Zhenyang Sect.

Danxia Peak.

"Senior sister, if Junior Sister Ruo hasn't come back yet?"

"Junior Brother He, didn't I tell you? Junior Sister Ruo and Senior Sister Lin went down the mountain to buy supplies."

"But they have been out for several days, why haven't they come back yet?"

"It's normal to go down the mountain to buy supplies every three to five days, but it's not appropriate for a male disciple like you to go to the residence of female disciples every day, isn't it?"

"Yes, Junior Brother He, why don't you go to my room and I will explain it to you slowly."

"Brother He, don't listen to her. She already has a Taoist partner. Come to my room!"

Qin Gengyun was at the residence of the deacons and disciples of Danxia Peak, asking about Ruomei's whereabouts.

This is his third time here.

After his wife left that night, he always felt uneasy. The next day, when he learned that his wife had gone down the mountain with Lin Qingchou, he felt something was wrong.

He quickly used a sound transmission note to send a message to Qiu Zhihe, but the lady did not reply.

Qin Gengyun was really worried, so he ran to Danxia Peak the next day and went straight to find Ruomei amid the astonished gazes of many female disciples.

But he was stopped and after some questioning, he got the answer that Junior Sister Ruo and Senior Sister Lin had gone down the mountain to buy supplies.

But Qiu Zhihe never sent him any message, so Qin Gengyun went to Danxia Peak every few days to find out whether his junior sister Ruo had returned.

Today is the fifth day since my wife left.

At this time, Qin Gengyun was surrounded by a group of infatuated female disciples as usual, but he had no intention of getting entangled with these women.

The lady's words that night were a little strange, and coupled with Zheng Shengmo's sudden death, Qin Gengyun had a vague suspicion in his heart, which made him even more uneasy.

"Senior Sister Lin?"

"Senior Sister Lin is back!"

At this time, the female disciples around all greeted the back. Qin Gengyun was overjoyed and broke free from the women who were pestering him. Sure enough, he saw Lin Qingchou walking up from below.

He hurried forward, but saw that Ruomei was not among the female disciples behind Lin Qingchou.

Qin Gengyun bowed to Lin Qingchou and asked, "Senior Sister Lin, may I ask if Junior Sister Ruo is back?"

Lin Qingchou glanced at him and shook her head: "If Junior Sister is still at the foot of the mountain."

Qin Gengyun asked quickly, "Senior Sister Lin, you and Junior Sister Ruo went down the mountain together, why is it that you are back but she is not?"

Lin Qingchou frowned: "Junior Brother He, this is Danxia Peak. It is inappropriate for a male disciple from Huashen Peak to break into the residence of a female disciple in broad daylight, right?"

There was something wrong with what she said. There were boundaries between the various peaks of Zhenyang Sect. It was indeed inappropriate for Qin Gengyun to break into other peaks for several consecutive days, and to go to the residence of female disciples.

Qin Gengyun was silent for a moment, then said apologetically, "Sorry, Senior Sister Lin, I am so abrupt. I will leave now."

Lin Qingchou suddenly said, "On our way back, we found that the amount of spiritual marrow we bought was a little less, so I asked Junior Sister Ruo to go back and buy more spiritual marrow."

Qin Gengyun was delighted and said quickly, "Thank you, Senior Sister Lin, for telling me."

As he left Danxia Peak, the smile on his face disappeared and the worry in his heart increased instead of decreasing.

Just now, Lin Qingchou seemed to be telling him where Ruomei was, but in fact, it was more like explaining to everyone where Ruomei had gone.

This is a bit too deliberate.

Judging from Lin Qingchou's style of doing things, she probably doesn't have such kind intentions.

Madam, what on earth did you do?

Qin Gengyun had just returned to Huashen Peak when a ball of red smoke suddenly exploded in the sky.

At the same time, the same red smoke burst out from the other five peaks.

"What's the big deal?"

"Could it be that the beast tide is coming again?"

The disciples of Zhenyang Sect looked up at the red smoke in the sky in shock. This scene had appeared during the beast tide several months ago.

Only when facing a very serious crisis will the Six Peaks of Zhenyang emit red smoke signals at the same time.

Qin Gengyun's heart skipped a beat, and suddenly, the sound transmission note in his arms vibrated. He picked it up and saw that it was a message from Qiu Zhihe.

"Husband, I'm back."

…

Danxia Peak.

The main hall of the peak.

The acting leader, Tan Tai Mingyue, sat in the main seat, with Jian Yue and Leng Jing on his left and right. Next to Jian Yue was Chun Ningzhi, who attended this emergency meeting on behalf of the deceased peak master Zheng Shengmo.

The other two were also not the peak masters. One of them was thin and carried a black sword on his back. His name was Chen Yunfeng and he was the eldest senior brother of Jietian Peak.

The other one was of sturdy build and had a square face. He was the eldest senior brother of Huashen Peak, Zhang Zheng.

Both of them were a little confused. They were only in charge of disciples, not peak masters. Logically speaking, they were not qualified to attend a meeting of this level.

But just after the red smoke signal was sent out, both of them received a message from the acting head, Tan Tai Mingyue, asking them to represent Jie Tian Peak and Hua Shen Peak to attend this emergency meeting.

Chen Yunfeng and Zhang Zheng rushed to Danxia Peak. Even when they sat down, they were still confused and had no idea what had happened.

Tan Tai Ming Yue looked around at everyone, her gentle voice revealing a solemn tone:

"Elder Shi from Huashen Peak represented Zhenyang Sect in going to West Imperial City to participate in the discussion of the rules of the Feixian Ceremony. He should have arrived yesterday, but West Imperial City sent a message saying that Elder Shi did not show up until the end of the discussion."

Several people were startled, and Zhang Zheng quickly said, "Acting Sect Leader, our master has already left the mountain three days ago. Before he left, he told us to concentrate on training and prepare for the Flying Immortal Ceremony in half a year."

Tan Tai Ming Yue had no expression on her face and continued, "Elder Wei from Jie Tian Peak left Zhen Yang Mountain without the sect's permission three days ago and has not returned yet."

Chen Yunfeng, the senior brother of Huashen Peak, was a sturdy man with muscular body, but his brain didn't seem to be very smart. He scratched his head and said:

"No way, a few days ago, Master said he was going to retreat and asked us not to disturb him. Why would he suddenly come down the mountain?"

Leng Jing frowned and said, "Master Sister, although the whereabouts of the two elders are suspicious, it is not necessary for all six peaks to emit red smoke, right?"

Jianyue looked cold and silent.

Tan Tai Ming Yue was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Two days ago, there was a sudden strong spiritual power fluctuation. Did you sense it?"

"Powerful fluctuations of spiritual energy?" Chun Ningzhi, Zhang Zheng and Chen Yunfeng, who had slightly weaker cultivation bases, looked puzzled when they heard this.

Leng Jing said: "I did sense it. The fluctuation was extremely strong at that time. It should be in the south, but it disappeared very quickly."

Jianyue nodded silently, indicating that she also sensed it.

Tan Tai Ming Yue said solemnly: "That is the Ten Thousand Swords Formation."

"What?!"

"Ten Thousand Swords Formation?!"

Suddenly, an uncontrollable cry of surprise was heard in the Peak Master's Hall.

"The Ten Thousand Swords Formation can only be used by a ninth-grade formation master!"

"It is said that once this formation is deployed, the sky and earth will change color, and even a cultivator at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage will find it difficult to resist!"

"Even in our Zhenyang Sect, no one knows how to do it!"

Tan Tai Ming Yue's voice became heavier: "Two days ago, I received a message from the head of Fei Yun Sect that two disciples of Fei Yun Sect saw Elder Wei and Elder Shi in the Southern Demon Land."

"Why would Senior Brother Wei and Senior Brother Shi go to the Southern Demon Land?"

"Isn't Master going to West Royal City?"

"The fluctuations of the Ten Thousand Swords Formation are also in the south. Could it be that..."

Tan Tai Ming Yue's face was pale and her voice was heavy:

"Senior Brother Wei and Senior Brother Shi may have been murdered."