Strange mountains and rivers

Who came to inspect Yijun last year? The middle-aged monk thought for a moment and realized it was Senior Brother Zhang.

However, Senior Brother Zhang has always been averse to meddling, and is obsessed with cultivation. I'm afraid he just got over it last year.

But this time I'm afraid I won't be able to get through it.

The disciples of Lingyun Sect who are at the seventh level of Qi training have all failed, and those who are in the later stages of Qi training are considered to be among the best in Yiyang Mansion in terms of level.

This had a huge impact on Lingyun Sect and Chonghua Sect.

No matter what the reason is, as the backing of Lingyun Sect and Chonghua Sect, if Jiulian Sect does not give a response, I am afraid that people will be scattered, and Chonghua Sect and Lingyun Sect may have to find another supporter.

Especially the Chonghua Sect, whose relationship is not as close as Lingyun Sect and Jiulian Sect.

Not to mention the death of the direct disciple of the sect leader, the casual cultivator from Sui County was probably recruited by the Chonghua Sect and was recruited into their sect. However, he suddenly disappeared, which inevitably made the Chonghua Sect a little angry and anxious.

"This Xiong Wenren has disappeared. Is there any explanation from Nanchu? Where is the Lu family?"

Yi Chuyang felt a headache.

The annual inspection is a routine matter, but in the eyes of many people it is actually a good job.

Take a walk around to see if there are better materials or Taoism that suits your needs. By the way, ask if there are any problems in the local area. If there are any, help solve them, and that's it.

It's not like we haven't encountered things in the past, such as disputes between sects, or some evil spirits emerging, and occasionally monsters appear, so we help solve them.

But this time, he had a hunch that the problem was very troublesome and he might not be able to solve it for a while. He might not even be able to solve it himself and would have to find help.

So many cultivation disciples have suffered accidents. Although it seems that they are all kinds of things, some are missing, some are suspected of being devoured by monsters, and some are killed by vendettas, but such a coincidence that they are concentrated in the past two years cannot help but make people suspicious.

And they are all in the Yiyang Mansion area, and even involve monks from Nanchu.

Of course Yi Chuyang of the Zijin Sect knew that a disciple of the fifth level of Qi training, one of the four major sects of Southern Chu, did not seem to be an important figure.

But the surname Xiong is the most common surname in Southern Chu, and the royal family of Southern Chu is the Xiong family.

He was really worried that this Xiong Wenren was not a descendant of the Southern Chu royal family. When the time came, he would have to negotiate in an official name and get an explanation, which would be troublesome.

But now it doesn't seem like it. If he was really a prominent figure, I'm afraid Nanchu would have come to visit him long ago.

And the Lu family.

The Lu family is an aristocratic family in Yiyang Mansion, but it is not a particularly powerful family. It is ranked among the top three families in Yiyang Mansion, but in Yi County, it would probably be ranked around ten. .

Yi Chuyang didn't care too much about the Lu family, but if the next step was to conduct an in-depth investigation, the Lu family's power could still be used.

"Someone from the Zijin Sect came here and informed them of the situation. They also searched around here and also went to Wusheng Fort to investigate, but there were no clues. Later, they took away Xiong Wenren's relics. He didn’t say anything. He just said that he hoped that we could continue to help with the search. The Lu family may be investigating on their own and have not contacted us..."

Yi Chuyang couldn't help but rub his hands. His intuition told him that the Zijin Sect might not have given up on searching for a disciple so easily.

After all, he is also a disciple of the fifth level of Qi training. He disappeared without any explanation. If he just searched for him and then gave up, then it is a joke that the Zijin sect is known as the four major sects in Nanchu.

Even if an ordinary disciple disappears, it is impossible to be so careless.

"Okay, I know the basic situation. Counting it, there are quite a few. Since the end of last year, there have been a total of six missing and attacked incidents. In addition to the Baishimen case and the outside casual cultivators, there are also four cases. , the Chonghua Sect is together, the Southern Chu Zijin Sect is together, the Lu family is together, and what happened today is the Lingyun Sect together,..."

Yi Chuyang pondered and said: "There are a lot of doubts about the Chonghua Sect case about being devoured by monsters, but I don't know the specifics, so I have to come down and investigate carefully before I can make a conclusion; the Zijin Sect case is missing, so there aren't many clues. If so, it's hard to be sure; I'm afraid we need to ask the Lu family to cooperate with the investigation to know the situation, but today's attack in Woyunpu, Liao County, we can't ignore it."

This was the first time that Chen Huaisheng had the opportunity to come into contact with such a high-end cultivator at such a close distance.

The man in front of me with a cold and pale face turned out to be a foundation-building monk!

And it seems that he may even be a strong person at the second level of foundation building or above.

Even though he was ten feet away, the other party deliberately restrained his momentum, and Chen Huaisheng could still feel the suffocating pressure.

Every word in his words was sonorous and powerful, full of unquestionable confidence. This was probably the foundation of a strong foundation builder.

"Then what does Brother Yi mean...?" The red-faced Taoist finally felt a little excited and satisfied.

If the Nine Lotus Sect were to personally intervene, this series of events should come to light.

He simply couldn't trust the Lingyun Sect alone. At least the incident where his nephew was devoured by a monster or an evil ghost would probably never have a result.

The black-robed monk from Lingyun Sect was surprised and happy to see that Yi Chuyang had agreed so easily to personally intervene in the investigation.

In fact, when Chonghua dispatched the incident last year, he mentioned it to Zhang Tingshang of Jiulian Sect who came to inspect, but the other party did not respond.

Because the other party was on inspection in Huai County at the time, he thought that things in Huai County were busy, and it was also a matter of the Chonghua Sect, so he only helped to beat the drum.

But then something happened to the Lu family and the disciples of the Nanchu Zijin Sect, and he couldn't sit still.

At that time, Zhang Tingshang had already arrived at Huozhou Mansion in Yi County, so he sent someone to urge the other party, but the other party still couldn't pass the blame, so this made him a little discouraged.

The situation in Yiyang County's Yiyang, Huozhou and Langling prefectures is more complicated. Lingyun Sect and Chonghua Sect have joined forces to gain the support of Jiulian Sect and compete with Baishimen for influence.

In Huozhou, Baishimen had the upper hand, but in Yiyang and Langling, Lingyun Sect and Chonghua Sect had the upper hand.

Baishimen mainly got the support of several major aristocratic families in Yijun County, so it was able to compete with Lingyun Sect and Chonghua Sect, which were supported by Jiulian Sect. This also had a lot to do with the fact that Jiulian Sect did not focus on the southern part of Yijun County. relation.

"That's the literal meaning. When the matter has reached this stage, our Jiulian Sect has no shirking responsibility. What happened in Liao County today must be investigated clearly. What happened to the disciples of the Chonghua Sect in Fengtongling must also be investigated. In addition, the casual cultivators disappeared in Li County. The incident and the disappearance of the disciples of the Zijin Sect must be investigated thoroughly and a bright future can be restored to Yiyang!"

Yi Chuyang also made this decision after careful consideration.

Although the southern part of Yijun is not the center of gravity of the Jiulian Sect, it is adjacent to Nanchu and has an important geographical location.

Moreover, the mountainous area is close to the forbidden area and is rich in products. A large amount of materials must come from these provinces, so there is no room for loss.

At present, the number of disciples of Jiulian Sect is also increasing significantly, and the required materials are also increasing day by day. If Lingyun Sect and Chonghua Sect are really lost, there will be a considerable gap in the demand within the sect.

He also knew that agreeing to this matter would be a lot of trouble, and it might not be possible to find out everything as he said.

But he must express his attitude and strengthen the confidence of Lingyun Sect and Chonghua Sect in this sect, even if he asks for support from the sect.

Hearing Yi Chuyang's categorical words, the people of Lingyun Sect and Chonghua Sect also breathed a sigh of relief.

It's just that the monk named Wu from the Chonghua Sect is still a little worried: "Brother Yi Dao, unless Wu is too talkative, I'm afraid these things are not simple. If you want to find out, you will have to spend a lot of effort..."

"Brother Wu, don't worry. Since Jiulian Sect has to do something, it must be done well. I will report the matter to the sect immediately. There will be a reply soon. I believe that the brothers from the sect will also come over."

Yi Chuyang didn't care about it either.

He currently only has two disciples who have followed him for training. They are not high-level and have little experience. To investigate these things, it is obviously beyond the power. The sect will definitely need to send people to reinforce it.

Suddenly, he thought that there were disciples of the Nine Lotus Sect behind him. Although some of them were new disciples who had not yet entered the Taoism, the disciple who led the team to receive him seemed to be at the third level of Qi training, and he looked quite shrewd. It is not bad for other disciples to run errands and do odd jobs.

"It's getting late today. Tomorrow we will set off to Liao County to see the scene first. In addition, Brother Wu, please ask people who know the details of the accident that happened to your disciples last year to come to Liao County together. Then we will come together to visit Let’s check it out and see if there is really any evil spirit or beast, then we’ll have a fight, which can be considered as some training.”

The group of people discussed again and then dispersed.

This Yiyang Mansion can be regarded as the home ground of Lingyun Sect. Lingyun Sect has a Taoist temple in Dingling City, so it is natural to return to the Taoist temple.

The Jiulian Sect only has a contact point here and cannot accommodate so many people, so they can only live in this gym.

Anyone who is a cultivator can stay in this gym. It is not privately owned by any sect or sect. It is a place jointly established by the government, local sects and aristocratic families to provide a convenient place for cultivators to come and go.