Mortal: I am the young sect master of the Thousand Illusions Sect

Chapter 82 Murder and theft of the map

Su Mixin stepped out of the gate of Miaoyin Tower, but did not immediately turn back to her cave. Instead, she slowly walked out of the noisy Guiyufang.

Reaching the secluded alleyway at the corner of the wall outside the neighborhood, he scanned the surroundings with his divine sense to confirm that there were no other cultivators or onlookers. He then activated his innate divine power, causing his body to dissolve and transform into a light, pure white cloud that merged into the deep night.

The mist was so faint it seemed to disappear, and it flew low in the sky with the evening breeze, heading straight towards the sacred mountain under the cover of the vast night.

Before long, the white mist steadily descended to the entrance of a small cave on the thirteenth level of the sacred mountain. The mist swirled and gathered, slowly dissipating, revealing a plump figure standing on the ground.

With her round eyes and delicate features, adorned with pearl flowers in her hair, and dressed in a thin gauze dress embroidered with begonia patterns, her appearance, figure, and demeanor were exactly the same as Wan'er, the madam in charge of Miaoyin Tower.

This person was none other than Su Mixin who activated the Great Luo Thousand Illusions Body once again, changing her appearance and transforming into this form.

Su Mixin swayed her waist slightly, deliberately imitating Wanji's usual graceful gait as a woman of the night. She walked forward with a swaying figure, and with a wisp of light pink spiritual power condensed at her slender fingertips, she flicked her finger and shot it out, accurately touching the stone door of the cave and actively triggering the array restriction outside the door.

"Buzz!"

The array's spiritual light trembled slightly, and from within the cave, a hoarse, aged male voice slowly echoed, its tone wary and suspicious: "Who?"

Su Mixin smiled sweetly, her voice shifting to Wan'er's soft and gentle tone.

She chuckled softly in response, her tone respectful and courteous: "This humble woman is Wan'er from Miaoyin Tower. I have come late at night to pay my respects to Fellow Daoist Ye."

After a moment of silence within the cave, the aged male voice rang out again, still wary: "I have no private dealings with Miaoyin Tower. What brings you here so late at night?"

Su Mixin raised her hand to adjust the pearl hairpin in her hair, her voice soft and alluring: "Fellow Daoist Ye often visits Miaoyin Tower, so Wan'er naturally keeps it in mind."

"Recently, Miaoyin Tower has taken in a new batch of female cultivators who have signed contracts. They are all virgins with pure yin essence. They have been trained in the tower and have all learned exclusive seductive techniques suitable for demonic cultivation and yin-yang dual cultivation."

"Wan'er brought with her portraits of these female cultivators. If Fellow Daoist Ye has someone he likes, he can simply use spirit stones to redeem her and bring her back to your cave to serve you. However, these female cultivators are of exceptional talent, so their price will be slightly higher."

As soon as he finished speaking, the cave entrance fell into complete silence.

The Foundation Establishment demonic cultivator had made enemies outside and was being hunted down, so he fled to Tianxing City to avoid trouble. At this time, he would inevitably be suspicious, knowing that outsiders who came to his door must have ulterior motives.

However, he was confined to his cave for many years, and the female cultivators serving him were of mediocre talent and low cultivation level, making it difficult for him to meet his own needs for cultivation through sexual intercourse.

The madam of Miaoyin Tower outside the door is not as skilled as me, nor does she possess the combat prowess and techniques I've honed through countless battles. Therefore, she doesn't seem to pose much of a danger.

Hearing that they were all pure yin virgins, and were furnaces for practicing dual cultivation techniques, his cautious heart ultimately could not resist his lust.

After a while, the spiritual light of the array outside the stone gate slowly receded, the gate opened inward, and the old man's voice came again, his tone relaxed: "Come in."

A moment later, inside the cave of the Foundation Establishment demonic cultivator, Su Mixin had shed her disguise and returned to her original appearance.

He slowly walked around the entire small cave, carefully inspecting every corner to check for any spoils he might have missed.

The eerie flames of the stone lamps on the cave ceiling flickered gently, casting a dim, yellowish light across the stone table.

Su Mixin took out all the items she had collected from the storage bag and various hidden compartments, laid them out neatly, and checked them one by one.

The primary objective of this scheme was the incomplete Void Heaven Map, which was prominently displayed at the forefront. His fingertips brushed against the brocade handkerchief, and he secretly felt pleased with himself, as his plan had finally succeeded.

The remaining dozen or so magical artifacts, each with a different shape and function, were arranged to one side, including flying swords, protective shields, small flying boats, and protective jade pendants. Among them, several were filled with Yin energy and were unique magical artifacts of the demonic path.

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A flash of inspiration caught his attention. It was a top-tier magical inner armor made from the hide of an unknown demon beast. Judging from the cut and pattern, it was clearly designed for women.

Su Mi slowly probed with her spiritual sense and immediately sensed something amiss. She picked up the inner armor and examined it closely. Sure enough, there was a meticulously designed and extremely well-hidden tracking restriction deep within the armor.

Su Mixin raised her eyebrows slightly, then smiled faintly.

It's likely that this inner armor was obtained by that Ye-surname demon cultivator through plunder and murder, and who knows how many grudges and karmic entanglements are involved behind it, but these troubles have nothing to do with him.

He didn't even want to expend his energy to break the restrictions. This batch of smuggled goods of dubious origin wasn't worth him using his weapon-refining techniques to reshape its appearance, conceal its traces, and then sell it in the market.

Su Mixin had already made up her mind that she would use the Hearthstone teleportation to return to the Thousand Illusions Sect later. All these spoils of war with unclear origins would be handed over to the Stone Embryo Avatar for disposal. Tiannan and the Chaotic Star Sea were separated by hundreds of millions of miles. No matter how powerful the other party was, it would be impossible for him to be implicated.

Su Mixin suppressed her distracting thoughts and continued to count the remaining items.

More than ten jade bottles containing pills were neatly arranged, each labeled to save Su Mixin the trouble of identifying them. The pills inside were of decent quality and all suitable for Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.

There are also several rare spiritual herbs that are over a hundred years old, as well as a lot of mineral materials needed for refining weapons. All of them are of medium to high quality and are quite practical for personal use or for sale.

A thick stack of jade slips lay to the side, containing a variety of contents, including demonic cultivation techniques involving dual cultivation of body and spirit, sinister secret arts, as well as records of prices in various markets of Tianxing City and rudimentary observations of various secret realms.

Su Mixin casually flipped through the pages and unexpectedly found something interesting.

One of the jade slips fully records the complete method of brewing spirit wine, listing dozens of brewing recipes. The main ingredients required for the top spirit wines are all rare and precious, and the brewed wine is rich in spiritual energy. Even Core Formation cultivators can benefit greatly from consuming it.

His gaze shifted to a secluded corner of the cave, and a mixture of surprise and understanding appeared in his eyes.

Eight heavy ceramic jars, each about half a person's height, were neatly arranged. The mouths of the jars were sealed with layers of sealing talismans, so that not a single breath could escape.

Su Mixin walked closer, raised her hand and removed a talisman. The rich and strong aroma of wine instantly filled the entire cave, intertwined with the unique refreshing sweetness of various spiritual fruits and herbs, creating a rich and layered flavor.

A light probe of the altars with divine sense revealed that each altar contained nearly a thousand catties of spirit wine, and the eight altars together contained several thousand catties. Each altar used different brewing materials and was properly sealed and categorized, indicating that it was not the cheap and inferior wine that could be bought anywhere in the market.

Su Mixin gathered a wisp of magic power at her fingertips, wrapped it around a drop of wine, and put it into her mouth. The wine was mellow and smooth, and contained a pure and rich spiritual energy.

At this point, he fully understood that this Foundation Establishment demonic cultivator surnamed Ye, besides diligently cultivating the demonic path and being proficient in the art of absorbing spiritual energy, was also a highly skilled brewer in private. No wonder his cave dwelling wasn't filled with ordinary worldly items, but instead had a large corner specially set aside to treasure his own superior spiritual brews.

After counting the spoils, Su Mixin raised her hand and sorted all the gains into categories, storing them all into her world ring. The corner of the cave and the stone table were instantly empty.

There is only one final matter to be dealt with.

In the center of the cave, on the bluestone floor, lay the bodies of one man and three women. They were the Foundation Establishment demonic cultivator surnamed Ye, who rented the cave, and his three concubines who were controlled and imprisoned here, becoming his cauldrons for sexual exploitation.

A ball of crimson fire landed, engulfing the four bodies. The scorching power of the flames was fierce and domineering, and in a moment the corpses were burned to fine ashes.

He casually flicked a breeze, scattering the ashes on the ground and completely erasing all traces of the corpse's existence, leaving no flaws whatsoever.

After finishing this task, he once again released his divine sense to search the entire cave, checking the hidden compartments in the corners, the remnants of the array, and the aura on the ground, confirming that no items were missed and no trace of his own aura remained, and that all traces were completely cleaned up.

Su Mixin took out the Hearthstone, lowered her eyes, and channeled her inner sword energy into it. Ten breaths later, a flash of white light appeared, and Su Mixin's figure vanished completely from the sacred mountain cave.

Half a month later, because Su Mixin had not replenished the spirit stones at the core of the cave's protective array before leaving, the spiritual energy of the cave's protective array was exhausted, and the restrictions disintegrated and dissipated on their own.

The cultivators in the neighboring caves noticed the unusual activity, went inside to investigate, and found that the caves were not normal. They immediately reported it to the Star Palace for handling.

Meanwhile, Su Mixin had already settled all her trivial matters in the southern region, and used her hearthstone to teleport back, safely returning to her cave on the forty-eighth floor of her sacred mountain, with nothing to worry about.

Of course, after returning to Tianxing City, Su Mixin generously rewarded Qin Lian with a batch of cultivation resources, and even directly promised her a Foundation Establishment Pill, after all, the information she contributed was of great value.

Inside a cave dwelling on the seventeenth level of the sacred mountain, filled with abundant spiritual energy, the cave dwelling's owners were a couple whose cultivation had both reached the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

At this moment, two subordinates at the Qi Refining stage stood bowing in the hall, their faces solemn and grim, reporting to the two men what they had discovered in their recent investigation.

After hearing the whole story, the Foundation Establishment cultivator tapped his fingertips lightly on the armrest of his chair and asked in a deep voice, "So, that old ghost Ye has been placed under investigation by the Star Palace and officially declared missing?"

The leading Qi Refining cultivator bowed his head and replied, "Reporting to Senior Lin, Old Ghost Ye's cave is completely empty. We have been on your orders to keep watch around the entrance and exit of the cave day and night, constantly tracking and monitoring him. Old Ghost Ye has indeed not left Tianxing City. We can confirm that we have not seen him step out of the cave even once. He simply vanished into thin air inside the cave."

The female cultivator sitting to the side suddenly turned cold, her face extremely ugly, and her tone was full of hatred: "Could that old devil Ye just disappear into thin air? Husband, you must find him no matter what. The hatred for my little sister's tragic death cannot be left unresolved!"

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The Foundation Establishment male cultivator had a gloomy expression. He took out an ancient jade pendant from his storage bag and slowly poured his fingertip magic power into the jade pendant.

The jade pendant remained lifeless and lusterless, showing no sign of life or response.

His brows furrowed deeply as he muttered his analysis: "The lack of any tracking effect means that the exquisite inner armor has either been completely destroyed or its restrictions have been removed and it has been carefully hidden away."

"It must be that an outsider infiltrated Old Man Ye's cave, killed him, and completely destroyed the body, erasing all clues."

The man quickly came up with the only plausible explanation.

The Foundation Establishment cultivator turned and stared intently at his two Qi Refining subordinates. "Are you sure you've been keeping a constant watch on Elder Ye's cave entrance the whole time? Haven't you seen anyone come or go recently?"

The two subordinates, both at the Qi Refining stage, lowered their heads and dared not speak, their faces showing some panic. They had indeed been careless or lazy at night and had not been monitoring the situation at all.

The Foundation Establishment cultivator was furious. "You're utterly useless and only cause trouble!"

The couple had been relentlessly pursuing that old ghost Ye for over a decade, but it seemed all their efforts had been in vain.

The female cultivator beside her panicked, leaning forward slightly as she cried out urgently, "What should we do! Old Ghost Ye stole the Void Heaven Remnant Map from my little sister! It was passed down from my parents, and it was our only bargaining chip to curry favor with Core Formation cultivators and even Nascent Soul experts. It was also our only chance to break through to the Core Formation realm!"

The Foundation Establishment cultivator's face grew increasingly gloomy, and the hall fell into a long, deathly silence. After a long while, he sighed, his tone full of helplessness: "To be able to silently break into this sacred mountain cave protected by the Star Palace's array, kill Old Ghost Ye, and destroy the body without leaving any trace, he must not be an ordinary person."

"This matter is bound to be very serious, and it has even alarmed the Star Palace. With our late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation, we are powerless to investigate. We can only pass on the news of Old Ghost Ye's disappearance and the loss of the Void Heaven Remnant Map, hoping to curry favor with a senior and use his help to track down the whereabouts of this item. We just don't know if this news is enough to qualify us to rely on him and receive the reward of a Core Formation opportunity."