Chapter 322: The Battle for the Relics
From noon to dusk, the sky gradually darkened.
Ji You read the case file copied by the county clerk to the end, and then took out a huge roll of cloth from the storage gourd.
The scroll was covered with densely packed words, circles and lines, making it look extremely complicated.
Ji You picked up a brush and wrote down the date of moving out of Fengxian Villa on it, and then filled in a number of keywords such as "bite" and "bloody smell".
With a wave of his finger and the light on, the study was dimly illuminated. A wisp of spiritual energy rose up with the wind and lifted the entire roll of cloth into the air.
Ji You took a few steps back and looked at the roll of cloth for a while.
"The Immortal Master gave me medicine."
“There are fewer and fewer people.”
"Summoning to go elsewhere to practice secret arts."
"Their five senses seem to be getting duller and duller."
These words or short sentences were copied down by him from the news left behind by other disappeared immortal villages, or from the discussions of the people around them.
The earlier ink has dried, but it seems to be announcing a fatal scam.
Ji You leaned against the window and watched quietly, with his palm facing down. The dozen or so brushes in the pen holder kept spinning in the air, arranging in various shapes.
Sometimes it looked like a hexagonal star, sometimes like a star map in the dark night, so that a deep pit was gradually formed on Fang Zhongzheng's red lacquered desk, and the surface paint was peeled off into pieces.
After watching for a long time, Ji You's gaze fell on the lower right side of the cloth roll.
That area was specially reserved for sorting out clues, and it contained the names of some aristocratic families such as the Du family, the Bai family, the Liu family, the Li family, the Zheng family, the Tianshuyuan, the Chen family, the Chu family, etc.
The immortal villas in Fengzhou are basically branches of aristocratic families, and these aristocratic families are the real controllers behind the disappeared immortal villas.
The reason why Ji You wrote it down was because Tan Huizhi's grandson had mentioned the four words "immortal master gave medicine" before he disappeared.
When he was in Fengzhou Prefecture, he once asked the disciples of Xianzhuang who could be called the immortal master.
According to those disciples, the so-called immortal master refers to the elder in charge sent by the aristocratic family to which the immortal manor belongs.
In other words, if Xianzhuang had problems because of the so-called medicine given by the immortal master, then the cause and effect would naturally lie with these aristocratic families.
At this time, Ji You picked up the brush and wrote the four big words "Xuanyuan Immortal Mansion" after the names of those families.
Fengxian Villa is backed by Xuanyuan Immortal Palace, and this fact is known to almost everyone in Yuyang County.
Moreover, Ji You had a memory in his mind. It was the year when he first came to Qingyun Tianxia, and the sounds of gongs, drums and firecrackers were heard from the mountain.
He remembered that Master Chen had told him that it was an immortal master from the Supreme Holy Sect who was visiting.
Ji You watched for a long time, his eyes constantly shifting between these aristocratic families and immortal sects.
It was already night, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse, and the house behind the county government was full of guests.
Jia Sicong, Dong Wei and other former disciples of Master Chen gathered together, specially to visit Fang Ruoyao who had returned from the Immortal Sect.
Fang Zhongzheng specially arranged a banquet for them, but when the dishes were served, no one started eating. Instead, they looked at the front window of the study to the south across the huge courtyard.
Because there was a candle in the study, the shadows in the room were projected very clearly on the doors and windows.
They knew that Ji You had also returned and was in Master Fang's study.
The reason why they didn't pick up their chopsticks was actually because they were thinking about whether to invite Ji You to join them.
"Since we parted ways in Yuyang, we classmates haven't seen each other for many years. Fairy Ruoyao, why don't you invite Ji You out for a drink?"
"Yes, it's been a long time since the broken engagement. With Ji You's generosity, I don't think he would have any grudges against us anymore."
"Back in the day, he and I once flirted with Widow Wang at the village head. We shouldn't be so distant. If Fairy Ruoyao doesn't want to go alone, we can accompany her."
After hearing this, Fang Ruoyao hesitated for a long time before slowly standing up. Seeing this, the others followed her. However, just as they were about to walk towards the study, the figure reflected by the candlelight on the doors and windows suddenly stood up.
Then, a burst of hot energy came down with a bang, and everyone saw a sword energy flying in the air. The heavy energy rushed straight into the sky, causing the sky to shimmer.
Under the moonlight, the thick clouds were torn through for hundreds of miles.
Seeing this scene, everyone sat back down.
Before the dishes were served, they begged Fang Ruoyao to demonstrate her magic. They saw the spiritual energy surging in her palms, and she was amazed just by the fact that she could lift the pot in the air.
But at that moment, they felt vaguely that what Fang Ruoyao and Ji You had cultivated in the past five years seemed to be not the same thing.
If I had known this would happen, I should have treated him to a few more steamed dumplings.
Jia Sicong trembled slightly, remembering the opportunity that year to find a way to success.
Three days later at dusk, Ji You arrived in Zhongzhou.
Most of the noble families mentioned in his scroll were concentrated in Zhongzhou, including the Liu family, the Du family, and the Zheng family's old house was also in the neighboring county.
He felt that if there really was something wrong with these families, there would be no way there wouldn't be any clues. The reason they hadn't been discovered was probably because the families were closed off from each other, and many things had gone unnoticed. So he wanted to find out.
Moreover, from the perspective of spatial distance, he felt that the closer the family was to the Zheng family, the more likely it was to have problems.
However, what surprised him was that all the doors of these noble families were tightly closed, magic arrays were whistling around them, and there was an eerie silence inside.
In addition, there are cultivators who take turns guarding all the entrances to the Taoist temple, with a rotation every two hours.
However, after several visits, he learned of another way, which was a water shop located in Lingbi City.
"We usually deliver water to the Liu family. In fact, we have been serving the immortals for decades."
"Old Master Liu always drinks tea from the stream on Yuquan Mountain."
The owner of the water shop was an old man in his fifties, who kept chattering about Ji You's money.
After hearing this, Ji You tapped the table lightly with his fingertips: "Are you sending more in the next few days?"
"No, the Liu family came a while ago and said they don't need water for the time being."
"That old Master Liu doesn't want to drink tea anymore?"
The water shop owner waved his hand and said, "They just don't let us deliver it, but they will go get the water themselves."
Ji You pondered for a while after hearing this: "Did you cause some trouble, so that the Liu family doesn't want to use you anymore?"
"Sir, what are you talking about? Our Runquan Water Shop has been around for a hundred years. We are specialized in our business and have never been criticized by anyone. To be honest, those immortal masters have great magical powers and can fly and hide, but they may not be as adept at drawing water as we are."
Hearing Ji You's doubts, the owner of the water shop was obviously a little unhappy. He held his mouth and tried to prove himself for a while: "If you don't believe me, you can go ask Lao Xu from the vegetable shop. They don't deliver vegetables anymore. They deliver them at the same time as us."
Ji You was silent for a while: "When did it start?"
"It was probably around the middle of last month."
"Before the water was delivered, did anything happen to the Liu family?"
"A group of people left in a carriage in a hurry for half a month, and then came back. Then they didn't even want the water vegetables and kept the gate closed all day."
After the water shop owner finished speaking, he looked at Ji You and asked, "Sir, are you here to order water? Why do you always ask about the Liu family?"
After hearing this, Ji You smiled, left the silver in his hand, and then got up and left the water shop.
The Liu family sent someone to participate in the Immortal Tour, and after they returned, the entire family was placed under martial law...
High in the sky, Ji You hid in the clouds, looking down at the huge mansion of the Liu family, somewhat confused about the connection between them.
Then he took off into the air and took two whole days to fly to the Li family in the northwest of Zhongzhou.
Apart from the several aristocratic families neighboring the Zheng family's ancestor, Ji You felt that the Li family had the biggest problem, and the reason was naturally Li Ruilin.
In his opinion, even if Li Ruilin was a descendant of a branch family, he should still have brothers and parents.
But he had been missing for so long, and it seemed extremely unreasonable that the only person searching for his whereabouts was Huang Yue Niang.
What made him feel that there was something fishy was that the Li family and the Liu family imposed martial law at almost the same time, and at almost the same time, both before and after the Immortal Tour.
The Li family is a thousand-year-old family and is much larger than the Liu family.
Their family's dojo is a city in itself, almost as big as Shengjing. However, after the clan protection formation was raised, he couldn't even enter the city gate.
He looked around the Li family for a long time, and then went to the Wuliu Trading Company in a nearby city.
He had promised Tsundere that he would go find her when he returned to Fengzhou, but he had not yet found out the truth about this matter that was deeply buried in Fengzhou, and he always felt a little uneasy, so he wrote to her, asking to postpone it for a few days.
After sending the letter, Ji You found an inn to stay in.
He had been traveling back and forth between several states these days, which was very exhausting and required a short period of meditation and breathing regulation.
After three days of breathing exercises and gradually regaining strength, he set his sights on the Bai, Du and Chu families.
At the same time, on Lingjian Mountain on the shore of Xuanhai.
Yan Shuyi was wearing the immortal robe of Jianzhu, standing on the top of the mountain, looking down.
In her sight, the children she brought back from Fengzhou were catching loaches along the stream surrounding the mountains, and their silver bell-like laughter could be heard from time to time.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Jianzhu couldn't help but raise his hand and gently stroke his lower abdomen.
Although Youxianhui had tried several times but failed to get pregnant, she now couldn't help but start to have the desire to be a mother.
Especially in the first few days after she came back, she even dreamed at night that she had moved to a small courtyard in Fengzhou and was strolling around holding a little hand.
Of course, disciples from the Little Tian Academy also appeared in the dream.
The little master was also very stubborn in his dream. He pulled a miniature baby that looked like him and taught it to call a strange uncle. As a result, he was spanked.
In front of Zaizai, Yan Shuyi endured the rudeness of the disciples of Xiaoxiaotian Academy, but was then tied up with his feet at night and told that he wanted to have another child.
She had been in the position of chief appraiser for twenty years, always in a high position. She had never thought that she would live such a life one day, but when she saw it in her dream, she thought it was quite interesting.
At this moment, footsteps sounded from behind him. Ding Yao came from the bottom of the mountain and reached the top of the mountain through the clouds and mist.
"Master Jian, I'm back."
Yan Shuyi put away the hint of sadness in his eyes and turned to look at Ding Yao expressionlessly: "Is it open?"
Ding Yao nodded: "It's open..."
"How is it going?"
"Preliminary investigation shows that there are quite a few of them."
Yan Shuyi nodded after hearing this and his eyes fell on the Tianjian Peak opposite.
Ever since returning from the Immortal Tour, Lingjian Mountain has been constantly receiving news about the Immortal Sect opening the ruins, causing many of the elders on the mountain to become increasingly restless.
Among them are Tianjian Peak, her father, uncle, and many elders of Xuanjian Peak.
Lingjian Mountain has been plagued by internal troubles for a long time because the weapon holder and the leader are not the same person. There is a deep gap between them and they are on high alert.
But on this matter, the two factions, which are as hostile as water and fire, stood on the same side.
Because in their view, no matter how the ownership of the Lingjian Mountain inheritance is decided, the first thing to ensure is the overall transcendence of Lingjian Mountain.
At present, the strength of several other immortal sects has greatly increased due to the immortal fate in the ruins. If they see the immortal fate being useless due to their mutual opposition, then Lingjian Mountain will definitely be coveted by other immortal sects in the future.
So the two peaks hit it off and went to open the ruins.
It is true that Yan Shu is also the master of appraisal, but since the two peaks have reached a consensus, she cannot force a halt at this moment.
Especially the group from the Youxian Society, she really didn't see anything strange happening to those who took the fruit, so she could only turn a blind eye.
Because her father was right. If she allowed the other five major sects to become more powerful, Lingjian Mountain would definitely be in trouble. She couldn't act arbitrarily based on her feelings in such matters.
Yan Shuyi came back to his senses and looked at Ding Yao: "Since it has been confirmed that there are a lot of fruits, can they discuss how to distribute them?"
Ding Yao lowered her voice and said, "The Peak Master promised to give 20% to Wenjian Peak, and the remaining 80% will be split equally with Tianjian Peak."
"Equally... Father's plan is excellent, but Yan Zhong is no fool. I'm sure Tianjian Peak won't agree to this division."
"Master Jian is right. Tianjian Peak has indeed not agreed."
At the beginning, the young master of divination used the distribution of elixirs to set up a scheme and pulled in the Wenjian Peak to join. Now the relationship between the two peaks has become increasingly close.
Therefore, from Tianjian Peak's point of view, although the distribution is 442, it is better to regard it as 46, because he is sure that Wenjian Peak's 20% will eventually fall into the hands of Xuanjian Peak, and they will naturally not agree to it.
Yan Shuyi's eyelashes trembled slightly, and at the same time, he waved his hand and released a trace of spiritual energy, lifting up a little girl who almost fell into the stream while playing.
Seeing this scene, Ding Yao couldn't help but squint her eyes, thinking that since Master Jian watched these little kids playing around every day, she must be thinking about giving birth to another child for the young master.
At this moment, a horn sounded on the sword-testing platform of Lingjian Mountain, attracting the attention of the two.
Under the sea of clouds, countless disciples emerged from their rooms after hearing the horn and gathered at the sword-testing platform.
Afterwards, the disciples with other surnames were left in the sect, while the disciples with the surname Yan were selected by the elders of the two peaks and then brought down from Lingjian Mountain.
The ruins have been opened and the interior has been preliminarily explored. Naturally, they need to be guarded, and more people are needed to enter.
The sword energy surged like a torrent down the mountain, and countless disciples left the mountain. At the same time, Zhuo Wanqiu's figure came up the mountain.
When she reached the top of Xuanjian Peak, she came towards Yan Shuyi and handed him a letter.
"Master Jian, I have a letter from the Dao Sect."
"Wendao Sect?"
Ding Yao looked at Zhuo Wanqiu strangely: "Why are you writing to the Dao Sect at this time?"
Zhuo Wanqiu shook her head, her eyes filled with confusion.
Yan Shuyi reached out to take the letter, opened it, and read silently for a while before saying softly, "A conflict has occurred on Yuepo Plateau."
"Did they fight with the Chen Immortal Clan?"
Yan Shuyi nodded and said, "The deputy head of the Daodao Sect sent a letter, asking me to go to Lingjian Mountain to help, and promised to give us 30% of the gains from the Yuepo Plateau ruins."
Zhuo Wanqiu opened her mouth after hearing this and said, "I didn't expect that after such a long stalemate, they would finally start fighting."
The ruins on the Yuepo Plateau are the only ruins that are still closed so far.
It is located on the border of Qingzhou, but part of it is adjacent to Yuzhou, so both the Daodao Sect and the Chen Immortal Clan are eyeing it covetously.
After the Immortal Tour ended, the Wendao Sect took the brunt of the action and sent many disciples to guard the ruins. The Chen Immortal Clan also immediately sent disciples to surround the mountain. The atmosphere between them had been tense for a long time.
Some time ago, a person outside the sect sent a message saying that they had agreed to sit together to discuss the ownership, but unexpectedly, they started fighting in the blink of an eye.
Ding Yao pondered this and suddenly revealed a hint of confusion: "Logically speaking, the strength of the Daodao Sect should be no weaker than that of the Chen Immortal Clan. Why would they specifically give up 30% of their resources and ask Lingjian Mountain for help when the two sides are facing each other?"
"Not only the Daoist Sect, but also people from the Shanhai Pavilion on the Yuepo Plateau are involved."
"But after the incident at Qiling, all the ruins in the world were divided up. Part of the Yuepo Plateau lies across Yuzhou. Plus, there are very few Dao Fruits at the ruins of the Daoist Sect, so it's understandable that they took action. Why is the Shanhai Pavilion so unruly?"
Upon hearing this, Master Jian's eyelashes trembled slightly. "I don't know what Shanhai Pavilion is thinking at the moment, but the Daoist Sect has always wanted to be tied to Lingjian Mountain. Asking Lingjian Mountain for help in the fight for the ruins seems to be a way to kill two birds with one stone."
The seven major immortal sects have been checking and balancing each other for many years. If Lingjian Mountain joins in now, it will be tied to Wendao Sect for the next hundred years.
Because no matter what they think, other immortal sects will think they are allies.
Ding Yao pondered for a moment: "Master Jian, how should we respond?"
"Spirit Sword Mountain is also currently in turmoil over the division of the fruit. I will not comment on this matter for now. Please ask Elder Qi to come out of seclusion and go to Yuepo Plateau on my behalf to observe the situation of their struggle and wait and see how things develop."
"yes."
Ding Yao bowed and accepted the order, then headed towards where Elder Qi was.
Not long after, a sword energy shot up into the sky from the mansion located between Tianjian Peak and Xuanjian Peak.
Zhuo Wanqiu looked at it for a long time, and couldn't help but turn to look at her own appraiser: "I feel that this matter is getting more and more excessive, and I feel a little uneasy..."
The Little Master looked in the direction where the sword energy left and said, "After such a long period of peace, the world is suddenly in turmoil. Naturally, people will subconsciously worry about the possibility of disaster."
"But my uncle said that it should be the result of good deeds."
"The good he spoke of wasn't good in the sense of good and evil, but simply meant harmless. However, those who wanted to steal the fruit differentiated between good and evil. Cultivating immortals emphasizes the mind being free from external objects and following the laws of nature. However, the relics are related to lifespan, realm, and cultivation. No one can restrain their greed, and their bottom line will be lowered."
Yan Shuyi whispered, and her beautiful phoenix eyes gradually became deeper.
Since ancient times, the human race has been devoted to practicing and seeking the way to immortality, and nothing too tempting to cause a fight has ever appeared.
Even she had never seen the three sects confront each other, so she was unable to predict how far this matter would go.
It would be great if the disciples of Xiaoxiaotian Academy were on the mountain, so that she could have a discussion with them. However, she received a message from him today, and since he had something to investigate, she couldn't come for the time being.
Thinking of this, Xiao Jianzhu couldn't help but tilt his head.
She had always been secretive and cautious in her actions before, and this was the first time she wanted to listen to what others said, and she felt a little strange in her heart.
(Seeking monthly tickets, seeking monthly tickets, seeking monthly tickets)
(End of this chapter)
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