After Zhang Yu and Daoist Zhan Kong landed, they restrained their Qi so that it would not affect the things around them.
Daoist Zhan Kong landed on the ground and gently waved his sleeves. A gust of wind blew past, and the plants that covered the altar were all turned into ashes. They were swept away, revealing the original appearance of this building.
However, there was a hint of surprise on his face.
Zhang Yu asked, "Did you discover something?"
Daoist Zhan Kong stared at the top for a moment and said in a deep voice, "Many of the construction and layout methods of this altar are very similar to the methods of our Yuandu Sect. Also … Zhang Shouzheng, look at the top."
Zhang Yu followed his gaze and could see a small circular diagram at the top. There were lines of latitude and longitude embedded in it, and it looked very unique.
Daoist Zhan Kong said in a deep voice, "This is the diagram of our Yuandu Sect before we merged into Tianxia. At that time, we set up many bases on the ground, and every one of them had this diagram as a spiritual seal."
Zhang Yu asked, "This is one of the bases of the original Yuandu Sect?"
Daoist Zhan Kong pondered for a moment and said, "It shouldn't be left behind by the original sect. The bases left behind by sects are all in the same shape, and it shouldn't look like this. It should be left behind by a cultivator in the sect."
He secretly frowned. Because the turbid tide in the depths of the ground of Dongting was very strong, and there were all kinds of strange gods and monsters, those who could come here were definitely not weak. Even with the cultivation of the Primordial Spirit Realm, it was very dangerous to come here. Only Xuan Zun could come and go as he pleased.
Looking at it this way, the range was very small.
He thought, "Could this be Junior Apprentice-Brother Ren's arrangement? That year, when Guan Shouzheng disappeared, could it be related to Junior Apprentice-Brother Ren? "
Thinking about it this way, it was possible. Firstly, at that time, he and Xun Ji were not in the sect, and he did not know what Ren Yinping was doing. Furthermore, Ren Yinping had a strong sense of sects, which was why he left the sect's spiritual seal of the Yuandu Sect here.
He shook his head. He thought that they were only here to investigate the missing Shouzheng, but he did not expect that they would turn back to him.
The two took a few glances outside, and there were no restrictions or formations around them. This meant that this place was most likely built after the turbid tide came, and all the formations were useless.
Seeing that there were no obstructions, the two of them walked into the spell platform together. It was very spacious here. There was a large stone table in the middle, and there was a cauldron magic tool with a cauldron lid that was opened slightly. Beside it was a jade cylinder.
Zhang Yu looked at the cauldron magic artifact and said, "This thing should be the reason why Guan Shouzhen's aura appeared."
Inside the cauldron was a pile of black ash, and it should have been refining something, perhaps some kind of pill. Looking at the situation, it should not have been completed in the end.
From the situation in front of them, perhaps the refining had to be stopped halfway due to some reason, and the person refining it probably felt that this item was more important, so he placed his mind and mana into it first, so that he could continue the next time.
Maybe this person did not return after that, which resulted in this item being placed here all this time.
Not long ago, when Xuanting used the instrument to search, he might have unintentionally triggered the Qi reaction here, causing the mana inside to break through the cauldron cover and leak out.
However, this place was in the turbid tide environment, and the mana had existed here for a long time, so it dissipated not long after it came out.
And from the aura, the person refining the pill should be the missing Shouzheng.
Zhang Yu looked into the cauldron and saw a pile of ash. He said, "Can you tell what's being refined here?"
Zhan Kong Kong had already seen it. He stroked his beard and said, "It's been a long time, and I can't tell what pill it is exactly. But from the ash left behind, it should be Anfu Root and Heart Stirring Grass Frost. These things are used to calm the mind, and this may be refining some kind of pill to calm the mind."
Zhang Yu's gaze shifted to the jade tube. There should have been something placed inside. But at this moment, he realized that perhaps because of the material of the jade tube itself, there were still some remnants of aura on it, but it was very weak.
His gaze suddenly focused, and a divine light appeared in his eyes. Then, he saw a figure walking around. From time to time, this person lowered his head to look at something, and beside his hand was the jade tube.
And in front of him stood another person. The two of them were talking, but they seemed to be arguing about something. The two of them couldn't be seen clearly, but one of them looked very much like Ren Yinping.
If the other person was Shouzheng, then there was no doubt that the two of them had come into contact here before. It's just that their purpose was unknown for now.
He thought for a moment, and then told this discovery to Zhan Kong. The latter was silent for a moment, and said in a deep voice, "Shouzheng, I need to return to the sect and check if there are any clues left behind in the things behind Junior Apprentice-Brother Ren. Also, ask my two fellow disciples to see if they know anything."
He sighed in his heart. This time, he came to investigate the whereabouts of the missing Shouzheng. If there were no clues, then he would report back. But now that the Yuandu Sect was involved, he felt that this matter had to be investigated thoroughly.
Zhang Yu said, "Go ahead and observe. I'll stay here to investigate."
Daoist Zhan Kong bowed and said, "Thank you for your trouble, Shouzheng." After bowing, he turned into a ray of light and left the place.
Zhang Yu looked around. Seeing that there was nothing special here, he walked out and looked outside. No matter if it was Shouzheng or Ren Yinping, there must be a purpose for setting up a place here. If it was just to hide, then there was no need to come here.
He walked around the place. Based on his senses, he found that the underground was a pile of ruins. The spell platform was built on top of the ruins.
At first, he thought that Shouzheng or Ren Yinping broke into this place. But from the traces left behind, this place was very well-preserved. It should have been abandoned a long time ago.
As he looked deeper, he saw murals. The murals showed a tribe fighting against a giant. From the appearance, it was obviously the Ipar.
When the Ipar was at its peak, it was in the previous era. It controlled almost the entire inner and outer layer. But at the end of the era, the Divine Tree was destroyed. The Divine Kings, Divine Queens, and the upper echelons of the Divine Clan went into hibernation.
In the previous era, it was no longer the ruler of the inner layer. Its main force had always been in the north of the Eastern Court. Only a part of it came to the south.
If there was a confrontation between the two, it should be a matter of the previous era. It seemed that this tribe had resisted the invasion of the Ipar. Otherwise, it would be impossible to leave behind these murals.
He looked down the mural and saw that the content was that the tribe began to retreat in defeat, but through the sacrifice, they summoned a powerful force and successfully repelled the giants.
At this time, his eyes narrowed. Because the images of the summoned force were very similar to the evil gods that stayed in the void. If it was true, then it was very likely that they borrowed the power of the evil gods.
If that was the case, they could indeed fight against the Ipar.
But at this point, not only was the matter not clear, it became even more complicated.
He recalled that from the records of Shouzheng Palace, the last battle that Shouzheng fought, according to him, was with a certain Xuan Zun in Shangchen in the outer layer and won. But not long after that, this person disappeared.
He pondered for a moment and sent a message to Jin Zhixing, asking him to inquire about this Xuan Zun without exposing himself.
Not long after, Jin Zhixing replied, "Shou Zheng, I have already tried asking. This Wei Xuan Zun has always been in closed door cultivation, and has already been in closed door cultivation for a hundred years. There is very little information about this."
Zhang Yu said, "I know. I'll have to trouble you, Daoist Jin. Be careful."
Jin Zhixing hurriedly said, "Shouzheng, don't worry. Kim will be careful."
Zhang Yu pondered for a moment. There were very few clues and he couldn't find out too much. He could only wait for Daoist Zhan Kong to return and see if the latter could find anything.
He waited for about ten days before Daoist Zhan Kong returned. After seeing him, he said, "Shouzheng, I have found something. Let's talk about it."
Zhang Yu agreed and flew into the sky with him.
Daoist Zhan Kong said in a deep voice, "I have asked Junior Martial Brother Wang. He told me some clues and confirmed that Junior Martial Brother Ren did set up a few stations in the Eastern Court in the early years. He also participated in the arrangement, but he didn't know what Junior Martial Brother Ren wanted to do.
I suspect that Shouzheng is also involved in this matter. Let's go to another station and see if we can find anything. "
The other station wasn't far from here. The two of them walked for a while and found it.
Looking down from the sky, they could see that there was also a spiritual altar. However, it was different from the previous spiritual altar. There wasn't a single blade of grass growing around it. There was only a piece of grayish-black scorched earth. Around the center of the altar, there were pits. Buried in the ground were nine similar broken array devices.
After seeing this scene, Daoist Zhan Kong said with a serious expression, "This is the sacrificial technique. Huanyang school's sacrificial technique."
He sighed and said, "This should be Junior Martial Brother Ren's doing. Back then, when Huanyang school was expelled, this person had intentionally spread a part of his Dharma. I don't know about Tianxia, but Shangchen and my Yuandu Sect both obtained a part of it."
Zhang Yu thought about it. Previously, in the Yuandu Sect's Daoist book that Zhan Kong gave him, there were descriptions and records of Huanyang school's Daoist techniques. It could be seen that this part originally came from Huanyang school's ancient books. It seemed like it was obtained at that time.
However, at this time, he couldn't help but think that right before Shangchen was about to invite Huanyang school back, the sudden appearance of a formation related to Huanyang school. Was this an accident or a coincidence? Was that Qi activity revealed by the illumination artifact caused by it, or did it sense something and break out of the cauldron?
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