Xue Fei looked at the tightly shut door of the stone room and fell into deep thought.
Generally speaking, when a martial artist was in seclusion, others were strictly forbidden to disturb them. Barging into someone's seclusion grounds depended on the situation, and it might even result in a death grudge.
Within the same sect, when a martial artist entered seclusion, even if it was a senior of the sect, they would only be allowed to enter if there was a prior agreement.
Otherwise, unless it was absolutely necessary, he wouldn't easily barge into someone else's seclusion grounds.
This was not just a matter of etiquette. Sometimes, when a martial artist cultivated, a small disturbance could cause all their previous efforts to go to waste, or even cause serious injuries.
When a person was at a critical juncture of seclusion and was suddenly disturbed by others, the consequences would be unimaginable.
This was also the reason why most people would hire people to protect them or set up powerful formations to protect them when they went into closed-door cultivation for a long time.
For a core disciple of Broad Creed Mountain like Lu Wen, while his secluded cultivation grounds weren't specially guarded, there were protective formations that had long since been set up by the clan.
For example, the stone room in which Lu Wen was currently in secluded cultivation was not Lu Wen's original residence, but a secluded cultivation area specially prepared by Broad Creed Mountain for its peak disciples.
Xue Fei had once entered a similar place when he was cultivating behind closed doors.
However, at this moment, looking at Lu Wen's stone chamber, Xue Fei couldn't help but feel a little uneasy in his heart.
After he had relinquished his position as the Acting Elder of Suzhou City in the land of the Sand Region and returned to the clan, he had a new assignment. It was not the Disciplinary Hall that his Master Shi Tie was in charge of, but the Martial Inheritance Hall where Yan Di had originally been.
Xue Fei was currently the youngest Principal Elder in the Hall of Inheritance.
The Technique Inheritance Hall was in charge of managing the seclusion stone rooms allocated to the disciples.
The main reason why Xue Fei had the ability to open Lu Wen's seclusion stone chamber was for safety reasons.
There was once a martial artist who had gone into seclusion. Because of his own cultivation, he had suffered a cultivation deviation and died from serious injuries. Because he had died in a secret chamber, no one knew about it for a long time.
Thus, in order to guard against similar situations, the Cultivation Inheritance Hall had specially made some arrangements.
However, this was just a precaution. If there was no need, the elders of the Cultivation Inheritance Hall would not step into the place where others were in closed-door cultivation.
After pondering for a moment, even though Xue Fei felt that it was inappropriate, he still placed his hand on the door of the stone chamber.
After a short while, the stone room's door opened, and Xue Fei carefully entered.
After passing through the corridor, Xue Fei arrived at the deepest part of the seclusion chamber. There, he saw a man sitting cross-legged there.
The man had an unkempt beard and his face was covered by long hair, making him look like a savage.
No matter who saw him for the first time, they would find it hard to associate him with the elegant and graceful Lu Wen of the past.
However, Xue Fei was still able to recognise Lu Wen with a single glance. However, what caused him to pay more attention to was the fact that Lu Wen's body was currently clearly trembling, akin to a sieve.
Xue Fei couldn't sense that Lu Wen was currently circulating his Qi. The trembling of the latter wasn't due to martial arts, but due to his agitated emotions.
"Something's wrong!" Xue Fei's heart abruptly sunk as he hurriedly approached Lu Wen.
Xue Fei didn't conceal his tracks, but Lu Wen completely ignored him, only minding his own business as he sat there, his body trembling uncontrollably.
Looking carefully at his face, Xu Fei was shocked to discover that Lu Wen's eyes were currently tightly shut, his face pale and covered in sweat, as though he had just suffered a great illness.
Xue Fei shouted in a low voice, "Junior Brother Lu!"
Lu Wen abruptly awoke, finally opening his eyes. His eyes stared straight ahead, yet there was no focus in his gaze.
Looking carefully at his pupils, Xue Fei saw that a faint bloodred light was clearly flickering within them.
As Lu Wen opened his eyes, an indistinct, yet unresigned feeling emanated from his body. Xue Fei could clearly feel it.
They were clearly the inner emotions of a person, yet at this moment, they gave off the feeling of something real.
Xue Fei's expression turned grave.
Through interrogating those who had been lured by the Decimating Abyss and were plagued by devilish intent, Broad Creed Mountain and Xue Fei now had a general understanding of the situation.
Humans falling to the dark side were divided into stages.
Evil intent, obsession, poison intent, desire; the vast majority of people, or even everyone, had them. It was just that humans could control them, rather than letting these negative thoughts control them.
However, when a certain kind of intent was drawn over by the Nine Underworlds, breaking through a certain boundary, it would transform into devilish intent.
The devilish intent grew stronger and stronger, accumulating until it finally interacted with the devilish qi of the outside world, finally transforming the illusory within into the real on the outside, completely falling to the dark side.
The characteristics of fallen practitioners were very obvious, their pupils turning completely orange-yellow, at the same time emitting an obvious bloodred light.
However, before truly falling to the dark side, those who harbored devilish intent would appear no different from ordinary people on the outside.
There was only one exception, and that was when the intent in their heart broke through a boundary, transforming into devilish intent. There would also be some characteristics.
These characteristics were precisely Lu Wen's current appearance!
At this moment, Lu Wen was shockingly at the critical point of his heart's obsession transforming into devilish intent!
While he was facing this Xue Fei, Lu Wen's gaze was unfocused, as though he couldn't see Xue Fei at all.
He muttered to himself in a low, indistinct manner, "Yan … Zhao … Ge! Yan … Zhao … Ge! Yan … Zhao … Ge … "
Seeing this, Xue Fei sighed inwardly, but didn't dare to hesitate as he extended his hands, forcefully patting Lu Wen's shoulders!
"Junior apprentice-brother Lu!"
Lu Wen didn't react, as though he had been possessed.
Xue Fei said in a heavy tone, "Junior apprentice-brother Lu, did you train in martial arts just to suppress junior apprentice-brother Yan by a bit?"
Hearing these words, Lu Wen's body shook intensely, ceasing his muttering, but his eyes were still lifeless.
Xue Fei said, "You entered the clan for so many years, painstakingly training in martial arts for what exactly? Why did you want to become his disciple in the first place? "
The expression on Lu Wen's face changed.
One moment it was a painful struggle, the next moment it was a frenzied resolution, the two alternating.
Xue Fei softened his voice, "Junior apprentice-brother Lu, think carefully. What exactly do you want, what was it that allowed you to walk to where you are today?"
The trembling of Lu Wen's body gradually ceased, the bloodred light within his eyes also gradually dissipating.
Seeing this, Xue Fei finally heaved a sigh of relief.
After a while, Lu Wen's gaze regained its focus. Looking at Xue Fei, he said in a hoarse voice, "Senior apprentice-brother Xu …"
Xue Fei said, "Stabilise your mind."
Lu Wen nodded slowly, closing his eyes once more. His face was frail, sweat pouring down like rain, pale as paper. However, his body was already no longer trembling, his expression also becoming calm.
Xue Fei looked at him, "Junior apprentice-brother Lu, I know that your emotions have only just stabilised now, and you might not be willing to recall some things. However, this concerns the foundation of our clan, and cannot be delayed. There are some things that I need to understand as soon as possible."
"Previously, was there someone who came into contact with you, arousing the obsession in your heart, causing it to grow stronger and stronger, even to the extent of communicating with the Nine Underworlds?"
Opening his eyes, Lu Wen slowly nodded his head, "There's indeed someone whispering by my ear. Following his voice, there seemed to be a voice reverberating unceasingly from the depths of my heart, growing louder and louder, until it completely filled up my mind."
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