Zhuo Qingtan's index finger unconsciously tapped the white jade armrest beside her seat. This was her subconscious habit when thinking, and she would unconsciously tap the things under her fingers.

She stared and said, "Cao Duo."

Cao Duo immediately stepped forward and saluted respectfully: "Here you are."

Zhuo Qingtan frowned and asked, "Have you brought the list of the disciples of Zhangge Hall who have gone out to slay demons recently?"

Cao Duo nodded, stepped forward respectfully, and handed over the folder in his sleeve.

"Here, please take a look at it."

He has a cold and proud temperament, and rarely talks when getting along with fellow juniors and juniors in Zhangge Hall. He has always only obeyed orders from the Chonggu Palace, Elder Zhangge and Zhuo Qingtan.

Zhuo Qingtan took the roster he handed over, flipped through it quickly, then gently closed the fold of the roster, closed his eyes and thought.

There are three thousand disciples in Duanxu Palace, and Zhangge Hall accounts for 60% of them, with nearly two thousand disciples.

At this time, half of the two thousand disciples of Zhangge Hall are still out there fighting demons and defending the Way, and have never returned to the palace.

The previous time at Wuwanghai, when the disciples of Zhangge Hall and the other three major immortal sects were working together to eliminate evil spirits, they were unable to cope with the weak water pouring in from the cold pool, so they hurriedly used magic weapons to seek help from their respective masters.

Zhuo Qingtan happened to be in Baize Prefecture near Wuwang Sea to get rid of evil spirits at that time. When he received the message, he immediately rushed over with his sword. Therefore, he became the first person among the four immortal sects to rush to the rescue at that time.

But recently, for some unknown reason, there have been a lot of troubles in the mortal world, and the Bahuang Barrier guarded by the four immortal gates has been in constant turmoil.

Zhuo Qingtan frowned.

Most of the Immortal Sect disciples can actually only deal with some low-level evil spirits, and if the recent changes outside are really related to the Eight Desolate Barriers, then it is definitely not something they, the young disciples, can deal with. They are outside at the moment.

, I'm afraid not only will it be completely useless, but it will also cost lives.

At this time, we should first recall the disciples who are traveling abroad to Duanxu Palace.

Zhuo Qingtan stretched his brows and said immediately: "Cao Duo, order all the disciples of Yuzhang Getang who are out to subdue demons. After the task of exorcising evil spirits is completed, they should immediately return to Duanxu Palace and not stay outside."

"Yes." Cao Duo made a seal and saluted without any doubt.

Zhuo Qingtan then looked at the disciples who were in charge of the other peaks: "If the disciples from other peaks have been out of the palace for shopping in recent days, please call them back immediately."

"Yes, Palm Palace."

After Zhuo Qingtan gave the order, he gently leaned against the backrest of the throne behind him to relieve the dull pain from the bone-suppressing nails under his ribs when he sat for a long time.

She secretly thought that when her disciples returned one after another, she could activate the Duanxu Palace Palace Protection Formation. At that time, she would only need to guard the palace gate and wait for the master and the elders and uncles to come out.

As for the rest, we will discuss it later.

After receiving the order, the disciples in charge of several peaks immediately cast spells in the hall, injected spiritual energy and passwords into the Langya jade they wore around their waists, and issued recall instructions to the disciples in their respective halls.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, the Langya jade on Cao Duo's waist suddenly burst out with a burst of extremely dazzling red light. In the center of the red light, runes with special patterns flashed endlessly.

Zhuo Qingtan suddenly opened her eyelids that had been closed just now. Her long eyelashes were cast under her eyelids, forming a dark light and shadow.

The disciples in charge of all the peaks in Ziwei Hall were shocked when they saw this tool!

This is because if a disciple of Duanxu Palace encounters danger outside and uses Langya Jade to send a message to the master for help, the signal will usually be a yellow spirit pattern. And this kind of red spirit pattern signal for help will extremely consume spiritual power and magic weapons.

, once used, his Langya Jade will be scrapped and broken into pieces in an instant, and can no longer be used.

This kind of signal will only be sent out when the life and death of the disciples of Duanxu Palace are at stake.

Therefore, even Cao Duo, who had always been calm and self-possessed, looked extremely ugly when he looked at the Langya Jade emitting red light in his hand.

He said solemnly: "It's from Junior Sister Tang Zhen. They are in danger."

Not only in danger, but also in a situation of death!

Zhuo Qingtan lowered his eyes slightly and said softly: "Tang Zhen, she should be in Wanzhou at this time."

She has a photographic memory, so she remembers the list of Zhanggetang's missions she just read clearly. Tang Zhen, a disciple of Zhanggetang, is on a trip to eliminate evil spirits, and her destination is Wanzhou.

And Anhui Province is one of the four major immortal sects, with Pingjin Pavilion's sphere of influence.

Pingjinge disciples mostly walked around the borders of Anhui Province, so logically they shouldn't have encountered such a serious danger that even required her to break the jade in order to seek help.

unless......

Zhuo Qingtan suddenly stood up from the back of the chair. She felt a sudden force in her waist and abdomen. She stood up harder, pressed her ribs violently, and coughed several times.

An Yunong said "Ah" and she exclaimed anxiously: "Sister! Don't be anxious!"

Zhuo Qingtan waved his hand and stopped her move to step forward to help her. Then he coughed lightly and spoke intermittently: "Junior Sister Tang Zhen... cough... Where did you go to Wanzhou to get rid of evil spirits? But where did you go?

To Wuxia Town?”

The record in the roster is brief, only stating the prefectures where the disciples traveled, but no more detailed description of their whereabouts.

Cao Duo nodded: "Exactly, Junior Sister Tang Zhen is going to Wuxia Town."

He paused for a moment and then understood why Zhuo Qingtan was worried: "Sister Zhanggong, could it be that there is something abnormal in the barrier of Sufeng Valley, which caused the disciples to be in danger?"

Zhuo Qingtan's gloomy expression at this moment was the answer.

Several other disciples in charge also understood, and their expressions suddenly changed!

Next to Wuxia Town on the border of Anhui Province, there is a valley dozens of miles away, called "Sufeng Valley" - it is one of the four major enchantments of the Eight Wildernesses and Nine Provinces that Pingjin Pavilion has been assigned to protect for thousands of years among the four immortal sects!

For thousands of years, the four great immortal sects in the mortal world have been responsible for guarding the four great boundaries of the Eight Wastelands and Kyushu.

Among them, Duanxu Palace is assigned to guard the Taixu Secret Realm barrier, Wuwanghai is assigned to guard the Juntianya barrier, Pingjin Pavilion is assigned to guard the Sufeng Valley barrier, and Jiusheng Mountain is assigned to guard the Hades Valley barrier.

It has been passed down for thousands of years. It is no longer clear which immortal king the first few major immortal sects were assigned to guard the secret realm. But they only know that these four major enchantments are a matter of life and death for the people in the three realms, so the responsibility of guarding the four major secret realms has always been

It is strictly enforced by the successive heads of the four great immortal sects.

Some time ago, there was a problem with the enchantment of the Juntian Cliff Secret Realm that Wuwanghai was responsible for guarding, causing the Ruoshuihan Pond to pour back, the earth's core to burst into flames, and one of the four major enchantments to be broken.

The Taixu Secret Realm guarded by Duanxu Palace is currently in danger, so the Master of Qinghu Palace and all the elders rushed to the secret realm to retreat and repair, but they have not returned yet.

Nowadays, even the secret realm of Sufeng Valley guarded by Pingjin Pavilion seems to have some flaws...

Many situations in the world... don't seem right.

Zhuo Qingtan frowned and said softly: "Junior Brother Muhua, please prepare the Muyun Boat and Lingshi fuel."

Lin Muhua was stunned: "Mu Yunzhou? Senior sister is leaving the palace?"

Mu Yunzhou is an Immortal Sect vehicle that can drive smoothly above the clouds. Its flying speed is no less than that of the Immortal Sword, but it can carry more people than the Immortal Sword.

However, using this thing consumes a lot of spiritual stones and is really extravagant and wasteful. Therefore, most disciples of the Immortal Sect use their spiritual power to control their swords when they go out, and rarely use this weapon.

Zhuo Qingtan nodded lightly and looked at An Luofu: "Yanchi and Ningyan have finished removing the evil spirits. Are they coming back soon?"

When An Luofu heard the names of the second and third senior brothers, a smile finally appeared on his worried and serious face.

"Yes, senior sister. Yesterday, the two senior brothers sent me a message using Langya jade. They will arrive at the palace in the near future."

Zhuo Qingtan said calmly: "Let them not have to come back."

An Luofu was stunned.

Zhuo Qingtan stretched out his right hand, picked up the jade cup placed on the tea table next to the jade throne, took a sip of it to relieve the burning dryness in his throat, and then said softly: "Send the message to Yanchi, Ning Yan, they don't have to return to Chong."

Ah Shan, go directly to Wuxia Town and wait for me."

An Luo glanced at Zhuo Qingtan's left hand quietly pressing his ribs. He was silent for a moment, and finally responded in a deep voice: "...Yes."

Zhuo Qingtan whispered another instruction: "Remember, I told them not to act rashly, and not to leave the town, let alone go to Sufeng Valley. We will wait until I arrive."

An Luofu nodded: "Yes, senior sister."

He immediately cast a spell to inject spiritual power into his Langya Jade, and conveyed everything that Zhuo Qingtan had just explained word for word.

Cao Duo stepped forward and said seriously: "Zhang Palace! Please allow me to accompany you!"

Kang Cen followed closely: "That's right! Since the situation is critical, we should work together!"

Zhuo Qingtan shook his head: "Luofu can come with me. Junior brothers and sisters who are in charge of other peaks, please stay in the palace and wait for your disciples to return to the mountain."

An Yunong muttered unhappily: "What? Senior sister, you didn't even take me with you?"

Zhuo Qingtan gave her a warning look and said softly: "Nonsense, do you think this is just for fun?"

An Yunong whispered: "But...I, I can take care of you."

"——Palm Palace!"

Cao Duo, Kang Cen and others are still waiting to be won.

Zhuo Qingtan gently raised his hand to stop their conversation.

"When it comes to Sufeng Valley, the more people who go there, the better. Junior Brother Cao Duo, after I leave, you need to lead the Zhang Ge Hall disciples to protect Duanxu Palace. As for the other junior brothers and sisters in charge,

There are still many trivial matters in Duanxu Palace that you need to deal with. The seven peaks are connected with each other and are indispensable. When all the outgoing disciples of Duanxu Palace return, you will work together to open the mountain sealing formation."

She looked at the worries on the faces of the disciples in charge and comforted her softly: "Don't worry, I will definitely bring all the missing disciples back safely."

Just like Juntian Cliff, he led them all away.

Zhuo Qingtan now has no spiritual power and no strength. Compared with the past, his voice is obviously hoarse, hoarse, light and empty, but he still has a powerful force that can soothe people's hearts.

Wei Yi, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke: "But...Senior Sister Qingtan, the bone-suppressing nails on your body are still there. How can your body bear the pain of traveling thousands of miles to Sufeng Valley to help? What's more?

Now you..."
To be continued...