Chapter 684 I will never let her run away!
Zhao Chengming's face turned pale, and he rushed towards the stone platform where Yun Qingqing was.
"Master Yun, what do you mean?!"
Qi Mo opened his folding fan and stood in front of him:
"My fellow Daoist, the deal is done. Are you going to go back on your word?"
"Stop playing dumb!" Zhao Chengming said angrily, pointing at the index mirror behind him. "The mirror she gave me is totally useless!"
Qi Mo smiled and waved his folding fan:
"Who should I blame, then? My master just reminded me repeatedly that there was no difference between the two mirrors. It was you who insisted on switching them. Why are you blaming us now?"
Zhao Chengming sneered and pointed at the mirror in front of Yun Qingqing, which was shining with golden light.
"You're lying! Her mirror is full of flowing scriptures and runes, but mine is completely lifeless. You're telling me there's no difference?"
Qi Mo snapped his fan shut and pretended to be in a daze:
"Oh—so Brother Zhao thinks the mirror isn't bright enough?"
He shook his head and sighed:
"This isn't the mirror's fault, it's just that your consciousness is too weak to urge it."
Qi Mo lightly tapped Zhao Chengming's eyebrows with the tip of his fan, smiling harmlessly, but the words he said made Zhao Chengming's face twitch in anger.
The round-faced junior brother flew into a rage:
"Bullshit! My senior brother is at the peak of foundation building, and his spiritual awareness is unrivaled among the younger generation! How can you, a naive little character like you, be the one to judge him?"
"Really? Then why can't you even use an indexing mirror properly?"
Qi Mo glanced at him lightly with his phoenix eyes, then turned to Zhao Chengming and said sincerely:
"Friend Zhao, how about I teach you? This is how you use your spiritual sense—"
As she spoke, a ray of golden light condensed at her fingertips, and she lightly drew intricate marks in the air, which turned into a stream of light all over the sky.
Zhao Chengming's pupils shrank slightly and his expression changed several times.
Could it be... the long-lost technique of concentrating the mind?
He suppressed his fear and said sternly:
"Stop playing tricks here! You must have used some secret technique to tamper with the mirror!"
Qi Mo spread his hands:
"If you think we're cheating, you can ask someone to judge for you."
He suddenly came closer and lowered his voice:
"However...if the guide discovers someone has made a false accusation, they will be disqualified from entering again."
The short and fat junior brother was furious:
"you--"
Before he finished speaking, the bronze door at the end of the third floor suddenly opened slowly, and the guide walked over silently and stood not far from Yun Qingqing's jade platform. Complex emotions seemed to flow in his usually indifferent eyes.
Qi Mo raised his eyebrows and looked at her for a moment, then turned to look at Zhao Chengming with a half-smile:
"The guide is already here. Why don't you ask for clarification now?"
Zhao Chengming secretly clenched his fists, a hint of vigilance flashed in his eyes, as if he was wondering whether this man was setting a trap for him.
At this moment, the guide spoke calmly, his eyes still fixed on Yun Qingqing:
"I've heard everything you've said. My Langhuan Palace treats all visitors equally. All index mirrors are treated the same. How well you use them depends entirely on the individual."
Qi Mo chuckled and glanced at the three people from Zhengyang Sect.
The three people's expressions changed again and again. They turned to look at the dazzling light and shadow around Yun Qingqing, their faces full of disbelief.
The short and fat junior brother was particularly indignant. He opened his mouth as if to refute, but was stopped by Zhao Chengming with a look.
The two junior brothers heard his secret voice transmission at the same time:
"Let her be proud for two days, and once we leave Langhuan Palace, I'll make her pay back everything with interest!"
Zhao Chengming turned back to the jade platform with an expressionless face, suppressed his emotions, and continued to use the index mirror to search for classics.
However, the contrast in momentum between the two sides was too obvious. The dim and slow light and shadow in front of him seemed to be making a silent mockery, which made Zhao Chengming irritable and there was no progress for a long time.
On the other side, Yun Qingqing concentrated on checking for half an hour, slowly closed her eyes and exhaled, and the light and shadow in front of her eyes gradually disappeared.
"How is it?" Qi Mo immediately stepped forward and asked.
Yun Qingqing frowned slightly and shook her head:
"There's no clue about the Taixu Spiritual Essence..."
Qi Mo was stunned:
"How could this happen? Didn't Master ask the heavens for divination?"
"Well, don't be in a hurry..." Yun Qingqing nodded and was about to say something else when the guide suddenly spoke.
"This visitor, is he looking for the Taixu Spiritual Essence?"
Yun Qingqing's eyes lit up:
"Exactly! If Langhuan Palace can provide me with any clues, I will definitely reward you handsomely!"
She knew that asking the Heavenly Hexagram would never be wrong. Although she had not found any clues in the three-story books in Langhuan Palace, it did not mean that there were no clues in other places in Langhuan Palace, so she had originally planned to ask someone in the palace.
The guide did not answer immediately. She lowered her eyes and seemed to be in deep thought, but Yun Qingqing noticed that her eyes were blank. She must be communicating with someone through telepathy.
Sure enough, after a while, she nodded slightly towards Yun Qingqing and said:
"The Elders Council wants to see you two. Please follow me."
Yun Qingqing exchanged glances with Qi Mo, followed the guide, and walked towards the bronze gate at the end.
Zhao Chengming stared at Yun Qingqing's receding back, his knuckles pinched until they turned white.
"Big Brother!" the round-faced junior brother gritted his teeth, "How dare they play tricks on us like this!"
The short and fat junior brother spoke sinisterly:
"Once we leave Langhuan Palace, we will make sure they know the consequences of offending the Zhengyang Sect!"
Zhao Chengming's eyes flashed coldly, and he took out a talisman and handed it to his short and fat junior brother:
"Leave the temple first and keep an eye on the talisman's reaction. Once it ignites, the marked object has left the temple. Immediately confirm her location and wait for me to come out and settle the score with her!"
The short and fat junior brother put away the talisman and nodded:
"Don't worry, Big Brother, I won't let her get away!"
…
At the same time, Yun Qingqing and the others followed the guide through the bronze gate, and the scene before them suddenly changed.
The original jade platform for classics disappeared, replaced by a deep green jade corridor. Countless stars were suspended on the ceiling, flickering in the darkness, as if the entire galaxy had been moved here.
The guide walked silently, and the cloud patterns on his clothes flowed like water under the starlight.
She suddenly stopped, raised her hand and tapped the air three times.
“Click—”
A crack suddenly appeared in the corridor wall, revealing a spiral staircase leading down. Lamps on either side of the staircase spontaneously burned, emitting a cold, blue light.
"Please." The guide stepped aside to make way, his voice still calm.
Qi Mo raised his eyebrows and said in a voice transmission: "Master, this place..."
Yun Qingqing nodded slightly, a clear light flashing in her eyes: "It's okay, just follow me closely."
The stairs seemed to go on forever, and the lower you went, the lower the temperature got.
About half a minute later, a stone door carved with star maps finally appeared in front of them.
The guide made seals with his hands and the stone door opened silently.
The cold air blowing in his face made Qi Mo shiver. Inside the door was a round stone chamber. Seven old men in gray robes were sitting around an ice crystal round table.
Their faces were haggard, but their eyes were as bright as stars. They all looked at Yun Qingqing at the door.
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