Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Chapter 983: Obligation to Abandon the Sect

As the Nascent Soul ancestor of the Wanling Sect, the first righteous sect in the "Floating Cloud Mountains", Wang Yan has often gone out for the sect to fight against evil cultivators since he started practicing Taoism. Several of his disciples have also died at the hands of evil cultivators.

Among all the Nascent Soul cultivators present, Wang Yan was the one who hated the demonic cultivators the most.

However, this angry attack from a Nascent Soul cultivator that he casually launched did frighten many of the Golden Core cultivators around him, causing them to tremble slightly on their faces.

Even Ma Qiudie and two other Jiuyuan Sect monks who had sad faces looked at each other nervously.

Seeing this, He Wuyou, who was standing aside, thought for a moment, then hurried forward and said, "Fellow Daoist Wang, it seems that Fellow Daoist Wu is indeed in great danger this time.

As a righteous sect, we must seek justice for Fellow Daoist Wu.

However, the fact that Gu Daoyun was able to capture Fellow Daoist Wu here this time may not be that simple. The Jiuyuan Sect still needs to conduct a detailed investigation to prevent the Demon Sect from taking advantage of the situation again."

"Fellow Daoist He is right. Gu Daoyun was surrounded and attacked by us many times in the past, but he always escaped. If we want to avenge Fellow Daoist Wu, we need to plan carefully.

Otherwise, with this demon's cunningness, it would be very difficult to find his whereabouts."

After hearing the reminders from He Wuyou and Yang Fengyu, Wang Yan, who had just vented his anger, immediately calmed down.

“Don’t worry, everyone. Before I came here, the Jiuyuan Sect had already made some arrangements and they will not let go of any clues.

As long as we are sure that it was Gu Daoyun who did it, I will definitely find a way to find him.

However, this demon's cultivation had already recovered to the sixth level of the Nascent Soul stage, and he was carrying a puppet of the middle stage of the Nascent Soul stage.

After so many years, Gu Daoyun's strength must have improved, otherwise this demon would not dare to attack Fellow Daoist Wu so blatantly.

For the sake of the peace of the immortal cultivation world in the Floating Cloud Mountains, Wang asks you to work together with me to kill this demon and avenge the many Taoist friends who died at his hands. "

Hearing this, Li Mufeng and others standing aside immediately bowed and said:

"It is our duty as cultivators to eliminate demons and defend the Way. Don't worry, Brother Wang. We will never deliberately neglect this matter!"

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Ever since Zhao Wuling defeated Gu Daoyun four hundred years ago, the high-level cultivators of the Demonic Path in the "Floating Cloud Mountains" have been suppressed by the righteous sects in the past few hundred years.

Apart from some demon cultivators in the Foundation Establishment and Golden Core realms who occasionally come out to cause trouble, several Nascent Soul demon leaders such as the "Blood Demon Ancestor" have all been besieged by the righteous sects and dare not show up easily.

Unexpectedly, hundreds of years later, another righteous Nascent Soul cultivator died tragically at the hands of an evil cultivator.

Such behavior of the demonic cultivator naturally angered the many Nascent Soul cultivators present, and they all expressed their willingness to eliminate demons and defend the way of righteousness to avenge Wu Jiuyuan and the "Jiuyuan Sect".

After all, as Nascent Soul cultivators, no one wants to become the next Wu Jiuyuan.

Faced with the great issue of eliminating demons and defending the Way, as members of the righteous sect, no matter what grudges they had in the past, they must unite to fight the enemy at this time.

Next, Wang Yan took Song Qingming and others to search for half a day near where the magic weapon fragments were found.

Soon, many traces of the battle between Wu Jiuyuan and the opponent were discovered, as well as several magical weapons and spiritual objects that dropped from him.

However, in the end, Wu Jiuyuan’s body and other spiritual objects such as the storage bag on his body were not found.

"Ma, Junior Brother, I'll give these relics of Brother Wu to you to take back to Jiuyuan Sect.

After you go back, remember to tell Junior Brother Wei and others what happened here.

The two of you have accomplished your mission this time. Now, leave the matter of revenge for Fellow Daoist Wu to us for the time being.

Don't worry, I can guarantee that we will fight these evil villains to the death."

Ma Qiudie and the man in yellow standing in front of Wang Yan still had some sadness on their faces because they had just learned that the sect's only Nascent Soul ancestor, Wu Jiuyuan, had suffered a misfortune.

After hearing Wang Yan's solemn promise to avenge Wu Jiuyuan, the two of them suddenly became excited and turned around and bowed to everyone.

"I would like to thank Senior Wang for his help. I would also like to thank all the seniors."

"Okay, the Jiuyuan Sect still needs your help to stabilize the situation. If there is nothing else, go back quickly. Be careful on the road."

After handing a few relics in his hand to Ma Qiudie, Wang Yan gave the two of them a few more instructions before turning around and leaving the place with everyone else.

Only after everyone else disappeared from the sky did Ma Qiudie put away the sadness on her face and threw all of Wu Jiuyuan's relics in her hand back into her storage bag.

Seeing Ma Qiudie taking out the flying boat and preparing to leave, the man in yellow standing beside him did not step forward but said with a sad face:

"Senior Sister Ma, the remains of our ancestor have not been found yet. I really can't bear to see them exposed in the wilderness, so I want to stay and continue looking for them nearby.

Why don't you go back to the sect first, and I'll go back a few days later. This will be a way for a useless junior like me to show some filial piety to him."

Hearing that the man in yellow wanted to stay and search for Wu Jiuyuan's body alone, Ma Qiudie hesitated for a moment, then shook her head and said,

"It's rare for Junior Brother Wu to be so filial, I shouldn't have stopped you.

But now that Master is in trouble, I cannot let you be in danger again no matter what. Junior brother, please follow me back to the sect first.

When we have the chance in the future, we will bring people here together to look for Master’s body. This will make things easier.”

"Well, the seniors are still here, so there is no danger here. Senior sister, you are worrying too much."

"It's always better to be safe than sorry. With so many seniors here, I believe those evil cultivators won't dare to come here. But I'm still a little worried about leaving my junior brother alone.

If something happens to Junior Brother on the way back, how can I explain it to Senior Brother Yue and the others when I get back?"

Seeing that Ma Qiudie was still standing there and refused to leave him alone, the man in yellow could only look around reluctantly, then nodded slightly and walked onto the other's flying boat.

Soon the green flying boat turned into a beam of light and flew away.
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Above the "Golden Leaf Square".

Wang Yan led everyone to look carefully at the huge sword mark below the battlefield, then waved his hand and took out a silver bowl magic weapon from his body.

Next, Wang Yan quickly made a few seals with his hands, and the "silver bowl" immediately turned and enlarged, and then shot out a dazzling silver light towards the sword mark below.

Under the illumination of the silver light, a few wisps of black gas soon emerged from the sword mark below, and quickly sank into the "silver bowl" in Wang Yan's hand along with the light.

After collecting more than a dozen strands of black demonic energy, Wang Yan stopped casting the spell and recalled the "silver bowl" in the air to his hand.

Seeing Wang Yan casting a spell not far away, Yang Fengyu beside him also took out a golden talisman and cast a spell to activate it to emit a burst of spiritual light.

“Fellow Daoist Wang, with just these remaining demonic energies, it may be difficult to accurately find Gu Daoyun’s whereabouts!

Why don't you give me some to try and see if I can help you identify the direction where this demon is hiding."

After hearing what Yang Fengyu said, Wang Yan nodded slightly and cast a spell to send the collected demonic energy directly into the golden talisman in front of the other party.

Then the two of them immediately sat cross-legged on the spot and began to cast spells with their eyes closed.

Li Mufeng, He Wuyou and others who were standing nearby stood beside them upon seeing this, carefully looking around to protect the two of them.

About an incense stick of time later, Yang Fengyu, who was sitting next to him, opened his eyes first.

A moment later, the golden talisman in front of Yang Fengyu slowly fell from the air and floated in his hand.

Looking carefully at the talisman in his hand for a while, Yang Fengyu raised his head in front of everyone and said:

"According to the indication of the talisman, Gu Daoyun's aura is in the southeast direction, and it seems to be heading towards the East China Sea Xiuxian Realm."

Just as Yang Fengyu finished speaking, Wang Yan, who was sitting in the other direction, slowly opened his eyes and stood up.

Seeing this, Yang Fengyu and others standing aside immediately turned their attention to the other party.

"Friend Wang, how are you doing over there? Have you found any trace of Gu Daoyun?"

After nodding slightly, Wang Yan calmly said to everyone, "The direction that Daoist Fellow Yang and I explored is the same, also in the southeast direction.

However, when I activated these residual demonic energy just now, I discovered that it seemed that it was not only Gu Daoyun who was related, but also the aura of other demon cultivators was mixed in.

But based on these evil spirits alone, I can’t tell who this person is for the moment.”

Hearing what Wang Yan said, Yang Fengyu and others standing aside frowned.

"So, besides Gu Daoyun, did he have other helpers who participated in the murder of Daoist Wu?"

“Although we wiped out Gu Daoyun’s disciples back then, so many years have passed, it’s not surprising that this demon has accepted a few successors.

However, since he can participate in a war of this magnitude, this person must have a high level of cultivation. He is very likely to be a Nascent Soul Demon as well. Everyone needs to be careful in the next move."

".."

Hearing the discussion of the people around him, Wang Yan nodded again and said: "Fellow Daoist Li is right. If Gu Daoyun dares to attack Fellow Daoist Wu, he must have taken precautions.

But now that the situation has come to a critical point, I cannot afford to hesitate any longer.

You should get ready as soon as possible and set off immediately!"

"It's better to leave early. We can't let this demon go no matter what!"

After some discussion, everyone at the scene quickly turned into beams of light under the leadership of Wang Yan and quickly left the place.
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Two days later at dusk, a green light suddenly flew from a distance over a market town thousands of miles west of "Jinyefang".

When the escaping light came near the market town, a green flying boat appeared, which slowly descended and stopped not far from the market town entrance.

The next moment, a man and a woman got off the flying boat. They were Ma Qiudie and his partner who were preparing to return to the Kingdom of Yue.

After taking a look at the market in front of him, Ma Qiudie said to the man in yellow behind him:

"Brother Wu, we are still quite a distance away from Yue State. Let's rest here for one night and continue our journey tomorrow!"

Hearing Ma Qiudie's suggestion, the man in yellow following behind her nodded quickly and said:

"Well! It just so happens that I also want to replenish some pills to restore my mana, so I'll listen to Senior Sister's arrangements!" After the two of them agreed, they walked quickly into the market ahead under the leadership of Ma Qiudie.

This small market town located in "Youyun Country" is about the same size as the Song family's "Chiyan Market" and generally only receives cultivators in the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages.

The city guarding monk standing at the door saw Ma Qiudie and the other two coming, and immediately treated them warmly as ordinary foundation-building monks passing by.

The two of them quickly entered the market town and came to an inn that received monks.

After looking at the sign above, the man in yellow saw Ma Qiudie approaching and preparing to go in, and quickly spoke to her:

"Senior Sister Ma, I still need to go buy some medicinal pills. Please book a room for me first. I will be back soon."

"Okay, Junior Brother Wu, go get busy!"

After talking to Ma Qiudie, the man in yellow nodded slightly, then turned and walked towards the street ahead.

Ma Qiudie, who was standing aside, looked at the other person's back as he left, then looked up at the setting sun in the sky. After a while, she turned around and walked into the inn in front of her.

After a stick of incense had passed, night quickly fell in the sky.

At this time, the monk guarding the entrance to the market was about to close the gate and activate the protective formation, but a figure suddenly walked towards this side.

"Please wait for a moment, my friends. I have something to do and need to leave here immediately."

"Hey! It turns out to be you, Senior. I am honored to meet you."

The monk guarding the city looked up and found that the other person was a senior who had just entered the market town not long ago. He hurriedly stepped forward and saluted.

"Our Mulongfang will close at sunset. If you need to go out for something, you will have to wait until tomorrow morning to come back.

Senior, are you sure you want to go out now?"

Hearing the other party's kind reminder, the yellow-robed monk nodded without hesitation and said, "No problem! I just happened to be out for something, and I will have to wait until tomorrow to come back."

"Oh! In that case, we will open the city gate immediately."

Upon hearing this, several monks guarding the city reopened the city gate that had just been closed and released the man in yellow out of the market.

"Strange, I saw them as two people when I first came here, how come they turned into one person in the blink of an eye?"

Just as the monk guarding the city was talking to himself as he watched the other party leaving, he turned around and saw another figure in front of him.

".."

In a dense forest several miles east of the market town, the monk in yellow carefully glanced at the "Wooden Dragon Square" not far away, then turned around and took out a palm-sized flying boat from his body.

Just as he threw the flying boat in his hand into the air and prepared to cast a spell to make it bigger, a voice suddenly came from not far behind him, instantly interrupting his action.

"Brother Wu, where are you going?"

Hearing this, the man in yellow was shocked and quickly took back the flying boat.

When the man in yellow turned around and looked behind him, a very familiar figure was slowly walking towards him. It was Ma Qiudie who had walked here with him before.

"Sister Mama, why are you here?"

"Just now I saw Junior Brother Wu suddenly leave the market on the street, so I followed him. I wonder where Junior Brother Wu is going?"

Seeing Ma Qiudie looking at him with a puzzled expression, the man in yellow paused for a moment and quickly explained:

"Oh! Senior sister, you may not know that in my early years, before I had achieved Dan formation, I also traveled to the vicinity of Youyun Country and made several good friends here.

Just now when I was buying elixirs in the market, I inadvertently heard that a good friend of mine lived not far away, so I wanted to visit him at night.

I was planning to come back later, so I didn’t want to disturb my senior sister.”

After hearing the other party's explanation, Ma Qiudie stared at the yellow-robed monk's eyes for a while before she answered, "Junior Brother Wu has good friends in Youyun Country, but I haven't heard of it.

Since it is fate that we are here, why don’t I go with my junior brother to meet your good friend! "

"this."

"Why, Junior Brother, are you in trouble?"

Seeing that the other party's eyes looking at him had become very sharp, the yellow-robed monk's gaze also changed at this moment, and he looked at the other party with some helplessness.

"Senior Sister Ma, since you have guessed my thoughts, I will not beat around the bush with you today.

Now that the ancestor is gone, the Jiuyuan Sect will soon be swallowed up and disintegrated by other sects. If I, as a junior brother, return to the sect, I will definitely not have a good ending.

Please, Senior Sister, please forgive me today and let me leave, considering that I am one of the few direct descendants of the ancestor. "

After hearing what the man in yellow said, Ma Qiudie looked at him with a look of disbelief, and asked again:

“Even if Master is really gone, we still have Senior Brother Yue and us. How can Jiuyuan Sect not have a place for Junior Brother in the future?

"Brother Wu, do you know what you just said?"

"Senior Sister Ma, I don't want to argue with you about these things anymore, and I don't want to interfere in the future of Jiuyuan Sect.

As long as Senior Sister lets me leave, I promise that I will never return to Yue State again, and I will not mention what happened today to anyone.

Please help me, Senior Sister, and let me be a casual practitioner in peace in the future."

Hearing this, Ma Qiudie looked at him with a sharp gaze and shook her head, saying, "If Junior Brother Wu can find a better place, I might be able to help you today.

But you would rather become a casual cultivator than abandon the sect. This matter should not be as simple as my junior brother said!"

Could it be that because Master's disappearance this time is related to you, Junior Brother doesn't dare to go back with me?"

"What are you talking about? How could the ancestor's disappearance be related to me? Senior Sister Ma, how could you doubt me?"

After hearing Ma Qiudie's inference, the man in yellow seemed to have his tail suddenly stepped on by someone. His face changed and he hurriedly questioned the other party.

Ma Qiudie on the opposite side saw the other party's appearance and thought of all the strange behaviors of the other party along the way, and everything in her mind became very clear at this moment.

“During this journey, Junior Brother found several excuses to separate from me. I always thought it was a bit strange, so I came here to rest on purpose.

You may not know that when Master got into trouble, Senior Brother Yue and the others had actually already suspected you.

But Junior Brother Wu, you are the direct descendant of Master after all, and it was with Master’s support that you were able to successfully form the Dan.

I really can't understand why you would choose to abandon your master and betray the Jiuyuan Sect!"

After hearing Ma Qiudie's analysis, the man in yellow standing not far away began to look a little ugly.

"Hahaha, Senior Sister Ma, I didn't expect you to conceal it so well along the way. I was actually fooled by you.

Now that things have come to this, there is no need to say anything more to you.

No matter what you think, I must leave here today, and no one can stop me!"

After the man in yellow finished speaking, a third-level talisman that he had prepared long ago flew out from his hand with a slight flicker of spiritual light, heading straight for where Ma Qiudie was.

He quickly turned around and left the spot, running quickly into the depths of the forest.

Seeing the third-level talisman thrown out by the other party, Ma Qiudie did not care too much. She stood in place and raised one hand lightly to immediately put up a protective shield.

After the talisman touched the shield, although it made a deafening noise, it only slightly shook the shield in front and did not hurt Ma Qiudie who was standing behind it at all.

After all, his cultivation had reached the ninth level of the Golden Core realm. The third-grade inferior talisman thrown by the man in yellow was really not enough in front of Ma Qiudie, a peak Golden Core master.

After defending against the opponent's attack, Ma Qiudie's feet flashed and she quickly chased after the man in yellow.

The man in yellow was only at the Golden Core level, but he had only escaped a few hundred feet when he was caught up by Ma Qiudie behind him.

Looking at Ma Qiudie who was chasing after him, he knew that there was no way he could get rid of the man in yellow, and a hint of ruthlessness suddenly flashed in his eyes.

The next moment, just when Ma Qiudie was about to catch up with his opponent, the man in yellow suddenly stopped and threw a black ball at him.

Although the "black sphere" was inconspicuous under the cover of night, Ma Qiudie still saw it in time, and quickly set up a protective shield in front of herself.

I thought that this thing should be the same as the third-level talisman just now, just an obstacle used by the opponent to delay time.

But what Ma Qiudie didn't expect was that the "black sphere" just touched the shield in front of her, and it suddenly exploded and turned into blood mist that tightly wrapped the shield in front of her.

In just a moment, Ma Qiudie found that the shield in front of him turned red, and he instantly lost his vision of the outside world.

"This is a magical weapon!"

Seeing that the shield in front of him was wrapped in a strong blood light and was quickly corroded, Ma Qiudie's face suddenly changed slightly. He hurriedly cast a spell and sacrificed another defensive magic weapon, and only then was he able to barely resist the invasion of the blood light on his own shield.

At this moment, the opponent in front of him was stopped by the magic weapon that he suddenly threw out and stopped chasing.

The man in yellow suddenly looked delighted. He immediately turned around, took out the flying boat and jumped on it, wanting to cast a spell to quickly leave the spot and escape Ma Qiudie's pursuit.

But just as the man in yellow was controlling the flying boat to turn around and leave, he suddenly found that there seemed to be a figure stopped in the darkness in front of him, which made him stop.

The man in yellow thought he was seeing things and hurriedly threw a fireball forward.

But the next moment, when the darkness ahead was illuminated by the fireball, a look of fear and despair immediately appeared on his face.

"You, why are you here!?"

(End of this chapter)