But Bai Mumu still said timidly, "I understand."

She made no mention of the fact that Shen Daochen hadn't come to see her during this time, which made Shen Daochen feel guilty.

"Sect Master, Ziwei Pavilion has sent a message." A disciple's voice came from outside the door.

"Father is going out to take a look." Shen Daochen greeted her and went outside.

He returned a moment later, and perhaps because of the guilt he felt earlier, he didn't hide it from her.

Ziwei Pavilion is the leading top auction house in the cultivation world, the auction house with the closest relationship with Feiyun Sect, and also the main force targeting Linglong Pavilion.

The message that was sent this time was about cooperating on the treasure hunt in Starry Plains.

"Since you're not feeling well, you should stay in the sect. I'll have an elder from the medicine hall take care of you." Shen Daochen sighed silently to himself.

If only Bai Mumu hadn't gotten into trouble. With her current Qi Refining stage cultivation, she wouldn't even be able to protect herself if she left the sect.

[Please follow Shen Daochen to Star Plains; it will be beneficial to you.]

The system's voice rang in her mind, but now was not the time to speak. If she spoke now, Shen Daochen would only think she was being ridiculous.

She obediently replied, "Father is doing this for my own good, I will obey."

Shen Daochen patted her head with satisfaction, his voice loving, "Father will come to see you again tomorrow."

Only after Shen Daochen left did Bai Mumu remove her disguise.

"Is Linglong Pavilion one of the auction houses that initiated this treasure hunt?"

"The sect that cooperated with Linglong Pavilion is Ninghua Sect?"

She smiled, but the smile didn't reach her eyes. "If Chen Sang has ruined me like this, it's time I collected some interest after all this time."

——

"What did you say? Something happened at Linglong Pavilion?" Shen Sanruo looked at the half-grown boy covered in blood in front of her. She had seen him at Linglong Pavilion.

"Yes, a person exuding a murderous aura suddenly broke into Linglong Pavilion, not only smashing up the pavilion but also killing anyone in sight! Our guarding cultivators couldn't stop him at all."

The cultivators guarding the Linglong Pavilion were at least at the late Golden Core stage, and there was also a Nascent Soul stage expert. One can imagine how terrifying that person's strength was.

"Uncle Li told me to come to Ninghua Sect to find you as soon as possible, because I'm afraid they won't be able to hold out much longer," the man said anxiously.

"I'll go with my senior brothers and sisters right away." Realizing the urgency of the matter, Shen Sangruo immediately went to find Immortal Lord Changli.

It would be too late to rush back.

With a wave of her hand, Immortal Lord Changli teleported to Linglong Pavilion in the blink of an eye, along with her four senior brothers and sisters and the boy who was not yet grown up.

The once exquisitely decorated Linglong Pavilion, adorned with carved railings and jade steps, and surrounded by pearls and emeralds, is now almost a ruin. The air is filled with a strong stench of blood, and the only word to describe it is tragic.

There wasn't a single pedestrian for miles around; they were all frightened away by the scene.

There were no signs of a fight at the scene.

Upon seeing this, the teenager Jian Hao knelt on the ground and cried out in a tearful voice, "Uncle Li!"

When he left, Linglong Pavilion wasn't like this.

Shen Sanruo frowned at the smell of blood and said to her senior brothers and sisters, "Save people first."

Ye Huai and the others nodded and immediately set off, stepping into the ruins.

After a thorough search, only three people survived in the vast Linglong Pavilion, including Jian Hao who went to deliver the message.

The entire Linglong Pavilion and its countless treasures were destroyed in an instant.

Linglong Pavilion, one of the top auction houses, suffered a near-devastating attack in just half a day.

The other two survivors were Li Qingwen and Shangguan Rong, the master of Linglong Pavilion.

Shangguan Rong was seriously injured and unconscious, while Li Qingwen was less seriously injured. Su Xiyu immediately fed them pills, which temporarily stabilized their condition.

"Master." Shen Sangri walked to Changli Immortal Lord's side.

While she and Ye Huai were searching, Immortal Lord Changli had already used his divine sense to explore the surroundings.

“They’ve already run away.” Immortal Lord Changli pursed his lips, paused, and said, “Or to put it more accurately, that ‘person’ has disappeared.”

"We can't find any trace of him anywhere else except around here."

Upon hearing this, Shen Sanruo couldn't help but show a surprised expression.

Wherever a person goes, they will inevitably leave traces, but the 'person' who slaughtered Linglong Pavilion left not a single clue.

That only means that the other party is very likely not human.

The next second, a name popped into her mind: Bai Mumu.

She said coldly, "This matter is most likely related to the evil spirits surrounding Bai Mumu."

"Why is it her again?" Song Weiyan walked over.

Su Xiyu was treating Shangguan Rong's injuries, while Ye Huai and Bai Ruoan helped Li Qingwen over.

Li Qingwen's face was contorted with pain; he was utterly despondent.

The Linglong Pavilion was the culmination of so many people's hard work, and in recent years it had gradually risen to the ranks of the top auction houses. But now it's all destroyed. How can one not feel pain?

She sighed, offered a few words of comfort to Li Qingwen, and then asked, "Fellow Daoist Li, has Linglong Pavilion recently made any enemies with any person or force?"

"Aside from some minor, harmless friction with the Ziwei Pavilion, there's nothing else," Li Qingwen replied weakly.

But neither the Ziwei Pavilion nor the Feiyun Sect would dare to act so openly.

After confirming with Li Qingwen that he had no other enemies, she became even more certain that Bai Mumu was behind this.

Li Qingwen spread his hand, revealing a few strands of black hair mixed with blood. "This is what I ripped from that thief's head. It might provide some clues."

She picked up a few strands of hair and said solemnly, "There is a very faint demonic aura. There is a 90% chance that Bai Mumu did this."

Just like the purple-gold snake in the secret realm.

"What exactly is the origin of the evil spirit on her? This is simply too outrageous," Bai Ruoan said.

"Exactly. They were beaten to the point of being half-paralyzed, their cultivation level regressed to the Qi Refining stage, and their spiritual roots were damaged. It's too strange that they can still come out and do evil."

Even Song Weiyan, who had lived through the era of rampant evil cultivators, couldn't help but shudder.

Su Xiyu said angrily, "She was seriously injured last time, but she still hasn't learned her lesson. She's only been quiet for a short while, and she dares to harm others again. Does she think we can't find her?"

"No, she just wants us to find out." A ruthless glint flashed across Ye Huai's calm face.

“Senior Brother is right.” Shen Sangruo nodded. “She deliberately revealed these clues so that we could guess what she was doing, but without any concrete evidence, we couldn’t do anything to her.”

“By targeting Linglong Pavilion, she is provoking us and retaliating against us.”

She looked at Li Qingwen with apologetic eyes, "In the end, it was I who dragged Linglong Pavilion down with me."

If it weren't for her connection, Linglong Pavilion wouldn't have suffered this undeserved disaster.

"It is an honor for Linglong Pavilion to cooperate with Fellow Daoist Sang Ruo and Ninghua Sect. It is that person who is as vicious as a snake!" Li Qingwen said with hatred.

He was very clear-headed and knew who his enemies were.

The treasures and the pavilion were one thing, but the fact that only three of the hundreds of people in the Linglong Pavilion remained meant hundreds of lives were lost!