Although it was always hanging around his neck, this was actually the second time that Yan Zhengming immersed his soul into the leader's seal - the first time was by mistake, and he had no idea what this thing was at that time.

However, the mood here is completely different.

Yan Zhengming still remembers that when he first saw these three mountain-closing orders, he almost wanted to die.

He felt that he had been muddled throughout his life, and the only solemn promise he had made was that one day he would be able to return to Fuyao Mountain and bring Xiaoqian, who was suffering on a deserted island in the East China Sea, home. If he couldn't even do this, he really didn't know what the point of living was.

Fortunately, at that time, the water pit had just grown its demon bones to overcome the tribulation. The demon bones in the water pit grew half an inch every ten years. As a half-demon, the human half helped her but also harmed her. On the one hand, humans are the most intelligent creatures in the world, and their natural comprehension and talent for cultivation are much stronger than those of animals. On the other hand, as she grew older, her fragile mixed-blood body began to be unable to withstand the growing demonic energy of the celestial demon. Before her own cultivation reached a certain level, every time the demon bones grew, someone needed to be there to suppress her demonic energy.

It was obvious that Li Yun, a hopeless case, could not do it. Although Yan Zhengming sometimes felt hopeless about life, he never dared to really abandon the two of them. He really did not even have the freedom to commit suicide.

But fortunately, there are those two burdens.

He circled the ground lock for a few times but had no clue, so he calmly turned to the sky lock.

The Sky Lock looked even more bizarre, with a transparent outer shell and a starry sky inside. Billions of stars were like countless dust particles, scattered endlessly and aimlessly, appearing and disappearing suddenly, with no fixed place to stay. There was only a tiny hole the size of a needle tip in the corner. Yan Zhengming studied it for a long time with bated breath, and only saw one or two stars occasionally hitting the small hole. However, perhaps because of the wrong shape, or the wrong size, or perhaps because they hit the wrong side, none of them fell out.

Yan Zhengming probed around the "only one thread" of the sky lock for a while and found that there was no other gap except the small hole, and his spiritual sense could not penetrate at all.

A strange guess suddenly occurred to him - could it be that... among these countless stardust particles, only one can just come out of this small hole? Its size and shape must fit the small hole perfectly, and it must come from a certain direction in order to break through the lock and get out?

So the meaning of “Tian Suo” is “do your best and leave the rest to fate”?

When this thought came to his mind, Yan Zhengming felt a little helpless, but not too disappointed - it seemed that since Cheng Qian came back, the anxiety and suspicion that he had been carrying in his heart for many years suddenly faded away, and Yan Zhengming seemed to have suddenly become open-minded.

He thought to himself: "Practice is a matter of luck, so it makes sense. If the sky lock cannot be opened no matter what, then it may be destined."

The last time he entered the Master Seal, he was almost driven to death by the harsh "Human Lock". This time, he encountered the incomprehensible "Earth Lock" and the unreasonable "Sky Lock", but he miraculously had no resentment. It can be seen that human circumstances are one aspect, and the opening and closing of the mind is another.

Anyway, he believed that one day they would be able to return to Fuyao Mountain. Even if their generation failed and could only unlock the "human lock", there was still the next generation who could unlock the "earth lock". Even if the "sky lock" was as hard to come by as a blind turtle floating in the air, as long as the sect's inheritance continued, they would still have thousands of generations and trillions of years.

The longest time can always turn the impossible into possible.

As long as people are still alive, everywhere is home.

Yan Zhengming's mind suddenly became open, and for a moment he immersed himself in the Sect Leader's Seal. The heavy and calm consciousness of the Sect Leader's Seal finally accepted him into it. There was a whole new world in this small space. Yan Zhengming's cultivation, which had been stuck in a bottleneck for many days, suddenly showed signs of breaking through the barrier. He simply entered into a state of meditation in front of the Sky Lock.

The twinkling stars in the sky lock were reflected on his face. Yan Zhengming clearly felt his heart move slightly, and a gentle smile like picking flowers appeared at the corner of his mouth involuntarily. When he thought of Cheng Qian, he suddenly felt that he had nothing to ask for in this life.

Even if he only reaches the state of "desire nothing" for a short time, that moment is enough for him to glimpse a wider world.

As the consciousness in the master's seal combed his meridians again and again, Yan Zhengming connected with his consciousness and gradually felt out some fragments from it. They were all unfamiliar faces. The scenes flashed by one after another, as if they were the memories in the master's seal.

Suddenly, Yan Zhengming keenly saw a clip, and the familiar scene made him recognize it at a glance. That place was the chaotic Qinglong Island more than a hundred years ago. The island owner Gu Yanxue was openly fighting with Tang Yao, but privately he was telling them to leave quickly.

At this time, Yan Zhengming was standing as a bystander. He saw that while the island master was transmitting the message, he also quickly recited a secret phrase, which came out of his mouth with his true energy and went straight into his leader's seal.

With a "click" sound, Yan Zhengming suddenly woke up from his meditation. The next moment, his soul was ejected by the Sect Leader's Seal and fell into his own body. Yan Zhengming was startled and opened his eyes. He found that it was already early morning outside the window. He stayed in the Sect Leader's Seal for a day and a night.

Yan Zhengming frowned and recalled carefully. When he was on Qinglong Island, his cultivation was so limited and his mind was so confused that he didn't pay any attention to the secret words from the island owner.

It seems that the Azure Dragon grid in the ground lock... was opened by Island Master Gu?

Yan Zhengming frowned, thinking of the four saints who had one dead and three injured, and wondered, "Could it be that the four secret words in the ground lock were kept separately by the four saints?"

He became increasingly confused about whether his master, whose identity was a mystery, and these four saints were enemies or friends.

And it’s okay for other people, but there was one who was killed by his master at that time. If that person really holds a lock, who should he ask for the secret code now?

Yan Zhengming was absorbed in his thoughts when Li Yun suddenly slammed his door open and rushed in.

Li Yun's movements were as smooth as flowing water, and he was obviously used to it. Yan Zhengming rolled his eyes at the sky, thinking that it was really bad for him to be the leader of this shabby sect. His junior brothers and sisters would come in and look for him without any scruples for trivial matters, making him afraid to bathe in the daytime.

Cheng Qian followed Li Yun at a leisurely pace. Yan Zhengming was still wondering how the two of them came together when he heard Li Yun yelling, "It was so hard for me to find you. I didn't even know you came back here. Weren't you always in the bamboo forest before?"

In front of Cheng Qian, Yan Zhengming's face suddenly turned red, and he said to Li Yun in a rage: "When have I ever been in the bamboo forest 'always'? I just... I just go there occasionally to clean up!"

Li Yun seemed to be completely confused and said casually, "No, I looked for you ten times and you were there nine times."

After saying that, the rude fellow turned around and joked to Cheng Qian, "Since you came back, we have all become stepmothers. The headmaster even gave you his beloved courtyard. Hey, come to think of it, wasn't the courtyard where Third Junior Brother lived on Mount Fuyao also called 'Qing'anju'..."

Yan Zhengming: “…”

This ability to hit the nail on the head and bring up all the irrelevant issues is something that not ordinary people can have.

Yan Zhengming hardly dared to look at Cheng Qian's expression, and shouted at Li Yun angrily: "Shut up, have your rules been eaten by dogs?"

Li Yun asked curiously: "Ah? Does our sect have any rules?"

"..." Yan Zhengming simply had no place to reason, so he could only weakly say, "Get lost!"

Li Yun lowered his head to hide his smirk, and said in a serious tone, "I haven't even finished my business yet and you're asking me to get out of here. Tsk... Xiao Qian, you don't know, Senior Brother's temper has become more and more erratic over the years."

Cheng Qian continued calmly: "My mother was moody before she gave birth to my younger brother. This is nothing."

His gentle, courteous, thrifty and cunning manner came over him with a familiar flavor, hitting him all over the place, making Yan Zhengming unable to vent his anger for a moment, and he was as angry as a gourd.

Li Yun laughed so hard that his face turned pale.

After giving the head brother a thorough treatment, Li Yun sat down on the ground contentedly. He reached out and summoned a large piece of rice paper from the table, spread it out, and said solemnly, "I have studied Xiao Yuan's formation from inside to outside, you can see it."

As he spoke, Li Yun held up the wolf hair brush and began to draw on the paper stroke by stroke. "He placed a circle of traps on the outer circle, which were broken by your sword. I can no longer analyze the mystery, but I understand the middle part - this is a formation for finding mountains, also known as the 'Soul Search' technique."

The so-called "mountains" are also called "spiritual veins" in some places.

The reason why mountains and rivers are spiritual is because the mountain range is intact. Once the mountain range is broken, the spiritual energy gathered in the fairy mountain will disperse in an instant and turn into earth mounds. Therefore, the "mountain range" is the real "lifeline of the mountain". Generally, where the sects are located, there will be special formations to protect and hide the location of the mountain range to prevent malicious outsiders from spying. The method to break it is called "soul searching technique."

Cheng Qian said: "Is he planning to cut off the Fuyao Mountain range? Once Fuyao Mountain really becomes a dead mountain due to the overflow of spiritual energy, then this natural secret realm may indeed lose its function and unseal the mountain... But what does he want a dead mountain for?"

"It's for the wish-fulfilling stone," Li Yun said. "You don't know that Island Master Gu never revealed the whereabouts of the stone until his death. Those people found nothing on Qinglong Island, and there was a lot of noise for a while. The other two of the Four Saints almost became the target of public criticism. They swore by their cultivation and lifespans, saying that they had never seen such a thing. Xiao Yuan...the big devil in his body may think that the stone is on Fuyao Mountain."

"It's not that easy for him to find the mountain range," Yan Zhengming interrupted, "Why not wait for him to find it? I've already dug deep into the ground over the years."

"No, the soul-searching technique is not an ordinary technique," Li Yun said. "Do you remember the trick he used when he escaped? He disappeared out of thin air, leaving only a white paper figure on the ground. That technique is called 'living soul replacing death'. It uses a paper figure as a medium to attract a living soul from somewhere else to be a scapegoat. It is a typical magic technique. One is 'soul-searching technique', and the other is 'living soul replacing death'... It is rare to find someone who can use these two rare evil techniques at the same time."

Li Yun paused here and muttered something mysteriously.

Cheng Qianxin thought: "Do we need to analyze this next time?"

Yan Zhengming said impatiently: "If you have something to say, just say it. Stop hesitating!"

Li Yun then said, "As far as I know, the only person in the universe who knows these two nearly lost evil ways is the Nightmare Walker."

Cheng Qian, who was oblivious to what was happening outside, immediately asked, "What is the nightmare pedestrian?"

"They are a group of demon cultivators," Yan Zhengming said absentmindedly. "Because the demon cultivators are all violent and have their own taboos, they basically act on their own and rarely get together. Only the Nightmare Walker used some unknown method to gather these demon cultivators together and called themselves a sect... In short, they have never done anything good. From what I have heard, the major sects have issued more than one arrest warrant against them... How did Han Yuan get involved with them?"

Having said this, Yan Zhengming's heart sank. If Han Yuan had been alone for so many years, it seemed that he could still be saved. But if he was involved in the world's number one demon sect...

"It's ok, Senior Brother. At least we have a direction now," Li Yun casually shook the ink-stained wolf hair brush and said, "Nightmare Walkers are mostly seen in Southern Xinjiang. There is a lot of miasma in that place. Some people speculate that their lair is over there. Do you want to go and take a look?"

Yan Zhengming hesitated. Southern Xinjiang was a very evil place. Moreover, the "Nightmare Walkers" had been committing so many evil deeds over the years, but no one dared to touch them easily. There must be a reason for this.

But Han Yuan...

Yan Zhengming and the others had already heard from Shuikeng about the causes and consequences of what happened at the foot of Fuyao Mountain, including the difference in consciousness between Han Yuan and the demon. If Han Yuan had really fallen into the devil's way, then there would be nothing to say. He would be cleared out according to the sect's rules, and even if he was the master, there would be nothing to say. But after all, he was not a master.

That was their junior brother whom they rescued by breaking into the Demon Valley when he didn't even have a sense of Qi. Although he has always been a useless person, who can give up on him as long as there is a glimmer of hope?

Finally, Yan Zhengming made the decision: "Okay, when Shuikeng comes back, we will go to southern Xinjiang."

Cheng Qian had no objection to this and turned to leave. But before he could even take a step, Yan Zhengming suddenly called him.

"Wait, Xiao Qian," Yan Zhengming felt a little silly the moment he called him. But if he didn't say it, he would feel like something was stuck in his throat. After choking for a while, he tried to cover it up and explained, "I used to go to the bamboo forest occasionally... because it was cool there, not because I lived there myself."

Cheng Qian didn't know why he was explaining this, so he turned around and asked in confusion: "Well, so what?"

Yan Zhengming was speechless and Li Yun was almost laughing madly.

Cheng Qian said, "If you feel it's too hot now, you can come and stay here. I won't take up much space."

When they were on Qinglong Island, a group of teenagers would often stay in other houses. Cheng Qian often stayed in the eldest brother's room to rest. Now, a hundred years have passed for others, but his impression is still stuck in his youth, and he doesn't feel that there is anything wrong.

Yan Zhengming's face turned red because of what he said.

In his excitement, his sweaty palm accidentally rubbed against the copper coin ring, and he inadvertently activated the phantom in the copper coin.

Cheng Qian was shocked to see his teenage self emerging from a strangely shaped ring like a wandering ghost, lying in front of him with an expressionless face.