The sect is full of evildoers, but I am the eldest brother.

After saying that, Gu Yi didn't have any regrets. He turned around again and headed in the opposite direction of Bai Lian's disciples, that is, in front of Bai Lian Zhenzu. He walked calmly and unhurriedly, and passed by him on the way back.

Bailian Zhenzu seemed to be lost in some kind of contemplation.

It was not until Gu Yi walked a distance away that he stretched out his palm, grasped Gu Yi in the air, and picked him up like a chicken, bringing him back.

Damn? You old man, you really don't even give me the sword master any face!

As a Sword King who was once among the top ten geniuses, became famous together with the Green-Robed Guest, and defeated geniuses from all over the north and south, Gu Yi has not been treated like this by others for a long time.

Even though he had to change his body and rebuild it, he had experience in this area and was able to return to his prime in a very short time.

However, when it comes to cultivation, one needs to proceed step by step and never rush. Even if one is reborn, without the corresponding resources, forcing a breakthrough will only lead to inferiority.

If Tang Yi could really get the Qingming Divine Spring Water for Gu Yi, even if it was just a little bit, and drip it on the Nine-bend Tongtian Tree, with its powerful source of life, it would sprout and return to a growth state. Gu Yi would be absolutely sure that he could perform three earth-shaking transformations in a row and achieve the status of a great supernatural being!

Even if he could only barely reach the threshold of the Yin-Yang realm, as long as he could ascend to the other side, Gu Yi would be able to freely control and release the Yin-Yang realm with his heart.

The invincible Lord of Sword Palm has returned!

A divine transformation? A mysterious transformation of the earth?

No, no, no, this Sword Master is going to make a shocking change!

Rise up with the wind and travel to the sky!

Only in this way will our life on earth be worthwhile!

"No hurries."

Bailian Zhenzu smiled and said, "As the saying goes, if you don't forget your original intention, you will succeed. Don't forget the purpose of your coming here."

"What purpose?"

"Ok?"

"Ohhh! Yes, the purpose!"

Gu Yi smiled awkwardly, "My purpose for coming here is to expose other people's conspiracy and let the truth come to light. But, old senior, can you let me go first?"

Bailian Zhenzu put Gu Yi down and asked curiously, "Do you still remember what happened next?"

This time, Gu Yi was more cautious and no longer acted rashly. He asked, "What do you mean, senior?"

"The content after that paragraph."

"Hahaha, of course, I've already memorized it by heart, but..."

Gu Yi tried to gain some say, so he said pretentiously: "I have already proved my identity through the codeword. Now, it's your turn, senior!"

"Otherwise, if you hadn't been able to confront him, how would I know if the senior was someone I could trust?"

"Hey, you young man! Are you addicted to pretending?"

Bailian Zhenzu raised his eyebrows slightly and said happily, "If you are not one of us, how can I allow you to bargain with me here?"

"Also, that's not a code! It's not a code word! It's... oh, just answer whatever I ask you. It's been so long, I almost forgot."

"But......"

Gu Yi seemed a little hesitant, as if he was in a dilemma.

"Based on what you just said, if it were someone else, do you believe that your soul would be imprisoned and imprisoned forever in the Heavenly Prison?"

Bailian Zhenzu waved his hand, indicating that he should follow.

"Uh, is it that serious?"

Gu Yi walked side by side with him. He called Bai Lian Zhenzu "old senior", but in fact he was treating him as a peer.

The path of cultivation is no different from refining weapons. The capable ones come first. Some people spend their entire lives but only stop at the first three levels and cannot break through.

However, some people are gifted with extraordinary talents and incredible understanding. After just a few decades of debut, they can create a divine bridge, ascend to the other side, and become great masters admired by the world.

When the former meets such a person, he must also lower his posture and respectfully call him "senior".

This is what they think on the surface, but there is no way of knowing what they think in their hearts.

"So what do you think?"

Bailian Zhenzu rolled his eyes.

The body may grow old but the heart remains young.

"Well, I'll show you my ugliness then."

Gu Yi cleared his throat, recalling the words that had echoed in his mind when he was in the illusion. Following Bailian Zhenzu's gesture to silence him, he lowered his voice slightly, speaking slowly with gratitude and admiration for Bingdi: "Xuan..."

"That's it, I remember."

Gu Yi:...

Just as he uttered a word, he was ruthlessly interrupted by Bailian Zhenzu. Gu Yi felt like hundreds of alpaca horses were running through his mind.

"Oh, that was a long time ago."

A look of reminiscence flashed in Bailian Zhenzu's eyes. "When I first heard about this, I was just a registered disciple who knew nothing, but it still shocked me. From then on, I made up my mind that I must become a qualified and outstanding leader like Bingdi!"

The stars of Xuanbei welcome the strangers,

The bright moon over the sea conveys my longing for you.

A single drop of water in the vast universe,

The eight sides will be friendly and majestic!

He is not only the only thing that remains unchanged in this world, but also a myth passed down from generation to generation.

"Emperor" is the respectful title given to him by later generations from the bottom of their hearts, and "Ice" is the description given to him by the world.

It is said that he was born in the bitterly cold Far North, with hair as white as snow. Beneath his cold exterior, he hid a hot and fiery heart. From being alone to having countless followers around him, his journey here and his later experiences can even be written into a legendary chapter on their own.

No one knew how great he really was.

All I know is that there is only one emperor in the world!

"But I failed..."

Bailian Zhenzu suddenly laughed at himself and said, "I could have changed all this, but I chose to ignore it."

"He is my unattainable dream, and the highest ideal I have ever pursued. Perhaps... comparing a loser like me with the Ice Emperor is a disgrace to the 'Emperor,' but no matter what, I want to pass on this belief."

He walked with his hands behind his back, feeling full of emotion. His usually straight back, reflected on the ground under the light, seemed to be slightly hunched.

Everyone wants to be strong, especially a strong man like Bailian Zhenzu. If he didn't truly feel his own powerlessness, he would definitely not give up easily.

But, this is the situation.

Bailian Zhenzu not only admitted his mistakes in person, but also declared that he was a loser.

This doesn't mean that he has let it go, but that he has completely let it go and accepted it all.

Human power is limited. If something can be changed, Bailian Zhenzu will try his best to change it, but if it cannot be changed, he really can't think of any other way and can only let it go.

Do you have a clear conscience?

The answer is no and yes at the same time.

Gu Yi listened silently, patiently waiting for Bailian Zhenzu to finish speaking, and then he jokingly said to himself, "I haven't read many books of sages since I was young, and I'm not good at speaking, so I can't say anything to comfort people.

"I think if Mr. Ying were here, he would be able to answer your questions."

"Ying Yucheng?"

Bailian Zhenzu held his chin in his hand and said thoughtfully, "Thinking about it, I haven't seen him for quite a few years. I don't know how he's doing now. This guy loves to join in the fun, but in the past few years, so many things have happened one after another, and it's as if he has disappeared from the face of the earth. There's no news of him anywhere."

"I heard that Dean Luo of Liyang Academy is also looking for him. He has disappeared since he recruited a promising student. I guess he got tired of the boring teaching life and went to a secluded paradise to laze around."

Talking about Mr. Yi Wuquan, who was always busy, Gu Yi seemed to remember something. He suddenly stopped, lowered his eyes, and stayed there for a long time.

"what happened?"

"Perhaps, Mr. Ying will never come back."

Gu Yi chuckled and raised his head and said, "After all, Ying Yusheng has a quiet personality. If he doesn't show up on his own initiative, no one will be able to find his hiding place."

Bailian Zhenzu looked at Gu Yi with some doubt, but did not think much about it. He nodded in agreement and said, "That's true. He has always been like this."

No, senior, Mr. Ying will never come back. He has left forever.

Maybe Mr. Ying is still alive...

But even if Mr. is still alive, he is no longer the familiar Mr. Ritual Spring...

From Gu Yi’s current perspective, he looked back.

In the last battle with the sea monsters ten years ago, if Ying Yucheng had not intervened in time to transfer the karma on Gu Yi's body and use supreme means to entrust the faith of millions of creatures submerged in the sea to him.

Perhaps the final result of this battle will be that Beixuan will be invaded by sea monsters whose origin has been polluted by "void"!

In summary.

The real savior is not the Sword Lord who is endowed with the faith of Yin, nor the Dragon Emperor who is endowed with the faith of Yang, but Mr. Ritual Spring who removed the land barrier at the critical moment and brought hope to people!

The method of transferring cause and effect was only mastered by the Taoist sect, which had already declined in ancient times.

At that time, Gu Yi had guessed that Ying Yucheng's true identity was most likely like the ancestor Xue Rushi of Beiming Palace, an old monster who reversed yin and yang and survived from the ancient and declining Taoist sect.

I just don't know whether this surviving old monster is the friend mentioned by Xue Rushi's ancestor, the eldest brother of the Taoist sect, or the second-in-command of the Taoist sect who ranks in the top five in the Proud World Ranking and is on par with the Ice Emperor and the Flame Emperor.

In actual terms, Gu Yi is more inclined to the former, because he once heard Xue Rushi say that the person living in Baoliantian is most likely the former Wang Buddha.

Wang Fo's strength is also enough to make it into the top five of the Proud World Ranking. That is to say, the top five of the list include Yan Huang, Bing Di, Wang Fo, and the second-in-command of Taoism.

I remember that the ancestor Xue Rushi also said that in front of Wang Fo, no matter whether it was a mortal immortal, an earthly immortal, or a sea monster from the heavenly realm, it was nothing more than a slap in the face.

If the true identity of Mr. Yishiquan is that he is the second best Taoist who is on par with Wang Fo and others in the top five of the Proud World List.

Then I guess there is no need for Gu Yi and Ji Cang to take action, Mr. Ying can handle everything alone.

Therefore, it is unlikely that Mr. Ying is the second in command of the Taoist sect. He should be the eldest brother of the Taoist sect!

Thinking of this, Gu Yi pursed his lips and smiled twice, then he continued to walk with Bailian Zhenzu, and followed the thief who had been between Gu Yi and the Bailian disciples not long ago. He was clearly a disciple of the Bailian Pavilion, but he behaved strangely and had a strong sense of stealing.

"This disciple's behavior seems a little strange. Hmm, has he encountered any difficulties?"

Bailian Zhenzu murmured something, he was still a little unwilling to believe that the children of his Bailian Pavilion would be those who broke the law and had evil intentions.

The thief they were targeting had taken a different route from the two students from the research institute.

With no one around, he relaxed a lot, but he still acted sneaky, always alert to any movement nearby, like a guilty thief.

As soon as there is a slight movement, the first reaction is to seek shelter nearby.

When it is safe, they will show up and continue moving forward.

The two powerful men, Gu Yi and Bai Lian Zhenzu, followed him in secret and witnessed with their own eyes the disciple carving marks and setting up formations wherever he passed.

Seeing this, Gu Yi didn't think anything of it. After all, he had not been to Bailian Pavilion many times.

Also, because my memory is so distant, I am not familiar with the place.

Even though he could see that this disciple had something to hide, he had no idea what he was trying to do.

On the contrary, it was the True Ancestor of Bailian, whose brows, which had been relaxed at first, became more and more furrowed as time passed.

Taking advantage of the gap where the disciple with unknown intentions left a mark and headed to the next place, Gu Yi squatted down at the place where he had stayed before and checked the mark and formation.

Including this place, this is the 26th place Gu Yi has stopped to check.

The formations are all the same, but the markings change patterns every few.

There are also repetitions among them, and the specific number of patterns is still unknown, but it is obvious that each mark engraved represents its corresponding purpose.

Moreover, the locations where these marks were carved are quite hidden and look rather sloppy.

If you don't observe carefully, it is difficult to associate this crooked thing with a symbol.

Markings are used to indicate directions, they are rough but detailed, and are well-intentioned, but formations are different.

If Gu Yi had not witnessed this disciple setting up the formation with his own eyes, it would have been impossible to detect it under normal circumstances!

"Old Senior, what do you think?"

Gu Yi stood up on his knees and asked.

At this moment, Gu Yi had something in his mind, but he didn't know whether to say it or not, but he felt...

Even if he didn't say it, the old man next to him, whose smile had disappeared from his face, could see the clues.

There is no doubt that a "ghost" has entered Bailian Pavilion!

Bailian Zhenzu's face was emotionless, though a hint of coldness appeared. "I never would have thought that after the massive purge five years ago, there would still be people in the Pavilion who wanted to be bad boys."

Bad boy...

The senior is really quite elegant and graceful...

"These markings may seem random, but they are actually intentional, overtly and covertly revealing the bureau's plans and the danger levels of each area."

Bailian Zhenzu patiently explained, "Since we arrived here, a total of five different marking patterns have appeared. The stripe symbolizes a safe entry and exit route, the arc at the bend indicates that there are law enforcement officers guarding it, the half-angle symbolizes a dead end ahead... the fish head shape..."

After listening to Bailian Zhenzu's long chatter, Gu Yi suddenly felt a little sleepy for some reason.

"Senior, senior, please wait a moment..."

"Well, let me just say this, there's no need to explain it so clearly, just remove it..."