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Chapter 490 The Upheaval at Guiyun Sect
After seeing the Blood Flying Sword up close, Xiao Chen felt both happy and regretful.

What's gratifying is that just six Blood Fiends are enough to unleash the power to kill someone in the late stage of the Golden Core realm.

This is enough to show that the evil energy has great potential, and if used properly, it will definitely be a great help.

Unfortunately, according to Lu Chengfeng's explanation, the secret technique he practiced was distributed by the Reverse Immortal Alliance based on the amount of evil energy.

Even if one cultivates to the highest level, one can only command no more than ten blood demons.

In this way, its power is ultimately limited.

If it's only at this level, it has almost no practical significance for Xiao Chen in actual combat.

Therefore, he still needs to find a more powerful bloodline secret technique.

Fortunately, it is not difficult to deduce from Lu Chengfeng's words that the Anti-Immortal Alliance seems to have a method to drive more evil energy.

However, such core secrets should, barring any unforeseen circumstances, be held by a small number of high-ranking officials.

If Xiao Chen wants to get his hands on it, it will be quite difficult given the current situation.

On the one hand, he currently lacks trust with the Reverse Immortal Alliance; although there is some cooperation, it is not deep enough.

On the other hand, although the Reverse Immortal Alliance is not as strong as the Holy City, it is actually quite powerful.

If a strange Nascent Soul True Monarch comes to their door, they may not be very friendly, and may even be highly vigilant.

Of course, if a Nascent Soul cultivator were to arrive, the treatment would likely be quite different.

The Golden Feather Blood Eagle is a perfect example.

Xiao Chen kept this in mind, and then chatted with Lu Chengfeng for a while to get a general idea of ​​his next move.

Since Guiyun Sect has discovered and arrested him, Lu Chengfeng's original false identity is obviously unreliable.

It's highly unlikely they'll be able to stay in the Blessed Land of Zejing.

He was also somewhat lost about where he was going, and only thought of seeking help from his companions in the Reverse Immortal Alliance.

And so the two parted ways.

Xiao Chen watched Lu Chengfeng leave, then determined the direction and turned to go to Guiyun Market.

He has three things to take care of this time.

First, we need to check on Zhang Cunfu's situation and continue to earn spirit stones from the Reverse Immortal Alliance through him.

Then, he delivered the auxiliary materials he had collected at the trade fair to Lord Suijin and urged him to finish the work as soon as possible.

Finally, I went to the Cai family again to further solidify my false identity.

To increase credibility, they will definitely have to show up from time to time in the future, at least in a small circle.

To put it simply, it means deliberately creating traces that outsiders can trace and verify.

While pondering his disguise, Xiao Chen had already arrived outside Guiyun Market.

Immediately, all I saw was a vast expanse of white.

Upon closer inspection, my curiosity only grew stronger.

At the entrance to the market, a large amount of white silk was hung up, almost covering the entire entrance.

The Guiyun Sect disciples stationed at the checkpoint all wore small white flowers on their chests.

"Oh dear, what happened?"

Xiao Chen was taken aback: "Such extensive white mourning, could it be that an important person has passed away?"

He easily slipped past the checkpoint at the entrance and entered the market.

At this moment, the entire Guiyun Market was covered in a blanket of white.

White cloths have been laid out on several important main roads.

Judging from the footprints, tire tracks, and thickness, it seems that a new layer of white cloth was added every day, so it doesn't look particularly dirty.

White lanterns were hung on almost every shop, big or small, along the way.

Some of the shops owned by the Guiyun Sect even had white gauze hanging on their doors and windows.

"So many days have passed, it couldn't be because of True Monarch Hua Jian, could it?"

Xiao Chen wondered to himself, "If it wasn't him, then who could have caused such a grand spectacle?"

To be fair, Hua Jian Zhenjun is not only the garrison commander sent by the Holy City, but also a Nascent Soul Zhenjun.

Whether in terms of status or cultivation level, he can be said to be among the highest in the Zejing Blessed Land.

Even he hadn't received such a grand welcome, so Xiao Chen really couldn't guess who else could have.

However, there's no need to bother guessing about this.

Zhang Cunfu was a disciple of the Guiyun Sect, and he was mostly responsible for providing these white cloths and lanterns.

Just go and ask him directly.

So Xiao Chen didn't think much of it, and as usual, he left a secret mark on the corner of the wall, and then went ahead to wait in the alley.

About three hours later, night fell and the moon shone brightly.

Zhang Cunfu arrived late, his steps hurried as he hurried into the alley.

He was wearing a pure white robe today, and also had a white flower on his chest.

Moreover, unlike ordinary Guiyun Sect disciples, he wore a white chrysanthemum.

"Very busy today?"

Xiao Chen appeared from behind him as usual, reaching out to point at the white chrysanthemum: "Has something happened to Guiyun Sect?"

Zhang Cunfu turned around and offered a smile.

But upon hearing this question, he was immediately taken aback: "Senior doesn't know?"

There's no way the Rebel Immortal Alliance wouldn't be unaware of something this big.

what?
Seeing his reaction, Xiao Chen instantly realized that this must be a major event that almost everyone knew about.

He immediately glared at Zhang Cunfu and said, "Hey, you're asking me now?"

"Just answer the questions I ask, why all the nonsense?"

"There are so many police teams outside these days, and many people are in urgent need of assistance. Do you think I'm as free as you are?"

Zhang Cunfu also knew that the Guiyun Sect had recently mobilized a large number of Golden Core cultivators to capture the rebellious cultivators.

They even asked him to inquire about the situation of two rogue cultivators in the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm in the market.

Therefore, they immediately realized that Senior Xiao must have been busy rescuing people and hadn't had time to find out the details.

So he forced a smile again: "Senior, please calm down, I shouldn't have spoken out of turn!"

"So that you may know, senior, this happened four days ago."

"That day, I was busy dealing with the spiritual objects handed over by my seniors when I suddenly received an urgent order and was summoned to the blessed land."

"Not long after we entered, we saw that almost all the important people in the entire Zejing Blessed Land had come over."

"I knew then that something big was about to happen."

Xiao Chen raised his hand to interrupt him: "Stop with this nonsense, let's get down to business."

Zhang Cunfu nodded: "Okay!"

"Later, the sect leader told us that Elder Luo in the Holy City had passed away just half a month ago."

"Because the matter is of great importance, the situation was not released to the public immediately."

"Now that the situation has been initially clarified, the memorial service can officially begin."

"I haven't had a break these past two days; I've been busy coordinating the allocation of supplies."

Xiao Chen had heard before that Guiyun Sect had two Supreme Elders who had gone to the Holy City to reside permanently, one of whom was Elder Luo.

At the same time, the Shang family of Hongqiu, one of the four major families, also had a good relationship with them, so they lived a much better life than the Cai family.

This local True Lord is indeed more important than True Lord Hua Jian.

"What are the specific reasons?"

Xiao Chen immediately asked about the crucial details: "Since it was inside the Holy City, how did it suddenly disappear?"

Logically speaking, even the Rebellious Immortal Alliance shouldn't have the guts to assassinate a Nascent Soul True Monarch within the Holy City.

"Reporting to Senior, the sect's explanation is that he was injured in his early years, which shortened his lifespan, thus causing him to prematurely exhaust his lifespan."

Zhang Cunfu replied, "Moreover, Elder Luo has lived for over nine hundred and sixty years, and is indeed nearing the end of his life."

"However, there are also different rumors circulating in the streets."

"Some claim that Elder Luo actually failed in his attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, and the heavy losses caused him to not survive."

"Some claim that Elder Luo passed away several years ago, but it has been delayed until now to make it public."

"There are also rumors that Elder Luo offended some True Lords in the Holy City in his early years."

"One of them just happened to break through to the Nascent Soul stage during this Immortal Selection Festival."

"As a result, Elder Luo was secretly murdered by a villain who wanted to curry favor with the new Venerable One."

Wow, this sounds like something's going to get complicated.

The reason given by Guiyun Sect was that his lifespan had run out, which sounds reasonable, but upon closer inspection, it is indeed questionable.

In theory, a Nascent Soul True Monarch can live for a thousand years. However, if he suffered a serious injury in his youth that shortened his lifespan, his lifespan might indeed be shorter.

But in reality, most Nascent Soul True Monarchs can live for another one or two hundred years.

Because very few people can see through the illusion of life and death.

As most True Lords age, they will spontaneously seek out various longevity elixirs and secret techniques to extend their lifespan as much as possible.

In this case, 960 years old is obviously a bit too young.

Moreover, if one's lifespan were to end, one would usually make arrangements for all matters after death in advance.

There's no reason to suddenly summon Zhang Cunfu and others to arrange the memorial service.

So much so that he was busy until nightfall before he had time to leave the warehouse, which is why he arrived rather late.

But if it's for some other reason, then this matter becomes quite intriguing.

Especially the last rumor, although it sounds a bit outrageous at first, it is not impossible.

If he had heard such a statement before, Xiao Chen might have thought it was unbelievable and regarded it as gossip.

A dignified Nascent Soul True Lord should be able to get along well wherever he goes.

However, after learning about the targeting that True Monarch Broken Gold had encountered, he felt that such rumors might actually be the truth.

In front of a Nascent Soul Venerable, an ordinary Nascent Soul True Monarch is truly no match.

Especially those Nascent Soul True Monarchs who have little potential and are unlikely to reach the Nascent Soul stage in the future.

Although this is just a rumor, it is very likely that some rogue cultivators made it up to brag to their companions.

However, similar true stories may very well happen within the Holy City.

In short, the more Xiao Chen learned about the Holy City, the more he felt it wasn't a good place.

He shook his head to pull himself out of his thoughts and changed the subject, asking, "Let's not talk about that now. How did the last deal go?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Cunfu immediately took out a storage ring and two lists: "That Manager Bai was quite generous with the money."

"The spirit stones have been settled, including the agreed one million in interest, and we've also received another order list."

"However, this time he asked for much less than before."

"In addition, Manager Bai also asked me if I could get some even rarer items."

"However, I didn't agree to him directly. I just asked him for a list and said I would bring it back and think about it carefully, but it might not work out."

Xiao Chen took the storage ring and the list. The first list contained items that had been traded before, but in much smaller quantities, with a total value of about four million.

Even if you can make half of it by reselling it, the profit is only two million.

There are indeed far fewer large orders compared to before.

The second list is much more interesting. It contains many fourth-tier spiritual items, and even things like the Divine Light Spell of Blazing Fire.

The Reverse Immortal Alliance is really daring; can something like this really be bought and sold?
Although Xiao Chen wouldn't mind selling to them, the key was that he needed to have the goods himself.

Moreover, even prohibited items are categorized into different levels of severity.

Ordinary spiritual creatures are one thing, but if there are too many, the Holy City can't keep track of them all.

However, it's unlikely that the whereabouts of every single one of these important offensive spiritual items, such as the Divine Light Spell of Departing Fire, will be thoroughly investigated.

However, it's also clear that the Reverse Immortal Alliance is in a bit of a hurry.

After all, they were the direct targets of the large-scale sweep, and they have probably suffered heavy losses, perhaps even crippling them.

So much so that they've started doing things that are rather short-sighted and opportunistic.

"Hmph, they really dare to dream, wanting all these things."

Xiao Chen threw the second list back at them: "Tell them next time we meet that this kind of deal is not going to happen."

"If they keep using this kind of thing to test our strength, then we should stop trading with them in the future."

"Moreover, even if we were to discuss it, it could only be about some of the basic spiritual materials."

"I don't want to see things like the Divine Light Spell of Blazing Fire again."

For the time being, Xiao Chen only plans to earn some spirit stones from the Reverse Immortal Alliance.

Even if they were to engage in deeper cooperation, he had no intention of going through Zhang Cunfu's side.

Whether it's using a fake identity prepared by himself or having Chen Fan contact the Reverse Immortal Alliance, it's more suitable than Zhang Cunfu.

Firstly, Chen Fan's ideas were already very similar to those of the Reverse Immortal Alliance.

Perhaps after he went to the Holy City, he has already established some contact with the Reverse Immortal Alliance.

Secondly, such in-depth cooperation involves fourth-tier spiritual objects, and there may even be more important things in the future.

Zhang Cunfu, who only had the Golden Core cultivation level, felt that it was still a bit lacking; only a Nascent Soul cultivator could handle it.

In comparison, Xiao Chen was more optimistic that Chen Fan could break through to the Nascent Soul stage in a short period of time.

After all, that kid has exceptional comprehension and the greatest potential for cultivation.

Then we'll send him to make contact with the Reverse Immortal Alliance, and incidentally, to attract the attention of the Holy City.

Xiao Chen himself hid behind the scenes, acting as the hunter-gatherer.

Then, as usual, he asked Zhang Cunfu if he had encountered any difficulties.

After receiving a negative answer, he left Guiyun Market and headed straight for Qingquan Paradise.

Having learned from his previous experience, Xiao Chen didn't need anyone to guide him this time and went straight to where the Broken Gold True Monarch was hiding.

Strangely enough, after not seeing each other for a while, the other person seemed to have become quite listless.

If it were an ordinary person, it might be because they had been staying in the cave for a long time.

However, this is somewhat unusual for a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

"Fellow Daoist Suijin, I have brought back all the auxiliary materials needed for refining weapons."

Suppressing his curiosity, Xiao Chen took out all the items first: "Take a look, everything should be alright, right?"

"If there's anything unsuitable, I'll go and change it as soon as possible."

The Broken Gold True Lord walked over and personally inspected each item in turn.

Then he nodded with a hint of satisfaction: "No problem, they're all top-quality materials!"

"With these things, I can perfectly activate the remaining blood in the gun barrel and maximize its lethality."

"It won't be long before this extraordinary fully fused magical artifact is completed."

Hearing that everything was alright, Xiao Chen felt a little relieved.

Only then did he speak and ask, "Fellow Daoist Suijin, you don't look like you've had much rest?"

"This state... should be alright, right?"

Xiao Chen wasn't worried about the other person himself, but rather that his current state would affect the weapon refining process.

Fortunately, True Lord Shattered Gold immediately said, "Thank you for your concern, fellow Daoist. I'm actually fine."

"It's just that I recently received a strange item from an old friend, and I lost some of my vital energy while helping to deal with it."

"So it might look a bit weak, but it's actually not a big problem."

"I didn't expect Fellow Daoist Xiao to be able to gather the auxiliary materials so quickly. If I had known earlier, I would have waited patiently for a few days."

Now that we have obtained the auxiliary materials, the focus should naturally be on weapon forging.

"I will rest for two days first, and then start working properly once I have regained my energy and adjusted my condition."

"Fellow Daoist, there is no need to worry that this will affect the quality of the spiritual artifact."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen put his worries aside and immediately denied it, saying, "Ah, Fellow Daoist Suijin has misunderstood."

"I'm just worried that you might have been wronged and that you might be feeling upset and even become depressed."

"As for weapon crafting, I've always been very confident in it, otherwise I wouldn't have come to you to customize a spiritual weapon."

In fact, he didn't know any other weapon refiners, but that didn't matter, since the other party might not know about it anyway.

The two continued to exchange a few pleasantries.

Xiao Chen also mentioned the passing of Elder Luo of the Guiyun Sect.

The Broken Gold True Lord was very surprised by this: "Senior Luo actually passed away after reaching the end of his lifespan. According to the timeline, it shouldn't have happened so quickly."

"Sigh~, back when Senior Luo was still alive, he was a friendly person and had a good relationship with many True Lords."

"When I first broke through to the True Lord level in the Holy City, I received some guidance from him in cultivation, which saved me several months of detours."

"I never imagined that this parting would be the last time we would ever see each other again."

Xiao Chen was just chatting casually when he mentioned this matter.

Upon hearing that the two seemed to know each other, they then shared all the rumors circulating in the streets.

Then, out of curiosity, he asked, "There are quite a few similar rumors. In your opinion, are these rumors true or false?"

"Since Fellow Daoist Luo is a friendly person, you shouldn't have any enemies, right?"

Interestingly, after hearing this, True Lord Shattered Gold remained silent for a while.

Then he shook his head: "Logically speaking, we shouldn't have any enemies."

This reaction is strange. If that's really the case, why bother thinking about it for a while?

Xiao Chen felt there was probably a story behind this.

Of course, he wasn't familiar with Elder Luo of the Guiyun Sect, nor was he very interested in his story.

This situation only reinforced his belief that the Holy City was indeed not a good place.

Although it gathers most of the high-level cultivators in the new cultivation world, it is the most prosperous place in the entire new cultivation world.

But it is also likely to be one of the most dangerous places in the entire new spiritual world, perhaps even the most dangerous.

After leaving the Broken Gold True Monarch's place, Xiao Chen headed to Pingyi City according to the pre-arranged plan.

At the city gate here, white cloths have already been put up and white lanterns have been hung.

However, the situation within the city was not as exaggerated as in Guiyunfang.

Almost only shops run by the Cai family would hang a white gauze over their windows.

Xiao Chen slipped through the back door and entered the study without anyone noticing.

Then I saw Grandpa Cai hunched over a map, deep in thought.

He stepped forward and glanced at it.

That was a map showing the distribution of cultivation resources of all sizes within the blessed land of Zejing.

The labels clearly indicate each spirit mine, each spirit field, each spirit spring, and the family or faction to which they belong.

Use this map.

Anyone can clearly know the true distribution and output of cultivation resources within the blessed land of Zejing.

If a rogue cultivator could obtain such a thing, they could easily make a fortune.

However, such a thing is of course top secret.

Even within the Cai family, only Old Master Cai and a few elders were authorized to review and modify the information in a timely manner to ensure that its content always reflected reality.

"Senior Xiao, you've arrived."

Grandpa Cai detected Xiao Chen's arrival in time through the formation: "Please have a seat!"

He immediately stood up and gave up the most central seat.

"I've said it several times already, you don't need to care about these formalities with me."

Xiao Chen waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to offer him a seat: "What are you looking at?"

Seeing this, Grandpa Cai said nothing more, but he didn't sit back down. Instead, he stood to the side of the desk.

He reached out and turned the map around, then explained directly to it, "To be honest, senior, the old man is taking stock of the Shang family's businesses."

“The Shang family suffered almost no losses a few days ago.”

"Now that Senior Luo is no longer taking care of us, we can take some resources from them to make up for our previous losses."

Grandpa Cai's finger traced the area right between Pingyi and Hongqiu, where there happened to be a sacred field.

On the map, the character '尚' is specially marked in the lower right corner of Lingtian.

Xiao Chen quickly glanced at the map.

It was discovered that most of the resources around Red Hill were marked with the character 'Shang', indicating that they belonged to the Shang family.

A few are marked with the character 'Yun', which, taken together, should refer to the Guiyun Sect.

Among the resources belonging to the Shang family.

Most spirit mines and some small spirit fields are also marked with another different surname in smaller characters.

It seems that it was entrusted to another small cultivation family, just like the Lu family back then.

Thinking of this, Xiao Chen glanced at the vicinity of Yanggao City.

Then, over at Stone Ridge, I saw several surnames marked in small print.

Judging from the situation, it was clear that after the Lu family fell, the spirit mines they occupied were redistributed.

In the lower right corner of a small spiritual field next to it, there is a character for 'cloud'.

As expected, it has been occupied by the Guiyun Sect.

It seems that the other party only wanted the spirit fields and didn't even bother with the spirit mines.

Of course, it's also possible that the Gao family intervened and made some exchanges of benefits.

In conclusion, the root cause of the Lu family's downfall was that they seized the spirit fields when they were not yet powerful enough.

Even a powerful family like the Shang family is now facing similar troubles.

However, the Cai family will not cause them much trouble. The real difficulty lies in the attitudes of the other two families and the Guiyun Sect.

Of course, the Shang family has deep roots and will not be completely destroyed, but they will probably have to hand over some assets to protect themselves.

(End of this chapter)