Yuling went inside the sect and communicated with spiritual communication. On the other hand, the guards have informed the seventh elder.
In a magnificent hall, an elder sat with his legs crossed, and this guy looked very amiable. When the guard disciple informed him that Yuling and his team conveyed something wrong in the valley, the old man only smiled and said, "It is alright. Can you tell Yuling and his fellows to come over so that we can discuss the issue before I act?"
The disciple nodded and rushed off to call Yuling and the rest. This elder was of high status and could not be approached by anyone else but the security disciples of the Lost Bird Sect. Soon, the disciple found Yuling and told him to go and see the seventh elder.
Shi Lang's target was not the elder but the knowledge of the elder. Yuling moved through the sect and found the hall where the seventh elder was. He knocked on the door, and an old voice sounded, "Come inside, Yuling."
Yuling pushed the door and entered the room. He spotted the elder and bowed to him. The old man smiled and said, "Take a seat first."
Yuling nodded and sat down on a cassock. The elder asked, "Now tell me, what did you and your brothers encounter?"
The clone replied, "Elder when we entered the valley, we found that the Yin energy was higher than usual. Another thing that stood out was the disrupted natural formations that usually make things difficult. We caught one of the low-level ghosts, and this guy told us that in the depths of the Silver Mirror Lake is a natural treasure that is about to bloom."
The old man raised his head and asked, "What treasure?"
Yuling sighed and replied, "Rejuvenating Ghost Tulip."
At this moment, the young clone was gazing at the old man with great focus, not missing out on any change, and this gamble paid in full. The eyes of the old man shimmered for a blink before they returned to calm.
Yuling watched the silent old man and asked, "Elder, what is this treasure? Why do these ghosts seem so agitated about it?"
The old man sighed and said, "It is a Yin treasure, but it can be counted as the best healing medicine in the world."
Yuling was surprised and asked, "The best healing medicine in the world?"
The old man smiled and said, "Do not be so surprised. This herb was removed from the thousand natural treasure compendium because it is of Yin nature. The righteous side considers this treasure as an evil herb."
Yuling snorted and replied, "They are fools. How can they know the world's wonders and claim to be righteous? If they were so good, would there be a need for our home?"
The elder nodded and said, "Do not worry. However, tell everyone else not to venture into the valley anymore. I will go and try to obtain the treasure. It will be of great help."
If it were someone else, they would have asked what the treasure would be helpful, but Shi Lang was not in a hurry and only nodded. He then stood up and left the room. He had noticed the joy radiating on the face of the old man when he stated that the righteous sect was not righteous enough.
He had also noticed how eager this old man was to go down the mountain and pluck the tulip. Shi Lang did not sense any spiritual energy radiating around the old man. His realm of cultivation seemed to be on par with Immortal King. The terran was sure that something about this guy was wrong.
Yuling retreated and came to find all the people from the valley venturing squad. They all agreed to gather in the evening. Meanwhile, Shi Lang had the rest of the clones moving around the sect and secretly laying the spirit stones to create an array.
...
Shi Lang was sitting on a tree with Young Master Min beside him. The latter asked, "Why did you send your clones to the sect?"
The terran replied, "I only did that to confirm if all the people in the sect were linked with demonic force. It turned out that my doubt was wrong."
Young Master Min asked, "What do you mean?"
Shi Lang replied, "It seems that the seventh elder is the only expert in the sect. He is the only person above the Immortal Lord level. I do not know if he is a colluder or a genuine Demonic cultivator who had been hiding in plain sight while brainwashing the disciples. From what I have learned, the latter situation's chances are higher as he is very cautious in who to brainwash and whom to hide his business from."
Young Master Min asked with confusion, "What about the other experts in the sect?"
Shi Lang shook his head and said, "They did not seem present inside. I would say that that old seventh elder has played those experts a death hand."
Young Master Min thought about it and said, "You might be correct. These visits from the sect people and capturing our people only began in the last decade."
Shi Lang shrugged and said, "Do not worry. If he is the person I am after, then the matter is easy to deal with. After all, our preparations have not been a waste of time."
Suddenly, Xiao Ai appeared on the tree branch and said, "That old man is here."
Shi Lang became alert and smiled, "I did not expect him to be so quick to act. Now we have to wait for a good show."
...
Seventh Elder was moving towards the Silver mirror lake. His pace was slow, but his strides were calm. On the way, his gaze kept darting all over the place. He was looking for any oddity. However, he did not find anything out of the ordinary. The ghosts lived in the depth of the valley and he did not dare to enter there, it was only when they found any ignorant ghost wandering around did they capture them.
The moment Seventh Elder reached the silver mirror lake his gaze was looked onto a wilting flower in the center of the lake. He smiled and said, "Finally, my chance has arrived."
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