Who gave you permission to refine demons like this?

Bang!

The stone wall in front of Lin Sheng shattered, revealing layers of wooden shelves, each holding various demon materials.

Looking around, there were still piles of debris everywhere on the ground, so piled up that there was no room to put your feet down in some places.

"Bai Ming wasn't lying after all. There really is a secret chamber underground in this courtyard, and it contains so many demon materials."

After a "friendly exchange," Lin Sheng successfully got Bai Ming to "share" his purpose for coming here that night, and also learned that the other party had become one of the users of the forbidden law a long time ago.

The forbidden cultivation method is called the "Great Technique for Concealing Body Dirt".

Lin Sheng complained that it was a strange name, sounding incredibly odd.

Then, following the other party's words, they arrived at the secret room where he had placed materials for Gu Yanchuan. Gu Yanchuan was not in this secret room and it could not be opened, but for some reason, the magic array that had worked before suddenly stopped working.

Therefore, Lin Sheng directly smashed the stone door with his iron fist and strode in.

Looking at the densely packed demon materials, he muttered to himself, "That guy named Gu Yanchuan really knows how to spend money."

Recalling Bai Ming's detailed account, Lin Sheng shook his head.

He turned to Bai Ming and said, "I guess a lot of these things were obtained from Wuzhi Mountain, right?"

Bai Ming lay on the ground, bleeding profusely, his breath barely a whisper.

His severely injured areas were covered with talismans to control the bleeding, and his entire body was also bound and restricted by the talismans, making him unable to move.

"How did you know...?"

Lin Sheng ignored him, and simply turned around and kicked the piece of snakeskin on the ground into a corner.

Then he opened the storage bag and began to put these items into his possession.

After the storage bag was full, he took the storage ring from Bai Ming's hand.

I tried it and easily broke through the above restrictions.

"Bai Ming, you didn't even think to take extra precautions when you came to steal. The security features on the ring need to be improved."

Bai Ming turned his head away, refusing to look at Lin Sheng, but cursing inwardly.

If he had known he would encounter these things tonight, he would have preferred to die at home!

After taking everything, Lin Sheng carefully searched the house and other rooms he could find.

They discovered a foul-smelling alchemy room, and, holding their noses, collected all sorts of bottles, jars, and furnaces into their rings.

Subsequently, nothing else was found to have been missed or any dark rooms were discovered.

"It seems there are no problems, but we can't let our guard down yet."

So he waved out several magic talismans, which flew from the secret chamber into the air and formed another barrier in the air.

Unlike the previous barriers used for isolation, this barrier makes the courtyard appear peaceful from the outside, but you can only discover the truth by going inside.

However, there is a barrier separating the area, so ordinary people cannot enter.

Lin Sheng planned to tell his master and the others about what happened here later, so that they could investigate it in detail.

He glanced at the jade ring in his hand, which was filled with demon materials, hoping that he could leave some for the dojo as before.

It's impossible not to be envious when you see these things, but this time the items are not like the ones from the time when we were chasing Nine Knives. The previous ones could be treated as lost items, but these are solid evidence of crimes.

Moreover, there is Bai Ming, a criminal who needs to be handed over, so even if Duan Xiaoyi wanted to do so, he probably couldn't do much for Liuyun Pavilion.

After all, this involves forbidden laws and dojos, which is a very serious matter.

"Should we go back now?"

"I wonder how things are going with Master and Senior Brother."

Just as Lin Sheng was about to sense the condensation of the fake core within his body, he heard Su Ren's voice.

"Return to Liuyun Pavilion immediately."

Lin Sheng noticed something was amiss with those five simple words.

He guessed, "Could something have gone wrong?"

Lin Sheng poured himself some pills, just in case, to restore his condition.

Then they picked up Bai Ming and left the courtyard, quickly heading towards Liuyun Pavilion.

Upon arriving at Liuyun Pavilion, there was no one in the courtyard, only the rooms were brightly lit, and three figures could be seen through the windows.

Lin Sheng looked at Bai Ming, and Bai Ming looked at him in return.

Then, with two slaps, Bai Ming was knocked unconscious. Immediately afterwards, Lin Sheng used a magic talisman to restrict his five senses and placed him in the courtyard.

What follows is definitely not something an outsider like Bai Ming should hear, but it wouldn't be appropriate to bring him in now, since according to his master's telepathic message, something important seems to have happened.

Furthermore, the Liuyun Pavilion itself has some facilities, so there is no worry that someone will suddenly appear and take it away.

Lin Sheng pushed open the door and entered, seeing Cao Xingyi sitting sadly to one side, the talisman on his body constantly healing him.

Duan Xiaoyi and Su Renze both looked serious, their brows furrowing in unison.

Lin Sheng stepped forward and said, "Master, I'm here."

"What happened?"

Why does my senior brother look so worried?

Could it be that a dojo has interfered and sabotaged the plan?

Lin Sheng asked a series of questions; it was truly the first time he had ever seen Cao Xingyi with such an expression.

Su Ren waved to Lin Sheng, signaling him to sit down.

After Lin Sheng sat down, a green magic talisman flew out from Su Ren's embroidered robe and stuck to his body.

The chaotic energy within the body was calmed, and the therapeutic effect, far more powerful than any elixir, slowly nourished the entire body.

Su Ren then spoke, "This surprise attack did not achieve the results we wanted."

"The sorcerer who created the forbidden magic has been killed."

"Killed?" Lin Sheng asked.

"Did the dojo get involved?"

Su Ren said, "According to Xing Yi, he was killed by the forces behind those who control the blood men that you encountered when you rescued the camp transport team."

Lin Sheng recalled the figures from that time and then said, "They were those monsters called Ping Sha!"

Su Ren nodded: "Yes, it should be those."

"This time, Xingyi met one of the controllers. The other party possessed the strength of the True Profound Realm, but he did not harm your senior brother."

However, for some unknown reason, the demonic thief who created the forbidden magic was killed, and all possibilities of investigation were cut off.

Duan Xiaoyi rubbed his forehead, feeling a bit of a headache: "This matter has exceeded our expectations."

"I originally thought it only involved forbidden techniques, but now it seems to involve a hidden force with at least the strength of the True Profound Realm."

"This matter must be reported to the Martial Virtue Division, but the current tracking has been cut off. Investigating an organization out of thin air is quite difficult."

Lin Sheng asked, "Then what about relying on forbidden techniques?"

"Following the clues by identifying the cultivators who used those forbidden techniques should also work."

Su Ren shook his head: "No, in fact, we still don't know the name of that forbidden technique."

"Chang Fangyuan's memories are restricted, especially since they are memories extracted from the dead. Therefore, we can only know that the other party has cultivation, but we don't know the specific name or the specific content."

"With such a big incident tonight, the dojo can't possibly keep it a secret. And it wasn't just you, Xiaosheng, who was attacked by the dojo; we also encountered attacks from monsters similar to those called 'Ping Sha,' though our strength was limited."

"It's highly likely that the dojo was behind it. They're already on guard, and they'll probably try to erase a lot of evidence."

"So not to mention those cultivators who use forbidden techniques, the dojo will probably deal with them themselves, and those rogue cultivators will also carefully hide themselves."

"Our surprise attack tonight was meant to catch them off guard and expose the person behind it. Now that we've alerted them, it won't be easy to wait for them to slip up."

After he finished speaking, the room fell silent.

Today's raid can be neither a failure nor a success.

Although we learned more about the prohibited laws and understood the nature of the matter, the fact that the leads had been cut off and we could no longer follow up was undoubtedly a major pain point.

"The forbidden technique is called the 'Great Secret of Concealing Body Dirt'."

"The name of the demonic thief is Gu Yanchuan. He has been collecting and purchasing demonic materials multiple times not only to complete this experiment and this forbidden technique, but also to continuously and perfectly transplant them into his own body to gain power."

"He collected those souls and zombies to absorb life force and spirituality, so that he could break through in one fell swoop."

"Gu Yanchuan deliberately spread forbidden techniques in order to test their effects on cultivators, and at the same time, he used those cultivators as practice subjects for transplanting demon materials."

"He also left behind a large amount of demon materials and refined pills, all in this ring. I still have some in my storage bag."

Lin Sheng recounted everything he knew, and calmly handed over the demon materials and rings to the three of them, completely unaware that Cao Xingyi, Su Ren, and Duan Xiaoyi's eyes were widening.

Only after he finished speaking did he realize that the three people were staring at him intently.

Realizing that what he said was somewhat impactful at the moment, Lin Sheng said, "Wait, someone can explain it better than me."

After saying that, he got up and ran to the yard without stopping. He picked up Bai Ming, who was still unconscious, and slapped him twice to wake him up.

They threw the person into the house while they were still dazed.

"This is Bai Ming. He used to be a black market trader when I was a mountain wanderer. Now he is a regular supplier of demon materials to Gu Yanchuan."

"He saw Gu Yanchuan being taken away tonight and tried to steal the demon materials that were going to be sold to him. I caught him and gave him a good beating. After that, I interrogated him and learned his name, his activities, and other information."

"He began cultivating as a practitioner of forbidden arts a long time ago."

"I don't know why he wasn't affected at all when he said the name of the prohibited law, but he did say it."

"The person is right here. We would like to ask Senior Duan to interrogate him."

I think he should be able to make up for the loss of not being able to capture Gu Yanchuan to some extent..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Sheng was startled by Duan Xiaoyi, who suddenly appeared in front of him.

Duan Xiaoyi pressed one hand firmly against Lin Sheng's shoulder and patted him hard with the other, his eyes filled with excitement.

"Great, Lin Sheng! Great!"

"Well done! You did a great job!"

Su Ren brought Bai Ming ahead, injected his Xuan Qi into his body, and carefully examined him, confirming that Bai Ming's condition was indeed as Lin Sheng had described.

Then his face lit up with joy, and he said, "With this person, tracking down the forbidden techniques will be much easier."

Su Ren looked at Lin Sheng and asked, "What is this person's relationship with that demonic cultivator Gu Yanchuan?"

Lin Sheng then recounted everything that had happened since he met Bai Ming that night, and also mentioned the monsters created by Gu Yanchuan.

After hearing everything, Duan Xiaoyi clenched his fist and said firmly, "Good! Well done!"

"Without further ado, I'll go to that courtyard now and investigate thoroughly to make sure there's nothing left out."

After saying this, the closed doorway opened, and Duan Xiaoyi had disappeared.

Su Ren stared at Bai Ming, who was trembling slightly, feeling as if he had become a dish.

"Xiao Sheng, you did a good job. I didn't expect you to achieve such results tonight. Don't worry, the Martial Arts Division will definitely reward you handsomely after this."

Then Su Ren said to Cao Xingyi, "Xingyi, don't be discouraged. There were just too many unexpected things tonight."

No one would have expected that this would draw the attention of a True Profound Realm power.

"If I had foreseen this, I wouldn't have let you take this risk. Your safe return is the greatest reward for me."

Su Ren stepped forward and patted Lin Sheng and Cao Xingyi on the shoulder, then told them to go and rest, as he wanted to interrogate Bai Ming himself.

Cao Xingyi and Lin Sheng left the room together.

Just as Lin Sheng was about to ask Cao Xingyi about the details of tonight, Cao Xingyi suddenly patted his shoulder.

"Senior brother?"

"Junior brother, we owe you so much for tonight."

Cao Xingyi said in a heavy tone, "You're the one who has to clean up my senior brother's mess."

Lin Sheng knew that the other person was still blaming himself for what happened tonight, so he said, "Senior brother, there's no need to say that. No one could have predicted what would happen tonight."

"Aren't we all working hard for the sake of Hequan Town?"

Plans often fall short of reality.

"Just as Master said, if it weren't for that True Profound Realm cultivator interfering, Senior Brother would probably have brought that demonic villain back long ago."

I don't know about others, but in Hequan Town, your strength, senior brother, is something even those martial arts schools have to acknowledge.

Cao Xing sighed, "Alas, it's all because my strength is insufficient. If I could break through to the Jade Life Realm, how could I have delayed until the True Profound Realm people arrived?"

Lin Sheng patted Cao Xingyi: "Senior brother, don't blame yourself. You've done your best. Surviving from a True Profound Realm expert as a Pure Blood Realm cultivator is already a remarkable achievement."

"If my junior brother were in this situation, forget about the capture mission; surviving would be the most important thing."

"Come on, let's go, your junior brother will take you back."

However, Cao Xing did not let Lin Sheng take him back. Instead, he told Lin Sheng to rest more and chose to walk back alone.

Lin Sheng could also see Cao Xingyi's mood, so he didn't force him to give it to him. He knew that his senior brother was usually joking around, but he was very serious about his work.

The more capable a person is, the higher their arrogance tends to be.

Lin Sheng could only hope that the other party's three wives could take good care of him and help Cao Xingyi recover.

After parting ways with Cao Xingyi, Lin Sheng did not choose to go home, but instead stayed at the dojo.

He chose a room that he could use for overnight stays, closed the door, and lay down on the bed.

Lin Sheng yawned as he snuggled into the soft blankets.

Including tonight's sleepless night, he hasn't slept for two days.

Although the pills provided some support, the frequency of that feeling of fatigue was much higher than before.

Lying on the bed, Lin Sheng carefully sensed the condition of the fake pill inside his body. He hoped it had completely solidified so he could rest assured.

The fake pill inside the body has completely turned into a liquid state. Under the infusion and propulsion of the three energies, it slowly rotates and no longer changes shape as it did when it was in a gaseous state. Now it roughly takes on the appearance of a "pill".

Upon closer inspection, the center has begun to show a soft part, turning into a solid state.

"It's probably because of the high level of energy and spirit exerted during the battle, which increased efficiency."

"At the current pace, and with the continuous replenishment of pills, we should be able to hold on for one more day tomorrow."

Lin Sheng yawned, took out a pill, and put it in his mouth.

He sat cross-legged in meditation, maintaining his cultivation of the false elixir while also alleviating his fatigue.