Chapter 245 The Whole Story

During these three years, the only thing that made Xiao Lin feel uneasy was the Ancient Xuan Sect.

When he just returned to Dancao Mountain and went to Qingning Hall to meet his master Su Qingyun, he did not tell him the reason why Lin Xueying was hunted down.

After that, Xiao Lin would go to Qingning Hall every once in a while to ask his master about the confusion and puzzlement he encountered in cultivation, and during this period he was also considering whether he should tell this secret to his master Su Qingyun.

It turned out that the reason why Lin Xueying was hunted down by the Ancient Xuan Sect was because she discovered a shocking secret, that is, an elder of the Ancient Xuan Sect had persuaded the great elder of the sect to annex the Tianlu Mountains.

This was not a secret. The top leaders of the five major sects knew about the ambitions of the Ancient Xuan Sect for the Tianlu cultivation world. If it were not for the great enemy of the Black Demon Sect, which had been holding back most of the strength of the Ancient Xuan Sect for a long time, the five major sects would most likely no longer exist.

But thirty years ago, a major event occurred. The second elder of the Black Demon Sect, a cultivator in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, passed away.

This news was strictly sealed by the Black Demon Sect, and the Ancient Xuan Sect did not know about it. However, the reason why the second elder of the Black Demon Sect passed away was not because his life span was exhausted, but because he was plotted against by the Chiyang Patriarch of the Ancient Xuan Sect, and he passed away after returning to the sect.

After the Chiyang Patriarch plotted against the second elder of the Black Demon Sect, he did not tell the other Nascent Soul Patriarchs of the sect, including the great elder of the Ancient Xuan Sect.

Lin Xueying accidentally discovered that the Chiyang Patriarch of the Ancient Xuan Sect actually practiced the Black Demon Sect's magic technique, the Black Sun Demon Killing Technique. Although the Black Sun Demon Killing Technique is not as good as the three magic techniques of the magic path, it is also extremely powerful and vicious. The condensed Black Sun Demon Miasma is specifically used to corrode the magic weapons of immortal cultivators.

Unless one's magic power is pure and far superior to that of the Chiyang Patriarch, once his life magic weapon is wrapped in the Black Sun Magic Miasma, it will inevitably be damaged and his mind will be severely damaged.

And this Black Sun Magic Killing Technique was originally the main practice of the second elder of the Black Demon Sect. The second elder of the Black Demon Sect is second only to the first elder in the Black Demon Sect, the great magic cultivator at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage.

The Chiyang Patriarch accidentally discovered that the second elder was traveling outside and was seriously injured. He followed him all the way and attacked him secretly, not only allowing the second elder to escape to the Nascent Soul stage, but also passing away not long after returning.

He also obtained the practice method of the Black Sun Magic Killing Technique from him. After nearly thirty years of practice, the Chiyang Patriarch can be said to have mastered both immortal and demonic techniques, his strength has greatly improved, and he has jumped into the middle stage of the Nascent Soul stage.

He has also become an important figure in the Ancient Xuan Sect, and the Chiyang Patriarch, who has long been hostile to the Tianlu cultivation world, naturally put the matter of annexing the five major sects on the agenda.

And they have begun to withdraw some of the outer disciples of the Qi training period and the inner disciples of the foundation building period from the Fengzhou White Bone Battlefield, and are beginning to gather in the Nanhuang Immortal City.

It is precisely because the second elder of the Black Demon Sect passed away that the high-end combat power of the Black Demon Sect has been reduced a lot, so even if the Ancient Xuan Sect withdrew some disciples, it was considered a normal personnel transfer, and no other doubts were made.

Once Nanzhou was captured by the Ancient Xuan Sect, the five major sects would definitely submit to the Ancient Xuan Sect. In this way, the Ancient Xuan Sect will be greatly strengthened, and it is not impossible to capture the Black Demon Sect in one fell swoop.

If the Ancient Xuan Sect really takes down the Black Demon Sect, the balance of the seven ancient sects in the Southern Territory will be broken. Not only will the entire Southern Territory fall into a long-term war, but once the Ancient Xuan Sect becomes powerful, it will even ignore the Great Heavenly Order of the Great Emperor Haoran Tian Sect, causing the entire Southern Territory to fall into a state of chaos.

This scene is naturally what the Chiyang Patriarch hopes for. The Black Yang Demon Killing Skill he practices requires the sacrifice and devouring of a large number of virgins' Yin Kui blood, but as a righteous cultivator, he has committed such an evil act, and will inevitably be spurned and hunted down by the righteous.

If the Southern Territory falls into chaos, he can take advantage of the opportunity to fish in troubled waters. Even if he practices the Black Yang Demon Killing Skill to perfection, it may not be impossible. It can be said that he has been planning for a long time.

Lin Xueying accidentally learned about the plot of Chiyang Old Monster from one of his juniors, and the junior was naturally terrified after realizing it. If he really ruined the plan of the ancestor, not to mention that he was just a junior, even if he was the son of Chiyang Old Monster, he would definitely be killed on the spot.

So after being terrified, he used his influence in the sect to force the deputy sect master to order the pursuit of Lin Xueying, which led to the scene of Lin Xueying being hunted down.

Originally, after the two returned to the Tianlu Mountains, Xiao Lin thought that once the Chiyang Old Monster knew that his plot had been leaked, he would be furious, and it is very likely that he would launch an attack on the five major sects in advance.

Therefore, in the past three years, he has always been vigilant. Once Dancao Mountain is attacked, if he cannot resist it, he will prepare to leave the sect directly and hide in the secular world for a while, and then leave Dancao Mountain after the wind passes.

The world is big, and he can use any place as a place for cultivation with the spiritual wood space.

Especially after learning about the cruelty of the war in the cultivation world through Lin Xueying, he became more determined to leave.

If it weren't for the fact that he wanted to ask his master for more advice on some cultivation problems before leaving, he would have even planned to leave Dancao Mountain in advance.

But what surprised Xiao Lin was that the Chiyang Patriarch of the Ancient Xuan Sect had not made any moves, nor had there been any signs of attacking the five major sects. Even the Snow Prison Pass, which Xiao Lin paid special attention to, had been calm all along.

Therefore, after thinking for a long time, Xiao Lin decided not to leave for the time being. If the Ancient Xuan Sect really attacked the five major sects, Xuelaoguan would inevitably become the outpost battlefield, which would also give him enough time to prepare.

After three years of peace, Xiao Lin felt more and more uneasy. The reason why Lin Xueying was hunted down was obtained by searching Shi Zhongbai's soul, which should not be false.

And if it was true, why did the Ancient Xuan Sect keep its troops in place for the past three years and never really attack?

After thinking for a long time, Xiao Lin couldn't figure out the reason. He could only attribute it to the fact that something happened to the Chiyang Patriarch, which delayed the matter.

However, this was also a good thing for Xiao Lin. As long as he didn't encounter a disaster like the sect war, his life would not be in danger. He was already satisfied to be able to practice in seclusion in the sect safely.

Only by practicing hard and constantly improving his combat power can he increase his chances of survival in future practice and in the upcoming sect war.

After refining the Five Elements Flag and the Black Dragon Shield, Xiao Lin was ready to start refining the Qi Yuan Dan. After these years of cultivation, the seeds of the Bitan Green Fruit had already grown several times. There were two or three hundred Bitan Green Fruits collected, which were enough to refine a lot of Qi Yuan Dan.

So Xiao Lin began to refine the elixir while practicing.

In the blink of an eye, a year passed.

One day, Xiao Lin was practicing, and a light blue sword light suddenly shot into his cave from outside. Xiao Lin opened his eyes, with a puzzled expression on his face. He gently reached out and grabbed the blue sword light.

The blue light dissipated, and it was indeed a piece of yellow paper with handwriting on it.

After concentrating on reading the handwriting, Xiao Lin's palm flashed red, and the yellow paper immediately ignited and finally turned into ashes and scattered.

Xiao Lin was silent, with a hesitant expression on his face. After a while, he stood up and walked out of the cave.

A dark green light flashed in the sky for a while, then disappeared.

......

The spiritual field behind the Qinghuo Peak.

A huge dark green light fell from the sky and landed in front of the cliff. As the light dissipated, Xiao Lin's figure appeared.

He stared at the defensive spiritual light above the spiritual field in front of him, and a little nostalgic appeared on his face. In the past, he could freely enter and exit the spiritual field restriction. Now that he has completed the alchemy task of the year, he has lost the qualification to pass through the defensive spiritual light restriction.

At this time, the defensive spiritual light suddenly separated from it, revealing a gap of about ten feet in size.

With the appearance of the gap, a voice came from inside: "Is it Junior Brother Xiao?"

Two people walked out of the alchemy room on one side, a bald young man and a charming woman in a red dress.

These two people were Xiao Yishao and Tao Ling.

Xiao Lin took a step forward, crossed the mountain stream of more than ten feet, passed through the defensive spiritual light, and came in front of the two people.

"Senior Sister Tao, Senior Brother Xiao." With Xiao Lin's current realm, he could tell at a glance that Tao Ling was at the same level as himself, and Xiao Yishao was at the early stage of foundation building.

However, Xiao Lin did not expect that his Senior Brother Xiao did not seem to participate in the Five Prisons Trial that year, and he did not know where he got the foundation building pill from, but he also succeeded in building the foundation.

However, it was not surprising for Xiao Lin that Xiao Yishao built the foundation. Xiao Yishao had an extremely rare earth spirit root qualification. As long as he could get the foundation building pill, the probability of successfully building the foundation was still very high. For such qualifications, the sect would probably give the foundation building pill.

"Huh? Junior Brother Xiao, your realm is actually the middle stage of foundation building?" Xiao Yishao's smiling face was shocked after sensing Xiao Lin's realm. In just ten years, his junior brother actually entered the middle stage of foundation building.

This really surprised Xiao Yishao. Tao Ling smiled on her pretty face, but after discovering that Xiao Lin had the same realm as herself, she also showed surprise in her eyes.

"It's hard to explain. During this period, Xiao Lin has been in the Wanli Snowfield Trial. It can be considered a small opportunity. By chance, he actually broke through." Xiao Lin smiled slightly and lightly explained the improvement of his realm.

Hearing this, Xiao Yishao's face suddenly showed a speechless look, and he complained in his heart, "This reason is too lame, right?"

However, since Xiao Lin didn't want to say it, he naturally wouldn't continue to ask with a flattering face. After entering the foundation-building period, Xiao Yishao's mentality has also matured a lot, and he is no longer the playful boy back then.

"Xiao Lin greets Senior Sister Tao...." Xiao Lin bowed to Tao Ling very respectfully.

In fact, in Xiao Lin's heart, there are only two people in Dancao Mountain that he is very grateful to, one is his master Su Qingyun, and the other is Tao Ling.

Tao Ling's willingness to accept him as an alchemy boy and to have access to many second-level elixirs was already a great opportunity for Xiao Lin. It was in Tao Ling's training stone hall that he obtained the formula for the Five Elements Elixir, which allowed him to continue his training path.