Chapter 386: Talisman Destruction
As soon as Yuan Ming stepped onto the magic circle in front of the statue of Master Shura, two rays of red light that seemed to be substantial shot out from the statue's eyes and swept over him.
Yuan Ming was shocked at first. He quickly looked inside his body and found that there was nothing strange about his body. Then he breathed a sigh of relief.
But then, Master Shura's voice came from the statue:
"When I was young, I became a disciple of the Chaotian Sect. I thought that the sect was so powerful that I would have no worries about my future path to immortality. Who would have expected that once something changed, the thousand-year-old sect would be destroyed in an instant. Woohoo! At that time, when I first set foot on the foundation, I was unable to hold back the generals of the building. Qing, I can only witness my brother die in front of me. This is a great regret in my life. If you can overturn the ending in three opportunities and defeat me, you can get the treasure I left behind."
Yuan Ming disappeared instantly as soon as his voice fell into the magic circle.
Everyone was startled at first, and then immediately looked at the talisman in Fairy Jin Xi's hand. However, in the next moment, a blue flame suddenly ignited on the talisman, and it burned the talisman to ashes in just a moment.
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As soon as Master Shura finished speaking, before Yuan Ming could react, he suddenly felt a blur in front of his eyes. After a moment of spinning, he found that he had appeared in a small wing. Although his clothes had not changed, he was full of magic power. But it was suppressed to the level of the early stage of foundation building.
"Could this be the Chaotian Sect where Master Shura lived back then?"
As soon as he thought about this, he tried to use his magic power to break through the limitations of his cultivation. But at this moment, he felt a heart palpitation for no reason. It was not until he gave up the idea that the heart palpitations gradually disappeared.
This restriction seems to have also acted on his soul. Whenever the consciousness he releases exceeds the scope of the foundation building period, it will also cause heart palpitations.
Yuan Ming didn't know whether his behavior here would be seen by Wan Qihong and others, so he did not try to use soul cultivation methods, but judging from what happened before, the restrictions should be the same.
That is to say, I cannot use any cultivation ability that Master Shura of this period does not have.
After Yuan Ming tentatively deduced this conclusion, he calmed down and began to observe the situation in the room where he was.
This wing is not big, but the decoration inside is extremely simple and elegant, which is quite similar to his previous residence in the capital.
There are many calligraphy and paintings in the house, all of which are excellent works from Yuan Ming's point of view, and they are all signed by a person named "Zhen Luo".
In addition to calligraphy and paintings, there is also a storage bag placed in the side room. In addition to spiritual stones and some regular practice books, there are only a few not-so-exquisite magic weapons. Among them, only one ink-colored flying knife is top-grade, and the rest are It's below average quality.
Yuan Ming took out the magic weapon and got familiar with it briefly.
Although he can't perform soul cultivation techniques now, his soul strength is still at the level of a love witch. He quickly mastered the control of high-grade magic weapons like an arm and a finger, and put the magic tools away after some practice.
Then, Yuan Ming looked through the books in the storage bag. To his surprise, all the books related to the exercises were blank, as if they deliberately did not want others to see them.
Obviously, the time and space he is currently in should have been created by Master Shura through some kind of supernatural power, and the rules are naturally set by him. It is not that he has actually traveled to that past.
However, except for the parts other than the exercises, the book is very detailed, especially the content about his current identity, which seems to be specially marked and explained.
As Yuan Ming expected, he was indeed in the "Chaotian Sect" at this time. There was an ancestor in the middle stage of Yuanying in the sect. It was the largest sect in the Zhao Kingdom and was famous far and wide.
There are a total of twenty-one peaks in the sect, and each peak has a peak master in the alchemy stage. They usually ignore secular affairs and are only responsible for cultivating and teaching their respective disciples.
The monks in the foundation building stage and Qi refining stage further down are divided into three categories: personal disciples, registered disciples and secular disciples.
The first two are all under the sect of the Master of the Peak. Apart from the tasks given by the Master of the Peak, they do not need to manage any mundane affairs. The difference between the two is only the number of times they can see the Peak Master and the number of times they can see the Peak Master. How much is the monthly salary?
The secular disciples are mainly responsible for handling various chores of the sect. Among them, those who perform well can be promoted to registered disciples after completing a certain number of years and showing acceptable cultivation talents, and can focus on cultivation from then on.
Among secular disciples, because the sect is divided into halls such as the Alchemy Hall and the Weapon Refining Hall, there are also hall masters and deacons.
Master Shura, played by Yuan Ming now, is a direct disciple of Lingxing Peak. The master of this peak is a pill-forming monk named "Shen Lingyun". Since he has just entered pill-forming, Lingxing Peak was created from scratch, so there was only one direct disciple of Master Shura on the entire peak.
"Junior Brother Zhen, get up, get up! Many sects will come to watch this year's ceremony. The Deacon Hall has issued a lot of reception tasks. Not only are the rewards generous, but the requirements are not high. I have specially reserved two things for you. Come out and get it quickly.”
Suddenly there was a roar outside the house. Yuan Ming groaned for a moment, then stepped forward and opened the door.
In front of the door, a fat man with a round body was happily waving the jade slip in his hand.
Yuan Ming looked at him, and suddenly Master Shura's voice came to his ears, explaining the fat man's name and identity.
"Shen Peng, who was in the early stage of foundation building, studied under Changle Peak, and has always been on good terms with me."
When Shen Peng saw Yuan Ming coming out, he immediately smiled and handed over the jade slip in his hand, saying: "Here, Junior Brother, I picked these two tasks specifically. The receptions are all from big sects. If you do it well, you can get in touch with those geniuses, which will be incredible."
"Thank you for your trouble, Senior Brother Shen, but I haven't participated in many grand ceremonies. I'm afraid I'm not up to the task of receiving big sects. It would be bad if I messed things up." Yuan Ming shook his head and politely rejected Shen Peng's proposal.
"Well, look at what you said! The founding ceremony is held every hundred years. Except for those who have been stuck in foundation building for a long time, who among us is not participating for the first time? Besides, the reception task is to help people from other sects lead the way and communicate with them about the history of our sect. You love reading ancient books on weekdays, so this task is not a difficult task for you at all." Shen Peng waved his chubby big hand and said.
"I appreciate Brother Shen's kindness, but I've had some problems with my cultivation recently. I'm really upset and feel that something big is going to happen. I really can't take on such a big responsibility." Yuan Ming still refused.
"You are bored because you stay in the room every day. That's why you always think about these things. How long have we known each other? I've never seen you smile. You have a bitter face all day long. Your cultivation is too boring." Shen Peng saw that Yuan Ming was not in a good mood and couldn't help saying.
Yuan Ming wanted to ask him about Master Shura's youth, but he was afraid that he would let it slip and arouse suspicion, so he could only respond in silence.
"Then take care of yourself and remember to drink more hot water." Seeing this, Shen Peng no longer had the interest to continue chatting with Yuan Ming. After a few simple chats, he left.
Yuan Ming watched Shen Peng's back as he walked away, but in his heart he was thinking about what Master Shura said when he stepped into the magic circle.
The time point he is in now should be the eve of the destruction of Chaotian Sect. On the eve of the destruction of Biluo Cave, there were signs such as Wulu lurking and Poxiao recruiting people. Chaotian Sect, a sect with a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator in charge, was destroyed in one day. It is impossible that there would be no movement in secret.
Just like the battle of Biluo Cave, it broke out when a group of disciples gathered. From this, the battle of the destruction of Chaotian Sect may have broken out when the sect ceremony was held. It is still unknown.
Often the most unlikely time is when people are most likely to take it lightly.
What role did the sects invited to participate play here? Were they enemies or allies?
Yuan Ming was not sure. The information he had obtained now was too little to infer the whole picture of the matter. After thinking about it, he finally set his sights on the top of the mountain where his residence was located.
Not long after, in Shen Lingyun's cave, Yuan Ming stood in front of Shen Lingyun who had just finished practicing, and bowed and said:
"Master, I have been restless recently, always feeling that something big is going to happen. Last night, I woke up in the middle of the night, but I dreamed that when the sect ceremony was held, a strong enemy suddenly fell from the sky and disrupted the ceremony. The brothers fought desperately. Although they repelled the strong enemy, they suffered heavy casualties. I thought it was just a nightmare, but when I was practicing today, the scene in the dream appeared in front of me repeatedly. I was really uneasy, so I came to report to the master."
"What you think about during the day, you dream at night. You dreamed that the sect was destroyed. Did you see something wrong during the day?" Shen Lingyun did not take his disciple's words as a joke, but thought about it seriously.
"So, I do feel that some brothers in the sect are not right, but I can't say one, two, three." Yuan Ming looked distressed.
"Then, take my token to the Deacon Hall of Changle Peak and tell them that you are following my order to check the recent travel records of all disciples. Find the ones you think are suspicious and bring them back." Shen Lingyun said, flipping his palm and taking out a token.
Seeing Shen Lingyun so straightforward, Yuan Ming was pleasantly surprised, but there was still a trace of doubt in his heart.
"Master, forgive me for being blunt, aren't you afraid that this is really just a nightmare for your disciples?" He asked cautiously.
"It's nothing anyway, not to mention that we are only investigating now, not convicting anyone, even if the investigation turns out to be empty, there is no loss. Besides, I know your character. When I took you out of the Zhen family, I said that you would be my only successor and my most trusted disciple." Shen Lingyun said with a smile.
Yuan Ming was touched when he saw the kind and sincere smile on Shen Lingyun's face. He bowed to Shen Lingyun solemnly and said, "Master, rest assured. I will do my best to ensure that the grand ceremony of our sect goes smoothly."
"Then I will wait and see." Shen Lingyun nodded, his eyes full of expectation.