At this moment, someone came out from there. It was the second patriarch!
"Second younger brother, did you not go to the Sin-energy Pavilion?" He Youtian's expression immediately darkened.
The second patriarch's gaze fell on Wu Bing. He finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Big Brother, I walked out earlier, but I always felt uneasy. After all, it might be Wu Ling who calculated by Ma San. So I wanted to come back first and see the situation. I was afraid you would be angry, so I waited outside the hall."
The second elder said, a smile returning to his face, "Wu Ling is fine, and everyone is pleased. It's not too late for us to go to the Sin-energy Pavilion together now!"
Lao Gong did not speak, but rolled in a direction silently.
Wu Ling didn't look at Lao Gong, but there was a thin sheen of sweat on his forehead.
He Youtian's demeanor carried a hint of gloom, and he looked deeply at the second elder.
The second elder appeared somewhat disappointed, lowering his head and leading the way forward.
In fact, this is another detail that can be seen here.
The second elder... does not completely believe in me and He Youtian.
He may not have left far at all, he was just waiting outside the Temple of the Spirits.
The reason he didn't go in was that He Youtian could sense the presence, and being outside the Temple of Spirits, if anything happened inside, he could also feel it and act in time.
In his moment of frustration, amidst his emotional excitement and joy, Wu Ling's awakening proved that neither I nor He Youtian had the intention to kill him.
"Great Elder, please calm down. Master is worried about me out of concern, but the Sin-energy Pavilion is located within Four Rules Mountain and has many disciples guarding it. There is no problem." Wu Ling tried to smooth things over, trying to establish his presence.
He Youtian's face was expressionless.
We reached the Sin-energy Pavilion after walking for about twenty minutes.
The pavilion was located in a very tricky position, on a massive cliff platform. To get there, one had to pass through a section of walkway guarded by disciples.
The cliff platform of Thunder God Cliff is small and high, while the Sin-energy Pavilion is near the mountain gate. The cliff platform below is not a bottomless abyss; after about three to four hundred meters, one can see the sloping slope of the mountain below.
"Were there any unusual happenings here before?" The second elder coughed, cleared his throat, and asked the two disciples guarding the place in a low voice.
"The two disciples spoke in unison: "We report to the second elder, the great elder, little master, Wu Ling elder brother. There have been no unusual happenings here."
The second elder took a deep breath and said, "Look, big brother, there's no harm."
He Youtian walked up the walkway first, followed closely by the second elder. I and Wu Ling walked at the very end.
Upon reaching the cliff platform, we could see that the layout of the Sin-energy Pavilion was very unusual, not like a normal hall but rather an oddly shaped beast's head with its mouth wide open.
I was slightly puzzled.
He Youtian walked straight into the main entrance of the Sin-energy Pavilion.
The pavilion was narrow, and the interior was similar to the Six Palaces, with many doors on the walls, very mysterious.
"The disciples guarding the walkway are all here. Where is the execution disciple?" He Youtian furrowed his brow and glanced at the second elder.
"The second elder hesitated for a moment before saying, "This... it is indeed strange. How could they have left their posts? I will certainly punish them later."
I slightly twitched my nose and detected an odd smell...
This... is the smell of blood!
He Youtian's face turned slightly pale, and he suddenly pushed open one of the doors on the rock wall. Inside was a long passageway, about ten to fifteen meters deep, where dim candles flickered dimly.
The smell of blood became very thick, and it lingered persistently in the nostrils.
The second elder's reaction speed was indeed quick, and he rushed into the doorway, quickly passing through the passageway.
We three followed closely behind.
At the end of the passageway was a very heavy iron door, with candlelight coming from lanterns on the walls on both sides of the iron door.
The smell of blood directly hit our faces. What we saw inside the iron door was so disgusting and terrifying, too severe.
There were seven iron chains hanging on the wall, four of which were completely empty. Two of them pierced the bodies of two Taoist priests, just like threading a needle, entering from the back and emerging from the chest, then penetrating again from the chest and passing through the back...
The two Taoist priests had long since died, and their heads had been cruelly drilled with a large hole, revealing the white brain matter inside.
The heads had been smashed open, similar to the death of the Taoist priest at the entrance. However, this was even more terrifying now.
The other iron chain had two hooks at the end, hanging a complete section of clavicle...
The connection between the clavicle and the neck and rib bones was severed. There was no flesh on the blood-soaked clavicle, giving the feeling that it had been torn out raw, pulling the bone and body apart!
There was also a dead body lying on the ground, soft and without bones, looking like a black, gooey mess of rotting flesh.
Take a closer look at his head; his face was even smiling faintly.
It's like he died happily, and died in his place!
"The second elder paled in terror."
I felt a chill run down my spine.
The lama is dead, and his bones are gone.
Devout individuals can be used to make exhumation tools. These tools can summon evil ghosts.
Indeed, under my father's instructions, they had been stripped clean, not even leaving behind their clothes. But I never thought they would resort to such a method of forcibly pulling out the clavicle and using it, along with their own bones, as an exhumation tool to summon ghosts and break free!
Lao Gong's hidden knowledge cannot be disclosed. It's not definite, but maybe he calculated that there might be trouble at Four Rules Mountain and solved the root cause by killing the lama first.
If the problem is resolved, it means there won't be any more trouble? But it's too late now!
"They are heading to the Miao Xuan Pavilion, Lao Gong has already gone!" I said immediately!
This is why Lao Gong wants to find the deer master!
He Youtian spoke with a hint of anger and huffed coldly, making the second elder feel very awkward and uncomfortable, almost as if he was at a loss for what to do.
"If there's an incident at Four Rules Mountain with heavy casualties, Elder Er, you can't escape your guilt!" With a flash of his figure, He Youtian vanished into thin air.
The second elder followed closely behind He Youtian, soon disappearing from our sight.
In the scene, only I and Wu Ling were left.
A sense of unease surged through my heart. These lamas are too powerful. It was only with He Youtian's suppression that they could be subdued. The other elders wouldn't be enough to handle them.
Lao Gong probably didn't expect this to happen, and he has to go over there quickly!
"Wu……little uncle." Wu Ling suddenly reached out to grab my shoulder.
I immediately sidestepped and retreated several steps, my gaze on Wu Ling became cold and vigilant.
"Er, this... Wu Ling, you are still so vigilant. However, you misunderstand. I am not doing anything. You and the Big Elder saved my life, and I am already very grateful. Wu Ling's words before were absolutely heartfelt. I don't want to be enemies with you anymore. What happened in the past was my misunderstanding of you. Now that you've seen it, Ma San wanted to kill me, and I almost died, I don't want to harm you." Wu Ling spoke with sincerity and explained to me.
"If that's really the case, then peace will be restored to Four Rules Mountain, and the Big Elder will be very happy." I said indifferently.
"Um um, of course." Wu Ling nodded cautiously.
"Then what, do you still have other things to do? If there are no other matters, you need to solve your own problems. I have to go to the Miao Xuan Pavilion." I spoke again in a low tone.
