Outside the southwest dragon pillar, dozens of rays of light flew over and stopped in front of the pit.
Sect Leader Qiao was the first to step out and look around. After pondering for a while, he said to the person behind him, "Junior Brother Bai, take the disciples and set up formation flags in all directions. No one is allowed to enter or leave within a radius of thirty miles. If there's anything unusual, report to me immediately."
Mao Wuwei rolled his eyes and stepped forward to stand in front of Elder Bai, saying, "Wait."
Elder Bai stopped and cupped his hands, saying, "Sect Leader Mao, what can I do for you?"
Mao Wuwei pointed to the three Taoists behind him, "Devout", "Good Sincerity", and "Pure White", and said, "My three Junior Brothers have been treated well by your sect. Now that they've had a full meal, it's time for them to digest their food. Why don't you go with Elder Bai?"
Elder Bai snorted. It was obvious that he was worried about Zhongtai's disciples. However, the other party was also the leader of a sect, so it wasn't appropriate for him to say anything. He couldn't help but look at Sect Leader Qiao.
Sect Leader Qiao, however, wasn't angry. Instead, he smiled and said, "It's more than I can ask for if the Three Sages of Qingxuan are willing to help."
He then instructed Elder Bai, "The three Taoists are guests after all. Sect Leader Mao is too polite, but you can't take it seriously. You have to be careful in everything."
Elder Bai understood and bowed, then said, "My three Taoists, please follow me."
After that, he flew into the sky and headed north.
Mao Wuwei pouted and the three of them followed.
Sect Leader Qiao said to the person beside him, "Summon the disciples on duty to see me."
There were originally disciples patrolling all around the dragon pillar, but Elder Lin had sent them far away for convenience's sake and because of the victory song that covered the sky. After the dragon pillar shook, these disciples were not allowed to go near it, so they didn't know what was happening inside. Now that they heard the sect leader's summon, they hurried over, but their expressions were full of fear.
Sect Leader Qiao pointed below and asked, "You've been on duty here. Have you seen any outsiders enter this place before?"
One of the disciples hesitated for a moment before bowing and replying, "Reporting to Sect Leader, an hour ago, Elder Lin said that he saw something strange and ordered us to stay away. He personally went in to check, but he hasn't returned yet."
He Yizhu mocked, "Could it be embezzlement?"
When Sect Leader Qiao heard this, his expression became unhappy. He flung his sleeve and said, "I have a clear conscience. I also know He Zhangmen's ability. If you don't trust me, Zhong Tai, then you can go and check it out yourself."
Mao Wuwei hurriedly came over to smooth things over, saying, "He Zhangmen, this is your fault. The matter has yet to be investigated clearly, how can you come to such a conclusion?"
He Yizhu laughed dryly and cupped his hands. "Fellow Daoist Qiao, I misspoke."
Ever since Zhang Yan arrived, he had been watching coldly from the sidelines. He didn't join the four of them and only looked around. At this moment, he suddenly raised his eyebrows as if he had sensed something. He looked down again, then rolled up his sleeves and released his transcendence energy. A moment later, he came up with a dried human skin corpse.
When Sect Leader Qiao saw it, he exclaimed, "Junior Brother Lin!"
Everyone's eyes narrowed. As elders, they were naturally knowledgeable. They could immediately tell that Elder Lin's blood had been sucked dry and he had died.
Chen Yuan frowned and said, "This method is very evil. Could it be that the person who came is a remnant of the heretical sects?"
Zhang Yan shook his head slightly and said, "That might not be the case."
Ever since the Dragon Pillar Meeting, Sect Leader Qiao was very trusting of Zhang Yan. Moreover, now that he was facing the leaders of the three southern sects, he felt that he still needed to rely on him. Thus, he cupped his hands and said, "Sage Zhang, may I ask if you've found any clues?"
Zhang Yan said, "If the cultivators of the heretical sects killed someone, why would they leave a corpse behind? Could it be that they're not afraid of being found out? Therefore, I think that if Elder Lin didn't come across some vicious thing, then he must have been hit by some evil transcendent artifact. Furthermore, the other party used some tricks and left in a hurry before he could clean up the mess. "
Mao Wuwei thought about it and agreed, "That's right. Sage Zhang's words make sense. If I were the culprit, I'd definitely come to destroy the corpse and get rid of the evidence."
He Yizhu said impatiently, "Everyone, the most important thing right now is to find out whether the item underneath has been taken away or not. As for the other matters, why don't we talk about it later?"
Chen Yuan said, "Among us, He Zhangmen is the best at detecting spiritual energy. Why don't we ask He Zhangmen to go down and investigate?"
Mao Wuwei didn't object and said, "That's good."
Sect Leader Qiao didn't say anything, which could be considered as a tacit agreement.
Elder Lin had already been dead for an hour. Just Now, there was such a huge commotion here. Even if there was that Daoist book underneath, it had probably been taken away by someone. Whether they could go down or not, it didn't matter anymore.
He Yizhu didn't decline. She cupped her hands and flew up on a cloud towards the pit. Along the way, she soon arrived at the cave of ten thousand people. She first took in a breath of Qi and after a brief identification, she let out two cold snorts.
He went around the place again, even going to the pill room. However, because those dried corpses had already turned into ashes, he didn't find anything. He didn't have the mood to stay any longer and went back out of the cave using the original path.
Seeing him come out, Sect Leader Qiao couldn't help but ask, "How was it?"
He Yizhu said, "There is a pill room under the cave house. I don't know what was originally stored inside, but it has been stolen. Just Now, I've used a secret technique to investigate. There were two people who came here. Everyone knows one of them. It's that Hui Xuan Daoren. I don't know who the other person is. However, his cultivation isn't weak. I'm afraid he's not below Hui Xuan. "
Yuanying cultivator's Qi interacted with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth from time to time. Wherever he passed by, there would always be a little bit of his Qi left. Although he could try to hide it, Ku Xin Sect had a secret technique. This time, he came so quickly that he could almost find out.
Sect Leader Qiao knew that he couldn't hide it from him. He invited Hui Xuan over to clear his name. However, the other person wasn't in his plan. Elder Lin's death was strange. Although he was suspicious, he had no choice but to put on a resentful expression. He said, "So it's that old man Hui Xuan! This person and I haven't been on good terms for a long time. I originally didn't bother with him on account of our brother-in-law. However, I didn't expect that not only did he come here to steal treasures, he even killed an elder in my sect. If I catch him, I'll definitely destroy his spirit and grind his bones into ashes! "
Chen Yuan took a look at Sect Leader Qiao. He had also heard about the latter's discord with Hui Xuan. Although he didn't believe what he said, there was no clear evidence to prove that it was Zhong Tai who did it. There was no point in continuing to pester him. He thought for a while and said, "Brother He, can you see which direction the two people escaped to?"
He Yizhu grabbed a handful of Qi movement and used her spell to identify it. She said with certainty, "Hui Xuan should have gone west, while the other person should have gone south."
Mao Wuwei snorted and said, "It seems that the two of them took advantage of Zhong Tai's banquet to sneak into this place. However, they were discovered by Elder Lin, so they killed him. Because there was a change in the dragon pillar, they hurriedly escaped. They were afraid that we would chase after them, so they escaped separately."
He Yizhu said loudly, "We should quickly order people to chase after them!"
Mao Wuwei stroked his beard. "The two of them are Yuanying level three, but we don't know who has the treasure."
Chen Yuan said, "Just Now, when we came over, we didn't see anyone above the Jiantian Realm. They must have intentionally escaped through the mountains and rivers to avoid detection. They must not have gone far. We should order people with outstanding escape techniques to chase after them first, then send people to follow behind. We will definitely be able to catch up."
He Yizhu hurriedly said, "I've brought a Flying Swallow Boat with me this time, we can travel through the mountains and rivers without any hindrance. Why don't you hand over the person heading south to my Ku Xin School?"
Sect Leader Qiao also wanted to get back the thing that Hui Xuan had stolen, so he cupped his hands at Zhang Yan and said, "Zhenren Zhang, your sword escape technique is unparalleled. We can't even catch up to you. Why don't we ask you to chase Hui Xuan back? We will definitely thank you after this."
Zhang Yan thought for a while and smiled, "For Sect Leader Qiao's sake, I can do it."
At this moment, Chen Yuan interrupted with a smile, "Brother Qiao, this is your fault. Zhenren Zhang is an honored guest that you invited. This matter has nothing to do with him, so how can you trouble him? My Fengxiang Sword School's Rainbow Sword Master Zhu Xuan is also good at escape techniques, and his cultivation is not inferior to Hui Xuan's. With him, we will definitely be able to capture this person. "
Sect Leader Qiao wanted to say something, but at this moment, a loud sound came from the southeast direction. It sounded like rolling thunder. While he was surprised, a letter flew over. He recognized it was a letter from Zhongtai, so he took it. When he opened it, his expression changed.
Chen Yuan saw that his expression was not good, so he asked, "Brother, what's the matter?"
Sect Leader Qiao looked at the few people present and said in a deep voice, "Just Now, disciples have come to report that the southeast dragon pillar's prohibition has been automatically removed."
"What?"
The three Sect Leaders were all shocked. Previously, they had already secretly checked that although the restrictions on the eight dragon pearls were weakening, only the southwest dragon pillar's restrictions were dissipating the fastest. Originally, they had speculated that it would take at least a few decades for the other seven pillars to reach such a state, but the unforeseen event in front of them had caught them off guard.
Chen Yuan pondered for a moment, then said with a straight face, "Everyone, although the two of them have escaped, as long as they are still in the Dongsheng Continent, we can still find them. I think that the most important thing now is not to capture the two of them, but to guard the remaining seven dragon pillars to prevent others from stealing them."
Mao Wuwei clapped his hands and said, "That's right!"
He Yizhu said righteously, "Since our three sects have come across this matter, we can't just sit back and do nothing. We will naturally share Sect Leader Qiao's burden."
Sect Leader Qiao knew that if the remaining dragon pillars were handed over to the three sects to guard, the things in the underground palace would probably belong to them.
However, if he did not agree, he was afraid that the three sects would bear a grudge against him. At the moment, Zhong Tai was still unable to deal with the three sects' alliance.
He secretly scolded, "Let them be happy for now. When I, Zhong Tai, have completed my Taoist technique, I will naturally get back at them."
However, he was also unwilling to let the three sects take all the advantages. After thinking for a while, he said, "How about this, Shenwu Mountain is the closest to the Qian position dragon pillar, so I will ask Sect Leader Zhang to guard this pillar, and Duixi Dragon Pillar will still be guarded by me, Zhong Tai. As for the other five pillars, I will have to trouble the three of you."
Zhang Yan was only here to attend the banquet, but he was given a dragon pillar for free. Although the three sect leaders were unwilling, they did not want to offend him because of his supernatural powers and Taoist techniques, so they could only accept it.
As for the remaining five dragon pearls, they would be divided among the three sects. This was Sect Leader Qiao's intention, he wanted to use this opportunity to sow discord among them.
Unexpectedly, Mao Wuwei did not fall for his trick. He smiled and said, "Daoren is very lazy, I'm afraid he won't be able to guard two pillars, just one pillar will do." He paused for a while and continued, "If everyone is assured, then the Li Nan Dragon Pillar will be handed over to Daoren."
Seeing that he took the initiative to take a step back, He Yizhu was overjoyed and said, "Good, good. Then my Ku Xin Sect will reluctantly guard the Kan and Gen pillars."
The Kun position dragon pillar in the southwest had already been opened, and five pillars were divided among the four of them, leaving only the Xun and Zhen pillars. In the end, they fell into the hands of Fengxiang Sword School.
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