A treasure pouch had been sent through a secret channel to the jade palace at the top of the Hai Xian Sect's mountain gate. * * *
Lian Yutang, dressed in yellow Daoist robes, stood by the side of a mountain path and watched as a silver-robed Hai Xian Sect disciple hurriedly walked into and out of the jade palace. He couldn't help but sigh and shake his head.
The secret channel through which this treasure pouch had been sent was such that even he, a true disciple of the Hai Xian Sect, didn't know about it.
Not only him, but even the Grand Supreme Elders of the Hai Xian Sect didn't know about this secret channel. In that case, this secret channel could only have been set up by the Patriarch himself. Other than him, no one else knew who this secret channel was with or what power.
The only thing he knew was that this year, the amount of spirit stones in the Hai Xian Sect's spirit stone storehouse was lower than ever before. Usually, large amounts of spirit stones would flow out of this channel every few days, and no one knew where they went.
The income and expenditure of spirit stones was one of the foundations of a sect. He wasn't worried that the Patriarch would spend a large amount of spirit stones to secretly deploy something. What he was worried about was whether the spirit stones that flowed out secretly and didn't reach the hands of the Hai Xian Sect cultivators would bring any benefits to the Hai Xian Sect cultivators.
If many disciples in the sect found out that the Spirit Stones and resources that the entire sect had worked so hard to earn were flowing to other forces and sects, and they didn't get any benefits at all, then this sect would lose its cohesion and foundation. At that time, this sect would really be like the last Spirit Vein that had dried up, and would be on the verge of decline.
The silver-robed Hai Xian Sect disciple hurriedly walked in front of Lian Yutang and bowed to him. Lian Yutang cupped his hands and returned the greeting without asking. He knew the name of this silver-robed disciple very well. He was one of the most outstanding among the inner sect disciples. Previously, when he was teaching this group of inner sect disciples, he had even personally taught this silver-robed disciple. However, he knew that this inner sect disciple who was extremely respectful to him didn't know anything. He was only responsible for sending this treasure pouch through an unknown secret channel into the jade palace and into the hands of the Patriarch.
Lian Yutang had coincidentally met this silver-robed disciple a few times before. Both sides had bowed to each other and left without saying much.
However, Lian Yutang, who was about to leave, was shocked when this silver-robed disciple said to him in an extremely respectful manner, "Eldest Senior Brother, the Patriarch has ordered you, Second Senior Brother, Third Senior Brother, and the other elders to go to his palace now."
A moment later, several direct disciples, including Lian Yutang, and the elders of the Hai Xian Sect all gathered in the palace where Patriarch Xuanyuan was.
"Lian Yutang, I know that you must be very curious about the contents of this treasure pouch. You are the eldest direct disciple of this generation of Hai Xian Sect. You will be the one to open this treasure pouch and let the elders see." Patriarch Xuanyuan was wearing a loose robe and sitting on a lotus platform. He reached out and pointed at a treasure pouch, sending it to Lian Yutang, who was standing respectfully below him.
Lian Yutang, the other direct disciples, and the elders were all slightly startled. However, Lian Yutang frowned slightly and did not hesitate. He bowed and took the treasure pouch. However, before he could take out anything, his expression changed completely.
"Eldest Senior Brother, what's wrong?" Beside him, a young cultivator with a slightly round face and a strong wind spirit aura around him secretly transmitted his voice. He was Lian Yutang's Third Junior Martial Brother, Jing Qiu. He joined the sect at the same time as Lian Yutang, so he knew his Eldest Senior Martial Brother very well. If it wasn't for the extraordinary item in the storage pouch, the usually calm and collected Eldest Senior Martial Brother would definitely not have such an expression even though he usually looked gentle and refined.
Lian Yutang took a deep breath. He didn't say anything, but calmed his mind. He completely let go of this greenish-black high grade storage bag.
"Whoosh!"
Streaks of dazzling brilliance, as if they had a voice, suddenly illuminated the entire main hall several times brighter than usual.
"Hiss..."
A series of truly audible gasps rang out in the main hall.
Jing Qiu, who had been transmitting her voice to Lian Yutang just now, turned pale at once.
Magic treasures
Magic treasures of various shapes appeared before everyone's eyes.
As a direct disciple of the Hai Xian Sect, Jing Qiu had seen many magic treasures. However, he had never seen so many magic treasures with such shocking light and grade. At least a dozen magic treasures gave off auras that made him feel suffocated.
Even a low grade Dao rank magic treasure would not have such a light and aura.
"Is it mid grade Dao rank? High grade Dao rank? "Jing Qiu, who did not have a Dao rank magic treasure, thought naively.
"Six magic treasures at the Profound Tier or above, and thirty at the Dao Tier or above. Among them, five are high grade Dao Tier or above, and forty are mid grade Spirit Tier or above." What Ancestor Xuanyuan said next made his head ring, and his legs almost gave out.
"Six magic treasures above Profound grade... So many magic treasures above Dao rank?"
All the important figures of the Sea Immortal Sect present were a little sluggish. For a moment, they couldn't react at all.
"Lian Yutang, Li Zhongyi, I know that the two of you are very doubtful about the way out of some Spirit Stones and are secretly investigating it." Ancestor Xuanyuan glanced at Lian Yutang and the black-clothed, thick-browed young man beside him. The latter, Second Senior Brother Li Zhongyi, immediately tensed up and cold sweat broke out on his back. "I know that the two of you are sincere to the Sea Immortal Sect, but I want to remind you that the two of you are the ones I chose. If I didn't trust you, I wouldn't have passed on my mantle to you. Moreover, my feelings for the Sea Immortal Sect are definitely much deeper than the two of you, so shouldn't you trust me enough? There are some things that I do not want you to know. However, there are some things that fewer people know about, so there will be fewer chances of the secret being leaked.
"These magic treasures are one of the rewards for my spirit stones and my judgment of people. Now, they completely belong to the Hai Xian Sect. I know all of you have doubts. Even if I did not say it, you could not help but ask me. So now, just these magic treasures, are they worth the spirit stones we took out?" Old Ancestor Xuanyuan's gaze landed on Lian Yutang and Li Zhongyi.
"Of course they are." Lian Yutang and Li Zhongyi both took a deep breath and nodded solemnly.
"That magic treasure, I'm afraid it's at least a high-grade profound-rank magic treasure. That one is at least a middle-grade profound-rank magic treasure …" All of the elders and grand elders present knew that Old Ancestor Xuanyuan's question was simply nonsense. Magic treasures of the profound-rank and above were all extremely difficult to obtain with spirit stones. Just a high-grade profound-rank magic treasure alone could be used as a sect's most precious treasure or a legacy magic treasure. Those spirit stones that flowed out were already valuable, let alone now when there were so many profound-rank and dao-rank magic treasures.
With so many magic treasures, the strength of the Sea Immortal Sect must have leaped to the top among the more than ten cities in the surrounding area.
"Since you think it is worth it, then give me face and stop investigating … If you use so many people to investigate, it will be discovered." Old Ancestor Xuanyuan glanced at Lian Yutang and Li Zhongyi.
"We are stupid, of course we will obey." Lian Yutang and Li Zhongyi were shocked and immediately bowed.
… …
After a while, Li Zhongyi walked out of the jade hall with Lian Yutang and smiled bitterly at Lian Yutang. "Senior Martial Brother, it seems that we really thought we were smart this time."
Lian Yutang couldn't help but smile bitterly. Although Ancestor Xuanyuan's tone was pleasant, and he didn't seem to think that what they did was wrong and was very understanding, the two of them still had cold sweat on their backs. Because they both thought … if they were at a level that they couldn't interfere in something that was very important to the future of the Haixian Sect because of their worries and cleverness, they would be the greatest sinners of the Haixian Sect.
"Have all the junior-apprentice brothers who are helping us investigate this matter return to the sect. Let them all cultivate for two months in order to prevent any information from being leaked." Lian Yutang walked a few steps before suddenly stopping and speaking very solemnly to Li Zhongyi.
"Okay, I'll do it right away." Li Zhongyi's figure moved and was about to fly out. However, he suddenly thought of something and stopped. After looking around, he could not help but send a voice transmission to Lian Yutang's ears. "Senior Martial Brother, actually, I've already found some clues today … A lot of the spirit stones that were sent out from our Sea Immortal Sect went to some markets with no background to buy Water Element Demon Cores."
"Used to buy water-type Yao Dans? Just water-type Yao Dans?" Lian Yutang was stunned. Of course, he knew that many people were involved in this matter. Many paths changed hands, and the process must be very secretive. It would be extremely difficult to track them down, but he never thought that the other end of this channel would be so simple.
"Yes, used to buy water-type Yao Dans regardless of grade. As long as they are water-type Yao Dans, we will buy them. But we can't find out where they go after they buy them." Li Zhongyi couldn't help but scratch his head. "What a headache. If it didn't involve the secrets of the sect, I would really want to continue investigating. What are so many water-type Yao Dans for? To refine pills? There's no need to be so secretive. How can they be exchanged for such shocking talismans? "
"Water-type Yao Dans …" The strong curiosity made Lian Yutang frown. He couldn't help but think bitterly, "Water-type Yao Dans, I heard that Wei …"
"The one with the surname Wei … Our Elder Wei … Could it be that he didn't fall … It's us …" All of a sudden, in the minds of the two most outstanding and most intelligent young men of the Sea Immortal Sect, a thread suddenly appeared. This faint thread, a certain possibility, made the two of them involuntarily shudder at the same time.
"This …" The two of them trembled, their faces pale, but the light in their eyes was several times brighter than usual.
"We cannot speak of this."
"Yes, we cannot speak of this." The two youths transmitted and clapped their hands fiercely, swearing.
… …
"So that means that the shortage of water-type Yao Dans in the various cities should have something to do with the Hai Xian Sect?"
In a pinewood monastery, a monk dressed as The Great And Mighty sat cross-legged in the air three feet above the ground. This monk dressed as The Great And Mighty had a dignified appearance. He was neither sad nor happy, and gave off an aura that was not tainted by dust. He was the Sect Master of the Gongde Sect.
At this moment, his physical body was extremely powerful. He had already reconstructed his physical body long ago. Faint golden divine light radiated from his body and formed a faint golden lotus platform beneath him. Circles of divine runes emerged from his back and pierced into the void behind him. From time to time, golden auspicious lotus flowers bloomed at the spot where the divine runes pierced into the void.
Below him stood a Gongde Sect Old Antique and a few True Disciples. He wore a purple Great Luo Robe.
"Don't worry about it for now. Once the arrangements are complete … we can draw the might of the heavens. Not to mention the Dao companions left behind by that person, even the Imperial Heavenly Dao and the Heaven Transformation Sect will not pose a threat." After a moment of silence, the Gongde Sect Sect Master said with neither sadness nor joy, "During this period of time, as usual, do not attract the attention of the Imperial Heavenly Dao and the Heaven Transformation Sect."
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