Chapter 564: Your Strength Is Too Weak

Chen Yu made his move with an Upper Grade Dharma Artifact; his Wind-Seeking Disk was damaged by Chen Yu's Jade Slip Nine Songs, and the Dharma Artifact cracked—it is likely its effectiveness will be greatly diminished.

Honestly, if he could do it all over again, he swears he would never provoke a figure like Chen Yu, but who could have guessed that the seemingly young Chen Yu would strike with such sharpness?

"Fellow Daoist Li, remember, there is always someone better, and there is always a heaven beyond our heaven," Wei Hongye sighed softly, giving him a gentle but firm reminder.

"I understand, I understand." Li Qing steadied himself, then struggled to stand up and bowed slightly to Chen Yu: "This fellow daoist, what happened just now was my fault; I didn't expect that despite your young age, your Metaphysics Cultivation would be so high."

If Chen Yu's Dharma Artifact had been powerful and he had used it to injure Li Qing, Li Qing certainly would not have been convinced.

But after Chen Yu retracted his Dharma Artifact, he casually set up a Five Elements Gold Locking Array; Li Qing knew he could not set up such an array himself.

Even if a senior from his family were to set it up, they would have to burn incense, purify their clothes, and set up an altar to pray.

Yet Chen Yu set it up with a casual gesture and even locked him in for the better part of an hour; he knew the gap in their strength, so now, in front of Chen Yu, he didn't even dare to utter a word of nonsense.

"Farewell, farewell." Seeing that Wu Xuan was gone—evidently, Wu Xuan had also hit a wall with Chen Yu—Li Qing's awe for Chen Yu deepened, and he didn't dare to put on airs here anymore, taking his leave repeatedly.

"Mr. Chen, I have truly had my eyes opened just now; I didn't expect Mr. Chen's attainments in Metaphysics to be so high. If Mr. Chen accompanies us this time, there will be absolutely no problem in finding the medicine." Wei Hongye looked at Chen Yu with admiration; he was convinced from the bottom of his heart.

After all, Chen Yu's age was a factor; when he was Chen Yu's age, he was still studying hard under his master, yet Chen Yu was already capable of handling things on his own, which made him very impressed.

"Senior Wei comes from the Heavenly Mystery Sect, a proper and reputable sect." Chen Yu smiled and said: "I will have to ask for Senior Wei's guidance in the future."

"I wouldn't dare, I really wouldn't dare. Haha, don't call me Senior; I am a few years older than you, just call me Big Brother." Wei Hongye laughed heartily.

In fact, Wei Hongye's seniority was not low, but the fact that he could set aside his status and address Chen Yu as an equal showed his truly broad-minded nature.

"Alright, then I will be bold." Chen Yu smiled.

The group sat down, and Ye Qingning said: "Mr. Wei, we have already reached an agreement with Mr. Chen to set off the day after tomorrow to the Witch Clan to find the Cranberry Flowing Heart."

"Good, let us discuss the specific details." Wei Hongye nodded and said: "Brother Chen, with your level of Cultivation, I assume I don't need to explain to you what the Cranberry Flowing Heart is."

"I know." Chen Yu nodded: "A Half-Spirit Grade Medicine, it almost has the effect of bringing the dead back to life; aside from this medicine, the old master of the Ye Family really cannot be cured."

"Indeed, although this Half-Spirit Grade Medicine is not a true Spirit-Grade Medicine, it grows at the intersection of earth veins. The only difference between it and Spirit-Grade Medicine is that it lives in dark, filthy places, with roots dozens of meters deep; legend has it that it connects downward to the filthy Qi of the Yellow Springs."

"Correct, otherwise, this kind of medicine would be called Spirit Medicine." Chen Yu nodded: "And because its value is extremely high and it develops its own spirituality, it is guarded by fierce creatures."

"Coupled with the fact that its living environment is inclined toward the dark and filthy, and its roots lead directly to the Yellow Springs, some dark and filthy things will also appear; it is quite troublesome to obtain this kind of medicine," Chen Yu said.

"I believe these problems can be solved, but regarding the location of the Witch Clan, I heard that Brother Chen knows where it is?" Wei Hongye asked.

"I obtained the location of the Witch Clan from an old man." Chen Yu nodded: "Originally, I was going to seek revenge on the Witch Clan's chieftain, Wuming; that grandson colluded with foreign enemies and harmed the pillars of our country."

"But since I happened to encounter Miss Ye's request, I will go along the way," Chen Yu said: "The place where the Witch Clan is located is called Ten Thousand Gu Valley."

"Ten Thousand Gu Valley?" Ye Qinglong couldn't help but shiver: "Chen Yu, are there many Gu there?"

"No, it's just a scary name. It was named to commemorate the Gu Ancestor who founded the Gu Technique lineage. In fact, that place is isolated from the outside world, but most of the villagers in the village are kind-hearted and rarely interact with the outside world," Chen Yu shook his head.

"Only a few people truly understand Gu Technique, but that is not the point. The point is Wuming; this person has a crooked mind, so we must be on our guard when we go to retrieve the medicine," Chen Yu said.

"Yes, let us not reveal our purpose for now; we will just pretend to be tourists." Ye Qingning nodded slightly. She stood up and bowed slightly to Chen Yu and Wei Hongye: "I entrust this matter to you both."

"Miss Ye, please rest assured, we will definitely do our utmost." Wei Hongye stood up and returned the bow.

"Chen Yu, it's bad. Li Qi died suddenly in the detention center." Suddenly, Shi Mengrou called, her tone somewhat anxious.

"Died suddenly?" Chen Yu's brow locked: "What was the cause of death?"

"It hasn't been investigated clearly yet. We only know that he was fine in the afternoon, then suddenly started coughing up blood, and after coughing up the blood, he died suddenly. The whole process was very fast, not even five minutes," Shi Mengrou said.

"Alright, I'll head over now." Chen Yu hung up the phone and looked up: "Alright, prepare yourself over these next few days; we leave the day after tomorrow. I'm going to the police station now."

"Is it about Officer Shi's matter?" Ye Qingning asked.

"Yes." Chen Yu nodded.

"Isn't that matter already resolved? Why do they still need you? Let me drive you," Ye Qinglong said, somewhat puzzled.

After Ye Qinglong dropped Chen Yu off at the police station, he left. At the entrance, Shi Mengrou met Chen Yu.

"What is the situation now?" Chen Yu asked while walking.

"It's just sudden death, sudden death from vomiting blood. The forensic doctor has already arrived. Originally, they were going to perform an autopsy, but I told the forensic doctor to wait until you arrived," Shi Mengrou said.

"Have you notified Li Meng?" Chen Yu asked.

"Not yet, but... this matter is likely very troublesome. His father, Li Meng, certainly won't let this go. We need to figure out the cause of death before he arrives," Shi Mengrou said.

In the morgue, after glancing at Li Qi, who was covered by a white sheet, Chen Yu's brow locked.

There was still fresh blood on the guy's chest; one could tell that the blood in his mouth had been spraying out like a fountain at the time.

Moreover, his state of death was extremely miserable, his expression twisted; it seemed he had suffered immense pain when he died.

"The preliminary conclusion is sudden death," Shi Mengrou said: "But the specific cause will have to wait until after the autopsy to be clear."

"No need to check; it's Gu." Chen Yu understood what was going on after just one look, and he said indifferently.

"Gu?" Shi Mengrou's expression paused slightly: "Why is it Gu?"

"Those trafficked children are related to the Witch Clan, and Li Meng's father is an Outer Sect Disciple of the Witch Clan," Chen Yu said indifferently: "The Witch Clan must have been afraid that Li Qi would leak information while we were catching him for doing these things, so they killed him in advance."