Journey to the head

The courtyard is deep and overgrown with weeds.

As the dim sun set, Zhang Lemei woke up from under the porch pillars.

Her dull eyes slowly focused, and she saw the barren garden with weeds half a person tall. Beside her, a cradle with mottled paint was rocking slightly, and a white porcelain doll painted with red lacquer lay quietly inside it.

At this moment she was panicked and stood up suddenly.

what happened?
She looked down at her palms in disbelief, then picked up a handful of weeds and rubbed them, then stared at the yard with horror on her face.

Here, here, I clearly burned this!

Could it be that I was dreaming before?

"no no--"

If all that was just a dream, then my Yunxing, my Yunxing has never come back!
She suddenly screamed and ran wildly, passing through the courtyards, turning around the sloping corridors, and slammed open the door of the mansion.

Outside the door, the Yunshan disciple on duty was surprised, then reacted and bowed to her.

"Uncle Zhang, do you want to go out and relax today?"

Zhang Lemei glared at him, pulled him over and held his neck. The disciple was startled and the disciples around him could not help but control their magic weapons and shouted to stop him.

"Uncle Zhang, stop it now!"

But when Zhang Lemei touched the strong pulse and felt the temperature of the human body, she suddenly collapsed.

She shouted, "It's not like that, it's not like that, you're all dead! All dead!"

But the disciples only rescued the frightened fellow disciple, and then looked at her with pity, which made her even more distressed, so she turned around and went back to the house, and ran to the cradle in one breath.

Staring at the ridiculous porcelain doll, she was now certain that everything before was just a dream, an extremely real dream.

In her dream, she saw her missing son and was so shocked that she regained her sanity. Now she was no longer half-crazy and naturally would no longer regard the porcelain doll as her own child.

Yun Xing didn't come back, everything was just a dream...

She suddenly grabbed the porcelain doll and threw it heavily to the ground. Amid the crisp sound of the doll breaking, Zhang Lemei knelt down and cried bitterly.

"Yun Xing, my son, where are you?"

"Why can I only see you in my dreams..."

The whole world suddenly began to shake!

Zhang Lemei was in a trance and almost fell to the ground, but was lifted up by a spiritual power.

When I looked up, I saw a familiar, hateful face.

The head of Yunshan, Lu Qian!
At this moment, Lu Qian's face was full of gloom, and the spiritual power in his body was surging. The oppressive spiritual pressure made it difficult for Zhang Lemei to breathe.

"Senior Sister Zhang. Tan Yunxing is back, right?"

Lu Qian's words became slower and slower, but his voice became higher and higher.

"This traitor has completely fallen and is so mad that he has slaughtered his fellow disciples, right?!"

Zhang Lemei stared at him blankly, and suddenly screamed: "Yunxing! Fire! My Yunxing is still in the fire, save him!"

She suddenly jumped up and ran towards the door, but was fixed in place by a spiritual force and could not move at all.

Zhang Lemei kept waving her arms and crying loudly: "Yunxing! My Yunxing is still in the cradle and is on fire. Let me go and save him!"

Lu Qian's anger continued to rise, and he suddenly shouted, "Enough!"

There was a loud bang, and all the furnishings in the room shattered. A dark flash of lightning flashed, and Zhang Lemei was pinned to the ground, paralyzed and unable to move.

"How long are you going to act crazy and stupid?"

"Tan Yunxing is back. He killed his fellow disciples. He is already a traitor! You still want to cover it up. Why don't you tell the truth?"

In fact, Lu Qian never thought that it would be so easy to find out the truth just by using dream weaving.

Dream weaving is a process of weaving the consciousness of both the caster and the target into a dream. All illusions in the dream are read from the target's subconscious mind and deduced according to the target's memory and actions, so there is almost no flaw when facing the same level or below.

But in the end, it is just guiding the target to have a dream. The caster can watch the whole process and can transform into an illusion to enter it, but it is impossible to directly read the target's memory.

To put it another way, the fantasy dream woven by dreams can deduce the future in the target's mind, but cannot directly peek into the target's past.

In fact, the human soul is very complex and fragile. The so-called soul-searching secret technique currently only exists in some anecdotes, which is equivalent to the legend of the martial arts world. At least Lu Qian has never seen it.

To achieve the effect of peeking into the past, one can only rely on "scenes" and "plots" for lure and reasoning.

Originally, he had set up other scenes and interactions in the following dream in order to deduce the murderer, but he did not expect Zhang Lemei to break down and cry, and shout it out herself.

Now the truth is revealed, Tan Yunxing is back!

Hearing Lu Qian's shout, Zhang Lemei suddenly stopped shouting and just stared at Lu Qian with a creepy look.

"Okay, Lu Qian. What did you do to me just now? I am your senior sister and Lao Tan's first wife. You are committing treason!"

Lu Qian pressed her with a few more questions, but Zhang Lemei remained unmoved and instead continued to curse.

Knowledge is hidden like lightning, and memories of the past keep coming back to my mind.

That timid and overly weak Tan Yunxing, that Tan Yunxing who was good at disguising himself and hiding his thoughts, that Tan Yunxing who was eager for quick success and selfish, and that Tan Yunxing who killed Senior Brother Yang and fled for fear of punishment!
He was the descendant of Senior Brother Tan, whom he had once placed high hopes on and became his own direct disciple!

In the sea of ​​consciousness, there were raging waves and the angry mood began to twist in an unknown direction. The Qinghun Jingpo Bell that had been hanging in the air suddenly began to ring, and the clear bell sound continued to echo in the sea of ​​consciousness.

The inner demon has been born!

Just as Lu Qian became alert and tried to calm down, his mind suddenly flickered and an illusory sound appeared. It was Wang Yu's voice!
"It is the fault of the father if the son is not well educated. Tan Yunxing has no father and has been taught by you since he was a child. Now he has become like this. You have committed a great sin!"

"You are the one who has no way to teach and educate people. This is your fault!"

At this moment, the ringing of the Soul Purifying Bell lost its effect. Lu Qian's eyes were bloodshot, and his spiritual pressure surged. Zhang Lemei fainted all of a sudden.

"Yes, it's my fault..." Lu Qian's face was distorted, "So, I have to clean up the mess now..."

"Junior Brother!" Suddenly, a familiar voice came to my ears, and my palm was tightly grasped by a gentle force.

The warm body hugged me tightly, and the soft fragrance permeated my nose.

"Junior brother, calm down!"

It’s Senior Sister Qingfeng!
"Master, don't be blinded by your inner demons!"

It’s Senior Brother Wang Yu!
Fortunately, there was no formation set up in this room, and Jiang Qingfeng and Wang Yu were nearby, and they rushed over immediately after hearing the noise. Lu Qian's body shook, and his eyes refocused.

He nodded hastily to Jiang Qingfeng, broke free from her arms, and quickly sat down cross-legged. As the Soul-Clearing and Spirit-Purifying Bell continued to ring, he fully exerted the power of consciousness and storage, and while constantly concentrating his energy, he also practiced the "Clear Mirror Without Dust" to cleanse his mind and relax his self.

Half an hour later, Lu Qian stood up with the help of Jiang Qingfeng. His face was pale and he looked exhausted.

"Junior brother..." Jiang Qingfeng called out worriedly, but Lu Qian just waved his hand.

He took a breath and said slowly: "It was Tan Yunxing who did it. This rebel is back."

Jiang Qingfeng was shocked. Wang Yu said in a deep voice, "So that's how it is. He has completely fallen. But judging from his spiritual root aptitude, he can't go beyond the middle stage of foundation building anyway."

"With a foundation-building level, how did you escape from the formation?"

It can now be basically determined that Tan Yunxing has left Lingsha City. It is not like the previous judgment that the murderer is a person in the city. He is an outsider, and he must first enter the formation before entering Zhang Lemei's mansion. Since entering the formation did not trigger the formation, there is naturally no problem in leaving the formation.

Lu Qian and the other four Jindan searched inch by inch but found nothing, which showed that he had escaped from Lingsha City without anyone noticing.

Lu Qian smiled bitterly: "Maybe he got some chance of adventure, how ironic."

"If he can truly repent of his previous sins, I can still give him a chance to come back. But now, he can even kill his fellow disciples. He is really crazy and cannot be saved."

The few of them were silent for a moment, and Lu Qian said, "Let's save Senior Sister Zhang first. She has actually regained consciousness. Let's see if she has anything else to say."

Zhang Lemei was knocked unconscious, but soon woke up.

Facing the inquiries from Lu Qian and others, she finally spoke.

"I killed them because they abused me, and I harbored hatred for them, so I planned to kill them."

"Yun Xing just happened to come back, and when he saw me killing someone, he got scared and ran away."

"Whether you want to kill or chop me up, I will bear the consequences."

She became more and more excited as she spoke: "Let's not talk about the previous accusation that he killed Senior Brother Yang, which was all one-sided. He has already established his foundation and has extraordinary talent, so let him come back to serve."

"Even if you don't like him, he is still Old Tan's son and your disciple. He should be allowed to take the position of Elder Yunshan."

Lu Qian was furious when he heard this. His face was beating wildly and he was about to get angry again. Jiang Qingfeng tightened his hand and shouted, "Senior Sister Zhang! It's already come to this, are you still going to cover up for Tan Yunxing!"

"With your level of cultivation, how could you possibly defeat the elite disciples stationed here!"

"Let's talk about the previous incident. Do you mean that all one hundred disciples are lying and framing me?"

"Tan Yunxing has become extremely vicious now. From the moment he killed his fellow disciples, there is no turning back!"

"Spoiling a child is like killing him. You are the one who harmed him!"

Zhang Lemei stayed there.

Lu Qian took a deep breath, stood up and went out again. He was extremely disappointed.

"Senior Sister Zhang, you are responsible for Tan Yunxing's current condition, and I am also responsible."

"If you still want to preserve some of Brother Tan's honor and not let him suffer shame and humiliation in the afterlife, then stop protecting Tan Yunxing."

"You thought you were saving him, but you were actually pushing him into the abyss."

"If you are willing to help us arrest him as soon as possible and put an end to this shameful drama, please tell us what you know."

"If you don't want to... you can only be dealt with as a criminal harborer."

Lu Qian walked out, Jiang Qingfeng shook his head and sighed, then followed him.

Zhang Lemei reacted suddenly, rushed forward, and shouted, "No! Don't hit my son!"

But she was knocked to the ground by Wang Yu in an instant and could not move at all.

"Lu Qian! Lu Qian! You are such a heartless person!"

"Who helped you restore your sect, who saved Yunshan! Have you forgotten?!"

"You are such an ungrateful person, now you even don't let go of Lao Tan's child! You have lost all conscience——"

The door closed, Jiang Qingfeng waved the silent sound talisman, and suddenly nothing could be heard.

Lu Qian remained silent for a long time and closed his eyes.

Brother Tan, if you were still here, could you understand me?

"Send the order!"

"Starting today, secretly search for the Yunshan traitor Tan Yunxing!"

"This person has already established his foundation. If disciples discover his whereabouts, they must not act rashly, but should immediately inform the sect for support!"

"During the roundup, if anyone resists, you are allowed to... kill them!"

Mianlong Mountain began to move.

……

On the tenth day of January, the first elimination match began.

The Xuanwei Faction fought against the Huaiyou Alliance.

Now, except for the top eight, the other sixteen eliminated teams and forty-eight Jindan Zhenren have all received the prizes distributed by Xuanwei.

A top-grade magic weapon embryo.

Now they have completely transformed into spectators, and have brought more detailed intelligence information and first-hand news about the top eight teams to all the audience.

After all, they were once opponents of the top eight teams, so they naturally know them more thoroughly.

There is only very little information about the "three no's" of religious prohibitions, but the audience has the highest expectations for them.

Lu Qian was amused and helpless as he saw more and more low-level cultivators begin to imitate the image of "Three No's" and cover their facial features with messy talismans.

It seems that the “three nos” are really popular.

In addition, Zhang Lemei never revealed anything about Tan Yunxing's specific situation.

The searches over the past few days have been fruitless. Even with the joint efforts of the Intelligence Department and a group of elite disciples, no trace of Tan Yunxing has been found.

After all, leaving Lingsha City would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

And if Tan Yunxing escapes from the state, where can we find him?
Plus, he has the ability to pass through the golden elixir formation.

Perhaps only trapping is a reliable method. But as for bait... Senior Sister Zhang has done too many things wrong. She relied on her status to mess around with Senior Brother Tan Yuyin and acted tyrannically, but she must be punished according to the sect rules. She cannot be hurt to attract Tan Yunxing.

Besides, Tan Yunxing is used to escaping. Even if something really happened to Senior Sister Zhang, he would not come.

Lu Qian sneered, laughing at him and himself.

The game started, and Lu Qian regained his focus and stopped thinking about random things.

Then in just a cup of tea, the game was over.

The Xuanwei School won without any surprise.

The Huaiyou Alliance can only wait for the opportunity for a counterattack match.

The audience left one after another. The attendance rate was not high this time. Even though the first game was held today, it was only half full.

Firstly, the huge gap in strength made the match a foregone conclusion, which made it less attractive. Secondly, the Xuanwei School was too ruthless in squeezing the audience’s wallets, and even today the audience has to carefully calculate their ticket prices.

But the next day—

There were huge crowds of people and the cheers were deafening!
The battle between the Spirit Beast Sect and the Chongming Alliance is about to begin!
One side is a long-established clan with amazing combat power, while the other side is a newly emerged clan that has made its mark.

The six golden elixirs of the Spirit Beast Sect, with their spiritual pressure rolling up into the sky! (End of this chapter)