Minglong

Chapter 75: Tracking
As the night deepened, the palace gradually became quiet.

Yang Dabiao and others stayed in the guest rooms of the palace. Because Xie Jinhuan had just made great contributions, the housekeeper arranged a courtyard with a small lake for him. Linghu Qingmo lived next door for the convenience of taking care of him.

After a day of traveling, Xie Jinhuan was indeed very tired. After returning to his room, he placed the sleeping coal ball next to his pillow, then took the dragon blood pill, began to take a medicinal bath to heal his wounds, and secretly thought about his next plan.

The ghost wife is about to blow up the grave, and the only goal now is to find a way to collect 30,000 taels of silver and the rhizome of a Chinese lotus!

Jia Zi Lian currently has no connections, and the fastest way to make money is to find fellow Taoists and beg for alms.

Who should I take out...

Han Jingchuan let his father take the blame, which indirectly led to his current situation. He might even harm him, so he must be killed to prevent future troubles.

But Han Jingchuan's position is special, he just came back, and his whereabouts are unknown, so we can't deal with this person tonight.

According to Tai Shudan and others, Dad was ambushed by the Hades Cult, and he killed every bastard he saw.

But the traces of the Hades Cult are not easy to find, and I don't know if the murderer today is really related to the Hades Cult...

Thinking of this, Xie Jinhuan looked at Zheng Lunjian:

"Night beauty?"

wow~
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of water splashing came from the other side.

Looking up, I saw the bright and charming plump beauty, soaking in the other side of the tub, flicking a few drops of water with her fingers:
"It's a long night and I can't sleep well. Why don't you go find Momo girl? Why do you call me sister?"

Even though Xie Jinhuan had seen this scene before, he still couldn't control himself. He used his foot to touch the winding path, but unfortunately, it was still through the mold:
"Those seventeen bodies today, you said there were two murderers?"

"uh-huh."

Ye Hongshang raised his left hand, and a sphere appeared in the palm of his hand. The scene inside was like the world in the palm of his hand, showing extremely fine human tissue veins.

When Xie Jinhuan saw the "Apia brand microscope" again, his eyes naturally became serious. He moved closer to take a closer look and even tried to touch it with his hands.

As a result, the ghost wife understood what he meant and was able to control it.

As his hands stretched out, the image inside the sphere rapidly enlarged. The originally dry skin gradually turned into crisscrossing mountains before his eyes, and every hair was like a giant pillar supporting the sky.

"Heh~ This magical power is quite powerful. What's its name?"

"It's called realm!"

Ye Hongshang's eyes were like the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady, and she explained seriously:

"'Moving mountains and filling the sea' is merely the outward appearance of strength, but inwardly, it is an exploration of the essence of heaven and earth. You can also understand it as 'a grain of sand, a world; a leaf, a bodhi tree.'

"From your perspective, your 'Ice Scale Armor' is already impenetrable, but from my perspective, you're just wearing a mosquito net and walking around in public. If you can gather a finer strand of true energy, it can penetrate the gap and strike directly into my lungs.

"The same goes for skills and physique. Anything that appears flawless will be riddled with holes and flaws if you look at it in more detail."

Xie Jinhuan understood this principle and continued to zoom in and observe. After the picture entered the interior of the "vertical and horizontal mountains", fine lines could be seen between the mountains.

The lines extend in the same direction, forming traces like a dry riverbed.

"what are these?"

"These are traces left behind by the Yuan-stealing magic technique that extracts essence and soul. People have different realms and techniques, so even if they use the same magical skill, the traces left behind will not be exactly the same."

As Ye Hongshang spoke, the images in the sphere began to switch one after another, showing a total of seventeen similar images.

Four of the traces were similar in form but different in spirit, with subtle differences, as if they were imitated by someone else using the same technique. All four bodies were young men under the age of 20.

Because the traces were obvious, Xie Jinhuan also realized that the murderer was not alone, and looked back and forth:
"Is the person in front of me a little less capable?"

Ye Hongshang nodded with satisfaction:
“Yes, the first thirteen people died at the hands of demonic cultivators, and their skills were average.

“The last four people were killed by masters of the Dark God Cult. Their cultivation methods were exactly the same as Tai Shudan’s, but they just imitated the techniques of independent cultivators.

"The deceased were all young men of fifteen or sixteen. Their purpose was probably to plunder those who had not yet lost their vital energy to prolong their lifespan."

"The primordial Yang hasn't been drained yet..." Xie Jinhuan was a little curious: "Is this demon a female demon?"

Ye Hongshang shook his head. "If they were female demons, these four would have died a delightful death, not like this. Men's yang energy is endless, so normally they don't need to be replenished. If they resort to such tactics, it's likely that their bodies are no longer able to circulate naturally, and they're dying soon."

Xie Jinhuan nodded, thinking that this immortal from the Hades Cult would be difficult to track down, and he returned the scene to the bodies of the original thirteen people:
"How do you know this person is a casual cultivator?"

Ye Hongshang's demeanor was like that of a busty female tutor, and she raised her hand to point at the trace:
"A serious demon cultivator will use 'human energy and blood' to nourish their body from the very beginning. Even if they use blood essence, they will add some human blood.

“This person seems to have been using blood essence made from animals to strengthen his body. This is different from human blood essence, which will also cause the cultivation method he practices to be not pure enough.

"Look at these marks. The lines are slightly different in thickness, which means that the Qi meridians are rough and not smooth enough..."

Xie Jinhuan observed carefully and found that the traces left by the demon bandits of the Hades Cult were indeed much smoother.

Because he had come into contact with blood essence in Danyang, he later looked into the ins and outs of this thing.

Genuine blood essence is refined from living people, but it is too difficult to do this in times of peace. Nowadays, most demons use 90% animal blood and 10% human blood to make do. The effect is probably the difference between rhinoceros horn and buffalo horn.

The blood essences sold in the Demon Control Bureau, Dan Hospital, and even the black market are all extracted from animals without exception. Using them directly is no less than taking "animal drugs" to increase muscle mass.

For this reason, the demon Taoist priests would usually have to invigorate the human qi and blood themselves after buying it, supplemented with various body-building herbs, and then refine it into a "demon-transforming pill" for consumption.

"This casual cultivator has been taking animal medicine all the time, and he can also cultivate to the fourth level?"

"You can, but if your foundation isn't solid, you'll hit a bottleneck when you reach the fourth level. Only independent cultivators without guidance will start making this mistake. When they realize they can't improve, they'll start killing people in secret."

Upon hearing this, Xie Jinhuan nodded slightly, thinking that the murderer would not be difficult to find.

Blood Essence is a strictly forbidden item. Its refining requires a large number of livestock, and the blood evil is too strong to be hidden.

The evil Taoist priests with backgrounds all get secret blood transfusions from the organizations behind the scenes, just like Lin Wanyi when she was practicing poison. All the necessary materials were processed and sent to Nanjiang, and she used them directly without worrying about being exposed.

As for independent cultivators, they certainly don't have the secret support of the sect, nor do they dare to refine blood essence on their own. The only way to get it is to "buy".

Blood Essence is strictly prohibited from flowing into the public. The only place in the capital where Blood Essence can be found is the black market, apart from the Imperial Medical Service and the Imperial Pharmacy.

It is too difficult to take over the government territory, so if this person wants blood essence, he can only go to the black market.

Thinking of this, Xie Jinhuan was deeply moved:

"I'll go to the black market later and look for the blood essence supplier. Maybe I can find some clues."

Ye Hongshang put away the floating ball: "Since it is a black market, there is no way to track the whereabouts of the buyers. How can you check?"

"This person didn't just buy it once. Even if he just started practicing at the beginning of the year, he must have bought it for eight months. I don't believe that the black market traders don't have any impression of it."

When Xie Jinhuan said this, he thought of the female demon again and asked curiously:

"If a man loses his yang energy, will it affect his power?"

Ye Hongshang blinked his eyes: "The harmony of yin and yang is the way of heaven. No matter whether you are a man or a woman, you will feel good after you ejaculate. As long as you don't indulge in lust, it will be fine."

Xie Jinhuan breathed a sigh of relief: "It's better to purge it, so as not to attract the attention of the demon."

"Oh?"

Ye Hongshang blinked, stood up from the bathtub, and pressed forward:

"Do you want me to help you?"

Wow~
As the figure stood up, the plump white ball suddenly emerged from the water.

Xie Jinhuan's eyes narrowed slightly, but he immediately noticed that the ghost wife was wearing a flesh-colored bra, and her cleavage was not even visible...

?

Xie Jinhuan was greatly disappointed. He leaned against the tub, his arms resting on the edge, his eyes defiant:
"Alright. Use whatever tricks you have. I'm just testing my weaknesses to see if I can fight in the ring tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)