Chapter 276: Retribution Comes Fast
Ye Zan and his party left Luoshui City, and under the guidance of He Anzhi, they headed north. It's not too far away, just less than a thousand miles away from Luoshui City, in a small town under the mountains, there is a temporary stronghold of the Freemasonry.
The scale of this small town is not small, there are about a few hundred families. Because it is just at the intersection into the mountain, it is not so remote and simple, and there are even pubs and inns.
The temporary stronghold of the Freemasonry is not in a tavern or an inn, but in a "mansion" in the town.
The owner of this mansion is the rich man of this town, who owns half of the property in the town. The rich man's son was a disciple of a deacon of the Freemasonry, and he was dismissed by the Taoist Palace. It can be said that many of the strongholds of the Freemasonry in various places are in similar situations, and they can be regarded as taking what they need.
The members of the Freemasonry can actually be divided into two categories, one is the ascetics who have escaped from the Taoist palace, and the other is the ascetics who have passed on from master to apprentice. But no matter what kind, in this world, they all belong to the black household ascetics, and they all belong to the targets of arrest and attack by Taoist palaces.
However, whether it is longevity or freedom, people are yearning for it, and people are willing to pay any price for it. Therefore, no matter how severely the Daoist Palace cracks down, it will not be able to completely eliminate these two types of people, and there will continue to be people who will join in and fight for the "ideal" in their hearts.
In this temporary stronghold, Ye Zan and the others met three deacons of the Freemasonry, including He Anzhi, there were four deacons here. The areas in charge of these three deacons are adjacent to the area in charge of He Anzhi, so on behalf of other deacons, they came to discuss cooperation matters with Ye Zan and others.
"Old man Qiao Ronghua, I have met fellow Taoists of the Hidden Sect." A female cultivator saluted Ye Zan and the others. This female cultivator is unusual, but she is a real Yuanying Patriarch, and she is quite respected in the Freemasonry.
"I've seen Old Ancestor Qiao." Ye Zan and the others hurriedly saluted each other.
"Xu Ting, I have met fellow Taoists." Another deacon then saluted Ye Zan and the others.
"I met Fellow Daoist Xu." Ye Zan and the others returned the salute.
"Feng Ke, I have met fellow Taoists." The third deacon also stepped forward to salute.
"I met Daoyou Feng." Ye Zan and the others returned the salute again.
After the two parties greeted each other, Ye Zan and the others were allowed to enter the main hall, and a dozen people took their seats among the guests and hosts.
And at this time, Ye Zan and others prepared a meeting ceremony for the Freemasons, which was naturally taken out by He Anzhi,
It was placed in front of the other three deacons.
"This thing can avoid the detection of the Dao Palace. For me, the Freemasons, it has an extraordinary meaning. I am on behalf of all the fellow Daoists of the Freemasonry. Thank you Daoist Ye and fellow Daoists." Got it. After hiding the function of the ring, Qiao Ronghua stood up and bowed solemnly to Ye Zan and the others.
Indeed, this concealment ring doesn't seem to have much power, regardless of its grade. However, for a group of "evil ways" who can only stay away from the city and hide in Tibet, it is definitely of great significance and use.
"Old Ancestor Qiao is serious." Ye Zan and the others hurriedly got up to return the salute.
Regarding the cooperation, there is actually nothing that needs too much discussion. After all, Ye Zan did not make too much request. On the contrary, the Freemasonry can get more benefits from Ye Zan and the others, and what they pay is only some secrets that may not be known to outsiders.
Of course, what Ye Zan needs to know here, he doesn't have a clear goal, and the Freemasons can't directly put the news on the table. So, let's discuss how Ye Zan can obtain more comprehensive and extensive information from the Freemasonry.
In addition, the Freemasonry needs Ye Zan and others to help refine something, as well as some details about cultivating talents. These things are relatively clear and can be determined in great detail.
After some discussions, how the two parties will cooperate is basically settled.
Next, there was the oath between the two parties. The Freemasonry was represented by Qiao Ronghua, and Ye Zan was naturally represented by Ye Zan.
This oath is actually a kind of verbal contract, and it is really not very binding. Of course, even if it is written in black and white, if there is any conflict between them, no court can make a ruling for them, so it is basically all based on self-consciousness.
In fact, the real binding force comes from interests. As long as there are enough interests, fools will do things that destroy cooperation.
After the two parties made an oath, the cooperative relationship was considered settled. Qiao Ronghua took the other two deacons, got up and said goodbye to Ye Zan and the others, and wanted to go back immediately to prepare for the cooperation. For example, if Ye Zan and the others are asked to help refine things, the various materials for refining must be brought. In addition, they also need to collect the information Ye Zan needs from all over the world.
Freemasonry is not a Taoist palace. Although it is an organization, it does not actually have a real sect, or a place like the headquarters. After all, the Freemasonry has always been at an absolute disadvantage in the confrontation with the Taoist Palace. If it really set up some kind of headquarters, it would be easy to be wiped out by the Taoist Palace.
Therefore, the information Ye Zan needs is basically scattered all over the place.
Or, it cannot be said to be scattered, but it has never been concentrated in the first place, and it is collected spontaneously by deacons in various places. There may even be some deacons who don't have the habit of collecting any materials at ordinary times, and may need to collect them now.
In fact, to put it bluntly, for the Freemasons, survival is a problem, who has the leisure to collect those things.
Ye Zan also had no choice here, otherwise, in terms of the richness and completeness of the materials, I am afraid that Dao Palace would have to be the first choice.
Therefore, don't look at Ye Zan's side, just need some information, but the Freemasonry side also needs to make a lot of effort.
Next, Ye Zan and the others did not return to Luoshui City, but stayed here. After all, even if there is a hidden ring, Luoshui City is also the territory of the Taoist Palace, and there will definitely be many inconveniences.
After living in the small town, only two days later, Qiao Ronghua came back again and brought the first batch of materials. It took Ye Zan less than half an hour to read through all the materials. On the one hand, he flips through quickly, and on the other hand, there is indeed not much information.
Moreover, Ye Zan did not find much useful information from these materials.
However, for Ye Zan, although it is very important to find clues to pass the level, it is not the only purpose of cooperating with the Freemasons. Even if he found the clue soon, he didn't intend to take people to pass the level and leave immediately.
After all, in addition to passing the test, Ye Zan also wanted to poach the corner of the Freemasonry. Not only does he need time to fool people, but he also needs time to investigate people, so he can't take a few white-eyed wolves out.
As for whether someone else will get there first, Ye Zan is really not worried at all. Now, with the distribution of high-altitude detectors, it can be said that the entire small world has been placed under his surveillance. If Guo Zhenyang and the others find something, they can get the news immediately.
Speaking of Guo Zhenyang and others, they created a tragedy that shocked the world in Hongye City, but they didn't feel complacent for a long time.
Is Dao Palace so easy to bully?
Within a few days, Ye Zan saw another good show. This time, Guo Zhenyang and the others could no longer be arrogant.
Dao Palace learned about the strength of Guo Zhenyang and others, and this time directly dispatched five protectors of the country, and at the same time led dozens of Jindan Grandmasters. The five protectors of the country, even if their personal strength is not good, even if they don't have powerful magic weapons, and they don't have any exquisite sword skills, but the cultivation base of the Nascent Soul Realm is there.
This time, it was the turn of Guo Zhenyang and others to be dumbfounded.
You know, Guo Zhenyang and others don't have Ye Zan's technological detection methods. Regarding the power of ascetics in this world, they rely more on personal experience and so-called "common sense" to make guesses and judgments. Therefore, in their thinking, it is impossible for a small secret realm to support too many ascetics, and the appearance of two Yuanying ancestors is already the limit of their judgment.
However, it turns out that this is the secret realm of Taoist Xuanqing, which cannot be judged by "common sense".
The five protectors of the country sacrificed their respective Coiling Dragon Golden Seals and beat Guo Zhenyang violently. Anyway, Hongye City is like that, and the guardians of the country don't think about the consequences. The golden seals turned into small peaks, smashing Hongye City directly, and smashing out a deep small basin on the ground.
No matter how powerful Guo Zhenyang is, he is not so powerful that he can defy the sky. If he really had the ability to fight against the five Yuanying ancestors, he would not have lost to Ye Zan so easily.
After a fierce battle, Guo Zhenyang's ice crystal flying sword was almost smashed to pieces, it was refined with ten thousand years of cold ice essence. What's more terrible is that the ice crystal flying sword is still his natal flying sword, and the damage to the flying sword will naturally cause serious injuries to himself.
Seeing this situation, Guo Zhenyang didn't dare to fight, he tried his best to escape from the attack of the five protectors. However, he still had a sense of shame, and he didn't run away alone. When he ran away, he didn't forget those Golden Core Grandmasters who followed him.
Of course, Guo Zhenyang did not escape alone, and the more important reason was that there were members of his Arctic Sword Sect among the group of Jindan masters.
As for Guo Zhenyang's Golden Core masters, this time they didn't get any benefits from the Golden Core masters in Shangdao Palace, and finally tasted what it was like to be beaten by a group. In the end, under the support of Guo Zhenyang, the three Jindan Grandmasters were still lost, and this was considered to have escaped the pursuit of Dao Palace.
You know, in this, death is really dead. After all, Taoist Xuanqing is no longer around, and it is impossible to send them out when they are in distress. Only those from the Tai Hao Sect who wanted to touch the jade bottle of the ground milk essence and touched the restriction would be sent out with "good luck".
Of course, if Daoist Xuanqing was still alive, he would be charged with the evil deeds Guo Zhenyang and others did in Hongye City. I am afraid that none of these people would survive, and they would all be wiped out long ago. (To be continued.) Mobile phone users please browse and read for a better reading experience.