When he saw that the location of the Moon Appreciation Party was on "Jade Ear Island", Zhang Yan's expression changed subtly.
This "Jade Ear Island" was one of the "Six Rivers and Four Islands". He had just tricked them, and now they invited him to the island. There must be a deeper meaning behind this.
As far as he knew, the Six Rivers and Four Islands had already expelled their offending clansmen from the Black Cang Sect a month ago. He just didn't know how much they had paid to save their lives. As for the Feng clan, although they were still stubbornly refusing to give in, their attitude had already softened. Bowing their heads was only a matter of time.
He flipped through it again and found that there were many strange things about this letter. The handwriting was graceful, and it was obvious that it was written by a female cultivator. Moreover, there was no invitation card for him to attend the party. Did they want him to go or not?
Shaking his head, he tossed the letter aside.
In his opinion, it didn't matter whether he went or not. Instead of wasting his time on this, it was better to seize the time to improve his cultivation.
But before that, he had to first solve a problem that was neither too big nor too small.
To practice the second step of the Taiyi Golden Scripture, he had to release all of the Pure Spirit Qi every time to draw out the heavy baleful aura from the depths of the earth aperture. This was actually extremely troublesome and inefficient. He pondered, could he think of a way to preserve the baleful aura?
After thinking for a long time, a ray of light suddenly flashed before Zhang Yan's eyes. In the alchemy technique that Zhou Chongju had taught him, wasn't the "Internal Orifice Technique" to open another Qi aperture in the body to store different kinds of qi? Wasn't this a natural place to store qi?
One had to know that this aperture was isolated from the inside and could store all kinds of vicious poisons with visible medicinal power, not to mention the invisible heavy baleful aura. Moreover, what could be more convenient than storing it in one's own body?
Thinking of this, he hurriedly took out the alchemy manual and flipped through it again.
According to what was written, the Qi apertures corresponded to the five elements and five senses. A person could at most open up five Qi apertures. The key to the "Internal Orifice Technique" was completely in the later stages of alchemy. The spell itself was extremely easy and posed no difficulty to him.
He sat down on the jade platform and began to circulate according to the spell in the manual. In less than half a day, he had opened up three Qi apertures in a row. However, he couldn't continue if he wanted to. He knew that with his current cultivation, he had probably reached the limit.
The heavy baleful aura was turbid. After losing the guidance of the clear Qi, the metal wind and fire slowed and sank back into the ground.
At this moment, Zhang Yan once again exhaled a breath of clear air, and with a turn of the fire mouth, he instantly sucked in the half sinking and half sinking heavy fiendish qi again. His nostrils lightly puffed up, and he breathed in this flow of qi, carefully guiding it towards the Qi aperture in his chest. Once it entered the aperture, the heavy fiendish qi steadily sank down, and remained motionless.
Seeing that this method was effective, Liu Ming calmed down. He didn't impatiently swallow the entire heavy baleful aura. Instead, he slowly guided it in.
Four hours later, one Qi aperture was filled with heavy baleful aura. Zhang Yan inspected himself. After confirming that there was nothing wrong with his body, he relaxed and decided to fill up another Qi aperture. If there was still no problem, then he might as well fill up the third Qi aperture.
This time, he took about a night to absorb the heavy baleful aura. By the time the sky brightened, he had finally filled up all three Qi apertures.
Actually, according to the amount of heavy baleful aura he had refined before, the amount of heavy baleful aura in one Qi aperture was enough to train to the second realm. However, he felt that the heavy baleful aura seemed to have another use. To be safe, he would rather have more. It was better to be prepared.
After a hard night, his face was still full of energy. Clear Qi surrounded his face and he didn't look tired at all. At this time, he suddenly heard a shout from outside, "Is Zhang Shishu here? Is Zhang Shishu here? "
Zhang Yan thought the voice was familiar. He stood up and went out to take a look. He discovered that the person calling him was the Daoist child in front of Dan Ding Courtyard. He couldn't help but frown.
Seeing Zhang Yan come out, the Daoist child didn't even care about etiquette. He went up and pulled on his sleeve, saying, "Shishu, the Patriarch has summoned you! “
Did something happen?
Zhang Yan's face froze. He nodded and tidied up a little. He followed the Daoist child onto the flying boat and went to Dan Ding Courtyard. The journey was as fast as lightning. In less than two hours, they arrived in the sky above Lu Zhou. The Daoist child didn't stop. He hurriedly drove the flying boat to the mountain gate. After circling around the mountain, he could see the fish boat anchored in the middle of the river.
When the flying boat landed, Zhang Yan walked into the fish boat. He saw Zhou Chongju sitting in the hall. Zhou Chongju's face was so gloomy that it seemed like water was about to drip out. Zhang Yan's heart couldn't help but sink. He asked, "Shixiong, what happened?"
"You're here?" Zhou Chongju pointed at a chair to the side, indicating for him to sit down. He stood up and said in a deep voice, "A few days ago, an envoy from the Water Nation of Dang Region came. They wanted to hold an Elixir Gathering for their king, Ji Jiushang's birthday in half a year. Thus, they specially came to ask for several alchemists from our sect. They were also willing to give up a shell yard to show their sincerity. If we could resolve this matter without fighting, the Sect Master naturally agreed."
The Water Nation of Dang Region was actually a demonic cultivator tribe. However, they were extremely powerful. Even the demonic beasts of the Three Lakes, who had fought against the Dark Azure Sect for more than ten years, were only nominally their vassal.
Zhang Yan listened quietly. He knew that there was more to this matter.
Zhou Chongju slammed his fist on the table and said, "A month ago, I was invited by Elder Jiang to refine pills. Assistant Monastery Head Dou temporarily took over the matters of the pavilion. Who knew that when I wasn't around, he would actually put your name in the list of envoys. Now that the envoy from the Water Nation has returned, it was already too late when I returned today."
Zhang Yan's expression was calm, as if this matter had nothing to do with him. He asked, "How did Assistant Monastery Head Dou explain this?"
Zhou Chongju's eyes were filled with anger. He snorted and said, "Dou Ming said that it was due to the negligence of his subordinates. He had already killed that person and was willing to resign from his position to retire at home. He would no longer hold the position of Assistant Monastery Head."
Zhang Yan said mockingly, "He must have already made arrangements for his escape. Moreover, Senior Brother can't do anything to him."
It was extremely easy for Dou Ming to evade this matter. Moreover, Zhang Yan was indeed a member of the Pill Cauldron Sect and a disciple of Zhou Chongju. Since there was someone taking the blame, there was probably not enough reason to punish him. At most, he would reprimand him, but it would be impossible to hurt him. As for the future, whether or not they could find him was still a problem.
"Someone must be playing tricks behind the scenes!" Zhou Chongju said angrily. "I suspect it's Feng Shang. This is very much like his style."
What he was afraid of was that if it really was Feng Shang's style, then all the loopholes were actually traps. If that was the case, replacing Zhang Yan or simply not going would not work. Perhaps he was waiting for them to do so.
When Zhang Yan was in the Ying Cang Sect, because of his identity as a true disciple, these people could temporarily do nothing to him. However, what Zhou Chongju was worried about was that once he left, things would be completely different. There would be plenty of opportunities to make a move.
Zhou Chongju turned his head and looked at Zhang Yan. He said in a low voice, "Junior Brother, this matter has already been decided. If you don't go, what will you do? If you don't want to go, I will sacrifice my old face to beg someone. He will definitely guarantee your safety! "The muscles on his cheeks twitched faintly, as if he had thought of something extremely embarrassing.
Zhang Yan lowered his head and pondered for a moment. When he raised his head again, a smile gradually appeared on his lips. "Senior Brother, I'm willing to go."
"Oh?" Zhou Chongju looked at him in surprise. "Have you thought it through?"
Zhang Yan said, "I might not be safe in the sect. There will be more and more tricks like this. It's impossible to guard against them. Although I'm not afraid, it will affect my cultivation. This trip to the Shui Kingdom will not be in the sights of the aristocratic families. It's a place where fish can leap freely in the vast sea and birds can fly freely in the vast sky. Perhaps this is my chance."
Zhou Chongju pondered for a moment and slowly nodded. "What you said is somewhat reasonable."
He paused for a moment before continuing, "But you still need to be careful. According to my deduction, if they want to attack you, there are only two possibilities. One is to attack you on the way, and the other is to cause trouble in the Shui Kingdom. I think the latter is more likely. If you die there, not only will the sect master not pursue the matter, he will only say that other sects are deliberately stirring up discord between the two sects."
Zhang Yan nodded to show that he understood. Although he was a true disciple, if something really happened to him in the Shui Kingdom, the Yue Cang Sect would not easily go to war with the Shui Kingdom for him. They would only try their best to calm the matter. Perhaps in the future, when they shed all pretense of cordiality with the Shui Kingdom of the Dang Region, they would use his death as an excuse, but their goal would not be to avenge him.
Zhou Chongju sneered. "I've checked the roster. On this trip to the Shui Kingdom of the Dang Region, besides you, there are a few people who were once Dou Ming's trusted followers. There must be a reason for this. You don't know alchemy, and this matter is not a big deal. It's fine if you make things clear, but you are my disciple. If someone adds fuel to the fire in the Shui Kingdom of the Dang Region, spreading rumors and secretly slandering you, it is very likely that our sect will become enemies with the Shui Kingdom of the Dang Region. When that happens, you will bear the brunt of it."
At this point, he glanced at Zhang Yan and sighed. "There are still ten days before we set off. In these ten days, I will teach you as much as I can. We can only make every possible effort."
Ten days?
Zhang Yan thought of the true disciple's moonlight appreciation incident. Could there be a connection between the two?
Then he remembered another matter. Luo Xiao also knew a little alchemy, so it was obvious that the Yao Cultivators did not lack alchemists. Why did they come to the Ying Cang Sect to borrow alchemists?
When he asked Zhou Chongju about this, he replied, "You may not know, but although the Yao Cultivators know alchemy, they only know some superficial techniques. They can refine some ordinary pills, but only we human cultivators can refine high-quality pills. The reason is that only human cultivators can cultivate the Three Orifices Technique. Even if the Yao Cultivators can transform, they can't practice it. Therefore, they can only rely on human cultivators to refine high-quality pills. Ji Jiushang, the ruler of the Shui Kingdom of the Dang Region, has always been fond of grandiose achievements, so this is not surprising."
At this point, Zhou Chongju seemed to think of something and said, "The 'Internal Orifices Technique' I passed on to you must not be leaked. If the Yao Cultivators find out, the world will be turned upside down."
"Senior Brother, don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Zhang Yan's eyes flashed. "But I don't think we can let Deputy Chancellor Dou get away so easily."
Zhou Chongju nodded and looked at Zhang Yan. "Junior Brother, what do you plan to do?"
Zhang Yan smiled. "Since he is gone, it would be a pity for Deputy Chancellor Dou's alchemy skills to go to waste. Why don't we report this to the Sect Master and let him be my assistant? He can come with me."
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PS: All kinds of crashes, all kinds of disconnections, extremely depressing.
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