Chapter 267: It’s Your Mom
It was also because she escaped quickly.
Subsequently, a black python of extremely large size crawled out of the mine.
It raised its head, its slightly green eyes staring in the direction Song Jiulai had disappeared for two seconds.
As if it had no interest in pursuing, it flicked its tongue, then slowly slithered away on the ground and disappeared.
Song Jiulai’s scalp tingled: “Holy crap, what was that just now?”
A Golden Core Stage cultivator being killed, this was the first time Song Jiulai had directly faced a crime scene.
Golden Core Stage cultivators in such mines are registered, and once killed, their respective Sects will quickly receive the news.
This mine was about to get lively.
System: “The corpse was left behind, it looks like it was intentional.”
When cultivators eliminate each other, a Magic Treasure used would basically blast everything into dregs.
Some cultivators with powerful physical bodies might not suffer such a great impact, but a method like being directly cut in half looks like a deliberate show of force by the perpetrator.
Moreover, there were beast wounds on that disciple.
Either a Demonic Beast, or a Demonic Cultivator.
There are no powerful Demonic Beasts near the mine, could it be a Demonic Cultivator?
Song Jiulai recalled the incident of Demonic Cultivator defection in Xuanwu City, her teeth aching.
A Demonic Cultivator did it, and it just happened to target the First Mine?
Why is her luck so bad!
She left slowly, but returned in a hurry.
She was still contemplating whether to report the news, mainly because she left traces when she came out of Xuanwu City.
If she returned to the mine and found out something happened but didn’t report it, when the Sect investigates, her current identity might even be under suspicion.
She used Li Daqiang’s identity to enter Guanhai Sect, and wanted to use the Teleportation Array to return, not wanting any unforeseen complications for now.
However, Song Jiulai didn’t need to think about it; she had just returned to the entrance of Xuanwu City.
She found it was already in chaos.
Many low-level cultivators from outside had rushed back, and from their panicked tones, Song Jiulai heard that something had happened not just at the First Mine.
Disciples were also killed in other mines.
Those who could guard the mines were basically Golden Core Stage disciples selected by the Major Sects for tasks, and they also had Magic Treasures.
It was impossible for them to die so hastily.
But if cultivators above the Nascent Soul Stage were involved, there were means to monitor them near these mines, so how could they die so silently?
Disciples in white robes from Xuanwu City were dispatched one after another. Song Jiulai was now thinking, if the mines had an incident, would changing locations be safe?
She looked at the map, the closest one was this First Mine, other places were even further. If there were still Demonic Cultivators killing people, going out now would be like sending herself to her doom.
Bad luck.
Why did things start happening precisely when it was her turn to work!
At this moment, she still had the presence of mind to check on the Players, and couldn’t help but ask: “Is the place where Mu Qiu and the others are okay?”
The System said: “Temporarily okay.”
Temporarily okay only meant that the place where they were collecting Spirit Materials was still safe.
Currently, all the incidents reported were from the mines.
Song Jiulai entered a Restaurant, intending to eat something to calm her nerves.
However, after the Meal was served, she thought of the disciple’s corpse cut in half, paused, and suddenly felt she had lost her appetite.
This was different from how she felt when she killed cultivators herself. Golden Core Stage disciples could easily deal with her.
Now they died so tragically.
This was the Cultivation World, where danger lurked everywhere.
She looked at the map, contemplating the possibility of going to the next Place.
Xuanwu City would not ignore this matter. With so many people in Longshuang Great Marsh, they would have to find the culprit, otherwise, could so many people continue to work safely?
Just then, the System suddenly said: “Shuitan is inviting you to a Small World, are you going in?”
Song Jiulai’s spirit perked up: “Shuitan?”
System: “Yes, he’s also come to Longshuang Great Marsh. However, he’s here on a Task from the Fifth Elder. This Secret Realm is for their internal qualification, ordinary Rogue Cultivators cannot enter.”
Song Jiulai quickly asked: “What Secret Realm?”
“Tangu.” The System said: “I don’t know the specifics. Shuitan and the others are here. Only Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators can enter. It’s said that those who enter are to snatch something.”
Song Jiulai asked: “Can I bring other Players?”
“This Secret Realm isn’t a Key. Shuitan is under the watch of others, with a fixed entrance. He can’t bring too many people. To prevent accidents, it’s best if only you go in.” The System did not agree this time.
Song Jiulai nodded, “Alright, then I’ll go in.”
***
At the same moment, Shuitan stood by a magnificent river.
The river surface was as calm as a blue mirror, blending with the sky and earth, a breathtaking sight.
Two women in black dresses stood around him.
They smiled at Shuitan and said: “You only need to enter the lake to get into Tangu.”
The entrance to this Secret Realm was at the bottom of the lake.
At the bottom of this lake, there was a Valley?
However, the Cultivation World was already full of complex matters, so Shuitan didn’t think much of it, only asking the System in his mind: “Did the Sect Master agree?”
System: “Yes.”
If you don’t take advantage of freebies, you’re a fool.
Shuitan’s heart skipped a beat.
He had suddenly thought when he was about to enter the Secret Realm, could he invite the Sect Master into this kind of Secret Realm.
He didn’t expect the Sect Master to actually agree.
In the previous Moonlight Secret Realm, everyone was distributed in different Small Worlds and couldn’t meet.
This time was different.
There was only one Secret Realm inside, meaning he had a chance to see the Sect Master’s true face.
However, it might not be possible. He knew the Sect Master would not use his true face when traveling. He just didn’t know if he would recognize him when they met.
He had only seen the Sect Master when he first entered the Game.
However, Players didn’t know much about the Sect Master. Although they could vaguely glimpse something from the System’s demeanor, it was still not as good as understanding it through personal meeting.
With such curiosity, Shuitan, with a calm expression, leaped into the bottom of the lake.
“Swish—”
The moment he entered the lakebed, a feeling like drowning surged into his heart.
Cultivators were not afraid of drowning, but this lakebed seemed to block this ability, preventing him from even casting a simple water-repelling spell.
However, that suffocating feeling only lasted for a brief moment.
With a “swish,” Shuitan emerged from the lake surface, and his surroundings had already changed.
It was a small lake connected to a low hillside, surrounded by extremely vibrant red Flowers and trees.
A strange floral scent wafted over, and gray Mist shrouded the Place.
This made everything around look blurry.
Soaked all over, he wiped his face, and suddenly there was movement beside him.
A Male Cultivator stood up, then bent over to come ashore and vomited the lake water he had accidentally swallowed onto the ground with a “wow.” After spitting, he even spat again.
Shuitan paused.
After the other party spat out the water, he turned his head to look at Shuitan.
His eyes darted around, and for some reason, they always gave off a shifty impression.
The next second, he straightened up, looking at Shuitan with the demeanor of a dashing young master.
“It’s me.”
System: “It’s the Sect Master, your mom.”
Shuitan: “…”
I have to go out tomorrow, but I’ll be back soon. The remaining two updates for today will be posted tomorrow night.
