53: Chapter 53: The Purification Society!

Thinking of this, Xu Yan didn't press the other person any further; he knew he wouldn't be able to get anything else out of him.

He simply took out his phone and started scrolling through the official bounty information, hoping to find some useful data.

As it turned out, Xu Yan really did find something unusual.

"This criminal is a member of the 'Pure World Society'. If possible, try to capture him alive."

Xu Yan looked at the information specially highlighted in a small section of red text below Li Yong's bounty, silently reciting it in his mind.

"Pure World Society?!"

Xu Yan exclaimed instinctively, suddenly looking up, his gaze locked tightly onto Li Yong.

"You are a member of the Pure World Society?!"

"How many of you came? What are you trying to do?"

The Pure World Society is one of the cult organizations that the authorities are heavily targeting.

The reason Xu Yan had an impression of this cult was that their core doctrine had only one tenet.

That was to eliminate all ordinary people who had not awakened a Superpower.

The appearance of a crazy cult member with such a clear goal in Xu Family Village left Xu Yan no choice but to think deeply about it.

"No... no!" Li Yong shook his head desperately, shouting instinctively, "I am not Pure World Society..."

However, the moment the three words "Pure World Society" left his mouth, Li Yong's face suddenly became contorted with pain, and his body began to spasm uncontrollably.

Noticing Li Yong's abnormality, Xu Yan instinctively stepped back, putting some distance between them.

Although he had never encountered a cultist before, he had seen some of the crazy actions of cultists before death on the internet.

Before, he didn't know Li Yong's identity, but now that he did, Xu Yan naturally didn't dare to approach him rashly.

"Save... save me, I... I don't want to die!"

Li Yong's pupils dilated, and he struggled to beg Xu Yan for help.

How could Xu Yan dare to approach Li Yong now?

He clearly saw that Li Yong's skin was starting to turn bright red, as if it were a red-hot branding iron.

"Li Yong!" Xu Yan shouted sternly, "Tell me, are there any other Pure World Society members in Pushan Town, and what is their goal?"

"Hoh, hoh~"

Li Yong's throat made a strange sound; his mouth opened and closed, wanting to speak, but he couldn't say anything.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a ball of red flame erupted from within Li Yong's body without warning, instantly engulfing his entire body.

The temperature of the flames was terrifyingly high; even though Xu Yan was already standing at the doorway, he could still feel the scorching heat.

Yet, despite the high temperature, it eerily did not ignite the surrounding furniture.

It was as if this terrifying flame that had suddenly appeared only acted upon Li Yong alone.

But Xu Yan had an inexplicable intuition that if he dared to touch those flames, the fate awaiting him would be exactly the same as Li Yong's.

Xu Yan's expression was extremely grim at this moment.

But it wasn't because of Li Yong's sudden death.

To be honest, he didn't care at all whether Li Yong died or not.

What he really cared about was the Pure World Society!

Xu Yan didn't know what those flames were, but he knew that this definitely had something to do with the Pure World Society.

"As expected of a cult!" Xu Yan watched Li Yong being burned by the raging fire.

By now, Li Yong had completely stopped breathing, and the surroundings were so quiet that only the "sizzling" sound of the flames burning could be heard.

"Such a method is probably something only an S-rank Esper could achieve."

"No, I must get to the bottom of this!"

Whether it was for the sake of the safety of the villagers of Xu Family Village, or to ensure that he wouldn't be disturbed while farming attributes in the future.

He could not turn a blind eye to the appearance of the Pure World Society.

The first people Xu Yan thought of were Xu Yingying and Shen Fei.

The former belonged to the Supernatural Management Bureau and specialized in handling such matters.

And although the latter belonged to the military, judging by how much importance Shen Fei placed on the Gateway, it was easy to conclude that if he told him the information he had gathered tonight, he would definitely take it very seriously.

"Moreover, from Li Yong's information, I can even boldly speculate that this Gateway was created by the Pure World Society."

The flames gradually died out, leaving only a human-shaped scorch mark on the ground, with nothing else remaining.

It was as if everything that had just happened had never occurred.

Xu Yan didn't bother with the scorch mark on the ground; he quickly organized the information he had gathered tonight in his mind.

"The Gateway, the barrier of the Longji Mountain Range, the cycle, and the suddenly emerged Pure World Society."

Xu Yan vaguely felt that all of this was connected.

Suddenly, he recalled the conversation he heard when he encountered that madman on the road two days ago.

"Could they be members of the Pure World Society?"

"This is... Xu Yan, what happened in your house?"

Suddenly, a familiar female voice rang out behind Xu Yan, interrupting his thoughts.

Xu Yan turned around and discovered that Xu Yingying had appeared in his courtyard at some point.

Xu Yingying was wearing sportswear, and her hair was still tied in a neat ponytail.

Her gaze first fell upon the Tall Guy on the bathroom wall, then her nose twitched slightly, and her expression changed instantly.

"This is... the stench of a corpse burned by the Purifying Fire Curse Seal!"

She looked sharply at Xu Yan—or more accurately, at the human-shaped scorch mark on the ground behind him.

"Tell me, what exactly happened here?"

Although Xu Yingying hadn't acted properly before, now was not the time to dwell on such things.

The matter of the Pure World Society was obviously more important.

"Come in and let's talk."

Xu Yan stepped aside, and the two went into the living room.

He briefly recounted what had just happened, from the Tall Guy climbing over the wall at the beginning to Li Yong's sudden self-immolation at the end.

Of course, he also shared the information he had gotten from Li Yong, such as the opening time of the Gateway and the human-skin map.

When he got to the information about the Gateway, Xu Yan kept observing the changes in Xu Yingying's expression.

Discovering that she showed no surprise or astonishment, he understood immediately.

After hearing everything, Xu Yingying remained silent for a long time, and then her expression began to become complex, showing shock, lingering fear, and a hint of guilt.

"I'm sorry, Xu Yan."

Xu Yingying bowed to apologize to Xu Yan: "It was my fault before; I was too anxious at the time, and my methods might have been a bit excessive."

"I am solemnly apologizing to you here."

Xu Yan raised an eyebrow. He knew Xu Yingying was apologizing for what happened a few days ago, but he didn't respond.

In the world of adults, once some things are done, one must inevitably pay the corresponding price.

Just like his relationship with Lin Feng.

If he went to say sorry to Lin Feng now, admitting that it was his fault in the past, would their relationship really be able to return to how it was in college?

That was obviously impossible.

Xu Yingying also knew this. She reached into her bosom and took out a palm-sized metal box from her waist pocket, handing it to Xu Yan.

"This is my apology gift; I hope you can accept it."

Looking at the metal box Xu Yingying handed over, Xu Yan remained silent and didn't take it.

Seeing that Xu Yan still hadn't made a move, Xu Yingying opened the metal box directly.

The box opened, and inside were two things.

On the left was a transparent card, the material of which felt somewhat familiar to Xu Yan, like the boundary stone he had obtained before.

And on the right was a transparent jade bottle filled with a dark golden liquid.