Chapter 331: The Demonic Spider Incident: The Wen Family Immortal Mansion is divided into two parts, the main family and...
The Wen family's immortal residence is divided into two parts, the main family and the Wenshang City. Usually, those who focus on cultivation stay in seclusion in the main family, and the rest live in the city.
The head of the Wen family has always lived here and been in charge of various affairs, but the head of this generation has reached a bottleneck in his cultivation. After breaking through, he has also reached the Mahayana stage and needs to focus on cultivation.
That is why the Wen family is in a hurry to select a young master. Once the head of the Wen family comes out of seclusion, they will bring him with them to cultivate the ability and means to control the family.
Other families will wait until after the Tianjiao Competition to select their candidates. Even if some families have already vaguely determined their candidates, they will not decide so early.
The person who takes charge of the Wen family is the Great Elder.
This great elder was young and had only been in office for a dozen years. He was well-organized and could perform his duties very well, almost acting as the head of the family, including choosing the successor.
In other words, currently in the Wen family, the eldest elder is the most powerful and busiest person besides the head of the family.
Who is Xu Hui? It is really strange that Manager Wen brought her to see Elder Wen.
When she walked into the main hall where business was handled, Xu Hui saw quite a few people gathered there, including Wei Mubai, Wen Moan, and Wen Moxin, whom she had met before.
The rest of them looked young, but they were all quite powerful, all in the Golden Core stage, and seemed to be the chosen ones of their respective families.
Xu Hui's heart skipped a beat, as if she understood something, and her expression became solemn.
Elder Wen was young and handsome, yet his temperament was steady and dignified. Sitting at the top, he looked as majestic as a mountain.
He glanced at me without a trace of inquiry, and nodded calmly, "I heard from Dou Cai that you asked for a post to join the Gold, Wood, and Fire Spiritual Roots Cultivation Association. Did you find anything?"
really!
Xu Hui knew that in the eyes of these aristocratic families, her every move could not stand scrutiny.
But she had to be high-profile. If she didn't have any achievements, how could she get the chance to enter the Haizhou Secret Realm?
After a pause, she looked around and found that except for Wei Mubai, everyone else looked at her with unfamiliar eyes.
Some looked at me with curiosity, some explored me with doubt, and some looked at me with disdain, but none of them were acquaintances or familiarity.
And how can I describe Wei Mubai's eyes? They were dark, calm, and deep, with no emotion visible.
Yes, Xu Hui couldn’t tell whether Wei Mubai recognized her or not. It seemed like he knew her, but also like they were strangers. She was calm without a single ripple.
This made Xu Hui feel unsure, but she had to say it no matter how unsure she was.
Manager Wen brought her here, so he must have known everything. There was no need to hide it. Her hesitation made her seem suspicious.
"It's like this. On my way to Wen Mall, I saw a cultivator named Jiang Yang using insects that devour spiritual energy to harm people. I was scared, so I went to the Wenxin Book Tower to look for information. Perhaps my actions made... Fellow Daoist Wei Mubai discover it. He helped me enter the sixth floor and read the introduction of the demon spider. I found that it was extremely similar to the one I had seen."
Yes, she was just using a big banner to hide her true identity. Anyway, it was Wei Mubai who helped her, so she did not lie.
Besides, what she was going to say next was indeed a little difficult to say, and she needed a flag to block it out.
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Wei Mubai with surprise on their faces.
This alchemy genius of the Wei family has been indifferent to the core since his appearance, and doesn't want to pay attention to anyone.
It’s not that he is impolite, but he just likes to be alone. He is as cold and aloof as the thousand-year-old ice on the snowy mountains that never melts all year round. He is freezing cold and doesn’t seem like a living person.
He actually helped an unknown female cultivator. Could it be that they were related?
Everyone was confused and looked around.
Wei Mubai's expression was as indifferent as ever. He did not answer. However, when he looked at Xu Hui, his eyes became deep. Those dark pupils seemed to contain thousands of secrets, but they were so dark that no one could detect them.
Xu Hui looked at him unconsciously, and couldn't help but tremble in her heart, as if something was out of control.
Wei Mubai nodded slightly, admitting that it was indeed he who helped.
Everyone persisted and became more and more surprised, while Wen Moxin and another female cultivator looked over with unfriendly expressions, scanning Xu Hui up and down.
They tried for a long time but were unable to say a few words to Wei Mubai, but she was able to get Wei Mubai's active help, which was really infuriating.
After looking around, there’s nothing special!
He has an average appearance, low cultivation, and a shabby appearance, without a single bright spot.
Young people are very curious, but Elder Wen has no time to ask about the private affairs of young people. He said in a deep voice, "Continue!"
Xu Hui lowered her head slightly. "I saw him kill without blinking an eye. He didn't spare any of the cultivators. I knew he was a repeat offender and was worried about my own safety, so I attacked him. After killing him, I burned his body and found a trace of demonic energy coming out of his body. It was exactly the same as the demon spider recorded in the book. But the demon spider consumes demonic energy, but this one can consume spiritual energy. I suspect that there is an evil cultivator causing trouble."
"You want to investigate on your own?" The Great Elder frowned. "How reckless! You are only at the Foundation Establishment Stage. There must be something complicated behind this." Evil cultivators are not easy to deal with. Each of them is ruthless and cruel. Their methods are brutal and evil. Once you are infected with them, you may be doomed and there is no cure.
Xu Hui pursed her lips and glanced at Wei Mubai. "I know, but I need the Heavenly Soul Fruit. I want to use the credit of finding the Demon Spider's host to ask the Wen family for a place to enter the Haizhou Secret Realm. The previous evidence has been burned, and empty words can't convince people. So I want to go to the home ground of the cultivators with gold, wood, and fire spiritual roots to see if I can find it."
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Wei Mubai again. Her soul was also damaged. Did they really know each other?
Wei Mubai looked at Xu Hui, still expressionless. His voice was cold, but he promised seriously, "I'll give you one when I refine the Soul-Replenishing Pill."
Xu Hui was shocked. She opened her mouth and almost blurted out the question: I can’t really be your ex-fiancée who has terminated the contract, right?
Because you wronged me before, so you plan to use the Soul-Replenishing Pill to make it up to me?
But with so many people here, I can't say that.
So she closed her mouth in time, but the doubt in her eyes was clearly conveyed to Wei Mubai.
Wei Mubai's eyes flashed with deep thought. Was she the Xu Hui his uncle mentioned? Had she also lost her memory?
But he just quietly checked and found that her sea of consciousness was very calm, and she had no serious injuries, not to the extent of amnesia.
What he didn't know was that Xu Hui's soul was seriously injured. The reason why she looked fine was that the system suppressed it with a power different from that in the world of cultivation.
Xu Hui’s sea of consciousness is very large, far more than what can be seen now.
In places where you can't see, the cracks are really shocking.
Wei Mubai didn't ask out loud, he would know eventually whether it was true or not.
As for why he always can't help helping the people in front of him, you will also know.
Wei Mubai's words shocked not only Xu Hui but everyone else as well. That was a sixth-grade soul-replenishing pill, extremely rare and precious. If Wei Mubai hadn't said he could refine it, it would have been difficult to find someone who could refine it.
Of the two elders of the Wei family, one was out training and couldn't find anyone, and the other was in seclusion.
In addition, the Heavenly Soul Fruit is so rare, and this elixir is so precious, how could he just give it away just like that?
It seems that they are really related!
Thinking about the rumors spread when Wei Mubai was harassed by the Wen sisters, that he had a fiancée who had terminated the Heavenly Dao Contract, could it be her?
It is said that although the engagement was cancelled, Wei Mubai still loved her...
This makes sense. Why would such a cold-hearted person be so generous to a female cultivator? Who else could it be but the legendary ex-fiancée?
But, what magic does she have that makes Wei Mubai love her so much?
She looks like an ordinary female cultivator. Even her appearance is not very outstanding. There is nothing eye-catching about her.
Everyone was puzzled, but Wei Mubai's attitude was clear, so he restrained his gaze and no longer looked at her with that inquiring look.
Don't give face to the monk, give face to the Buddha. Since Wei Mubai, the sixth-rank alchemist, is valued by them, they should naturally treat him with courtesy. There will be many opportunities to ask Wei Mubai for help in the future, so why bother to make him angry for a trivial matter.
Even Wen Moxin and Wen Huailan restrained their expressions. Wei Mubai treated Xu Hui a little differently, and they might be jealous, but when Wei Mubai showed his absolute respect for her, they would naturally know what to do and what not to do.
Pursuing a man doesn't mean they have to lose their brains. Don't force yourself on someone you're not destined to get, and don't do unnecessary things to offend a genius alchemist.
Therefore, in just one sentence from Wei Mubai, Xu Hui felt that everyone in the hall was friendly to her.
She couldn't help but laugh in her heart, is this so realistic?
The only person who remained unchanged was probably the elder Wen, who was in charge. He was only concerned with maintaining peace under his rule. "Do you have a way to detect who has a demon spider?"
If the demon spider hadn't been extremely difficult to detect after being infected, they wouldn't have gone unnoticed for so long. It was Wei Mubai who discovered it by accident.
When he was refining the fifth-grade bone-growing pill, he found that some strange insects broke through the heavy defenses and entered his alchemy room. He felt something was wrong, so after looking for information and investigating, he realized that they might be demon spiders whose habits had been artificially changed.
But this young man named Xu said that he wanted to investigate, and there must be some means that they didn't know about.
Xu Hui's heart skipped a beat and she glanced at Wei Mubai. Since this guy had already come forward to protect her, it shouldn't be a problem to tell her, right?
She thought uncertainly, but in this situation, she had no choice but to speak out, so she said bluntly, "Yes, I feel uncomfortable. The aura of Jiang Yang makes me feel uncomfortable. I suspect it is caused by the evil spirit."
"Are you sure?" The Great Elder pondered, "Perhaps something else is making you feel uncomfortable?"
"I'm not sure," Xu Hui was also very straightforward, so she wanted to give it a try.
The Great Elder nodded. "Alright then. I'll send someone to accompany you to tomorrow's fellow practitioners' meeting to ensure your safety. If you sense anything, don't say anything. Record it and we'll investigate it in detail when we get back."
"Okay," Xu Hui agreed naturally. With someone protecting her, she had no reason to refuse.
The Great Elder looked at Wei Mubai and asked.
Wei Mubai nodded, "I will publicly refine the elixir tomorrow to attract all the spiders. You should be on guard."
The Great Elder was satisfied with the result and quickly issued a series of orders, and everyone nodded in agreement.
After the matter was over and the others left, the Great Elder brought up the matter of the formation diagram. "Butler Wen said that you seemed to take it very seriously?"
"Very!" Xu Hui affirmed.
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