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Chapter 310: Traces of Evil
Chapter 310: Traces of Evil
【The Wind and Thunder Sword, a fourth-grade flying sword, is forged mainly from extraterritorial wind and thunder stones, and its blade contains immense wind and thunder power.】
"A fourth-grade flying sword..."
A thought flashed through Lu Chen's mind, and he murmured to himself.
This was the first fourth-grade sword he had obtained from the ball of light, and now he could finally replace the Purple Electric Sword he had been using for so long.
With the possibility of evil lurking in the Kongming Island area, this new Wind and Thunder Sword would surely boost his strength.
"However, the Wind and Thunder Sword comes from the ball of light produced by a mature Wind and Thunder Sword Grass, and that herb was cultivated using the Xunlei Sword Qi. They both share the same attribute of wind and thunder spiritual energy."
Lu Chen recalled that the Sword Pill could be fused with flying swords to purify and enhance them.
Now that he had a fourth-grade sword, along with several fourth-grade sword talismans, the Xunlei Sword Pill he had obtained in Lin Yang Fang City was beginning to lag behind his progress.
With that in thought, Lu Chen's Sword Pill rapidly spun in his dantian, and he slightly opened his mouth, causing the egg-sized pill to fly out.
The Sword Pill, composed of countless minute sword auras, breathed in and out sword qi, with black energy coiling around it and occasional invisible electric arcs flashing by.
Lu Chen controlled the Xunlei Sword Pill with his spiritual power, bringing it close to the blade of the Wind and Thunder Sword.
With a soft sizzling sound, countless tiny black sword auras drilled into the blade of the Wind and Thunder Sword.
After a while, the Xunlei Sword Pill completely merged with the Wind and Thunder Sword.
Lu Chen's spiritual sense perceived a subtle hint of sentience within the sword's body, making it more agile and natural to wield, as if it were an extension of his arm.
At the same time, the wind and thunder power contained in the blade had increased by a third, making the sword aura more powerful and deadly.
"Whether it's the Xunlei Sword Pill or the Wind and Thunder Sword, they both contain wind and thunder power, sharing the same origin. It wasn't difficult to fuse them together."
Lu Chen marveled inwardly and casually sheathed the Wind and Thunder Sword at his waist into the Yangxuan Sword Sheath.
"Here comes the new sword."
Ding! As the Wind and Thunder Sword was sheathed, the rustic sword sheath trembled slightly, seemingly unable to bear such a forceful insertion.
From within the sheath, a faint whistling sound could be heard, and it was unclear if it was caused by the wind and thunder power of the sword or the sheath's cry of pain.
"It just needs some time to adapt."
Lu Chen soothed, allowing the Yangxuan Sword Sheath to nurture the Wind and Thunder Sword properly.
In the following half month, all remained calm, and the anticipated intrusion of evil forces did not occur. Just when Lu Chen thought it was a false alarm, a message talisman flew into the small courtyard.
After confirming that there were no evil spirits attached to the talisman, Lu Chen struck it with his spiritual power, activating the talisman. Song Yu's slightly anxious voice came through.
"Master Lu, a Song family cultivator discovered something unusual while patrolling the island. It's highly likely to be related to the evil presence. Please come and take a look."
"It's in the southeast direction of the outer island."
"It has finally appeared."
Lu Chen whispered, with the Yangxuan Sword Sheath at his waist, the Xiaohai Sword Talisman, and the Diri Sword Talisman hidden in his sleeves, along with other treasures placed in the most easily accessible positions.
His figure was like a floating light, swiftly rushing toward the southeast of Kongming Island.
As he approached the southeast outer island, his spiritual sense spread rapidly, instantly locking onto Song Yu's aura.
"Master Lu!"
Seeing Lu Chen appear, Song Yu felt much more relieved.
"What exactly happened?" Lu Chen asked calmly.
"It's like this," Song Yu explained, "After you instructed me to pay close attention to the island's situation last time, I organized many Qi cultivators from the family into small teams to patrol designated areas every day, carefully inspecting them.
The atmosphere in the small courtyard was extremely tense.
Lying on the ground was a corpse, with four cultivators wearing the Song family's standard robes. A gentle-looking woman was kneeling beside the corpse, sobbing silently, her cries so heartbreaking that she seemed on the verge of fainting. Several other unaffiliated cultivators stood by, their faces filled with panic.
"Song Qiming, you explain the situation to Elder Lu, leaving nothing out." Song Yu instructed a middle-aged cultivator with a solemn expression.
The middle-aged cultivator nodded gravely, stepping forward to greet Lu Chen respectfully. "Elder Lu, I was patrolling this area today with three of my subordinates. As per usual, we were inspecting each unaffiliated cultivator and were about to use an Exorcising Talisman to check if they were corrupted by evil spirits. Suddenly, this unaffiliated cultivator launched a surprise attack on us."
"We intended to subdue him, but he fought ferociously, leaving us no choice but to take his life."
"However, after we killed him, the corpse underwent a drastic transformation, becoming what you see now."
The middle-aged cultivator was at the advanced Qi Refining stage, and the other three Song family cultivators were at the intermediate Qi Refining stage.
Lu Chen's expression turned grave as he examined the corpse on the ground.
The entire body was a grayish-white color, devoid of any vital signs or qi. Fine cracks covered the skin, resembling parched, cracked earth.
From the wounds on the corpse, it was evident that the muscles had dried out. Rather than looking like a recent kill, the body appeared as if it had been left to bake in the sun for several weeks.
Using his spiritual sense, Lu Chen perceived that the internal organs within the corpse were also a grayish-black, an extremely abnormal state.
"Did the body look like this after death?" Lu Chen asked Song Qiming.
"Yes, it turned like this after he died," Song Qiming replied.
"The four of us can guarantee with our lives that we only used common talismans and spells to attack this unaffiliated cultivator, and we did not tamper with the body in any way after killing him." The middle-aged cultivator spoke earnestly, his three subordinates stepping forward to affirm his words.
"Don't worry, I sense no deception from you," Lu Chen said gently, having already scrutinized them with his spiritual sense.
Lu Chen then turned to the grieving woman and asked, "What is your relationship with the deceased cultivator?"
The woman looked up at Lu Chen, her voice hoarse as she replied, "He was my husband."
Her eyes were red and swollen from crying, and tear streaks marked her cheeks. The loss of her beloved had clearly taken a toll on her.
"Have the two of you ventured outside recently?" Lu Chen asked gently.
"Yes, we joined a group of other cultivators to search for and collect Sand Snails, and we returned less than a month ago," the woman replied, her voice filled with anguish.
Lu Chen nodded slightly. "Did you notice anything unusual about your husband after you returned?"
The woman shook her head, her eyes filled with confusion. Suddenly, as if struck by a realization, she began banging her head on the ground frantically. "Elder, you must seek justice for us! We're just unaffiliated cultivators on the outer island. How could we possibly be involved with evil spirits?"
"The Song family cultivators killed my husband without investigating the truth and are now accusing him of being corrupted by evil!"
"But we're just low-level Qi Refining cultivators!"
"My husband was always cautious, just trying to survive another day!"
The woman's cries rang out, her grief overwhelming her sense of pain.
(End of Chapter)
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