Chapter 733: True and False are Hard to Distinguish

The retainer Wu had long had the things in his hands. As soon as Kong Guxi responded, this retainer immediately carried a table up. Two rows of soul lamps were arranged neatly, made of some kind of black wood, and the dark blue flames jumped slightly.

The bottom row only had life jade hanging, obviously disciples and retainers, not very important. The higher ones were Kong Qiuyan and others, who had already used soul lamps, and more than half were extinguished. Further up were Kong Guxi's generation. The soul lamps were a circle larger, and the patterns were more gorgeous. Only three of the ten were lit.

Further up, almost all were extinguished, only one was lit, which should correspond to Kong Tingyun. Further up, the base was gilded, and only one was lit, which should correspond to Kong Haiying.

The jade seat with gold and silver patterns on the top that was extinguished was Chang Xi's. This one alone made the table look heavy. Fortunately, retainer Wu was a Foundation Establishment cultivator, so he naturally held it steadily.

He was fawning, but the soul lamps of the predecessors, which no one dared to move in the ancestral hall on weekdays, were sent up like serving dishes. Several Xuan Yue people felt some loss of face and lowered their heads in shame.

It was just that no one paid attention to them at the moment. Everyone was surprised and curious, looking at the lamps. Only a youth in dark red clothes stood behind Li Zhouwei with his hands in his sleeves, focusing on the Xuan Yue crowd, his golden eyes looking directly at the faces of several people.

Sun Bai pulled Kong Guli's sleeve to comfort him on the side. Kong Qiuyan lowered her head and closed her eyes. Only Xuan Yue Sect Master Kong Guxi stood at the very front, respectful and respectful. Perceiving the youth's gaze, he buried his head even lower.

Li Jiangqian collected his gaze and signaled to Li Quewan on the side. This woman in a cloud-satin long skirt also went to look at Kong Guxi, and asked with secret technique:

"That person is the Xuan Yue Sect Master? The True Person wants to investigate clearly now, he better cooperate."

Li Jiangqian replied:

"If there were no Kong Guxi, the Xuan Yue Dao lineage would have fallen to the bottom long ago. How could it drag on until today? I heard about him from Uncle Cheng long ago. You and I both look at his response."

Everyone was silent, each having their own thoughts in private. Li Ximing also knew, only ordering:

"Sect Master, speak a bit."

Kong Guxi hurriedly responded, lifted his sleeve, and pointed to the most brilliant soul lamp with a gilded base among the soul lamps, which was one layer higher than Kong Tingyun's, introducing:

"This is Uncle Kong Haiying's soul lamp."

Several people looked up. Li Ximing did not speak. Li Zhouwei on the side said:

"Bring the portrait."

Before Kong Guxi could react, someone had already sent the portrait up. Li Wen took it and opened it, seeing a middle-aged man with a big forehead and square face. There were more than ten portraits pressed under the portrait, all of which were similar.

Kong Guxi didn't need to think much. It must have been separated and drawn by his own disciples and retainers. He only lowered his head and didn't speak, seeing retainer Wu come up, recognizing the soul lamp, and respectfully saying:

"Reporting to True Person, although Haiying adult often closes in seclusion, he once showed his face before breaking through. This humble person has seen him, and the aura is the same as that on the soul lamp. This is undoubtedly the adult's soul lamp."

The aura on the soul lamp is consistent with the cultivator himself. This point is unquestionable. Next, several people came up to recognize it, and there were also loose cultivators who had met him, confirming it was correct.

Only then did Li Ximing scan it with his spiritual sense and record the aura.

Li Ximing could invite the Immortal Mirror to find out who the few people in seclusion in the secret room were, but the key was that this matter could not be seen by others, and Li Ximing only met Kong Tingyun among the few Xuan Yue cultivators.

This meant that even if Li Ximing used the magic mirror to investigate the people in seclusion, he wouldn't recognize their identities and could only judge by appearance. But appearance could be disguised at will, and Zifu could change a person's appearance from the root. Only the aura could not be faked.

Now that the aura of the soul lamp had been recorded, he sent people to send the aura, cultivation, and characteristic features of Fu En one by one. Although Kong Guxi didn't understand, he did it one by one.

Fu En was rumored to have died, so naturally there was no soul lamp. Fortunately, after searching, he found a Dharma tool that he had refined with blood. The portrait was a scarred man, and his appearance was truly unbearable.

Li Ximing then had the confidence to distinguish the people in seclusion, but he made such a big move not only for the aura to distinguish people, but also to find a reason for his own judgment and actions later. Whether it was calculation or witchcraft, it was to prevent others from being suspicious.

So Kong Guxi knelt firmly, and finally heard the True Person in the upper seat open his mouth, his voice neither urgent nor angry:

"Are there any personal belongings of these few?"

Kong Guxi didn't even think about it, respectfully replied:

"After decades, most of them can no longer be found. Except for this one saved by Fu En, most of the remaining Dharma tools have changed owners and lost their effectiveness. Fortunately, Haiying adult still has blood descendants, but Tingyun adult..."

"No matter, take what you can take."

Li Ximing nodded. This matter was originally just for show, and it didn't matter. Having Kong Haiying and Fu En was enough. At his order, someone went down to arrange it.

Speaking to this point, what was shown to the families was enough. Leaving only the sentence "personal belongings" left enough room for the families to imagine, and then everything done was considered reasonable. Only then did he wave his hand to let the outsiders disperse, leaving only Kong Guxi.

Li Ximing said:

"I went to Ziyan and chatted with True Person Tinglan. Shanjie Prefecture cannot be kept, and your sect's mountain gate is also difficult to preserve."

Kong Guxi felt cold in his heart when he heard this. Fortunately, Li Ximing comforted him:

"You don't have to think too much. The old True Person has thought clearly about this point. The two may not be in the sect. I am looking for a True Person skilled in calculation to calculate where Kong Haiying is. If the two are not in the mountain gate, naturally we will make plans early."

These words were like a pot of scalding hot water poured down, extinguishing the ice cold in Kong Guxi's heart. His eye sockets turned red:

'Yes... the ancestor has racked his brains, he must have expected it, no need to think too much! No need to think too much!'

Li Ximing saw that he understood, disappeared into the Grand Void, and Kong Guxi kowtowed, walking out of the courtyard quickly. His footsteps were much lighter, and the tears on his face had not yet dried.

Li Cheng was waiting outside the courtyard and said something about confidentiality. But with so many people watching, confidentiality was just covering up. Kong Guxi was respectful and swore an oath.

After Li Cheng left, the entire mountain was suddenly empty. All the previous bustle seemed like a wind, coming fast and going fast. Kong Guxi felt a bit weak and walked out of the hall, but saw the table with soul lamps placed in the courtyard. Kong Guli was staring at it on the steps.

He stepped forward, Kong Qiuyan didn't know where she went, and he saw Kong Yu kneeling outside the courtyard from afar, kowtowing to the table full of soul lamps. Kong Guxi hurriedly stopped, didn't dare to step forward, and didn't dare to force him, only asking:

"Great Uncle..."

Kong Yu kowtowed continuously, making a thumping sound, nine times in a row, and then let out a long breath, pressing against the ground without moving. Kong Guxi waited for a moment, perceived something wrong with his spiritual sense, and suddenly changed color. He hurriedly stepped forward, calling out:

"Great Uncle!"

He lifted Kong Yu up, and a piece of dark blood dripped from the old man's nose, dripping and dripping.

These dark bloodstains flowed like a small stream on the old man's face, dripping along the nose and neck. That face that was happy when smiling darkened, freezing into a stiff expression.

The old man's upper eyelids lifted to an astonishing degree, revealing excessive whites of the eyes, and the corners of his mouth looked like a smile but not a smile because of repeated struggle and distortion. A sense of extreme fear was suppressed deep in his expression.

Kong Guxi was shocked. This old man had already died thoroughly.

His head seemed to have been hit by a hammer, and his eyes were full of golden stars. He was shocked on the spot by a kind of unbelievable terror. It took a full two or three breaths before he heard the shouting of Kong Guli behind him. Kong Guxi said blankly:

"Why?"

Kong Guxi was prepared for all difficulties, but he never thought that Kong Yu would commit suicide so abruptly. Although Kong Yu was old and depressed, he never perceived that the old man had reached the point of seeking death...

The previous situation was awkward... but no matter what, it was not as deep as the despair of the ancestor's last order showing the public that day. Perhaps this truly represented that the Xuan Yue Dao lineage was about to lose its mountain gate, but that day hadn't arrived yet? Was it necessary?

If it was the influence of divine ability... Li Ximing was on the mountain. How could he influence it? It could only be the True Person himself who made the move. Could it be that someone made a move in the short dozens of breaths of leaving? What benefit is there in harming this old man Kong Yu!

His judgment in his brain was torn to pieces by this situation that went against common sense. For a time, he didn't even put down Kong Yu's body, until Kong Guli came to snatch it.

Kong Guli and Kong Yu were from extremely close branches. Neither was valued before, and their feelings were deeper. He only cried and took the old man. Kong Guxi was still standing blankly, his pupils dilated little by little. He soon realized and said sorrowfully:

"Great Uncle couldn't bear to see the Xuan Yue mountain gate destroyed, so he committed suicide."

Xuan Yue mountain gate.

Li Ximing broke through the Grand Void and landed in front of the mountain. He flicked his finger, and a jade pendant flew out from his sleeve, shining on the great array. The Zifu great array 【Baishan Storing Liu Liu Lingzhen】 opened by itself, and Li Ximing stepped in easily.

In the current situation, most of the things in the Xuan Yue mountain gate were actually controlled by the Li family. Only the Dao treasury and the treasure house had not been moved, and the 【Baishan Storing Liu Liu Lingzhen】 was naturally no exception. Li Ximing's authority in the array was already much higher than Kong Guxi's.

At this moment, driving the light and appearing in the array, his spiritual sense connected to the array disk, ensuring that the Grand Void was cut off. Everything, big and small, in the Xuan Yue mountain gate was revealed. The disciples in the mountain gate were already pitifully few, and only one or two could be seen in several peaks.

And as his thoughts turned, the positions of many seclusion places also appeared one by one:

"Connected to the great array... there are five seclusion places currently operating. The one Kong Guxi took me to was even stripped from the great array, which means... there are six in total."

He pondered, and his heart secretly recited:

"Li family descendant Ximing, respectfully invites the Immortal Mirror, patrols the secluded and explores the micro, sees the mysterious, clears the eight directions, captures ghosts and checks gods"

He only felt a chill emerging from the Bright Yang Mansion. Whether it was the Grand Void or the present world, there was no change, but Li Ximing's spiritual sense range suddenly surged, and everything, true and false, in the entire Xuan Yue mountain gate appeared in his heart.

'Sure enough... the source of the Immortal Mirror's chill is not through the Grand Void... it is simply that ghosts and gods cannot check...'

Knowing that there are not many things in the world that can play a role over a long distance, whether it is soul lamps, life jade, or array methods and secret techniques, the medium is all the Grand Void. Therefore, when Zifu fights in the Grand Void, these things are often not spiritual, and theoretically, it is possible to destroy someone's life jade for no reason, or make someone's small array suddenly weaken or strengthen...

But this cool feeling clearly came from the Immortal Mirror, but it appeared out of thin air beyond Li Ximing's understanding, simply scaring his heart cold.

These miscellaneous thoughts flashed by. Li Ximing restrained himself from thinking about them. His spiritual sense found the nearest seclusion place, ignoring the array, and entered through the wall. He saw a dark secret room, with a white bone kneeling on the futon, and a little golden brilliance scattered around his body.

"Foundation Establishment breakthrough failed, it is 'Heavenly Gold Armor'."

This was eight or nine out of ten a thug cultivated by Chang Xi. He failed to pass this level and died. After Xuan Yue was empty, no one took care of it, so the body was placed in the cave like this.

Li Ximing withdrew his spiritual sense and entered another one. He found that the stone room was empty, only the array was operating out of thin air.

He then looked at the remaining three one by one. Except for another body, the rest were empty. Turning around, he finally arrived at the seclusion place pointed out by Kong Guxi.

This place was specially hidden, and even the Zifu great array couldn't connect to it. The door was built with 【Xuan Luo Stone】, isolating inside and outside. It was beneficial to the earth virtue. Li Ximing's spiritual sense entered through the wall and found that the inside was paved with a layer of thick spirit soil, and the spirit energy was extremely rich, with a little cold star-like mystery flickering in it.

The cultivator's physical body seemed to have turned into spirit energy for the breakthrough, covered in thick spirit energy, but the aura was clearly placed in front of him. Li Ximing recognized it in the next moment:

"It is Fu En..."

The inside of the seclusion place of Kong Tingyun pointed out by Kong Guxi... was the Xuan Yue retainer Fu En!

'Such rich spirit mechanism, Xuan Yue's conditions were truly given enough... This place used spirit stones to catalyze, much better than my Wu Mountain back then. And this person, although a retainer... his cultivation is very solid...'

"But Chang Xi, ah Chang Xi... who died back then!"

Kong Haiying and Kong Tingyun's soul lamps were both lit, so Chang Xi True Person's arrangement was obvious. He knew his own affairs, Xuan Yue mountain gate would inevitably be occupied. These two didn't know where they were arranged, only leaving a Fu En in the mountain!

As for the one who fell back then... it was extremely likely to be a substitute chess piece!

"So... can't wait any longer..."

If it were the Xuan Yue direct descendants Kong Haiying and Kong Tingyun inside, Li Ximing could still think of other ways to save them by gritting his teeth. But it was only a retainer Fu En inside, who had nothing to do with his own family, so he really couldn't continue to hold Shanjie Prefecture and Xuan Yue mountain gate under pressure, sighing secretly:

"Since the mountain gate can be released, try to negotiate with Ziyan. When inviting a Zifu to enter the mountain... let him break through here. Anyway, this person has no hope. After he dies, he can add more spirit mechanism to this place! If he breaks through one in ten thousand... he is just a foreign surname anyway... Let's discuss it again."

He sorted it out in his heart and compiled the prepared rhetoric, secretly thinking:

"Good... from now on, the soul lamp was tampered with by Chang Xi. The first to die was Kong Haiying, the one in the sect was Fu En, and Kong Tingyun didn't

He sorted things out in his mind, composed the prepared rhetoric, and thought to himself:

"Good... from now on, the soul lamp was tampered with by Changxi. The first to die was Kong Haiying, the one in the sect was Fu En, and Kong Tingyun's whereabouts are unknown. By letting go of the mountain gate this way, I can both ease relations with the Du Immortal Dao and give an explanation to the Ziyan Sect! As for whether they believe it or not, that is a matter for later."