Transmigration: A person in a martial arts world, cultivating to ascend to immortality

Just as Qingluan came out from behind the screen after changing her clothes, Shuyu knocked on the door and entered.

"Just now on the stage, the Holy Maiden's aura seemed to fluctuate. Did you notice anything unusual?"

"There's a master spying on me in the shadows, and they must have seen through my disguise!"

Shu Yu came to ask her about it after the performance, which Qingluan didn't find strange. She didn't intend to hide it, so she just told her directly.

"what?!"

Shu Yu was startled.

The cultivation technique practiced by the Holy Maiden is the "Reversal of Yin and Yang Great Technique," one of the two great divine techniques of the Tianyi Sect.

Besides its immense power, this technique also possesses two remarkable aspects:

Firstly, it is possible to shorten the time required to advance to the Grandmaster realm by absorbing the entire internal energy of another person who also practices this technique. However, this technique is extremely difficult to cultivate, and it is very difficult to succeed without extraordinary martial arts talent. Furthermore, even if one can cultivate it, the qi and blood energy within the two individuals must be completely compatible; otherwise, during the absorption process, it is easy to cause a conflict between the two internal energies, resulting in the tragic consequence of shattered meridians.

Secondly, once this technique is cultivated to the fourth level, one can transform one's internal energy into nothingness, completely concealing it within the dantian. Without actively revealing one's strength, even a grandmaster would find it difficult to detect.

It was precisely because of this second point that Shu Yu was so shocked when she heard Qing Luan's words.

If what Qingluan said is true, then the strength of this master she mentioned is definitely extraordinary, far beyond that of an ordinary grandmaster!

Shu Yu quickly realized that since this expert could see through the Holy Maiden's concealment of her strength, he could naturally see through her as well.

"Such a powerful figure suddenly appearing here, could it be that the Holy Church's plan has been exposed?"

Shu Yu guessed.

But she quickly dismissed the idea.

Because if the other party had truly realized the Holy Church's plan, even if they didn't take action against them immediately, they would definitely have done something else, instead of nothing happening as it is now.

Was it all just a coincidence?

Qingluan's thoughts were similar to Shuyu's: "I have already sent people to investigate all the guests who came tonight, and I believe we will have results soon."

The result she referred to was not the identity of the person secretly spying on her or their purpose in coming to Zuixianju. To expect to learn such important information through such a hasty and brief investigation was nothing short of wishful thinking.

What she wanted was simply to narrow down the range of suspicious targets as much as possible, so that she could slowly and secretly investigate them based on their clothing and appearance.

An hour later.

The results of the investigation were delivered to Qingluan by the same man in black.

A total of fourteen targets were selected after screening.

Four disciples of the Sword Inquiry Sect, the second young master of the Gu family, two unfamiliar faces (one tall and one short), and the generous young master Zhan, who was a first-time customer...

Qingluan stared at the fourteen groups of targets, lost in thought.

These people were also highly suspicious, but they seemed to have no connection whatsoever with the master who was secretly watching her.

Either the identity doesn't match, or the age doesn't match.

Adhering to the principle of "better to find the wrong than to let it go," Qingluan didn't dwell on it any longer and instructed the black-clad man waiting beside her:

"Investigate all these people thoroughly. Remember, be careful, it's okay to go slowly, but whatever you do, don't let them notice or alert you!"

Not long after the man in black left to carry out his orders, a gray-white pigeon flapped its wings and landed in front of the half-open window.

Shu Yu had not yet left. Upon seeing a carrier pigeon land, she immediately got up, walked over, took out the note tied to the pigeon's leg, and handed it to Qing Luan.

Qingluan's expression suddenly turned cold upon seeing the note. "You're good for nothing but causing trouble, a bunch of useless things!" With that, she slammed the note onto the table.

"But what happened?"

Seeing that Qingluan was angry, Shuyu immediately stepped forward to inquire.

"Just look!"

Qingluan waved her hand and flicked the note in front of Shuyu.

The note contained only a dozen or so words, and Shu Yu frowned upon glancing at it.

"What are these people from the Xuehua Sect good for? They can't even do this simple thing right, and they actually got caught by the disciples of the Wenjian Sect!"

Not only did they witness it, but they also managed to escape when they tried to silence them!

No wonder the Holy Maiden was so angry; this matter concerns the great plan of the Holy Church, and absolutely no mistakes can be allowed to occur.

"Holy Maiden, what should we do next? Should we immediately send someone to wipe out the Sword Inquiry Sect?"

Qingluan shook her head and said, "It's not advisable to make any big moves now. Let's send people to keep an eye on the Wenjian Sect first, to prevent the news from leaking out in advance." Then she snorted coldly, "Let the Xuehua Sect deal with the mess they caused themselves! If they don't have the means to make amends, then they don't need to cooperate with our Holy Sect!"

Immediately afterwards, Qingluan's mind flashed back to the list that the man in black had just given her, which happened to contain the words "Wenjian Sect".

If you calculate the time, the two match up perfectly.

No wonder the disciples of the Sword Inquiry Sect appeared near Golden Crow City; it seems they were preparing to secretly send someone to inform other sects and ask for help.

"Master Shu, I'm afraid you'll need to personally lead a group there!"

The witnesses had to be silenced. To prevent other experts from the Sword Inquiry Sect from following, Qingluan directly sent out Shu Yu, a top-tier peak hall master.

After learning what had happened, Shu Yu realized the seriousness of the situation and immediately got up to leave, preparing to take stock of his men and eliminate all the Wenjian Sect disciples who appeared near Jinwu City.

……

The next day, Jiang Yuchuan, along with Qi Changqing, left Jinwu City amidst the farewells of Gu Xingzhi and Gu Yi.

According to the map, a large portion of the journey ahead was covered by towering mountains. Therefore, before leaving the city, Jiang Yuchuan made sure to prepare extra dry food and water, just in case.

Fortunately, after two days of trekking through mountains, the two found an inn that was still in operation at the foot of a mountain on the evening of the third day.

Although you're in the middle of nowhere, suddenly encountering a lonely inn with lanterns lit up seems a bit eerie.

But Jiang Yuchuan, skilled and daring, obviously didn't have so many concerns. Adhering to the principle of resting in every city and staying in every inn, he directly took Qi Changqing inside.

The inn has two floors. The first floor is the lobby, with ten sets of chairs, where guests can rest and have meals. The second floor has eight guest rooms.

Both the outside and the inside of the inn looked quite simple; apart from the necessary furnishings and utensils, there was almost nothing decorative about it.

When Jiang Yuchuan and Qi Changqing walked in, there were still two tables of guests in the lobby on the first floor.

Judging from their clothing and the weapons at hand, they should all be martial arts practitioners who have traveled all over the country.

The appearance of Jiang Yuchuan and Qi Changqing immediately attracted the attention of the people at the two tables.

When the two people, one adult and one child, said they wanted to stay at the inn for the night, the people at the two tables exchanged glances, a hint of schadenfreude flashing across their faces.

The waiter was very enthusiastic. After registering Jiang Yuchuan and Qi Changqing, he immediately arranged seats for them and ran to the kitchen to serve the dishes.

Because there were few customers, the food was served very quickly. In just fifteen minutes, all the dishes Jiang Yuchuan ordered were ready and served.

It was completely dark.

Jiang Yuchuan and Qi Changqing had barely started eating when the two tables of guests who had arrived earlier got up and left the inn.

"Sir, are we going to be the only two staying here tonight?"

Qi Changqing raised his head and looked through the door into the pitch-black night.

He had assumed that the two tables of people who had just left would stay at the inn for the night, just like him and his husband, but he never expected that they would just have a meal and then set off in the dark.

Jiang Yuchuan put down his chopsticks, looked at Qi Changqing, and smiled inexplicably, "That's hard to say. Maybe it'll just be the two of us, or maybe later, there will be other people."

"The others..."

Qi Changqing thought that in this desolate wilderness, far from any village or shop, even if someone did pass by, it would be very rare.

This puzzled him; how could the inn, which seemed to be doing so poorly, possibly stay open?

Just as the two finished eating and were about to get up and go back to their room to rest, a noise came from outside the door in the darkness.

The next moment, Qi Changqing saw a group of five people holding long swords walk in.