After the time travel, my cheat program disappeared.

Feng Manlou subconsciously looked at the wall next to Shi Yan. In the shadows of the alleyway, a long mark was left on the wall, as if someone had walked along it.

Shi Yan carried the kitten and walked towards the city gate.

The Starry Sky Bureau sealed off Yanshui City. Apart from cultivators, ordinary people who wanted to leave the city had to undergo strict checks.

They can only be allowed to leave the city after confirming that there are no signs of infection from the Corpse Demon on their bodies.

If you want to find someone from the Starry Sky Bureau, going to the city gate is the most convenient way.

Then--

Shi Yan saw an unexpected scene at the city gate.

Ruan, pale-faced, stood facing off with her two junior apprentices and a star official from the Starry Sky Division.

The woman stubbornly bit her lip, her shoulders trembling slightly.

"At least...at least let them leave the city."

"Didn't they show no signs of being infected by the Corpse Demon?"

"Weren't we allowed to leave the city yesterday?"

"I'm sorry. That was yesterday." Miss Xingguan apologized businesslike, her soft lips gently biting her lower lip.

How could this be...?

If we can't leave the city...

"What's wrong?" Just then, Ruan Yiyi suddenly heard a sound that made her tremble and a tingling sensation spread from her tailbone throughout her body.

"Master Shiyan——"

The star official, who had just been treating Ruan Yiyi as a completely businesslike person, suddenly bowed respectfully behind Ruan Yiyi.

Ruan Yiyi did not turn back.

Instead, the two Crystal Realm girls who were supporting her turned around curiously, only to have their gazes stolen by the girl in the red dress.

Although he did not cultivate the "Great Demon Seed Cultivation Technique of the Dao Heart," he did not have the same "world-shaking" entrance effect as Wen Ruya.

However, Shi Yan's charm, which was like a poison to girls, still made the two girls unable to take their eyes off him.

Ruan Yiyi trembled slightly, without turning around.

She simply bit her lip lightly and remembered the title of the star official.

"Master Shiyan?"

"The Shi family...which family is that?"

"Why are you sneaking off like this?" Shi Yan touched Ruan Yiyi's shoulder from behind. "Without even saying goodbye."

"I clearly left a farewell letter..." Ruan Yi hurriedly turned around to explain, but saw Shi Yan's smiling face.

She choked on her breath.

The two junior disciples watched the interaction between their junior uncle and the pretty girl.

"It has a leg~~~"

“Master Shiyan—” Miss Xingguan stood up and explained to Shiyan.

Following yesterday's events, the Star Celestial Bureau has issued a city lockdown order. The Star Celestial Bureau is certain that this Corpse Demon incident is far more complex than a simple case of corpse demons.

Shi Yan nodded in agreement, and then stated his purpose.

The star official lady respectfully agreed, and that such a map was available in the Starry Sky Bureau.

But... she suddenly noticed that Shi Yan, who had been listening attentively, was stunned. "Miss Shi Yan?"

Shi Yan looked at the girl next to Ruan Yiyi.

Then, seeing the girl's embarrassed expression, he directly grabbed her hand.

The girl's small hands were pale and bluish-white...without a trace of blood.

Corpse poison.

Part 211: Tracing the Bloodline [3K words, Chapter 1]

Ruan Yiyi was still unaware of what had happened.

Miss Star, who had been dealing with the corpse poison incident these past few days, was the first to realize that something was wrong.

She grabbed the girl's hand, "How could this be..."

"Now even cultivators at the Crystallization Realm can't escape it?"

Miss Star Official's face was somewhat pale.

After all... the proportion of cultivators at or above the Golden Core stage in a town is still relatively small.

If even cultivators at the Crystallization Realm can't escape it, how many people in the entire Yanshui City... can be spared?

Seeing Miss Xingguan sitting upright, Ruan Yiyi finally realized what was going on.

Seeing the girl struggling yet fearful, she anxiously asked, "Does it hurt?"

The girl didn't understand why her junior uncle was asking her that question, and simply shook her head.

Ruan Yiyi's already pale face turned even paler, and she looked at Shi Yan for help.

She knew that Miss Shi Yan could remove the corpse poison.

Although... although the process of removing corpse poison is somewhat shameful, the aftereffects are so severe that one cannot be seen in public, and it is easy to die on the spot.

But saving your life is the most important thing.

"Don't panic," Shi Yan comforted Ruan Yiyi. "The corpse poison has only entered her body superficially."

“It’s different from your situation back then.”

"Even you, with a little effort, could help her get rid of the corpse poison."

"Moreover, the Starry Sky Division is not without its own methods."

Ruan Yiyi was being chased by a corpse demon in the Spirit Realm at the time, and the wound on her thigh was so deep that the bone was almost visible. That's why Shi Yan chose to use the "Snow Cold Technique" to help her regulate her breathing.

However... the 'side effects' of the "Snow Cold Technique" are undeniable.

For girls he'd never met before, Shi Yan would try to avoid using them if possible.

"Corpse poison!??" The girl was so frightened that she almost couldn't stand up and only managed to stand with the help of her companions.

“We do have a way to remove the corpse poison.” With a soft sigh, the Star Official of the Starry Sky Division looked worried.

The situation has developed far beyond their expectations.

The spread of the corpse poison was getting more and more serious, even making them suspect that something was about to emerge from beneath Yanshui City.

"Please, Master Shiyan, come to my door—"

Following the star official, Shi Yan and Ruan Yiyi led her two junior disciples to the official residence of the Star Celestial Bureau in Yanshui City.

A beautiful and ethereal healer is removing the corpse poison from the girl.

Miss Xingguan brought Shi Yan a map of Yanshui City.

The text above details the recent appearance of corpse demons in Yanshui City, as well as the locations of victims infected by these demons.

The most conspicuous of all is the alleyway near the tavern.

Seven large, bright red X's.

At the other end of Yanshui City, Shi Yan also found an X of the same size.

However... on the line connecting the two places, Shi Yan also detected the marks of two or three victims.

Before Ye Mojun found the eighth corpse demon, it still harmed several people.

“Those three are still receiving treatment. Although the Corpse Demon Poison of the Spirit Realm is troublesome, it is not incurable.” Miss Star noticed Shi Yan’s gaze. “It’s just that one of them is more seriously injured.”

"He is still undergoing emergency treatment."

"Actually, we have all conducted investigations."

She explained to Shi Yan.

"Was there any corpse demon near each victim... or any trace of curses or poisons cast?"

In their view, there were only a few ways to spread corpse poison.

"But...we haven't found any trace of any spell being cast."

Not even a tiny bit.

Any spell cast will leave a trace.

However, the Starry Sky Bureau did not find anything.

Therefore, they can only conclude that...

Is something about to emerge from beneath Yanshui City?

However, according to the records of the Star Celestial Bureau, there is no record of 'Ba' being sealed off in or near Yanshui City.

"Perform a spell?"

Shi Yan lowered his eyes.

She carefully examined the locations of the houses where the Corpse Demon had first appeared.

"Don't be confined by the ways of thinking in this world..."

The tavern owner Qi Rou's voice suddenly exploded in Shi Yan's mind.

The idea that any outbreak of corpse poison is caused by either a corpse demon or someone using witchcraft behind the scenes is the most classic way of thinking in this world.

The "Star Celestial Masters," who maintain order, are a typical representative of this world.

Shi Yan felt as if he had grasped a clue, and something flashed through his mind in an instant.

Where did you stay yesterday?

Where were you and your senior sister when that corpse demon appeared?