Chapter 280

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Chapter 280: Background of the Witch God Cult

Fang Yu immediately dialed Xia Xiaoying’s phone number.

“Where is that person now?” Fang Yu asked as soon as the call connected.

“…You’re three days late. That person has disappeared again,” Xia Xiaoying replied.

The information Xia Xiaoying sent to Fang Yu was indeed received three days ago.

However, at that time, Fang Yu was busy refining the cultivation crystal and couldn’t attend to it.

Disappeared again?

Fang Yu frowned and asked, “What happened?”

“After killing thirty-four people consecutively, this person went quiet for over a week. Until three days ago, he attempted to kill again.”

“This time, a passerby witnessed the murder process and immediately reported it. The patrol officers and Martial Arts Association in Nandu responded extremely quickly, immediately dispatching people to the scene.”

“When they arrived at the scene, that person hadn’t left.” At this point, Xia Xiaoying paused.

“If so many people arrived at the scene, why couldn’t they capture him?” Fang Yu asked.

“Everyone who arrived at the scene… was killed. Including the two martial arts masters sent by the Martial Arts Association… all were burned to ashes by that person’s purple flames,” Xia Xiaoying said with horror in her voice.

Recalling those carbonized corpses she saw, she felt chills down her spine.

In this capture operation, the patrol sent three teams totaling fifteen people, and the Martial Arts Association sent two martial arts masters and four semi-masters.

All twenty-one people died on the spot, without even having a chance to request backup!

After this incident, both the Martial Arts Association and Nandu patrol officers were enraged, directly issuing an arrest warrant with a bounty across the entire Nine States Nation!

After hearing Xia Xiaoying’s words, Fang Yu fell silent.

A person’s actions must have a purpose.

Why did this Purple Flame Palace successor keep killing people regardless of the risks?

“However, we’re not completely without leads. This time, we at least have his appearance and physical characteristics,” Xia Xiaoying added.

“Appearance and physical characteristics?” Fang Yu’s eyes lit up.

With these two pieces of information, it would be much easier for him to find this person.

“Yes, this time the surveillance cameras finally captured clearer footage. I can send that footage to you. But… this person has likely already left Nandu,” Xia Xiaoying said.

After that tragic incident, the entire Nandu went into alert status, with patrol officers coming out in full force, while the Martial Arts Association also dispatched dozens of martial artists to search for this person throughout Nandu, leaving no stone unturned.

Unfortunately, even with such intensive searching, they still couldn’t find this person’s whereabouts.

“If you have his appearance, why can’t you confirm his identity?” Fang Yu asked with furrowed brows.

“Nandu patrol officers have already conducted facial comparisons across the entire Nine States Nation’s database system, but haven’t found anyone with more than 50% facial similarity to the person in the footage.”

“In other words, this person doesn’t exist… and there’s a high possibility that the face in that footage isn’t his real face,” Xia Xiaoying said.

Disguise?

Fang Yu’s brow furrowed even more as he said, “Send me the footage, let me take a look.”

Shortly after hanging up, Xia Xiaoying sent a surveillance video clip that was one minute and thirty seconds long.

Opening the video, Fang Yu saw a thin young man standing in the center of the frame.

His clothing was ordinary, looking completely unlike a martial artist, more like a regular college student.

Fang Yu’s gaze turned cold as he looked at his face.

This video had very high resolution, allowing Fang Yu to clearly see the person’s features.

Quite ordinary, no different from any passerby on the street.

But one thing stood out.

This person’s eyes, as seen in the video, were completely black, without any whites.

Just like Xiao Chen when he was possessed!

After seeing the pitch-black eyes, Fang Yu could be 100% certain that this person was possessed by a soul of the Purple Flame Palace remnants!

“The one possessing this person must be one of the fellow disciples mentioned by Xiao Chen back then?” Fang Yu thought to himself, his gaze growing colder.

Where did he hide?

If he could catch this person, Fang Yu would definitely be able to learn about the Purple Flame Palace’s so-called revival plan from him.

However, when a cultivator with sufficient power deliberately tries to hide, it’s very difficult to find them.

Fang Yu had missed an excellent opportunity.

Currently, all he could do was wait.

This person was killing so many people while taking huge risks, he definitely had his purpose and wouldn’t stop here.

“Next time, you won’t escape,” Fang Yu put his phone back in his waistband, killing intent gleaming in his eyes.

…

Fang Yu took a walk around Frost Cold Palace and saw many female disciples.

These disciples looked at Fang Yu with strange yet curious expressions.

Frost Cold Palace only accepted female disciples and rarely allowed men to enter.

For many disciples, since joining Frost Cold Palace, they had never seen a man inside!

Moreover, they had heard from their senior sisters who returned from training that this man had an unusual relationship with their master…

Under various gazes, Fang Yu walked to Su Lengyun’s room.

A beautiful female disciple stood beside the door.

“Fang…” This female disciple was part of the training team and naturally recognized Fang Yu.

However, she didn’t know how to address him.

“Just call me Fang Yu,” Fang Yu replied.

“…Mr. Fang, Master is currently in meditation, if you have urgent business with her…” the female disciple said respectfully, not daring to directly call Fang Yu’s name.

“Bang!”

But before she could finish speaking, the door behind her opened.

Su Lengyun, wearing white robes, walked out of the room.

“Master,” that female disciple immediately lowered her head and bowed to Su Lengyun.

“Brother Yu, you’re out of seclusion,” Su Lengyun said with a slight smile.

“Strictly speaking, I wasn’t really in seclusion before… Is there anything to eat?” Fang Yu asked, feeling extremely hungry.

Su Lengyun was startled, then smiled gently and said, “Of course there is, follow me.”

Walking behind Su Lengyun, Fang Yu noticed that her blue hair seemed much shorter.

Originally reaching her waist, it now only reached her shoulders.

“Did you cut your hair?” Fang Yu asked, walking beside Su Lengyun.

“Yes, didn’t you say before that long hair wasn’t good?” Su Lengyun looked at Fang Yu and said.

“I was just raising a hypothetical question at that time, you didn’t need to take it seriously,” Fang Yu scratched his head and said.

“Then Brother Yu, do you think my short hair looks good?” Su Lengyun raised her eyebrows slightly, asking somewhat playfully.

Fang Yu didn’t speak, scanning Su Lengyun from head to toe.

This serious scrutiny made Su Lengyun feel somewhat uncomfortable, her cheeks turning red.

After several seconds, Fang Yu let out a light sigh and remained silent.

Su Lengyun’s expression changed slightly, her heart sinking.

“Don’t misunderstand, I was just sighing about how time flies,” Fang Yu said, “You look good with both long and short hair.”

Su Lengyun lowered her head without speaking.

…

Su Lengyun led Fang Yu to Frost Cold Palace’s dining hall, where disciples took their meals.

Fang Yu sat at a table with a plate of steamed potatoes and sweet potatoes in front of him.

“Is this what you all eat usually?” Fang Yu asked, looking at Su Lengyun across from him.

Su Lengyun nodded lightly and said, “Yes, this rule was established in Master’s generation.”

“This rule needs to be changed,” Fang Yu sighed, picking up a sweet potato and starting to eat.

He was too hungry to be picky.

Su Lengyun sat across from Fang Yu, quietly watching him.

While eating the sweet potato, Fang Yu suddenly remembered something and asked, “How are the Celestial Star Gate and Witch God Cult doing?”

“After that day, representatives from various major sects in Huaibei united and razed the Celestial Star Gate to the ground,” Su Lengyun said with anger in her eyes, “The reason their master cooperated with the Witch God Cult was actually just to profit from the storage bags of martial artists…”

“What happened to that old man?” Fang Yu asked.

“They say he was beaten to death by those angry sect representatives,” Su Lengyun said.

“Well done,” Fang Yu commented.

“He thought the Martial Arts Association could protect his life, but he didn’t expect that the Association wouldn’t dare to stop the extremely angry representatives from various major sects,” Su Lengyun shook her head slightly and said.

“What about the Witch God Cult? How was that handled?” Fang Yu asked.

Su Lengyun frowned and said, “Regarding the Witch God Cult… the Martial Arts Association said they need to investigate further, there’s no conclusion yet.”

The Huaibei Martial Arts Association’s attitude toward handling the Witch God Cult was somewhat strange.

Yuan Shaoqin was a Black Robe Bishop in the Witch God Cult, holding an extremely high position, and could even be considered one of the cult’s core figures.

Under his leadership, committing such acts of killing martial artists should be enough to completely define the Witch God Cult as an evil cult.

However, the Huaibei Martial Arts Association kept delaying their decision, only explaining to the angry major sects: “Regarding the Fallen Immortal Valley incident, it’s not yet confirmed whether it was Yuan Shaoqin’s personal action or the entire cult’s behavior. We need more in-depth investigation before making a decision.”

Nine days had passed since the incident, and the Huaibei Martial Arts Association still hadn’t taken any action.

“It seems the Witch God Cult has very deep background to be able to distance themselves from such matters,” Fang Yu said.

Three thousand years ago, if anyone dared to do what Yuan Shaoqin did, their sect, family, and even friends would all face consequences!

“The Fallen Immortal Valley incident has had a huge impact. If the Huaibei Martial Arts Association doesn’t take action, various major sects will voluntarily unite to crusade against the Witch God Cult,” Su Lengyun said.

Just then, a female disciple ran up with an unpleasant expression and said to Su Lengyun, “Master, that man has come again!”