One day later.
Wolf Tail City.
Lu Qingshan enlarged a map of the western region of Central Spirit City and circled a spot in the eastern corner.
"This is …" Mo Yan calmly shifted his gaze to the spot that Lu Qingshan had circled. Then, he frowned slightly. "This is one of the Spirit Beast Gardens of the Spirit Huan Sect. It's called the Thousand Carp Park.
However, due to the inexplicable depletion of the Spirit Veins, the Thousand Carp Park was abandoned. "
The conditions required to raise Spirit Beasts were extremely harsh and complicated.
Aside from strict requirements on the environment, food, and feeding methods, the most important condition was Spirit Qi.
Without sufficient Spirit Qi, it would be difficult for Spirit Beasts to grow.
Therefore, Spirit Beast Gardens were usually built on Spirit Veins.
When the spirit vein dried up, it was normal for the spirit beast garden to be abandoned. There wasn't anything wrong with it.
"I see …" Lu Qingshan nodded thoughtfully and said softly, "The black-robed cultivator who escaped returned to the Thousand Carp Park and never left."
"So, Brother Qingshan is saying that the Thousand Carp Park is one of the Demons' bases behind us?" Mo Yan asked.
"If I'm not mistaken, it should be." Lu Qingshan's eyes flashed coldly.
Releasing the tiger back to the mountain was just to find the tiger's den and wipe it out.
"Then, when do we move?" Mo Yan muttered to himself for a moment and said, "The evacuation of the fourteen cities in our area has yet to be completed …"
Their most important task was to ensure that the evacuation was carried out smoothly.
The Thousand Carp Park was millions of miles away from them. If they chose to attack the Thousand Carp Park directly, the fourteen cities would be left in a state where no one was patrolling.
If the Demons attacked the airships of the fourteen cities again, it would be a huge mistake.
Lu Qingshan knew the severity of the situation, but …
"The mark I placed on the black-robed cultivator can only last for three days."
The evacuation mission could not be delayed, but the mark could only last for a limited time.
This was the biggest problem.
"They traveled millions of miles just to attack Jianping City. Their goal is obviously not just to interfere with the evacuation of Jianping City. Otherwise, it would be meaningless."
"Moreover, the ones who attacked our airships and interfered with the evacuation were all low-grade Demons. However, the black-robed cultivator this time was a Spirit Huan Sect cultivator."
"The Spirit Huan Sect's cultivators have a high status in the Devil Clan. They should be at the front line right now. Why are there some Devil Cultivators from the Spirit Huan Sect gathered in an abandoned spiritual beast garden millions of miles away from the front line?"
"There must be some scheme behind this that we don't know about …" Lu Qingshan sorted it out seriously.
Mo Yan nodded slightly in agreement.
"Since that's the case, this matter cannot be delayed or delayed." Lu Qingshan made a prompt decision. "I will immediately send a message to transfer several groups of cultivators from other places to take over our patrol duties. After that, we will go to the Thousand Carp Park to investigate."
. "Lu Qingshan was very thoughtful. It would be too late to investigate the Thousand Carp Garden after the evacuation of the human race was over.
It was possible that the Demons had already changed their base, and they would not be able to find them by then. It was also possible that the Demons' scheme had been successfully completed. What was done could not be undone, and it would be too late to find them.
Speed was crucial in this matter!
With Lu Qingshan's current status, it was not a big deal for him to transfer one or two cultivators to take over his mission.
Hence, after a few hours, the cultivators who took over their mission arrived.
However, it was not just one group of cultivators, but four.
Apart from Lu Qingshan, it would take at least three or four groups of cultivators to complete the inspection of the fourteen cities.
Since the people who took over had arrived, and the mark on the black-robed cultivator was still in Lu Qingshan's mind, there was no time to lose. He and Mo Yan immediately set off for the Thousand Carp Garden.
.....
The Thousand Carp Garden was located very far from Wolftail City. The black-robed cultivator was able to travel so far in a single day due to the assistance of a transportation formation.
Lu Qingshan and Mo Yan could not rely on escape techniques to travel, so they had to rely on transportation formations for the majority of their journey.
At this time, the transportation formations in Middle Spirit had already been requisitioned. They were used to transport supplies and manpower to the front lines. Cultivators could still use the formations to travel, but the cost was five times more expensive than usual.
The first reason was to use a high enough price to dissuade those cultivators who didn't need to use the teleportation formation, leaving most of the transportation capacity to the front line. The second reason was that all kinds of resources were extremely scarce during wartime, so it was good to make some money from the teleportation formation to fill the gap.
After Lu Qingshan and Mo Yan left Carp City's transportation formation, there were no more transportation formations for the last part of the journey. They could only rely on their own strength.
No one came to cause trouble during the journey.
During this time, there was no lack of evil cultivators taking advantage of the chaos in Middle Spirit.
Regardless of whether it was Lu Qingshan's speed or his powerful aura, there was no doubt that he was a tough nut to crack. No one dared to have any thoughts about him.
Another few hours later.
Far away on the ground, a sparkling and crystalline river came into view, boundless and limitless.
They had arrived at the Thousand Carp Garden.
At this point, it was no longer suitable to swagger through the air.
Regardless of how exquisite Lu Qingshan and Mo Yan's escape techniques were, they would not be able to travel without being noticed.
Not to mention, the mark on the black-robed cultivator was nearby. In other words, there was a high chance that a large number of evil cultivators were hiding here.
The Thousand Carp Garden had been abandoned for a long time. Its spirit veins had dried up, and its spiritual vigor was very ordinary.
Dozens of buildings had already fallen into ruin, but one could still vaguely see its former grandeur if not for the fact that even the floor tiles had been removed. During the early stages of abandonment, a few rogue cultivators who wanted to take advantage of the situation thought that there might be some good items left behind and thoroughly dug up the place.
After all, for a large sect like the Spirit Huan Sect, the items that they were too lazy to take away were often priceless to rogue cultivators.
Needless to say, there were indeed rogue cultivators who found some good items in the Thousand Carp Garden and made a small fortune.
Once the news spread, those rogue cultivators were like a pack of hungry dogs that smelled meat. They dug up the entire area and cleaned it out.
If it weren't for the Everlasting Peach Blossom Imprint, Lu Qingshan would have found it hard to believe that this was a base for evil cultivators.
As the two of them approached the Spirit Beast Garden that had been abandoned for a long time, Lu Qingshan frowned.
This was because the imprint's location was right in front of him and overlapped with his current location.
However, the scene in front of him was clearly visible. Apart from a dozen or so dilapidated buildings that were originally used by the Spirit Huan Sect's disciples to raise spirit beasts, there was nothing else. Let alone people, there wasn't even a single strand of hair.
"Brother Lu, are you sure it's really here?" Mo Yan couldn't help but feel doubtful.
"It's here." Lu Qingshan nodded. At the same time, he released his Divine Sense to explore the surroundings.
He didn't dare to be careless. He searched every hall, room, and even nest built for monster beasts. He even used his Divine Sense to explore the ground to ensure that there was no secret room underground.
When Mo Yan saw this, he also released his Divine Sense to investigate carefully.
After a couple of hours, Lu Qingshan and Mo Yan exchanged glances with each other before they shook their heads.
"We didn't find anything. There are no traces of Demons, no secret rooms, no concealment formations, and not even the slightest trace of human activity." Mo Yan said.
Lu Qingshan sighed.
In fact, when he saw this, he had already predicted that this would be the result.
"Do we need to check the surrounding area as well?" Mo Yan asked.
However, Lu Qingshan shook his head and said in a clear voice, "There's no need. Since she didn't discover it, the Spirit Washing cultivator must have seen through the imprint I left behind and found a way to break it. This place is clearly just a cover."
Mo Yan remained silent and was still thinking about other possibilities. However, when he saw that Lu Qingshan had already left with his sword, he gave up on the search and could only follow in silence.
He didn't notice that before he left, Lu Qingshan had left something behind.
To be more precise, it was a sword.
A Dragon Sparrow.
"Yitian, I'll leave this place to you." Lu Qingshan whispered to Qin Yitian in his mind.
"Don't worry, Young Noble." Qin Yitian softly replied.
.....
In an unknown hidden area of the Thousand Carp Court.
There was an unimaginable amount of Spirit Qi gathered here.
Because the Spirit Qi was too dense, the Spirit Qi that was gentle in nature had even become violent, forming storms. Occasionally, when they swept past, they would trigger a shocking destructive power.
In the center of this area, there was a stable area.
In this area, dozens of Spirit Huan cultivators were gathered. They were solemnly sensing the movements of the outside world.
When they saw that Lu Qingshan and Mo Yan had given up on the search and left, they breathed a sigh of relief.
They had been waiting here for a long time. As for their goal, it was related to an extremely important plan of their Inner Demon Clan.
If this plan succeeded, their Inner Demons would be able to destroy most of the remaining cultivators in the Middle Spirit Realm and completely destroy their morale.
However, Lu Qingshan and Mo Yan's sudden appearance gave them a fright.
In another month, their plan would officially start. If they were discovered now, it would be a failure on the verge of success. How could they be depressed?
Fortunately, their concealment measures were powerful enough. The newcomers' cultivation was indeed low, so they did not discover too much.
The leader of these dozens of Spirit Washing Devil Cultivators was a cultivator at the eighth level. In a split second, he made a judgement. "It's not suitable for us to attack. These two have yet to discover that something is amiss. If we take the initiative to kill them, wouldn't we be exposing ourselves and causing unforeseen events to occur?"
"This is our clan's plan for thousands of years. We can't be careless and let them turn into shadows!"
His cold gaze swept across the dozens of cultivators present. In the end, his gaze landed on a realm seven cultivator who was hiding at the back and had lowered his head in guilt. He coldly reprimanded, "Banquet, you brought these two here, didn't you?"
The words that Lu Qingshan said before leaving were all clearly heard by them.
Banquet, who had lowered his head, saw that his name was called. He could only raise his head and apologize, "Elder Wan Gu, I was rash."
"It's only the last month. Once this month is over, I won't stop you from doing whatever you want. Do you have to be in such a hurry? What else can be more important than our clan's 10,000-year plan? "Elder Wan Gu said coldly.
A month later, Jianping City's lord will probably be gone. By then, I won't be able to take revenge even if I want to …
Banquet instinctively retorted in his heart. However, he dared not retort. He could only lower his head and admit his mistake.
When Elder Wan Gu saw this, he sighed softly and did not continue reprimanding him.
It was not that he had such a good temper. The main reason was that Banquet's status was not ordinary. His father was one of the Devil Lords of the Heart Demon Clan.
In a place as strict as the Demons, if Banquet had not nearly caused a huge mistake, he would not have taken the initiative to reprimand him.
However, it was only limited to a few words of reprimand.
Elder Wan Gu's Nascent Spirit moved slightly. He extended his Divine Sense toward Banquet.
Banquet could sense the approach of this Divine Sense. Although he was slightly resistant and frowned slightly, he let down his guard in the end and allowed Elder Wan Gu to do what he wanted.
Elder Wan Gu began to inspect Banquet's body.
Even though the peach blossom imprint's existence was extremely well-hidden, Elder Wan Gu had already expected it. He did his best to inspect it seriously, and soon discovered something.
It was an extremely small abnormal fluctuation hidden in a corner of Banquet's physical body. It was shaped like a peach blossom and was exceptionally beautiful.
However, there was dense Sword Qi in this peach blossom imprint. It seemed like it would explode at any moment.
Elder Wan Gu focused his mind. His Divine Sense condensed into a needle. He wanted to destroy this imprint.
However, he did not expect to succeed. The peach blossom imprint did not budge. Instead, Banquet grunted in pain. He said in shock, "Elder Wan Gu?"
"Don't resist," Elder Wan Gu said coldly. His expression was extremely grim. "This imprint is troublesome!"
The imprint was extremely tough. It was not easy to destroy it. What was even more troublesome was that this imprint was deeply embedded in Banquet's body. If he was too rough with it, it was highly likely that he would inflict heavy injuries on Banquet while destroying the imprint.
Hence, he could not use his full strength to create a miracle. He could only grind it out slowly.
Subsequently, Elder Wan Gu closed his eyes. Origin Power surged out of his body and flew into Banquet's body. Together with his Divine Sense, he carefully destroyed the imprint.
After all, this was a level-eight cultivator. The imprint was extremely troublesome. However, under Elder Wan Gu's all-out effort, the peach blossom imprint finally turned into specks of spiritual light and vanished into thin air after an hour.
"It's done." Elder Wan Gu heaved a sigh of relief.
.....
At the back of a mountain several thousand kilometers away.
Lu Qingshan and Mo Yan, who had left the Thousand Carp Court a long time ago, did not go far. Instead, they stopped here. No one knew what they were waiting for.
At this moment, Lu Qingshan's heart skipped a beat. He suddenly said, "My imprint is gone."
"The imprint's duration isn't up."
"So, the imprint must've been erased by someone." When he said that, he could not help but chuckle.
"Why didn't you erase it earlier or later? Why did you have to erase it now? Haha …"
Both of them were smart people. It was easy to see what he meant.
Mo Yan smiled and said, "Brother Lu's words before he left must've been meant for those devil cultivators hiding in the dark."
Lu Qingshan nodded with a serious gaze. "Now, let's wait and see where these people are hiding in the Thousand Carp Court and how they're able to deceive the heavens and …"
"Just what are they planning?!"
Lu Qingshan was certain that he had stumbled upon a great secret of the Demons this time.
There must be gold in the safe, not a piece of black iron.
Since the Demons had set up such a powerful concealment method in the Thousand Carp Court, how could their scheme be simple?
Just as Lu Qingshan finished speaking, a figure silently appeared in the Thousand Carp Court.
This figure didn't notice that the Thousand Carp Park, which he was very familiar with, now had an additional inconspicuous sword compared to before.
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