On the peak of Sacred Fire Peak, a streak of white light pierced through the air and descended at an angle.
The streak of light faded away to reveal a middle-aged man with a white face and a scholar's headband.
The man's scholarly robes fluttered as he slowly descended. As soon as he touched the ground, he heard a man's voice from behind him.
"Brother Nangong!"
The middle-aged man turned around and saw a black-bearded Daoist wearing an azure Daoist robe walking towards him from several thousand Zhang away.
The man didn't seem to be walking very quickly, but he left a trail of afterimages behind him. Every step he took covered a distance of several hundred Zhang. In the blink of an eye, he had arrived before the middle-aged man.
"Brother Zhuang, let's go together." The middle-aged man smiled and called out to the black-bearded Daoist.
"It has been more than ten years since we last mobilized such a large force."
The black-bearded Daoist nodded and looked at the several streaks of light in the distance.
The middle-aged man and the black-bearded Daoist were the two Peak Lords of Rising Cloud Peak and Sunset Peak, Nangong Zhangshan and Zhuang Ziyou.
Nangong Zhangshan shook his head and sighed, "It's most likely because of the theft of the Sutra Library. I'm afraid that they will be held accountable for it."
"Although I was busy concocting a cauldron of medicinal pills, I heard people mention that the theft was somewhat strange … The thief was able to pass through the layers of restrictions and enter the Inner Pavilion. In the end, even Elder Huyan Chang was unable to stop him." Zhuang Ziyou's expression was solemn.
Nangong Zhangshan nodded and said, "This matter is indeed strange. I believe that the Grand Supreme Elder will explain it in detail during the meeting."
As they spoke, they had already passed through the plaza and arrived in front of a majestic vermillion palace. The two of them tacitly stopped talking and walked up the stairs, side by side, into the main hall.
The main seat in the middle of the hall was three feet above the ground. A large carved chair was placed on top of it. There were two rows of seats on the left and right of the chair facing each other.
The pillars behind the seats were inlaid with gold and carved with all kinds of rare birds and strange beasts.
A red-haired burly man in a crimson red robe sat on the seat closest to the main seat. His figure was like an iron tower, and his face was gloomy like water. His entire body emitted a terrifying aura.
Nangong Zhangshan and Zhuang Ziyou glanced at each other, then chose two adjacent seats and sat down, closing their eyes to rest.
After waiting for a while, people began to enter the hall one after another. Soon, all the seats in the hall were filled.
All of them appeared to be at the Spatial Tempering Stage, and there was not a single cultivator below the Deity Transformation Stage.
But at this moment, none of them looked natural. At most, they nodded at each other as a greeting. It seemed that no one was interested in saying anything.
The atmosphere in the hall was oppressive and heavy.
When the entire hall was almost full, after about the time it took for half an incense stick to burn, two figures walked out from the inner hall of the hall.
When everyone in the hall saw this, they immediately stood up. Even the red-haired man was no exception. They all bowed and said in unison,
"We pay our respects to the Highest Elder and the Sect Leader!"
The white-haired, handsome man in a purple robe walking in front was the only Highest Elder of the Leng Yan Sect, Sima Jingming. Accompanying him was a middle-aged man wearing a tall hat with a solemn expression. He was the Sect Leader of the Leng Yan Sect, Liu Jingzhu.
Sima Jingming arrived in front of the main seat, but didn't sit down. His eyes slowly swept across everyone below.
His aura wasn't revealed in the slightest, but just by standing in front of them, he gave off an oppressive feeling that made everyone tremble with fear. All of the subordinates lowered their heads, not even daring to breathe, let alone look at him.
After a while, the Great Ascension Stage Highest Elder of the Leng Yan Sect slowly opened his mouth.
"A few days ago, something happened in the Heavenly Talisman Hall and the Scripture Pavilion. Today, I invited all of you here for this matter." His voice wasn't loud, but it was filled with an indescribable sense of majesty.
Everyone's heart tightened, and they were all silent, waiting for the Highest Elder to question them.
As a result, the Great Ascension Stage master said something that stunned everyone in an unquestionable tone,
"This matter ends here. Stop all the tracing and searching in the sect. There is no need to investigate further."
Hearing this, the people in the hall couldn't believe their ears, and they couldn't help but look at each other.
For a time, no one dared to ask directly.
"Senior Brother Sima, the theft of the Scripture Pavilion is of great importance, I …" The red-haired man standing in the front couldn't help but step forward and break the silence.
Before he finished his words, he was interrupted by Sima Jingming coldly, "Junior Brother Huyan, do I need to say it again?"
After that, he flicked his sleeves, turned and went straight to the inner hall, leaving the red-haired man and the peak masters in the hall who were somewhat puzzled.
At this moment, the Sect Leader Liu Jingzhu also opened his mouth,
"Meeting dismissed."
He only said these two words, and then he also flicked his sleeves and left.
After a while, on the White Jade Square outside the hall.
"Stop the search?
The Scripture Pavilion has lost so many precious ancient books, are we just going to let it go? "Zhuang Ziyou seemed to have not recovered and couldn't help but ask Nangong Zhangshan.
"It doesn't matter if the ancient books are lost, there are copies in the sect, but if these secret books are leaked out, it will be very bad.
The Supreme Elder naturally has his reasons for making such a decision, we should not speculate. "Peak Master Nangong said with a smile.
Although he said so, the doubts in his heart did not reduce.
… …
It didn't take long for all the disciples of the Leng Yan Sect to discover something that puzzled them.
Two important places in the sect were stolen, but the sect suddenly stopped all the tracing and searching.
Although everyone was talking about it, the peak masters were all silent about it, as if they were unwilling to talk more.
Therefore, such an earth-shattering event that shocked the entire sect was muddleheaded and left unsettled.
As for Han Li, the initiator of all this, he was completely unaware of the series of changes that happened in the sect. He only minded his own business and hid in his cave dwelling, trying to figure out the Little Big Dipper Origin Technique.
Previously, he only read it in a hurry, but now, the more he tried to figure it out, the more he felt that this technique was mysterious and unpredictable, and he was extremely excited.
Speaking of which, ever since he stepped into the Taoism world, he had come across many body-refining techniques. Some of them mainly refined the muscles, some refined the bones, and some trained the internal organs, just like the Five Reserve Origin Forging Technique that he had practiced before.
However, this Little Big Dipper Origin Technique was different, it cultivated the "Mysterious Orifice".
What was the Mysterious Orifice?
Han Li was baffled. The Minor Northern Stars Origin Art didn't explain it in detail, but the cultivation process described in the ancient records was incomparably profound. Even with his experience and insight, it took him a long time to comprehend it.
Simply put, if this technique could be cultivated to the great success stage, the power of a punch would be enough to shatter the void, and the strength would not be inferior to an ordinary Immortal.
However, correspondingly, there were also many disadvantages.
First of all, the process of cultivating this technique was extremely painful, and those who were not determined enough would not be able to persist until the end.
Moreover, it was extremely difficult to receive the power of the starlight. After all, the stars were far away in the depths of space and time, so it was extremely time-consuming to cultivate this technique.
Han Li directly ignored this and immediately decided to start cultivating.
He first went out for a while, and only returned the next day, he immediately activated all the restrictions in the cave dwelling area.
In the following time, he walked around the cave dwelling, chose a suitable secret room, and even opened a big hole at the top of the room, from which he could directly see the sky.
After doing all this, Han Li sat cross-legged on the ground, and quietly adjusted his breathing.