Chapter 76: Evidence of Luo Qingyao being a demonic cultivator reported to the sect
These words instantly put countless people at ease and sparked a buzz of discussion.
Just now, many people felt that Nan Si Ning was not worthy of the treatment from the Beastmaster Sect. Now, when they heard that she did not agree immediately, they felt sorry for her lack of tact.
Nan Sining had already responded, so Elder Li did not stay any longer. After saying goodbye to everyone, he led his disciples onto the flying boat.
Soon, the Beastmaster Sect's flying boat rose into the air and left the Canglan Sect.
On the flying boat, the Beast Taming Sect disciple, unable to contain his excitement, asked Elder Li, "Elder, why didn't you try to persuade Senior Sister Nan a little more? At worst... at worst, you could just increase the pressure. Senior Sister Nan is clearly very curious about the knowledge of spirit beasts and demon beasts."
Elder Li stood at the bow of the flying boat, looking like a reclusive master. He said, "Young friend Nan's answer reflects her true feelings; she isn't deliberately rejecting him. In Young friend Nan's heart, the most important thing isn't the sect, but her master—her master and fellow disciples. When she temporarily refuses in the name of her master, it demonstrates her genuine intentions."
The disciples recalled the news they had heard in Canglan Sect these days about Cijian Peak and Nan Sining's past, and immediately nodded in understanding.
In a world of cultivation where strength is respected and profit is paramount, how many people would be willing to guard a fool? And for over a decade, with the fool showing no signs of recovery?
The master has given Nan Si Ning a second life. She puts her master and fellow disciples first, which shows her loyalty and righteousness.
"But, there is no news from Master Cilie. When can our Beastmaster Sect get the permission from that senior?" The disciples couldn't help but worry.
Elder Li said, "I've always reminded you to cultivate your Qi, not to be impatient or worry too much. Although Little Friend Nan didn't immediately agree, with her kindness and curiosity, she will one day become an elder of our Beastmaster Sect. Besides, even though she's not yet an elder of our sect, she can still help us improve our pill formulas and perfect our medicine system. These two things don't conflict with each other."
The disciples suddenly understood.
Seeing that his disciples' worries had turned into joy, Elder Li shook his head slightly. The disciples were still too young and their character still needed to be tempered.
"After returning, I will report to the sect leader and ask all the disciples to inquire about the news of Ci Lie Jian Zun when they go out. If we can get some response, it will be a comfort to Xiaoyou Nan and Ci Jianfeng." Elder Li said.
"Yes, Elder."
The Beastmaster Sect left in a leisurely manner, but the news they left behind triggered a major discussion within the Canglan Sect, almost surpassing the Secret Realm Competition.
Compared to Elder Li's understanding, many people in the sect felt that Nan Sining was making fun of him.
After Zhu Fengzhu returned, he was furious and deeply hated why such an opportunity did not fall upon him.
The disciples of Divine Artifact Peak were trembling with fear, not daring to disobey in the slightest. Recently, due to the competition, many people from the sect had come to practice swordsmanship, and the disciples were working day and night, not slacking off. If too many swords were left standing, Peak Master Zhu would punish them all.
Even cultivators could not bear such hardship, and soon one after another they encountered problems. Either their tendons and veins were damaged, or their spiritual energy was exhausted, causing damage to their cultivation.
Master Zhu Feng ignored their reasons and moved all those who were lying down and unable to work to the outer gate to be taken care of by the servants.
The disciples of the Divine Artifact Peak dared to be angry but not to speak out. If there had not been so many people around, the matter would have reached the ears of the Great Elder, who would have reprimanded Master Zhu of the Peak, and the situation would have deteriorated to an unknown extent.
The Divine Artifact Peak was just a microcosm of the reactions of all parties within the sect. Those who were at odds with Cijian Peak and were jealous of it no longer dared to offend Cijian Peak, and only dared to attack the weak around them. This happened to coincide with the Great Elder's rectification of the culture of bullying within the sect, and suddenly another group of people were punished.
All these disturbances had no impact on Cijian Peak. After seeing off the Beastmaster Sect, although Nan Si Ning had less things to do, he was not idle either. The Yuntian Gold Carving Furnace was working almost around the clock just to enter the secret realm to refine the elixir.
On this day, Nan Si Ning felt that the time was almost right, so he said to Xing Yan: "Little Xingxing, I am ready to build my foundation. Please protect me."
Xing Yan happily agreed. He loved hearing Nan Si Ning call him Little Star lately. Others could only call him Xing Yan, only his sister could call him Little Star! He was his sister's only Little Star! A little star like a puppy!
Nan Sining did not disturb his senior brothers and sisters. He just used sufficient spirit stones to set up a spirit gathering array for himself in the house and then began to build his foundation.
When she closed her eyes and attacked the shackles in her dantian, she didn't notice that Xing Yan was waving his ten fingers, drawing all the spiritual power nearby.
After a while, all the spiritual power of the Canglan Sect was attracted here, forming a spiritual power storm, and the spiritual power was almost solid and visible.
This commotion not only alarmed the brothers and sisters who were practicing, but also alarmed everyone in the Canglan Sect.
After all, the fact that all the spiritual energy in the sect had disappeared was truly horrifying.
Nan Si Ning felt that breaking through to the foundation-building stage wasn't as difficult as the legends said. She only felt the shackles in her dantian gently "pop" with a crisp sound, and then they collapsed like a ring on a bottle of happy water. Abundant spiritual energy poured into her dantian, flowing freely through the tendons of her limbs and bones, like thawing ice and snow, impacting the somewhat dry earth. Soon, the small rivers were filled, and then the big rivers were also full...
He soon broke through to the first, second, and third stages of foundation building... all the way to the fifth stage. Nan Sining felt some swelling and pain in his tendons and veins, so he reluctantly stopped absorbing spiritual power and began to consolidate the foundation in his dantian.
After feeling that her body had reached the most harmonious and full state at that moment, Nan Si Ning opened her eyes and hugged Xing Yan with joy: "Aha! Sister, I have successfully established my foundation! And I have directly reached the fifth level! Fifth level! Little Xingxing, isn't your sister amazing?"
Xing Yan nodded vigorously: "Sister is amazing! Sister is the most amazing!"
Nan Si Ning happily kissed Xing Yan on the forehead before letting him go. He jumped up and prepared to tell his senior brothers and sisters the good news.
As a result, as soon as the gate was opened, I saw everyone from the eldest sister to the eighth brother lined up neatly at the door.
"Senior Sister, what...what happened?" Nan Sining asked.
The senior brothers and sisters only took a glance at her and roughly understood what was going on.
The eldest sister stretched out her finger and poked Nan Si Ning's forehead: "You want to build your foundation, such a big thing, why didn't you inform the brothers and sisters, so that we can protect you."
Nan Si Ning chuckled a bit guiltily: "I feel very safe in Cijian Peak. You all have your own things to do, so it seems unnecessary. Besides, I have Xing Yan. He will watch over me, so everything will be fine."
Hua Shengqing couldn't help but jump out and said, "You think you're okay? Why did you make such a big noise just now?"
"What's going on?" Nan Si Ning looked confused.
When she looked up, she found that several elders and peak masters were standing in the air, staring at everyone in Cijian Peak very seriously.
Wu Che quickly described the exaggerated situation to her: "Because the spiritual energy has gathered at Cijian Peak, those who meditate and practice can no longer absorb spiritual energy. The spirit gathering array has also become ineffective. The mountain protection array has almost collapsed. The whole sect thought something terrible had happened!"
Nan Sining then realized that he had intended to make a breakthrough in a low-key manner, but ended up causing a bigger commotion than he had imagined.
She scratched her head a little embarrassedly, knowing that she couldn't create such a big scene with her own abilities, and only Xing Yan could do it.
But Xing Yan’s ability cannot be exposed, and I can’t protect him at all with my current strength.
So she pretended to be embarrassed and said, "Maybe... maybe the foundation-building pill I made for myself was too effective..."
Qin Sangyue added, "It's not just because the Foundation Establishment Pill is effective, it's also because you suppressed your cultivation too hard before."
The operation of "The Art of the Five Elements of Heaven and Earth" allowed Nan Si Ning to absorb the spiritual energy between heaven and earth at all times, but in order to beat Luo Qingyao in the competition, she had been suppressing it and had not established a foundation.
It is not surprising that such suppression allowed Nan Sining, who had broken through the foundation-building stage, to rush directly to the fifth level.
Nan Si Ning nodded repeatedly. As long as it could cover up what Xing Yan had done, she would accept it.
After learning the reason, several elders and peak masters were speechless.
This youngster really can't avoid being in the spotlight. Is he born to be a troublemaker?
As a result, everyone had to rest for most of the day until their spiritual power returned to normal.
Nan Si Ning was lectured by his senior brothers and sisters for most of the day. He had to tell them about this kind of thing in the future. What if something went wrong along the way? Xing Yan was just a little beast that had only transformed not long ago. What did he know?
The final result of the discussion among the eight senior brothers and sisters was that Xing Yan would spend half a day every day to go to Yuan Qing'an, where he would teach him various matters.
Xing Yan was extremely unhappy, and Nan Si Ning was not used to it either. But when he thought about how ignorant Xing Yan was, he felt that he was so easy to deceive. He had tricked him into following him with just a few spiritual foods and pills, and he had even risked his life to save her. Nan Si Ning felt that Xing Yan really needed a lesson.
Fortunately, the first person he met was himself. If the first person he met was Luo Qingyao, wouldn’t he have become a powerful weapon in the world of cultivation?
In order to prevent Xing Yan from being deceived in the future, Nan Si Ning coaxed him all night.
Finally, Nan Si Ning forced Xing Yan to reluctantly follow the second senior brother to study with the conditions that he would refine three furnaces of pills for him every day, kiss his forehead every day, and stay with Nan Si Ning all the time except the time he spent in the second senior brother's yard.
In order to express his earnest expectations, Nan Si Ning also sewed a small schoolbag for him by hand - although Xing Yan's spatial ability can accommodate all rivers and prepare a set of stationery, it may not be used, but the sense of ceremony must be there.
After finishing all this, Nan Si Ning remembered something and asked Wu Che, "Fifth Senior Brother, have Yunxiao Peak and Luo Qingyao reacted to the news of my foundation building?"
Wu Che thought for a moment and said, "Yunxiao Peak is definitely not happy about this. They're blaming you for wanting to be in the spotlight and causing such a commotion, delaying the entire sect for most of the day. As for Luo Qingyao... I haven't heard from her. It's really strange. I haven't heard from her since the competition. Even your invitation to the Beastmaster Sect as a guest elder didn't cause Luo Qingyao to make a fuss. She must be up to something!"
Nan Sining nodded heavily, agreeing deeply.
After pondering for a long time, Nan Si Ning stuffed a handful of spirit stones into Wu Che's hand and said, "Fifth Senior Brother, please send someone to find out if there are any disciples at Yunxiao Peak who haven't gone out for training or missions recently and have disappeared?"
Wu Che was so surprised that he didn't even take the spirit stone: "You are doubting——"
Nan Si Ning nodded. "During the competition, Luo Qingyao seemed to have recovered a lot because she absorbed the essence of the fourth senior brother, but in fact, she had a lot of hidden injuries. In addition, she was seriously injured in the strange fire secret realm before. Not only did the purple myrtle sky fire backfire on her, but the plate must have backfired a lot on her as well. The old injuries have not healed and new ones have been added. If this continues, even the most powerful cultivator will find it difficult to recover through righteous means, so she can only rely on the methods of demonic cultivation."
"She absorbed the essence of the fourth junior brother and tasted the sweetness. She will definitely not be able to give up this method." Yuan Qing'an walked over and added.
Nan Sining nodded.
Wu Che understood: "So, she might have been relying on absorbing the energy of some disciples to recover these days?"
Yuan Qingan said, "There's an 80% chance."
"I understand. I will definitely have someone investigate thoroughly."
Nan Si Ning said, "Be careful, don't let the people who go to investigate reveal the truth, otherwise it would be bad if someone loses their life in vain."
"Don't worry, Xiaojiu, I know."
Wu Che ran away quickly without even asking for the spirit stones.
Since the second senior brother was left, Nan Si Ning took the opportunity to ask about Xing Yan's academic progress.
Yuan Qing'an said, "That guy is very smart. He learned to read in just half a day. Later, I taught him some basic common sense and principles. He has memorized the map of the entire continent and the distribution of power in each region. Whenever I talk about where something is abundant, he will ask what it can be used for, whether it can be used to make pills or refine weapons."
Nan Si Ning smiled sheepishly: "Ahem... I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Second Senior Brother."
Yuan Qing'an also smiled, his smile as bright and gentle as the spring flowers and the bright moon. "Don't be polite, little junior sister. No matter what your personality is or what you do, the senior brothers and sisters will favor you. Even if you do something that is considered evil by the world, the senior brothers and sisters will think you have your reasons."
Nan Si Ning felt warm in his heart and said from the bottom of his heart: "Thank you, Senior Brother."
In her previous life, after her grandmother died, no one had loved her unconditionally. She was very careful about the degree of propriety when dealing with others, and insisted on reciprocity. This habit was unconsciously brought into her interactions with her senior brothers and sisters, and was even noticed by the perceptive second brother.
Yuan Qing'an reached out and touched Nan Si Ning's head.
The matter of Yunxiao Peak is not difficult to investigate, but it is difficult to cover up the disappearance of a living person. As long as you inquire carefully, you can find out.
It only took a few days to find out which outer disciples of Yunxiao Peak had suddenly disappeared, when they were last seen, and the evidence to confirm that they had not left the sect.
Nan Si Ning gave Wu Che a thumbs-up: "Fifth Senior Brother, this is what you do in intelligence work."
Wu Che's eyebrows danced with pride. "Of course I am. I am the Bai Xiaosheng you mentioned, Xiaojiu."
In addition to the outer disciples of Yunxiao Peak, the outer disciples of the sect and even the servants were also missing. It’s just that these people were more inconspicuous, so no one noticed.
Nan Sining did not hide this matter and shared it with his senior brothers and sisters.
"So, has Luo Qingyao completely embarked on the path of demonic cultivation?" Hua Shengqing asked in surprise.
She used to dislike Luo Qingyao, thinking she was pretentious and fake, and she never thought that such a star-studded person would go down such a wrong path.
There was a feeling that my enemy had suddenly fallen into depravity, as if I had overestimated her before.
Qin Sangyue said, "That should be the case. Junior Sister is right. It should be the righteous cultivation method. There is no way to help her recover. She can't even use the righteous cultivation method."
Nan Si Ning scratched his head: "My thunder bomb shouldn't be that powerful, right? It can't make Luo Qingyao's skin and flesh recover?"
Yuan Qing'an said, "Your thunder bombs can only injure the flesh. Or rather, they'll damage her reputation and tarnish her image among the sect's disciples. What truly caused her to lose her talent for righteous cultivation was probably the jade plate she used to subdue the Ziwei Heavenly Fire in the Strange Fire Secret Realm."
Those who sacrifice blood and human lives are definitely not good people.
Luo Qingyao's cultivation was not high at the time, and she used such a powerful evil object. In the end, the evil object shattered and backfired on her spiritual roots and talent, so it was not surprising.
This is the price of trying to get the skin of a tiger.
Nan Si Ning breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, he felt a little unwilling. He had worked so hard for so long, but the injuries were only flesh.
Luo Qingyao's life must end in my own hands.
After everyone discussed Luo Qingyao's matter, they talked about how to resolve it. Qin Sangyue said, "When it comes to demonic cultivation, it's beyond our ability to resolve. We still have to report it to the sect."
"However, the sect leader is Luo Qingyao's biological master. Reporting to the sect may not only fail to solve the problem of Luo Qingyao, but may also lead to being blamed instead." Li Yunqi said worriedly.
Life in Cijian Peak has been much better and more peaceful recently. She likes these days when everyone is safe and sound.
Qin Sangyue said, "Reporting to the sect naturally doesn't mean reporting directly to the sect master, but to the elders, especially the chief elder."
Reporting matters to the sect is naturally a major matter and has strict procedures. Such a major matter certainly cannot be reported to just one person, giving them the opportunity to suppress or cover it up.
Yuan Qing'an also said, "You don't have to worry about reporting this to the sect. Senior Sister and I are here to help. However, the evidence is a little weak, and the sect leader is very eloquent, so it's easy for him to cover it up."
Hearing this, Nan Si Ning directly took out a few dusty stones and said, "This should be irrefutable evidence, right?"
As she spoke, she injected spiritual power into the photo stone, and soon Luo Qingyao's figure appeared in the photo stone.
The more everyone looked, the more serious their expressions became, and the more shocked they were.
These photo stones were placed in the secret cave when Nan Si Ning took Xing Yan to rescue Liang Xiao.
As Luo Qingyao's secret base, there must be some important things recorded there.
Things turned out just as Nan Sining expected. That cave was where Luo Qingyao practiced magic cultivation.
After Nan Sining placed the photo stone, he didn't dare to interfere, for fear that Luo Qingyao would find out.
This time, Xingyan went alone to get the photo stone to avoid leaving too many traces.
The magic cultivator's cultivation method was really uncomfortable to watch. After watching only half of it, Qin Sangyue stopped the image stone and put it away.
"Don't rush to practice these days. Calm down and stabilize your mind. Don't be affected by the things in here." Qin Sangyue reminded.
"Okay, Senior Sister." Everyone else agreed, including Nan Si Ning.
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Qin Sangyue and Yuan Qing'an did not dare to delay and quickly packed up their things. According to the sect's rules and procedures, they reported the matter to the first elder, second elder, third elder and others.
The solid evidence shocked several elders.
The sect leader's most beloved disciple actually switched to the path of magic!
In addition to being shocked, they carefully checked all the evidence three times before they dared to be sure that Ci Jianfeng was not reporting blindly or out of personal revenge, but that it was a solid fact.
After several elders communicated with each other, they confirmed one thing, that is, Zhao Shiquan, the sect leader, could no longer continue to serve.
Not long ago, Medicine King even sarcastically said that with a leader like Zhao Shiquan, the Canglan Sect wouldn't last a hundred years. The leader's own disciple had become a demon cultivator, so even being able to survive for a hundred years was considered great luck, right?
When the Great Elder returned to his own mountain, the first thing he did was to send a message to Li Shiqing, Han Qingyu, Cao Shengjin, Zhu Yun and others, ordering them to come and see him immediately.
During this period of time, several of them had been neglected. When they heard their master calling them, they did not dare to delay and quickly rushed to the main hall.
A few people greeted them and saw that the Great Elder was standing with his hands behind his back, carrying them on his back, just like usual, but still revealing a certain seriousness and coldness.
"Is everyone here?" The Great Elder turned around and asked.
The disciples looked at each other and replied respectfully, "Everyone is here."
The Great Elder waved his hand and threw out a piece of paper, saying, "This is the task I have assigned to you. Once you have read it, set off immediately!"
When the leader Li Shiqing saw it, he was stunned. The task was not difficult. It just required them to cross half of the continent to the other side of the continent to obtain a spiritual plant called silver-edged flower.
Although this spiritual plant is hard to find, there is no need to run so far.
"Master, the secret realm competition is just around the corner. How can we participate if we leave now?" Li Shiqing asked with courage.
The Great Elder had a gloomy look on his face, and his aura of authority was so overwhelming that even several disciples who were usually respected lowered their heads.
"The competition is not as important as this one. I will choose someone else to participate."
Several people racked their brains but couldn't figure out why the silver-edged flower, a spiritual plant that could neither save lives nor improve one's realm, was more important than the competition?
Before they could figure out what was going on, the Great Elder waved his sleeves and a strong wind blew them out of the hall, as if he didn't want to say anything more.
The few of them had no choice but to immediately gather their strength and fly their swords, setting off in the middle of the night.
Their master always keeps his word, so they don't ask too many questions, otherwise they will make him unhappy.
After they set off, in the second half of the night, several of the elders' direct disciples formed teams and left the sect one after another to carry out tasks prepared by their respective masters, which were similar to the task of obtaining the silver-edged flowers.
The disciples guarding the mountain gate were surprised:
"Did something big happen in the sect? Why are these direct disciples so anxious to leave at night?"
"If we go out on a mission at this time, won't that mean we're catching up with the competition? Aren't the elders worried about the results?"
"Instead of guessing that something happened in the sect, why not guess that something happened to Senior Sister Luo? They usually have a good relationship with Senior Sister Luo and have close contacts with her."
"It's possible! They are all out looking for some spiritual plants. They should be needed for Senior Sister Luo's injuries, right?"
When Luo Qingyao collapsed at the sect gate covered in wounds, the disciples guarding the gate were deeply impressed.
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