After her senior sister was reborn, she actually became a powerful and arrogant protagonist?!

Just like what we saw from afar before, the Black Stone Sect was deathly silent.

However, all sorts of everyday items were placed normally.

It was as if just a second ago, someone was living and walking normally within the Black Stone Sect.

The more normal things are within the sect, the more abnormal it seems in this extremely desolate situation.

The sun was blazing, and I wasn't in any shade.

Qiu Lin inexplicably felt a chill creeping up from behind him.

"Where have all the people from this sect gone?"

Chu Luobai looked solemn as she carefully surveyed her surroundings.

There were no signs of demonic invasion within the sect.

The protective formation that was supposed to be activated was somehow deactivated.

Without any fighting, the sect's protective formation would most likely have shut down on its own.

As a special type of insect, the Demon Language Insect has no demonic energy, but it can be identified by arrays and talismans.

"So it really was the Demon Whisperer that made contact on its own initiative?"

Chu Luobai's heart stirred slightly, and he walked towards the hall.

The hall was empty except for cups of tea on the tea tables on either side.

The greenery on both sides is still lush, with hardly any fallen leaves.

The entire Blackstone Sect looked as if people had been living there just a moment ago.

"This is too bizarre."

Chu Luobai frowned. She had considered many scenarios, and had even prepared for a direct confrontation with the entire sect.

What awaited her was an empty Blackstone Sect.

"Senior sister, I just scouted around outside, and the Black Stone Sect's gate is locked from the inside. There must be people inside the sect."

Qiu Lin walked in through the door.

He had just quickly surveyed the Black Stone Sect, and as he expected, he couldn't see a single person.

"Then they should all have gone down."

Recalling what those rogue cultivators had said, Chu Luobai smashed all the vases in the hall.

Boom.

The ground made a dull thud, followed by a slight tremor.

In the corner, a floor tile disappeared, replaced by a long, dark passageway below.

The stone steps stretched forward until they disappeared into the darkness.

"Let's go."

Chu Luobai took the lead and walked into the passage.

I don't know where this tunnel leads, the wind is howling inside.

There was no trace of magic, nor any trace of spiritual power.

The air was deathly still, just like the sect itself.

After walking for about three to five minutes, a light suddenly appeared in the distance.

At the same time, a long-lost, cold voice rang in Chu Luobai's ears.

[Ding, the long-term system quest 'The Plague of the Demonic Language Insects' has been issued.]

[This task is considered quite difficult; therefore, 10 'Spirit Protection Pills' will be issued as a reward.]

[Please complete Chapter 1 of 'The Plague of the Demonic Language Insects,' 'The Truth About the Blackstone Sect.']

Having not heard the system's voice for so long, Chu Luobai had almost forgotten that the system existed.

Is this mission to investigate the truth about the Blackrock Sect yourself?

Chu Luobai felt that there were obviously more things in his storage ring, so he took out two.

[Spirit Protection Pill: A pill that protects the spiritual sea and can prevent parasitism by demonic language insects.]

It's really a good thing...

Looking at the pills in his hand, which were emitting a fragrant aroma, Chu Luobai couldn't help but marvel at the power of this system.

Even if all the geniuses from the Talisman Sect and Pill Sect worked together in their previous lives, they still couldn't create a pill that could protect the spiritual sea and prevent the Demon Language Insects from attacking.

The system releases ten at a time; one should be reserved for someone trustworthy to study.

Chu Luobai pondered this in her mind and popped one into her mouth.

Soon a strange power surged toward her abdomen, forming a barrier-like structure around her spiritual sea.

Chu Luobai could sense the existence of the barrier, but he had no intention of resisting it.

It was as if this barrier was a natural part of their own bodies.

"Anything produced by the system is guaranteed to be of high quality?"

After confirming that there were no problems, Chu Luobai gave the second Spirit Protection Pill to Qiu Lin and gestured for him to take it.

After swallowing the pill, Qiu Lin also felt that wondrous power.

He blinked, staring at Chu Luobai with a curious expression.

"Senior Sister, what is this pill...?"

"Good stuff, don't ask."

Chu Luo waved her hand; she was too lazy to explain the origin of this thing.

"This item can protect you from being parasitized by the Demon Whisperer, but you still need to be careful in your actions afterward."

The biggest concern with the Demon Language Worm is that it can parasitize cultivators with high cultivation levels.

The higher a cultivator's cultivation level, the higher their status within the sect. It is not uncommon for elders of small sects to be parasitized, leading to the destruction of an entire sect.

Even a major sect like the Heavenly Evolution Sect was nearly destroyed by the Demonic Language Insects...

Chu Luobai shook her head; those were all things of the past.

The priority now is to resolve this issue.

If all these sects fall, the mortals in this area will become flesh and blood for the demonic insects to devour.

Walking towards the light, the scene before me was no different from what those rogue cultivators had described.

A huge lake comes into view.

The area around the lake was completely filled with kneeling Black Stone Sect cultivators.

They knelt on both knees, their foreheads pressed tightly against the sand and gravel on the ground.

They were as devout as if they were kneeling in worship of a true deity.

only...

Chu Luobai frowned, his gaze fixed on the center of the lake where they were kneeling in worship.

A huge, completely black coffin was suspended in mid-air.

Countless gleaming iron chains were wrapped around the coffin, and dark red light could be seen flashing across the chains.

Below is a dark lake, its water appearing black in the dim light.

However, cultivators are beings whose five senses are enhanced, not to mention that Chu Luobai is a great cultivator in the Dao Integration Realm.

Beneath the lake lay countless white bones, the churning flesh turning the water a dark red, yet there was not a trace of blood in the air.

How long has the Black Stone Sect been doing this kind of thing?

"Since you're here, don't hide like a mouse."

A deep, resonant voice echoed from directly above the cave.

It made a chilling cracking sound, as if joints were dislocating.

"We've been discovered. It seems the Black Stone Sect isn't all useless people after all."

Chu Luobai and Qiu Lin emerged from the shadows of the tunnel, one after the other.

The two stopped by the lake, watching the inexplicably churning water.

thump!

Chu Luobai raised a foot and kicked the nearest kneeling Black Stone Sect disciple.

The disciple didn't react at all and just fell straight into the water, splashing up a huge spray.

Then, the lake water seemed to come alive and enveloped the disciple.

In no time, the disciple's flesh and blood were devoured by an unknown creature in the lake, leaving only bare bones.

"Old man, you really have the guts to use your own disciple's to raise insects."

Chu Luobai watched the skeleton slowly sink to the bottom of the water and disappear completely, and spoke with sarcasm.