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Chapter 3811 Meeting at Mount Shengwu

The plane carrying the Monks Alliance team landed at Shishi Airport at 10:00 AM. The group first went to the hotel they had booked to check in, had lunch, and then set off for Shengwu Mountain.

The Shengwu Mountain Sect is the local power in Ebei. When the Cultivator Alliance came to Shishi to investigate the Huang family's ancestral graves, they naturally had to pay a visit to the local mountain lord.

Moreover, a member of the Huang family was once a disciple of Shengwu Mountain. Even if he was expelled from the sect, that relationship could not be changed. Now that the Huang family has been wiped out, the master of Shengwu Mountain cannot stand aside.

The cultivators' alliance's delegation went to Holy Martial Mountain for two reasons: firstly, to pay a basic courtesy visit, and secondly, to hear Holy Martial Mountain's suggestions.

The monks, like tourists, bought tickets to enter the scenic area, then strolled along the way, enjoying the scenery of Mount Shengwu, until they finally reached the Golden Summit Palace of Mount Shengwu at sunset.

Before the guests arrived at the foot of the mountain, the Xuan family head had informed the Lord of Shengwu Mountain in advance, and the disciples of the Shengwu Mountain Sect were waiting for the guests at the Golden Summit Palace.

When the guests arrived from afar, the disciples of Shengwu Mountain led them into a side hall to serve tea.

As dusk fell, all the tourists left the mountaintop, and the disciples of Shengwu Mountain led the guests to the main hall for a vegetarian meal.

The guests sat down, and the young Taoist boys served them tea.

Soon, Sect Leader Li, along with Master Dongfang, the treasure of Shengwu Mountain, and several Supreme Elders, entered the hall to greet the guests.

After the host and guests exchanged greetings, Headmaster Li and Daoist Dongfang took their seats in the main seats, while the other elders lined up on either side of them.

The young Taoist boys served tea.

Master Li personally invited the guests to enjoy tea.

After drinking the tea, the Xuan family head stated his purpose directly: "The Alliance Investigation Team has come south this time to investigate the sudden change in the ancestral grave of the former Huang family disciple of Shengwu Mountain. Shengwu Mountain is the local mountain lord and is familiar with local customs. We hope that fellow Daoists can lend a helping hand to the investigation team."

The elders of Shengwu Mountain felt bitter. Huang Zhichang had once been a disciple of Shengwu Mountain, so whenever the Huang family was in trouble, they could not avoid being implicated.

The same thing is true now. The incident at the Huang family ancestral graves originally had nothing to do with them, but because it happened within the Huang family, it eventually dragged Shengwu Mountain into it.

If the Huang family has any problems and Shengwu Mountain gets involved in everything, others will just think that although they have officially expelled a disciple from the sect, they are actually just putting on a show and fooling people.

If something happens to the Huang family and Shengwu Mountain turns a blind eye, others will say that Shengwu Mountain is narrow-minded and cold-hearted.

Therefore, whether or not Mount Shengwu is managed, it will be difficult.

Whether you intervene or not, the end result is the same—you're caught in the middle.

The most awkward situation right now is for Shengwu Mountain.

The cultivator alliance's investigation team came to Shishi to investigate the changes at the Huang family's ancestral graves. They made a special trip to Shengwu Mountain, which, although a gesture of respect from the martial arts world, also put Shengwu Mountain in a precarious position.

The elders of Shengwu Mountain felt bitter inside, but they could only keep it to themselves.

The leader of the Cultivator Alliance personally invited Holy Martial Mountain to lend a hand. Holy Martial Mountain could not refuse, nor could it refuse. Li Ziwang clasped his hands in greeting: "Thank you for your kind words, seniors. If there is anything we or our disciples need to do, we will do our best."

He paused, then said frankly, "When I learned of the incident at the Huang family ancestral graves, I arranged for my disciples to investigate. Whether it was based on the information provided by Fellow Daoist Wu or by my own disciples investigating the site, the only result was that there were no traces of human intervention."

The disciples of this mountain are of limited talent and cannot find any useful clues. The cultivation world is full of talented individuals and extraordinary people; surely some seniors will step in and find the reason soon. We juniors look forward to the seniors solving this mystery for everyone as soon as possible.

The gazes of the Jiang family head and others lingered on Daoist Dongfang for a moment before calmly shifting away. This time, Elder Dongfang of Shengwu Mountain had finally chosen the right person. The new sect leader was growing up quickly and was already capable of handling things independently.

This leader is quite a character; he immediately adopted a humble attitude, placing himself in a position of assisting in the process and letting the investigation team take the lead.

At the same time, he flattered everyone, praising them without being annoying.

The ancients said, "A scholar should be viewed with new eyes after three days of separation," which is truly true.

The clan leaders looked at the young sect leader of Holy Martial Mountain and smiled.

"Master Li is intelligent and quick-witted. With the strong support of our host, Guishan, we should be able to gain something."

"I imagine the disciple that Headmaster Li sent to investigate must have obtained firsthand information. I look forward to studying it together later."

"Master Dongfang is highly respected and the most powerful senior. The power to turn the Huang family ancestral graves to ashes is beyond our reach. Perhaps Master Dongfang can uncover the secret. We hope you will not hesitate to give us a hint."

The Xuan family head and others drank tea with smiles and invited Taoist Master Dongfang to join the discussion.

Dongfang Shen felt embarrassed, but his face remained impassive: "You flatter me, everyone. I am foolish and cannot fathom such supernatural powers. Perhaps only the great masters of the Penglai, Kunlun, and Lotus Sects in this world can glimpse a little of it."

The Zhou family head and the others all knew that although Master Dongfang wanted to provoke them into asking the sect leaders of the reclusive immortal sects Penglai, Kunlun, and Lotus Sect to come forward and investigate, unfortunately, they were not so foolish as to fall for it.

The Xuan family head smiled broadly: "Master Dongfang is a senior who has a deep friendship with the sect leaders of the hidden immortal sects. We juniors can only envy him. We are extremely grateful to Master Dongfang for being so kind as to step forward and invite the sect leaders of the three hidden immortal sects."

Dongfang Shen was speechless. When did he say he was going to invite people from the hidden immortal sects?
Seeing that the Xuan family head was passing the great responsibility to Uncle Dongfang, Long Yan and Liu Changhe had no choice but to bite the bullet and come out to greet the guests, changing the subject.

The head of the Xuan family didn't dwell on the matter and instead drank tea with everyone.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, a disciple from Shengwu Mountain came to report that the vegetarian meal had been prepared.

Master Li invited the guests to dine in the side hall.

The number of members in the Cultivator Alliance team was neither too many nor too few, totaling over seventy.

Because of the large number of guests, it was impossible for each person to have a private table. Instead, eight people shared a table in the side hall. The food served was also genuine vegetarian cuisine, very simple: three vegetarian dishes and a soup, with rice as the staple food.

The cultivators do not care much for food and drink; most of them are accustomed to simple meals. The meals served at Holy Martial Mountain are also very formal and in accordance with the standards of the martial arts world.

The cultivators' alliance investigation team had a vegetarian meal and tea, formally discussed tomorrow's itinerary with Sect Leader Li, and then took their leave to descend the mountain.

Master Li did not keep the guests, but Liu Changhe, to share the burden of his grand-disciple, personally saw the guests off and escorted them out of the mountain gate.

The monks returned to the hotel by car and rested.

The next day, the monks got up early, ate breakfast, and set off for the cemetery.

They rented a car in advance, so they didn't have to worry about finding their way.

The group of cultivators arrived at the foot of the burial mountain and joined up with Sect Leader Li and his disciples from Holy Martial Mountain, who had arrived earlier, before continuing their ascent.

The car that was picking people up was waiting at the foot of the mountain.

A group of monks went up the mountain and searched the nearby Huang family ancestral graves along the way.

Because the heavy rain during the Qingming Festival washed away all the ash, leaving only miscellaneous items in each gravesite, the Huang family has given up on rebuilding or tidying up their ancestral graves after inspecting them once.

The Huang family abandoned their own graves, so outsiders naturally wouldn't help them repair them. The graveyards of the Huang family's various graves still look messy after being washed by rain.

There hasn't been any heavy rain in the last few days, so the pits in the cemetery that used to be filled with water are no longer waterlogged, but have become shallow pits filled with silt or debris.

In some cemeteries, the graves have been filled with mud, obscuring the original pits.

At each of the Huang family cemeteries, the monks carefully observed the exposed earthen walls after the bricks were removed, and found that the mud walls were very natural, without any external pressure or damage.

Moreover, many of the original walls built in the pits still bear the marks left by the bricks pressing against the wall surface or embedding into the mud surface after the bricks turned to ash.

The bricks used to build the cemetery wall turned to ash, yet the marks remain, demonstrating the exquisite nature of the force that caused the bricks and grave mounds to turn to ash.

The monks went up the road and examined no fewer than thirty graves, and the result was the same for all of them.

The group walked and stopped intermittently, until they finally reached the location of the oldest ancestral grave of the Huang family.

The Huang family ancestral graves have been completely destroyed. However, the fact that only a flat piece of ground remains after the grave mounds have been removed is enough to show how magnificent the graves once were.

Some of the Huang family's ancestral graves are little known, but the graves of the recognized progenitor are not unknown; a search on the Shishi local website will reveal them.

Finding old pictures of the Huang family ancestral graves and comparing them to the current state where not even a trace of broken steles or monuments remains, only an empty open space, is like comparing heaven and earth.

The earthen walls surrounding the ancestral grave of the Huang family were once tamped down by hand, and even after being washed by rain, the walls remain flat and sturdy.

Similarly, some areas still retain the marks left by bricklaying or pressing during the bricklaying process.

In several areas, there are small pits left by digging away the soil with a mirror or a small hoe; these are traces left by officials taking samples for testing.

Xuan San Shao followed beside the head of the household, examining the earthen wall and the pit left by the buried tombstone, without uttering a word.

The groups of cultivators searched the cemetery in small groups, but they could not find any trace of violent damage to the graves, nor any clues to prove that it was done by humans.

After discussing it, the group changed their map and went to the grave where the process of cremation had been filmed.

The grave wasn't hard to find, because the video provided by Wu Shao showed the route and the exact location of the grave.

The group of cultivators went to investigate and found that the surrounding scenery of a certain grave was exactly the same as that in the video posted by Wu Shao. The only difference was that the rain during the Qingming Festival had knocked the colorful paper money trees that were stuck on the surrounding graves to the ground, leaving the money trees bare.

And the result was obvious: nothing was gained.

The monks continued their ascent, venturing into more distant areas and examining several cemeteries, arriving at largely the same conclusions.

Having explored enough graves, the team packed up and headed down the mountain.

After visiting the cemetery and conducting an on-site investigation, the monks stayed another night in Shishi and returned to Beijing the following day.

The Holy Martial Mountain Sect also sent disciples to the capital to sit in on the research meetings of the cultivator investigation team.

The head of the Ren family was also in the cultivator team, but when he arrived at Shishi, he did not go to see his own children. He only informed the family members who were escorting Chao Shao.

Although Wu Shao's sect did not participate, she still received the news.

Yan Shao knew that the cultivators' team had come to Shishi, but the cultivator investigation team didn't come looking for him, and he didn't go to join in the fun.

The handsome young man from the Chao family learned from Ren Shaowu that a team of cultivators had come to Shishi to investigate the changes at the Huang family's ancestral graves, but he pretended not to know about it.

He has nothing to worry about.

The incident of the Huang family ancestral graves being destroyed is too bizarre. Apart from the perpetrator himself, probably no one has found the reason. It is definitely an unsolved mystery.

Regardless of any doubts or who investigates, there is no reason to pin the blame on Xiao Lele.

Therefore, the handsome young man remained calm and unperturbed.