The rag picking sister turned out to be a weapon refiner

Seeing that several people were about to go astray, Sinan chose to stop the topic and said soothingly: "If it is our opportunity, danger will naturally be accompanied by it. It is a blessing, not a disaster. If it is a disaster, it cannot be avoided. Since it has come, we should make the best of it. Let's go in and take a look first."

Sinan's words were not without reason. Except for Hu Xingtong who knew about it and felt a little guilty, the other two accepted it well and followed Hu Xingtong's spiritual fire slowly into the depths of the secret room.

"It seems like we've reached the end..." After walking for a long time, Hu Xingtong stopped until the environment in front of him became much wider. He looked around and confirmed that there was no way to go before he spoke to everyone.

Upon hearing this, everyone stopped and paused, no one daring to move rashly. Hu Xingtong began to search carefully around, and soon found several lampstands that could be used to light a fire. She carefully moved the spiritual flame to each one, and light instantly filled the entire secret room, dispelling the long-standing darkness and coldness.

The moment the light came on, bodies bound to crosses suddenly appeared before everyone's eyes. Their faces were pale, their bodies stiff, their eyes tightly closed, their mouths slightly open. The sudden bright light in the secret room made them look even more terrifying.

A faint stench of decay and chill permeated the air, casting a pall of gloom over everyone's hearts. Everyone looked at each other, faces filled with shock and fear, as if time had frozen in time.

"Why are there so many corpses here?" Gu Sihe's voice trembled a little. He was still somewhat afraid of the corpses that suddenly appeared.

Hu Xingtong was also frightened, but then he thought, he was a cultivator, so even if there were ghosts, he could just kill them. What's more, he had the Yang Fire that ghosts were afraid of, so basically no ghost dared to approach him.

"Amitabha, these people are all wearing disciple uniforms. I think they should be cultivators from the Tianhun Sect. Why are they here?" Sinan finished reeling the Buddhist beads in his hands faster. Hu Xingtong found it interesting. He always felt that this monk's heart should not be as calm as he seemed on the surface.

"There are a lot of files here, why don't you take a look first?" Tan Yuruo had already started reading the files on the table next to him without him noticing. Hu Xingtong admired Tan Yuruo even more and thought to himself: He is worthy of being a killer, his psychological quality is unmatched.

Tan Yuruo's words temporarily diverted everyone's attention from the horrific corpses. She flipped through the files on the table, quickly scanning them, her brow furrowing ever tighter.

"Come and take a look at what's here..." Tan Yuruo's voice was low and serious. "These disciples might have been collected and placed here on purpose by someone."

Hu Xingtong quickly walked over to Tan Yuruo and examined the files together. Her expression gradually grew serious. "These are the names of these disciples written on them. Let's see if they have badges..."

Upon hearing this, Gu Sihe and Sinan immediately searched the dead body according to the name Hu Xingtong mentioned, and soon found the badge that could prove their identity.

Everyone was on edge. Hu Xingtong's brow furrowed even more as he flipped through the files, analyzing, "These disciples died in that suicide a hundred years ago. All of their deaths were intended to force their spirits to leave their bodies. After leaving, the remaining elders in the sect collected their bodies, using the formations here and the immobilization frames made of cold jade to prevent them from decaying."

"To prevent the corpse from turning into a corpse, the soul is sealed and put into a dormant state after leaving the body, separating the body and the soul... This means that there is still one elder who has not died, and there are still multiple dormant souls in this sect!"

"What are they planning to do?" Si Nan heard this, clasping his hands together. A serious look flashed in his eyes. "Separating the body and the soul is a self-destructive act. Such cruelty must have some ulterior motive."

Tan Yuruo put down the file in her hand, her eyes cold. "No matter what the purpose, this behavior violates the ethics and morals of a cultivator. We must expose this matter as soon as possible and not let the Tianhun Sect succeed in their conspiracy."

Hu Xingtong did not speak. She was more curious about what made these people commit suicide voluntarily, were they controlled or driven by interests? While they were talking, she had already searched through the files everywhere, and found the answer she wanted in a broken jade slip in a corner.

This jade slip was obviously older than the previous files and was more messy. The words on it were carved with spiritual power, and it was obvious that the writer was emotionally fluctuating greatly when he wrote.

However, this jade slip only had half of it, and the other part was missing. After the scanning eye swept around, it found traces of the other half in the file in Tan Yuruo's hand.

While the two were talking, Hu Xingtong took out the jade slip. The two jade slips were put together, and the contents gradually became complete.

There wasn't much text on the jade slip, and it started out as normal writing: "Today, Elder Li divined a secret, which was about the realm after becoming a spirit. Elder Li is young, and he's good at both divination and swordsmanship. It's a great honor for our Tianhun Sect to have such a talented person."

Elder Li told me that there is a realm above the Spirit Transformation Realm, and to move up to a higher realm one must question one's conscience, and the success or failure of this self-examination determines whether one's realm will move up. I didn't quite understand what he was saying.

No one knows when this world started to believe that there are realms above the stage of transformation into a god. There are many different opinions, all saying that it is possible to achieve enlightenment and become an immortal, but there is no way to verify it. We only know that after the stage of transformation into a god, some powerful people passed away, while others disappeared without a trace. Perhaps there really is a realm above this.

Today, I went to the Central Region according to Elder Li's divination. There is a barrier set up there, and even I, who have reached the level of a spirit, cannot break it. Does this place really exist?

When the jade slip reaches this point, the content behind it becomes disorganized. It seems that it was written when the person was mentally unstable, or perhaps when he had an emotional breakdown. In short, it does not seem like it would appear in a normal state.

I see it, I see it! Ask your heart, ask your heart! There are realms above the Divine Transformation, but why do I have to ask my heart, why, why, why!

I have never had it, my cultivation has been taken away, I am going to die, I am going to die!

No, no, I have practiced for so many years, how can I die? No, it can't end!

At this point, Hu Xingtong had a clear idea. It was probably that after this person became a god, he wanted to see if there was any realm he could break through, so he asked an elder who was a good destiny path to do divination. After getting the result, he became obsessed. He was still hoping that he could break through, but ended up encountering the self-examination. Then he couldn't find the truth from the self-examination, and he had no cultivation base and was about to die of old age, so he went crazy.

After going crazy, he might have wanted to do experiments, so records were made later.

A part of the jade slip is missing here, but the last sentence can still be seen: Leaving this record is also to warn future generations that they should examine their consciences above the level of spiritual transformation, remember to stick to their own hearts, and not forget their roots.

Then it was followed by a different sentence: Bullshit, above the level of incarnation, we are all ants, we must die for the common people, and we cannot escape death in the end, so what is the point of cultivating immortality!