mtl008 Chapter 582 Searching for People
Chapter 582 Searching for People
"People are dead?"
"Yes, Third Elder, next..."
Zhao Jue's smile was half-smiled, his facial muscles stiff, making him especially eerie under the lamplight.
"Where did this fly come from, daring to barge in? Does it have too much life already? Liu Shenwei is dead, so be it. It'll just add some excitement to the ceremony."
Zhao Jue's smile was stiff, and the cultivator next to him lowered his head in submission.
Zhao Jue looked at the young boys and girls on the stage and suddenly burst into laughter:
"In that case, let's make this celebration even more intense."
Blood is also a good stimulant..."
Zhao Jue laughed loudly. On the stage, the elf-horned boy Yu Yan sat on the ground with a pessimistic look on his face. Around him were all kinds of mixed-race slaves of the same age as him.
It's quite remarkable that this so-called cult managed to gather so many people.
Yu Yan had just fled, knowing he couldn't escape on his own, so he bumped into the cultivator he could identify as having the highest cultivation level.
Yu Yan didn't have much hope. If he could escape, he would; if he couldn't, dying here would be fine too. He transmigrated into a body that was about the same age as himself. In the past year, Yu Yan's mental age changed from a twelve-year-old child to eighteen.
He knew how to be humble and admit his mistakes. These days, he had finally managed to get enough to eat, and he knew that his death was not far away.
He couldn't escape, Yu Yan thought with disappointment. Even in his moment of desperation, he forgot to speak the interstellar language when he called for help; they couldn't understand it.
Yu Yan was unaware that there were many time travelers in this world.
All he knew was that he had messed things up, and that no one here would understand Chinese.
After killing Liu Shenwei, Jiang He destroyed the murder weapon. She killed Liu Shenwei with a fishing line, which was even stronger than the fishing line she had encountered on Earth.
Jiang He went to great lengths to kill Liu Shenwei remotely.
It's impossible to kill someone without leaving a trace, no matter what world you're in.
When Jiang He saw the pattern on Liu Shenwei's hand, she instantly recognized him as a member of the Liu family.
Besides a divine symbol on his wrist, there was also a prominent scar on the symbol, as if it had been gouged out.
The scar forms the shape of the Chinese character "刘" (Liu). Before the divine symbols were superimposed, the scar's shape was almost identical to the character "刘," clearly a symbol of the Liu family.
Jiang He had seen this mark on Wen Dao and Liu Yang as well.
Therefore, the cultivator who dragged the boy away must be a member of the Liu family, most likely Liu Shenwei.
Even if it wasn't true, it was always better to prevent future troubles. She couldn't just stand by and watch the Liu family members still be alive. They had been chasing her for so long, and by the time her identity was revealed, there were already enough problems. If this happened again, Jiang He felt it was better to just kill them today.
As it turned out, Jiang He's guess was correct. Everyone within the cult used their real names, and Liu Shenwei wasn't afraid of anyone coming after him.
Or perhaps it was his confidence and boldness, or perhaps the cult had enough power to protect him.
Jiang He had seen the list of all the Liu family members who had died, and she also knew about Liu Shenwei's escape. However, due to her status, she had not started investigating over the years.
Although Liu Shenwei's cultivation level was below the Tribulation Transcending stage, he still managed to escape. He can use any means necessary to strengthen the cultivators or expand his own power.
Jiang He never expected that Liu Shenwei would voluntarily join the cult.
But now, it's all over.
Jiang He was absolutely certain that Liu Shenwei was dead. She glanced at the people on the stage, assessed their strength, and realized that saving them was possible, but...
Jiang He's gaze swept over Zhong Liyu.
This is a bit troublesome...
"Ladies and gentlemen, the grand ceremony is now officially beginning."
Zhao Jue's eyes gleamed. Upon hearing this, some cultivators immediately grabbed the boy/girl's hands and raised their swords.
Most of them are at the Nascent Soul stage and crave power the most. It is said that their blood contains the genetic locks of other races, which can stimulate the body to achieve a rapid increase in cultivation.
All the equipment on the stage is ready and set up.
The blood transfusion involves the blood of these children.
Their blood was matched using a machine and then subjected to rejection treatment. The monks waiting below the stage were the ones who were successfully matched.
When they came on stage, the music got even louder.
Soothing music has a strong hypnotic effect.
They swaggered around, showing no fear whatsoever. Their skills were advanced; all they had was a thirst for cultivation as they entered the machine one by one.
In an instant, the fishing line hidden inside the machine was pulled, and spiritual energy was attached to the fishing line, achieving decapitation in a second!
"The machine has an error!"
"Something's not right, ah!"
The monks who went forward to investigate exclaimed in surprise.
"...How did they all die?"
"The same way Liu Shenwei died."
"I see it, it's fishing line."
Zhong Liyu's eyes widened again. Could they really find an opportunity to strike?
This cultivator is too strong! Zhong Liyu thought of the people who died inside the machines and suddenly realized that the cultivator who killed them must have come to save people. If that's the case, they could be considered a group.
Zhong Liyu had no idea how the other party would act. Killing one person silently is not the same as killing more than a dozen people. If the other party was in the Void Refinement stage, they should not have been exposed.
Zhao Jue stepped forward to check, and without exception, all the cultivators who had participated in this blood exchange were dead.
Because someone had pre-installed a fishing line in the machine, the fishing line cut through the throat, tightened, and then severed the cervical vertebrae.
These cultivators were at the Nascent Soul stage; those with higher cultivation levels could only be similar to or...
Tribulation.
Zhao Jue simply didn't believe it was a coincidence. The way Liu Shenwei died was the same, and the person who did it was the same one!
Zhao Jue had a long face. He had originally intended to let the murderer witness the grand ceremony before gradually finding him, but now this person had killed his man right under his nose, and he hadn't even noticed.
This is simply a shame!
Zhao Jue was furious. He looked around and suddenly raised his hand.
The music stopped abruptly.
"Chen Yi, go and investigate. You must find the murderer."
"Yes, Third Elder."
Zhao Jue's inspection methods were crude.
The music stopped. He was confident that with the magic array in place, the murderous cultivator could not have left this place and must have been blending into the crowd.
After Zhao Jue and his men searched each cultivator one by one, they focused on observing everyone's wrists. Anyone with a Divine Sect inscription was a cultivator of their Divine Sect.
Zhong Liyu's palms were sweating with nervousness; he didn't have any ghostly cult symbols on his hands.
Zhao Jue looked in Zhong Liyu's direction:
"If you leave now, I'll give you a quick death; otherwise, you'll be forced into my cult..."
Zhao Jue threatened fiercely, his gaze sweeping over the area repeatedly, his voice menacing.
Zhong Liyu turned her head away and whispered to the familiar cultivator beside her:
"Seriously, what's going on? That assassin must have run away a long time ago. Instead of chasing after him, they're starting to suspect us."
"Yes, we are free people who refuse to be slaves."
Zhong Liyu didn't turn his head back; he looked at the cultivator in front of him, his eyes full of surprise.