Starting with the Corpse-Eating Worm, he worked his way up to become the Left-Winged Immortal Lord.

"Of the 223 households in Gujia Village, only the young people who went out to work survived; all the other villagers died."

Li Fu sighed, then patted Gu Qing on the shoulder.

He knew that Gu Qing had grown up in the village and naturally had feelings for the villagers. Now that he had suddenly heard the bad news, he would surely be heartbroken.

He had considered not mentioning it, but then he thought that Gu Qing was from Gujia Village and should know about it.

They can't hide it for long.

Moreover, Gu Qing's parents are currently safe and sound in Changping County. Even if Gu Qing knew about this, he shouldn't be too heartbroken, and it wouldn't affect his cultivation.

"this……"

Gu Qing was taken aback.

I was somewhat shocked and bewildered, but also somewhat relieved that I had arranged for my parents to move to Changping County in advance.

"Who did it?" Gu Qing asked hurriedly.

Li Fu responded, "I heard the method is the same; they all drained the victim's life force. It must have been Deng Hui and his men who did it."

Upon hearing the name Deng Hui, Gu Qing's heart skipped a beat.

Could they be after him?

wrong.

If they came for him, they shouldn't have massacred Gu Family Village.

Once Gu Family Village is massacred, it will only make him less likely to leave Wufeng Temple, which would be counterproductive.

Therefore, it is highly likely that Deng Hui indiscriminately massacred the village.

"Doesn't Xuanqing Academy have a rule that absolutely forbids cultivators from killing mortals? Deng Hui is carrying out such a large-scale massacre of a village. Isn't he afraid that Xuanqing Academy will take action?" Gu Qing put aside his thoughts and asked again.

Li Fu shook his head. "I don't know either. No one in the temple can investigate this matter now. Chen Ye has repeatedly tried to get Uncle Lu to investigate, which is truly hateful. As for Senior Xing Jiutian of Xuanqing Academy, he hasn't shown up to make a move yet."

Upon hearing this...

Gu Qing fell into deep thought.

It seems that Xuanqing Academy really intends to abandon its responsibilities.

Sending that Xingjiutian out was probably purely for the sake of the Wuchong Wuhuan Foundation Building True Method.

While Gu Qing was deep in thought, Li Fu reassured him again, "It's alright, don't worry. Deng Hui definitely wouldn't dare to attack the county town. Your parents should be fine staying in the city. However, you'll probably have to postpone the apprenticeship banquet."

"Yes, yes, I'll go talk to Master about the postponement later. Master Li, please be careful in Fufeng Forest as well."

Gu Qing reminded him again.

Li Fu nodded. "Don't worry about that. After you reminded me last time and saved my life, I don't stay in Fufeng Forest at all now. I've handed everything over to the young Taoist. I'm avoiding things whenever I can."

"Uh-huh."

Gu Qing nodded silently.

However, the faces of those Taoist boys flashed through my mind.

Nowadays, many people at Wufeng Temple probably think like Li Fu, and the young Taoist disciples with little cultivation are standing at the forefront. If anything were to happen, the young disciples would most likely die, with few chance of survival.

My sister remembered.

It's truly pathetic and lamentable.

But that's how the cultivation world is; those with low cultivation levels are nothing more than cannon fodder. The only way to control one's own life is to increase one's cultivation level. Luckily, he had a cheat code; otherwise, his fate would have been even worse than those others.

First, there's the matter of one's parents. In this massacre of the Gu family village, the first to die would probably be one's parents in this life.

"Master Li, you go ahead with your work, I'm going to find my master."

Gu Qing raised his hand in a salute and immediately headed towards the pharmacy.

After returning the greeting, Li Fu hurriedly returned to his residence.

He's avoiding Fufenglin like the plague now.

I just want to stay in my room and wait for the storm to pass.

……

Upon arriving at the pharmacy, Gu Qing was about to go up to the third floor to see Lu Xingzhi when she saw a group of pharmacy cultivators gathered there.

I asked and found out that Chen Ye had just gone upstairs.

In the past few days, Gu Qing had learned from the young Taoist priest in the medicine hall that Chen Ye had forced Lu Xingzhi to leave the temple.

Chen Ye's personal visit now is likely a result of coercion.

as predicted.

When Gu Qing used the Shadowless Corpse-Eating Insect's senses to probe upwards, he heard Chen Ye mention the matter of Gu Family Village.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, if you had listened to my arrangements a few days ago and gone to Dongwang Village to intimidate Deng Hui, the Gu Family Village incident would never have happened. More than two hundred households are now all dead. You must bear the responsibility for this mistake!"

Lu Xingzhi snorted coldly, "If I don't go, can't you send someone from the Dharma Protector Hall? I'm already busy with the annual offerings every day, how can I find the time? Don't you know the consequences of not paying the annual offerings?"

"Now that so many mortals have died, do you think the price we'll pay when Xuanqing Academy finds out will be light?"

Chen Ye questioned again.

Then Chen Ye added, "Moreover, Deng Hui is so openly absorbing blood essence, most likely for the purpose of cultivation. If we delay any longer and give him the opportunity to break through to the late stage of Qi Refining, the entire Wufeng Temple will be in big trouble."

"I have other matters to attend to. Instead of using Xuanqing Academy to pressure me, Fellow Daoist Chen, why don't you investigate it yourself?"

Lu Xingzhi maintained his stance of absolutely refusing to go.

But Chen Ye was not angry at all when he saw it. Instead, he chuckled and took out a letter from his pocket.

The fluctuations in the magical energy emanating from the letter caused Chen Ye's expression to change.

It was Wei Xian, the deputy abbot.

"Since there has been no news from the abbot, Vice Abbot Wei is already on his way back and will arrive in Changping County soon. After learning about Deng Hui's massacre of mortals, he immediately made precise adjustments to the tasks of each hall."

Although the matter of annual salary is important, the safety of ordinary people is of paramount importance. Therefore, I was specially ordered to invite Fellow Daoist Lu to come out of the temple to investigate Deng Hui's whereabouts.

Fellow Daoist Lu, although you are not good at killing, you have been cultivating spiritual herbs for many years, and your perception and magical power are far superior to ours. You are just right to take on this task.

If you still refuse, then don't blame me for using the rules of the temple!

The words fell.

Lu Xingzhi's expression grew increasingly grim.

After taking the letter and reading it carefully, he was speechless for a long time.

In the end, he could only manage to utter two words.

"Wow!"

Chen Ye smiled smugly, "Fellow Daoist Lu, let's set off today."

Lu Xingzhi angrily said, "Chen Ye, don't be too smug. Even if I die, I will definitely drag you down with me before I die."

"Tsk tsk tsk, how did Fellow Daoist Lu, who was once so kind and courteous, become so stubborn and naive?" Chen Ye sneered repeatedly. "If you had chosen a side earlier, none of this would have happened. For Li Fu, Gu Qing... is it worth it?"

"A person like you will never understand the weight of the word 'Master'!" Lu Xingzhi's expression grew increasingly cold.

Then he turned away indifferently and coldly uttered a single word.

"roll!"

Chen Ye chuckled, ignored him, and with a flick of his wrist, put the letter back in his hand and started walking downstairs.

Not surprisingly.

As soon as Chen Ye went downstairs, he spotted Gu Qing.

"Gu Qing, the three people could be Li Huosheng, Ning Zhi, and Chen Zhan, or it could be you, Ning Zhi, and Chen Zhan."

He originally intended to kill Gu Qing, but after learning about Gu Qing's ability to cultivate Ghost Leaf, he decided to recruit him again.

kill?

Such a waste.

"Furthermore, Vice Abbot Wei already knows your name and is willing to accept you as a disciple. You will still have the power to select and consult the magic techniques in the Dharma Hall... You should know that this is a power that only the managers of each hall can possess."

The words fell.

Chen Ye took three steps in two and stood before Gu Qing, calm yet exuding a powerful sense of pressure.