Chapter 256: Signs of turmoil, the situation in Zhongzhou

Chapter 256: Unrest, the situation in Zhongzhou

　　When the old doctor took Lu Qing and followed the direction of the fluctuation of the jade sign, he looked for it.

In a certain area of ​​Qinglong City, in a tall tower, an old man in black clothes was meditating and practicing. Suddenly his expression changed. He opened his eyes and looked at a jade plate in front of him, with a strange look in his eyes.

 He counted on his fingers for a while, and his expression gradually became serious.

 After pondering for a moment, he shook a rope beside him.

There was a pleasant sound of copper bells, and not long after, a middle-aged man wearing gray cloth and holding an abacus in his hand came in respectfully.

“Elder, do you have any instructions?”

"A distinguished guest is coming soon. Get ready and come with me to greet him later." The old man said softly.

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, and then quickly said: "Yes, elder."

 But curiosity arose in my heart, what kind of person could actually make the elder, who never likes to meet people, take the initiative to go out to greet him.

Could it be that some of the big families in the city, or some big shot in the city lord's mansion, are coming?

 When the middle-aged man had just finished making arrangements, the elder in black also came down from upstairs.

 “Elder…”

　　The middle-aged man was about to step forward and say something, but was stopped by the elder in black who raised his hand.

“The distinguished guest has arrived, please follow me out to greet him first.”

 The middle-aged man had no choice but to shut his mouth and follow the elder outside.

As soon as he went out, he saw the old doctor and Lu Qing standing hesitantly outside the door.

“Master, are you sure this is the place?”

Lu Qing looked at the tower and saw that it was very ordinary. There was not even a plaque on it. It did not seem to be the stronghold of a large sect.

The star pattern engraved on the door seems a bit mysterious.

“It shouldn’t be wrong. The abnormal movement received by the jade tablet comes from this tower.” The old doctor said.

Just when Lu Qing was thinking about using his powers to investigate, he suddenly saw an old man in black and a middle-aged man holding an abacus walking out of the tower.

"Having friends come from far away really makes this building shine. You two distinguished guests, old man, I am so polite here."

Before Lu Qing could say anything, he saw the old man in black and bowed to him and his master.

“Old man, what are you doing...”

Lu Qing's heart moved slightly, with a puzzled look on his face, but he secretly activated his superpower.

"Old man, my name is Xuanjizi. I am temporarily in charge of the branch of Tianji Building in Qinglong City. I came here specially to welcome two distinguished guests."

After the old man in black saw the faces of Lu Qing and the old doctor clearly, the smile on his face became even warmer.

Lu Qing also used his powers at this time to find out the identities of the two people in front of him, and knew that they were not lying.

However, he still maintained a puzzled look on his face: "But father-in-law, how did you know that we were coming?"

 Could it be that Tianji Tower's calculation method is really so mysterious that it can even calculate the whereabouts of him and his master?

 “Of course the old man is not that powerful, so he can calculate the whereabouts of the two of them.”

Xuan Jizi seemed to have figured out what Lu Qing was thinking, and said with a smile: "I knew the two of you were coming because of the jade plaque in your master's hand."

 Lu Qing looked at the jade tablet in his master's hand and suddenly realized.

 It seems that this jade token should be two-way. Not only can they know the location of the Tianji Tower, but the other party can also sense the arrival of themselves and others.

  No wonder Li Zhirui said at the beginning that as long as he went to Zhongzhou with the jade card, he would understand.

“I see, junior Lu Qing, this is the master of the family. I have met senior Xuanjizi.” Lu Qing bowed.

“As expected, it’s Lu Xiaolangjun and old doctor Chen Songqing, please come in quickly.” Xuan Jizi made an invitation gesture.

Lu Qing and the old doctor looked at each other and walked into the tower without refusing.

After sitting down inside and serving tea, Lu Qing tasted it briefly and then said:

“Senior Xuanjizi, you even know the names of my master and my apprentice. Is this the message left by Lord Zhirui?”

"Yes, Senior Nephew Zhirui once left portraits of the two of them here, and said that the two of them should come here within a year or two, but old man, I didn't expect that the two of them had not come to Qinglong City until now. "

"How are you doing, Mr. Zhirui?" the old doctor asked with some concern.

 He was quite fond of that young man with extraordinary bearing.

“Senior Nephew Zhirui made a breakthrough in his cultivation last year and has returned to Zhongzhou Main Building to practice cultivation. After calculation, it should be almost time to leave seclusion.” Xuan Jizi was honest.

“Oh, Sir Zhirui has broken through to the innate realm?”

Lu Qing's heart was moved. When he saw that person back then, he was already a martial arts master who had developed the power of the soul, and his ranking on the Hidden Dragon Ranking was higher than him.

 If there is another breakthrough, it must be to enter the innate realm.

"Yes, nephew Zhirui has been gifted since he was a child. He is one of the most outstanding disciples among our generation in Tianji Tower. It is expected that he can step into the innate realm."

 “Awesome.” Lu Qing praised.

 Xuanjizi looked at Lu Qing secretly.

If he remembered correctly, the young man in front of him was also on the Qianlong list two years ago and caused quite a stir at that time.

More than two years have passed, and I don’t know where his cultivation has reached.

 However, when Xuan Jizi wanted to sense Lu Qing's cultivation level, he found that his soul sense could not detect the situation inside Lu Qing's body at all.

There seemed to be a thick layer of fog around Lu Qing, covering all his information, making it impossible for him to see through it at all.

Xuanjizi was slightly shocked, knowing that there were generally only two possibilities for this situation.

 The first is that Lu Qing has practiced some special secret method that can perfectly contain his own aura and prevent it from being perceived by outsiders.

 Another thing is that Lu Qing possesses a rare treasure that can block the induction of other people's soul power.

 He is more inclined to the latter possibility.

 After all, Lu Qing is too young. Even if he practices the secret method, the heat should not be deep.

Moreover, according to the intelligence from their Tianji Tower, Lu Qingcai was only in the inner organs state two years ago.

 No matter how fast he enters the country now, at such a close distance, he shouldn't be able to hide it from someone who has been in the Xiantian realm for a long time.

 After making his judgment, Xuanjizi turned his attention to the old doctor.

At this sight, he was stunned again.

 Because he found that the old doctor's cultivation was also completely unpredictable to him.

If it were said that Lu Qing's body was full of fog, making it impossible for people to see through it.

At this time, the old doctor felt calm, just like an ordinary old man, unremarkable.

 But Xuanjizi knew that the old doctor could not be an ordinary old man.

Zhi Rui's nephew had clearly told him that this old doctor was not only a person with advanced cultivation in the Xiantian realm, but also possessed the light of merit and virtue, and was much more miraculous than ordinary Xiantian realm warriors.

"It seems that this person's cultivation has made great progress in the past two years. He is worthy of being a virtuous person with the light of merit." Xuanjizi marveled in his heart.

 As soon as they met, Lu Qing and the old doctor, master and disciple, gave him a lot of shock.

 No wonder that nephew Zhirui told him so solemnly that he must entertain these two people well.

Lu Qing could naturally feel that Xuanjizi was observing him and his master. However, he did not pay attention, but showed an open-minded look: "Senior Xuanjizi, my master and I came here this time because we have something we want to ask you, senior."

"I don't dare to ask for advice. I wonder what you two want to ask?" Xuanjizi said.

“We want to know what the situation is like today, and what the situation is like here in Zhongzhou.

To be honest with our seniors, we came across a lot of things from home this time.

There is even a sect that openly violates the holy order. As a supreme elder in the Xiantian realm, in order to practice evil methods, he openly sets up evil formations to refine the bones, flesh, blood, essence and blood of warriors as his own cultivation materials.

 However, such acts of anger and resentment did not usher in the questioning of the Holy Mountain.

 Master and I were quite confused about this, and asked our seniors for guidance. "

Lu Qing looked a little serious.

“What, there are people in the Xiantian realm outside who are sacrificing human beings and practicing evil methods?”

Xuanjizi was surprised when he heard this.

"Yes, the person who did this evil thing is none other than the Liuyun Sect in Yunzhou. Seniors, there are signs of turmoil in the outer states now. If the major sects in Shengshan and Zhongzhou don't show their actions, it won't be long before... I’m afraid it’s really going to be irreversible.”

 Xuanjizi fell into silence.

　　After a while, he let out a long sigh: "I didn't expect that the situation outside has reached such a situation. It's a pity that even the Holy Mountain is powerless to deal with the situation now."

Lu Qing and his master looked at each other and said, "Senior, I wonder why this is happening?"

"Both of you are blessed with extraordinary talents. You should have sensed the fluctuations of the nine Tao sounds that resounded throughout the world a while ago, right?"

“It was because of this that we, the master and the disciple, decided to go to Zhongzhou to find out.”

“With the nine sounds of the Dao, the Great Transformation of Heaven and Earth has officially begun, spiritual energy has revived, and evil spirits have reappeared. Do you two know what this means?” Xuan Jizi asked.

Lu Qing hesitated for a moment and said humbly: "I would like to hear the details."

“In recent years, haven’t there been rumors circulating around the world that the world is about to undergo a major change?

This is actually not a rumor, but a fact.

The sound of heaven and earth a while ago represents that the changes in heaven and earth have really begun, and the legendary spiritual energy has begun to revive.

The two of you rushed all the way to Zhongzhou. You should have sensed the changes in the world on the way, right? "

The old doctor nodded: "There is indeed a very strange energy between heaven and earth."

“That strange energy is the legendary spiritual energy. Rumor has it that as long as an innate warrior can refine the spiritual energy and turn it into his own use, he can make great progress and make further progress.

Let me ask you two, if this rumor is true, what will happen to those Xiantian realm warriors who have been stagnant in their own realm for many years? "

“On the journey of martial arts, one must be brave and enterprising. Warriors all pursue their own strength. If there is such an opportunity, I think those who are strong in the innate realm will be very happy.” Lu Qing said.

"That's right. Since we warriors have entered the path of cultivation, we will naturally try our best to strengthen ourselves.

 At the beginning, spiritual energy reappeared in the world, making many Xiantian realm warriors in Zhongzhou extremely happy.

 But after a while, everyone discovered that it was not easy to refine the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Only the most ancient and peculiar cultivation methods can do it, and there are not many of these ancient cultivation methods spread in the world.

Even in Zhongzhou, only a few sects have it.

 In this case, a problem arises.

 You two should be able to guess why? "

Lu Qing thought for a moment and said: "We are not worried about the scarcity but the inequality. The opportunity for breakthrough is right in front of us, but due to the cultivation method, we are unable to get in. Those sects with ancient cultivation methods are afraid that they will become the target of public criticism."

“Yes, I am not worried about scarcity but inequality. Lu Xiaolangjun is really a great talent. In just a few words, he gets to the root of the problem.”

Xuanjizi's eyes lit up when he heard Lu Qing's words and he couldn't help but praise.

 “Senior received the award, what happened next?”

Lu Qing felt ashamed and asked.

“As Xiaolangjun said, those innate realm experts whose realm has been stagnant for a long time will naturally not give up since they see an opportunity for breakthrough.

So just when the spiritual energy was just recovering, some sects in Zhongzhou began to attack other sects and **** the ancient practice method.

Even for this reason, the supreme elders and innately powerful men of the two sects all went out together to kill each other until the blood flowed into rivers and the lives were reduced to ashes. "

“It’s so cruel?”

Lu Qing and the old doctor were suddenly shocked. They never expected that such a powerful conflict would break out in Zhongzhou.

“Originally, if it was just to **** the method of cultivation, the two sects wouldn’t have fought so hard.

Even if they are dead, these two major sects are still feuding, and they have accumulated enmity for hundreds of years.

 In the past, under the suppression and mediation of the Holy Mountain, although there were frictions between the two sects, they were still under control.

 The Xiantian realm experts on both sides rarely took action, so the casualties in both cases were not large.

 But this time the world changed and the spiritual energy revived, it made both sects unable to sit still.

Hence the fighting, both sides got angry, which led to tragedy. "

 “That’s it.” Lu Qing understood.

Since the two major sects are feuding, this battle is really unavoidable.

 After all, the spiritual energy has revived, and the sect with ancient cultivation methods can be regarded as taking the initiative.

 Once an elder in the sect breaks through the bottleneck and enters a new realm.

At that time, even the Holy Mountain may not be able to suppress it.

 The other sect naturally refused to sit still and wait for death, so they had to make a decisive decision and take action boldly.

“Senior Xuanjizi, if you say this, isn’t it true that Zhongzhou is already in chaos?”

Lu Qing couldn't imagine what kind of chaos Zhongzhou would be like now if all the powerful sects in Zhongzhou fell into chaos.

 “The situation is not that bad yet.” Xuanjizi said.

“After the two major sects fought, the Holy Mountain immediately came forward and issued an edict that the major sects were no longer allowed to kill each other.

For this reason, the three holy masters all went out of the mountains and went directly to various major sects. They visited all the major sects and then brought the situation under control. "

 Holy Lord?

Lu Qing chewed on this title and knew that the three holy masters must be very powerful and peerless experts.

 Otherwise, how could the major sects that were about to move be suppressed so easily.

But Lu Qing didn’t feel that Holy Mountain could really completely control the situation just by relying on this.

“But senior, this kind of forced suppression is only a temporary solution, not the root cause. I’m afraid those sects that don’t have ancient cultivation methods won’t give up so easily, right?”

 After the spiritual energy is revived, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth will become more and more intense.

 The longer the delay, the more beneficial it will be for the sects with ancient practice methods.

Lu Qing didn’t believe that other sects would be willing to do this.

“Xiao Langjun guessed right, those sects are indeed not so easy to give in to.

 So in order to reassure these sects, Holy Mountain made a very important decision. "

 (End of this chapter)