Heaven rewards those who work hard: There is no bottleneck in my martial arts

Chapter 148: Traces of Shangxianmen Revealed

Zhao Hongming stepped forward, observed carefully, and found that Zhang Yubao's movements were very covert.

When he was about to die, he secretly hid his hand in his chest and used his true energy to carve it into his skin.

It's easy to miss if you don't look carefully.

It seemed that Zhang Yubao finally realized the other party's identity and took the initiative to leave clues.

There may be a sense of revenge in it.

Zhao Hongming saw that Zhang Yubao's fingers were still on his chest, showing a chest-protecting movement. He tried to pull it with his hands, but found that Zhang Yubao's arms had become rigid and could not be moved.

This is the infuriating memory before death.

This also shows that the clues Zhang Yubao left behind were not deliberately left by the other party to confuse them. They were really from the Immortal Sect!

A cold light flashed in Zhao Hongming's eyes, and he called Chang Wubing and said, "Guard Chang!"

Seeing that there were many Mingjiao followers around him, Chang Wubing changed his title in a low voice: "Leader."

"Let He Jinlong and the others concentrate on investigating this Shangxian Sect. They are probably the ones who did these things."

Chang Wubing's eyes became serious: "I know, now I will let them investigate and get back to His Highness as soon as possible."

After saying that, Chang Wubing rushed out to do things for Zhao Hongming without any pause, looking very anxious.

Zhao Hongming turned his head slightly, and then walked purposefully towards somewhere in the village.

He just made a discovery there using his soul.

It is a deactivated and abandoned pennant.

Zhao Hongming leaned over and picked up the pennant from the ground, placed it in front of him and looked at it carefully.

He saw that the lines on it were somewhat familiar.

Judging from the related formations he had recently learned, he realized that this triangular formation flag was the formation eye of a certain formation.

This formation is called the Nine Demonic Essence Seizing Formation, and it is an immortal formation that existed before the collapse of heaven.

Nine Creatures Duojing Formation, as the name suggests, this formation is mainly to steal people's energy. If the formation eye of this formation is used, its function is estimated to be indistinguishable.

"In this case, these people all died because their essence was taken away."

However, there is still too little information now, and Zhao Hongming has not been able to make a very accurate judgment.

He put the pennant down, turned around and left.

There is no need for him to take care of these post-mortem matters now, and the surrounding area has been explored by his soul, so there is no point in staying here.

……

Luling City, Bibo Gate.

Ma Bo, the leader of Bibo Sect, has thick eyebrows, big eyes and a tall figure.

There are thick calluses on his hands, and the middle finger and index finger of his right hand are unusually thick, much longer than the other fingers.

Known as the two-finger horse devil in the world, he has mastered a set of fingering techniques to perfection and is invincible.

Now in his forties, he has reached the third level of innate cultivation, and has gained quite a reputation in the world.

After the border decree issued by King Wei, he realized that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to strengthen the sect, so he convinced the core of the sect and moved his faction to Ying County.

Ma Bo had two brothers under his command who were in the Xiantian realm. They were both unique masters in Ying County at that time.

With these two brothers, when he first came here, the strength of his Bibo Sect was ranked among the top five, with unparalleled glory.

At this moment, he was in the backyard garden with a bit of joy on his brows, but a brother sitting in front of him had an expressionless face and was worried.

"Second brother, who do you think will be the one who does this?" After all, Ma Bo is also an innate martial artist. He also has some connections in Ying County and has certain connections with various martial arts forces. Therefore, he also knew about the Ming Cult at the first time. News of the attack.

"Brother, we haven't figured out whether the person who did this is an enemy or a friend, so don't be too optimistic yet." Sitting in front of him, a middle-aged man about the same age as Ma Bo said: "It doesn't mean that he will attack the Ming Cult. Just stand on our side and don’t do anything to us.”

Ma Bo put away the joy on his face and became a little more serious.

During this period, they were severely punished by the sudden appearance of the Ming Cult. Half of the property below was robbed, and many of the disciples who had taken refuge with them defected and joined the Ming Cult.

If this continues, their Bibo Sect, like other sects, will probably die out completely soon.

The key thing is that they dare not speak out when they are angry.

I heard that the leader of the Ming Cult was at the Wudan realm, so they were no match at all and had no possibility of resistance.

Now that he heard that preaching was being targeted by others, he was inevitably a little happy.

"Big brother."

At this time, a strong man with a bald head walked over from outside the hospital. His muscles were bulging all over his body, and he walked with a vigorous and graceful posture, which was very impressive.

Ma Bo looked up at the strong man.

He is the third head of the Bibo Sect, and his third sworn brother, Lu Yiyue, is an innate first-class cultivation.

A body equipped with hard Qigong and invulnerable.

He has also made great contributions to the Bibo Sect's ability to gain a firm foothold among the many martial arts forces in Ying County.

Ma Bo said: "Third brother, how are you doing with your investigation outside?"

Lu Yiyue said with a serious expression: "I went to investigate two places where the Mingjiao accident occurred. One is the tenant village of the Iron Tiger Gang, and the other is the Red Maple Club that has been renamed Yetang."

When he said this, he lowered his voice and took the initiative to come closer and said: "The leader of the Red Maple Society disappeared with several disciples when he was out with others. Later, his body was found and he was already dead."

"Is what you said true?"

"It's absolutely true. I even went to see it myself, and it turned into dried human flesh. The death was very miserable. Others said they were roasted to death by fire."

Ma Bo stood up and said slowly after a long while: "Although the sect master of the Red Maple Society is only in charge of the Ming sect, his cultivation is also at the second-grade innate cultivation level, and he has perfected a set of leaf-picking footwork. He is not as pure as the sect master. It’s because he joined relatively late.”

"By chance, I had a few moves with him before, but I couldn't defeat him at all. How could such a master be roasted to death by fire?"

Lu Yiyue nodded and said: "These are all the words of the women who were watching. I looked carefully and found that all the energy and blood in their bodies were gone, as if they had been drained of all their essence and died. But to be honest, such How to die, this is the first time I have seen it."

Ma Bo's expression changed, as if he was recalling something. His eyes were covered with a layer of haze, staring into the void without saying a word.

Lu Yiyue and another strong man saw this and said hurriedly: "Brother, do you know something?"

"A few months ago, Shangxianmen held a life extension conference. I was fortunate enough to be invited to attend and saw this scene." Ma Bo frowned and recalled: "At that time, I saw the Taoist from Shangxianmen directly bringing a group of refugees to life. After refining, I got the so-called longevity pill. Those refugees are just like what you described, second brother."

"This..." Lu Yiyue and the two looked at each other in confusion.

"At that time, I saw that this life extension conference was full of evil elements, so I voluntarily quit and stopped participating. But at that time, Chen Shenghai and most of the martial arts forces under the Wang family were deeply involved in this matter."

Lu Yiyue said: "In other words, the Immortal Sect was responsible for this matter?"

"From this point of view, that's basically it." Ma Bo said: "I heard that when you go to the Immortal Sect to refine this longevity elixir, the higher the Yaoyin's cultivation level, the better the quality of the elixir produced. Strictly speaking, We are neither enemies nor friends with the Shangxian Sect, and we cannot rule out that they will attack us."

Lu Yiyue said unconcernedly: "I see that the Ming Cult has grown big, and we don't have much future if we continue to stay here. Brother, we might as well make plans early, take some family property and core disciples, and find another way elsewhere. Come on, don’t worry about this troubled boy going to the Immortal Sect, Mingjiao and the like.”

Another strong man also said: "It is convenient for us to go to Qi State and Zhao State. If the eldest brother doesn't like those two places, we can go there. Ying County is indeed a bit inappropriate."

Ma Bo said seriously: "The two worthy brothers are right. If we really decide to leave, then we should make plans early." "Well, since eldest brother has no objection, we'd better prepare now. Now Yingjun has one day A change, no one can predict in the future.”

At this moment, Ma Bo realized that something was wrong in the sect, and hurriedly said: "Shh, don't talk."

"what happened?"

Ma Bo said with a solemn expression: "It's too quiet. Normally, you should still hear the sounds of the disciples practicing at this time, but now there is no movement at all."

Lu Yiyue concentrated his attention. When he heard that it was true, he turned around and said, "Let's go and take a look."

The three of them, led by Lu Yiyue, formed a triangular formation and walked cautiously towards the door of the backyard.

It was clearly afternoon, when the sun was shining brightly in the sky, but the three of them clearly felt waves of coldness.

The three of them walked out of the entrance and exit of the backyard and entered a martial arts field. They looked around and saw that there was no one in the huge martial arts field, only cold stone locks and wooden stakes.

They stood in the middle of the martial arts arena and looked around, but found no trace of anyone.

All three of them felt nervous, realizing that something was wrong and they were in trouble.

Ma Bo stepped forward and shouted: "Which kind of hero is coming to our small sect? Why don't you show up and see him?!"

But no one answered him.

Tick, tick.

There was a thick transparent liquid dripping from mid-air. The three of them noticed it and looked up into the air. Their scalps suddenly felt numb.

In mid-air, mummies were hung up one after another.

As they watched, they fell down one after another and hit the ground like rain.

bang bang bang...

The three of them suddenly felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy. They gathered together, lowered their breathing, and activated the zhenqi in their bodies to the extreme.

"Let's go out first." Ma Bo was the first to regain his composure and said first.

The other two people didn't say much, and walked towards the door with each other's horns in mind.

Suddenly, the three people stopped and three pairs of eyes stared at the door.

I don't know when an old Taoist stood there, with a pair of red eyes, full of cold and evil aura.

"The longevity-extending Taoist who went to the Immortal Sect!!!"

Ma Bo's eyes changed, and beads of sweat broke out on his forehead.

hum!
A blood-red light lit up in the courtyard.

After a while, there was no more movement from the entire Bibo Gate.

……

After Zhao Hongming finished from Shiqiao Village, he returned to Prince Wu's Mansion without a trace.

Now the Mingjiao hall master and many managers have all taken action, and he does not need to take any action until the exact news comes out.

Considering that there would be a lot of information coming in the future, Zhao Hongming went directly to Taihe Palace.

Since the last time Gao Yanshi realized that the configuration of Prince Wu's Mansion was shabby, there have been many more servants in Prince Wu's Mansion.

When Zhao Hongming's figure appeared near Taihe Palace, the attendants guarding Taihe Palace took the initiative to come over and serve behind him.

Zhao Hongming was used to this. He strode into the Taihe Hall, sat on the main seat, and asked an attendant beside him: "Did Zhang Yi bring up anything that needs to be decided by this king today?"

"Back to Your Highness, we don't have any at the moment. The relevant government affairs, Mr. Zhang Yi, are still being processed. Your Highness can wait and see again in the evening."

Zhao Hongming nodded without asking further questions.

He knew Zhang Yi's talents. At present, he was handling all the chores in the city properly, and he had the ability to manage a city for the time being.

Zhao Hongming felt relieved about him for the time being and boldly delegated power to him while he focused on cultivation.

But this doesn't mean that he completely turns a blind eye to the county's affairs and ignores them completely.

This is his fiefdom. If he doesn't care about it at all, problems can easily arise, so he asked Zhang Yi to summarize the government affairs he handles every day. At least he should be aware of it.

The news of his return to the palace was soon known to Gao Yanshi.

The latter came in sweating profusely and hurriedly paid homage: "I pay homage to Your Highness."

"Why is it so dusty?"

Gao Yanshi lowered his head and said hurriedly: "Reporting to Your Highness, I have just received news that something happened to another martial arts force."

Has Shangxianmen taken action again?
Zhao Hongming asked: "Is it the Tangkou under the Mingjiao who was in trouble?"

Gao Yanshi shook his head and said: "It is not the Mingjiao, but the martial arts force of Bibo Sect, another Mingjiao in Luling City. Just a moment ago, dozens of people in the door were all dead. The death of the deceased was different from what happened today. Exactly the same.”

Zhao Hongming fell into silence.

Killing dozens of warriors at the same time and killing a village of ordinary people are completely different things.

Moreover, the Bibo Sect's strength in Luling City is not low, and even among his disciples, it is ranked among the top in strength.

In other words, this Taoist who went to the Immortal Sect already had the strength to obliterate Ren Yitangkou of his Ming Cult.

Zhao Hongming said: "How did you do with the investigation that I asked you to investigate?"

Gao Yanshi was not ambiguous, and immediately replied: "I went to see where the Daomen of Shangxianmen is. There are many corpses there, and there is a lot of evil. At this time, it has turned into ruins, and people go to the empty building."

When he said this, Gao Yanshi showed a somewhat scared expression.

At this moment, Zhao Hongming had basically confirmed that there was something wrong with the Shangxian Sect, and something might have happened internally.

This Immortal Sect can easily destroy a martial arts force, and it may also involve the power of ancient times, similar to those aristocratic families that have lasted for nearly a thousand years.

It would be difficult for an ordinary martial artist to be an opponent when faced with such a strange force.

Going to the Immortal Sect is an uneasy factor.

Zhao Hongming weighed it carefully and found that no one under him could deal with such an existence.

After thinking for a while, he ordered: "Inform the Chang guards and ask the Mingjiao disciples outside to act with caution."

"Yes, the slave will go here."

Zhao Hongming put his hand on the long case and tapped it back and forth, making a rhythmic clicking sound.

Up to now, the veteran of Shangxianmen has taken action one after another in order to refine the essence.

The Mingjiao people may not be able to escape.

In this case, instead of being passive, it is better to set a trap and take the initiative to eradicate it.

There happens to be a formation in the Formation Dao Sutra that can break through the Nine Creatures and Seize the Essence Formation.

(End of this chapter)