Sacred Sword Art

The beef buns were bought by Wu Qing's subordinate from a shop in Licheng City called Golden Juice Beef House. The shop was small, with the owner handling everything from kneading the dough and preparing the filling to steaming the buns.

The boss lady sold the buns.

The black-clad academician Wei Bo bought the buns.

Li Ye felt that the boss and the boss lady could be ruled out first.

Wei Bo had a certain possibility.

After Wei Bo took the buns, they came into contact with two other people.

First, Wei Bo accidentally bumped into a common man named Niu Er on the street.

In other words, Niu Er had the opportunity to poison the buns, as long as his technique was fast enough.

Secondly, after Wei Bo bought the buns, he threw them to the meal deliverer of the Corpse Refining Courtyard—Old Man Yang.

Finally, the meal deliverer delivered the beef buns to Li Ye.

Logically, the heavenly secrets should have revealed themselves at this point, showing who poisoned the buns.

But they did not.

This was because the heavenly secrets related to the poisoning had a direct connection with Li Ye, so they were skipped.

"I'm not good at deduction."

Li Ye felt a headache coming on, it was troublesome. Suddenly, his eyes lit up: "It's easy to find the person who poisoned me."

"There are two methods."

"Method one: Wu Qing will bring me buns again tomorrow. If I go to Golden Juice Beef House in advance and wait, I will have the chance to discover the poisoner. Well, if they plan to poison me again tomorrow."

"Method two: Starting tomorrow, I will use 'Daily Divination' to deduce the heavenly secrets of these people one by one, and then I can find out who has a problem."

Although Li Ye was not good at deduction, he felt that the person who poisoned him should be in the Corpse Refining Courtyard.

After all, even his junior disciples like Qin Yu and Lin Jing did not know he was in the Corpse Refining Courtyard, yet the poisoner was able to find him.

This indicated that the other party was very close to him, somewhere nearby.

"He is not only in the Corpse Refining Courtyard, but he should also be by my side."

"He sees me every day, sees that I don't die, and then poisons me again."

"So, it's either Wei Bo or the meal deliverer, Old Man Yang."

"Huh, I figured it out, hahaha, I'm truly a genius."

Li Ye also didn't expect that as he was thinking, he would narrow down his target to the smallest possible.

Buzz!

Night fell.

Corpse Deliverers carried a stretcher, delivering a corpse covered with a Corpse Wrapping Cloth.

After putting it down, the two left.

Li Ye saw that the two people's steps were steady, not too hurried, and he guessed that the possibility of the corpse coming back to life was slim.

Tap tap tap!

Dense footsteps sounded, and a group of Black-Clad Academicians rushed in.

They stood on both sides.

Wu Qing held the hilt of his saber, walking with the bearing of a dragon, and was the last to enter.

The scene was quite grand.

Li Ye was already very familiar with these Black-Clad Academicians, he just didn't know their names.

Therefore, he easily found Wei Bo, whose appearance he had calculated through heavenly secrets.

Wei Bo stood at the end of the line, near the main entrance.

This was a man who appeared very honest and simple on the surface, of medium build, with dark skin, sturdy bones, and bright eyes.

Coincidentally, as Li Ye looked at him, he was also looking at Li Ye.

The gazes of the two met across the air.

Is it you!

The mysterious eyes that were secretly watching.

The murderer who killed the Holy Son.

Li Ye thought.

Based on his past life's viewing experience, the more inconspicuous a person was, the more likely they were to be a mole or a spy.

The two only looked at each other for a moment before they both looked away.

The Black-Clad Academicians were all indifferent. When would they proactively look away just because they made eye contact with a mere Corpse Burner like him?

Could it be that he's not guilty and trying to hide it?

Li Ye entered the Corpse Incineration Hall, and then the door was locked.

"Hello!"

He walked forward, lifted the corpse wrapping cloth, and found it was a noble family disciple. He greeted the other person.

This person was in his early thirties, very young.

The fatal wound was to the heart, the wound was black and purple, emitting a rotten and foul stench.

Li Ye recognized this as the Devil Sect's method.

As expected, this man had died in the battle of the Great Barren Forest, perishing at the hands of a Devil Sect master.

Faint red dots had already appeared on the surface of his skin, indeed showing signs of corpse transformation.

But it was slow.

This speed would take at least three days.

Li Ye sewed up the youth's wounds, cleaned his face, burned incense, and paid respects.

After completing the process, he pushed the youth into the Corpse Incineration Furnace.

A fierce fire blazed, its flames brilliant.

Soon, it engulfed the corpse.

Hiss!

Shortly after, a light mist rushed out of the Corpse Incineration Furnace and instantly drilled into Li Ye's body.

Boom!

Li Ye's cultivation began to climb rapidly, and dense crimson electric arcs surged within him.

In a short moment, Li Ye's physique seemed to have undergone several years of tempering.

Strength, toughness, and everything else had improved significantly.

His current strength was 63,000 Jin.

He was one step closer to Body Tempering Level Fifteen.

Li Ye knew that the youth's family would likely demand the ashes, so after the Corpse Incineration Furnace cooled down, he used a shovel to scoop out the ashes inside and put them into an iron bucket.

Thus, this cremation ended smoothly.

"Well done!"

In the courtyard, Wu Qing praised Li Ye.

Then, leaving today's wages, he departed with his subordinates.

Li Ye's gaze locked onto Wei Bo, who was leaving.

After some thought, he made a bold decision: to follow Wei Bo.

The Divine Concealment Sect, shrouded in mist, with auspicious rays steaming and immortal mountains and cave dwellings stretching out in patches.

Some places, even at night, were as bright as day, permeated with brilliant light.

It was like an immortal's dwelling.

Above the void of the Divine Concealment Sect, one could faintly see immortal cranes circling, divine birds flying, and auspicious beasts playing.

Main Peak Hall:

Several high-ranking members of the sect gathered here, including the Sect Master Luo Jiang.

Why were they here in the middle of the night, not sleeping or cultivating?

Because one of the elders was recounting the things that happened in the Great Barren Forest last night.

"What, Destructive Sword Intent?"

One by one, the Core Elders became agitated, utterly shocked. They rose from their seats successively, their voices changing.

"Is it one of the sword intents with the strongest killing power in legend?"

Sect Master Luo Jiang also leaped from his throne, his breathing rapid.

Destructive Sword Intent! Such a genius had appeared near the Divine Concealment Sect, and they didn't even know.

The old men's eyes burned with desire, as if they had found a rare treasure.

"Who is he? What's his name?"

"Which sect or school is he from? Does he have a master?"

"How old is he?"

"What is his character like?"

The elders inquired in detail.

The Divine Concealment Sect knew about the Golden Ginseng escaping, and they also knew that the great aristocratic families and the Devil Sect were fighting and competing in the Great Barren Forest.

The Divine Concealment Sect was not originally called the Divine Concealment Sect; it was called the Sacred Sect.

Hundreds of years ago, the previous Sect Master suddenly announced to the world that the Sacred Sect would retire and henceforth only accept disciples, not participate in the disputes of various sects.

And changed its name to the Divine Concealment Sect.

Therefore, they did not participate in this competition for the Golden Ginseng until now, when they learned of everything that had happened there.

"Everyone who saw him is dead."

"But it can be confirmed that the other party is not old."

"Very young."

The Third Elder recounted.

The gazes of the various elders became even more fervent.

The Great Elder, dressed in black, said urgently, "Sect Master, if this child joins our sect, do you think he will have a chance to master the Sacred Sword Art?"

Upon hearing the words Sacred Sword Art, people's expressions changed.

This was a peerless Sword Canon that no one had ever mastered since the founding of the Divine Concealment Sect.

Even the Founding Patriarch had only comprehended a small part of it.

Since then, many Sect Masters had gained nothing, only inheriting the small portion of comprehension left by the Founding Patriarch.

Until the previous Sect Master appeared, breaking through on the basis of the Founding Patriarch's comprehension.

Sect Master Luo Jiang sighed, "The Sacred Sword Art is an supreme inheritance from beyond the heavens, profound and extensive, with infinite power. For generations, the ancestors only comprehended the superficial parts, yet they were able to shine brilliantly in the world."

"And the previous Sect Master, Ye Chuan, comprehended it to an unprecedented level. After exiting seclusion, he swept across the six nations, invincible. Only the Devil Race's once-in-a-millennium prodigy, A Jian San, could contend with him, and in the end, he also lost and died with regret..."