A Mighty Expert Backed Qin Qin

"Sir, I believe there are serious problems with this intelligence."

A disciple from the Great Evolution Holy Land spoke up.

The Deacon Eleven turned his gaze to him. "Tell me, what's wrong with this intelligence?"

The disciple replied, "Reporting to the steward, it is common knowledge that the ten chief disciples of the Dao-Seeking Academy are all King and Marquis. Even if this Miscellaneous Dao Institute is weak, its chief disciple is at least a Nirvana Realm expert."

The Deacon Eleven nodded slightly; he also felt there was something wrong with the information.

"Do you have anything else to add?"

Soon, a disciple stepped forward and said, "Sir, I think the disappearance of our fellow disciples might be related to this intelligence report."

After all, even if such information were sent to the sect, no one would believe it. A group of fellow disciples disappeared while trying to verify the authenticity of this information.

"That possibility cannot be ruled out. We are the first group of cultivators to arrive in Dao Dao-Seeking City Dao-Seeking City, and other fellow disciples will soon follow. Before that, we can try to verify the authenticity of this information."

Despite the disappearance of their fellow disciples, the Deacon Eleven did not give up investigating the matter.

If the higher-ups only want them to simply come and stay in the Dao-Seeking City...

Then no further reinforcements will be sent.

Moreover, the target of this mission was someone the Dark Hall had been tracking for many years.

However, none of the Dark Hall disciples present were the first to step forward and agree to the matter.

Although they were disciples of the Dark Hall, they had to conceal their true identities in their daily actions.

But that doesn't mean they were stupid. With so many fellow disciples disappearing together, it's very likely they were all wiped out.

If they were to investigate further, they probably wouldn't gain anything.

The best approach is to wait for the other disciples to arrive before investigating together; that would be the best course of action.

Seeing that everyone was silent, the Deacon Eleven knew what they were thinking.

"What I mean is that you all should go and gather information; you only need to find information about the head of the Miscellaneous Dao Institute."

This steward believes that as long as we are willing to throw spirit stones, we will definitely be able to find out something useful without suffering any losses.

I will reimburse you for all the spirit stones needed for this mission. Tomorrow, two people will accompany me to visit the Red Chamber.

The rest involves inquiring at teahouses, taverns, and inns.

Upon hearing that they could steal it for free, everyone perked up immediately.

"Sir, I am willing to accompany you to the Red Chamber to gather information."

"Junior brother, you are still young and don't know how deep the waters of the Dream of the Red Chamber are. Let your senior brother handle it."

"..."

Everyone was talking at once, and they almost came to blows over those two spots.

"Quiet."

The Deacon Eleven scoffed, "We'll decide by drawing lots."

"Your Excellency is wise!"

Everyone said in unison.

The following day, some unfamiliar faces appeared in the restaurants and teahouses of Dao-Seeking City, listening to the cultivators of Dao-Seeking City gossip about the Dao-Seeking Academy.

The information from these places is partly true and partly false, but the disciples of the Dark Hall are professionals in intelligence gathering.

Their forte is extracting the intelligence they need from these rumors.

Unfortunately, most of the conversations about the Dao-Seeking Academy revolve around the deeds of the Eight Great Academies.

Occasionally, there are also stories about the External Affairs Institute.

The Miscellaneous Dao Institute is barely mentioned at all.

For several days in a row, they failed to obtain the information they wanted.

As time went by, two more groups of people arrived in Dao-Seeking City.

One of the groups also brought news that all the fellow disciples in the Dao-Seeking City had been wiped out.

Unfortunately, no one knows how that group of people in Dao-Seeking City was wiped out.

As the number of people from the Great Evolution Holy Land in the Dao-Seeking City increases.

Some disciples chose to leave the city to search for the bodies of their fellow disciples, hoping to find some clues from their corpses.

After spending several days mingling in the city, the disciples also befriended several disciples from the Dao-Seeking Academy.

After the Dao-Seeking Academy about their visits to the Dream of the Red Chamber a few times.

They finally obtained information about the Miscellaneous Dao Institute.

It was exactly the same as what the Deacon Nine and others had found before.

Of course, someone also discovered an important piece of information.

That is to say, Xiao Chen and Cao Youqian, the two prodigies of the Miscellaneous Dao Institute, were not in the Dao-Seeking Academy; both of them had gone out to train.

There are only three people in the Miscellaneous Dao Institute now.

Chu Feng, the head of the Miscellaneous Dao Institute, Qin Qin, and a good-for-nothing who entered the academy with Dao-Seeking Token.

Meanwhile, the disciples of the Great Evolution Holy Land who were searching for the bodies of the Deacon Nine and his group also found the Deacon Nine's body.

Although Deacon Nine has been dead for more than ten days, he was a cultivator at the Half-Step Spirit Nurturing Realm in life.

Even if they die, their bodies won't decompose for a while.

Moreover, the lingering aura emanating from him deterred nearby demonic beasts from approaching easily.

As for the other disciples, they were unlucky; basically, all that was left were piles of bones.

"Old Nine's dantian was shattered by a terrifying swordsman's sword. Judging from the Sword Qi remaining in his dantian, it must have been done by a master. But this is not his fatal wound. His fatal wound is several sonic attacks."

Within the stronghold of the Great Evolution Holy Land.

After examining the Deacon Nine's body, the Deacon Eight made his judgment.

Upon hearing this, the two deacons standing nearby changed their expressions drastically.

Although the Deacon Nine is only at the Half-Step Spirit Nurturing Realm, he is capable of fighting even against opponents at the Upper Spirit Nurturing Realm.

It's only possible to be defeated if you encounter a master who has reached the Dao Integration stage.

"Sonic wave technique... Could it be that Qin Qin killed Deacon Nine?"

The Deacon Eleven murmured unconsciously.

"We can't rule out that possibility, but based on our intelligence, the Miscellaneous Dao Institute doesn't have any experts to protect Qin Qin. With the Deacon Nine's strength, it's impossible for Qin Qin to kill him."

The Deacon Eight's expression also became serious as he spoke.

The Deacon Nine is one of the most promising elite disciples in their Dark Hall in recent years to break through to the Spirit Nurturing Realm.

Even if he fails to capture Qin Qin, it will only delay his breakthrough by a few decades.

But now, the Deacon Nine has become a corpse.

"It seems that things are clear now. Qin Qin has a powerful protector by her side, at least a Dao Integration Realm expert. This means that she has been chosen by a powerful figure from the Dao-Seeking Academy."

Unless the Dark Hall goes all out, they won't be able to capture Qin Qin, even if she's out training.

The Deacon Eight's tone was completely calm and devoid of any emotion.

The two deacons beside them said in unison, "At this point, we can only send this message back to the sect and let the experts there decide."

"Okay, I'll go send the message right away."

After finishing speaking, the Deacon Eight turned and left.

The Great Evolution Holy Land, the Dark Hall.

Elder Jiu has been restless these past few days.

A few days ago, he and the chief went to report to the sect leader about the matter of Dao-Seeking City and Qin Qin.

Unfortunately, neither the sect leader nor the various chief disciples took this matter to heart.

Even though he argued his case, the sect leader simply said, "Whatever the Dark Hall wants to do, I will support it."

"Elder Jiu, news from Dao-Seeking City."

"Quick, show it to me."

Elder Jiu said excitedly.

The disciple quickly presented the communication talisman to Elder Jiu.

Elder Jiu took the communication talisman and glanced at it; his brows quickly furrowed into a deep frown...