The Prime Devil Sect's stone pillar.
In the square around the stone pillar, groups of Prime Devil Sect disciples were training their bodies in preparation for cultivating Karmaless Skill and absorbing Devil Qi.
The stone pillar, which shone with blood-colored symbols, stood there quietly, unmoving, as it had been for hundreds and thousands of years.
But no one noticed that in the part of the stone pillar that was buried deep into the ground, where there was no light at all, cracks were slowly spreading like a spider's web.
The cracks extended all the way to the mysterious, sealed stone room at the very bottom.
In the middle of the stone room was a huge black wok. Black Qi spread around it, almost covering the entire floor of the stone room.
The cracks extended from the bottom of the wok to the walls on both sides, and then to the stone pillar. The bottom of the stone pillar was actually connected to this stone room. The red glow of the blood-colored symbols were like blood vessels, connecting to the bottom of the wok.
But in a place where the human eye could not see, the red glow was getting dimmer and dimmer. In its place were countless misty gray clouds.
…
Thousand Sails City.
In a huge fortress on the outskirts.
This was the fortress where the imperial court stationed the Divine Martial Army. As the Divine Martial Army that was stationed in Thousand Sails City and protected the nine surrounding cities, this was not only the largest barracks, but also the largest prison that held the most prisoners.
Black city walls that were more than ten meters tall formed a large circle, encircling the center.
Within the circle were densely packed, orderly, gray-black bungalows. Many prisoners in prison uniforms wandered around inside.
These prisoners had dull expressions, strange looks in their eyes, and mumbled something from time to time, but no one knew what they were saying. Some of them wandered alone, while others gathered in groups of three to five, standing in the same place with blank expressions on their faces. There were also some who squatted in a corner in a daze, doing nothing but staring blankly.
These prisoners were not shackled. There was only an invisible barrier above the entire prison.
Accompanied by the warden and a few other officials, Huang Fu walked up the city wall and looked around.
"How long has this been going on?" He frowned.
The warden wiped his sweat with his handkerchief.
"It's … it's been more than half a month …"
"A total of more than two hundred special prisoners, and they've all become like this?" Huang Fu asked again.
"Yes …" The warden lowered his head, not daring to raise it.
"Such a huge plague, such a contagious disease, and you guys only discovered it after half a month?" Huang Fu was furious. Even if the Huang Family was behind the imperial court, in the nearby Thousand Sails City and White Bell City, his West Infinity Court's words held more weight. But now, such a big mess had happened, and the warden only found out and reported it more than half a month later.
"This … please … please calm down, sir. We actually have our reasons. This kind of infectious disease is very difficult to detect. The patient only looks uncomfortable on the surface, but we can't determine whether they are sick from the start …" The warden explained helplessly.
Huang Fu exhaled.
He could see that these people looked the same as the previous serial killer. Their eyes were lifeless and unfocused. They looked like paralyzed fools, but they could move at will. If his guess was right, these people were very likely to have heart problems like the murderer.
"What about the other normal prison areas?" Huang Fu asked casually.
"The normal prison area is still fine. Only a small number of people were infected. We quickly isolated them in time," the warden quickly replied.
Huang Fu shook his head slightly. At this time, Bai Xiu, who had gone to check on the situation alone, returned as well. He quickly climbed up the city wall and walked towards him.
Huang Fu looked at him and saw Bai Xiu shaking his head in disappointment.
"Exactly the same?" he asked.
"Exactly the same." Bai Xiu sighed.
"You guys can leave first. We'll summon you again if there's anything else." Huang Fu waved the officials around him away.
The officials hurriedly excused themselves, sweating nervously. The weather had already turned cold, and it was clear how nervous they were.
After they left, Huang Fu let out a long sigh.
"The situation is very serious. More than a thousand people here and before have all gone mad. They bite and beat anyone they see. It's also extremely contagious. Almost anyone who touches it will be infected."
Bai Xiu nodded. "My subordinates tried to investigate and found that all the people who have gone mad have their hearts quickly dissolve, and they end up in a heartless state. If this continues, if we still can't find the source, I'm going to apply to mobilize the Four Fates Army. "
The Four Fates Army was responsible for the safety of this area, and represented the large-scale military power of the sects. They were the strongest armies of the four sects. The general of each army was held by the sect master, and the deputy general was either the chief or the deputy sect master.
As for Bai Xiu, he was the deputy general of Wan Shun Palace's Smoke Cloud Army, and had the right to mobilize the army.
"No, the Four Fates Army cannot be mobilized easily, especially during a critical period …" Huang Fu rejected Bai Xiu's suggestion. "I've already formed a special investigation team to follow up on the clues. Let's wait a few more days and see what the dean thinks. Now that the minor alliance meeting is at hand, there must be no trouble. "
"I understand what you mean." Bai Xiu nodded in agreement.
"Let's wait and see … wait and see … wait for news from the Flying Feather Sect …" Huang Fu let out a long sigh and closed his eyes in deep thought. Suddenly, an inconspicuous rumor that he'd heard before inexplicably surged into his mind.
"Could all this be caused by the legendary demonic creatures? No, without the Gate of Flesh and Blood, it's impossible for demonic creatures to enter undetected. Moreover, the demonic creatures have always been locked down, so it's even more impossible for them to leak through. Then … could it be a seal? "
One by one, the seals flashed across his mind. Soon, a place that was highly likely to be problematic surfaced in his mind.
The Cave of Ten Thousand Caverns!
"There's still more than ten days until the first Lunar Day. Let's go investigate before the minor alliance meeting starts," Huang Fu decided in his mind.
"Oh right, sister-in-law is about to give birth, right?" Bai Xiu changed the topic. "I don't have anything to do in the afternoon, so I might as well go over to your house for a meal. I haven't eaten sister-in-law's cooking for a long time."
"Didn't you just eat yesterday?" Huang Fu was speechless.
"That's all in the past. Yesterday is yesterday. Why didn't you finish today's meal in one go?" Bai Xiu said boldly.
"Fine, fine, fine! You little brat! "Huang Fu was helpless. Thinking of his wife, Rong'er, who was seven months pregnant but still insisted on cooking for herself, his anxiety quickly subsided, and a trace of gentleness slowly appeared on his face.
…
"Hiss …"
A dark green flame burned in Lu Sheng's palm.
Beside the lake of Poisonous Fog, he held the Yin Fire in one hand. The nine Yin Demons around him turned into nine shadows of different shapes and sizes, madly absorbing the water of the River of Poisonous Fog below. Then, they turned it into a large amount of Devil Qi that surged into the Yin Fire to speed up its burning.
"It's safer to come back here. I won't be disturbed." Lu Sheng released the Yin Demons to defend himself.
Even if the nine Yin Demons did not move, the various negative force fields they emitted could prevent weaker creatures from getting close.
Ever since he upgraded the Three Yin Technique and strengthened his flames, the Prime Devil Qi he obtained from burning Devil Qi was getting lesser and lesser.
"If I could obtain one unit of Prime Devil Qi by burning ten units of Devil Qi before, now I need to burn fifteen units to obtain one unit of Prime Devil Qi. The consumption is much greater." Lu Sheng frowned slightly.
"Whatever, I'll continue upgrading first." He could clearly feel that his body was getting stronger again.
After continuously cultivating the Devil Body, Lu Sheng felt that he was at least several times stronger than before. Being able to touch Holy Weapons at close range meant that he had successfully entered the upper three grades.
The rumored upper three grades of the Snake Realm were barely qualified to become Weapon Masters because they could withstand the radiation of Divine Weapons.
And now that he could completely touch Holy Weapon shards, he should have completely entered the upper three grades. He had the right to wield Holy Weapons.
Of course, this was only his guess. In reality, if his bloodline compatibility was taken into account, his physical strength had already surpassed the upper three grades. It was just that he did not know it.
For the other upper three grades, be it Noble Families or sects, they could barely reach the standard because their bloodline compatibility with Holy Weapons was high.
In other words, for the upper three grades of the Noble Families and sects to wield Holy Weapons, it was the other's Holy Weapons that gave them a hard time.
But Lu Sheng did not care. He would force his way in!
It was easy to imagine the difference between a half-hearted push and a forceful push.
In reality, what Lu Sheng obtained after completing the Devil Body was not the power to touch Holy Weapons … but the power to suppress Holy Weapon shards …
Lu Sheng snapped out of his daze and stared at the Three Yin Technique's frame on the Deep Blue Modifier.
'Since it's effective, I'll try upgrading it again. I'd like to see how much Yin Flame can be enhanced with Mental Energy! '
At this thought, he suddenly remembered his Ultimate Crimson Nine Furies Skill. Ultimate Crimson Nine Furies Skill could actually ignite invisible flames. Those were special flames ignited by Yang-attribute inner Qi.
'It's best if I can incorporate the characteristics of inner Qi into it …'
As he thought this, he focused his attention on the Three Yin Technique's frame.
'Unknown Secret Art: Tier Four. Special Effect: Three Yin Flame, Flame Strengthening, Level One.'
His consciousness quickly pressed the button behind the frame.
His Mental Energy flowed rapidly. In the blink of an eye, 20 units had disappeared. The frame blurred, and became clear again after a few breaths.
'Unknown Secret Art: Tier Five. Special Effect: Three Yin Flame, Flame Strengthening, Level Two.'
As soon as it was upgraded, Lu Sheng immediately felt as if his entire body was in a furnace. It was boiling hot. Large amounts of Devil Qi in his body were refined and burned again, transforming into a purer and more powerful Prime Devil Qi. The gap caused by the burning and refining was filled up by the endless Devil Qi absorbed from the outside world.
Within the River of Poisoned Fog, with Lu Sheng at the center, a moderate sized whirlpool appeared in the little lake.
A few giant snakes slithered timidly around the periphery, letting out low, uneasy growls from time to time. Ever since Lu Sheng had torn one of their companions to shreds, they would hide far away whenever they saw Lu Sheng.
Initially, they thought that Lu Sheng would leave after drinking some water. Little did they expect that this time would be the same as the last time — he drank so much that the lake level began to recede.
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