132: Blood Soul Tracing

Wu Guohua toyed with the Medicinal Pill, then suddenly sneered: "Old ghost Liu Hua, the Foundation Establishment Pill you prepared for your grandson is mine now."

He carefully put away the Medicinal Pill, his gaze turning towards the window—in the direction of Azure Cloud Sect, a blue light shot into the sky, accompanied by faint, angry roars.

"Search, search..." Wu Guohua pulled the curtains shut, a cold sneer playing on his lips, "By the time you find them, I'll already be..."

Golden Tiger jumped onto the table and rubbed its head against his hand. Wu Guohua ruffled its fluffy ears, a hint of tenderness flashing in his eyes: "Don't worry, the next one will be old ghost Liu Hua."

At midnight, in Azure Cloud Sect's Forbidden Ground in the back mountains.

Inside an Immortal Cave shrouded in spiritual mist, seven bronze soul lamps were placed on a jade table, their wicks burning with a faint blue flame.

Senior Liuhua sat cross-legged on a futon, his hands forming seals, a faint blue spiritual energy swirling around him. This Late Stage Foundation Establishment expert was comprehending a secret art when suddenly, his brows furrowed, as if he sensed something.

"Crack!" A crisp shattering sound was particularly jarring in the silent Immortal Cave.

Senior Liuhua suddenly opened his eyes, only to see that among the seven soul lamps, the central one had shattered into pieces, the lamp oil spilled, and the faint blue flame completely extinguished.

"Rufeng?!" Senior Liuhua's pupils contracted, his aged face instantly contorted.

He abruptly stood up, his wide sleeves flapping without wind, and the terrifying pressure of a Late Stage Foundation Establishment expert erupted, causing the spiritual jade tables and chairs in the Immortal Cave to crack with a "crunch."

"Who! Who dares to kill my Liu family Bloodline!" He roared, his voice like thunder, shaking the entire Immortal Cave.

Outside the door, the two Disciples on night watch were so overwhelmed by the pressure that they directly knelt on the ground, blood oozing from their mouths and noses.

Senior Liuhua took a step, his figure transforming into a blue light, instantly appearing at Azure Cloud Sect's Enforcement Hall.

Although it was deep night, the Enforcement Hall was brightly lit, and several on-duty Enforcement Disciples, seeing Senior Liuhua's sudden arrival, knelt down in unison to salute: "Greetings, Elder Liu!"

Senior Liuhua's face was ashen, and with a flick of his sleeve, a shattered jade token clattered onto the ground before everyone.

Zhao Han, the chief Disciple of the Enforcement Hall, picked it up and his face immediately changed: "This... this is Senior Brother Liu's life-bound jade token?!"

"Rufeng is dead." Senior Liuhua's voice was icy, every word seemingly squeezed through his teeth, "Just tonight, fifty miles outside Qingyun City, he was killed by someone!"

The Enforcement Hall fell into a dead silence, everyone holding their breath.

Liu Rufeng was Senior Liuhua's direct grandson, and even more, an elite Inner Sect Disciple of Azure Cloud Sect. Who had such audacity to kill him on Azure Cloud Sect's territory?

"Investigate!" Senior Liuhua slammed his palm down, instantly pulverizing the entire profound iron table, "Every person who had a grudge with Rufeng, not one shall be spared!"

"Yes!" Zhao Han's forehead seeped cold sweat, and he immediately turned and shouted, "Pass down the order, all Enforcement Disciples are to mobilize immediately, seal off a hundred-mile radius around Qingyun City's South Gate, and search for any suspicious traces!

Additionally, retrieve all records of Senior Brother Liu's recent movements and find out who he last met!"

Before dawn, Qingyun City was already plunged into a 肅殺 atmosphere.

Dozens of Azure Cloud Sect Enforcement Disciples flew on swords, circling above the city like eagles.

On the streets of the South City, teams of Cultivators dressed in Qingyun-patterned Daoist robes searched house by house, and any suspicious person would be stopped and interrogated.

"Everyone listen!" An Enforcement Disciple stood on the central square of the city, his voice amplified by a Spell array, spreading throughout the city,

"Last night, an evil villain attacked and killed a Disciple of my Azure Cloud Sect. If anyone has information, report it quickly, and you will be rewarded with a thousand Spirit Stones! Those who conceal information will be treated as accomplices!"

The Cultivators in the city all changed their expressions, and many Loose Cultivators were as silent as cicadas. Azure Cloud Sect's large-scale action clearly indicated that the deceased was by no means an ordinary Disciple.

At the same time, Senior Liuhua personally came to the place where Liu Rufeng last appeared—the desolate valley fifty miles outside Qingyun City's South Gate.

He hovered in mid-air, his eyes slightly closed, his Divine Sense sweeping over every inch of the land like a tide.

Although Wu Guohua had destroyed the evidence, under the Divine Sense investigation of a Late Stage Foundation Establishment expert, some clues could still not be completely concealed.

"Traces of fire-attribute Spell burning..." Senior Liuhua stared at a scorched patch of soil on the ground, a cold light flashing in his eyes, "And residual fluctuations of Sword Qi..."

He suddenly raised his hand, and a blue light drew out a nearly imperceptible wisp of golden spiritual energy from the soil.

"This is... a metal-attribute Cultivation Technique?" Senior Liuhua frowned tightly, "Who exactly was Rufeng chasing out of the city?"

Inside Qingyun City's most prosperous "Immortal Dwelling Pavilion," Wu Guohua was clinking cups and chatting cheerfully with three Loose Cultivators.

"Have you heard? A Azure Cloud Sect Inner Sect Disciple died last night, and now the whole city is under martial law!" A burly man with a full beard whispered.

"Heh, serves them right! Those Azure Cloud Sect fellows are usually so arrogant, it's about time someone taught them a lesson!" Another sneered.

Wu Guohua smiled slightly, picked up his wine cup and took a sip, his gaze sweeping over the Azure Cloud Sect Disciples patrolling the street outside the window.

His Divine Sense had long sensed that the entire wine house was being secretly monitored, but he was not flustered at all—at this moment, he had returned to his original appearance, completely different from his disguised appearance yesterday.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang, what do you think?" The Loose Cultivator at the same table asked, as Wu Guohua used the pseudonym Zhang Shan when interacting with Loose Cultivators.

Wu Guohua put down his wine cup and said calmly: "In the Cultivation world, the strong prey on the weak, and life and death are fated. Why make such a fuss?"

Just then, the wine house door was violently pushed open, and three Azure Cloud Sect Enforcement Disciples strode in, the leader coldly saying: "Everyone, show your identity jade tokens!"

The wine house immediately stirred, but no one dared to resist. Wu Guohua calmly took out a Loose Cultivator Alliance jade token from his 怀 and handed it over.

The Enforcement Disciple carefully examined it, his gaze lingering on his face for a moment, then finally huffed coldly and turned to the next person.

A subtle cold sneer played on Wu Guohua's lips.

He knew that Senior Liuhua must be furious now, but no matter how the other party searched, they would never have imagined that the culprit was sitting in Qingyun City's liveliest wine house, leisurely drinking spiritual wine.

Azure Cloud Sect, Deliberation Hall.

"Useless! A bunch of useless people!" Senior Liuhua was furious, sending the reporting Enforcement Disciple flying several feet with a palm, "It's been three days, and you haven't even found a single clue about the culprit?!"

The hall was silent, all the Elders and Enforcement Disciples bowed their heads, not daring to provoke him.

Sect Head Qingyunzi sighed lightly and said: "Junior Brother Liu, please accept my condolences. My Azure Cloud Sect will never let this matter rest. We have already dispatched the 'Heavenly Eye' team to investigate the black market, and I believe there will be results soon."

Senior Liuhua's chest heaved violently, his eyes bloodshot. He gritted his teeth and said: "Sect Head Senior Brother, I want to use the 'Blood Soul Tracing Art'!"

Everyone was shocked to hear this. Qingyunzi frowned and said: "This art requires your own essence blood as a guide, and the cost is immense, you..."

"I have made up my mind!" Senior Liuhua suddenly tore open the front of his robe, revealing his chest, "Rufeng is the most promising junior of my Liu family. If this vengeance is not exacted, I swear I am not human!"