The poorest member of the Imperial Guard, the Empress begged me to embezzle.

"Reporting to the Marquis, the Blood Shadow Divine Skill does indeed have flaws."

"The biggest flaw of the Blood Shadow Divine Skill is that during the process of consuming blood, one will gradually lose their rationality and their need for blood will increase."

"They will be controlled by the Blood Shadow Divine Art and eventually become puppets."

"Therefore, even within the Blood Demon Sect, the Blood Shadow Divine Art is a forbidden martial art, and even disciples of the Blood Demon Sect dare not practice it lightly."

"Until several hundred years ago, a genius emerged from the Blood Demon Sect."

"They actually modified the Blood Shadow Divine Skill and spread the modified fragments of the Blood Shadow Divine Skill in large quantities throughout the martial arts world."

"Many people in the martial arts world were attracted by the power of the incomplete Blood Shadow Divine Skill and ultimately took the risk of cultivating this incomplete Blood Shadow Divine Skill."

"This incomplete version of the Blood Shadow Divine Skill is faster to cultivate than the original Blood Shadow Divine Skill, but it is also easier to lose control of it."

"In the end, they will all turn into bloody shadows!"

"The genius of the Blood Demon Sect, on the other hand, cultivated the complete modified Blood Shadow Divine Art. He did not consume fresh blood himself, but devoured the Blood Shadows in the martial world who had cultivated the incomplete modified Blood Shadow Divine Art. With this Blood Shadow Divine Art, he became the sect leader of the Blood Demon Sect and stirred up a terrifying bloodbath in the martial world."

"Countless martial arts practitioners and countless ordinary people died in this bloody storm."

"In the end, it was the imperial court that dispatched the Imperial Guards to kill the Blood Demon Sect Master."

"However, the Blood Demon Sect has once again gone into hiding, and even after a purge by the imperial court, it has not been destroyed."

Lin Huaiyu nodded and said solemnly.

"You mean, this was done by someone who cultivated a fragment of the Blood Demon Sect's Blood Shadow Divine Art?"

A glint of light flashed in Chu Xiu's eyes as he asked Lin Huaiyu.

"Reporting to the Marquis, it is indeed the case from the current perspective."

"Because countless copies of the Blood Demon Sect's incomplete manual were circulated back then, there may still be a large number of Blood Shadow Divine Skill incomplete manuals remaining in the martial arts world today."

"Five years ago, there was a person who had practiced the incomplete Blood Shadow Divine Skill and used this incomplete skill to drink a lot of blood, harming a large number of people in the martial arts world and ordinary people."

"It was only because it was discovered early that it was quickly destroyed by our Great Zhou Dynasty."

Lin Huaiyu considered for a moment and said, "However, the timing of the appearance of the Blood Shadow Divine Art fragment this time is too coincidental."

We cannot yet determine whether this is a plan by someone with ulterior motives, or whether someone who obtained a fragment of the Blood Shadow Divine Art couldn't resist the temptation and practiced it.

"check!"

"No matter who is involved, a thorough investigation is necessary!"

A murderous glint appeared on Chu Xiu's face as he spoke with chilling ferocity.

"My lord, I am already investigating, and I have asked Commander Ying to send Shadow Guards to assist in the investigation."

"We will definitely get to the bottom of this matter as quickly as possible!"

Lin Huaiyu said with a serious expression.

"If anything happens, inform me immediately."

Chu Xiu nodded slightly and gave Lin Huaiyu some instructions.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Lin Huaiyu responded and turned to leave.

"Wang Hao?"

"King Qi?"

"Or perhaps the Prince of Yan?"

"I hope this has nothing to do with you."

"If it involves you, no matter who it is, they must die!"

After Lin Huaiyu left, Chu Xiu spoke coldly.

After saying that, he disappeared from the spot.

at dusk.

Lin Huaiyu arrived outside the study of the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and said respectfully, "Reporting to the Marquis, I have found some clues."

squeak...

The door to the study of the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard slowly opened, and Chu Xiu walked out, looking at Lin Huaiyu with a calm expression and saying, "Speak, what have you found out?"

"Reporting to the Marquis, the person who has cultivated the incomplete Blood Shadow Divine Art is named Lin Yu."

"Lin Yu is the young chief镖头 (bodyguard/escort) of Qingyun镖局 (escort agency)."

"He grew up in luxury and was pampered, so his talent for martial arts was extremely poor."

"The family's martial arts technique is the Shadowless Sword Technique."

"This Shadowless Sword Technique is said to have reached a high level of mastery, allowing one to strike without leaving a trace. It once enjoyed great fame in the martial arts world."

"During the time of Lin Yu's grandfather, Lin Tiannan, Lin Tiannan once made a great name for himself with his sword, thus establishing the status of the Lin family's Qingyun Escort Agency in the martial arts world."

"But ever since Lin Tiannan died, the Lin family's Qingyun Escort Agency has become weaker and weaker."

"The sect leader of the Azure Sea Sword Sect coveted the Lin family's Shadowless Sword Technique and suddenly attacked and wiped out the Lin family a day ago."

"It's just that Lin Yu happened to be away from the Lin family, so she escaped this disaster."

"After Lin Yu disappeared, last night there were reports of five villages being ravaged by the incomplete Blood Shadow Divine Skill, resulting in a large number of people being harmed."

"Then, today, the inn where the sect leader of the Azure Sea Sword Sect was staying was also completely wiped out."

"This sect master of the Azure Sea Sword Sect is a martial artist at the peak of the ninth level of the Nascent Soul Realm."

"As a result, the sect leader of the Azure Sea Sword Sect and his dozens of disciples were all drained dry."

"Considering the destruction of the Lin family's Qingyun Escort Agency, I suspect that this was definitely Lin Yu's doing!"

"Lin Yu was only a martial artist at the peak of the ninth level of the Innate Realm before, and had not even stepped into the Grandmaster Realm."

"It is very likely that he cultivated the incomplete Blood Shadow Divine Art, which is why he was able to go from the peak of the ninth level of the Innate Realm to the Yuan Shen Realm, or even the Immortal Ascension Realm, and thus kill the sect master of the Azure Sea Sword Sect and dozens of his disciples."

"And the Lin family's Shadowless Sword Technique is actually a fragment of the once infamous Blood Shadow Divine Skill!"

Lin Huaiyu pondered for a moment before speaking.

"and many more……"

"Lin Tiannan practiced the incomplete Blood Shadow Divine Art, so why wasn't he affected by it?"

"They even renamed the incomplete Blood Shadow Divine Skill as the Shadowless Sword Technique?"

Chu Xiu frowned and said.

"My lord, it is said that Lin Tiannan himself comes from a small sect."

"A sect with only Grandmaster-level martial artists in charge."

"Lin Tiannan started practicing martial arts too late; he only came into contact with martial arts at the age of twenty."

"So I can only join a small sect like this."

"Although this person has extraordinary comprehension, he only became a Xiantian Realm martial artist at the age of forty."

"But at the age of forty-six, Lin Tiannan suddenly rose to fame and became a master of the Celestial Realm."

"The Qingyun Escort Agency was established."

"However, after establishing the Qingyun Escort Agency, Lin Tiannan announced his seclusion and handed over all the affairs of the Qingyun Escort Agency to Lin Yu's father to manage."

"It wasn't until a few days ago that a rumor circulated that Lin Tiannan had already died."

"It was because the sect leader of the Azure Sea Sword Sect received this information that he dared to take action against the Azure Cloud Escort Agency."

"I suspect that Lin Tiannan modified the incomplete Blood Shadow Divine Art into a sword technique based on his comprehension. After being modified into a sword technique, it is not easy to be controlled by the incomplete Blood Shadow Divine Art."

"It was only after establishing the Qingyun Escort Agency that Lin Tiannan began to lose control of the influence of the Blood Shadow Divine Art fragment on himself, which led him to announce his seclusion. He also failed to pass on the Blood Shadow Divine Art fragment, which had been modified into a sword technique and was known as the Shadowless Sword Technique, to his son."

"He only passed down the Shadowless Sword Technique without any accompanying internal energy cultivation method."

Lin Huaiyu tentatively said.

"In your opinion, is there someone manipulating the actions of Lin Yu, or rather the sect leader of the Azure Sea Sword Sect, against the Lin family of the Azure Cloud Escort Agency?"

Chu Xiu nodded slightly and looked at Lin Huaiyu, asking a question.