328: Evil Soul Sect

Lu Xingchen chuckled, saying, "If you're not convinced, you can also go find a spirit fire."

Zuoqiu Qingluo shook her head slightly and softly said, "Forget it. My advantage lies in divination. My goal is to surpass the Stargazing Elder and become the strongest in the Tianji Pavilion."

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "Then you still have to keep working hard."

As the two were chatting, there was suddenly another knock on the door.

Lu Xingchen was slightly startled, then opened the door and saw Li Changbai.

"Senior Brother, is there something urgent that brings you to me at this hour?"

Li Changbai smiled and said, "There is indeed something I need your help with."

Lu Xingchen softly said, "Tell me more."

Li Changbai smiled and said, "I need you to investigate something. A small village outside Wangshu City was massacred. Out of over a thousand villagers, only a dozen survived."

"Judging from the scene, it should be the work of an evil cultivator. Wangshu City is the royal city of Wangshu Kingdom, and for an evil cultivator to dare to act under the nose of the royal family, the impact is extremely negative. But the evil cultivator immediately fled after committing the crime, and the royal forces sent out couldn't find anyone, so they sought help from our Lingyun Sect."

Hearing this, Lu Xingchen was shocked.

"This is indeed a major event, so you need me to take action?"

Li Changbai nodded slightly, "Yes. The three of us senior and junior siblings all have other important missions, and we don't trust anyone else in the sect, so we can only entrust this matter to you."

"Since we don't know the strength or background of this evil cultivator, the danger of this arrest is quite high. Just go to the village, make a show of it, and you'll be fine. You don't need to go all out; your life's safety is paramount."

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice, "That won't do. This evil cultivator is simply too rampant, daring to do such a thing right under the nose of the Lingyun Sect. If I don't kill him, or them, more innocent people will be harmed in the future."

"This time, I will definitely resolve this matter!"

Li Changbai nodded slightly, patted Lu Xingchen's shoulder, and smiled, "Junior Brother, I didn't expect you to have such a strong sense of justice. In that case, I'll leave this matter to you!"

Lu Xingchen nodded gently and said in a deep voice, "I'll depart immediately!"

After Li Changbai left, Lu Xingchen looked at Zuoqiu Qingluo and softly said, "Young Pavilion Master, now it's up to you."

Zuoqiu Qingluo chuckled, "We've become acquainted through our fight, so you don't need to be so polite. Just call me Qingluo."

Hearing this, Lu Xingchen's heart filled with joy.

Sure enough, no matter when, one's own strength is the foundation that determines interpersonal relationships.

Before they had fought, when Lu Xingchen called her "Young Pavilion Master," she didn't say anything.

Now, she proactively asked him to call her "Qingluo."

Lu Xingchen softly said, "Alright, Miss Qingluo. Can you use your divination to help me predict this evil cultivator's personal information and hiding place?"

Since Ouyang Qian, the Pavilion Master of the Tianji Pavilion, could divine Lin Wanqing's location, it should be easy for Zuoqiu Qingluo, as the Young Pavilion Master, to divine an evil cultivator's personal information, right?

Zuoqiu Qingluo shook her head slightly and softly said, "Not right now."

"Divination has its limitations. The higher the opponent's Realm, and the less personal information available, the lower the probability of successful divination. Right now, we only know the name of a village and nothing about this evil cultivator; it will be very difficult for me to succeed in divination."

Lu Xingchen immediately understood Zuoqiu Qingluo's meaning.

"I understand; limitations are normal. Then let's go to that village first to gather information about this evil cultivator, how about that?"

Zuoqiu Qingluo nodded slightly, "You're quite quick-witted. In that case, let's set off!"

The two immediately summoned their Dou Qi Wings and flew towards the massacred village.

The village was named Wang Family Village, a very simple name, with most of the villagers sharing the surname Wang, and it was not far from the Lingyun Sect.

It only took an hour for the two to arrive outside the village.

As soon as they saw the village, they smelled a strong scent of blood.

With such a heavy smell of blood from so far away, it was clear that the village was certainly littered with corpses.

The soldiers sent by Wangshu City had already sealed off Wang Family Village. After Lu Xingchen presented the Lingyun Sect's token, the two were respectfully invited into the village.

As expected, a glance revealed blood and corpses everywhere.

Soldiers were already clearing the bodies, but many corpses still lay on the ground in the village.

The two flew around the village and found two types of corpses.

Most had become mummified, their vital Qi drained, leaving them shriveled and thin.

A smaller portion had been directly disemboweled, their internal organs spilled onto the ground.

Although Lu Xingchen's Soul Power was strong enough to forcibly suppress his physical discomfort, he still felt somewhat nauseous.

At the same time, there was towering rage.

This evil cultivator was truly despicable, massacring so many innocent people.

He must kill him and avenge the villagers of Wang Family Village!

Lu Xingchen patted Zuoqiu Qingluo's shoulder and softly said, "Miss Qingluo, can you handle this?"

Zuoqiu Qingluo chuckled, "Of course, no problem. I'm not a delicate flower; I've traversed the Central Plains for years and been through many great battles. Based on the scene, this could be the work of the Evil Soul Sect."

Hearing this, Lu Xingchen was slightly startled.

"Evil Soul Sect? I haven't heard of it!"

Zuoqiu Qingluo gave Lu Xingchen a sidelong glance and said sweetly, "Lu Dazhuang, you're probably not from the Central Plains, are you? The Evil Soul Sect is known to everyone in our Central Plains."

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly and said with a wry smile, "I'm from Qingzhou."

Zuoqiu Qingluo said sweetly, "As expected. I heard that the Human Race War God also hails from Qingzhou. You don't happen to know him, do you?"

Lu Xingchen shook his head slightly and said with a wry smile, "How could I? I'm not qualified to know such a formidable person. You should tell me about the Evil Soul Sect instead!"

Lu Xingchen quickly changed the subject.

Zuoqiu Qingluo didn't mind and continued, "A small portion of people on the Tianyuan Continent, during their Dou Qi Awakening, due to external stimuli or their own reasons, will Awaken evil-attribute Battle Qi. Those who possess this type of Battle Aura will lose control of their consciousness, constantly having the desire to kill and drink blood."

"The possessors of this evil-attribute Battle Qi, upon Awakening their Battle Aura, will go on a killing spree, unconsciously attacking those around them, absorbing their vital Qi to raise their Realm."

Hearing this, Lu Xingchen was shocked.

"Absorbing the vital Qi of those around them? You mean, this Wang Family Village was where an Evil Attribute Martial Artist Awoke?"

Zuoqiu Qingluo nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "Judging by the scene, it's very likely. But to absorb the vital Qi of over a thousand people in a single Awakening, such a person is extremely rare even among Evil Attribute Martial Artists. This Awoken person has extraordinary talent!"