In the meeting hall of Shenxiang Peak, the chief brothers from each peak gathered together again, but this time they were no longer discussing the meeting at the Beizhou Holy Land, but the demon-possessed swordsman who appeared outside Matou City.
"The missing disciple has been found. His name is Liu Qingshan, a third-generation disciple of Jianlü Peak. His strength is at the upper Guiyuan realm. He was originally stationed in Matou City, but he disappeared half a month ago."
Yang Yi, the senior brother of Jianlu Peak, spoke.
"It just so happens that people from Chaoyang Ancient City are in Matou City, and they have also had conflicts with Liu Qingshan. It is not ruled out that Liu Qingshan's possession by the devil is related to Chaoyang Ancient City."
Zhong Xing, who had never met anyone before, nodded. "Senior Brother Yang Yi is right. The sword boats from Chaoyang City are extremely fast. It wouldn't take them more than half a day to reach our Taixuan Sect. So why did they arrive in Matou City two months in advance? There must be another reason for their arrival."
Zhou Yuan sat at the top seat, frowning.
"Don't make any assumptions without proof. Chaoyang Ancient City is one of the five great sacred places in Northern Continent, and its lord, Zong Baiye, is known as the strongest person in Northern Continent. If speculation leads to discord between the two sacred places, it won't be a good thing for us at Taixuan."
The several senior brothers who had not spoken nodded in agreement.
"The best way to solve this problem is to go to Matou City early in the morning and take a look in the cave that Junior Sister Shen mentioned. Then we will naturally know what is going on." Zhou Yuan said.
"Brother Yang Yi, regarding the matter of Jianlü Peak's Sword Master, I think it would be best if you personally take action. Junior Sister Shen will then lead the team to investigate."
Yang Yi nodded.
He has reached the upper realm of the Divine Realm and his cultivation is quite strong, so he should have no problem dealing with this kind of thing.
Shen Qingyi was originally not qualified to participate in the meeting of all the peaks, but because she herself was a participant in this matter, she was called in as an exception.
After hearing Zhou Yuan and Yang Yi's decision, Shen Qingyi suddenly raised her head and said, "My fellow brothers, it was actually Senior Brother Li Changan who first discovered the demon-possessed disciple. I think it would be better if we could bring Senior Brother Changan with us on this expedition."
Zhou Yuan gritted his teeth and snorted coldly.
"With that guy's slippery personality, would he be willing to participate in such a dangerous thing?"
"Early after you returned, he announced that he would be in seclusion for cultivation. I personally sent him a message but received no response."
Zhou Yuan waved his hand. "Besides, although that guy has a lot of tricks up his sleeve, he's only at the Qi Training stage. It's better not to let him hold us back."
Although Shen Qingyi really wanted to call Li Changan, she nodded when she thought of his lazy nature.
"As for the cultivators from Chaoyang Ancient City..." Zhou Yuan pondered for a moment, "Junior Brother Chang Yun, please go to Matou City on my behalf and invite them to come up the mountain!"
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"Brother, didn't you say you wanted to go into seclusion?"
Nezha stood under the old locust tree, looking at Li Changan who was sleeping soundly on a rattan chair with a fan covering his face, and couldn't help but shout.
Li Changan was startled and rubbed his eyes to wake up from his sleep.
"What the hell are you yelling about in broad daylight?"
"Brother, can't you see I'm in seclusion practicing? Go away, go play somewhere else and don't disturb me."
Nezha stood still, staring at Li Changan with a mocking look on his face.
Li Changan stiffened his neck immediately and said, "Come, come, I will tell you what seclusion is."
"There are two types of so-called seclusion. One is physical seclusion, where you lock yourself in a small dark room for meditation and practice, and you cannot come out until your thoughts become clear. This is actually an inferior method." Li Changan said reasonably.
"Think about it, purifying worldly thoughts is a must-do for those of us who practice cultivation. If one needs to be locked up in order to maintain a clear mind, doesn't that mean that the person is useless?"
Nezha grinned.
"On the contrary, I, Senior Brother, don't need to lock myself up at all. I only need to close my eyes to isolate myself from the three continents and nine realms, cleanse my desires and purify my mind, and reach the state of self-centeredness and freedom from delusion and ego. Isn't that more powerful?"
Li Changan wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth and raised his head proudly.
"Let me tell you, Brother, I don't call myself the Great Brother of Jiufeng for nothing. I still have a lot to teach you. Just learn from me slowly."
Nezha stood there for a long time before he sighed slightly.
"Brother, it doesn't matter whether you learn other things or not, but I really want to learn your skills in speaking."
Li Changan: "..."
Nezha walked to the side and sat cross-legged, with the energy swirling around his body, and he had already reached the strength of the middle stage of foundation building.
"Brother, Senior Brother Zhou Yuan from Taixuan Peak has sent you messages several times, asking you to go and discuss the matter of the Sword Master from Jianlu Peak who has become possessed by a demon. Why haven't you gone?"
Li Changan sighed and replied very solemnly.
"Because, Senior Brother is a coward."
Nezha “…”
"Do you know what being possessed by a demon is?" Li Changan asked, changing his position and lying more comfortably.
Nezha shook his head.
"There are also two types of demonic possession: internal demons and external demons."
"Inner demons refer to the reverse flow of one's spiritual essence due to one's cultivation method or state of mind, which causes the mind to mutate and transform into demonic thoughts. In this case, if the cultivator cannot control the demonic thoughts in time, they will gradually become a hollow shell and become a killing machine."
"External demons refer to those who have been corrupted by some evil substance, causing their consciousness to be locked, turning them into a controlled puppet. If the imprisoned consciousness can be released, they can be rescued. If the seal on the consciousness cannot be released, they will also become a walking corpse."
"There are many ways to cultivate in this world, both good and evil alike. Many of these conflict with righteous cultivation, the so-called forces of evil. The disciple from Jianlü Peak has clearly lost his mind and been controlled by evil thoughts, so there are only two possible outcomes for him."
Li Changan said.
"First, if he became possessed by the devil due to his own faults, then the best outcome would be for him to transform into a demon puppet and be killed by Yang Yi who was driven to Matou City."
"Secondly, if he was possessed by some evil force, then that means there's a more powerful and difficult demon hiding behind him."
Li Changan spread his hands.
"If it's the first case, then Yang Yi and the others can just go there. If it's the second case, then this trip will be very dangerous."
"Since it's dangerous, then of course I can't go. Who told me that I have low cultivation and am timid?"
Nezha listened respectfully at first, but couldn't help but baring his teeth at the end.
You know what, although what he said was a bit shameless, it actually makes sense.
"Let's not talk about this. Tell me about your study at Shenxiang Peak today. Did you gain anything?" Li Changan asked.
Nezha thought about it and nodded, "Yes."
Li Changan raised his eyebrows. "What did you gain? Tell me."
"I've discovered that our Taixuan Sect has a lot of... losers."
“…”
When Li Changan was about to ask what was going on, he suddenly noticed some fluctuations in the mountain guarding formation. He waved his sleeves lightly, and the situation below the mountain path appeared in the void.
I saw a lot of young disciples gathered outside, looking at the mountain with indignation.
Li Changan was suddenly puzzled.
"What the hell is going on?"
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