They weren't fools; many were whispering about the blood sacrifice, a widespread concern.

Chen Jing listened to a variety of opinions. Some said the blood sacrifice was because Lu Gang, the Black Hand, had reached a bottleneck in his cultivation and needed to use blood energy to advance to the next level and become a super strong person. Others said the blood sacrifice was because the High Priest was refining a powerful spiritual weapon and needed a large number of tormented souls.

However, although many of these soldiers' words contained a hint of sympathy, it was ultimately just a hint.

After all, those who died were sinners, and it had nothing to do with them.

After Chen Jing confirmed that there was no Xie Zhi sculpture here, he left the high-walled area and headed towards the expert's home.

"Where is that building with the Xie Zhi sculpture in Ash City? I've searched all the most likely places..." Chen Jing pondered. "In the scene that the Dark Source has seen, the people of Ash City coughing up blood has been discovered. If it's really as I guessed, that white-haired boy, through the flying corpses created by the blood sacrifice, is further corroding that scroll-shaped artifact, and the progress is probably already very deep..."

A sense of crisis loomed large, like dark clouds. Chen Jing, who was invisible to the noise, simply ran towards the experts.

"The boy in white and Lu Gang, the Black Hand, should be related, but the big shot behind Lu Gang is that pretty little girl in the red dress. Lu Gang and that little girl have no reason to lie to me, right? What would I be lying to..."

"Unless they discover my problems and use me to spread false information?"

After thinking it over, Chen Jing gritted his teeth and used one of the two new opportunities he had gained from the Dark Source to ask questions.

Entering a meditative state, Chen Jing gazed at the source of darkness and described the knowledge he wished to acquire:

"How can I protect myself in this disaster, and what about the people I know, and Ash City?"

This was a question raised by Chen Jing after careful consideration.

A series of scattered, fragmented images instantly flashed through Chen Jing's mind:

These scenes include Chen Jing shivering in the cold wind as he walks through a junkyard of weapons, armor, and battle flags; Chen Jing running through twisted buildings, brushing past swarms of spiked crab-claw monsters; and Chen Jing silently making his way through a village overgrown with withered grass and bushes...

Ultimately, one image "defeated" everything else, occupying the largest "field of vision," and unfolding before Chen Jing's eyes:

Chen Jing stood in front of an open wall and walked inside, surrounded by a hazy mist.

That's the road Chen Jing took when he came out of the arena!

"Is this...is this the answer? It's like saying absolutely nothing." Chen Jing frowned, thinking.

"Is it because I took a shortcut, and the question actually contained multiple questions such as 'Is what is happening now a disaster?' and 'If it is a disaster, how should it be resolved?' that's why I got this answer?"

"The source of darkness sent me back to the arena. Is it because there's a solution there? Hmm... that angel named Mei Moke, or perhaps, deeper down, to the area Li Si divined as 'one of certain death'?"

Chen Jing gritted his teeth and pretended not to care as he used the last chance to use the Source of Darkness.

"I want to know where that white-clad boy I saw earlier was, in the building with the xiezhi sculpture?"

Another image appeared in Chen Jing's mind. Chen Jing felt like an eagle soaring high, clearly looking down on the entire city from the sky, taking off from Ash City, slowly flying in the mist.

Chen Jing knew this road very well!

This is the road leading to Meijing City.

Finally, the view settled above the central area of ​​Meijing City, then narrowed sharply to a certain spot where a building stood, now completely deserted.

The Xiezhi sculpture stands there.

Chen Jing suddenly opened his eyes.

Yes, if it's not in Ash City, then it's in Meijing City!