The entire sect is obsessed with love, but I'm the only one who's truly insane.

Lin Du straightened up and looked at the two spiritual entities in front of him.

The murderous aura emanating from Meng An and the initial malicious clash were genuine; there must be something else she was unaware of.

Perhaps it's related to the fact that Liyang Town would become an isolated city overnight.

The Soul of the Array looked at Meng An before him, a thousand words welling up in his mouth, yet he couldn't utter a single one.

"Young Master..."

"I'm no longer the young master, but you, why? After I die, you're no longer my guard. Why did you become the spirit of the Loyalty Formation? Why didn't you reincarnate properly?"

Meng An turned to look at Lin Du, who was wiping his dagger and watching the commotion, "That kid!"

Lin Du paused in his holding of the animal hide. "Hmm?"

"Can the spirit of the Loyalty Formation be reincarnated?"

Lin Du gave a soft "Ah," and asked, "Do you want the truth or a lie?"

Meng An hissed, "You brat, why are you so annoying?"

Lin Du grinned, "You were suppressed in the iron coffin, and you weren't very rational at first. What if I said something and you got angry and tried to hurt my nephew? I'm just trying to save my own life."

Meng An frowned. "You used up so much of my evil energy with those dozen or so talismans like they were free. I'm perfectly rational now."

Lin Du's eyes clearly showed his disbelief. "Generally speaking, no. If it's a bound spirit, it can be saved, but a spirit that willingly enters the formation cannot be released."

Meng An's brows furrowed even more as he turned to look at the tall, burly array spirit. "Xiong Zhao, did you hear that? Why did you do this? Did the Meng family force you?"

Xiong Zhao lowered his head, his voice weak, "Young Master, I did it voluntarily. In that battle back then, your soul was shattered, and it would take a lot of power to condense your soul. Using the power of will would be faster. I just didn't expect that it would actually condense an evil spirit. I didn't even notice when you condensed it."

A strange look appeared on Meng An's baby face. "Of course you wouldn't notice. If the array isn't activated, you'll never come out, so how could you sense the change? I was completely unaware when I came out, and I didn't notice the Loyalty Array either."

Upon hearing this, Lin Du lowered his eyes, realizing that the unconscious ghost he had conjured could potentially cause immense damage to the entire town.

Meng An sighed, "Hey, I told you, even though you were bought by the Meng family, you don't need to treat me as your master. Your cultivation talent is better than mine. Live well, and it's not impossible for you to become a great power in the future. Why do this?"

Xiong Zhao couldn't help but reply, "No, it's because the young master saved me. Without the cultivation resources the young master gave me, I would never have become stronger. I am protected by the young master in life and death."

Meng An scoffed, "You actually believe what the Meng family says? With your talent, you'd be given cultivation resources anywhere else. We even agreed to be brothers in the next life, but now look, you don't have a next life."

The young man's face was fierce, and his scolding made the burly Xiong Zhao cower in fear, not daring to speak.

Lin Du suddenly interjected, "What I just said was generally not possible."

Meng An suddenly turned around to look at Lin Du, narrowed his eyes, and said, "You little rascal... you're really cunning."

I've never seen such a cunning kid in my life.

"Tell me, what are the conditions?"

"Tell me the truth about why you were sealed away and why Liyang Town became an empty, desolate city overnight. The five of us can try to break the Loyalty Formation, as long as the two of you cooperate."

Lin Du held her folding fan, smiling as she stared at the vengeful ghost who could strangle her with one hand.

Meng An looked at her steadily and said, "Okay."

"What's happening in the city is probably related to me."

Yan Qing and Yuan Ye, who were already preparing to take out their dried meat to watch the show, suddenly trembled and looked at Meng An in disbelief.

"When I was first condensed, I was not clear-headed, I had no reason, and I was full of malevolent energy. The evil spirits probably sensed my presence and tried to devour me. I fled on instinct. The instinct of a malevolent ghost is only..."

"Preserve the last action before death, and kill." Lin Du continued.

Meng An nodded. "Yes."

"But not everyone will move out overnight." Lin Du was silent for a while, one hand twitching restlessly.

I want to explore the soul.

But no, this is a live broadcast.

"It's not impossible," Yuan Ye said, pinching his little jerky. "What if a demon were to run rampant throughout the city, killing people, and the demon wasn't restricted by houses..."

"Um, Senior Xiong, if I may ask, did you set up this Soul Gathering Array yourself?" Yan Qing looked at the burly array spirit.

Xiong Zhao shook his head. "No, it's a soul-gathering array that the Meng family found."

"Let's go to the Meng family's old residence." Lin Du said thoughtfully, "Senior Meng An was also sealed away by the Meng family. The truth might be there."

Meng An had no objections and led them to the Meng family's residence.

It was an extremely large mansion, almost the largest family estate in Liyang Town.

As soon as the gate opened, everyone saw obvious signs of a battle. Even though the spiritual energy had dissipated after many years, it was not hard to guess that a great battle had taken place. All that could be seen were broken walls and ruins, and it was still possible to vaguely identify which part was the roof and which part was the fallen beam.

Lin Du exclaimed, "Senior, your house has collapsed!"

Meng An remained calm. "The people are all gone, so let it collapse."

Lin Du didn't speak, because the compass in her hand started spinning again, which meant that there was energy fluctuation of an array within the house.

"Your house should have a defensive formation, right?"

Like a mischievous child, she darted around in circles before suddenly circling back in front of Meng An, scaring even a ghost half to death.

Yuan Ye and Yan Qing exchanged a glance. One stood still and took out a zither, while the other threw out a strange magical artifact. "Everyone, please don't use your spiritual power yet. Let's first find out how many groups of people are here, and what kinds of forces they are."

A thousand years have passed. Although the spiritual energy traces cultivators cannot detect anything with their divine sense, as long as the scene is not empty and matter exists, they can still obtain information about what happened here before from the feedback of the minute energy magnetic field.

The sound of the zither is essentially a kind of energy fluctuation. The cultivation of sound is not only beneficial or harmful to a person's soul, but can also obtain feedback fluctuations with various energies to a certain extent, and magical artifacts can detect these feedback fluctuations.

The Supreme Sect does not support idlers.

Before the water mirror, Cang Li watched the actions of his two disciples, smiled, clasped his hands, and said nothing.

Fortunately, he didn't hold Lin Du back, otherwise he would have given them extra training when they got back.

After playing about a dozen different musical tunes, Yan Qing spoke up, "Alright, stop playing."

"It possesses the power of evil spirits and the power of evil wills, but among human cultivators, it has also split into two waves: one wave is mixed with the power of wills, and the other wave has no power of wills."

Very good, it's more complicated now.

Lin Du crossed his arms and rested his chin on the top of the fan, feeling that the chaotic clues were like the crisscrossing knife marks and collapses on the ground.

"Actually, I do have a way," Meng An said. "The Meng family is skilled in incantations and formations. There is a mirror in front of the house, which actually records some major events that happened before the mirror was turned on. However, it involves formations and weapon crafting. I am a self-cultivator and don't know how to see it."

He looked at Lin Du with a half-smile, "But, you're a formation master, you should know how, right? Little one?"

Lin Du smiled and said, "Very well, those who provoke others will always be provoked."

"What could a child like me know? However, to avoid disgracing my sect, I'll give it a try."