This broken sword was somewhat special.
The body of the sword was two fingers wide and reddish, it should have been forged from fire copper, and there were some peculiar patterns on it that resembled clouds and fire, very demonic.
Qin Li had read the Record of Soldiering Disasters and recognised the broken sword’s origin with a single glance, “This is an artifact of the Eastern Immortal Palace, and the lines on it are Heavenly Flame lines, which are unique to the Eastern Xuan Immortal Region, and the fact that the sword’s hilt is a Dongzhi wood supports this even more.”
Lin Xiu Xiu’s small mouth slightly opened, incredulously saying, “It’s hard to believe that the black hand behind this is the Eastern Immortal Palace, it doesn’t make sense! Why would they commit heinous crimes in the Xixuan Immortal Region.”
“Perhaps it’s just a coincidence!”Qin Li frowned greatly and did not continue.
Half an hour later!
The disciples of the academy all converged over.
They returned with some clues, among which was a shattered sword, and a broken jade ruler, both of which bore the Heavenly Flame Pattern, indicating that they came from the Eastern Immortal Palace.
Qin Li frowned Avray, although he didn’t believe that the Eastern Immortal Palace was behind this, these evidences showed that the murderer could not be separated from the Eastern Immortal Palace.
“Things are getting complicated, let’s go to the Great Drum Mountain first!”
Qin Li gave the order.
The people of the academy set off.
Half a day later, a peculiar mountain peak appeared ahead.
The peak was short and stumpy, somewhat rounded at first glance, seemingly having been rounded by someone, and below it was a small lake with quite a few corpses floating around, having been gnawed by fishes and shrimps to the point of being inhuman.
“The Great Drum Mountain is in a miserable state, it seems that the God Skinned Old Monster has also met an untimely end.”Qin Li’s brows furrowed into a Chuan character, just who was it that killed two Half Immortal Kings in succession.
“Come on, let’s go in and take a look.”
Inside the Great Drum Mountain was a giant cave that had been transformed into a cave residence.
The top was inlaid with night pearls that glowed with gorgeous divine colours, shining on the stalactites in a beautiful and dreamy way.
It would be perfect if there were no corpses on the ground.
“It’s the same technique as the Thousand Mile Villa, both are one sword kills, obviously the murderer is the same person.”Yang Jianyi’s judgement was accurate.
The more the few people went inside, the more corpses they found, from their expressions and positions, it could be seen that the group seemed to escape outwards before they died, but unfortunately, they were not fast enough for the murderer’s sword.
“We seem to have reached the end!”Wan Qingshan stopped in his tracks, and in front of him was a huge stone gate that stretched across the crowd, blocking everyone’s path.
Qin Li laughed, “This is the door-breaking stone, weighing more than a thousand pounds, behind it should be the abode of the God-skinned Old Monster, let me cleave a path.”
With a resounding clang, the Qingyan Sword was sheathed.
The Sixth Grade Immortal Armament was super sharp, and with a single thrust, sword qi erupted, directly piercing through the door-breaking stone and punching out a passageway, and a bloody odour immediately hit his face.
“What a strong smell of blood, let’s go in and take a look!”Qin Li walked in, and after taking a look at the scenery inside, his face couldn’t help but be shocked.
“Holy sh*t!”Wan Qingshan exploded with a foul mouth, clearly shocked by the scene in front of him.
Yang Jianyi’s face revealed a look of gravity.
Within the abode!
Lying diagonally on a corpse was the Godly Skinned Old Monster.
He was covered in blood, naked, his outwardly protruding eyes were covered in blood, his death was extremely painful, and if you looked closely, you could clearly see his muscle lines and blood vessels.
“This person has been skinned!”A group of senior brothers walked in, seeing this extremely shocking and bloody side, they were shocked and exclaimed, some senior sisters even vomited on the spot.
Lin Xiu Xiu, however, was surprisingly calm, “Spirit Eye Ancestor had his eyes gouged out, and Divine Skin Old Monster was flayed, there must be some connection behind this.”
Qin Li then said, “Look around, I wonder if there are any other clues.”
The people of the academy quickly dispersed.
Yang Xiaomiao’s divine thoughts swept and she found something good, “Brother, it seems like there’s a treasure trove down there, I can see quite a few good things, dig them out quickly.”
Yang Jianyi also swept the underground with his divine thoughts, it was indeed a treasure house, it wasn’t hidden at all, “Little sister, you’re doing well.”
Yang Xiaomiao raised her chin proudly, looking very pleased with herself.
Wan Qingshan directly slapped his palm down.
Boom!
The ground cracked.
A few people jumped down smoothly.
Looking around, there were quite a few good things here, piling up many third and fourth grade immortal herbs, as well as many weapon refining materials, and a few third grade immortal weapons of high value.
“This is ……”
Qin Li opens the jade box and discovers that inside is a snow-white orchid, the petals are translucent and delicate, as if carved out of ice, transmitting wisps of coldness, calming the mind It is the seventh-grade Immortal Grass, the Twilight Snow Orchid that is capable of suppressing the fire-ravaged demons.
“Lu Zhitao is saved.”Qin Li rejoiced in his heart and was about to put the jade box into his storage bag.
“Stop!”
Suddenly, Yang Xiaomiao called out.
Qin Li was puzzled, “Senior Sister Yang, what is your business?”
“This immortal grass is mine.”Yang Xiaomou wrapped her arms around it and puffed, “I discovered the treasure vault, everything inside is mine, you can’t touch any of it.”
Yang Jianyi’s head was filled with black lines, “Little sister, you’re too selfish, the treasury’s contents should be surrendered to the academy, exchanged for contribution points, and distributed to everyone.”
“They all ostracised me, I’m not distributing the treasures to them!”Yang Xiaomou played up her temper, kept picking up the surrounding treasures and stuffing them into her own storage bag force, completely disregarding the feelings of the group of people around her, and she even laughed:
“Brother, my storage bag isn’t big enough, you help me load up some of them, and I’ll share 10% of them with you when I get back.”
Snap!
A crisp sound.
The insufferable Yang Jianyi’s anger surged and he slapped his sister.
“Yang Xiaomaku! You have disappointed me too much! We’re investigating a case, we’re not on a spring trip, and this isn’t the Sword Department, so people aren’t obligated to hold you up?”
“Can’t you be more mature, can’t you see that everyone is looking for clues, and you’re the only one who greedily collects possessions, too selfish!”
Yang Xiaomiao covered her reddened cheeks, tears welling up in her eyes, and said aggrievedly, “Brother, you actually hit me, father didn’t even hit me.”
“Whoops! You’re not my brother, you’re just like them, all joining together to bully me.”
Yang Xiaomiao’s face was filled with tears, and she rushed out angrily.
At once.
The people present were embarrassed.
Qin Li asked, “Deputy Yang, aren’t you going to comfort Senior Sister Yang?”
Yang Jianyi shook his head and sighed feebly, “She’s completely spoilt right now, bratty and selfish, I can’t control her, I can only let her reflect on herself!”
Wan Qingshan smiled, “Don’t hang your head, look what I found.”In his hand, he held a volume of white jade simplicity, which was none other than the Treatise on the Completion of the Dao by Different Cultivators – Volume Six.
The three of them came together.
They flipped it open and looked at it, their faces a little odd.
Wan Qingshan was surprised and said, “The Treatise on the Formation of the Dao by Different Cultivators has a total of seven volumes, corresponding to the Seven Orchid Cultivators.”
Yang Jianyi nodded, “The methods recorded here are all about condensing blood crystal powder, it should be the same set of ancient inheritance, Volume 7 is integrated into the eyes, bursting with demonic light, and Volume 6 is integrated into the skin, copper-skinned imperial soldiers.”
Qin Li was greatly puzzled, “Weird, things are getting weirder and weirder! What is the origin of this set of inheritances? And who killed the two Half Immortal Kings? Why the eye gouging and skinning?”
Qin Li’s frown deepened the further he travelled, feeling like he was a moth that had fallen into the maze of webs woven by the black hand behind the curtain after leaving the secret realm of the academy, sinking deeper into it and unable to see where he was going.
At this time!
A surprised voice rang out.
“Eldest Senior Brother, I found an important clue.”
Lin Xiu Xiu was very excited, pointing at the corpse of the Godly Skinned Old Monster, “Look, he seems to be holding something in his hand.”
“Let me see!”Qin Li picked apart the God-skinned Old Monster’s hand with his sword.
Ding!
A sound of gold and iron clanking resounded.
“There’s something in his hand!”Qin Li picked it with his sword, and out flew a slender silk thread, nine feet long and short, with an unusually tough texture that was comparable to a fifth-grade material.
Lin Xiu Xiu was surprised, “What kind of silk thread is this, it’s actually snow-white, just now it was soaked in blood water so I didn’t see it. Now that the blood water is dusted off, it actually reveals a metallic lustre.”
Qin Li squinted for a few seconds and said with certainty, “This is not a silk thread, but a white hair!”
White hair?
Wan Qingshan was shocked, “White hair!”
Yang Jianyi was surprised, “The White-Haired Demoness is the only female cultivator among the Seven Orchid Cultivators, and she has nine feet of hair that is so tough that she can fight against immortal soldiers. Moreover, she has a relatively peaceful character and has not done anything that would cause heavenly fury, her reputation is okay, and her relationship with the other evil cultivators is also good.”
Qin Li said indifferently, “In that case, it seems that the person who killed the Spirit Eyes Old Ancestor and the God-skinned Old Monster is most likely the White-haired Demoness, and as to why she acted in such a manner, a trip to the Clearwater River must be made.”
“Pass on my order for the disciples to rest for the night and set out for the Clearwater River tomorrow morning.”
Qin Li frowned as the words fell, only to feel fretful, having run to two places in two days, he had no idea who the murderer was!
This trip to Qingshui River, I hope there will be some results!
The three hundred disciples of the academy were stationed to rest.
