"Xiao Lu, what is it?"
A deep, aged voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Teacher, I'd like to ask you about something."
Lu Fang got straight to the point.
His teacher was the renowned God-Severing, Trace-Free—Gong Jiu, hailed as Hang City's number one Grandmaster. His strength was close to the Fifth Shackles-Breaking Realm.
Gong Jiu was straightforward by nature. He said what he had to say and told people to spit it out if they had something to say. If someone was polite and beat around the bush with him, he would think they were wasting his time and hang up on the spot.
Lu Fang said:
"Teacher, I just dealt with the corpses of two cultists. During the autopsy, I found that their hearts seemed to have undergone some kind of lesion. There were blurry human faces and hair-like tissue inside. You've traveled far and wide and seen much of the world, so I'd like to ask for your guidance."
The other end of the call fell silent for a moment.
Gong Jiu's tone became slightly grave.
"It seems the Evil Calamity in Su City is more serious than I imagined. The appearance of the Void Realm convergence point in Tai Lake must have deepened the connection between the things inside and reality.
"I've seen the kind of lesion you mentioned, where human faces grow from the heart.
"Back when I had just entered the Grandmaster Realm, I followed Zhang Tianshi of Dragon-Tiger Academy to Riyue Province to deal with a Level Five Void Calamity. While we were there, we destroyed a cult hideout on Alishan. The people there were all abnormal. They constantly wore strange smiles and muttered about the Worryfree Matriarch and the Land of Ultimate Bliss. Their minds had already been completely corroded