I Built A Family Of Immortal Cultivators

Chapter 60: Investigating Spies

Not long after, several flying magical tools flew across the sky. Lin Qing knew that these should be Foundation Building cultivators from the Wuji Sect.

After the flying magical tools arrived, the fire was extinguished shortly thereafter. Until the next morning, Lin Qing didn't hear any movement.

The shops that usually opened early didn't open that day. Not only him, but the surrounding shops were also closed.

It wasn't until the afternoon that some news came, and people slowly started to open their shops.

Lin Qing also heard some news. It was said that last night, Blood Sea Old Demon attacked the Wuji Sect's technique shop alone, taking away most of the techniques and destroying the entire shop. It was said to be revenge for the disciples who were captured by the Wuji Sect.

Two years ago, Blood Sea Old Demon sent a challenge to the Wuji Sect, but his whereabouts were unknown afterwards. Everyone had forgotten about it, but unexpectedly, Blood Sea Old Demon hadn't forgotten and instead targeted the Wuji Sect's shops. By the time the Wuji Sect's cultivators arrived, Blood Sea Old Demon had already disappeared.

Although this news was surprising, Lin Qing felt more puzzled.

Others might not pay attention, but as a formation master, he knew that there were formations in the Wuji Sect's technique shop. After closing the doors to guests at night, the formations would activate. Although they couldn't compare to the defensive formations of Xuan Yu Pavilion, they were still very good. Even a second-level formation master would need some time to crack them, let alone Blood Sea Old Demon. It didn't make sense that he was a second-level formation master.

And once an attempt to crack the formations was made, the Wuji Sect would definitely receive the news. It wouldn't be that easy.

Lin Qing had a guess in his mind. Could it be that Blood Sea Old Demon had infiltrated the technique shop in advance, which made it so easy for him? But it didn't make sense either. The cultivators in the technique shop were all dispatched by the Wuji Sect. How could outsiders interfere?

After speculating about this matter, Lin Qing thought that the Wuji Sect would intensify their search for Blood Sea Old Demon. But unexpectedly, on the second day after the incident, the entire Xuan Yu Pavilion was completely sealed off, and no one was allowed to enter or leave.

This made the shops that were originally open not dare to open anymore. The hearts of the cultivators were in turmoil. Could it be that Blood Sea Old Demon was still inside Xuan Yu Pavilion?

Lin Qing also thought of this possibility and strengthened his vigilance.

After the sealing off, the Wuji Sect sent hundreds of disciples to conduct a thorough investigation of all the people and shops in the market, especially those who had come in the past two years.

Lin Qing had been in Xuan Yu Pavilion for almost thirty years and was considered a senior shop owner among the others. Plus, he had his family, so he didn't face much scrutiny.

But just because Lin Qing was fine didn't mean others were. During the days of investigation, he often heard the sound of fighting. However, under the great pressure from the Wuji Sect, the fights didn't last long.

On the fourth day, Lin Qing heard from the neighboring shop owner that Blood Sea Old Demon wasn't inside the pavilion. The Wuji Sect was actually trying to catch the spies of Blood Sea Old Demon. They had already captured more than twenty cultivators in the past two days.

After hearing this, Lin Qing thought to himself that it seemed like the Wuji Sect also found this matter suspicious. Blood Sea Old Demon must have had an insider.

But were there really so many spies?

Lin Qing had some doubts. Perhaps it wasn't just spies. This thorough investigation might have exposed some cultivators who had been causing trouble inside Xuan Yu Pavilion. The Wuji Sect was killing two birds with one stone.

Originally, they thought the sealing off would only last a few days, but what Lin Qing and the other shop owners didn't expect was that the sealing off lasted for a whole month.

After waiting for a month, the market reopened and Lin Qing stood in front of his own shop, seeing many cultivators walking out, including many familiar shop owners.

"This Xuan Yu Lane is simply unbearable."

"The market wasn't big to begin with, and now they're doing this, they're forcing us to leave."

"The Infinite Sect couldn't catch the culprit themselves, so they blame us. What kind of sect is this?"

These departing cultivators had their grievances, and rightly so. Anyone would find it unbearable to be arbitrarily sealed off for a month, let alone a group of cultivators.

After these cultivators left, Xuan Yu Lane immediately fell into a state of desolation.

As for why it was sealed off for a month, Lin Qing later heard rumors. It was said that after the Infinite Sect captured the spy in Xuan Yu Lane, they conducted their own investigation within their sect. The Infinite Sect was so large that they conducted a month-long investigation, only concluding after capturing a mid-Foundation Building elder. During this period, not only Xuan Yu Lane, but the entire industry of the Infinite Sect came to a standstill.

Lin Qing thought to himself, it seems that this incident has made the Infinite Sect even angrier than before.

Indeed, although the Qingmu Sect was previously annihilated, one, it was far away, and two, it caught them off guard. But this time was different. This was something done right under their noses, and there were insiders involved. No sect could tolerate such an occurrence.

Three months later, everything seemed to have returned to normal.

But Lin Qing felt that Xuan Yu Lane couldn't go back to how it was. After the Blood Sea Old Demon incident and the subsequent lockdown, the flow of people in the market was now only half of what it used to be. His shop's business had declined significantly, and now, when he needed spirit stones for planning his Foundation Building, the downturn in business had a significant impact on Lin Qing.

And if it had a significant impact on Lin Qing, it had an even greater impact on other shops. Some cultivators who hadn't left before couldn't bear it after enduring for these two months and directly left Xuan Yu Lane.

For a while, there were quite a few cultivators leaving, and the entire market was in a state of panic.

After all, everyone came to the market to do business and buy resources. Now that the shop owners had left, what kind of business could they do in the future, and where could they buy resources?

In this situation, the Infinite Sect also realized that the situation was not good. They directly waived the rent for all the shops in the market for the next year, which helped to salvage the situation, and the market slowly recovered.

However, the remaining shop owners didn't fully buy into the Infinite Sect's actions. Everyone said that if the Infinite Sect couldn't even catch a Blood Sea Old Demon, and was always involved in these things, if they had caught the Blood Sea Old Demon earlier, these things wouldn't have happened.

After hearing this, Lin Qing also felt the same. If they had caught the Blood Sea Old Demon earlier, these things wouldn't have happened.

Half a year after the Blood Sea Old Demon incident, Lin Xuzhe and Lin Xuyuan returned to their home in Xuan Yu Lane once again. But as soon as they came back, Lin Xuzhe curiously said to Lin Qing, "Dad, why aren't there many people in the market?"

Lin Qing knew that the two brothers had been hunting demonic beasts in the mountains and didn't know much about these matters, so he explained the Blood Sea Old Demon incident to them.

"What? They're so audacious?" Lin Xuzhe was surprised.

"Both of you should be careful too. If it's not safe, just stay at home for now." Lin Qing looked at his two sons. They were both cultivators at the fifth level of Qi Refining, and because Lin Xuzhe had four spiritual roots, he would progress faster in cultivation. It wouldn't be long before he broke through to the sixth level of Qi Refining.

"Okay, Dad." Lin Xuzhe and Lin Xuyuan nodded.

(End of this chapter)