blood contract

There are hundreds of miles of green mountains, beautiful Ying Lake, wrapped in white mist, filled with fairy spirit, and the sound of cranes chirping. A white jade Taoist temple stands on the highest mountain peak. On the vermilion plaque are written three large black characters - Tianzong Pavilion - which are powerful, free and elegant.

There is a heroic young man sitting on the main seat in the middle of the hall. This person is Lin Jingshu, the current headmaster of Tianzong Pavilion. He is listening to the reports of the five peak masters on both sides below.

Tianzong Pavilion is divided into outer gate and inner gate. The inner gate is composed of one hall, five peaks, three halls, 13 areas, 28 sections and 360 pavilions. The districts, buildings, and pavilions under the jurisdiction of each peak are governed by the elders and chief disciples of each peak. Their responsibility is to manage various affairs and disciples within the peak.

Shennong Peak is the place where elixirs are refined; Hundred Beasts Peak is the place where beasts are raised and controlled; Jingwu Peak is the place of martial arts; Zhurong Peak is the place of casting; and Curse Pattern Peak is the place where inscriptions and spells are carved.

"In this sect entrance ceremony, a total of 320 people became our outer disciples of Tianzong Pavilion; 20 people were very talented and were selected into the Five Peaks to become inner disciples. As for the selection of five people to become core disciples, then Arrange a competition on the wind and rain platform in seven days." A slightly fat middle-aged man said.

This person is Qiu Jin, the peak master of Shennong Peak.

Lin Jingshu nodded and said, "Cultivating outstanding juniors is a top priority. In order to encourage the disciples of the sect, I would like to ask the peak masters to discuss the rewards this time..." As he said that, he looked at a man wearing a Confucian shirt. , a middle-aged man with an elegant demeanor, "Master Qin Ye, you have been a little anxious since just now? Is there something urgent?"

Hearing this, the man named Qin Ye hurriedly stood up and stepped forward. He is the peak master of Curse Pattern Peak, and is also the chief steward in charge of the important cultural affairs and personnel of the sect. For example, in the court, he is the minister of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites. .

"Headmaster Lin, there is indeed an urgent matter. Yesterday I found out that item No. 04 of Ganjia was stolen in the Forbidden Tower."

As soon as these words came out, Lin Jingshu and the other four peak masters couldn't help but exclaimed, "What?"

One of them, an old man with a body as strong as an iron tower, said: "Gan Jia No. 04, then, is that an ancestor seal-level object?" He called Ma Chen the peak master of the Hundred Beasts Peak.

The items in Qianjia are forbidden items sealed by Shentu Renguang, the founder of Tianzong Pavilion, and their danger and preciousness are self-evident.

"Is it the cartilage in the throat?" Headmaster Lin is very familiar with the items in Ganjia No. 100. The items banned there are extremely dangerous items.

"Yes." Peak Master Qin Ye replied.

Lin Jingshu's expression was more solemn than ever before. He knew what this meant? An extremely terrifying old monster is going on a killing spree again, causing harm to all living beings in the world.

"Elder Qin, why was such a big matter not reported until today?" Peak Master Qiu Jin said coldly, with a reproach in his tone.

Qin Ye was very dissatisfied with Qiu Jin's reproach, and his face suddenly darkened. The old guy would start a fight with him whenever he got the chance.

"Didn't they all check to see if any other items were stolen and report them as well?"

A muscular middle-aged man with a big beard on his face said suspiciously: "I'm just wondering, who has the ability to sneak into the forbidden tower without touching the forbidden tower. Is it possible that the forbidden tower is just a decoration?" This person is Yue Dayou, the leader of Jingwu Peak.

"Yue Dayou, what do you mean? Just say what you want to say?" Qin Ye was a little angry and stared at him with his eyes.

Yue Dayou was stunned. He didn't expect Peak Master Qin to get angry. He just simply raised his question, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized that this was not a disguised suspicion that Master Qin Feng was stealing. It was indeed his inappropriate words that caused the misunderstanding.

He hurriedly explained: "Master Qin, don't be angry. I didn't mean it. It was my inappropriate words and inappropriate words."

"Hmph! That's all." Seeing Yue Dayou's sincere apology, Qin Ye waved his hand and refused to argue with him.

If he hadn't known that Yue Dayou himself was a bit nervous, and usually spoke quickly and without restraint, he would have really thought that Qiu Jin and Yue Dayou were working together to make him look bad.

Headmaster Lin looked at the five peak masters below. Only Ma Chen, the master of the Hundred Beasts Peak, and Gan Jingyu, the master of the Zhurong Peak, were silent. The other three were arguing endlessly.

He frowned and asked, "Peak Master Qin, do you have anything else to say?"

Hearing the headmaster's words, the three men all restrained their attitudes and looked at Qin Ye.

Qin Ye cleared his throat and said: "After discovering the theft yesterday, I personally led several disciples to check the items in the entire forbidden tower overnight. As a result, only Ganjia No. 04 was stolen. At the same time, I also found that the items guarding the tower were stolen. Inner disciple Wang Youyi has disappeared."

"Wang Youyi!..." This person was remembered by Master Lin.

That man was gentle and elegant, and he was very respectful and polite. Although he didn't like to talk, he was very talented and was an excellent inner disciple. Especially his green eyes, which are shining and beautiful.

Lin Jingshu asked: "When did this person disappear?"

Qin Ye replied: "I don't know the details. I asked other disciples and they said that this person is very withdrawn and rarely interacts with other disciples. I checked his on-duty list and found that the last on-duty date was two months ago. He also arrived I checked in the house and found that the items were still there, and there were no signs of movement or fighting. What’s even more strange is that there was no record of him leaving the mountain, and it was as if he just disappeared out of thin air.”

"..." Lin Jingshu listened quietly and lowered her eyes in thought.

Yue Dayou waved his hand and said: "People don't disappear so easily. I think it's probably this person who did it. He would naturally run away after stealing something."

Qiu Jin was still skeptical and said: "This kid has such extraordinary abilities? Can he steal forbidden items without triggering a restriction, and can he escape silently?"

Qin Ye: "Indeed, could it be possible that he was killed?"

Gan Jingyu, who had been silent at this time, said: "There is something fishy about this matter. The keys to the forbidden tower are in the hands of our five peak masters and the headmaster. It is not easy to steal the keys from each peak master. Even if Stealing a key can only close the ban on the first floor of the tower, while the ban in the dry armor room requires six keys to be closed at the same time to allow entry and exit. Gan also expressed doubts."

Everyone nodded, their hearts full of confusion, as they pondered the whole story.

"No, there is a possibility that you can enter the forbidden tower without a key." Lin Jingshu said at this time.

Hearing this, the five peak masters were shocked and asked curiously: "What? Can you enter the forbidden tower without a key?"

"Headmaster Lin, are you kidding me?"

"We know the power of the Forbidden Tower's restrictions."

"Headmaster, can you tell us about it?"

Lin Jingshu's eyes swept over the five people sitting there and said: "I remember mentioning in an ancient book an ancient technique that is about to be lost, called the Heavenly Hidden Breathing Technique. This technique needs to be drawn on one's own body, and it will draw itself A technique that completely shields the breath and body shape. Simply put, it means that you can hide yourself and cheat the restriction. However, the arrangement of this technique is time-consuming and troublesome, and the formation patterns are extremely complicated, and it is very easy to make mistakes. It causes its own explosion, and the magic eye stone that needs to be used is also an extremely rare hidden breath stone."