Mystic Azure Valley was the largest market under the jurisdiction of the Mystic Azure Sect. A Body Integration Cultivator was stationed there year-round, and its advantageous location attracted countless merchants and travelers.
It was afternoon, and the blazing sun hung high overhead.
Within Mystic Azure Valley, buildings stood in rows, pavilions and towers lined up one after another, carriages and horses filled the streets with clamor, and people streamed through the area like a river. It was a bustling, prosperous scene.
Quite a few disciples of the Mystic Azure Sect could be seen walking about. Some cultivators dressed in strange and unusual ways, but the passersby were already accustomed to it.
In a secluded courtyard with blue-tiled roofs stood a two-story blue tower and a blue stone pavilion.
Wang Chuanming sat inside the stone pavilion while a middle-aged man with ordinary features reported the situation to him.
The middle-aged man was named Wang Zhongchen, and he was at the Late Spirit Transformation stage.
After Wang Chuanming took over as the head of the Shadow Hall, he immediately began investigating the murder of the previous head. Following a trail of clues, he identified the suspect and tracked him to Mystic Azure Valley.
"This person is extremely vigilant, and he's also quite close to Chen Yunqing, a disciple of True Lord Qingyuan. We didn't dare follow too closely."
Wang Zhongchen reported the facts honestly.
"True Lord Qingyuan!"
Wang Chuanming frowned. According to the intelligence, the Mystic Azure Sect had more than thirty Body Integration Cultivators and nine disciples who received special attention and training, known as the Nine Disciples of Xuanqing. True Lord Qingyuan was one of them.
The suspect was hiding in Mystic Azure Valley. They did not dare cause trouble there, leaving them helpless to deal with him.
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