One Dao Fruit a day, starting with the Dragon Taming Technique.

early morning.

After bathing and changing his clothes, Xu Guang stared blankly at the tortoise shell on the desk.

This was his fourth divination regarding the source of fire at the earth's core.

"How did we get to the city?"

Xu Guang was somewhat surprised. The previous times they had been outside the city, so how did they end up inside the city today?

Since that's the case, let's go take a look.

Just as he was about to leave, he heard Wu Qi's voice from outside.

"Chief Constable, we have received orders from the Prefectural Governor's Office to assist the South Street Constable in investigating the Tie Xiong Martial Arts School case."

Xu Guang frowned, thought for a moment, and decided to go and take a look. He could do the divination in the evening.

……

in the city.

On the shore of Shuohu Lake, several figures were constantly moving about, and small boats were constantly moving on the lake.

Niu Zhen stood on the shore, looking at the lake with a solemn expression.

Ningzhou's eyes turned even redder, and his whole being was filled with an extremely irritable aura.

When Xu Guang arrived with his men, his expression was somewhat subtle.

The location shown on the divination chart is surprisingly close to here.

Could the case at Tiexiong Martial Arts School be related to the treasure I'm looking for?

"Chief Constable Xu, you've arrived. Chief Inspector Ning, please introduce this case to Chief Constable Xu."

Ningzhou suppressed his irritability and led Xu Guang aside to explain the case of the Tiexiong Martial Arts School.

Tie Xiong Martial Arts School is considered one of the larger martial arts schools in South Street. It has many disciples, and most of those who can afford to train at martial arts schools in this era have some background or family wealth.

Therefore, the impact was considerable. In addition to the police, several prominent families in the city also sent experts to investigate.

The case occurred three days ago, and only three mentally ill individuals are still alive.

"Was it the work of demons?"

Xu Guang frowned and asked after listening to Ningzhou's introduction.

Ningzhou shook his head. "When the coroner came to examine the bodies, most of the wounds were knife wounds..."

He paused, then spoke with some hesitation and conflict.

"Judging from the markings, it looks like a knife from our yamen army."

Xu Guang immediately narrowed his eyes.

The yamen soldiers' swords?

An ominous premonition arose.

"Then why did you come to Shuohu?"

Ningzhou's eyes twitched slightly, his face showing an barely suppressed rage.

"When I was taking three madmen to the police station, we passed by Shuohu Lake. The three of them rushed towards the lake like madmen. Chief Constable Niu said that there might be clues at Shuohu Lake."

Xu Guang didn't ask any more questions, and he increasingly felt that the matter of Tie Xiong Martial Arts School was related to what he was looking for.

Shuohu Lake is an artificial lake, not very large, only about 300 acres, and the deepest part is only four or five meters deep. However, because it was originally prepared for the emperor, the environment is nice and there are quite a few fish in it.

The officers and several families walked along the lake.

Suddenly, a constable shouted.

"There's a body!"

Soon, everyone gathered around.

Behind a small boat, a large net was being dragged along, and inside it were two whitish, submerged corpses!

Niu Zhen glanced at it and immediately frowned.

"This body has been dead for at least five days."

Xu Guang had no expertise in investigating cases; he simply stood at a distance and watched.

For some reason, he felt someone's gaze on him. He turned around and saw a middle-aged man with a peaceful face standing among the crowd of people sent by the aristocratic families to help.

When he saw Xu Guang turn around, he nodded slightly and a smile appeared on his face.

Xu Guang smiled in response and asked Wu Qi in a low voice who the middle-aged man was.

Wu Qi glanced at it, shook his head slightly, indicating that he did not recognize it.

However, after carefully examining the people standing around the man, he whispered, "They seem to be from the Li family."

To Xu Guang's surprise,

Shuohu seems to be the place where the bodies in Shuocheng were destroyed and the evidence was covered up.

The police only searched along the outer perimeter, and in one day, they retrieved nearly a hundred bodies, which made all the police officers look extremely grim.

If this matter reaches the governor's office, is it an indication to the higher authorities that the officials are incompetent?

Xu Guang looked at Shuohu with a strange expression.

As the sun sets, the thick, bloody stains spread across the lake's surface, and the bodies being continuously retrieved create an atmosphere of extreme horror and chilling gloom.

……

In the center of Shuohu Lake is an island, originally intended for the construction of an imperial palace. It was quite large when it was first built, but due to erosion by the lake, its area has shrunk over time and now occupies about two or three acres.

It was covered with all sorts of weeds and strange trees.

In the stillness of the night, moonlight shone down through the bare branches of the trees. A cold wind blew, causing the branches to sway, and from a distance, they looked like countless menacing black ghosts.

Splash!

The sound of water could be heard.

Xu Guang's head emerged from the lake, his gaze sweeping over the island in the middle of the lake before he quickly went ashore.

The Ghost Step was truly impressive. This kind of light-footed skill, which controls muscle strength, provided an even greater speed boost when swimming than on flat ground. Xu Guang swam over a distance of several thousand meters in just a few minutes.

This was Xu Guang's first time visiting the island in the middle of the lake. Many pavilions had been built on the island, showing that the environment used to be very good and few people came up there.

However, after Sun Yinglong took over as governor, he did not take good care of the island in the middle of the lake, and now it looks like it has been abandoned.

"This is the place indicated by the divination. The police from the South Street branch also found their way here. I don't know if it's a coincidence or what..."

As Xu Guang thought to himself, he began to move.

Amidst the rustling of tree branches, Xu Guang hurried along.

With the blessing of seeing the gods and the snake, the five senses—smell, taste, sight, and so on—become incredibly sharp.

The dry grass and leaves were normal, with only the occasional smell of rotting animals and fruit.

The island in the middle of the lake wasn't very big; in just half an hour, Xu Guang had explored almost the entire island, leaving virtually no place unvisited.

The divination clearly shows an island in the middle of a lake, so how come we can't find anything?

A moment later, Xu Guang stood atop a pavilion on the island in the middle of the lake, frowning as he looked around.

Let's go through it again and take a look...

This time, he slowed down and focused more intently on his five senses.

Finally, as they passed through a grove of trees, Xu Guang sensed something unusual.

There's a faint scent left behind, but it hasn't been there long.

They must have been here within the last ten days.

Follow the scent and walk slowly.

They stopped in front of a pavilion.

The smell has disappeared.

Stop and observe the pavilion. It is about the same size as other pavilions, connected to a corridor and a mountain path.

Xu Guang stepped forward.

After thinking for a moment, he suddenly grabbed the railings on both sides of the pavilion with both hands and pulled hard.

The entire pavilion was a single, seamless structure, yet he lifted it up and tossed it aside!

The smell reappeared.

Xu Guang carefully examined the ground, stepped forward and crushed all the bluestone slabs. When he stepped on the third slab, his foot suddenly disappeared, revealing an entrance that resembled a passage.

……

The passage was pitch black and extremely deep, with few signs of people entering or leaving.

A faint scent of incense lingered in the tunnel.

After walking about a hundred meters, Xu Guang stopped.

Because we've reached the end.

This is a layout similar to a Taoist temple. In front of the east wall, there is an offering table with a futon underneath.

A man dressed in black was kneeling on a prayer mat.

But the person was already dead.

Xu Guang glanced at the other person only once; he was a very unfamiliar young man whom he did not recognize.

His attention quickly fell on the object in front of the man.

That was... a rock about half a person's height with strange patterns on it.

This is... a Heavenly Stone!

A piece of celestial stone that has not been dismantled.

Xu Guang's mood suddenly lifted. Could this be the treasure shown in the divination that could replace the fire at the earth's core?

As he reached out to touch it, a sharp pain shot through his fingertips. Xu Guang felt as if his blood and qi were being ignited, and a whooshing sound came from his body as his blood and qi spread in all directions like a funnel.

His pupils suddenly contracted!

He felt like a powder keg that had been lit, his heart filled with an extremely volatile emotion.

This celestial stone...something's not right!