A False Alarm, Planning for the Future

He then released Wei Zhong's arm and shook his head:

"Five Spiritual Roots, and all of them are low-grade, not worth molding."

Wei Zhong was even more puzzled when he heard him ask:

"Were you the one who killed the little brat who cultivated the Blood Body Technique?"

Wei Zhong was shocked. The entire Li Family knew about his killing of Candle Daoren, but the person in front of him actually knew that Candle Daoren had cultivated the Blood Body Technique.

"What Blood Body Technique? This junior is not aware, but the day before yesterday, this junior did kill a rogue cultivator here."

"Oh? Are you lying?"

As he said this, Wei Zhong felt a tremor in his sea of consciousness and was about to tell the truth.

However, the Time Treasure Record entrenched in his sea of consciousness shook slightly and suppressed it.

"This junior speaks the truth in every word."

"What about the cultivator's Storage Bag?"

"The battle was fierce, and it was destroyed."

"Destroyed?"

The Red-Clothed Child looked doubtful.

"Fellow Daoist Red Beard, I went to that cave and saw that the traces of the battle were very large, and there were even residual spatial fluctuations. The Storage Bag was indeed destroyed."

Wei Zhong suddenly noticed that at some point, another white-robed Daoist with a celestial air had arrived beside him, speaking to the Red-Clothed Child.

The latter was still unwilling to give up after hearing this:

"Did you obtain a small sword-like item from that cultivator?"

"I did not."

Then he inquired about other matters indirectly, but Wei Zhong answered everything without revealing any flaws.

Seeing that there was nothing to be gained, the Red-Clothed Child had no choice but to give up.

Looking back at the white-robed Daoist, the two exchanged a glance and instantly disappeared from the spot.

In the air, the white-robed Daoist said to the Red-Clothed Child with a smile:

"Fellow Daoist Red Beard is still kind, wouldn't it have been easier to just search the little one's soul? Why bother using the Truth Telling Spell?"

The latter shook his head:

"I'm not as ruthless as Fellow Daoist Bai Heng. Although he is just a Foundation Establishment cultivator with exhausted potential, he is still a cultivator of our human race.

Fellow Daoist, why don't you tell me what you discovered?"

The white-robed Daoist said:

"After my investigation, a fierce battle did occur in the cave on the mountain. Although it was cleaned up afterward, it still revealed its flaws in front of this old man.

The bloody smell inside was strong, the scent exactly like those Blood Bodies we killed before.

Moreover, from the traces left by the battle, it can be seen that this Blood Body was directly obliterated by an attack close to the Golden Core stage. This attack turned it into dust, and the remaining force penetrated more than half of the mountain."

"An attack close to the Golden Core stage? It seems that junior has some opportunities; otherwise, he wouldn't have entered Foundation Establishment at such an advanced age."

"What, are you tempted, Fellow Daoist Red Beard?" Bai Heng teased with a smile.

The latter snorted:

"Golden Core stage is nothing more than Talismans, Talisman Treasures, and the like. This old man doesn't care for such things. For us Spirit Transformation cultivators, only the method of transcendence is useful."

Bai Heng sighed upon hearing this:

"Indeed, that's why we've been searching so hard, finally finding traces left by that Blood Venerable here. If we can obtain his methods, it will surely enlighten our path."

Red Beard scratched his head:

"I don't know where a junior popped out from, actually obtaining the Blood Venerable's inheritance, and even taking the title of Blood Sea True Lord, engaging in heretical practices, truly tarnishing the Blood Venerable's name.

I heard that the Nether Luo Sect next door even had a good Earth Spiritual Root seedling ruined, it's such a pity."

Bai Heng stroked his beard:

"In my opinion, this junior who calls himself Blood Sea at most obtained a fragmented inheritance, and mixed in some unknown evil methods, which led to the birth of such a life-stealing technique."

Red Beard nodded in agreement, then asked:

"Speaking of which, Bai Heng, how many sets of inheritance did you get?"

The white-robed Daoren replied:

"Eight and a half sets, one of the Jade Slips was accidentally destroyed in the struggle."

"Haha, your half set plus the rest is still one set less than mine. Speaking of which, I even found one of my sets in a nearby gully; I wonder which junior buried it underground."

"Oh, there are actually cautious juniors who can resist such temptation; perhaps they will have a chance to advance to our realm in the future."

"Hehe, the path of cultivation is so difficult; it's already a blessing to live to the end of one's lifespan. Spirit Transformation?" Red Beard shook his head.

Wei Zhong naturally didn't know about the discussion after the two left, nor did he know that the Jade Slip token he had buried many years ago had been discovered and taken away.

He only turned his head to look at Xie Linghua approaching and asked:

"After Li Haowen left, did you see anyone come here?"

The latter shook her head and asked suspiciously:

"No, I didn't." Then, seeing Wei Zhong's worried look, she added, "What's wrong, Master?"

Wei Zhong didn't speak but thought of the two cultivators who had suddenly arrived.

At least Core Formation, or perhaps even Spirit Transformation.

Wei Zhong had never felt such a sense of powerlessness. They had approached him without him noticing at all, and they had subdued him as soon as they made a move. He didn't even have a chance to escape into the Grotto-heaven.

But fortunately, they didn't have any malicious intent. Thinking of this, he was glad for his caution.

Indeed, it was the right decision not to reduce my bone age to my youth in one go. Otherwise, with my Five Spiritual Roots, all of inferior grade, such terrible aptitude, entering Foundation Establishment at the age of twenty or thirty would seem suspicious no matter how you look at it.

Now, with my bone age of over a hundred years, it's the age a normal Foundation Establishment cultivator should be.

This has slightly dispelled their doubts. However, what kind of secret technique did that Red Beard child use to shake my sea of consciousness and force me to tell the truth?

Fortunately, I have the Time Treasure Record to suppress it; otherwise, my secrets would have been spilled out of my own mouth like beans.

That would have been a fatal disaster.

Now, the two of them probably think that I killed that Candle Daoren by using some kind of extremely powerful secret treasure.

What kind of mysteries does this Blood Sea True Lord's inheritance have that it could attract these two great cultivators to investigate?

Wei Zhong was still thinking about retrieving the inheritance items he had buried many years ago to deal with the enemies who were following Candle Daoren's clues.

But after this incident, he doesn't dare to anymore. Let the token and Jade Slip remain buried deep underground forever.

If someone comes to Hanzhu City, I'll fight if I can win, and run if I can't.

However, after this incident, Hanzhu City will probably quiet down as well. With such powerful cultivators watching, a city of rogue cultivators with a maximum of Golden Core stage, where would there be any chance to cause trouble?

So, do I have a chance to go and explore?

I used to be poor and weak, but now I am very different.

Not only have I successfully established my Foundation Establishment, but I also have my own spiritual land and Grotto-heaven. I can start planning my future path properly.

First of all, I need to break away from the Azurewood Sect's monopoly. Alchemy, Talismans crafting, artifact refining, formations, and so on must all be put on the agenda.

With the proficiency panel granted by the Time Treasure Record, and my almost endless lifespan, I can completely hone these skills to extremely high levels.

I can use this as resources on my cultivation path