Chapter 775 The Stealer
When everyone rushed to the Dan Pavilion Square, they were suddenly stunned and could hardly believe what they saw.
The purple-gold flame that had shocked the sect just a moment ago disappeared without a trace, and the huge square was empty without a single person.
But what shocked them was not these, but the three holy pattern tripods that symbolized the Dan Pavilion and even the majesty of the entire Lingyun Sect. They disappeared, and only a few weak forbidden lights were left, wandering around irregularly, and there were also a few flags that were obviously pierced by the ban, which were extremely eye-catching.
Even a fool could see that the three holy pattern tripods had been stolen!
"What's going on! Who dared to enter our sect and steal the holy pattern tripod!"
Huang Ying's face was ashen. As the leader of the Lingyun Sect, the holy pattern tripod was actually stolen under his nose. This was tantamount to slapping him in the face and despising the majesty of the entire sect!
"Junior Sister Su! You are guarding the Dan Pavilion, have you found the thief who stole the tripod?" He turned back in shock and anger, staring at Su Xueyuan coldly and asked.
"Reporting to the head brother, Xueyuan was not careful for a while and failed to find the thief." Su Xueyuan's eyes showed a cold and sharp light, and she shook her head slightly.
She was the first among the elders to arrive, and the three holy pattern tripods were also guarded by the Dan Pavilion. However, when she arrived, she saw the same as everyone else. Apart from the activated prohibition and the remaining magic array, she did not find anything else.
"Immediately seal off the sect, no one needs to go out! Even if you have to dig three feet deep, find this person for me!" Huang Ying was extremely angry, and his eyes swept across the elders sharply, saying: "Except for the elders who died in the battle against the barbarians and those who went out to travel, there are a total of eight Jindan cultivators guarding the sect. Someone actually stole the Holy Pattern Cauldron in front of us. This is the biggest shame since the founding of the sect. If the thief who stole the cauldron is not found, this matter will definitely become the laughing stock of the entire Dongzhou cultivation world!"
Feeling the murderous aura in Huang Ying's eyes, all the elders and disciples did not dare to neglect it, and hurriedly dispersed, sending people to rush everywhere.
At the same time, a series of sound transmission notes were sent out, and the forbidden light curtains were lit up at the exits guarding the mountain gate. The entire sect was closed at once, and not even a fly could fly out.
"Junior sister Su, you are the elder of Dan Pavilion, and you are in charge of the Holy Pattern Cauldron. You are to blame for the loss of the Holy Pattern Cauldron. This sect orders you to find the three cauldrons no matter what. Otherwise, don't blame me, your senior brother, for disregarding the feelings of fellow disciples and punishing you according to the sect rules!"
After giving a series of orders, Huang Ying said to Su Xueyuan with a gloomy face.
Su Xueyuan's face was slightly cold, and she nodded without rebuttal: "Master, please rest assured, the responsibility for this matter lies with Xueyuan. I will do my best to find the person who stole the cauldron and recover the Holy Pattern Cauldron."
Huang Ying's expression eased slightly, and after snorting with a flick of his sleeves, he suddenly moved his lips to transmit something to him. Su Xueyuan was slightly startled, and nodded with a flashing look in her eyes.
"Master, judging from these remaining magic flags, that person is obviously a master of formation. Even the restrictions hidden under the Holy Pattern Cauldron of our sect can't do anything to him. Moreover, he was able to take away the Holy Pattern Cauldron before we arrived, and escaped without a trace in an instant. It shows that his cultivation is not inferior to ours. It may not be easy to find him."
At this time, a voice came from the other side. Ao Qingyun looked at the remaining formation flags and said slowly with a thoughtful look on his face.
"What do you think, Junior Brother Ao?" Huang Ying asked in a low voice.
"It's very simple. According to me, if such a master sneaked into the sect, we have no reason not to notice it. The only possibility is that this person pretended to be a disciple and sneaked into the sect to escape our eyes and ears. Now that the mountain gate has been closed, no matter how powerful he is, he can't escape down the mountain in such a short time. As long as the disciples who have recently joined the sect are called to check each one, everything will naturally be clear." Ao Qingyun chuckled lightly and said confidently.
"Investigating new disciples, Senior Brother Ao said it was easy. Recently, there are hundreds of disciples recruited by our sect, and most of them are in the Qi Refining Stage, and some even have no cultivation at all. Do you think they have the ability to steal the Holy Mark Cauldron? And why only investigate the new disciples? If it was done by someone from our own sect, some old disciples are also suspicious." Su Xueyuan asked back.
"Junior Sister Su, what you said is wrong." Ao Qingyun was not angry when he heard it, but said with a solemn look: "There are many kinds of skills in the world. It is not surprising if there are some secret skills that can change the breath and appearance. Those old disciples have been here for a long time. If they want to steal the Holy Mark Cauldron, they will not wait until today. Besides, do you have any other better ways?"
Su Xueyuan frowned and stopped talking.
"Junior Brother Ao's move is also a good suggestion. Junior Sister Su, you and the elders will call the newly recruited disciples to come. No matter whether they are in the foundation building stage or the Qi refining stage, check them carefully. Don't let any clues go!" Huang Ying pondered for a few times, and seemed to think that Ao Qingyun's proposal was feasible, and immediately instructed Su Xueyuan.
"Yes, Senior Brother, the head of the sect." Su Xueyuan nodded, and her delicate body flashed and disappeared in the night sky.
After Huang Ying finished speaking, he also drove the light of escape, and returned to Huixian Palace with an ugly face.
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For several days, Lingyun Sect was noisy, and disciples could be seen flying in the air everywhere. One after another, the divine consciousness kept examining every corner of the sect, and even the places where few people used to go were not missed. Hundreds and thousands of disciples launched a carpet search, determined to find the person who stole the Holy Pattern Cauldron.
Among these many teams, a team of four or five people was currently searching a mountain peak near Dan Pavilion. These people were led by a foundation-building monk, and the rest were Qi Refining Stage disciples. It seemed that They all look like strangers.
"Senior Brother Ye, have you heard? A few days ago, all the new disciples in the sect were called to the Huixian Hall for investigation. According to the seniors, the thief who stole the sacred pattern tripod of our sect is most likely to be hiding. among us."
Several people were searching vigilantly. One of them, a thin and fair-skinned young man, looked around with vigilant eyes while speaking in a low voice to a young man in black clothes beside him.
"Oh, it does happen. Weren't you and I also called in a few days ago?" the young man in black clothes replied. Compared with several other young people, this one seemed calm and calm, without any trace of panic. look.
"Aren't you surprised? We are all disciples who have recently become disciples of the sect. That person is hidden among us. Maybe we have had contact with him... When I think about this, I feel a little scared. !" The thin young man couldn't help being secretly surprised when he heard the calm expression of the young man in black, and looked at him as if he were a monster.
"Of course I was surprised! According to the seniors in the sect, that man's cultivation was very powerful, and it would be extremely dangerous for us to come into contact with him. But did you ever hear that the elders found that man among the new disciples? ?" The young man in Moyi raised his eyebrows and said with a hint of surprise.
The thin young man couldn't help being stunned when he heard this, and his face showed surprise and doubt, and said: "Senior Brother Ye is right, but this matter is also very strange. Recently, all new disciples have been investigated, but in the end it seems that Let’s leave it alone, isn’t that person really hiding among us?”
"That's not necessarily true, but we are just ordered to search. Regardless of whether that person is really hiding among the new disciples, as long as we find him, we will report it immediately."
Just when the thin young man felt a little relieved, the mysterious words of the young man in black clothes made his heart skip a beat, and he couldn't help but feel horrified again.
But after saying this, the young man in black clothes stopped talking. Instead, he followed the foundation-building monk who led the team in front and continued the search with a solemn expression. He looked very serious.
Seeing this, the others also cheered up and did not dare to relax at all. Their eyes were always alert to the surroundings.
However, how do they know that the person who has tried so hard to spread the word that the miraculous person who stole the Holy Pattern Cauldron is right in front of them?
Seeing their unusually vigilant looks, Ye Chunyang felt secretly amused. He was of course the boy in black clothes who had just spoken to the skinny boy.
Speaking of which, the collection of the Saint Pattern Cauldron a few days ago was extremely smooth. The three auxiliary cauldrons were summoned by the main cauldron and arrived in Ye Chunyang's hands without any hindrance.
After that, he wanted to escape directly from Lingyun Sect, but he didn't expect that the elders blocked the mountain gate in advance. In desperation, he had to temporarily seal the four holy pattern cauldrons and continue to stay here as a Qi Refining disciple to watch. Change.
However, what surprised him was that shortly after sealing the mountain gate, the elders of the Lingyun Sect suddenly summoned all the new disciples in the sect to the Huixian Hall to question them individually, and then conducted some inspections individually.
Ye Chunyang didn't expect that the other party would do this, but it was easy to cover up the aura of the Saint Pattern Cauldron with his magical power. Naturally, all the elders were dumbfounded. Even if they checked everyone carefully, they could not find out the reason.
But at the same time, Ye Chunyang was also depressed. According to the Lingyun Sect's formation, I am afraid that the mountain gate will not be opened in a short time. This also makes him unable to leave here even if he obtains four holy pattern cauldrons, let alone rashly enter the Lingyun Sect. He must internally study the elixir in the cauldron, otherwise once he is discovered by a high-level monk in the sect, he will not be able to escape even if he has wings.
So now Ye Chunyang had no choice but to pretend that he didn't know anything and followed everyone to participate in this so-called search operation.
"Alas! It is said that there will be a big happy event in the sect recently, but now that the person who stole the cauldron has appeared, it seems that the happy event will be delayed." The thin young man was obviously a talkative, and he stopped talking and then spoke again shortly after. He sighed and said to himself.
"Happy event? What happy event?" Ye Chunyang was not interested in talking to him and just asked casually.
Unexpectedly, when the young man heard what he said, a strange look appeared on his face. He kept looking at him and said with an exaggerated expression: "Why, didn't Senior Brother Ye hear about it? Some time ago, both my faction and the Taoist community issued a According to the news, Grandmaster Ao Qingyun of our sect will become a Taoist couple with Luo Qingcheng, the most beautiful fairy in the Taoist world. Although this matter has not been announced to the immortal world, it is no longer a secret among the two sects. "
Ye Chunyang paused in his steps.