Jia Zhengyi narrowed his eyes and said sternly, "You have seven days to find the convoy and its supplies, or you'll have to go to the Immortal Slaying Division yourself!"

The Immortal Slaying Division is the supervisory and penal institution within the Celestial Pivot organization. It primarily oversees internal affairs, supervising all Celestial Pivot cultivators across the land, and employs extremely cruel methods.

It is said that any cultivator from the Heavenly Pivot who arrives at that place, no matter how great their cultivation or strength, will inevitably die, and their disciples and relatives will also be implicated.

"yes...!"

The old man's body trembled slightly, and his head drooped even lower.

Su Lin glanced at him and whispered to Jia Zhengyi, "Since this matter occurred in this realm, my Xiaoyun Temple also has a responsibility to share the burden. We are willing to serve Tian Shu and bring you comfort, Brother Jia."

"That's excellent."

Jia Zhengyi smiled and patted Su Lin on the shoulder, saying with satisfaction, "Brother Su is just like me, only at the Foundation Establishment stage, yet you have such awareness."

"Look at them! They may not have much power or high cultivation, but their loyalty to Tian Shu is obvious to all!"

"And look at you all, you're so slow and inefficient at everything you do. You can't do this or that, you're a bunch of useless trash!"

Jia Zhengyi sneered and waved his hand, calling out names: "You lot, stay and investigate thoroughly! Brother Su, let's go back first... Sigh, what will we do if the higher-ups start asking questions? How am I supposed to explain this to the patriarch?"

"Brother Jia, do not worry. With the great affection the old master has for you, this is not a life-threatening matter."

"That being said, I can't take this for granted and become arrogant. I still need to get some real work done."

The two talked as they turned and drifted away, with Huang Yi quickly leading his men to follow.

Only a few Nascent Soul stage experts and several Nascent Soul stage cultivators remained standing in the night sky, watching the group of distinguished guests depart.

Huang Yi kept looking back. Dozens of cultivators stood silently in the night, like statues, exuding a strange and heavy aura that made people's hearts tremble and dared not look any longer.

After the young sect leader and his men had gone far away, one of the cultivators in the night spoke softly: "Uncle-Master, how should we investigate?"

"Investigate however you need to, just do your best."

"Uncle-Master, since there's nothing in the Ruthless Blade Alliance, perhaps they've already joined forces with others, and there might even be more than one mastermind behind this. Should we investigate other sects?"

"Of course, a thorough investigation is necessary."

"That Xiaoyun Temple..."

The moment the name was uttered, the old cultivator's sharp gaze swept over, silencing the junior disciple before he could finish speaking.

After a long pause, the old cultivator finally spoke in a low, deep voice: "Those who shouldn't be investigated should not be investigated; secrets that shouldn't be asked about, even if you know them, you must swallow them and never reveal them."

"Yes, Uncle-Master."

......

The next day at dawn, a shocking piece of news spread throughout the region.

The Ruthless Blade Alliance, the largest sect within a thousand miles, was completely wiped out last night! The culprits... no! The main perpetrators are the cultivators of the Heavenly Pivot Sect!

The Ruthless Blade Alliance was implicated in the robbery of the Tian Shu caravan, and the evidence was conclusive. However, the entire sect stubbornly denied it, and the young sect leader ruthlessly ordered the massacre of the entire sect!

Upon hearing this news, the surrounding sects and independent cultivators tensed up. Their rich survival experience told them that this region was about to undergo a baptism by Tian Shu cultivators!

No matter who dares to make a fuss at the Tian Shu Organization, once this happens, all the cultivators, sects, and even families in the vicinity will be implicated! They will all be severely punished!

As expected, on that day, more than a thousand Tian Shu cultivators flew through the air and scattered in all directions, landing in various sects and schools to search. Even the cave dwellings of independent cultivators were not spared, and even those hidden in the mountains and valleys were visited by Tian Shu cultivators.

They didn't send many people; each sect would send at most two or three Heavenly Pivot cultivators. But even though the number was very small, the major sects didn't dare to be negligent. They held their noses, put on smiles, and let them search inside and outside their sects and caves.

If they find something, it means they are accomplices in the convoy case and are definitely doomed; but if they don't find anything, it may not be a good thing. If these Tian Shu cultivators fail to accomplish their task and get angry, it's normal for them to find an excuse to kill a few people and seize some treasures.

Rebellion?

Absolutely impossible. Behind them stands the entire Tian Shu organization, the Nine Great Immortal Sects!

In this world, power is determined by cultivation level; whoever has the biggest fist is truly powerful, and it's impossible for the weak to defeat the strong.

However, the major sects and families also have experience in dealing with this. Regardless of whether others can find it or not, they prepare a large amount of resources, spirit stones, pills, and even young women and boys as cauldrons in advance, and obediently offer them up.

The purpose was to present this offering to the young patriarch as a token of our appreciation.

Since Tian Shu is bound to lose something if he comes to the door anyway, he might as well control the quantity himself and avoid getting beaten up again.

Even if the culprit cannot be found, the resources that Tian Shu has obtained from each household can barely offset part of the loss of the caravan. When the young sect leader is in a good mood, future troubles will be avoided.

The area spanned thousands of miles, and no major sect was spared. There were even some shocking reports, including that Xiaoyun Temple, which was supposedly on good terms with the young sect leader, was also affected!

Two experts at the Transformation stage personally visited Xiaoyun Temple to thoroughly investigate the temple, both inside and out. During this time, the young sect leader did not appear.

Upon hearing this, some people were delighted to see the spectacle unfold: "Xiaoyun Temple serves the young sect leader like a dog every day, and what's the result? When trouble comes, they're completely useless and still get investigated! Just like us!"

Most of the cultivators in the surrounding area were comforted by this incident, completely unaware that Xiaoyun Temple suffered very little loss during the thorough investigation.

The Tian Shu cultivators leading the group searched around but found no clues and were about to leave, not intending to take anything with them. It was only because Abbot Su insisted on contributing that they gritted their teeth and extracted a large portion of the already meager sect resources, determined to offer them to the Tian Shu organization.

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