Leaving Qingyun Mountain, we headed towards Dongfang Jieshi Mountain.
Some time ago, while Qin Zhong was still in retreat on the mountain, he received news from Lu Xueqi that she had left Qingyun Mountain and joined the disciples of Xiaozhu Peak.
Now Qin Chong also went down the mountain, in the opposite direction.
The world of cultivating immortals is indeed different. Not being able to see each other for several months seems to be a normal thing.
Next, I don’t know how long it will take to wander around the bottom of the mountain before we can meet up.
The distance between Jieshi Mountain and Qingyun is not short.
However, Qin Zhong's strength is not low, and he can reach this distance quickly.
"Junior Brother Qin."
The small town mentioned in the letter is Jieshi City.
"Big Brother."
Qin Chong landed.
The small town in front of you is not big. Even if you land from the sky, you can see the small town very far away at a glance.
The most conspicuous building in the entire city is the city wall. Most of the houses in the city are not as tall as the city wall.
Looking at the scale, there are only tens of thousands of residents in the city at most.
"Everyone is staying in the city for the time being."
Lu Ming said to Qin Zhong while leading the way.
"I didn't expect that the master's sect only sent one junior brother here."
"When we discussed with our uncle two days ago, we were hoping that an elder from the Shangqing Realm would come over."
"Yeah, I'm disgusted."
Qin Zhong was silent.
Following behind Lu Ming: "Elder brother, I'm being polite."
Lu Ming turned around and smiled with his originally heavy face: "You kid."
Walking forward again: "Did you read the letter we sent back?"
"Um."
Qin Dian nodded and put away the smile on his face.
"In addition to Patriarch Fengyue, we should also be careful about Patriarch Duanmu in Jieshi Mountain. There may also be strong people from that unknown cult."
Walk through the streets and pass by lively areas.
Under Lu Ming's guidance, the two entered a quiet alley with no pedestrians.
At the corner at the end of the alley, there is a high flag flying with the characters "Yunlai Inn" written on it.
Below the flag is a two-story building.
"This time it was ordered by the master. Logically speaking, this matter can be better solved if master comes over."
While walking, Qin Zhong said: "Brother, do you have any other news?"
Lu Ming nodded: "I'll let you take a look at the files we compiled later. Maybe there will be other discoveries."
"Um."
Soon we passed through the alley and arrived at the inn.
"Junior Brother Qin."
When Zhao Tang saw Qin Chong, his face showed joy, and he immediately stuck his head out and looked into the alley.
It was empty, with only leaves blown by the wind blowing in the alley.
The joy on his face quickly disappeared and turned into disappointment.
"You're the only one."
I sat back in the chair again, my interest dropped a lot.
Qin Chong sat next to Zhao Tang, casually took the teapot and empty cup next to him, poured himself a cup of tea, and drank some water.
He looked at Zhao Tang next to him: "Why, do you dislike me so much?"
"Hi."
Zhao Tang sighed: "No."
He reached out his hand and scratched his hair.
Standing up: "Let's go, let me show you something."
Lu Ming smiled at Qin Chong: "He has invested a lot in these days and has great expectations for the sect. Now that he sees only you, he is a little disappointed."
Qin Chong also smiled: "After living together for so many years, I still don't understand the fifth senior brother."
Then he followed Lu Ming, Zhao Tang and others and walked towards the inn.
"Junior Brother Qin."
"Junior Brother Qin."
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More than a dozen senior brothers were sitting on the second floor of the inn. When they saw Qin Zhong coming up, they all said hello and stuck their heads out. They were all a little disappointed when they saw that there was no one else behind Qin Zhong.
Qin Zhong responded to the senior brothers and walked towards the inn room behind Zhao Tang.
"I'll show Junior Brother Qin the files we compiled."
"Junior brother Qin has always been smart and will definitely be able to find clues that we have never found."
Xie Sanming smiled lightly and said, "Let Junior Brother Qin take a look first, and we won't disturb you."
The others also nodded.
When he arrived in the room, Zhao Tang opened the cabinet, took out a few books, and placed them on the table.
"All the information we found is here."
Qin Chong did not look through the books on the table, but just rubbed them with his hands.
He turned back to look at Zhao Tang: "Can you tell me more about the specific process?"
Zhao Tang sat down next to him: "Okay."
Looking at Lu Ming: "If there is anything missing, senior brother, please help me fill it in."
"Um."
The three of them sat around the table.
Zhao Tang organized his thoughts and started talking about the serial murder case that he first noticed.
Qin Chong listened quietly and did not interrupt.
After Zhao Tang finished telling the whole story, Qin Zhong looked at Lu Ming again.
"Fifth Junior Brother explained it in great detail, and there was nothing missing."
Qin Dian nodded and thought for a while.
"Regardless of all the information, from the beginning it was just an ordinary serial murder case that occurred in a remote mountain village."
"Without the intervention of several senior brothers, this case would have gone unsolved in the end, and the Qishui City government might not even have received all the cases."
He rubbed his head.
"Compared to the spiritual world, this case is secretive and quiet. This shows that the criminal initially did not want to make the matter a big deal and let people know about it."
"But after the brothers intervened in the incident, the criminal continued to take action. There is a contradiction here."
Lu Ming and Zhao Tang listened and nodded.
But this is the case.
"Afterwards, the murderer was exposed and fled directly to Jieshi Mountain."
"Jieshi Mountain has always been regarded as its own territory by Ancestor Fengyue, and no one else is allowed to survive on the mountain. This murderer is not weak, but he hid directly in Ancestor Fengyue's territory, as well as Ancestor Duanmu. This person is related to
Ancestor Feng Yue exists at the same level, but the two of them can always live in harmony in Jieshi Mountain, and there has never been any reports of any major disputes between the two, which is also very problematic."
Qin Zhong took the books while analyzing.
"If what I expected is correct, and this serial murder case is really part of a certain sacrificial ceremony as the two senior brothers said, then the same thing must have happened many times, but due to the murderer's choice of target, there should not be many
Leave it in a dossier."
"But this ritual must have continued for thousands of years."
Qin Zhong raised his head: "Let the two senior brothers go out and check if there are any similar folk legends. The location is within a few hundred miles nearby. There should be some."
Lu Ming nodded: "Okay."
Qin Zhong opened the book and began to read the contents.
The incomplete and chaotic mythical story was placed in front of Qin Zhong.
"This creation legend is a bit strange."
Pointing at it, he said: "This God of Creation should be based on the myth of the creation of Pangu."
He moved his fingers and pointed to the other places: "This mother goddess created human beings. She obviously borrowed from the legend of Nuwa's creation of humans, but the image is wrong. This image should have borrowed the image of gods from the Demon Cult. Then
It’s been deleted, deleted, modified, and that’s it.”
He also expressed a few opinions on the other gods.
"From the perspective of the creation myth, there is nothing attractive about this cult. The evil revealed in it can even be felt by ordinary people."
"So, what is the purpose of creating such a religion that few people are destined to believe in from the beginning?"
Qin Zhong touched his chin and couldn't understand.
Next to them, Lu Ming and Zhao Tang, had never thought about this aspect from the beginning, and they didn't understand it even more.
"Is there any good news for us in this?"
Zhao Tang asked.
Qin Zhong raised his head and glanced at him: "Of course, with complete research, we can tell what other evil rituals this cult has, which allows us to trace whether there are other accomplices and how large this cult is..."
"It's very useful anyway."
Completed all the files.
Among them, the only incident that can be determined to be directly related to some time ago is the serial murder case written among the unsolved cases in Qishui City thousands of years ago.
As for the cult recorded in another dossier, it is very likely that it is the reason behind the two cases, but there is no other more practical evidence.
The things recorded in the rest of the basic books are even more specious and uncertain.
Turn to the end, which is the record of the murderer who killed the villagers.
Qin Chong watched carefully.
During the fifth murder, Lu Ming and others accidentally discovered it.
After the sixth murder, Lu Ming and others dispersed their efforts in several nearby villages to secretly wait for the murderer.
In the seventh murder case, it was determined that the person was a practitioner.
The eighth murder case was discovered on the spot by two senior brothers from the Expulsion Realm.
The murderer looks like he is about twenty-five or sixty-six years old. This is just his apparent age. In fact, he may be over a hundred years old.
Wearing gray linen clothes, he is dressed like an ordinary villager. This may be a disguise and does not arouse suspicion.
The magic weapon used was a long bloody knife. This is consistent with the fact that every victim died of a knife wound. The murderer used his own magic weapon to directly kill people.
The opponent's mana aura turns dark red. This is not necessarily due to the skill itself. There are many factors that can cause this, so it is just a clue to determine whether the person you encounter in the future is the murderer.
The murderer's methods were weird, and the methods he used when fighting the two senior brothers have not been seen in the Demon Cult or other righteous sects.
This is a crucial clue.
This shows that the murderer is a mysterious system that has never arisen in the Central Plains. Of course, it is possible that it came from other places, but it is unlikely.
Weird means: 1. It can teleport a certain distance out of thin air. It is currently unclear what the maximum range is. The murderer used this teleportation method many times when fighting two senior brothers in the Expulsion Realm, and the distance was several meters each time. It cannot be ruled out that it is a special deception method.
It's possible, after all, the two senior brothers who fought against each other were only in the realm of expelling objects. Their realm was lower than the other's.
Second, a spell that can cause hallucinations was used during the battle, allowing two senior brothers to inexplicably see scenes that had happened before during the battle. However, this illusion was restrained by Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao, and the two senior brothers instinctively operated Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao at that time.
The Qing Dao Kung Fu can break through the opponent's illusion, which may also be due to the small difference in cultivation level.
Third, it has the strange ability to summon nearby creatures. This ability has little effect on the practitioner. I wonder if the other party can affect the alien species.
The killer's moves were never seen before, and the two senior brothers suffered losses many times.
The ability to hide aura is pretty good.
In the end, the murderer was very fast and left the place in a short time and hid. Master Feiyun finally took action and still allowed the murderer to escape into the Jieshi Mountain.
There is something wrong with Patriarch Fengyue of Jieshi Mountain.
It was normal for the other party not to give the Qingyun Sect any face. After all, Qin Zhong killed his junior, and the Qingyun Sect strongman Feiyun who was present at that time was weaker than the Fengyue Patriarch.
The key abnormality is that after the mysterious murderer escaped into Jieshi Mountain, Patriarch Fengyue appeared at the edge of Jieshi Mountain to stop Master Feiyun.
This is too much of a coincidence.
Qin Zhong raised this point and looked at Lu Ming, Zhao and Tang.
Lu Ming pondered, recalling the scene at that time and said: "I didn't think it was anything at the time, but after Junior Brother Qin reminded me, it was indeed the case."
Put the book aside.
There is a map spread out on the table.
Lu Mingdao: "Jieshi Mountain is not small, and Patriarch Fengyue's palace is in the center of Jieshi Mountain."
Wagging his fingers: "Junior brother Qin, junior brother Zhao, you see, if Patriarch Fengyue senses his uncle's aura in his lair, it will take a short time to come out. This period of time is enough for my uncle to catch up with the murderer.
He was arrested.”
"good."
Zhao Tang nodded, looked at Qin Zhong and said: "In other words, the Fengyue Patriarch knows the murderer, and may even be in the same organization as the murderer."
"Yes, this can explain why Patriarch Fengyue is neither a righteous nor a demon. That old guy has always had his own background. Maybe he is the strongest person of this generation in the Mother Goddess Sect?"
Qin Zhong stood up.
Go to the window and look outside.
The most important thing now is not the true identity of Patriarch Fengyue.
From the very beginning, Patriarch Fengyue made it clear that he wanted to protect the serial murderer.
What needs to be considered now is how to deal with the Fengyue Ancestor.
Turning around: "Senior Brother, Fifth Senior Brother, is it true that Patriarch Fengyue has no conflict with Patriarch Duanmu?"
Both Lu Ming and Lu Ming shook their heads: "No."
Lu Ming said: "We asked around, and it is said that a long time ago, Ancestor Fengyue saved Ancestor Duanmu once. So the two of them have always been in peace."
"But the two of them have never had any interactions, so it shouldn't be a big problem."
"We have to be on guard against unexpected factors like this."
Qin Zhong murmured.
"Is Uncle Master here?"
To Lu Mingdao.
"What, do you have a solution?"
Qin Zhong shook his head: "I want to go to Jieshi Mountain first to check the situation. You guys can wait here for my news."
"Too dangerous."
Lu Ming frowned.
Zhao Tang also stood up and looked at Qin Chong: "Junior brother, think of other ways."
Qin Zhong shook his head: "The leader only asked me to come here alone. There must be special considerations. This means that there will be no other support in the sect."
"The strongest person here right now is Uncle Master. We don't know the specific situation of the other party."
"If we only have Patriarch Fengyue as our opponent, with the combined efforts of Uncle Master and us, we will naturally be able to win easily."
"However, Duanmu's attitude is not obvious and he may intervene."
"There is also the mysterious Mother Goddess Cult. Maybe there are other powerful people hiding there, so we have to be on guard against them."