"The White Lotus Sect's scoundrels really are in Duanmu Manor."
Li Xiang spoke silently to himself.
The distinctive resentment of a blood sacrifice was exactly like what he had sensed at the underground Sacrificial Altar outside Dragon City. It was several times stronger here.
Clearly, the White Lotus Sect had been operating here for a long time. This was no temporary refuge.
Yet Li Xiang frowned slightly.
"Not a trace of the Heavenly Demon Divine Church's presence."
Li Xiang opened his eyes, and the clear,幽-blue light faded from his pupils.
The Heavenly Demon Divine Church's Demon Aura was domineering and profound, carrying a sense of corruption that eroded all things. The White Lotus Sect's blood aura could never conceal it completely.
Was it absent, or had they used some exceptionally powerful Magical Artifact to hide it from detection?
As Li Xiang weighed the possibilities...
"Danger lies ahead."
A cautious voice, lowered almost to a whisper, sounded among the group.
"Hmm?"
Li Xiang paused and turned.
Zhang Yunqing, Lin Xuanshu, and the previously silent Chu Tian, who were walking ahead, stopped almost at the same moment and looked toward the speaker.
It was Guo Kai, following close behind Li Xiang.
Guo Kai was hunched over, gripping the hilt of a sheathed short blade. His wary eyes swept back and forth through the shadows beneath the trees.
Under everyone's indescribably complicated stares, Guo Kai froze for a moment and tightened his grip.
"Why are you looking at me?" Guo Kai looked baffled. "Am I wrong? This place is eerie as hell. One look tells you there's an ambush."
"..."
No one knew what to say.
Hearing those words from Guo Kai made the whole scene feel strangely wrong.
"Never mind."
Zhang Yunqing withdrew his appraising gaze. Military Baleful Intent stirred faintly in