Starfall Town.

Located at the back of Dongxiu, on the main road out of the east, if the cultivators from Dongxiu area want to go to Beihuang, Xingluo Town is a must-pass place.

Therefore, Xingluo Town is much more prosperous than several surrounding villages and towns.

It was already midnight and it was raining. If it were in any other town, the streets would have been deserted.

But at this moment, the streets of Xingluo Town were still bustling with people. The restaurants, elixir shops, magic weapon shops, inns and other shops were all bustling and lively.

Sect disciples from all over Dongxiu, Northern Wilderness treasure hunting teams, and independent cultivators who want to try their luck in Northern Wilderness all have to stay here. They usually rest for a night before heading to Northern Wilderness.

Xingluo Town is not a big city, but its prosperity and bustle are better than that of a big city.

This place was just a dilapidated little village in the past. A talented cultivator emerged in the village. This genius later joined the Zhenyang Sect, entered the Golden Core Realm, and became a deacon disciple in the Zhenyang Sect.

He also served the then head of the Zhenyang Sect.

With this relationship, the monk built the small village where he was born into a town.

With the support of the head of Zhenyang Sect, they controlled the vital road leading to Beihuang from the entire Dongxiu area.

This is the origin of Xingluo Town.

The cultivator’s surname was Chang. He later became the guardian of Xingluo Town and was also the ancestor of the Chang family.

From then on, every governor of Xingluo Town was a member of the Chang family, and the position has never been replaced by anyone else.

This was due to the tacit approval of the Zhenyang Sect and the prestige of the Chang family in Xingluo Town.

After all, the town has been operating here for hundreds of years, and the cultivators in the town have received a lot of favors from the Chang family for generations. Therefore, in every town defense competition, the cultivators from other towns fight to the death.

On the other hand, the atmosphere in Xingluo Town was peaceful, because no cultivator other than the Chang family would be so ignorant as to participate in the competition.

Under the management of the Chang family, Xingluo Town became increasingly prosperous and there had never been any trouble.

However, a lot of strange things have happened in the town recently. At this moment, many residents are kneeling in front of the Chang family's fairy house, crying and begging:

"Sir, my wife has been missing for many days and there is no news yet. Please help me!"

"Sir, my wife went out to buy spiritual herbs the day before yesterday and disappeared on the way. Could she have been murdered?!"

"Sir, my daughter hasn't returned for many days. I've spent all my spiritual stones and invited talisman masters and formation masters to help me, but I still can't find her. Please help me, sir!"

"My wife is pregnant and hasn't been seen for many days. Sir, has anyone from the Demon Sect sneaked into our Xingluo Town?"

Those kneeling on the ground crying out for justice were all male cultivators. From what they said, it turned out that the women in their family were missing.

The Chang family's immortal residence was located in the center of Xingluo Town, with a lot of people coming and going. The dozens of people kneeling on the ground and crying immediately attracted the attention of many passers-by.

Several monks who stayed in Xingluo Town asked curiously:

"My fellow Taoist, what happened?"

The person being questioned was obviously a resident of Xingluo Town. He looked terrified and whispered:

"You guys are from another town, right? I tell you, if you have a female companion, you must keep an eye on her!"

Those people asked in confusion: "Why?"

The resident whispered, "Over the past few months, hundreds of female practitioners have gone missing in this town, and not a single one has been found yet!"

"Is this true?!" Several people looked at each other and asked hurriedly, "The Chang family is so powerful, but they can't find anyone?"

The resident smiled bitterly and said, "The Chang family naturally sent people to search everywhere, but found nothing. The weirdest thing is..."

He lowered his voice and said, "Some of those missing female cultivators disappeared at night, while others disappeared in broad daylight inexplicably. Among them, some were already at the fifth or sixth level of Qi training, but they seemed to have melted away and could never be found again!"

After hearing the horrifying words spoken by the resident, the few people looked at each other in horror.

"Shut up, everyone!"

At this time, the gate of the Chang family's immortal palace opened, and a middle-aged male cultivator with extraordinary demeanor walked out with his hands behind his back, shouting at the men who were kneeling on the ground and crying.

When these people saw him, they dared not shout anymore, but begged quietly:

"Butler Lu, my wife and I have a deep bond. If anything happens to her, I don't want to live alone. Please report to the master of the family and make sure to find my wife."

Others followed suit and begged, a group of male cultivators were crying and wailing, looking quite miserable.

The housekeeper Lu with a goatee said coldly, "Aren't you still looking? You are crying and howling in front of the Chang family. Do you want people to laugh at our Xingluo Town?!"

He snorted coldly, and the dozens of male cultivators shuddered. They dared not make any more noise, but still looked at Butler Lu with a pleading look on their faces.

"Alright, the head of the family asked me to tell you that the Chang family will help you continue to look for your missing family members. You should go back first and stop making trouble here!"

Those male cultivators didn't dare to say anything and could only leave with sad faces.

After sending these people away, Steward Lu shook his head and sneered, then turned and walked back to the Chang family's immortal residence. The two servants guarding the door immediately closed the heavy vermilion door.

After Butler Lu entered the room, a man in black stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Butler Lu, I'm back."

It was the messenger from the Chang family who had asked Pei Daoyu at the Lingdanfang in Yunling Town.

"How is it, have you found the trace of the Third Master?"

Butler Lu asked him.

Chang Chunzi ranks third among the Chang family's direct descendants of this generation, so the servants of the Chang family call him the Third Master.

However, Chang Chunzi has the lowest talent among the five brothers of this generation, and his cultivation is also the last.

The black-clothed messenger said, "There is an alchemist named Pei Daoyu in Yunling Town who is quite familiar with Third Master. He said that he and Third Master separated in Zhenyang City two months ago and have not seen each other since then, but..."

Chang Chunzi frowned, and the man in black said quickly:

"I found out that there is a newly rising third-level alchemist in Yunling Town, and it seems that he has some conflicts with the Third Master in the elixir business."

"What is this person's name?"

"Qin Gengyun."

…

Half an incense stick later, Butler Lu passed through many courtyards and small bridges and arrived at the house where the head of the Chang family lived.

There were several guards in front of the courtyard gate, and protective and soundproof magic circles were painted on the door.

Butler Lu took out the talisman key that could be used to enter and exit the formation, inserted it into the door, and the servant was able to push the door open and go in.

After passing through a garden full of flowers and green grass, I finally reached the door of the master's room. Suddenly, I heard a series of pleading voices coming from inside:

"Master, please let me go. My husband has always respected the Chang family. I, I am pregnant. Please forgive me! Ah!! Ho ho ho..."

The woman's pleading voice suddenly changed into a shrill scream, and then into a weak gasp.

Finally, there was no sound.

After a while, the door of the master's room opened, and a burly man who was more than ten feet tall walked out of the room.

He was carrying a large white cloth bag on his shoulder, which contained a human-shaped object. The burly man grinned at Butler Lu and walked outside.

Butler Lu looked back and saw a hand falling out from the gap in the cloth bag behind the burly man.

The arms were slender and the palms were small. They should have been quite fair, but now they were charred black and shaped like chicken claws, as if a person had been drained of all his blood and spiritual energy and turned into a mummy.

Seeing this horrifying scene, Butler Lu turned a blind eye and calmly walked into the master's room.