Heart of Insight + Direct Perception of Karma vs. Gold and Jade on the Outside + Heavenly Sha Lone Star

"Has it started?"

Lu Changzhi looked toward where Luo Zhen was.

Similar to Qi Zhan, Luo Zhen was also hiding something at this time.

However, he wasn't as heavily disguised as Qi Zhan; he simply wore a mask to cover his face.

Luo Zhen strode into the Holy Water and then sat down cross-legged.

After that, there was a long period of calm.

Not to mention Qi Zhan's astonishing suction power, even the fluctuations that Qin Jiuxiao had previously exhibited were not shown.

In the blink of an eye, the time it takes for an incense stick to burn has passed.

"There's really no change at all."

Lu Changzhi shook his head, feeling extremely bored.

Just then, a scream of agony rang out.

Lu Changzhi was startled.

The scream that came from Luo Zhen was not from him, but from a figure beside him.

The figure appeared to be a teenager.

At this moment, the boy was covering his eyes in pain, his mouth agape.

The sudden scream attracted a lot of attention.

Everyone noticed that something seemed to be changing around the boy's eyes, beneath the boy's palm.

Suddenly, a purplish-black color spread outwards from under the boy's hands.

Within moments, the aura spread across his entire face.

The boy groped his face with both hands, and his entire face and even his head had turned purple.

The boy's lips no longer moved; only a terrified sound escaped from his throat.

Immediately afterwards, the boy put his hands back on his eyelids, and judging from his movements, it seemed as if he wanted to pry his eyelids open.

However, her purplish-black skin seemed to have solidified, no longer as soft as before, and remained unmoved no matter how the boy tried to touch it.

After a while, the boy seemed to go mad, spiritual power surging from his fingertips as he tried to pry open his eyelids.

Seeing this scene, the crowd suddenly felt a sense of unease.

The next moment.

Accompanied by a soft "click" sound.

The boy finally pried open his eyelids.

However, it was a crack.

The crack, however, quickly spread to both sides.

Soon, it spread across the entire face and even the head.

Everyone was deeply shocked.

The next moment, soft, tender, white, blood-tinged lumps flowed out.

The boy's voice suddenly stopped, his strength dissipated, and he fell backward.

"Is this... insane?"

Everyone was secretly alarmed.

Just then, another panicked voice rang out from the side:

"Damn it, what's going on? Stop it!"

Panic was mixed with intense fear.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound.

The Holy Water along the way had somehow become stained with a faint blood color.

A boy was seen frantically waving his arms in the water, as if trying to stop something.

However, its entire body was already filled with the constantly seeping blood.

There were no wounds on his body, but blood kept seeping from his pores without stopping.

The blood spread wider and wider in the Holy Water, while the sounds grew increasingly terrifying.

In the end, it turned into a powerless cry of "Save me," drowned in the Holy Water, and finally disappeared.

Not far from here, another figure sat cross-legged, seemingly utterly calm, but his arms had transformed into those of a stone sculpture, stiff and unyielding. Yet, he appeared oblivious and continued to sit cross-legged.

"What exactly happened in that area?"

Someone, with a look of astonishment, stared at the blood-red residue remaining in the Holy Water and said:

"In such a short time, one person went mad, one died, and several others... it doesn't seem like a good thing. Could there be something wrong with this Holy Water?"

"But the rest of the area is completely different. This particular area seems to be the only one that's been affected. We'll have to avoid it when we go in later."

"I'm afraid this situation might happen elsewhere. Damn it, could it be that the good things have already been taken by those people before us, and now only bad things are happening?"

Everyone was speculating.

Others, however, focused their gaze on one of the masked figures and said:

"This kid is quite calm. Just now, one died and one went mad, both were right next to him, yet he remained unmoved. He has quite the composure."

"He probably used some kind of soundproofing method, but judging from his appearance, he doesn't seem to have encountered any bad things and looks quite safe and sound."

"That's hard to say. What if it's something bad inside, with a perfectly fine exterior but rotten inside? How would we be able to tell?"

The crowd discussed it, each with their own guesses.

Lu Changzhi withdrew his gaze from Luo Zhen and turned his attention to Xiang Qing on the Winged Bird.

At this moment, Xiang Qing's gaze was clearly directed towards Luo Zhen.

"Is it time to start Discerning Eye for Treasures?"

A slight smile curved Lu Changzhi's lips.

However, Xiang Qing looked at it carefully for a long time, but suddenly his brows furrowed into the character "Chuan". After a few breaths, the aura around him began to float, and he could vaguely feel a faint murderous intention.

But in the end, the killing intent dissipated, Xiang Qing's brows relaxed, and as if relieved, he looked away, no longer looking at Luo Zhen.

"Um?"

Lu Changzhi looked somewhat surprised.

"What... has this been discovered?"

Judging from their reaction alone, it doesn't seem like they've found a treasure or are trying to recruit someone.

After a moment's thought, Lu Changzhi gently shook his head:

Ultimately, Heart of Insight and Direct Perception of Karma prevail; Gold and Jade on the Outside cannot conceal a rotten interior.

This Xiang Qing girl has quite a bit of talent.

"Even the disguise using one's talent has been discovered. At this point, ordinary concealment is probably useless..."

Lu Changzhi suddenly realized that if there were many other patriarchs nearby, wouldn't they be very likely to be discovered?

In fact, Xiang Qing did not have a very clear perception.

He was somewhat surprised when he first noticed the masked boy.

But that was just his first impression; soon after, he felt something was off.

After calming down and carefully considering the situation, he finally came up with a possibility.

A flashy appearance can easily deceive people.

It seems good, but it's actually bad.

This could very well be the kind of menace he had heard of but never actually seen.

For a fleeting moment, he wanted to obliterate it completely.

After all, I'm currently working here.

If being affected by it only adds to the trouble, it's better to resolve the trouble first.

However, after some consideration, he abandoned the idea.

There is no significant karmic connection between us now. If we were to take action and incur that karmic entanglement, it would only cause us unnecessary trouble. It would be better to stay away and avoid any interaction.

Instead, Xiang Qing stopped looking at the Holy Water and went to join the crowd waiting Holy Water.

A moment later, his gaze fell on a young man, and he let out a soft exclamation:

"This young man may have the potential to become a prominent figure."

His gaze fell upon Qin Han.