After the Tian clan leader and his party left in a haughty manner, the Xu clan leader clenched and loosened his fists in his sleeves. Despite this, he still said unwillingly:
"Situ clan leader, are we just being led by the Tian clan by the nose?!
If the [Xuanyin Grass] is snatched away by the Tian clan, then wouldn't the three clans soon be able to produce multiple half-step purple mansions in the future?
In this way.
Their combat power is even better than ours.
This is a dead end.
In the future, any benefits will not fall on us. Even if there are, at most we can only drink some clear soup!"
The Situ family is better.
After all, Situ Feng is a purple mansion cultivator, which is the only one of the five eighth-grade families. But their Xu family is different.
They were able to be promoted to the eighth grade because of their daughter's operation in the Zhenshi Division. Now, let alone a purple mansion master in the clan, there is not even a half-step purple mansion.
The overall strength is at the bottom among the five eighth-grade families.
So.
Regarding the allocation of resources in Huaibei Prefecture, their Xu family has almost nothing to do with it, but in order to be promoted to the eighth rank, their Xu family has caused a lot of suffering.
If this continues.
Under the suppression of the Tian family and others, their Xu family will soon go downhill. If they are not careful, they will be eaten away step by step by the Tian family.
Therefore.
Today's Yinluo Secret Realm is an opportunity for their Xu family to rise. Once they can find the [Xuanyin Grass], any half-step purple mansion in the family can also improve their Xu family's disadvantage among the eighth-rank families.
However.
He said a lot.
Situ Feng was unmoved, with a posture of sitting on the Diaoyutai.
If it were usual, he would have stopped serving, but now he had something to ask of Situ Feng, so he could only speak humbly:
"Patriarch Situ, since the Tian family has decided to rely on their own abilities, the cultivators from our two families who enter the secret realm may have to unite to have a chance of winning. Patriarch Situ, while there is still a year left, why not let the clansmen who enter the secret realm get familiar with it first, and go outside to practice how to cooperate in combat, what do you think?"
Situ Feng pinched a piece of Yunsong cake on the coffee table and said lightly:
"Patriarch Xu, even if I want the clansmen to cooperate with you, I am afraid that your family's Changqing will not be happy, so in order to avoid unnecessary internal friction, we should act separately, just like Patriarch Tian said, it depends on fate."
This time, the Xu family has the least number of people entering the Yinluo secret realm, only three people, and the Situ family has seven people.
The three members of the Xu family who entered the secret realm, and Xu Changqing, the playboy, were originally a thorn in the side. Xu Changzhi, who also entered the secret realm, was his lackey and always obeyed him.
The last one, Xu Changyun, was a disciple of the Xu family's side branch. He had never heard of it before. He played some tricks in the family martial arts competition and got a chance to enter the secret realm.
The Xu family trio.
In Situ Feng's view, he was just a idiot. Not only could he not help, but he might also be a hindrance. After all, Xu Changqing was famous for being a playboy who didn't know his own name when he saw a beautiful woman.
Patriarch Xu hit a wall with Situ Feng and returned to the tent in frustration, but saw only Xu Changyun in the tent. He gritted his teeth and said:
"Where are Changqing and Changzhiren?"
"Reporting to the patriarch, the eldest son said he wanted to go out for a walk. He has been out for a while and asked me to tell you that he will be back on time before the secret realm opens."
"He is so rebellious! He acted on his own before I gave the order!"
This clearly shows that he does not take himself, the patriarch and his father, seriously.
Patriarch Xu was so angry that he slammed his palm on the Eight Immortals Table.
This son has been spoiled by his aunt since he was a child. Originally, he did not intend to let the other party participate in the selection of people to enter the secret realm this time. First, it is dangerous, and second, this son is unreliable.
What can he do.
The son went to ask his aunt early in the morning.
The Xu family was able to be promoted to the eighth rank thanks to the operation of his son's aunt in the Zhenshi Division. There are some decisions that he has to listen to.
But now it seems.
I'm afraid that the Xu family can't expect to enter the Yinluo Secret Realm to seize the [Xuanyin Grass].
The Xu clan leader sighed somewhat dejectedly.
Under the Xu family's tent, a ghostly ghost with a soul-eating insect disappeared from the bottom of the Bone Mountain like a ghost.
About half a cup of tea time passed.
The ghostly ghost appeared on a small hill on the southwest side.
The soul-eating insect opened its mouth.
A shadow bean pod floated towards Fu Changsheng.
After Fu Changsheng caught it, he cast a spell, and the scene of the meeting of the five eighth-grade families in Huaibei just appeared:
"Yinluo Secret Realm?"
There is actually a secret realm hidden in this forbidden area?
And the entrance to the secret realm is the ancient tomb.
Fu Changsheng was a little surprised.
At the same time, he vaguely understood why the major families created an atmosphere of no exit for the Yinluo ghost armor, which was to protect this secret realm.
Moreover.
The purpose of the five major families this time was to go for the [Xuanyin Grass].
The first step to break through the Purple Mansion is to open up the Niwan Palace, and this [Xuan Yin Grass] is an auxiliary spiritual object. [Xuan Yin Grass] needs to grow in a place with strong Yin energy, and there are strict requirements for growth and cultivation. In the Great Zhou Dynasty, it is almost unheard of to be cultivated artificially. Most of them are picked from various secret caves or sect ruins.
This is why.
Often, the ninth-grade family can only have the opportunity to break through the Purple Mansion after being promoted to the eighth grade.
Because the eighth-grade family is the stepping stone.
Upon hearing this news, Fu Changsheng was somewhat excited.
Even Qiu Chan on the side said with a bit of excitement:
"Master, this is a great opportunity to collect [Xuanyin Grass]. With [Xuanyin Grass], master, you can break through the first level of Zifu and become a half-step Zifu!"
It is indeed an opportunity.
But there are two Zifu guards among the five great families.
Although Situ Feng and Patriarch Tian were both in the early stages of Zi Mansion, they were still at a much higher level than him.
Fu Changsheng pondered for a while and said:
"Qiu Chan, please let the shadow ghost continue to stay here to collect information. Let's go back first."
After a while, people from the five major families will go out for training.
Can't be met by them.
otherwise.
The secret realm has not yet been opened.
They are only afraid that they will be besieged by the five major families.
Qiu Chan stared at the Bone Mountain ahead, somewhat reluctant to give up, but still obeyed and followed Fu Changsheng back to Dragon Broken Valley.
After entering the valley.
Fu Changsheng said:
"Qiu Chan, you continue to worship the shadow ghost."
In this place, the more ghost soldiers the better.
Enter the cave.
When Fu Changsheng saw that everyone else was in seclusion, he swayed and returned to his secret room.
Meditate while sitting cross-legged.
Fu Changsheng quickly sorted out the current situation.
According to the experience of entering the Tianlan Secret Realm last time, when the secret realm is opened, the masters of the five major families should be maintaining the entrance, so the only way for them to enter is to enter it when they have no time to look around.
but.
How not to be discovered by the masters of the five major families is a big problem.
Fortunately, there is still one year before the secret realm opens.
"Huh~"
Fu Changsheng took a deep breath.
Eyes move.
Among the five major aristocratic families, the current situation is that the old eighth-grade aristocratic family has the upper hand. If the Xu family can be persuaded to allow themselves to replace one of their family members, the situation will undoubtedly be reversed!
After all, he has Qiu Chan and many other second-level combat powers to assist him.
but.
Fu Changsheng soon put this thought away.
This secret place is the resource of the eighth-grade family in Huaibei. If they find out that an outsider knows about it, they will definitely report it to the outside world. When the time comes, it will be an exaggeration to kill the donkey.
Think left and right.
The only way now is to imprison one of the five aristocratic families when they are out hunting, and then disguise themselves as him and sneak into the aristocratic families, taking advantage of the chaos to enter the Yinluo Secret Realm.
Yi Rong Wan definitely won't work.
After all, Situ Feng and Patriarch Tian are both from the Zifu.
Fu Changsheng's eyes suddenly lit up:
"By the way, why did you forget this?"
One shot storage bag.
Suddenly a strange mask appeared in his hand.
Maybe there was nothing he could do.
However, as an organization that has existed for who knows how many thousands of years, the Shadow Sect must have a method. Originally, he wanted to accumulate a thousand points and redeem them for Qian Kuiyu, but now he had to embezzle them in advance.
After all, there is [Xuanyin Grass] in Yinluo Secret Realm.
Fu Changsheng put the mask on his face, and instantly entered the huge mission hall. He walked to the mirror in a familiar manner and said quickly:
"Exchange for a method that can conceal the truth, avoid the prying eyes of the Purple Mansion, disguise yourself as someone else, or a magical elixir prop."
Buzz.
The mirror trembled slightly.
Immediately afterwards.
But his original points were instantly cleared.
Immediately afterwards.
A piece of information poured into the sea of consciousness.
Fu Changsheng closed his eyes and sensed. After a while, his eyes lit up slightly:
"As expected of a killer organization!"
Shadow Gate has a secret technique called [Thousand Faces Technique], and what he got is the first level. This secret technique uses a strange mask as a medium. After collecting someone's essence and blood, he can use the secret technique to perfectly transform into that person. , even the Zifu monks couldn't identify it.
but.
Cultivation to the first level of Dacheng state.
This secret technique can only last for one hour after it is cast.
Fu Changsheng felt a little pity.
But I finally found a way.
This method is placed in the family library and will be improved through systematic deduction in the future. Maybe there will be no need to use a strange mask as a medium.
The idea just came up.
Buzz!
A familiar mechanical voice suddenly came from the sea of consciousness:
"bite"
"You added a "Thousand Faces Technique" secret book to your family and gained 380 family contribution points."
Fu Changsheng's eyes lit up.
He had used up all his contribution points, but this time the reward came just in time.
Immediately and without hesitation, he quickly began to comprehend "The Art of Thousand Faces". He had to practice to the beginning before the secret realm was opened.
Cultivation has no time.
Eleven months flew by in the blink of an eye.
at this time.
In the secret room.
But he saw Fu Changsheng flicking his magic sword and chanting a spell in his mouth. The mask on his face suddenly changed, and all of a sudden different figures appeared, including men and women, old and young.
but.
These figures all appeared in a flash.
In the end, it couldn't be settled.
Fu Changsheng's eyes suddenly opened.
at the same time.
A line of text appears on the panel:
[The first level of the Thousand Faces Technique: (Xiaocheng Realm: 5/100)]
Fu Changsheng looked at the information above and smiled with satisfaction.
After spending eleven months, he not only succeeded in going from the initial glimpse to the minor accomplishment, but also successfully broke through to the realm of minor accomplishment. After using the "Thousand Faces Technique", he could transform into the appearance of others for half an hour.
Able to cultivate to the realm of Xiaocheng.
This was beyond his expectation:
"It seems to be due to the effect of enhanced spiritual consciousness."
After the spiritual consciousness is strong.
The speed of practicing the secret techniques has obviously been greatly improved.
He couldn't help but look forward to the results after completing the training of "The Third Level of Dayan Jue".
Based on the information I found last time.
The secret realm of Yin Luo will be opened a year later, which means that there is less than a month left. Fu Changsheng cast a spell in the secret room. After coming out of the secret room, he saw that Mo Lan and the others were still in seclusion.
Qiu Chan had the experience of the previous two sacrifices.
In less than a year, the third shadow ghost was successfully sacrificed.
When he saw Fu Changsheng coming out, he quickly saluted and said with great interest:
"Master, Xu Changqing and Xu Changzhi have been lingering in Broken Dragon Valley for the past few days. I asked the ghost soldiers to play with them for a while. Master, do you want to take them into the Human Emperor Banner?"
Autumn cicada passes the Human Emperor banner.
Can control thirteen second-level ghost soldiers.
She herself is a quasi-third-level cultivation, so the two foundation-building monks are just playthings in her eyes.
Fu Changsheng shook his head:
"No rush"
"Qiu Chan, please tell me about the dynamics of the five major families in the past few months."
"Yes, Master"
Qiu Chan responded.
Because she only sacrificed two shadow ghosts, one of them had to watch from Bone Mountain, and the scope of the other one's investigation became extremely limited.
Qiu Chan gave a brief report.
Finally:
"Master, the security over Bone Mountain is getting tighter and tighter, and the aura bursting out is getting stronger and stronger. I guess the secret realm will be opened in the near future."
"Also, the children of the aristocratic family who went out to hunt have all turned back. If we don't attack Xu Changqing and Xu Changzhi, we are afraid that they will return to Bone Mountain and wait for the secret realm to be opened."
But his "Thousand Faces Technique" can only last for half an hour.
If the kid surnamed Liu suddenly disappears and reappears after a month, I'm afraid it will arouse the suspicion of the Liu family.
Fu Changsheng decided to exchange the information first to see what the specific situation was.
A thought:
"Exchange information"
Buzz!
The panel vibrates.
A large amount of yellow light surged.
Then lines of text appeared in front of me:
[1: There is a human emperor flag hidden at the bottom of the Wangui Lake in the Yinluo Secret Realm. The Wangui Lake is said to be condensed from the tears of a certain high-level ghost king]
[2: Yin Luo Secret Realm is an ancient forbidden barrier with Yin attributes. It comes around every hundred years. The power of this barrier is the weakest. Among the five major aristocrats, because Situ Feng is newly promoted to the Zi Mansion this time, the barrier is The gate will open one month in advance]
Open a month in advance? !
That's not just in the past few days.
Fu Changsheng quickly stopped exchanging information, and then he suddenly changed his mind and said to Qiu Chan:
"Qiu Chan, bring Xu Changqing in alone"
No more action.
But it was too late.
"Yes, Master"
Qiu Chan responded excitedly.
Outside the Broken Dragon Valley.
Xu Changqing held an autumn jade fan in his hand, sitting on a stone covered with silk cloth, making secrets with both hands, and hitting the formation disk suspended in front of him. He was obviously practicing the magic formation and wanted to enter the Broken Dragon Valley.
Xu Changzhi, who was waiting on the side, had an anxious look on his face.
I endured it again and again.
When the messenger jade talisman on his body lit up again.
Finally, he mustered up the courage and said cautiously:
"Eldest Young Master, the head of the family has urged us seven or eight times that the secret realm is about to open. Let us return quickly. If we are late and the door to the secret realm is closed, then our trip will be in vain. Entering the secret realm The quota, but the eldest son, you finally got it from Aunt Zhenshi, and Auntie is still waiting for us to pick the [Xuanyin Grass] and go back."
Xu Changqing frowned.
But he is not ungrateful.
He snorted coldly.
He glanced at Broken Dragon Valley with some reluctance. After pondering this valley for several days, he always felt that there was something fishy about this place, but he couldn't find the clue:
"That's all, let's wait until we come out of the secret realm to explore again."
Anyway, the valley is here and there is no way to escape.
Xu Changqing closed the magic spell.
The array disk instantly fell into the storage bag, and when he turned to leave, a beautiful figure suddenly appeared in the valley. This beautiful figure looked a bit familiar.
Somehow.
Xu Changqing followed.
On the other side, Xu Changzhi was focused on returning to Bone Mountain quickly. When he realized that no one was following him, and when he turned around, Xu Changqing was nowhere to be seen.
Xu Changzhi was stunned for a moment.
Secretly gritting his teeth and scolding his mother.
All this time, this man is still willful.
Xu Changzhi had no choice but to turn around and look for the person:
"Eldest Young Master, Eldest Young Master, it's almost time. We really should go back. If I don't get really angry later, you and I will both suffer."
Xu Changqing's body dodged several times.
Chasing that familiar figure, he unknowingly entered Dragon Broken Valley. At this moment, he suddenly came to his senses: "Oops!"
No matter how much research I did, I couldn't get into the Broken Dragon Valley just now.
At this moment, he was brought in.
There must be some fraud.
Xu Changqing immediately slapped the storage bag without thinking, but before he could even take out the magic weapon, above his head, an extremely cold demonic chant turned into a billowing sound wave and directly drowned him. Then, he only felt that there was a sound in the ground. , three ghosts appeared in a flash. Before he could recover from the demonic sound attack, he was knocked to the ground by the ghosts and completely fainted.
"It's really an embroidered pillow!"
Qiu Chan curled her lips.
Falling from the sky, he picked up Xu Changzhi who fell on the ground, and turned to Fu Changsheng: "Master, do you want to take him into the Human Emperor Banner?"
Although the strength is not good.
But after all, it is a foundation-building cultivation, and it may not necessarily be able to be refined into a second-level ghost soldier:
"No, just imprison him after I finish collecting the blood essence."
Once Xu Changqing dies.
Then the Xu family will get the news.
When the time comes, his disguised identity will be revealed.
So Xu Changqing couldn't kill him.
"oh"
Qiu Chan felt a little pity.
other side.
Fu Changsheng flicked his index finger, and a ray of sword light fell on Xu Changqing's wrist. At the same time, he hit the opponent's junior with a palm, and in an instant, drops of blood were forced out of his wrist.
Tick tock.
In a blink of an eye.
Xu Changqing's essence and blood were forced out, filling five elixir bottles, which was enough for him to perform the "Thousand Faces Technique" five times. He wanted to seize a few more bottles, but Xu Changqing's face was pale at this time and he could no longer squeeze out a trace. Essence and blood.
"Master, Master!!"
at this time.
Xu Changzhi's calls kept coming from outside the valley.
Fu Changsheng was afraid that time would drag on, so Xu Changzhi summoned Patriarch Xu and others.
Without hesitation at this moment, he immediately took out a bottle of blood essence, chanted a spell in his mouth, and the "Thousand Faces Technique" was running rapidly in his body, along with his hands forming seals like butterflies piercing flowers.
But a bang was heard.
But he saw the essence and blood explode and turned into a cloud of blood mist. The blood mist was penetrated by Fu Changsheng's obscure spells one after another. With a buzzing sound, the blood mist trembled slightly and actually formed a human shape in mid-air. The outline of the human figure was still a bit blurry at first, but as the spell sounded, the facial features of the human figure suddenly became clear, exactly like Xu Changqing who was imprisoned and sealed in the secret room by Qiu Chan.
Fu Changsheng collected all his magic skills.
The blood mist humanoid buzzed and instantly enveloped Fu Changsheng.
Fu Changsheng's facial features instantly changed to those of Xu Changqing. Even the way he raised his hands and feet showed the temperament of a romantic young man, which perfectly matched Xu Changqing's temperament.
Qiu Chan was stunned:
"Master. If I hadn't watched you cast the spell with my own eyes, I would have thought that Xu Changqing had escaped from the secret. Master, your secret technique is too magical."
Qiu Chan is a quasi-third level.
It is equivalent to half a step in Zifu for human beings.
Moreover, she signed a master-servant contract with Fu Changsheng, and even she couldn't find it, which means that the "Thousand Faces Technique" was successfully used:
"Qiu Chan, let's go!"
Fu Changsheng held an autumn jade fan in his hand, with a sinister smile on his lips, looking exactly like the two people he used to do in the past.
Qiu Chan was stunned.
The body swayed,
Enter the Human Emperor Banner.
"Eldest Young Master, Eldest Young Master, the master of the family just summoned another summons. Listening to the voice, the master of the family is really angry. First Young Master, you"
Xu Changzhi was thinking about whether to report the truth to the owner of the family, but he saw a gust of fragrant wind blowing his nose, and then Xu Changqing's figure appeared in front of him. Seeing this, Xu Changzhi finally breathed a sigh of relief:
"Eldest Young Master, let's go. The master of the house said that the secret realm barrier will be opened in less than half a cup of tea. Let's go quickly!"
At this moment, Xu Changzhi no longer cared about his dignity.
He directly took Fu Changsheng's hand and left, fearing that Xu Changqing would suddenly get lost again like before.
As for why Xu Changqing suddenly entered Dragon Broken Valley, he had no time to look around at the moment.
Fu Changsheng was pulled away by Xu Changzhi. Seeing that Xu Changzhi, whom he was most familiar with, didn't notice any clues, he felt relieved and walked quickly along the way.
We are about to arrive at Bone Mountain.
But I saw Xu Changyun running over from a distance:
"Eldest Young Master, hurry up, the secret realm barrier has been opened, and now we are the only ones who have not entered. The head of the family is worried to death in the ancient tomb, hurry up, hurry up!"
Xu Changyun worked hard to win the clan competition.
The purpose is to enter the Yinluo Secret Realm to find life-saving herbs for her mother. Whether her mother can survive depends on her performance in the secret realm. She cannot even enter the secret realm's gate.
The three of them hurriedly took a picture of the Earth Escape Talisman on themselves.
After entering the ground several hundred feet.
Xu Changzhi picked up the identity token, entered the magic spell, and then entered the ancient tomb.
Fu Changsheng didn't know the specific method, so he sneaked in while Xu Changzhi was activated, and entered through the formation light curtain.
Then I saw a huge ancient tomb.
in.
There is a whirlpool due west of the ancient tomb.
Situ Feng, Patriarch Tian, Patriarch Xu and other five patriarchs are holding the Patriarch's Token, and a steady stream of mana is poured into the token. The token is transformed into a rainbow light with five attributes and submerged into the barrier.
The vortex of the barrier gate is shrinking rapidly at this time.
Patriarch Xu saw Xu Changqing and three others appearing.
The originally worried face finally breathed a sigh of relief. There was no time to reprimand him now, so he hurriedly said:
"There are still ten breaths left, hurry up and get in!!"
"Yes, Master"
Xu Changzhi and Xu Changyun responded quickly.
Fu Changsheng raised his head and chest defiantly, snorted, and rushed in first.
Seeing this, Patriarch Xu cursed:
"What a traitor!"
He scolded fiercely, but he was very worried in his heart.
Being able to let his son enter the secret realm this time was actually to compensate the other party. After all, he personally pulled his son down from the position of young patriarch.
Anyway, capture the [Xuanyin Grass].
He had given up hope and only hoped that Nizi could return safely from the secret realm.