Evil Technique "Ghost Locking Seal"!

The night was deep, and Wushan Village was peaceful.

Wei Fan kicked the stove towards the surroundings, and the fierce flames quickly ignited the entire house.

Then Wei Fan jumped out of the window and fled into the night.

"Fire! Fire!"

The servants in the courtyard, seeing the fire, hurriedly shouted.

But by this time, the fire had gradually engulfed the entire house, illuminating the night sky.

Everyone began to fight the fire, and the scene was chaotic.

A figure from the neighboring Zhu family's mansion also leaped over the wall and rushed over. He looked at the alchemy hut in the raging fire with a grim expression.

He grabbed a handyman and asked, "What happened?"

"Master Zhu Chenghuan, I don't know either. I heard the fire and came to help!" the handyman stammered.

"Hmm? You don't know?" Zhu Chenghuan's expression turned ferocious.

"Spare my life, sir, I really don't know!" the handyman quickly begged for mercy.

Bang!

Zhu Chenghuan flicked his hand, directly throwing the handyman into the raging fire.

Ah!!!

The handyman struggled in the flames, letting out a scream, but was quickly swallowed by the fire.

Seeing this, the other handymen and servants shivered.

Zhu Chenghuan, the second young master of the Zhu family, was notoriously violent in Wushan Village, feared by everyone like a tiger.

Half an hour later, the fire was extinguished.

Zhu Chenghuan stepped into the ruins and rubble, only to find the handyman's corpse.

Some valuable items had also disappeared.

"The alchemist escaped?" Zhu Chenghuan considered this possibility, his face clouded with gloom, as if he could erupt in anger at any moment.

Meanwhile, on the south city wall.

Wei Fan hid a bag of bottles and jars in a crevice in the rocks.

As for the alchemist's corpse, he had disposed of it cleanly with the Night Watch Team's corpse-dissolving agent, leaving no trace behind.

This agent was something only a Vice Captain could be equipped with, and Wei Fan had only just obtained it.

Coupled with the fire that destroyed the evidence, Wei Fan believed no one would suspect him for a while.

The night was unusually calm. Wei Fan had expected an invasion by a Monstrosity, but nothing happened.

This abnormal tranquility made him uneasy.

In fact, Wei Fan had hoped for some low-level Monstrosities to appear so he could gain some energy.

About an hour and a half later, Lu Qingshan appeared on the south city wall.

After using the Monstrosity Detection Talisman to scan, Lu Qingshan asked, "Wei Fan, did you see anyone suspicious leaving the south district?"

"No!" Wei Fan shook his head.

During his watch, he hadn't seen anyone suspicious.

"Alright, you continue your watch!" Lu Qingshan said thoughtfully, patting Wei Fan's shoulder.

"Captain Lu, did something happen? I just saw the Inner Circle on fire!" Wei Fan took the opportunity to inquire.

"It's nothing, just a mansion caught fire, and the alchemist inside escaped!" Lu Qingshan replied.

"Oh, I see." Wei Fan remained unfazed.

Then, Lu Qingshan left to continue his search.

Wei Fan watched his back disappear from view before a smile appeared on his face.

It seemed he had handled the crime scene very well.

Now they only suspected the alchemist had fled, not that he had been murdered.

Of course, the most important reason was that the alchemist himself possessed strength close to the Blood Rage Realm.

To kill him silently would require a master within the Blood Rage Realm.

And there were only a few individuals in the Blood Rage Realm in the entire Wushan Village, none of whom had any motive.

Therefore, the Zhu family guessed that the alchemist had most likely fled.

"As expected, only great strength can bring a sense of security!" Wei Fan looked at the night sky, his gaze becoming profound.

The night passed without incident.

At dawn, Wei Fan returned to the post.

He checked the number of Night Watchers and found no one missing. After confirming no issues with the Monstrosity Detection Talisman, he dismissed them for rest.

Wei Fan returned home, ate breakfast, and took a nap.

He woke up again in the afternoon.

Wei Fan steadied himself and took out the ancient book on the Human Origin Pill he had scavenged.

After flipping through it for a while, he found that the book mainly described the refining method for the Human Origin Pill.

It was a pill that could extend one's lifespan, required human souls as raw materials, and only had a 20% success rate.

"Just a 20% chance, and they killed so many villagers. Damn them!" Wei Fan thought to himself.

As he continued to read, Wei Fan discovered that at the very end of the ancient book, there was a cultivation technique called the Ghost Locking Seal.

The Ghost Locking Seal involved using one's own blood to condense a special ghostly rune on the palm.

This rune could then be imprinted on the forehead of a dying person to extract their soul and refine them into a ghost servant. The more powerful a person was in life, the stronger the ghost servant they would become.

"So that's how the White Ghost Souls were made!" Wei Fan's eyebrows shot up. He finally understood how the alchemist had collected souls.

With a thought, Wei Fan consumed a bit of energy and successfully learned the Ghost Locking Seal.

He looked at his palm, where three tadpole-like secret patterns slowly appeared before fading away.