Chapter 42: Nan Liujing admitted his mistake to his master. The four of them finally...
After a lot of effort, the four of them finally got in, but as soon as they entered the sect, they were surrounded by disciples of the Chiyang Sect.
Lie Wushuang frowned: "What does your Majesty mean?!"
Deputy Sect Master Chen Youcai stepped forward and said, "The Sect Master is already a Semi-Saint. Why did he become possessed after returning from a trip to Yunshan Sect? You must have done something to me. Today, I will avenge the Sect Master."
Lie Wushuang's eyes darkened: "That's just nonsense! He must have made a mistake in his cultivation..."
Chen Youcai interrupted: "All disciples, listen up! Kill them all without leaving a single one alive!"
Just as the disciples were about to take action, a handsome man approached them and said, "Deputy Sect Leader Chen, please do not disturb our Master's peace."
Chen Youcai said coldly, "Lan Heng, it's a waste that the Sect Master loved you so much. After he died, you didn't even avenge him!"
The man said in a deep voice, "Deputy Sect Leader Chen, I'll say it again, don't disturb Master's peace!"
Chen Youcai snorted coldly and left with a flick of his sleeves. The other disciples collected their magic swords and followed Chen Youcai.
Lan Heng bowed to the four of them and said, "Four fellow Daoists, I apologize for my rudeness. I hope you will forgive me."
Li Youyang said coldly, "It's okay."
Lan Heng looked at the disciples beside him and said, "Lead the four of you to the mourning hall."
The disciple stepped forward and said respectfully, "Please come this way, the four of you."
As the four of them were burning incense, a loud voice came from outside the door: "Guanhe Sword Sect's Sect Master Nan Liujing has arrived!"
Li Youyang paused for a moment, offered some incense, and then retreated into the crowd.
Nan Liujing, dressed in a purple robe, walked steadily into the mourning hall. After paying his respects, Lan Heng personally led him to the chairman.
Nan Liujing's fingertips moved slightly, and a formation quietly enveloped the entire Chiyang Sect. In an instant, the formation began to fluctuate. Nan Liujing's eyes lit up with joy. The master had come here.
He didn't hold much hope, but he didn't expect to find it.
In order to find the person, Nan Liujing began to narrow the scope of the formation. Due to the limitations of the formation itself, he could only confirm that the person was inside the mourning hall. He hurriedly got up and returned to the mourning hall. There were a total of forty people in the hall.
Next, Nan Liujing could only test the spiritual consciousness of each person one by one to confirm. Nan Liujing tried 27 people in a row but was rejected every time. Just as he was about to continue testing, Lan Hengxing came in and said a few words, and everyone returned to their seats.
Nan Liujing silently noted down the remaining thirteen people, and tested nine more people in the name of toasting during the meal. In the end, only four people including Li Youyang were left. Li Youyang was directly eliminated by Nan Liujing, leaving three people. Nan Liujing felt that Bei Liyuan was the most likely one. Under the guidance of the unknown master, no one could achieve such an achievement in a short period of time. It would make sense if this person was possessed by another's body.
As for Nangong Liuchu and Lie Wushuang, they originally had extremely high cultivation bases. Although the master's spiritual consciousness had been repaired, it was unlikely that he could take over their bodies.
At this point, Nan Liujing was almost certain that Bei Liyuan was possessed by Li Youyang, and at the same time he developed some hostility towards Cheng Yanjun.
Later, during the meal, Nan Liujing kept an eye on Bei Liyuan. Seeing that Bei Liyuan was always taking care of Li Youyang, sometimes picking up dishes and sometimes pouring soup, he felt a bit of murderous intent in his heart. He thought that he, Cheng Yanjun, was worthy of his master being like this!
Li Youyang suddenly felt a chill, looked back, and didn't see anything unusual, so he ignored it.
Bei Liyuan followed Li Youyang's gaze and met Nan Liujing's eyes, feeling a chill in his heart.
Nan Liujing lowered his eyes. His master was still angry with him, but now that he had found him, he had to find a way to bring his master back.
Thinking about this, Nan Liujing stood up and walked towards Bei Liyuan and the others' table. Halfway through, Chen Youcai grabbed Liao Cheng and brought him to the mourning hall, angrily shouting, "Lan Heng! I never thought you were so heartless and ungrateful. You're a beast who repays kindness with enmity!"
Lan Heng's eyes darkened. "Deputy Sect Leader Chen, if you continue to act recklessly and disturb Master's peace today, don't blame me for being merciless!"
"No mercy! You're a traitor to your teachers and ancestors, how can I expect you to show any mercy?"
He held the coffin and said, "Brother, I feel so sorry for you. I put all my heart and soul into teaching you a thing like this. He even plotted against you for the position of Sect Leader. Brother, you died unjustly!"
A group of guests gathered around, except Li Youyang and others and Nan Liujing.
Lan Heng clenched his fist silently.
"Liao Cheng, you speak."
Liao Cheng explained in detail how Lan Heng assassinated Xu Zhang.
Chen Youcai coldly questioned, "Lan Heng! What else do you have to say?! For the position of Sect Leader, you are truly ruthless! You even killed your own master!"
Lan Heng closed his eyes in pain: "I'm not after the position of Sect Leader."
Chen Youcai curled his lips: "You are admitting that you killed the sect leader with your own hands."
Lan Heng angrily said, "I didn't mean to do that. I simply didn't expect Master to die. I stumbled upon a technique, thinking that if Master could practice it, he might become a saint. I checked it beforehand to make sure it was alright before giving it to Master. I never imagined... that this technique contained a murderous intent that could cause Master to become a demon. Master, in his agony, asked me to kill him..."
Chen Youcai sneered: "If it is as you said, where is the technique?"
Lan Heng clenched his fists: "Master said that this technique is very harmful and cannot be kept. He destroyed it with his own hands!"
"How ridiculous! Who do you think would believe such a statement?! Disciples, listen to my orders! Capture this bastard who betrays his master and ancestors!"
“Wait!”
Li Youyang and Nan Liujing spoke almost at the same time.
Li Youyang and Chen Youcai were too lazy to pay attention to him, but he dared not disobey Nan Liujing since he had spoken.
Seeing Nan Liujing looking at him, Li Youyang hurriedly said, "I'll hide away first, you guys fight later."
Nan Liujing's eyes flashed with disdain. He stepped forward and put his palm on Liao Cheng's head. As Liao Cheng wailed, a picture appeared in the void. It was just as Lan Heng said. Liao Cheng deliberately let him discover the martial arts technique.
Lan Heng cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Sect Master Nan."
Nan Liujing was silent, feeling that what happened today was somewhat similar to what happened in Guanhe Sword Sect back then.
Lan Heng looked at Liao Cheng with cold eyes: "Master treats you well, why do you want to harm him?!"
Liao Cheng sneered and took out the martial arts manual: "This martial arts manual is called the Secret of Life and Death. If you have no intention of harming Xu Zhang, the martial arts manual will not contain any murderous intent, and Xu Zhang's cultivation will be greatly improved. Otherwise, this martial arts manual will lead Xu Zhang into demonic possession."
Lan Heng clenched his fists and said, "Don't talk nonsense. I will never harm Master."
Liao Cheng smiled and opened the technique: "Lan Heng, haven't you always complained that the Chiyang Sect was once the largest sect, but it fell into its current state because of Xu Zhang's incompetence? You wanted to change the Chiyang Sect's rules, but Xu Zhang wouldn't allow it. I guess that's when you started to harbor murderous intentions!"
Lan Heng said solemnly: "I didn't."
Liao Cheng flicked his fingertips, and the technique appeared before Lan Heng. "Perhaps you didn't intend to kill Xu Zhang, but merely to severely injure him. It's a pity Xu Zhang was too eager to succeed, leading to his own demise. Lan Heng, I doubt you truly didn't notice the flaws in this technique. You can fool the world, but can you fool yourself?! You thought he was a nuisance and wanted to replace him for a long time."
Lan Heng took the technique, looked through it and then lowered his eyes. It was indeed different. When he got the technique that day, he did find something wrong, but he was lucky. He thought that if his master could avoid it, he could become a saint. If something really happened, his master would only be seriously injured and in seclusion, and he would lead the sect to a further step. But he didn't expect that his master... he was the one who harmed his master.
Liao Cheng curled his lips.
Chen Youcai said coldly: "Lan Heng, is what he said true?!"
Lan Heng remained silent. Chen Youcai said coldly, "Not answering means you have accepted. All disciples, listen to my order! Kill this unfilial and unrighteous man!"
Lan Heng came back to his senses: "The Chiyang Sect is Master's life's work. Chen Youcai, I will never let the Chiyang Sect be destroyed in your hands."
Afterwards, the disciples of the two major factions of the Chiyang Sect started fighting, and all the guests left, and Liao Cheng also took advantage of the chaos to escape.
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The moment Li Youyang and others walked out of the sect, Nan Liujing stopped them.
Bei Liyuan's eyes were cold and gloomy: "What do you mean, Sect Master Nan?"
Nan Liujing said softly, "A thousand-petal lotus has recently blossomed in Guanhe Sword Sect. I'd like to invite fellow Daoist Bei to come and admire it."
Bei Liyuan sneered: "I have no interest in appreciating flowers..."
Nan Liujing interrupted: "That thousand-petal lotus was picked for me by Fellow Daoist Bei himself. Now that it's in bloom, Fellow Daoist Bei will definitely want to see it."
Hearing this, Li Youyang was a little dazed. When he took Nan Liujing out for training, they accidentally came across the Thousand-Leaf Lotus. The medicine fanatic had said that he needed this elixir. He took great pains to pick two of them. Nan Liujing said that he wanted to raise them, so he left one for him.
When he came to his senses, Bei Liyuan had been imprisoned by Nan Liujing's formation. Bei Liyuan looked at Nan Liujing coldly. Nan Liujing said softly: "I just want to ask Fellow Daoist Bei to go back and take a look."
Before he could finish his words, the confinement spell was broken by Bei Liyuan: "Master Nan, I have already made it clear that I have no interest in appreciating flowers."
Nan Liujing clenched his fist silently, thinking that Li Youyang was angry with him, and did not dare to force him too much. Just as he was about to say something else, the four of them had already left on their swords.
Nan Liujing's eyes flashed with warmth: "It's okay, the person has been found, take your time."
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Nangong Liuchu quietly asked Beiliyuan, "Junior brother, why did Nan Liujing suddenly pester you?"
Bei Liyuan curled his lips: "He probably mistook me for his master."
Nangong Liuchu: ...
"Is he blind?"
Bei Liyuan didn't answer, thinking that if he wasn't blind, why would he push that person away from him?
Lie Wushuang stepped forward and asked, "Master, are we in a hurry to return to Yunshan Sect?"
Li Youyang raised his eyes: "What's wrong?"
Lie Wushuang nodded and said, "I need an eighth-grade immortal spirit grass for my recent cultivation. I heard it might appear at the auction house here, so I thought I'd try my luck."
Li Youyang thought that he might have to face Luo Yinzhu's face again after returning to Yunshan Sect, so he didn't want to go back so soon: "I have nothing to do anyway, I might as well go and take a look."
Then, after entering the auction hall, Li Youyang regretted it, because Nan Liujing happened to be there. Nan Liujing came forward to greet the four people when he saw them and said, "What a coincidence, fellow Daoist from the north."
Bei Liyuan frowned: "I am not familiar with Sect Master Nan, there is no need for you to do this."
Nan Liujing said softly, "Which treasure are you after today, Fellow Daoist Bei? I..."
Bei Liyuan interrupted coldly: "It has nothing to do with Sect Master Nan."
After saying that, he found a corner and sat down with the other three.
Nan Liujing was about to follow when a disciple came over and said, "Master, we've found Liao Cheng's whereabouts. Do you want to take action now?"
Nan Liujing's eyes darkened. "No need. We don't know if this dangerous enemy will tell us more. Let's see why he came to the auction house."
The disciple bowed and left. Nan Liujing turned around but could no longer find Bei Liyuan and the others.
The auction is about to begin, so Nan Liujing can only return to the private room first.
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