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Song Jiaojiao is dead, but Li Qingran is still alive.

After understanding this cause-and-effect relationship, Lu Changtian found it even more unbelievable.

What kind of strength does Li Qingran have? Her body, nourished by spiritual energy over the years, is merely that of a slightly more powerful martial artist.

And Song Jiaojiao? If I recall correctly, she was at the ninth level of Qi Refinement.

With that level of strength, killing Li Qingran should have been as easy as crushing an ant.

Yet the outcome is that Song Jiaojiao is dead?!

"Was Song Jiaojiao killed by Li Qingran?" Lu Changtian glared at Yang Botao.

"I don't know," Yang Botao stammered, visibly frightened. "I only told her to kill Li Qingran. At first, she was unwilling, so I promised her a Foundation Establishment Pill, and then she went. Later, when I went to collect spirit stones to buy the Foundation Establishment Pill, I returned to the cave and saw that Song Jiaojiao's soul lamp had shattered."

When a person dies, their lamp extinguishes.

At least for cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage, these four words are an ironclad rule.

The soul lamp contains a wisp of the cultivator's divided soul and a drop of their essence blood.

If the main soul dies, the living soul becomes like a rootless duckweed, naturally detaching from that drop of essence blood and dissipating into the world.

"Brother Changtian, this matter is very strange. I've heard that the Demon Sect has started to become active again in the Cangyun Realm recently. Could it be that Senior Sister was possessed by a demon sect member?" Mu Baishuang showed a fearful expression. "Although Senior Sister Qingran is no longer part of our Qingyun Sect, I still don't wish for her to be killed by the Demon Sect."

Lu Changtian's face darkened as he pondered.

Yang Botao would definitely be punished; there was no escaping that.

The situation with Li Qingran is indeed peculiar. He doesn't care about Li Qingran's life or death, but she absolutely must not become a hidden danger to the Qingyun Sect. Why was Li Qingran able to kill Song Jiaojiao? Was it a coincidence, or is there another reason? This must be clarified.

Just then, he heard Mu Baishuang beside him say, "Brother Changtian, Senior Sister Qingran was once a member of our Chixiao Peak. We can't just leave her be, otherwise, what will the other peaks think of us? Whether it was Senior Sister Qingran who did it or not, let's bring her back. Even if she just becomes a servant, it's better than waiting to die in the Wanshan Mountains."

She pretended to have just learned of Li Qingran's whereabouts, her eyes filled with compassion.

"You're so kind, Junior Sister. Li Qingran hurt you so much, yet you still speak up for her. Back then, Zhang Hanxiao should have just ended her!"

Lu Changtian gritted his teeth but took Mu Baishuang's words to heart.

If Song Jiaojiao died by accident, then Li Qingran should be sent away from the Wanshan Mountains, as far from the Qingyun Sect as possible.

If Song Jiaojiao was indeed killed by Li Qingran, whether Li Qingran gained some opportunity or was possessed by the Demon Sect, she would be a ticking time bomb. If she's a ticking time bomb, it's better to keep her under close watch, lest she explodes without warning.

However, he believed the former possibility was more likely. Aside from being possessed by or joining the Demon Sect, he couldn't think of any way for a waste without a spiritual root or dantian to kill a ninth-level Qi Refinement cultivator.

The master said that only the Primordial Heaven-Mending Pill can restore the dantian.

That's an ancient divine medicine. There's no way Li Qingran could have obtained such a pill, right?

"Junior Sister, don't worry. I will report this matter to the master, and no matter what, I will give you a satisfactory answer." Lu Changtian gently patted Mu Baishuang's head and smiled warmly. "Song Jiaojiao cannot die in vain. If Li Qingran is not the murderer, then bringing her back to Chixiao Peak is fine. Chixiao Peak can afford to support a mere mortal."

"Mmm, Brother Changtian, you're the best~"

Mu Baishuang's eyes curved into a smile, a hint of cunning flashing deep within them.

...

Lu Changtian reported Song Jiaojiao's mysterious death and his suspicions about Li Qingran to the sect.

Sect Master Wu Duantian took this matter very seriously. He first punished Yang Botao with six months of confinement on the Thundercliff for reflection and stripped him of all resource allocations for a month. Then, he appointed Lu Changtian as the leader of a team of law enforcement disciples to investigate the situation in the Wanshan Mountains.

Before departure, everyone gathered at the law enforcement hall. Qingyun Sect Master Wu Duantian repeatedly reminded them, "If you encounter members of the Demon Sect, do not act rashly. Demon cultivators are cunning, and the strength they display may only be what they want you to see. Lu Changtian, your priority should be to report to the sect using the communication jade slip!"

"Sect Master, rest assured. I will not act recklessly," Lu Changtian bowed to Wu Duantian and then turned to seek instructions from Chixiao Peak Master, Qingxuan Daoist.

Qingxuan Daoist stroked his beard and squinted, "You've always been steady in your actions, so I won't say much. Go ahead."

Upon hearing this, Lu Changtian drew his flying sword from his waist, his dashing and handsome movements once again mesmerizing the female disciples.

Just as he and the law enforcement disciples were about to take flight, a thunderous roar echoed through the sky.

Boom—!

The sky of the Cangyun Realm suddenly changed.

The once clear sky was now covered in dark clouds, with blood-red lightning flashing within them.

A divine sense carrying a terrifying pressure swept across the land.

Lu Changtian's mind went blank, and as soon as he stepped onto his flying sword, he fell headfirst.

The cultivators of the Qingyun Sect looked up at the sky, their hearts filled with unease. Sect Master Wu Duantian and the peak elders also wore grave expressions.

"What's been going on these days? Every day at noon, a great being divines the heavens?"

Divining the heavens is usually a measure taken by great cultivators when they face insurmountable difficulties. Moreover, not everyone can divine the heavens; only great cultivators who practice corresponding techniques can rely on heavenly divination to gain a slight chance of breaking through a deadlock. This practice consumes a great deal of a cultivator's vitality and can even damage their fate and fortune.

Normally, divining the heavens once a year is already considered a significant expenditure.

But divining once a day? What is going on?

Yesterday, there was the emergence of a divine pill in the Wanshan Mountains. Is there any connection between these two events?

"The Cangyun Realm is becoming more and more unfathomable."

Wu Duantian murmured to himself, sighing deeply.

Nascent Soul cultivators may seem glorious, but in the grand scheme of the heavens and earth, they are merely a group of ants.

Even the great beings who divine the heavens daily cannot find a way to break through the deadlock.

How will us lesser cultivators face the perilous future?

"Lu Changtian, to be safe, take the law enforcement disciples and proceed on foot."

Wu Duantian withdrew his gaze from the gloomy sky and instructed Lu Changtian:

"With a great being divining the heavens, it's likely that members of the Demon Sect won't dare to move around recklessly. Whether you go early or late, it's the same. Don't be too conspicuous; keep a low profile."

"Yes," Lu Changtian nodded with a grim expression.

He glanced at the dark sky.

Clenching his fist.

One day, he too will become someone like that.

Someone whose mere act of divining the heavens can make the weak panic and dare not fly on their swords!

...

...

"Divining the heavens, are you an AI?"

At the bathroom door, Chen Huaian, already dressed in his pajamas, was furiously tapping on his phone.

[Divining the heavens... Divination failed. Please ask another question.]

"When does one plus one equal three?"

[Divining the heavens... One plus one equals two. Please ask another question.]

"There are ten birds on a tree. A gunshot kills one. How many are left?"

[Divining the... One dies on the ground, none left on the tree. Ask. Another. Question!]

"Hehe, this is fun~"

"But there's definitely a GM behind this," Chen Huaian stroked his chin, deep in thought.

Questions that usually stump AI can't stump this , so there must be a real person behind it.

In that case...

"Can you give me an internal account? I promise to experience the game thoroughly and write daily reports for you. Stop scamming me for money. I've learned the art of golden needle acupuncture. You might not believe it, but it's like practicing tai chi and suddenly gaining divine powers. I'm practically a miracle worker now. If you ever lose an arm or a leg, I'll treat you for free."

Chen Huaian typed out each word carefully and clicked send. The game window for immediately closed.

"Tsk, quite stubborn," Chen Huaian pouted.

In that case, when they come begging for help with missing limbs in the future, they better not regret it.

"How to restore a spiritual root," he opened the heavenly divination again, this time asking a normal question.

Li Qingran was still digesting the Primordial Heaven-Mending Pill. As an ancient divine medicine, it was clearly not something that could be fully absorbed in a short time. So, with nothing else to do, he started tormenting the heavenly divination again.

Li Qingran has two major issues.

Her dantian and her spiritual root.

Now, only the spiritual root lacks a good solution.

[Heavenly divination complete!]

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