Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter 267 Interrogation (Part Two)

Shen San paused, then continued, "I heard it from the old folks. This place used to be a stronghold of the Blood Blade Sect, their largest stronghold. Back then, some rival forces came to attack, and the two sides clashed again. This area was littered with corpses, and rivers of blood flowed... In the end, fearing that too many corpses would cause disease, they buried the bodies on the spot, and this place became a mass grave..."

'Blood Blade Sect, mass grave, many people died...'

A glint of light flashed in Han Yi's eyes. Wasn't this template exactly the essential element for easily breeding ghosts and causing supernatural events?

Furthermore, the Crimson Flame Sect later used this place as a black market for buying and selling live goods, which only exacerbated the already heavy atmosphere of resentment, making it dark, damp, and prone to attracting ghosts...

'Could it be that the formation of the Ghost Realm is related to these elements? Does it require deep-seated resentment to trigger the factors that create the Ghost Realm, thus giving Danyangzi the opportunity to summon demons?'

Han Yi closed his eyes slightly, lost in thought, as he wanted to understand the formation of the Ghost Domain.

He still doesn't know what the fundamental difference is between the black market and other places in An'yan City that would lead Danyangzi to choose this place as the location for generating the Ghost Domain.

This is very important. If we can figure this out, we can follow the clues and truly see Danyangzi's purpose.

Was it because the black market had a special nature, or because Han Yi served as a guard disciple in the black market that Danyangzi chose the black market?

If it is the former, then it means that the generation of the Ghost Realm does indeed require some kind of factor to transform and generate.

If it's the latter....

That's a bit scary.....

Danyangzi's only motivation was revenge. Once he found Han Yi on the black market, he could create bizarre domains with impunity and without any preconditions…

Thinking of this, Han Yi couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine. If Dan Yangzi, an ordinary person, could possess such power to easily create eerie domains after surrendering to demons, then what about even stronger demons...?

He shook his head, feeling that the former was more likely, because the black market had the conditions to generate a ghostly domain, which was why Danyangzi chose the black market as his target.

He himself was just a minor character who happened to be there by chance.

Thinking about it this way, things make perfect sense and can be sorted out.

After crossing the open space, we arrived near the epicenter of the black market fire. The ground was charred black, and the walls, buildings, and everything else were scorching hot from the embers. Wisps of white smoke rose intermittently, whether from the heat of the flames or from ashes blown by the wind, it was unclear. In the gaps between the collapsed buildings, in the shadows, and in the concealed areas, we could occasionally see fragments of corpses mixed with the ashes from the wooden beams and other debris, their surfaces gleaming slightly from the intense heat of the Sunfire Arrows.

"Sigh, this is still an unformed, eerie realm..."

Han Yi sighed. The once bustling and lively black market had become a completely different place in the blink of an eye.

He wasn't worried about accidentally injuring ordinary people with his Yangyan Arrow. That night, after killing Danyangzi, he had thoroughly searched the area. Apart from the dozen or so people who survived under Shen San's care, the others were either possessed by vengeful spirits or killed by corpse spirits.

That's why he dared to burn down the black market and clean it up with the extremely powerful Yangyan Arrow.

However, according to his conversation with Huang Ze three days ago...

He was able to break through this strange domain simply because he had gathered all the necessary pieces. He encountered a strange domain that had only been formed for a short time. If it were a strange domain that had been formed for ten, twenty, or even a hundred years, it would not have been so easy to break through.

However, even an unformed ghost realm can contain vengeful spirits, corpse spirits, and half-demons like Danyangzi. Therefore, the danger, strangeness, and wonder of a true ghost realm are truly unimaginable.

"Let's go..."

Han Yi looked around for a while, then prepared to go back, as there was nothing more to see here.

The Crimson Flame Sect is clearly preparing to abandon this place; it's just a ruin, and there's nothing left to see.

Han Yi and Shen Sanjian didn't exchange any words. They silently turned around and walked outside.

Stepping on the blackened and cracked ground felt like stepping on a heater.

---------------------------------------------- Crimson Flame Sect, Headquarters, Main Hall.

Sunlight pierced through the grand buildings, illuminating the central pavilion of a magnificent architectural complex.

In the lobby, there were two armchairs. On the left sat a middle-aged man with a clean-shaven face and a somewhat gloomy expression.

This was Qu Jingxian, the vice sect leader of the Crimson Flame Sect.

Seated in the center was a bald, muscular man with a thick beard, exuding a distinctly different aura of authority.

This is Aoyang, the sect leader of the Crimson Flame Sect.

At this moment, Ao Yang tilted his head slightly, squinted his eyes, and looked at the farce below the stage with a hint of amusement.

"Huang Ze, you are in charge of managing the black market. With such a big incident happening in the black market, you cannot shirk your responsibility!"

Although his voice was calm, his words carried a hint of malice. The speaker was a handsome, white-bearded old man with a refined appearance and an extraordinary bearing; he was none other than Elder Li Chengfeng.

“Li Chengfeng, don’t make false accusations. What does this have to do with me? This is clearly a black scourge, and it’s the people in the Strange Affairs Bureau who should be investigating and cleaning it up. What do their mistakes have to do with me? I’m only responsible for managing the black market’s goods import and export, personnel arrangements, and profit remittance. Who could have imagined that such a supernatural event would happen in the city?”

Huang Ze gripped the copper wine flask at his waist tightly, his face flushed and neck thick with anger as he loudly retorted.

He was also furious. Everything was fine in the black market, and the profits were substantial. But inexplicably, a strange domain appeared in the city. And to make matters worse, it appeared in his territory. This gave that old guy Li Chengfeng a handle to use against him.

But no matter what, he had to throw this pot of dirty water out.

"Heh, it has nothing to do with you?" Li Chengfeng sneered. "If it has nothing to do with you, then explain why there are four inner disciples on duty in the black market. Apart from Han Yi, who is closely related to you, the other three have all disappeared and cannot be found?"

"If it were truly an intrusion by outsiders, why would they specifically look after an ordinary disciple who has no connection to the matter?"

"It has nothing to do with you. That Han Yi is just an ordinary Blood Refining stage martial artist. How did he manage to survive in the Ghost Realm and even carry Yangyan Arrows, which were designed to counter the Ghost Realm, with him?"

"Elder Huang, can you explain these things clearly?"

Huang Ze was so angry that his hair stood on end and his face turned red. He suddenly stood up and brandished the bronze wine pot in his hand: "You, you... Li Chengfeng, you are slandering me!"

However, he really couldn't refute Li Chengfeng's words one by one. He himself was puzzled afterward. That was a strange domain. Even an unformed strange domain was not something that a disciple in the Blood Refining stage could easily break.

After the black market incident, everyone immediately went to the scene of the fire, hoping to find some clues, but it was pitch black. There were no signs of a struggle or escape footprints left, only a pile of wreckage.

As for the remaining dozen or so disciples, including Shen San, they all said that Han Yi led them to escape and took out a lot of talismans, oil, and other supplies from the warehouse, which allowed them to temporarily survive the siege by the evil spirits.

If Han Yi's behavior differed from theirs in any way, it was at most that he went back to his room to retrieve some important documents at a certain time. As for anything else, the outer disciples knew nothing about him.

Besides Han Yi, the sect's higher-ups also wanted to question Cai Yu, Lin Ping, and Wang Dong, the three inner disciples guarding the black market, to find out what had happened there recently.

However, these three people either died or disappeared without a trace. They couldn't be found at all, let alone inquire about the unusual activities at the black market recently.

Therefore, the events that occurred in the Black Market Ghost Domain can only be based on Han Yi's account. He found a Yang Flame Arrow, activated it, and fired it, after which the Ghost Domain dissipated.

Although, according to the people of the Strange Affairs Bureau, such a thing is not impossible, but the probability is small. After all, it is only an unformed strange domain. As long as the Yangyan Arrow hits the core of the strange domain's Yin energy, it can completely shatter the strange domain.

However, this claim of a very small probability was naturally not enough to satisfy the aggressive Li Chengfeng.

"Li Chengfeng, stop shouting here. Let me ask you, on the night of the black market fire, you clearly weren't out on a mission. Why weren't you in the city, and why didn't you even leave a message about where you went?"

Huang Ze knew that he couldn't explain Han Yi's problem, so he simply avoided the topic and questioned Li Chengfeng from another angle.

"Elder Li, why aren't you saying anything? You wouldn't have done something shady, would you...?" Huang Ze sneered repeatedly, looking at him coldly.

"I've already told the sect leader that I went to visit an old friend outside the city that day. What, do you doubt me?"

When the topic came up, Li Chengfeng seemed to have been hit where it hurt, and he jumped up from his chair, saying with a forced smile.

"I didn't say I suspected you, I just felt that you had to wait until the black market incident to go out. As an elder of the Internal Affairs Hall, I'm just reminding you that the External Affairs Hall has rules that duty elders must report before going out," Huang Ze said calmly.

Li Chengfeng chuckled coldly: "Not suspicion? Then what do you mean by saying these things? Even if you don't mean it that way, it will give people that impression."

"Whether it will cause misunderstandings is none of my concern, but as an elder of the Internal Affairs Hall, I would like to remind you that you are only an elder of the External Affairs Hall, and you are meddling too much in the affairs of our Internal Affairs Hall," Huang Ze said calmly. The two exchanged words, neither wanting to be implicated, and the atmosphere became tense, with the distance between them growing ever closer.

"Enough, enough! You two, stop arguing! It's so annoying!"

This scene made Ao Yang, who was sitting above, a little impatient. These two were both old hands, slippery and slick, shirking responsibility and throwing mud at others.

When the sect leader spoke, Huang Ze and Li Chengfeng snorted coldly and returned to their respective seats.

After saying this, Ao Yang turned to look at Qu Jingxian and asked, "Vice Sect Leader Qu, what are your thoughts?"

"The sect leader can make his own judgment; I have no opinion."

Qu Jingxian spoke calmly, his face expressionless.

Ao Yang picked his nose, then flicked it away, and said, "So, do you think there's anything wrong with that little guy named Han Yi who just survived from the Ghost Realm?"

Qu Jingxian sat up straight, ignoring Ao Yang's barbaric appearance, and said, "Everyone knows that Han Yi is a disciple with an upright background."

"He first served as an outer disciple for a period of time, and later was chosen by Senior Brother Bai to be his successor. Han Yi is gentle, honest, and grateful, which is why Senior Brother Bai chose him..."

"Oh? From what you're saying, you think that little guy has a clean background and no problems?" Ao Yang glanced at the vice sect leader.

The fact that the two were at odds was common knowledge within the sect.

The atmosphere is heating up again...

The elders and hall masters sitting below were all lost in thought, as if they hadn't heard anything at all.

When gods fight, mortals suffer. The sect leader and deputy sect leader are figures they cannot afford to offend. Their conflict can only be resolved between the two of them.

Qu Jingxian slowly tilted his head, looked at Ao Yang's messy beard, a hint of helplessness flashing across his refined face, and said, "That's what I think."

He stroked his beardless chin, a smirk playing on his lips, and said, "Sect Master, you don't actually think that Han Yi is a problem, do you?"

“That’s right!” Ao Yang’s eyes widened like copper bells as he looked down at Qu Jingxian, saying each word slowly and deliberately, “I just feel there’s something wrong with him. How did a mere Blood Refining stage kid manage to break out of the Ghost Realm!”

Qu Jingxian rolled his eyes, his expression sharp as a sword, and retorted sharply, "Then... how about we make a bet?"

"A bet?!" Ao Yang immediately agreed. "What kind of bet?"

“Let’s bet…” Qu Jing thought for a moment, preparing to say something.