The Path Toward Heaven

Mingcui Valley has never been as famous as it is today, and it has never been as lively as it is today.

On both sides of the shallow stream, in the valley and forest, there are people everywhere, and the sound of footsteps and voices can be heard one after another.

The imperial guards sealed off the two ends of the valley for tens of miles, and the fierce sword light and the soaring magic weapon shined brightly in the sky.

This place has become a forbidden area.

There are at least tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians searching for even the slightest trace in the mountains with a radius of two hundred miles.

Officials from the Qingtian Division investigated the most critical places.

In the ruins of the Taoist temple by the stream, under a certain wild tree deep in the valley, official uniforms can be seen everywhere.

Wei Chengzi's body was still under the wild tree, his eyes closed, as cold as a stone.

No matter in the practice world or in Chaoge City, his status is not low, but now his corpse is exposed in the wilderness for half a day and no one cares about him.

Because this matter is too big, no one dares to move the body, destroying the clues.

Not to mention the hidden conspiracy behind the sudden appearance of the monster from the underworld, this event itself is enough to shock the entire continent.

The Yuanying elders of the Zhongzhou faction set up a scheme to assassinate the peak master Shenmo of the Qingshan sect.

With Zhao Layue's current status, she couldn't be overemphasized that she was assassinated.

More importantly, the imperial court must show an extremely serious attitude, because everyone is very worried about Qingshanzong's reaction.

As a marginalized Qing Tiansi official, Shi Fengchen would of course be pushed to the front for such a thankless case.

He withdrew his gaze from Wei Chengzi, walked to the edge of the cliff and looked at the mountains and fields gradually lit up with tens of thousands of lights, and remained silent.

Zhao Layue did not die.

But the assassin of the old forest died, and died at the hands of the monster from the underworld who hadn't set foot on the mainland for many years!

That assassin turned out to be an elder of the Zhongzhou faction!

The development of the situation far exceeded his imagination.

This matter is infinitely more complicated than he imagined.

Shi Fengchen felt that there were two eyes looking at him in the distant mountains.

There was no emotion in those eyes.

His body gradually became cold.

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Chaoge City.

Standing in front of the window, Jing Jiu looked at Furth Sword lying quietly in his hand, wondering what he was thinking.

Under the light of twilight, Firth Sword was even more bright red, as if he had just killed someone.

At the most dangerous moment, Zhao Layue cut off contact with Forsijian and sent him back to Chaoge City to seek help from fellow Qingshan.

Fu Sijian passed the sword book to Xishanju and completed his mission. He didn't know where he was going, so he naturally followed his breath and returned to his hand.

At that moment, he knew something had happened to Zhao Layue.

But with his current state and the speed of controlling the sword, it would be too late even if he rushed there, so he didn't go.

After that moment, whether Zhao Layue was alive or dead, he didn't have to go again, he just had to wait for the result.

The wall behind the bookshelf moved away silently, and Duke Lu came out from inside, with a serious expression and sweat on his temples.

He walked behind Jing Jiu and reported: The peak master has been sent back to the Zhao residence, Jin Gongfeng is personally guarding it, and the rest have returned to Xishan residence.

Known for being calm and low-key, after learning about this in Taichang Temple, he was also shocked for a long time without saying a word, and hurried into the palace.

Not because of the relationship between Zhao Layue and Jing Jiu, but because of Zhao Layue's identity and the importance of this matter.

If the Qingshan sect can't keep calm, how will the Zhongzhou faction react? How can the imperial court be calm when there is a strong wind in the practice world? What about the peoples of the world?

Jing Jiu didn't speak.

He stood in a pool of blood.

Duke Lu didn't know that it was the red light from Furth's sword, and thought it was the setting sun outside the window.

Looking at Jing Jiu's back, he felt inexplicably nervous, and subconsciously bent even more.

In his cognition, Jing Jiu should be the descendant of the owner of the wooden plaque, he is still very young, and his level of strength is not too high.

But for some reason, Jing Jiu was standing quietly like this, but he felt great mental pressure.

Jing Jiu said, It's good that you're fine, you go back first.

Duke Lu didn't dare to say much, and left through the tunnel after saluting.

Jing Jiu left the window, trembling his hands slightly, Fursi's sword turned back into a sword rope, and then fell on his wrist and turned into a bracelet.

He walked to the bookshelf, took off the iron sword and carried it behind his back, and left the mansion.

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The Zhao Mansion was brightly lit.

There was no one on the street, but the tense and chilling atmosphere seemed to exist in reality.

I don't know how many masters of the imperial court are hiding in the dark, and of course the disciples of the Qingshan Sect are also indispensable.

Jing Jiu walked to the gate of the Zhao Mansion and stepped on the stone steps. The atmosphere in the dark part of the street changed slightly, and then quickly returned to normal.

The door of the mansion was pushed open, and a steward looked at him with vigilance and fear, and said, There is something going on at the mansion today...

Before he finished speaking, he saw that face and remembered the rumors about the other garden three days ago, he was a little startled, and hurriedly moved out of the way to invite Jing Jiu in.

Zhao's mansion was very quiet, the maids and servants should all be ordered to stay in their respective rooms, no one could be seen, nor could they hear the laughter that was often heard on weekdays.

When he came to the innermost courtyard, the steward withdrew, Jing Jiu walked in, and saw a short and fat man.

The stocky man was dressed in a gold suit that shone in the night.

Of course, even if he didn't wear this dress, he would still be golden, because his aura is strong and bright enough.

Jing Jiu knew that this person was the gold priest in the palace, and he hadn't seen him around the emperor the first two times, but he had heard the emperor mention it, and it was said that he was loyal to the royal family.

It seems that the realm strength of this gold priest is really good.

He came to be Zhao Layue's bodyguard tonight because the emperor wanted to express his attitude.

Of course, Jing Jiu knew that this also meant that the emperor must start to suspect some people.

Jing Jiu ignored this person, looked at Zhao Layue's parents who were coming out, nodded slightly, his eyes stayed on Zhao's mother's face for a while, and then walked into the room.

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The atmosphere in Xishan Residence was more tense and depressing than in Zhao Residence, and it was dead silent even though there were so many people in the room.

Nan Wang sat on the chair, his face was as cold as ice and snow, and all the Qingshan disciples who had not gone to Zhao's residence were present, with serious expressions.

He Guogong came here on behalf of the imperial court, and he has not left since noon. He also came with an eminent monk from Guocheng Temple.

This candidate is very interesting, because this eminent monk is the head of the Law Hall of Guocheng Temple, and has a relatively close relationship with the Qingshan Sect.

The Commander of Qingtian Division rushed back from Mingcui Valley, entered inside with a dignified expression, clasped his fists and saluted to the surroundings, reported the latest situation, and said: Using the sky pattern mirror borrowed from the palace to confirm again, it is indeed Minghuo who killed Wei Chengzi, and the level is very high, and other follow-up investigations need to be done.

Nan Wang said blankly, That's not what I want to hear.

He Guogong hurriedly said: Jin Gongfeng is on guard personally, the peak master is sure to be fine, and Chaoge City is very safe. As for investigating the case, Qing Tiansi will definitely work hard.

Nan Wang glanced at him like an idiot, and said: The murderer who wanted to kill me, Peak Master Qingshan, was the elder of your Zhongzhou faction. Who doesn't know the relationship between the Zhongzhou faction and the imperial court? How many disciples from Yunmeng Mountain are there in the Divine Guard? If I remember correctly, this commander is also a disciple of the Zhongzhou faction, right? Now you tell me that Chaoge City is safe? As for this case, handing it over to the Qing Tiansi is the same as handing it over to the Zhongzhou faction itself? Then check it out!