While his doppelganger was dealing with the internal affairs, Zhang Yu's main body was in the main hall, looking at the reports that were sent to him from various places.
The attack on the Ministry of Heavenly Works' master craftsmen was originally very secretive, but in just three short days, it had already spread like wildfire, and every continent knew about it. Of course, Xuntian Dao Zhang spread the news rather quickly, but the main reason was that someone was secretly pushing for it.
He had already sent people to investigate the first few people who spread the rumors. The sources of the news that these cultivators obtained were mostly from other sources or from some tabloids.
What was worth noting was that there were some cultivators with low cultivation. Even they didn't know how they found out about this. It was clear that they had been hinted at by some means.
Someone was purposely spreading this news.
These cultivators came from different origins, and were scattered across the various upper continents. Perhaps the person behind this wanted to use this method to confuse the public. However, to be able to do this in multiple upper continents at the same time without using Xuntian Dao Zhang, perhaps only someone with superior magic power could do this.
He believed that the person who did this might not have thought of this, but he still did it. This meant that this person was very determined to obstruct the Dongting Prefecture's matter.
Now, he was certain that this person was in the upper levels, and was a certain Xuan Zun. Otherwise, it would be impossible for this matter to spread throughout the thirteen continents in such a short time.
Moreover, this person definitely hadn't participated in Xuanting's affairs in the past. Otherwise, he would definitely know that the Xuanting wouldn't easily compromise over such a matter.
However, when transmitting power from the upper levels to the inner levels, there would usually be traces left behind, and Ming Zhou would be able to detect it. However, there was one place that wouldn't be, and that was within one's own Dao Hall. As long as it was isolated from the Qingqiong Continent for a moment, it would be able to conceal one's actions.
However, this was also a clue, so the range was very small.
When he thought of this, he was about to call out Ming Zhou for investigation. However, at this moment, his heart trembled slightly. The Mysterious Chaotic Cicada had suddenly discovered that it had entered a world gap.
With a thought, a shadow clone followed the Dark Chaotic Cicada and landed there.
At this moment, what he saw was a mountain ridge and land that had been violently ravaged. The mountain peaks seemed to have been pushed down by a huge force, and some of them were barely standing. On the ground, there were traces of being knocked over by a tyrannical force. Not only were there bottomless cracks in the ground everywhere, but there were also holes of various sizes that seemed to have been hit by a meteorite.
Amidst the mud and gravel, one could see collapsed palaces, towers, pillars, and broken tiles. It all looked like the style of ancient Xia.
At first, he thought that this was the place where Bi Ming had stayed, but when he looked carefully, he found that this was not the case at all. These temples had appeared long before Bi Ming had been here.
Because there was no Turbid Tide in the Spatial Gap, he could infer from the broken wooden pillars that the temple collapsed about 2,300 years ago.
Zhu Feng had told him before that there were Daoist cultivators who had come here in ancient Xia. Bi Ming had always wanted to find these Daoist cultivators, as if he wanted to find something from them.
He looked up at the broken ruins in front of him. He was not surprised that there were Daoist cultivators who had come here earlier. This was because there must have been Daoist cultivators who had discovered this world before Tianxia could come here on a large scale.
He thought for a moment. If this place was really built by Tianxia cultivators, then there might be tablets left behind. Perhaps he could find out the origin of this person from these records. Therefore, his figure flashed, and he turned into a golden rainbow and flew into the depths of the Spatial Gap.
Above the inner layer of the ocean, after leaving Dongting, the flying boat had already experienced three days and two nights of flying.
The soldiers thought that the journey would continue for a long time, but on a warm afternoon with calm winds and gentle winds, the talisman that had been guiding the way suddenly stopped.
In the side cabin, a team leader looked outside and immediately turned to the main cabin. He cupped his fists and said, "Chen Xuanxiu, Meng Daoxiu, please look ahead."
Chen Song and Meng Mingzhen immediately got out of their seats and walked to the front. They looked out from the cabin wall that was gradually melting. Soon, they saw an island covered by thin fog.
The key was that when they looked down from above, it was exactly the same as the island shown in the picture that day!
Meng Mingzhen recalled the picture on the scroll and looked down. He said, "This is the place. If Yan Ziquan has not left, then he should be in a cave on the island now."
The team leader said, "Superior cultivators, the situation below is unclear. It is hard to say whether this person has any arrangements. Why don't we use Xuan Weapons to blow up this place and see if we can force him out?"
Chen Song thought for a moment and said cautiously, "No, because the situation on this island is unclear, we can't act rashly. Moreover, this method may not be effective against an experienced Daoist cultivator like Yan Ziquan. What we need to do first is to ensure the existence of this person. "
Meng Mingzhen agreed with this view.
This place gave her a strange and bad feeling. Moreover, Yan Ziquan was a Daoist cultivator who had cultivated the Primordial Spirit Reflection. As long as he was not directly hit by Xuan Weapons, he would not be a threat.
If this person took the opportunity to escape to the bottom of the sea, it would be more difficult to pursue him. It would be better for the two of them to go in and capture him.
After discussing for a while, the two of them let the flying boat wait outside and boarded Meng Mingzhen's small cloud boat together. Then, they covered themselves with clouds and fog and slowly approached the island from the bottom of the sea. Finally, they covered their figures and boarded the island.
However, the moment they entered the island, they knew that their efforts were in vain. A sensing force that shrouded the island first touched them, but at the same time, they also sensed the existence of a Daoist cultivator.
Chen Song said in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist Meng?"
Meng Mingzhen replied with certainty, "It's him. Yan Ziquan, he is here!"
After confirming the existence of this person, the two of them were already exposed, so they simply did not hide anymore. Their figures flashed and flew toward the place where this person was located.
The two of them quickly found a cave that led to the underground. The two of them tried to release the visualization map and Primordial Spirit Reflection to explore, but they found that they were blocked by a layer of power and could not enter. After a quick communication, Meng Mingzhen released a jade bead to open the way, and the two of them personally entered the cave.
However, along the way down, they did not encounter any obstacles or defenses. They smoothly reached the bottom of the cave and entered a spacious cave hall that was like an inverted basin.
Although they were deep underground, this place was still as bright as the outside. A middle-aged Daoist wearing a brownish-gray cloak and a hood was standing in the middle of the cave hall, waiting for them.
Meng Mingzhen said coldly, "Yan Ziquan!"
Yan Ziquan chuckled and reached out to take off his hood, revealing a slightly weathered face. He looked to be about fifty years old. His eyes were deep, and he had a neatly trimmed short beard. His black hair was lush, and there was a Daoist bun on his head with a yellow jade hairpin. His appearance was heroic.
He looked at Meng Mingzhen and said, "It is indeed Meng Daoxiu." He then looked at Chen Song, "And this fellow Daoist, you are quite capable to be able to find this place."
He looked a little surprised, but he did not appear to be panicked at all.
Chen Song said in a deep voice, "Yan Ziquan, you should know that when we found you, you could not escape. You don't have to put up a futile resistance. Come back with us."
Yan Ziquan smiled and said, "Since I escaped, I have to put up a struggle. Otherwise, wouldn't I have made a wasted trip?"
Meng Mingzhen looked at him and said, "It seems that you still have a chance of winning."
Yan Ziquan smiled mysteriously and said, "Confidence? I still have some. Please look above."
Chen Song and Meng Mingzhen had been on guard against him, so they naturally did not look. Instead, they tried to sense it and found a strange shriveled corpse stuck to the ceiling of the cave.
"That is the human body of an EsGod."
Yan Ziquan looked up. "This EsGod is very interesting. He likes to rely on human bodies to travel the world. However, he is very strict when it comes to choosing a body. He likes young and energetic bodies, and he asked me for two Tianxia Daoist cultivators as the price for seeking protection from him. "
He said slowly, "I promised to choose a suitable human body for him. Since the two of you are here, if I don't fulfill this promise, wouldn't I be letting myself down?"
At this moment, Chen Song and Meng Jianzhen felt a sense of foreboding in their hearts. At this moment, the light within the cave suddenly erupted several times brighter than before!
It could be seen that the source of the light was the originally shriveled corpse at the top of the cave. Now, its body suddenly swelled up, and after moving its limbs, it landed steadily on the ground with a thud. However, his body seemed to be very heavy. The moment he landed, not only did a hole appear in the ground, but even the solid cave shook twice.
This person slowly stood up from his half-squatting position and raised his head.
In the eyes of Chen Song and Meng Mingzhen, this was a vigorous young man. However, his body was abnormally tall, and there was a powerful spiritual divine power coiling around his body. His two eyes seemed to be made of gold.
The two of them were vigilant and on full alert.
The vigorous young man grinned. He opened his slender arms and leaned back slightly, as if he was about to let out a roar or shout in celebration of finding his beloved prey. But just as he opened his mouth, a golden light suddenly flew in from outside and flashed in front of everyone's eyes. With a bang, the man's head exploded in an instant. The headless body took four or five steps back before completely losing its strength and falling to the ground with a heavy thud. The corpse shriveled up once again.
After that golden light circled around the field, it returned to Meng Mingzhen and Chen Song. They could clearly see that this was the guiding paper talisman that Zhang Yu had given them.
The two of them looked at Yan Ziquan together.
Yan Ziquan was silent for a while, then smiled awkwardly and said, "I admit defeat."
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