Chapter 1594

Today there is no dinner, and likely none for the next few days either. After learning this, the many disciples did not leave; instead, they gritted their teeth and shouted.

The fury in their eyes seemed to wish they could tear apart alive this batch of unknown little thieves who had appeared out of nowhere.

Earlier, dozens of sects had been robbed, yet the Dao Yi Shengdi up and down had not paid much attention.

Anyway, Shi Song had already assigned Capture Dragon to handle this, so the many disciples didn't bother.

But now, this gang of petty thieves is utterly brazen, daring even to move the seasoning.

This left them without food, stirring up a hornet's nest; each one is determined to ferret out this gang of thieves.

Inside the canteen, Shi Song, Li Tian, the Eternal Night Old Ancestor, and the Vermilion Bird Hall Master, among others, sat together with equally grim faces.

Shi Song's face was even darker as he gritted his teeth and said.

"Outrageous, utterly outrageous—I will dig three feet into the earth to capture this gang of thieves."

He hadn't paid much attention before, but now he is determined to root out this gang of thieves.

Damn it, this is outrageous—even daring to break ground on Tai Sui's head.

He has already decided that, even if it requires mobilizing the full power of the Dao Yi Shengdi, he will ferret out this gang of thieves.

Upon hearing this, the Vermilion Bird Hall Master beside him seemed to think of something and looked at the Eternal Night Old Ancestor.

"Ancestor, this method of theirs resembles that of the Thieves' Sect people."

The Thieves' Sect is a power that spans the entire Zhu Tian Wan Jie; though called a sect, it differs somewhat from ordinary sects.

How so? The Thieves' Sect recruits indiscriminately—anyone willing to join becomes one of its members.

Moreover, the Thieves' Sect has no fixed mountain gate; its disciples simply steal wherever they go.

They also have no fixed abode, and Thieves' Sect disciples generally possess weak strength and modest talent.

Within the Zhu Tian Wan Jie, they are the most ordinary sort of people.

The Thieves' Sect has gathered many thief forest techniques, which its disciples can cultivate.

In short, they rely on these unsavory means to make a living.

All cultivation resources are, in any case, obtained by stealing.

Earlier, the Haotu Shijie had no connection with the Zhu Tian Wan Jie, but now that they are linked, it is likely that Thieves' Sect disciples sneaked into the Haotu Shijie.

Hearing the Vermilion Bird Hall Master's words, the Eternal Night Old Ancestor lost his earlier smirk, his face darkening as he nodded.

"Eighty percent likely."

When these Thieves' Sect disciples struck, they stole all the seasoning, leaving them without food.

Furthermore, this cannot be blamed on Ye Zhangqing; without seasoning, he cannot cook a meal.

Upon hearing the Vermilion Bird Hall Master's words, Shi Song and those beside him also began asking about the Thieves' Sect.

Having learned about the Thieves' Sect from the Vermilion Bird Hall Master's few words, Shi Song gritted his teeth and said.

"I don't care what Thieves' Sect or Thieves' Sect they are—I will surely root them out."

Filled with anger, he stormed out of the canteen; that very night, the Dao Yi Shengdi began an all-out search for the whereabouts of the Thieves' Sect disciples.

All sects throughout the Haotu Shijie sprang into action.

In every major city, including towns and villages, even in remote mountains where few tread, people were searching for traces of the Thieves' Sect disciples.

Inside a very ordinary small town, there was nothing particularly special.

But at this moment, cultivators shuttled through the streets and alleys, questioning the townsfolk.

"Have three generations of your family lived in this town?"

"Yes, sir."

"Good, have you recently seen any unfamiliar faces?"

The townsfolk could not escape the search; a death order had come from above, demanding that even ants on the ground not be overlooked, and everyone must be questioned.

If there is the slightest suspicion about one's identity, a strict investigation is conducted.

Naturally, those unfamiliar faces became the primary targets of scrutiny.

Faced with questioning by the assembled cultivators, the townspeople naturally dared not conceal anything.

Those inns, wine houses, and Gōulán establishments basically had cultivators assigned to inspect them.

Meanwhile, inside an utterly plain civilian dwelling, seven men and women of varying ages sat together with solemn expressions.

These people are the Thieves' Sect disciples that the Dao Yi Shengdi is currently hunting.

At this moment, what appeared to be the leader, an old man full of doubt, spoke.

"What's going on? How did this suddenly become such a commotion? Nothing like this happened before, and we haven't taken any action lately."

"Could it be that someone else made a move? They've stirred up a hornet's nest."

This group is not all of the Thieves' Sect disciples who have entered the Haotu Shijie.

This time, the Dao Sect disciples who entered the Haotu Shijie number over a hundred, divided into several teams.

They also happened to come to the Haotu Shijie by chance, discovered a new world, and naturally wanted to enter to see what it was like.

For these Thieves' Sect disciples, concealing their identities is as basic as it gets.

Infiltrating other worlds is a piece of cake for Thieves' Sect disciples, so entering the Haotu Shijie presents them with no difficulty at all.

However, despite having robbed the treasuries of so many sects before, they had never encountered such a strict search.

This is already the eighth city they have passed through on their flight.

Earlier, they noticed the wind tightening, so they kept moving.

By now, they dare not even stay in inns or wine houses; upon entering a city, they go straight to a civilian dwelling and move in.

Even so, they still feel uneasy, for the cultivators filling the city truly leave them without confidence.

Hearing his subordinates' doubts, the old man furrowed his brow, pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said.

"No, others haven't been active lately either; it's said that Old Gui and his lot stole a warehouse of seasoning."

Besides, this thing isn't worth money; they just got itchy hands, so they didn't let it go.

Besides, it's just a warehouse of seasonings; it's not worth such a big fuss.

The seasonings aren't worth much money; originally, Old Ghost and them didn't think much of them.

But adhering to the Thief Sect disciples' principle of never coming away empty-handed, Old Ghost and them still ended up clearing out that warehouse.

Hearing that, others also thought it reasonable; surely they wouldn't cause such a commotion over just some seasonings.

But what exactly happened to cause this?

For a moment, the Thief Sect disciples were at a loss.

It seems this place is no longer suitable to stay; we need to leave quickly—who knows what happened.

After thinking it over, they still couldn't figure it out; finally, the leader elder spoke.

With the situation so tense, it seems this world can't be stayed in long either; we need to leave quickly.

Hearing that, others had no objection; for them, this had long become routine.

Whenever the situation gets too tense, they immediately relocate, starting over in another world.

Anyway, the gains in Haotu Shijie are not small either; it's also time to withdraw.

Just as they were discussing, suddenly a knocking sound came; hearing the knock, everyone's hearts tightened.