The Murderer

After some attempts, it was found that the coffin could only be opened from the head and moved towards the tail.

Li Weiyi proceeded cautiously, first pushing the coffin lid open by one foot.

Yang Qingchan Yang Qingxi, lay dead inside, her face as pale as paper yet tragically beautiful.

First, he used his mental power to sense the area, then swiftly probed the neck and heart pulse.

The blood has cooled completely, and the heart's pulse has ceased.

Dead beyond dead.

Li Weiyi finally felt relieved and pushed the coffin lid open to three feet, fully revealing the upper body.

Yang Qingchan's hair, clothing, and makeup were all carefully prepared. Her clothes were neat, she wore various ornaments, and her lips and eyebrows were drawn. If it weren't for her bloodless face, she would have looked as if she were simply asleep.

Her cultivation was at the peak of the Five Seas Realm, and her physical body was incredibly strong. Even after being submerged in water for seven days, she remained as if she had just died, with her skin as delicate as jade and without any damage.

As the Coffin Master had said, the inside of the coffin was indeed filled with Formation Script.

Li Weiyi turned her face to the side, revealing the sword wound on her neck.

This wound was inflicted seven days ago when she forcibly broke free from Li Weiyi's sword and was cut by the Yellow Dragon Sword.

"No! The wound has deepened; it's severed the carotid artery."

Li Weiyi remembered clearly that although the Yellow Dragon Sword had cut her, it had not severed her carotid artery.

Moreover, he didn't channel his magical energy into the Yellow Dragon Sword at the time. Even if he had severed the carotid artery, Yang Qingchan's cultivation level would have allowed her to mobilize her magical power to temporarily seal the injury.

The strange destructive power of the Yellow Dragon Sword itself, as it appears, is only directed at demons and spirits, not at humans.

"Someone faked the wound, creating the illusion that Yang Qingchan died from blood loss after I severed her carotid artery with a single sword strike."

In Li Weiyi's view, this was completely unnecessary.

Whether he kills Yang Qingchan or not, he and the Sui Sect are mortal enemies.

If the target is Li Weiyi, then this additional charge of framing him is meaningless.

What is the other party's true purpose?

Turn the body over so that its back is facing up.

Li Weiyi made a fingerprint and traced it across his brow, revealing his Heavenly Eye.

What should have been an incredibly beautiful jade back was instead covered in large patches of purplish-black, injuries left seven days ago when Tao Yanyan struck her with a hammer.

Yang Qingchan was wearing defensive armor at the time, so the hammer wound on her back was not fatal; the bones were not broken, only her internal organs were injured. Under Heavenly Eye, the Six Desires Talisman also appeared, covering her entire back.

Seven days after the man died, the runes still hadn't dissipated.

The Six Desires Talisman is naturally terrifying. It was created by the Ancient Son of Heaven "Six Thoughts Heart Demon" to control the hearts of people throughout the world. In the era of the Six Thoughts Heart Demon, every martial artist who reached the Five Seas Realm had to have the Six Desires Talisman implanted in their body.

However, the Six Desires Talisman at that time had six powers, each representing one of the six desires of man, and each of the six demon officials possessed an antidote for one of the talismans.

The evil path currently lurking in the shadows of the Lingxiao Shengjing's world order, the popular Six Desires Talisman, only represents one of the six desires.

These runes are not easy to cast.

If Yang Qingchan hadn't been seriously injured that day, the Six Desires Talisman that Bai Shu cast wouldn't have even gotten close to her before it was shattered by her protective aura.

There must be another fatal flaw!

Li Weiyi released the Second Phoenix, instructing them to search for Yang Qingchan's injuries and subtle traces of magical energy.

Second Phoenix moved inside Yang Qingchan's clothes, forming a bulge.

After a while.

The bulge stopped at the corpse's chest.

After emerging from the collar, Second Phoenix used her telepathic power to inform Li Weiyi that there were extremely subtle residual fluctuations of magical energy near Yang Qingchan's heart, but she was unharmed.

"There were no visible injuries, but residual magical energy remained. In other words, it was as if magical energy had been used to squeeze her heart, causing her to stop beating and die from cardiac arrest."

"How could this be? Yang Qingchan has such a high level of cultivation, yet she couldn't even put up a fight?"

This way of dying is truly bizarre.

Second Phoenix's next sentence cleared up his doubts.

They were informed that the lingering fluctuations of magical energy did not belong to a martial artist at the Five Seas Realm.

"This is impossible! How could a martial artist above the Five Seas Realm dare to kill someone during the Qianlong Lantern Festival?"

Li Weiyi immediately released his mental energy and channeled it into Yang Qingchan's heart to examine her closely.

Nothing was gained.

The opponent's methods were extremely sophisticated; only a special creature like Second Phoenix could detect the traces.

"Could it be...?"

Li Weiyi's face showed an expression of incredulous shock and confusion, and in her mind, the elegant figure of Yao Qian, a gentleman, appeared.

The only way to kill Yang Qingchan without being held accountable by the Du'e Temple is if it was done by a high-ranking member of the Sui Sect.

Of the high-ranking members of the Sui Sect who appeared that night, only Yao Qian present.

"Beneath their bright and united exterior, the Sui Sect is surprisingly dark inside. However, their methods of killing are rather gentle."

Li Weiyi did not believe that Yao Qian killed Yang Qingchan simply to frame him.

At most, it can only be considered... a convenient scapegoating.

Li Weiyi was too lazy to think about the deeper reasons. As long as he found out the real culprit who killed Yang Qingchan, he would feel less uncomfortable!

"Yao Qian probably still thinks his methods were clean. Besides, the body had been soaking in water for several days, leaving no trace. Haha, what a gentleman he is..."

Respect for the deceased is paramount.

After tidying up Yang Qingchan's appearance, Li Weiyi was about to close the coffin lid and leave.

Suddenly, I realized something was wrong.

The coffin was ten feet long, with Yang Qingchan's body placed at the head. In other words, there was still more than a meter of space at the tail of the coffin.

It's top-heavy and unbalanced.

"Whoosh!"

Li Weiyi pushed the coffin lid open completely, revealing the space at the rear of the coffin.

A foot-long jade box was concealed close to the tail.

Runes were arranged on the jade box.

The runes were connected to the coffin.

Li Weiyi's eyes darted around, not believing it was a burial item. He quickly took out the Yellow Dragon Sword and broke open the runes. After opening the jade box and using his mental power to investigate, he found that there was indeed something else inside.

The jade box was forged from the inner world of a martial artist's Qi Sea, and its space was several dozen cubic meters.

The stolen Spring Coin and the bets made by the martial arts practitioners on the last day were all inside.

Li Weiyi was thrilled; the feeling of something lost and then regained was simply wonderful. He no longer needed to worry about food for the Seven Little Ones as they grew to seven inches. It should also be enough for their future cultivation in the Sixth Sea Prefecture.

He quickly moved the jade box out and put it into the Blood Mud Space.

The Spirit Tablet Master's voice echoed from the Blood Mud Space: "This Otherworldly Coffin is quite a formidable Battle Treasure. It contains two arrays, one for offense and one for defense, complementing each other perfectly."

"Oh!"

As Li Weiyi was closing the coffin lid, a thought suddenly occurred to him, and he asked, "What level of power does the attack formation of this coffin possess? Can it still be activated?"

The Spirit Tablet Master said, "The attack formation of this Otherworldly Coffin is formed by nine layers of profound light arrays. The power of each layer of profound light does not reach the level of a Dao Seed. However, with nine layers stacked, ordinary Dao Seed Realm Martial Cultivator would probably find it difficult to withstand. The only drawback is that the profound light in the array will be released all at once."

"Look, the white substance embedded in the blood-mud coffin is still in a semi-solid state, indicating that the mystical light within the formation is still present."

Li Weiyi's resolve grew even stronger!

Originally, when he discovered the stolen Spring Coin in the coffin, he planned to use this opportunity to hide inside the coffin and ambush Hua Yuzi.

Yang Qingxi was no match for the martial artists of the Far West Ash Region. The formation in the fourth courtyard was not set up by Mind Master, so it certainly wouldn't last long.

Once she is captured, or her consciousness is taken away, and Hua Yuzi comes to collect the Spring Coin, Li Weiyi will be able to kill him without warning.

Given Li Weiyi's current cultivation level, it is entirely possible for him to kill Hua Yuzi by surprise.

At the very least, we can severely injure him.

Li Weiyi was not afraid of Chen Wenwu and his attendants. Even if he couldn't defeat them together, he could easily escape.

Killing Hua Yuzi is like cutting off Phoenix-born Unicorn-young's arm... no, cutting off his leg. From now on, Phoenix-born Unicorn-young can only walk on one leg, and can no longer simultaneously guard Western Territory and Southern territories, nor can he balance offense and defense.

Just like Ge Xiantong's life would be much more difficult if the Imperial Court didn't have Jiang Ning, a very capable second-in-command.

The chances of success are high, but it's too risky!

Even the slightest mistake could have serious consequences.

Therefore, Li Weiyi had previously abandoned this idea, not wanting to take the risk.

But things are different now. If the coffin itself possesses a terrifying offensive power and is also Defensive Formation, then if Li Weiyi still doesn't dare to seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, then he will have to swallow back the criticisms of the Dragon Hall and Lu Cangsheng.

"Boom!"

A loud noise came from the direction of the fourth courtyard.

Hua Yuzi used Hundred Character Scripture Magic Tool to forcefully attack the formation.

Without further hesitation, Li Weiyi jumped into the coffin, moved Yang Qingchan's body to the end of the coffin, and lay at the head of the coffin in an invisible state, his hand forming the Compassionate Sail Opening Finger Technique.

Make your move as soon as the coffin lid is opened.

If it's not Hua Yuzi who opens the coffin, then activate the attack formation directly and indiscriminately eliminate all martial artists entering the mourning hall. The Spirit Tablet Master has already told him how to activate the attack formation.

This coffin was mostly examined by the people of the Far West Ash Region when they searched for the hiders, but they did not find the jade box at the end of the coffin.

As long as Yang Yun doesn't expose him, Hua Yuzi will definitely open the coffin himself, and he won't be on guard.

Li Weiyi fully unleashed his hearing. To determine whether Yang Yun had revealed his identity, it was simple: listen for any martial arts practitioners from the Far West Ash Region and head to the carriage to investigate.

Li Weiyi worry was clearly unnecessary.

One after another, martial artists from the Sui Sect were brutally murdered before his eyes by the Left Attendant. The agonizing screams of Yang Yue, whose skin had been peeled off, echoed in his ears. This was a nightmare that Yang Yun dared not even dream of, and he quickly fainted from fright. Of course, it could also be due to the fact that he hadn't eaten for seven days and was too weak.

The formation was breached in a short time.

"Yang Qingxi, you don't even have the right to buy your life anymore!"

"Haha, Qi Jin wants her human skin. I'll peel it off myself later."

The voices of the attendants on either side rang out one after another.

Immediately following, there were more screams of agony from the young martial artists of the Sui Sect. Facing a group of top experts from the Ash Region of the Far West, even if they formed Combined Attack Formation, they could only withstand a few dozen blows before collapsing.

"Young Lady, don't worry about us, you should run!"

"Young Lady, I must go first... Ah..."

The screams gradually faded away.

The sounds of battle did not cease.

Lying in the coffin, Li Weiyi knew that Yang Qingxi was the only remaining member of the younger generation of the Sui Sect! She definitely couldn't escape; the Three Chen Palace had two Calamity Fire Realm Great Mind Master presiding over the formation, making it impossible for her to escape.

It's only a matter of time before they're captured.

To everyone's surprise, Yang Qingxi unleashed combat power at the Inheritor-level, defeating Hua Yuzi at the cost of further injuries, and fighting her way out of the encirclement.

Instead of attacking the protective barrier, she flew down from the roof with lightning speed and instantly entered the mourning hall.

Left and Right Attendants followed closely behind.

"Qingxi, surrender, there's still a way out." Chen Wenwu caught up with them.

Upon entering the mourning hall, Yang Qingxi's eyes were cold and sharp, filled with killing intent and ferocity. She threw the broken sword at Chen Wenwu, who was chasing after her. She slammed her finger heavily on the foot of the blood-mud coffin, releasing a circle of spiritual flames.

Suddenly, the coffin, which could not be opened from the foot of the coffin, was pushed open by her.

"Whoosh!"

She jumped directly into the coffin.