Chapter 207

It was noon, and it should have been a bright sky, but before Xu Qing's eyes, the light was not so bright anymore.

It was clearly the bustling Port 176, but in Xu Qing's perception, the sounds seemed to have disappeared.

That intense sense of unreality made him feel as if all this were a joke. The crowds passing by in the distance, the birds flying in the sky, the sounds of boats from the sea—everything seemed to have been isolated from his perception.

It seemed that in his cognition, the world had become two layers: one layer was everything and everyone, and the other layer... was only himself.

It was too sudden.

Such sudden news—few people could accept it immediately, and few could react instantly. Xu Qing's body staggered, he retreated a few steps, and grabbed the railing of the Dharma boat hard.

The sea breeze blew, lifting his black hair, but it could not blow away the oppression rapidly forming in his chest. He wanted to roar, he wanted to howl, but he couldn't shout.

Xu Qing valued gratitude extremely heavily.

"Will we eventually meet again..." Xu Qing muttered in his heart.

He remembered the past events of looking for the Destiny Flower in the scavenger camp, remembered the deep gaze of Master Bai in the tent, and remembered the scene of himself holding other herbs and asking with a guilty conscience.

Finally, before his eyes appeared the scene of Master Bai sitting on the carriages that were driving away, a smile appearing on his aged face, nodding toward him.

Now, everything had dissipated.

Captain Lei had given Xu Qing the feeling of a relative.

Master Bai had given Xu Qing a kindness as heavy as a mountain.

These two old men could be said to have pulled the boy who walked out of the city—which was like a purgatory, filled with blood rain and corpses under the opening eyes of the God's Remnant—back into the human world.

Only, heaven and earth are unkind, and the chaotic world is cruel.

Life in this world is worthless.

Even after Xu Qing entered the Seven Blood Eyes, much of what he saw and heard was no longer the desolation everywhere like in the scavenger camp, but was presented to his eyes in another way.

But this did not mean that everything outside was like this.

Whether it was exchanging children to eat or cruel torture and killing, in this world under the God, it was happening every moment.

And at this moment, there was a killing intent in Xu Qing's heart, constantly erupting, as if a sharp blade had appeared in his body, crazily emitting monstrous killing intent, wanting to break through his body, wanting to vent upon heaven and earth.

Xu Qing's body trembled.

For a long time, a very long time, Xu Qing took a deep breath, looking at the Captain in front of him who showed concern on his face. His voice became somewhat hoarse without him knowing, and he spoke softly.

"I'm fine."

Xu Qing said, lowering his head to pick up the red jade slip in his hand, forcing himself to be calm, and checking it again.

Seventh Uncle clearly possessed extremely extensive connections and capabilities, so his jade slip not only informed of Master Bai's death but even contained clues investigated by the Purple Earth side and information about the murderer.

What the true cause of death was, no one knew yet, but the jade slip informed that after Master Bai was assassinated and died, nothing was missing from himself or his residence, except for the second volume of a pill formula called the "Taiyin Transformation Pride Pill."

This was an item that had been opened from a Wish Box by someone an unknown number of years ago, coming from the previous era, recorded on unknown animal skin. The pill described within was unconscionable and extremely vicious.

For every Taiyin Refining Pride Pill, the main medicine was the pride of the heavens and the elite; three were used as one medicine, and six medicines needed to be refined together, finally forming one blood pill.

Swallowing this pill could allow mortals to change their destiny and transform into a pride of the heavens.

Master Bai had accidentally obtained the second volume and thought this pill was too vicious, intending to destroy it, but due to its own medicinal value, he kept it. Few outsiders knew of it.

As for the specific identity of the murderer, the Purple Earth was also investigating. Seventh Uncle could not know more details, but relying on his connections in the Purple Earth, he still probed some clues.

The murderer was not human, but a rare and strange clan within the Forbidden Sea, named the Ghostly Ghost Clan.

This clan was known as the Undying Clan—not that they truly wouldn't die, but their strange abilities made it almost impossible for outsiders to thoroughly capture and kill them, because every time they died, they would immediately resurrect on the creatures they had previously marked.

Although every resurrection had a cost, it was not very large.

This created great trouble for the search by the Purple Earth side. Additionally... the situation in the Purple Earth was complex, with various families fighting openly and secretly over interests. When Master Bai was alive, his value was great, and countless people had received his kindness.

But he was not a cultivator after all; he was just a mortal, an old man in his twilight years.

And mortals, no matter how great their contribution, in the eyes of cultivators—especially in the eyes of those stubborn authorities in the Purple Earth—were of a lower class.

Just tools.

So after Master Bai died, although the Purple Earth side was furious and investigated, the intensity was clearly average. As for those who had received his kindness, not many took action either.

When people leave, the tea goes cold, especially in this cruel chaotic world, it was even more so.

But they still blocked all external transmissions from the Purple Earth side and also notified the Litu Sect, the Truth Words, and the Seven Blood Eyes to block transmissions as well.

After doing all this, the focus of the Purple Earth was almost entirely on Master Bai's alchemy legacy. Even the Bai family had disagreements about this matter; some believed in taking revenge, while some began to divide the spoils.

This was the Purple Earth.

It was also the reason why, even though the Purple Earth was clearly the true people of the Nanhuang Continent, they could only become one of the forces now. Their stubbornness and closure were deeply rooted.

That was why there was Seventh Uncle's red jade slip. He himself could not rush back, so he handed this matter to the Captain, because in the entire Nanhuang Continent, the only ones who understood the Forbidden Sea best were the Seventh Peak of the Seven Blood Eyes.

And only they were more adept at searching and investigating alien races on the Forbidden Sea.

"Generally, in this kind of assassination, the number of murderers cannot be too many. Matching the characteristics of the Ghostly Ghost Clan, there is a high probability that there is only one, and the cultivation should not be Golden Core."

"Because the Purple Earth's great array has extremely severe suppression and restrictions on incoming Golden Cores. If an alien Golden Core goes over, the possibility of exposure far exceeds that of a Foundation Establishment, which is not very much noticed."

"So this time, for the person my Seven Blood Eyes is going to investigate, the Purple Earth also has similar requirements: Golden Core cannot step in. And if it were me going, I would search from the foreign matter containing the aura of the Forbidden Sea, matching it with some special magic artifacts for identification. This process may take some time. Additionally, I am not sure how long the Purple Earth's blockade will last."

"After all... there are many families in the Purple Earth, and the Bai family is just one of them."

The Captain looked at Xu Qing and spoke softly.

"I'll go." Xu Qing raised his head, his words calm.

This sentence had no emotional fluctuations, but the Captain felt a storm contained within it that was about to erupt!

"Xu Qing, I can open a hidden transmission port for you later to facilitate your return. After you find the murderer, you can reach there and transmit back. And the key to hiring a killer is..."

"The key is to find the mastermind behind the scenes." Xu Qing's body soared into the air. With a wave of his right hand, the sea roared, and his Dharma boat shone, directly taken away by Xu Qing. He did not pause for even a moment in mid-air, heading straight for the Seven Blood Eyes transmission array.

Although everything was closed, holding the jade slip, a one-sided transmission was still possible.

And Xu Qing's killing intent and anxiety coexisted in his heart at this moment, constantly merging together, forming a deeper oppression in his chest, making his speed astonishing.

And the whistling sound caused by his burst of speed also made everyone in the Seven Blood Eyes main city who saw it tremble, all feeling shocked.

The next instant, Xu Qing's figure appeared at the location of the Seven Blood Eyes transmission array. Without the slightest hesitation, the moment Xu Qing's body landed, he stood in the transmission array.

"Purple Earth Capital!" Xu Qing said in a low voice, expressionless.

The disciple in charge of transmission recognized Xu Qing's identity and immediately obeyed, beginning to adjust. Three breaths later, following the shining light of the transmission array, Xu Qing's figure disappeared within.

The transmission fluctuations spread in all directions. Amidst the roaring, following Xu Qing's disappearance, the Captain also arrived at high speed.

Standing outside the transmission array, he looked into the distance and let out a long sigh.

Regarding the matter between Xu Qing and Master Bai, he only saw it in the files after becoming the Department Head of the Intelligence Department, and he also knew that the old man had actually played a big role in this.

It was the old man who recommended Xu Qing, and Master Bai also rarely recognized Xu Qing in the end.

So the Captain knew he shouldn't participate in this matter.

Because he felt that Xu Qing also didn't want others to participate.

"Back then... I had a similar feeling. At that time, I just wanted to be alone." The Captain's eyes revealed reminiscence, a trace of sadness seeming to rise again in the depths of his heart, but the next instant it was forcibly pressed back down.

Then he looked around and spoke with a smile.

"Everyone, this place is requisitioned by the Intelligence Department."

Following his words, this Seven Blood Eyes transmission array soon became empty, held by the disciples of the Intelligence Department. Then the Captain took a deep breath and looked up at the sky.

"In my capacity as the Third Sequence of the Seven Blood Eyes, in my capacity as the Chief Disciple of the Seventh Peak, and in my position as the Department Head of the Seventh Peak Intelligence Department, I apply to the sect's great array to close all transmission arrays of the Seven Blood Eyes and seal the Seven Blood Eyes port."

"Make all alien boats coming and going from the Seven Blood Eyes unable to leave the port and unable to enter the port."

Following the Captain's words, the entire Seven Blood Eyes array roared. Soon, from the Sixth Peak, a divine sense came.

The Captain bowed toward the Sixth Peak and spoke in a low voice.

"Sixth Uncle-Master, the disciple has certain evidence and guesses that may be able to find out about the matter of Brother Chen's murder back then. I ask Uncle-Master to allow the disciple to seal the sect!"

The Sixth Peak suddenly erupted with monstrous might, causing the heaven and earth to change color, the wind and clouds to roll backward. Half a moment later, a low voice came.

"Granted!"

The Captain lowered his head, bowed deeply, and muttered in his heart.

"Little Ah Qing, this is all Brother can do. I hope you can find out clearly. This matter... my first feeling is that it is not simple."

"Taiyin Refining Pride Pill?"

"In these years, the number of prides of the heavens who have gone missing at sea... is not small..."

The Captain narrowed his eyes, his gaze deep.