If this totem is indeed related to the people of the Hidden Sect, it would be a very significant matter.
As one of the six major sects, the Luoyin Sect is a legitimate and righteous sect. However, the few times this eye totem has appeared have all been in extremely evil events.
However, if one insists on finding a connection between the two, one can indeed find one. The Luoyin Sect is known for its talisman arrays, and the locations where the eye totem appeared on both occasions are related to array formations.
Before Dong Jingwei was possessed by a ghost cultivator, he also received friends from the Luoyin Sect.
Or, could it be related to the encounter with Xiao Leng in the black market of rogue cultivators, whose talisman-drawing skills are quite good and whose demeanor and speech are like those of a disciple of a sect or a noble family?
"Third Senior Sister, did you see it clearly? Is there really this pattern printed on the underwear worn by the Luoyin Sect disciples? Exactly the same?" Shi Xuan asked.
Tang Nong scratched her head. "Now that you've said that, I'm a little unsure again. But I think it's..."
“Whether it’s true or not, this matter must be reported to the sect leader,” Shi Xuan said, “at least it will be a direction for investigation.”
After the welcoming banquet, Shi Xuan distributed the medicinal pills and gifts, and then rushed to the sect leader to report the new discovery.
As for how to investigate the Hidden Sect and how to negotiate with other sects, that was not Shi Xuan's concern.
After quickly reporting on the matter of the Hidden Sect, she went to the market. The first thing Chen Ji did upon learning of her return was to send a telepathic message, saying that the affordable shops had been closed for fifteen days because they were out of stock.
Shi Xuan may not have much else, but she has plenty of pills. In the Silver Frost Secret Realm, she has collected thousands of pills just from the wall of the Pill Sect.
Some useful items were kept, while the rest were handed over to Chen Ji to handle.
Now that Chen Shengjun is much better, he can help Chen Ji with his affairs. Even if there are more people coming this time, the two of them can handle it.
"Then, Master, whose alchemist's name should be labeled on these pills?" Chen Ji asked.
Shi Xuan pondered for a moment and said, "Then let's mark it with the character 'hate'."
Even if we can never find this person again, at least some trace will remain, something to remember them by.
*
Unbeknownst to Shi Xuan, many people in the black market for independent cultivators were frantically searching for the "round-faced" master.
In the western region of Qian Yuan, countless people have suffered damage to their dantian, and many have perished as a result.
Those who were lucky enough to survive also lost their cultivation and became no different from ordinary people.
At this moment, news spread that someone could heal a damaged dantian without affecting cultivation, and restore it to normal. How could anyone remain calm?!
After many forces confirmed the truth of the matter, they all sent people out to search for Master Roundface, hoping that they could also be cured by him and restore their cultivation.
As dusk fell, Shi Xuan had Lu Shenzhi help her change her appearance, and then headed towards the black market for rogue cultivators.
When they reached the outer perimeter of Qu Shang Courtyard, still some distance away, a person suddenly darted out from the roadside. Shi Xuan's first reaction was that someone was lying in ambush to rob them, and he immediately drew his sword.
The man quickly called out, "It's me! Xiao Leng!"
If it had been any later, the sword would have sliced right off his head.
Shi Xuan sheathed his sword and asked, "Looking for me?"
“Hmm,” Xiao Leng rubbed her hands together and said, “I’ve been waiting for you here these past few days.”
"Did you need something?" Shi Xuan asked. "Why didn't you send me a telepathic message?"
Xiao Leng was a little embarrassed: "You said that I could only send a message when you were repaying the money."
This person is truly honest. Because he has no spirit stones to return, he cannot communicate via telepathy and can only wait here.
Shi Xuan was both amused and exasperated, and said to him again, "If you need anything, you can contact me telepathically."
Xiao Leng chuckled twice and said, "It's not that there's anything wrong. It's just that you healed my dantian, and recently a lot of people have been looking for you down there. So, I'm afraid that if you go in, you'll be scared and won't be able to get away."
That's a problem. If she went in with her round face, everyone would probably recognize her. Besides, this place used to be mostly frequented by cultivators in the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages, so it was hard for anyone to see through her disguise. Now that everyone is coming to her to treat their dantian, there will inevitably be some high-level cultivators, so it's definitely not safe.
"Have you been hanging around this black market lately?" Shi Xuan asked. It had been more than a month since he cured Xiao Leng, and he should be focusing on his cultivation now.
Xiao Leng smiled somewhat reluctantly: "I don't know where to go either. To be honest, my name is Leng Rufeng, and I used to be an inner disciple of the Luoyin Sect. But now I have been expelled from the sect. The world is so big, I haven't decided where to go yet."
Hearing him say this, Shi Xuan became interested. Xiao Leng really was a disciple of the Luoyin Sect; she had guessed correctly. So, was he one of the people involved in the internal strife within the Luoyin Sect that Tang Nong had mentioned?
"Come with me." Shi Xuan waved to him and led him two blocks back, through the backyard of the cheap shop, to the back courtyard reception room.
After the two sat down, Shi Xuan asked again, "Tell me, what was the reason you were expelled from your sect?"
Leng Rufeng shook his head with a wry smile, "To be honest, I also find it baffling. They say the sect's most valuable treasure was stolen, but other disciples have come forward to say they saw me take it."
"Did your sect's Enforcement Hall believe it?" Since they were expelled from the sect, they must have been convicted of a crime.
“No,” Leng Rufeng frowned and said, “How could a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator like me steal the sect’s treasures?”
"Then why were you expelled from the sect? There must be some crime."
Leng Rufeng took a breath and then sighed, "I argued with the disciple who came out to accuse me, and then we fought. He suddenly died during the fight. I was expelled from the sect for the crime of accidentally killing a fellow disciple."
The whole thing seemed incredibly strange. Shi Xuan had a feeling that the disciple was deliberately provoking Leng Rufeng and intending to die at his hands, but it was just a feeling. Who would want to die just to frame another disciple?
"How did your dantian shatter?"
Leng Rufeng: "After being expelled from the sect, when I left, two of the deceased disciple's friends chased after me and tried to kill me. I was injured in the fight."
Such severe injuries clearly indicate that his two friends had gone to great lengths to kill him. If it weren't for Shi Xuan, Leng Rufeng would likely not have long to live.
Shi Xuan still felt that this matter was not as simple as it seemed, and he always felt that there was a conspiracy involved, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong.
"What treasure did the Hidden Sect lose?"
“A formation plate,” Leng Rufeng said, “can preserve the formations set up by high-level cultivators and implement them in another location. In other words, low-level cultivators can carry high-level formations and set them up anywhere.”
Doesn't this match the formation in the Silver Frost Secret Realm? A formation plate brought into the secret realm by a Qi Refining stage disciple? So, was the formation plate lost and used by someone else, or did a high-ranking cultivator of the Hidden Shadow Sect steal it?
Shi Xuan took out paper and pen and drew an eye totem, pushed it in front of Leng Rufeng, and asked, "Have you ever seen this symbol before?"
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