The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 657 Sky Fox Fairy
"It's the Sky Fox Palace again... It seems that Sima Yu's wife, the 'Sky Fox Fairy' Meng Yuehua, has a big problem!

"Could she be the insider of the evil spirit of 'Xinguang Temple'? Or in other words, a collaborator...

"She might even be the one who instigated Sima Yu to use the so-called 'Three Lives Three Worlds Seizing Foundation Method'!

"So, what exactly does this master want to achieve after planning for decades?"

Zhao Chen narrowed his eyes and began to let the young man in brocade clothes orally recite the contents of the quick version of "The Great Sun Burning Sky Art". He then compared it with the "True Explanation of the Moonlight Exterminating Demons" he had obtained before and began to analyze it carefully.

As for Yan Hongxia, she was guarding on the side and checking the storage bags of the Riquan internal guards.

About half an hour later, Zhao Chen stopped his "investigation" of the two tampered versions of the secret books, but his brows were tightly furrowed.

"What's wrong?" Yan Hongxia, who had already sorted the "trophies" into categories, asked with concern.

"The parts of these two secret books that were tampered with to create loopholes in the inner world and facilitate control by others are nothing special, they are just implanted with a 'backdoor'...

“But the most troublesome thing is that the source of the skills has been distorted... They all seem to point to an unknown existence!
"This leads to the process of cultivation, which is essentially to offer one's own destiny, reason, fate and other seemingly insignificant but extremely important things to that existence in exchange for a tiny improvement.

“And…” Zhao Chen paused and said uncertainly, “And I vaguely feel that there are some problems with the original versions of the Great Sun Burning Heaven Technique and the Moonlight Slaying Demon Technique, because after their sources were tampered with, there is no violation at all…

"If someone hadn't added unnecessary changes to the 'inner world' and magnified some of the problems, I wouldn't even be able to see them.

"Besides, I always feel like something is missing..."

Yan Hongxia smiled and said, "Our target is the 'Great Sun Lamp' that you need. We are not here to help the Sima family solve internal problems. There is no need to make it so clear...

"Now it is enough to confirm Sima Jingrui's condition."

Hearing this, Zhao Chen slapped his forehead and said, "I also have an occupational disease. I want to get to the bottom of everything... You are right. The conspiracy in the cave has nothing to do with us. That is something that the Sima family's True Masters and True Lords should consider."

Zhao Chen, who was enlightened by Yan Hongxia's words, suddenly understood, and then organized his sentences and continued: "As for Sima Jingrui, the Lord of Riquan State, he is from the Sima family, and his main practice is naturally the 'Sun Essence Treasure Spring' chapter in the 'Taiyi Zhenshui Chapter'. The 'Great Sun Burning Heaven Art' is just a supplementary practice, so the impact should not be that deep.

"But he himself had been to the 'Tianhu Palace'. I don't know what happened to him there. From the looks of it, he must have lost some of his 'rationality', so he became more obedient to his own desires.

"However, his construction of the 'Sun and Moon Harmony Palace' and his act of forcibly abducting female cultivators to live there have a strong sense of ritual. We still need to observe it on the spot to draw conclusions...

"In short, I think Sima Jingrui and the Lord of Yuequan State are likely to have become some kind of experimental subjects, and Sima Jingrui is most likely the one who failed."

Because according to Bai Nongmei's report, the King of Yuequan has already arrived at the "Tianhu Palace" at this time, and he is obviously not going there for sightseeing.

"A failed experiment..." Yan Hongxia seemed to be thinking. As a Taoist official in the "Taoist Office", she had been dealing with demons and their followers for many years and was not unfamiliar with their methods. "Is the 'Xinguang Temple' going to make any big moves?"

"No, this should be the arrangement of the 'Fox Fairy'... She is most likely just a cooperative relationship with the evil spirits of the 'Xinguang Temple', and their goals are not the same." Zhao Chen shook his head and expressed his guess.

But they didn't know what went wrong. The Sky Fox Fairy hadn't returned yet, so their plan hadn't started yet. And the "Xinguang Temple" seemed to have sent all its personnel to the "Xingquan Country", but there were no high-level beings, making it difficult to figure out their purpose.

"In this case, as a failure, Sima Jingrui's final value is only..." Yan Hongxia frowned and expressed her judgment, "He can only become a discarded pawn used to cause chaos and attract attention.

"He is probably in the process of becoming an immortal. I'm afraid it won't be long before he completely turns into a Taoist evil... That's why he didn't react to our provocation just now.

"It's not that I don't want to, but that I can't."

Inducing monks to lose control is the specialty of the evil spirits in "Xinguang Temple".

"According to your speculation, maybe he built the so-called 'Sun and Moon Harmony Palace' and looted female monks everywhere, maybe he was trying to save himself..." Zhao Chen muttered with a strange look on his face, and then said, "These speculations are unfounded. We still have to find a way to sneak into the palace to see the real situation.

“Well, I will follow the original plan and ask for an audience with Sima Jingrui in the identity of Hu Shan, the commander of Yuequan Internal Guard.

"If he doesn't want to meet me, then we'll find another way..."

As for forcing their way into the palace? Zhao Chen had never thought about it. From the intelligence gathered by Lady Wind, the palace of the "Xingquan Kingdom" could even resist the real "Dongxuan" for a short period of time with the blessing of the king. Even if they were still defeated and their "spring" was taken away, it couldn't be said that the palace's restrictions were weak.

If the "Xingquan Kingdom" is like this, I think the "Riquan Kingdom" will not be much different.

Breaking in by force is the worst option.

"Think of another way..." Yan Hongxia pursed her lips and whispered, "If it really doesn't work, you can offer me as a sacrifice..."

But before she could finish her words, Zhao Chen interrupted her with a wave of his hand and said, "Sister Hongxia, I know you want to help me, but there is no need to be so anxious. There will be plenty of opportunities when you advance your magical powers in the future.

"And as long as you are safe, you are already helping me, because you are my escape route, and my 'Black Domain Channel' is located based on you."

What's more, even if I have to use the "beauty trap", I can change myself... Of course, there is no need to tell Sister Hongxia this.

After hearing his words, Yan Hongxia finally stopped being frustrated by her own "uselessness". She looked at Zhao Chen's cheek and muttered softly, "What a domineering and stingy man."

……

Above Xiliang City, as many cultivators were sucked into the cave, the expression of "Fox Fairy" Meng Yuehua, who was blocking the way of Princess Liang, suddenly twisted.

Her body began to expand rapidly, and in an instant she turned into a huge white fox. Then, despite Princess Liang's magical attacks, she rushed into the "cave" held by the golden Buddha regardless of anything.

"Xinyue Fox...it's you!" Princess Liang snorted coldly and followed in.

This happened in just a moment, and Sima Yu, who was stopped by the Southeast Divine Detective on the other side, didn't even react to what had happened.

(End of this chapter)