Chapter 256: The situation in Zhongzhou
In a certain area of Qinglong City, in a tall tower, an old man in black clothes was meditating and practicing. Suddenly his expression changed. He opened his eyes and looked at a jade plate in front of him, with a strange color in his eyes.
He counted his fingers for a while, and his expression gradually became serious.
After pondering for a moment, he shook a rope beside him.
A pleasant sound of copper bells sounded, and not long after, a middle-aged man wearing gray cloth and holding an abacus in his hand came in respectfully.
"Elder, do you have any instructions?"
"A distinguished guest is coming soon. Get ready and come with me to greet him later." The old man said softly.
The middle-aged man was stunned, and then said quickly: "Yes, Elder."
But he was curious in his heart, what kind of person could actually make the elder, who never likes to see people, take the initiative to go out to greet him.
Could it be that some of the big families in the city, or some big shot in the city lord's mansion, are coming?
As soon as the middle-aged man made arrangements, the elder in black also came down from upstairs.
"Elder..."
The middle-aged man was about to step forward and say something, but was stopped by the elder in black who raised his hand.
"The distinguished guest has arrived, please follow me out to greet him first."
The middle-aged man had no choice but to shut his mouth and follow the elder outside.
As soon as I went out, I saw the old doctor and Lu Qing standing hesitantly outside the door.
"Master, are you sure this is where it is?"
Lu Qing looked at the tower, but saw that it was very ordinary, without even a plaque, and it did not seem to be the stronghold of a large sect.
The star pattern engraved on the door seems a bit mysterious.
"It shouldn't be wrong. The abnormal movement received by the jade tablet comes from this tower." The old doctor said.
Just when Lu Qing was thinking about using his powers to investigate, he suddenly saw an old man in black and a middle-aged man holding an abacus walking out of the tower.
「有朋自远方来，当真是让本楼蓬荜生辉，两位贵客，老头子我，这厢有礼了。」
还没等陆青说话，就看到那黑衣老者，对着他和师父，行了一礼。
"Old man, what are you doing..."
Lu Qing's heart moved slightly, with a puzzled look on his face, but he secretly activated his superpower.
"My name is Xuanjizi, old man. I am temporarily in charge of the Tianji Building branch of Qinglong City. I came here specially to welcome two distinguished guests."
The smile on the face of the old man in black became even warmer after seeing the faces of Lu Qing and the old doctor clearly.
Lu Qing also used his powers at this time to find out the identities of the two people in front of him, and knew that they were not lying.
However, he still maintained a puzzled look on his face: "But old man, how did you know that we were coming?"
Is it possible that Tianji Tower's calculation method is really so mysterious that even he and his master's whereabouts can be calculated?
It seems that this jade token should be two-way. Not only can they know the location of Tianji Tower, but the other party can also sense the arrival of themselves and others.
No wonder Li Zhirui said at the beginning that as long as he went to Zhongzhou with the jade card, he would understand.
"That's it, junior Lu Qing, this is the family master, I have met senior Xuanjizi." Lu Qing bowed.
"It is indeed Lu Xiaolangjun and old doctor Chen Songqing, please come in quickly." Xuanjizi made an invitation gesture.
Lu Qing and the old doctor looked at each other and walked towards the tower without refusing.
Hunted to sit down inside and serve the tea, Lu Qing tasted it briefly and then said:
"Senior Xuanjizi, you even know the names of my master and disciple. Is this the message left by Lord Zhirui?"
"Yes, Senior Nephew Zhirui once left portraits of the two of them here, and said that the two of them should come here within one or two years, but I didn't expect, old man, that the two of them didn't come to Qinglong City until now."
He quite liked that young man with extraordinary bearing.
"Senior Nephew Zhirui made a breakthrough in his cultivation last year and has returned to Zhongzhou Main Building to practice cultivation. After calculation, it should be almost time to leave seclusion." Xuan Jizi was honest.
"Oh, Lord Zhirui has broken through to the Xiantian realm?"
Lu Qing's heart was moved. When he saw that person, he was already a martial arts master who had tempered the power of the soul, and his ranking on the Hidden Dragon Ranking was higher than him.
If there is another breakthrough, it must be to enter the innate realm.
"Yes, nephew Zhirui has been gifted since he was a child. He is one of the most outstanding disciples among our Tianji Tower generation. It is expected that he can step into the Xiantian Realm."
"Amazing." Lu Qing praised.
Xuanjizi looked at Lu Qing secretly.
If he remembered correctly, the young man in front of him was also on the Hidden Dragon List two years ago and caused quite a stir at that time.
Now that more than two years have passed, I don’t know where his cultivation has reached.
However, when Xuan Jizi wanted to sense Lu Qing's cultivation, he found that his soul sense could not detect the situation inside Lu Qing's body at all.
There seemed to be a thick layer of fog around Lu Qing, covering all his information, making it impossible for him to see through it at all.
Xuanjizi was slightly startled, knowing that there were generally only two possibilities for this situation.
The first is that Lu Qing has practiced some special secret method that can perfectly contain his own aura and prevent it from being perceived by outsiders.
Another thing is that Lu Qing possesses a rare treasure that can block the induction of other people's soul power.
He is more inclined to the latter possibility.
After all, Lu Qing is too young. Even if he practices the secret method, the heat should not be deep.
And according to the information from their Tianji Tower, two years ago, Lu Qingcai was only in the inner state.
No matter how fast he enters the country now, at such a close distance, he shouldn't be able to hide it from someone who has been in the Xiantian realm for a long time.
After making a judgment, Xuanjizi turned his attention to the old doctor.
At this sight, he was stunned again.
Because he found that the old doctor's cultivation level was also completely unpredictable to him.
If Lu Qing's body is full of fog, it is impossible for people to see through it.
At this time, the old doctor felt calm, just like an ordinary old man, unremarkable.
Ke Xuanjizi knew that the old doctor could not be an ordinary old man.
Zhi Rui's nephew had clearly told him that this old doctor was not only a person with advanced cultivation in the Xiantian realm, but also possessed the light of merit and virtue, and was much more miraculous than ordinary Xiantian realm warriors.
"It seems that this person's cultivation has made great progress in the past two years. He is worthy of being a virtuous person with the light of merit." Xuanjizi marveled in his heart.
As soon as they met, Lu Qing and the old doctor, master and disciple, gave him a lot of shock.
No wonder Junior Nephew Zhirui told him so solemnly that he must entertain these two people well.
Lu Qing could naturally feel that Xuanjizi was observing him and his master.
However, he didn't pay attention, but showed an open-minded look: "Senior Xuanjizi, my master and I came here this time because we have some things we want to ask you, senior."
「我们想知道一下，如今天下的形势，到底如何了，还有中州这边，又是什么情况。
不瞒前辈，我们这一次从家中过来，一路上遇到了不少事。
There is even a sect that openly violates the holy order. As a supreme elder in the Xiantian realm, in order to practice evil methods, he openly sets up evil formations to refine the flesh, blood, blood and flesh of warriors as his own cultivation resources.
However, this kind of outrageous behavior has not led to the punishment of the Holy Mountain.
Master and I were quite confused about this, and asked our seniors for guidance. 》
Lu Qing said with a serious expression.
"What, there are people in the Xiantian realm outside who are sacrificing living people and practicing evil methods?"
"Yes, it is the Liuyun Sect of Yunzhou who committed this evil act, seniors. Nowadays, there are signs of turmoil in the outer states. If the major sects in the Holy Mountain and Zhongzhou do not show their signs, it will not be long before it is really irreversible."
Xuanjizi fell into silence.
After a while, he let out a long sigh: "I didn't expect that the situation outside has reached such a situation. It's a pity that even the Holy Mountain is powerless to deal with the situation now."
Lu Qing and his master looked at each other and said, "Senior, I wonder why this is happening?"
"Both of you are blessed with extraordinary talents. You should have sensed the fluctuation of the nine Taoist sounds that resounded throughout the world a while ago, right?"
"It's because of this that we, master and disciple, decided to go to Zhongzhou to find out what's going on."
"The sound of the Dao sounded nine times, and the great change of heaven and earth officially began, the spiritual energy revived, and the evil spirits reappeared. Do you two know what this means?" Xuan Jizi asked.
Lu Qing hesitated for a moment and said humbly: "I would like to hear the details."
"In recent years, haven't there been rumors that the world is about to change dramatically?
This is actually not a rumor, but a fact.
The sound of heaven and earth a while ago represents that the changes in heaven and earth have really begun, and the legendary spiritual energy has begun to revive.
The two of you rushed all the way to Zhongzhou. You should have sensed the changes in the world on the way, right? "
If you can refine spiritual energy and use it for your own use, you can make great progress and make further progress.
I would like to ask you two, if this rumor is true, what will happen to those Xiantian realm warriors who have been stagnant in their own realm for many years? "
“On the journey of martial arts, when you are brave and enterprising, warriors all pursue their own strength. If this opportunity comes, I think those who are strong in the innate realm will be very happy.” Lu Qing said.
Reiki is not an easy task.
Only the most ancient and unique cultivation methods can be achieved, and there are not many of these ancient cultivation methods in the world.
Even in Zhongzhou, only a few sects have them.
This is why problems arise.
You two should be able to guess why? ”
Lu Qing thought for a moment and said: “We are not worried about the scarcity but the inequality. The opportunity for breakthrough is right in front of us, but due to the lack of access due to the cultivation method, those sects with ancient cultivation methods are afraid that they will become the target of public criticism.”
"Yes, he is not worried about scarcity but inequality. Lu Xiaolangjun is really a great talent. In just a few words, he gets to the root of the problem."
"Senior received the award, what happened next?"
Lu Qing felt ashamed and asked.
"As you said, Xiaolangjun, those innate realm experts whose realm has been stagnant for a long time cannot give up since they see an opportunity for breakthrough.
So just when the spiritual energy was just recovering, some sects in Zhongzhou began to attack other sects and snatch the ancient practice method.
Even for this reason, the supreme elders and innately strong men of the two sects all went out together, killing each one until their blood flowed into rivers, and their lives were reduced to ashes. ”
“It’s so fierce?”
Lu Qing and the old doctor were suddenly shocked. They never expected that such a powerful conflict would break out in Zhongzhou.
"Originally, if they were just trying to snatch the method of practice, the two sects would not have fought so hard.
It is better to die. These two sects are still feuding, and they have accumulated hatred for no less than hundreds of years.
In the past, under the suppression and mediation of the Holy Mountain, although there were frictions between the two sects, they were still under control.
The Xiantian Realm experts on both sides rarely took action, so the casualties in both cases were not large.
But this time the world changed and the spiritual energy revived, it made both sects unable to sit still.
Hence the fight, both sides got angry, which led to tragedy. "
"That's it." Lu Qing understood.
Since the two major sects are feuding, this battle is really unavoidable.
After all, the spiritual energy has revived and the sect with ancient cultivation methods has taken the initiative.
Once an elder in the sect breaks through the bottleneck and enters a new realm.
Even the Holy Mountain may not be able to suppress it by then.
The other sect naturally refused to sit still and wait for death, so they could only make a decisive decision and take action boldly.
"Senior Xuanjizi, in this case, Zhongzhou is already in chaos?"
Lu Qing can't imagine what kind of chaos Zhongzhou would be like now if all the powerful sects in Zhongzhou were involved in a melee.
"The situation is not that bad yet." Xuanjizi said.
"After the two major sects fought, the Holy Mountain immediately came forward and issued a holy order that the major sects were no longer allowed to kill each other.
For this reason, the three Holy Masters all came out of the mountain and went directly to each major sect. They walked around, and then the situation was brought under control."
Holy Master?
Lu Qing chewed on this title and knew that the three holy masters must be very powerful and peerless experts.
Otherwise, how could it be so easy to suppress the major sects that were ready to move.
But Lu Qing didn't think that Holy Mountain could really completely control the situation just by relying on this.
"But senior, this kind of forced suppression is only a temporary solution, not the root cause. I'm afraid those sects without ancient cultivation methods will not give up so easily, right?"
After the spiritual energy is revived, the spiritual energy in the world will become more and more intense.
The longer the delay, the more beneficial it will be for the sects with ancient practice methods.
Lu Qing did not believe that other sects would be willing to do this.
"Xiao Langjun guessed right. Those sects are indeed not so easy to give in. So in order to reassure these sects, the Holy Mountain made a very important decision."
(End of this chapter)