In the early morning of the next day, the sky was slightly bright, and several figures had gathered at the Azure Profound Sect mountain gate.
Fang Han is wearing a silver-patterned green robe with Flowing Wind Sword hanging at the waist, standing in the front with a calm expression.
The morning breeze blew by, lifting a few strands of black hair from his forehead, making his gaze even more profound.
Beside him, Yun Qianyue's face was covered with purple gauze, and his eyes were cold.
Li Feng holds a long knife in his arms and his eyes are as sharp as an eagle.
Huang Ling'er is dressed in goose yellow, smart and lively.
Shi Meng has a tall body and a deep breath.
The five of them are all genius disciples from Zi Courtyard, and now they are reunited for this investigation mission.
In addition to them, there is also a middle-aged man in his forties wearing Deacon suit.
This person has an ordinary face and slightly dark complexion. He looks ordinary, but his eyes are particularly sharp. He seems to be able to see through every detail and not miss any trace when he glances around.
He is the tracking master specially sent by Zhou Jin Elder, Deacon Wang Gan.
"Fang True Disciple, please give me more advice in the future."
Wang Gan said politely and with enthusiasm.
As Deacon, he was sent to assist Fang Han. He didn't have any dissatisfaction.
On the contrary, I feel that this is an opportunity, an opportunity to make good friends with Fang Han, the talented genius True Disciple.
"Thank you Deacon Zhao."
Fang Han nodded slightly.
The group of people said no more, unfolded Body Movement, left the mountain gate, and sped towards the direction of the first affiliated force to be exterminated.
Wang Gan, who was most familiar with the road conditions, took the lead and led the way for Fang Han and others.
Two days later, at noon, the investigation team arrived at a mountain villa named "Cloud Crane Manor".
This place was originally an affiliated force of the Azure Profound Sect responsible for collecting nearby specialties, but now it has been turned into a scorched earth and ruins.
Before he even got close, a thick smell of blood mixed with burnt and putrid matter hit his face.
The walls of the village collapsed, the houses were completely destroyed, the charred wood and broken stones were mixed together, and the dark red blood on the ground had long dried and turned black, but it was still shocking.
Countless flies buzzed and circled, adding to the silence and desolation.
Even though Fang Han and others were determined, seeing this tragic situation, they could not help but frown and feel heavy.
Huang Ling'er couldn't help but cover his mouth, a trace of unbearability flashed in his eyes.
"This place was discovered and attacked three days ago."
Wang Gan said in a deep voice, with a hint of solemnity in his tone.
"It rained during this period, and the smell and traces were severely damaged. I don't know if it can still be traced."
"Thank you King Deacon for doing your best."
Fang Han glanced at the ruins and said in a deep voice.
Wang Gan nodded, said no more, and threw himself into the ruins like a hunting dog.
Sometimes he bent down to look at the ground, sometimes he picked up a handful of soil and smelled it, and sometimes he touched the burnt beams.
His movements were focused, his sharp eyes not missing anything suspicious.
"Let's take a look around to see if there are any other findings, but try not to destroy any traces of the scene."
Fang Han said to Yun Qianyue and others.
Everyone took the order, dispersed, and carefully searched the dead land.
"<Spirit Sniffing Art>..."
Fang Han cast <Spirit Sniffing Art> to look for suspicious smells.
<Spirit Sniffing Art> is a Tracking Secret Technique that relies on its extraordinary sense of smell to distinguish and lock the scent.
After cultivating to an advanced level, one can accurately capture the faint remaining scent of a specific target among thousands of mixed scents, and follow its traces.
However, because he had previously focused on the cultivation of Sword Technique, Body Movement and cultivation, he had not invested much energy in such auxiliary secret techniques.
It wasn't until I received this investigation mission that I realized my opponent was cunning and needed tracking skills, so I stepped up my practice in the past two days. However, the time was too short, and now I am still Minor Success Stage.
His nose moved slightly, and the surrounding smells flooded into his senses like a tide.
The smell of scorched earth, blood, decaying corpses, ashes of vegetation... countless smells mixed together, so complex that they impacted his senses.
He tried hard to eliminate distractions, concentrated his mind, and tried to peel out the trace of the aura that did not belong to the deceased and was suspected of being the murderer.
As time passed, Fang Han walked around the villa, but found no suspicious aura of the suspected murderer.
A few days passed, and it rained again in the middle, so the smell was eliminated. Minor Accomplishment's <Spirit Sniffing Art> was clearly beyond its capabilities.
"If I had known this, I would have spent more time on <Spirit Sniffing Art>'s practice."
Fang Han An imperceptible helplessness flashed across his eyes.
He let out a soft breath, knowing that his attempt here had failed.
Now, hope can only be pinned on Wang Gan Deacon, who has more experience and specializes in this field.
About half an hour later, everyone gathered in the center of the ruins.
Yun Qianyue Everyone shook their heads slightly. Apart from confirming that this place had indeed suffered a unilateral bloody massacre, they found no valuable clues.
The murderer acted extremely cleanly and neatly, leaving almost no items related to his identity or traces of his distinctive power.
At this time, Wang Gan also came back with a solemn expression.
He looked at Fang Han, shook his head, and said in a low voice:
"Fang True Disciple, three days have passed, and coupled with the erosion of wind and rain, I have been unable to find any traces of the murderer and cannot track the murderer."
"Can't even track you?"
Fang Han's heart sank slightly.
Wang Gan, as a tracking expert sent by the sect, is the most likely to find traces and track the murderer.
Now he couldn't even trace Wang Gan, which made him feel disappointed.
"It seems that we can only wait for the other party to take action again."
Fang Han frowned and said.
Judging from the current situation, only by rushing to the scene as soon as possible after the murderer commits another crime can it be possible to capture clues that have not been erased by time.
Li Feng frowned. "Are we just going to let this devil continue to wreak havoc?"
"Although I am very unwilling to do so, this is the only way I can do it."
Yun Qianyue cool opening.
Huang Ling'er and Shi Meng also looked worried, but there seemed to be no better way at the moment.
Just as Fang Han and others were struggling to track down the murderer, a bloody massacre was quietly taking place in the darkness.
A hundred miles away from the Cloud Crane Manor, there is a manor named Lineage named Lin that relies on the Azure Profound Sect and makes a living by selling medicinal materials.
A figure with a ferocious ghost mask on his face broke into the villa from the main entrance in broad daylight.
The eyes under the mask flashed with bloodthirsty and fanatical red light, it was none other than Chu Feng!
His figure was like electricity, and his long sword was filled with strange blood-colored energy.
Wherever he passed, the patrolling Guard, the awakened Lin Lineage, and even women, children, old and young, were all sucked dry of their essence, blood and soul in an instant.
He turned into a mummy and fell to the ground, unable to even scream.
The strong blood flowed into his body like it was being pulled.
The aura emanating from his body skyrocketed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the cold, violent, and destructive fluctuations became stronger and stronger.
"Poof!"
A soft sound as if some kind of barrier had been broken came from Chu Feng's body.
He trembled slightly, stopped moving, raised his head and let out a low growl that suppressed the ultimate excitement.
The blood all over his body disappeared in a flash, and his aura suddenly stabilized at a whole new level!
Fourth Grade!
After continuously devouring the essence and blood of warriors from several forces, he finally broke through the bottleneck with the evil effect of <Blood Demon Technique> and stepped into the realm of Fourth Grade warrior!
A powerful sense of power filled the whole body, and Internal Qi, which was several times more majestic than the fifth level, was rushing through the meridians.
Chu Feng clenched his fists, feeling the terrifying power that could destroy mountains and rivers, and the face under the mask twisted into a ferocious smile.
"Fang Han... I will kill you like a dog!"
Chu Feng roared with excitement and couldn't wait to take revenge Fang Han.
But he didn't get carried away.
Returning to the sect now to challenge Fang Han can certainly avenge the past, but it can only go so far.
What he wants is not just to defeat Fang Han, but to completely eliminate Fang Han.
"Now is not the time to go back."
Chu Feng's eyes flashed with a cunning and sinister light.
He will continue to improve his strength, wait for the opportunity for Fang Han to leave the clan, and secretly get rid of Fang Han.
Just as he was contemplating his next plan, a homing pigeon with gray feathers flapped its wings and landed accurately on his shoulder.
There is a small bamboo tube tied to the pigeon's leg.
Chu Feng took off the bamboo tube, pulled out the note inside, and glanced at it.
"Fang Han has left the clan and was ordered to investigate the case of the serial annihilation of affiliated forces."
The note is written in the handwriting of Chu Chong, and the content is brief.
Chu Feng was stunned for a moment, and then a low and twisted grin burst out from under the mask.
"Hahaha... hahaha! Enemies are really on a narrow road!"
"Fang Han, Fang Han, you actually delivered it to your door yourself! Are you responsible for investigating? Investigating me, a 'magic warrior'?"
An extremely vicious and crazy thought sprang from his heart like a poisonous snake and quickly took over his entire mind.
"Killing you like this would be too easy for you. Since you are responsible for the investigation, the next force will choose Liangshui City Fang Clan."
"I wonder what your expression would be like when you see your whole family being wiped out and your parents turned into mummies? Hahaha! That must be wonderful!"
Thinking of Fang Han's grief-stricken and crazy collapse when he arrived, Chu Feng felt an extreme pleasure that was almost trembling.
This is far more capable of destroying Fang Han than defeating Fang Han in the ring!
"Yes! That's it! Next target, Liangshui City, Fang Clan!"
Chu Feng's eyes were filled with red light, and murderous intent surged out as if it were real.
"Fang Han, I want you to have a taste of what true despair is!"
His figure flashed and he galloped away in the direction of Liangshui City.
More than ten miles away from the Cloud Crane Manor, in the room of the town inn where Fang Han and others stayed.
"Gugu--"
A clear eagle call pierced the night sky.
A divine Azure Profound Sect letter eagle passed through the window and landed on Fang Han's outstretched arm.
Fang Han untied the secret message from the eagle's leg and quickly unfolded it.
Scanning the contents of the letter, his pupils suddenly contracted.
Yun Qianyue, Li Feng and others noticed the abnormality and immediately gathered around.
"Senior Brother Fang, what's wrong?"
Huang Ling'er asked.
Fang Han slowly raised his head, handed out the secret letter, and said in a low voice:
"I just received an urgent report from the sect. A few hours ago, Lin Family Manor who was close to Mountain Water City was destroyed. The method... was exactly the same as Cloud Crane Manor."
"Sure enough, we took action again."
When everyone heard this, their faces couldn't help but become solemn.
"Without further delay! Let's set off immediately and rush to the Lin Family Manor!"
Fang Han stood up suddenly, with a cold light in his eyes.
Without any hesitation, the five people, together with Wang Gan Deacon, quickly packed their bags.
Like six arrows leaving the string, he rushed with all his strength in the direction of the Lin Family Manor, where the latest crime occurred.