If you were asked to identify an item, would you choose to extract magical powers?

Chapter 14 Identity Exposed
The crowd was still moving forward. Shen Bai and the other man looked at each other and continued to move forward tacitly.

Soon, we were almost out of the county town.

Along the way, ordinary people would join in from time to time, following the crowd with dazed looks on their faces.

The man in black robe led the way, deliberately avoiding the yamen and taking a long detour.

In addition, the government office was misled by the Five Hearts Sect and shifted its focus to three days later. Therefore, the journey with these dozens of civilians did not alert the government office.

Not long after, Shen Bai and Cheng Shuang followed behind and quietly arrived at a desolate suburb.

This wilderness looks extremely vast at first glance, with not many trees covering it. It is the kind of scene that you can see the end of at a glance.

Shen Bai was confused. He thought that if the Five Hearts Sect's lair was here, it would be easily found.

They can't be that stupid.

Not only Shen Bai, but even Cheng Shuang felt a little puzzled.

At this moment, the black-robed man in front suddenly moved.

The man in black robe inserted the long banner in his hand into the mud. The head on the banner was still whispering softly, but he had already turned around and looked around at the group of confused people.

Shen Bai saw the appearance of the man in black robe out of the corner of his eye.

This is an extremely terrifying face. The dense scars are like a twisted centipede, spreading from the black-robed man's forehead to the chin, looking extremely terrifying.

In addition, there was a string of stitches on the black-robed man's neck.

If the stitches weren't white, they wouldn't be noticeable in the darkness.

"These stitches... could it be that this head isn't his?"

Seeing this scene, Shen Bai thought in his heart.

He already knew something about the Five Hearts Sect's technique, which involved separating the limbs from the head.

When ordinary people practice cultivation, if they happen to focus on their heads first, they will die immediately, just like Master Qian.

If you are lucky, the arms or legs will be repaired first, just like the thin man I met not long ago.

The black-robed man in front of him had a head sewn on, which was obviously different from what the people said.

"The leader of the Five Hearts Sect also practices the Five Hearts Method. Because of his practice, he needs to replace his limbs and head every once in a while."

Shen Bai thought that the black-robed man in front of him might be practicing the same method.

As for the identity of this man in black robe, he is definitely not the leader of the Five Hearts Sect.

After all, the Five Hearts Sect Leader was able to escape from the Five Immortals Sect, so his IQ couldn’t possibly be that low.

As expected, when Shen Bai subconsciously looked at Cheng Shuang, Cheng Shuang's expression was very calm, and it was obvious that he was not the leader of the Five Hearts Sect.

At this moment, the corners of the black-robed man's mouth rose slightly, revealing a ferocious expression, and he slowly spoke.

"The leader has already obtained everything he wants, why haven't you come to help?"

Apart from him, there was only a group of confused people here, but the man in black robe still spoke.

When the man in black robe said this, a crack appeared on the ground the next moment.

After the cracks appeared, they immediately collapsed to both sides, and soon a staircase leading to the underground appeared.

It was extremely dark inside the stairs, and ordinary people would not be able to see anything after entering.

And when the stairs appeared, an old woman's voice came from the gloomy secret passage.

"Well done, the leader will reward you greatly."

As the sound was heard, an old woman's head flew out from the secret passage.

The head was full of wrinkles and had no teeth, looking extremely scary.

The silver hair was scattered randomly, and if she had a body, she would even be mistaken for an ordinary old woman.

When the old woman's head appeared, a trace of disgust appeared on the scarred face of the black-robed man. "Old man, take her in quickly. I don't want to stay outside any longer."

As he spoke, the man in black robe walked into the secret passage and soon disappeared.

Seeing this scene, Shen Bai secretly thought that it was brilliant.

The person who leads the way and the person who receives them are different. The leader of the Five Hearts Sect obviously does not trust these people, so he has set up different people in each section.

Sure enough, the old woman's head made a slight whisper, which sounded vague and unclear.

But when the voice was heard, the long black banner turned into black smoke, and the old woman's head sucked it into her mouth.

A moment later, the old woman's head moved towards the secret passage below.

The group of confused people around followed the head with stiff steps.

Shen Bai did not say anything, nor did he alert the enemy. He was still pretending to be in a daze.

Both he and Cheng Shuang were smart men, and they knew that showing up at this time would only alert the enemy.

After all, the real owner never showed up.

The two of them followed behind him and walked into the black secret passage.

When Shen Bai stepped in, he quickly adapted to the darkness before him.

If a cultivator does not even have this ability, then his cultivation is in vain.

After Shen Bai adapted to the darkness, he discovered the abnormality in the secret passage.

The secret passage was a mess of blood and flesh, the walls were covered in blood, and at the feet were bones and blood.

Looking up, I saw more than ten corpses buried here.

Shen Bai thought about the people who had died recently in Shengyun County and associated them with the evil deeds of the Five Hearts Sect.

Especially when I think of the twisted death of the five-year-old girl not long ago, I suddenly feel that all the beauty in this world seems to be hidden in darkness.

Thinking of this, he prepared to continue walking inside.

But at this moment, something unusual suddenly occurred.

A long black banner flew straight towards Shen Bai's position.

Black air was surging on the long banner, flashing with a sharp cold light.

Shen Bai sensed the wind and the danger, unsheathed the rusty sword in his hand, and swept it across the long banner.

As the qi and blood surged, the long banner separated them, and Shen Bai was able to see the specific situation clearly.

The man in black robe was no longer a human being. His limbs and head kept floating in the dark passage, with one hand holding the long sail.

On the other side, the old woman did the same.

The torso fell to the ground, with only the limbs and head floating up and down like a terrifying ghost.

"This boy and that girl, do they really think I'm easy to fool?"

The black-robed man's head let out a cold laugh. "I've already noticed this before you came in, but it's difficult to take action in the county, so I'm just using your tricks against you. Today, both of you must die here and be used by us."

As soon as the words fell, the man in black robe and the old woman launched an attack.

The old woman attacked Cheng Shuang, while the man in black robe attacked Shen Bai.

Whether it was the head or the limbs, each had its own method, and in an instant it became a one against five situation.

Shen Bai stared at the limbs and head flying towards him with a calm expression and raised his left fist.

Buddha's light flickered above the fist, illuminating the darkness.

(End of this chapter)