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

Chapter 148 Temporary Mission
Outside the window, there were bursts of soft rain, but it could not penetrate into this murderous official road.

Countless drizzles seemed to be blocked by an invisible barrier, unable to penetrate at all.

The air was filled with murderous aura, and the entire sky was filled with a solemn and murderous atmosphere that made people feel cold all over.

"Today, it comes to an end."

After Shen Bai finished saying this, the cold moon in his hand was like a sudden cold wave that enveloped the surroundings.

Countless sword energies, like the terrifying blood moon in the sky, carried with them a righteous aura as bright as the scorching sun, sweeping towards Taoist Qianqing.

But at this moment, Taoist Qianqing still kept his hands in the position of pinching the magic formula, without moving at all, as if he could not see Shen Bai's sword energy.

Next to them, Monk Yuan An and a group of members of the Wild Taoist Sect and the Wild Buddhist Sect remained as they were, as if Shen Bai's blood-red sword energy posed no threat at all.

Shen Bai felt alert.

A flash of light suddenly appeared and expanded rapidly in the blink of an eye, illuminating the gloomy and dark official road.

The illuminated official road suddenly became as bright as day, flashing a light that made people close their eyes, and a hint of murderous intent bloomed from it.

A figure suddenly appeared and blocked Shen Bai and the others.

"boom!"

The spear collided with Shen Bai's sword energy, and a theatrical voice suddenly sounded.

At the same time, the heart-pounding Life and Death Pearl emitted a light of death and shot towards Shen Bai.

Shen Bai was slightly stunned, but quickly reacted. Han Yue changed from a straight stab to a horizontal sweep, completely destroying all attacks.

"Master?"

In front of him, the sect leader was standing in front of Shen Bai vividly, as if he were a living person.

But Shen Bai knew very well that the leader of the Shang'e Sect had already died, and he had killed him with his own hands.

Resurrection of the dead is almost non-existent. Everything that happens before our eyes should be related to the Taoist and Buddhist reincarnation theory mentioned by Taoist Qianqing.

Thinking of this, Shen Bai cast his gaze on Taoist Qianqing.

Taoist Qianqing smiled slightly. "The Daoist and Buddhist reincarnation method seeks everything from reincarnation. Shen Bai, all those you killed have revived from reincarnation and have been promoted. They are here to seek revenge on you."

As the words fell, familiar figures appeared on this official road.

All those who died at the hands of Shen Bai appeared on this official road, but there was no breath of life on them, nor was there anything strange.

Not only that, everyone's strength has also been improved to a higher level.

For example, the sect leader was at the Tongmai realm before, but now he is at the Heyi realm.

The same goes for the leader of the Dark Hall, who has reached the state of unity and exudes a powerful aura.

Together with Taoist Qianqing and Monk Yuan'an, there were actually four people in the state of unity, who surrounded Shen Bai.

As for the other so-called resurrected enemies, their highest level is only Tongmai realm, which is nothing to worry about in Shen Bai's opinion.

Shen Bai ran his fingers over Han Yue's sword and said, "This should be some kind of secret method. They don't have the smell of a human, and it's not resurrection, but this kind of secret method must have an enormous price."

Monk Yuan An sneered, "We'll give everything we have just to kill you. The cost is not important. If you die, the price we've spent will eventually be returned."

These things produced by the Taoist and Buddhist reincarnation methods are indeed not real people, but an illusion with a corresponding realm.

This secret method is based on longevity.

Everyone present, including Taoist Qianqing and Monk Yuanan, had half of their lifespan burned. This loss was extremely terrifying.

Originally, they planned to use this secret method in case they were in desperate situation, after all, the losses were too great.

But there is no way out now, because this is a desperate situation. If Shen Bai doesn't die, it will only be a slow death for them.

Since that’s the case, we might as well cut the Gordian knot, kill Shen Bai, and resolve all worries.

Shen Bai looked around at these familiar enemies, shook his head, and said, "You all don't understand one thing after all."

Taoist Qianqing frowned and said, "What do you mean? You are about to die, and you still want to tell us some nonsense?"

Shen Bai lifted Han Yue diagonally and said, "It's not a perverse theory, but a truth."

Taoist Qianqing said sarcastically, "I'd like to hear what you mean by truth."

Shen Bai raised his eyes, his tone filled with a terrifying murderous aura: "The truth is, if I can kill them once, I can kill them a second time."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Bai swung out Han Yue.

This time, thousands of blood-red sword auras burst out from above the cold moon, divided into sixteen parts, passed Taoist Qianqing and Monk Yuanan, and swept towards the group of members of the Wild Taoist and Wild Buddhist sects behind them.

The members who were chanting scriptures and performing hand gestures showed expressions of shock on their faces.

But no one cared about their life or death.

In just a blink of an eye, this group of members of the Wild Taoist Sect and the Wild Buddhist Sect, as well as the so-called resurrected people, were all enveloped by Shen Bai's blood-red sword energy and turned into ashes.

On the scene, only Taoist Qianqing, Monk Yuanan, the Sect Master and the Hall Master were left alive.

"Just cannon fodder." Shen Bai said while holding Han Yue.

A dustpan appeared in the hand of Taoist Qianqing: "If you die, then die. As long as we kill you, we will rebuild our glory."

To them, these subordinates are nothing more than consumables and are dispensable.

As long as Shen Bai dies, the higher-ups will value them again and give them unexpected resources to help them revive and even become better than before.

Monk Yuan An sneered, "I've heard that Master Shen has the ability to defeat those in difficult situations. He can defeat those in the Tongmai realm with the Five Internal Organs realm, but I wonder if he can defeat those in the Four Unified Realms with the Five Internal Organs realm?"

After saying this, an extremely terrifying aura emanated from the four people present.

Shen Bai said strangely: "It seems that you have been severely attacked by the Tianjian Division."

Monk Yuan An frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

"What I mean is that you were surrounded and attacked so badly that you forgot the importance of intelligence, or rather, you are unable to even collect intelligence." Shen Bai said.

Taoist Qianqing sneered, "Don't waste your time talking to him. Just kill him and take his head with you to the higher realms to atone for your sins."

Monk Yuanan nodded, clasped his hands together, and a terrifying Buddha light emanated from his body.

At this moment, Shen Bai's aura changed.

Surging Qi continued to flow through Shen Bai's body. In just a blink of an eye, Shen Bai's entire body exuded a terrifying aura.

"Tongmai Realm!"

Taoist Qianqing's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief. "How is this possible? How could you go from the Five Internal Organs realm to the Meridians Opening realm in such a short time?"

They were all calculating the time. Shen Bai had been in Fenglin Province for less than half a year, and when he arrived he was only at the Five Internal Organs Realm.

Even if he is quite powerful, how could he reach the level of Tongmai in less than half a year?

This speed is unprecedented. If it were to happen outside, it would terrify a bunch of old monsters.

"No matter how strong he is, today is a life-and-death battle. If he doesn't die, we will die!" Monk Yuan An gritted his teeth.

"Do it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Monk Yuan An took the first step.

A dead gray Buddha light emerged from Monk Yuanan.

It is said to be Buddha's light, but it does not have the holy taste of Buddha's light. Instead, it is filled with a heart-pounding sense of desolation.

"Die."

A deathly gray light swept towards Shen Bai, and the air was filled with deathly energy over the official road.

This is Monk Yuan'an's famous skill, called the Deadly Buddha Light.

Anyone who is hit by this move will rot all over until he turns into a corpse.

On the other side, Taoist Qianqing raised his left hand.

On his left hand, black Qi was flowing, and in an instant it turned into an extremely black talisman paper.

On the talisman paper, there were lines written in blood, which was emitting a disgusting stench.

"call!"

A rapid sound was heard, and the talisman paper quickly crushed towards Shen Bai, like a huge mountain, with unparalleled power.

This piece of talisman is called the Soul-Capture Talisman. Once touched by this talisman, the person's mind will be immediately polluted and they will die in extreme fear.

The sect leader and hall master also took action.

The hall master turned into a dark shadow, lurking in the shadows, and suddenly jumped up from beside Shen Bai, the dagger in his hand flashing with a fierce light, and the light on it was as cold as a poisonous snake.

The sect leader's spear and life and death beads swept towards Shen Bai from the right, and the sound of opera singing never stopped.

In just a blink of an eye, Shen Bai was attacked with all his strength by four masters in the state of unity, and was instantly in danger.

Ouyang Jian, who was not far away, swallowed his saliva and wiped his forehead, only to find that it was covered with sweat.

"Brother Shen, it's dangerous."

At the beginning, although Shen Bai defeated Mu Lao in the ring, it was ultimately just a battle with someone in the realm of unity.

And now, there are four of them.

Although any one of these four is no match for Mu Lao, there are four of them here.

In terms of numbers, even Mu Lao has to avoid it and cannot compete with it.

Ouyang Jian broke out in a cold sweat.

He thought that Shen Bai was likely to die here, so he put his hand on the long sword at his waist.

If Shen Bai died, he would not be able to survive.

He planned to take action, even though his strength was of no use on this battlefield, but he wanted to give it a try.

But at this moment, Shen Bai's expression remained as indifferent as water, as if he didn't take these four people seriously at all.

Shen Bai raised his hand and said, "Amber."

Amber meowed, turned into a stream of light, drilled into Shen Bai's chest, and merged with Shen Bai.

Shen Bai felt the doubled Qi growth, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

He swung out thousands of blood-red sword auras with his right hand, condensing them into a terrifying sword aura, and collided with the deathly gray Buddha light of Monk Yuan An.

"boom!"

A terrifying roar sounded, and the deathly gray Buddha light of Monk Yuan An disappeared in an instant, and Shen Bai's blood-red sword energy also turned invisible.

At this time, the talisman paper of Taoist Qianqing was also approaching.

Shen Bai didn't even bother to look at it, he just raised his left fist and hit the talisman paper of Taoist Qianqing.

The golden Buddha light wrapped around his left hand, and the three-meter-tall golden statue raised his fists, roared angrily, and hammered hard on the talisman paper.

The talisman turned into smoke and disappeared.

At the same time, the flawless light of the tenth level rose from Shen Bai's body, as flawless as white jade.

The attacks of the sect leader and hall master landed on Shen Bai's flawless tenth-level body, and the white light immediately shattered.

One floor, two floors...eight floors!
When the eight layers of white light disappeared, the white light on Shen Bai's body became stable, and the attacks of the sect leader and hall master had begun to decline.

Shen Bai said calmly: "Since I have killed you before, I will start with you."

A large hand broke through the darkness, wrapped in shadows, grabbed the hall master's neck, and threw him hard to the ground.

Shen Bai raised his fist expressionlessly, and under the blazing Buddha's light, he hit the hall master in the face.

One punch, two punches, three punches!
With just three punches, the hall master in front of him turned into a cloud of smoke and disappeared.

"And you." Shen Bai looked at the Sect Master again: "If someone is dead, don't show up and embarrass yourself."

Han Yue thrust out, and thousands of blood-red sword energies acted like giant meat grinders, cutting up the sect leader in front of him.

In a flash, the sect leader turned into smoke and followed the fate of the hall master.

Not far away, Ouyang Jian was stunned and even forgot to take action.

"Two moves!"

"It killed two people at the Unity Realm with just two moves. What kind of monster is this?"

"Impossible, how could I possibly surpass him?"

All kinds of huge waves surged in Ouyang Jian's heart.

At first, when he lost to Shen Bai, Ouyang Jian was still full of fighting spirit, thinking that he was just a little bit inferior in swordsmanship.

Later, Shen Bai successfully challenged Mu Lao. Although Ouyang Jian was hit hard, he was not discouraged.

Because he believed in his talent in swordsmanship, he would definitely be able to fight with Shen Bai one day.

But now, he found that he was wrong.

The Tongmai realm kills the Heyi realm with one move, which is simply inhuman!

If he were asked to surpass such a terrifying existence, he would doubt whether his brain was broken.

It can't be fought, it can't be fought at all.

Ouyang Jian's mouth twitched slightly: "Forget it, let's change opponents. My sword heart is still clear."

But he didn't know whether this so-called clear sword heart was a kind of cowardice.

On the field.

Shen Bai's fingers brushed across Han Yue's sword, and with a mocking expression, he looked at Taoist Qianqing and Monk Yuan'an in front of him and said, "That's it?"

Taoist Qianqing was horrified: "How could you..."

They were at the state of unity, but after just two encounters, he was killed by Shen Bai with two moves.

Counting the time, it was just a few breaths, as short as drinking water.

That's not cabbage, it's the top combat power at the state level, the face of a state.

But this facade was torn down so easily by Shen Bai, it was simply unbelievable.

Shen Bai circulated the Qi in his body, displayed his divine travel ability of a thousand miles, and turned into a residual shadow.

"Don't be surprised, you're going to die too."

In just a moment, he arrived in front of Taoist Qianqing.

Taoist Qianqing looked at the long sword flashing with cold light, felt a sense of fatal crisis, and hurriedly raised the dustpan in his hand.

"Blow it up!"

As Shen Bai said, it’s useless to say anything now. If you want to survive, you must fight hard.

If you don't fight hard, you will die.

Hundreds of dust tentacles, accompanied by roars, produced violent explosions.

The official road was covered in dust, and every explosion of a tentacle brought up a terrifying cloud of dust.

Shen Bai just held Han Yue in his hand, ignoring the explosions around him, and stabbed into it fiercely with an unyielding momentum.

The explosion was actually constantly dissipating under Shen Bai's sword energy, and Shen Bai's cold moon was covered with blood-red sword energy, which pierced into the chest of Taoist Qianqing.

Taoist Qianqing looked down and said, "You..."

"Boring." Shen Bai replied.

The blood-red sword energy exploded and turned into countless tiny sword energies, wandering all over the body of Taoist Qianqing.

Half of Taoist Qianqing's body was blown into ashes. He lay on the ground with a dead look in his eyes.

In just a moment, it turned into a corpse and there was no sound anymore.

Behind me, a strong wind blew, whistling so hard that it hurt my ears.

Monk Yuan An raised his palms, which were filled with a deathly gray color, and pressed them towards Shen Bai's back.

"Die, die, die!"

His eyes were already filled with madness, without any clarity, but instead revealed a hysterical despair.

No more, everything is gone.

All plans, at this moment, have become empty talk.

Then it’s a fight to the death!

"You don't have the qualifications to die with me." Shen Bai waved his left hand lightly.

Above the Buddha's light, Taoist texts and shadows surround it, and terror and immortality coexist.

One punch.

"boom!"

The roar echoed throughout the official road, and everywhere one could see was the deep white golden Buddha light.

Monk Yuan An's deathly gray color was like a grain of light in the deep white gold, unable to stir up the slightest wave.

"what!"

Monk Yuanan roared in pain.

His hands were torn apart by the golden Buddha light, and turned blood red.

As the destruction spread, Monk Yuanan's entire body began to crumble and he was in constant pain.

"I let you see me just to find an opportunity to kill you, understand?" Shen Bai said.

The fist pierced through Monk Yuan An's chest, and the golden Buddha light swallowed Monk Yuan An, like a furious Vajra descending to the world.

When the golden Buddha light gradually disappeared, Monk Yuan An's body was broken and fell to the ground, without any breath of life.

Shen Bai retracted his fist and sheathed his sword.

A gust of wind blew, and Shen Bai's clothes moved with the wind, and the murderous aura on his body was gradually disappearing.

The rain continued to fall.

Without the obstruction of the invisible barrier, the rain wet the official road, and a misty feeling surrounded Shen Bai's body.

Ouyang Jian looked at Shen Bai in the thick fog, swallowed his saliva, and when he looked back, he found that his whole body was cold.

He didn't know what to say, because everything before his eyes was beyond his common sense.

At this moment, Huaxingzhou's most outstanding young talent seemed to have lost his luster.

"Brother Shen..." Ouyang Jian opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Shen Bai smiled and said, "Let's get going."

Ouyang Jian let out a cry.

Shen Bai returned to the carriage and said, "Now, Maple Forest State will be peaceful for a long time."

Ouyang Jian looked at the corpse on the ground and nodded subconsciously. Only then did he realize what Shen Bai meant by calmness.

The greatest evil force is gone, killed by Shen Bai. Then, for a long time, there will be singing and dancing in the state of Fenglin.

"Brother Shen, I'm not as good as you." Ouyang Jian sighed.

Shen Bai's voice came from the carriage: "There are countless peaks in the world. If you want to compare your height with every peak, you will be very tired."

Ouyang Jian nodded and said, "I know. From today on, I will change my goal, but Brother Shen is still the pinnacle of my pursuit in this life."

"Let's get going," Shen Bai said. Ouyang Jian said nothing more, returned to the carriage, and raised his whip.

"drive!"

As a sound was heard, the carriage drove forward in the wind and rain, leaving only two ruts, gradually moving away.

……

Rainy.

The rain wet a straight path and a dilapidated inn not far from the official road.

There was a word "Ying" written on the door curtain of the inn. As the wind mixed with moist air blew in, the door curtain would be blown up by the breeze from time to time.

The inn is not big, but there are already quite a few people staying here.

This place is quite far from the next official road. In addition, it has rained for several days, and the official road is no longer suitable for horses to run, so this inn has become the best place to rest temporarily.

Inside the inn, the thirty-year-old proprietress, dressed in plain clothes, was counting the bills at the counter.

The waiters would go back and forth between the tables from time to time, and the sound of food being cooked could be heard from the kitchen, creating a lively atmosphere.

Due to the rain, the temperature dropped slightly and became a bit damp and cold.

In the middle of the inn, there was a fire, and several people from the martial arts world were warming themselves by the fire.

In the light of the fire, voices of discussion rose one after another, making the already lively atmosphere even more lively.

"Have you heard that Xia Yunzhou has been quite unstable recently?"

"I've heard about it a long time ago. It seems to be related to Xinhuo Academy. Tsk tsk tsk, those lunatics are researching some bizarre things."

"Let's not talk about those crazy people anymore. Let's talk about the internal examination. It's not far from our Xia Yunzhou."

When several people from the martial arts world talked about Xinhuo Academy, they all shuddered subconsciously and immediately shut their mouths.

The topic changed, and naturally the atmosphere changed. The scene, which was a little cold just now, immediately became lively.

"Is there any astonishing genius in this internal examination?" someone asked.

Those who know the business showed a smug expression: "This time, each of them is a master in the Tianjian Division, and they are basically on par with each other."

Someone complained, "You know a lot, but you're keeping us in suspense. It's boring."

The knowledgeable person immediately said, "I'm not giving this away for free. How about you buy me a drink and I'll explain it to you in detail."

Upon hearing this, many people in the martial arts world immediately started to make a fuss.

A few people from the martial arts world pooled their money together and actually scraped together a considerable amount of silver to buy this man a pot of wine.

The knowledgeable person took a sip and felt that most of the coldness in his body was removed, and then he chuckled.

"In my opinion, there are four people who have a chance of taking first place this time."

"Which four?"

"Lü Bei of Tianyun State is skilled in the art of praying for fire. He is said to be a fire praying master, extremely rare. Wherever he goes, it will burn for a hundred miles."

"Xiang Quan from Nanhe Prefecture is famous for his double hooks. Anything visible or invisible can be dismantled into nothingness by those hooks."

"Chen Yu from Beiyuan Prefecture is said to be skilled in poison techniques. He has mastered the art of poison palm and is extremely sinister."

"There is also Ouyang Jian from Huaxing Prefecture. He has an extraordinary talent for swordsmanship and is said to be a natural born swordsman."

As this man told the story, many people in the martial arts world nodded secretly, indicating that what he said was not wrong.

These four people are all already famous, and when it is mentioned now, naturally many people will agree.

Of course, no one knows the specific situation. After all, there are too many geniuses and the results are changing all the time.

At a table not far away, Shen Bai looked at Ouyang Jian next to him and smiled.

"Brother Ouyang, you have quite a reputation. Do you have any titles?"

There was a hint of sarcasm in the words.

Ouyang Jian felt his face flush, and he said helplessly in a low voice: "Brother Shen, please don't tease me. I know what I am doing. The boasting in the martial arts world is not worth taking seriously."

Shen Bai took a sip of wine and touched the amber beside him with a leisurely and contented expression.

Ouyang Jian looked around and found no one he knew. He asked curiously, "Brother Shen, if Xia Yunzhou needs help, why hasn't anyone come yet? They told us to wait here."

Shen Bai put down the wine glass in his hand and said, "Just wait. If you don't come when the time comes, we will go directly to Yunxi Province to participate in the internal examination."

Not long ago, a carrier pigeon delivered a message to Shen Bai's carriage.

Shen Bai took a look and found that it was a letter from Fenglinzhou Tiansi.

The letter said that Xia Yunzhou was in trouble and had been troubled by the people from Xinhuo Academy and needed help.

Originally, Xiayunzhou is very far away from Fenglinzhou, but the meaning of the above is that if you can help, then do so.

So Liu Wufeng got a carrier pigeon and sent a letter to Shen Bai.

After receiving the letter, Shen Bai thought for a moment and came to Xia Yunzhou.

According to the agreement, they are waiting here, and Xia Yunzhou will send members of the Tianjian Division to connect with them.

Shen Bai and Ouyang Jian waited here for half an hour, but no one showed up.

But Shen Bai was not panicked at all.

After the time has passed, it will be Xia Yunzhou's problem, he just needs to take the internal examination.

When Ouyang Jian heard what Shen Bai said, he thought it made sense. He nodded and said no more. He drank with Shen Bai.

……

Time passes gradually.

In the blink of an eye, another half hour passed.

The people from the underworld who were talking around the fire had gradually deviated from the internal examination to various interesting things in the underworld.

Shen Bai drank and listened, and didn't find it boring at all.

Just then, the pot of wine was finished and the rain outside the window became much lighter.

Shen Bai put down his wine glass, looked at the rain outside the window which was gradually subsiding, and prepared to leave.

After waiting for such a long time and no one came, Shen Bai certainly didn't plan to continue.

Just then, footsteps suddenly sounded.

Shen Bai looked back and saw the waiter coming to him with a pot of wine in his hand.

"Sir, this is a gift from the proprietress to you." The waiter smiled and placed the wine jug in front of Shen Bai.

Upon hearing this, Shen Bai looked towards the proprietress's seat.

The still charming proprietress brushed the corner of her mouth with her hand and threw a coquettish glance at Shen Bai, looking very coquettish.

Seeing this, many people in the martial arts world whistled a few times and there were also some shouts.

Shen Bai looked at the wine on the table and smiled, "Not bad, it is indeed a good wine."

Seeing this, Ouyang Jian picked up the wine jug and poured a glass for Shen Bai and himself.

In his opinion, the proprietress was probably attracted by Shen Baifeng's handsome appearance, so she wanted to have a night of pleasure with him.

This kind of situation is not uncommon in the world, after all, there are still many temporary couples.

He was just about to pick up his glass and say a few words of thanks to ease the atmosphere.

At this moment, Shen Bai's hand pressed on Ouyang Jian's wrist, which made Ouyang Jian slightly stunned.

"Brother Shen, why are you doing this?" Ouyang Jian asked.

Shen Bai said calmly, "You drank poisoned wine too?"

Ouyang Jian looked at the clear wine in the glass, a look of astonishment appeared on his face, and he put the glass aside.

Shen Bai said slowly, "I just find it strange. I'm quite famous in Fenglin Province, but why hasn't the title of Young Master Liu Jue spread here? After all, Brother Ouyang and I took the internal examination together."

"First they gave us normal alcohol to let us down, then they gave us poisoned alcohol."

"If we continue drinking, you will serve poisoned wine. Since we have already planned to leave, we will send this pot in the name of the boss lady."

"Being remembered by a beautiful woman, you can spend a night together. If someone else comes, I'm afraid they would have finished drinking long ago."

With the help of the poison-avoiding and soul-restoring technique, Shen Bai could tell at a glance how potent the poison in the cup was.

As Shen Bai finished saying this, the expressions of the people present changed, from lively to dull.

With dull looks in their eyes, they stiffly drew their weapons from their waists and pointed them at Shen Bai and Ouyang Jian.

The proprietress covered her mouth with her hand and smiled: "As expected of Master Shen, you are really amazing."

"What is your relationship with Wang Tianxing?" Shen Bai asked.

"He is my colleague. We are both bronze members. I heard of you from him, but this is the first time I meet you." said the proprietress.

Shen Bai said slowly: "Where are the people from the Tianjian Division?"

The proprietress waved her hand: "The person you are talking about is here."

The waiter had a ferocious look on his face. He threw out several corpses from the kitchen and stared at Shen Bai coldly.

The chef in the kitchen was holding a kitchen knife in his hand, leaning on the counter next to him, with a playful look on his face.

"You are all bronze medal members, but I feel that Wang Tianxing's momentum is stronger than yours." Shen Bai said lightly.

This is the truth.

In terms of momentum, Wang Tianxing is indeed much better. Shen Bai even feels that there is a difference whether it is a bronze medal or not.

The proprietress sneered, "The Wang Tianxing you mentioned was originally a silver medal member, but he was demoted to bronze medal because he disobeyed discipline."

Shen Bai said, "I see. Actually, I'm taller than you. You're just a bunch of trash."

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the people present suddenly turned cold, as if they were angered by Shen Bai.

"on!"

The group of dazed-looking people from the martial arts world rushed towards Shen Bai, sweeping with weapons in their hands.

Shen Bai raised his wine glass and drank the wine in it in one gulp: "Poisoned wine actually tastes quite different."

The Qi in the body circulates for a while, and the poison-avoiding and soul-returning technique eliminates all the poison.

Beside him, Ouyang Jian released his sword and looked calm.

"Roar!"

A low roar came out.

Amber opened her eyes, fell to the ground, and became the size of a tiger.

The flames of the fire flickered.

Outside, the window of the inn suddenly exploded, and the proprietress and the other two people flew out and fell into the rain and fog, with horrific scars on their bodies.

The cook and the waiter died on the spot.

Only the proprietress was still hanging on to her last breath, unable to open her eyes in the rain and fog, and she could die at any time.

"Roar!"

Amber roared again, ready to rip out the boss lady's throat.

As Shen Bai entered the Tongmai realm, Amber also reached this realm, and her strength made a qualitative leap.

In this situation, there is no need for Shen Bai to take action at all, Amber's action is enough.

"Stop." Shen Bai said lightly.

Amber cried out, but did not end the boss lady's life. She just stood aside obediently.

Shen Bai opened his oil-paper umbrella, walked up to the proprietress, and said, "Are all the bronze medalists from Xinhuo Academy so reckless?"

The proprietress heard the voice and opened her eyes, but she was not afraid at all: "Kill me, and I will be resurrected. Under the leadership of Lord Long, we will live forever!"

"Eternal life? Interesting." Shen Bai asked, "Is this Lord Long you mentioned also from Xinhuo Academy?"

The proprietress's eyes were filled with a hint of fanaticism: "Master Long is one of the great silver medalists of Xinhuo Academy. His research on the Creation Puppet will bring us immortality."

Shen Bai touched his chin: "The Puppet of Fortune is what those people in the martial arts world are talking about. Is this what you call immortality?"

The proprietress sneered and said, "Master Long will definitely succeed. After that, we will be immortal and become the most dazzling color of Xinhuo Academy."

Ouyang Jian walked up to the side.

"Brother Shen, the people at Xinhuo Academy are all crazy. Don't talk too much with them. If you talk too much, it will only add burden to yourself."

After Ouyang Jian said this, the proprietress lying on the ground took her last breath and turned into a corpse.

Shen Bai looked at the corpse on the ground and frowned slightly.

The force of Xinhuo Academy is different from the Yedao Sect and the Yefo Sect. They are crazy enough.

This was the first time Shen Bai had seen someone go so crazy for so-called research.

This is a force with distorted human nature. In Shen Bai's opinion, it is not an exaggeration to describe them as crazy.

Shen Bai said: "Someone is coming."

After the two watched the proprietress die, bursts of footsteps sounded around them.

Shen Bai and Ouyang Jian looked back and saw a dozen people wearing official uniforms of the Tiantian Division appearing in the open space in front of them.

The leader was a middle-aged man, whose strength was at the Tongmai realm. He had no weapon on his waist, but his hands were flashing with jade-like light. It was obvious that all his skills were in his hands.

Shen Bai touched his chin and said, "Dear colleagues, I am Shen Bai from Fenglin State, and I have been ordered to assist Xia Yunzhou."

After the words fell, the middle-aged man in the lead clasped his fists and said.

"Yang Feng, Chief of the Xiayun Prefecture's Heavenly Supervisory Department, is honored to meet Lord Shen. His deeds in Fenglin Prefecture are well-known to everyone."

Shen Bai responded with a salute, "It's just some empty reputation, not worth mentioning. Sir Yang, why don't you get straight to the point? What is the current situation of Xia Yunzhou?"

He still needs to take the internal examination, and this is just a temporary task, so he doesn't want to waste time.

Yang Feng nodded and said, "Master Shen, please follow me. We will talk in detail on the way. This should be Master Ouyang from Huaxing Prefecture. I have met him."

Ouyang Jian also returned the gift.

The few of them said no more, as the mission was more important, so they followed Yang Feng and headed towards the north.

……

Along the way, Yang Feng explained everything to Shen Bai in detail.

"Liangshui County is a county town in Xiayunzhou. Since three days ago, the people of the entire county have all fallen into a state of madness."

"They behave strangely and are in a daze every day, as if their souls have been taken away."

"The detectives have been investigating for a long time and can't find any pattern, so they let us investigate."

"We didn't expect that after our search, we found that every citizen had a broken soul."

Shen Bai frowned and said, "A broken soul?"

Yang Feng nodded: "That's right, someone took away a part of their soul alive, so naturally they would be confused and like a walking corpse."

"Without the nourishment of the soul, the body will gradually wither away, which is equivalent to a slow death."

"After careful investigation, we found out that it was researched by Xinhuo Academy. They were researching something that could use souls to resurrect people."

Shen Bai pondered and said, "Then how can we solve the problem now that we are here?"

He asked the key question.

If it was in Maple Forest State, that was his base, he would naturally be able to investigate it from beginning to end.

But the situation is different now. He is just here to help. The specific solution depends on Yang Feng.

Yang Feng thought for a moment and said, "I wonder how long it will take for Master Shen to take the internal examination?"

Shen Bai thought for a moment and said, "About ten days."

After traveling for so many days, Shen Bai will be able to reach Yunxi Prefecture in just ten days.

Yang Feng said: "In that case, Lord Shen and I will go to Liangshui County. We already have a clue, but we need Lord Shen's help."

"Soul masters are a unique profession. They specialize in the direction of souls. We just happened to find a soul master. We only need to follow the clues to find the incomplete soul and we can find the person behind the scenes."

"Lord Shen is a powerful warrior, so you can accompany him when the time comes."

Shen Bai nodded after hearing this.

Since it was arranged, he didn't continue talking nonsense.

Still some distance away from Liangshui County, Yang Feng curiously changed the subject.

"Master Shen, can you really overcome adversity now?"

Although the legend about Shen Bai has not spread far, the Tianjiansi is a mechanism and is naturally very clear about it.

To be honest, Yang Feng didn't believe it, but looking at the corpses all over the ground, he couldn't help but believe it.

Shen Bai smiled and said, "Master Yang, some things are hard to explain."

Yang Feng immediately said, "I understand. It's OK if Master Shen doesn't say anything."

This thing is considered to be looking into other people's privacy, so Yang Feng just asked. If Shen Bai didn't say anything, he wouldn't ask any more questions.

After the two of them talked for a while, they arrived at their destination.

Shen Bai looked at the ordinary small county town in front of him and found nothing special about it.

"You'll know once you go in." Yang Feng said.

Afterwards, under the leadership of Yang Feng, Shen Bai and Ouyang Jian walked into Liangshui County together.

As soon as he entered, Shen Bai found something wrong.

In the county town, all kinds of people were wandering around like zombies.

Every citizen's face was dull, without a trace of luster.

But the strange thing is that they only wandered around the county town and did not go out of the city.

Many members of the Tianjian Division were standing guard at the edge with serious expressions.

And an old man in ordinary clothes was raising his hands.

Rays of light rose from the old man's hands and sank into the bodies of every citizen.

Yang Feng explained: "Master Shen, this is the soul master. He is still searching and has some clues."

Shen Bai nodded and was about to speak.

At this moment, a citizen who looked like a walking corpse suddenly appeared in front of Shen Bai.

Shen Bai originally thought that this commoner was just strolling here randomly, but he never expected that when this commoner came in front of Shen Bai, his dull eyes held a hint of mockery.

"Long time no see, Shen Bai."

Shen Bai frowned slightly when he heard this familiar voice: "Wang Tianxing?"

This voice belonged to Wang Tianxing, the bronze medal member of Xinhuo Academy whom I met on the road of life and death.

Wang Tianxing licked his lips and said, "Shen Bai, I didn't expect you to be here. I'll give you this gift. Do you want to know where that fellow Long Lang is? He's the one who caused all this trouble."

(End of this chapter)