A Thousand Years of Immortal Dreams

The moment Cao Wang's hands touched the other's flesh.

The immortal artifact within his body, Bai Jie, resumed its regular breathing.

at the same time.

The flesh and blood he touched were absorbed into his body through his stained hands.

Then it is transformed into pure energy and absorbed by the Immortal Artifact Hundred Solutions.

"This thing can actually absorb flesh and blood?"

The unexpected discovery filled Cao Wang with immense joy.

Moreover, during the absorption process.

The transformed energy flows through one's veins, and some of it enters one's dantian (lower abdomen).

It achieved a self-rewarding effect.

"My God! This is unbelievable! It can devour not only magical artifacts, but also flesh and blood. If that's the case, then it can devour anything with energy!"

Cao Wang quickly came to this conclusion.

next moment.

Cao Wang returned to the three corpses and touched their flesh, allowing the Immortal Artifact Hundred Solutions to absorb it quickly.

"No! It's too late!"

The fire was already spreading.

Cries for help were already coming from outside.

Cao Wang immediately put the three corpses into the jade pendant space, and then jumped out of the window and left.

Under the effect of the Concealing Breath Talisman.

Cao Wang quickly fled the crowd and arrived at the meeting place with Qin Shuang.

"Cao Lang!"

Qin Shuang cried out and rushed into Cao Wang's arms with great joy.

"Hurry! Otherwise we won't be able to get out!"

With three inner disciples dead, the market's enforcement team will definitely seal off the market.

If we had been any later, we would have been unable to turn back.

"Hurry up the mountain. If anyone asks later, just say we never came down!"

……

And just after Cao Wang left.

The enforcement team then sealed off the entire market area.

The casualties at the restaurant were quickly tallied.

There were a total of 120 guests in the restaurant, including 82 ordinary people, a dozen or so independent cultivators, and the rest were all disciples of the Blissful Sect.

After the restaurant caught fire, more than forty ordinary people died, while the remaining rogue cultivators and disciples of the Blissful Sect all escaped.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but based on the traces of spiritual energy remaining at the scene, it is likely arson.

"Are you sure there are only this many people in the restaurant?"

The enforcement team apprehended the restaurant owner and began interrogating him.

"That should be... about it!"

The shopkeeper wasn't quite sure either.

"To find out exactly how many people were killed, you'd have to ask Ershunzi, but he was blown up on the top floor."

Left with no other option, the enforcement team had to conduct investigations one by one.

But the result...

They discovered something truly earth-shattering.

There were also three inner disciples inside the restaurant.

But after the restaurant was burned to ashes, the three inner disciples could not be found.

The incident was reported up the chain of command.

It was three days later.

Furthermore, there's the matter of Wang Long and his two companions being unable to be found.

It was one of their own people from the Black Dragon Gate who noticed something was wrong.

In light of the fire incidents that have occurred in the market in recent days.

The sect immediately combined the three inner disciples who had disappeared from the market restaurant with Wang Long and his two companions from the Black Dragon Sect.

"You mean? These three people were burned to death in the market?"

Above the inner hall of the Blissful Sect.

Sect Leader Su Meiniang sat barefoot and bare-legged on the divine throne.

He wore a robe resembling a phoenix, which was left open. He had a deep chest and leaned back there languidly, looking down at everyone with disdain.

"A few days ago, the market enforcement team discovered that a restaurant had suddenly caught fire. After investigation, they found residual spiritual energy, but concluded it was arson. According to the restaurant owner, there were three high-ranking inner disciples dining upstairs at the time, but the enforcement team's investigation found no trace of them, not even any signs of burnt bodies!"

As the head of the Enforcement Hall, Hua Wujiu was the primary person in charge.

Even if 10,000 outer disciples were to die or be injured, it would still be less than the death of a single inner disciple.

"What exactly happened?"

Su Meiniang's languid voice, tinged with a hint of anger, echoed throughout the entire hall.

"Reporting to the Sect Master, our Black Dragon Sect has recently discovered that disciples Wang Long, Wang Shuai, and Zhang Hao have not participated in sect affairs. An investigation revealed they have been missing for three days, and their last known activity was to the market town at the foot of the mountain!"

As the person in charge of the Black Dragon Gate and the current chief disciple of the inner sect, Si Chen spoke first.

Si Chen naturally knew what the three of them had gone to do.

Before leaving, Si Chen received a joint report from the outer sect elder and the transmission elder.

It is said that those three guys actually came to someone's door and robbed them of the magical artifacts obtained by the outer sect junior contestants.

Therefore, Si Chen told them to solve it themselves.

Si Chen assumed the three of them had gone to return something to someone else.

But to everyone's surprise, the three of them never returned.

after the incident.

Si Chen and the joint law enforcement team immediately took Cao Wang into custody.

But we learned from Cao Wang that...

Cao Wang never went down the mountain.

They didn't see Wang Long and the other two.

They also did not receive the magical artifacts that Wang Long and the others had returned.

Besides, Cao Wang is only at the sixth level of the Qi Refining stage.

Those three guys are at the first or second level of the Foundation Establishment stage, so Cao Wang would never be a suspect.

at the same time.

Hua Wujiu then added, "According to the information relayed by the market enforcement team, the three inner disciples who disappeared in the restaurant were indeed Wang Long and his two companions!"

Hearing the report below.

Su Meiniang leaned forward slightly: "Oh? So, these three little ones just vanished into thin air?"

Hua Wujiu quickly explained, "It didn't disappear into thin air. The fire in the restaurant left behind spiritual energy, and the source of the fire was mainly concentrated on the top floor of the restaurant, in the room where Wang Long was."

If a battle breaks out and they gather in one room, their Foundation Establishment stage power would be enough to destroy the entire market.

However, the traces of spiritual energy were limited to the room.

Therefore, it is highly likely that an array or restriction was used in the room.

Furthermore, the killer likely took the body with them when they left.

Upon hearing Hua Wujiu's analysis, everyone fell silent.

This must be the truth.

But where is the killer?

"Investigate this matter. See if it was spread by an outsider or done by one of your own. Give me an explanation within seven days!"

Su Meiniang said lazily.

"Zong..."

Si Chen wanted to tell the story of what happened between Wang Long and the other two, and Cao Wang.

But then he saw that Su Meiniang had already stood up.

He could only swallow the rest of his words.

The crowd dispersed.

……

"Wait a minute, Elder Hua!"

After coming out, Si Chen immediately called out to Hua Wujiu.

"There's something I'm not sure if I should say."

"Hey kid, why are you being so polite with me?"

Hua Wujiu is the elder who supports the Black Dragon Gate.

Therefore, they have a very good relationship.

Despite the generational difference, they have a very close relationship in their daily lives.

"Before this incident, Wang Long and his two friends had this kind of trouble..."

Si Chen told Hua Wujiu about how Wang Long and the other two had stolen Cao Wang's magical artifact.

Upon hearing this,

A fierce glint flashed in Hua Wujiu's eyes.

"Heh! It turns out it's related to this kid!"

"Does Elder Hua know this person?"

"I wanted to take this person as my personal disciple, but this guy didn't know what was good for him, and even killed one of my favorite personal disciples during this outer sect competition. This matter..."

Hua Wujiu said cruelly.

"It has nothing to do with him, but it has to be related to him!"