Heavenly Treasure Taken by the Demonic Cult

"What? Take me there to see!"

Qiu Buping was full of surprise and doubt.

Could it be that the two of them drew swords against each other and both died in the end?

But as Qiu Buping arrived at the scene, he overturned all his previous deductions. He saw that the way the two died was exactly the same, and it was impossible that they had attacked each other. It was obvious that they were killed by the same person.

"Yow! This infuriates me!"

Qiu Buping hurried forward, his expression instantly turning cold.

He could tell at a glance that Old Chong had died much longer ago. It was highly likely that someone had killed Old Chong first, then used his identity to infiltrate the Demonic Cult's ranks, and now had killed Old Li and fled.

He squatted down and carefully examined the wound on Old Chong's neck, his brow furrowing.

This was a clean cut to the throat, and the point of impact was remarkably smooth. It was highly possible that this was a top-tier sword master, and the sword technique was extremely fierce, indicating that the sword technique he practiced was definitely of high grade. Looking at the residual sword energy, it faintly carried the nourishing and pure aura cultivated by the righteous path, indicating that this was a righteous cultivator.

A righteous sword cultivator, and not a weak one at that.

"Who on earth is it!"

Qiu Buping gnashed his teeth in anger, racking his brain but unable to figure it out.

Their cultivation and strength were not weak, but why didn't they attack proactively? Instead, after killing only two ordinary disciples, they ran away again?

"Investigate for me!"

Qiu Buping reprimanded his subordinates.

But ultimately, effort doesn't always yield results. Even though Qiu Buping used all his means, he couldn't find any clues left by Su Changqing, let alone find Su Changqing himself.

At the same time, while the Demonic Cult members were in chaos, the large Qingyun Sect team that came for training also arrived at Nine Yin Mountain.

Led by Tian Buyi, the Peak Lord of Great Bamboo Peak, and Master Shui Yue, the Peak Lord of Little Bamboo Peak, more than twenty Qingyun Sect disciples descended from their flying swords.

"Shui Yue, I noticed you've been frowning all the way on the journey, not hiding your worried expression. Is there something in Nine Yin Mountain that worries you?"

Tian Buyi asked Shui Yue out of curiosity.

Shui Yue was usually a very aloof person, and she didn't get happy over external things or sad over personal losses. It was rare to see her show such a worried expression.

"I don't want to talk to you."

Shui Yue was extremely worried about Su Changqing in her heart and didn't want to bother with the annoying Tian Buyi at all. With a glance, she refused to answer.

Being rebuffed, Tian Buyi stiffened his face awkwardly. He knew that asking further would only be embarrassing, so he stopped talking to Shui Yue and turned to walk towards the disciples.

"Each of you disciples from your respective peaks should form teams and go train in Nine Yin Mountain. There are many demonic beasts in the mountains, you can use them to practice your cultivation. But if you encounter high-level demonic beasts, do not be arrogant and provoke them. Seek my protection immediately."

"There are also people from the Demonic Cult in the mountains, their numbers and whereabouts are unknown. If you encounter them, those with low cultivation should capture them alive and bring them back. Those with high cultivation should run first. At critical moments, don't be afraid to waste your protective magical treasures."

"In short, the most important thing in this training is your safety. Understand the principle of bullying the weak and running from the strong?"

Tian Buyi instructed the disciples.

But why did these words sound so strange?

"Understood! Uncle-Master Tian!"

The disciples bowed and nodded in response.

Then they dispersed and started their actions. The Qingyun Sect had strict rules, and it was rare for disciples to leave the sect. Having finally gone out for training, they were all very excited.

"Xueqi, let's go too!"

After the disciples dispersed, Shui Yue also took Lu Xueqi by her side and headed into the mountains, both searching for signs of abnormal activity in the surroundings and looking for Su Changqing's figure.

Meanwhile, Qi Hao and Lin Jingyu from Dragon Head Peak traveled together.

"Senior Brother Qi, Master told us to find that Heavenly Treasure. Do you have any ideas?"

Lin Jingyu looked around, eagerly searching for something, and asked Qi Hao.

Before coming here, both of them had received instructions from their master, Cang Song Zhenren, to be the first to find that Heavenly Treasure.

"I heard from Master that the Heavenly Treasure descended with heavenly thunder, so I thought we just needed to find a place that had been struck by lightning. That would most likely be where the Heavenly Treasure descended."

Qi Hao also looked around, searching for the location of the Heavenly Treasure.

Hearing Qi Hao's analysis, Lin Jingyu nodded in agreement.

With this idea, their initial aimless search gradually gained direction, and they began to look for places that had been struck by lightning along the way.

Suddenly, Lin Jingyu, who was searching diligently, spotted a patch of forest that was completely bare. Looking at the scattered trees around it, they seemed to have been scorched by something.

He suddenly ran towards that spot.

"What's wrong? Jingyu."

Qi Hao didn't react immediately. He suddenly saw Lin Jingyu, who was beside him, run off. He quickly followed and saw him stop in a patch of forest.

"Senior Brother, look!"

Lin Jingyu looked at the scene before him and said to Qi Hao with a solemn expression.

"What is this situation?"

Following Lin Jingyu's gaze, Qi Hao saw that the surrounding environment was chaotic, as if it had experienced a battle. Trees were neatly split, and many had been burned black as charcoal. In the center, a large black pit had appeared silently, with scorched earth surrounding it.

"Senior Brother, look at this mountain forest. It's been destroyed, and there are signs of scorching in this large pit. Is it possible this is where the Heavenly Treasure descended?"

Without Lin Jingyu needing to remind him, Qi Hao had already suspected as much.

The two exchanged a look and walked closer to the pit to begin their observation.

They saw that the pit was five to six meters deep, but inside, there was nothing but scorched earth.

Where was the promised Heavenly Treasure?

Could it be that the Demonic Cult had already discovered it and taken it away?

"Senior Brother Qi, this is bad," Lin Jingyu said to Qi Hao, his brow furrowed.

Both of them had the same uneasy premonition. They had found the location first, but the Heavenly Treasure was nowhere to be seen.

It was highly likely that someone from the Demonic Cult had found it beforehand, meaning this was now beyond their control.

"Jingyu, this matter is beyond our control. We need to go back and report this to Uncle-Master Tian first," Qi Hao suggested to Lin Jingyu, also with a frown.

Lin Jingyu nodded. The two retraced their steps and found Tian Buyi waiting for them at their original location. They informed Tian Buyi of everything they had discovered.

Tian Buyi, who had been lying under a tree with his eyes closed, suddenly jumped up from the ground upon hearing Qi Hao and Lin Jingyu's report.

"The Demonic Cult found the Heavenly Treasure first and took it?"

"Take me to see it."

Tian Buyi also knew the importance of this matter and hurried with the two of them to the large pit.