Lingyuan Immortal

Chapter 755: Wei Yin Dingnian asks questions in front of the palace
The hot wind is like waves and the black smoke is billowing.

The battle between the Nascent Soul cultivators caused a surge of spiritual inspiration here, which actually caused unusual movements in Huoqiu Mountain.

Lines of fire burst out in the form of clouds, and even though Chen Mu was a Nascent Soul cultivator, he couldn't help but feel a little hot.

However, he ignored it and just stared at the jade slip fragment in Taixuan's hand.

"That jade slip has the imprint of a Divine Transformation cultivator's soul. You can't catch up with it."

Tai Xuan shook his head and continued, "But you don't need to worry about it. After I captured it, most of the contents inside must have been destroyed. Even if a few words were leaked, it wouldn't cause any waves."

Chen Mu thought for a moment and then nodded.

What if the Jiang family's ancestor knew that Taixuan was by his side?

Given his current status and position, he can no longer be convicted simply by making a statement...

He made up his mind and looked towards the distance.

Jiang Qianrui fought with Taixuan for a long time, but in the end he was no match for the experienced Taixuan. At this time, he was already dead, and only the snake-shaped sword beside him was still flickering, as if mourning the death of its master.

Without pausing, Chen Mu waved his hand and took the storage bags and magic swords of the two Jiang brothers into his pocket, and then dealt with the traces of the fight.

"Two more people have died at my hands. Jiang has suffered even more."

He smiled faintly, nodded to Taixuan, put away the soul flag, and then rose up in a flash of light, instantly breaking through the extreme sky...

……

The speed of breaking the jade slip was extremely fast. It had the imprint of the soul on it. When it flew at full speed, it was several times faster than Chen Mu's speed.

One day later, Jiang attacked Weiyin City.

On the high pavilion, the ancestor of the Jiang family was savoring fragrant tea. Suddenly, he raised his eyes and looked outside the door as if he had some feeling.

Not long after, a stream of light broke through the door and landed beside him as he waved his hand.

"This……"

The Jiang ancestor's eyes darkened, and he naturally recognized that the jade slip in front of him was the one he gave to Jiang Rongzang and the other two.

He reached out to take it, and was shocked when he saw that most of the jade slip was damaged. He no longer dared to hesitate and quickly looked at it.

There are only a few characters that come into view, and their meaning is unclear, so we can only guess.

"Chen Mu... the demon cultivator... the great demon... for... revenge..."

I am confused and don't know what to do.

The ancestor of the Jiang family frowned, and when he saw the word "revenge", his heart trembled. He hurriedly used his spiritual sense to explore the life pavilion of the ancestral land.

When he saw the life plate with cracks on both sides, his old eyes widened and he said in disbelief, "Qian Rui and Rong Zang... actually died?"

"How can it be?!"

He subconsciously didn't believe what he saw, but when he looked at the jade slip that was protected by his mark but was still mostly broken, as well as the contents recorded on it.

He had to believe that the future pillar of the clan had fallen so carelessly...

"Rong Zang has so many treasures on him, and Qian Rui has even reached the Nascent Soul stage. How could he die so easily?"

"Demon cultivator... Great Demon, could it be that he has encountered the Demonic True Lord?"

"Impossible. The True Lord of the Demonic Heaven Alliance has been wandering around the Northern Territory. How could he appear at the border between the two realms?"

"But if it wasn't the Demonic True Lord, who else could have kept both of them alive at the same time?"

In an instant, the Jiang ancestor's face turned as gloomy as dark water, and he had many questions and kept speculating about the words on the jade slip.

"Above this, where is little Chen Mu?"

"They were planning to kill Chen Mu, so how could they have happened to run into a demon cultivator?"

"There must be something fishy going on!"

He snorted angrily and immediately communicated with the two ancestors Liu and Huang.

While waiting, his face became more and more gloomy, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly picked up the teacup on the table and threw it down heavily.

"Snapped"

The tea splashed everywhere.

Liu and Huang had just walked into the pavilion. Seeing this, they glanced at each other, frowned, and asked softly, "What has made you so angry, brother?"

The Jiang ancestor did not answer, but just threw the broken jade slip over.

Seeing this situation, Liu and Huang felt something was wrong in their hearts. They did not dare to delay and looked over carefully.

After only a few breaths, they cried out, "What...what does this mean?"

How could they not see the meaning of the characters on it? They just didn't want to believe it for a while.

The Jiang clan ancestor did not have the time to wait, and said coldly: "Rong Zang, Qian Rui is dead..."

"Meet a demon cultivator?"

The ancestor of the Liu family was filled with grief and anger. Jiang Zhengchu had half Liu blood, and so did Jiang Rongzang.

He originally thought that with these two younger generations, the Liu family would achieve great things and soar to success.

But he never imagined that in just twenty years, the two people he had placed high hopes on would fall one after another...

"That must be the case. Even with their realms, they couldn't escape. I'm afraid they met the Demonic True Lord."

The Huang family ancestor spoke in a low voice, with a look of fear on his face.

Patriarch Liu exclaimed in surprise, "The demonic calamity is still at least several decades away, and already two Demonic True Lords have appeared?"

"If it wasn't a Divine Transformation cultivator, who else could it be?"

Huang Laozu replied, "I didn't expect that after lying dormant for ten thousand years, the Demonic Path has accumulated quite a bit of power..."

"But I don't understand. Rong Zang and Qian Rui went to kill Chen Mu, so why did Chen Mu return to Zhongzhou safely while they died?"

The Jiang clan patriarch's eyes flashed and he asked, "Is little Chen Mu back?"

Huang Laozu nodded and said, "I just received news that Chen Mu is on his way back to the Black and White Dao Palace. Before I could tell you, I received your message."

"I originally thought that Rong Zang and Qian Rui were unable to stop the kid, and I was thinking of asking Brother Dao to call them back as soon as possible. Who would have thought..."

He shook his head and sighed. The three families prospered and suffered together. How could he not be heartbroken when two Yuanying descendants died in the same situation?
The Jiang patriarch nodded slowly, but the Liu patriarch had already yelled, "What a kid from Beiyuan! He came back at such a coincidence! I don't believe he has nothing to do with this matter!"

"Perhaps he is the one who has lured the Demonic True Lord here, using a borrowed knife to kill someone and break his own predicament!"

He casually speculated, but Jiang and Huang beside him suddenly had an idea and said in unison: "Demon cultivator's hidden agent?!"

Patriarch Liu frowned. "Are you saying that Chen Mu is a hidden pawn of the demon cultivator? Isn't that a bit far-fetched?"

The Jiang Patriarch remained silent, but the Huang Patriarch replied in a deep voice, "It's not our place to say anything far-fetched. What we have to do is to go to the Black and White Taoist Palace and ask for an explanation for our two nephews!"

Patriarch Liu narrowed his eyes and instantly understood his implication. He wanted to take this opportunity to weaken the reputation of the Black and White Taoist Palace, and even more so to take the life of the kid from Beiyuan!

"That's right. With this jade slip as evidence, Chen Mu must be the demon cultivator's hidden agent!"

He thought for a moment, then suddenly nodded and spoke.

The ancestor of the Jiang family sneered and ordered: "Brother Liu, you come with me to the Black and White Taoist Palace. Brother Huang, you stay in the clan land to prevent any changes." Liu and Huang agreed immediately.

"As for the Demonic True Lord who killed my Jiang clan members... we must not ignore him. Send someone to investigate. If we find any trace of the murderer, I will go there myself and avenge the younger generation of my clan!"

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A few days passed in the blink of an eye.

Black and White Taoist Palace.

The wind was whistling and the clouds were floating. Chen Mu stopped his escape, raised the Supreme Token, and then broke into the small world.

The small world was filled with fairy mist, and there was a line of light in the sky. Chen Mu looked at the mountain gate from afar, but saw many disciples of the Taoist Palace, gathered in groups of three or five, seemingly talking.

A disciple with outstanding eyesight noticed Chen Mu's figure and quickly bowed and saluted: "We greet the Palace Master Shangzhen."

Chen Mu flew down, nodded slowly, and asked, "Today is not the time for preaching or releasing pills, so why are so many disciples gathered here?"

The disciple replied, “Your Excellency is unaware that this morning the Jiang family of Runan, the True Lord Han Yuan of the Qingxu Immortal Residence, and the True Lords Xian Jianchi and Xianyin Dongtian came to pay their respects to the mountain.

Furthermore, I heard from fellow disciples present that the Jiang Clan has two Transformation Gods this time, so we have gathered here to see if we can have the chance to meet them.”

"Oh?"

Chen Mu's heart moved, he nodded and did not stop, and sent the light back to the Shangzhen Palace.

Not long after, he descended. Feng Lian and the others looked up and were all shocked. Most of them subconsciously wanted to come forward, but for some reason they hesitated on the spot.

It was Fenglian Zhenren who took the initiative to greet him and said, "Greetings, Master."

Then several more people spoke up: "We have met Shang Zhen..."

Chen Mu remained expressionless and looked at those who remained silent.

Feeling the Palace Master's gaze, their eyes twitched, and their expressions changed from unnatural to extremely unnatural...

"Chen Shangzhen!"

Just as the atmosphere became increasingly tense, Taoist Zi Yang came out with an anxious look on his face.

Chen Mu finally shifted his gaze and turned to Zi Yang and asked, "Brother, is there something wrong?"

Zi Yang did not answer immediately, but led him into the palace and whispered:
"Chen Shangzhen, the Jiang clan's ancestor came this morning and, for some reason, insisted that you were a spy for the demon cultivators and had colluded with them to kill the Jiang clan members. He demanded that Senior Uncle Xuyun hand you over!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Mu frowned slightly and thought to himself, "Could it be just a coincidence that the few words that were passed on were exactly about Taixuan?"

He asked, "What does Master Xuyun say?"

Zi Yang hurriedly replied, "Uncle Xuyun naturally didn't respond. He just told the Jiang family to stop talking nonsense. But then the Jiang family's ancestor took out a broken jade slip. Uncle Xuyun didn't say a word after reading it. He just told me to go back to the palace and take you in for a confrontation when you come back."

Just as he finished speaking, he heard a voice coming from outside. Fenglian Zhenren called softly, "Shangzhen, the old master Xuyun is calling you over."

Zi Yang became anxious again after hearing this and asked Chen Mu, "Chen Mu, is this true?"

He didn't suspect that Chen Mu was a spy of the demon cultivator at all. He was just afraid that because of the hatred between him and the Jiang family, he would deliberately lead the demon cultivator to kill the Jiang family members, thus using the knife to kill someone else.

After all, this approach can be done in private, but if it is brought to light, even the Black and White Taoist Palace will not be able to speak for him.

What's more serious is that if the reputation of being a hidden agent of the Demon Cultivator is confirmed, there will be no place for Chen Mu in this vast world, unless he truly joins the Demon Cultivator's array.

But if it really comes to this, what's the difference between that and death?
In a hurry, he didn't even bother to address Shang Zhen anymore, but called Chen Mu by his first name...

Chen Mu's expression remained unchanged. He thought carefully for a moment and felt that the information Jiang had was still insufficient, otherwise why would Master Xuyun say the word "confrontation"?
He made up his mind and smiled slightly, "Of course not. The Jiang family has been tormenting me for a long time. I never thought they would use this incident to frame me."

Seeing that he didn't look panicked, Zi Yang breathed a sigh of relief: "In that case, Shang Zhen, please go over quickly, so as not to worry the uncle and the others."

Chen Mu nodded, and walked out with a positive expression. A Taoist boy was waiting outside the palace. When he saw him come out, he bowed and said, "Shang Chen, please come with us."

The Taoist boy rode a crane and flew up, and Chen Mu followed calmly.

Zi Yang took a look, gritted his teeth and followed closely...

Not long after, Chen Mu landed outside the main hall and immediately felt a pressure coming towards him.

It's not that he felt burdened at the moment of success, but the Dao rhythm in the hall was different, and the spiritual energy was in conflict, which inevitably made people feel uneasy.

"Please come in, Your Excellency." The Taoist boy bowed and invited him.

Chen Mu walked along the stone steps, and after about ten steps, he turned around and entered the black and white main hall.

At this time, the hall was also silent. Three of the six palace masters of the Black and White Taoist Palace came, and the head of Mingxuan also sat down at the side.

Above them were the two uncles Xuyun and Suyang. When they noticed Chen Mu's arrival, they opened their eyes and looked down, their eyes lighting up.

In addition to the people from the Black and White Taoist Palace, there were five True Lords at the top. Chen Mu was familiar with four of them, but there was only one True Lord in a blue robe with a thick beard whom he had never seen before.

"I think it must be the ancestor of the Liu family under the Jiang family..."

Chen Mu looked at them one by one calmly and neither humbly nor arrogantly, then stood still and bowed his head in salute.

"Chen Mu greets all the True Lords."

"Hahaha……"

Xuyun suddenly chuckled and nodded, saying, "Eight years after leaving the mountain, you've actually made some progress. This shows that you've made some great fortunes on this journey."

Chen Mu smiled slightly, cupped his hands and said, "It's really a stroke of luck for me."

Zi Yang, who was following him, was taken aback. Perhaps he was too impatient just now and didn't realize that Chen Mu had already made a breakthrough...

"With such talent, why would you need to be a hidden pawn of the demon cultivator?"

Chen Mu was not surprised that his own realm was revealed. Although he restrained his aura and could hide it from cultivators of the same level, he could not hide it from the detection of the Jindan cultivator.

The Jiang ancestor's face darkened, and he became more determined to get rid of Chen Mu.

He glanced at Patriarch Liu, who immediately understood and sneered, "Humph, this opportunity is indeed quite significant, but where does it come from..."

He paused deliberately, then shouted loudly, "Fellow Daoists, Chen Muming went to another continent to seek opportunities, but in fact he was meeting with a demon cultivator. He was witnessed by a descendant of the Jiang family, and he teamed up with the demon cultivator to silence him!"

"Now he actually dares to return to the mountain. He obviously thinks his arrangements are flawless. He is unaware that the younger generation of the Jiang family has already spread the truth to the clan!"

"This boy has ulterior motives and has become a disaster. What are you waiting for? Quickly apprehend him and interrogate him!"

Xuyun and Suyang frowned and said coldly, "Fellow Daoist Liu, why are you so anxious? Putting aside the ambiguous evidence, even if this is true, it should be handled by the people of our Dao Palace. When is it your turn to point fingers?"

Han Yuan Zhenjun and others were also a little unhappy. The reason they came here was because Chen Mu was not an ordinary person.

He won the championship of the Central Continent Sword Fighting Competition and was blessed with good fortune. His victory affected the overall situation of Central Continent for nearly a hundred years, so how could such an important matter be easily decided?
I have to ask clearly anyway...

"Chen Mu, please tell me, is what Fellow Daoist Liu said true or false?"

At this time, a steady voice came, neither hurried nor slow, it was Han Yuanzi.

Chen Mu's eyes widened slightly, as if he was shocked by the words of the Liu ancestor. When he heard Han Yuan's voice, he suddenly came to his senses and bowed in agreement.

"I don't know why Master Liu said that. I'm definitely not some hidden agent of the devil."

"So that Senior Liu knows that the opportunity I have gained this time was given by the Southern Border Demon Ancestor. How can it be considered a demonic fortune?"

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(End of this chapter)