Starting From The Equal Opportunity To Become A Saint

290. Chapter 290 Soul Search!

Every qualified and capable cultivator who can choose a Human Cauldron and be reborn is a rare treasure for the Qingyun Immortal Gate.

Cultivators who can live a second or even a third life surpass ordinary people in terms of cultivation experience, understanding of the Great Dao, and life experiences.

They can return to their peak in the shortest amount of time and even reach new heights, becoming an important force for the development of the Immortal Gate.

Therefore, the loss of such a reborn cultivator is a huge loss for the Immortal Gate.

Now, the responsibility of overseeing and protecting the reborn cultivators, which was entrusted to Ding Xingyi, has suddenly disappeared without a trace. This responsibility is indeed significant!

"Ding Junior Brother, think carefully. Did you notice anything unusual tonight?"

Dai Yingyu lowered her head and looked at Ding Xingyi, who had already lost consciousness, and asked again.

Ding Xingyi shook his head directly and said with certainty, "No! Everything was completely normal. I didn't even hear any abnormal sounds!"

"In fact, if I hadn't heard movement from the True Transmission Hall, I might not have realized that Senior Brother Yan was no longer here!"

Dai Yingyu frowned.

This is really strange.

Ding Xingyi is a Gold Core cultivator at the Ninth Realm, and his spiritual perception can even envelop the entire Emerald Bamboo Peak.

Under normal circumstances, how could he not perceive what happened next to him?

Unless... a cultivator at the Nascent Soul realm took action!

Swish!

At this moment, the Head Teacher of Qingyun, Zhong Ten Thousand Year, the Peak Master of Earth Peak, Yue Qiguang, the Peak Master of White Feather Peak, Meng Zhichen, and the Peak Master of Sky Pool Peak, Zhu Houbin, all arrived upon hearing the news.

Looking at the extinguished soul lamp belonging to Yan Zhiyi, their faces were all gloomy.

Another one has died!

Last year, the death of Qingshan Patriarch was still fresh in their minds.

Now, another Nascent Soul realm Patriarch's soul lamp has been extinguished!

Damn it, is this Yu Jiangcheng a disaster star?

Why did every Sect Patriarch who wanted to possess him end up dead?

These thoughts simultaneously emerged in the minds of the several Peak Masters.

First, it was Qingshan Patriarch, and now it was Zhiyi Patriarch. The deaths of the two Nascent Soul realm Patriarchs were all inexplicably related to Yu Jiangcheng. They couldn't help but think more.

"Dai Junior Sister, tell us, what exactly happened?"

Zhong Ten Thousand Year directly asked Dai Yingyu.

Dai Yingyu shook her head before speaking, softly recounting the information she knew. Finally, she glanced at Ding Xingyi and said, "Unless there are cultivators at the Nascent Soul realm, it is unlikely that they could have concealed their spiritual perception from Junior Brother Ding!"

Cultivators at the Nascent Soul realm? Zhong Ten Thousand Year couldn't help but furrow his brows.

This is the internal area of their Qingyun Immortal Gate. It is unlikely that cultivators from outside, especially those at the Nascent Soul realm, could infiltrate.

The only possibility is that someone within their Immortal Gate at the Nascent Soul realm took action!

But the problem is, Senior Brother Yan is known to be a very kind person within the Sect. He hasn't had any major conflicts with anyone.

Who would be so heartless as to strike him down at a time like this?

"Dai Junior Sister, did you also not sense anything unusual?"

Zhong Ten Thousand Year turned to Dai Yingyu for answers.

Seeing Dai Yingyu shake her head, Zhong Ten Thousand Year's brows furrowed even tighter.

Others may not know the extent of Dai Yingyu's Cultivation Base Realm, but as the Head Teacher, Zhong Ten Thousand Year was well aware.

As early as last year, Dai Yingyu had broken through to the fifth stage of Nascent Soul, becoming the peak master with the second highest strength among the five peaks of Qingyun.

If even Dai Yingyu hadn't noticed the opponent's aura and trace, it meant that the person's Cultivation Base Realm was likely higher than Dai Yingyu's.

Is that possible?

Within the entire Qingyun Immortal Gate, apart from the Keeper of the Books, there was only Zhong Ten Thousand Year himself who had a true Cultivation Base above the fifth stage of Nascent Soul.

Naturally, it was impossible for him.

Not to mention the Keeper of the Books, who was absolutely trustworthy.

Zhong Ten Thousand Year shook his head in annoyance, unable to think of anyone else who would have such Cultivation Base strength and a motive to kill.

"Is it possible that Yu Jiangcheng himself has some problem?"

Zhong Ten Thousand Year redirected the question back to Yu Jiangcheng.

"A year ago, Senior Qingshan died because of Yu Jiangcheng, and his body has not been found to this day."

"Now, Senior Yan suddenly extinguished his soul lamp for no reason!"

"I suspect that Senior Yan has successfully possessed someone, and Yu Jiangcheng is pretending to be weak."

Once may be a coincidence, but twice is unlikely.

Especially Senior Qingshan's death, which is still an unsolved case, with no body found and no trace of the killer.

Just like the death of the present Senior Zhiyi, it also seemed to have no useful information.

Hearing this, Ding Xingyi's face suddenly changed, and he raised his voice:

"This is impossible!"

"When Yu Jiangcheng was initiated, I personally investigated his body, and at that time, he only had the strength of the Qi Condensation stage!"

"And when Senior Yan possessed him, I was also present and saw with my own eyes Senior Yan's soul and Nascent Soul completely invading Yu Jiangcheng's body without any resistance!"

"I can guarantee that Senior Yan's possession was successful, and his Cultivation Base progress over the past year has been as expected."

"If it weren't for this unexpected incident, in another ten years at most, Senior Yan would definitely be able to return to the fifth stage of Nascent Soul!"

Zhong Ten Thousand Year ignored Ding Xingyi and turned his gaze to Dai Yingyu, Yue Qiguang, and Meng Zhichen, and asked softly:

"What about you guys, what do you think?"

Meng Zhichen was the first to speak: "Head Teacher's words are not without reason. At this time, we cannot overlook any possibility!"

"When Senior Qingshan died last year, I once proposed to search the souls of Yu Jiangcheng and the others, but someone adamantly refused..."

Saying this, Meng Zhichen glanced disdainfully at Dai Yingyu and continued:

"Now, even Senior Yan has suffered. Whether or not Yu Jiangcheng, as Senior's Human Cauldron, has any problems, we must find him!"

"Oh, and Liu Zimo, we can't let him go easily this time either!"

"Who knows if he is also pretending to be weak. Remember, the suspicion of him being an Ascensionist has not been cleared!"

Finally, Meng Zhichen mentioned Liu Zimo.

He immediately brought up two out of the four people involved in Senior Qingshan's death.

As for Liu Yun and Yu Ningxin, although he wanted to mention them, Meng Zhichen wisely closed his mouth when he thought about their identities.

"Good, we'll follow Meng Junior Brother's words!"

Zhong Ten Thousand Year decisively nodded, not listening to anyone else's opinions, and made the decision.

"Dai Shimei, Yue Shidi, the two of you are responsible for the internal and external inspection tasks of the sect, with a focus on investigating the whereabouts of those Nascent Soul stage ancestors!"

"Meng Shidi, Zhu Shidi, the two of you are responsible for tracking down Yu Jiangcheng, dead or alive. Make sure to bring him back to me!"

"As for that Liu Zimo, I will personally go and investigate this time. Even if the senior guardian tries to obstruct, the sect will not tolerate it!"

"Yes, Head Teacher Shixiong!"

The four of them did not hesitate, they bowed and quickly dispersed.

After taking another look at Ding Xingyi, Zhong Ten Thousand Year also left directly and arrived at the miscellaneous hall on the back mountain in an instant.

Swish!

With a sweep of his divine sense, he quickly determined the location of Liu Zimo.

With a flicker of his mind, Zhong Ten Thousand Year appeared directly in Liu Zimo's bedroom.

"Indeed, an ordinary mortal body, nothing special. No wonder the senior guardian always said that this person couldn't possibly be an Ascensionist!"

His gaze lightly swept over Liu Zimo, who was sleeping on the bed, and Zhong Ten Thousand Year muttered to himself.

"However, since I'm here, I can't leave empty-handed."

"Yue Qiguang and Meng Zhichen have always said that this person is highly likely to be an Ascensionist, it's definitely not baseless rumors. It's better to conduct a detailed inspection, just in case!"

With this in mind, Zhong Ten Thousand Year walked directly to the front of the bed and first glanced at the Book Pavilion Gold Token that Liu Zimo carried with him even while sleeping.

Swish!

With a wave of his right hand, Zhong Ten Thousand Year used a secret technique to move the Book Pavilion Gold Token to the side.

As the saying goes, no matter how powerful a Magic Treasure is, it depends on the person who uses it.

Otherwise, even if a Divine Weapon is carried by a useless person, it is just a decoration.

The Book Pavilion Gold Token refined by the senior guardian is indeed very powerful. When fully activated, even he, as the Head Teacher, would have to temporarily avoid its edge.

But now this Gold Token is in the hands of Liu Zimo, a useless servant. Zhong Ten Thousand Year has many ways to suppress the outbreak of the Book Pavilion Gold Token.

On the bed, Liu Zimo pretended to be asleep.

The moment Zhong Ten Thousand Year entered the room, he sensed it.

At the same time, he secretly rejoiced that he rushed back as soon as he arranged Yu Jiangcheng. Otherwise, he might have been discovered by someone else!

Even with his eyes closed, Liu Zimo could sense the faint Nascent Soul aura emanating from the other person.

Without thinking too much, Liu Zimo instinctively moved his mind and directly bound the approaching person as his "good brother".

[Binding successful! Your good brother Zhong Ten Thousand Year is online. Currently available binding targets (371/1000).]

"Zhong Ten Thousand Year?"

Hearing the name in the prompt, Liu Zimo's mind trembled slightly.

"Isn't he the Peak Master of Qingyun Peak, the current Head Teacher of Qingyun Immortal Gate?"

"Why would he suddenly come to me?!"

"Xing Yuzhu had reminded me before, saying that this Zhong Ten Thousand Year is narrow-minded and had been targeting me since a year ago. It was only because of the presence of the senior guardian that he hesitated to make a move."

"Now it seems that he can no longer restrain himself!"

Thoughts surged in Liu Zimo's mind.

He knew that Zhong Ten Thousand Year's visit this time must be related to the news of Yan Zhiyi's death.

He just didn't expect that the other party would quickly shift their suspicious gaze onto him.

Swoosh!

Feeling the Book Pavilion Golden Token at his waist being taken away by the other party using secret techniques, Liu Zimo's heart skipped a beat, and his Immortal Dao Cultivation Base inside his body was ready to unleash.

Once he discovered that Zhong Ten Thousand Year was going to be unfavorable to him, he could launch the strongest attack at the first moment.

"Young nephew, you've gone a bit too far with this!"

Just as Zhong Ten Thousand Year was about to use Divine Sense to search Liu Zimo's soul, the Book Pavilion Golden Token that had been moved aside by him suddenly emitted a bright light and floated in the air in front of Zhong Ten Thousand Year.

An old and serene voice came from the Golden Token.

Zhong Ten Thousand Year's mind shook when he heard this, and he looked in astonishment at the Book Pavilion Golden Token that had suddenly been activated.

He didn't expect that the guardian would ultimately choose to come out and stop him!

"Master Jing, I know you have a great interest in this servant!"

"But from beginning to end, I only wanted to search and investigate him once, and I never intended to harm his life!"

Zhong Ten Thousand Year bowed and spoke with some excitement to the Book Pavilion Golden Token:

"Master Jing, you must already know what happened tonight on Emerald Bamboo Peak. This is already the second accidental death of a Nascent Soul stage senior brother!"

"Since there is suspicion on this Liu Zimo, why can't Master Jing let me thoroughly investigate him?"

He's just a useless servant, even if he really is wrongly accused, so what?

Does the guardian have to take it so seriously and not give any face to this Head Teacher?

The guardian remained silent for a moment before speaking in a calm voice:

"I am also saddened by the death of Junior Brother Zhiyi. However, that is not an excuse for you to implicate innocent people!"

"Whether Liu Zimo is an Ascension cultivator or a possible culprit in the murders of Qingshan and Zhiyi, I have an idea, and you should have an idea too!"

"Since you are determined to search his soul today, I will no longer stop you."

Zhong Ten Thousand Year's face brightened, and he was about to thank the guardian when he heard the guardian continue:

"But after the soul search, if it turns out that this child has no problems, I want you to take out a Heaven Mending Pill to repair the soul damage caused by the soul search!"

Zhong Ten Thousand Year was taken aback, and a hint of surprise and reluctance appeared in his eyes.

He didn't expect the guardian to make such a request.

The Heaven Mending Pill is a Spiritual Treasure-level Medicine Pill specifically used to treat soul injuries. Even if it's a Nascent Soul cultivator, it can still be quickly treated and repaired.

It would be such a waste to give such a precious Spiritual Treasure-level Medicine Pill to a mortal servant with ordinary bones!

If Yue Qiguang and Meng Zhichen's speculation is wrong and this Liu Zimo is not a true Ascension cultivator, then his loss would be great.

"Master Jing, is it necessary?"

"This Liu Zimo, even if he is not an Ascension cultivator, is ultimately just a servant disciple. What is it that you see in him that makes you so biased towards him?"

Zhong Ten Thousand Year asked the guardian in confusion.

"You don't need to know these things."

The guardian didn't answer his question directly and asked him straightforwardly:

"Just tell me, are you willing or not?"

Zhong Ten Thousand Year's expression on his face changed slightly, but in the end, he gritted his teeth and nodded forcefully:

"Alright! I will follow Master Jing's words. I will provide the Heaven Mending Pill!"

After saying that, Zhong Ten Thousand Year no longer hesitated or showed any politeness. He directly sent out a strand of Spiritual Sense, like an arrow, directly invading Liu Zimo's sea of consciousness! (End of this chapter)