After a moment, Su Ming walked out and crouched down. As his eyes sparkled, he made some arrangements on the Relocation Rune. Using the memories Hong Luo had inherited regarding the structure of the Relocation Rune, he wiped off all traces on it, then left the house expressionlessly. After a moment of pensive silence, a freezing glare shone in his eyes, and with one move, he left the courtyard.
At that moment, he had already recovered six-tenths of his cultivation base, and he could now do many things that he could not previously do, be it the weakness he had left behind at the mountain gate or the hesitation in Zhang and Zuo's hearts.
Before long, Su Ming returned with a calm expression on his face. He went back to his room, lay down on his bed, closed his eyes, and pretended to sleep.
Almost at the same time Zhao Chong died, there was a towering hall at the top of Evil Spirit Mountain that belonged to the Inner Sect. That hall was also dark and filled with a ghastly air.
Two old men were sitting cross-legged in the hall. Their faces were gray, and they looked sickly. They did not move, and even the rise and fall of their chests could not be seen when they breathed.
Behind them was a gigantic statue. That statue was incredibly huge, and it was of a man dressed in a Phantom Robe. He looked to be middle-aged, and there were countless ferocious ghost faces on his robes. He was standing on a gigantic python that was hissing, and most of its body was wrapped around the man's body.
In the man's right hand was a shield, and there were countless vengeful spirits stretching out from it. Each of these spirits' faces were incredibly clear, and they exuded a forlorn air.
A sinister feeling lingered around the statue. Above the statue's head was a black lotus platform. Sitting cross-legged on the lotus platform was a woman. That woman had a solemn expression on her face. She was extremely beautiful and gave off a pure and holy feeling.
Holy and sinister. These two completely different feelings were mixed together on the statue, causing all those who saw it for the first time to be filled with a strange feeling.
There were quite a few bells hanging on the body of the python under the man's feet. When there was no wind, they would not make the slightest sound, but at this moment, when Zhao Chong died, one of the many bells began to move even though there was no wind and gave off a clear ringing sound.
That chime was incredibly sudden, and it was incredibly clear in the silent hall. As it rang out, the bell gradually shattered with a crack and fell to the ground.
At that moment, the two old men sitting there unmoving like four people slowly opened their eyes. Their eyes were calm as they looked at the shattered bell on the ground.
"This Origin Bell is half black. It belongs to a Berserker who has switched to practicing Evil Arts …" One of the old men said in a hoarse voice after casting it a glance. As his voice echoed in the silent hall, the originally rather dim hall was immediately lit up by Dark Flames, causing the place to change between light and darkness as they swayed.
The other old man closed his eyes slightly, and after a moment, he said languidly, "Outer Sect Elder, Zhao Chong's Origin Bell!"
"Zhao Chong … the person who was secretly guided by the sect to practice Ten Thousand Evil Ghost Dao, huh?"
"I remember that he took in another disciple a few months ago …"
"Go and investigate it. A Nascent Soul cultivator died in the sect. We have to give an explanation." The two old men did not seem to be in sync with each other when they spoke. It was as if they were not answering each other's questions. It was as if their last few sentences were not even a conversation.
Once the two of them finished speaking, two indistinct figures appeared out of nowhere in the hall behind the two old men. Once they bowed towards them, they turned around and left the hall.
After the two blurry shadows left, the dim light in the hall dimmed. When it was extinguished, the hall was once again plunged into silence and darkness. There were no longer any ringing of the bells, and the two old men closed their eyes.
At the instant Su Ming returned to his room and lay down on his bed, a faint, brilliant light shone faintly in his narrowed eyes.
He might have recovered six-tenths of his cultivation base, but it would be best if he did not expose himself. This place was incredibly suitable for him to recover his cultivation base. Su Ming also had an even greater goal in mind.
If he could recover to the peak of his cultivation base, then he would use the thick power of the world in this place to reach Berserker Soul Realm. If not for this place, it would be incredibly difficult for him to find another place with such power of the world.
He had never tried to reach Berserker Soul Realm before, but he had heard his Master mention it a few times when he was in the ninth summit. When a Berserker tried to reach Berserker Soul Realm, he had to search for a sufficient amount of aura to support him, or else there was a high possibility that he would give up halfway.
Su Ming knew that it would be incredibly difficult for him to reach Berserker Soul Realm. After all, his entire body was made of Berserker Bones. If that was the case, then he would need a sufficient amount of power of the world to absorb, and this place … was the most suitable place for him!
That was why unless it was absolutely necessary, he did not want to reveal his identity.
At that moment, the brilliant light in his eyes disappeared. His divine sense had sensed that two people had appeared in the courtyard outside his room. These two people's levels of cultivation were slightly higher than Zhao Chong's. They might not have reached the middle stage of the Berserker Soul Realm, but they were infinitely close to it.
'The number of powerful Berserkers in Eastern Wastelands is indeed much greater than in South Morning, especially … when the Immortals descended. It caused the number of powerful Berserkers in Eastern Wastelands to far surpass that of South Morning.' Without batting an eyelid, Su Ming closed his eyes and fell into deep sleep.
His spiritual sense sensed the two figures appear in the courtyard, and they immediately headed for Zhao Chong's house, passing through the door and stepping into Zhao Chong's room.
When Su Ming saw this, he laughed coldly in his heart. The second time he went to the karst cave, he had done so to prepare for everything that was about to happen.
With his divine sense, he noticed that the two people had disappeared from Zhao Chong's house. Clearly, they had been Relocated to the karst cave.
After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the two people appeared once again. This time, they did not immediately leave once they came out of Zhao Chong's house. Instead, they charged towards Su Ming's room.
Su Ming closed his eyes and pretended to sleep. His breathing was even, as if he did not know what was going on. However, he had his divine sense spread outwards slightly. If there was any sign of movement, he would make his judgment and choose whether or not to attack.
The two people went through Su Ming's room and floated towards him. One of them let out a cold sneer, lifted his right hand, and charged straight towards Su Ming's neck.
The other person's eyes sparkled as he stared at Su Ming, observing his every move.
All of this might have seemed to have happened over a long period of time, but in truth, only an instant had passed since the two people stepped into Su Ming's room. The other person's finger was about to touch Su Ming's neck.
Su Ming shuddered, as if he had been frozen by the sudden appearance of a freezing chill in his sleep. When he turned his head around, he looked as if he was about to open his eyes. It did not matter whether it was his expression or his expression, they were incredibly real, as if he really was a twelve- or thirteen-year-old boy.
However, killing intent was hidden deep within his heart. If these two people were just testing him, then he would not mind, but if they wanted to kill him, then Su Ming might have to attack.
Yet right at the instant he opened his eyes, the person's index finger froze, and when Su Ming opened his eyes, his body disappeared along with the other person.
A glint appeared in Su Ming's eyes. He no longer bothered himself with it and closed his eyes to continue pretending to sleep.
Before long, the two shadows who had been testing Su Ming just now gradually appeared behind the two old men in the silent and dark hall located at the top of the mountain in Evil Spirit Sect's Inner Sect.
However, they had fused with the darkness, causing others to be unable to see them clearly.
"All the dried up corpses of the disciples Zhao Chong absorbed in the karst cave have turned into ashes and buried his real body."
"His storage bag is still there, and all the miscellaneous items are still there."
"There are no other presences in the karst cave, and there are no signs of battle or battle."
"Based on the state of the Relocation Rune, it was only activated once before we went there. There were people who went in, but no one came out."
"We've also investigated the disciple Zhao Chong took in eight months ago. That boy is just a mortal, and he's a loner. He hasn't shown any signs of going out over the past eight months, but his life force is incredibly strong …"
"We've asked the disciples who brought him up the mountain. Both of them spoke normally, and they didn't find anything suspicious or suspicious about the boy."
"We've investigated the sacred python in the Outer Sect. It doesn't have a deep impression of the boy."
"We've also investigated the unusual movements of the vengeful spirits on the mountain stairs when the boy came up the mountain eight months ago. We've investigated it and found that it was because Shanhen was carrying out the mission of feeding vengeful spirits that day."
The two people spoke one after another. Their voices were incredibly calm, and there was not a single hint of their own judgment in their words. They only spoke of what they had found out. As for how they were going to make a judgment, that was not something they should do.
The hall was silent. After a long while, an old voice spoke.
"It's normal for him to have a strong life force. Zhao Chong must have fed this boy a lot of Soul Nurturing Pills."
"The mummy turned into ashes and buried Zhao Chong's body … Looks like all those who practice Evil Ghost's Ten Thousand Souls Dao will have to endure the Karmic Fire in the end …"
"This shouldn't have anything to do with the boy … Send him to Conscience Censure Hall to be questioned. If there's nothing wrong with him, then ignore him."
"If there's nothing wrong with this boy, he can't stay in the Outer Sect either … Send him to the laborer's quarters at the foot of the mountain, and this matter will end here." The old voice in the hall ended the series of events brought about by Zhao Chong's death, and the hall slowly fell silent once again.
On the second morning, Su Ming was summoned by an expressionless Outer Sect disciple and brought to a gap in Evil Spirit Sect that was near the Inner Sect. There was a two-story building there.
Once he left Su Ming there, the Outer Sect disciple turned around and left.
"Come in …" A woman's aloof voice traveled into Su Ming's ears from the two-story building.
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