Chapter 60: Black Sword Jade

As they got closer, the light dissipated, revealing five figures.

The leader wore a Xiaoyao scarf, a dark blue Taoist robe, had a short beard, and had a cold expression on his face.

Su Qingwu did not know these elders, but their identities were beyond doubt, so he quickly saluted to show his respect.

She had a sect disciple badge hanging on her waist, so there was no need to ask about her identity.

Several people glanced at her, and sensing her level of cultivation, a hint of doubt flashed across their eyes.

The leader said in a deep voice: "The commotion here was caused by you fighting with someone?"

Facing several Jindans, Su Qingwu was inevitably a little nervous. She calmed herself down and replied respectfully: "Indeed, disciple used an Explosive Flame Pearl."

After hearing this, the suspicion in their eyes dissipated a little.

The Explosive Flame Orb is a one-time consumable item with considerable destructive power.

If the hole was caused by the Explosive Flame Pearl, then everything would make sense.

At this moment, several people naturally noticed several corpses in the distance, which were exactly the same as those of Luo Yunxuan's killed monks.

A Jindan went to check it out, and the leader looked at Su Qingwu again and continued to ask:

"How did you encounter the enemy?"

"Reporting to the elder, I was in Qingmufang City and was targeted by this person. He followed me all the way out and finally attacked me here."

"Did anything strange happen during the fight?"

"That person once took out a black bell. I noticed something was wrong and sealed my sense of smell and hearing immediately. Several fellow Taoists in the distance all encountered difficulties after the bell was taken out."

"What exactly is the bell like?"

"It was about the size of a palm, and similar in shape to an ordinary bell. It was pitch black, and there seemed to be many twisted runes engraved on its surface. In addition, when the bell was taken out, a pitch-black flame appeared on the man's head."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions changed slightly.

The leader used his spiritual power to create a water mirror, and then a similar flame appeared in the center of the mirror.

Su Qingwu took a look and said with certainty, "This is it."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard several people talking in deep voices.

"It's the cold ghost fire!"

"After so many years, this fire has reappeared in the world, which may be a bad omen."

"A Qi-refining monk cannot possibly be the master of the will-o'-the-wisp. There must be someone else behind this!"

"But that bell...I have never heard of it before."

After discussing this, the leading Jindan looked back at the black-clothed girl standing not far away and said slowly:

"Tell me in detail what happened after the bell was taken out."

"The eyes of several Taoist friends who were passing by at that time all turned blood red, and they bit anyone they saw. The flesh and blood of those bitten quickly dried up, and even the skin disappeared completely. In just a moment, they turned into a blackened skeleton.

In addition, the frantic Taoist friends, after attacking the two men continuously, all fell to the ground, and a blood-red mist appeared above their heads, drifting towards the enemy. It was at that time that the disciple took action, and used the Explosive Flame Pearl while the opponent was absorbing the blood-sucking mist."

"Where is that bell now?"

"Reporting to the elder, after the enemy died, this thing disappeared."

"Disappeared? Are you sure?"

"From my disciples' experience, this is indeed the case."

"Please raise your head!"

Su Qingwu didn't know what the elder meant, but he did it anyway.

At this moment, she met a pair of extremely sharp eyes, as if they could see through her.

She had a clear conscience on the matter, so she just looked back calmly.

After a while, Jin Dan, who was in the lead, looked away, believing her words in his heart.

"Do you know why you are being targeted?"

Su Qingwu had previously made a rough guess, but the enemy had never revealed his identity, so she could not be sure.

In addition, this matter involves Su Wen, so it is difficult to speak directly, and I can only respond carefully:

"Perhaps because he saw that the disciple's cultivation was low and he had bought a lot of things in the market, he decided to take action."

After he finished speaking, another Jindan asked:

"If you are targeted for money, the amount must be quite large. Judging from your cultivation level, you should be a disciple who joined the sect in recent years. Could it be that you are from a family of immortal cultivators?"

Su Qingwu shook her head and explained:

"I was born in the mountains and submitted a technique half a year ago. I was rewarded with many contribution points and spirit stones."

Hearing this, Jindan, who asked the question, showed a hint of surprise on his face.

"So you are the disciple that Senior Sister Qin mentioned. Did you know that after you handed in your technique, many more people went to the Technique Pavilion than usual. Even a few of us went to see it. The Lingxiao Resurrection Technique is very useful to the sect and has helped everyone a lot."

After these words were spoken, the attitudes of the remaining Jindan became much more lenient.

Su Qingwu clearly felt that the gazes falling on her were much softer and no longer carried a strong sense of scrutiny.

She hesitated for a moment and responded respectfully:

"It is a disciple's honor to be able to provide a little help."

At this time, Jindan, who had gone to check the corpse, came back and shook his head at the others, indicating that he had found nothing extra.

Upon seeing this, the leader turned his gaze to Su Qingwu again, waved his sleeve, took out a sword-shaped jade talisman, and handed it to her.

"This is the Black Sword Jade. Keep it well. If you encounter this kind of enemy again in the future and cannot defeat it, take out the Black Sword Jade and crush it. This will save your life."

"Thank you, Elder!"

Su Qingwu took the jade talisman and thanked him sincerely.

The leading Jindan continued, "An unexpected incident has occurred here. The sect will strengthen its vigilance in the future. Your cultivation is still weak now, so don't stay outside for too long. If there is nothing else to do, return to the sect."

"Yes, disciple, I'll take my leave."

......

After Su Qingwu left, several people started discussing again.

"Brother Chang, if my guess is correct, this disciple should be hiding something from us. The Black Sword Jade is so precious, why do you......"

"Brother Jin, who among us cultivators doesn't have some secrets? As long as she is loyal to the sect, there is no need to dig into some things."

"Her strength... should be more than the third level of Qi Refining."

"Most likely he has a destiny and doesn't want to cause trouble. However, there are many methods of meditation in the world, but it is very rare to find one that can hide the true level of cultivation from us."

"Based on the traces of the fight, she is at least in the late stage of Qi Refining. Otherwise, even with the Explosive Flame Orb in hand, she would not be able to kill the enemy."

"Interesting. He is clearly a three-spiritual root, but now he is only fifteen years old, and his cultivation progress is so fast. This is a good thing for the sect."

"Yes, in recent years, I have seen other great clans produce talented people, but my clan's young generation has few who are capable of taking on important responsibilities. If things continue like this, it will not be good. I hope she can grow up smoothly."

......

Su Qingwu was unaware of the discussions of the Jindan elders.

After returning to the sect's Cuimu Peak, she wanted to go directly to the space, but she remembered what had happened before and finally suspended her action.

Looking at the woman in white who reappeared and landed beside her, Su Qingwu whispered:

"Su Wen, have you ever heard of the Cold Ghost Fire before?"