Avenue Stowaway

Pushing open the door of the courtyard, Kong Fang just walked in and found Fang Tou, who heard the door open, came out. Seeing Kong Fang, Fang Tou's face lit up, "Senior Brother is back."

Kong Fang smiled and nodded, then told him about the unusual situation he saw on the mountain road, and then asked: "Junior brother, do you know what big things happened in the sect these two days? Why did I feel that many people were acting strangely when I came back?"

Hearing Kong Fang's question, Fangtou's face became a little solemn, "An inner hall disciple died. This matter spread quickly not long after Senior Brother left the sect yesterday. There hasn't been an inner hall disciple who died in the sect for several years. Suddenly someone died outside. I heard that even the elders were alarmed."

"Even if there haven't been any inner hall disciples who died in the past few years, it's not enough to alarm the elders just because of one death." Kong Fang was puzzled, and asked immediately, "Who was the dead person? Why did it alarm the elders? Could he have some special identity?"

"The dead is Zhao Yong from the Law Enforcement Hall. I remember that he and my senior brother were promoted to the inner hall in the same year. As for whether he has a special identity, I don't know." Fangtou shook his head and said.

"It's him." Kong Fang's heart moved, and he thought to himself, "It seems that Zhao Yong, who has disappeared for two days, has been determined to be dead."

"Okay, junior brother, you go and do your thing. I need to practice. If it's nothing important, don't disturb me." Kong Fang waved his hand and prepared to walk towards the room.

"Brother." Fang Tou said quickly, "Elder Qing Fan came once after you left. The elder asked you to go to Huoyun Hall to find him after you come back."

"Elder Qing Fan?" Kong Fang was puzzled. "Could Elder Qing Fan tell me what's going on?"

Fang Tou shook his head and said, "The elder didn't say anything. He just told me to go to Huoyun Hall to find him after my senior brother comes back." Then Fang Tou suddenly remembered something and said, "Oh, Elder Qing Fan asked about the weapon refining competition between my senior brother and Su Yun."

"Okay, I understand." Kong Fang had no choice but to turn around and leave the courtyard, heading down to the Huoyun Hall.

After arriving at Huoyun Hall and asking a clerk behind the counter, Kong Fang went straight to Qianqing Hall.

In the Qianqing Hall, Elder Qing Fan sat cross-legged on a cushion, practicing quietly with his eyes closed.

Seeing this, Kong Fang stood quietly aside, waiting for Elder Qing Fan to finish his training.

After a long while, Elder Qing Fan slowly opened his eyes. Seeing Kong Fang standing quietly beside him, Elder Qing Fan couldn't help but smile.

"Greetings, Elder." Kong Fang bowed respectfully.

Elder Qing Fan nodded with a smile, and then his body floated up, landed on the ground, and stood in front of Kong Fang.

"I heard that you went to the Wood Sect to do a mission this time?" Elder Qing Fan asked casually, "Did you gain anything?"

"Not bad." Kong Fang smiled but didn't elaborate.

Elder Qing Fan nodded and said, "Yesterday you had a weapon refining competition with Su Yun from Tianji Hall. I heard that you refined a low-grade acquired spiritual treasure. Was it just a breakthrough, or are you already able to refine a low-grade acquired spiritual treasure?"

The rough-looking Elder Qing Fan had a flushed face and smiled very kindly.

"I can barely guarantee a certain success rate." Kong Fang said, and at the same time he was mentally prepared for Elder Qing Fan to test him.

“Good, good.” Elder Qing Fan said the word “good” twice in a row, and then laughed heartily. “Those old guys looked down on your earth-based talent at first, and thought it would be difficult for you to achieve great success in refining equipment. Now I wonder what they have to say. It’s not easy to see those old guys being humiliated, hahaha.”

Kong Fang asked awkwardly: "Elder, don't you need to test my weapon refining level?"

"No need." Elder Qing Fan waved his hand indifferently. "You can refine a low-grade acquired spiritual treasure in half a year. Even if the success rate is only 10%, it is a remarkable thing. Why should I test your refining level again? In refining, with your speed of improvement, only a few weapon demons with strong talents and obsessed with refining can surpass you. It is impossible for other weapon demons to refine a low-grade acquired spiritual treasure in half a year. You are worthy of being my disciple of Huoyun Hall. You have done a great job." Elder Qing Fan, who was in a good mood, patted Kong Fang on the shoulder several times.

Kong Fang shuddered and quickly removed the strength of Elder Qing Fan. However, even so, Kong Fang felt a slight numbness in his shoulder.

Kong Fang was secretly surprised. He was indeed a terrifying figure in the Spirit Transformation Realm. Just a few casual slaps made his body, which had been integrated with the Dragon King's blood essence, unable to bear it.

"Elder, did you ask me to come here just to ask about weapon refining?" Kong Fang asked.

Hearing this, Elder Qing Fan suppressed the smile on his face, and his expression suddenly became solemn, "In the recent period of time, the last six months, try not to go out to do missions anymore."

"Why is this?" Kong Fang was surprised.

"It's quite dangerous outside recently. You just came back today and you may not know that Zhao Yong from the Law Enforcement Hall died in Qianlong Lake."

"Qianlong Lake?"

Elder Qingfan's words shocked Kong Fang. Kong Fang originally thought that Zhao Yong was dead because he had not returned to the sect for two consecutive days. But now it seems that this is not the case at all. Elder Qingfan actually told the place where Zhao Yong died. You know, apart from Kong Fang himself, only the water monsters in Qianlong Lake may know that Zhao Yong died in Qianlong Lake, but the water monsters don't know Zhao Yong.

Elder Qing Fan nodded solemnly and said, "The soul talismans you have obtained are not only to prove your identity and record your contribution points, but also have other abilities. They can allow us elders to find you based on the trace left in the soul talisman. Elder Wu Qu of the Law Enforcement Hall found Qianlong Lake by following the trace he left in Zhao Yong's soul talisman, but in the end he only found Zhao Yong's soul talisman and storage ring. As for Zhao Yong's body and other things, they were all gone."

"Could it be that the water monster in Qianlong Lake killed Zhao Yong?" Kong Fang suppressed the tension in his heart and tried to calm himself down.

It's no wonder Kong Fang was nervous. He didn't know that the soul talisman had this effect before, and he now had several soul talismans in his hand. He threw all the treasures and other things he had snatched from Yuan Wei and others into the heart of the world. If the elders found him here based on the soul talisman, he would be finished. It was just that he was in a hurry to hunt down Pang Tiansheng at that time, so he forgot to clean up the treasures of Yuan Wei and others, and then he forgot about it again.

"No." Elder Qing Fan shook his head slightly.

"Elder Wu Qu has already asked the water monsters in Qianlong Lake, and even asked the half-blood monster dragon, but he didn't get a definite answer. In the end, he only got a slightly useful clue. According to some water monsters and half-blood monster dragons, several people with gold talent appeared in Qianlong Lake the day before yesterday. I think they killed Zhao Yong."

Kong Fang felt a little relieved. Although he was not seen by the water monster and the half-blood monster dragon when he killed Zhao Yong, the half-blood monster dragon knew very well who were in Qianlong Lake at that time. Apart from the person who stole the divine beast Long Xun, he was the only outsider. It was not difficult to guess who killed Zhao Yong.

"It seems that saving Long Xun was the right thing to do. Not only did I get a lot of benefits from the Dragon King, but I also avoided the disclosure of my identity."

Suddenly, a cold light flashed in Elder Qing Fan's eyes, and he said in a cold voice: "In fact, on the day Zhao Yong left the sect, a half-blood demon dragon cub in Qianlong Lake was also stolen. Fortunately, it was rescued by a mysterious person who entered Qianlong Lake, which averted a disaster that was about to come. After all, once the half-blood demon dragon clan goes crazy, they will not listen to advice. At that time, there will be a tragic fight between our two sides. And all this shows that someone wants our Qi Sect and Qianlong Lake to be enemies, so that we can fight to the death and they can reap the benefits."

"Then... I should really thank that mysterious man." Kong Fang said, suppressing the discomfort in his heart. It turned out that praising himself was something that not everyone could do.

"The sect leader asked the Dragon King, but unfortunately, the Dragon King was unwilling to reveal the man's identity." There was a hint of curiosity in Elder Qing Fan's eyes. He also wanted to know who happened to save the young son of the half-blood demon dragon and avoid a disaster.

Neither the leader of the Qi Sect nor Elder Qing Fan knew that Long Xun was a divine beast. A divine beast can influence the rise and fall of a race when it grows up, and the Dragon King would not let this news leak out when Long Xun was still young.

"Okay, go ahead. By the way, when Sun Hao comes back, tell him to try not to leave the sect in the next six months." Elder Qing Fan instructed.

Kong Fang bowed respectfully and left. Before leaving the Qianqing Palace, Kong Fang suddenly turned around and asked, "Elder, can the soul talisman be found anywhere? If someone is trapped in a dangerous place, can you find the dangerous place through the mark in the soul talisman?"

"Your worry is not without reason. Soul Talismans are not omnipotent. For example, in dangerous places like the one you mentioned, there are some secret houses built by powerful people or ruins left behind that can even isolate all investigations. Naturally, we cannot find the Soul Talisman through the imprint. In fact, there is a treasure called the Boundary Heart in the storage treasures that can isolate everything. However, the Boundary Heart is extremely precious. Only the Sect Master has it. No one else has it."

"Thank you, Elder." Kong Fang bowed again, then turned and left, but his steps were much lighter.