Chapter 209

"Impossible, that brat would still remember Teacher? I don't believe it." Following the sound, in the night, Tingyu's figure approached rapidly until she reached Master Bai's grave. Looking at the empty surroundings, she fell silent.

"I said so, he couldn't have come." Chen Feiyuan said this, but his eyes were scanning the surroundings rapidly.

"He came." Tingyu looked at Master Bai's grave and said softly.

Chen Feiyuan was stunned, then he looked down at the grave. A wisp of faint wine fragrance was looming; clearly, someone had come here to pay respects after they left.

"Maybe it wasn't him, maybe it was someone else. Even if it really was him, what could it do..." Chen Feiyuan sighed after being silent.

Tingyu bit her lower lip, wanting to speak but stopping.

"He is in the Seven Blood Eyes now, seemingly entering the sequence with glory, but as long as he hasn't been accepted as a disciple by Seventh Uncle for a day, he is ultimately duckweed... Teacher's matter is also very difficult for him to handle, so let's not fantasize. Maybe you saw wrong; this ungrateful wretch has never come."

"We will take revenge for this hatred ourselves!"

Chen Feiyuan spoke in a low voice, pulling Tingyu, who had a bitter face and looked somewhat lost, and left the cemetery. Until he sent Tingyu back to her residence, when he turned to leave, his expression had become incomparably solemn.

Walking on the road to the Chen family, among the several attendants following him, one youth of similar age to him spoke in a low voice.

"Young Master, is that ungrateful wretch you spoke of before the Xu Qing whose fame spread throughout Southern Wasteland some time ago?"

Almost the moment the youth's words were spoken, Chen Feiyuan, who was walking in front with a solemn expression, suddenly turned around, looked coldly at this attendant who had followed him for many years, and slapped him across the face.

The force was so great that it sent the attendant flying, and after he fell to the side, the attendant's body trembled, and he knelt down hurriedly.

"I said he was an ungrateful wretch because, no matter how I put it, I can be considered his senior brother. Although I don't like him much either, Teacher recognized him, so I recognize him too."

"But what kind of thing are you to dare say that about him in front of me?" Chen Feiyuan spoke coldly. The attendant shivered all over, kowtowing incessantly.

"Seeing that you've followed me for so many years, give him a thick burial." Chen Feiyuan said calmly. Amidst the attendant's terrified begging, he was held down by other attendants and had his neck twisted directly. The surroundings became quiet.

Chen Feiyuan didn't even take a look. At this moment, he frowned, his eyes revealing contemplation. A moment later, he suddenly spoke.

"Activate all those dark pieces I've raised over the years. Let them pay close attention to the movements of the Golden Core powerhouses within the Eight Great Families. Whatever they want, I can give."

"Activate all of them?" The attendant behind Chen Feiyuan was stunned for a moment.

"All of them. I don't know what the strength of that ungrateful wretch Xu Qing is now. I suspect the Purple Earth also participated in Teacher's matter. If he crashes in, there might be danger."

"It was correct that he didn't come to see us. Tingyu's mind is simple; doing pill research is fine, but her temperament is not enough. Once she reveals clues and someone notices he has come, it's hard to avoid being tempted by the wanted order of the Sea Corpse Clan."

"I even suspect that this time Master's death might also be someone wanting to lure him over, killing two birds with one stone, or someone playing a trick to fish!"

"I hope I'm overthinking it." Chen Feiyuan took a deep breath, his eyes revealing contemplation again.

These two years, not only had Xu Qing changed greatly, but he, after returning to the Purple Earth and coming into contact with family power, had also changed greatly, especially in terms of intelligence. At the same time, he was deeply influenced by Master Bai, and he was also incomparably disgusted with the current pattern of the Purple Earth in his heart.

After finishing speaking, he looked at the two attendants behind him.

"Has it been arranged?" These two attendants nodded, but the moment they nodded, both of them suddenly trembled, their faces turned black, and they spat out blood and died suddenly.

"No way, I can't trust you either. After finishing the work, I can only send you on your way." Chen Feiyuan muttered in his heart. In the entire Purple Earth, the only people he trusted were Teacher and Tingyu. Now that Teacher had been killed, only Tingyu remained.

"As for the ungrateful wretch, he can be considered trustworthy. I don't know if he discovered the Twelve-Hour Decay-Dispersing Pill... But with his understanding of herbs and trees, he should be able to discover the clues pointed out to us by the poison on Teacher's body." Chen Feiyuan frowned, disposed of the corpses, and turned to leave.

At the same time, in this Purple Earth capital, Xu Qing walked in the shadows, his aura not leaking a single bit, his eyes filled with coldness, moving forward rapidly.

The reason he didn't acknowledge Tingyu and Chen Feiyuan was indeed because he was worried about complications. Xu Qing was very clear about his own value now, and he had also considered whether someone would use this matter to lure him here.

But he felt that even if there really were, it had nothing to do with the force that assassinated Master Bai.

The loss of that scroll of the Taiyin Transformation Pride Pill formula already showed some clues; what the other party was plotting was huge.

"So if someone really wants to lure me out, it is highly likely to be some people within the Purple Earth. But perhaps I am overthinking; however, necessary vigilance and precaution are still needed."

Xu Qing narrowed his eyes, sprinkled some poison powder on his body to hide his aura, and continued forward.

He had already found traces and clues of the suspected murderer.

The red jade slip given by Seventh Uncle had already given the other party's characteristics and pointed out that they were difficult to deal with, calling the Ghostly Ghost Clan extremely difficult to capture.

Although the Captain had reminded him of the method, Xu Qing had his own way.

As long as it was someone who cultivated foreign matter, they could not escape the shadow's keen senses; after all, it ate foreign matter.

Although this Purple Earth capital was a mix of dragons and snakes, there were quite a few cultivators with rich foreign matter, but if the aura of the Forbidden Sea were added, the range would shrink even more.

Thus, things that were difficult to do in the eyes of others were not difficult for Xu Qing.

The only thing needed was for him to find the true murderer from the few candidates that met the requirements locked by the shadow.

This point was also simple.

Xu Qing did not believe that with Teacher's alchemy attainments, he would not have left some countermeasures. One must know that even with Xu Qing's current herb attainments, he could leave some herb marks on the other party without leaving traces before death.

So, when Xu Qing went to mourn, he had gazed at Master Bai's corpse in the crystal coffin from afar, and even perceived and probed through the soil in front of the grave.

Finally, he confirmed that the poison on Teacher's body was named the Twelve-Hour Decay-Dispersing Pill.

This pill had a certain effect of nourishing the body and needed to be taken year-round. For mortals, the effect was acceptable. The only disadvantage was that after death, it would accelerate the rotting of the corpse. Generally speaking, in twelve hours, it could make the corpse completely turn into silt.

It was refined by Master Bai when he had nothing to do, and could be considered one of his unique pill formulas.

Even if outsiders understood it, at most it would be to here.

Only his disciples would know that the main ingredient of this Twelve-Hour Decay-Dispersing Pill was named Soul-Melting Mist.

"Soul-Melting Mist, also known as Heaven-Closing Eye, is a large spirit-stage strange herb of the Mist-Born family. Its function can melt souls and mark them, difficult to detect, difficult to clear, and is the main ingredient of the Twelve-Hour Decay-Dispersing Pill."

Xu Qing muttered. This was the clue Master Bai left for those who came after.

Clear and distinct.

The killer must have been stained with this almost undetectable Soul-Melting Mist in their soul, and Xu Qing naturally mastered the method of detection.

So he moved fast. In the night, he arrived at one of the three clues marked by the shadow. This was an inn. After Xu Qing approached, his perception spread, and a moment later he turned and left.

"Not this one."

He did not pause for a moment. Taking advantage of the night, he went to the second place. This was a civilian residence in the Purple Earth Imperial Capital. No cultivation fluctuations were emitted, and there was not even any foreign matter.

But it could not escape the shadow's search.

The moment he approached, Xu Qing's footsteps paused. The next instant, a cold glint flashed in his eyes, his body swayed abruptly, and he stepped directly into this residence.

The residence was simple. An old man was lying there. The moment Xu Qing entered, he opened his eyes, looked at Xu Qing with some surprise, and just as he was about to speak, the next instant, the black iron sign hummed and emerged, approaching instantly.

The old man's body swayed abruptly. Clearly, there were no cultivation fluctuations emitted, but he seemed to have entered the Profound Radiance State, actually dodging the black iron sign and appearing in front of Xu Qing.

"Actually able to find me? Your disguise is too fake. Let me see who you really are." The old man's voice was low. As he spoke, his right hand raised and grabbed toward Xu Qing's face.

Seeming to want to wipe away his spell concealment.

But the next instant, following the cold glint exploding in Xu Qing's eyes, the old man's expression changed suddenly, and an intense sense of crisis made him retreat abruptly.

But it was too late. Xu Qing's body erupted with astonishing power in an instant, his body as if a continent were burning, and he kneed him directly, hitting him hard.

With a boom, the old man's body shook wildly. The chest hit by Xu Qing's knee collapsed instantly, flesh and blood blurred. Just as he was about to struggle, Xu Qing had already stepped forward. The Evil Fire dispersed, but the other party had no soul. Xu Qing's expression was as usual, and with a wave of his hand, the Jin Wu Refining Ten Thousand Spirits unfolded behind him, sucking hard toward the old man again.

This time, the old man's whole body shook, instantly turning into a piece of blood and energy. After being sucked into Xu Qing's body by the Jin Wu Refining Ten Thousand Spirits, only a piece of skin remained, drifting to the ground.

Xu Qing was not surprised. The shadow under his feet spread rapidly, and after covering this piece of skin, it transmitted information to Xu Qing.

"Lead the way!"

The shadow pointed the way rapidly. Xu Qing turned and swayed, put away the arrangements hiding the fluctuations in the surroundings, and headed rapidly toward the place pointed out by the shadow.

He knew the strangeness and difficulty of killing the Ghostly Ghost Clan, but it didn't matter. After killing a few more times, the other party would eventually have a time when they couldn't escape. The only thing that made Xu Qing ponder was that the other party died too quickly under the Jin Wu Refining Ten Thousand Spirits, so he only sucked a wisp of the other party's origin.

"The origin of the Ghostly Ghost Clan is strange, and dying too quickly means I can't absorb too much, but it doesn't matter. Intense emotional fluctuations can shake their mind... After making him fearful and anxious, he should be able to be sucked out more."

And at this moment, in this city, in the Zhou family among the Eight Great Families, a servant who was sleeping suddenly opened his eyes, a look of surprise and suspicion appearing in his eyes, taking a few rapid breaths, and looking around rapidly.

"Who is that guy? Not only can he find me, but his cultivation is astonishing. He actually suppressed me directly. One must know that I have been nourishing that body for a long time, and now it can exert combat power comparable to three fires!"

"Unfortunately, limited by talent, I can only borrow a mortal body to resurrect. Each one needs to be nourished slowly to gradually show combat power. Otherwise, if I wanted to escape, it would be much simpler. Damn it, this mission was originally very simple. Although the transmission was blocked, it is impossible to block it for too long, but now how did such a strange cultivator come!"

This servant's gaze flickered. While pondering, he revealed a trace of viciousness, looked around, and sneered.

"But it doesn't matter. The person I marked for resurrection is a servant of the Zhou family. The place of life belongs to the Zhou family imperial palace. Unless that person asks the Zhou family to help him, otherwise, if he dares to sneak in like before, he will definitely die!"

Just like that, amidst his attention and vigilance, a night passed. The next morning, following the sunlight, a scarred-faced man with Qi Condensation cultivation pushed open the door of the residence where these servants were.

The servants around, seeing this scarred face, all changed expressions, getting up hurriedly, not daring to have the slightest pause. It was truly because this scarred face was considered a trusted aide among the Zhou family servants, and he would beat and scold them at will on weekdays, and quite a few had been beaten to death by him.

And the lives of servants were cheap; if they died, they died.

At this moment, amidst their tension, the scarred-faced man spat and snorted coldly, walking toward them. He passed one servant after another, finally standing in front of the servant just possessed by the Ghostly Ghost Clan.

After looking him up and down, amidst the nervous expression of the servant possessed by the Ghostly Ghost Clan, the scarred-faced man suddenly pulled out a knife, stabbed it into the servant's heart, pulled it out rapidly, and slashed hard at the servant's neck!

This was all too fast, to the point that the servant's eyes widened, blood spraying everywhere, and confusion and bewilderment appeared in his eyes.

Just as he was a bit dazed, not understanding what the situation was, the scarred-faced man grinned hideously. Right in front of him, amidst the horror and terrified retreat of all the servants around, he sliced open his own stomach, took out his own intestines, wrapped them around the servant's neck, leaned over, and spoke softly.

"My master sends his regards. He told me to tell you, the game... has just begun."