Chapter 84: Heaven, Earth, and Man
Inner city of Fengjing, ruins of the astrological tower.
Since Qin Minghuang ascended the throne, the position of national teacher has been abolished, leaving only one official, Chu Xinglan, in Ziweitai.
All the sorcerers in the world come from Tianyan. Except for the Tianyan Sect, others are not allowed to act under the name of "sorcerer". They can only be called fortune tellers or alchemists.
However, sorcerers are no longer recognized by the imperial court, and the status of the Tianyan Sect is no longer as prosperous as it was during the time of the previous emperor.
The observatory has been abandoned for fourteen years, and the buildings have not been maintained for a long time and are now in ruins.
The two of them sat on the ground at the top of a dangerous building, enveloped by an indescribable "force", blocking out all prying eyes.
"It's been fourteen years since we last met. How's Junior Sister been these days?"
Chu Xinglan lowered his eyes, "Master, you are not coming to the capital to reminisce about the past, right? If you have anything to say, just say it."
Jiang Wuya shook his head and laughed, "You, in charge of the human plate, are still so unkind."
He was a strong man, wearing an old blue-gray cloth shirt that swayed slightly in the wind, and the coarse linen texture had a frosty white color from being starched.
Who would have thought that the man dressed like a low-class person in Fengjing is actually the current leader of Tianyan Sect.
"The Heavenly Plate recognizes its master."
Upon hearing the news, Chu Xinglan remained calm, but in fact, he was in turmoil.
The sacred artifacts of Tianyan Sect are the three plates of Heaven, Earth and Man. The Earth plate belongs to the head master, and the Man plate is controlled by her.
If I remember correctly, the Tianpan has not chosen a master for twenty-three years since the master returned to the abyss.
"Who in the sect got it?"
"I don't know." Jiang Wuya acted casually, but in fact he was staring at the junior sister opposite him.
“Ten days ago, the Sky Plate suddenly disappeared.
Only then did I realize that the figure in the ancestral temple was just a shadow, and had already escaped."
The Heavenly Plate is of great importance and is said to be the key for a sorcerer to enter the first level.
However, unlike the territory and the people, inheritance is the most mysterious. The master never understood it in his entire life, even until his death...
"Junior Sister, you were the one who served Master before his death. Did he leave behind any words?"
“No.”
"I deduced from the land that the cause is Fengjing, but apart from my junior sister, I can't think of anyone else in the entire Fengjing City who is related to the sky plate."
Chu Xinglan raised his eyes and looked straight at the opposite side without any retreat, "It has nothing to do with me."
As soon as she finished speaking, a powerful "force" rushed towards her like a tidal wave.
However, Chu Xinglan stood still, as if there was a rock three inches away from his body, blocking all the surging waves.
"Practicing in the secular world is not about staying in the imperial palace. Junior sister, you have taken the wrong path."
"For the sake of our past friendship, I would like to give you a piece of advice: human power is limited, and following the will of heaven is the true way."
"Junior sister, why do you have to deceive yourself? Before the unity of heaven and man, knowing the destiny and defying it is the fate of a sorcerer."
Chu Xinglan didn't speak again. Her senior brother was still the same, using any means to achieve his goals, and even tried to shake her.
Fourteen years in charge of Fengjing have not been wasted.
She stopped defending and attacked the opponent with all her might.
The old pavilion could not withstand the impact of the confrontation between two powerful warriors in the Divine Martial Realm, and immediately made a dull sound that made one's teeth ache.
Bang!
The next moment, the astrological platform collapsed.
Chu Xinglan enveloped the area with his power, and the collapse did not affect the surroundings.
In the blink of an eye, Jiang Wuya was gone.
Chu Xinglan stood in the air and looked up.
The sky is overcast tonight, the stars are dim, and a storm is about to come.
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Xuanji Wei Canglan was walking through the pitch-black mine, illuminated only by the faint light of the night pearl.
The underground tunnels were crisscrossed, and most of them were filled with floodwaters. Even for someone at the fourth level of Qihua Baihai, it was extremely difficult to find them.
If she didn't have excellent water skills and her skills didn't fit in with her, it would be difficult for her to persist in the fourth level.
Fortunately, some tunnels were located at higher altitudes, or were hollowed out in the mountains, providing space for breathing. After stumbling and swimming for half a day, I finally reached the finish area on the map.
Suddenly, there was a dead end ahead.
Canglan frowned, because according to the description on the map, these places should be connected.
At this time, she still had plenty of breath, so she stopped and carefully recalled the route she had just taken, without making any ambiguous choices.
In this case, either there is something wrong with the map itself, or...
Canglan placed his palm against the wall in front of him, and then suddenly exerted force.
The next moment, a gap half a person's height appeared in the retaining wall, and it shattered completely.
This is definitely not a natural formation, but a passage blocked by an earthquake collapse.
Just as he was about to shake it all off, his sight met a pair of eyes.
Canglan was startled and raised his hand to strike, but he withdrew his strength before it made contact.
The man's body was floating uncontrollably, with an expression of astonishment frozen on his face. It was obvious that he had been dead for a long time.
I raised the night pearl to illuminate it, and it was indeed true. The body had probably been soaked in water for a long time, and there were obvious signs of decay.
Not only that…
Looking inside through the hole created by the earthquake, there were densely packed corpses floating there!
Xuanji Wei was naturally not afraid of these things. She pulled over the one she had seen first.
Soon the murder weapon was found on the right side of his temple. It was a copper nail, exactly the same as the one found on the body by Jiang Mingyuan, a constable in Chiyan County.
It seems that these people were the miners responsible for illegal mining. After the flood broke out, they were all killed here in order to cover up the facts.
Perhaps because the water was flowing too fast, there was no time to collect the bodies, so they could only shatter the passage and temporarily close it in a hurry.
Canglan checked all the bodies and found no one who looked like Zhao Hengjiang.
I learned from his son that he had very obvious facial features, with a half-palm-long scar running through his right eye, which was said to be an injury he suffered on the battlefield in the northern border.
While secretly breathing a sigh of relief, he began to untie the belts of the corpses.
Don't get me wrong, Canglan just tied everyone together and tied them to a solid rock.
Although the mine is deep, there is no guarantee that something will float out.
If discovered, it would inevitably cause a commotion, which would be detrimental to acting in secret.
Canglan did not completely shake open the retaining wall, but directly drilled in through the opening, transforming into a swimming fish and continuing to explore inside.
The further we go, the simpler the tunnel becomes. Soon we reach the end of the map. It seems that we need to explore the rest of the way on our own.
This is not difficult, because in order to survive in the tunnel for more than 20 days, a large cavity is necessary, and the terrain must be high and not flooded by floods.
Next, Canglan went straight to a higher place. After half an incense stick of time, he finally found a huge cave in the mountain.
“Who is it, who are you!”
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