Chapter 27

"Master Wang, I secretly investigated many places and questioned numerous disciples of the sect, leaving almost nothing unchecked. I even explored the miscellaneous service areas, paying special attention to Zhou Kai, Han Zong, and others. At the time, there were thirty-seven people not in the sect, and I carefully investigated each one of them, ruling out twenty-nine."

"Of those remaining, six could not prove they were not around Black Mountain. The only ones who can be confirmed to have been near Black Mountain at the time are Meng Hao and Han Zong." This young man was also a renowned figure within the Mountain Relying Sect, but in the presence of the outstanding Wang Tengfei, he remained respectful. However, he had never seen Wang Tengfei in such a state, so he hesitated for a moment before bowing and speaking.

Wang Tengfei's expression grew even more grim. When he raised his head, his eyes were cold, making the young man's heart chill and his head lower in nervousness.

"Han Zong was at Black Mountain too... Meng Hao?" Wang Tengfei frowned, the name Meng Hao seemed somewhat familiar to him.

"Meng Hao is... the one who injured Junior Brother Lu." The young man quickly reminded him.

Wang Tengfei's face darkened, and a fierce flame burned within him. He had planned for so many years and invested so much effort, viewing this as a great fortune for himself and a trial to present to his family in the future. But now, it had been snatched away by someone else. Thinking of the sword, Wang Tengfei's heart ached. That was the object he had prepared to command the heavens and earth. Thinking of the ancient Ying Dragon's inheritance, Wang Tengfei almost bled again.

Before this, he was full of confidence, firmly believing that this fortune belonged to him, Wang Tengfei, and that only he, Wang Tengfei, was worthy of such fortune and the blessings it brought. But this sudden failure, a blow he had never imagined, was too much for him to bear, making him feel as if everything was unreal and tearing his heart apart.

Breathing heavily, Wang Tengfei was about to speak when suddenly his body trembled violently. His right arm instantly felt a searing pain. He immediately lowered his head and lifted his sleeve, staring intently at his arm as the blood droplet slowly dissipated and eventually vanished. Wang Tengfei tried to stop it but was powerless. His handsome face twisted in anger and the feeling of failure, and the connection to the inheritance being severed made him spit out a mouthful of blood.

He understood that the person who had taken his treasure had, at this moment, completely taken away his inheritance. This meant he could no longer use a blood droplet to sense the other's location, as the inheritance had chosen someone else.

The young man in front of him, seeing this, was immediately alarmed. Just as he was about to step forward, Wang Tengfei suddenly raised his head and shouted fiercely.

"Get out!"

His words echoed loudly, and the young man's face turned pale. Wang Tengfei's expressions were something he had never seen before, making him feel a chill and quickly retreat.

Inside the cave, Wang Tengfei's eyes were bloodshot, his mind filled with the names Han Zong and Meng Hao, and he also recalled the outer sect ant he had ignored on the square that day.

Suddenly, Wang Tengfei frowned, his face growing even darker. He thought about the strange inability to sense the inheritance through the blood droplet and the peculiar feeling of being erased. He believed that neither Han Zong nor Meng Hao could have done this.

"Who is it!" Wang Tengfei's eyes were bloodshot. He raised his right hand and slapped his storage bag, causing a silver light to fly out and form a silver octagonal array floating in front of him.

Staring at the array, Wang Tengfei's eyes showed determination. This was the array he had previously set up around Black Mountain. After use, it needed several hours to recharge before it could be reversed; otherwise, it would yield no results. Now, the time had passed, and it could be activated.

Wang Tengfei had decided that even if he had to reverse the array, paying the price of a significant loss of cultivation and even some damage to his consciousness, he would still feel out who else had been around Black Mountain that day.

Staring at the silver array, Wang Tengfei bit his tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood. As the blood landed on the array, he formed a seal with his right hand and pressed it down. Instantly, his mind exploded, and his consciousness became chaotic. But faintly, he sensed a presence and a fluctuation from the array.

"One, two... these nine people were those I invited to help. This aura belongs to me..." Wang Tengfei's face was pale. The silver array in front of him trembled, showing signs of cracking, but he did not give up and continued to sense.

In his mind, a blurry outline gradually appeared, containing some stationary light points. He knew who ten of these light points were, and on one of them, he sensed Meng Hao's aura.

Besides these, there was another light point, which Wang Tengfei confirmed was Han Zong. However, the array could only record those who had entered the area around Black Mountain, spanning seven or eight mountains, and could not accurately pinpoint each person's exact location.

Wang Tengfei frowned, and suddenly, he saw another light point in the outline in his mind.

This light point was very dim, almost invisible if not for careful observation. In fact, if not for Wang Tengfei's willingness to collapse the array and force out its last bit of power, he would not have noticed this almost imperceptible light point.

"This is..." Wang Tengfei's heart shook violently as he focused on the dim light point. But the moment he did, his face suddenly changed, and his body was hit as if by a blow, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood. The array in front of him immediately collapsed, sending him crashing into the cave wall.

Wang Tengfei's face turned pale, and he spat out more blood. But his eyes showed horror and unprecedented fear. The presence of that light point made his heart tremble, as if the other person could destroy him with a single thought.

Wang Tengfei's array could only sense a general aura, not specific cultivation levels, but even the general aura made him extremely fearful.

"Who is that!!" Wang Tengfei's body trembled, and the fear in his eyes made him immediately realize that the person who had taken his treasure was this terrifying individual, and only this person could so easily sever the blood connection.

He felt a chill in his heart, and when he raised his head, his breathing was rapid. It took him a long time to recover, but the thought of that dim light point weighed heavily on his mind.

"How did this person know about Black Mountain... Could they have followed me all the way here... Then, who is this person..."

=====

After a long time, the dream ended, and Meng Hao opened his dazed eyes. He did not know how many days had passed or how his cultivation had changed, but he felt that the dream had been very long.

Although the dream had ended, Meng Hao's mind seemed to have gained some new, ancient, and vague memories. He could not quite recall them, but the desire to fly in the sky suddenly became incredibly strong in his memory.

He even had a clear feeling that if he could one day fly through the heavens, those vague memories would surely become clear and vivid.

After a while, Meng Hao took a deep breath, and his eyes gradually regained their luster. The moment he sensed his cultivation, he was stunned.

"Condensation Qi... Sixth Layer?" Meng Hao's breathing became rapid, and his eyes shone brightly. After carefully sensing his cultivation, he was overjoyed. He felt the vast Dan Lake within him and even the grain-sized demon core inside, which gave him a sense of deep connection.

"I've actually reached... the Sixth Layer of Condensation Qi!" Meng Hao's body trembled, and he stood up, laughing loudly. His laughter echoed through the cave, creating endless reverberations.

With excitement, Meng Hao sat down in a cross-legged position again. When he closed his eyes, his hearing seemed to become much sharper, and he felt that everything around him was different. An indescribable excitement made Meng Hao feel elated until he heard the voice of the little fatty outside the cave.

"Meng Hao, you had a hard life. You chose to take the elixir yourself, not me. Don't come to harm me..."

"Poor me, I have an even harder life than you. You don't know, our general store's business has been taken over by someone else these past few days." The little fatty was squatting outside the cave, looking worried, with a fire in front of him, burning yellow paper.

"Meng Hao, if you've become a ghost, come and help me. I'm burning so much paper for you." Tears streamed down the little fatty's face as he burned the paper, sobbing.

"You were poor, but you had a friend like me. Don't worry, Meng Hao, I'll burn paper for you every day so you can marry a wife and become a rich man in the afterlife."

"Meng Hao, why did you leave so soon..." The little fatty's sobs grew louder, his face full of sorrow.

Hearing this, Meng Hao's expression became strange. He had never encountered someone burning paper for him before. He opened his eyes and stood up, feeling both amused and touched. He pressed his right hand on the cave door, which immediately opened with a loud noise, and he slowly walked out.

As soon as he stepped out, the little fatty's wails reached his ears, and the crying abruptly stopped. The little fatty turned around in surprise. When he saw Meng Hao, his hair stood on end, his eyes filled with horror and fear, and he jumped up, recognizing Meng Hao and standing there in shock.

Meng Hao's expression was strange. He looked at the little fatty, said nothing, and just coughed, walking to the nearby stream to clean himself. Gradually, he washed away the thick grime that had never been so heavy on his body, then took out a green robe and put it on, cutting his slightly longer hair with a flying sword to restore his original appearance. Feeling refreshed, he turned around and smiled at the little fatty.

翻页上AD开始

翻页上AD结束

(Note: The last two lines are placeholders for advertisements and are not part of the story.)