Tang Ning and Guan Sheng looked at each other with a bit of surprise in their eyes, but Jiang Yuhuan was expressionless and didn't feel surprised at all. He must have received the news a long time ago.

Tang Ning didn't expect that the sect would have such thoughts in private and kept it hidden from them, but after thinking about it, it made sense.

The helmsman behind this is quite mysterious, able to master such mysterious techniques and refine undead monsters like corpse insect hosts.

If the sect can learn the secrets of this technique from his mouth and study and optimize it, the entire sect's combat power will be improved immeasurably.

All in all, this person is of great value.

Guan Sheng said: "Why didn't you tell us earlier? If we had known about this earlier, Junior Brother Tang wouldn't have had to tell Shuiyun Sect. The four of us would have been able to capture Wei An."

Yin Qingyuan sighed: "If you say too much, you will be wrong. This matter is a private metaphor of the leader. If it is made known to everyone, it will affect the relationship with Shuiyun Sect, which will not look good on the face. I originally planned to arrest the corpse alone.

The mastermind behind the insect host, and then sent it to the sect without anyone noticing, and then came back to join you, so that the Shuiyun Sect didn't know about it."

"I didn't expect that I failed to succeed, but you found new clues, which led to Wei An being escorted to Shuiyun Sect. It was not too late to make amends. In order to avoid this happening again, I have to be honest with you and transfer the leader to

Personal information."

Guan Sheng said: "But now Wei An has been captured to Shuiyun Sect, we can't snatch him out!"

Tang Ning said: "Wei An is just suspected of being the helmsman behind the scenes, and it doesn't necessarily mean he is actually him. Didn't we find no evidence of corpse worms in his cave? In my opinion, it is very likely that the wrong person was arrested this time.

I always feel that this arrest was too smooth and does not fit in with my previous impression of the helmsman behind the scenes. This person should be a very cautious and cunning person."

"Although Wei An's whereabouts are strange, the fact that Shuiyun Sect was able to find his hiding place so quickly shows that he is not very cautious in his actions. In addition, when I met him in the former case, he knew that I was following him, but he did not care about life and death. It is very possible that

You must be conscious of your innocence!”

"Besides, as Shuiyun Sect said, we have not encountered the host of the puppet corpse insect refined by the person behind the scenes. He can place two mummy puppets in an abandoned cave, so how could he not increase the defense in the cave where he practices?

There’s strength!”

Yin Qingyuan said: "Junior Brother Tang's words are exactly what I want, and I think so too. Although Wei An is in the late stage of foundation building, he doesn't seem to have much ability, and no corpse insects have been found in his cave yet.

The evidence of the host, so I suspect that Wei An is not the mastermind we are looking for, so I will inform you of the leader's order to avoid missing good opportunities in the future."

"Now we are just waiting for the news from Shuiyun Sect. If Wei An is the host of the corpse insect, there is nothing we can do. If there is someone else, this kind of thing will not happen next time."

Guan Sheng said: "But now we are doing our own things and are in different teams. If we have clues, how should we contact them and notify them?"

"This is easy. You can first set up a code word and convey it through Shuiyun Sect Xuanying's letter. As long as this word appears in the letter, it means that you have found a clue, and you can find an excuse to get rid of the Shuiyun Sect people."

The few people discussed it for a while and then dispersed.

A few days passed by. On this day, Tang Ning was practicing behind closed doors in her room. A Shuiyun Sect disciple shouted from outside the room: "Senior Tang, Uncle Tao invites you to come and discuss matters."

Tang Ning left the room and followed him into the main hall, where she saw Yin Qingyuan and Jiang Yuhuan had arrived first. Several people nodded slightly and Tang Ning took a seat. After a while, Guan Sheng also arrived.

Tao Siming said: "Fellow Taoists, I invite you to come here because we have just received a letter from our sect Xuan Ying. After several days of interrogation and review, it has been determined that Wei An is not the author of the source of the immortal spirit."

"The reason why he bought the Yin Soul Bead at the auction, and because of the strong Yin energy in the cave and the hiding of forty-nine corpses of boys and girls, is because of the unique technique he practiced. Senior Brother Shi and others have left

Sect, I hope to arrive at our place tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and then we can discuss the next step."

For some reason, Tang Ning suddenly wanted to know what happened to Wei An, so she asked, "Now that it's been confirmed that the man behind the scenes is not Wei An, what will your sect do with him?"

Tao Siming said: "It was not mentioned in the letter, but he was stubborn, refused to cooperate with the investigation, and even attacked the monks of my sect. Based on this alone, he must have been imprisoned in prison for at least dozens of years!"

Tangning was speechless, feeling a little bit guilty in his heart. If it weren't for himself, he wouldn't have ended up like this. It's pitiful for a late-stage foundation-building monk who had worked hard for more than a hundred years to be ruined in one day. He would have to live in darkness for the rest of his life.

Spent in a prison of nothingness.

Shuiyun Sect's approach is understandable. They cannot leave a potential threat alone. The two sides have already formed a rift. From the perspective of the interests of the sect, regardless of whether he is guilty or not, he is the target to be solved.

It is the safest way to keep him in prison and control him for the rest of his life. Otherwise, if he is let out, it will be a big trouble if he is promoted to Jindan and hates Shuiyun Sect.

Wei Anruo accepted the investigation honestly from the beginning, which may not be the case, but he did not want to be manipulated by others and became a piece of cake. He pinned all his hopes on Shuiyun Sect's "morality". Therefore, he chose to rely on his own strength to make a desperate move.

After fighting hard, I got this ending.

But having said that, even if he obeys and cooperates, Shuiyun Sect may not let him go easily. The charges are easy to find, and the corpses of forty-nine boys and girls in his cave are the evidence.

Unless he has connections with high-level people within Shuiyun Sect, he will be safe. But as a casual cultivator, even if he is a late-stage foundation-building monk, how can he get to know the high-level people of Shuiyun Sect!

The next day, the Shuiyun Sect and his party arrived at the temple. After discussion, they decided to follow the previous arrangements to investigate the suspects.

Guan Sheng followed Nangong Feiyue and Liu Zilan in a group of three to the northern area of ​​Qi State to search for clues about the corpse insect host. The man named Shi and Yin Qingyun continued to investigate the casual cultivators in the later stage of foundation building.

Tang Ning, Jiang Yuhuan, and Jiang Yunsheng were searching for clues in the southern area, while Tao Siming stayed behind at the Taoist Temple to make contact.

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Dark clouds loomed under the moon, rain poured down at night, silver arcs flashed in the sky, and lightning and thunder continued.

The Qilian Mountains stretch for hundreds of miles and are rugged. There are countless poisonous insects and ferocious beasts, and they are surrounded by obstacles. Amidst the flashes of thunder and lightning, two rays of light passed by and fell into the jungle, revealing the figures of a man and a woman.

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The man has thick eyebrows and big eyes and looks to be in his forties, while the woman is dignified and beautiful in her prime, with a frosty and indifferent face.

The two of them looked around cautiously, both of them were far away and did not notice any movement.

"Is this here?" the man asked.

"It should be so. The green-eyed dog is getting more and more restless, which means it is getting closer to the target." The woman said, patting the spirit beast bag on her waist, and a red light flashed, revealing a six or seven-foot-tall red dog.

The big dog with green eyes jumped out, waving its orange-red nose, and suddenly rushed towards the northeast.

The two of them followed him leisurely.

In the dim cave, a man wearing a black robe and a bamboo hat is sitting cross-legged on the ground with his eyes closed and practicing. In the corner lies a fair-faced young man, breathing evenly, as if he is just sleeping.

There were broken bones and debris everywhere in the cave.

Suddenly, the man sitting cross-legged on the ground suddenly opened his eyes, stood up suddenly, and heard a loud "Peng" sound. The rocks outside the cave cracked, and a ray of light shattered the mountain wall and shot towards him.

Finally, if you look closely, you will see that it is a three-foot-long silver-white sword.

The man in black robe condensed his eyes, turned his left hand, and took out a palm-sized piece of white jade. The white jade swelled in the wind and stood in front of him. The two collided and the light intertwined, illuminating the entire dark cave as if it were daytime.

While the silver sword and the white jade were locked in a stalemate, a cold air hit their faces, and the entire cave wall and ground were covered with thick ice in the blink of an eye.

Cold air surged into his body, and the man in black robe instantly turned into an ice sculpture, and the entire cave was frozen.

Without the spiritual support of its master, the white jade's light was greatly reduced and it was on the verge of collapse.

Click, a subtle sound came, and cracks appeared on the ice sculpture many times, spreading along the entire cave. With a "bang" sound, the ice in the cave shattered, and the man in black robes burst into golden light. He waved his hand, and the white jade shot back.

The owner of the silver-white sword also took back the sword.

Outside the cave, a man and a woman stood side by side guarding the exit. Behind them, there was a big red dog howling and barking: "Who are you? Why are you arresting the descendants of our clan? What are your intentions?"

The man in black robe in the cave didn't answer, just snorted coldly, and actually attacked the two of them first.

However, he saw his body flash, his whole body bursting with golden light, and he attacked in the direction of the two people outside the cave. The distance between the two was only thirty or forty feet, and for the foundation-building monks, they were there in the blink of an eye.

When the two of them saw the attack coming, they retreated slightly. The silver-white sword in the man's hand turned into a long sword and slashed down. The woman clasped her hands together, and a white ice blade condensed between her palms, and she shot towards him.

The man in black robe raised his hand and stretched out a golden bone hand from the wide sleeve robe, but there was no flesh and blood between the palm and the arm.

With a click, the silver-white long sword was slashed down, and was firmly grasped by his five fingers, unable to move.

The silver-white long sword burst with light and shook violently, but it was unable to break free from the shackles of his five fingers, which were as tough as dragon claws.

The man outside the cave couldn't help but be shocked when he saw this. Although his silver-white long sword was not a rare thing, it was also a real mid-grade spiritual weapon. But now it was so easily subdued by this man. His golden-yellow bone fingers

The level of tenacity can be imagined.

Judging from the way he was lifting the weight with ease, it was obvious that he was not exerting all his strength. He had never heard of a monk's physical body being able to be tempered to such an extent in his life.

At the same time, attacks from the white ice blades condensed in the woman's palms followed one after another. The man in black robe dodged without hesitation, and the ice blades hit her directly between her chest and abdomen. There was only a small cracking sound, and the ice blades broke apart inch by inch.

The man in black robe was also covered in ice, and his whole body was frozen in an instant.

The icicles shattered, and the man in black robe broke out of the ice and went straight to the two people at the cave exit.

The two of them knew that his body was tough, so how could they dare to block it? They flew back. The woman turned her hand, and a black shield rose up in the wind, blocking her in front of her.
Chapter completed!