Chapter 73 Death of Zhou Changkong
Lingfu Pavilion.
In the shopkeeper's room on the top floor, a strange man who looked quite young was leaning casually on the chair that usually only Zhou Changkong could sit on, holding a pot of wine in his hand, drinking it happily.
The aroma of wine is intoxicating.
If there are cultivators who have been to Guangju Tower, they will be able to smell it immediately. This is the entry-level spiritual wine sold exclusively by Guangju Tower, called "Forget Worry".
Zhou Changkong pushed the door open and frowned when he saw the man's appearance, but he didn't know what to say.
"Elder Zhou, you know what, although Nanshanfang is remote and poor, the spiritual wine brewed here does have a unique flavor. Although it is of little help to one's cultivation, the more one drinks, the more addicted one becomes. Do you want to drink some with me?" the man asked with a smile.
Zhou Changkong waved his hand and frowned, "How have you investigated the situation these days? I feel like you haven't done anything serious all day, just eating, drinking and having fun. Could it be that the sect is using you as an excuse to investigate the evil cultivators? In fact, they are not satisfied with my mission and sent you to supervise me?"
Although the young man's current cultivation, strength, and sect status far surpassed his own, Zhou Changkong had nothing to worry about.
Since the other party was his junior, it was not an exaggeration to say that he had watched him grow up.
Although in the world of cultivating immortals, the most accomplished are respected, and those with higher cultivation are considered seniors, regardless of age.
But that is only the case for outsiders. Within sects and families, people still rank people according to seniority.
"Elder Zhou, you are overly suspicious. You are not Hong Jiantao. Why would the sect not trust you? Moreover, during the past few years that you have been in Nanshanfang, the efficiency of Lingfu Pavilion and the number of talismans have exceeded the targets." The young male cultivator took another big sip of wine and said nonchalantly.
"Then... Mu Renjie, is it really possible that he is colluding with the evil cultivators?" Zhou Changkong asked with a frown.
“There is no smoke without fire. A native cultivator from Nanshanfang, with mediocre talent, no backing and no background, succeeded in building the foundation by accident, but within just over a decade after building the foundation, he has the strength comparable to that of a cultivator in the late stage of foundation building. Don’t you think this is abnormal, Elder Zhou? Even a sect genius like me cannot compare to him.” The young man said with a smile.
The young man's name is Gong Wansheng. He is a genius who consistently ranks among the top three inner disciples of Luoxia Sect. He has top-grade spiritual roots and is one of the strong contenders for the position of sect master in the future.
Although he is a generation younger than Zhou Changkong and still young, his cultivation has reached the late stage of foundation building and he has the hope of forming a pill.
“There are many strange encounters in the world of immortal cultivation. We can’t conclude that he has joined the evil cultivators, right? Doesn’t he know the consequences of joining the evil cultivators? The entire Mu family will be buried with him?” Zhou Changkong found it a little strange.
He had dealt with Mu Renjie several times in the past few years, but he did not sense any evil aura from Mu Renjie.
and.
If Mu Renjie was really an evil cultivator undercover, the situation in Nanshanfang would be very different.
A situation that was originally as stable as a rock may suddenly reverse into a polarity.
Gong Wansheng pointedly said: "If he wants to join the evil cultivator, why would he care about the Mu family? At most, he would just take care of his daughter..."
Zhou Changkong seemed to have figured something out, and asked suspiciously, "Have you found any evidence?"
"Let's wait and see." Gong Wansheng waved his hand and changed the subject: "Come to think of it, this Forget Worry Wine was brewed by Xiao Changqing's concubine, right? Is it really impossible to win over this talent of talismans?"
Zhou Changkong was not happy when he mentioned this matter. "Hong Jiantao is really good at winning people's hearts. This is true for Lu Qiu, and now Xiao Changqing is also like this. Qiu has been trained by Hong Jiantao for more than ten years, and the relationship is like that of a master and a disciple. It has been less than ten years since Xiao Changqing came to prominence, and his involvement with Hong Jiantao is not that deep. My efforts to win him over over the years have been useless..."
suddenly.
Zhou Changkong's tone became cold, and his eyes were sinister as he said, "Wansheng, report to the sect that Xiao Changqing cannot be won over, so just get rid of him! Otherwise, if you train him, he will become another Lu Qiu, which will be troublesome! A genius can only be called a genius if he can be used by the sect. If he cannot be used by the sect and instead becomes rebellious, he should be killed in time!"
Gong Wansheng smiled and shook his head: "It's not that bad yet. In the past, in peacetime, it was very troublesome to subdue these arrogant geniuses. But now that the demon cult has invaded, if they experience a life-and-death crisis, I believe they will make a wise choice on their own."
"what do you mean……"
"Let me first confirm what happened to Mu Renjie. I have a feeling that whether Mu Renjie is related to the evil cultivator will soon be revealed..."
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Regarding the specific situation of Mu Renjie, neither Luoxia Sect nor Gong Wansheng is particularly clear.
However, when the foundation-building families in Nanshanfang were fighting each other, Mu Renjie made a stunning debut and demonstrated strength comparable to that of a late-stage foundation-building clan. Therefore, Luoxia Sect investigated Mu Renjie's background and experience in becoming famous.
The investigation did not yield any concrete results, except that we knew that Mu Renjie had an adventure before he established his foundation.
The Luoxia Sect did not think of the evil cultivators, but instead placed high hopes on Mu Renjie, hoping that he could garrison in Nanshanfang as one of the bridgeheads to resist the evil cultivators of the Demon Sect.
But in the past two years, Luoxia Sect bribed some members of the Mu family and found out the internal information of the Mu family. It was about Mu Renjie's personality changing drastically, being brutal and murderous, and not caring about family affairs at all. Even the elders of the Mu family did not dare to disturb him. In secret, Mu Renjie even eliminated the foundation-building cultivator who took the initiative to surrender and show goodwill to the Mu family, and the boss behind Laifeng Tower...
The Luoxia Sect then began to doubt whether Mu Renjie's so-called adventure was a result of him joining an evil cultivator.
If he really had joined the evil cultivators, then Mu Renjie's sudden success in building his foundation, and his ability to reach the late stage within ten years of building his foundation, would all make sense.
Therefore, at this critical moment, Luoxia Sect directly dispatched Gong Wansheng to quietly come to Nanshanfang to find out what exactly happened to Mu Renjie.
If the intelligence was wrong and Mu Renjie did not join the evil cultivators, then everyone would be happy and the safety of Nanshanfang could be temporarily assured; if Mu Renjie really did join the evil cultivators, then Gong Wansheng would have to act decisively to eliminate the hidden dangers.
Otherwise, if the strongest cultivator in Nanshanfang becomes an undercover agent, wouldn't it be possible for the evil cultivator to attack Nanshanfang without bloodshed? It would be even easier than conquering Yinye Peak!
However, although Gong Wansheng had found some clues and evidence, in his opinion, even if Mu Renjie really had joined the evil cultivator, his next plan should be to attack the two foundation-building cultivators of the Cao family, just as he had secretly killed the boss of Laifeng Tower.
But Mu Renjie has been slow to take action in the past two years. It might be because Cao Hao's cultivation level was in the middle stage of foundation building, and the Cao family's defensive formation made it impossible for Mu Renjie to break through.
In the past two days, Gong Wansheng actually wanted the two foundation-building cultivators of the Cao family to cooperate with him and take the initiative to act out a drama to test Mu Renjie's reaction.
For example, Cao Hao took the initiative to leave the protection of the Mu family formation and go to the No. 1 cave to discuss things with Mu Renjie...
He was also worried that doing so would be too obvious and clumsy, and would alert Mu Renjie and allow him to see through his plan. So he was too cautious to take action.
So Gong Wansheng gave up for the time being and could only wait quietly for Mu Renjie to find a way to break through the Cao family's defense.
He believed that Mu Renjie was about to lose his temper. If he was not in a hurry, he would not have arranged for his daughter Mu Chunfeng to leave Nanshanfang and go to Liyang Immortal City, the first city of independent cultivators in Dayu Immortal Cultivation World.
This day.
Gong Wansheng had nothing to do, so he went to Guangju Tower to drink until late at night, enjoying the feeling of being drunk and forgetting his worries.
Guangju Tower has an excellent geographical location and is not far from the Cao family's ancestral home. If anything happens to the Cao family, he can get there at the first opportunity.
However, what Ling Gong Wansheng never expected was that he did not receive the distress message from the Cao family, but suddenly received a distress signal from the sect!
"This is……"
Gong Wansheng's drunkenness disappeared instantly, but he was still a little confused at first and didn't react to what was going on.
How could he receive a distress message that only fellow foundation-building cultivators could receive when he was in Nanshanfang?
"Elder Zhou!"
After turning a corner, Gong Wansheng finally came to his senses and his face changed drastically.
Apart from him, the only other foundation-building cultivator of the Luoxia Sect in Nanshanfang was Zhou Changkong who was sent to the Lingfu Pavilion.
This message for help naturally came from Elder Zhou!
"Mu Renjie, how dare he?"
Gong Wansheng, who has always been nonchalant and seemed to have everything under control, became anxious.
Angry and anxious.
He didn't know what was going on. He couldn't understand why Mu Renjie didn't assassinate the two foundation-building cultivators of the Cao family, but dared to attack the foundation-building cultivators of the Luoxia Sect. This was completely illogical. Was he afraid that his identity as an evil cultivator undercover would not be exposed?
But no matter what, if Elder Zhou was killed by the evil cultivator right under his nose, he would be completely humiliated.
His body turned into a sword light, and he rushed towards Zhou Changkong's residence at the maximum speed.
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Time goes back to a moment ago.
Zhou Changkong currently lives in Cave No. 4 of Type A.
There are only six Class A cave dwellings, all planned in the same area, so they are not far from where Mu Renjie lives.
However, even though he knew that Mu Renjie might have joined the evil camp, Zhou Changkong was not worried or afraid.
Because he thought the same as Gong Wansheng, as an elder of Luoxia Sect, he was his amulet.
Even if Mu Renjie secretly joined the evil cultivation camp, as long as he did not want to reveal his identity and be wanted and hunted by the Luoxia Sect or even the entire Dayu cultivation world, no one would be so cruel as to attack him.
At most, they would secretly take action against the two foundation-building people of the Cao family.
hum!
The formation in the cave sensed that a guest had arrived.
Zhou Changkong thought it was Gong Wansheng who came to see him and wanted to talk to him about something.
However, when he removed the formation and saw the figure outside the cave clearly, he was stunned for a moment.
Mu Renjie!
Why is it him?
"Manager Zhou, I have something to discuss with you."
Mu Renjie walked into the cave with an expressionless face. He looked normal and did not release any murderous intent. He was no different from the past.
But Zhou Changkong's heart was filled with alarm bells, and he had a bad feeling.
In the past few years, Mu Renjie has never visited him in person.
There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.
Although he still didn't believe that Mu Renjie would dare to attack him, he still cautiously activated the sect's distress talisman.
"It seems...you know something?"
A cruel and ferocious smile suddenly appeared on Mu Renjie’s face. Black air shrouded his body, and a terrifying aura comparable to that of a late foundation building stage rose up.
Zhou Changkong also instantly activated a second-level defensive talisman to form the outermost halo defense. At the same time, he activated the magic power of the Foundation Establishment Realm to form a second line of defense. The robe on his body was also of the second level.
pity.
If he were facing a cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building, these three lines of defense might be able to hold out for a while.
But Mu Renjie has the real strength of the late stage of foundation building.
It seemed as if countless evil spirits were roaring in the black fog, and black wind blades like knives were slashing towards Zhou Changkong.
Click, click, click...
The three lines of defense were like paper and shattered in an instant.
Zhou Changkong only had time to scream before he was beheaded by a single blow.
At the same time, a soul was drawn away by the black mist and absorbed into the Netherworld Holy Stone...
(End of this chapter)
