Chapter 261: Evil Seed? Treasure of Heaven and Earth?
"During the Qiling incident, your master personally went to investigate the Zheng family and saw those Zheng family members who were imprisoned in the dungeon of the old house and had turned into evil species."
"After the Zheng family's ancestor failed to ascend to heaven, the seven major immortal sects also searched the Zheng family's old house inside and out. They should have seen those things. Logically speaking, this should not be a new thing."
Ji You did not show any surprise when he heard Ding Yao's words.
The Zheng family's children turned into evil species. Few people in the Qingyun world knew about this, but it should not be a secret among the seven major immortal sects.
Logically speaking, Yan Shu shouldn't have sent Ding Yao and the other two to tell him something he already knew.
Ji You looked at Ding Yao at this time: "Is this time different from last time?"
As expected, Ding Yao raised her eyes when she heard the voice: "Young Master is smart..."
All the Zheng family members have turned into evil species, and this fact is indeed known to all the seven major immortal sects.
Although they didn't know what kind of evil magic the Zheng family used, this incident also indirectly proved that it was a foolish dream to want to obtain immortality from the ruins.
But this time, the seven major immortal sects saw something completely different.
They tracked down Dou Yuankong's clues all the way to the outside of Anyuan City, and indeed found the place where Dou Yuankong stayed last.
There is indeed a winery there, which belongs to the Qingzhou Bu family. The winery produces spiritual wine made from spiritual objects.
Most of the wine in Shengjing City is supplied by that winery.
It is said that Dou Yuankong mentioned the winery many times when he was looking for the singer, and said that the things must be better if they are from their place of origin, and he wanted to taste a glass of unblended fine wine.
Ji You heard this and said, "So, Dou Yuankong went there by himself?"
Ding Yao nodded. "After he left Shengjing, he was wandering aimlessly. He was probably invited by a friend to a nearby winery and then he remembered it. So he decided to go there for a drink. No one else knew about this except those singing girls."
"Diva remembers it so clearly?"
"Dou Yuankong originally wanted to keep her for half a month, so the singer remembered it clearly."
After hearing this, Ji You opened his mouth and said, "Since the singer is still alive, does that mean she didn't go with him?"
Ding Yao coughed and said, "She said that every time she was neither in nor out, she was tired of serving you."
"Fortunately Dou Yuankong is stupid..."
Ji You couldn't help but grin after hearing this, and couldn't help but think of the notebook he left in the dormitory before coming to Qingyun Tianxia.
Or the all-encompassing history records in your notebook browser.
"And then?"
"There's something wrong with that winery..."
Dou Yuankong was indeed unlucky as he went to that winery by himself.
It is not known what happened in between, but the time point was almost the same as when he picked it up from a farmer in Sanli County.
Shanhai Pavilion was the first to find the winery. They didn't think there was anything wrong and just checked it as usual. However, they didn't expect a fierce battle to take place in the winery that night.
When other immortal cultivators arrived, the disciples of Shanhai Pavilion had suffered heavy losses, which shocked the other disciples outside the sect.
Because they didn't expect that a local family could have such combat power.
"The seven major immortal sects drew a circle all the way around, and the people in the winery were unable to escape. After a search, the people sent by the immortal sects found a group of people with evil spirits in a wild forest. They turned into evil species during the siege."
Ji You's eyes narrowed after hearing this: "You mean, they can transform into evil species at will?"
Ding Yao nodded: "This is why the seven major immortal sects want to suppress the news."
Hearing the affirmative answer, Ji You frowned instantly, thinking that this was a big deal.
The things that the Zheng family had created at the beginning turned the children in the family into half-dead evil corpses. They looked hideous and terrifying, but actually did not cause much waves.
Because those ghosts have no thoughts, otherwise they wouldn't be imprisoned by their relatives.
So they are not controlled by humans and basically act like wandering ghosts.
But this time, there is someone who can transform into evil species at will, and even has his own thinking logic.
"It seems that Dou Yuankong has never actually been to the winery."
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Ji You turned to look at the puzzled Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu: "If he really went to the winery, when the news of his rescue and return to Shengjing spread, those ghosts should have been alerted and would not wait until now to escape. In other words, if Dou Yuankong really went in, there is no way he could come back alive."
Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu blinked their eyes after hearing this, and then they understood what their brother-in-law meant.
It is true that Dou Yuankong went there to drink, but before entering the winery, he must have secretly discovered the human-transformed evil species nearby and was frightened to the point of insanity.
Therefore, the people in the winery actually didn't know that he had been there, so when Dou Yuankong was found in Sanli County, they never thought that the seven major immortal sects would trace them along this line.
Ji You looked at Ding Yao at this time: "Where are the people in the winery?"
"They are more familiar with the terrain of Qingzhou than the disciples of the Immortal Sect. After several battles, they escaped and are now fleeing in the mountains."
"The seven major immortal sects sent disciples twice, but they couldn't even stop these ghost things?"
Zhuo Wanqiu pursed her lips at this time: "They didn't intend to strangle them, but ordered to keep them alive. However, the realm of those people was completely beyond the previous expectations of the Immortal Sect. After turning into evil species, their bodies became even harder and their speed was extremely fast. It was difficult to capture them, so until now, they have not succeeded."
Ji You was silent for a long time and then looked at her: "Where are they now?"
"In the Dongping Mountains of Qingzhou."
"Where is your master?"
"After this incident, Tianjian Peak sent a large number of people to Qingzhou, and Master Jian also left the mountain. Before she left, she told us to follow the young master for the next few days."
The news blockade of Qingyun Tianxia is not really airtight, especially when something is completely beyond everyone's expectations, it cannot be concealed completely.
So after a few days, news of a fierce battle in the Dongping Mountains gradually spread.
But no one knew that this matter was related to Dou Yuankong, and no one knew the mysterious story behind it.
Some people speculated whether there was a dispute among the local noble families in Qingzhou, but later the situation was clarified by the noble families in Qingzhou. So some people speculated that some kind of treasure from heaven and earth that was influenced by the sun and moon appeared in the Dongping Mountains.
This kind of speculation, which is easy to arouse coveted attention, will naturally attract widespread attention.
On the east side of the Zizhu Zen Temple in the inner courtyard, in a stone pavilion built of white marble.
He Lingxiu, a direct disciple of Zizai Temple, was inviting everyone to drink tea together and chat about this matter.
In fact, the He family had also participated in the previous investigation of Dou Yuankong, but after the case was concluded, the people sent by the He family were dismissed from Qingzhou by the seven major immortal sects.
She felt that the treasures from heaven and earth in the Dongping Mountains should have been discovered when they were tracking down Dou Yuankong. Their He family was closely connected with the Tianshu Academy because of their marriage relationship. If there really were treasures from heaven and earth, they might be able to get a share of them.
Fang Jincheng, who was sitting on the south side of the tea table, had the same idea.
This grandson of Elder Fang has been in great glory since he entered the inner courtyard. He feels that he is superior to others. He rarely interacts with his previous friends and instead likes to hang out with He Lingxiu and others.
In his opinion, only those disciples of the Immortal Palace are worth making friends with.
Also present and drinking tea with them was Lu Hanyan, the second young lady of the Lu family.
After the second Miss Lu entered the inner courtyard, Lu Xiong used his spirit core to clear the way, and he also used his daughter to open up connections for his family.
This has always been the way people make friends in Qingyun World, especially the Lu family which started out with spiritual mines and is well aware of this.
However, Miss Lu didn't seem to be very good at this kind of occasion. She just sipped the tea but didn't say anything.
"It is extremely difficult to go from Rong Dao Realm to Ying Tian. I have been trying to enter the next realm since the Tian Dao Conference, but unfortunately I have no clue."
“If the precious material is obtained by my Tianshu Academy, it may be able to help me and make my breakthrough more smoothly.”
He Lingxiu sat opposite everyone, muttering to herself while holding a cup of tea.
Hearing this, Shi Junhao and Xiao Hanyan crossed their arms and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
When they accompanied the Great Xia delegation to the Snow Region, they were promised that they would be chosen as personal disciples after entering Yingtian Realm.
But everyone knows that after entering the upper five realms, each realm is more difficult than the previous one. Even if a genius like a direct disciple of the Immortal Sect wants to break through, it will take countless time.
They originally wanted to find another way and planned to enter the holy land of the sages to gain enlightenment and break through the realm, but in the end, they ended up with nothing.
Thinking of this, they couldn't help but think of Ji You, who had been in the holy land of sages for more than half a year but had not even entered the path of integration.
Like Tang Jingming in Zhongzhou, they also felt that Ji You had wasted their opportunity.
Thinking of this, Xiao Hanyan couldn't help but raise her eyes and look at the people in front of her: "I don't think I have seen Ji You in the past few days?"
He Lingxiu came back to her senses from her speculation about the treasures of heaven and earth: "Didn't he go back to Fengzhou to harvest the autumn harvest?"
"I'm back early."
"After he got stuck in the Tongxuan realm, I paid less attention to him. I really didn't know he was back."
He Lingxiu originally had very high expectations for Ji You, otherwise she would not have tried to win him over through marriage many times.
But how can she continue to be interested in a person who has reached a bottleneck in the Tongxuan realm even if his combat power exceeds his own realm?
He Lingxiu looked at Lu Hanyan at this time: "Some time ago, your father asked me to introduce some young talents to you. I have been thinking about this. There will be a banquet in Dongyuan in a few days. Are you willing to go with me?"
Lu Hanyan looked up when she heard the voice and said, "Thank you, Senior Sister. However, I am currently at the middle level of the Tongxuan realm and need to go into seclusion. Can we talk about this in a few days?"
"Of course, after all, cultivation is the most important thing."
Hearing the conversation between the two, everyone at the tea table couldn't help but look at each other.
In fact, everyone in Tianshu Academy knew that the Lu family had always wanted to marry their daughter to Ji You, and Second Miss Lu also had this idea.
It is said that when she was learning sword from Ji You, she would whimper even when she was spanked on the buttocks.
And this was the first time they knew that when Lu Xiong delivered the spirit core to Zizai Palace, he also asked He Lingxiu to act as a matchmaker for him.
But this is not surprising. After all, for a Lingshi family, the Tongxuan realm is indeed not very useful...
However, there was a clear hint of delay in Miss Lu's answer.
She probably didn't want to waste the connections her father had spent so much time to build up, but deep down she still had feelings for Ji You.
Yu Shiliu, who was sitting at the tea table with them, understood this mentality.
Who isn't like this?
She remembered that after seeing Ji You kill Yan Hao with a sword, she was in a trance for a long time.
To the extent that it would change its silk pants every morning when it woke up, and would subconsciously chase his figure in Rusheng Garden. However, now that it has been disenchanted, it has realized that he is just a rural private cultivator who cannot break through.
While a few people were chatting, a flying sword full of spiritual energy suddenly fell from the sky and passed through the protective formation of Tianshu Academy in a flash of mysterious light.
Everyone was attracted by this breath and immediately turned to look.
The head of the academy, Lang Hetong, who had left the academy earlier, fell from the flying sword, then waved his sleeves and went straight up to the Zizai Immortal Palace.
"Bu Qirong?"
"Yes, the leader of the evil species in the winery is a branch of the Qingzhou Bu family."
Zuo Qiuyang stood in the depths of the hall and turned to look at Lang Hetong: "Where are the Bu family members?"
Lang Hetong shook his head: "The house is empty, and everyone is missing, but the things that the Palace Master asked us to investigate earlier have now been found out."
Zuo Qiuyang reached out and took the letter from his hand, staring at it for a long time.
The Bu family is also a very ancient family, but it has gradually declined over the years.
There are many such families in the world of Qingyun, and many of them are no longer remembered. The most common result is that the population is gradually declining.
Precisely because of this, these noble families basically do some business to maintain their wealth, such as grain shops, trading companies, wineries or brothels.
Logically speaking, there aren't many children from such aristocratic families who can cross the threshold of perfection in the lower three realms.
But Bu Qirong's realm is indeed a bit surprising.
"A fifty-year-old Tongxuan realm person reached the Yingtian upper realm in just one year...?"
"yes."
Zuo Qiuyang said expressionlessly: "No wonder it's so hard to catch."
After hearing this, Lang Hetong raised his head in the hall and said, "This speed is definitely not normal. I just wonder if this exaggerated realm leap is related to their ability to transform into evil species."
Hearing this, Zuo Qiuyang's eyes were deep...
Like the Tianshu Academy, news about the Bu family's mutated evil species was constantly transmitted back in a secret state, causing a lot of discussion.
The coming and going of people made more people who did not know the truth think that there must be rare treasures in the mountains.
At this time, on the official road from Shengjing to Qingzhou, a carriage rented from Shengjing Post Station was speeding.
Because the immortal sects and aristocratic families have been constantly active during this period, as soon as you enter Qingzhou, you can notice that the counties and towns here are very quiet.
Apart from the government officials, there were only a few people on the road, all in a hurry.
In the speeding carriage, Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu sat like ladies, staring at Ji You who was thinking, then looked at each other, with a hint of doubt in their eyes.
After they told their brother-in-law what the master had instructed, he decided to come to Qingzhou without saying anything else.
It was a long journey here, without stopping day or night.
But until this moment, they still didn't understand why the son-in-law wanted to get involved in this mess after hearing all these things.
Because in their opinion, the matter of the evil seed has little to do with the young master, but the danger level is extremely high. Even if they find something, it will inevitably fall into the hands of the Immortal Sect. No matter how you look at it, it is not worth it for him to get involved.
Clank, clank—
The carriage kept shaking as it sped along.
The power of Daxia had been declining for a long time. Except for the newly repaired official road in Fengzhou and the official road in Yunzhou repaired by the Lingshi Chamber of Commerce, the roads between other states and counties were basically in a state of disrepair.
Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu were shaking so much that they were about to burst out all the way.
The bellybands worn by women in ancient times were basically made of silk, which was soft and smooth and had no restraining function. It was normal for women to jump around in such a situation.
When she confirmed that the judge really wanted to marry Ji You, she changed her words and called him "Young Master". From that time on, she no longer treated Ji You as an outsider.
Moreover, when she was at the Tiandao Conference, she also cried for Ji You for a long time.
Ji You sat upright and thought for a long time. When he came to his senses, he realized that he was bouncing very actively in front of him. After watching for a long time, he couldn't help but secretly thought, you are accumulating anger points for your pain-fearing master...
The weather in Qingzhou has been very gloomy these past few days, with large patches of dark clouds covering the sky, so that even the daytime seems like an evening when night has fallen.
At this moment, as the carriage turned into the forest, rumbling thunder was heard in the sky, as if a heavy rain was about to fall.
Ji You lifted the carriage curtain and looked out the window.
In the villages and towns along the way, there are many scenes of tamping earth with wooden piles, as if they are repairing the earthen houses before the heavy rain comes.
Kuang Cheng had told him before that the spring rainstorm actually destroyed many houses, which must have left a shadow on the people...
After passing the town, the carriage gradually drove into the boundless wilderness, and the Dongping Mountains were getting closer and closer to them.
As far as the eye can see, leaden clouds hang low, almost brushing the jagged peaks, and the mountains, like dormant giant beasts, lose the layers they had on a sunny day and become a blurred and huge silhouette, like an outline scraped out of the iron-gray sky with a blunt knife, stretching across the east and west, stretching as far as the eye can see.
The mountains are covered with lush vegetation, which, after thousands of years of wild growth, is so dense that even the sunlight cannot penetrate.
Among such huge and majestic mountains, humans are indeed as small as ants.
"The Dongping Mountains are so huge?"
Zhuo Wanqiu nodded after hearing Ji You's voice: "Qingzhou is different from Fengzhou where the mountains are scattered. The plains here are vast, and the mountains are almost all concentrated here. The overall area is even larger than Qiling."
Ji You frowned slightly: "No wonder they chose to escape here, it's really not easy to find them."
There were practitioners arranged by the Immortal Sect patrolling back and forth on the outskirts of the Dongping Mountains with a vigilant look on their faces.
So they did not decide to get off here, but instead went around the mountain road.
The carriage slowly stopped by the roadside until the wilderness stretched as far as the eye could see. The three men then jumped off the shafts and looked up at the mountains for a long time.
"I want to go into the mountains, but it's too dangerous in there. You two shouldn't go. Find a town nearby and wait for me."
Zhuo Wanqiu and Ding Yao looked at each other and said, "Master Jian is also in the mountains now. Let's follow the uncle."
Ji You thought for a long time: "Then don't stay too far away from me, be careful."
"yes."
Ji You did not insist on letting them wait outside. He then walked through a remote forest and entered the Dongping Mountains.
In Qingyun, immortality is supreme and there is basically no civil engineering.
Except for the Taoist temples of immortal sects and aristocratic families, the areas with mountains and rivers are basically wilderness with no roads.
Ji You led the two girls through it for a long time before they vaguely saw some chopped-off old trees and some bloodstains dripping on the leaves.
This should be the trace left by the disciples of the seven immortal sects who came to hunt down the Bu family.
"Could it be that Young Master is also interested in the matter of the evil species?"
"I don't know..."
Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu were whispering in the back, and then they saw Ji You moving forward along the traces he could find, gradually entering the mountains of Gaofengzhutian.
Looking up at this time, there is nothing but the gloomy sky above and high mountains surrounding us.
After a long time, they gradually began to see a sporadic light moving continuously among the dense woods.
"Son-in-law, the ones ahead should be the outsiders of a certain immortal sect, using magic tools to illuminate and search for the Bu family."
When Zhuo Wanqiu saw these spots of light, she immediately looked at Ji You.
Hearing the sound, Ji You stopped and observed for a while, then looked at them: "They should be heading southeast, we should go due east."
After hearing this, Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu looked a little confused.
Because they didn't understand why they had to avoid the disciples of the Immortal Sect. It felt like they were evil creatures hiding in the mountains.
(End of this chapter)
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