Qingyang Xuanfu, Crane Hall.
Zhu Xuan Shou sat silently on a futon.
Yun Chen was also seated not far in front of him. His eyes were slightly closed and his palms were facing the sky. His wide sleeves were draped over the praying mat beneath him. His body was relaxed but not relaxed, solemn but not tense.
In front of him, there was a purple copper incense burner emitting spirals of green smoke. The smoke rose and seemed to converge with a long branch of the large banyan tree. Then, a breath full of vitality passed down and converged into the incense burner.
Soon, there seemed to be a burning fire in the incense burner and it bloomed a dazzling light. It looked like molten iron and gold.
Yun Chen seemed to have sensed something at this time. He opened his eyes slightly and then sucked hard. The stream of light was drawn out from the incense burner and was absorbed into his body.
In an instant, his body bloomed with light. The entire Crane Hall was bright.
Under this extreme light, his entire body became extremely transparent, and his original flesh and blood faded into nothingness.
At this time, there was a trace of mist above his head. It seemed to be a cloud and there were fine raindrops dripping down like rain. The raindrops flowed on the ground and formed pools of light.
After these ponds appeared, they kept shrinking, as if they were stopped by some kind of power. However, under the constant replenishment of the light rain above, they still tried their best to expand little by little. Finally, they gathered in front of him to form a pond of light that was about ten feet in size.
On the surface of the swaying water, Yun Chen's figure gradually appeared.
In the beginning, he was blurry. As the ripples in the pond surged, he also became unsteady. However, as the drizzle subsided, he gradually became clear. Then, the figure inside suddenly opened his eyes. He glanced at himself, who was sitting there, and walked out of the pond.
He turned around and came to Zhu Xuan Shou's seat. He bowed and said, "Thank you teacher for helping disciple."
Zhu Xuan Shou said, "This is the result of your own cultivation."
He glanced at Yun Chen's empty figure and flicked his finger. Three drops of clear water fell into Yun Chen's body and said, "However, you have just cultivated the Primordial Spirit Reflection, so you still need to stabilize it. Here are three drops of 'Spirit Cleansing Water', which can help you maintain your cultivation."
When Yun Chen received the water droplet, he immediately felt that his body had become a little more solid. At least this time, he had forgone several years of cultivation. This was undoubtedly a good thing. He said gratefully, "Thank you, teacher, for your reward."
Zhu Xuan Shou said plainly, "This is nothing. I am not a court administrator yet. If I were a court administrator's disciple, I would be able to enjoy the benefits of being submerged in the Deity Cleansing Pool and save hundreds or even thousands of years of effort."
Yun Chen said, "Without any external assistance, this disciple can just cultivate slowly."
However, Zhu Xuan Shou said, "Even though you are unable to enjoy the benefits of the pool, it doesn't mean that you are lagging behind others. My lineage has always been ahead of the other lineages in terms of cultivation. Once I hand over the Azure Sun Wheel to you, you will naturally be able to comprehend it and surpass your peers. There is no need to belittle yourself."
Yun Chen's expression turned serious and he said, "Yes, teacher." At this moment, he changed his mind and the Primordial Spirit Reflection instantly disappeared. It was then absorbed into the main body that was sitting there. After that, all the strange phenomena in the surroundings also disappeared.
He moved his limbs and stood up from where he was standing. He then respectfully bowed to Zhu Xuan Shou.
Zhu Xuan Shou sat there and accepted the bow. He said, "Recently, that person's strange movements have become more frequent. If we do not suppress it, it is very likely that he will not be able to hold himself back and will come to the Azure Sun Upper Continent. I will be going there to fight with him soon. You must remember what I told you before."
Yun Chen bowed and said, "This disciple will definitely remember."
Zhu Xuan Shou nodded and called out. Daoist Ming Shan floated up from the main hall below. He walked side by side and bowed to Zhu Xuan Shou, "What are your orders, Zhu Xuan Shou?"
Zhu Xuan Shou said, "Go and invite Xuanzheng here."
Daoist Ming Shan responded and nodded to Yun Chen. He then floated up and flew away on a cloud of light.
At this moment, in the Liangzhou Manor, after Zhang Yu gave the order, Shi Yue, Cao Fangding, Wen Liang and the others immediately led a group of cultivators out.
In order not to alarm too many people, they went to an extremely high place and shuttled through the clouds. They also went to the Qian Zhou Tenki-in Hall at the fastest speed.
Every Tenki-in Hall in the Azure Sun Upper Continent had the responsibility and obligation to provide the military headquarters with materials during battle. Therefore, the more important Tenki-in Hall were mostly built in places that were prone to war.
For example, the Gaozhou Tenki-in Hall of the Mizar Academy was located in the northwest. The Quanzhou Tenki-in Hall was located in the southwest. The Zhaozhou Tenki-in Hall was located in the northeast. The Tianji Institute of the Guangzhou Prefecture was located on the branch of the Banyan Tree. There was also the Leozhou Tenki-in Hall which was located in the southeast corner of the islands with the weakest presence.
The Tenki-in Hall of the other prefectures were only subsidiary halls compared to the five Tenki-in Halls.
The Qian Zhou Prefecture was the frontline of the northeast corner of the sea where the Mythical God Tabor was located. The Qian Zhou Academy where Fan Lan, Qi Wu and the others stayed was also located here.
This Tenki-in Hall was built during the war. It could be said that it was a branch of the Tenki-in Hall of the Zhaozhou Prefecture.
The Liangzhou Prefecture and the Qian Zhou Prefecture were located in the southwest and the Qian Zhou Prefecture in the northeast. However, after only one day and one night, the cultivators crossed the continents and arrived in the Qian Zhou Prefecture and surrounded the Tenki-in Hall.
The people in the Tenki-in Hall panicked for a while after the cultivators showed the imperial edict. However, they refused to give up resisting and mobilized a large number of creator-armored soldiers in charge of protecting the Tenki-in Hall.
The cultivators did not attack by force. Under Wen Liang's spell, everyone immediately fell into an illusion. In the end, the cultivators easily entered the Tenki-in Hall and successfully captured the principal, Chou Tong. In addition, they also found a large number of suspicious letters and correspondence.
After only two days, the cultivators brought all the criminals back to the Liangzhou Prefecture and locked them up in the prison of the Inspection Department.
The principal, Chou Tong, was not a strong-willed person. After he was brought to the Inspection Department of the Liangzhou Prefecture, he panicked and immediately gave up resisting. That night, he confessed everything he knew.
After receiving the confession, Shi Yue immediately returned to Zhang Yu and reported to him, "Xuanzheng, I've found out that the culprit was ordered by Master Craftsman Yuan of the General Hospital to do this."
Zhang Yu took the confession and looked at it carefully. He already had a rough idea. He asked, "Other than his confession, is there any other evidence?"
Shi Yue said, "Yes, including a lot of letters."
Zhang Yu asked, "How were these letters left behind?"
These letters could be used as evidence. Logically speaking, they should be destroyed as soon as possible. Unless there was a special reason, they would not be kept in the hands of others.
Shi Yue said, "This Chou Tong also had a lot of thoughts. Originally, those letters were made of unique materials and would self-destruct after reading them. However, he developed a kind of potion that could preserve these letters like amber. His original purpose was to leave a way out for himself, but in the end, it became convenient for us."
Chou Tong built many secret rooms in the Tenki-in Hall to hide his secret letters. However, under the detection of cultivators, none of them could hide. None of them were missed.
Zhang Yu asked, "Other than these, is there anything else?"
Shi Yue thought for a moment and said, "Maybe we'll be able to confirm what he said when the disciples in the Pingzhou and Yingzhou Prefectures send back their letters."
Currently, all the upper-class people in the Tenki-in Hall and some of the traffic were under the supervision of Xuanfu's cultivators and the Inspection Department. Any abnormality would be reported immediately.
As long as the time of the person in charge of delivering the letters matched with what Chou Tong said, then what he said could be confirmed to be true.
Zhang Yu nodded and said, "I know. Fellow Daoist Shi, I'll have to trouble you and the other Fellow Daoists. You've worked hard for a few days. You can go and rest now."
Shi Yue cupped her hands and bowed before leaving.
Zhang Yu thought for a moment. He had heard of Master Craftsman Yuan before.
This was not an ordinary master craftsman. He stayed in the military headquarters and made all kinds of sharp weapons for the military headquarters. It was not an exaggeration to say that he was a member of the military headquarters.
The two outer armors worn by Commandant Mo and Commandant Ming were made by this person and several other master craftsmen.
If he wanted to arrest this person, it would be more troublesome than Tan Cong because he might face obstruction from the military headquarters.
There were so many unregistered artisans in the Sharp Strike Army and the two prefectures. The military headquarters must have some as well. These people were more likely to cause trouble behind his back when he was making a move.
Moreover, this person rarely showed up. Therefore, they had no idea where he was hiding. If they wanted to arrest this person, they needed to think it over carefully.
But at this moment, he also thought of another problem.
He originally thought that after Tan Cong was arrested, extremely important people like Master Craftsman Yuan would be exposed one by one after a period of time. But now, this person was suddenly exposed in front of him.
He had a feeling that this person was deliberately pushed out by someone. Perhaps the other party wanted to use this person to cover up the people hiding in the depths of the city or something more important.
He did not forget that Master Craftsman Chen from Shuangzhou had once said that the head of the Tenki-in Hall, Fang Yuzhong, was an artisan from birth.
While he was thinking, a cultivator came in from outside. He cupped his hands and reported, "Xuan Zheng, Daoist Ming Shan is here. He said he has something to discuss with Xuan Zheng."
Zhang Yu said, "Invite Fellow Daoist Ming Shan in."
After Daoist Ming Shan walked in, he waved his horsetail whisk and cupped his hands respectfully, saying, "Xuan Zheng, Head Xuan wants to see you."
Seeing Ming Shan's Solemnly manner, Zhang Yu guessed that there must be something important. Thinking about it, he also vaguely guessed something, so he said, "Fellow Daoist Ming Shan, please wait for a moment. After I arrange things here, I will go with you."
Daoist Ming Shan said, "Then Ming Shan will wait for Xuan Zheng outside." After he bowed, he left.
Zhang Yu went back to the table and wrote a letter in a flash. Then, he called Cao Fangding in and said, "Fellow Daoist Cao, go to the outer realm for me and give this letter to General Cao. If he replies, bring it back to me as soon as possible. Remember to be careful on the way."
Cao Fangding took the letter. Solemnly, he cupped his hands and said, "I will set off now."
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