Exterminating Alliance!

After the lengthy mourning ceremony, Canggu, as the acting sect leader, did not say much nonsense and directly invited everyone to the Wuji Pavilion.

In the Wuji Pavilion, Canggu asked Guan Liyuan to sit on the main seat on the right, and he sat on the left. On both sides were rows of representatives from dozens of sects...

Guan Liyuan, as the acting leader, once again expressed his condolences and regrets for Qingwei, and also brought the topic to the Demon-Exterminating Alliance. However, before Canyun had time to talk about what he had discovered, Canggu first told him a worse news!

"Alliance Master Guan, fellow Taoists... To be honest, after the death of Sect Leader Qingwei, the Five Spirit Sword Formation outside the Demon Locking Tower can no longer maintain its maximum effect. It is still okay within three months, but after three months... the seal of the Demon Locking Tower is likely to have problems.

Now, Alliance Master Guan has found the Thunder Spirit Pearl, Earth Spirit Pearl, and Wind Spirit Pearl, but the Fire Spirit Pearl and Water Spirit Pearl are still missing. The time left for us... is running out." As soon as Cang Gu came up, he stood up and bowed to the head of the family.

Guan Liyuan:...

While everyone was speechless about the "Shukeng Sect", they also became a little anxious.

The situation had been gradually improving, but now I tell you that if you can't find all the Five Spirit Pearls within three months, you may be overturned?

For a moment, the cultivators who were unwilling to show their resentment towards Shushan because of Qingwei's death also showed some dissatisfaction.

In order to calm everyone down, Guan Liyuan also took out the Earth Spirit Bead and the Fire Spirit Bead that he had just obtained...

"Don't worry, everyone. I was not in Green Rose Mountain some time ago because I was looking for the Fire Spirit Bead. Now I have it, but... Daoist Cang Gu, I think the Thunder Spirit Bead and the Wind Spirit Bead should be returned to me for safekeeping first." Guan Liyuan said.

Seeing that the Fire Spirit Bead had also been found, the cultivators who had secretly guessed that Guan Liyuan had been "missing" for more than a month and was "busy" or something, could not help but be overjoyed. What is a righteous leader? What is a jade pillar? This is the model of our generation! Much better than some pitfalls...

Cang Gu also frowned when he heard the first half of the sentence, but when he heard the second half, he had to smile bitterly and said, "What Alliance Leader Guan said makes sense, but please send the four spirit beads together after you find the Water Spirit Bead." Then he took out the two Five Spirit Beads that were kept with him.

Everyone agreed with this and felt that it was safer to keep the Five Spirit Beads with Alliance Leader Guan!

Besides, this was originally "lent" to Shushan by Alliance Leader Guan...

"Also, these are the twenty-seven heavenly-level spells that Shushan put together some time ago. Twenty of them are the compensation promised to Alliance Leader Guan, and the other seven..." Canggu said, and pitifully handed Guan Liyuan a stack of jade slips.

Many of them are one-time, which means Canggu has never seen them!

After all, when trading with other sects, they promised that these spells can only be practiced by Alliance Leader Guan himself and cannot be passed on to others. As for the authenticity, Canggu did not doubt it, after all, they are all people who want to save face.

However... In theory, twenty spells were only exchanged for one Five Spirits Pearl, and one was given by Guan Liyuan. The other two...

Seeing Canggu's pitiful appearance, Guan Liyuan said righteously: "Okay, let's put the safety of the human world first. These are just personal belongings... Just consider it as Shushan owes me three conditions!"

"Master Guan is so righteous!"

"As expected of Master Guan who is spotless..." "There is no

wise man in ancient times better than this..."

Canggu was not at ease about giving Guan Liyuan three "IOUs" with unknown words written on them, but... At this time, the masters of other sects had already praised Guan Liyuan, and in this situation, he had no choice but to flatter him.

"In this case, there is only the Water Spirit Pearl left... Oh! I don't distrust Master Guan's speculation, but since the descendants of Nuwa have not appeared yet, we should be prepared for both situations." Canggu explained.

"That makes sense... But who knows about the Demon Locking Tower now?" Guan Liyuan asked worriedly.

"Don't worry, Master Guan. Apart from all of you present here, only my four brothers and my junior Xu Changqing know about it. Please keep it secret for now to avoid people's unrest." Canggu said.

As expected, Old Cang still has high hopes for Xu Changqing!

In the entire Shushan, apart from the "parties involved" the four elders of Shushan, only Xu Changqing knows the inside story. The meaning of this is self-evident.

At this time, only the confidential figures of each sect were in Wuji Pavilion, and the accompanying disciples were not here.

"Then Brother Xu is now..." Guan Liyuan actually wanted to ask where Zixuan was.

On the way to Shushan before, he passed by the place where Zixuan usually lived, but there was no one there. Canggu

was a little embarrassed when he heard this and said, "Changqing... I heard that there was an abnormal movement in the water veins in the East China Sea. I suspect that it might be the appearance of the Water Spirit Pearl, so..."

"Who discovered it?" Guan Liyuan asked.

"Miss Zixuan." Canggu hoped that Xu Changqing would succeed as the next generation of the head, but since he had asked this question, he couldn't say anything nonsense.

Guan Liyuan nodded when he heard this.

Zixuan may also know that the Demon Locking Tower can't hold out for too long, so... she wants to go for a final walk with Xu Changqing?

Otherwise, Zixuan should know best that the Water Spirit Pearl is not in the East China Sea!

Of course, in the original work, Zixuan sacrificed herself to seal the Demon Locking Tower, and Guan Liyuan was also confused about this. Lei Lingshen and Tu Lingshen had speculated that the descendants of Nuwa did not need to sacrifice themselves to repair the Demon Locking Tower.

Now the core formation of the Demon Locking Tower is the Five Spirits Formation, so the temporary repair method of the Five Elders of Shushan is also to use the Five Spirits Sword Formation outside and the Five Spirits Formation inside to take care of the Demon Locking Tower for a while. The power of the Five Spirits required to completely repair the Demon Locking Tower must rely on the natural treasures of the Five Spirits Pearls unless the Golden Immortal takes action.

In theory, if the power of the Five Spirits Pearls is not enough, it is useless for Zixuan to sacrifice herself. As for

controlling the Five Spirits Pearls... the descendants of Nuwa should be very skilled, and there is no need to sacrifice themselves!

But now Zixuan's reaction made Guan Liyuan a little worried. Could it be that... Zixuan was ready to sacrifice herself for some reason?

At the same time, the topic of the Five Spiritual Pearls was put aside for the time being. Everyone was also looking forward to Shushan finding the Water Spiritual Pearl by himself. Otherwise, the monsters in the Locking Demon Tower would escape, and their destructive power and danger would not be less than that of the Evil Sword Immortal!

At this time, Canyun stood up and took a few more glances at the strange-looking monks behind him, then said, "The monsters in the Locking Monster Tower are indeed extremely dangerous. Even those that have escaped now should not be underestimated... I, a disciple of Canyun Mountain, discovered a monster nest in Manzhou not long ago...

It may not be accurate to call it a 'nest'. As far as we know, there are more than ten big monsters leading them, and no less than a hundred Red Fire Realm monsters, most of whom escaped from the Locking Monster Tower. They have been gathering monsters for more than a year, and have held alliances in the surrounding Yizhou, Rongzhou, etc. Now it is known as the 'Peaceful Monster Kingdom', with tens of thousands of small monsters attached to it. Under the banner of 'doing justice for the heavens', it even wants to restart the war between the two races!"