Lu Ming investigated in Qingshan Town for half a day and learned from the townspeople that the evil cultivator had killed forty-eight people so far. All of them turned into a pool of blood, with no bones left, only a pile of clothes scattered on the ground.
Lu Ming went to the scene of each victim to check it out. Fortunately, the scene was well preserved and easy to check. Lu Ming's expression was a little serious. He was silent for a long time before he said to the mayor standing beside him: "It was indeed done by the demon cultivator. However, there were two murderers."
"Two people?" The mayor was a little surprised when he heard this, and then asked, "But Taoist Fang said that these people were all killed by the same demon cultivator..."
Lu Ming frowned, shook his head and said in deep thought: "No, that demon cultivator's method was vicious, but it was a fatal move. The demonic energy instantly penetrated into the victim's body. Non-cultivators have no spiritual energy to protect their bodies, so they were refined into a pool of blood by the demonic energy. But since five days ago, the situation has changed. There is no demonic energy in the victim's body at all, and the cause of death was not due to the demonic energy penetrating into the body, but a pill called the Soul-Dissolving Pill."
"Soul-Dissolving Pill? What is that?" the mayor asked hurriedly.
Lu Ming replied: "The Soul Dissolving Pill is produced by the Medicine Refining Sect. It is very rare on the market because of the complicated refining process and the expensive and hard-to-find materials. If this medicine is taken from the mouth, within half an hour, the toxicity will spread to the whole body, and then the person will turn into blood and die. The person's blood will condense into a core about the size of a thumb. Even a cultivator can absorb essence from this core, without the need for the magic cultivator to directly absorb human energy, thus achieving the same effect. Therefore, it can be seen that the person who killed people within five days is a cultivator."
After hearing these words, the mayor broke out in cold sweat. He knelt down on both knees in front of Lu Ming, trembling, and begged in a tearful tone: "Master, please save the people of Qingshan Town! If this continues, I'm afraid more and more people will be killed!"
When the people behind him saw the mayor like this, they also knelt down crying, their expressions all showing great sorrow: "Master, please save us! Among those who died, there were young men, old women, children, and even premature babies!"
Lu Ming sighed softly, stretched out his hand to help the mayor and the people up, and said gently: "Everyone, hurry up and get up. The perpetrator has not been caught yet. How can I bear your worship? No matter what, I will do my best to protect everyone, catch the person who did evil in secret, and bring peace to Qingshan Town."
When everyone heard this, they burst into tears of joy, and the sadness they had felt for many days was slightly relieved. Lu Ming took out a stack of talismans from his arms and said to everyone: "This talisman must be carried with you at all times. If you encounter danger, tear open the talisman. It can also save everyone's life in a critical moment."
The townspeople came forward one after another to take the talisman away, bowed to Lu Ming and expressed their gratitude, with expressions of respect and gratitude, and only after a long time did they feel willing to leave.
Seeing that everyone had gone home, Lu Ming turned around and headed back to Ming Mansion. On the way, Ming Duo asked curiously, "Are you sure that the demon cultivator won't show up tonight?"
Lu Ming nodded and said, "You also heard yesterday that the demon cultivator may have committed a serious crime in the demon world, so he was chased here by the demon world. According to what the group of people said yesterday, it seems that he has fled to the west. However, this also happens to explain why the demon cultivator has already escaped, but the people are still dying one after another. The real culprit is actually someone else."
Ming Duo understood, and then he said: "Does anyone have any clues about the Taoist who is secretly harming people?"
Lu Ming said calmly, "We will know the answer tonight."
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That night.
The moon was blocked by thick clouds, and the entire Qingshan Mountain was quiet and silent, as if it was sleeping peacefully in the darkness. Occasionally, a ray of moonlight would shine on the earth, but it was blocked by tall trees, leaving slightly mottled afterimages on the ground.
Lu Ming deliberately concealed his breath, put on the invisibility spell in his arms, and hid himself perfectly in the darkness. With warm eyes and a stern face, he stood on the top of the tallest attic in Qingshan Town. The cool breeze blew slowly, causing countless black hair to flutter. The wide sleeves of his white gown fluttered lightly, as if he had merged with the world, outlining a beautiful and moving scenery.
However, apart from Sang Wusheng, who was hiding in the dark and also concealing his breath, no one could see the scene before their eyes.
Sang Wusheng's obsidian eyes still shone brightly in the dark night. He stared at Lu Ming's position without moving. The suppressed memories in his heart seemed to take root and sprout. Every time he met this person, the indescribable impulse in his heart would grow rapidly, and in an instant it would grow into a towering tree, making him want to get close to him, want to hold him in his arms, and feel his body temperature. That kind of real touch, as if he had been waiting for years.
Sang Wusheng closed his eyes, then opened them again, his eyes still showing a sharp decrease in emotion. A wisp of black air gradually drifted from his fingers, slowly reaching out to the handsome young man in black on the roof. Soon, the black air unknowingly sank into the young man's body, and then disappeared.
Sang Wusheng recalled the news that he had just received from his subordinates. This person was called He Qingci, the eldest son of the He family. He had left the He family ten years ago and became a rootless cultivator. He was extremely talented. At the age of twenty-five, he was already in the early stage of the Nascent Soul. He was a rare talent. However, He Qingci seemed to have been looking for his brother. He had traveled almost the entire cultivation world for ten years, but found nothing.
Another ten years... Could this person really be related to the part of his memory that had disappeared ten years ago? He only remembered that he had inexplicably made a blood pact with Cang Zhi, worshipped him as his master, and then stepped into the demon world. Now he has become a demon envoy with status and power second only to the demon king. But everything that happened before seemed to be hidden in a thick fog. He tried hard to recall everything, but always failed.
Sang Wusheng's eyes turned slightly, and he raised his hand to look at the simple and rustic silver ring on his finger. He didn't know who gave it to him, and what extraordinary meaning it had to him.
Sang Wusheng was lost in thought for a long time. Suddenly, in an instant, the young man standing on the rooftop not far away suddenly moved, and the surging spiritual energy was released from his body in an instant, and disappeared from sight in the blink of an eye.
Sang Wusheng was stunned for a moment, and immediately released his demonic energy. In an instant, he was hidden in the darkness, and flew quickly towards the east of Qingshan Town, where the spiritual energy was the most abundant.
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"Help! Someone come quickly!" A shrill cry broke the silence of the sky.
The person who shouted was a man in his thirties. He stumbled forward and turned his head from time to time to look at the black shadow not far away from him. The fear in his eyes was obvious.
The black shadow gradually approached the man, stretched out his hand and swung it vigorously, and the man fell to the ground. The desire to survive dominated his brain. He grabbed the ground with his hands and struggled to crawl forward.
The black shadow sneered, walked up to the man, stretched out his hand to pull out a small white ceramic bottle from his arms, took out a pill emitting a faint green light from it, and shouted, "Put it in!" In an instant, the pill flew straight into the man's mouth.
The man suddenly remembered the talisman that the young Taoist priest handed to him during the day. He gritted his teeth, and before the pill flew into his mouth, he used all his strength to turn over, quickly took out the talisman in his arms, and tore it apart with force.
As if in the blink of an eye, the talisman suddenly emitted a strong blue light, which became brighter and brighter, and actually covered the man lying on the ground, forming a huge blue water ball that wrapped him in it. The pill was caught off guard and hit the light shield with force, making a crisp sound, and then slid to the ground.
The black shadow's expression changed, and he thought to himself that something was wrong. He quickly turned around and wanted to fly away, but in the next second, his footsteps stopped, his body stiffened, and a fierce murderous aura suddenly rushed towards him, almost knocking him to the ground.
"Where do you want to go?" An extremely cold voice suddenly sounded from the front.
The shadow felt a chill in his heart. The opponent had such terrifying power, and his level was at least above the Nascent Soul stage. His current strength was far from enough to compete with him. He had to suppress his fear and said to him coldly: "Master, we have nothing to do with each other. I hope you will stop interfering."
The person who came was Lu Ming. He smiled coldly, slowly approached the black shadow, and shone the magic weapon in his hand on his face. Only then did he see the black shadow clearly. It turned out to be a middle-aged man with ordinary looks and wearing a black Taoist robe.
Lu Ming said calmly: "You and I have no hatred, but you have committed crimes and harmed the people in your hometown, so I have no choice but to intervene."
The Taoist priest was so angry that his teeth itched, but he still suppressed his anger. He waved his sleeves and snorted coldly: "What right do you have to accuse me of doing evil? I didn't take this person's life just now."
Before Lu Ming could reply, the man lying on the ground suddenly cried out in surprise, and then he shouted, "Master Fang, Master Fang! How could it be you?!"
The Taoist priest Fang had a murderous look in his eyes when he was recognized. However, he was afraid of the deer calling out beside him, so he quickly lowered his head to hide the vicious look. He then smiled at the man and said softly, "Misunderstanding, all misunderstanding. I thought that the demon cultivator had returned in the middle of the night to take someone's life again, so I chased him all the way here. I didn't expect it to be you."
The man was obviously a little bit unconvinced. He asked in confusion, "Master Fang saw me just yesterday, how could you not recognize me?"
Taoist Fang smiled faintly and said calmly: "The light is too dim, it's normal that I can't recognize it."
Lu Ming glanced at him coldly, and suddenly took out a two-meter-long rope from the space ring. He just recited two incantations silently, and the rope quickly flew towards Taoist Fang, and tied Taoist Fang tightly in a short while.
Taoist Fang was tied up with ropes. He was stunned for a moment before realizing that he had been tied up like a dumpling. He yelled, "Why are you tying me up? Let me go!"
Lu Ming stretched out his finger and pointed at the position where Taoist Fang was, and the rope moved by itself, knocking Taoist Fang to the ground and dragging him slowly towards the direction of the mayor's house in Qingshan Town. Lu Ming glanced at Taoist Fang who was struggling on the ground, and took out a mirror inlaid with mahogany from his arms.
When Taoist Fang saw clearly what was in Lu Ming's hand, his expression suddenly changed and he hurriedly used his spiritual energy to try to escape.
Lu Ming quickly pasted the talisman over, and the Taoist Fang instantly became obedient. No matter how hard he struggled, he could not release any spiritual energy. He could only raise his head and glare at Lu Ming fiercely, roaring: "I must kill you!"
Lu Ming was not angry, but smiled faintly, and then said: "This is a top-grade spiritual tool 'Small Mirror'. You only need to shine a light mirror on a person's figure, and you can see from the mirror all the movements of this person in the past three days. At that time, everything that appears in the mirror will be judged by the mayor and the people. If it is not you who harmed people, I will kowtow to you and apologize; if it is you who took people's lives, then you can expect your soul to be torn apart."
Upon hearing this, Taoist Fang's face turned pale and his whole body began to tremble uncontrollably. He looked at Lu Ming as if he was looking at a ferocious beast.
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