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Chapter 73 Another Divine Shadow Gathering

"One—one ritual."

The leader said, trembling, "Our Shadow Society is there—performing a ritual. —He—he stumbled upon it, we must silence him—"

"It's the Divine Shadow Society?"

A strange light flashed in Li Yuan's eyes.

However, he was both surprised and not entirely surprised by the result.

Because the Divine Shadow Society was the only evil force he had ever come into contact with.

"What kind of ceremony are they holding in the abandoned factory complex?" Li Yuan continued to press.

"I—I don't know the specifics."

The leader was sweating profusely from the pain, his voice trembling: "I'm just an outer member, responsible for cleaning up the tail. Only the hall master knows the real core information."

"What is the strength of the hall master?" Li Yuan asked again.

"First—the peak of the Innate Realm, it's said he's about to break through to the Inner Core Realm." The leader didn't dare to hide anything and quickly answered.

Li Yuan frowned slightly.

Peak of the Innate Realm, just one step away from the Inner Core?

With this level of skill, he would definitely be considered a top expert in Donghe City at present.

Of course, the eerie streetlight doesn't count.

Because the power of the mysterious level seems to be from a different system than that of martial artists.

If the Divine Shadow Society is really holding some kind of ceremony in Donghe City, and there's even a hall master nearing the Inner Core Realm in charge, then things are probably not simple.

It seems I underestimated the Divine Shadow Society. I'm probably only at the early stage of the Innate Realm, but the Divine Shadow Society even has members at the peak of the Innate Realm.

I wonder how strong the strongest member of the Exorcist Association is?

Various thoughts flashed through his mind, and Li Yuan continued to ask, "Where in Donghe City is that ceremony taking place?"

He used a trap with this question, mainly because he was not yet sure that the ceremony was held in Donghe City.

"I don't know the exact location of the abandoned factory complex in the west of the city; I'm just patrolling the perimeter of the factories."

To Li Yuan's surprise, the leader of the Divine Shadow Society did not deny that the address was indeed Donghe City: "The ceremony was held in a basement, and the hall master strictly ordered that no one was allowed to approach."

"It really is Donghe City!"

Li Yuan's eyes turned cold: "How many people does your Divine Shadow Society have at its stronghold in Donghe City?"

"About thirty people, less than ten of whom are core members, the rest are peripheral members."

The leader's voice trailed off as he spoke: "After the strange incident with the streetlights the night before last, the sect leader felt his opportunity had arrived, so he ordered the initiation of that ritual—"

"Launch ceremony?"

Li Yuan astutely caught this key phrase: "So, the ritual was prepared long ago, but a suitable opportunity just hadn't been found?"

"Yes—yes."

After a moment of contemplation, Li Yuan suddenly asked, "Was that ritual related to the strange streetlights?"

"This—I really don't know."

The leader's face turned pale: "But the sect leader said something before the launch ceremony—the eerie streetlights have created enough chaos and death, our chance has come."

""

Enough chaos and death —

Li Yuan's heart skipped a beat.

The eerie streetlights last night led to the disappearance of at least 100,000 people, plunging the entire city of Donghe into chaos.

And at this very moment, the Divine Shadow Society initiated a ritual that had been prepared long ago.

No matter how you look at it, there is a connection between the two.

Is it related to the corpse puppet?

Or is it some other event?

"Did you investigate the identity of the man who was killed?" Li Yuan pointed to the cold corpse on the ground.

"We didn't even have time to kill him before you arrived!" the leader said, his voice trembling with tears.

"This place is quite far from Donghe City. He might have already reported the news. Is it really necessary for you to continue chasing him?"

"Li Yuan asked again."

"We have signal jamming equipment—" the leader replied in a low voice.

Li Yuan was silent for a moment, then raised his pistol.

"What—what are you going to do?"

The leader stared wide-eyed in terror: "I've told you everything I know, you—"

"Bang!"

A bloody hole appeared directly on the leader's forehead, his eyes froze in terror, and then he slowly collapsed to the ground.

This was Li Yuan's first time using a gun, and to be honest, it was quite fun.

That's right, he just thought it was fun, because this kind of gun shouldn't pose any threat to him now.

Although the leader of this Shadow Society is not weak, his physical body is not strong enough to withstand bullets.

From this perspective, the opponent's physical condition is far inferior to that of himself when he only had the maximum acquired strength.

After all, he was just a minor leader.

Li Yuan walked to the murdered body, squatted down, put the pistol aside, and then searched the body for a while before finding a wallet.

The wallet contained an ID card, several bank cards, and a small amount of cash.

He pulled out his ID card and saw the photo and name on it: "Fang Zhicheng, male, 32 years old, a local resident of Donghe City —"

Fang Zhicheng?

An unfamiliar name.

Li Yuan took a picture, put his ID card back in his wallet, and then stood up.

Only then did he notice that the corpses lying on the ground around him were staring at him with wide eyes.

And at this moment, he was still naked, standing in the middle of the road.

"

Li Yuan's lips twitched, and he quickly squatted down to strip clothes off one of the corpses, which was about the same size as himself.

Although stripping a dead person of their clothes is a bit disgusting, it's still better than continuing to run around naked.

He found the body of a burly man who was about the same size as himself and quickly stripped off the man's black T-shirt and trousers.

The pants are a little loose, but still wearable.

He found a pair of shoes, slightly too big, but still better than going barefoot.

As for his underwear—he hesitated for a moment, then took it off and ran to the bushes by the roadside to put it on.

Although it was disgusting, in this desolate place, we couldn't care less.

After getting dressed, Li Yuan felt much more at ease.

He walked back to the road, looked at the corpses scattered on the ground, and frowned slightly.

These people are dead here, and sooner or later a passing vehicle will find them and call the police.

"But—shouldn't this be considered my contribution?"

A thought struck Li Yuan, and he suddenly took out his phone, found Lu Jiayin's WeChat, and then dialed Lu Jiayin's voice call.

"Li Yuan?"

Lu Jiayin sounded somewhat surprised: "Why are you calling me so early?"

There's something I need to tell you.

Li Yuan said in a serious tone: "I just encountered a group of people from the Divine Shadow Society near Cloud Mist Mountain."

"The Divine Shadow Society?"

Lu Jiayin's voice immediately became alert: "What are they doing there?"

"Kill someone."

Li Yuan glanced at the leader's corpse on the ground, which had been blown off its head: "The person who was killed was named Fang Zhicheng. It is said that he was silenced because he witnessed a ritual being performed by the Divine Shadow Society in the abandoned factory complex in the west of Donghe City. Moreover, the leader confessed that the Divine Shadow Society only started the ritual after the strange incident involving the streetlights."

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone.

"You mean—the rituals of the Divine Shadow Society are related to the strange streetlights?" Lu Jiayin's voice lowered.

"It's just a guess, but the timing is too coincidental."

Li Yuan said, "The streetlights just caused a huge mess, and they immediately started the ritual. It doesn't seem like a coincidence at all."

"The abandoned factory complex in the west of the city —"

Lu Jiayin seemed to be taking notes: "Do you know exactly which area it is?"

"Even the leader doesn't know. He's only in charge of patrolling the perimeter. Only their hall master knows the real core information."

Li Yuan replied, "Furthermore, according to that person, their hall master is already at the peak of the Innate Realm and is about to break through to the Inner Core Realm."

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"Inner Alchemy —"

Lu Jiayin gasped: "This is no small fry. Even in the entire provincial capital, experts at the Inner Core Realm are extremely rare. Getting close to the Inner Core Realm is already quite terrifying."

"I know."

Li Yuan said, "That's why I didn't rush into an in-depth investigation; I just wanted to give you a heads-up."

"You did the right thing."

Lu Jiayin said firmly, "Leave this matter to us. I will immediately report it to the Bureau of Abnormal Affairs and have them send people to investigate. You continue with your work and don't get involved in this mess. The people of the Divine Shadow Society are all desperados. Although you are quite strong now, it's not the time for you to confront them head-on."

Li Yuan hadn't originally planned to investigate the Divine Shadow Society immediately.

"I will be careful."

He suddenly asked, "But that information about the Shadow Society should also be considered valuable, right? How many points can it be exchanged for?"

"you----"

Lu Jiayin was speechless: "What time is it? Still thinking about points?"

"Points are life, how can you become stronger without money?" Li Yuan said confidently.

"Okay, okay, I'll ask around for you later."

Lu Jiayin said helplessly, "If the information is indeed valuable, the Exorcist Association should record it for you, and the points will be issued by the Exorcist Association."

"That's good."

Li Yuan nodded in satisfaction: "By the way, that person who was killed, Fang Zhicheng, could you help me find out his identity and what his background is?"