Chapter 439: Night Break Into Emei Mountain
The Tianxin Sect and the Tianluo Sect have some social relations. Gu Zheng also asked the third elder on the island about the Bloodtide Island and the Tianluo Sect.
Although the third elder had been invited to Bloodtide Island once, he was not very familiar with the island's affairs. The information he provided to Guzheng was mainly about the history of Tianluo Sect.
The Tianluo Sect was very powerful back then, but after it collapsed, it was divided into many sects. Take the current Tianluo Sect as an example, there are two in total on Blood Tide Island.
Luo Jin belongs to a larger Tianluo sect, and is apparently the master of Bloodtide Island. The other Tianluo sect is more mysterious. The third elder has never seen their people, but has only heard of them.
The two Tianluo sects were one family four hundred years ago, but later they separated due to some changes. The Tianluo sect that Luo Jin belonged to was considered a top-notch sect. As for the mysterious Tianluo sect, it was because of the cultivation techniques. More evil.
Back in the Kunlun Sect, Mu Chunfeng, the leader of the Tianluo Sect, invited Gu Zheng to visit Bloodtide Island as a guest, and gave him a jade tablet telling him how to get to Bloodtide Island.
After leaving Wufeng Island and returning to the mainland, Gu Zheng first called the sect's liaison office, and it didn't take long for Elder Wuchou to call back.
Elder Wuchou reported to Gu Zheng what had happened in the sect these days. Two things were worth mentioning.
The first thing is that someone tried to break into Emei at night five days ago. When Du Wei wanted to capture him alive, he killed himself through special means.
The second thing is that three days ago, Mu Chunfeng, the head of the Tianluo Sect, visited Emei with generous gifts. Because Gu Zheng was not around, he did not stay much longer. He also did not tell the true purpose of his visit. He just left a I hope Gu Zheng can call him back as soon as possible.
"The identity of the person who broke into Emei at night has not been identified, but it is certain that he is a member of the devil's path. It should be related to the 'Zhao Ya incident'."
"I originally planned to go to Blood Tide Island, but I didn't expect Mu Chunfeng to come in person three days ago. Could it be that Mu Chunfeng invited me to Blood Tide Island for a different purpose?"
After ending the call with Elder Wuchou, Gu Zheng immediately dialed the phone number left by Mu Chunfeng.
The person who answered the phone was indeed Mu Chunfeng, but during the call, Mu Chunfeng didn't say much. He just said that he was very happy that Gu Zheng called him back. When he learned that Gu Zheng was planning to go to Blood Tide Island, he seemed very excited. . He told Gu Zheng that he was now at the contact point of the Tianluo Sect and would discuss it in detail with Gu Zheng when they met.
The contact point of Tianluo Sect is the port store that Mu Chunfeng mentioned when he was in Kunlun Sect.
At dusk, Gu Zheng took Miaomiao to the store at the port. Mu Chunfeng, who looked like a little old man in a yellow Tang suit, was already waiting at the door.
"Master Gu, I've been waiting for you!"
Mu Chunfeng clasped his fists towards Gu Zheng, the excitement in his voice was exactly the same as on the phone.
"Master Mu, why are you looking for me this time? Now that we have met, you can stop showing off." Gu Zheng smiled slightly.
"Come on, this is not the place for detailed discussions. Let's go into the store and talk." Mu Chunfeng made an inviting gesture.
Tianluo Pai's store in the port is also a hotel. After Gu Zheng followed Mu Chunfeng to the private room, the waiter immediately served the dishes.
In just a moment, a table full of people flying in the sky and swimming in the sea was set up, and Mu Chunfeng even opened a bottle of fairy wine and poured it on Gu Zheng.
"To be honest, Mu came to Master Gu this time because he wanted Master Gu to help with something!" Mu Chunfeng raised a toast.
"I brought generous gifts when I visited Emei, and now I even brought out the fairy wine. I'm afraid the help that Master Mu wants me to help won't be too simple, right?"
Gu Zheng was able to retaliate to Mu Chunfeng, and then took a sip of the fairy wine in the cup.
The quality of the fairy wine is just an ordinary drink in the ordinary level. It cannot be compared with Shushan's 'Snowy Plum Blossom Brew', Kunlun's 'Ice Flame Fen', or even the fairy wine brewed by Guzheng himself. However, the Tianluo Sect itself cannot be compared with Shushan and Kunlun, nor can it be compared with Gu Zheng, the successor of Tiexian. In today's Dharma-ending era, it is considered very good to be able to bring out such immortal wine to entertain guests. .
"Come, try these dishes! Although the chef's skills cannot be compared with those of the ancient masters, they are still very good in the secular world, and they have won awards in many places!"
When Mu Chunfeng was in the Shushan School, he was lucky enough to taste Gu Zheng's food. He naturally understood the level of Gu Zheng's cooking skills.
"Try it!"
Gu Zheng smiled at Miaomiao, who had always been quiet.
After experiencing what happened on Wufeng Island, Miao Miao has become much more well-behaved. In the past, she would not wait for Gu Zheng to say something before taking action on such a small matter as eating. Gu Zheng didn't mind it anyway. But it was different now. Facing a table of delicious food, Miaomiao obviously had the concentration she lacked before. Even when Gu Zheng said something, she did not gobble it up, but ate very gracefully.
"With such a maid by his side, Master Gu is really enviable!" Mu Chunfeng smiled with emotion.
"Miaomiao is an extraordinary maid, she is more like my family." Gu Zheng smiled slightly, and then said: "Master Mu, tell me that's right!"
"Okay, let's get down to business. In fact, what Mu wants is not as difficult as Master Gu imagined. It just depends on whether Master Gu is willing to do this small favor."
Mu Chunfeng paused and then told the whole story.
In Mu Chunfeng's narration, Gu Zheng learned more about the Blood Tide Island and Tianluo Sect that he had not yet set foot on, and also learned some things that he thought he might need to spend some time to know.
The Tianluo Sect back then was even more powerful than Gu Zheng had imagined. At least after so many years, it still had as many as eleven branches left behind! These branches are scattered outside the Great Wall or on islands in the sea. Although there are hundreds of people in a small branch and three to five hundred people in a large branch, with so many branches added together, the strength of the Tianluo Sect in the world cannot be underestimated. However, most of these branch sects are at odds with each other. During special periods every ten years, they will return to Blood Tide Island to participate in the so-called ancestor worship.
Blood Tide Island is the birthplace of Tianluo Sect, and the two sects on it are indeed as the third elder said. Mu Chunfeng's sect is larger, and the skills he cultivates can be on the stage. As for the other Tianluo sect, which he calls the 'Black Tianluo sect', their number is relatively small, and although the exercises they major in are not harmful to Tianhe, they are also despised by righteous people. He also rarely interacts with the outside world.
There is a 'Tianluo Cave' on Blood Tide Island, which is said to be the cave of Tianluo Patriarch. It is also a holy place in the hearts of all Tianluo Sect branches.
Every ten years, disciples of the Tianluo Sect have the opportunity to enter the 'Tianluo Cave' to find opportunities, but the Tianluo Patriarch has rules for this opportunity.
The age limit for disciples entering the 'Tianluo Cave' is thirty years old, and each branch has one entry quota every ten years.
What Mu Chunfeng asked for about the ancient war was related to the quota for entering the Tianluo Cave. It sounded like there was no place where the ancient war could be used. But the problem was that among the eleven branches, where was Mu Chunfeng? The Tianluo Sect and the Black Tianluo Sect on the island today split and evolved from the same sect. According to the ancestral precepts of the Tianluo Patriarch, no matter how many branches the Tianluo Sect has in the future, there are only the disciples of the first ten branches. , only then have the qualifications to enter the 'Tianluo Cave'.
Then the problem comes. Two Tianluo sects only have one quota to enter the Tianluo Cave.
For four hundred years, every time the 'Tianluo Cave' was opened, the two Tianluo sects fought openly and secretly for this quota, with each other winning or losing. But in the past hundred years or so, the losing side has always been Mu Chunfeng's Tianluo Sect.
The competition between the two Tianluo parties for quotas has always been conducted through discussions. The rules of competition have also evolved several times, and finally, more than two hundred years ago, they were settled into a one-on-one competition format that allowed foreign aid to be invited. But when it comes to hiring foreign aid, the only restriction is that the person must be no more than thirty years old.
"The age of the ancient leader is not more than thirty, and he easily defeated the Kunlun Sect's Zu Qingbo in the Longzhan Square. In today's cultivation world, Mu really can't think of a more suitable candidate than the ancient leader. , so in this matter, Master Wanwang Gu can help me! As long as Master Gu can get that quota for me, Tianluo Sect, I will not be stingy in terms of remuneration!" Mu Chunfeng said.
Gu Zheng smiled slightly: "Since Master Mu asked me for help, he naturally intends to be honest with me, right?"
"This is natural. I wonder why the ancient master asked this question?" Mu Chunfeng said.
"No one likes to be lied to, and no one wants to be treated like a monkey. Let everything be stated in the open. This is an honest request! I can help, but I don't want there to be anything else I don't know about this matter. There is a plan against me. If there is such a thing and I find out about it, I, Gu Zheng, am not an easy person to talk to!"
Gu Zheng looked at Mu Chunfeng and smiled lightly, which made Mu Chunfeng shiver.
"Don't get me wrong, Master Gu. Although the Tianluo Sect and the Emei Sect have not had much contact before, they should have established a deep friendship through this incident! In Mu's view, Master Gu is the newly promoted one. "Jiaoyang, it's too late for me to make friends with you, so how can I have a plan? I don't even have a starting point!" Mu Chunfeng smiled bitterly.
"I say this for a reason." Gu Zheng paused and suddenly said coldly: "What does the Zhao Mansion at the foot of Mount Emei have to do with the Tianluo Sect?"
"Zhao Mansion at the foot of Mount Emei? I don't understand why the ancient leader asked this!" Mu Chunfeng frowned.
"Some time ago, some people from the Zhao family came to our Emei sect to plot evil. One of them was a woman who held an imitation of the nine-color phantom sound conch in her hand."
Gu Zheng broke the Zhao Ya incident, and he wanted to see Mu Chunfeng's reaction through this incident.
"Ah? There is such a thing? Although every branch of the Tianluo Sect has an imitation of the Nine-Colored Phantom Sound Conch, it is not something that just any disciple in the sect can possess! The ancient leader told the woman With her appearance, I may know who she is!”
"This woman has a late fifth-level cultivation, but she looks like she is in her early twenties. She has a very charming look. Her skin is very fair, her mouth is small, and she has no obvious features in her appearance. When she came to Emei , whose name is Zhao Ya, possesses a replica of the blue nine-color phantom sound conch that can explode. "
"She looks like she is only in her early twenties with a late fifth-level cultivation. She also possesses a replica of the blue nine-color phantom sound conch that can explode. These are enough to prove this woman's identity! She should be from the Black Sky Conch Sect. The person in charge of the Holy Tower - Situ Ya," Mu Chunfeng affirmed.
"The person in charge of the Holy Tower?"
Gu Zheng was confused on the surface, but secretly happy in his heart. He didn't expect that Mu Chunfeng even knew the 'controller of the Holy Tower'.
"The holy tower of Tianluo Sect has nine floors in total, and it is extremely powerful. It was originally the treasure of our Tianluo Sect, but unfortunately, when the Tianluo Sect split, the elders who held the immortal weapon tended to the Black Tianluo Sect, so it was taken to the Black Tianluo Sect." Mu Chunfeng sighed.
From Mu Chunfeng's performance, Gu Zheng did not see that it was fake, and he did not expect that some of his original doubts about the "Zhao Ya incident" would be answered so easily.
"Since Master Gu knows that the blue imitation of the Nine-Colored Magical Conch can self-destruct, Situ Ya must be dead, right? The strength of the Emei Sect cannot be underestimated as it can force Situ Ya to commit suicide!"
Mu Chunfeng paused, and then said: "I know that some things are better to know, and saying them out may cause dislike, but I also want Master Gu to understand that I am not a person who does not know the current situation. The Emei Sect is so powerful, and I have no intention of calculating Master Gu. I am 100% sincere in asking Master Gu for help! In addition, please rest assured, Master Gu, our Tianluo Sect and the Black Tianluo Sect are enemies. I promise not to tell anyone else about Situ Ya's matter!"
"Okay, I appreciate Master Mu's honesty." Gu Zheng smiled slightly: "There is another thing I want to ask Master Mu. Do the Black Tianluo Sect and the people of the Demonic Path have close contacts?"
From the original conversation between Situ Ya and Zhao Wen, Gu Zheng and Ouyang Hai had inferred that they were related to the Holy Blood Sect of the Demonic Path.
"Master Gu guessed correctly. The Black Sky Snail Sect did have dealings with the Holy Blood Sect of the Demonic Path. It was because they were close to the people of the Demonic Path that our Tianluo Sect split!" Master Mu said bitterly.
"How much do you know about the Holy Blood Sect, Master Mu?" Gu Zheng asked again.
Gu Zheng felt that it was worthwhile to meet Mu Chunfeng this time. As far as he could see, Mu Chunfeng had answered many of the questions he wanted to ask before.
"I know very little about the Holy Blood Sect. After all, I belong to the sect that resists the Demonic Path. When the split happened in the sect, I was not born yet, so I naturally don't know much about it." Mu Chunfeng smiled regretfully: "However, if Master Gu is interested in the Holy Blood Sect and the Black Sky Snail Sect, I will collect some information about this for Master Gu after arriving at the Blood Tide Island."
"Okay, this conversation was very pleasant!"
Gu Zheng smiled and raised his glass to Mu Chunfeng.
Mu Chunfeng raised his glass to greet him, smiling happily: "Since Master Gu has agreed to help, I also like to speak openly about anything. Let's talk about the reward, shall we?"
"Okay, since Master Mu has come to me, he must have prepared the reward. Just tell me!"
"Master Gu, please take a look."
Mu Chunfeng handed a piece of paper to Gu Zheng, which listed the reward for Gu Zheng's help this time.
For such a favor, the reward given by Mu Chunfeng is quite generous.
In addition to a large number of specialties from Wufeng Island, the rest of the items involved in the reward are all cultivation resources, most of which are fourth- and fifth-grade medicinal materials, and there are also several inner pills of spirit beasts.
"Master Gu has a preference for cooking, so there are these specialties in it. Master Gu, please rest assured that these specialties are definitely top-notch goods from Xuechao Island!" Mu Chunfeng said with a smile.
"Master Mu is thoughtful." Gu Zheng nodded, then pointed to the list: "I wonder if Master Mu can help exchange these resources? You are a cultivation sect on an overseas island, so you should have more elixirs or inner elixirs of sea monsters. I know that high-end elixirs and inner elixirs are more valuable and more rare. I don't need you to make an equal exchange, as long as they are almost the same." Gu Zheng wanted to use some resources he didn't need to exchange for some elixirs or inner elixirs of water beasts, so that his "life-like true water" would be more powerful. And the current request is only an exchange of rewards. After arriving at Blood Tide Island, he is also going to take out some other resources to specifically exchange some water-based elixirs or inner elixirs. "Okay!" Mu Chunfeng agreed without hesitation. "Okay, this matter is settled, then Master Mu, tell me the rules of the competition and the details of some other things!" Gu Zheng said. After staying in the hotel for one night, Gu Zheng and Mu Chunfeng took a speedboat to the sea the next day.
After sailing for several hours in the sea, the speedboat entered the Tianluo Sect's island protection fairy formation. Gu Zheng originally thought that the island protection fairy formation of Wufeng Island was large enough, but he didn't expect that the island protection fairy formation of Xuechao Island was actually of the same level as that of Wufeng Island.
The shock in his heart was only a moment, and Gu Zheng calmed down immediately. After all, he had learned from Mu Chunfeng last night that the Tianluo ancestor was not missing, but ascended to the prehistoric world. As a powerful person who ascended to the prehistoric world, it is not surprising that the Tianluo ancestor can set up a fairy formation of the same specifications as the Bihai ancestor.
The Tianluo Sect led by Mu Chunfeng, even though it had split four hundred years ago, still has more than 500 people, which is the largest sect among the eleven branches.
More than 500 people, which is several times the number of Gu Zheng's Emei Sect. Of course, they can have so many disciples, which is also due to the environment in which they established their sect. After all, Blood Tide Island is three times the size of Mist Wind Island, and the number of people on it is four times that of the islanders of Mist Wind Island! In such a closed environment, the islanders treat the practitioners as if they were gods. Almost everyone is proud to be able to enter the Tianluo Sect, and it is really convenient for them to accept disciples.
However, whether it is the Tianluo Sect or the other ten branch sects, none of them have immortal cultivators, which is something they cannot compare with Emei.
The time for Mu Chunfeng to return to the island was set when he left the island, so when he brought Gu Zheng ashore, many people from the Tianluo Sect had gathered at the port.
The disciples were busy paying their respects to the headmaster, and two of them also greeted Gu Zheng. They had visited Gu Zheng with Mu Chunfeng when they were in Kunlun Mountain. They were both elders of the Tianluo Sect, one surnamed Gao and the other surnamed Lin.