The Journey of Immortal Cultivation
Chapter 201 - 132 Statewide Arrest

Chapter 201: Chapter 132 Statewide Arrest

Just at this moment, a secret talisman on his body suddenly self-ignited without fire.

The enemy opposite him saw Master Fan took out the talisman, his facial expression as if he had seen a ghost!

Only he knew that this talisman was the Life Talisman created from Wenger’s own heart’s blood. Should Wenger perish, this talisman would burn to nothing.

Wenger was dead.

In normal times, he might not be so agitated; after all, the City Lord of Rock City wasn’t such a high-ranking official, and death in these chaotic times was not strange. But Wenger was in a hidden chamber at this time! Before he left, including himself, there were only three people present in the cave, and two of them had been restrained by him, unable to move until the Blood Exchange Secret Technique was concluded.

Wenger was perfectly fine; how could he suddenly die? What exactly happened?

A flurry of thoughts zipped through his mind. From the very beginning, this matter had not been going smoothly. The outer estate’s accounts were being audited; Wen Liangyu, after being poisoned by flowers, did not fall into a coma as expected; Liu Manzi went to investigate Tan Qinghe’s lodger, only to go missing himself; and yes, he had yet to figure out where this female guest went, only knowing she was a woman, and that Tan Qinghe had also left...

Sigh, had he known earlier, should he have advised the impatient Wenger to hold off on the blood exchange?

He had set three agreements with Wenger: one was to maintain the Wen Residence’s safety for ten years, the second was to perform the Blood Exchange Secret Technique for Wenger, and the third had not yet been conducted. Indeed, he was someone who kept his promises, otherwise why would he stay in the muddy world of Red Dust, guarding the Wen Residence, while other Cultivators secluded themselves in famous mountains and rivers? But now that Wenger was dead, this contract was naturally void, and he had no need to stay in the Wen Residence any longer.

As for the spirit tea seeds? He knew they were in Wen Liangyu’s hands, but to get past these four and take them would involve another fierce battle. Master Fan was aware; being just a Loose Cultivator, he better keep his distance from this treasure that even Great Sects would fight over face-to-face, otherwise he would sooner or later be chopped up without a trace left.

Just a few spirit tea seeds had stirred up such turmoil; truly, the Second Young Master of the Wen Family was a talent. What a pity he was a Half-demon; no matter how capable, amid these raging waves, he would be crushed to dust.

Sigh, why think so much for him? He still hadn’t resolved his own troubles. The four before him were just the vanguard; the big boss would appear later. If he didn’t leave now, once identified as having a connection with the spirit tea seeds, he could expect a grim fate.

He was a decisive person, with a stomp of his foot he made up his mind about staying or leaving.

"Enough, enough!" he declared, "I won’t stop you any longer. The spirit tea seeds are on the Second Young Master of the Wen Family, Wen Liangyu. Behind this rockery is a secret passage; he is hidden within. If you are capable, go capture him yourselves." He feared they might not believe him, and casually swore an oath, "I swear on my Divine Soul, if there is a single lie in my words, may I be struck by five thunders, my Divine Soul completely obliterated in death!"

After speaking, he rode his Magic Artifact and left without looking back, with a speed that seemed to be chased by ghosts. He was smart enough to know that this was no place to stay for long.

The demons exchanged glances upon hearing this. For a Cultivator to swear on their Divine Soul was not a joke; his daring to say so proved that the Second Young Master Wen must be hiding within this secret passage, so they did not stop him. But why had the Cultivator fought to the death with them at first, determined not to back down, only to turn into a coward so quickly?

The Banshee scrunched her brows slightly and said, "Forget it, let’s go into the secret passage and capture the person. Once the Clearing Void Sect receives the news and rushes over, we might fail our mission."

The demons groped around the rockery and quickly opened the secret passage.

But when they sneaked a look inside, they only found Wenger’s corpse on the stone platform. They searched every corner of the corpse’s clothing, even using brute strength to search through the City Lord’s storage bag, but where were the spirit tea seeds?

The demons also observed that there was a hidden cave underneath the water.

"Could he have escaped into the water?" The Banshee said to a short male: "Go down and take a look." The other was severely injured and incapacitated.

The man nodded his head, plunged into the water to revert to his original form—a water bird that could swim freely in the water with a slender neck and legs. Its graceful and elegant figure moved through the water, no wonder the Banshee had tasked it with the search. The water bird dived deep and headed towards the cave, quickly disappearing from sight.