Chapter 72: Major Discovery at Shenxu Temple
The sun sets behind the mountain.
The autumn insects are buzzing loudly.
Several disciples of Shenxu Temple were standing in a hidden area of Miaofeng Mountain.
In the past few days, Jiang Shouyin has been searching the mountain with his spiritual sense. His spiritual sense swept across without missing a single detail, and finally he discovered something unusual here.
The mountain is hidden, but there is new soil under the rock, which means someone must have dug a pit here. There is still some residual Qi around, which means a cultivator must have performed magic here not long ago.
So he brought people here.
After seeing the body of the flying lion with his own eyes, Jiang Shouyin was shocked, and at the same time, a big stone fell from his heart. This brainless and powerful enemy was dead, and he didn't have to run away anymore.
Standing next to him were Zhang Yuxi, Xue Yuzhu and Liu Yushan.
Xue Yuzhu and Liu Yushan are the two Taoist priests named Ugly Strong and Short. Previously, their souls were possessed by someone and they almost got stabbed in the back by their junior master.
After they came to their senses, they were both ashamed and afraid. They thought about it all night and returned to the yamen with heavy hearts.
Fortunately, Jiang Shouyin didn't argue with them, he just waved his hand and told them to feed the donkey...
This time Jiang Shouyin personally led the team to search the mountain, and Zhang Yuxi rushed to join, with a very convincing reason: for his own brother.
Xue Yuzhu and Liu Yushan scoffed at this.
Why didn't you rush to find your brother before Junior Master came? So your brotherhood only comes a few days a month?
This kind of person usually hides in the back when doing work, but as soon as the leader comes, he will immediately rush to be the first to perform.
Shameless.
Very angry.
But there is nothing we can do.
When meeting him, you still have to nod and bow to him, calling him "senior brother".
Although I wish my senior brother was short and soft.
Soon, Chou Zhuang and Pu Ai shoveled out the new soil again and actually dug out a lifelike corpse!
It turned out to be Zhang Yuyan, a disciple of Shenxu Temple!
Yes, this corpse was exactly the body of the nightmare that Li Chu and Li Xinyi encountered the day before. After obtaining the secret realm key, in the spirit of humanity, they dug a pit and buried the corpse.
I don't want it to be brought up again so soon.
"elder brother!"
Zhang Yuxi immediately let out a wail.
The body was extremely stiff, still maintaining the cross-legged meditation posture, unable to change, and could only be left like this on the ground.
Zhang Yuxi knelt down in front of the corpse and cried loudly, but although he was crying for real, not many tears fell.
There were three other people standing by and watching coldly.
This scene is not only not sad, but also a bit weird...
Jiang Shouyin was also quite surprised. He found something strange here. He had just dug there with the mentality of giving it a try, but he didn't expect that he would actually dig out Zhang Yuyan's body.
A few years ago, Zhang Yuyan was ordered by the temple to come to Jiangnanzhou with the key to the secret realm to investigate the Qianlong secret realm.
I don’t know what happened to him, he never came back.
It was not until later that the Guanghan Sect sent a letter to question Zhang Yuyan, claiming that Zhang Yuyan had seriously injured one of their young Yaochi disciples.
The top leaders of Shenxu Temple were completely clueless.
After several rounds of negotiations, I finally got a general idea of what was going on.
At that time, it happened that Guanghan Sect also sent disciples to search for Qianlong Secret Realm. The two met by chance and were originally planning to travel together, but Zhang Yuyan suddenly attacked the disciple of Guanghan Sect in the middle of the journey.
The disciple used the forbidden technique of the sect to force himself to escape back to the mountain gate. He only said one sentence, "Shenxu Temple, Zhang Yuyan", and then fell into a coma and never woke up.
There is no way of knowing more. Even the place Miaofeng Mountain was deduced by the elders of Shenxu Temple based on his movements.
The Guanghan Sect is determined to monopolize the secret realm and is unwilling to reveal anything else.
I just want to inform you that your disciple bullied my disciple. There is no witness, no material evidence, no reason, but your disciple is wrong.
So Shenxuguan apologized...
After all, the other party is one of the twelve immortal sects, and they are known for being unreasonable. It is not shameful to bow to them.
Once Zhang Yuyan disappeared and the key to the secret realm was lost, Shenxu Temple no longer had any hope for the Qianlong Secret Realm and simply let the matter go.
Until a few days ago, Chang Shouchong received Gongsun Zhe's letter for help, and learned that Gongsun Zhe was going to Yuhang County to take up his post, so he sent a few more disciples over and asked them to investigate Miaofeng Mountain carefully to see if they could find any results.
It just so happened that Jiang Shouyin was about to be promoted to the Dragon Transformation Realm, and he was also hoping to get a Dragon Transformation Fruit to assist him, so he also rushed over.
This is how we are today.
Who would have thought that Zhang Yuyan, who had been missing for several years, was buried so carelessly in the ground.
"But the soil here is all new... and Senior Brother Yuyan's body has not rotted at all. Could it be that he died just in the past two days?" Taoist Puai asked in surprise.
Jiang Shouyin shook his head and said, "His spirit has dissipated for several years, and his body is not decayed. It may be that he was in some secret place that is not connected to the outside world, or... frozen."
"That's right, my brother must have been frozen. It was done by the disciples of Guanghan Sect! They have always been the best at ice magic." Zhang Yuxi stood up and said.
Jiang Shouyin said: "Search to see if the treasure key is still on him."
To be honest, he didn't have much hope for this. If the other party killed Zhang Yuyan, they would most likely take away his key.
Zhang Yuxi searched carefully, but found nothing.
But he didn't give up. After thinking for a while, he said, "My brother has always had the habit of hiding things under his boots. Let me take a look."
As he spoke, he deftly took off Zhang Yuyan's old boots.
A mountain breeze blew, and the smell was really not good.
Jiang Shouyin acted decisively and blocked his sense of smell.
The ugly and strong and the short didn't have this ability, so the ugly and strong Taoist priest could only complain: "Can that thing be put in the boots...won't it hurt your feet?"
Unexpectedly, Zhang Yuxi actually found something under the sole of his boots.
A sheepskin map!
He opened it and looked at it, feeling as if he had found a treasure. He happily handed it to Jiang Shouyin, "Uncle Junior Master, look what this is!"
Jiang Shouyin raised his hand to stop him from getting closer, "Just tell me what it is."
"It's a map. It seems... it's the shape of this mountain. There seems to be a dragon mark on it. Maybe it's the location of the Qianlong Secret Realm!" Zhang Yuxi said excitedly.
Jiang Shouyin wanted to take it and take a look, but after thinking about it, he took his hand back and said, "Lead the way."
Immediately, Zhang Yuxi took the sheepskin map and took the lead.
The vegetation, mountains and rocks depicted in the picture have changed a lot over the years, but the basic paths and mountains remain unchanged.
As soon as it got dark, they arrived in front of a cliff.
The three sides are empty, surrounded by lush forests in the distance, and a river flows around it, making the scenery quite beautiful. Especially at night, the stars are bright in the sky and the moon is reflected on the mountain wall, adding a bit of elegance.
Jiang Shouyin also knew something about Feng Shui, and vaguely felt that this place was a good location for a cemetery.
“It’s right here.”
Zhang Yuxi pointed and saw a protruding stone on the cliff, which looked like a relief. It was about the height of a person, but had no aesthetic appeal, except that its shape was quite iconic.
He added: "The picture shows the shape of this floating stone and a Lin character seal. It should be the seal to open the forbidden area."
Jiang Shouyin nodded and asked them to move out of the way to avoid any accidents.
He stood alone in front of the cliff, holding the Lin character seal in his hand and stimulating his inner energy.
call out--
A ray of light came from his hands and hit the protruding stone, and soon received feedback.
A white light appeared on the pumice stone.
Boom—rumble—
Immediately, the cliffs on both sides seemed to sense something and quickly and continuously opened a three-meter-high door!
It is indeed a forbidden mechanism.
Several disciples of Shenxu Temple looked at each other. It was dark and cold behind the door, and they didn't know what secrets were hidden there.
Jiang Shouyin walked in without thinking.
Since this is about the dragon fruit, we must go in and find out what it is.
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