In the northern part of Yujing, somewhere in the Mysterious Spirit Realm, white gas filled the air and evaporated into the air.
In the sky, there were stone balls floating in the air. There were more than ten thousand of them, and all of them emitted a faint light. Looking from the ground, the light danced like jade strings, and the splendor flickered. It was incomparably magnificent, as if the stars in the sky had fallen into the human world.
Among them, the largest star was located in the center. It was perfectly round and flawless, and the size of a bright moon. On top of it stood a palace pavilion.
And in the main palace, on top of the mirror-like jade tiles, stood a tall and handsome Daoist.
His hair was casually tied up, and his clothes fluttered in the wind. When he walked, it was as if white clouds were surging. It was obvious that he was a very casual person.
At this moment, he was holding a golden letter in his hand and reading it. He muttered to himself, "He Ziquan? Xinying, did my Baizhen Mountain have such a person? "
Nie Xinying stood in the hall and looked at him with her beautiful eyes. She said, "Master, you don't even remember how many disciples you have?
That Daoist said helplessly, "Disciple, it's not like you don't know. Master only recognizes faces and not names." He rubbed his temples. "Besides, Master has so many disciples and grand disciples. How can I remember all of them?"
Nie Xinying stared at him. With Xuan Zun's ability, how could he forget a disciple's name? He just didn't want to and didn't think it was worth remembering.
She said, "If there's anything, Disciple will take the trouble. Disciple will go and investigate for Master."
That Daoist smiled and said, "Good, good. With you as Master, I won't have to worry about this. Among Master's disciples, Disciple is the most appropriate."
Nie Xinying didn't respond. She bowed and turned to leave. Not long after, she turned and returned to the hall. She said, "Master, Disciple has gone to investigate. There is indeed someone called He Ziquan in Yujing, but he has nothing to do with our Baizhen Mountain. If there is a connection, it should be with the Glass Jade Heavenly Palace."
The Daoist was surprised and asked, "Qiong Ying's disciple?"
Nie Xinying explained, "This person isn't a proper disciple, but he's been working for the Glazed Jade Heavenly Palace for a long time. That's why he's on good terms with a few direct disciples. Later on, they recommended him to Qiongying Xuan Zun's tutelage, and he helped the Glazed Jade Heavenly Palace take care of some of the common people. After a long time, the world recognized him as a disciple of the Glazed Jade Heavenly Palace."
That Daoist's face turned ugly as he said, "Qiong Ying has never been strict with her disciples. This time, she has tasted the bitter fruit of her own actions. However …"
He looked up at the sky. "Although Qiong Ying's Qi is small, her Dharmic powers are not weak. For this person to be able to do such sneaky things under Qiong Ying's nose, there must be a method behind it. I want to know who this person is."
Qiong Ying sat in the great hall of the Glazed Jade Heavenly Palace. She also held a golden letter in her hand, but her expression was frosty at the moment.
She was able to remember the names of the disciples of her sect. She knew the names of the disciples of her sect as soon as they were mentioned in the letter. Because the wording of the letter was not polite at all, she thought that Zhang Yu was still holding a grudge against her and was purposely finding fault with her.
She was also frustrated. All of you have great backgrounds, and I've kept myself out of your affairs. Why do you have to make things difficult for me?
The problem now was that Yan Ziquan was no longer in the Glazed Jade Heavenly Palace, and she couldn't sense his whereabouts.
She immediately realized that the matter wasn't as simple as it seemed on the surface, and this could be a big or small matter. At the very least, she would be punished for her lack of discipline.
She knew that a certain court administrator in Xuanting was in charge of keeping an eye on the guards of the various continents, ready to find fault with them at any time. If they made too many mistakes, not to mention competing for the position of court administrator, it would be good enough if they could even sit in the position of a guard. If it was more serious, they might even be removed from their position.
She shouted, "Men, find those traitorous disciples for me!"
The attendants at the door didn't dare to make a sound. They bowed and hurried off to pass on the order.
Not long after, streaks of light landed outside, followed by the sound of hurried footsteps. A dozen or so disciples walked into the hall and bowed to her in unison. "Greetings, master."
Qiong Ying tossed the letter to the ground and said indifferently, "Take it and read it yourself."
The disciples could see that she was in a fit of anger. They looked at each other, and no one dared to step forward for a moment. Meng Jianzhen took the initiative to step forward and read the letter, then passed it to the other disciples.
Qiong Ying glanced at her and didn't say anything.
The disciples took turns reading the letter until it reached the hands of a middle-aged Cultivator. After reading it, his face turned pale, and he began to tremble. Among the crowd, there were a few other disciples who didn't fare any better than him after reading the letter.
Qiong Ying looked around at the disciples and said coldly, "You all really give your master face. With this letter, who doesn't know that Yan Zhiquan is a disciple of my Glass Jade Heavenly Palace? It's all because of you disciples who make me feel uneasy! "
The disciples hurriedly bowed and said, "Please forgive us, master. Please punish us."
Qiong Ying said coldly, "What's the use of punishing you? Wei Tong, tell me, where is Yan Ziquan? "
The disciples secretly looked at the middle-aged cultivator standing in the middle of the hall. He could only bite the bullet and say, "Master, Yan Ziquan asked me three days ago that he was going to visit an old friend. Now, now … this disciple will go chase him back!"
Qiong Ying looked at him and said, "You're going to chase him? Then let me ask you, who is his old friend? Where did he go? Where is he now? "
The middle-aged cultivator lowered his head and said fearfully, "This, this disciple didn't ask, I don't know …"
"You don't know? Since you don't know, what use do I have for you?"
Qiong Ying waved her hand and a rainbow-colored light appeared in the hall. The middle-aged cultivator was carried by the yellow light and flew into the air. He let out a wail in the air and flew into a painting on the wall. In an instant, he turned into a lifelike Daoist figure in the painting.
The disciples were so frightened that they didn't dare to make a sound.
Meng Mingzhen said, "Master, please calm down. Junior Martial Brother Wei didn't do it on purpose."
Qiong Ying said, "He didn't do it on purpose, but wasn't the matter last time caused by him? Now Yuhang and Deng Jing are waiting to see me make a fool of myself. "
Meng Mingzhen said, "This disciple is willing to chase after Yan Ziquan and share your worries. “
Qiong Ying looked at her and said, "The matter between your junior martial brother and junior martial sister has nothing to do with you. Why do you have to take it on yourself?"
Meng Mingzhen said, "I only know that this is a matter of my Glass Jade Heavenly Palace."
Qiong Ying's complexion cleared a little, and she said, "Yuan Zhen, you still understand a little." She pondered for a moment, "But there is most likely someone else behind this matter. Otherwise, it would not have been hidden from me. You may not be able to catch up with Yan Ziquan."
Meng Mingzhen said, "Master, this disciple is willing to try."
Qiong Ying thought for a moment and said, "Fine." She reached out and saw a ray of light fall into her palm. It turned into a scroll in an instant. She handed it over and said, "Take my 'Chaotic Transcription'. If you find him, I'll give you a great merit. If you can't find him, we'll discuss it when you return."
"Yes, master."
Meng Mingzhen respectfully took the scroll. She glanced at the painting and said, "Master, Junior Martial Brother Wei …"
Qiong Ying sneered, "Let him suffer a bit and learn his lesson."
When Meng Mingzhen heard this, she knew that Junior Martial Brother Wei would be fine. However, she knew that if they couldn't catch Yan Ziquan, it wouldn't be as simple as locking him up and punishing him.
She took her leave from the hall and went back to tidy up a bit. Then, she opened up the scroll of "Chaos Manuscript" and wrote down Yan Ziquan's name in the blank space of the scroll. Not long after, a picture appeared on the scroll. It looked like a vast ocean, and a middle-aged man wearing a hat was flying on a boat.
However, this image only flashed for a moment before disappearing.
She immediately knew that Yan Ziquan had fled into the eastern ocean. However, the ocean was vast and boundless. Without an accurate guidance of qi, the chances of catching up to someone were extremely slim, unless Qiong Ying personally chased after him.
However, the problem was that as one of the three Protectors of Yujing, not to mention herself, even her incarnation couldn't easily leave her domain.
After Meng Mingzhen found a clue, she left the Glazed Jade Heavenly Palace and stepped onto a small cloud boat. She headed east to the outer seas to try and find him.
In the Boundless Ocean, a magic treasure flying ship landed on an island. A burly cultivator walked out from the ship. He wore a brownish-gray cloak and a hood. Most of his face was hidden in the shadows. Only the short black beard on his chin could be seen.
Two masked men in black came to greet him. One of them said, "Mister Yan, we've been waiting for you for a long time. The place is ready. Please come this way."
Yan Ziquan only nodded slightly. He followed the two people to the center of the island and entered a cave that led underground. After going more than ten miles underground, he stopped in a cave hall that was naturally illuminated.
The man in black turned around and said, "This is the place."
Yan Ziquan asked, "Is it safe?"
The man in black said, "This is the place where God Seki hid his human incarnation. Even the gods from your side can't detect this place."
Yan Ziquan knew that the god he was talking about was Tianxia Xuanzun. However, he didn't intend to correct the difference and walked into the cave.
In fact, he had a better place to go after going out to sea. That god had promised to protect him. However, he was more worried that he would be killed after he had outlived his usefulness. Therefore, he had started another plan a few decades ago.
This was one of the places he chose to hide.
At this time, he looked at the murals above the cave. They described the legend of Seki's human incarnation.
It was said that this god found a beautiful young man in the human world and liked him very much. He decided to use him as his human incarnation. However, in order to prevent this body from being tainted and perfectly carry his power, he changed himself into a beautiful girl and became partners with him. In the end, he made the girl willingly give up her body and soul.
Seeing this, he couldn't help but show a look of disdain.
However, no matter how much he despised these gods, he knew that they didn't need their power. At least, he still needed their protection here. He couldn't be disrespectful to this god.
He sat down cross-legged in the empty cave. After a while, he suddenly thought of a question. He looked up and asked, "Since this is the place where God Seki stored his human incarnation, where is his human incarnation?"
The two masked men in black didn't answer. They just looked at him strangely.
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