The next day, undercurrents stirred in Dingyuan City.
The theft at the Secret Pavilion shook the entire city. The Demon Suppression Bureau's experts turned out in full force, hunting down suspicious individuals everywhere. The city gates were sealed, covert sentries were stationed throughout, and even ordinary citizens sensed the tension permeating the city.
What truly worried the Demon Suppression Bureau was not merely the theft, but the thief himself, who might be a demon.
A demon had actually ignored the deterrence of the [Dingyuan Seal] and infiltrated the city's most vital inner sanctum!
This shattered the iron law that had sustained the Great Yin Dynasty for centuries: in any city guarded by a Divine Weapon, all demons below the [Calamity] level would flee.
If this law had been broken, where under heaven could anyone find peace?
While the city reeled beneath wind and rain, Chu Mo and his companions enjoyed considerable peace in their little courtyard, though their movements were somewhat restricted.
They had entered the bureau as special recruits, so the manhunt did not fall to them. Instead, they had leisure to study the Secret Pavilion's collection.
Chu Mo asked Ji Qing beside him, "Senior Brother Ji, what do you think?"
Ji Qing set down A Detailed Guide to Divine Weapons, his brows creasing slightly. A hint of uncertainty entered his voice. "According to this book, [Divine Weapons] were not made by human hands, but passed down from the Primordial Era. Only martial artists above the Intent Realm can manifest their power by using their martial will to commune with and activate them..."
"From the descriptions, they draw upon the power of heaven and earth and possess all manner of inconceivable Divine Abilities. They bear a striking resemblance to... the Life-bound Magical Treasures of Golden Core True Persons.
"Could