After being reincarnated, I cultivated immortality.

At that moment, Kong Bai, Bai Shu, Hua Rongyi, and Jin Haoyu had just returned after completing their investigation.

As soon as Jin Haoyu came in, he heard something about it being true, and curiously leaned over to ask, "What's true or false? I want to know too."

Chi Yi and Ling Lili exchanged a glance but did not answer his question.

Ling Lili's doll-like face flushed slightly as she turned and said, "You're back? Did you find anything? I'll go call Yunfan out." With that, she stood up and walked towards Yunfan's room.

Jin Haoyu watched her retreating figure and murmured, "Something feels off."

He then asked Chi Yi, "What's wrong with her?"

Chi Yi thought that since they hadn't said they wanted to keep it a secret since it happened right in front of her, it meant they could talk about it.

He said casually, "It's nothing. Yunfan just confessed his feelings to Lili and said he likes her."

Four faces were shocked: "What! (⊙o⊙)."

They were only a little late, and they missed such a big thing. I really regret not coming back sooner.

Jin Haoyu exaggeratedly slapped his leg twice, muttering, "I told you not to walk too slowly, I told you not to walk too slowly..."

It's clear that she genuinely regrets it, but it has nothing to do with the fact that her leg is actually injured.

Just as Bai Shu was about to ask Chi Yi to explain what had happened in detail, he saw Ling Lili leading Yun Fan over.

The two walked one after the other. Ling Lili, who was in front, looked relatively normal, while Yun Fan, who was behind, had a blush on her fair face, and even her earlobes were red.

They certainly wouldn't believe it if you said nothing happened just now, but they wouldn't be so tactless as to ask directly; they would just look at the two of them with ambiguous eyes.

"Ahem~ Kong Bai, what have you discovered?" Ling Lili asked, ignoring their gazes.

Kong Bai nodded expressionlessly: "Okay, sit down and let's talk."

When it came to serious matters, everyone became serious and sat down around the small table.

Kong Bai took out a Buddhist bead and infused it with a trace of spiritual power, instantly turning the bead transparent.

Only then did everyone notice a wisp of black energy within the prayer beads, which gave people a very uncomfortable feeling.

Chi Yi asked, "Do you know what it is?"

Kong Bai nodded and said, "This is evil energy."

"What!" Hua Rongyi stood up in shock, staring at the black mist inside the prayer beads in disbelief.

No wonder, I felt a chill and an ominous aura around me just now, but didn't the evil energy disappear? Why am I here?

He stared intently at the wisp of black energy emanating from the Buddhist beads before him, but his thoughts drifted far away.

The others all looked at Hua Rongyi, clearly waiting for an explanation.

But Hua Rongyi was lost in his own thoughts and didn't realize what the others were thinking.

It was Ling Lili who spoke up to wake him up: "Hua Rongyi, since you know, why don't you tell me their weaknesses?"

Hua Rongyi snapped out of his daze, gave an embarrassed twitch at the corner of his mouth, sat down again, and slowly explained, "Yin evil energy is composed of yin energy and evil energy. The yin energy here requires the accumulation of thousands of graves over a hundred years to form, plus the evil cultivators nourishing it with their own cultivation and blood energy for a hundred years, thus creating this extremely yin and evil Yin evil energy."

He paused for a moment and then continued, "If a cultivator is not careful and gets involved, at best their cultivation will regress, and at worst they will be plagued by inner demons and fall into evil ways."

Upon hearing this, the group all stood up and took a step back, afraid of getting involved.

Only Kong Bai and Hua Rongyi remained seated, motionless, and a hint of a smile appeared in their eyes as they watched this scene.

Hua Rongyi said with a smile, "Don't worry, everyone. I'm talking about real Yin and evil energy. This is just a half-finished product. It's not that powerful. At most, it will only weaken people and reduce their strength."

Everyone looked at Kong Bai again, and Kong Bai nodded to indicate that Hua Rongyi was right.

Everyone was relieved and sat back down.

Chi Yi said, "If that's the case, there must be some evil cultivators hiding near this village. We need to be careful these next few days."

Everyone nodded, clearly valuing their own safety.

After finishing that topic, Bai Shu asked Hua Rongyi, "How's your research on formations going?"

Hua Rongyi nodded, about to share his discovery, when he heard a knock on the door.

Everyone looked towards the doorway, where a low male voice called out, "Miss Bai, are you there? Miss Bai, Miss Bai..."

All eyes turned to Bai Shu, who also looked puzzled as he opened the door under everyone's gaze.

The man outside the door saw Bai Shu come to open the door and said happily, "Miss Bai, it's good that you're here."

Bai Shu asked in confusion, "Who are you?"

The man immediately said, "It's me! You hit me last night..." and started gesturing as he spoke.

Upon being reminded, Bai Shu realized, "Oh, it's you. I'm sorry, you were wrapped up so tightly yesterday that only your eyes were showing, I really didn't recognize you."

The man scratched his head sheepishly, indicating that he didn't care.

Bai Shu asked him, "What brings you here?"

The man nodded, then looked around. Seeing no one, he was about to speak.

“Come in and talk,” Bai Shu said.

"Okay, okay."

As soon as the man entered, he was stared at by six people, which made him involuntarily take a half step back.

Bai Shu, who was standing next to her, said, "They are all my friends. Tell me what you need to say now."

Hearing her say that, the man no longer held back. Since Miss Bai's cultivation level was so high, her friend's cultivation level must not be much worse.

He knelt down in front of Bai Shu with a thud.

Bai Shu was startled and quickly stepped aside. She hadn't treated his illness, and there was no karmic connection between them. She couldn't bear to kneel like that, fearing it would shorten her lifespan.

He immediately retorted, "Hey, speak properly! Why are you suddenly kneeling down?"

The man did not get up but solemnly said, "Please, Miss Bai and your friends, save Xicun!"

To everyone's surprise, his first words were to save Xicun, and they all looked him up and down.

It seems this man knows quite a lot.

Bai Shu didn't know how to start the conversation, so she looked to the others for help.

Hua Rongyi stepped forward, walked to the man's side, grabbed his arm with one hand, and helped him up without giving him a chance to refuse, saying, "We can talk things over. Come, let's sit down and talk slowly."

The man felt the strength of Hua Rongyi's grip on his arm, preventing him from kneeling any longer without harming him. He felt once again that his decision was correct; they were both cultivators with considerable cultivation levels.

After the man sat down, Jin Haoyu said, "Please begin your story!"

The crowd fell silent for a moment, then ignored him.

The man spoke: "My name is Wang Cang. A thousand years ago, my ancestor was guided onto the path of cultivation and left behind magical treasures and books. In exchange, generations of my descendants have been required to protect Xicun..."