Three days later, at the Demon Suppression Bureau in Green Sun City.
"Heh... what Resentful Soul? He was clearly just a cultivator who had suffered qi deviation!"
Xu Changqing closed the case file on the demon tree, a cold smile on his face.
The Demon Suppression Bureau had suffered heavy losses in the previous demon tree incident. Fortunately, Captain Jiang Yufeng and one deputy captain had survived until the end, so the rescue operation could not be considered a failure.
And the true culprit had finally been identified.
It was Linfeng's eldest disciple, Wu Xingkong!
This cultivator had followed his master in tracking the "Son of Xiangliu." He had been secretly contaminated during the previous great battle, and the corruption had eventually continued to spread until he suffered qi deviation, causing this calamity.
But according to the Demon Suppression Bureau's official account, this sort of "accident" naturally had to be covered up.
"It is normal for cultivators to lose control... after all, the target was Xiangliu. Even if it was merely Xiangliu's offspring, it could not be underestimated," Sulu said.
"Xiangliu... a willow tree?" Xu Changqing seemed thoughtful. "Such a demon god is truly terrifying! And the loss of control you mentioned, Old Man—that is, the risk of qi deviation—is simply like a thorn in the throat for cultivators..."
He recalled himself that day. Had Sulu not warned him in time, he might have become the next cultivator to suffer qi deviation after indulging his own power too recklessly. Green Sun City would truly have been finished then.
"You need not think about that for now. What you need to consider is how to deal with the eerie item in your hands..." Sulu reminded him with a soft chuckle.
Xu Changqing had obtained two items in that battle. The peachwood