This martial saint's health bar is too thick

Chapter 301 The real murderer
"What did you say?!"

Luo Shi stood up suddenly.

"Master Qingding is dead."

The visitor repeated it again.

Who is Qing Ding Zhenren?

His status can be summed up in one sentence:

There are a total of twelve Immortals in Daluo Sect, and Immortal Qingding ranks among the top three!
The top three do not refer to combat power, but to influence and importance.

Zhenren Qingding is good at making elixirs and is the best alchemist in the world!
Many of the Daluo Sect's unique elixirs can only be refined by True Man Qing Ding, including the longevity elixir.

Such an important person, just died like that?
"What was the cause of death? What did the Daluo Sect say to the outside world?"

Li Fei asked.

He suddenly realized that the hall he walked into in his dream might be the place where Master Qingding made elixirs.

Otherwise, why would the Daluo Sect disciple that he possessed go there to get the elixir?

True Lord Qingxu appeared in that place, and now True Lord Qingding, who was refining the elixir, died.

This can easily lead to bad associations.

"It's still unclear at the moment. The Daluo Sect only announced the death of Master Qing Ding, but did not disclose the cause of death."

The person came said.

Li Fei and Luo Shi looked at each other and saw a solemn look in each other's eyes.

"Okay, if you have any more news, please report it to me in time."

Luo Shi said to the visitor.

After the other party left, Luo Shi sat down again and looked at Li Fei:
"What do you think?"

Li Fei: "I was originally wondering, what kind of results should be obtained in this investigation to satisfy the emperor? Do we have to find out the truth behind the scenes, or is it enough to just find the lost elixir?"

Luo Shi: "Which answer do you prefer?"

Li Fei: "I originally thought that as long as the elixir could be recovered, the emperor would be willing to give Daluo Sect a way out and not investigate further. But now Daluo Sect has directly torn down the way out."

Luo Shi: “.”

Yes, once Master Qing Ding died, it was no longer a question of whether the elixir could be found, but that there would never be any more elixirs for longevity in the future!
Li Fei exhaled heavily: "The death of Master Qing Ding is most likely related to the missing pill case. We will know when we arrive at Daluo Sect."

On the afternoon of October 10, the special train from Lanling City arrived at Daluo Town.

Except for Li Fei and Luo Shi, everyone else in the team looked obviously nervous.

They already knew the news of Master Qingding's death.

The case hasn't even started to be investigated yet, and a very high-ranking person has already died. How can people not be afraid?
To put it bluntly, even an important figure like Qing Ding Zhenren could die, so shouldn't there be any accidents among those of them who came to investigate the case?
Imperial Commissioner Li Fei and Cabinet Official Luo Shi are relatively safe.

The remaining officials of the imperial court and the sitting officials are really in danger!

After Li Fei and his group got off the car, disciples from the Daluo Sect came to greet them.

Then they drove directly to Daluo Sect.

Dozens of minutes later, Li Fei and others arrived at the foot of Daluo Peak.

The last time Li Fei came, he was as the leader of Wu'an University, and this time he came as the imperial envoy.

There is a world of difference!

The group walked through the gate and saw people waiting for them at the foot of the mountain.

Just like last time, he was still wearing a Taoist robe, holding a whisk, and standing next to the huge stone with the words "Ancestral Temple of Taoism" written on it, with an elegant and refined temperament.

"Master Li, Master Luo."

Taoist Master Qingxia bowed to Li Fei and Luo Shi according to Taoist etiquette.

She looked at Li Fei with a complicated look. After all, it was Li Fei who took the initiative to greet her when they met last time.

Now the situation is reversed.

"Meet Master Qingxia."

Li Fei and Luo Shi saluted Master Qingxia.

Compared with the last time they met, Master Qingxia looked noticeably more haggard.

"Please follow me up the mountain."

True Man Qingxia moved sideways and made a move.

Luo Shi turned and looked at Li Fei.

Li Fei was not polite and walked forward first.

So Li Fei was in the middle, Qingxia Zhenren was on the left, Luo Shi was on the right, and behind them was a group of officials from Zhige Pavilion, and they climbed up like this.

"Master Qingxia, I heard that Master Qingding of your sect has passed away?"

While climbing the mountain, Li Fei took the initiative to ask.

True Man Qingxia looked sad and nodded: "Yes, Senior Brother Qingding passed away a few days ago."

Li Fei: "May I ask why?"

True Man Qingxia turned around and glanced at him: "When Master Li reaches Daluo Peak and meets the head teacher, he will know."

Li Fei was stunned when he heard this, and turned to look at Luo Shi.

Sure enough, the death of Master Qingding was related to the incident of losing the elixir!

Li Fei didn't ask any more questions. There was no conversation along the way, and the group soon reached the top of the mountain.

"Brother Master is waiting for you in Taixu Hall."

True Man Qingxia said to Li Fei and the others, "Master Li, Master Luo, please follow me."

The Taixu Hall on Daluo Peak is the place used by Daluo Sect when it holds important meetings. Only Taoist masters and martial arts masters are qualified to enter the Taixu Hall for meetings.

Li Fei is the imperial envoy appointed by the emperor, and Luo Shi is a martial arts master. These two people can enter the palace with Qingxia Zhenren.

The rest will have to wait elsewhere.

"please."

Li Fei and Luo Shi followed Master Qingxia through a misty square, passed a secluded pool, and finally entered a magnificent hall that was dozens of meters high.

Judging from the area, the Taixu Palace is actually larger than the Zhenglan Palace where the Dalan Dynasty held court meetings!
After entering the hall, the first thing Li Fei saw was a huge statue in front of him that was several dozen meters tall and its head almost touched the ceiling.

This is a statue of Daozu, the founder of Taoism.

The hall was very empty, with more than twenty people sitting inside.

True Lord Qingxu was sitting right below the statue of Daozu. There was a chair to his right, but the seat was empty.

The rest of the people sat in the left and right rows, divided according to magic and martial arts.

Sitting in the row on the left are all Taoist masters, including Master Qingxia who has not yet taken a seat, there are eleven in total.

Sitting in the row on the right are all martial arts masters, eighteen in total, including fifteen martial arts masters and three grandmasters.

This is the strength of Daluo Sect, the ancestral home of Taoism!
Just looking at this lineup, anyone who walks into this hall would be a little frightened.

When Li Fei and Luo Shi walked into the hall, all the powerful people present looked over and set their eyes on the two of them!
Luo Shi couldn't help but feel tense and his steps became heavier.

He glanced at Li Fei who was still calm beside him, and couldn't help feeling a little ashamed. He was a martial arts master, but he was not as good as a young man in the foundation stage.

"Greetings to True Lord Qingxu, and to all the seniors of Daluo Sect."

Although Li Fei was an imperial envoy, he still took the lead in saluting.

Luo Shi followed him in saluting.

"You two have come a long way, please take a seat first."

True Lord Qingxu spoke.

Soon, two disciples from the Daluo Sect brought two chairs and placed them behind Li Fei and Luo Shi.

In this way, the two of them were facing True Lord Qingxu directly and communicating with each other at a distance of more than ten meters.

"To be honest, I am ashamed to say that the mistakes made by my Daluo Sect have not been resolved yet, and the imperial court even sent people to investigate."

After Li Fei and Luo Shi sat down, True Lord Qingxu said:

"Fortunately, now there is finally a result."

Hearing this, Li Fei and Luo Shi, who had just sat down, felt their hearts tighten and stared at True Lord Qingxu closely.

"Bring the people up."

True Lord Qingxu said lightly.

Soon, a Daluo Sect disciple escorted another Daluo Sect disciple into the hall and came to the center of the hall.

The escorting disciple bowed to everyone and left. The disciple who was being escorted knelt down, lowered his head and dared not look at anyone.

"Ning Shi, tell us everything you know in front of the imperial envoy!"

A thin old man sitting in the first row on the left shouted sternly.

The old man is True Man Qingyun, the master of Feiyun Peak. He is in charge of the precepts of Daluo Sect. His status in Daluo Sect is second only to True Lord Qingxu and the Martial Saint who was not present today.

In Daluo Sect, only great wizards in the possession stage and warriors in the Tao foundation stage can be granted Taoist names. This Daluo Sect disciple with the Taoist name Ning Shi is a great wizard in the possession stage.

He knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice:
"Yes."

Then he began to recount his experience:
"I am the direct disciple of Master Qing Ding, and I have been with Master Qing Ding for twenty-seven years. In the past nine years, I have been responsible for helping Master manage the various medicinal materials for alchemy."

"The most common thing Master said to us disciples was: Taoists seek immortality, but where can we find immortality?"

Hearing this, Li Fei immediately recalled the words he saw in the lobby in his dream.

The words 'Where can I find immortality' were also written on it.

This made him even more certain that the place behind the lobby was where Master Qingding made elixirs.

Ning Shi continued his story:
"From the perspective of us disciples, Master is almost obsessed with the art of immortality! Because of this obsession, Master wants to refine a pill that can truly make people immortal."

"I have been with Master for twenty-one years. I have seen with my own eyes how Master invested almost everything in refining this elixir of immortality! In the end, Master had very few materials left, so he started to think about other things."

"Every year, the palace sends a large amount of precious materials for Master to refine longevity pills. Many of these materials can be used by Master, so he secretly replaced them and used them to refine his own longevity pills. As for the longevity pills for His Majesty, he..."

Ning Shi hesitated when he said this.

"Say!"

True Man Qingyun shouted again.

Ning Shi's body trembled, and he gritted his teeth and said:
"The longevity pill that Master made for Your Majesty is actually a fake pill and has no effect!"

After saying this, he collapsed to the ground.

Inside the hall, many people were shocked. It seemed that like Li Fei and Luo Shi, they were also hearing about such a thing for the first time.

Upon hearing the truth, Luo Shi's face turned pale with rage, and he was frightened by Master Qing Ding's actions.

Let’s not talk about deceiving the emperor, the key point is that deceiving the emperor in such matters is simply making fun of His Majesty the Emperor!
How brave does it take to play like this?

"How long did the matter of Master Qingding refining the fake elixir last?"

Li Fei suddenly asked.

He remained relatively calm because he did not have the same reverence for imperial power as the people of that era.

"As far as I know, Master has been doing this for five consecutive years."

Ning Shi said in a trembling voice.

Five years!

Qing Ding Zhenren made the emperor take fake pills for five consecutive years!

"Go on."

Li Fei said calmly.

This made all the strong men present couldn't help but look at him a few more times.

Ning Shi continued:
"In order to refine the elixir of immortality, Master has been getting more and more demanding every year, replacing more and more materials. This year, something went wrong. The elixir refined for His Majesty went wrong. The fake elixir was found to have problems as soon as it was examined. It was impossible for it to pass the palace inspection."

Even if they trust the Daluo Sect, after all, it is food for the emperor, so the palace will definitely test the elixir in advance.

Therefore, even if Master Qing Ding was refining fake pills, he had to maintain the quality above a certain level.

"In order to prevent this matter from being exposed, Master decided to let the elixir be lost this time!"

Ning Shi finally revealed the reason why the longevity pills were lost. "He ordered me and another Senior Brother Ning Qi to attack the disciples who came to collect the pills, thus creating the illusion that the pills were lost."

When True Man Qingxia heard this, he narrowed his eyes and his expression changed.

The disciple who was attacked while receiving the elixir was exactly her disciple from Luoxia Peak.

"I have a question."

Li Fei spoke at this time:
"There was a problem with the pill refining. Why can't we just refine it again, but instead create the illusion that the pill was lost? Isn't the risk of doing this greater than admitting that the pill refining failed?"

Ning Shi said without hesitation: "In fact, the materials sent by the palace are always in multiples, just to prevent the failure of pill refining. But the master exchanged too many materials this year. After the failure of refining the pill, he no longer had any extra materials to refine it again.

With Master's level of alchemy skills, it would be too abnormal if he used up all the materials sent by the palace but still failed to make the elixir. Such a mistake has not happened in the past few decades. If this is reported, the palace will probably send someone to investigate.

The most important thing is, once his alchemy skills are in doubt, the palace may no longer allow him to refine longevity pills, and no more materials will be sent to him in the future. This is something the master cannot accept no matter what!
So the master simply chose to let the pills be lost, so that at least he would not be so suspicious, and he would also retain the opportunity to continue refining the longevity pills. "

Li Fei nodded.

This logic does make sense.

He looked at Master Qingxu:
"Excuse me, Master Zhenjun, how was the matter of Master Qingding finally exposed? And how did he die?"

"I will answer this question."

Taoist Qingyun on the side looked at Li Fei and said, "I am in charge of the Daluo Sect's disciplines, and I have been investigating this matter since the pill loss incident occurred.

Two days ago, a disciple of mine found some problems in the accounts of the alchemy room. He wanted to report it to me secretly, but he died suddenly!
I left a mark on him, so I noticed something was wrong at the first moment. I immediately went to the alchemy room and informed the head teacher.

But before I arrived at Daluo Peak, Qing Ding tried to escape, but was stopped in time by the head teacher, and was eventually killed by the head teacher's sword."

Li Fei narrowed his eyes.

True Man Qingding was actually killed by True Lord Qingxu!
In this way, the real culprit in this case has been brought to justice.

It seems like this case is closed?
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