Chapter 279 Crisis
What he had heard the most in the past three days was the destruction of Ning Village overnight. Originally, because of that incident four years ago, Xuanqing Sect had already been pushed to the forefront of public opinion. And because of this incident, Xuanqing Sect was even more criticized by people outside. Its position as the leader of the world's righteous path finally became looming.
Unconsciously, the sky became darker, dusk gradually fell, and the rain was getting heavier. The sky and the earth were foggy, and visibility was getting lower and lower.
According to what he had just heard in the tavern, Xiao Chen walked north in the rain, passing through many mountains. Near midnight, it was raining heavily, and there was a faint thunder in the clouds, making the desolate mountains and ridges even more desolate.
After climbing over a few more hills, there was a sudden flash of fire in front of him. Looking closely, it was a dilapidated temple on the mountainside, with fire coming out of it.
A dozen or so people were crowded in a small dilapidated temple. These people were not ordinary people from the martial arts world, but people from the Xuanmen who were disguised as people from the martial arts world. Obviously, because the heavy rain blocked the road and the mountains ahead were dangerous, it was not suitable to travel at night, so more than a dozen people had to find a dilapidated temple to take shelter from the rain temporarily.
These people should be the disciples of Yuxu Temple who passed by the tavern this morning. Xiao Chen suppressed his breath, took advantage of the night and the heavy rain, and approached silently to listen to what those people were saying.
"Who would have thought that the real Lianhua Palace was hidden in the 100,000 dense forests on the border of the Middle-earth. That place has been passed down since ancient times and has been seldom visited by people. No wonder it could not be found before.
"This time I heard that the old witch of the Lianhua Palace gathered the followers of the 36 religions in the border area. The 36 religions have been lurking in the 100,000 mountains in the border area since ancient times. They have never been completely eliminated. Recently, they have become more and more powerful because of their submission to the Lianhua Palace. They no longer take our Xuanmen seriously. I am afraid that this time, it will be difficult to deal with them."
"What 36 religions? They are nothing more than a group of rabble in the poor mountains and bad waters! This time is just right. Not only do we have to uproot the Lianhua Palace, but we also have to catch these demons and monsters in one fell swoop!"
"The people of Xuanqingmen and Qinghongmen should have gone there. This time, let's not let them seize the opportunity again. Otherwise, how can the name of Yuxuguan still exist in this world? As for Cangfeng Valley, the head of the sect has sent a message a few days ago. When the time comes, we will go with them, at least we can take care of them. "
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Outside the ruined temple, Xiao Chen hid behind a big tree and heard the conversation of more than a dozen people inside clearly. He thought that these people were going to encircle and suppress Lianhua Palace. No wonder Wei Yang left so anxiously last time.
I am afraid that many sects in the righteous way had gone there last time, and this time even the four major sects have sent people to eliminate Lianhua Palace. On the contrary, those big demon sects have not made any movement. This must be strange.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen seemed to think of something, and his face couldn't help but slightly change. The changes pushed Lianhua Palace to the forefront, and those major demon sects must have been involved. If so, then the ones who really wanted to destroy Lianhua Palace were not the Xianyuan Zhengdao sects, but those major demon sects, who just happened to "kill with a borrowed knife".
But why did the four major demon sects, the Demon Heaven Sect, Xiaoyao Tower, Baiyun Pavilion, and Mengxian Sect, want to eliminate Lianhua Palace? The existence of Lianhua Palace did not hinder them, but was beneficial to them by blocking the four major Xuanmen. They had no reason to clear a favorable barrier.
In short, this time the matter was a bit strange. Lianhua Palace must have been framed. It was difficult for him to guess what happened at the moment. The most urgent thing at the moment was that Weiyang was under siege by the Xianyuan Zhengdao sects, and it was not known that the four major sects had also secretly sent people. Once the four major sects attacked, Lianhua Palace might not be able to withstand it.
"No, we must rush to Lianhua Palace as soon as possible..."
At this moment, Xiao Chen had made up his mind. He must go to Lianhua Palace as soon as possible. Although this trip might push him into a deeper abyss and he would never be able to turn back, he had to go.
The only thing he was worried about was that he heard from the people in Yuxu Temple that people from Xuanqing Gate had also gone there. What if Master... What if Master also went there? Would he really have to fight Master at that time...
But in theory, the seven Xuanqing masters needed to guard Xuanqing Gate to prevent the four major demon sects from invading. The seven masters would never leave Xuanqing Mountain easily. As long as Master was not there at that time, he would have nothing to worry about.
"Who is outside! "
Just then, a cold shout suddenly came from the temple, and then several figures flashed out from inside. They were a few white-bearded old men, who seemed to have practiced Taoism for about two or three hundred years. Seven or eight people followed behind them. Looking left and right, there was no trace of people in the sudden wind and rain.
"Brother, are you mistaken? How could there be people in this desolate mountain?"
"Strange..."
A white-bearded old man frowned deeply and carefully explored the surrounding area with his spiritual sense. However, after half a day, he found nothing except the sound of the strong wind and rain hitting the leaves of the forest. Finally, he turned around and said, "It's okay, maybe it's just a wild boar passing by. Let's go in and take shelter from the rain. "
After a long time, Xiao Chen slowly emerged from the darkness. With his current cultivation, it was easy for him to avoid the detection of the spiritual sense of a person with three hundred years of Taoism.
In order to avoid alerting the enemy, he did not intend to do anything to the dozen people in the ruined temple. These people were just going to Cangfeng Valley. The real main force of the four major Xuanmen had not appeared yet. With a move, he disappeared in the night rain.
At noon the next day, he returned to Butterfly Valley again. The rain on his robe had not yet dried. Shen Jing saw that he had left for several days and suddenly came back today. He frowned and asked, "How is it? Did you find out anything?"
Xiao Chen frowned slightly, looked at her and said, "I have to go back to the Central Plains. Several major sects are planning to siege Lianhua Palace."
"Wait..."
When Shen Jing heard that several major sects were besieging Lianhua Palace, her expression changed immediately, "Then you..."
Xiao Chen took a deep breath and shook his head, "I have to go. Weiyang still doesn't know. She thought that this time it was just some small sects gathering together, but she didn't know that the four major sects had secretly launched an action, and even Tianmen might have participated in it. This time they planned to wipe out Lianhua Palace and the thirty-six sects in the border area. Now the situation in Weiyang is very critical."
"But...if you go, people will find out your identity, and then..."
Shen Jing still frowned, Xiao Chen naturally knew her worries. Although the last incident had passed four years, it was not over yet. Although most people now thought he was dead, there were still many people looking for him. If he went to help Lianhua Palace this time, he might really be against the righteousness of the world and could never turn back.