The Great Dao of the Three Pure Ones

Ning Chang'an was still on the stage. At this moment, he finally had some peace and quiet, and could catch his breath. It was then that he noticed the little girl in green below the stage, blinking her bright, clear eyes and looking at him with great curiosity.

He was also thinking and observing, hoping to find some clue. He had never heard of or seen such a method of killing before, and he was equally horrified.

Old Man Mu ran for a while before losing his strength. He curled up into a ball and fell to the ground, trembling. It wasn't cold in spring, yet he felt as if he were in the depths of a frozen winter, covered in cold sweat.

Someone else came out from Lu Family Manor, targeting Old Man Mu.

All three wore soft body armor, their cultivation pushed to the limit, protecting their entire bodies tightly. They weren't flying, but walking step by step, their footsteps solid and steady.

The people from Lu Family Manor were being extremely cautious.

However, the three of them still met with misfortune, just like Mao Dongyue, they started coughing, and coughed up blood. After two more steps, all their cultivation dissipated, and they collapsed to the ground, dead.

Because Ning Chang'an cultivated the Three Pure Nine Nether Wonderful Dharma Lotus Heart Sutra, he was particularly sensitive to the loss of inner energy and true qi. His hearing, eyesight, and senses were more acute than ordinary people. This time, he observed very carefully. As soon as the three Lu Family experts in golden silk soft armor began to cough, their true qi became chaotic. The true qi flowed out as rapidly as a volcanic eruption, bursting out of their bodies and meridians, and in the blink of an eye, it had completely dissipated.

This was such a bizarre and strange way to die.

Old Man Mu was curled up in the middle of the training grounds, completely isolated.

Everyone saw that he hadn't made a move. Apart from trembling all over, he hadn't even moved. But the way everyone looked at him was strange, because he was too abnormal. Something unusual must be going on.

The atmosphere was tense and oppressive!

Lu Family Manor sent out pigeon after pigeon, hawk after hawk. With Mao Dongyue dead, they didn't dare to conceal anything and had already started sending the news out. Everyone knew that King Mao was coming.

Once King Mao arrived, the nightmare would truly begin.

The green-clothed girl's pine nuts had actually been finished long ago.

At this critical juncture, she suddenly clapped her hands and, ignoring everyone else, prepared to leave.

Lu Feixin shouted, "Where do you think you're going? No one is allowed to leave until this matter is thoroughly investigated!" However, he didn't immediately come down from the building to stop the girl, he only shouted to deter her.

Uncertain of the situation, he didn't dare to take any risks.

The girl was startled by his shout and stopped, looking wronged. "I'm hungry and I'm going to eat! Do you guys provide food here? If you do, it's probably not good... Catering for so many people, the food must be very rough! I'd rather go to Mohe City to eat!"

As she spoke, she started walking again.

Three young escorts agilely leaped out, weaving through the crowd, and instantly blocked the green-clothed girl. Their expressions were grim. "At this critical time, it would be best for you to stay."

The green-clothed girl said, "You can't stop me!" Her eyes were big and bright, blinking charmingly, making her indescribably cute and playful. She put her hands behind her small body and paced back and forth.

A young escort sneered, "If you want to die, then leave!"

The green-clothed girl snorted, "Lu Family Manor isn't a good place either. Not only do they bully fat people, but they also bully a little girl. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at if this gets out?"

The young escort's expression was stern. "We are forced by the circumstances. Once this matter is resolved, Lu Family Manor will naturally give an explanation to all the innocent people. You must stay now!"

The green-clothed girl puffed out her cheeks. "I refuse! I want to eat, and no one can stop me."

Indeed, no one could stop her, at least not those three young escorts. As her small body moved forward, the three escorts cried out in alarm and were sent flying backward, knocked away by the seemingly frail green-clothed girl.

The green-clothed girl snorted lightly through her delicate nose and swaggered away.

She hadn't walked a few steps before three bay horses rushed into the training grounds in a hurry. On them sat three burly men in purple robes, with full beards and eyes like eagles.

One of the burly men stared intently at the twelve corpses in the training ground, his eyes turning cold.

The man in the middle shook his head and said in a deep voice, "We're too late!"

Another man sighed, "Mao Dongyue is already dead!"

Ning Chang'an's eyes immediately fell on these three extraordinary individuals, and a look of confusion appeared in his eyes. These three men were no ordinary people. They were known as the Divine Detective Eagles, officials granted titles by the imperial court, and influential figures in the Six Doors. The Divine Detective Eagles roamed the martial arts world, specializing in solving strange and major cases, and had achieved countless merits. Although they were part of the Six Doors, their status in the martial arts world was extremely high; they were renowned figures.

The Divine Detective Eagles were three brothers, all with extraordinary martial arts skills, named Ma Liao, Ma Kuo, and Ma Guang respectively.

At this moment, the eldest brother, Ma Liao, frowned upon seeing the scene, his thick eyebrows twitching incessantly.

Ma Guang, the youngest, suddenly called out, "Is Senior Lu Feixin of Lu Family Manor here?"

Lu Feixin replied, "I am here! What business do the Divine Detective Eagles have here?" As soon as the Divine Detective Eagles arrived, he knew that these bizarre deaths were extraordinary. The fact that they had appeared was enough to show that this matter involved great significance. Moreover, with Mao Dongyue dead, this matter would certainly not be trivial!

Ma Guang said, "To arrest someone!"

Lu Feixin said in a deep voice, "Arrest whom?"

Ma Guang replied, "The killer! A master who is skilled in using hidden weapons!"

Lu Feixin exclaimed, "You say all these people died from hidden weapons?"

Ma Guang said, "Indeed, they were hidden weapons, almost invisible ones, that kill people without a trace."

Lu Feixin asked, "Is the killer still here?"

Ma Guang shook his head and sighed, "I don't know. No one knows how he strikes or what he looks like, but he always lets his target know before he kills them. We suddenly received news before he was about to kill Mao Dongyue, and we rushed here at top speed, but we were still half a step too late. King Mao will be here soon, so Old Manor Lord, you should think about how you will explain this!"

Lu Feixin's face turned grim. Explain?! Would King Mao listen to anyone's explanation?!

Suddenly, a carrier pigeon flew back. This pigeon was originally sent by Lu Family Manor to notify King Mao, but now it had suddenly returned. The letter was still intact on the pigeon. Lu Feixin immediately had a bad premonition. He subconsciously took the letter from the pigeon and opened it. It only had one name written on it—Chang'an!

The handwriting was so black it was chilling, making one afraid to look directly at it!

Chang'an was Ning Chang'an.

Lu Feixin's eyes flickered, and he looked at Ning Chang'an, a hint of relief appearing on his face. Instantly, he saw Ning Chang'an tremble all over and suddenly fall to the ground. The Gloomy Cold Soul Severing Sword clattered to the ground.

Hundreds of eyes turned to look, and everyone's heart sank, thinking that Ning Chang'an was finished and would follow in Mao Dongyue's footsteps.

Ning Chang'an coughed violently, his face suddenly turning blood red. He finally understood how those people had died. The killer had actually unleashed a stream of inner energy, not inner force or true energy, but something far more advanced: essence energy, and extremely advanced essence energy at that, refined to the point of Gangsha. This Essence Qi of Gangsha was colorless and formless, and upon entering a person's body, it directly attacked the heart meridian and the dantian's sea of energy. Those struck not only had their cultivation completely scattered but also suffered ruptured heart meridians, making them beyond saving even by divine intervention. No wonder these people had died so strangely and bizarrely; it turned out to be like this. This wasn't an indirect weapon at all.

The stream of Essence Qi of Gangsha was like a venomous snake, suddenly piercing Ning Chang'an's body and splitting into two. One part headed straight for his dantian, the other for his chest. He stumbled and fell to the ground, feeling the Three Pure Nine Nether Wonderful Dharma Lotus Heart Sutra involuntarily activate, like a slumbering dragon awakened by a blow. As the Mind Method stirred, a mysterious and unfathomable power surged from the void, making Ning Chang'an's entire body feel like it was burning in a raging fire, giving him the illusion of turning to ash.

However, at this critical juncture where his life hung in the balance, Ning Chang'an's thoughts became exceptionally clear. His first thought was that he absolutely could not let the Essence Qi of Gangsha break through his heart meridian; he had to protect it immediately. Once the heart meridian was broken, unless one possessed heaven-defying fortune, it would be impossible to save their life, and death would be certain.

The Heart Sutra's activation grew more urgent. He could feel a fiery dragon writhing within his bones and flesh, lunging towards his chest and the Essence Qi of Gangsha in his dantian. In his illusion, he felt his chest cavity had been completely incinerated, and sweat the size of soybeans poured from his body.

It was as if he had been thrown into a furnace, undergoing nirvana.

At this very moment, a sliver of enlightenment suddenly dawned in Ning Chang'an's mind. The first level of cultivation for the Three Pure Nine Nether Wonderful Dharma Lotus Heart Sutra was fraught with trials, almost as if standing on the edge of an abyss. If one's will was not firm, a single misstep would likely lead to demonic possession. This Mind Method placed immense pressure on a person's inner self. It constantly tested and tempered one's will, and any slight wavering could trigger countless demonic thoughts, causing one to fall from the Three Pure realms into the Nine Nether hells.

He understood this point and dared not allow even a sliver of distraction. Though his face contorted in pain, his body twisted, and his teeth bled from clenching them, his will remained as firm as rock, no longer wavering.

This was the trial of a single thought leading to heaven or hell.

With his consciousness cleared, Ning Chang'an immediately noticed the anomaly in his body. He discovered that deep within his dantian, his primordial sea of energy had vanished without a trace. After his inner force was scattered, his primordial sea of energy had shrunk to a single point, and he hadn't paid it any mind since. Regardless of which Mind Method he cultivated, the energy generated was stored in the primordial sea of energy before circulating throughout his body, forming a complete cycle. But he suddenly realized he had no sea of energy, and his astonishment was beyond words.

He immediately recalled Su Wantu's unforgettable finger strike when they first met, and he remembered Su Wantu's words, suddenly understanding.

Su Wantu's finger strike held a hidden mechanism, completely shattering his primordial sea of energy.

A person without a sea of energy, of course, could not cultivate any Mind Method, divine or otherwise.

At this moment, Ning Chang'an gained a deeper understanding of the miraculous nature of the Three Pure Nine Nether Wonderful Dharma Lotus Heart Sutra. He felt his strength increasing again, enhancing significantly. The sensation of this surge in power made his body tremble even more violently.

The Essence Qi of Gangsha had actually been devoured, transforming into Ning Chang'an's strength.

Ning Chang'an not only survived but also gained immense benefits, turning misfortune into fortune. Essence Cultivation and Essence Energy – this was Ning Chang'an's first encounter with them. Essence Cultivation Mind Methods were rarely seen, and Essence Energy was even more refined. Its benefits were indeed extraordinary.