Tianyuan Xuanxian

Chapter 135 The murderer appears
It is rumored that the Zhan family of Baizhan City has a secret technique. As long as they use the technique, they can sense who killed a family member within a certain distance.

This was the news Chen Xuan heard from them.

When Chen Xuan heard the news, he lost his composure.

He was not sure how the Zhan family's secret technique could sense the murderer. Qingling was located in the space of the Ten Thousand Demons Pool. Even if they were extremely powerful, they would not be able to sense it. However, there was also an incarnation of Gu Jinxue who participated in the killing of Zhan Jinfeng.

If it could trace back to the source and sense Gu Jinxue's true form, it would be a disaster for Gu Jinxue.

Moreover, Gu Jinxue had said before that she had now reached the Nascent Soul stage in her cultivation and could upgrade Qianzhou City to a medium-sized city. The five major cities needed to send special cultivators to Qianzhou City for consideration.

If there is a member of the Zhan family among those considering this, and he can sense that Gu Jinxue participated in the battle to kill Zhan Jinfeng, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"No, I must do something. I can't let Xue'er get involved!"

Thinking of this, Chen Xuan called the waiter and asked him to pack up all the uneaten food on the table. Then he left with Shuanglu, who had not yet finished eating.

The Jiayuan City is now in a solemn and murderous atmosphere. Members of the Zhan family wearing golden armor walk on the street from time to time. They all look around with cold eyes, and keep making gestures with their fingers, as if they are performing some secret technique.

The patrolling monks of Jiayuan City who passed by the streets from time to time turned a blind eye to the behavior of these people and let them deduce as they pleased.

The destination of the ferry was Jiayuan City, so the murderer was very likely to appear in Jiayuan City in the near future. The high-level officials of Jiayuan City naturally learned of this news.

The five major cities have always been on good terms and have not invaded each other. Now, in order to get rid of the Zhan family's suspicion of itself, Jiayuan City naturally ordered the Zhan family monks to search the city.

A direct descendant of the Zhan family who was at the peak of the middle stage of the Nascent Soul was killed. This was a huge event that broke the world.

At this moment, there was a group of five people on a ferry heading north. The five people were dressed differently, but their aura was extremely powerful.

They are members of the department in the five major cities that is specifically responsible for the promotion of small and medium-sized cities.

One of the monks, wearing golden armor, made hand gestures repeatedly, performing a secret technique, and his eyes swept over everyone on the ferry from time to time.

"Brother Zhan, why don't you take a break? You've been speculating since you got on the ferry. If the murderer was on the ferry, he would have sensed it long ago."

One of them, a fat man covered in jewels, walked with him and said with a smile.

The Zhan family cultivator in golden armor had originally had a cold look in his eyes, but upon seeing the fat man covered in jewels and precious stones, his expression softened a little and he said:

"We can't be careless. The fact that the thief was able to kill Zhan Jinfeng is enough to prove his formidable strength. He might even possess a secret technique that can circumvent the Zhan family's secret methods."

"It is said that a cultivator escaped from the ferry alive, but your Zhan family didn't find him?"

On the other side, a man in a Taoist robe and carrying a sword asked a question, attracting the two men to look at him.

The Zhan family monk smiled bitterly and said:

"It's not easy to find a few people in such a vast sea of ​​people. However, the city lord has sent someone to ask an old senior from your Qingshan City to deduce the secrets of heaven. I believe there will be results soon."

"I don't think it's possible for this boy to be hiding in Jiayuan City. After all, anyone would think of Jiayuan City first, unless there are two possibilities: one, the cultivator is a fool, or two, he is a lunatic."

Another person among the five spoke up. This person was the only woman among the five. She had a graceful figure and a beautiful face. She casually lay on the railing at the edge of the ferry, looking at the scenery outside the ferry.

Hearing this, Zhan Qingfeng, a cultivator from the Zhan family, sighed and looked at the woman and said:
"I hope Fairy Luo Yun will forgive me. I have been inconvenienced by your recent disturbances. After all, everyone knows that Jiayuan City is the transportation hub of the Xuanwu Dynasty and has a teleportation array that can lead to any domain. Perhaps that person wants to use the teleportation array to teleport to other domains."

Upon hearing this, the female cultivator from Jiayuan City named Luo Yun did not say anything. She just stopped talking and continued to look at the scenery outside.

At this time, a plain-looking man wearing a khaki robe snorted coldly:

"Zhan Jinfeng, a fraud who stole the reputation, is dead. Who are you from Baizhan City trying to impress by making such a big scene? If I were from Baizhan City, it would be a miracle that he is still alive!"

This person's words were extremely blunt, showing no regard for the reputation of Baizhan City at all.

As soon as these words were spoken, the other three held their breath, their eyes moving back and forth between Zhan Qingfeng and this person. Even the woman named Luo Yun stopped admiring the scenery and turned to look at the person who spoke.

Zhan Qingfeng's expression was gloomy at the moment, but he did not lose his temper. Instead, he smiled bitterly and said to the man:

"Brother Wu is absolutely right. However, Jin Feng is my biological brother after all, and a direct descendant of our Zhan family. This matter concerns the reputation of our Zhan family. If we don't do this, I'm afraid everyone will want to attack my family in the future."

After Zhan Qingfeng said this, the young man surnamed Wu didn't say anything else. He left the four people and returned to his room.

From beginning to end, the other three remained silent. After his figure disappeared, the fat man from Lingbao City stepped forward, patted Zhan Qingfeng on the shoulder and said:
"This guy usually talks like this, don't take it to heart, Brother Zhan."

Zhan Qingfeng sighed lightly and waved his hand:
"That's alright, Brother Wu is telling the truth. Jin Feng has indeed gone too far. We at Baizhan City did this just to establish our authority."

The five major cities in the southern border of the Xuanwu Dynasty seemed to be equally powerful, but in terms of real strength, the city where the young man surnamed Wu was located was far superior to the other four cities. Even if the four cities were added together, their strength would not be as great as the city where he was located.

It’s not for any other reason, it’s just because the city where the young man surnamed Wu is located is called Xuanwu City.

According to official historical records, ten thousand years ago, the entire Tianyuan Continent was governed by one surname, and that surname was Wu, which is also the Wu of today's Xuanwu City.

At this time, on a busy street in Jiayuan City, a monk wearing a conical hat passed by a monk from the Zhan family with a nervous expression and hurried steps. He also deliberately stretched out his hand to block the storage bag hanging around his waist.

The Zhan family cultivator who was making the deduction seemed to have noticed something, his expression suddenly changed, and he stood still looking around.

When his gaze fixed on the monk wearing a conical hat, murderous intent immediately burst out of his eyes.

"stop!"

The monk from Baizhan City shouted loudly, but the monk wearing a conical hat did not stop. Instead, he suddenly flashed and fled out of the city.

Upon seeing this, the monk from Baizhan City immediately crushed a jade slip, then turned into a stream of light and chased in the direction the man left.

On the storage bag around the man's waist, a large, golden character was engraved: "Wu." Instantly, all the patrolling cultivators from Baizhan City within Jiayuan City were moved and converged. And not just the Zhan family; several other groups of cultivators also chased after the man with murderous intent in their eyes.

After a brief silence, the crowd around was suddenly in an uproar.

"Who is that person who caused such a big movement in Baizhan City? Besides Baizhan City, it seems that there are also cultivators from Yunzhou City!"

"This fellow Daoist is too out of touch with the news. You may not know that a cultivator from the Zhan family in Baizhan City who was in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul stage was nailed to death on a ferry.

This ferry seemed to be built by Yunzhou City and two other medium-sized cities, but none of the monks on the ferry survived; they were all killed by one person."

As soon as these words were spoken, the monks around who were unaware of the situation were all moved and burst into shocking discussions.

"Who on earth has the guts to do such a thing? Is he crazy?"

"I've also heard about this. I heard that the one who died was Zhan Jinfeng, a direct descendant of the Zhan family!"

"Zhan Jinfeng? He was a heroic figure who fought for justice. I never expected that he would end up like this."

Someone sighed, his voice full of regret.

But as soon as this was said, someone immediately stood up to oppose it.
"Hmph, a hero, but he's just a man seeking fame and reputation. He does things that are against the will of heaven and earth and bully the weak. I think he deserves death. It's just that the person who attacked him killed all the monks on the ferry. It was indeed a bit cruel."

At once, a large number of cultivators set off and flew out of the city, wanting to see who had killed the direct descendant of the Zhan family, the overlord of Baizhan City.

At this moment, a formation suddenly appeared above Jiayuan City. It was the city defense formation of Jiayuan City. It covered the entire Jiayuan City in an instant. Once this formation appeared, no one could leave Jiayuan City.

"The Zhan family is truly generous. They were able to convince Jiayuan City to activate the city defense formation!"

someone exclaimed.

"It seems that the cultivator is doomed. Let's go and see who attacked the direct descendants of the Zhan family."

For a moment, the situation in Jiayuan City was tense and thousands of monks moved for one person.

At the gate of Jiayuan City, a monk wearing a conical hat stopped. In front of him were dozens of monks from Baizhan City wearing golden armor, and behind him were also dense crowds of monks chasing him.

"Get him!"

A Nascent Soul cultivator wearing golden armor roared angrily, and the surrounding cultivators from Baizhan City cast their spells and bombarded the man.

"Hahaha, if you attack me, one day, my Demon Sect army will surely descend and flatten your Hundred Battles City!"

At this moment, the monk suddenly burst into laughter and said these words. Then endless black aura emanated from his body, enveloping his surroundings.

When the cold black air dissipated, the cultivator had disappeared.

"Search him for me, search the whole city!"

The Yuanying cultivator from Baizhan City shouted loudly, and the surrounding Baizhan City cultivators immediately scattered in all directions, searching for this person.

In an inconspicuous corner, Chen Xuan's mind moved, and Qing Ling returned to the space of the Ten Thousand Demons Pool.

The monk wearing a conical hat just now was Qing Ling in disguise, and the black aura he finally released was naturally the underworld energy.

At this moment, in a courtyard of the Jiayuan City Lord's Mansion, a middle-aged man sat in the main seat and looked at the person beside him and said:

"That person claims to be from the Demon Sect. What do you think of him, Mr. Zhan?"

Below him, a young man in golden armor sat upright. After hearing the middle-aged man's words, he pondered for a moment and said:

"The aura released by this person seems to be demonic energy, but it is actually another kind of aura. I have never seen this kind of aura before. I hope the senior can give me some guidance."

The middle-aged man heard this and nodded and smiled:
"Yes, you have quite a good eye. That's right, it's not demonic energy, but netherworld energy!"

"Netherworld energy?"

The young man below frowned upon hearing this, a puzzled look on his face, and then he bowed to the man in the main seat and said:

"Senior Luo, I hope you can help me solve this problem!"

"For the sake of that old fellow Zhan Baisheng, I will give you some pointers. The forces in the Impermanent Domain are complex. It may seem that the Demon Sect is the only dominant one, but in fact, there are many forces eyeing the Demon Sect's position as the overlord.

Among them, there is a force that does not simply practice with demonic energy, but secretly collects dark energy and practices with it.

The so-called Nether Qi is an extremely yin energy in the world, rumored to originate from the underworld. Those who cultivate Nether Qi are often cold-blooded and extremely bloodthirsty, obtaining Nether Qi through killing."

Upon hearing this, the Zhan family youth's expression suddenly changed, and he murmured:
"When the ferry returned, all the monks on board died, and only a few escaped. So it seems that the person who attacked must be a monk from the force that the senior mentioned!"

After saying that, he raised his head, looked at the middle-aged man in front of him and said:
"I wonder what force you are talking about?"

However, the middle-aged man did not answer, but smiled calmly, stood up and said:
"That's all I have to say. It's not that I don't want to say some things, but that I can't. If you don't understand something, you should go back and ask that old fellow Zhan Baisheng as soon as possible."

After saying this, his figure disappeared in the room, but his voice still rang out from where he was just now:

"I can only persuade the city lord to activate the city defense formation for one hour. After one hour, the city defense formation will be closed, and all Zhan family cultivators must leave Jiayuan City. Otherwise, you will bear the consequences yourself!"

Upon hearing this, the young man in golden armor looked stern. The next moment, he slowly closed his eyes, and his soul, which was at the late Nascent Soul stage, stretched out and spread in all directions, with the City Lord's Mansion as the center, to every corner of Jiayuan City.

(End of this chapter)