Shi Huaiyuan said: "I have something urgent to do, so I'll take my leave." After that, he led Nangong Feiyue and Jiang Yunsheng out of the hall.

Ma Wenshan hurriedly took a few steps forward and stopped the three of them: "Fellow Taoist, please go slowly."

Shi Huaiyuan said coldly: "What do you mean, fellow Taoist? Do you want to force us to stay here?"

"I have absolutely no intention of doing so."

"What if we must leave? Do fellow Taoists want to capture us?"

Ma Wenshan was silent for a while and sighed slightly: "Don't be so stiff! You and I are both people who obey orders. I can't make decisions without orders from above. Fellow Taoist must leave, please give me some time. I

Send someone to ask Uncle Zhao for instructions."

"What exactly does your lord want to do by putting us under house arrest here?"

"How could I know such a thing? But we have absolutely no ill intentions. After all, this matter is of great concern, involving countless casual cultivators including the disciples of various cultivating families in Wu, Chu, and Qi. It may also involve the Jindan seniors of your sect and the sect.

The government must first discuss a practical plan on how to reduce the impact. Before that, we don’t want the news to spread and cause uproar in the city. You should understand this!”

Shi Huaiyuan was noncommittal: "We have no intention to embarrass fellow Taoists. You have your responsibilities and I have my mission. What's more, the matter involves the missing uncle of our sect. Please report it to the seniors of your sect as soon as possible. We will take this matter to an end immediately."

Report to the head of this sect."

"Okay, fellow Taoists, wait a moment. I'm going to report to Uncle Zhao. I will give you a clear answer before dawn." Ma Wenshan said, and immediately turned into light and left.

The next day, Tang Ning and Yin Qingyuan came to the main hall. They originally wanted to ask Ma Wenshan about immortality, but they didn't expect that Zhao Gong came and took charge here personally.

After the guard disciple reported the matter, the two entered the main hall. Zhao Gong sat cross-legged on the futon and opened his eyes: "What's the matter with you two fellow Taoists?"

The two of them were slightly shocked when they saw him, and they swallowed what they were about to say. After all, their identities and seniority were different.

Asking a Jindan monk about the secrets of his sect, especially when asked by two juniors, is extremely impolite.

Yin Qingyuan said: "In addition to the two of us, our sect is here to perform the mission this time. There is also a junior brother who is currently out of contact with us. He went to investigate some late-stage foundation-building monks in Wu Kingdom, fearing that something might happen to them.

So I want to go out to look for him, and I hope senior will give me permission."

Zhao Gong nodded and said: "I won't bother you two with this matter. It's better to rest peacefully for a few days! I will send someone to search for you. This is the jurisdiction of the Qingyang Sect. It is easier for us to find people than it is for you. Come on.

people."

A man outside the house pushed open the door and entered, bowed and said, "Uncle, what are your orders?"

"There is a fellow Taoist from the Qianyi Sect who has come all the way and has lost contact with them. Please help them find him. Fellow Taoist Yin, just tell him the identity and appearance of the Taoist from your noble sect."

"Yes, junior, take your leave." Yin Qingyuan said, taking the lead to leave the hall.

Tangning followed him, walked to the door and turned around, "Junior, there is something that has been lingering in my mind. I want to ask senior for advice, but I don't know whether I should ask it or not?"

"But it doesn't matter."

"This junior has learned a secret technique of our sect and has a self-healing ability that exceeds that of ordinary people. Yesterday Ji Wuwo said that every time he heals, he will lose a certain amount of life. I would like to ask if the seniors know this? I don't know how much it will be lost.

Lifespan?" Tangning couldn't help but ask. He thought hard all night yesterday and felt that Ji Wuwo's ​​words made sense, but they might not apply to him.

If one's powerful self-healing power is due to the effect of splitting a certain tiny substance in the body, then what is the principle behind being able to catalyze elixirs?

If using green spiritual power to self-heal your body will reduce your lifespan, then using green spiritual power to catalyze elixirs will also inevitably lead to loss of life. However, I have catalyzed countless elixirs in my early years. According to this calculation, my lifespan has long been exhausted.

Zhao Gongdao: "I don't know about this matter. The traitor was in the Forbidden Secret Department and secretly learned many taboo techniques behind his master's back. He was punished for this. But the techniques he studied were not used by anyone except him.

Not even sure."

"Thank you, senior, for informing me. I'll take my leave, junior." Tangning believed that given his status, he would not make up such a set of lies to deceive himself. If he didn't want to answer, he could just say "no comment".

After a few days, the Qingyang Sect found Guan Sheng's traces and brought him here.

Guan Sheng was also surprised when he heard the whole thing.

The three of them stayed in this Taoist temple for about ten days. During this period, a disciple of the Qingyang Sect came and asked them in detail about their investigation of the corpse insect host. After that, no one came to disturb them again, and no one said when they would be released.

go.

On this day, Ma Wenshan came to their room and first said: "I'm sorry for the trouble of these fellow Taoists. I would like to express my apology to these three fellow Taoists on behalf of our sect. Because the matter is not trivial, it will inevitably cause uproar in the city. It's

I have aggrieved several people and condescended to my position. At present, the headmaster of our sect has met with the headmaster of Shuiyun Sect, and Shuiyun Sect has also expressed its understanding. You can return to your sect at any time."

"In that case, I'll take my leave." Yin Qingyuan said.

"Our sect has another unkind request, and I hope that the three fellow Taoists can agree to it."

"I wonder what your lord's instructions are? We will never refuse if we can do it."

"I hope the three of you can keep this matter a secret and don't publicize it. Although Ji Wuwo is a defected disciple, he is from our sect after all. If it is made known to everyone, it will damage the reputation of our sect. Recently, the demon sect has been rampant and may be

They are making a fuss."

"Please rest assured, fellow Daoist Ma, we are definitely not chatty people."

"Thank you."

Several people left the Taoist temple and turned into light. After walking for six or seven days, they returned to the sect and met directly with the headmaster Wei Xuande.

Yin Qingyuan truthfully reported in detail the process of tracking down the mastermind behind the corpse insect host. Wei Xuande smiled slightly: "I already know about this matter. A few days ago, a personal letter was sent from the headmaster of Qingyang Sect. The teleportation array passed by Qingyang.

The adjustments and modifications made by the disciples of the sect can be restarted, and the other end leads to a secret cave on Snake Island. It is still unknown who left it behind."

"The other end of the formation has not been damaged. This teleportation array is intact and can be used. From now on, we in Xingang will have two teleportation arrays that can lead to the outside world. This array is temporarily under the care of the Qingyang Sect. They promised that it will be free of charge within a hundred years.

Disciples of the three Xuanmen sects are allowed to use it."

Snake Island is located northwest of Lao Port. It is only 30,000 to 40,000 nautical miles away from Lao Port. It can be said to be very close. There are no spiritual mines and other spiritual resources on the entire island, so no sects are standing. The island is the habitat of poisonous snakes.

A small number of indigenous people live there, and of course there are also some casual practitioners who devote themselves to practice there.

There are more than 200 islands of different sizes in the entire Qinghai, and only about 50 of them actually have sects standing there. Most of the rest are like Snake Island, with no sects standing and few people.

The only teleportation array in Qi State that was connected to the outside world was at the foot of Shuiyun Sect's mountain gate. It was left by the third generation head of Shuiyun Sect.

The Biluo Sect cooperated and left behind this formation, with the other end connected to the Biluo Sect's jurisdiction.

Xingang monks who want to go out usually arrive at Laogang through the Shuiyun Sect teleportation array, and then from Laogang to Huludao. Since there is no teleportation array from Laogang to Huludao, they can only fly or take "transportation".

The two are too far apart, and the strength of the two sects simply cannot build such a long distance teleportation array.

If one were to fly from New Port to Old Port, it would take several months based on the speed of the Foundation Establishment monks. There was a hundred thousand nautical miles between Old Port and New Port. Shuiyun Sect had to charge three thousand spiritual stones for each transfer of one person.

This fee is actually very high, but there is no way around it. There is only this teleportation array in the entire Xingang, and the maintenance and repair of the teleportation array requires a lot of spiritual stones. In addition, a lot of spiritual stones are consumed every time the teleportation array is activated.

Now that there is a second teleportation array, it is undoubtedly good news for the Xingang monks.

"What should I do without Ji? Will the Qingyang Sect continue to arrest him?" Yin Qingyuan asked.

Wei Xuande said: "Where else can we pursue him? They have already escaped from Xingang. Looking for one person in the vast world is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Moreover, he has been promoted to the Golden Core Realm, and ordinary people can't do anything to him."

Tangning thought of another question: "What should we do at the other end of the teleportation array? If we don't send someone to guard it, there might be problems if someone discovers it."

"Qingyang Sect has contacted Canhua Sect. They are very interested and have sent disciples to Snake Island to guard the teleportation array."

Since the Canhua Sect was promoted to Nascent Soul, it has become the dominant force in Laogang. The other two sects are not qualified to compete with him, and they have never had their own teleportation array to the outside world. After occupying Snake Island, they

It can be said that we have mastered a way to Newport.

Of course, outsiders will not know what private transactions the Qingyang Sect and the Canhua Sect have made here.

"You have completed your mission very well. Although you did not capture him and return him to the sect, the responsibility is not yours. Go ahead! I will greet Yuan Yidian and give you a reward." Wei Xuande waved his hand.

"Yes, disciple, please retire." The three of them stood up and left the hall, returning to their respective departments.

………………

Tang Ning came to Lu Xingxian Cave Mansion, flipped her hand and passed the transmission note inside.

Soon, the thick fog rolled and a passage was cleared. He walked in and went to Lu Xingxian's main room to bow and bow.

"You're here, sit down! How's the investigation going?" Lu Xingxian said. His beard and hair were gray and there were many wrinkles on his face. When a monk has reached this point, he is obviously old and his life is short.

.

Tang Ning told the whole story, and finally said, "Senior Brother Yin led me and Senior Brother Guan Sheng to meet the leader."

Lu Xingxian said calmly: "In the past few months when you were away, I asked Junior Brother Du to take over the work of the intelligence station. You go and replace him!"

"Okay, I'll take my leave then." Tangning stood up and was about to leave.

Lu Xingxian suddenly asked: "How many years have you been in the Intelligence Department?"

"It's been more than forty years."

"What do you think of me as a person? It doesn't matter, tell the truth."

Tang Ning was stunned. She didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd. After the rhino ant incident, the relationship between the two dropped to a freezing point. Although they met a few times without any unusual behavior, both of them understood the gap in their hearts. At this time, they suddenly asked

what does this mean?

I can't say to my face that you are a terrible person! I can only smile slightly: "It's pretty good."
Chapter completed!