After fifteen years of cultivation, he finally reached the pinnacle of the first rank!

Chapter 190 The Divine Man

"The death list?"

Wu Shang, standing behind him, spoke up in confusion, while Li Musheng raised an eyebrow slightly.

At this moment, Hu Ruian looked at the writing on the blood-stained scroll and began to explain:

"The death list here is not quite the same as a regular death list. It does not record a person, but a region, from a small village to a large town, all of which were killed and wiped out."

As he spoke, Hu Ruian glanced at the book again and said:
"The list details the time and location of nearly thirty people in Shengzhou over the past five years. All of them have been marked as eliminated, and the people who made the move were all experts from the Tianjin Guard branch of Shengzhou."

Upon hearing this, Wu Shang and the others all wore strange expressions, with Cheng Zhong appearing thoughtful as he said:
"Could a 'village' that the Tianjin Guard would wipe out be a gathering place for some rebellious forces or a stronghold of some Jianghu bandits?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Ruian nodded slightly, then glanced at Li Musheng and said:
“I have the same thought. However, I am now wondering why this list was hidden. If it is a normal Tianjin Guard mission, it is just their duty. But I am afraid that there may be some unknown trickery hidden in it.”

After saying that, he glanced at the big cat in the corner and the old woman in the cell.

At that moment, the old woman suddenly let out a "cacaca" laugh that seemed to come from a broken bellows, immediately interrupting everyone's thoughts.

“You’ve made a mistake… what’s recorded here isn’t anything normal, it’s shady stuff…”

The old woman spoke in a rough, hoarse voice, and then slowly turned her body, which had not yet turned around, around.

This looks much more normal, but the face is still creepy and hard to look at directly.

Hu Ruian didn't seem to mind the old woman's appearance. Instead, he squinted and stared directly at her, saying:

"Since you are imprisoned in the Tianjingwei branch, you must be no ordinary person. However, you deny playing tricks and now you say that there is a problem with this death list. This makes me quite curious about your identity."

Upon hearing this, the old woman's cloudy eyes slowly moved, and she glanced at Hu Ruian before saying:
"I'm just an ordinary, pitiful, ugly old woman, what status do I have to speak of..."

Then, she changed the subject, speaking in a hoarse voice as if sandpaper were being rubbed:

"However... you don't seem to be bad people. If you really want to know some of the inside story, I can tell you about it."

After saying that, the old woman's gaze went straight to the bloodstained book in Hu Ruian's hand.

Upon hearing this, Hu Ruian gave the other person a deep look, then looked at Li Musheng beside him for his opinion.

"Since we're already here, let's listen to what she has to say."

Li Musheng shrugged, but not at Hu Ruian, but to tease the big black cat crouching in the corner.

Upon seeing this, the big cat straightened up, meowed, stuck out its tongue and licked its paws, its green eyes gleaming.

After seemingly hesitating for a moment, she walked towards Li Musheng with cat-like steps.

It rubbed its body, about the size of a mongrel, against Li Musheng's robes, then lay down at his feet, even giving a lazy yawn. The old woman in the cell, seeing this, twitched almost imperceptibly at the corner of her eye, but showed no sign of it, continuing in a hoarse voice:

"The people killed by the Tianjin Guard on that list were all innocent people, just like this old woman."

As she spoke, the old woman slowly glanced at everyone and said:
"I know you must be wondering why the Tianjin Guards would kill them if they were just ordinary people?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Ruian remained silent, simply waiting for the other party to continue.

At this moment, the old woman suddenly burst into loud laughter, the sound of which was extremely unpleasant, and said:

"Hehe... naturally, it's because there might be some extraordinary people among these ordinary people."

“Those who are not ordinary are the targets of the Tianjin Guard, and in order to eliminate all potential targets without missing any, they have no choice but to kill everyone.”

Upon hearing this, Hu Ruian frowned and said:

"I do not recall that the Tianjin Guard of Dali has any mission like the one you mentioned."

The old woman shook her head, not replying, but staring at Hu Ruian and asking:
"Do you know that there is a type of person in this world called a 'divine person'?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Ruian frowned even more deeply. After a moment's thought, he truthfully replied:

"Never heard of it."

Wu Shang, Shen Anran, and the others all looked puzzled, clearly not knowing what the old woman meant by "divine person".
At this moment, the old woman withdrew her gaze, chuckled softly in the damp cell, and said:
"Then let me ask you another question. Do you know about Fallen God Peak? And do you know the origin of its name?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Shang immediately nodded and said:
"As one of the four top sects in the martial arts world, how could anyone not know of Luoshen Peak's existence?"

"As for the origin of his name... I have heard rumors in the martial arts world that there was once a peerless master in the martial arts world whose strength could be described as a 'Martial God'. He was the mortal enemy of the founder of Luoshen Peak before he rose to prominence."

"Afterwards, the two fought to the death on a mountain peak. In the end, the patriarch of Luoshen Peak killed the Martial God and became famous throughout the martial arts world. This is how Luoshen Peak got its name, which means 'the place where the Martial God fell'. Later, this place also became the foundation of Luoshen Peak."

However, after hearing Wu Shang's words, the old woman scoffed and said:
"You believed the rumors you heard, but... it's not surprising that you didn't know. Even within Fallen God Peak, there are probably very few people who truly know about this."

As she spoke, the old woman shook her head, glanced at the large black cat lying at Li Musheng's feet, and slowly said:
"The name 'Luoshen' in Luoshen Peak is meant for people with divine qualities. The founder of Luoshen Peak was extremely skilled in martial arts and reached the pinnacle of martial arts. However, he was extremely superstitious. In order for his sect to be passed down for thousands of generations, he asked the old man of Tianji Pavilion to interpret the fate of Luoshen Peak."

"At that time, the Heavenly Mystery Elder was forced by the other party's strength and had no choice but to spend his lifespan to peek into the destiny of heaven. In the end, he told him that the sect he founded would be destroyed by the 'divine person'."

"It was for this reason that the founder of Fallen God Peak named his sect Fallen God Peak and left behind a will to kill all the 'divine people' in the world, as if in this way it could be passed down for ten thousand generations."

Upon hearing this, Li Musheng frowned immediately, but was the first to speak:

"I think your statement is even less reliable than the rumors Wu Shangdao heard."

(End of this chapter)