The Blood-Soaked Stone That Terrified Zhou Qing

Not long after, all the True Disciples who had gone out to investigate returned and indicated the direction.

"Let's go, we still have important matters to attend to!" Yan Xiaohu called out.

Then, everyone headed towards the Western Mountain Range.

Along the way, they followed the traces of the Azure Flame Dao Palace, tracking them all the way. At night, they lit bonfires and rested.

It wasn't until two days later that they completely lost the traces of where the Azure Flame Dao Palace had passed.

"Reporting, Senior Brother, a cave has been found ahead, suspected to have traces of a fight!"

The True Disciple who had gone out to scout quickly sent back a message.

Everyone immediately got up.

Soon after, a half-collapsed cave appeared before everyone.

At the entrance, vines grew wildly, intertwined with each other. Sunlight filtered through the layers of branches and leaves, casting dappled light and shadow on the ground, adding a touch of tranquility and eeriness to the cave.

"Look quickly—"

Lu Yaoyao pointed to the cave walls. Only then did everyone notice that the walls were covered with knife marks of varying depths, and the ground was littered with scattered stones.

Clearly, a fierce battle had taken place here.

Li Daoxuan walked forward at this moment, bent down, and examined it carefully.

"These traces look quite old, they didn't happen recently!"

After speaking, he stood up and looked at the dark cave before him. His powerful divine sense suddenly probed inside.

He quickly withdrew it.

"Everyone, don't worry, there's no one inside, and this cave looks like it's been abandoned for a long time!" Li Daoxuan said.

Upon hearing this, everyone lowered their guard.

"I'll go in and take a look." Yan Xiaohu was the first to step into the cave, and Zhou Qing followed closely behind.

The entire cave looked very damp, and it was also filled with shocking traces.

It seemed the battle here back then was very intense.

Yan Xiaohu used his long saber to pull down the spiderwebs in front of him, a look of disappointment on his face: "I was thinking of using this as our camping spot tonight, but it seems it's a shame now."

Zhou Qing looked around and quickly noticed a few stones among the scattered ones on the ground that were somewhat unusual.

He then squatted down and gently wiped away some of the moss on them.

A faint fragrance entered his nose. Lu Yaoyao had arrived before him at some point and was examining it carefully.

"It's blood, and it has dried and turned black, almost imperceptible. It seems Eldest Brother was right, the battle here happened a long time ago, and it should have nothing to do with the Azure Feather Immortal Sect and others."

Lu Yaoyao said with a serious expression.

Li Daoxuan stood behind Lu Yaoyao, a look of pride on his face: "Of course, I, your brother, still have this much experience."

"That's right, and don't forget who the chief of our Divine Peak is, Senior Brother Li. This trip, our brothers are all relying on you."

Yan Xiaohu seized the opportunity to shower him with flattery. After all, keeping such a free helper happy would save them a lot of effort.

Zhou Qing, however, pondered for a moment. Since he was appraising mountains and rivers these past two days anyway, he might as well use it.

With a thought, the information on the stone was revealed.

Blood-Soaked Stone: This is an ordinary stone that gained some spirituality when the Taiqing Sect's Golden Sun Peak Master, Gao Xuan, shed blood on it upon his death. However, its overall value is negligible.

When he saw the words clearly, Zhou Qing was stunned.

He quickly read it again carefully, his eyes filled with confusion.

"Gao Xuan? Isn't he the Peak Master of Golden Sun Peak?"

Zhou Qing frowned tightly, seemingly not understanding the meaning of the information.

All thirteen Peak Masters of the Taiqing Sect were alive and well. When Lu Yaoyao took a master recently, he had even led all the Core Disciples to offer congratulations.

But this said it was the blood shed when Gao Xuan died...

As soon as this thought crossed Zhou Qing's mind, his pupils suddenly contracted, and his heart leaped.

He read it again.

He felt a sudden dryness in his throat.

Peak Master Gao Xuan died?

Then who was the one currently staying in the Taiqing Sect?

How long had he been here?

And what was his purpose?

Oh god, the last time he and his Third Senior Brother visited him, the other party was so amiable.

Thinking about it now, he felt a chill run down his spine.

For so long, no one had discovered his true identity.

"Let's go, stop spacing out!"

The next moment, Yan Xiaohu patted Zhou Qing's shoulder, startling him awake.

Coming back to his senses, he realized that everyone in the cave had gone out, preparing to find a place to camp for the night.

Zhou Qing felt his heart pounding. In a daze, he seemed to see a huge conspiracy hidden within the Taiqing Sect.

But how could he tell others?

Was it like smelling the Spirit Turtle Fluid?

Who would believe that?

He might even alert the enemy and get silenced first.

Stay calm, he had to stay calm.

Zhou Qing's mind raced. He decided that this matter could not be told to anyone for now.

He quickly opened his personal panel.

[Name: Zhou Qing]

[Age: Nineteen]

[Cultivation: Late Foundation Establishment]

[Cultivation Method: Taiqing Mysterious Qi Art]

[Innate Skills: Daily Appraisal,

Mind Mirror Vision - LV2 (139/200),

Reduce Presence - LV3 (3/100)]

[Skill Fragments: 0/3 (Cannot obtain)]

The innate skill [Mind Mirror Vision] was about to advance to level three soon. When it did, the number of bound targets would definitely increase.

If worst came to worst, he could save one slot for Senior Uncle Gao Xuan and probe his background first.

"Watch your step! Why are you so absent-minded after coming out? What are you thinking about?"

Yan Xiaohu suddenly called out, and Zhou Qing snapped back to reality, nearly tripping over a rock in front of him.

Zhou Qing quickly said, "N-nothing, I was just wondering where those people from the Azure Feather Immortal Sect went."

Yan Xiaohu couldn't help but laugh. "Anyway, they're hard to find. Let's take it one step at a time. Maybe the senior and junior brothers from other peaks have already found them by now."

Li Daoxuan, however, took out his token and inquired, then shook his head.

"None of the peaks have found anything yet. However, the sect has sent a secret order, telling everyone to be wary of the people from the Azure Flame Dao Palace. If there are any clues about them, we must share them with each other!"

After Li Daoxuan finished speaking, he subconsciously looked at Zhou Qing.

It seemed that the matter of him smelling the Spirit Turtle Fluid on the jade pendant that Yin Xiao of the Azure Flame Dao Palace gave to Cui Yingying had received high attention from the sect.

He hadn't even found the person yet, but this guy had somehow managed to make a contribution first.

[Heart Insight Points +5]

Hearing the sudden notification sound, Zhou Qing turned his head to look and noticed that the remark [Leech-like pervert] above Li Daoxuan's head had visibly changed to [Smell-Sensitive Pervert].

Heh heh—

Thank you for your latest opinion of me!

That night, everyone stopped moving forward and found a sheltered spot to set up camp.

After tidying up her tent, Lu Yaoyao looked at the gloomy Zhou Qing, thought for a moment, and walked over.

"Senior Brother Zhou, what's wrong with you? Are you troubled by something? If you trust me, you can tell me, and I'll help you analyze it!" Lu Yaoyao said softly.

Zhou Qing shook his head. "I don't trust you."

Lu Yaoyao: "..."

Seeing the little junior sister being rebuffed, Li Daoxuan sighed.

I just don't understand, what exactly are you after?

If you're after someone else, a peeping tom who learned bad habits from his Senior Brother isn't worth it.

And you even messed with the matchmaking, forcing him and Profound Abyss Immortal together.

If you're not after anything, you still like to seek him out, and then he acts impatient.

Now that you've achieved Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment, your future achievements are limitless. You should stay away from this kind of person now and quickly build your own circle.

Just as Li Daoxuan stepped forward, ready to lead the neglected Little Junior Sister back from her misguided path, he suddenly looked up at the distant darkness, quickly moved forward, and extinguished all the bonfires.

Before everyone could react, Li Daoxuan immediately stood in front of Lu Yaoyao, his expression solemn.

"Shh, someone's here!"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately hid in the surrounding dense forest, cautiously on guard.

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