Chapter 874: Suspicions of Master Li Qing
"... Disciple read everyone's questions yesterday. According to Feng Xianzi, Ren Shan, Qin Bing, Ling Yun and others, Junior Brother Shi has not only reached the middle stage of the Golden Core, but also has superb swordsmanship. He can defeat people of the same level within a few dozen moves. The monk Chu Xun killed him.
As for those foundation-building monks, he killed them casually without any ability to fight back.
Thinking back then, Junior Brother Shi was ridiculed by many people in the sect because of his mediocre qualifications and failed to form pills twice.
Only fifty years have passed, so much has changed! "
Master Xuan Yi disagreed, "For monks, qualifications are important, but understanding is the key!
Just like you, Qingshi, no one in your sect has been able to master the secret skill of losing space for three hundred years, but you learned it thirty years after you formed the elixir.
Although Shi Feng's qualifications are ordinary, his understanding is extremely good. Coupled with the incredible luck, it is not surprising that he has achieved this achievement in fifty years. "
Master Li Qing was silent for a moment, "Master, do you think it is a coincidence that Shi Feng returns to the sect at this moment?"
Master Xuan Yi raised his eyebrows, "What do you mean? Do you suspect that Shi Feng is the spy?"
"Master, now that our sect is at the point of life and death, who else can't doubt it?
Of course, the disciple did not say that Junior Brother Shi must be a spy, but we have attacked the Demon Cauldron Formation many times in the past, and no news was leaked. Why did the Demon Puppet Sect know about it in advance this time? "
Xuandao fell into deep thought, and finally shook his head, "It's impossible! Shi Feng's origin is very clear to the teacher. He is the son of the Orion in Da Cang Mountain. His family was massacred by the Demon Puppet Sect. Before his death, Danyangzi ordered him to defect to Shigu Mountain. , He was only fourteen years old at that time, how could he be a spy of the Demon Puppet Sect. "
"Shi Feng was indeed innocent back then, but after so many years, things are unpredictable and there is no guarantee what will happen."
"Qingshi, don't be hesitant when you speak. I know that you act steadily and speak with reason. What exactly did you discover?"
Master Li Qing also picked up the teacup and took a sip, "Master, do you still remember the green-faced demon cultivator who escaped from the sect fifty-two years ago?"
"Of course I remember! This demon is closely related to the death of my ancestor, but that demon escaped long ago. What do you mean by bringing up old things now?"
Master Li Qing said nothing.
Xuan Yi suddenly opened his eyes wide, "Do you suspect that Shi Feng is the green-faced demon cultivator?"
"Disciples dare not lie in front of the master."
"Nonsense! There is no magic knot in Shi Feng's body, and there is no demonic energy at all. How could he be a demon cultivator?"
"Although human beings cannot inhale demonic energy without tying demonic knots, there are countless magical techniques in the world, and there are no exceptions.
What's more, there is a type of people who are hybrids of demons and humans. They are born with the ability to absorb demonic energy without being tied into a demonic knot. "
Xuan Yi pondered and said, "The village in Da Cang Mountain has been massacred long ago. There is no way to verify whether Shi Feng is a human-demon hybrid. Based on this alone, your guess that Shi Feng is a green-faced demon cultivator is untenable."
"Disciple still has a few doubts."
"you say."
"First, the disciple had an encounter with the Green-faced Demonic Cultivator, and the other party had obviously changed his appearance. Why did he change his appearance?
Is it because I recognize his true face? And this demon’s height, fatness and skinny are exactly the same as Shi Feng’s…”
"What else?" Xuan Yi asked, obviously he was not convinced by the doubts that Master Li Qing just said. There are thousands of people with similar body shapes, how can one infer their identity just based on their size.
"...Secondly, Master, do you remember how the green-faced demon cultivator escaped from me?"
"I remember that he entered the Illusion of All Souls and threw you away. A year later, the illusion was closed, and you went to stay outside for half a month, but you did not see this demon come out of the illusion."
Master Li Qing nodded, "It is true that the disciple did not guard the green-faced demon cultivator outside the illusion, but the disciple inquired afterwards and found that Junior Brother Shi Fengshi once entered the illusion of all spirits!"
Master Xuan Yi's body suddenly trembled, "Seriously?"
"It's absolutely true. That time when the All Souls Illusion Realm was opened, many things happened. First, the demons and monsters joined forces to bloodbath the human race. Then the Xuanding Sect launched the Nine-Yao Star Palace Formation, taking advantage of the underground fire spirit veins to burst out, and wanted to monopolize the treasure.
In the end, the demon king wreaked havoc, and the three tribes joined forces to fight against it. A bloody battle broke out in Liyuan, and many people lost their lives. In the end, only 30% of the people came out of the illusion alive. "
Xuan Yi nodded slightly, "As a teacher, I have heard a little bit about the illusion. I heard that in the end, Gu Haoyang, a genius disciple of Shangqingguan, used clever methods to seize the Dora Bowl.
This matter was aroused decades ago. Everyone thought that the peacock's treasure was hidden in the Dorothy alms bowl, so they wanted to force Shangqing temple to hand over the alms bowl.
However, more than fifty years have passed, and no peacock treasure has been found in Shangqing Temple, so the matter has gradually faded away. "
"After the Great War in the Illusion Realm of All Souls, my disciple asked several surviving monks, and they all said with certainty that Junior Brother Shi had appeared in the Illusion Realm Liyuan, and his cultivation was at the early stage of the Golden Core..."
Master Li Qing paused and reminded, "...Master, that green-faced demon cultivator is also in the early stage of the Golden Elixir."
When Xuan Yi and Li Qingshi deduced the identity of the green-faced demon cultivator, they never thought about Shi Feng.
This is not only because the opponent is a demon cultivator, but more importantly, Shi Feng failed to attack the core formation twice and is still in the foundation building stage, which is not consistent with the realm of the green-faced demon cultivator.
But if Shi Feng had formed an elixir before entering the illusion, plus his height and body shape, then...
Xuan Yi held the tea cup and pondered for a long time before saying, "It seems that the opportunity Shi Feng mentioned is not some barren mountain ruins, but most likely in the Fantasy Land of Ten Thousand Spirits.
This opportunity was truly incredible, allowing him to advance to the middle stage of Golden Elixir in fifty years. "
Master Li Qing hummed and continued, "Junior Brother Shi Feng entered the illusion, but the illusion closed a year later. I have been waiting outside, but I didn't see Junior Brother Shi come out. Why is that?"
After saying that, Master Li Qing added, "Of course he must have come out, otherwise he would have sunk into the ground with the illusion."
Master Xuanyi understood, "Master Qing, you mean that Shi Feng deliberately changed his appearance when he came out and escaped your eyes!"
"Only this can explain it! Then I will continue to ask, why did Junior Brother Shi change his appearance when he came out of the illusion, who was he hiding from?
Also, after he came out, why didn't he return to the sect immediately, but had to wait until more than fifty years ago to come back today?"
Master Xuanyi was speechless for a moment, and Master Li Qing kept silent.
The master and the disciple sat facing each other in silence. After a while, Xuanyi slowly stood up, "Master Qing, what you said is just a suspicion, not evidence!"
Master Li Qing nodded, "Master is right. It is not ruled out that Junior Brother Shi has nothing to do with the green-faced demon cultivator. Junior Brother Shi got the opportunity in the illusion and was afraid that others would kill him, so he changed his appearance when he left the illusion."
"That's right." Xuanyi said, "In addition, if I took the treasure opportunity from someone else, I would not rush back to the sect.
The best way is to hide your identity, hide in a deserted place, secretly retreat, and wait for the opportunity to digest , and came out only after he was promoted to the middle stage of the Golden Core. "
"Master's inference is not unreasonable. Therefore, I only said that Junior Brother Shi is suspicious, and I dare not make a conclusion. I respectfully ask Master to make the decision. "
"Also, if Shi Feng is a spy, why did he save Fairy Feng and Qin Bing and kill the masters of the Demon Puppet Sect?"
"If you want to take it, you must give it first. Besides, if Shi Feng is a spy, he may not be a spy of the Demon Puppet Sect!"
The Five Absolute Swordsmanship of Taiji Sect is the best in the world. Taiji Zhenren used it to sweep away the demons. Many sword sects coveted this unique skill and sent people to sneak into Taiji Sect to steal the sword manual.
As the head of the sect, Xuanyi Taoist was naturally very clear about this matter.
He walked back and forth in the study, feeling uncertain. Could Shi Feng be a spy planted by other sword sects? Master Qing's suspicion was not unreasonable. At least Shi Feng's swordsmanship has improved greatly now...