Zixiao Sect, the Sect Master's Hall.
"What's the result?" Sect Master Bai, who was sitting at the head of the table, asked the disciple who came to report the news with a serious expression.
"Master, because we reported it in time, all the major sects have completed the thorough investigation and caught some monsters. Basically, no monsters were missed. However,..." The messenger hesitated.
Sect Leader Bai's expression freezes, "You can say whatever you want."
"There has been no news from Ningsong City so far. I heard that the city gates have been sealed and outsiders and people inside cannot get out. If the gates continue to be sealed, I'm afraid it will cause panic among the people in the city and lead to a major incident."
Sect Master Bai pondered for a moment, then smiled bitterly, "Sixth Elder is really good at finding tasks for this Sect Master. If City Master Ning's father doesn't show up, I'm afraid Zixiao Sect will have to intervene in this matter. Now I just hope that Ning Songcheng doesn't get into any big trouble."
"I'm afraid it's too late." Qinglan walked in from outside the hall.
Sect Leader Bai was surprised and asked, "Didn't you just go there two days ago? You're back so soon. What do you mean it's too late?"
Qing Lan sat down as soon as he came in and said calmly, "After Ning Hongtian received the news, he may have been very hostile to me because of the matter of the Holy Saliva Fragrance Tree. He actually didn't believe what I said and drove me away."
After the Zixiao Sect found out the location of the Holy Fragrance Tree from Ning Songzhen and stole a part of it, they deliberately leaked some traces to other people who had been looking for the location of the Holy Fragrance Tree. As a result, the news somehow leaked out again, causing many strong men to rush to snatch the Holy Fragrance Tree. The strong men sent by Ning Hongtian to guard the town were not enough to protect it, and when everyone was fighting, the Holy Fragrance Tree was destroyed to death.
After Ning Hongtian returned to Ningsong City, he learned about these things. No matter how much he didted on Ning Songzhen, he almost beat her half to death.
When Ning Hongtian learned that someone from Zixiao Sect wanted to see him, he was still angry and didn't even want to meet them, so he asked his men to drive him away.
For the sake of Lingtian Continent, Qinglan had no choice but to break in by force and told Ning Hongtian about it. Coincidentally, his subordinate Meng Yuan was also there.
Originally, he only needed to check to know whether it was a human or a demon. However, Ning Hongtian was unwilling and asked two powerful gods to "send" Qinglan away. He had no choice but to leave.
Qinglan had no choice but to guard outside the city, and as a result, the aftermath of a battle broke out in the City Lord's Mansion that day.
This concerns the safety of the people in Ningsong City, and even more so his own safety. Ning Hongtian said he didn't bother, but as soon as he left, he immediately wanted to investigate Meng Yuan.
Meng Yuan naturally understood this logic, so he took the initiative and captured Ning Songzhen as a hostage.
"What's the result?" Sect Master Bai asked with a frown.
"Ning Hongtian, the old man, naturally suffered a great loss. His daughter Ning Songzhen died. Except for the demon spirit that possessed Meng Yuan and escaped, all the others have been dealt with." Qinglan said sarcastically.
"Ning Hongtian vowed to find the demon. In order to prevent him from escaping Ningsong City, he sealed the city gates and did not allow anyone to go out. He was not afraid of arousing public anger."
"If the blockade continues, it will definitely cause public outrage." Sect Leader Bai pondered for a moment, "City Leader Ning's father should also come forward."
"This matter has nothing to do with us, there is no need to worry about them." Qinglan said indifferently.
Sect Leader Bai shook his head. "Why do you think the demons went to so much trouble to arrange such a big show in Yizhang Ridge? Do they really dare to go to war with Lingtian Continent? Why at this time?"
Qing Lan sat up straight after hearing this, "Is it for the Wanxian Dao?"
Sect Leader Bai nodded, "Nine out of ten, it's probably true. Otherwise, they wouldn't have to go to such great lengths. The Wanxian Dao must not allow demons to enter. Once they gather information from inside, it will be very disadvantageous to the Lingtian Continent."
"I remember that the cultivation methods of cultivators possessed by demons are different from those of human cultivators. We will know whether it is a demon or not after a battle."
Sect Leader Bai smiled and said, "Don't think that others can't do what we can't think of. Some things are just what you can't think of, not what others can't do."
Qing Lan shrugged, "Okay, my mission is completed, there is nothing for me to do next, right?"
"Well, go do your thing."
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A few days later, Gao Han came out of seclusion. His cultivation had been almost consolidated, and the next step was to find an opportunity to break through. He did not look for Master Tian Dao, but went directly to find Sect Leader Bai after leaving Wuming Peak.
His face was already a credential on the main peak, and no one stopped him along the way, but no one dared to get close to him. After he left, they whispered and discussed his identity.
The gatekeeper knew him and immediately went in to inform the sect leader.
"Uncle Gao, why did you come out of seclusion today? Yuanran said that you were preparing to break through in seclusion." Sect Master Bai asked with a smile when he saw Gao Han come in.
Gao Han nodded slightly, "I came to see the Sect Master for a breakthrough. I want to go to the spirit cave."
As a large sect, Zixiao Sect naturally would not be without a spiritual cave. In fact, Yuanran and his companions had at least one opportunity every year to go to a spiritual cave to practice.
Their cultivation level increased too quickly, and they gained a lot from going out several times. With their cultivation level increasing so quickly, there was no need to go to the spirit cave to cultivate, so no one mentioned the spirit cave to them. Sect Master Bai did not agree immediately, but just asked: "I remember that you only reached the Great Perfection a month ago. Are you going to break through so soon?"
"The Wanxian Road is just around the corner, I can't wait." Gao Han must go. He wants to see if he can find the white essence that Zhongli Tingzhou needs in it to resolve the threat to him.
But he can't reach the end with only the early or middle stage of Nascent Soul, so he must at least make his cultivation reach the late stage of Nascent Soul or the great perfection before the arrival of the Ten Thousand Immortals.
If others knew that he wanted to advance from the Golden Core stage to the late Nascent Soul stage within half a year, they would definitely not believe it. However, Sect Master Bai, who knew the speed of his cultivation, did not think so and just sighed.
What he was more worried about was that his realm would become unstable due to his rapid breakthrough in cultivation. In this case, he might be able to deal with ordinary cultivators of the same level, but it would be quite difficult for him to win among the group of geniuses.
"Are you sure you want to be so anxious and not reconsider it? Does Senior Tian Dao know about this?"
"I have already thought about it, so there is no need to persuade me, Sect Master." Gao Han did not directly answer the second question.
Sect Leader Bai already knew the answer. "Well, Yuan Ran is very busy lately, I'll let someone else take you there."
"Not everyone has the opportunity to practice in the spirit cave. You need to make contributions to the sect, or win some activities or competitions to get a place, but you are not restricted in this regard at present."
Not to mention their identities, their contributions to Zixiao Sect alone are enough for them to go to the spirit cave to practice many times.
"Thank you, Sect Master." Gao Han bowed and thanked him.
Sect Master Bai waved his hand indifferently. "Oh, there is one more thing. Regarding the demon clues you provided earlier, most of the threatening demons have been dealt with. The rest have escaped. As for Ning Songcheng, Ning Songzhen, who offended you before, is dead. However, Ning Hongtian may anger Zixiao Sect. As the source, you may be on his mind. Remember to be careful when you go out in the future."
Gao Han replied: "Thank you for the reminder, Master. I will."
After leaving the main hall, he met Luo Fan who was assigned to take him to the spirit cave. Gao Han recognized Luo Fan and remembered that he was a disciple of Qian Pang's father, Qian Fengzhu. He didn't know why he came, as they had only met when they broke through the formation in the back mountain.
Perhaps knowing what he was thinking, Luo Fan shrugged, "I just happened to be passing by. The Sect Master probably thought that people of the same age would be easier to talk to."
As he spoke, he looked at Gao Han's expressionless face and complained in his heart, wondering how the sect leader could see that they could have a conversation.
"Then thank you for your help." Gao Han nodded, not caring about his gaze.
"It's just a piece of cake. Let's go." Luo Fan walked to the front to lead the way and explained the situation of the spirit cave to him.
"The spiritual caves of Zixiao Sect are divided into four levels, namely upper, middle, lower and top-level spiritual caves. In view of the contribution of Master Uncle to Zixiao Sect, you can go to the top-level spiritual cave to practice once. Top-level spiritual caves are extremely rare, and generally only disciples or elders who have made great contributions to the sect can go there."
Luo Fan led Gao Han through many twists and turns and walked for nearly two quarters of an hour before they arrived at the back mountain peak.
As the main peak, its area is several times larger than other peaks. The entire mountain behind it is listed as a forbidden area. The two men were only able to go up after identity verification.
"There are formations and restrictions in many places on the main peak. It is best not to walk around casually when you come here. If you accidentally touch them and cause a reaction, you will most likely be driven down the mountain by the elders who don't know you, and you won't even have a chance to argue." Luo Fan warned.
"Drive away?" Gao Han asked in surprise.
"Don't you know?" Luo Fan also responded with surprise. He thought he would know a little bit. "The formation in the back mountain was set up by my master's father, Grandmaster Qian, Elder Qian. Although this formation is very costly, once a foreign object is found to have invaded, the power of the entire formation can be gathered to instantly throw the invader out of the main peak."
"This formation is extremely complex to construct, requiring a series of links to be linked together. If used well, it can also release powerful attack power." After that, Luo Fan said in an extremely proud tone, "In the entire Zixiao Sect, no one can surpass Master in the study of formations. Even Master Zixiao's great uncle is inferior to Master in the study of formations."
Gao Han smiled and said, "Since Elder Qian is so powerful in formations, why did you fight for the formation reward given by the sect master?"
Luo Fan disagreed and said, "As a formation master, you can only make progress by being open to all things and by constantly learning and understanding. Just like a weapon refiner, if you don't communicate with other powerful weapon refiners, learn or understand their weapon refining methods, how do you know that other methods won't work? How do you know that you can't use another kind of formation? This is all accumulated experience in learning. The sect master is definitely not as good as the master in the formation, but the sect master's path is different from the master and the master, so learning from each other can absorb different experiences and ideas."
"My great master once used formations to make friends. He traveled in Lingtian Continent for many years and even entered many secret realms to study the formations there. Finally, he created the Tiandu Mie Formation, which is suitable for both offense and defense and is extremely powerful. It is said that this formation is a formation that nourishes formations, and it is linked together and circulates continuously. If you want to unlock this formation, you may not even have a clue if you don't lay a solid foundation first. Moreover, this formation is especially a test of willpower."
Gao Han was a little moved after hearing this, "Can we get close to the Tiandumie formation and study it now?"
"Of course I can't use the real Tiandu Annihilation Formation, but my great master once made a simplified version. Although it's not as powerful as the real Tiandu Annihilation Formation, if you can master the simplified version, you will have already touched the threshold of the Tiandu Annihilation Formation."
Gao Han was surprised and asked, "Just the threshold?"
Luo Fan smiled, "Of course, the Tiandu Extermination Formation is actually based on the Mountain Guarding Formation, so it is actually also a Mountain Guarding Formation. The Zixiao Sect's Mountain Guarding Formation is said to be left by an immortal. Just think about it and you will know how powerful it is."
"Then how can we study the simplified version of the Tiandu Annihilation Array?" Gao Han asked.
For a true immortal weapon, materials are only one of the factors. To refine a true immortal weapon, it also depends on the strength of the refiner himself.
"The simplified version of the Tiandu Destruction Array was created by my great master. It is not easy to study. Every time it is opened, it consumes energy." Luo Fan shook his head.
Gao Han smiled and said, "If you have a way, I will give you the sect master's formation reward."
Luo Fan's eyes lit up slightly, "But the Sect Master hasn't said anything yet, can we just give it away casually?"
"Since the thing is already mine, I naturally have the right to decide whether to keep it or not, but I don't have time now, so it may have to be postponed."
Luo Fan immediately waved his hand and said, "This is not a problem. Although I can't guarantee it, I can ask Master. If there is any news, I will inform you."
Gao Han: "Then I'll trouble you."
"It's mutually beneficial, there's no need to say these words." After Luo Fan finished speaking, he felt a strong spiritual energy overflowing. He turned his head and found that they had arrived. "The top spiritual cave is in front."
Gao Han looked up and saw the air was filled with spiritual energy, like a fairyland. There was a pool of milky white spiritual liquid below, which was the top-level spiritual cave.
There was no one in the spirit cave, and there was no elder guarding nearby. It seemed that no one was guarding it. In fact, as soon as you got closer, you could feel several obscure spiritual senses sweeping over your body. If you were someone with bad intentions, you would probably have been crushed into pieces by these spiritual senses.
"The sect only has this one top-level spiritual cave, so the time each person can practice cannot be too long, no more than one month at most. Unless they are facing a breakthrough, the sect will not interrupt them at will." Luo Fan explained.
Before Gao Han got close, he could already feel the spiritual energy in the air rushing into his pores.
The spiritual energy of the top-level spiritual cave seemed to be more active and better than the spiritual cave they found in the Shuangdong Secret Realm.
Luo Fan looked at the spirit cave he had entered, his body soaked in thick spiritual fluid, and felt a little envious.
Currently, the only people who can practice in this top-level spiritual cave are the elders of the sect. There has not been a single disciple yet. Even Senior Brother Yuanran has not had the opportunity to practice here.
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