Voice Bubble Box: Your Secret Is Exposed!

Qingxuanzong, meeting hall.

The sect leader sits at the top, while the other elders sit on the left and right sides.

They all looked at the middle of the lobby with solemn eyes.

There was a young disciple there named Liu Shi.

Liu Shi stood there respectfully, and there was a body lying flat on the floor at his feet.

The corpse was young, only a seven or eight-year-old child, with a frightened expression on his immature face, as if he had experienced something terrible.

There were no obvious injuries on the child's body, making people wonder what the cause of death was.

"Sect Master, elders, this disciple went out for training this time and discovered this tragic situation when he passed by Niujia Village."

"There are hundreds of people in Niujia Village, including men, women and children. No one is alive. They all died in the same way, with no obvious external injuries on their bodies and extremely frightened expressions."

"Also, I don't know if it's an illusion or not, but my disciple felt an aura from Niujia Village that disgusted me."

Speaking of this, Liu Shi had a sad expression on his face.

"It's not your illusion, because Niujia Village was destroyed by evil magic. It should be someone from the Demon Sect."

"The aura of disgust you noticed should be the remnants of the evil spell." Dongfang Yi took a few glances at the child's body and made a conclusion.

The other elders also nodded.

They have lived a long life, are well-informed, and have had many dealings with demons, so it is still easy to judge.

As for the specific manner of death, we will have to examine the body to find out.

I saw one of the elders ducking to the side of the child's body, pressing his palm on the corpse's head, and a majestic spiritual power penetrated into it.

"Huh?!"

He let out a soft sigh, frowning, his expression a little uncertain.

"What's wrong?" Sect Leader Dongfang Yi asked.

"Sect Master, this child died because his soul was pulled out!" the elder replied.

There are many demonic forces in the world, and their methods are also all kinds of strange, but there are only a few demon sects that have methods that target souls.

The most famous among them is undoubtedly the powerful demonic force thousands of years ago - the "Palace of Soul Capture"!

The Soul Capturing Technique that they are good at can accomplish this by forcibly stripping out the soul of a living person. As for the specific use of the soul, only the members of their Soul Capturing Palace know.

Coincidentally, the destruction of Soul Capturing Palace was caused by the 21st generation head of Qingxuan Sect, so Qingxuan Sect personnel knew more about Soul Capturing Palace than ordinary people.

"Impossible! The Soul-Capturing Palace has been silent for thousands of years. It should have been destroyed long ago. How could it be the Soul-Capturing Palace?"

The Great Elder was sitting near Dongfang Yi. He was obviously the one who knew the most about this matter, but at this moment he spoke without blushing and his acting skills were at the level of a movie actor.

"What the Great Elder said is absolutely true. Although there are few demon sects that are good at sorcery against souls, there are still some. Maybe it is just a demon sect force similar to the Soul Capturing Palace."

"But no matter what, it is now certain that the devil is causing trouble. As one of the ten major sects in Lizhou, our Qingxuan Sect has the obligation to set an example and take the responsibility of investigating this matter."

"Yes, we must eradicate this evil demonic force as soon as possible and restore peace to the people of Lizhou."

The elders started talking, and then they all took the initiative to ask Ying to be responsible for investigating the matter.

In the end, the sect leader assigned the seventh elder to investigate.

What they didn't know was that this was not just a single incident, but more similar situations occurred in the days that followed.

They are usually relatively remote villages and towns with no sect forces nearby. When something goes wrong, there will be no survivors. They all die in the same way, and their souls are all taken away.

Gradually, the news spread, and the whole Lizhou became turbulent, and people were panicked.

All the famous sects, including Qingxuan Sect, realized that the matter was not simple.

Each party sent representatives and organized a major discussion meeting.

…

Recently.

There are undercurrents and turmoil in the outside world.

Gu Xuan, on the other hand, ignored worldly affairs and immersed himself in seclusion and practice.

This is indeed a treasure land for cultivation. The spiritual energy is very rich. In addition, there is the Whale Swallowing Magic. When absorbing the spiritual energy of the world, it is as crazy as gluttonous eating. The cultivation efficiency is simply off the charts.

For this reason, Qiu Qingjue often complained that ever since Gu Xuan, a young junior brother, came next door, the spiritual energy of the surrounding world had become thinner and thinner to the naked eye.

The key point is that she dare not directly confirm that it was Gu Xuan who did it. After all, with such a huge spiritual energy of heaven and earth, even her level of cultivation cannot absorb so much in a short period of time, let alone Gu Xuan, whose realm is so much lower than hers.

In the end, Qiu Qingjue had no choice but to guess that it was just a coincidence, and that the thin spiritual energy might be caused by other reasons.

For example, spiritual veins also have a certain age. After the age is up, they will gradually decline. The direct manifestation is that the spiritual energy gradually becomes thinner.

Perhaps, the spiritual vein here has just reached its age.

The treasured land for cultivation, the Whale-Swallowing Divine Art, the Immortal Spirit Fruit... the superposition of various advantages allowed Gu Xuan to advance rapidly in cultivation.

In just one month, his cultivation level has improved from the sixth level of gathering spirit to the peak of the ninth level of gathering spirit.

If it were an ordinary person, this level of improvement would take at least a few years, and it can only be achieved if one has good talent.

One can imagine how terrifying Gu Xuan's improvement speed is.

Gu Xuan originally wanted to break through the realm of condensing pills in one fell swoop, but unfortunately, it is not easy to break through to a big realm. It requires an opportunity, otherwise he will not be able to break through.

However, Gu Xuan discovered an interesting phenomenon.

Once others reach the peak of the ninth level, they can no longer improve because they reach a bottleneck in a large realm, just like a bottle filled with water, and it is impossible to continue to put more water in it.

But Gu Xuan is different. He has the Whale Swallowing Divine Skill, which can purify and compress spiritual power. Now, even if he reaches the peak of the ninth level of gathering spirit, he can still continue to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to practice.

Under the continuous compression and purification of the Whale Swallowing Divine Art, the quality of spiritual power will become more and more advanced, and the disguised strength will continue to improve.

Gu Xuan is curious, if the quality of spiritual power is purified and compressed to the extreme, will the strength be even stronger when promoted to the Dan Condensing Realm?

Anyway, the opportunity for breakthrough has not come yet, so Gu Xuan is going to practice like this first.

In other aspects, there have been great improvements.

With the help of the Blazing Fire Grass and the large amount of Blazing Fire Crystals he obtained earlier, and the blessing of the Blazing Fire Body's affinity for the fire element, Gu Xuan mastered the Chiyang Sword Art in just one month. The sword technique has been practiced to perfection.

Apart from the above factors, there is another most important reason why it can be so fast.

That is, after studying Xiao Wuhen's notes and embarking on the practice of infinite swordsmanship, Gu Xuan's knowledge of swordsmanship has improved a lot.

In comparison, the Chiyang Sword Technique has become much simpler. Many previous difficult problems can be solved quickly, and the realm breakthrough is like drinking water.

In terms of body skills, Feng Ying Bu is not a very advanced skill secret book, and it is also perfect.

Later, when I have the opportunity, I will look for a more high-end Shenfa.

Overall, this retreat was a huge improvement.

Gu Xuan was going to take a break, relax within the sect, adjust his state, and then come back to continue practicing.

I originally wanted to visit Qiu Qingjue, but unexpectedly I learned a big piece of news:

Qiu Qingjue went out to investigate the demonic rebellion!