This is a cultivation game, but its operation is terrible.

Just like Lingyun Sect and Shenwei Sect, he has searched them countless times, but the Taiyi Immortal Alliance has never come to investigate. How come searching for Baoyan Sect once would attract the attention of the Taiyi Immortal Alliance?

Could this be a plot device deliberately arranged by the planners?

Regardless of the speculation, I still need to make a trip to the Blazing Flame Sect.

"I'm going to check on the Blazing Flame Sect. You shouldn't be farming in the open world for a while."

Jiang Liu said to Yi Luoluo.

"what?"

Yi Luoluo was slightly taken aback: "Aren't you taking me with you?"

Jiang Liu was also taken aback: "Why are you going there?"

You, a mere Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, are going to join me in attacking the demonic forces? Isn't that just suicide?

Oh no, I've started to discriminate against Foundation Establishment cultivators too.

"I...I can loot the corpse!"

Yi Luolu blinked and pretended to be pitiful, saying, "If we can't play in the Great World, then there's nothing to play with. Let me stay with you instead. I promise I won't run around or go to my death!"

"Okay, I'll need your help sometime."

Jiang Liu thought about it and realized it was true. He didn't need Yi Luoluo to fight monsters, but he would definitely need her after the fight was over.

Most importantly... I don't have to be my pet's mount anymore!

"Here, take this."

Without hesitation, he threw the Hunyuan Dragon-Phoenix Beast onto Yi Luoluo's head, unlocking a new mount for the beast.

With this noble celestial beast, Yi Luoluo no longer fears being hunted down by other righteous NPCs.

Win-win.

Yi Luoluo: "??????"

Yi Luoluo looked up at the Hunyuan Dragon-Phoenix Beast above her head, subconsciously shrinking her neck, and then remembered the scene of being instantly killed by the giant bomb.

I dare not move.

After checking the location on the mini-map, the two headed towards the Blazing Flame Sect one after the other.

The distance wasn't far, only a few hundred miles, and we arrived in no time.

As soon as Jiang Liu stepped into the Blazing Flame Sect, the overwhelming smell of blood made him frown.

Such a strong and fresh smell of blood, it must have just been wiped out not long ago, right?

That's none of my business. When I was farming the Flame Sect, the cross-server event hadn't even started yet.

The two walked towards the familiar Blazing Flame Sect's encampment. The scene before them was a mess; the once magnificent buildings had become ruins, and the air was thick with the pungent smell of burning and blood.

In the distance, the pure white spirit mine mountain had also collapsed, and the hundreds of meters high mountain wall was covered with bloodstains, as if ink had been splashed on it.

Blood for blood!

Good grief, that's pretty arrogant!

Jiang Liu couldn't help but show surprise when he saw the four blood-red characters carved on the wall of the spirit mine.

So arrogant and high-profile, are the demonic forces planning to start a war with the Taiyi Immortal Alliance?

"I'm shocked."

Yi Luoluo, riding the Hunyuan Dragon Phoenix Beast, cautiously observed her surroundings, her eyes filled with shock, especially when she saw the blood curtain, her little face turned slightly pale with fright.

This was the first time she had ever seen such a bloody scene. When her sight and smell were covered by blood, her stomach suddenly churned, and she almost vomited.

"I want to report this game; it contains adult content... Ugh!"

Jiang Liu walked step by step into the Blazing Flame Sect. He saw no corpses, but he could see wisps of demonic energy everywhere.

Without a doubt, this was done by the demonic forces!

"Since it's an investigation mission, there should be clues left behind, right?"

He muttered to himself, his gaze sweeping over the buildings of the Blazing Flame Sect, not missing a single detail.

"Stop idling, hurry up and find clues!"

"It's here... Ugh, so disgusting!"

The two searched the ruins of the Blazing Flame Sect for nearly an hour, from their camp to the back mountain, but found nothing.

"That's strange, where are the clues?"

Jiang Liu stood in the center of the Blazing Flame Sect with a deep frown. This was only the first part of the mission. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be too difficult. Even if it was a puzzle-solving part, surely they wouldn't leave without giving any clues?

There were no clues, not even a single corpse of a Blazing Flame Sect NPC had been found, and they hadn't even respawned. This was a bit strange.

Where are the NPC's corpses?

"Come over here, come over quickly!"

Just as he was deep in thought, he suddenly heard Yi Luoluo's shout.

Have we found a clue?

Jiang Liu's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly ran over; that was the location of the mine.

Holy crap, could it be underground again?

When he arrived, he saw Yi Luoluo waving a mining shovel in her hand, shouting excitedly at him, "I found the quest item!"

Is the quest item a mining shovel?

Jiang Liu looked surprised and walked over to take the mining shovel from Yi Luoluo's hand.

【Ordinary Mining Shovels】

[Attribute: Quest Item]

[Description: This mining shovel is stained with the blood of a disciple of the Blazing Flame Sect. Holding it might lead to some clues.]

[Note: You need a little special help]

Jiang Liu: "!!!!!!!"

These mining shovels that are everywhere are actually quest items!

Jiang Liu's face darkened immediately after reading it. "Are you brain-dead, game planner? You made such an inconspicuous thing as a quest item. Who would be able to find it?"

How did you find it?

He looked at Yi Luoluo with a face full of surprise and doubt.

"Hmph, it's very simple!"

Yi Luoluo said smugly, "I first sensed the demonic aura here. After rushing over to take a closer look, I found that the bloodstains on this mining shovel were significantly darker than those on the other mining shovels. So I picked it up and took a look. Who knew it would turn out to be a quest item!"

"You could grab any quest item from a pile of shovels; I told you you wouldn't have made the wrong choice by bringing me along, right?"

Jiang Liu: "......"

He looked down at the shovel in his hand, then glanced at the hundreds of shovels scattered all over the mining area, his eyes filled with bewilderment. He couldn't tell the difference between them at all.

Yi Luoluo is now a demonic cultivator, and can clearly sense demonic auras, which is why she was able to locate the quest item.

If you can't detect any demonic aura, there's only one way to find the quest items.

Touch every single item in the Blazing Flame Sect!

As for the game design, my personal suggestion is that if you don't have the brains to create puzzles, then don't bother. There's no need to torture the players like this.

Chapter 189 A Strange Movement in the Sword Spirit Root, A Fortuitous Opportunity in the Sword Path! The Demonic Path at the Great Perfection of the Golden Core Stage! (4K)

The quest item has been found, but the investigation is not over.

Jiang Liu looked at the words on the shovel that said, "You need a little bit of special help," and fell into deep thought.

What constitutes special assistance?

The description of the quest item says that it is stained with the blood of the Blazing Flame Sect disciples. Does that mean we need to find someone with a keen sense of smell to smell it?

He first smelled it himself, and found nothing except for a strong smell of blood.

"Here, smell it."

He then held the shovel to Yi Luoluo's face.

"what?"

Yi Luolu sniffed, her little face blank, and said, "It stinks."

She can't do it either?

Jiang Liu raised his eyes and looked at the Hunyuan Beast above Yi Luoluo's head, then handed her the mining shovel.

The Chaos Beast sniffed the air, its face showing a very human-like look of disgust, before flapping its wings and flying away.

It works!

So it has to be a mythical beast!

"Hurry, hurry, keep up!"

Jiang Liu's face lit up with joy, and he hurriedly followed the Hunyuan Beast.

It's unclear what the Chaos Beast smelled, but as it flew south on the map, it would occasionally turn back to sniff the scent on the shovel.

Ten minutes, twenty minutes, thirty minutes...

Hundred li, five hundred li, a thousand li...

Running thousands of miles away to wipe out an entire family, the demonic path must have nothing better to do!

Jiang Liu chased the Chaos Beast for over an hour, and couldn't help but curse inwardly.

Just then, Yi Luoluo, who was already extremely bored, suddenly let out a scream.

"I sensed it too! There's a demonic aura here!"

Her eyes lit up, she wrinkled her nose and sniffed around, then ran several hundred meters in a flash, turned back and waved to Jiang Liu: "Over here!"