Half an hour later, a group of monks arrived.
Three Golden Core monks and five Foundation Establishment monks.
The leader is Star Awakening City lord, Golden Core Late Stage cultivation, wearing a Spiritual Qi impressive black official robe, with silver thread moiré embroidered on the cuffs, a sapphire token hanging around his waist, and the word "Qixing" engraved on the front.
Next to him is the leader of the escort team of Star Awakening City, who has a cultivation level of Golden Core Late Stage. He is dressed in iron armor and carries a thick-backed machete on his shoulder. The blade is full of traces of battle. At first glance, he looks like a guy who has seen blood all the time.
The third monk, Golden Core, comes from Ministry of Punishments and has a cultivation level of Golden Core Early Stage. He has a thin face, wears a green-gray gown, and holds a palm-sized copper-colored compass in his hand.
When Chen Xi heard the explosion, Star Awakening City, who was closest to it, realized something was wrong.
The monks on duty on the city wall first saw a plume of gray smoke rising from the horizon in the distance. Then, there was a dull vibration on the ground under their feet, and even the tiles on the city tower trembled.
The city lord was discussing something at that time, and the tea cup in his hand shook suddenly, and the tea spilled out and spread all over the table.
That movement was at least caused by monk Golden Core Late Stage's self-destruction.
But the voice came from the Fallen Star Mountain Range, and no one dared to touch it without permission.
Star Awakening City is located at the east foot of the Fallen Star Mountain Range. He has been dealing with this mountain for generations and knows the depth of that place.
The spiritual power is chaotic, Demon Beast is rampant, and the further you go inside, the less likely it is for people to stay.
If an ordinary monk goes in, he will most likely not be able to get out.
However, the city lord is responsible for managing a city. If something goes wrong, he cannot just sit idly by and ignore it.
He clicked on the leader of the escort team and sent a message to the detective monk Ministry of Punishments stationed in the city.
The three of them gathered together, took a team of Foundation Establishment monks who were dedicated to investigating the case, left the city, and headed towards the Fallen Star Mountain Range.
A few people first arrived at the cliff where Chen Xi blew himself up.
This place has changed beyond recognition.
The explosion changed the terrain. Most of the cliff collapsed, and rubble was piled up. Stones of various sizes were spread from the top of the cliff to the bottom of the valley.
It turned out that all the old pines, vines, and moss on the cliff had been removed, leaving only the bare rock face.
There is still a burnt smell in the air, mixed with a very strong smell of blood.
Several people spread out to search, but could not find the monk's body. They could only judge from the scraps of damaged monk's robes that were shot away that they were from the Great Brahma Dynasty Brahma Sound Valley.
The fabric is a fine gray-brown monk's robe, with the moiré mark Brahma Sound Valley embroidered on the edges. It is broken into pieces and scattered in the cracks of the gravel.
Ministry of Punishments's Golden Core monk squatted down and scanned it with his compass Law Artifact. The pointer spun like crazy and couldn't stop at all.
He frowned and said nothing. It seemed that there was no valuable information here.
If we really wanted to turn over the valley here and investigate it in detail, I'm afraid it would take Nascent Soul True Lord.
We haven't reached that stage yet.
Several people followed the direction Qin Tiexin and Xiao Wan left and came to the valley where the two fought.
This place was also severely damaged, but traces of the battle can still be seen.
The rock walls on both sides of the valley are covered with knife marks and palm prints of varying depths. In some places, half of the entire rock has been cut off, and the cut surface is as smooth as a mirror.
The gravel on the ground was mixed with dark red blood stains, some of which had dried completely and formed a black and red crust, and some were still emitting heat like blood. At first glance, they were from Qi and Blood thick Body Refining monks.
Several monks used special Law Artifact to absorb the residual spiritual power here, roughly simulating the battle scene at that time.
Groups of light and shadow emerged in mid-air, including the light of swords, Buddhist seals, and afterimages of Dharma images. They collided with each other and made several Foundation Establishment monks turn pale.
The traces of spiritual power remaining on it are clearly visible.
But at this time, Xiao Wan, no, I should say Xiao Yan, has already left, and may have arrived at Brahma Sound Valley at this moment.
Several people followed the direction Qin Tiexin escaped and Ling Xi Ling Ran pursued, and came to the cave.
It can no longer be called a cave.
All the rocks in the entire cave fell down, filling the cave entrance tightly.
The rubble was piled up into a small mountain, layer upon layer pressed together, and a few wisps of dust occasionally emerged from the gaps.
One of the Foundation Establishment monks held a shadow stone in his hand, and the surface of the stone reflected the residual pattern of the spiritual power he had just absorbed.
After checking this place, he put away Law Artifact and said to several people.
"Judging from the residual spiritual power, there was also a battle in the cave, which eventually led to an explosion here. If the monk self-destructed, the power would be no less than Golden Core Early Stage."
Ministry of Punishments's Golden Core monk walked around the rubble pile, put his compass on the stone surface, explored it, and said:
"It seems that this siege was organized by the monks of Brahma Sound Valley. At least five more Golden Core were dispatched."
"There was a Golden Core Peak monk who blew himself up on the cliff, causing the mountain to shatter and most of the monks died there."
"The remaining monk was hunted here, and the last traces appeared in this cave."
"As for who was being surrounded and killed, it is difficult to identify."
The city lord nodded and looked away from the rubble.
"Then let's explore in the direction ahead. This kind of siege is definitely not a trivial matter."
A young monk in the team came up and carefully observed the surrounding situation.
His name is Cheng Nan. He is in his early twenties. He was a student of the White Deer Academy before. He still has a bit of bookishness on his face. He has just completed his tenure as Star Selection.
This time I took him with me mainly to gain some experience.
Cheng Nan is not old, but he has good strength and great potential. He was finally ranked among the top 128 and came to work for Star Awakening City Ministry of Punishments.
This was his first time investigating a case. He didn't expect to encounter such a big case, even the city lord was dispatched.
He asked the Foundation Establishment monks next to him, "Are we no longer searching for traces of that monk? What if there is still someone alive?"
Several other people looked at each other, smiled slightly, and ignored him.
Only an older monk patted him on the shoulder, with a somewhat experienced tone in his tone.
"Xiao Cheng, this is Fallen Star Mountain Range. The spiritual power becomes more chaotic and thinner as you go deeper. It is not suitable for monks to survive at all. Once you enter by mistake, it will be extremely difficult to survive."
Cheng Nan frowned, but still refused to give up, perhaps a little hastily, and asked, "What if we come out from the other side of the cave? Can we go to the other end to explore?"
"The other end?" The monk glanced at him and laughed, "Do you know why this place is called Fallen Star Mountain Range?"
"Isn't it because of spiritual confusion?"
"Not entirely." The monk raised his finger and pointed to the dark ridgeline in the distance, "Fallen Star Mountain Range, it is actually a barrier. For thousands of years, no one knows what is on the other side of the mountain range."
His voice was lowered, as if he was talking about something he didn't want to mention.
"Some people say that you can go directly to Central Heaven Great Region. Some people say that it contains the treasure of monk Spirit Transformation. Others say that it is a passage connecting another large domain. But no one knows what it is specifically."
Cheng Nan opened his mouth. "No one has ever passed?"
"Thousands of years ago, a group of monks came one after another, trying to find treasure through the Fallen Star Mountain Range. But none of them came back, not a single one."
After the monk finished speaking, he looked around and lowered his voice to the young monk.
"You are from Ten Thousand Stars City. You should have heard of Marquis of Loyal Martial Valor Lin Boyuan, right?"
Cheng Nan nodded.
His family background is very different from that of Lin Residence, but the reputation of Marquis Lin and "Blood Blade" is indeed astonishing.
Moreover, Lin Residence's eldest son, Lin Chuan, had excellent results in Star Selection, finishing tenth.
It is said that the first place Master Mingjue is also closely related to Lin Residence.
The monk said, "Here's the rumor. The third son of Lin Residence seems to be named Lin Feng. He disappeared in the Fallen Star Mountain Range six years ago. At that time, Marquis Lin came looking for him. His aura was very scary. He almost killed all the Demon Beasts in the mountains, but in the end he returned without success."
"Marquis Lin has never even thought about going through to find someone. Do you know how difficult it is to get through here?"
Cheng Nan suddenly realized.
Lin Feng He has heard of the name of that good-for-nothing Third Young Master.
But in recent years, I only know that Lin Feng suddenly disappeared, saying that he was looking for fortuitous opportunity.
Unexpectedly, it disappeared into the Fallen Star Mountain Range.
Just as he was about to ask again, the voice of the city lord came from ahead.
"Retreat!"
All the monks followed the city lord and left here.
The next step is to follow the traces along the way to find out who the monk who was surrounded by Brahma Sound Valley and died here is.
Cheng Nan followed the second half of the team and couldn't help but look back at the cave filled with rubble.
The pile of stones was dark, like a newly raised tomb.
He shuddered and quickly caught up with the team in front.