The Villain Starts From Dual Cultivation With The Protagonist's Master

Not far from the north of Wu Kingdom, some wooden houses appeared in front of the Immortal Gate group at Immortal Gate.

Surrounded by tall trees, the small village in front of them only had dozens of households.

Villagers were patrolling outside, becoming instantly alert when they saw something approaching the village at an extraordinary speed.

They vigorously rang the large bell at hand and shouted, "Spirit Beasts are attacking, the whole village is on high alert!"

The elderly and weak quickly hid in the cellar, while the able-bodied men armed themselves and ran to the village gate to defend against the Spirit Beasts.

In recent years, the number of fierce Spirit Beasts in the forest has increased, and the frequency of attacks on the village has become more frequent.

The Immortal Gate group were all cultivators and understood the situation clearly.

Wu Dian's two subordinates looked around in panic.

"Where are the Spirit Beasts?"

"We just encountered a Desert Scorpion yesterday, why are we encountering Spirit Beasts in the forest today? Why are we so unlucky?"

Wu Dian shook his head and reprimanded his two subordinates, "Calm down, there are no Spirit Beasts nearby. When he said Spirit Beasts, he was referring to us."

The two subordinates listened and calmed down.

They expressed their admiration to Wu Dian one after another, "So that's how it is. No wonder Wu Dian is the boss. His brain is really sharp."

Lu Chuan also agreed with what Wu Dian said in his heart. Since leaving Shengle City, he had intentionally extended his spiritual awareness to investigate the surrounding situation.

There was no trace of Spirit Beasts nearby. It was because the speed of the Immortal Gate group far exceeded that of ordinary people. In the eyes of these villagers, the only creatures in the forest that could run so fast were Spirit Beasts with similar cultivation.

"Let's slow down, and once those people see clearly, the misunderstanding will be resolved."

Wu Dian commanded.

The Immortal Gate group slowed down, and the villager responsible for scouting saw that the people rushing towards the village were humans, immediately turned around and ran to report to a strong middle-aged man, "Village Chief, it's not Spirit Beasts coming, but humans."

Upon hearing this, the village chief breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, he was puzzled: What kind of people can run as fast as Spirit Beasts? Why did they come to the village?

In less than five minutes, Lu Chuan and his group arrived at the village gate.

Dozens of young people stood at the village gate, holding spears and bows and arrows.

A middle-aged man stepped forward to negotiate, "I am the village chief of this village. What brings you all here?"

"We are disciples of the Immortal Gate sent by the Immortal Gate to search for our missing fellow disciples in Azure Rock Town."

Wu Dian, considering himself the team leader, answered the village chief's question and held the Immortal Gate token in his hand.

"So you are immortals from the Immortal Gate. Please forgive my disrespect earlier," the village chief quickly apologized, "But you have come to the wrong place. This is not Azure Rock Town."

"Not Azure Rock Town?"

Wu Dian was puzzled and smiled at his two subordinates behind him.

The two subordinates, afraid of being blamed by Wu Dian, quickly shook their heads and tried to distance themselves, explaining, "The map says Azure Rock Town is to the north."

The village chief intervened, "Azure Rock Town is indeed nearby, but I am not sure of the specific direction or distance. Someone from the village moved here half a year ago. Immortals, please wait a moment, I will call her."

After a while, a middle-aged woman named Cuihan walked out of the village.

Cuihan's face was haggard. Although her features were delicate, her messy hair hung loosely, giving her a disheveled appearance. Her eyes were bloodshot, devoid of light, revealing a hint of exhaustion and despair.

The village chief took some time to explain the situation to Cuihan, telling her that the purpose of the immortals' visit was Azure Rock Town, and asked her to show them the way.

When she heard the three words "Azure Rock Town," Cuihan suddenly shuddered.

She spoke slowly, trembling with every word, "Azure Rock Town is to the north... about twenty miles to the north..."

Recalling the painful memories of Azure Rock Town, tears uncontrollably streamed down Cuihan's face.

In a hoarse voice, she shouted, "Why do you want to go to that ominous place? Why do you make me remember that heartbreaking place?"

After informing them of the location of Azure Rock Town, Cuihan wanted to say something more, but was pulled away by the village chief.

The village chief, with an apologetic expression, apologized to the Immortal Gate group, "Immortals, please forgive her rudeness. Azure Rock Town is indeed a place full of sad memories for her..."

The village chief began to explain the past of the middle-aged woman, hoping to gain the understanding of the immortals in front of him.

Cultivators possessed extraordinary strength, and some of them were capricious, not caring about the lives of mortals. If the Immortal Gate group were provoked, it might endanger the entire village.

"Our village has been living in this forest for generations, relying on gathering fruits and hunting for a living.

Half a year ago, one of the villagers responsible for hunting encountered her in the forest when she was in a trance. At that time, she couldn't even speak and took several days to recover."

She told us that she was seeking death in the forest.

Her daughter died tragically in the mayor's house, and her husband has been missing for half a month. People sent to search only found some blood-stained cloth, most likely indicating an accident.

Experiencing the pain of losing both her daughter and husband in a short period of time, Cui Han couldn't accept it. She had no will to live and only wanted to seek death.

For the past six months, we have managed to stabilize her emotions and prevent her from doing anything extreme."

Upon hearing this, the Immortal Gate members fell into silence.

The task issued by the sect is to search for the missing disciple in Azure Rock Town.

The missing disciple was sent to fulfill the mayor's commission, but there has been no news since arriving in Azure Rock Town. Coupled with the fact that the middle-aged woman's daughter died in the mayor's house, it is indeed very suspicious.

Several people felt that the mayor was suspicious and decided to investigate his house after arriving in Azure Rock Town.

Wu Dian spoke up, "Thank you, village chief and that woman, for your help. We cannot delay any longer. We will depart for Azure Rock Town now."

After bidding farewell to the village chief, the group set off on their journey again.

After traveling twenty miles, the tall trees became sparse, and a hill of two to three hundred meters appeared ahead.

At the foot of the mountain was a lush green field, planted with various crops.

The town was built around the mountainside, with thousands of houses scattered about, and the mayor had a large number of people. Smoke rose from the chimneys of the houses.

The rising smoke drifted into the surrounding forest.

Wu Dian spoke, "We are almost at Azure Rock Town. Let's split into two teams. Su Lianlian, Luo Li, and Meng Qing will be one team, and the three of us will be the other. Report any information about the missing disciple to me, and we will stay in touch using voice transmission talismans."

Wu Dian took out three voice transmission talismans and handed them to Lu Chuan and the others.

Su Lianlian didn't take it seriously. The task stated that there would be additional rewards for finding clues, so Wu Dian just wanted to get more benefits by having them report to him. Who would be so foolish?

Luo Li also understood this and casually put the voice transmission talisman into her storage ring.

Wu Dian led the group away, leaving Lu Chuan and the others behind.

Luo Li asked, "Senior Brother Meng, Senior Sister Su, where should we start looking?"

"Let's start by conducting a surprise inspection at the mayor's house," Su Lianlian replied. After encountering the middle-aged woman earlier, she felt that the mayor was suspicious.

Lu Chuan nodded in agreement.

The three of them arrived at the gathering place of houses on the mountainside, which was the main area of Azure Rock Town.

Luo Li planned to ask someone about the location of the mayor's house, while Lu Chuan and Su Lianlian stayed in place.

Su Lianlian was considering the possibility of the missing disciple being hidden in the mayor's house.

Lu Chuan, on the other hand, furrowed his brows, pondering what exactly Azure Rock Town was all about.

Azure Rock Town gave Lu Chuan a gloomy and terrifying feeling.

Su Lianlian and Luo Li, whose cultivation levels were not high enough, couldn't sense it. But he could feel that the residents in front of him had spiritual energy flowing within them.

Anyone who could cultivate spiritual energy to improve the quality of their essence and spirit could be called a cultivator.

However, the spiritual energy within these residents was chaotic and erratic, surging through their meridians as if trying to tear them apart and break free.

The spiritual energy of cultivators is formed by absorbing the essence of heaven and earth and transforming it in their dantian. But the spiritual energy within these people was obtained by exchanging their lifespan, transforming their essence and spirit into spiritual energy.

It was a complete reversal.

The spiritual energy that should have nourished their essence and spirit had become a product that consumed their essence and spirit.

These residents were practicing an evil cultivation method and could already be called Evil Cultivators.

Indeed, Azure Rock Town was not simple.

The enemy was hidden in the dark, while Lu Chuan was in the light. He had to act cautiously.

After all, he didn't know the cultivation level of the powerful Evil Cultivator hiding in the mountains.