CHAPTER 92: CHAPTER 92 CELESTIAL WATER TOWN ENCOUNTER

Sending a collaboration to the door, with a reward of three Shenxiao Decrees, Lu Ping immediately thought of the Black Water Profound Snake in Hidden Nether Mountain.

Once the collaboration is completed, receiving the three Shenxiao Decrees again increases the chance of slaying the Black Water Profound Snake.

This chance to get equipment for the sect must not be missed.

As for worrying about the other party digging a pit, deliberately baiting the Cyan Mountain Sect, playing malicious tricks, Lu Ping was not very concerned.

Relying on the advantage of his consciousness body, Lu Ping could completely eavesdrop on Yuan Lang and the other two for some time, knowing the true intention of the other party.

"Alright."

Seeing his father’s interest in this matter, Lu Yuanshan naturally wouldn’t object, as he was also very tempted.

Thus, according to Lu Ping’s intentions, he inquired in detail about Liang Zhennan’s personal information and strength situation.

After a round of inquiry, the answer was that Shenxiao Palace had long set up a Thousand-Mile Soul-Tracking Incense on Liang Zhennan.

The Thousand-Mile Soul-Tracking Incense is a Tier One Middle Grade liquid spiritual pill, refined from Dragon Beard Grass, Far-scented Vine, and more than a dozen kinds of spirit medicine. Its main use is for tracking enemies.

The fragrance it emits cannot be removed or refined within a year and a half, and can be tracked in real-time using the Spirit Worm ’Soul-Tracking Insect’.

Yuan Lang and the other two have a Soul-Tracking Insect given by the sect, specifically used to track Liang Zhennan’s whereabouts.

From the feedback provided by the Soul-Tracking Insect, they locked Liang Zhennan’s location in the Lushan County area.

From the recent investigation, they had met Liang Zhennan once, exchanged blows for a dozen moves, and determined that Liang Zhennan was temporarily alone.

It was just in the last two months that he broke through to the Ninth-Layer Qi Cultivation, and can’t have greatly improved his strength now. At most, he might reach mid-stage Ninth-Layer Qi Cultivation.

The only dangerous aspect of this person is that he possesses multiple Shenxiao Decrees.

In battle, one may face repeated attacks from Shenxiao Decrees.

This is also the most difficult part.

Otherwise, Yuan Lang and the other two could have done it themselves without needing to seek cooperation from the Cyan Mountain Sect.

Yuan Lang alone has reached the peak of Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer, equivalent in strength to Lu Hongniang.

The other one, Xu Yang, is also at the Eighth-Layer Qi Cultivation, not lacking.

With the three working together and the support of treasures, they are enough to confront a Ninth-Layer Qi Cultivation Cultivator head-on.

Having received these answers and asked almost everything necessary, Yuan Lang answered truthfully, leaving Lu Yuanshan with no hesitation and he immediately agreed to the matter.

Acting within Lushan County territory, the strength of Yuan Lang and the other two is equal to his own group, allowing them to resist if they encounter internal conflict or fall into an ambush.

As they say, prosperity is sought amidst danger, and having received a chance to obtain three Shenxiao Decrees at once, how could Lu Yuanshan miss it?

Let’s not forget, there’s still Lu Ping.

The presence of Lu Ping allowed Lu Yuanshan to proceed with peace of mind.

After reaching cooperation, the parties negotiated for a while and decided to strike as a team the following day, to prevent prolonged delays giving Liang Zhennan a chance to breathe.

The next day, six figures headed in the direction of Celestial Water Town from Cyan Lotus Mountain.

The Cyan Mountain Sect dispatched three people this time, consisting of one man and two women: Lu Changfeng, Lu Zhiwei, and Song Minghui.

Song Minghui has been quite diligent in her cultivation, recently breaking through again to reach Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer, already considered outstanding among the sect disciples.

This arrangement to have Song Minghui join the action was actually Lu Ping’s idea.

He found her talent and character quite pleasing, and wanted to give this disciple some experience, allowing her to accumulate some combat experience.

The other three are Yuan Lang, Lu Hongniang, and Xu Yang, disciples of Shenxiao Palace.

With the assistance of the Soul-Tracking Insect, as long as they are within a thousand miles, this kind of spirit worm can track the scent emitted by Liang Zhennan’s Thousand-Mile Soul-Tracking Incense, giving him no means to escape.

Meanwhile, Shenxiao Palace has previously placed No-Distance Tracking Talismans on every disciple. These talismans have only one use: to record the approximate location of the disciple.

Through communication with Shenxiao Palace these days, Yuan Lang and the others learned that Liang Zhennan is currently hiding in Celestial Water Town within Lushan County.

This is a small town not under the protection of any sect forces, located on the eastern shore of the main stream of Lingxi, approximately two hundred miles from Cyan Mountain Sect.

The exact location of Liang Zhennan in Celestial Water Town needs to be further pinpointed through the Soul-Tracking Insect, but this is fundamentally not an issue.

"Liang Zhennan has at least two Shenxiao Decrees. The Shenxiao Decree requires about five breaths as activation time, so during combat, let’s try not to give him a chance to breathe."

In Yuan Lang’s hands was a black jade box, in which a thumb-sized white spirit worm resembling a bee was twitching its antennae, collecting the Thousand-Mile Soul-Tracking incense scent from the air. As Yuan Lang’s words fell, this Soul-Tracking Insect emitted a continuous buzzing sound and flew out.

"Keep up with this little fellow."

Witnessing the Soul-Tracking Insect’s movement, Lu Hongniang’s expression showed delight as the group quickly kept pace.

The party acted swiftly, soon reaching Celestial Water Town.

"Something’s wrong!"

But as they entered Celestial Water Town, Yuan Lang was the first to notice something amiss.

Generally, a town would have some degree of noise, either from people or daily activities. Here it was silent, the only sounds being insects and bird calls, which was quite odd.

What made Yuan Lang even more uneasy was the presence of a faint blood scent in the air, easily noticeable.

"This is bad! The townspeople may have fallen victim to Liang Zhennan’s treachery."

Yuan Lang’s face changed, a controller of magical artifacts, prepared for combat at any moment, raising his alertness.

"Could Celestial Water Town have been slaughtered?"

Lu Changfeng also found something unusual, feeling it’s quite abnormal.

Looking around, not a single human figure was seen.

The six of them cautiously moved forward, and after a few steps, they saw corpses scattered on the ground.

Those bodies were townspeople, varying in age and gender, all laid out without a trace of blood, showing a withered appearance.

Yuan Lang had a bad suspicion in his heart, quickly examined two bodies to find that their souls were utterly gone, and their qi blood completely vanished, immediately causing rage.

"Such a method must be the work of Demon Cultivators. Liang Zhennan has likely started a slaughter in the town to refine demonic artifacts!"

Lu Hongniang and Xu Yang, hearing this, showed a cold gaze, their hearts filled with murderous intent.

Lu Changfeng and the others frowned slightly. Having had prior encounters with Demon Cultivators and witnessed their cruelty firsthand, they also harbored a hint of killing intention in their hearts.

The group dared not delay further and promptly searched in the town, hoping to quickly find and deal with Liang Zhennan.

With the assistance of the Soul-Tracking Insect, within less than a quarter of an hour, the group saw the insect stop, lingering outside a cave on an unnamed cliff in the outskirts of the town.

"Why is there a cave mansion here?"

Lu Hongniang’s gaze focused.

Yuan Lang also noticed the cave mansion, observing carefully: "The cave mansion seems newly excavated. I suspect Liang Zhennan is inside!"

"If he is in there, I will probe and find out."

Outside the cave mansion, blocked by some large stones sealing the entrance, as Xu Yang’s words fell, he immediately used a spell to launch a Fireball Technique for blasting.

With a boom, the large stone blocking the entrance was shattered.

Amid the flying dust, before the group could see the situation inside clearly, a withered figure suddenly rushed out from the cave mansion like a beast pouncing.

Before the group could see the opponent clearly, a Blazing Talisman followed closely, erupting in blazing True Fire, suddenly sweeping over the group!

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