Douluo Continent has a system, but I don't want to use it.

Chapter 72 The Massacre of the Village

"Teacher, please have some tea!" Liu Erlong respectfully handed a cup of tea to Qiu Fengyan.

"Yes, from today onwards you are my apprentice." Qiu Fengyan picked up her tea and took a sip.

"Those who join my sect must naturally abide by certain rules. First: We are all of humble origins, and we must never forget our roots. Second: Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you. Liu Erlong, do you remember these rules? Are you willing to abide by them?" Qiu Fengyan said solemnly.

"The two dragons will remember this and uphold it for life!"

"Okay!" Qiu Fengyan smiled and helped Liu Erlong up.

With Fang Tian as their witness, Liu Erlong became Qiu Fengyan's apprentice. Fang Tian and Qiu Fengyan then took Liu Erlong to the local junior soul master academy to apply for early graduation. From then on, a little shadow followed Fang Tian and Qiu Fengyan.

After obtaining Fang Tian's consent, Qiu Fengyan taught Liu Erlong the Eight-Section Brocade, Nine Palaces Step, Soul Control with Condensed Silk, and Willow Leaf Flying Knife. She also taught him the Natural Bone Forging Secret Technique.

However, Liu Erlong was required to swear an oath regarding her martial spirit, promising not to pass it on to anyone without permission.

This was the first time Liu Erlong had ever seen so many self-created soul skills, so she was naturally overjoyed.

Everyone in Douluo Continent knows that the Clear Sky Sect, the number one sect in the world, conquered the world by creating its own soul skills.

Now that she could learn to create her own soul skills, Liu Erlong felt dizzy. It felt like a huge pie had fallen into her lap.

"It was so worth it to have such a master!" Liu Erlong exclaimed.

In the days that followed, Fang Tian and Qiu Fengyan traveled across the continent while instructing Liu Erlong in various martial arts techniques.

That day, the two of them, along with Liu Erlong, were hurrying along to spend the night in the small town ahead.

"Teacher, look over there, there are flames and thick smoke!" Liu Erlong suddenly pointed to the darkening sky in the distance and said.

Fang Tian turned his head and saw that the sky there was dark red, and thick smoke was billowing up into the clouds.

"What burned that could turn the sky red?" Qiu Fengyan asked in surprise.

"There must be a village or mountain that's been burned down in the distance. Otherwise, there wouldn't be such a big fire. Let's go take a look." Fang Tian said, and started heading towards that location.

With Fang Tian and Qiu Fengyan's combined speed, even with Liu Erlong on board, they still reached near-sonic speeds.

In less than a minute, the three arrived at the burning village.

However, the scene that came into view was horrific!

Almost all the houses in the village were on fire, and judging from the distribution of the fire spots, it was clearly arson. If it were an accidental fire, it wouldn't have burned so evenly.

There were many corpses scattered on the ground. The corpses were generally bluish-purple in color, and their bodies were shriveled and thin, as if something had sucked all the contents out of their bodies.

Judging from the clothes on the bodies, these corpses should be villagers from this village.

"Search separately and see if there are any survivors," Fang Tian said angrily.

"Alright! Let's split up." Qiu Fengyan was even more furious than Fang Tian at the sight of this massacre of a village, and said with the same cold face.

The three split into two groups and began their operation.

Fang Tian unleashed his full mental power, carefully searching for any living beings. However, things didn't go as planned. He saw more and more corpses appearing in his mental probe, including the body of a child less than a year old who had been thrown to his death.

"You beast! If I find out who did this, I'll tear him to pieces!" Fang Tian cursed angrily.

Fang Tian searched the area and eventually met up with Qiu Fengyan, but they still couldn't find a single living person.

"Looks like you haven't found anyone alive either, just like me." Qiu Fengyan's face still showed anger.

"Yes, not only did we not find any survivors, we didn't even find any clues." Fang Tian said with a helpless smile.

"It seems we can't avenge these villagers!" Qiu Fengyan's expression turned helpless.

"Teacher, I have a way to find clues!" Liu Erlong, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up.

"You have a way?" Fang Tian and Qiu Fengyan asked Liu Erlong in surprise.

"Yes, yes! That's right. My friend Little Grey can find enemies," Liu Erlong said proudly.

"It's that little squirrel you insisted on taking with you when you came with us," Qiu Fengyan asked in surprise.

When Liu Erlong followed Fang Tian and Qiu Fengyan, she insisted on bringing a small gray squirrel with her. Fang Tian and Qiu Fengyan assumed it was Liu Erlong's pet and didn't say anything.

After all, a little girl has lost her mother, is all alone and helpless. Isn't it normal to have a pet for companionship?

Moreover, this pet is quite intelligent. It knows to bow and ask for food, and it can understand human speech. Fang Tian and Qiu Fengyan both like this little squirrel very much.

As for why there's no trace of this little squirrel in the original story, Fang Tian guesses that it might have perished during one of Liu Erlong's soul hunts. Liu Erlong's later fondness for slaughtering soul beasts to vent her anger might be due to the little squirrel's death in their jaws.

Liu Erlong usually holds Xiao Hui or lets it sit on his shoulder.

Today, to make traveling easier, Fang Tian put Xiao Hui into his storage bag, which can hold living creatures.

"Yes, teacher. Little Grey has a very keen sense of smell. Once, I lost the hair clip my mother left me, and it was Little Grey who helped me find it in the grass," Liu Erlong said with a smile.

"Alright, we'll rely on Little Gray today." Fang Tian said, releasing the little squirrel from the live storage bag.

"Little Grey, smell this corpse and see if there's any other living person's scent on it?" Liu Erlong immediately told Little Grey to start working as soon as he saw that Little Grey had been released.

The little gray squirrel was released and was initially a bit dazed. Hearing its owner call, it immediately ran over.

Following Liu Erlong's instructions, Xiao Hui carefully sniffed the air around the corpse.

"Coo! Coo!" The little squirrel suddenly stretched out its right paw and pointed to the east of the village, its face showing a look of fear.

"It seems the culprit is in the east, and their aura is definitely evil or malevolent," Fang Tian analyzed.

"I'll go take a look! You all follow me." Fang Tian said, then flew up and headed east.

Normally, Fangtian moves on the ground, although it can also use superposition and vacuum bubbles in the air. However, it consumes more energy than using them on the ground.

But that's not an issue today; finding the killer is the priority. As for the problem of the dark sky, that's irrelevant.

Although the "Purple Qi Nourishing Spirit" technique primarily cultivates the spirit, it also has some nourishing effects on the eyes. After so many years of cultivation, Fang Tian's eyesight allows him to easily achieve night vision; not only Fang Tian, ​​but Qiu Fengyan can also do it effortlessly.

Fang Tian continued searching eastward and finally spotted a group of people moving quickly through a forest.

These people were covered in blood, their aura was dark and sinister, and they exuded a bloodthirsty murderous aura.

Fang Tian accelerated past these people and fell more than fifty meters ahead of them.

(End of this chapter)