novelaction Chapter 196: Investigating the Truth, Clues Emerge
Chapter 196: Investigating the Truth, Clues Emerge
Yun Yao and Chu Mochen stood in a quiet corner of the sect, surrounded by lush spiritual plants. The breeze blew, and the leaves rustled, as if whispering the secrets hidden in the sect. The two looked solemn, and they looked at each other, and saw determination in each other's eyes.
"Let's start by checking the residence of the missing disciple. Perhaps we can find some clues." Yun Yao spoke first. Although her voice was soft, it revealed her unquestionable determination.
They first came to the residence of a missing disciple named Ling Feng. It was a simple stone house located next to a bamboo forest on the back mountain of the sect. The door of the stone house was closed, and there was a faint spiritual fluctuation around it, but it seemed to be mixed with a strange breath. Yun Yao raised her hand, and a spiritual power shot out, gently pushing open the stone door. The house was a little messy, and the tables and chairs were crooked, as if they had experienced a struggle. Yun Yao squatted down and carefully checked the ground, and found some fine scratches, as if some sharp object had scratched it.
"Look here, these scratches don't look like they were caused by an ordinary fight. They seem to be left by some special rune drawing tool." Yun Yao said, pointing to the ground.
Chu Mochen approached, squatted down and examined it carefully: "It is indeed strange. This rune scratch looks like some kind of ancient array rune, but it is a little different."
They continued to search the house. Under the bed, Yun Yao found a piece of jade pendant fragment that was emitting a faint glow. There were some vague patterns engraved on the fragment. Yun Yao picked it up, placed it in her palm, and slowly injected spiritual power into it. After a moment, she frowned: "The spiritual power fluctuations on this fragment are very strange, as if it has been corroded by some evil force."
Then, they went to the residences of other missing disciples and found similar rune traces or eroded spiritual fragments in each place. These clues were like pieces of a puzzle, gradually piecing together a vague but disturbing picture.
During the investigation, they found that these rune marks seemed to point to an abandoned valley in the sect. The valley was rarely visited and was shrouded in a layer of fog. It was said that it contained the remains of a disaster that had happened to the sect many years ago.
As they approached the abandoned valley, a gloomy atmosphere came over them. At the entrance of the valley, some strange symbols were flashing with a faint light. Yun Yao studied these symbols carefully and found that they were closely related to the runes found in the residence of the missing disciple.
"There must be something wrong here. We have to be careful." Chu Mochen clenched the sword in his hand.
The two slowly stepped into the valley, and the mist swirled around them, as if it had life. Suddenly, a low roar came from the depths of the valley, and then several strange-looking monsters rushed out. These monsters had red eyes, exuding an evil aura, and their fur was also engraved with strange runes.
Yun Yao quickly cast a defensive barrier, covering herself and Chu Mochen. "These monsters are under control. It seems that we are getting closer and closer to the truth."
Chu Mochen came out with a sword, the sword shining, he used a set of sharp swordsmanship, and started a fierce battle with the monsters. Yun Yao was in the barrier, closed her eyes, mobilized the power of the system, and tried to find the weaknesses of these monsters. After a moment, she opened her eyes, formed seals with her hands, and a beam of light shot towards the forehead of one of the monsters. The monster was hit by the light and instantly collapsed to the ground.
"Attack the runes on their foreheads!" Yun Yao shouted loudly.
Chu Mochen heard this and changed his sword skills, focusing on the monster's forehead. With their cooperation, several monsters were quickly repelled.
Continuing to go deeper into the valley, they found an ancient stone cave. The cave was dark and damp, and the walls were covered with various murals, which depicted some ancient sacrificial scenes. The characters in the pictures had distorted expressions, and seemed to be performing some evil rituals. In the corner of the cave, they found some tattered books, which recorded a cult organization called "Shadow Cult". This organization once caused trouble in the world of cultivation and attempted to rule the entire world of cultivation. Later, it was suppressed by all major sects and disappeared.
"Could it be that the Shadow Cult has revived and infiltrated our sect?" Yun Yao felt a chill in her heart.
They took these books and continued to explore the valley. Deep in the valley, there was a hidden hut. The hut was surrounded by powerful restrictions. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen tried many methods before they barely cracked the restrictions. After entering the hut, they found some internal documents and letters of the sect. These letters showed that some disciples in the sect secretly colluded with the Shadow Cult and provided them with important information such as the distribution of the sect's cultivation resources and the direction of the spirit veins.
"These traitors are a disgrace to our sect!" Chu Mochen said angrily.
Just as they were about to leave the hut, they suddenly heard a slight sound of footsteps. The two turned around cautiously, only to see a middle-aged man in the uniform of a sect deacon appear at the door. When he saw Yun Yao and Chu Mochen, his face changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure.
"Why are you here? This is the sect's forbidden area. You have entered without permission and violated the sect's rules." The middle-aged man scolded.
Yun Yao sneered: "Don't pretend, we already know that you are colluding with the Shadow Cult."
A trace of panic flashed across the middle-aged man's eyes, but then he showed a ferocious smile: "Since you have discovered it, don't even think about leaving alive!"
As he spoke, he formed seals with his hands, and a powerful dark force surged out of his body, sweeping towards Yun Yao and Chu Mochen. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen quickly prepared for battle, and a fierce battle was about to unfold in the small house in the valley...
The author says:
Dear readers, this chapter is a key chapter in the development of the story. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen gradually investigate the crisis of the sect. Various clues begin to emerge, and also lead to the cult organization and the traitor behind it. In the creative process, I hope that through the description of details, such as the environment of the missing disciples' residence, the rune murals in the valley, etc., everyone can feel the mystery and tense atmosphere of the story more immersively. At the same time, the feelings of Yun Yao and Chu Mochen are also quietly changing in the common experience of these crises. How will they deal with the attack of the traitor in the future, and how can they further stop the conspiracy of the cult organization? Please continue to pay attention to the subsequent chapters.