Chapter 959: Chapter 488 - Abyss_1

The clue was easy to investigate. With one command from the Second Master, the Marvin Family was sealed by the Horizon Bureau. Each member of the Marvin Family was interrogated one by one.

The notorious reputation of the Horizon Bureau left even county magistrates frightened, let alone the newly rich Marvin Family. It only took half a Shichen (one hour), and someone among Mr. Malvin’s four attendants provided a clue:

Three days before Sophia’s mother’s death, Mr. Malvin departed from the village and did not return home. Instead, he headed directly to Prefecture City and visited a Taoist Temple.

Mr. Malvin entered alone and his attendants were blocked outside. However, the attendants remembered that this Taoist Temple gave off an eerie atmosphere.

The Second Master ordered his trusted Lord to investigate secretly, but warned not to startle the snake with the movement of the grass (startle the suspects).

The revered Lord quickly returned and reported, "My Lord, it appears that the Taoist Priest got the news and has already escaped. We investigated and discovered that this Taoist Priest named Master Admire, came from a sect called Sunken Boat Mountain which has already been destroyed. This sect declined hundreds of years ago, with only a few disciple wanderers left in the world. It is difficult for these people to find suitable apprentices, so after their generation, the heritage of Sunken Boat Mountain will be completely severed.

Like his brothers, Master Admire usually plays tricks and extorts money from ordinary people in the mundane world. We call such cultivators as [Cultivation Wanderers]. However, he generally refrains from homicide. But this time, it seems that the Marvin Family offered him a large sum of money, so..."

The Second Master interrupted him before he could continue.

After the revered Lord said all of this, the Second Master understood his meaning: such kind of [Cultivation Wanderer] is very familiar with all the methods of the Horizon Bureau, so once he escapes early, it would be challenging to bring him back.

If it were any other case, the Second Master would not press on, but this Master Admire was directly involved in the death of Sophia’s mother, and he is connected to the significant case involving the Red Barbarians, so how could the Second Master let him go?

However, he did not immediately order the revered Lord to capture Master Admire but asked, "Do we have a record of the heritage of Sunken Boat Mountain in the yamen?"

"There’s no information on the specific methods, but we do have a summary of Sunken Boat Mountain."

"Bring it to me. In addition, track Master Admire’s whereabouts secretly, do not startle the snake with the movement of the grass."

"Yes, my Lord."

In no time, the official documents about Sunken Boat Mountain were presented. This sect’s cultivation methods were extremely dark, mainly focusing on ’Ghost Soul.’ The most potent skill within the sect was ’Abyss Dragon Skill.’ It was said that after reaching the Seventh Level of the Great Realm, the cultivator could open up a ’Mini-world’ and create an ’Abyss’ in which to raise Ghost Dragons!

If there was a so-called ’struggle between righteousness and evil’ in this Eight Desolations World, Sunken Boat Mountain would definitely be among the evil-doing heretical sects. However, in this world, the primary conflict lies in the human and demon races’ opposition; and such cultivation sects were tolerated as long as they refrained from harming living beings, even if their methods were dark.

Over time, as peace pervaded the Wood Dynasty, no battles were seen between the northwest border and the Nine Witch Demon Court, so these dark sects gradually declined.

After all, as soon as one heard their name, they would back away, seeking refuge in the upright sects. As such, the Sunken Boat Mountain gradually declined from one generation to another. The inheritance gradually withered, and they could no longer maintain their mountain gate. The remaining disciples scattered and traveled the world.

The Second Master then closed those documents, and Sophia, standing by, asked, "Did you find any leads?"

The Second Master nodded heavily, "Yes, I can now confirm that this Master Admire is key. There is more than a simple hired murder relationship between him, the Red Barbarians, and the Marvin Family!

We must capture this Master Admire! I want him alive!"

The Second Master was considering ways to draw out Master Admire, as the revered Lord had already made clear that it wouldn’t be easy to catch this slippery [Cultivation Wanderer]. Sophia interjects, "Leave it to me."

"Huh?"

Sophia gave him a sidewise glance, "Have you forgotten that I used to be part of the Salome Tower? Master Admire, this kind of [Cultivation Wanderer] manages the path of the rat, making it difficult for Horizon Bureau to find him. But for Salome Tower, finding him is too simple."

The Second Master commended, smacking the table, "Once you find Master Admire, I’ll note down a considerable contribution for you!"

...

Master Admire trod along the riverbank. This part was a relatively relaxed section on the entire towing path. Even though the sand underfoot was loose, making it hard to gain a foothold, the terrain was flat. There were no steep cliffs where a moment of carelessness could lead him to fall fatally into the water.

Master Admire wore a thin human skin mask over his face. After years in the Jianghu, he knew one thing very clearly: magical disguises were not as good as artifacts. The disguise spells were easier for influential cultivators to see through.

Conversely, an actual human skin mask could be easily seen by anyone old to Jianghu. And they were mostly ordinary people that Master Admire could easily crush.

He knew that he had been drawn into a big mess, and in fact, he had schemed to be involved in it. He took a certain delight in the fact that those stupid Red Barbarians thought they were in control the whole time!

It was a pity, they were so close to succeeding. Master Admire regretted intensely, but at this point, it was sufficient for him to advance to the Seventh Level of the Great Realm in the future. Even though it wasn’t perfect, it was already good enough.

Moreover, he wasn’t worried about exposing himself. He had a wealth of experience dealing with the Horizon Bureau and had already arranged some false clues. According to the habits of the Horizon Bureau, they should have traced these clues to a place several thousand miles away, heading in the opposite direction from him.

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