Chapter 258 Knowing the Meaning of the Sword in the Pool
(About copper needles for detecting poison, of course it’s not because of blood. Copper needles have always been used for meridians and acupuncture points. This world is not the same as ours. Of course, I admit that I didn’t think about it at all when I wrote it... )
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The reason why the forest suddenly became so quiet was not because the master of Tianci Sect revealed what everyone was thinking with one word.
No one thought that Chen Changsheng would take advantage of the opportunity to treat his injuries and secretly poison him, because it made no sense and could not explain any reason. Everyone knew that Chen Changsheng was deeply favored by the Pope and supported by the Council. Xiao Xiao At such a young age, he was able to shock the world by becoming a national education college. No matter how you looked at it, he had a bright future. Compared with this future, any interests in Zhou Yuanli could not possibly drive him to do such a thing.
Quiet because people really want to know how Chen Changsheng would react in the face of such unreasonable accusations.
Chen Changsheng didn't react at all. The Tianci Sect master's reddish eyes and almost distorted face due to grief were all in his eyes.
He and Zhe Xiu turned around and walked out of the forest. Senior Sister Tong and Ye Xiaolian came over to greet them, with worried looks on their faces.
Chen Changsheng explained a few words about the situation in the forest, and then he and Zhe Xiu left the stream and walked into the vast world of Zhou Garden again.
Not long after they left, Senior Sister Tong and two other well-known practitioners, with the practitioners supporting each other, walked towards the garden at the garden gate. There was an extra stretcher in the middle of the team. The dead Sect Master Fei was lying on it with his eyes closed, and several cries could be heard from time to time by the stream.
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Standing on a huge rock between the cliffs, Chen Changsheng felt relieved as he watched the team walking downstream by the river.
"There's something wrong with you handling it this way."
Zhexiu said expressionlessly: "When there are differences in the team, they should be suppressed no matter what means are used. If you want to survive, obedience is the most important thing."
Chen Changsheng said nothing and turned around and entered the dense forest.
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The search and treatment continued, and more and more human practitioners were gathered in the three gardens, and they had also established contact with each other. The problem is that if the Zhou Garden cannot be opened in one day, do people have to stay in these seemingly beautiful gardens without any treasures?
In the next two days, something more terrifying happened. Several practitioners died mysteriously one after another. They were still poisoned. However, neither the people traveling with them nor the subsequent inspection could find the reason. As time goes by, people are under increasing pressure. Some people may collapse, some may become numb, and more practitioners are likely to leave these three gardens again and go deep into the world of Zhou Garden. Look for those magical artifacts and inheritances that are extremely precious to practitioners, because in their opinion, staying with other people is more dangerous.
Yes, many practitioners have begun to suspect that all this is a conspiracy of the demons, but until this moment, no one believes that the demons can sneak into Zhou Garden. You must know that there is Zhu Luo drinking alone under the moon sitting at the gate of the garden. The bishop Melisa took a group of priests from the state religion to verify the identity. Even the most mysterious demon strategist in black robes would not be able to sneak in.
Since there are no demons in Zhou Garden, the danger certainly comes from humans themselves, among each other.
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Chen Changsheng put his feet into the slightly cool stream and let out a soft sigh of comfort.
Running nearly a thousand miles in two days was also very hard for him. His clothes were covered with dust and his face was full of fatigue.
Compared with him, Zhexiu looked much stronger. It seemed that this wolf boy didn't even know what tiredness was.
Chen Changsheng looked at a few small white fish in the depths of the stream and said, "I still don't believe there is a traitor."
Zhe Xiu said: "Four people have been poisoned to death. Since we are sure that there are no demons in Zhou Garden, the person who poisoned them must be a traitor."
This is a very simple and clear deduction.
But it was still difficult for Chen Changsheng to accept it.
The alliance of humans and demons fights against the demons. This war is a war of genocide, and there are very few rebels on both sides.
"Although the war has actually continued on the edge of the snowfield, for the vast majority of life on the mainland, there has been no war for many years. Many lives have long forgotten the terror of the demons and have forgotten that this is a war of genocide." Zhe Shen expressed. He said indifferently: "In the snowfield, I have seen the Deer Man who acted as a guide for the demons many times. It is not surprising that among the human practitioners in Zhou Garden there are traitors bribed by the demons."
After a moment of silence, Chen Changsheng said: "I have never wanted to admit the existence of a traitor because now everyone has begun to doubt each other. I think this kind of distrust is even more dangerous."
Zhexiu admitted that playing with people's hearts has always been the scariest thing about the demons.
The demons don't need to enter the Zhou Garden at all. They just need to cut off the connection between the garden and the outside, and then let the traitors fan the wind and light the fire in it and do sinister things. Then there will be chaos among the human practitioners.
This has happened many times in history.
Chen Changsheng continued: "These hundreds of Netherworld cultivators are the future of mankind. There are many excellent and powerful people among them. The number of traitors that the demon clan can bribe cannot be too large, so as long as these hundreds of cultivators Please don’t be suspicious of each other, be wary of each other, or even confront each other. As long as people’s hearts remain intact, the demons can’t accomplish anything.”
Zhexiu said expressionlessly: "If we could do this, you humans would have unified the continent long ago."
Chen Changsheng was silent.
Based on his observations in the past two days, especially today in Panshan Linyu, he can confirm that the hearts of hundreds of practitioners have dispersed.
He is the leader who has been given an important task by Li Gong, so the practitioners of the Northern Sect of the State Religion have the responsibility to take care of him. Gou Hanshi's high regard makes his sense of responsibility even heavier.
However, if the people's hearts are gone, how can we lead the team?
"As long as you stay in the garden, you should be fine. Those who were poisoned all died in the mountains, so don't worry about these people for now. You have to hurry up and find the rest."
Chen Changsheng took his feet out of the stream and stood wetly on the stone, looking at the other two foothills that were vaguely visible under the sky.
We have already counted the number of practitioners who were found and gathered in the garden at this time, but there are still more than a hundred people short of the total number of people entering the garden.
"Some people don't want you to find them, so how do you find them?"
Zhexiu said expressionlessly: "Like Liang Xiaoxiao, Qijian, Zhuang Changyu, and those strong men from various sects in Tongyou Shangjing, none of them have been seen."
Chen Changsheng shook his feet, put on his shoes, tied up his hair again, and said, "Even if the demons really bribed some spies, they would not dare to attack these people."
Zhe Xiu said: "But they must be watching in secret."
Chen Changsheng thought about Gou Hanshi's request in the Tomb of Heaven's Book and said, "Let's go to the Sword Pond to have a look."
Even if they fail to meet up with Qijian and Liang Xiaoxiao, it would be a good thing if they can find Jianchi.
After two days and two nights of hard work, he felt qualified to think about it for himself.
Chen Changsheng and Zhexiu left the stream and walked into the forest.
They would consider the dangers hidden in the mountains for other practitioners, but they did not seem to worry about their own safety at all.
Because they are all young people, although there is no enthusiasm on the surface, they are never lacking in self-confidence. Of course, they have no fear when they embark on the journey together.
And on the other side of the mountain where they were walking, the girl in white sacrificial robes was also walking.
She was alone, still fearless and calm, and at some point, she had a bow on her shoulder.
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Arriving at the first stream they arrived at, they still followed the old path and went upstream. Passing by the place where the master of Qingxu Temple and Sister Saint Saint Fengtong fought the day before, Chen Changsheng and Zhexiu didn't even look at the river beach. With the remaining black blood stains, he continued to move forward in silence, without speaking for a long time.
Neither of them are good at talking, and they don't like talking very much. The conversations in Zhou Garden these two days have been quite frequent.
In the quiet forest, birdsong occasionally sounded, which were creatures awakened by their footsteps.
Chen Changsheng had seen records in Tao Zang that many years ago, someone found the scabbard of an ancient sword in this forest.
Liang Xiaoxiao, Qijian, and Zhuang Changyu all disappeared in the upper reaches of this stream, which strengthened his judgment.
If there really is a sword pond in Zhou Garden, the sword pond should be in this direction.
It is only natural that the Lishan Sword Sect wants to find the legendary sword pool.
Chen Changsheng and Zhexiu didn't know it at this time. They both said that no one had ever seen a sword in Zhou Garden. This statement was wrong.
Many years ago, the junior uncle named Su from Lishan found a sword here and brought it out of Zhouyuan.
However, for some unknown reason, this matter did not spread.
The water in this stream is not too abundant, especially as you go upstream. After passing several tributaries, the water slows down and becomes as clear and shallow as a mirror.
But the stream was very long, and the two of them started walking from early morning until the sun was high in the sky before they finally reached the end.
Like many streams, the end of this stream is also a cliff, with a silver-like waterfall flowing on the cliff.
Under the waterfall is a deep pool. When the water falls into the pool, it makes a low roar.
Zhe Xiu raised his head and squinted his eyes, looking over the waterfall. Under the blazing sunshine, he saw that the shallow water on the cliff was as transparent as glass, confirming that this was already the top of the mountain.
"I'll go up and have a look."
After saying this, without waiting for Chen Changsheng's reaction, he rushed towards the cliff. While still on the way, his body suddenly lowered, turned into a gray shadow with a whoosh, and jumped to the cliff more than ten feet high. He kept running quickly between the cliffs. It only took a moment to reach the cliff.
Chen Changsheng was watching from below, and he could vaguely see that his hands seemed to be emitting a cold light while he was leaning forward.
Zhexiu's figure disappeared above the waterfall, and he was probably going to see where the real mountains and rivers began.
Chen Changsheng withdrew his gaze and looked at the pool under the waterfall, his heart moving slightly.
This place was already at the top of a mountain, with springs emerging from the green mountains, so the amount of water could not be too large. This was also the scene he and Zhexiu saw.
The waterfall is very thin and the volume of water is very small. Why is the pool below so deep?
He walked to the edge of the pool and looked into the water. He saw nothing but darkness and could not see the bottom at all.
He calmed down, slowly released his consciousness, and looked towards the bottom of the pool.
His consciousness had penetrated to an unknown distance, and suddenly, he felt a slight pain in his eyes, as if they had been scratched by a thin leaf.
He closed his eyes and began to cry.
That was a sword intent.
Although it was elusive and elusive, he was sure that it was a sword intention.
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(It’s been an update for the past few days, and I’ll do it as soon as I get back on the 25th.)