"How could Nan Zhijin be here?!" Shen Qing was quite surprised. Logically speaking, Nan Zhijin and his companions should still be punished at the bottom of the Cliff of Self - Reflection. How could she meet him here?
Master Yuxu first turned around and told the twenty - five cultivators to take a rest. Then he pulled Shen Qing and Li Xian aside.
"Speaking of Nan Zhijin, he almost drove that old guy Honghua crazy." As Master Yuxu spoke, the image of Master Honghua blowing his beard and glaring in anger popped up in his mind. Although it was a bit comical, Master Yuxu couldn't laugh at all.
Since Immortal Huiyan brought Ducang to make a scene at the engagement banquet last time, many disciples from various sects had gone to the Main Shrine to participate in the guard selection. Many outstanding disciples had been recruited by the Main Shrine. Even though the sects had gently advised them, there were still some disciples who ran away impulsively. Once recognized by the people of the Main Shrine, a disciple would basically have nothing to do with their original sect.
"Originally, Nan Zhijin should still be punished at the bottom of the Cliff of Self - Reflection. But somehow, he managed to evade the disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall and the boundary, ran away secretly, and joined the Main Shrine." Master Yuxu sighed. Even in Qingyun Sword Sect, where Master Honghua was keeping a tight watch, there were still disciples running away. Not to mention those small sects. Some disciples from the Five - Element Dao Sect also wanted to join the Main Shrine, but luckily they were dissuaded by the elders.
Only then did Shen Qing notice that there was a totem on the chest of the clothes Nan Zhijin was wearing, which she had never seen before. His hair was tied up with a noble jade crown. When he looked at Shen Qing, there was an indescribable emotion in his eyes. Although she was a bit surprised, Shen Qing thought it was something Nan Zhijin could do. Once that guy made up his mind, it was very difficult to change it. As the saying goes, good advice can't persuade a doomed fool. Since he had chosen this path, he had to bear the consequences himself.
Master Yuxu sighed and then said, "Forget it. It's all the disciples' own choices. Even though I have the intention, I can't persuade every one of them."
"Right now, the Main Shrine is going to take big actions..." After Shen Qing and Li Xian went down the mountain, the Main Shrine quickly gathered a team. This team was composed of outstanding disciples selected from the guard selection. Relying on the power of the Main Shrine, they searched various sects in the name of eliminating the demons. Master Yuxu sighed, feeling rather powerless about the current situation. Most of the well - known great powers in the cultivation world had died. There were only a few well - known ones like Master Yuxu. And the eight ancient monsters in the Main Shrine had unfathomable cultivation. No one dared to resist them.
"Master, if this is the case, why don't you let me go back to the Five - Element Dao Sect..."
"Absolutely not!" Li Xian's words were interrupted by Master Yuxu before he could finish.
"The current situation is not difficult to solve. The sect has its own methods. The purpose of the Main Shrine is not clear yet. You must not disrupt your cultivation steps because of this matter."
"You and Shen Qing should continue to look for opportunities. Don't worry about the matters of the sect." Even though Master Yuxu said so, there was still deep worry in Li Xian's eyes.
Seeing the solemn expressions of the two children, Master Yuxu remembered that they had just experienced the Spiritual Spring Secret Realm. He wanted to distract them. So he patted Li Xian on the shoulder with a smile and said, "You haven't cooked delicious food for me for a long time. Before I lead the team in, cook a delicious meal for me first."
Li Xian understood that Master Yuxu was trying to distract them, but he still agreed. Although there were no seasonings left in his storage bag, there was still some spiritual beast meat with very good flavor. Simple roasting would also make it very delicious. So under Master Yuxu's expectant gaze, Li Xian started to build a fire and cook.
While Li Xian's attention was distracted, Master Yuxu approached Shen Qing and whispered, "My disciple hasn't caused you any trouble, has he?"
Shen Qing couldn't help smiling and quickly shook her head. "Li Xian... is very nice..." Although Shen Qing didn't say much, Master Yuxu could feel the deeper meaning of the words "very nice" from her expression. Finally, a sincere smile appeared on his face.
When the elders knew that something had happened in the Spiritual Spring Secret Realm, they were just in the sect meeting, so they could come here so quickly. But they didn't expect that the people of the Main Shrine seemed to know in advance. They had planted Nan Zhijin in their team first, and then required them not to make a big deal out of it. They could only lead a small team into the secret realm to deal with this matter. They said it was in the name of not wanting to cause greater panic in the cultivation world.
Master Yuxu had divined for a long time, but the divination was not clear. There was only a strong sense of uneasiness in his heart. But this uneasiness seemed to disappear instantly when he saw Shen Qing. There was always a kind of energy in this girl that could attract others involuntarily. At the beginning, he also divined and determined that Shen Qing was extraordinary, which led to all these subsequent plans.
Among the twenty - five people brought by Master Yuxu, there were disciples from Qingyun Sword Sect, the Five - Element Dao Sect, and a medical cultivator from Qingmu Sect. In short, basically each well - known sect had sent a disciple. Shen Qing felt familiar with the disciple sent by Qingyun Sword Sect, but she couldn't remember his name. That person was cold to Shen Qing, so Shen Qing didn't go up to talk to him.
After the rest, Master Yuxu was satisfied with his meal. Then he asked Li Xian and Shen Qing to tell the people in the team about the situation in the secret realm. Li Xian described in detail how the spiritual beasts in the secret realm had been brutally killed, which made everyone present look a bit bad. Nan Zhijin's eyes never left Shen Qing, which made Shen Qing feel very uncomfortable. Finally, Shen Qing couldn't stand it anymore and stared back at him. Only then did Nan Zhijin take back his gaze.
When he heard that someone had stuffed the spring eye with human skins, Nan Zhijin suddenly stood up.
"Fellow Daoist Li, the situations you described are recorded in the Main Shrine. Someone coveted the luck in the secret realm and used this method to slaughter the living beings in the secret realm, trying to transfer the luck in the secret realm."
"You said that before you went in, there was a group of female cultivators from Qingyin Valley who had just come out of it."
"Our Main Shrine reasonably suspects that this group of female cultivators from Qingyin Valley are the suspects who caused the change in the Spiritual Spring Secret Realm."
"After dealing with the corpses in the secret realm, I will report this matter to the Main Shrine and let the Main Shrine arrest those female cultivators for interrogation. Of course, you two also have to go to the Main Shrine with me as witnesses." Nan Zhijin said coldly, and his words made everyone present feel very uncomfortable.
Among the people on the scene, there was a female cultivator who was a disciple of Qingyin Valley and had followed He Xianyin into the secret realm. When she heard Nan Zhijin slandering her fellow disciples like this, she was so angry that her eyes were red. She stood up and retorted, "What evidence do you have to slander our Qingyin Valley out of thin air!"
Nan Zhijin gave her a disdainful look and sneered, "Are you getting anxious? Could it really be you who did it?"