"Kun Tu was killed! Is it serious?" Elder Mengshan had been impatient for a long time and couldn't wait to step forward and asked.
He had just received a message from the Great Cave Master that Kun Tu had suddenly died. He still valued this disciple very much, and was even more worried about the whereabouts of the ghost flag, so he immediately rushed over to inquire about the situation.
Elder Saren also looked a little surprised when he heard this.
"That Wulu just now was the one who witnessed it, but he escaped by chance. Huhuo and Liusu were also killed together." The big cave master nodded and said.
"Huhuo is dead too?" Elder Saren frowned.
Hu Huo is the deacon of the beast slave hall under his jurisdiction. Although his qualifications are average, he has been quite effective in managing the furry beast slaves over the years.
"Just half a day ago, Kuntu, Huhuo, and a named disciple Liusu died at the same time outside a village more than two hundred miles northwest of Biluo Cave." The big cave master said slowly.
"The village more than two hundred miles northwest of our sect? Could it be Miaohua Village?" Elder Saren asked.
"Oh, do you know where it is?" The big cave master was a little surprised.
"Yes, I came here to report an important matter to the Great Cave Master..." Elder Saren nodded, paused, and then detailed the mission of capturing people and collecting souls carried out by Yuan Ming and others, including Hu
Zha was killed by a group of men in black.
Upon hearing this, Elder Mengshan's expression changed again and again. Master Dadong was much calmer and his expression did not change much.
"According to Wulu, Kuntu happened to be nearby with him and Huhuo at that time. Kuntu noticed something strange in Miaohua Village, so he rushed over and met the group of men in black head-on. According to his recollection
, The attack methods of the men in black are basically the same as what you said." The big cave master said after a moment of pondering.
When Elder Saren heard this, he was originally hesitant about Yuan Ming's words, but now that he has Ulu's evidence, he has dispelled his doubts.
It's just that this matter is extremely involved. The deaths of Kun Tu, Hu Huo and others are no longer relevant. The real trouble is the group of men in black.
"What do you think about this matter?" the big cave master said, looking at the two people in front of him.
"Big Cave Master, from the way Kun Tu and others were attacked, as well as the ability of the men in black to drive corpses and ghosts, it looks very much like the methods of the Black Fire Sect." Elder Saren said in a deep voice.
"Indeed, among the five major sects in southern Xinjiang, the Black Fire Sect is the only one who has a close relationship with me, Biluo Cave, but I didn't expect them to take action at this time." Elder Mengshan also said.
"Having said that, what we know only comes from the mouths of two Qi Refining Stages. To be on the safe side, it's better to send someone to Miaohua Village to investigate." The big cave master said.
"I propose that Zalang be sent to investigate. I believe the results will be returned soon," Elder Saren said.
"This inner disciple of the Second Cave Master is a suitable candidate." Elder Mengshan also agreed.
"Mengshan will make some arrangements, and Sa Renqi will inform us to strengthen the sect's security. You also know that it is an extraordinary period now, and the Furnace Hall will need your help in the near future. This time, let's do it first
In this way, we will make long-term plans after the investigation has some results." The big cave master ordered.
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At the same time, Yuan Ming left the Beast Slave Hall and returned directly to his residence.
He carefully recalled the conversation he had just had with Elder Saren, and felt that there was no flaw. If everything goes well with Ulu, this matter should be able to be hidden.
Yuan Ming sat cross-legged and began to hold the incense burner and perform the Ming Yue Jue.
With the help of the Meat and Bone Pill, most of his injuries have healed. He can be fully recovered within a day or two with a little adjustment of his breath, and the loss of his soul will not be a big problem with the incense burner.
When he thought of this, he felt a little relieved, but after this battle, he gradually understood some of the things Silver Cat mentioned before.
Soul cultivators can use the power of the soul to fight, which can hurt people invisible, and even cross-level challenges are not impossible, but the soul is fragile and not as good as the physical body. If you are not careful, you will suffer backlash, and it may even be difficult to recover due to excessive wear and tear.
Fortunately, he has the incense burner nearby, so he doesn't have to worry about this. He can also use his soul cultivation methods freely, otherwise the siege may not have such results.
"This incense burner is really a treasure for soul cultivators!" Yuan Ming was secretly happy and continued to run the Ming Yue Jue.
Half a day later, he realized that his soul power had recovered more than half, and he began to try to gather soul power in the sea of consciousness, trying to condense the soul crow.
The soul crow is the foundation of his soul cultivation magical power. If he doesn't condense one to be ready, he feels a little uneasy.
The result that was beyond his expectation was that no matter how hard he activated his soul power, he could not condense the soul crow.
"What's going on?" Yuan Ming frowned, recalling the ability information obtained when the soul was successfully condensed.
There is no time limit for "Far Journey" and "Soul Feeding", but "Soul Crash" requires the sacrifice of a soul crow, so after each use, a seven-day buffer is required before it can be used again.
He originally thought that the reason for this was that it took seven days for the soul power to recover, but now it seemed that was not the case.
"Forget it, just seven days, no need to worry." Yuan Ming thought to himself and continued to exercise to heal his injuries.
That night.
Yuan Ming was sitting cross-legged in front of the window, meditating on the Ming Yue Jue technique. His body was shrouded in hazy white light, forming a white halo around him that was so light that it was almost difficult to see with the naked eye.
At this time, a slight noise came from the window.
The light on Yuan Ming's body dimmed and he slowly opened his eyes. He immediately saw an elegant silver cat with silver hair, squatting on a pine branch outside the window.
He knew that Silver Cat had something to do with him, otherwise he would not have made any noise to let himself find out.
"Come in and talk?" Yuan Ming stood up, took out a jade box and placed it on the table near the window, then took a few steps back and invited with a smile.
The silver cat hesitated for a moment, walked to the desk near the window with its usual elegant cat steps, and squatted down.
"Great hero, how does it feel to be a hero?" Silver Cat's voice sounded in Yuan Ming's mind.
Yuan Ming participated in the mission of the Beast Slave Hall, thinking that everything would be calm, but his encounter with Tuya and her daughter was beyond his expectation.
Yuan Ming pulled a chair and sat down, and replied: "Then I can't just ignore death, right? Aren't you here?"
When the silver cat heard this, he tilted his head to the left, and his beautiful heterochromatic pupils flashed upward.
"Hmph, if it weren't for me to let the Yin Gui flag get out of control and backlash, there would be grass growing on your grave next year." Silver Cat snorted coldly and said disdainfully.
"How did you make the Yin Ghost Flag backfire?" Yuan Ming said.
"I won't tell you." Silver Cat replied.
Yuan Ming was already used to her cold and arrogant look, so he asked: "If you encounter such a thing, will you help me?"
"I won't do such boring things. They live such a miserable life here in southern Xinjiang. Wouldn't it be better to die early and be reincarnated early?" Silver Cat asked in return.
"Why is Biluo Cave so cruel to mortals?" Although Yuan Ming has seen too much cruelty, he still cannot understand it with his current nature.
"There are countless techniques in this world, and there are far more evil techniques than you imagine. I think these soul fragments were used to refine something." Silver Cat's cold words echoed in Yuan Ming's sea of consciousness.
Yuan Ming thought of his own situation, staying in Biluo Cave, feeling ashamed to be with others, and not knowing where to go after leaving. His future cultivation would be even more unsafe, and he fell into deep thought.
"As a reminder, if you forcefully use your soul-feeding ability this time, you will be in serious trouble in the future." At this time, Silver Cat's voice rang in his sea of consciousness again.
"What troubles are there?" Yuan Ming asked in surprise.
"Before you master the ability to purify the soul, don't use soul feeding at will. Otherwise, the soul will be destroyed and there will be no reincarnation." Silver Cat warned.
"Then why didn't you help me earlier?" Yuan Ming said.
"I, Xiying, like most to see fools doing heroic acts, overestimating their abilities, and being beaten until they don't know what they are doing. Hahaha." Silver Cat laughed loudly, and suddenly cried out "Oops", feeling that he had made a mistake, he turned around and was about to leave.
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When Yuan Ming saw Silver Cat was about to leave, he shouted: "Don't leave, do you have a name? Is your name Xiying?"
"You're not allowed to call me by my name. Did you call my name?" Silver Cat turned back and glared at Yuan Ming. His look was fierce but not scary.
"Okay, I won't call you by your name." Yuan Ming said, raising his hand to touch the storage bag on his waist: "Do me one more favor, help me see what this is?"
Immediately, a piece of fist-sized, white solid stone-like jade appeared in his palm.
He found it from Elder Huhuo's storage bag, but he didn't know what it was used for.
"White jade resin, a main spiritual material used to refine camouflage magic weapons, is nothing but waste." Silver Cat glanced at it casually and gave the answer.
Yuan Ming raised his eyebrows when he heard this. Silver Cat Xiying thought this was trash, but he was a poor man, so he continued to ask:
"Is this also needed to refine the Thousand Machines Mask?"
"That's right. In addition to the white jade resin, you also need the face of the human-faced ghost spider, black silkworm silk, jade muscle powder, and Dipsacus japonica. Why do you ask this?" Silver Cat was a little strange.
"I happen to have the skin of a human-faced ghost spider on my hand. I heard you talk about the function of white jade resin, so I asked this question." Yuan Ming said with a smile.
"It's useless to know these spiritual materials. The difficulty in refining the Qianji Mask is not the collection of spiritual materials, but the transformation runes that accompany the camouflage magic weapon are too difficult to master. Most people can't learn it at all. What's more, in such a situation
Carving runes on the thin ghost spider skin is not as easy as on weapons, and even professional weapon refiners may not be able to do it," Silver Cat said.
"It doesn't matter, it all depends on people. I still have some basic skills in drawing talismans. I will learn to carve talisman to open the spirit later, and then I can try it." Yuan Ming is quite optimistic.
Anyway, even if it fails once, it will only be a loss of some spiritual materials.
"You? Huh, with your current level of cultivation, you have no chance to learn how to carve talismans to open spirits." Silver Cat laughed without concealing it.
"Is the matter of carving a talisman to unlock spirits related to cultivation?" Yuan Ming asked in surprise.
"It's unreasonable for an ignorant person like you to live till now. Only the spiritual power of a foundation-building monk is barely enough to complete a spiritual infusion. With your current cultivation level, it's simply not enough." Silver Cat continued to pour cold water.
Yuan Ming was used to being ridiculed by her, but he was not disappointed.
"You don't care?" Silver Cat was a little curious.
"What's there to worry about? It's just because you don't have enough cultivation. If you can't do it now, it doesn't mean you won't do it in the future. As long as you practice diligently, you will be able to advance to foundation building sooner or later, and then it won't be a problem." Yuan Ming said.
Hearing this, Yinmao didn't want to talk to Yuan Ming anymore. She just accidentally revealed her name, which already made her a little regretful, so she turned around and left lightly.
"Wait!" Yuan Ming called her again.
"Anything else?" Silver Cat said impatiently.
"Thank you this time, Xiying." Yuan Ming said suddenly.
"Don't call me by my name." After saying that, he grabbed the jade box on the desk, and the silver cat jumped out. Its silver fur became transparent in the air, and it disappeared into the dark night in an instant.
Only then did Yuan Ming know how Kun Tu's neck was cut off by the silver cat Xiying.