Then, one scroll after another on the shelves vanished!
At Golden Light Cave on Mount Qianyuan, the immortal Taiyi, summoned by the Heavenly Venerable Yu Bao, was preparing to descend the mountain to Jie Pai Pass to break the Immortal Slaying Formation together.
Just then, a young Taoist reported that a visitor, claiming to be a princess from the South Sea Dragon Palace, had arrived.
The Dragon Palace and the immortal mountains had always maintained close contact, so a visit from a dragon princess was not unusual.
However, Taiyi Immortal翁 was in a hurry to leave and found himself in a predicament.
After a moment's hesitation, he still allowed the attendant to invite Dragon Seven in.
After Dragon Seven paid respects and sat down, Taiyi Immortal翁 directly asked, "My dear niece, what brings you here?"
Dragon Seven replied with a hint of shyness, "I am often troubled by a recurring dream. In the dream, I feel a deep sorrow, as if it were real. I don't know if it's from a past life or this one. The more I seek, the more distressed I become, suffering immeasurably. The Dragon King of the East Sea also tried to enlighten me, saying it was an unfinished karmic affinity from a past life. I have heard that Immortal Taiyi possesses unparalleled divine abilities, and his divination skills are exceptionally gifted. I have come to inquire about the person with whom I have an unfinished karmic affinity from a past life, and where they are today."
Taiyi Immortal翁 did not wish to waste too much time. He asked Dragon Seven for her birth date and time and immediately began to calculate.
After his calculations, he couldn't help but chuckle, "That person should be in the Jade Void Palace at this moment."
The Jade Void Palace was so vast, how could she find him?
"Then what are his characteristics?"
Taiyi Immortal翁 frowned and calculated again. After a moment, his brow relaxed, "He knows the Eighty-Nine Arcane Arts, and he is under sixty years of age."
Who else could it be but Yang Erlang?
However, Yang Erlang shouldn't be in the Jade Void Palace at this time.
It was also possible that he had gone to the Jade Void Palace for some urgent matter.
Seeing through it but not revealing it, Taiyi Immortal翁, mature and steady, stroked his beard with a confident air.
"You go to the Jade Void Palace yourself to find him. If you can't find him there, then go to the front lines of the Yin and Zhou armies."
To find him so easily, Dragon Seven's heart couldn't help but flutter. She bid farewell to Taiyi Immortal翁 and headed straight for the Jade Void Palace.
At that moment, in the Scripture Repository of the Jade Void Palace, an elder at the entrance felt a gust of wind, shivered, and sensed something unusual. However, he didn't think much of it. He was about to register book loans for other disciples and had no time to spare, so he overlooked the matter.
A moment later, a disciple rushed out frantically, "This is terrible! Half of the scripture racks in the Scripture Repository are gone!"
"Half gone? What do you mean?" the elder asked in astonishment.
"They're gone, stolen."
The elder suddenly remembered the strange gust of wind from earlier and immediately shouted, "That's it! A thief has entered, quickly give chase!"
Other disciples who had come to borrow books were bewildered, "Chase whom?"
"Chase a gust of wind."
"A gust of wind?" The disciples gasped.
At this moment, Wu Yuan walked over and said, "Just now, I saw Uncle-Master Guangchengzi acting strangely. He was holding a storage bag and constantly stuffing scrolls into it."
The elder thought for a moment. When Guangchengzi entered, he did seem very strange, different from his usual self. Moreover, he hadn't come out since entering.
"Go in and look for him, see if Guangchengzi is still inside," the elder instructed.
The disciples moved at his command and entered one after another.
A moment later, they came out and informed the elder that Guangchengzi was not inside.
"Go and chase Guangchengzi," the elder commanded.
He also instructed Wu Yuan, "Go and report to Immortal Nanji."
The disciples took their orders and departed.
Mo Qi stuffed several storage bags with scrolls and ran with them.
He ran aimlessly. Looking up, he found himself in front of another grand hall: the Hall of Spiritual Treasures.
It was truly a case of searching high and low only to find it effortlessly.
Mo Qi, having just learned, transformed himself into the appearance of Immortal Nanji using the Eighty-Nine Arcane Arts. Now, he didn't even need the Thousand Faces disguise.
There was also a guard disciple at the entrance of the hall, dozing off.
Mo Qi walked over, and the guard disciple suddenly opened his eyes, "What are you doing?"
Although Mo Qi had transformed into the appearance of Immortal Nanji, he still felt a bit guilty. "I, I'm going in to find a spiritual treasure to deal with the Immortal Slaying Formation."
"Do you have the Sect Master's oral decree?" the guarding disciple of the Yuqing Sect asked slowly.
"Yes, of course. The Sect Master said that my magical power is slightly lacking and I am not yet able to contend with the Four Swords of Immortal Slaying. If I am to enter the Immortal Slaying Formation, I must have a suitable spiritual treasure," Mo Qi said, forcing himself.
The Yuqing disciple glanced at him, making Mo Qi's heart pound, thinking he had discovered something.
Then, the disciple asked, "Have you decided which spiritual treasure you want?"
Mo Qi suddenly realized that perhaps he was too weak. The real Immortal Nanji would not be so timid in front of these elders.
He should have been arrogant and dismissive.
So, Mo Qi glared at him, "None of your business."
Saying that, he strode in.
The Yuqing disciple stood there stunned. Why was Immortal Nanji so arrogant today?
The Hall of Spiritual Treasures was not like the Scripture Repository; anyone could enter. Except for Heavenly Venerable Yu Bao himself, second-generation disciples could only enter with his permission. Even second-generation disciples did not have the courage to falsely claim the Sect Master's order without approval, so there was no need for passes or permits. Heavenly Venerable Yu Bao also did not have the energy to review such mundane matters.
Therefore, as long as Immortal Nanji said, "I have the Sect Master's permission," he could enter.
Mo Qi walked in and was immediately dazzled: Pangu Banner, Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, Primordial Golden Dou, Golden Flood Dragon Scissors, Yin Yang Mirror, Purple Ribbon Immortal Robe, Soul Falling Bell, Qian Kun Bottle, Blood Dissolving Divine Blade... a dazzling array of treasures.
In addition to the Yuqing Sect's own treasures, many were captured from the Shangqing Sect.
It was time to return them to their rightful owners!
Of course, with interest!
Mo Qi unceremoniously stuffed those spiritual treasures into his storage bags, regardless of whether they were tall or short, long or short, all of them went into the storage bags.
Later, he found that the storage bags were not enough. He had to reluctantly discard some scrolls on the ground to make space for more spiritual treasures.
Soon, several large storage bags were filled. Looking back, the entire treasury was empty.
At this time, in the Yuqing Sect, Heavenly Venerable Yu Bao was not in the sect. Upon hearing Heavenly Venerable Ling Bao's challenge, he had gone directly to Jie Pai Pass. Subsequently, Daoist Cihang, Heavenly Master Manjusri, True Person Puxian, Immortal Taiyi, Daoist Randeng, Chi Jingzi, True Monarch Daode, and Heavenly Master Daoxing also went to Jie Pai Pass to prepare to break the formation.
The remaining Guangchengzi, Immortal Nanji, True Person Huanglong, True Person Yuding, Yunzhongzi, Patriarch Julu, and Great Master Lingbao were preparing to go to the Hall of Spiritual Treasures to get their spiritual treasures before heading to the front lines. Just then, they heard someone shouting from the mountain gate that a thief had entered and stolen half of the scrolls from the Scripture Repository.
Then, someone shouted that the thief had disguised himself as Guangchengzi.
Everyone turned their gaze to Guangchengzi. Guangchengzi was bewildered, "I am me, no one is impersonating me."
Immortal Nanji used his Heavenly Eye to observe and said, "You are still you, but I worry that another you has infiltrated our mountain gate. If they act recklessly here while the gate is empty, our Yuqing Sect might face utter destruction!"
True Master Yuding frowned and said, "But at this time, Master and Grandmaster Tai Bao have agreed for the two sects to meet and break the Immortal Slaying Formation together. We cannot let our Masters wait!"
Guangchengzi also immediately said, "Yes, this must be a diversionary tactic from the Shangqing Sect. It's truly detestable."
He completely forgot about his own troublemaking at the Shangqing Sect.
"What should we do?" Several of them fell into deep thought.
As they spoke, they continued towards the Hall of Spiritual Treasures. At the same time, Immortal Nanji ordered other disciples to continue searching for the thief, ensuring that this thief was found to prevent further wrongdoing.
The disciple at the entrance of the hall immediately saw Immortal Nanji walking over amidst the crowd and was greatly confused. Then, he understood and shouted loudly, "A thief has broken into the hall and stolen spiritual treasures!"
Everyone's heart jolted: Who dares to be so audacious?
"Let's go in and take a look," Immortal Nanji said.
With his words, he had already rushed into the hall.
When they entered the hall, everyone was stunned.
The entire hall was empty. The colorful and dazzling spiritual treasures were all gone without a trace.
Only the solitary treasure racks remained!
Guangchengzi was furious and jumped up and down, "Who did this?"
Immortal Nanji immediately withdrew from the hall and asked the guard disciple, "What did that person look like? In which direction did he go after leaving?"
The disciple said with a bitter face, "He entered disguised as you. I didn't see him leave at all."
Everyone gasped!
A moment later, Immortal Nanji looked up and said to everyone, "This person's objective was to cause trouble and plunder treasures from our sect. Therefore, we must split up to guard the sect's important cultivation resources. Guangchengzi, Patriarch Julu, you will guard the Heavenly Pool Jade Dew. True Master Huanglong, True Master Yuding, you will guard the Spirit Branches. Great Master Lingbao, Yunzhongzi, you will guard the Spirit Veins. I will guard the Tree of Destiny. Whichever of us intercepts him, we will transmit a message to the others, and then the others will surround and capture him together. I don't believe we can't catch him, does he have three heads and six arms?"
Yunzhongzi frowned and said, "What about going to break the Immortal Slaying Formation?"
Immortal Nanji gritted his teeth, "Let's catch the thief first. With the combined efforts of us few, even if Uncle-Master Heavenly Venerable Ling Bao himself were here, we could subdue him. The rest of the Shangqing Sect are merely clowns, not worth mentioning. At this moment, Master has gone to Jie Pai Pass and cannot possibly be here, so it is highly likely to be other clowns. We will try to capture him within fifteen minutes, and then rush to Jie Pai Pass, so as not to delay either."
Everyone cheered in unison, and then they went their separate ways.
At this time, Mo Qi circled around the back mountain and finally discovered a cave in an inconspicuous corner. The cave was not guarded by any divine beasts but had a secret formation. Mo Qi tried several times but was repelled.
He tried using the Heavenly Bow and Earth Arrows, but it still didn't work.
Finally, he became ruthless and took out an Exploding Pill. It was refined using Shen Bao's Thunderclap Whip, and the resulting pills were naturally extraordinary.