Chapter 31

When Ji You entered the front hall of the Administrative Hall, the dim hall was already full of people.

There were team leaders who went out to search, instructors who participated in the search, as well as Ban Yangshu with his arm in a bandage, and on the left was Ji Qirui, who had taken off half his shirt, with his chest wrapped tightly.

Ban Yangshu's shoulder was smashed by an iron fist, injuring the bone, and Ji Qirui's left chest was grazed by a lightning technique, burning his shoulder.

Seeing Ji You walk in, the two had complex expressions.

Clearly it was the same battle, how does he look as if he didn't participate, and can still dress so handsomely...

However, after muttering secretly, the two stood up at the same time and thanked Ji You solemnly.

The three administrators also stood up upon seeing this, expressing their concern sincerely, as if Ji You's injuries were as heavy as Ban Yangshu's and Ji Qirui's.

"Where did you just talk to?"

Ban Yangshu spoke upon seeing this: "Talked about evil seeds."

Ji You was slightly stunned: "Yesterday I heard you shouting about evil seeds; what exactly is that thing?"

"In the ancient times, it was not our human race that controlled the Qingyun world, but a race later called the Ancient Remnant Race. This race had strong bodies, was born with Dao techniques, fed on humans, enslaved all things, and finally angered the Heavenly Dao."

"The Heavenly Dao then sent down seven sect Dao artifacts, held by the seven sages of the human race, and the Ancient Remnant Race was thus exterminated."

"These evil seeds are what the Ancient Remnant Race became after they died and turned evil."

Ji Qirui added upon hearing this: "After the Ancient War, the Qingyun world left many ancient ruins, distributed everywhere. Some are large and vast, and even the Upper Five Realms dare not enter; others are as small as wild houses, called relic temples by the people. Evil seeds appear around them, eating passing woodcutters and scholars alive."

Ji You opened his eyes wide upon hearing this, thinking, "So that's it."

No wonder Kuang Cheng said that if those coming to the capital for the imperial examination take the land route, only two out of five can survive; it wasn't an exaggeration.

The temple is not a small world; it's a house full of grandmother spirits.

With such things around, it's hard for Old Kuang not to die on the road.

Ji You pondered for a moment and then frowned: "You said evil seeds like to eat humans alive, but why did the people found become dried corpses?"

Administrator Qin nodded after listening to Ban Yangshu and Ji Qirui finish the story: "Ji You is indeed sharp; this is also one of the suspicious points we need to investigate. I wonder if you have any clues?"

"That monster has great strength."

"The structure of the Ancient Remnant Race is different from the human race, and they were naturally powerful. Even after death, their physical strength doesn't decrease; this is not fresh."

Ji You pondered for a moment and then looked up: "Just the body, can it think?"

Administrator Qin shook his head: "The evil-entered body is extremely bloodthirsty, but as for thinking, there is no such case yet."

"No, that monster was afraid of death when fighting me; after I used the second sword, it kept dodging, and its eyes were full of fear."

"?"

Hearing this, the Administrative Court whispered.

The reason why the evil seeds after the Ancient Remnant Race's corpse transformation are not scary, and no Immortal Sect has gone to clean them up, is because they have no thinking.

Even if they eat some passing woodcutters or scholars, it's not worth the Immortal Sect's action.

But Ji You actually said the one he fought knew fear, and an ominous smell spread in the courtyard.

Administrator Ji interrupted everyone's speech: "Not to mention the evil seeds, regarding that swordsman and the black-clothed Realm of Merging with the Dao expert, does Young Master Ji have any clues?"

Ji You pondered for a moment and said: "That swordsman is a master at killing; he should be someone who often fights with others, unlike the Immortal Sect disciples who hide in the mountains to cultivate."

"What about that Realm of Merging with the Dao expert?"

"I fought him indirectly and have no information to provide."

Administrator Ji nodded: "Do Yangshu and Qirui have anything to add?"

Ban Yangshu cupped his hands: "That person only used basic lightning techniques; he was intentionally hiding his identity and didn't leave any clues."

Ji Qirui suddenly interrupted after listening to everyone's discussion: "I have something to add."

"Tell us."

"When we left the building, we stopped because we felt the evil spirit, but at that time the evil spirit passed by first, and after going far away, it suddenly turned back. I suspect they attacked us on a whim."

Ban Yangshu's eyes lit up when he heard Ji Qirui's words: "True, that Realm of Merging with the Dao expert also arrived after the evil seeds."

Administrator Qin's brow furrowed: "That is to say, they didn't premeditate the attack on you? But the evil seeds lost control?"

"It should be so."

Hearing this, Ji You couldn't help but frown.

That evil seed lunged over, seemingly wanting to grab Lu Qingqiu, but as the person involved, Ji You understood that it wanted to kill him.

If what Ji Qirui said was correct, then the attackers intended to bypass them and leave, but the evil seed lost control for some reason and targeted him.

Ji You's brow relaxed.

That evil seed is a woman, fond of beauty.

Case closed!

No, that's not right; if it were fond of beauty, those claws wouldn't keep scratching at his face.

Ji You looked up at the three administrators sitting above, only to see them looking at each other and nodding inscrutably, seemingly having clues.

But in reality, they had no clue.

At first, when they received the news, they thought it was an Immortal Sect secretly targeting the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan.

But after finding the corpses, they discovered that the victims were not just Heavenly Tian Shuyuan disciples; among them were two royal clan members with decent cultivation talent, and the identity of the other was not yet clear.

Investigating clues requires finding commonalities; now the only commonality among the five victims is that they are cultivators, nothing more.

After clearing all the information and everyone dispersed, the three administrators turned to the back hall.

The back hall had only one small window, the environment was dim, and at this time the tables and chairs were removed. Five dried corpses were laid out in the empty hall, and a Taoist wearing a long robe was examining them carefully, his brow furrowed.

"Hall Master Zuoqiu."

Zuoqiu Yang turned to look at them: "Any harvest?"

Administrator Qin cupped his hands: "Private cultivators are hard to reach the Realm of Merging with the Dao; that person must be in the immortal register, while that swordsman has the possibility of being a private cultivator. The strangest thing is that evil seed."

"How is it strange?"

Administrator Qin lowered his voice: "Everyone knows that evil seeds cannot leave ancient ruins for more than ten miles, but it appeared in Shengjing City; this is the first point. Second, Ji You, who fought it, said it would feel fear, which is even stranger."

Administrator Ji looked at the five corpses at this time: "I wonder if Hall Master Zuoqiu found any clues?"

"This Qingyun world is afraid it will be in chaos."

Zuoqiu Yang looked at the five corpses, and his words made the three administrators look astonished.

These corpses were indeed sucked dry, not eaten alive by evil seeds, but that is not the point.

The point is that all five were cultivators, and all reached the step of condensing spiritual essence, but their spiritual essence was dug out whole.

Just killing is not a big problem, but when things beyond cognition appear, it predicts greater disaster.

More importantly, when you notice this, it means this matter is no longer afraid of being noticed.

(End of chapter)