I have 99 innate treasures

Chapter 272 Huangquan Dao Sect (Part )

Qixiao City is a town located at the junction of Yangzhou and Xuzhou.

Zhang Qianren once fought a great battle in the mountains near Qixiao City with the ten remaining Jindan-stage elders of Baiyun Temple and ten law-enforcement monks from Pushan Temple.

He even changed the Ruyi Jingu Bang into a size of thousands of feet long and dozens of feet wide, and killed Zen Master Baiyun of Baiyun Temple with one blow, completely destroying this immortal sect.

The Bixia Temple, where he was trapped for a month and a half, is also located in Qixiao City.

After Zhang Qianren escaped early this morning, he originally planned to return to Qixiao City to rest and find the monks in the city to find out what had happened in the past month and a half.

But when he arrived outside Qixiao City on his sword, he found that the city had activated a city defense formation.

Zhang Qianren felt that his attainments in the art of formations were already quite good, and he wanted to use his skills in the art of formations that he had worked hard to improve over the past month and a half to break the city defense formation of Qixiao City. However, he was worried that if he failed to break the formation, the city lord of Qixiao City and the priests of the Demon Suppression Bureau would be lured out.

After fighting with Qinghong Taoist, a Mahayana cultivator from Bixia Temple, he realized that even with an innate treasure in his hands, he would never be a match for a Mahayana cultivator.

While wondering why Qixiao City was sealed off, Zhang Qianren could only leave here and fly aimlessly.

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Ever since the cities, towns, prefectures and counties of Dayu were sealed off, the monks who usually hid in various parts of Shenzhou have become active again.

When the news of Emperor Yu's death was announced to the world by the Tao, even many cultivators in the immortal world left the immortal world openly in front of the cultivators of the Demon Suppression Division who were in charge of the immortal world. They appeared in groups of three or five in various parts of Shenzhou to collect various resources for their sects.

After Zhang Qianren left Qixiao City, he flew on his sword for half an hour, and suddenly sensed that five cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage were meditating and regulating their breathing in a valley below, and there was another cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage guarding them.

"It's a good opportunity to ask them why Qixiao City was sealed off and what happened during this period of time."

As soon as the thought came to his mind, he flew down towards the valley on the ground on his sword.

In the valley, Hong Dengyun was guarding his five fellow disciples while his mind was wandering in the sky, thinking about the 'Tongtian Tower' which had recently become famous in the immortal cultivation world because of the upcoming auction of an innate treasure.

"Tongtian Tower is indeed an auction house backed by the Great Yu court. Even the innate treasures can be auctioned."

"I heard from Senior Brother Lu Jie that the Sect Master has taken Senior Sister Ji Yu to the Dark Pavilion. I wonder if the Sect Master can bid for this innate treasure from the Tongtian Tower."

Just as he thought of this, he suddenly felt a palpitation in his heart.

Before he could release his spiritual sense, he saw a green sword light passing over his head, and then an old monk in a tattered black robe, with messy hair and unshaven beard appeared on the ground a few meters away from him, and the green sword light then dissipated.

The old monk slowly turned his head, looked at him coldly with a pair of bloodshot and violent eyes, and a sinister smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"My dear little brother, I have been in seclusion for a long time and I don't know what year it is in the human world. After coming out of seclusion this time, I am full of doubts. I dare to ask if you can help me solve my doubts?"

Hong Dengyun was shocked when he saw Zhang Qianren for the first time.

"This person is almost possessed by a demon!"

Although Hong Dengyun was only in the foundation-building stage, as an outer disciple of the Huangquan Dao Sect, a holy land of demons, he had already known the symptoms before a cultivator was possessed by a demon, as well as the various appearances after being possessed by a demon, under the guidance of the deacon.

Although the Huangquan Taoist Sect practices the devilish way, there are differences between the devilish ways.

The vast majority of demonic practitioners in the world pursue freedom and unrestrainedness, which is almost contrary to the rules and regulations in the righteous sects.

The so-called evil ways spoken of by the righteous monks mostly refer to a group of monks who act cruelly and will do anything to achieve their goals.

Also, because some of the great masters of the magic path act lawless and unscrupulously, the reputation of the magic path practitioners is extremely bad.

But in Hong Dengyun's heart, Zhang Qianren in front of him was different from the demonic cultivators like them. He had been invaded by his inner demon and was about to become a real demon.

In just a moment, Hong Dengyun thought of the words that "Deacon Tianhai" had warned them.

“When you travel the world in the future, if you encounter a cultivator who is about to be possessed by a demon or has already been possessed by a demon, hide if you can. If you can’t hide, just be quiet and don’t let the other person touch you, and don’t believe anything they say.”

When he thought of this, his scalp tingled and he bowed down, saying respectfully: "Greetings, Senior."

After he finished speaking, he quickly added: "If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. As long as I know something, I will tell you everything I know."

Zhang Qianren's mood immediately improved when he saw the respectful attitude of this foundation-building cultivator towards him.

You should know that a month and a half ago, he was also a foundation-building cultivator.

Now, seeing the respectful attitude shown towards him by a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he felt an indescribable sense of comfort in his heart.

For a moment, his attitude softened.

"You are a polite person. In view of your respectful attitude, I will show mercy and spare your life later."

After hearing this, Hong Dengyun's heart trembled, and he bowed deeply and said respectfully: "Thank you, senior."

Zhang Qianren stroked his beard and smiled, saying, "What has happened in the past few months?"

Hearing his vague question, Hong Dengyun felt bitter, but he dared not not answer. He could only think for a while and simply start from the birth of the Ruyi Jingu Bang in Guanhai City.

When Zhang Qianren heard that so many innate treasures appeared in the world after him, his face suddenly changed, and his bloodshot eyes were filled with intense greed.

When the Twelve Golden Men entered the world, he was on the way to escape, so he never heard of it.

After hearing about this innate treasure, an idea immediately came to his mind.

"If I let the Ruyi Jingu Bang devour the Twelve Golden Men, this innate treasure will surely regain a lot of spirituality..."

"It's a pity that although Emperor Yu has passed away, Great Yu still has five earthly immortals in charge."

"Well, let the Twelve Golden Men stay for a while."

Then he thought of the Twelve Golden Lotuses of Merit.

Hong Dengyun did not tell him other things about the Cangshan Old Demon, which made Zhang Qianren think that this old demon was just the Tribulation Crossing cultivator in his impression.

"The Ruyi Jingu Bang has the ability to suppress all other magical weapons. It has been enhanced by me for so long, it can definitely suppress the Twelve-Rank Merit Golden Lotus in his hand!"

“Although this beast is in the Tribulation Crossing Stage, if I were to hit him with a stick from a distance of 180 miles, he would be seriously injured even if he didn’t die!”

"However, as a cultivator in the Tribulation Crossing Stage, his flying speed and escape speed must be far beyond my perception."

After pondering for a moment, Zhang Qian couldn't help but frown.

"Although I am a Jindan cultivator, my skills are still the foundation-building techniques I learned from Piaomiao Sect. It seems that I have to join a sect."

"Otherwise, even if we see them, we won't be able to keep them."

Thinking of this, he looked at Hong Dengyun with a dim gaze and asked, "Speaking of which sect are you from, little brother?"

Hong Dengyun said respectfully: "Reporting to the senior, I am from Huangquan Dao Sect and am an outer disciple of the sect."

Zhang Qianren's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he asked anxiously, "Is it Huangquan Dao Sect, one of the nine holy places?"

Hong Dengyun said respectfully, "Senior, you are right." "If I use the Ruyi Golden Cudgel as bait, I think I should be able to join this holy land!"

After this thought came to Zhang Qianren's mind, his expression became more amiable.

However, his bloodshot eyes and unkempt appearance, coupled with this expression, seemed even more eerie.

"I have heard of the name of the Demon Sect Holy Land Huangquan Dao Sect, but I have never had the chance to meet your disciples. I didn't expect that today, by chance, I would meet you, little brother."

"I have just come out of retreat and have nowhere to go. Why don't you ask my brother to take me to see the might of the holy land?"

When Hong Dengyun heard this, he almost sneered in his heart.

But he didn't dare to show it. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "It's not difficult. I just need to wait until these brothers finish their breathing exercises."

Zhang Qianren turned his head and looked at a few Foundation Establishment cultivators who had their eyes tightly closed but looked pale, and said in a cold voice: "They have already finished regulating their breathing, but they have kept their eyes tightly closed, leaving you to guard here."

"This is bullying you for being honest!"

After mentioning the word "honest", Zhang Qianren suddenly remembered his past self. For a moment, a flash of blood appeared in his eyes, and a hideous smile unconsciously appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Do honest people deserve to be bullied?"

As he spoke, he reached out and pulled out the jade hairpin that was inserted in his hair.

With just a casual throw, the jade hairpin grew in the wind and turned into a short and thick iron pillar with a diameter of more than ten feet and a length of more than twenty feet.

There are two golden hoops at both ends of the iron pillar, and the middle section is made of black metal.

"Is this the Ruyi Jingu Bang?"

"He is Zhang Qianren, the traitor of Piao Miao Sect?"

When Hong Dengyun saw the appearance of this short and thick iron pillar, he recognized at a glance that this treasure was the long-lost Ruyi Jingu Bang!

At this moment, the Ruyi Golden Cudgel fell down fiercely!

Accompanied by a loud rumbling sound, Hong Dengyun felt the ground beneath his feet tremble.

Looking again, this innate treasure had already crushed a group of trees, and the five foundation-building cultivators had been crushed into a pool of meat paste by this treasure.

Seeing the blood flowing out from the gap between the golden hoop and the ground, Hong Dengyun's heart trembled.

At this time, Zhang Qianren just waved his hand, and the Ruyi Jingu Bang flew backwards, and its huge size was shrinking rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

When it returned to his hand, it flashed with golden light and turned into a jade hairpin again.

Hong Dengyun reacted very quickly. Thinking of what Zhang Qianren had just said, he quickly bowed and said, "Thank you, senior, for standing up for me."

Zhang Qianren nodded and smiled, saying, "I just can't stand them bullying honest people." After saying this, he asked, "Can we go now?"

Hong Dengyun nodded hurriedly, then used a teleportation talisman to take Zhang Qianren away from there.

Huangquan Dao Sect;

Ji Yun, who was only sixteen years old, had become thin and pale due to lack of nutrition and long-term hard labor day and night. He was walking towards the residence of the outer sect deacon.

Although his eyes were looking forward, he looked slow and dull.

Ji Yun kept thinking about what had just happened... Although Zhang Zhong and Liu Yuan were not very smart, they were more difficult to deal with than Zhao Mu for him.

After all, he had hidden himself in advance when dealing with Zhao Mu.

But when he was dealing with Zhang Zhong and Liu Yuan, he met Liu Yuan head-on. When Liu Yuan saw that 'Jia Ming', who should have died in the cold pond, climbed out of the pond, he instantly understood.

'Jia Ming' must have relied on that piece of spirit stone fragment to advance to the Qi Refining Stage at the critical moment of life and death.

Therefore, he immediately shouted loudly and lured Zhang Zhong out from the next room.

Ji Yun was worried that he would be seen by others if he used the Heaven-Devouring Demon Pot in broad daylight, so he pretended to be defeated and turned around and ran towards the road where Zhao Mu lived.

He had noticed when he arrived that there were not many people on that road.

When Zhang Zhong and Liu Yuan saw Ji Yun turn around and run away after seeing them, they thought that he did not advance to the Qi Refining Stage as they had guessed.

Thinking that the spirit stone fragment might still be hidden on Ji Yun's body, the two of them hurriedly chased after him.

So, they were taken away by Ji Yun using the Heaven-Devouring Demon Pot on the way.

After thinking about this, Ji Yun's eyes regained their luster.

Only then did he realize that he had unknowingly arrived at the place where the outer sect deacons lived.

It was a three-story stone building made of obsidian-like stones.

I don’t know if it was because of the stones themselves or the formation set up here, but when Ji Yun approached the stone building, he was immediately hit by a cold breath.

In just a moment, goose bumps appeared on his exposed skin.

Suppressing his fear, he came to a few meters away from the stone gate, then he bowed respectfully with his fists clasped together and called out loudly.

"Miscellaneous disciple Ji Yun, requesting to see the deacon."

As his voice fell, the tightly closed heavy stone door slowly rose with a rumbling sound in his expectant gaze, revealing some of the furnishings on the first floor of the stone building.

Then, an old voice came from the stone house.

"come in."

Upon hearing this, Ji Yun calmed down and walked into the stone building cautiously.

The space on the first floor of the stone building is only about 100 square meters, but there is only a stone bed in this space, and the rest of the furniture are all stone cabinets.

In the rows of stone cabinets, there are countless black jars. Each jar is the size of a human head, and the body of the jar is engraved with strange blood-colored patterns.

At this time, the outer sect steward was sitting cross-legged on the only stone bed in the room.

Ji Yun had met this outer sect deacon more than once, but this was the first time he had been alone with him.

The outer sect steward was named Master Yunyuan, a serious-looking young man who seemed to be only a few years older than Ji Yun.

But Ji Yun knew that Master Yun Yuan was a Jindan-stage cultivator who had lived for four hundred years.

There are a total of 327 outer sect deacons like Master Yunyuan in the Huangquan Taoist Sect.

(End of this chapter)