Five Immortals Gate

At this moment, the area that had been turned into ruins was completely isolated by a large number of sword cultivators, who forbade anyone from approaching, on pain of death.

Elder Hong was still searching for clues with a livid expression. The opponent's sophisticated methods made him realize that the attacker was definitely a top assassin.

The enemy not only killed people here, but also, seeing that they had been warned, destroyed the warning formations and the entire courtyard.

Moreover, the destruction was very thorough. At the same time, the opponent used a variety of magical artifacts, which made the five elements spiritual energy here extremely impure.

His divine sense had been stretched to the point of aching, but he still couldn't find any useful clues, and couldn't determine which sect the enemy belonged to.

Because among the turbulent spiritual energy of heaven and earth remaining here, there was nothing special. If this place was scorched earth, then he could at least lock onto the opponent's cultivation technique or magical artifact as being fire-attributed.

Then at least he would have a direction for investigation, but now the spiritual energy of heaven and earth here is completely impure and chaotic.

"You also stay away, let me take a look!"

Just at this moment, a voice suddenly sounded behind Elder Hong. He quickly turned his head and saw a thin figure had appeared behind him.

"Yes!"

After Elder Hong saw who it was, he immediately responded and retreated…

Yuan Zhen only investigated here for a few dozen breaths before immediately flashing away towards the outside of the market. His face was quite gloomy.

That place had been completely destroyed, leaving no clues at all. It seemed that even if Zhu Hongyi used "Sword Spirit Connects to Sun and Moon" here, he might have only seen a patch of white light.

He believed that the other party must have come prepared, and might even know about the "Sword Spirit Connects to Sun and Moon" divine ability, so even if he could investigate, the appearance he saw would be fake.

The "Sword Spirit Connects to Sun and Moon" divine ability is powerful, but it is only a kind of tracing back, and it cannot distinguish the true situation of the people or things in the picture.

Even if the person was just wearing a mask, even if Zhu Hongyi was here, it would be impossible to penetrate the mask and see the real face behind it through the "Sword Spirit Connects to Sun and Moon" divine ability.

Moreover, Zhu Hongyi and his fellow brothers were not in the sect at this time, and the timing of the other party's search was too coincidental.

This gave Yuan Zhen a headache. The other party was really patient, and only made a sudden move after so many years had passed.

Moreover, how were they able to sneak into the house with several layers of formation protection silently, and actually successfully kill one person.

Even if he wanted to sneak in silently, he might not be able to do it without being noticed with the formations arranged here.

He felt that only by forcibly breaking through with his own cultivation could he do it, but this was also the confidence they had in guarding the market in the past, and they were not afraid of anyone coming to attack it.

However, the severely damaged ruins left behind, which Elder Hong and the others could not find any clues from, allowed Yuan Zhen to find the reason.

"Five Elements! Five Immortals Sect, their methods are indeed strange and unpredictable…"

After Yuan Zhen investigated just now, he had already obtained an important clue, which was the chaotic five elements spiritual energy there.

In the eyes of others, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is composed of five basic attributes of spiritual energy, but the spiritual energy in normal heaven and earth will not be chaotic, but will circulate normally with the five elements mutually generating and restraining each other.

And the five elements spiritual energy there was extremely chaotic, and there was no special fluctuation similar to fire or gold, so Elder Hong felt that the other party was deliberately covering up their actions.

That's because although Elder Hong and the others knew that there was a sect called the Five Elements Sect, the other party had disappeared for too long, and their investigation direction had become fixed, and they judged everything according to normal analysis.

But Yuan Zhen saw something that shocked him. The other party used the five elements spiritual power, so this caused the five elements spiritual energy there to appear together, and no single attribute stood out…

Half a day later, Yuan Zhen's figure reappeared in the West Qi Market. After he went out to track, he still couldn't find any useful clues.

He had actually anticipated such a result when he went out. The other party had come prepared this time, and they basically left the market calmly after committing the crime.

He found out some things. Those three people were indeed assassination experts. They concealed their figures again when they left, so no one on the road in the market noticed the whereabouts of these three people.

The next moment they appeared, they had already reached an exit of the market, and then suddenly attacked again, killing a team of disciples at the market entrance in just a short moment.

And at that time, there were no pursuers coming from behind at all. The time the other party chose was also in the middle of the night. There were only occasional cultivators coming and going in the market, and the three of them had plenty of time to clean up all traces at the entrance.

However, even if there was only a glimmer of hope, Yuan Zhen had to go out and look for it. Who knows, he might be able to find the other party?

After all, his cultivation is much higher than Elder Hong and the others, but the result still disappointed Yuan Zhen, and he even felt a little depressed.

His innate divine ability is mainly attack-oriented, and he also has a detection-type divine ability, but that is only possible if he sees the other party's main body, and that is a divine ability to see through the loopholes in the enemy's spells.

If he was from the "Spirit Tracking Sky Rat" clan, then even if the other party left, he might be able to rely on his keen sense of smell to find the other party.

Unfortunately, that is not his innate divine ability, and because the "Spirit Tracking Sky Rat" has such a strong innate divine ability, it has long been coveted by too many cultivators, and the whereabouts of this clan are now quite rare.

Moreover, they are originally good at finding traces, so it is extremely difficult to find this clan…

These thoughts only occurred to Yuan Zhen while he was tracking outside. After returning to the market, he once again carefully investigated the ruins.

Soon after, Yuan Zhen ordered Elder Hong and the others to bring all the jade slips containing entry and exit registrations for the market's entrances from the past six months.

"You two will temporarily hold your posts here. The market will be temporarily closed to the public. However, after verifying the identities of those inside the market, you can let them leave. The rest will wait for my next order!"

After collecting more than a dozen registration jade slips, Yuan Zhen quickly headed towards the teleportation array. He needed to go back and verify some information.

Regardless of what the three people looked like, or whether they were real or fake, the severely injured Elder Lin had at least seen them. He needed to compare the jade slips with the entry registrations to determine when they entered the market.

If they didn't enter in the last few days or on that day, it meant that they had been preparing in the West Qi Market for a long time. In that case, the three of them must have a place to stay.

Moreover, if he had a specific timeframe, he could conduct a search in the market. They couldn't just appear and disappear out of thin air. After all, there was a guardian formation here that strictly prohibited unauthorized entry.

In fact, Elder Hong and Elder Zhang had already asked Elder Lin about the appearances of the three people. Otherwise, why would they have rushed out to pursue them?

However, Yuan Zhen still needed to ask himself to get the most accurate firsthand assessment, without relying on secondhand information.

Furthermore, the West Qi Market couldn't be reopened at this time. Most of the people here could be ruled out. If they were related to those people, they would definitely anticipate a strict investigation here.

If he could think of it, wouldn't the other party, who had been planning for so long, also think of it? There was no need to leave any potential loopholes.

Therefore, Yuan Zhen acted decisively. After ordering verification, he simply let them leave.

Of course, Yuan Zhen also had other considerations. Among these people, there might be those with powerful backing. It would be fine to detain a small number of them.

But if there were too many people with backgrounds here, "Luo Gu City" would certainly not be able to handle it. He had to ensure that "Luo Gu City" didn't make too many enemies.

He didn't publicly announce "Luo Gu City" at this time because he still needed to investigate further. Secondly, the temporary calm here foreshadowed the beginning of another massacre.

Then, someone would once again have to bear the boundless wrath of "Luo Gu City" for this, even if it was just for show, like last time, but this deterrent was necessary.

Yuan Zhen had already guessed that the real enemy might be the most mysterious sect. How easy would it be to find those three people?

At the same time, after today's incident, a thought suddenly arose in Yuan Zhen's mind, a thought to persuade Zhu Hongyi.

If the master couldn't find the other party this time, it would be better to release all the information about the Five Immortals Sect.

That way, too many forces would swarm in, and because of these two incidents, countless eyes would be fixed on "Luo Gu City." This would undoubtedly give them too many free thugs.

The Five Immortals Sect would therefore not dare to attack here again, and they would need to devote more attention to dealing with the frantic search everywhere…

As soon as Yuan Zhen teleported back to the sect, he immediately went to Elder Lin's courtyard.

"I am Yuan Zhen!"

Upon arriving at the front of the courtyard, Yuan Zhen immediately spoke. His voice was not loud, but the courtyard door quickly opened, and then a very weak voice came from inside.

"Uncle Yuan, please forgive this… disciple for not being able to greet you!"

Yuan Zhen's face was expressionless. He slowly walked into the courtyard, and after a slight sweep with his divine sense, he went straight towards a room.

Inside a room, Yuan Zhen saw Elder Lin sitting cross-legged on a futon. Although he was neatly dressed, he looked extremely weak.

The neat robes must have just been changed, but there were still patches of crimson seeping out in many places.

Moreover, his body emanated an extremely strong medicinal scent, filling the entire room with a mixture of various herbal fragrances.

Yuan Zhen had already smelled these strong scents after entering the courtyard.

He couldn't help but carefully look at Elder Lin. Elder Lin was tall and slender, and next to him was a huge sword box. He was an external sword cultivator.

However, Elder Lin's cultivation was very high, not inferior to those internal sword cultivators. He had already reached the peak of the mid-stage of Refining Void realm, and was about to break through.

Elder Lin's complexion was sallow, his eyes were dull, and his aura was fluctuating. It was very chaotic. When it was weak, Yuan Zhen could feel that it had almost dropped to the early stage of Refining Void realm.

His hands were forming a seal on his knees, especially on the left side of his body, where a large patch of blood had soaked through his clothes, precisely the area below his heart.

This caused the strong medicinal scent in the room to be mixed with a pungent smell of blood, and judging from the bloodstains on his robes, Elder Lin had at least five or six injuries all over his body.

Elder Lin looked at Yuan Zhen who had entered, sitting there and only bowing slightly. Even such a simple action made his eyes even more dull.

After being sent back by Elder Zhang, he immediately healed and meditated. With such serious injuries, even if other elders of the same sect came to visit, he would not receive them.

But at this moment, Uncle Yuan had come, and he had no way to refuse, so he could only interrupt his meditation and recovery.

He also understood why the other party had come. He definitely wanted to personally ask him about what had happened today!

However, Elder Lin noticed that Yuan Zhen was standing there, his dark pupils looking at him with a sinister glow…