Chapter 219: Investigation and the Fermentation of the Situation

Along the way, Yunlei Jingling gave a detailed account of the intelligence regarding the Blood Demon Clan.

The Blood Demon Clan was a small branch that had invaded the Dou Qi Continent back then; their strength was average, and their strongest members were only at the level of an Initial Dou Emperor.

However, they were quite destructive to the races of the Dou Qi Continent at that time. There was no other reason: the Blood Demon Clan relied on consuming fresh blood and devouring flesh and blood to cultivate. Since they could not lay a hand on the Evil Clan, they naturally shifted their targets to the myriad races of the Dou Qi Continent.

Wherever they passed, it was almost always a river of blood, with countless dead and injured. It was also because of this that when the powerhouses of the Dou Qi Continent began to settle accounts back then, this Blood Demon Clan suffered the most severe blow.

"I originally thought that the so-called Blood Demon Clan had already perished; I never expected there to be fish that slipped through the net!" Yunlei Jingling said, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

"But why would that Blood Demon Clan leave behind so much fresh blood while not leaving a single corpse?" Xiao Han raised his own confusion. Logically speaking, the Blood Demon Clan, which fed on fresh blood, should not have left these "provisions" behind.

Yunlei Jingling said coldly, "Unclear. Many powerhouses at the time were also looking for the answer to this question, and even captured some Blood Demon Clan prisoners, but they never obtained a result."

"Perhaps it is a process, or it could be a special sacrificial method. We only know that by doing this, the effect the Blood Demon Clan gains from devouring flesh and blood is greater."

"Such a practice is entirely a memory rooted in the bloodlines of those beasts, a biological instinct."

"Mm." Xiao Han did not ask further. This gentleman was currently in a fit of rage, and he did not want to provoke him.

Soon, Xiao Han and his companion were the first to arrive above the city that had been slaughtered by Langya Pavilion.

Looking down, the entire city appeared dark red. Fresh blood had seeped into the streets paved with stone slabs, and one could even see small puddles formed by blood that had not yet dried.

The entire city had now been sealed off tightly by Langya Pavilion, and they had even specifically set up a barrier to prevent the situation inside from being leaked. Of course, this so-called barrier naturally could not stop Xiao Han and his companion, who could use the back door.

And as soon as they arrived here, Xiao Han and his companion frowned. The suspicion in their hearts was completely confirmed; that aura that made one's soul nauseated...

Landing on the dark red street, Xiao Han said in a deep voice, "Can you track the target's location?"

Being able to sense the aura was fine, but Xiao Han's ability in this regard was entirely derived from the additional function of the Extreme Cold Crystal within his body.

The one who could truly be used as a police dog was Yunlei Jingling, this transformed Heavenly Ice.

Yunlei Jingling squatted down, tapped his finger lightly on the ground, and closed his eyes slightly. Invisible cold air spread out from him toward the surroundings of the city.

A quarter of an hour later, the former stood up and shook his head slightly, "They went directly toward the direction of that city of the Starfall Pavilion."

In Yunlei Jingling's sensing, after leaving this city, the aura of the Blood Demon Clan headed toward the city slaughtered by the Starfall Pavilion without any concealment, as if they had already chosen their target long ago.

It just so happened that these two cities were small in scale, the distance between cities of the same level was the shortest, and most importantly, they belonged to two different factions, which meant that they could not send teams to search too blatantly between each other.

This greatly increased the difficulty of tracking.

"You mean their actions have a plan?" Xiao Han did not feel well now. To be able to formulate such an arrangement, at least the other party would not be a group of fools.

And...

Xiao Han narrowed his eyes. To be able to evade the eyes of Langya Pavilion, shuttle silently through the Southern Region of Central Plains, and accurately understand the jurisdiction of different factions—if there wasn't a traitorous guide behind this, no one would believe it even if it were said aloud.

Who else could have the ability to do this in the entire Central Plains, besides a certain annoying faction that had always had a bad reputation!

"Soul Hall!" Xiao Han said through gritted teeth, "Huang'er really didn't wrong anyone!"

Sure enough, for any headless bad event happening in the Central Plains, letting the Soul Hall take the blame was always correct.

"So, do you want to go to the Starfall Pavilion's city?" Yunlei Jingling began to seek Xiao Han's opinion.

Everyone was out in the world; it was still necessary to observe some superficial rules.

In times of peace, as long as one did not want to start a war, without a suitable reason, a faction could not blatantly send large numbers of personnel or top powerhouses to appear in the jurisdiction of another faction.

This was even more true for super-standard powerhouses like Xiao Han and Yunlei Jingling, although it was not as if anyone would dare to stop them.

And Yunlei Jingling was clearly also aware of the rules. If he acted willfully, it would very likely cause friction and affect Langya Pavilion's reputation in the Central Plains.

"Are you kidding!" Xiao Han said indifferently, "Can we two Dou Saints be discovered by a group of people who aren't even Dou Zuns?"

As long as no one discovers me, then I have never been here.

Xiao Han had often trespassed into the so-called forbidden grounds of various factions before; as long as he wasn't discovered, it was fine. If he was discovered...

For those with good relationships or those who were strangers, use the physical amnesia method!

As for those with bad relationships, use the world-forgetting method!

He... Xiao Han, had always been kind to others!

"Then let's go!" Since the boss had agreed, Yunlei Jingling would naturally have no taboos.

It was just social influence, right? He absolutely guaranteed there would be no problem.

And while Xiao Han and his companion were tracking the movements of the Blood Demon Clan, the situation Yi Huang was most worried about began to appear.

Following the spread of the news about the Starfall Pavilion, the matter of Langya Pavilion could also no longer be covered up, making Yi Huang so angry that she cursed the mastermind and the incompetence of the Starfall Pavilion in her heart.

Originally, it could have been hidden slightly, but as a result, the Starfall Pavilion incident exploded. Subsequently, the abnormal behavior of Langya Pavilion sealing off the city naturally aroused the suspicion of a group of idle powerhouses in the Central Plains.

Not many days later, the news that a city under Langya Pavilion had been slaughtered spread.

"Have you heard? A few days ago, a city of the Starfall Pavilion was slaughtered clean, not even a corpse was left, and it was a river of blood. Tsk tsk... how miserable!"

"Did this Starfall Pavilion offend someone? To strike so ruthlessly!"

"What's this?" One person waved his hand indifferently and said somewhat mysteriously, "You don't know, right? A city of the Langya Pavilion was also slaughtered, and they haven't caught anyone yet!"

"No way, who has such guts to actually dare to slaughter a city of Langya Pavilion?" Many people found it hard to believe. As one of the only two existences in the entire Central Plains that could fight the Soul Hall head-on, Langya Pavilion's combat power was not just for show.

Moreover, they were famous for protecting their own. Usually, when Disciples were bullied by other factions, they would send Elders to settle the score, let alone such a heinous and exterminating act as slaughtering a city.

"Don't believe it?" That person continued, "Otherwise, why would a city of Langya Pavilion suddenly be sealed off? It hasn't been unsealed for several days now, has it!"

"..."

There were many more similar rumors...

What made Yi Huang angry was that for this news to spread so quickly, there were quite a few factions fueling the flames behind the scenes; the Soul Hall probably hadn't even put this much effort into it.

But she had also expected it long ago. Langya Pavilion had been in the limelight recently, making others jealous. Now that they had a legitimate opportunity to strike at Langya Pavilion's reputation, they would naturally not give it up.

Things having reached this point, there was only one way to solve it—find the culprit and kill them.

Other than that, any explanation would be pale and powerless, and Xiao Han and Yunlei Jingling had already gone to do this.

In Yi Huang's view, with two great Dou Saints of Langya Pavilion setting out at the same time, one of whom was her own reliable husband, even if the Soul Hall Hall Master Hun Miesheng had planned it personally, they would not be able to escape.

And Xiao Han and his companion had indeed not failed Yi Huang's trust.