The most melodramatic rebirth in history

Chapter 176 The Evil Spirit Master's Influence

"boom--!"

Thunder roared, rain poured down, and thick white fog spread and rose from the earth, quickly enveloping the entire mountain peak. The wind also blew fiercely, twisting and bending countless lush trees that had been baptized by the rain.

Amidst the raging thunder, streaks of purple lightning flashed across the dark, hazy night sky, their blinding light occasionally piercing the white mist and reflecting into the swaying shadows of the trees.

At first glance, the branches sway in the wind, resembling a chaotic dance of demons, creating an eerie atmosphere.

On the west bank of the Jade Purity Sect, at the entrance of a large, open courtyard stood a figure as black as ink, barely recognizable only during thunderstorms—

The man's face was covered by a black cloth, one arm was raised in front of him, and his body was surrounded by a fierce and deathly aura that was almost tangible. His eyes were devoid of emotion and filled with endless coldness, making him seem like an unparalleled god of death...

"Who...who are you? What grudge do you have against me?" The person who spoke was soaked to the bone and knelt on the rain-soaked stone steps with a look of great fear on his face.

The rain pattered down, and the man in black remained silent, simply holding the silver spear that reached his neck. But his gaze toward the person below the stone steps grew even colder, as if he were looking at a dead man.

"Ah—!" Before he could realize his little scheme, a scream that abruptly stopped rang out, mixed with the sound of heavy rain, making it difficult to hear clearly.

With a swift movement, a corpse with dilated pupils fell into a pool of blood. Then, thick, gushing blood spurted out, rapidly flowing away with the rushing water…

"Only one left!" The man in black lifted the veil covering his face, and as he smiled at the lightning, he revealed a row of menacing white teeth, looking exactly like a demon.

"Whoosh...!" A strong smell of blood wafted over. The man in black slowly walked down the stone steps. Raindrops fell on him, causing him to frown slightly. Then, a faint, shimmering golden light enveloped his body.

Strangely, the raindrops that fell on the man in black failed to wet his clothes, as if they had been absorbed by something.

Immediately afterwards, Feng Ling reached out and gently waved his sleeve, sprinkling a layer of unknown white powder onto the already cold and bone-chilling corpse.

"Crack, crack...!" The faint sound was drowned out by the torrential rain, but the black-clad man's ears twitched slightly, and he still heard it clearly. Then, only a few minutes later, the entire corpse had completely disappeared.

It's as if they've vanished into thin air.

This was the sixty-second evil spirit master that Feng Ling had destroyed; only one remained. Time passed quickly, and it was already past the hour of Yin (3-5 AM).

If so, according to normal weather conditions, it should be getting light by now.

This made Feng Ling secretly delighted; it really was true.
Thanks to this heavy rain...!
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"Hurry, hurry... we're going to be late!" Two hours later, it was bright daylight. The rain that had been pouring down last night had suddenly stopped this morning.

This immediately caused many inner disciples who had hoped for a "postponed competition" to feel deeply disappointed.

One by one, those who had overslept were now rushing frantically toward the silver gate of the dueling arena, only to be thoroughly scolded by the elders.

"Ah~, so sleepy...!" Inside the dueling arena, not a single trace of water could be found on the thousand-meter-long disc.

The inner disciples who arrived first were slightly surprised, and at the same time, a hint of fatigue could be seen deep in their eyes.

Judging from their relaxed demeanor, it was clear that none of them knew what terrifying things had happened not far from their homes last night. However, some of them vaguely sensed that late last night, extremely eerie wails and howls had been constantly emanating from outside, mixed with the sounds of wind and rain.

"Last night, amidst wind and rain, an evil spirit master launched a surprise attack on the inner disciples' quarters, brutally murdering over sixty inner disciples. However, I'm so glad to see you all today!"

Seeing that almost everyone had arrived, a high-ranking member of the Jade Purity Sect, whom they had never met before, immediately stood up and spoke in grief from the VIP seats, while the faces of the other elders also suddenly turned very ugly.

"Hiss...!"

His opening remarks shocked everyone present. Even many disciples who had stayed up all night and were drowsy suddenly opened their eyes, their intense anger washing away any sleepiness.

The elderly man who spoke was the elder in charge of managing the inner sect's order. Under his leadership, the inner sect disciples' courtyard on the west bank had never experienced any safety incidents. However, he was shocked when he checked people this morning.

After informing the Grand Elder and Feng Tianjue, the managing elder immediately led the group to carefully investigate each location where the incident occurred, ultimately concluding that it was the work of an evil spirit master.

"Damn it, this is going too far!"

"This is utterly outrageous! Sect Master, this matter must be thoroughly investigated!"

Many inner disciples and elders were filled with indignation, clamoring for the man in the purple-gold crown sitting at the head of the VIP seats to order a thorough investigation.

"Elder Long Yuzhong, I think this matter should be entrusted to you! In any case, the task of investigating evil spirit masters has always been in your charge!"

To calm the crowd, the Jade Purity Sect Master immediately stood up and waved his hand to suppress the chaotic scene.

“However, I hope there will be some progress this time!” Then, turning his head to look at the group of elders who had also stood up beside him, he raised his eyebrows and spoke by name.

"Yes, I will definitely investigate this case thoroughly!" The white-haired old man's eyes flickered slightly, and without the slightest hesitation, he turned around and clasped his hands in response.

"You lot, come with me immediately and investigate thoroughly!"

Immediately, the white-haired old man led several trusted elders, turned around and left quickly, his face showing great anxiety, but in his heart he was cursing the man in the purple-gold crown!

The inner disciples' quarters of the Jade Purity Sect are divided into two parts, east and west, which are open to each other.

In the past, most of the crimes committed by evil spirit masters occurred on the east bank of the Jade Purity Sect. This allowed the Grand Elder's faction to take advantage of the situation and fuel the fire, causing countless disciples to move from the east bank to the west bank.

This time, over fifty inner disciples were killed on the entire West Bank, while only five were killed on the East Bank! Almost all the dead were from the West Bank of the Jade Purity Sect, the area controlled by the Grand Elder.

If this trend continues, Long Yuzhong's position in the power struggle within the sect will be clearly disadvantageous to him.

"Hmph! Old man, let's see what you do this time." Feng Tianjue saw everything and sneered inwardly as he watched the retreating figure.

Amidst the myriad troubles and disturbances of the world, may the sages bring you, the readers, a pure land for your souls.

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