Five Immortals Gate

The middle-aged man entered the courtyard without hesitation after seeing the gate open.

Inside the courtyard, Yuan Zhen was sitting solemnly on a stone stool, his eyes fixed on the table, upon which lay several sound transmission talismans. He seemed to be contemplating something.

Even when the middle-aged man reached the front of the stone table, Yuan Zhen continued to stare at the table, remaining silent.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man dared not speak. He stood before the stone table with his hands respectfully at his sides, quietly awaiting instructions.

At this moment, the aura around Yuan Shishu had become unremarkable, giving the impression of an ordinary mortal. The middle-aged man knew that this was because the other party had restrained all of his aura.

He couldn't help but sigh inwardly, Yuan Shishu's cultivation had made new progress, becoming even more unfathomable, with no trace of aura leaking out.

After about a dozen breaths, Yuan Zhen slowly raised his head.

This matter will be overseen by you and Elders Hong and Zhang together. Keep a close eye on it and do not slack off!"

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man was shocked. Of course, the sect already knew about the events that had occurred at the West Qi Market, but these Nascent Soul Realm elders knew even more details.

However, Elder Hong and the others had not caught up with the perpetrators, and it was said that even after Yuan Shishu arrived, he was unable to immediately find any clues. Now, Yuan Shishu had actually issued such an order.

However, if this order were to be implemented, the impact would be too great. The disciples on duty below would definitely complain.

Such verification would not only be time-consuming and laborious, but more importantly, it would cause many forces to become dissatisfied with 'Luo Gu City', and would also seriously affect their source of income.

After some hesitation, the middle-aged man did not immediately accept the order and leave, but softly asked.

"Yuan Shishu, but if we do this, the shops in the market will definitely be dissatisfied, and... and our reputation will also be affected to some extent. How do you think we should eliminate this?"

"Eliminate? Why should we eliminate the impact? If they want to do business here, then they can do business here. If they don't want to, then they can leave!

After this matter is dealt with, a large number of merchants will want to come in and open shops. With such a favorable location, who would think spirit stones are a burden?

Since you have such concerns, then you must record all the shops that leave during this period, and they will never be allowed to enter the West Qi Market again!"

Yuan Zhen's tone suddenly changed, and he became very cold. At the same time, he slightly raised his eyelids and glanced at the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man felt a chill run down his spine, and his heart tightened. He quickly bowed and saluted.

"Yes!"

He dared not say anything more. After quickly agreeing, he turned to leave as soon as possible.

"Du Shizhi, please also notify the other Nascent Soul Realm elders in the sect to be ready to be on standby at any time. I have already found some clues.

This time, we don't need to find a scapegoat, but to catch the real enemy, and then we will light their sky lanterns in the market.

As for the reason why Elder Lin and the others had an accident, it was because the other party used a treasure to break the formation and sneak in, which allowed the Lin and Zhang elders to be caught off guard and ambushed.

Now that the formation there has been strengthened, with precautions in place, I don't believe you can still allow the enemy to succeed!"

Just as the middle-aged man turned around, he heard Yuan Shishu's voice again, and his mind was shaken violently.

"So, Yuan Shishu has already found some clues. He is going to continue to take action himself. I just don't know what kind of clues he has found? Who exactly are the murderers who killed Elder Zhang?"

And Yuan Shishu's last sentence also made the middle-aged man feel relieved. He had just felt uneasy about being chosen to be sent over.

He was indeed uneasy, because he didn't even know how the Lin and Zhang elders had had their accident after getting the news from the market.

And the seriously injured Elder Lin also sent news that someone had sneaked in, but it was said that they didn't sense any movement at the time.

And these elders in the sect also wanted to go to Elder Lin to inquire about the specific situation, but after Elder Lin came back, he went into seclusion to recover from his injuries.

At this time, it was not appropriate to go over and ask, not to mention that people would not see you.

And at this time, the middle-aged man also understood the real reason why Yuan Shishu had just ordered a strict review of every cultivator entering the market.

Doing so is actually more beneficial to the people stationed there. Once something happens, they can accurately lock down the enemy.

Under such circumstances, even if the enemy has not been found yet, the other party will not dare to try to sneak in and kill people after seeing such a strict investigation.

This is extremely beneficial to all the sect cultivators in the market, and they don't have to worry about it all day long.

You can know that after the other party knows that Nascent Soul elders are difficult to kill, will they attack those disciples...

And according to Yuan Shishu's meaning, Shishu seems to be very confident that he can find out the enemy's identity, and then capture the other party and parade them in public, and the market can be reopened normally.

After figuring this out, the middle-aged man couldn't help but feel grateful to Yuan Shishu. Shishu is trying his best to consider the safety of the cultivators stationed there without interrupting the sect's business.

Otherwise, the cultivators stationed there would be frightened all day long. Their sword cultivators are not afraid of fighting with the enemy, even if their intestines are pierced and their stomachs are rotten, so what?

It's just that being attacked by someone without knowing it, no matter how high their cultivation is, they can't find the other party. Like him, his cultivation is not higher than that of the dead Elder Zhang.

Thinking about how hard the other party worked to cultivate to the current realm, but died silently in their own market, it is also extremely aggrieved. Elder Zhang will at least not be willing!

"Thank you, Yuan Shishu!"

The middle-aged man saluted again before quickly turning and leaving.

After the middle-aged man left, Yuan Zhen still did not enter the cultivation room, but picked up another sound transmission talisman, and quickly whispered a few words before waving his hand again...

"Luo Gu City" once again returned to calm, but the West Qi Market was a scene of impending storm, and many people knew that "Luo Gu City" had not yet found the murderer.

However, this extremely oppressive atmosphere made them know that someone would eventually be unlucky, and "Luo Gu City" was suppressing monstrous anger.

They have stood on this land for a long time, and are a fierce sword cultivator sect. They have never heard of them being able to swallow their anger? This is just a temporary calm before revenge...

Yuan Zhen sat in his cultivation room. The formation here had already been activated by him with a token. No one in the entire sect knew his whereabouts.

He didn't go out to investigate the murderer at all, but actually stayed here all the time. He was waiting for news, waiting for the final confirmation of the result.

He knew that this matter could not wait too long. After all, there must be an explanation for the market.

If there is no result for a long time, it will cause people to have various suspicions. After all, he said that he had found some clues, and he can't just let it go in the end.

Moreover, he can't keep not showing up later, and there will also be problems.

He decided to wait up to half a year. If he still doesn't get any news from the other party by then, then he must take action and first get rid of those three Nascent Soul Realm cultivators.

After he leaves here, he will follow that direction to find that team of cultivators.

This Yuan Zhen is of course not that Yuan Zhen. He is still lying in Li Yan's "Earth Spot". Li Yan is borrowing the other party's identity to temporarily stay in "Luo Gu City".

With such a living person in his hands, Li Yan can also complete some things that require Yuan Zhen's blood essence.

This was the result of his well-thought-out plan. He was afraid that hastily killing Yuan Zhen without confirming the situation would lead to problems. Sure enough, this person would still be useful later.

Li Yan stayed here, waiting for news from the team that had gone out to inquire about him. He had already sent out a summoning order from the sect. Once they received it, they would at least send back a message to explain the situation.

It would take some time, and there was also the possibility that they were too far away and wouldn't receive it at all.

But Li Yan couldn't stay in "Luo Gu City" for too long. A fake is a fake. In the past few days, elders had come to request an audience with him, but he ignored them all.

Because that person was not the one he had arranged to issue the summoning order, and Li Yan also had to create the illusion that he was out and about. Here, the formations and restrictions were activated, and the sect's cultivators didn't dare to forcefully investigate.

Naturally, after being ignored, the elder left on his own soon after. However, if there were any disciples who came to visit later, Li Yan would meet with them appropriately.

This could be explained as him returning from an outside investigation. Anyway, within the entire sect, Yuan Zhen's cultivation was the highest now. If he didn't want the disciples to know about his comings and goings, no one could know.

And he needed to know the news of the unreturned team, so he still had to "return" to the sect appropriately, and "coincidentally" have a disciple come to report something.

Moreover, the already vacant "Elder Lin's" courtyard had been further arranged by Li Yan when he left. He was always cautious and meticulous in his actions, considering all aspects.

He was afraid that Elder Lin's disciple or some relatives would come to visit. If someone was like Ting Lan, then it would be terrible.

Ting Lan had a token that could open Chong Yangzi's cave. If someone entered here, they would find something was wrong, as there was no one inside.

After considering it, Li Yan abandoned the idea of leaving behind an incarnation. It was best if the incarnation didn't meet with anyone else, so there was no point in leaving it there.

He might as well directly set up restrictions, making others think that Elder Lin's injuries were too severe and he had entered a closed-door seclusion, not coming out until he had completely recovered.

In such a situation, as long as there were no major accidents, "Elder Lin" could remain in seclusion for decades or even centuries.

Because Li Yan had also publicly claimed in Yuan Zhen's identity that "Elder Lin's" injuries were very serious. After he gave him some pills, he had told him to recuperate well.

But the one who couldn't wait the most was "Yuan Zhen" himself. The entire sect was watching the matter of the market, and many forces outside were also watching the outcome…

More than two months later, Li Yan, who was cultivating, suddenly opened his eyes. At this moment, there were fluctuations in the restrictions outside the courtyard. In his divine sense, a young elder was standing outside the courtyard.

This young elder was the one Li Yan had arranged to issue the summoning order. This person was also an elder in the sect that Li Yan had specifically chosen, because this person was one of the four he wanted to kill.

He was one of the four people who knew his Five Immortals Sect identity, and also the leader of one of the three teams that returned early. It was reasonable for Li Yan to ask him to issue the summoning order to another team.

This young elder knew why he was asked to do this. Because he knew the inside story of this matter, and also because Martial Uncle Yuan suspected that the team had an accident, so he needed someone who would take this matter seriously.

If it was handed over to the three of them, Martial Uncle Yuan would certainly be more at ease. However, this matter didn't need so many people to be responsible for.

When Li Yan saw this person appear, he couldn't help but feel a stir in his heart. Did this mean the other party had obtained some news?

"Disciple greets Martial Uncle Yuan!"

Just as Li Yan's thoughts were racing, the young elder's voice came from outside.

Outside the door, the young elder was also anxious. He had just received a message and hurriedly came to find Martial Uncle Yuan.

But the last time he heard Junior Brother Zhong say that he had received a voice transmission from Senior Brother Du in the market, asking him to immediately report something to Martial Uncle Yuan.

However, when Junior Brother Zhong came, he didn't find Martial Uncle Yuan. They all knew from Senior Brother Du what Martial Uncle Yuan had instructed.

So, the reason why the other party was not in the sect should be that he had gone out to deal with the matter in the market. Many of their elders were also waiting for Martial Uncle Yuan's orders in the sect.

Once Martial Uncle Yuan confirmed the enemy's identity, he would surely lead them to kill them, slaughtering the entire family of the other party. They would not move unless they had to, and when they did, they would surely exterminate all demons.

But if that was the case, he didn't know if he could find Martial Uncle Yuan this time, but this matter was quite important.

Just as the young elder was still thinking, the courtyard door in front of him suddenly opened, and then he saw the scene inside the courtyard, where a figure was standing, who was none other than Martial Uncle Yuan.

"What is it you seek?"

Seeing the figure clearly, the young elder couldn't help but feel relieved, and a look of surprise appeared on his face. Martial Uncle Yuan had actually returned.

"I wonder how the investigation into the matter of the market is going?"

The young elder's heart instantly flashed with such a thought. This matter put a lot of pressure on them elders.

If Martial Uncle Yuan couldn't determine the enemy before, the three elders in the market would still be in danger, and they could also be sent over at any time.

Those enemies were truly as swift as the wind, quickly fleeing thousands of miles after a single strike.

Such vicious enemies, even if they were awe-inspiring powerful sword cultivators, the enemies simply wouldn't meet you face to face, and would easily erase all traces.

This made them unable to use their strength even if they had it. Unless they were like the Supreme Grand Elder, who had successfully cultivated the "Sword Spirit Illuminates the Sun and Moon" divine power.

Otherwise, the Void Refinement cultivators like them could only run around like headless flies without any clues.

Although Martial Uncle Yuan also didn't know "Sword Spirit Illuminates the Sun and Moon", he was still a Combined Body Realm powerhouse, and his methods were still extremely superb.

And in the words that Senior Brother Du passed on to them last time, Martial Uncle Yuan had found clues to the enemy, while Elders Zhang and Hong had never been able to find anything…

The thoughts that arose in the young elder's heart were only what he thought in the instant he saw Yuan Zhen, but he had more important things to report at this moment.

"Martial Uncle, someone wants to visit you today!"

The young elder quickly abandoned the distracting thoughts in his heart, took a few steps forward, stopped a few feet away from the other party, and then replied respectfully with a bow.

"Someone wants to visit me?"

Yuan Zhen frowned immediately. The other party didn't bring the news he wanted. Who would come to visit him at this time?

He noticed that the young elder said visit, not audience!

This meant that the visitor's status should be very high, so it must be someone Yuan Zhen knew, but he didn't want to see any familiar people at this time.

Especially powerful experts of the same rank who were very familiar with "him". Yuan Zhen's mind raced, he wanted to see who the other party would say, and then immediately find a reason to refuse.

"Martial Uncle, it's a Void Refinement Realm elder from the Yin Yang Chaos Gate. The information he knows may be related to Elder Feng He Fei. He came to the door today.

Because you previously entrusted the matter of searching for Senior Brother Feng and the others to your disciple, after your disciple reported this matter to the disciples below, I met with the other party.

However, your disciple couldn't give a clear answer to the information given by this person from the Yin Yang Chaos Gate, so he asked if he could visit you?

The other party claimed that he saw a team of cultivators being killed, and after their investigation, they determined that they were cultivators from our 'Luo Gu City', so they came here specifically to notify us, and also stated that he should know who the murderer is?"

Speaking of this, the young elder paused, and even turned his head to look at the courtyard door, as if he was afraid that someone would suddenly come in.

He knew the importance of this matter, and didn't want anyone else to come and accidentally hear it.

And the young elder also saw that the originally calm Martial Uncle Yuan's face had already changed when he heard him say halfway through.