Winds Rise in the Black-Corner Region
"Sect Master, our Blood Sect's medicinal herb warehouse has been completely looted. What should we do next?"
At this moment, seeing the sect leader gradually calming down, the Blood Sect Elder couldn't help but ask.
To be honest, he was genuinely afraid that the sect leader would be so enraged that he would kill him with a single blow!
Now that the sect leader has calmed down, he is happier than anyone else.
"Investigate! Mobilize the entire clan to investigate! Once we find out which faction did this, I will fight them to the death to wash away this humiliation!"
Fan Lao gritted his teeth and gave the order.
"Yes, Sect Master, I'll take care of it right away!"
Upon seeing this, the Blood Sect Elder immediately nodded and accepted the order.
"Etc."
Just as the Blood Sect Elder was about to leave, Fan Lao called him back once again.
This instantly made him tense again.
To be honest, what he fears most right now is becoming the sect leader's punching bag!
"When you leave, let the person guarding the medicinal herb warehouse come in."
When he said those words, Fan Lao remained expressionless.
Upon hearing this, the Blood Sect Elder secretly breathed a sigh of relief, while also silently lighting a candle in his heart for the gatekeeper of the medicinal herb warehouse.
Because he knew that the sect leader's anger had clearly not yet been vented.
Since the medicinal herb warehouse was looted, someone naturally had to take the blame.
Who is more suited to take the blame than the gatekeeper of the medicinal herb warehouse?
Despite having considered these things, the Elder of the Blood Sect felt no pity whatsoever for the gatekeeper of the medicine storehouse.
After all, the other party does bear some responsibility.
Secondly, isn't there a saying, "Better to die for your fellow Daoist than for your own?"
The sect leader vented his anger on the gatekeeper of the medicine storehouse, so he was naturally safe.
"Yes!"
After responding, the Blood Sect Elder bowed, accepted the order, and withdrew.
This time, Fan Lao did not call out to him again.
Soon after Fan Lao left, the gatekeeper of the Blood Sect's medicine storehouse entered.
However, in the end, only Fan Lao, the sect leader, left the Blood Sect's medicinal herb storehouse!
Clearly, the gatekeeper of the Blood Sect's medicinal herb storehouse had already been executed by Fan Lao himself.
Subsequently, the entire Blood Sect mobilized and began a large-scale search in the Black-Corner Region.
This move by the Blood Sect naturally alarmed various forces in the Black-Corner Region.
When these forces learned that the Blood Sect's medicinal herb warehouse had been looted, some watched coldly, some gloated Blood Sect, and some even started celebrating.
Of course, those forces that have the power to give the Blood Sect a hard time are all at the Dou Emperor level or above.
As for those forces below the Dou Wang, they all trembled with fear and kept their tails between their legs when the Blood Sect launched a large-scale search for the Black-Corner Region.
Faced with the enraged Blood Sect, none of the forces below the Dou Wang dared to provoke them.
As for those forces above the Dou Emperor level, although they are currently watching the Blood Sect's spectacle, they will soon find that this spectacle is about to befall them!
Sure enough, during the Blood Sect's large-scale search of the Black-Corner Region, Xiao Lin and Zi Yan, the Demon King Duo, had already looted the medicinal herb warehouse of their second target Ghost Emperor Hall.
Similarly, when Xiao Lin left the Ghost Emperor Hall's herb storehouse, he left behind just six short words, just like he had done at the Blood Sect.
Jia Nan Academy did it!
"Boom"
"Aaaaah! You bastard, I'll kill you!"
Not long after Xiao Lin and Zi Yan left the Ghost Emperor Hall's herb storehouse, the Ghost Emperor Hall's Hall Master, You Gui, unleashed his full Dou Qi, soaring into the air above the Black-Corner Region before letting out a roar.
That roar was so loud that it was estimated no one within a kilometer radius could miss it!
As Ghost Emperor Hall Master You Gui charged into the air like a madman, many people on the ground looked up at him.
Instantly, what they saw was a disheveled You Gui, looking just like a real monster!
As for who the You Gui was referring to as the person he wanted to kill, not only do the passersby in the Black-Corner Region not know, but even Ghost himself doesn't know yet!
After all, he was just venting his anger because his family's medicinal herb warehouse had been looted.
However, even at this moment, none of the forces above the Dou Emperor level in the Black-Corner Region had realized the seriousness of the problem.
They were just watching the spectacle unfold between the Blood Sect and the Ghost Emperor Hall.
Following the Blood Sect, the Ghost Emperor Hall also joined the massive search operation in the Black-Corner Region.
The actions of these two Dou Emperor- level forces immediately caused widespread panic among the smaller factions in the Black-Corner Region.
Similarly, both Fan Lao, the leader of the Blood Sect, and You Gui, the Hall Master of the Ghost Emperor Hall, immediately ruled out Jia Nan Academy as a suspect after seeing the words left in their own medicine warehouse.
In their minds, no one would be so stupid as to steal and loot their own medicinal herb warehouse and then leave a note identifying them.
There must be a conspiracy involved; someone is framing Jia Nan Academy!
They won't fall for it!
Regardless of what they think, all of this is no longer the concern of the two masterminds behind the scenes.
Zi Yan continued to happily plunder various precious medicinal herbs, while Xiao Lin was responsible for digging pits for the various Dou Emperor- level forces that they had plundered.
In the following days, Xiao Lin and Zi Yan visited several other forces at the Dou Emperor level or above, including the Heavenly Yin Sect, the Mad Lion Gang, the Rakshasa Gate, and the Earth Flame Sect.
Initially, including the Blood Sect and the Ghost Emperor Hall, everyone investigated their own affairs.
After all, these forces are not of one mind, so how could they possibly exchange information with other forces at the Dou Emperor level or above?
It wasn't until one day, when the Eight Gates and the Underworld, two Dou Emperor- level forces whose medicinal herb warehouses had also been looted, clashed during their respective searches that everyone realized that their situations were exactly the same!
This instantly made the leaders of these forces at the Dou Emperor level and above realize the conspiracy involved.
Therefore, after a discussion among the leaders of various Dou Emperor- level forces, they decided to sit down together and discuss the matter of their respective medicinal herb warehouses being looted.
Since their situations were basically the same, they didn't suspect each other.
And because of this incident, they actually became united.
Even two forces that had grudges against each other in the past have chosen to temporarily put aside their grievances and decide to find out the mastermind behind this!
They are all leaders of various Dou Emperor- level forces; they are not fools.
Such an act—stealing their medicinal herb warehouse silently, looting all the herbs, and also dirtying Jia Nan Academy's hands in the process—is absolutely not something Dou Emperor- level force could do.
Since it wasn't the work of Dou Emperor- level power, their suspicions are limited to just a few entities.
Are there any other Dou Zong in the Black-Corner Region besides Jia Nan Academy?
The answer is obviously yes!
Besides the ambitious Black Hell Alliance, which aims to unify the entire Black-Corner Region, there is also the relatively low-profile Black Emperor Sect, the old-brand Dou Zong level force Demon Flame Valley, which was crippled by the Qian Bai Er Lao in its early years due to a conflict with the Jia Nan Academy, but was not destroyed, as well as the lone ranger Elder Ying Shan.
These individuals or groups all possess Dou Zong.
Within the same Black-Corner Region, these are the most likely to target forces like theirs, which are at the Dou Emperor level.
These parties were also the suspected targets selected by many Dou Emperor- level forces!