Spirit Treasure: Soul-Devouring Bell

The North Sea Cultivation World, the Outer Sea, Golden Flood Dragon Marketplace.

In a vast manor, the Green Lotus Sword Venerable sat beside Zhang Qing stone table, while a pretty Blue-Skirted Matron Green Lotus Sword Venerable to him.

"So much time has passed! And still not a single clue?"

"Green Lotus Sword Venerable frowned and said."

The Green Lotus Sword Venerable stepped forward and sent people to investigate the murder of Mo Wuya's junior disciple. After several years of investigation, they found not a single clue.

"No, the murderer is too cunning. There were no witnesses when Fairy Lin was murdered, and none of her belongings were found on the market. We started with the black market and found quite a few Evil Cultivator who were unaware of the crime. The murderer was very cautious and left no clues. I suspect the murderer is not a cultivator from the North Sea Cultivation World, but rather someone who was passing through the North Sea Cultivation World and North Sea immediately after committing the crime."

The Blue-Skirted Matron analyzed.

"Send more manpower. I don't care about the killer's background; we must find the killer at all costs."

"This is what the Green Lotus Sword Venerable instructed."

"Yes, Senior Ye."

The Blue-Skirted Matron agreed respectfully.

She took out a Blue Dharma Disk that shimmered with spiritual light, cast a spell on it, and her expression changed drastically, her face filled with shock.

"What happened?"

"I ask casually," the Azure Green Lotus Sword Venerable asked.

"Senior Ye, the Su Family of Black Phoenix Island has been wiped out. The remains of all the cultivators on Black Phoenix Island have been destroyed, and most of their valuables have been looted."

The Blue-Skirted Matron reported.

"What? The Su Family on Black Phoenix Island was wiped out? No witnesses? Not a single survivor?"

"The Green Lotus Sword Venerable exclaimed in surprise."

The Su Family is one of the Eight Great Powers of the North Sea, with profound foundations and numerous experts.

"There were no witnesses, not a single survivor. Logically speaking, with the Clan Protection Array formation, the Su Family should have been able to hold out for a while, escape using the Teleportation Array, or at the very least, call for help using the Large Communication Array. It's as if the enemy broke through the Su Family's Clan Protection Array instantly and annihilated the cultivators on the island in a very short time, like the work of Spirit Transformation cultivator."

The Blue-Skirted Matron looked grave.

If Spirit Transformation cultivator were to make a move, then everything would make sense.

"Spirit Transformation cultivator!"

The Green Lotus Sword Venerable frowned.

"Before leaving, the murderer set a large fire, seemingly to deliberately disturb the scene, or perhaps out of revenge."

The Blue-Skirted Matron analyzed.

"Send people to thoroughly investigate this matter. Whoever did it, we must find out the truth. Hopefully, it wasn't done by Evil Cultivator or Barbarian Race."

"This is what the Green Lotus Sword Venerable instructed."

"Yes, Senior Ye."

The Blue-Skirted Matron agreed and left to carry out the order.

"Could the murderer who killed Fellow Daoist Mo's disciple have wiped out the Su Family?"

The Green Lotus Sword Venerable muttered to himself, his expression solemn.

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Time flies, and thirty years have passed.

The Southern Border Cultivation World, the Ten Thousand Poison Valley.

A continuous, Emerald Green Mountain Range stretched out before a deafening thunderclap echoed from its depths. A massive bolt of silver lightning shot into the sky, causing the earth to tremble and billowing dust to rise.

On the outskirts of the mountain range, a towering tree emitted a blinding blue light, transforming into a giant, scarred blue flower. On the flower's bud was a man's face, his expression one of terror.

Judging from its aura, it was clearly a Flower Demon in the Nascent Soul Realm.

A gust of wind blew by, Shen Long appeared, wielding the Dragon-Slaying Saber, with a pair of Golden Feather Wings on his back, his expression icy cold.

As soon as Shen Long appeared, the Flower Demon's expression changed drastically. Just as she was about to use the Wood Evasion Technique to escape, a sharp and piercing screech rang out, as if someone had hit her on the head with a stick, leaving her dizzy and disoriented.

Before the Flower Demon could react, Shen Long swung his sword, and a Red Blade Light flashed past, splitting the Flower Demon in two. A cyan Crystal Core rolled out from the split and landed on the ground.

Shen Long grabbed with one hand, and the cyan Crystal Core flew towards him, landing in his hand.

"Late Fourth Rank Flower Demon! I never expected the Ten Thousand Poison Valley to have such a high-level Flower Demon."

Shen Long said happily.

He went to the Five Saints Sect's Scripture Depository to examine the books introducing high-level cultivators and Volcano, then took his leave to seek a great fortuitous opportunity.

He has been in the Southern Border Cultivation World for over thirty years. There are too many Volcano in Southern Border for him to investigate them all. Fortunately, he has not come away empty-handed over the years. He has traveled around the Southern Border Cultivation World, met many Nascent Soul Cultivator, and collected a lot of cultivation resources.

The Hundred-Eyed Golden Cicada, Ice Flood Dragon, Fire Qilin Beast, Golden-Winged Fire Ant Queen, Green-Eyed Spirit Fox, Tree Man, and Spirit-Tracking Beast have all advanced to the mid-stage of the fourth rank. Without Shen Long's massive investment of cultivation resources, their advancement wouldn't have been so rapid.

Shen Long collected the Crystal Core and the Flower Demon's corpse, then left.

After leaving the Ten Thousand Poison Valley, Shen Long transformed into a streak of Escape Light and flew away. He had just flown ten thousand miles when a Green Flying Boat more than ten feet long flew towards him. Three men and one woman stood on the Green Flying Boat. The one in the lead was a graceful Purple-Skirted Woman with beautiful features.

The four people wore clothes with a hideous ghost face pattern, which was the symbol of the Soul-Shattering Palace.

"Wu Jiao! The Vice Palace Master of the Soul-Shattering Palace."

Shen Long recognized the Purple-Skirted Woman.

The Soul-Shattering Palace is one of the six major powers in the Southern Border, with a long history and numerous experts.

Wu Jiao is personally leading the team; it seems the Ten Thousand Poison Valley has some good stuff.

Wu Jiao also noticed Shen Long, a look of surprise flashing in her eyes.

Shen Long has been active in Southern Border for years, and Wu Jiao had heard of him before, but she had never met Shen Long.

The two did not know each other, did not greet each other, and went their separate ways.

Two weeks later, Shen Long appeared at Golden Toad Mountain.

There was no war Human Race and Barbarian Race races in the East Hua Cultivation World. The Spirit Control Sect successfully established branches in the Southern Border, the North Sea, and the Western Desert. The North Sea Cultivation World was a key focus, with twenty Core Formation Cultivator and one Nascent Soul Cultivator stationed there, given the abundance of Demon Beast resources in the North Sea Cultivation World.

Shen Long brought twelve Core Formation Cultivator with him, and later six more Core Formation Cultivator arrived. They split up into groups of three to gather intelligence and cultivation resources, but made no major discoveries.

Golden Toad Mountain was exceptionally prosperous, attracting merchants and travelers from all over.

A quarter of an hour later, Shen Long appeared at the entrance of a vast manor. The plaque above the entrance bore the three golden characters "Spirit Control Garden), and two Foundation Establishment Cultivator stood guard at the gate.

"Grandmaster Shen, Grandmaster Lin and Aunt Han have arrived; they're at the Spirit Control Garden."

A Foundation Establishment Cultivator reported.

Shen Long nodded and strode inside.

He arrived at a quiet courtyard, where Master Ice Silkworm and Han Yuwei were sitting around Zhang Qing stone table.

"Congratulations, Mistress, on advancing to the Nascent Soul Realm!"

Shen Long offered his congratulations with a broad smile.

"Thanks to the Nascent Soul Spirit Item and Soul-Calming Incense you gave me, otherwise I wouldn't have advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm so easily."

Han Yuwei said with a smile.

"Master, is everything alright in the East Hua Cultivation World?"

Shen Long asked.

"It's nothing. By the way, the Spirit Treasure you requested has been successfully refined. It failed once, but fortunately, I had two Soul-Devouring Scorpion Essence Soul. I spent a lot of money to purchase another batch of materials, and finally, I managed to refine it."

Master Ice Silkworm took out a small bell that shimmered with purple light. A Soul-Devouring Scorpion pattern could be seen on the bell, and its Spiritual Qi was astonishing.

Shen Long took the small purple bell, and could clearly see the three small characters "Soul-Devouring Bell" engraved on its surface.