Chapter 267: Clues Found, the Adulterous Couple Who Ran Into the Gunpoint

"Don't rush!" Shen Kuo hurriedly said, "Your great-uncle and his lot are fine; the Shen Clan is also fine."

Shen Qingli still couldn't put her mind at ease: "What's wrong with that?"

"Your older brother has ascended." Shen Kuo frowned solemnly.

"What does that mean?" Ji Wanxing caught the hint, vaguely guessing the reason for Shen Kuo's grim expression.

Indeed, Shen Kuo said, "The ascension passage has been tampered with; the Queen Mother of the West has already taken people to investigate and fix it."

"So that means during the problematic period, those who ascended might have ended up like my older brother, turned into medicine puppets?" Shen Qingli hastily took out another medicine puppet, "Could this also be a real person?"

"Not clear; unknown his karma, cannot investigate his details in the six realms." Shen Kuo could only say, "First give it to dad as well, then we'll examine it thoroughly when we go back."

Shen Qingli felt it was meaningless, "Are there any other family members who have ascended?"

"The Shen Clan hasn't, but do you still remember Mo Yuan?"

"Naturally." Jiu Li immediately replied, "Has he also oh-ho?"

"He ascended together with Qing Huang; I've already sent Chi Mo to investigate." Shen Kuo explained.

Jiu Li scratched his head, "Maybe he too was turned into a medicine puppet."

"I should also have some clues here." Shen Qingli activated the transmission talisman.

Inside, indeed came the voice of the auction house steward——

"Shen Divine Maiden, the matter you wish to inquire about already has some clues; our house will package them into a gift and have already sent it to the Demon God's Palace; you'll know upon reading it."

"The black market is open in the West Demon Sea; sending things to Chi Mo there is also normal."

But the three never expected that the "gift" would actually be Shen Qinghuang's meridian specimen!

Root by root analyzed, every minute detail revealed……

"What a vicious method!"

Ji Wanxing cursed with an ugly face!

"The more the tendon extraction is minutely undamaged, the more the one being extracted suffers!"

"Especially since this specimen looks as if it's still alive, this must be a live extraction!"

"Ji Wanxing could still sense Shen Qinghuang's aura from it; this time it's genuine, Shen Qinghuang's aura!"

"There's also a letter." Chi Mo handed over that letter, just like the previous transmission talisman, bearing the "Wanbao" seal, and a restriction that only Shen Qingli can open.

Shen Qingli quickly unfolded it to read; the Wanbao Auction House explained that this item was obtained from the provider, but the person has vanished, and they will cooperate in the search.

But they also explained that it's highly possible they won't be found.

After all, the provider of the auction item doesn't need special records.

The Wanbao Ranking only takes responsibility for the auction items; the providers themselves simply don't care.

However, the Wanbao Auction House also provided a map, namely the location where this specimen was found.

"Chi Mo senior, do you have any news about Mo Yuan?" Shen Qingli asked directly.

"Young Dark Lord, no need to be so polite; this person hasn't been found yet. But if it were a normal ascension, they'd surely appear before me. What on earth is going on?" Chi Mo still didn't know the ascension passage had problems.

"Logically, since I've revived, the Sheng Long Tian should have demonic cultivators ascending up; I've yet to see any newcomers here." Chi Mo also scratched his head, "Could it be that they're all that useless?"

"You died rather thoroughly; the demonic energy in Sheng Long Tian has greatly waned, the generational break is severe. But Mo Yuan here had already ascended; yet it seems he disappeared together with Qing Huang." Ji Wanxing sighed.

Chi Mo frowned, "That's not right either; even if ascension came up and something went wrong, our realm should have filed a report."

"The problem now is that, on the West Demon Sea side, there has been no report at all of anyone from the lower realm ascending."

"Could it be that the ascension passage still has problems?" Chi Mo guessed.

Shen Kuo also didn't hide it, after all, people are being auctioned here; we need Chi Mo to cooperate in a detailed investigation.

As for Shen Qingli, Shen Kuo had Ji Wanxing first take the child back, "We'll handle this ourselves."

"Hmm," Shen Qingli understood this matter was major, already beyond her ability to manage, "If the Wanbao Auction House has more news, I'll promptly inform Father."

"How can this Wanbao Auction House give you so much information?" Chi Mo found it strange, "They're a tyrant in the black market; even the black market mayor might not be able to control them; logically, they wouldn't bother with such matters."

"Earlier at the auction house he had already noticed some clues; he originally thought it was out of respect for Shen Kuo's face, but only two days have passed and the information arrived, so detailed, and they even sent extra 'stuff'—this is odd!"

"Perhaps they hope I'll give them that sort of Soul-transforming Pill." Shen Qingli fabricated.

"Oh!" Chi Mo then understood.

Everyone also had no more doubts, however——

Before Shen Kuo left, he actually told Shen Qingli a happy matter.

The next day.

Battle instruction resumed.

The immortals of the two realms and contestants entered the floating island again.

Just as before, all high immortals and deities were suppressed to prevent them from interfering in the competition.

However, this time the faces of the deities on the court's side were all grim, especially their gaze toward Shen Qingli, which was especially full of hatred!

"Despicable wretch! Afraid of losing on the arena, you actually went and killed our eight contestant Rakshasas in the black market!" Luo Ya cursed!

"Last time, she didn't come; first, she had something on her; second, she thought with Luo Sha's lineup they'd surely win; failing that, given Luo Sha's status, the contestants should desperately protect her."

"The result: a bunch of good-for-nothings! Nobody could protect her sister."

"That was her only sister, and could even be said to be her daughter."

"After all, the age gap between the two sisters is huge; their parents also perished in the Great Calamity, leaving only this sole blood relative."

"Do you want to hear what this old hag is spouting?" Jiu Li retorted in a childish voice, "Who knows what a Rakshasa is! If it weren't for you, an old shameless fool, disrespecting your elders, seeing A Li and wanting to kill her, could anything happen?"

"You,"

"What the hell are you!"

Shen Qingli immediately retorted!

"You're such a brainless idiot! How are you still alive?! Your court hasn't dealt with you? Just this, your court isn't great either! I'm going to make Father consider whether to annex you lot; it feels like rat droppings! Filthy and stinky!"

"Damn it!" Luo Ya had never been so disrespected; she was about to explode with anger!

"Ya Ya." The Regent Prince walked over, put his arm around her shoulders, comforting her like a close friend, saying, "Don't lower yourself to the level of a petty villain."

"A defeated subordinate, and you still have the nerve to rush over here to scold me?" Shen Qingli sneered, "You lost a wisp of your soul—does it hurt? Instead of lying low in your evil lair, you come out to embarrass yourself?"

Jiu Li immediately gave her a thumbs-up; A Li is really good at scolding people now!

But Shen Qingli felt she was just stating the facts.

These deities of Tai Jin, however, all looked up to Shen Qingli in awe……

Without even needing these elders to step forward, Shen Qingli alone with her beast utterly defeated the high-ranking officials of the Holy See.

The Regent Prince's youthful, beautiful Zhao Yue face almost cracked open to reveal Su Zhengzong's old face, his nose practically smoking with anger.

Shen Qingli, however, didn't let her off: "Do you want to come again and gamble with me? I can give you a chance—if you kneel and kowtow three times, I'll agree to another round of betting."

"When the time comes, if you win, I'll return your dirty soul to you—anyway, I have no use for it; I just want to humiliate you."

In that moment, the Regent Prince made everyone experience what it means to be so angry that smoke pours from all seven orifices.

But this isn't over yet—Shen Qingli can make people even angrier!