Within Arm's Reach

By the time Cen Sen led the City Guard Station personnel in pursuit to the vicinity of Chong'an Auction House, they had forced the evil cultivator to turn into smoke and flee. After investigating for so long, they had finally caught the chief culprit. Naturally, they would not let this evil cultivator go. Unafraid of losing face, Cen Sen immediately called on the surrounding cultivators for help.

The next instant, Cen Sen heard a thunderous bang, followed by a scream. Then the familiar scent of blood drifted into his nostrils.

In a flash, he arrived at the center of the incident. There, he saw a female cultivator in red robes holding a black umbrella, staring expressionlessly at the evil cultivator lying on the ground. The evil cultivator was wrapped from head to toe by a black dragon. As the black dragon tightened its coils, everyone around them could hear the sound of bones shattering, accompanied by the evil cultivator's muffled groans.

Cen Sen immediately stepped forward, cupped his hands, and thanked her:

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist, for lending a hand. This man cannot die yet. He still has accomplices hiding in Chong'an City."

Yunxi understood what Cen Sen meant. He did not want her to kill the evil cultivator outright, so she replied:

"In this one's experience, evil cultivators cannot be soul-searched. There are restrictions in their Seas of Consciousness. The moment a soul search is performed, they will self-destruct."

Cen Sen said with certainty:

"Rest assured, Fellow Daoist. We have our own methods and will certainly make him reveal his accomplices."

Only then did Yunxi reluctantly nod. She summoned Hei Yao back onto the umbrella's surface before turning and leaving.

Cen Sen waved a hand and used the Binding Immortal Rope to tie up the evil cultivator, who was