Fairy, don't try to mess with my filial piety

She came to the shore of the lake formed by the essence of the soul and blood, and watched the "foreign objects" in it rise and fall.

[Wuji, what dirty stuff did you bring in? Do you want me to help you clean it up?]

Hearing his aunt's voice, Chu Wuji's mood improved a little. He explained:

"That's the spirit of a ferocious beast. Goddess Sky Fox said it's for making medicinal wine. Don't pay any attention to it."

[They're even brewing medicinal wine. Sneaking into a royal capital yields this kind of reward? Okay, tell your aunt if you have anything to say.]

Chu Wuji exchanged a few pleasantries, then returned his attention to the present and immediately urged:

"Goddess Sky Fox, let's quickly interrogate those two spirits!"

"I'm so anxious~"

As the fox girl's charming voice fell, the magical little fox opened its mouth wide and spit out the two souls in its stomach. A fox tail was tied around their necks as a restraint.

Judging from their appearance alone, it is difficult to tell who they are. Although they are quite capable, no one present knows them and their identities are unclear.

White Peacock sighed secretly: "If these two were taken individually, even if they couldn't match those highly respected immortal elders, they would still be no different from the senior disciples who had just finished their apprenticeship. They were detained and had no power to fight back..."

The Fox Goddess first pointed out one of the souls and interrogated him:

"What's your name? Which sect do you belong to?"

This soul had no will to resist or oppose, but its sluggish state made it confused and dazed. It took a while for it to react:

[Shenwang, no descendants of the Qi clan.]

The Fox Goddess became curious. She took control of the blonde's beautiful body, blinked thoughtfully, and asked:

"The one from Wuqi Country?"

【Exactly. 】

Chu Wuji asked from the side, "Goddess Tianhu, do you know this 'Wuqirenshi'?"

The Fox Goddess shook her head. "Not really an acquaintance, but a little surprised to hear of a tribe from ancient times in this day and age."

The population of Wuqi is very small, and even remains constant at 3,000. The people of this country have a unique trait: they are immortal.

There is no gender, no offspring. After they die one day, they will come back to life after a certain number of years. Therefore, no matter how they die and come back to life, they will still be the same three thousand people without any change.

But tracing back to the beginning, how they were born is unknown. It is as if they appeared suddenly, hence the name "Wuqi".

But this soul claims to be a descendant of the Wuqi Kingdom, which is a bit unbelievable. How can it be born?

White Peacock listened to the explanation of the Sky Fox Lady and recalled Xuan Yi and the others' previous complaints.

"Xuan Yi and Bu Miao mentioned that these guys have strange bodies, neither dead nor alive. Toxins designed to target cultivators' spiritual veins are useless to them."

"People of Wuqi, if I can get their souls out, then they are truly dead. Will there be a chance for them to come back to life in the future?"

The Sky Fox Goddess looked the two souls up and down, trying to determine if any of them were escaping quietly. She couldn't see any clues, so she could only give up on this for the time being and continued:

"I'll ask you about your forces later... All those mysterious incidents in the past were caused by you sacrificing the spirits of your ancestors, right? Why did you do this?"

[Wu Zhong's instructions require that you still have enough calamities to overcome. If you don't overcome enough calamities, your ancestors will remain in eternal sleep...]

As soon as a soul said some useful information, the soul body immediately became empty and unstable, expanding and shrinking, with signs of self-destruction.

The other soul remained silent, and before he could be interrogated, it showed signs of self-destruction.

Seeing this, Xuanyin Xingjun guessed the situation:

"This mention of the power behind the scenes triggered a taboo in speech, which backfired. The three souls and seven spirits have been scattered, and consciousness is gone, yet it still works?!"

The Sky Fox Goddess snorted coldly. She grasped the Thunder Fire Pearl and drew out flames that penetrated the bodies of the two souls. Their souls suddenly became extremely weak, and at the same time, a little bit of soul fragments fell off.

After careful confirmation, it was found that they were maggots in the state of souls, and had been parasitic in the souls of the two people!

The white peacock felt astonished. In her understanding, this kind of small insects did not have the conditions to form a soul because they were too weak to develop a soul. She never expected that someone could actually do this.

I really broadened my horizons!

The Fox Goddess explained briefly that as soon as these little soul worms heard the host recite certain specific words, they would wake up and madly absorb nutrients until the host was sucked to death. Then they would turn into adult worms and start attacking people around them.

If a person's soul is not strong enough, he will soon die inexplicably after being bitten by these invisible soul worms. His body may be healthy and strong, but he will not wake up.

It is also an extremely insidious method.

The magical little fox gently swung its tail, and three fox fires flew out of its furry tail, instantly burning the little soul worm to ashes.

The Sky Fox Lady began to wonder about the power of this witch's tomb. She took the bone knife from Chu Wuji's waist, looked at it, and asked:

"You are playing tricks of self-destruction in front of me without my consent. You are far from being perfect. Go on and explain the status of your faction."

Chapter 319: The Promise of Wuzhong

After questioning these two souls, they had almost dug out all the useful information they knew.

Strictly speaking, these two Unenlightened People cannot represent the so-called Witch Tomb. They are just subordinate members. Because apart from their unique immortal talent, the Unenlightened People have no special abilities, and their own combat power is not strong, so they are arranged to perform various sacrifices.

This disappointed Tianhu Niangniang and others. They thought it was a big fish, but then they found it understandable.

What kind of important role could someone who performs troublesome work on the front line be?

Moreover, the combat capability of the two men is quite impressive strictly speaking, but they act in a sneaky way, always doing things in secret and then leaving quietly. It is obvious that they are strictly controlled by others and leave after completing the task.

They are willing to obey Wuzhong and work for him, and the promise they get is the awakening of more of their kind.

The bone knives were distributed to them by the witch's tomb. There are twelve of them in total. They are magic weapons that were personally refined by the beings in the witch's tomb. The sacrificial technique is performed with the help of these objects, but the people without enlightenment cannot do it themselves.

Chu Wuji's eyes were lost in thought, and he muttered to himself:

"Wu Zhong's promise is to resurrect the ancestors of the Wuqi Nation? Is this a false promise, or does he really have the ability to do so?

No, it's probably true. If one can prove the existence of the ancestral spirits, there's no need for such empty promises."

This might be an opportunity. If there is a chance to contact the people in this witch's tomb and obtain their magic skills, perhaps it will provide a safety net for the Sky Fox Goddess.

"Apart from the immortals and a few dragon palaces, there is actually such a hidden force in the world?" Xuanyin Star Lord exclaimed in amazement, and felt even more fortunate that he had gone out on this trip, otherwise he would have missed out on a lot of experience and vision.

Of course, in every corner of the world, there are definitely some hidden powerful people who are not well-known, but they are not a force.

As for the demonic sects, in the eyes of Xuanyin Star Lord, they are still a little lacking in maturity. There are only a very few demonic cultivators who are worthy of attention, and not many talented people.

The reason is simple. The internal atmosphere of the Demonic Sect is too fierce, with people fighting against each other. Talented newcomers may die in a conspiracy before they grow up. The elders also kill each other's disciples and take revenge on each other. Only when they can sit down and compromise one day can they become stronger.

However, the immortals nowadays are too leisurely. As long as they do not put pressure on the demon sects and do not create external pressure, the demon sects will always turn their spearheads against their own people.

"Who are the powerful ones in the Witch Tomb? What realm have they reached?"

Xuanyin Xingjun asked about the two souls, but unfortunately the answer she got was a shake of the head. The Dragon Girl was unwilling and helpless, so she could only frown and ask some irrelevant questions:

"The key to sacrificing the ancestral spirits is this bone knife. Why are you being so sneaky? Wouldn't it be better if you could just stab it yourself?"

[Unless one's mind is unbalanced, one cannot summon the spirits of ancestors, just as one's mind is not sincere enough to move the spirits.]

[Witch Tomb has given instructions to complete the matter in secrecy, acting covertly so as not to alert outsiders. Although the attitude is humble, the matter will go smoothly without any hindrance.]

Everyone had no good impression of this witch tomb, but they had to admit the "cunning" nature of this idea.

As for such things as making trouble in secret and taking the opportunity to sacrifice the spirits of ancestors, the young monk is more than capable of doing it, and the strength of these unenlightened people is more than enough.

It is precisely this low-key attitude that has caused the spirits of ancestors to become a series of unsolved cases for a long time.

Even though the immortals have noticed the unusual disturbances in various places, they cannot find any clues and have no way to stop them in time.

If Chu Wuzhi and others had not caught them red-handed, they would probably still not know who was acting in secret.

It is indeed "a humble attitude, but things go smoothly."

I am not afraid of the arrogance of villains, but I am afraid of people with great supernatural powers but evil intentions who keep a low profile and keep a secret.

......

"Looks like that's all the information we have. I thought we'd caught the mastermind, but it turns out he's just a small fry."

The Fox Goddess said unhappily that she could not get any more information from anyone and she began to lose interest.

Chu Wuji was also a little disappointed. Although he got a clue, he was greedy and wanted to immediately ask for a feasible way to help the Fox Goddess.

He tried to keep his expression calm:

"So what do we do with these two? There's no more intelligence to dig up. Should we just kill them?"

The Fox Lady smiled. It was rare to see Chu Wuji so murderous. He was blaming the two captives for Qiongqi's murder. The fox lady shook her head.

"Why are you in such a hurry to kill them? It would be better to keep them as bait. Who knows, maybe the people from Wuzhong will come looking for your companions later."

Under normal circumstances, when Chu Wuzhi heard the word "bait", he would probably excitedly talk about fishing.

Now his reaction was indifferent, and his mood was like the dull air of a summer thunderstorm. Chu Wuji forced a faint smile:

"Okay, then we'll detain him first and wait until the people from Wuzhong come looking for us again."

"Then I will first study the patterns on this bone knife to see what they are like."

The Fox Goddess used research as an excuse, but in fact she was continuing to rest in Fu Guanyin's body and cultivate her spirit.

Chu Wuji's lips were a little dry. He frowned, gritted his teeth, and was speechless for a moment.

The female Imperial Master with purple hair and purple eyes was very good at observing people's expressions. Seeing that the matter here was settled, she took the initiative to suggest:

"Everyone, let's go to the royal capital and relax for a while."

Xuanyin Star Lord did not express her opinion. She had no idea about the route and action. It made no difference where she went.

In Fu Guanyin's mind, she could vaguely hear the even breathing of the Sky Fox Goddess. She didn't want to stay in the Sun and Moon Kingdom, but looking at Chu Wuji's expression, he needed to calm down first instead of rushing on his way.

She agreed on behalf of Chu Wuji and said, "Then go sit down for a while. I'll ask the Imperial Master to make the arrangements."

Bai Kongque immediately went to arrange accommodation for the group. Even though they might only stay for a while, he still ordered his men to go to the royal palace and prepare the best guest rooms.

As for the crime scene, there was really nothing to deal with and it was pointless to worry about it. Bai Kongque simply let her subordinates handle it on their own. She first came to the underground altar of the Shenshui Sect to meet with her two companions.

When Bu Miao saw the white peacock appear, she greeted him enthusiastically and asked urgently:

"I thought you died there. We've been dealing with the aftermath for so long. What's the situation over there? Have you investigated it thoroughly?"

The beautiful woman in black dress was not as enthusiastic as Saint Hehuan, but her attention was also focused on the conversation between the two, and she also wanted to know what was going on.

Before explaining the details of the matter, Bai Kongque "ignored" Bu Miao and turned to walk towards Xuan Yi, which made Bu Miao feel a little resentful.

The female Imperial Master asked, "Xuan Yi, that young man should be considered your child, right? Why don't you have a chat with him?"

The pure and lovely Saint Hehuan held her cheek with her hand in self-pity and sighed:

"Your question has already been asked. Xuan Yi said he doesn't want to talk about it anymore. Tell us about the follow-up of Qiongqi!"

Bai Kongque was a little confused. She told the two of them the results of the intelligence interrogation, and then asked Bu Miao about Xuan Yi's statement, wanting to know why she ignored Chu Wuzhi.

The female imperial teacher learned the reason from Bu Miao. She looked strange and surprised, and it took her a long time to come back to her senses.

Why does this sound like... a mother with a bad record, afraid that her existence will hinder her child's future as an immortal?

It's hard to imagine that Xuan Yi, the "Red-Eyed Demoness," would say something like this...

Bai Kongque was a little unconvinced and asked Bu Miao for confirmation: "Are you making up Xuan Yi's words?"

"Believe it or not." Bu Miao curled her lips, looking helpless. She was too lazy to explain.

The white peacock said to the beautiful woman in the black skirt, "Xuan Yi, he has a group of demons around him. You may be worrying too much. If there is any delay, it won't be your turn."

"......" The beautiful woman in black dress was stunned, as if it was really the case.

Chapter 320 Black Snake Lady’s Opinion

Seeing that Xuan Yi was thinking about this matter, Bai Kongque stopped disturbing her thoughts. If he talked too much, it would become like pointing fingers at his companions, which was the most taboo among collaborators.

Bu Miao would not comment too much on Xuan Yi's affairs. This beautiful woman with a unique background didn't care about many things, almost nothing. She stayed at the Shenshui Sect simply because she was "too lazy to go somewhere else."

Now, Xuan Yi suddenly encountered something that she cared about a little. If others dared to make fun of it, she would probably show her cold eyes immediately.

Saint Hehuan focused her attention on Qiongqi's intelligence:

"White Peacock, let's talk about the witch's tomb. This force is truly unheard of. And what about the descendants of the Wuqi nation? What country is this?"

"From the tone of that Sky Fox Senior, it seems this is a strange kingdom from ancient times. As for the Witch Tomb... it's normal not to know about it. They're too low-key, but their underlying strength is quite strong."