Chapter 248 Ancient Corpse Hypothesis, Return to Xuandan

On the other side.

Han Yi superimposed the silver Xie Zang sword under the golden Yuan Xi sword, and wanted to try to take advantage of the situation and cut Xiao Gui with one sword, but he didn't expect that three monks with terrifying auras suddenly appeared.

From the aura, these three are all Jindan peak monks. One of them, even in the peak of Jindan, is extremely outstanding, and even has a trace of the majesty of a true lord. Han Yi has only seen such a threat in Lu Bai of Tianyi Sect.

The person who came must be Xiong Tu Zhenren of Xiong Tu Mountain.

The seven-colored round bead, although small in appearance, is as heavy as a mountain. It must be a medium-grade or even high-grade magic weapon, which directly broke the Xie Zang sword of the low-grade magic weapon. Han Yi didn't think about it, took back the Yuan Xi sword, and fled below.

The two long swords, one gold and one silver, were the low-grade magic weapons he got when he killed Huang Yu of Yuanshou Sect. One was called Yuan Xi and the other was called Xie Zang. He didn't expect that the silver sword Xie Zang would be destroyed here.

However

The goal of killing Tian Boyi was achieved. The other side had another Supreme True Person and three peak Jindan. If he stayed, he would not benefit from it and would be in danger of death. Han Yi would not try to show off.

So, he turned around and fled without hesitation.

After flying dozens of miles, Han Yi felt a faint sense of crisis in his heart. It was the danger behind him. He knew that the cultivators of Xiongtu Mountain must have caught up with him, and among them must be the Supreme True Person.

Han Yi had a flash of inspiration and changed his body. From the aura, he sensed that at this moment, he did not look like a cultivator at all, but more like a Jindan-stage demon cultivator.

After going hundreds of kilometers deep into the Wan Yao Mountains, Han Yi took off, released the immortal boat, and flew southwest to the Dagan Immortal Kingdom. His operation, coupled with a speed not slower than that of the True Person Xiongtu, and the confusion of the Yi Yao secret technique, made the Xiongtu behind him lose Han Yi's trace halfway through the chase and could no longer chase him. He could only turn around and return bitterly.

The sense of danger behind him completely dissipated. Han Yi maintained the speed of the immortal boat, as fast as lightning, passing through the Wan Yao Mountains. During this period, he also found the auras of seven or eight foundation-building demon cultivators and hunted them casually.

However.

After passing the core of the Wan Yao Mountains, Han Yi suddenly sensed the auras of more than a dozen Jindan demon cultivators. These auras, at the core, flew from the northwest to the East China Sea along the Wan Yao Mountains.

Han Yi stopped and sensed the auras, but did not dare to stay any longer. The original idea of ​​killing a few demon cultivators disappeared immediately.

In his perception.

Among these Jindan demon cultivators, there were three or four auras that were not much inferior to that of Xiong Tu Zhenren. Han Yi quickly accelerated and fled quickly.

"Where are so many Jindan demon cultivators gathering together?" Han Yi was puzzled for a moment, and then he ignored it. It had nothing to do with him anyway.

After passing the core passage of the Wan Yao Mountains and flying more than a hundred miles away, Han Yi gradually slowed down and returned to normal.

Half a month later.

Han Yi finally crossed the Wan Yao Mountains and saw a fairy city, Qingyang Fairy City, which was built only about 200 miles away from the Wan Yao Mountains. This was a small fairy city in Ganzhou.

Han Yi did not stay in this fairy city, but bypassed it and continued to the west.

At his current location, dozens of miles to the north was the Chixiao Sword Sect of the three major sects of Dagan, and dozens of miles to the south was Yuanlao Mountain.

Han Yi looked at Yuanlao Mountain dozens of miles away, and vaguely saw the spiritual light scattered in the broken space above Yuanlao Mountain.

He retracted his sight, but suddenly stopped, and a certain idea flashed through his mind. As soon as this idea emerged, it was like a chill that sprang up from the soles of his feet, along the spine all the way to the back of his head, and instantly chilled his whole body.

Even though the sun was scorching at this moment, Han Yi couldn't help shivering in the clear sky thousands of meters away. An indescribable coldness penetrated his limbs and bones, and his body couldn't help shaking.

Yuanlao Mountain, ancient corpse.

Tanggu Mountains, cave, soul-devouring.

As memories flashed, Han Yi's fear deepened, but he tried to stay calm and did not flare up immediately. Instead, he rushed forward as if nothing had happened.

However, his heart was no longer calm.

At this moment, he finally remembered.

In the cave, Han Yi thought that the weirdness behind him must be the weirdness that originally existed in the cave. It was because Xinghe Zhenjun chose a weird cave that he died in it, or it was because Xinghe Zhenjun was targeted by this weirdness after entering the Tanggu Mountains.

As for Han Yi, it can only be said that he was lucky.

However.

At this moment, Han Yi went over what happened at that time again in his mind, and a more reasonable guess jumped out in his heart.

That is, the weird existence that swallowed Xinghe Zhenjun's Yuanying, the weird existence that was close to him and stood behind him, was not from Xinghe Zhenjun, nor from the cave itself, nor from the Tanggu Mountains, but most likely from...himself.

That's right.

There are many things on him that are difficult to explain, including the black beads in the sea of ​​consciousness and many things in the Qiankun ring.

For example, the mysterious cave, the black token with "year" and "candle" painted on it, such as the Qingping sword, and another example...

the ancient corpse.

That's right.

If there is something that can swallow the Yuanying of Xinghe Zhenjun, by elimination, the Qingping sword is impossible, and the black token is just a key, which also does not have such power. There are only two things on him, and the power level revealed by him is completely beyond his cognition.

One is the black bead in the sea of ​​consciousness. This bead was obtained from the deepest part of the nine-layer virtual domain. Every existence in those layers of the virtual domain makes Han Yi tremble more than when he faces a spiritual cultivator.

The other one is naturally the ancient corpse of a female cultivator in the Qiankun Ring. This ancient corpse is lifelike and extremely heavy. It was found in the holy land where Yuanlaoshan fell. According to speculation, this ancient corpse has existed for at least tens of thousands of years.

The black beads were not interested in things that had not entered the sea of ​​consciousness. After that, Han Yi also checked the soul and the black beads, and there was nothing abnormal.

So.

The most likely possibility is that she is an ancient corpse cultivator.

In the Tanggu Mountains, Han Yi had preconceptions and did not suspect the strangeness on himself, so he had no such associations. However, at this moment, he happened to pass by Yuanlao Mountain and he suddenly realized it.

But even with such speculation, Han Yi did not dare to take action immediately. Instead, he continued to control the fairy boat and fled to the northwest as if nothing had happened. However, he already had an idea in his mind, that is, to find an opportunity to bring Get rid of this ancient corpse.

It is always an unsettling factor in his body. This time he was lucky enough to swallow the Nascent Soul of Lord Xinghe. If the ancient corpse activates and devours him next time, he will have no ability to resist at all.

With this thought, Han Yi speeded up.

One month later.

Looking at the sect in front of him, there was no change at all. Han Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief. His spiritual consciousness spread out and landed in the sect. He noticed several golden elixir auras in the sect. Among them, Zhuge Wuyou was prominently among them. He couldn't help but feel... His face lit up.

Zhuge Wuyou also noticed Han Yi's spiritual consciousness and let go of the Xuandan Peak's formation, letting Han Yi fall down and enter the Xuandan Palace.

In less than three breaths, other Jindan cultivators in the sect also arrived one by one.

After everyone sat down, Han Yi directly asked Zhuge Wuyou about the Shu capital.

A trace of fear appeared on Zhuge Wuyou's face, and after he finished speaking slowly, Han Yi's face was shocked, which remained for a long time.

More than two months ago, the capital of Shu.

When Han Yi followed Zhenjun and other Jindan monks deep into the Demon's Cave to uproot the demon's ritual, Zhuge Wuyou stood firm on the outside of the Demon's Cave.

However, not long after, the Demon Cave spread and instantly enveloped the Xuandan Sect's position. Zhuge Wuyou did not hesitate and made a decisive decision. He directly took all the elders and disciples into the fairy boat and retreated frantically.

This kind of retreat is also required by the devil-killing guards. When encountering the spread of the devil's cave, you usually practice Qi and build a foundation. If you are involved, let alone killing the demon, whether you can block the invasion of the devil's energy is a question. Therefore, in order to prevent the situation from worsening, there is only one way to retreat.

But what shocked Zhuge Wuyou and everyone was that the core of the spreading devil's cave began to erupt with earth-shattering vibrations. Then, the entire Shu capital was directly pulled up and pulled up, which shocked Zhuge Wuyou. .

In his more than three hundred years of life, this was the first time he encountered such a situation. After being stunned for a moment, he made a decisive decision and fled with the monks from the sect.

Not long after, the devil's cave that enveloped the entire Shu capital melted away like spring snow, which puzzled Zhuge Wuyou, and the Shu capital that was pulled upward began to fall rapidly.

but.

Before the Shu capital fell to the ground, Zhuge Wuyou had already led everyone out of the Shu capital and fled north.

As for Han Yi, Zhuge Wuyou didn't dare to stay even if he was worried. The capital of Shu was robbed and he was absolutely in a panic. If he stayed nearby, he would be in danger if he encountered some monks who took advantage of the chaos to rob and kill. .

In addition, above the shattered Shu capital, the demon cave has disappeared. This battle between immortals and demons, for unknown reasons, came out of nowhere and dissipated suddenly, so Zhuge Wuyou did not stay and left Shu capital. Return to Xuandan Sect.

More than a month followed.

Countless news, like snowflakes, scattered and scattered, gathered together, and part of the truth about what happened on the day the capital of Shu fell from the sky gradually spread.

Zhenguo Gong, Wenxiang Sect, True King's Rebellion, Daqian, Holy Land, Daqin, Human Emperor Sword...

What is put on the table has so many forces involved.

Regarding the ins and outs of this Demon Cave, Zhuge Wuyou could only guess.

"Human Emperor Sword, that voice is indeed the Great Qin Emperor, the strongest monk in the Yuheng Realm, who has already half-stepped into the semi-immortal level."

Han Yi looked at Zhuge Wuyou with a solemn expression.

Zhuge Wuyou nodded. The tone was complicated, but not angry, because, let alone him, let alone the Xuan Dan Sect, this time, even the many Zhenjun monks in Daqian were just foils.

"Although I didn't see the Human Emperor Sword in the capital of Shu, which was surrounded by the Devil's Cave at that time, many other monks from other sects in Daqian saw it."

"Add those two sentences from the Great Qin Emperor."

"That's when I made a guess."

"The Duke of Zhen Guo opened the passage outside the boundary and built a demon cave. He wanted to establish a demon kingdom on the ground and get rid of Emperor Daqian. But what he didn't know was that this game was promoted by Emperor Daqian in order to test Emperor Daqin. ”

"Then, when the Demon Kingdom rose, it was about to be pulled into the outer passage. When leaving the Yuheng Realm, the Great Qin Emperor took action. With just one sword, the Demon Kingdom was destroyed, and then the capital of Shu fell from the sky."

"This should be the general context."

"And those rebellious true kings in the Demon Cave should have taken refuge with Duke Zhen Guo, and established the Wenxiang Sect with Duke Zhen Guo as their holy master."

"After this battle, the Wenxiang Sect will no longer exist."

"It is said that among the eight guardians of the Wenxiang Sect, only three escaped from the capital of Shu. One of them was stopped halfway and fell on the spot. Only two escaped. Of those two who escaped, one was the Xingyue Zhenjun of the Xingyue Sect, and the other The current leader of the Jade Cauldron Sect, the True Monarch of the Jade Cauldron, both of them are great monks in the late Yuan Ying period.”

Hearing this, Han Yi's heart was slightly awed. One of the two True Lords had died in front of him.

"As for other more detailed things, the outside world is mostly guessing, and there is no solid evidence."

"For example, why did the Duke of Zhenguo secretly establish the Wenxiang Sect, and even caused the Demon Cave to land in Shudu, why did the Great Qin Emperor intervene, and what conspiracy the Great Gan Emperor was plotting. These involve too high a level, and I dare not even guess."

Han Yi nodded. Zhuge Wuyou's guess, combined with his being in the core position of the Demon Cave at the time, and escaping from Shudu later, watching the sky fall and the Emperor Sword coming north, should basically be the same.

He suddenly thought of something and asked.

"Brother, what is the current situation of Shudu, which was broken by the sky falling?"

Han Yi went straight to the sect this time and did not pass by Shudu. Moreover, no other immortal cities collapsed on the way, so he naturally did not know the current situation of Shudu.

"Da Gan has started to rebuild Shudu. The reconstruction of this giant fairy city that has experienced several fairy kingdoms will take too long. It will take at least decades to comb the spiritual veins under the fairy city. This is not something that can be done overnight."

"What about you, Junior Brother Han? Where have you been in the past two months? I am so worried about you?"

Zhuge Wuyou looked at Han Yi and asked. Han Yi did not elaborate. He only said that after escaping from Shudu, he was in a panic and went south. He happened to encounter something and was delayed for more than a month before returning.

Han Yi was obviously unwilling to say more, and everyone did not ask in detail.

"Next, if Junior Brother Han has no other important matters, he can stay in the sect. I don't have to worry about my old bones all day long."

Zhuge Wuyou said with a smile. His words were naturally half-joking. Han Yi heard that Zhuge Wuyou was indeed worried since Qin Wuxian's death.

First, Yuan Shun disappeared, and then Qin Wuxian died. If someone really found out about his true strength, and a few late Jindan or one or two peak Jindan came, Xuandan Sect would be in danger.

Next, everyone analyzed it again, and discussed the next policy with Han Yi based on the current situation of Xuandan Sect.

However.

For Han Yi, these strategies for managing the sect were not his forte, so he did not intervene much.

Professionals should do professional things, which has always been his philosophy.

After a while, after the discussion, Han Yi suddenly thought of something, flipped his hand, took out a Qiankun ring, and said to Shen Ping who was sitting on the side.

"Brother Shen, I went out during this period and got some spoils of war. These spoils are not very useful to me. I don't have any disciples in the sect, so I'll give them to you and take them back to the sect for distribution."

Han Yi gave the Qiankun ring to Shen Ping. This Qiankun ring was the useless things he had killed actively and passively over the years from many cultivators.

These included some low-level immortal boats, magic tools, storage bags, etc., especially in the Qingzhou area, after killing hundreds of cultivators from Xiongtu Mountain, they confiscated twelve immortal boats and hundreds of storage equipment. Each piece of equipment contained all the savings of the corresponding cultivator. Among them, there were several Jindan cultivators, including a Qiankun ring of a late Jindan cultivator.

Of course, Han Yi kept the spirit stones, spirit talismans and formations above the third level, which were useful to him.

Even so, the remaining things were enough to build a minimum Jindan sect.

Shen Ping's eyelids twitched as he scanned with his spiritual sense.

There were indeed a lot of things in it. He looked at Han Yi and said meaningfully.

"Junior brother, it seems that there are many cultivators who have suffered misfortune in your hands."

Han Yi smiled: "Some people are blind and want to die, so we have to help them."

"But don't worry, senior brother, I am not a person who kills indiscriminately. These people are all people who deserve to be killed."

Shen Ping nodded, and without saying anything more, he put away the Qiankun Ring.

In the current sect, Zhuge Wuyou is the acting sect master, who is in charge of the sect's policies and directions. Si Hongxue assists, and Lian Tingxi focuses on cultivation 80% of the time. Only Shen Ping has more things to do. In the management of the sect, he has more dealings with the foundation-building elders. It is most appropriate to give the Qiankun Ring to him.

Lian Tingxi, who was sitting on the other side, suddenly thought of something, looked at Zhuge Wuyou and Han Yi, and said in a deep voice.

"Oh, there is one thing we need to prepare for in advance. Ten years from now, it will be the sect level assessment. If the sect master does not return by then, what should we do? We need to have a plan."

Han Yi was slightly stunned: "Sect level assessment?"

Hearing Lian Tingxi's words, Shen Ping also remembered this matter, frowned, and explained:

"Yes, I almost forgot about this matter."

"The sect assessment is the assessment of all sects in Dagan, except for the holy land and the three major sects, including the eight Yuanying sects."

"In the Dagan documents, my Xuandan Sect is still only a Jindan sect. However, if the sect master breaks through, normally, as long as he comes forward and goes to Dagan Immortal Country and registers a little, he can complete the level confirmation and confirm the fact that the sect has become a Yuanying sect."

"But now that the sect master is missing, this matter is difficult to handle."

Zhuge Wuyou also looked embarrassed, thinking in his eyes.

"Let's put this aside for now. There are still ten years to go. If the Sect Master really hasn't returned in ten years, we can only claim that the Sect Master has recently left the Sect. At that time, it doesn't matter if I go or Junior Brother Han goes."

"Even if Da Gan believes that we are only a Jindan Sect, it doesn't matter."

Han Yi had a plan in his mind. After ten years, the sect level appraisal would be held. Then he could show his face once in seven years, for example, in Dayong Qingzhou, where he had just been, or in Yuzhou Xiancheng, where Da Gan was.

Then Han Yi would use Yuan Shun's departure from the sect and go to Dayong or Daqin as an excuse to register for the sect level. This was not considered a risk. If Da Gan disagreed, at most he would reject the application. However, Yuan Shun's appearance could also dispel the temptation of some people.

However.

This kind of thing can be done once or twice, but not three times. After the first time in Shudu, Han Yi planned to do it again in seven or eight years, and then it could not be used again. If it was used more than three times, it would be more obvious and would definitely be noticed.

Han Yi expressed his idea, and everyone agreed. They had seen Han Yi's disguise technique with their own eyes and checked it. If it was not for the True Lord in person, Han Yi's disguise aura could basically not be detected.

After some discussion, they left.

Han Yi returned to Zhuque Peak, his own highest tower, sat cross-legged, and reviewed and analyzed his experience of this trip.

After the sect moved, only seven years of peace passed. In the past two years, several major events have occurred one after another. Han Yi participated in all of these events. He slightly refined the key words.

Huo Ming disappeared, returned to Daqin, Yu family, Supreme Pavilion, Zhang family, True Lord Kurumu, Bao Zhesheng, Guanxuan Academy, Qin Wuxian's death, Shudu investigation, Wenxiang Sect, True Lord Xinghe, Demon Cave outbreak, Zhenguogong, Dagan Emperor, Daqin Emperor, all True Lords, were captured, Dayong Qingzhou, returned to the sect.

And in terms of strength.

In less than two years, he broke through to the middle stage of Jindan, and the Nine-Layer Soul Tower and the Sword Controlling Technique broke through to [Transcendent Sainthood]. The Soul Technique was derived, and his strength soared. He had the strength to fight against the peak of Jindan.

However.

If he faced the top ten cultivators on the True Person List, although he had never practiced, Han Yi weighed it and still fairly determined that he was a step behind.

The criteria for identifying the top ten True Lords on the True Lords List is that one can at least save his life in front of the True Lord, or even go one step further and kill the True Lord.

For him at the moment, these two criteria are not yet met.

In addition.

As his strength increases, Han Yi urgently needs a stronger middle-grade magic sword.

Han Yi is most used to the Qingping Sword, but the Qingping Sword is a low-grade magic weapon, which is not enough. He has no way to find another Qingping Sword to fuse in a short time, not to mention whether there is a third Qingping Sword.

The Wuhen Sword, Tianhan Sword and Huanhuo Ding were all destroyed in the Demon Cave. The only middle-grade magic weapon in his hand is a huge sword, the Juque Sword, but this sword is not suitable for him.

So he is going to get a middle-grade sword from the sect next. This time, he will naturally not buy it himself, but plan to ask Zhuge Wuyou directly to see if the sect has a middle-grade magic sword that suits him.

Finally.

In addition to the mid-grade magic sword, there is another problem that needs to be solved urgently.

That is the ancient corpse in his Qiankun Ring that is suspected to have swallowed the Nascent Soul of Xinghe Zhenjun.

This is the big trouble.