Chapter 216: The Backhand of Xuanpin Gate

At the moment when Xiao Shang’s soul was about to be destroyed, Lu Yan suddenly sensed that there seemed to be some unknown aura in Xiao Shang’s soul that was destroyed along with his true spirit.

A powerful soul enveloped Xiao Shang, and Lu Yan tried to capture that special breath.

However, even though Lu Yan’s soul was comparable to that of a golden elixir, he was still unable to touch that breath and could only let the breath completely disappear between heaven and earth.

Lu Yan frowned slightly and looked at Xiao Shang’s fallen body thoughtfully, with a hint of doubt in his expression.

“That breath has an inexplicable sense of familiarity. It definitely comes from something I have seen.”

Thoughts were flying in his mind, and when something flashed through his mind, Lu Yan’s expression suddenly froze.

As his consciousness sank into the Xuanpin Gate in his body that had been suppressed by the Human Emperor Banner, Lu Yan’s eyes showed unprecedented solemnity.

That breath seemed to come from the same source as the Xuanpin Gate.

“Is it really the Xuanpin Gate that did this?”

Lu Yan suddenly remembered that when he first encountered Xiao Shang, Elder Xiao tried to suppress Lu Yan.

Although Elder Xiao was frightened by the reputation of Taiyi Sect in the end, Lu Yan almost used the Human Emperor Banner in his body to protect himself, releasing a small part of the Human Emperor Banner that originally suppressed the Xuanpin Gate.

That time, the Human Emperor Banner was released for a very short time, and it never left the Xuanpin Gate from beginning to end, so it was ignored by Lu Yan.

Now that I think about it, that breath of air might have been leaked at that time.

Realizing this, Lu Yan suddenly realized that many things that were previously inexplicable suddenly became understandable at this moment.

Why did Xiao Shang hate Lu Yan so much? In addition to Lu Yan’s use of the situation to punish the Xiao family, the most critical factor was probably the breath guiding them in secret.

In addition, the ambush and murder of Lu Yan by Elder Xiao and his wife was also explained.

When Elder Xiao was at Qingwu Blessed Land, he suppressed his anger and acted with discretion, which at one point made Lu Yan extremely fearful and wanted to take the initiative to attack.

At that time, Elder Xiao was very clear that as a great immortal at the peak of the Golden Core stage, although his hope of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage was not high, it was not completely impossible.

Once he successfully breaks through to the Nascent Soul stage, he will no longer be affected by Wu Zhenjun’s decrees and will be able to return to the sect openly.

Even when fighting against demons in the Eye of the South China Sea, Elder Xiao, as a member of the Qingwu Sect, had a higher survival rate than ordinary Jindan Zhenren.

In comparison, ambushing Lu Yan in secret would involve too many risks.

Even if he succeeded in killing Lu Yan, Elder Xiao would still have to face the pursuit of figures from various forces including Taiyi Sect, Qingwu Sect, Wu Zhenjun, and Ji Xingyao.

As an elder of the orthodox Xuanmen sect, Elder Xiao should be very clear about the consequences of going against the ten major sects, but he chose the worst path.

Thinking of this, Lu Yan stretched out his right hand and Xiao Shang’s storage bag fell into Lu Yan’s palm.

The storage bags of Elder Xiao and his wife were destroyed by the space crack, so Lu Yan could only look for clues from Xiao Shang.

Looking through the storage bag, Lu Yan found a visiting card among a large number of spirit stones and elixirs.

Lu Yan took out the visiting card, on which a name was clearly written: Master Mo Yangzi of Taiyi Sect.

“Taiyi Sect’s Golden Core Master?”

Lu Yan’s eyes flashed slightly, and the whole matter about Elder Xiao was connected together.

The breath that leaked from the Xuanpin Gate attached itself to Xiao Shang. That breath turned into an inner demon that bewitched Xiao Shang and deepened his hatred for Lu Yan.

But this aura was not enough to affect Elder Xiao, who was at the peak of the Golden Core Realm, so at the beginning Elder Xiao chose to accept the punishment and go to the South China Sea Eye.

However, during this period, perhaps because of Xiao Shang’s insistence, Elder Xiao went to Taiyi Sect and visited Master Mo Yangzi.

Through this Jindan Zhenren of Taiyi Sect, Elder Xiao confirmed that Lu Yan was just an outer disciple, and even this identity was bought.

After learning the truth, Elder Xiao finally began to experience emotional fluctuations, to the point that that breath of energy took advantage of the situation and triggered his inner demons.

Under the influence of his inner demon, Elder Xiao wanted to ambush and kill Lu Yan, which led to the scene just now.

“The Xuanpin Gate leaked that breath, so it shouldn’t be expected that Elder Xiao could kill me.

Its real purpose should be to use Elder Xiao’s hand to force me to use the Human Emperor Banner, and to find an opportunity for Xuanpin Gate to break free from the suppression of the Human Emperor Banner!”

Realizing this, Lu Yan was shocked.

If Lu Yan had not intentionally left a trace of Heavenly Merit to lock Xiao Shang’s position and made sufficient preparations in advance, he might have accidentally fallen into the trap of the Xuanpin Gate.

If he fails to be alert in advance, as Lu Yan comes into contact with the outside world more and more, the hostility from all parties secretly guided by the Xuanpin Gate will increase. Once an outbreak occurs, Lu Yan can only continue to use the Human Emperor Banner to protect himself.

With the repeated pressure in the future, the Xuanpin Gate will grow to a terrifying level that cannot be suppressed, and eventually the situation will be out of Lu Yan’s control again.

“If we relax even a little, we may face a counterattack. We must not give Xuanpin Gate even the slightest chance.”

Lu Yan became increasingly aware of the importance of resolving the chaos of Changsheng.

His eyes passed over the colorful cloud miasma in front of him, Lu Yan put the magic weapon into his storage bag, then waved his right hand and the golden Xuanhuang Merit Fire fell on Xiao Shang’s body.

The mysterious and yellow merit fire transformed from the merits of the Heavenly Dao devoured Xiao Shang. Lu Yan lightly raised his index finger and a golden wheel of merit like a small sun appeared at the tip of Lu Yan’s finger.

Under the shining light of the merits of Heaven, all magical powers, spells, and traces of cause and effect are completely cut off.

In a moment, Lu Yan turned into a beam of light and flew away into the distance, leaving behind a world that had not changed at all.

Half a day later, an old man wearing a Qiankun robe and with a majestic face walked out of the void and appeared between the heaven and earth before their eyes. His cultivation level was surprisingly at the Nascent Soul stage.

And further away, a huge object broke through the sea of ​​clouds, causing ripples.

This was a magical boat that looked like an ancient sacred mountain. The boat was covered with mysterious and complex array patterns, and each rune was flowing with a frightening aura. A dozen Jindan Zhenren sat cross-legged at various nodes on the boat, and their magical powers surged like dozens of bright stars shining in the night.

Wherever the Sky-escaping Boat passed, the void trembled and the sea of ​​clouds parted.

This is the Qingwu Sect’s most precious treasure, the Sky-Escape Boat. It requires at least ten Jindan True Talents to be able to drive this boat.

The cost of building a Sky-escaping Magic Boat is even higher than that of three Nascent Soul Magical Weapons. Once it is fully activated, it can even fight against the Nascent Soul True Lord.

The Sky-Escape Boat slowly stopped in the sea of ​​clouds, and a man in green clothes walked down from the boat holding a magic mirror.

“Greetings, Uncle Master Zhu!”

Zhu Zhenjun glanced at the Duntian Fazhou and said meaningfully:

“Even the Sky-Escape Boat has been brought out. It seems that the Law Enforcement Hall takes Xiao Han’s death very seriously.”

“Elder Xiao is an elder of my Qingwu Sect after all. Although he has made some mistakes, he must not die on the way to the South China Sea Eye without knowing why.” Zhu Zhenjun did not comment on this statement, but said in a calm tone:

“I arrived a few moments earlier than you and tried to search for any traces of this world, but everything was as usual and there was no trace at all.

Don’t use the usual methods, just use the back-light mirror to trace the cause and effect and confirm the identity of the murderer.”

Qingyi Jindan nodded, raised the precious mirror in his hand that looked like it was carved from jade, and shone it at the world in front of him.

The Huiguang Mirror was once a magical treasure that could transform a god, but it was mostly destroyed in a great battle and lost its ability to attack.

Although it no longer has its peak power, the Huiguang Mirror was once a magical treasure that transformed the gods, and it still retains its magical function of seeing through demons and evil spirits and investigating cause and effect.

As the Huiguang Mirror shone towards the world, the line of cause and effect between heaven and earth began to appear. Infinite cause and effect were intertwined into all things. The Huiguang Mirror tried to lock on the cause and effect of Xiao Han’s death.

But the image in the mirror only lasted for less than a second before it shattered. The world on the mirror was still the same, without showing any abnormality.

“How can it be!”

Qing Yi Jin Dan’s expression suddenly changed. He held the Huiguang Mirror tightly with both hands, with a look of disbelief on his face.

He has been in charge of the Huiguang Mirror for two hundred years, but this is the first time he has encountered such a thing.

Zhu Zhenjun ignored this and said in a cold voice:
“Nothing is impossible. It’s nothing more than some methods of severing cause and effect such as meritorious magical powers and several magical powers.

But just relying on these things does not qualify you to kill my Qingwu Sect elders.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Zhenjun grasped the Huiguang Mirror with his left hand and poured a huge amount of magic power into it.

In an instant, divine light burst out and even the void was shaking. With the action of Yuanying Zhenjun, this divine treasure finally began to show some of its former glory.

“Tracing cause and effect, seeing through demons and evil, these are only the most basic uses of the Huiguang Mirror.

The reason why the Huiguang Mirror is called Huiguang is that this mirror was enlightened by a true immortal using the great divine power of Tiangang to return the wind and fire, and it has the ability to go back in time.

Although it was destroyed in the war and can no longer be used to trace back to the present time, it can still reflect the past history in the mirror. “

As Zhu Zhenjun finished speaking, the picture in the mirror began to change gradually. The world reflected in the mirror seemed to be played in reverse, and the figures of Duntian Fazhou and Zhu Zhenjun were all clearly visible.

As time passed, a blurry shadow began to appear in the mirror, and a vast black and gold cloud covered the sky and occupied the entire mirror.

In the middle of the black and gold clouds, a figure stood proudly. Even the back-viewing mirror could not see through its true appearance, and only a vague outline could be seen.

“really!”

Zhu Zhenjun focused his eyes and began to increase the magic power he poured into the Huiguang Mirror. The black and gold interwoven clouds were constantly broken by the Huiguang Mirror, and the figure shrouded in the center of the clouds gradually became clearer.

Time passes by every second. The Nascent Soul cultivator can borrow the power of heaven and earth. As long as they do not break the connection with heaven and earth, their magic power is almost endless.

But using the body of Nascent Soul to control the divine treasure Huiguang Mirror is like pouring water from a cup into a pond.

Zhu Zhenjun could clearly sense that the speed at which his own mana was replenished was far behind the consumption of the Huiguang Mirror, and the mana in his body was being depleted at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The figure in the picture is always separated by a layer of mist like a veil, and it seems that if you take one more step forward, you will be able to glimpse the truth behind the mist.

Things had come to this point, and even Zhu Zhenjun, a fool, could see that something was wrong.

The seemingly thin layer of mist was actually a disguise, which constantly tempted him to increase his mana consumption, but he was unable to truly see through this disguise.

“That’s unreasonable!”

Zhu Zhenjun was furious and said to the Qingyi Jindan beside him:

“Activate the Sky-Escape Boat, gather the true essence of the Boat to help me drive the Huiguang Mirror. I want to see who dares to tease my Qingwu Sect like this!”

Qingyi Jindan took the order and flew back to the Duntian Fazhou, and this huge Qingwu heavy weapon slowly started up.

The green spiritual light around the Dharma Boat interweaves into a net, turning into a vast light curtain. Every change in the spiritual energy from the outside world will cause ripples on the light curtain, making it as crystal clear as jade.

There is a sculpture of a blue phoenix mythical beast at the bow of the boat. At this moment, under the infusion of magic power from the Jindan Zhenren, it actually spreads its wings like a spirit, ready to fly, and makes a clear cry.

The giant boat was slowly started up with countless mysterious array patterns engraved on its surface. The array patterns connected to each other formed a huge complex array. The auras of more than ten Jindan Zhenren were perfectly integrated in the array. The condensed magic power poured down from the sky like a nine-day waterfall, and all was poured into the Huiguang mirror in Zhu Zhenjun’s hand.

With the support of the Sky-Escape Boat, the magic power that had been exhausted in Zhu Zhenjun’s body was finally relieved. The divine treasure Huiguang Mirror once again shone with divine light, and the distorted time continued to impact the layer of black and gold fog.

Invisible hands are constantly peeling off the black gold mist, and time is reversed in the mirror. The heaven and earth seem to be shocked by the power of the mirror, and the broken rules of heaven and earth are revealed in the mirror.

The next second, the black and gold fog was finally broken, revealing the truth behind the interweaving clouds and fog.

But when everyone saw the outline clearly in the black and gold clouds, everyone was stunned.

Because in the center of the cloud was not the vague human figure seen before.

It was a towering stone gate standing in the void, its entire body presenting a weathered grayish-white color, with the ancient years deposited in it. There seemed to be a trace of Taoism in the mysterious patterns on the gate, which made people feel awe at just a cursory glance.

But in the time and space that was recalled, the stone gate was not the main object. What was more eye-catching was the long black and gold banner that ran through the entire stone gate.

The soul flag was a deep black-gold hue, with mysterious runes on it flowing like stars, and a majestic continent looming. Auspicious purple air lingered around the edge of the flag, interweaving with liquid-like gold threads to form a Taoist text that could take away the good fortune of heaven and earth.

“This is.”

Zhu Zhenjun was stunned, and several banner-like spiritual treasures and even immortal weapons flashed through his mind in an instant, but none of them could correspond to this long black and gold banner.

At the moment when Zhu Zhenjun caught a glimpse of the Human Emperor Banner through the Huiguang Mirror, Lu Yan, who was rushing towards the Taiyi Sect branch, suddenly stopped. For some reason, he felt a sense of being spied on from the Human Emperor Banner.

“Is it the Xuanpin Gate that is causing trouble again?”

Lu Yan decisively lowered part of his will and manifested it in the Human Emperor Banner, gathering the vast amount of Human Emperor’s aura within the Human Emperor Banner and tracing back in the direction of the peeping.

The next second, the image of time travel in Zhu Zhenjun’s mirror disappeared, and was replaced by a pair of eyes condensed from the aura of the Human Emperor.

Those eyes were dull and dead, as if they were detached from everything in the world, and everything in the world was just an insignificant ant.

At the moment when the eyes that transcend time and space appeared, the time and space that the world in the mirror originally traced back suddenly collapsed.

The distorted time even affected the reality. The Huiguang Mirror seemed to have experienced changes of tens of millions of years in an instant. The divine treasure carved from Kunlun fairy jade began to decay under the erosion of a long time.

The spiritual light was dim, and the jade was covered with mottled traces of weathering over the years. Even the spiritual treasure in it had disappeared under the erosion of time.

A breeze blew by, and the divine treasure in Zhu Zhenjun’s hand turned into dust and dissipated silently between heaven and earth.

(End of this chapter)