Uncle Jiu's Senior Brother

"Wow! Is this Maoshan? It's much better than Yizhuang!"

The one who spoke was Wencai.

He had never been to Maoshan in his life. According to the rules of Maoshan, disciples could only come to Maoshan to receive the ordination certificate when they reached the initial stage of Qi training.

Therefore, only Lu Li and Qiu Sheng had ever been here among Uncle Jiu's disciples.

After passing through the mountain gate, they went straight up to Ermao Peak. The mountain was dyed emerald green by the trees, with clouds floating around, everything looked like a painting.

At this moment, the magnificent hall appeared before the eyes of several people.

He first took his disciples to pay homage to Master Ermao, and then brought them to where the Taoists lived.

Uncle Jiu doesn't like living in Wanning Palace, and Lu Li doesn't like it either. It's too spacious and too solemn.

"Master Jiushu, are we going to live here from now on?"

Hua Ling thought it was too luxurious to live in such a big place with only a few people.

Uncle Jiu looked at his cute little disciple with a gentle expression.

"Yes! Does Hua Ling like this place? This will be our home from now on."

"Home? Hehe, old foreigner, we have a home too."

The old foreigner stroked Hua Ling's hair lovingly. Before coming, his senior brother Partridge Whistle had repeatedly told him to take good care of Hua Ling.

Partridge Whistle stayed alone in Renjia Town and opened an antique shop. Hua Ling and the old foreigner would also go down the mountain to gain experience in the future.

This way I will have a place to stay in the future, and I have also agreed to work for Lu Li in the future.

Opening an antique shop also means having a fixed contact point with Xiling.

Wencai and the other two each found a room they liked and lived in at Ermao Peak.

With the arrival of several people, Ermao Peak has gained some popularity.

After everyone had made their arrangements, a Maoshan disciple came forward to deliver a message.

"Hello, elders. The headmaster asked you to go to Wanfu Palace to discuss something important."

Uncle Jiu and Lu Li asked the three of them to walk around Ermao Peak to familiarize themselves with it, and then followed the disciple who delivered the message to Wanfu Palace.

As soon as I entered the hall, I saw that all the elders were present. This must be a big event.

After greeting everyone, Lu Li sat below Shi Jian, even though he had the highest level of cultivation.

However, the seniority had to be observed. Originally, the headmaster asked him to sit in the first position below him, so that his identity as a Golden Core True Person could be revealed.

But Lu Li felt that they were all family, and doing this would make things feel alienated.

As expected, Lu Li's words immediately gained great enthusiasm from the elders.

And they think he is neither arrogant nor impetuous, but sensible and reasonable.

Originally, Maoshan had nine elders, but Uncle Jiu and Lu Li later joined, making the number eleven.

Afterwards, Elder Cui and Uncle Nine Lu Li unanimously recommended Shi Jian as the elder of the Punishment Hall, to manage the Punishment Hall together with Elder Cui.

The head master saw that Shi Jian had indeed gotten rid of his inner demons and he no longer had such a strong sense of violence.

In addition, since Shi Jian was already half a step to the Golden Core stage and was his eldest disciple who had grown up under his care, he agreed to let Shi Jian join the Council of Elders.

So now there are twelve elders in Maoshan.

The elders must be in the late foundation-building stage. Among the twelve elders, Lu Li is even in the Golden Core stage.

This strength is currently unmatched in the entire spiritual world except for the Tianshi Mansion.

Even though there are two Jindan Zhenren in Tianshi Mansion now, the other one is already over 480 years old.

Due to his short life span, he has not appeared in public for a long time.

The head master waved his sleeves and the hall door closed. He then threw out several talismans and stuck them on the doors and windows to prevent any sound from coming out of the hall.

Lu Li, Uncle Jiu and Shi Jian were a little surprised by such a big scene.

What is this about? Even with two Jindan Zhenren in charge, he still feels uneasy.

After the arrangements were completed, the headmaster Qin Zhen began to speak.

"Everyone has arrived. The people from the Purple Demon Palace that Elder Cui and Jian'er brought back last time have been interrogated."

Everyone's eyes suddenly focused on Lu Li.

Everyone present knew that those Japanese people were captured because of Lu Li's plan.

Lu Li was also slightly stunned. He had almost forgotten about those people. He didn't expect them to be so capable.

Has it been several months since they started recruiting?

Lu Li remained silent, smiled at everyone and waited for the headmaster's next words.

"Fourth Elder, please tell me."

The fourth elder is an old Taoist priest who looks thin and doesn’t talk much.

But anyone who underestimates him because he is low-key will suffer a great loss.

Uncle Jiu said that even Shi Jian was respectful when he met the Fourth Elder.

This little old man specializes in the art of controlling the spirit and soul, and he is hard to guard against when he makes a move.

The art of the soul uses the spiritual consciousness to attack. Once started, the outcome is decided in seconds.

Either the enemy dies or I die, it's really dangerous.

Lu Li noticed that the Fourth Elder's eyes were gleaming with brilliance and his temples were bulging.

The strength of his soul is only one level weaker than mine.

I am in the Jindan stage.

Moreover, he has used the power of merit to strengthen his soul many times.

This Fourth Elder has cultivated to this level on his own, which shows that he is gifted.

The fourth elder seemed to sense that Lu Li was observing him, and he pulled the corner of his mouth towards Lu Li, revealing an awkward smile.

Lu Li quickly responded with a smile. It was a bit embarrassing to be caught while peeking.

The fourth elder bowed to everyone before speaking.

"I took the thieves and captured a few of their souls. I tortured them in front of the others, but the thieves seemed to have been trained and their will was very strong."

"This lasted for two weeks. Finally, I had no choice but to separate them and torture them one by one. I soaked them in heavy water, burned them with Yin fire, and used dozens of other tortures."

Everyone present was stunned and stared at this inconspicuous old man.

You are really cruel, the fourth elder talked incessantly, his eyes shining and his cheeks flushed.

"Okay, okay, just tell me what they confessed."

The head master, Qin Zhenren, pressed his aching temple with his hand. What kind of person is this?

"Oh, good."

The fourth elder felt a little unsatisfied and pursed his dry lips.

"In the end, three people survived, including the two leaders. They confessed that they went to the White Nose Tomb to look for the jade talisman and planned to get rid of Xiao Li."

"There are six teams like this in Shenzhou, led by two deacons and seven priests, as well as all the ninjas."

"In Shenzhou, there are two elders who are responsible for the overall planning. They said they are going to find everything related to the dragon veins. This is an order from that godly god. They don't know what to do after they find them. I guess the elders should know."

"Fourth Elder, what realm are the elders of Ziluosha in?"

Lu Li asked curiously.

Seeing that it was Lu Li who asked the question, the Fourth Elder turned to Lu Li and said something that made everyone present change their expressions.

"Early stage of golden elixir!"

"what?"

"how come?"

"An elder in the early stage of the Golden Core?"

Everyone was shocked. You know, among the dozen people present, only the headmaster and Lu Li were in the Jindan stage.

There are only about ten people in the entire Taoist sect who are in the Jindan stage.

This does not include those who are not sure whether they are alive or not.

Now is the Dharma Ending Age. A sect is considered a big sect if it has one Jindan Zhenren. Many sect leaders are only in the middle stage of foundation building.

Lu Li's expression remained unchanged. He had guessed that the deacon who was facing him was in the late foundation building stage.

"Fourth Elder, did they tell us how many elders there are?"

The fourth elder was a little hesitant, for he was afraid that speaking out would undermine morale.

"It's okay, just tell the truth."

Master Qin said with a normal expression.

"Alas! There are nine of them in all."

Shi Jian's hands on the table trembled, and then he clenched his fists.

Uncle Jiu’s brows were furrowed so tightly that they could pinch a fly to death.

"Nine?"

Lu Li was not shocked by the number, but just felt it was a little tricky.

I am in the middle stage of the Golden Core but not an ordinary middle stage of the Golden Core, so even if two early stage Golden Cores besiege me.

You can also kill it yourself at a small cost.

He felt that the one who was difficult to deal with was the God Lord.

The priest in the capital city almost killed himself just by summoning an unknown clone.

Now I think to achieve that level one would have to be at least in the late Jindan stage.

Anyway, I can't do it at the moment.