On the other side, Chen Mo handed over the token for entering and exiting the sect. The disciples guarding the formation took it and inspected it before letting him go. After being separated from the protection of the sect's array, he once again returned to the free world of cultivation.
In the sect, the rules are strict and one's own safety can be guaranteed. But outside the Fuyun Sect, as long as there is no direct evidence that someone has killed a fellow sect, no one can be so lenient.
Chen Mo recognized the direction and headed decisively towards a low-lying valley. Less than half a stick of incense had elapsed before he set up the flying talisman, and Feng Yulin and other six people followed closely behind.
The dwarf Zhang Chunhu has the fastest escape speed here. Thinking that the culprit who broke his nose a few months ago will die tragically here, Zhang Chunhu can't wait. He even thought of several ways to kill Chen Mo along the way. .
"Let's see if you die this time..."
Just as he was sneering darkly, the sudden scene in front of him shocked him, and he screamed: "Huh? What is going on!"
The six of them arrived at the low-lying valley where Chen Mo was. Before they were in a hurry, more than twenty figures of Fuyun Sect monks flew out of thin air. They were all wearing the same clothes as Chen Mo and left quickly in all directions. They were caught off guard. .
In order not to alert the snake, they did not mark Chen Mo's body, so many outer disciples flew out with their faces covered. Feng Yulin and the six of them could not chase him, nor did they chase him. They were stunned in place for a moment.
Only now did they suddenly realize that they had been tricked by Chen Mo again!
It turned out that this damn guy had expected this to happen, and had asked his reliable men in the medicine garden to wait outside the sect in batches in advance. When the people who were chasing him arrived, they would fly away while he He took advantage of the situation and escaped under the noses of several people!
"Damn it! What a disgrace!"
Feng Yulin rarely uttered a curse word. It was too uncomfortable to feel like the enemy was taking the lead. Since the hunting plan had failed, there was no need for them to wait here stupidly.
Coming here in good spirits and returning in disgrace is the most appropriate way to describe their current state.
In fact, Chen Mo did this on purpose because he didn't want to expose his ability to escape from the earth. Otherwise, why would he use other people as a cover-up?
At this time, he jumped out of a plain dozens of miles away, patted the dust on his body, and landed firmly on the ground. Cheng An had been waiting here for a long time.
"Those people really came after me. Boss, you are indeed a mastermind!"
Cheng An was full of praise for Chen Mo's arrangement and completely impressed him. The six monks who assassinated Chen Mo were of high level. If they really tried to take action, they would definitely suffer a big loss.
"It's just a little trouble, don't bother with them." Chen Mo waved his hand, as if it was just a trivial matter, and ordered Cheng An to change into the commoner robes of the secular world with him.
Chen Mo currently only has three confidants, and he cannot bring them all with him. It is enough to leave Tian Fang and Chen Feng in the sect. Cheng An is smarter, so it is convenient for him to do some hidden things.
The two set up the flying talisman, turned into a blur of gray light, and flew quickly towards the destination. On the way forward, Cheng An repeated what he had to do one more time, so that Chen Mo could continue to judge:
"The target we want to recruit this time is named Qi Zhao. He currently lives in the area where the mortals of Fuyun Sect live. He was once a monk on the fifteenth level of Qi Refining and served as a deacon of the medicine garden. Not only does he have excellent attainments in vegetation, but he also has great cultivation skills. It looks very profound."
"But sixteen years ago, I accidentally went out and was attacked by two demonic monks. Although I was lucky enough to survive, my spiritual veins in my body were completely destroyed. I fell from the clouds to the bottom and returned to my mortal identity."
It is precisely because this person feels that there is no hope for his cultivation, so why waste time taking care of the spiritual grass and bring back the sad past? This was also the main reason why he rejected many people who came to recruit deacons.
He was taken by force, not to mention the sect's objections. There was nothing he could do if he didn't cooperate. He was alone, and it was useless to threaten his life. In the jade plate given by the female cultivator, Qi Zhao's name, Ranked first among the five most difficult to recruit.
Chen Mo focused on the incident that changed his life, emphatically dug into it, and asked Cheng An to ask boldly. After careful investigation, he really discovered a lot of clues.
It turned out that there was a female cultivator of similar age to him who was also attacked that time. However, there was no news about this girl after that. She must have died on the spot.
The person involved never mentioned it, so few people knew about it. Cheng An only found out the secret after visiting many older disciples, and also found out that the woman's name was Wen Ling.
Chen Mo's original intention was to find the demon cultivator who attacked them and recruit him in the name of revenge. But after learning about this clue, he set Wen Ling as the target of investigation. After searching hard, they got an unexpected result. news.
It turned out that Wen Ling and Qi Zhao were still a monk couple. A few months before the accident, they had bought children's clothes and some toys in Fangshi, as if they were pregnant with Liujia.
"Sister Tian, if you have flesh and blood in your belly, and your husband and you are trapped and surrounded by powerful enemies, what is your most important wish?"
In Chen Mo's spare time, he thought about the problem from a female perspective and asked the same question to five or six female cultivators in the medicine garden. They all got only one result, which was to escape as much as possible with the fetus in her belly and save her husband. Leave the remaining bloodline behind.
It was with this answer that Chen Mo boldly guessed that Wen Ling might not have died in the hands of the demon cultivator, but escaped using the opportunity Qi Zhao created for her.
But Qi Zhao thought that she had no bones left, and since he had lost all his spiritual veins, he could not accept this cruel fact, so he gradually became depressed and was willing to do nothing and become a common man.
Although Chen Mo thought it was impossible, it was better than doing nothing. After planning for a few days, he took Cheng An out of the sect and rushed to the approximate place where Qi Zhao was attacked more than ten years ago.
The reaction of Feng Yulin and others was not what Chen Mo had expected. He used a little trick to get rid of them. However, he was extremely defensive in his heart. When his cultivation level increased, he would definitely eradicate them to avoid future troubles.
Night slowly fell on the earth, and there was a bit of chill in the air. The two flew around day and night for a long time, and finally found the Lingxiu Mountain that the older disciple said according to the map. The location at the foot of the mountain was where Qi Zhao once lived. The place where the attack occurred.
The two landed here. Chen Mo first looked around and said lightly: "It seems that more than ten years have passed and this place has not changed much. There are still so many places to hide. No wonder they were attacked by the demon cultivator. It’s really an excellent place to lure enemies..."
Cheng An felt that he was really willing to sacrifice anything for his contribution. Chen Mo suddenly went crazy and investigated what happened more than ten years ago, and he could follow it without reason, but he was really obsessed with it.
Cheng An had no hope of finding any clues here, so he just wanted to play with Chen Mo. As long as he was happy, he chatted with Chen Mo casually and found a big rock to sit down.
"boom!"
Chen Mo suddenly waved his hand and blew out a strong wind. The big rock Cheng An was sitting on instantly disintegrated and collapsed. The huge roar really startled Cheng An. He quickly jumped into the air and shouted: "Boss, you are crazy! Why do you want to blow up rocks for fun?"
Cheng An thought that Chen Mo couldn't stand his perfunctory attitude and gave him a special warning.
"Now you are Wen Ling, and I am the demon cultivator who is chasing you. Think about where you are going!"
Although Chen Mo said this, he kept moving his hands. Five small oval fireballs emitted a dangerous light. In the next moment, they shot towards Cheng An like arrows from a string!
"Wow! Brother Chen, you bastard, are you trying to kill me on purpose?!"
Cheng An was so frightened that he screamed. In terms of magic alone, he was no match for Chen Mo, so his face suddenly turned pale and he ran decisively towards a mountain peak in front of him.
Even when he was on the run, he still had some doubts about whether Chen Mo was really pretending.
Chen Mo naturally chased after him, but within the scope of his conscious control, once Cheng An stopped to rest, he used the Five Elements spell to scare him again. During the pursuit, the two of them actually crossed seven or eight mountains in one night. When the sun dimmed, a mortal city appeared vaguely in the distance.
Chen Mo stopped the fleeing Cheng An: "Don't run away. The pursuit is over. Let's try our luck first. After a while, the troops will be divided into two groups. You go to investigate the children under the age of sixteen in this city and find that the old man Qi Zhao looks similar. Just control the children who look like them, and I’ll go to the mass graves to see if there is Wen Ling’s grave. If you look carefully, you can always gain something.”
"Boss! Are you trying to find a needle in a haystack... There are so many cities near Lingxiu Mountain, do we want to try them one by one?" Cheng An gasped, obviously not recovered from the atmosphere of running for his life.
Chen Mo nodded and said: "Those two demon cultivators poisoned Qi Zhao and Qi Zhao during the fight. If Wen Ling did not die, she would not have been able to run far. How dare a female cultivator who has lost her cultivation dare to run around? Where can she go if she doesn’t stay in the city temporarily?”
What he said was reasonable and well-founded. Cheng An couldn't find anything wrong with it even if he wanted to refute it. In addition, he was originally Chen Mo's subordinate, so he did it after a moment's rest.
The two hid their cultivation and entered the city after being interrogated by soldiers from the secular world. Cheng An took out a few taels of silver in his storage bag and went to buy some candied haws and novel gadgets from a stall on the street. He chose a hidden alley to find the child, and his familiar manner looked to Chen Mo like a human trafficker who specializes in abducting children.
He was not idle either. He asked several elders in the county to find out where the dead people were buried in the city. After looking around in person, he did not find Wen Ling's name.
Chen Mo suddenly realized that it was possible that Wen Ling was hiding her name. He decisively changed his plan and specifically selected the graves of women in their fifties and sixties to observe. There must also be traces of sacrifices.
A few hours later, Chen Mo and Cheng An met as agreed: "How are you doing there?" Cheng An shook his head and smiled bitterly: "No, how about you, boss?"
"Then let's start again. We still have time. If Wen Ling can't be found in half a month, it will prove that my guess is wrong. Let's look for the whereabouts of the two demon cultivators."
Chen Mo didn't expect to succeed the first time, so he was already prepared for failure. He flew back to the foot of Lingxiu Mountain with Cheng An and started a new round of pursuit and escape.
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Ten days later, Huairen County.
The weather was a bit gloomy, and a storm seemed to be coming. It was almost evening, and Chen Mo and Cheng An quickly stepped into this strange city. Without him saying anything more, the two left with a clear division of labor.
This time Chen Mo went not to the unknown mass grave. There were two old men in their late teens guarding the cemetery outside the city. It would be too scary to say that they came to pay homage at this time.
Chen Mo thought for a moment, then hid his figure and walked inside in a few steps. He stood on the highest mound and stared at the many tombstones below.
"Um?!"
Chen Mo focused his gaze and suddenly saw a wooden sign in the corner. Because the distance was too far, it was difficult for his spiritual sense to detect what was written on it.
He quickly walked over and was about to take a closer look. The raised mound on the ground exploded instantly, sawdust flying on the coffin board, and a sharp cold light accompanied by the darkness and bursts of corpse odor rushed toward Chen Mo's throat. Come!
If it were an ordinary person, his breath would have been cut off by this sudden attack, but Chen Mo was different. He didn't panic at all in the face of the crisis. He made a mistake in his steps and used Shadow Step to avoid the charged claw of the living corpse. A fireball randomly popped up and hit it.
The stinking thing in front of him was instantly ignited like dry firewood. In less than a few breaths, the ferocious-looking living corpse was burned to ashes. Needless to say, Chen Mo's current strength at the twelfth level of Qi Refining was even as low as his cultivation in Xianyun Valley. It would be easy to deal with them.
"Bang bang bang..."
As if feeling the anger of living people, this place became a little different from the past. The nearby tombs exploded one after another. The deafening sound made the two old men guarding the door puzzled. What was this sound? When I held up a lantern and took a closer look, I was so frightened that I almost lost my soul! !
"Help! A ghost appears!!"
I saw seven or eight resurrected corpses slowly crawling out of the tomb. Judging from the length of time they were buried, the degree of decay of the bodies was different. Some living corpses still had large pieces of rotten flesh on them. The eye sockets were hollow and terrifying in appearance, and the bulging abdomen was full of parasitic white maggots.
Some bodies only have skeletons left, and they are still crawling out of the coffin.
The two old men were so frightened that they peed their pants and ran away, not caring about any other matters of guarding. This just matched Chen Mo's thoughts. He looked at the scene in front of him and shook his head slightly. He stepped forward and kicked the head of the skeleton body that was still struggling in the coffin more than ten feet away, and the body was separated.
These things are not even ghosts at the first level of Qi Refining. Even martial arts people who know a little martial arts can easily eliminate them. Chen Mo's five-finger flick made several living corpses die again with small fireballs of low-level magic. .
"What the hell is going on...dead bodies can be temporarily resurrected..."
Chen Mo was filled with doubts. Fortunately, this was not a sect's cemetery. Otherwise, if a group of living corpses came out to refine Qi and build foundations, he would really have to fight hard today.
After sending a summons to Cheng An, Chen Mo stared at it for a while and found that except for that area, other places were intact. The weird thing should only be in that area.
When Chen Mo turned around inadvertently, he happened to see an inconspicuous tomb behind him. With just one glance, he suddenly woke up. He couldn't find it after breaking through his iron shoes. The word Wen Ling was engraved on the tombstone!
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