"In the future, this place will still be managed by you, but remember not to reveal even a single piece of news about this blessed land!" Liu Chen instructed the White Shark Earth Spirit with a serious expression.
After speaking, he decisively took away the majority of the immortal essence stones and red date immortal essence within the blessed land; these valuable resources were enough to help him complete his next step.
Not only that, but Liu Chen also returned all the mortal Gu he had previously seized from Bai Hai Sha Tuo to the White Shark Earth Spirit, so that it could manage this blessed land more appropriately.
At the same time, he specifically left behind a batch of special Valley Worms for the White Shark Earth Spirit to command, thereby strengthening its ability to control the blessed land.
This batch of Valley Worms was varied and each possessed its own Divine Ability: there was the heaven connecting gu that could link to Treasure Yellow Heaven, the Star Gate Gu that could establish a passage with the blessed land, the auxiliary Star Firefly Gu, and the Toasting Gu that could facilitate free communication, and so on...
Having finished all this, Liu Chen finally felt relieved, turned around, and resolutely departed... Southern Border, Life and Death Blessed Land.
The atmosphere within the blessed land was heavy and oppressive; the Rank Seven Valley Immortal Old Man Yanshi was calculating and planning for Shadow Sect's scheme, not daring to be careless for a moment.
"Master, this is bad!" A startled cry shattered the tranquility. The ugly-looking Qiu Jiu rushed over in a panic, arriving before the stone cave where Old Man Yanshi was cultivating in seclusion, dropping to his knees, kowtowing repeatedly, and shouting loudly.
Since the end of the Three Kings Inheritance, Qiu Jiu had returned to Shadow Sect's Life and Death Blessed Land to accept his punishment—guarding the Soul Lantern Tower within the Life and Death Blessed Land.
Neatly arranged on the Soul Lantern Tower were oil lamps flickering with faint greenish-blue light. These oil lamps were not ordinary objects; they were all Soul Lantern Gu.
They were closely connected to the souls of all Shadow Sect members, forming a unique bond of connection.
Each oil lamp among the Soul Lantern Gu represented a Shadow Sect member, and the strength of its flame directly reflected the corresponding member's physical condition.
If all was well, the oil lamp would burn steadily; however, if any Shadow Sect member encountered misfortune or suffered severe injury, the corresponding oil lamp's flame would become dim or even extinguish completely.
At this moment, Qiu Jiu was filled with terror. He stammered his report into the cave: "Ma... Master, a... a lamp on the upper layer has gone... gone out!"
As he spoke, his body involuntarily trembled slightly, seemingly filled with fear and unease about the consequences he might face next.
"What!" Old Man Yanshi's face was full of astonishment, as if he had heard the most preposterous thing under heaven.
One must know that the upper layer Soul Lantern Gu represented the life signs of every Shadow Sect member.
These Soul Lantern Gu were all split souls of Spectral Soul Demon Venerable, and even if their cultivation base was not profound, they possessed many methods of self-preservation.
Logically speaking, there was absolutely no possibility of a Soul Lantern Gu suddenly extinguishing!
Furthermore, he had personally used a Divine Ability to deduce the heavenly secrets and had managed to shield this place from the prying eyes and deductions of others, ensuring absolute safety.
Yet now, someone had managed to Breakthrough the layers of protection, causing a Soul Lantern Gu to perish without even a shred of information being sent out—this was truly unbelievable!
Qiu Jiu, standing nearby, was equally terrified, his face as pale as paper, and his body trembling uncontrollably.
However, despite the extreme fear and anxiety in his heart, he forced himself to calm down, trying hard to recall the strange circumstances surrounding the Soul Lantern Gu earlier.
After settling his mind slightly, Qiu Jiu finally mustered the courage to speak: "Ma... Master, that Soul Lantern Gu was indeed a bit strange..."
Old Man Yanshi frowned upon hearing this and urgently pressed: "Oh? What exactly was strange about it?"
"It extinguished twice and reignited once?" When he heard this, Old Man Yanshi's heart violently shook, and an indescribable sense of strangeness welled up within him.
It must be known that once a Soul Lantern Gu extinguished, it was absolutely impossible for it to reignite, just like the life fire completely vanishing after a person dies; how could something die twice?
Old Man Yanshi furrowed his brow tightly, muttering thoughtfully to himself: "Could there be some hidden secret involved..."
Suddenly, as if he had remembered something, he unhesitatingly used his ultimate Wisdom Dao Killer Move—the Deduction Technique.
He was seen forming hand seals, chanting incantations, and a faint layer of blue light appeared around his body.
As the Deduction Technique was activated, countless pieces of information and images rapidly flashed through Old Man Yanshi's mind, but none of them were the answers he hoped to receive.
He continuously shook his head, negating possibility after possibility, muttering: "Eastern Sea, Shark Demon... No, that's wrong..."
However, no matter how hard he tried, the final conclusion he reached was always far removed from the actual situation.
Seeing this, Old Man Yanshi made a decisive move, his figure flashing as he instantly arrived before the extinguished Soul Lantern Gu.
Upon careful inspection, he finally saw the residual aura fluctuations on the wick and immediately recognized who this unfortunate Shadow Sect member was.
In an instant, a huge shock surged from his heart, causing him to cry out involuntarily: "Western Desert, Bai Hai Sha Tuo!"
The name Bai Hai Sha Tuo was extremely familiar to Old Man Yanshi, because this person was one of the key figures Shadow Sect had planted in the Western Desert region.
More importantly, relying on Bai Hai Sha Tuo's profound and unfathomable cultivation strength, even when facing a powerful enemy of the Eighth Rank Valley Immortal level, he would absolutely not be easily slain, and certainly not accomplished using Killer Move Ghost Unaware.
Yet now, Bai Hai Sha Tuo had inexplicably died miserably on the spot—this was truly too bizarre!
The more Old Man Yanshi thought about it, the more terrified he became, and a deep chill rose from his spine, making him feel cold all over.
At the same time, an unprecedented sense of fear toward unknown danger continuously surged toward him like a tide.
"It seems I must use my vital Gu! However, if I do this, I will probably only have two chances left to use it..." Old Man Yanshi pondered internally, but it seemed he had no other choice—after all, trying to find the true culprit who killed Bai Hai Sha Tuo using ordinary methods would likely be impossible.
Helplessly, he could only grit his teeth and fully activate that mysterious and powerful Heavenly Secret immortal gu, unleashing the Immortal Path Killer Move contained within it: Deduction of Heavenly Secrets!
As the immortal gu was activated, an invisible force suddenly erupted, seemingly creating a wonderful resonance with the Luck of the entire world.
However, at the same time, Old Man Yanshi clearly felt his life force rapidly draining away; clearly, this casting was also a huge burden for him.
But at this moment, he could no longer worry about these things; he only had one thought in his heart: he must uncover this mystery!
Time passed minute by minute, the Immortal Path Killer Move continued to operate, and various strange lights and runes intertwined and flickered in the air.
What was unexpected, however, was that when all the final data was compiled, what appeared before his eyes was only a vast, boundless expanse of emptiness!
"How can this be? Could it be that even the will of heaven cannot know the truth behind this murder case? This is absolutely impossible!"
Facing this unbelievable scene, Old Man Yanshi was so stunned he could barely speak. He widened his eyes, staring intently at that vague, ethereal space, his face filled with incredulity.