Journey to the head

As the sun was setting, the giant whale that was hanging high in the sky, with its shadow covering the Biluo Peak and the surrounding mountains, vibrated its fins, and a melodious whale song once again echoed in the land of Cangzhou.

The Xiazhou boat carrying Lu Qian and Wei Zhaixing landed back to the top of the Biluo Peak. The two bowed to the giant whale that was a thousand miles long in the sky, and then the Xiazhou boat dissipated into the air. The giant whale flapped its fins, and a howling strong wind roared above the sky. Then it leaped up and sank into the space vortex, splashing large space ripples.

Lu Qian and Wei Zhexing smiled bitterly at each other, but they could only remain bent over.

Hiss, this Dragon Whip Wine is too overbearing...

The Yunshan disciples who had been waiting for Lu Qian's return on the top of the mountain had come closer to listen to his orders. Lu Qian quickly pulled up a cloud to cover his body, and the two were finally able to stand up straight.

"Master Lu, I'm leaving now." Wei Zhaixing spoke hastily, bowed quickly, turned around and disappeared like a beam of light.

He didn't drink as much as Lu Qian, but his cultivation was weaker and he couldn't bear it.

Lu Qian opened his mouth to ask him to stay another night, but he couldn't say it out loud.

This... is extremely urgent. How can I keep him here? Even if he stays, Biluo Peak won't be able to solve the problem for him.

Let Wei Zhaixing solve it himself. After all, it's just a medicine to boost his virility, and it's not a drug that will cause the body to explode and die if it's not solved. He can probably get through it if he endures it.

"Disciple welcomes the master, what do you want me to do?"

Lu Qian pulled the clouds with sparks and lightning and rushed towards his own master's courtyard.

"Please ask Senior Sister and Elder Gu to come to my courtyard as soon as possible. We have something important to discuss!"

"By the way, there's no need to inform the other elders of my return. Let them get busy first and we'll talk later."

After running a few steps, Lu Qian still got scared.

"You don't have to call Elder Gu, just invite Senior Sister."

If she gets angry and sets the yard on fire, where can I go to seek justice? Before we get married, I'd better not tease her.

A moment later, a fierce fight broke out in the courtyard shrouded by the magic circle.

"Junior brother. Hmm. Is this the important matter you mentioned? The ridiculous sun hasn't even set yet!"

"Sister, how can the combination of yin and yang not be a big deal? True Lord Heming said that this wine can not only boost virility, but it may also be able to produce a baby."

".Really? Then I'll believe you this time."

“Once may not be enough”

"Junior brother, this is really impossible. Please forgive me."

"Okay, then. I'll go find Nishang and try?"

".Don't! I can still hold on a little longer."

This time, the emergency consultation started in the evening and ended in the early morning of the next day.

Senior Sister was in charge of the Treasury Department, and when Lu Qian checked the accounts with her, he always had to be extra meticulous and check the key points. He couldn't do it without repeated calculations. There were more than a dozen halls, up and down, income and expenditure, which one had to be implemented to the end?
This took a full six or seven hours, and Lu Qian finally found out all the big and small, trivial matters. Satisfied, he closed the door of the courtyard and told his disciples not to disturb Elder Jiang who had worked hard all night.

Wonderful, this Dragon Whip Wine is really good stuff.

So when Lu Qian, who was leaving the courtyard leisurely, ran into the jade dragon running all over the mountain, his eyes unconsciously glanced at the jade dragon's lower body. The fat boy immediately felt a chill in his crotch, and his whole body was chilly. He was so scared that he clamped his legs together and ran away very fast.

"Huo Jin! Huo Jin! Come and save me!"

Refreshed, Lu Qian called the other elders together for a brief meeting. He talked about the invitation to a banquet from Lord Heming, naturally omitting the story about the golden branch. He focused on the riots and invasions of hundreds of underground tribes, which had occupied a total of eight states in the north and south ends of the Yuheng Continent, and the two-pronged approach of negotiations and sending troops to Taiyi Paradise. This shocked the elders and made them feel heavy-hearted.

"If an enemy comes, we will fight him. If a flood comes, we will block it with earth. Besides, Master Heming himself said that if the sky falls, there will always be someone taller to hold it up." Wu Yan wanted to boost morale. "Even though our Yunshan Sect is gaining fame and prestige, we are only a Nascent Soul Sect. How can such a big thing involve us?"

Lin Le shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Sister Yan, if there really is an all-out attack by the hundreds of underground tribes, then the entire Yuheng Continent will soon be plunged into a sea of ​​fire and chaos. The enemy is in the dark, and we are in the light. This underground world is extremely vast. God knows where the hundreds of tribes will attack the surface from?"

An Fang He frowned, "It's not good. Now the hundreds of tribes are attacking both ends of Yuheng Continent, but they can always attack from the center or let all the flowers bloom. There are threats everywhere, and we may be attacked everywhere. How can we defend against this?"

"Although Taiyi Le Tu is the overlord of Yuheng, he is in charge of the ninety-nine states with the power of one faction, and there will always be times when he is negligent. The hundreds of underground tribes can attack at any time and place, or use a feint attack to attract the main force of Taiyi Le Tu, and then break through from behind. The situation is very dangerous."

Wang Yu pondered for a moment and said, "There's no need to be overly nervous. I think the strength of the hundreds of underground races must be much weaker than our human race, otherwise they would have launched a full-scale surprise attack long ago. There's no need to be scheming."

"Now that my brother Yunshan and the headmaster have been favored by Taiyi Paradise, we can still seek reinforcements in time if there is any danger. We just need to stay vigilant and defend ourselves."

Su Yan interjected, "There's nothing unusual about Cangzhou. It's impossible that the luck of the whole province is so bad that it hasn't turned bad into good. After the ban on religion and the zombie riot, the invasion of hundreds of races will happen in Cangzhou? It's impossible."

After much discussion, although this matter is of great importance, it is still relatively far away. For Yunshan now, the strategy is nothing more than the eight words "always be vigilant and make preparations early".

"This time we are hosting a banquet for all factions in Cangzhou, and we must spread the news." Lu Qian finally said, "The more extraordinary the times, the more Cangzhou needs unity. Moreover, this is also a good opportunity to boost the prestige of Yunshan again."

Everyone nodded.

So preparations for the Yunshan Banquet were carried out in full swing, and messengers and letters began to be sent out in all directions.

Those invited this time included all the Jindan and above sects and independent cultivators in Cangzhou, as well as Yunshan Sect’s own partners and subordinate sects were also invited to the banquet.

For ordinary Jindan sects, Yunshan only needs to send envoys, but when it comes to Xuanwei Sect, Lingshou Sect and Qinglian Zhenzong, they must be treated seriously and the sect leader’s eldest disciple, Kongmeng Lingjun Wu Yan, will personally go to their door to invite them.

The time for the banquet is set for three days later.

Various preparations were underway, but Lu Qian acted as a hands-off manager. He said hello to the core members of the Yunshan Sect, then left the mountain gate and went to Chongming County first.

In a corner of Lingsha City, Chongming County, in front of a large house with extremely high walls and a large area, the Yunshan disciples on duty received the news in advance, welcomed Lu Qian's arrival, and opened the gate for him.

Inside the mansion, there were courtyards and houses connected to each other, winding corridors and slanting stone paths. It was a pity that this once magnificent and noble place was now completely abandoned, with its colors faded and its red paint mottled. Only the central hall was maintained and cleaned, and it was still tidy.

Lu Qian dismissed his attendants, pushed the door open and walked in. The first thing he saw was the memorial tablet in the middle of the hall.

The fourth generation disciple of the Yunshan School and former elder, Zhang Lemei.

Lu Qian stood quietly for a moment, bowed, and sighed softly.

Zhang Lemei and Senior Sister Zhang have been dead for many years. They died of exhaustion and mental disorder and did not live to see their 200th birthday.

Looking at her spirit tablet, the quarrels, insults, nonsense and hysteria in the past seemed to reappear before his eyes, but Lu Qian just shook his head and smiled bitterly.

She had indeed committed too many sins, but now that she was dead, all her sins were gone with the wind.

After her death, there was some debate among the people of Yunshan about how to deal with her afterlife. Some believed that she had committed a serious crime, desecrated the status of a hero's widow, brought great losses and troubles to the Yunshan Sect, and was simply a disgrace to the sect, so there was no need to set up a memorial service for her.

But Wang Yu thought of his senior brother Tan Hong and the friendship they had in the old days at Yunshan Mountain, and finally convinced other fellow disciples to give Zhang Lemei the treatment she deserved as the fourth-generation disciple of Yunshan and the senior sister of the master.

And her body was buried together with Tan Hong.

Tan Hong, who is brave, strong and taciturn, and Zhang Lemei, who is unreasonable and narrow-minded, his fellow disciples have never figured out how these two people with different personalities came together.

However, they eventually became husband and wife, went through the peaceful times of old Yunshan, endured the hardships after the sect was destroyed, and finally witnessed the resurgence and prosperity of Yunshan Sect.

No matter how bad Zhang Lemei's personality is, she and Senior Brother Tan Hong are a couple who have been through thick and thin together and have a deep affection for each other, which is seen by all the fellow brothers and sisters.

After Brother Tan Hong died, Zhang Lemei lost her lover's guidance and not only did her character become worse, but she also poured all her feelings for Tan Hong into Tan Yunxing, ultimately harming both herself and others.

Now this couple who didn't get along well finally rest in peace together.

However, after Zhang Lemei passed away, the top management of Yunshan decided to wait until Lu Qian came back to decide what to do with this desolate mansion.

This was because this place was not only Zhang Lemei's residence, but also had attracted Tan Yunxing before. It was unknown whether Lu Qian would have any arrangements for this place, so it was sealed here and not moved.

When he was returning to the mountain and investigating the spiritual veins of the Yunshan Sect, although he arrived in Lingsha City, Lu Qian did not have time to come here.

Now that he finally had some free time, Lu Qian decided to come here and put an end to the past before moving on to the next important matter.

He thought about the past quietly for a while, then walked forward and took down a letter from before Zhang Lemei's spirit.

This was Zhang Lemei's last note written before her death, when she was regaining consciousness and had a clear mind. She wrote that it was to be presented to Lu Qian.

Now, Lu Qian unfolded the letter and read it.

After a moment, he shook his head and sighed again.

In the letter, Zhang Lemei first made a deep confession, repeatedly apologized to Lu Qian for all the wrong things she had done, and then she flattered him clumsily, saying that Lu Qian was the best leader of the Yunshan Sect in history and led the Yunshan Sect to revival again. The previous leaders did not choose the wrong person, and her previous nonsense about her responsibilities were invalid.

But at the end of the letter, Zhang Lemei changed the subject and began to plead for mercy for Tan Yunxing, hoping that Lu Qian would withdraw the wanted warrant for Tan Yunxing and let him live for Tan Hong's sake.

"If you can be magnanimous and take Yun Xing back to Yunshan, and let him continue to be a disciple of Yunshan, Old Tan and I will remember your kindness in our graves."

Until the end of his life, he was still begging for mercy for this evil creature to make a living.

Hey, Senior Sister Zhang, this is the real purpose of your letter.

Yes, no one had told her that not long after meeting her, Tan Yunxing had achieved his spiritual cultivation with the help of the All-Spirit Curse Embryo and became the Holy Envoy of the Great Black King. He led the forbidden religion to accomplish great things. If it weren't for Lu Qian, Cangzhou would probably have been controlled by him.

If you knew this news, Senior Sister Zhang, you would be proud of Tan Yunxing, right?
And if he really wins in the end, will you plead for me and ask Tan Yunxing to spare my life?
Lu Qian was stunned for a moment, his fingers trembled, and when he was about to destroy the letter, he stopped and put the letter back in front of the spirit tablet.

Finally, he bowed to Zhang Lemei's spirit tablet, turned around, walked out of the hall, and walked out of the mansion.

He instructed the Yunshan disciples stationed here, "Pass on my order. This place will be sealed here temporarily. Keep it as it is now. Do not move it."

Maybe it will be useful in the future?
Lingsha City doesn't lack this piece of land anyway, so just leave it like this.

After leaving Lingsha City, Lu Qian disappeared in a flash, heading towards Liangxiang County.

Liangxiang County, Shuangyefang, the secret waterway connecting to the underground world is nearby.

Frost Leaf Square was crowded with visitors and monks, but fortunately, there were no high-level monks wandering around in the wild. Lu Qian used clouds to cover his figure, so he was not afraid of being seen through by the junior monks. If he really couldn't avoid it, he could only knock him out directly.

Fifty years have not changed much. Lu Qian quickly found a half-collapsed and shaky-looking boulder in the mudflat. He sank down and dived into a small pool of water under the boulder.

The small waterway actually holds a different world. Lu Qian traveled quickly through it, and following his memory from fifty years ago, he found a triangular entrance. He continued to dive deeper, and in the winding and branching waterway, he dived hundreds of feet deeper, until he came to the bottom of an abyss of unknown depth. Finally, a faint light appeared in front of him.

Breaking through the water, Lu Qian stepped into a sloping stone path.

Fifty years have passed. Lu Qian looked around and saw that all the pearls inlaid on the stone wall had been extinguished, and there was a thick layer of dust under his feet.

After fifty years of no contact, will the Chen clan blind snakes do anything when they find they can't contact me? How are they now, and how is Ji Yunrou?

Thinking about the hundreds of tribes underground starting to riot, Lu Qian felt even more depressed. He didn't know if this change in the situation would
Lu Qian sped up, winding through various forks in the road and heading towards the target stone chamber.

But after walking for a while, Lu Qian suddenly stopped.

He saw several huge snake corpses blocking the middle of the road!
Lu Qian hurried forward and saw that the position of the eye sockets on the top of the snake's skull was a shallow depression instead of the two holes of normal snakes. He was immediately shocked.

This is the blind snake clan! (End of this chapter)