#1754 - Shu Xuanfeng's unintentional glance

Within the mountains behind the Li Huo Sect, rows of tombstones stood together. Shu Xuanfeng led Ji Dongfeng and Shu Xuanhuo among them.

"Here lie the cultivators who died fighting against the creatures of corruption. Every day, people come to sweep and pay respects. Those whose bodies could be recovered intact are buried here. If the bodies are incomplete, they are cremated, and their ashes are buried inside. If…" Shu Xuanfeng explained.

"If even a trace of the body is lost… a cenotaph is erected."

Hearing this, Shu Xuanhuo's eyes turned red. He said in a deep voice, "Muqing… what kind of grave does she have?"

"A cenotaph."

Shu Xuanhuo trembled upon hearing this, saying nothing more. He only clenched his fists tightly, silently following behind.

After more than ten breaths, the group arrived before a tombstone.

"This is Lou Muqing's cenotaph," Shu Xuanfeng said.

"Muqing, in the end, you didn't give me a chance to express my feelings to your face," Shu Xuanhuo smiled, the corners of his lips slightly raised, yet his whole being was filled with sorrow.

"Do you have wine?"

Hearing this, Ji Dongfeng retrieved wine from his personal space.

"Now, all I can do is use a drunken stupor to honor our past," Shu Xuanhuo said.

The beautiful woman in the tomb is gone, leaving only a drunken recollection of the past.

"Let's go first. I have something to discuss with you," Shu Xuanfeng said.

Hearing this, Ji Dongfeng nodded and followed Shu Xuanfeng to a secluded place.

"I must thank you this time. Otherwise… I don't know what kind of end my foolish brother would have met," Shu Xuanfeng said, bowing to Ji Dongfeng.

Hearing this, Ji Dongfeng chuckled and said, "It's nothing, it's nothing. Just invite me to visit the Bibo Sect often in the future."

Shu Xuanfeng chuckled upon hearing this and said, "That's no problem, but right now, I have something more important to tell you. During this Hongshu War, we fought in the Three Nights Heaven and unexpectedly discovered a strange thing…"

"What strange thing?" Ji Dongfeng asked.

"At the end of the war, some creatures of corruption had already given up resisting. We didn't plan to let them go, intending to kill them all, but they suddenly disappeared…" Shu Xuanfeng said.

Hearing this, Ji Dongfeng said in confusion, "Disappeared? What do you mean by disappeared…"

Shu Xuanfeng pondered for a moment and said, "Those creatures of corruption disappeared right before our eyes."

"Did they use some means of escape?" Ji Dongfeng said.

Shu Xuanfeng frowned slightly upon hearing this and said, "Sect Leader Ji, please just listen to what I'm about to say… I'm not sure if I saw it wrong, but those creatures of corruption were taken away. My Bibo Sect has a unique cultivation method that, when cultivated to perfection, can sense all things in the world and many changes in energy. When those creatures of corruption were taken away, I sensed an aura similar to that of the Netherworld Hongshu."

Hearing this, Ji Dongfeng was first stunned, then said in a deep voice, "An aura similar to that of the Netherworld Hongshu… what does this mean…"

"Would you believe me if I said that it might be the aura of the creator of the Netherworld Hongshu?" Shu Xuanfeng said.

"Are you saying…" Ji Dongfeng looked sharply at Shu Xuanfeng. He naturally knew what Shu Xuanfeng meant by this sentence.

"If it really was that person, you shouldn't be able to see his movements clearly," Ji Dongfeng said.

Shu Xuanfeng said in a deep voice, "Yes… that's why I said I might have seen it wrong. Afterwards, I also asked other cultivators, but they didn't notice anything… It might have just been a fleeting glance…"

"The reason I'm telling you this is because I feel that you are an extremely special existence, and you might be able to comprehend something."

Hearing this, Ji Dongfeng nodded and said, "I understand, thank you, I will pay attention to this matter."

After a few words, Ji Dongfeng said goodbye to Shu Xuanfeng. After confirming that Shu Xuanhuo was fine, he turned around and flew towards the location of Taiping Island.

"What do you think about what Shu Xuanfeng just said?" Qingfeng asked.

Hearing this, Ji Dongfeng said in a deep voice, "I believe… Shu Xuanfeng wouldn't be mistaken. I just observed her emotions, and although she said she wasn't sure if she had seen it wrong, in reality, she firmly believed that she hadn't."

"If it really was Hongzhu taking action, why would it collect some creatures of corruption that it doesn't even look upon?"

"At the level of Wuzhu and Hongzhu, there is a reason for everything they do, even… picking up a grain of sand at random might be to prepare for a plan hundreds of years later… Therefore, if Hongzhu really did this, then it must be planning and scheming at a height we can't imagine," Yinglong said.

"I think this Hongzhu isn't as simple as it seems. Remember the images we saw back then? Hongzhu came from black, while Wuzhu came from white," Qingfeng said.

Hearing this, Ji Dongfeng frowned and said, "Damn it, headache. Let's not think about this for now. After solving the matter of Taiping Island, we'll leave the Netherworld Hongshu."

After a stick of incense's time, Ji Dongfeng arrived above the Ascension Sea. Among a group of islands, he quickly found Taiping Island. However, what surprised Ji Dongfeng was that, unlike other islands, Taiping Island was surrounded by layers of arrays, with numerous defensive measures. Through these arrays, he could see a scene of singing and dancing on the island, looking extremely lively.

"What's going on with this island… Could the sect leader have set a trap for me?" Ji Dongfeng frowned and said.

"Zhao Guanlan, do you know about this Taiping Island?"

Hearing this, Zhao Guanlan said with a complicated expression, "I know, and I don't know."

"Pa."

Qingfeng slapped him across the face.

"Speak properly."

"Cough cough, Taiping Island is quite famous throughout the Three Heavens because it's inhabited by cultivators with lower cultivation levels, or ordinary people. They are all descendants of cultivators who have contributed to the Three Heavens," Zhao Guanlan said.

"Ordinary cultivators aren't qualified to approach this island, so I don't know much about it. That's all I know."

Hearing this, Ji Dongfeng pondered for a moment. Just as he was about to enter the island, a figure took the initiative to fly out from the island.

"You're Ji Dongfeng, right? The one the Eternal Sky Sect sent to inspect? Go back, everything is normal here. Oh, and next time, remember to bring some Venerable-grade pills, we need to cultivate," a young man in the Foundation Establishment stage said with a smug look.

Hearing this, Ji Dongfeng frowned and said, "What the ××, are these all lunatics?"