Journey to the head

The third match was between two relatively ordinary Jindan teams.

Of course, those who made it to the top eight are not mediocre. They have excellent performances in controlling weapons, magic, supernatural powers, talismans, etc.

However, compared with the Four Sects of Cangzhou, the Forbidden Sect and the Chongming Alliance, it is inevitable that it seems a little ordinary, so the attention paid to this game is obviously not high.

Basically all the audience believed that the winner of these two teams could only stay in the top four for a while and would soon be kicked out of the top four in the comeback match.

In the end, the game ended uneventfully, with less than half of the seats occupied by spectators.

Lin Le and Li Da did not come to watch the game, not because they were disdainful, but because they had more important work to do.

Monitor the dynamics of religious bans.

Ever since the meeting that day, Lu Qian had been full of doubts about the purpose of the ban on religion, and had a vague and terrible guess.

So under his orders, these days, in addition to secretly investigating the whereabouts of Tan Yunxing, the Intelligence Department has also spent more and more effort on observing and monitoring the developments of the ban on religion.

Because the banned religion began to recruit followers.

Lu Qian was stunned by this information. He didn't expect that this would work.
The intelligence said that the Forbidden Religion had set up a registration point in Plum Blossom Square. Anyone who was willing to give up the original lineage of Dharma, forget his or her predecessors, convert to the throne of the Ming King, and uphold the teachings of the Forbidden Religion could become a disciple of the Forbidden Religion.

In this way, one can practice the mysterious, profound, powerful, mysterious and unpredictable forbidden spells!

After the registration started, there was a huge craze in Meihuafang!
It was observed that hundreds of casual cultivators went to the registration point for consultation every day, and for a time the entire street was blocked. Many cultivators who passed the forbidden teaching test did not hesitate at all and began to shout the title of Ming Wang on the spot, and directly became forbidden teaching members.

The monks who failed to pass the test were depressed and extremely lost, and it was common to see them begging for mercy and shedding tears.

The Intelligence Department even discovered that some outer disciples of the sect, and even unsatisfactory inner disciples, were taking off their sect uniforms, hiding their sect identities, and joining the registration and assessment.

Only then did Lu Qian realize that he had made the mistake of the sect's stereotyped thinking.

The banned religion is a "religion", not a "sect". The way to recruit followers is completely different from the way a sect recruits disciples.

In the past, the Forbidden Sect was hostile to the surrounding sects because it recruited many disciples and attracted many disciples to defect to the sect. Today, it can be said to be even more unscrupulous. It directly placed the registration point in Plum Blossom Square and recruited new disciples from the tens of thousands of monks.

Since the battle for innate spiritual energy began, the "Three Nos" competitions have established the image of the Forbidden Cult as powerful and mysterious. The reputation it has built over the past two or three months has become the best signboard for recruiting followers.

The "spells" passed down by the forbidden sect and the powerful strength of the forbidden sect have great appeal to the vast number of independent cultivators with no foundation and to the sect's cultivators who are not doing well and are frustrated.

Whether it is to practice "spells" to gain the foundation of the great way, or to have a strong backing and never be bullied again, these are all strong reasons to become a follower of the forbidden religion.

In just a few days, nearly a thousand Qi-cultivating monks and six or seven foundation-building priests joined the forbidden sect!
Could it be that the ban on religion has changed its previous low-key style and sent out the "Three No's" to sweep the arena in order to attract followers?

However, their move to recruit followers this time was too reckless. They did not conceal it at all and directly recruited people in Meihuafang. Although it was allowed by Xuanwei Sect, I am afraid that even Xuanwei Sect did not expect that it would cause such a big commotion.

In the past few days, many sects have complained to the Xuanwei Sect about poaching, using crooked tactics, and unfair competition, and have also had several conflicts with the Forbidden Sect's responsible for recruiting new members.

If this continues, the reputation of the Forbidden Sect among the sects will become worse, and it will be unanimously hostile and rejected, which is obviously not conducive to long-term development. Logically, the "Unmoving" Zhenren of the Forbidden Sect is also a capable leader and should not make such a short-sighted move.

What is even more suspicious is that these new members who joined the Forbidden Cult were directly sent to the Vatican Headquarters by the Forbidden Cult on giant wind-controlling beasts. They no longer stayed in Plum Blossom House and were not even given the opportunity to watch the battle for innate spiritual energy.

It was as if he was in a hurry to strengthen himself in a short period of time and could not care about the future.
But no matter what, the forbidden sect is just a Jindan sect. They are adjacent to the Lingshou Sect to the north, and the Xuanwei Sect is not far to the northeast. What kind of secret could there be?
The intelligence was gathered here by Lu Qian, who for the time being could only instruct Lin Le and Li Da to sort it out carefully, assign more personnel to monitor and pay close attention to the developments.

Today's registration point was moved to a new location. Because the ban on religion was indeed too extreme, the Xuanwei Sect reprimanded them and ordered them to move the registration point to their own base and not to mess around on the street anymore.

As a result, the Forbidden Sect's headquarters is now surrounded by registered monks, and the Intelligence Department's disciples, external spies, and informants are scattered everywhere. Several of them have even lined up in the registration queue, trying to find out more secrets.

At this moment, a Yunshan disciple who was hiding in the crowd and disguised as a casual cultivator widened his eyes.

Just now, a figure floated in the shadow of the monk in front of him and flashed by.

The good training received by the Intelligence Department enabled him to remain calm even though he was greatly frightened. He did not scream out and immediately used his spiritual power to wipe his eyes.

There was nothing in the shadow.

If it were someone else, they might have suspected that he was just thinking too much and his eyes were blurry. But he was a key disciple of the Intelligence Department. He had performed many missions such as lurking, spying, and tracking. He had seen many storms and waves, and he had enough confidence in himself.

There is no mistake! Even if it is just a glimpse, I can recognize it clearly!
That figure was none other than the former second disciple of the sect leader, and now the wanted traitor of Yunshan, Tan Yunxing!
I have lost him in the vast sea of ​​people. His hiding method is extremely strange. Report immediately!
In the dark shadow space, Tan Yunxing cursed angrily: "You useless thing, you just showed your head!"

After a pause, he changed his tone to a timid one: "It was just a flash. There were so many people outside, how could anyone see clearly? Besides, if you hadn't been talking nonsense, how could I have lost my mind and couldn't maintain the secret spell?"

Tan Yunxing's eyes turned fierce. "Nonsense? I'm telling you the best way. Anyway, you ordered those three idiots to admit defeat and accidentally left the Yunshan Sect in the arena. You should take this opportunity to kill them all! Kill Lu Qian, kill Wu Yan, and kill the key disciples who were watching the game. Then, when you take over as the Sect Leader, there will naturally be fewer obstacles."

A look of horror suddenly appeared on his face again: "No, no! That's my master."

Tan Yunxing suddenly laughed sarcastically: "Master? How did he treat you? Who told me that I hated him to the core, but now I don't dare to do anything to him?"

His face changed expression every now and then, and although he was talking to himself, it seemed as if two people were having a conversation and a heated argument!
"Then you have to think clearly. If you don't kill Lu Qian, how can you take over Yunshan? Even if you kill Miaomiao this time and establish the capital in Cangzhou, you will let the forbidden sect make the decision. How can you talk about revitalizing Yunshan, establishing a great cause for generations, and passing on a good name for eternity?"

"But, my master... Lu Qian is actually a good leader. I don't want to take over in this way. I want him to admit how good and powerful I am, and pass the throne to me naturally-" "You're talking nonsense! You know this is impossible! Now you have been called a traitor, and the Yunshan Sect is secretly hunting you down just because you killed a few useless disciples!"

"It's okay. As long as our plan succeeds, we will shock the world and become the leader of Cangzhou. Master will naturally look at me with new eyes. Then, what will be left to be uncovered?"

"Forget it, just wait and see." The fierce voice seemed a little tired, "Let's stop talking nonsense now, let's go check the progress of the 'Three No's' first. The movement is getting bigger and bigger, which will definitely attract suspicion and attention. The faster we go, the better."

Tan Yunxing hesitated for a moment: "Can it really work? I mean, everyone knows that Xuanwei Sect and Taiyi Paradise have established some kind of connection. By then-"

"Taiyi Paradise is just a pawn of those four incompetents. We have the token of the Heavenly Monarch of the Curse Kingdom in our hands, so they will not dare to move rashly. Wait for Taiyi Paradise to ask those four people for instructions through the Luotian Forbidden Immortal Tent, and they will report back after the discussion. Hundreds of years have passed! What is there to be afraid of!"

Tan Yunxing stopped talking, chanting the secret mantra as he moved through the shadows, and smoothly passed into the spell barrier that enveloped the "Three No's" courtyard.

His figure slowly emerged from the darkness, and the "Three No's" Master, who had been waiting here to welcome him, bowed down to him.

"Your subordinate greets the Holy Envoy!"

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"Lu Qian hasn't come out yet, are we really going to charge in?"

Master Lieyu had a solemn expression on his face. The Peng bird on his shoulder, which had shrunk to a size of three feet, began to sing in a low voice.

"Don't be impatient, wait a little longer." Chiyu Zhenren said. His eyes swept through the buildings around the forbidden courtyard. There, Zhenren Cangfeng, Zhenren Haoran, Wu Yan, and Yu Jiao were all hiding in them, just waiting for the order.

Lieyu Zhenren didn't say anything else. He was originally assigned by the Spiritual Beast Sect to come to assist. Originally, it was Taoist Xichan who came, but he had not recovered from his injuries, and Zhenren Zhuofu was also recuperating, so the Spiritual Beast Sect simply sent him here and specifically told him to follow orders.

What's more, he could feel the surging and powerful spiritual pressure from the shirtless, bronze-skinned Akabane Zhenren in front of him. The Peng bird he had raised since childhood was even a little afraid of it. This was an extremely unusual situation.

This Akabane Zhenren is very strong.

The strong are naturally respected, and Master Lieyu has no objection to being commanded by him.

In the courtyard, Ban Jiao "Three No's" and Lu Qian sat opposite each other, and heard Lu Qian's angry voice with a bad tone.

"I originally had no right to interfere with your sect recruiting members on the street, but a rebel from my sect took the opportunity to sneak in, and your sect accepted him into the sect without any identification, which was really wrong. Now I come to your door to ask for his return, and I ask your sect to return him!"

The Immortal Bu Ting flew into a rage: "Tian Yuanzi, you are so arrogant! You didn't discipline your disciples well, so what does it have to do with me if they run away? To tell you the truth, for thousands of years, once you enter the gate of my forbidden religion and worship the Ming Wang as your lord, there is no such thing as sending you back!"

Impersonator Bu Shi looked cold, and after slightly pressing Impersonator Bu Ting, he turned to Lu Qian and said, "My junior brother has a bad temper, but his reasoning is correct. There are too many cultivators who want to join our sect, how can we find a master one by one? Those disciples in the sect abandoned their ancestral bloodline and pretended to be casual cultivators to join the sect. It was all voluntary, but it is not the responsibility of our sect."

"If all the sects come to ask for it, how can our sect deal with it? Since he doesn't want to be in your sect, let him be."

Lu Qian said angrily, "He betrayed the sect, so he must be punished according to the sect rules. How can we let him go so easily? Your sect harbors filth and refuses to listen to good words. Are you determined to be an enemy of our sect?"

With a bang, the table in front of Bu Ting Zhenren broke into pieces. He widened his eyes, and his sallow face turned red. "Tian Yuanzi, I'm being polite to you, but you don't know your own weight?! Do you really think we gave in because we were afraid of you? Sure enough, we shouldn't have--"

With a snap, his wrist was grabbed by Master Buyu.

"Junior brother!" Master Bu Shi also shouted.

"No matter what, you have to hand the person over to me." Lu Qian was very blunt, which irritated the nerves of the Unlistenable Zhenren. He shook his head, and the blue talismans on his ears fell off!
Come on, do it! I want you to do it!

Five-colored light appeared in Lu Qian's eyes.

But just as Master Bu Ting was about to explode, Master Buyu had already stood in front of him, swung his hands behind his back to signal Master Bu Ting to calm down, and faced Lu Qian. Lines of text appeared in the air, emitting strange vibrations.

"Tian Yuanzi, tomorrow is the match between my sect and the Sikong family, and we don't want to cause any more trouble."

"We will never respond to other sects, but we will give you a favor this time, Tianyuanzi and Chongming Alliance. What's the name of that disciple? I will arrange for an investigation and return him to you for disposal."

Master Bu Shi was also furious, but he still held Master Bu Ting. Although he was facing Lu Qian, he said to Master Bu Ting word by word: "Junior brother, don't miss the important event of the competition."

Lu Qian looked at them deeply, took out a bright pearl, and with a push of his spiritual power, a figure radiated from the pearl.

"Tan Yunxing."

At this moment, even if Master "Three No's" tried his best to restrain himself, his subtle expression and body trembling could not escape Lu Qian's eyes.

Something is wrong? This is no longer the reaction of an ordinary member of the forbidden religion.

Lu Qian was surprised instead. It seemed that Tan Yunxing's position was higher than he had imagined?
The previous guess might be true. Tan Yunxing had already joined the forbidden sect and achieved a good status. He learned all his evil arts from the forbidden sect, and it was the forbidden sect that assisted him in exterminating the family of the Prince of Quyang County in Qingzhou.

This move now alarmed the snake, as if it had scared out a giant python.

The next moment, the green talismans on the eyes of the Master Who Does Not See and the red talismans on the mouth of the Master Who Does Not Speak fell down one after another!
Lu Qian's pupils slightly dilated, and the golden branches in his sleeves glowed brightly! (End of this chapter)