Chapter 35
Zhou Shu walked out of the cave, but he didn't expect that the exit was on the edge of a cliff. Without paying attention, he slipped down.
Fortunately, among the few talismans he had obtained before, there was a lightness talisman. Zhou Shu did not panic and quickly patted the talisman on his body. His body suddenly became lighter and the falling momentum slowed down a lot.
With his palms downwards, he violently shot out the Cloud Expelling Technique. With the force of the wind, his body floated away and he tightly grasped the vines on the edge of the cliff.
With a sigh of relief, Zhou Shu turned around and looked.
Living among the clouds, you can't see the top from above and the bottom from below.
No wonder Fangshi can't find this group of mask cultivators. How many people can think of hiding their lair in a place like this?
Zhou Shu marked the spot and climbed up the vine.
The mountain was steep, and Zhou Shu's spiritual energy was not sufficient. He climbed up and down, and it took nearly half an hour to reach the top.
Looking around, I suddenly felt a bit familiar. I went to the Rift Valley with Yan Yue that day and happened to pass by here. I calculated that it was about three hundred miles away from Fang City, which was not too far.
Relaxing, Zhou Shu took a short rest, took out the Light Body Talisman and the Divine Movement Talisman, and hurried back.
Only taking shortcuts along the way, without stopping.
Perhaps because of his black clothes and mask, the cultivators he met on the road all avoided him and did not dare to approach him.
As the market was approaching, he quickly changed out of his black clothes and mask and walked directly towards Sanyuanzhai.
Back here, Zhou Shu will of course inform the city management of the discovery of the missing person. On the one hand, he can save people, and on the other hand, he can also get a lot of rewards. But as an unknown casual cultivator, even if he has evidence in hand, he may not be able to do so.
It can attract the attention of city managers, and the evidence may even be destroyed before the evidence is produced.
You must know that those mask cultivators have arrested so many casual cultivators, but have never been exposed. It may not be that there are people in the market who are secretly communicating.
So we need to go to Sanyuanzhai first and ask shopkeeper Hua Ruoan to help.
Through this period of observation, Hua Ruoan is quite trustworthy and will not collude with those mask cultivators.
"Mr. Zhou, we are here again. What care do you have this time?"
The clerk came over with a smile on his face. Zhou Shu's several transactions made him gain a lot of profits. He was very grateful to Zhou Shu.
"Is Shopkeeper Hua here?"
"Here, here, come in."
Zhou Shu quickly walked into Sanyuanzhai and bowed his hand to Hua Ruoan, "Shopkeeper Hua, I have something important to discuss with you."
Hua Ruo'an was entertaining guests, and when he saw Zhou Shu rashly interrupting, he couldn't help but was slightly startled. However, seeing that Zhou Shu's expression was not solemn as usual, he nodded and said, "Brother Zhou, please go into the inner hall."
"Thank you."
The two of them entered the inner hall. Before they could sit down, Zhou Shu said seriously, "Shopkeeper Hua, I have discovered those missing casual cultivators."
"Ah? What's going on?"
Zhou Shu slowly told what happened to him, but the escape process was mentioned in one sentence without going into details.
Hua Ruo'an's expression suddenly changed, "Are these words of Brother Zhou true? Don't just joke around. This matter is a big deal now, and everyone in the city is taking it very seriously."
He had some doubts. With Zhou Shu's strength, how could he escape if he was caught? What's more, there was something like the Eclipse Pill that he had never heard of.
Zhou Shu nodded seriously, "Really."
Hua Ruo'an still shook his head, "Brother Zhou, you have to tell me how you escaped. I can't explain this clearly. It's really hard for me to believe what you said next."
Zhou Shu thought about it for a while and said slowly, "Shopkeeper Hua, I have some secrets, but I can't tell you. There's no need to ask, shopkeeper. If you don't believe me, I have the evidence here."
"That's fine. Let's take a look at the evidence. It's not that I don't believe Brother Zhou, but this matter is of great importance."
Hua Ruoan has bright eyes and a majestic appearance, which is very different from the amiable businessman he usually looks like.
Zhou Shu thought for a while, nodded slightly, and took out a few things.
"Shopkeeper, please take a look."
Hua Ruoan glanced at it and said, "Are these clothes and masks those mask cultivators? Is this elixir the Eclipse Pill?"
"Yes, there is also this candlestick. I think it has something to do with the fire refining formation they talked about." Zhou Shu pointed to the weird candlestick.
Seeing the candlestick, Hua Ruoan's face suddenly twitched, and he said a little pale, "It's actually a soul-sucking lamp?"
Zhou Shu was a little confused, "What is a soul-drawing lamp?"
"An evil magical weapon."
"Some evil skills practiced by evil cultivators can extract the spiritual consciousness and soul of the cultivator. They will store the spiritual consciousness and soul in the soul-extracting lamp. Once the spiritual consciousness and soul of the cultivator are extracted, they will become like idiots and worse than ever.
Death, but what is even more terrifying is that the soul will suffer all kinds of torture in the soul-extracting lamp, and even be refined into various weird and evil weapons, and will never be reincarnated. This kind of thing and the evil cultivators who practice it are part of our world of immortality
The great enemy and mortal enemy of many sects!"
Hua Ruo'an's tone became more and more serious, and his face became so serious that he could shed tears, "Brother Zhou, it seems that what you said is true. It is impossible for you to have an evil weapon like a soul-sucking lamp."
Zhou Shu nodded.
"We can't delay any more. Bring your things and let's go see Manager Yuan of Fangshi. Remember, you can only speak when you see the manager. Don't speak to anyone else's questions."
"I understand."
The two people left quickly, and the waiters and guests behind them looked surprised.
After passing through several streets, we came to a three-story dome building.
The surrounding area of the building is very empty, without any buildings. There are only hundreds of jade pillars less than half a foot high, dotted around, which seem to correspond to some kind of strange formation.
Several guards in blue shirts quickly approached, "Shopkeeper Hua, what's wrong?"
Hua Ruoan nodded solemnly, "If there is something urgent, please inform Manager Yuan as soon as possible."
The cultivator in blue nodded, and soon led the two of them through the formation and into the hall at the center of the building.
There were three people standing in the hall. The two cultivators on the left and right were both in their fifties or sixties. One had a red face and the other had long eyebrows. They seemed to be arguing about something. They didn't stop until the two came in.
The middle-aged cultivator in the middle is wearing a long blue crane cloak with several gold edgings on his sleeves. He stands like a pine tree and looks majestic.
Hua Ruo'an stepped forward and saluted, "Hua Ruo'an has seen Yuan Li in charge."
Yuan Li nodded calmly, "Shopkeeper Hua, what's the emergency?"
"This little brother Zhou Shu has found the whereabouts of the missing loose cultivator."
Hua Ruoan got straight to the point, then turned to Zhou Shu, "Brother Zhou, tell me exactly what you told me before."
After hearing Hua Ruo'an's words, the two cultivators on the side immediately stopped their quarrel and looked into the hall in surprise, while Yuan Li looked calmly and looked at Zhou Shu intently.
"Zhou Shu, tell me."
Under the gaze, Zhou Shu suddenly felt an invisible pressure, and his mind was shaken. It was like facing Liu Yuban when he first entered Wuwang Sect, and the pressure was even greater.
If you want to compare, Liu Yuban is like a sharp sword with a cold edge, while the cultivator in front of him is like a big seal that suppresses all directions.
It is obvious that Yuan Li is a Pulse Condensing Realm cultivator, even a few points higher than Liu Yuban.
Just a steward, with such strength, the Qingxiafang Municipal Committee should not be underestimated.
Zhou Shu nodded and said loudly, "Steward, next week Shu..."
Before Zhou Shu could finish speaking, the cultivator with long eyebrows shouted sternly, "Don't talk nonsense. How could you, a second-level Qi Refining Realm cultivator, escape from a sixth-level Qi Refining Realm cultivator and even kill him?"
Kill him? It’s simply ridiculous, I can’t stand it at all!”
The words were very serious and even contained a lot of spiritual pressure.
The pressure was overwhelming, and Zhou Shu was shaken all over. He couldn't say the rest of his words. He held on and didn't fall down. He raised his head slightly and glanced at the man indifferently.
There is probably something wrong with this person.
The long-eyebrow cultivator became louder and louder, "Manager Yuan, please don't listen to the nonsense of such villains. They clearly have ulterior motives and want to spread rumors and cause trouble."
"Get out of here, old man!"
The long-eyebrow cultivator shouted loudly, waved his sleeves, and a hidden power was released.
The Long Eyebrow Cultivator is already at the late stage of Foundation Establishment Realm, and this power is also extremely powerful. As long as Zhou Shu touches it, let alone get out, he is afraid that he will fall down and die immediately.
"stop!"
Two soft calls sounded at the same time.
Chapter completed!