Sword Sect Outer Sect

Chapter 125 Special Clues

Chapter 125 Special Clues
Thick, fresh blood gushed from Cheng Yu's mouth, and his gaze gradually became unfocused.

In his last few seconds of life, he felt all the blood in his body rushing toward the hole in his neck.

"……Well……"

Sheng Nian exerted force with his right hand, trying to pull the knife out of his neck.

But I felt it was a bit inconvenient to exert force like that.

So he took a small step back with his left foot and stepped on Cheng Yu's frozen face with his right foot.

With a sudden push.

Bang! ! !
The sword was pulled out.

A large amount of blood gushed out of Cheng Yu's throat as if it had exploded.

"Demonic cultivators launch a surprise attack!"

Only now did the surrounding disciples realize what was happening.

A protective aura emanated from their bodies, and someone hurriedly released a beam of light outside the courtyard, leaping into the night sky.

That was a distress signal from the disciples of the Six Sects.

In his prime, he drew his sword and slashed horizontally, the surging blood energy scattering the surrounding disciples.

"You guys are lucky."

If Cheng Yu had been even slightly wary, killing him would have taken considerable effort, and several of the people around him might have died as well.

In his prime, his blood and energy surged, and his aura was fierce and terrifying.

The disciples around him had no real intention of fighting the enemy.

Everyone was thinking about how to save their lives before reinforcements arrived.

However, it turned out that the other side was not eager to continue the fight.

With a flash of the blade, he leaped a few times and disappeared into the night.

By the time Dai Rui and his patrol team arrived, the blood that Cheng Yu had shed had already been washed away by the heavy rain.

A group of cultivators gathered in the courtyard, staring at the gruesome corpse.

No one spoke.

Since the opening of the Changping Pass, there have been casualties among the disciples of the six major sects.

However, a few people died because they were ambushed by demonic cultivators while traveling, just like Song Yan encountered the Five Demons of Cold Mountain.

However, Cheng Yu was the first to die in the patrol area under Changping's jurisdiction.

A thought arose in the minds of all the cultivators simultaneously.

Will he be the last one?

……

The next day.

Lianheng Building.

Several elders who were stationed there gathered together to listen to the reports from Cong Yuzhen, Dai Rui, and others.

Song Yan was also present as one of the people who knew about the matter.

“Last night, only Lü Qin appeared in Chengjia Village. I believe that if the news had leaked, the demonic cultivators would not have appeared nearby.”

"It's likely that the demonic cultivators of the Yellow Springs Path were aware of this, but for some reason, they didn't inform the Seed Demon Path."

The elders nodded: "That's possible."

Shen Yu sat in the seat near the center, without saying a word.

He arrived in Changping about two weeks ago.

Having just broken through to the late stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm and stabilized his realm, he volunteered to come here.

It's not just because of the so-called sect's spirit of dedication; there are other motives involved.

"besides……"

Cong Yuzhen continued, "This disciple also found a jade slip related to the Asura Path in Lü Qin's Qiankun Bag."

"One person's name was mentioned."

"This person's name is Jin Tianya..."

This was the first time that most of the people present had heard this name in Changping.

Shen Yu suddenly raised his eyes slightly, his gaze hardening.

"Based on the contents of the jade slip, this person is probably the source of the group of demonic cultivators who came here and made such a big move."

"This disciple deduces that the Yellow Springs Path already knew that the Asura Path intended to secretly seize Jin Tianya... or some kind of treasure he was carrying."

"So they took this person away ahead of time..."

"But I don't know why that kind of demonic Lu Qin still kept the appointment..."

An elder with a white beard waved his hand: "No need to worry about it. The various demonic cultivation lineages were never truly of one mind and one heart."

"It's all too common for internal strife and disputes to occur."

"Yes."

The elder continued, "Is there any other information about this person named Jin Tianya?"

"It was not mentioned again in the jade slip."

"Ah."

The white-bearded elder pondered for a moment, then looked at Shen Yu beside him.

"I wonder what Elder Shen's insights are?"

As the external affairs elder of the Xuan Yuan Sect, he had just broken through to the late stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Shen Yu wields considerable influence among the six sect elders currently stationed in Changping. The Dongyuan Sect's peak master, Elder Yu Tian, returned to his sect a few days ago.

Now, the only remaining leaders of these six sects are Elder Whitebeard, who is Elder Chen of the Sheyang Sect, Master Sanjue of the Huadu Temple, and Elder Shenyu of the Xuanyuan Sect.

Shen Yu shook his head slightly.

"I am new here and not very familiar with the situation in Changping. Elder Chen can take charge of the overall situation."

Surprisingly, Shen Yu kept a very low profile this time.

"it is good."

Elder Chen nodded and made general arrangements for the follow-up matters.

Special reminder to Cong Yuzhen, Xu Ziqing and other new generation Foundation Establishment cultivators to pay close attention to clues related to the person "Jin Tianya".

"Elder, about Cheng Yu..."

Elder Chen sighed softly: "Have you found out anything about the origins of that demonic cultivator who escaped?"

"Not yet. This person's escape technique is extremely strange. The disciples who were patrolling with Cheng Yu were completely unaware and unprepared. Cheng Yu was almost killed by the other party with a single blow."

Elder Chen frowned: "There are quite a few disciples patrolling Caoyuan Township together, why is the other side targeting Cheng Yu alone?"

"It sounds like they're seeking revenge."

Seeing that Cong Yuzhen didn't speak, he continued, "I will go and appease Elder Cheng."

"I'll leave this matter entirely to you to investigate."

Ultimately, Cheng Yu was just a disciple in the late stage of Qi Refining.

It was certainly a pity that he died suddenly, but at this critical juncture, Elder Chen did not want to waste any time on this issue.

Let's just leave it to our own Foundation Establishment stage disciple to handle.

On the bright side, from now on, no disciple should think that the inspection is just a formality anymore.

The meeting ended quickly.

Although they ultimately failed to intercept any other cultivators from the Yellow Springs Path and the Demon Seed Path, Song Yan still made a certain contribution in terms of intelligence.

Therefore, you can receive another thirty merit points at the Merit Confidential Office.

Song Yan now has an additional 125 merit points.

Furthermore, with Cheng Yu dead, he could imagine that his days in Changping would be much more pleasant.

There's no need to worry too much about Shen Yu of the Xuan Yuan Sect.

From the perspective of the operational lines, the Dongyuan Sect and the Sheyang Sect have a closer connection, and the Xuanyuan Sect has little reason to interfere in their affairs.

Just be wary of that female cultivator named Shen Huai.

Thanks to the merits I've accumulated, as long as I can get through another four months smoothly, I'll be able to return to the sect ahead of schedule.

All the best.

……

at the same time.

Shen Yu and Shen Huai walked out of Lianheng Tower together.

"what do you mean……"

Shen Yu transmitted his voice.

"Do Cheng Yu and Song Yan have a grudge?"

Shen Huai pondered for a moment: "Cheng Yu has actually offended quite a few people, but most of them are outer disciples of Dongyuan Sect and Lingfu Sect."

"Only Song Yan had ever had a direct conflict with him."

"Um……"

"I heard that the information about the demonic cultivation method was provided by Song Yan?"

"indeed."

Shen Yu pondered.

Shen Huai spoke first: "Elder, do you think he might..."

"..."

"Without absolute evidence, we cannot make wild guesses about such things."

Shen Yu pondered for a moment and then said, "You and that Song Yan are in the same patrol team, so you can keep an eye on them."

To Shen Huai's surprise, Shen Yu did not immediately presume Song Yan's guilt.

"besides……"

"If any clues about Jin Tianya are found..."