The Terrifying Path of Immortal Cultivation

"Also can lurk in the shadows."

"Hardly touched by any substance."

"Magical power!"

……

The governor's yamen in Jade City, Governor Fang Yuqing looked sternly at the chief constable, Fei Yangming, in front of him.

"Have you found out?"

Chief constable Fei Yangming looked serious.

"My lord, according to the investigation of the coroner."

"This person should be a cultivator, belonging to the Blood Demon Cult."

"The cause of death was being stabbed from the center of the eyebrows to the tip of the nose, piercing the brain with a single blow."

"The place where the body was found is not the first crime scene. We have sent out elite constables and catchers to search, but have not yet found the possible first crime scene."

"The envelope on the body, I have carefully examined it. It should be a secret letter, requiring a specific decryption method of the Blood Demon Cult to know its content."

"The identity of this person should be a hidden pawn of the Blood Demon Cult in Jade City."

"Through identity investigation, this person is the owner of a rice shop."

"At present, our people are monitoring that rice shop and have not taken formal action."

Fang Yuqing's expression became slightly serious upon hearing this, "You have done well."

"Take the token and envelope to the Demon Slaying Temple. This kind of matter should be handled by them."

"We should not interfere in the disputes between ordinary sects."

"Yes, my lord!"

Fei Yangming nodded quickly.

"You may leave!"

Fei Yangming respectfully withdrew.

Fang Yuqing, the governor of Jade City, is a middle-aged man of about 30 years old.

With a dignified appearance and a hint of a goatee, he exudes an air of authority as he sits on a grand chair, silently tapping the armrest.

A hint of contemplation appeared on his face, "Blood Demon Cult, one of the four great sects of the Demon Dao, has long been entrenched in the Northern Wasteland, the main sect of the Northern Barbarians."

"Could it be that the barbarians in the north are making a move?"

"That secret letter should not be simple."

"Perhaps I should inform the sect. Last time, the academy's message warned me to pay attention to the Northern Barbarians. It seems that the Demon Dao may be making a move."

A sense of deep concern filled Fang Yuqing's eyes, as if an inexplicable crisis loomed over the future.

……

Li Qing wandered the streets of Jade City. He had already mastered the "Lunar Shadow Art," allowing him to move in and out of shadows and become intangible.

But he also discovered a problem: the Essence Qi in the shadows was completely different from the Essence Qi produced by his own cultivation of the "Blood Essence Art" and "Martial Arts."

The appearance of a second type of Essence Qi in his body gave him an idea.

"Could different spells and cultivation methods form different Essence Qi?"

"What consequences would arise if the Essence Qi becomes too complex?"

Vaguely, he thought of the clashes of attributes in some novels, leading to the disastrous outcome of going astray.

"Before understanding the situation, it's best not to practice spells or techniques of different attributes."

"The 'Spirit Blood Art' and 'Martial Arts' are both based on the Essence Qi generated by bloodline, so the similar attributes can be well compatible."

"The next time I look for new techniques or spells, it's best to focus on the Essence Qi of the bloodline."

At this moment, he was leisurely browsing through various bookstores.

He obtained his first technique at the Flower Moon Study House and wanted to see if there were any missed opportunities.

He had visited three bookstores in a row, touching on more than a thousand different books, but none of them were related to cultivation.

They were all historical records, biographies, or fiction.

After wandering around, he suddenly stopped and looked at an alley.

It was where he had disposed of a body two days ago, and now the body was gone.

He shook his head silently, "The body must have been discovered. No one has come looking for me these past two days, so there must be no clues."

"I saw someone passing by here that night. I can come back tonight to take a look."

"By keeping watch, maybe I can encounter someone from the mysterious sect."

"Get in touch with the real world of cultivation."

"Although this world is very dangerous, being weak is even more dangerous."

"In this world of immortal cultivation, there are some things that you can't avoid just by hiding."

A hint of determination flashed in Li Qing's eyes.

……

In the blink of an eye, it was night. Li Qing used the "Lunar Shadow Art" to silently arrive at the place where the body was disposed of.

Emerging from the shadows, he was dressed in a black robe, quietly beginning his wait.

In the night of Jade City, apart from the night watchmen on the main streets and the patrolling catchers, there were hardly any people around.

Standing in the shadow of the alley, Li Qing was like a ghost, unnoticed by anyone.

He had been waiting here for two or three hours, and it was almost midnight.

"I'll wait a little longer. If no one shows up, I'll go back to sleep."

"The sect is hidden among the crowd, and sooner or later, I will encounter them."

Just as he was pondering, a dark figure flashed across the opposite rooftop.

Stimulated, Li Qing quietly activated the "Lunar Shadow Art" and followed the figure, hidden in the darkness.

A smoky figure floated on the rooftop.

Li Qing closely followed behind, wanting to see where the person would go.

After passing through about four or five streets, the smoke suddenly descended from the rooftop.

Upon landing, it swiftly entered a nearby alley.

Li Qing stood at the end of the street and saw another figure appear on the opposite street.

The figure was dressed in a black robe, leaving only the eyes visible, and swiftly entered the same alley where the smoke had disappeared.

Li Qing stopped in his tracks, pondered for a moment, and then went to the opposite side of the alley, where there was another alley.

Sneaking into it, he crouched in the shadows and quietly observed the opposite side.

As he carefully observed the alley, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.

The alley was extremely dark, as if shrouded in ink, without a glimmer of light, not even moonlight.

"Weird, there's something wrong with that alley."

He had been squatting here for several hours.

Li Qing noticed that many people were coming and going, all using various means to conceal their true identities.

As he continued to observe, an idea formed in his mind.

"That alley should be a gathering place for cultivators, but they seem to only come at night."

"Is it for secrecy?"

Their actions were full of mystery, and Li Qing's face also showed a hint of contemplation.

In the end, Li Qing chose not to enter and quietly left the area.

In the blink of an eye, it was the next afternoon. In the morning, he had organized his belongings and rested for a while.

Amidst the bustling crowd, he silently arrived at the street where the mysterious people had been coming and going the night before, but something astonishing happened.

"How could this be? Could what I saw yesterday have been an illusion?"