Chapter 263: Gu Qiuming's Disappearance

"Miss, the eldest young master's friend, Mr. Luo Tang, is here again." The voice of the maid came from outside the house.

"Tell him to get out." Xiying's disgust rose, without the slightest courtesy.

"Miss, that's the eldest young master's friend, it's not nice to say that, the eldest young master wants you to go and meet him when you are free." The maid hesitated for a moment and whispered.

Xiying thought for a moment and said, "Then you can meet him on my behalf. Isn't that how it is played in the play? In the end, the pretty maid successfully married. The young lady disguised herself as a man and became the top scholar."

Yuan Ming couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and laughed silently inside Guoguo, causing Guoguo's furry body to tremble slightly.

"But I'm so ugly, I don't look like you at first glance." The maid murmured.

"Then can't you wear a mask? Go quickly and don't bother me. If you succeed, I will reward you with a magic weapon." Xiying said.

"Miss, really? Then I'll go." The maid smiled and had to turn around and leave.

After sending the maid away, Xiying put down her pen, lifted Guoguo's armpits with both hands, and picked her up.

It was a familiar action and a familiar perspective.

Yuan Ming turned his head a little embarrassedly, and saw that the table was filled with manuscripts.

Those papers were all drawn with complex and dense lines, which looked like they were drawing some magic array. Xiying continued to study the array with full concentration.

Time passed slowly, and it felt like Guoguo was about to fall asleep. Suddenly, two plump lips were printed on Guoguo's head, and then Xiying's voice sounded: "The large teleportation array is too complicated, let's take a break. Guoguo, do you think I should use the communication talisman?"

Before Yuan Ming had time to feel it carefully, he had already blurred his eyes and ended this possession.

He woke up from the bed with some regrets, and couldn't help thinking: "The large teleportation array, is it a magic array that can be teleported remotely? Or can it teleport multiple people at a time?"

He didn't know much about the teleportation array, so he didn't think about it anymore. He took out the pill and swallowed it, and continued to practice.

Use the communication talisman? Who are you looking for? Me? Or Xiying's family?

...

Six days passed in a blink of an eye.

Yuan Ming paced in the courtyard, frowning slightly.

According to the time Gu Qiuming said before, the winged bird eggs are almost about to hatch. Gu Qiuming not only did not come once, but also did not send anyone to pass on the news. Something seems to be wrong.

Unfortunately, it will take another day before the next possession, otherwise he would have burned incense and possessed the body to see the situation.

"Senior Ha Gong, this is your food for today." A fair-skinned young man walked in from outside, holding a tray with a delicate snack, a plate of spiritual fruit, and a cup of spiritual tea on it.

Foundation-building cultivators have very little food needs, and this is enough to support a day.

Yuan Ming looked at the person who came. The fair-skinned young man was named Xu Chuan, a non-Qi-refining disciple of Zhenling Sect, who was responsible for delivering food to him these days.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, have you heard from Fellow Daoist Gu in the past two days?" Yuan Ming asked, secretly performing the soul-bewitching illusion.

"No." Xu Chuan shook his head and said.

"Where is the incubator?" Yuan Ming continued to ask.

"Ten miles southwest, Forget-Sorrow Valley..." Xu Chuan continued.

Yuan Ming asked about the details of the place again, and without hesitation, he waved his hand, and Xu Chuan's eyes rolled back, and he fell asleep with confused eyes.

Yuan Ming quickly took off the man's coat, exchanged it with his own, and then put it on the bed in the bedroom, pretending to be asleep, and used the Four-Direction Sealing Spirit Talisman to create a barrier, and then stopped.

Yuan Ming then took out a translucent white mask and put it on. It was the Qianji Mask, and he recalled Xu Chuan's face in his mind.

The Qianji Mask slowly moved, and in a few breaths it changed into Xu Chuan's appearance, which was lifelike and without any flaws.

Yuan Ming used his spiritual sense to explore, but he could not find any clues, and was very satisfied.

"The Qianji Mask is indeed extraordinary, but it's a pity that it can only be used three times." He felt a little painful in his heart.

However, in order to prevent cultivators below the Jindan stage from discovering clues, he still had to use this treasure. As for cultivators above the Jindan stage, he didn't think they would be bored enough to use their spiritual sense to scan a disciple in the Qi Refining stage.

After Yuan Ming turned around and walked out, he paused after walking a few steps.

During this period of time, in addition to practicing the Nine Yuan Jue, he also worked hard to practice the Dark Moon Jue. His soul became stronger and his senses became more acute. Just when he went out, it seemed that someone looked at him, but soon moved away and continued to stare at the courtyard.

"It seems that someone is staring at me?" A thought flashed through Yuan Ming's mind, but he did not stop and continued to move forward.

A moment later, Yuan Ming came to a valley according to the route indicated by Xu Chuan.

The spiritual energy here is strong, and the surrounding trees are lush and the grass is lush. There are birds singing and flowers everywhere, as if it is a paradise.

Yuan Ming did not care about the beautiful scenery and soon came to the deeper part of the valley. A continuous building appeared in front of him.

He continued to move forward, but he walked very carefully. There were many powerful restrictions around the buildings in front. If he touched any of them, the consequences would be unpredictable.

"Forget Worry Valley is a restricted area. No idle people are allowed to enter. Who are you? Tell me your name." A voice came from behind the flowers in front.

"I am Xu Chuan from the Foreign Affairs Pavilion. I handled an important matter for Senior Brother Gu Qiuming a few days ago. I came here today to report. I heard that he was in the incubation room, so I came here to find him. I hope you can pass on the message for me." Yuan Ming took out a spiritual stone, sent it to the flowers, and said in Xu Chuan's voice.

The Thousand Machine Mask can not only change the appearance, but also affect the throat muscles and change the voice.

"Gu Qiuming? He seems to have left and is not in the valley now." The man got the benefit and his attitude became much kinder.

"I heard that he was incubating a bird egg in the incubator. Please go in and check it for me." Yuan Ming was secretly surprised and took out another spiritual stone and handed it over.

"Okay, you wait here." The man hesitated and said.

A gray shadow swept out from behind the flowers and disappeared into the buildings in front.

A moment later, the gray figure flew back.

"Gu Qiuming is indeed not in the valley. He left three days ago. The bird egg was also taken away by him. It is said that he will find another place to incubate it." The gloomy voice said.

Yuan Ming was a little surprised and angry when he heard this. Could it be that Gu Qiuming wanted to embezzle his winged bird egg?

Judging from the previous relationship between the two, Gu Qiuming is not such a dishonest person.

Or is it incubated with the so-called "magic array"?

He did not ask any more questions, said goodbye and left, and returned to his previous residence.

He took off the Qianji mask, changed back into their clothes, and then removed the illusion that Xu Chuan had been in.

Xu Chuan didn't notice what happened just now. He just felt that he had stayed a little too long this time, so he hurriedly said goodbye and left.

Yuan Ming didn't go out or use other means, but came to the inner room to close his eyes and rest.

On the second day, Yuan Ming cast a soundproof cover around the house, and sealed everything with a silver token. Then he lit a black incense and possessed Gu Qiuming.

Yuan Ming's vision went black, and when he recovered, he was really shocked.

Although he successfully possessed Gu Qiuming, he appeared in a dark and humid place.

At this time, Gu Qiuming's hair was messy, and his hands and feet were locked by a magic weapon, and he was imprisoned.

There was a large space in front, and a hexagonal stone platform was located on the ground, engraved with array patterns, forming a magic array. A straight and tall purple wooden pillar stood in the array. It didn't look like ordinary wood, and there were some patterns on the surface.

In the center of the magic array was the winged bird egg, and the surface of the winged bird egg was flashing with purple lightning.

The purple wooden pillar went straight up, penetrating the stone wall at the top of the dungeon, and it was unknown where it led to. The spiritual energy seemed to be attracted by some invisible force and sank into the blood egg. The surface of the blood egg also began to show flickering patterns.

A young man in a brocade robe stood beside the stone platform, taking out pieces of spiritual stones from the storage bag and replacing them in the magic circle.

Yuan Ming had seen this man before. Gu Qiuming took him to visit the sixth uncle and met this man once.

"Gu Qiulong, it's not too late for you to stop now! Since the founding of our Zhenling Sect, when has it ever embezzled the guests' things? If this matter is spread, the reputation of Zhenling Sect for hundreds of years will be ruined!" Gu Qiuming shouted in a deep voice.

His magic power seemed to be sealed and he couldn't break free at all.

"Don't worry, I never drag my feet when doing things. I have sent people to keep an eye on that kid. When the winged bird egg is successfully hatched, he will disappear silently from this world without leaving even the slightest trace." Gu Qiulong said without replying, his tone was extremely indifferent.

"What! You still want to kill people to silence them? Although Ha Gong's cultivation is not high, his origin is mysterious. Don't cause trouble for the sect!" Gu Qiuming shouted with a change of expression.

"Don't worry about this." Gu Qiulong sneered, his disdain was evident in his words.

He kept inserting pieces of spiritual stones into the magic circle, and the large magic circle on the stone platform was immediately activated, humming and running, and a trace of white light appeared on the purple wooden pillar.

"Haha, third cousin has a good vision. It is really wonderful to use this Guiyuan Lightning Array to hatch winged bird eggs. It's hard for you to do this analysis and demonstration." Gu Qiulong looked at everything that happened on the blood egg, a smile flashed in his eyes, and said to Gu Qiuming.

"Bah! You took the hatching spirit array without permission. Elder Lin in the hatching room will find out sooner or later. Let's see how you end up then." Gu Qiuming said bitterly.

"Pedant! The winged bird has the ability to summon thunder and lightning. With this spirit beast, our sect will surely enter the ranks of the top ten sects in Dajin in a few decades. I will be the biggest contributor!" Gu Qiulong was not angry, but was complacent.

"Shameless behavior!" Gu Qiuming couldn't help but curse.

"Shameless? The world of cultivating immortals is the law of the jungle. As long as you can get tangible benefits, the means are not important at all. You just don't understand this, so you are still lingering in the Qi Refining Stage. Who can you blame?" Gu Qiulong said disdainfully.

Gu Qiuming closed his eyes, as if he didn't want to even look at the other party.

Gu Qiulong no longer paid attention to the other party and concentrated on controlling the stone platform magic array.

However, not long after, his expression changed.

The magic array that was originally humming suddenly became slow, while the blood egg, the surface pattern was still flickering faintly.

Gu Qiulong glanced at the many spiritual stones around him whose spiritual energy was almost exhausted. He gritted his teeth, took out a handful of spiritual stones from his storage bag, replaced the spiritual stones embedded in the magic circle, and cast several spells.

After replenishing the spiritual stones, the magic circle started to operate again. As the spiritual energy continued to sink into the blood egg, the lines on the surface of the eggshell became more and more obvious.

However, this situation only lasted for a few breaths, and then it took a sharp turn for the worse again, and the magic circle showed a trend of stagnation again.