In a guest room of the Two Saints Temple, Yun Jiuye drew talismans in the air with his fingers, which then affixed themselves onto the doors and windows, isolating the inside from the outside.

He then retrieved a divine shrine from the mustard ring—a storage magic tool—and set it up. Lighting some incense, he bowed to the deity figure within.

The smoke from the incense rose, casting the deity figure in a slightly blurred light, its dark-black battle armor and war robe emanating a chilling yet commanding aura.

Suddenly, the smoke dispersed sharply, a black light emerged, and holes opened one after another behind the deity figure, totaling five, arranged in a circle.

Seeing this, Yun Jiuye spoke solemnly, "I need the Yin Law Department to search for Ling Wujue's residual soul, to find out who killed him."

A flickering illusion appeared on the deity figure, manifesting itself, and a deep, imposing voice slowly sounded, echoing in the guest room, "Within the Five Reincarnations, there is no existence of Ling Wujue's residual soul."

Yun Jiuye frowned and said, "The general's Five Reincarnations should have been deployed within the scope of Liangzhou Province. Anyone who dies here should have their soul captured, even if their soul scatters, some residual spirit should still be collected."

"If all souls are annihilated, the Five Reincarnations can hardly function," the deep voice spoke slowly, "Furthermore, the site where Ling Wujue died, the Yin Law Department has already dispatched the Soul Hooker to investigate, let alone residual souls, there is not even a trace of resentment."

"The murderer is a master among masters, not only annihilating the soul but even purifying the resentment."

'This Sixth Brother, truly ruthless,' Yun Jiuye thought to himself.

Although lacking evidence, Yun Jiuye still determined Jiang Li was related to this and, speculating further, heightened his guard against Jiang Li.

This Sixth Brother, too much the Sixth.

He thought for a moment and then asked, "The Yin Law Department has been tracking Lawless Freedom Li Qinglian. Did you detect his presence nearby today?"

"No," the voice denied, "Lawless Freedom has recently been wandering around Broken Sky Gorge, occasionally entering and exiting Nether City to shake off the pursuit of our Soul Hookers."

Another clue severed.

If Li Qinglian were nearby, this could serve as an entry point to investigate whether it was Li Qinglian who killed Ling Wujue, but alas, the spatial distance rendered this impossible.

Yun Jiuye furrowed his brow in contemplation, finding the situation troublesome. Jiang Li had cleanly detached himself, leaving no opportunity for action, completely watertight.

But...

Tracing back to the source, an image suddenly flashed across Yun Jiuye's mind, "What about the Heluo God? Is there any trace of the Heluo God?"

The voice within the deity figure remained silent for quite a while, about half a cup of tea later, the voice spoke again, "Several days ago, in a small alley on Jun City Wutong Road, three skeletons appeared, suspected to be the work of Heluo God."

Wutong Road...

Wasn't that right near the residence I had stayed in before?

Without delay, Yun Jiuye said, "Please, Yin Law Department, track Heluo God's whereabouts."

"Our department's current top priority is to try to obtain even a fragment of the essence of the Book of Luo River Map," the deity figure refused.

"I also have a piece of news for the general. A Feng Clan member has awakened with the Dragon and Snake Body; he might appear in the battle at Golden Dam," Yun Jiuye said, well-prepared.

Compared to the outsider Li Qinglian, a Feng Clan member who had awakened the Dragon and Snake Body was much more valuable.

Since he would be present in this battle, then the Yin Law Department would surely allocate some resources to investigate, even with the Great Venerable here.

With everyone arriving, assisting in tracking the Heluo God would be opportune, right?

Lights flickered on the deity figure, signaling deep interest by the owner of the voice.

"Agreed," he said.

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Time swiftly elapsed amidst the anticipation and preparation from all directions, and in the blink of an eye, three days had passed.

On this day, the winds were fierce and the sky was high, with not a cloud in sight for miles. The surging tides struck the fish-mouth-shaped embankment at the heart of the river, lifting waves like snow that reflected specks of brilliance under the winter sun.

The cultivators stationed at the "Fish Mouth" had already evacuated, and the vast spillway dam had become the battleground for the first fight.

Jiang Li stood on the long embankment, hands behind his back, gazing at the sky. The wind speed, light and shadows, river water, Qi Mechanism...the changes of the four-nine, all were within his perception, while he himself was one of the escapees, wandering between heaven and earth, as if here and as if there.

Over the past three days, Jiang Li and Tianxuan had been together day and night. Although nothing joyful or delightful had occurred, their basic safety was entirely assured, free from external disturbances.

Now, he could be said to be at the peak of his strength, capable of fighting ten at once.

Unless the Great Venerable acted shamelessly to suppress his own Realm to personally challenge Jiang Li in a fifth-rank one-on-one battle, no one would be Jiang Li's match.

Unfortunately, that was impossible.

It wasn't that the Great Venerable cared about his dignity, but once he suppressed his own Realm, there wouldn't even need to be a Jiang Li for multiple fourth-ranks to take the chance to stab him in the back, and third-ranks like Zhang Zhixuan and Elder Da Kun might also try their luck in taking down the Great Venerable.

Although the chances of success weren't great, who knows?

With the Great Venerable's character and reputation, if he were to fall into water, what appeared above him would definitely be a pile of rocks rather than a helping hand.

So, who would be sent to battle?

At that moment, a meteor-like streak of light fell from the sky, smashing toward the "Fish Mouth."

The brilliant starlight was splendid and dazzling, drawing a long tail of light behind it, causing a disorder of all things in this moment like a clump of sand scattered by a foreign stone.

"Star Bead?" Jiang Li looked towards the falling meteor... or perhaps, comet.

Star Bead, also known as the broom star, was known as "comet" in Jiang Li's previous life. Bead is a very evil energy born from calamity; naming it "Star Bead" signifies an omen of misfortune and chaos.

In the scriptures, Star Bead is also known as Demon Star, capable of stirring the star formations.

This Star Bead falling from the sky disrupted the sequence of the four-nine perceived by Jiang Li in an instant, further disturbing the state of Heaven and Man are One.

It landed on the "Fish Mouth," its brilliance gradually subdued, revealing a person in a long green robe and a mask that seemed made of bone.

"Witch Di."

His voice was brief and forceful, the young man holding his sword, his vertical pupils behind the mask eerily staring at Jiang Li, sword momentum spread all around, creating sword traces like a shattered picture, chaotic and disordered.

Simultaneously, on the surrounding mountains and peaks, various Divine Senses noticed this person's anomaly, stirring thoughts in all directions.

"Snake Demon!" Li Guanming stood on a hillside, saying softly, "It really is him issuing the challenge."

Next to him, Shen Hou was stroking his long beard, feeling an urge to call out.

Initially, when he had used his Divine Skills, the person had run away without looking back, making Shen Hou realize this individual's identity was crucial. Seeing him again now immediately sparked the thought of testing him.

He wanted to know who exactly was behind this mask.

While Jiang Li watched the vertical pupils, a strange thought surfaced in his mind.

'Yesterday we talked about the descendants of Fuxi awakening the Dragon and Snake Body, and today this man appears. Is it the Great Venerable's miraculous strategizing, or was there a mole among the people present at that time?' Jiang Li thought to himself.

'And this name, Witch Di...'

If Jiang Li hadn't remembered wrong, when he initially went to Wushan, that Ying Zhao had called Jiang Li, disguised as Feng Ziyang, by this name.

Senior Brother Feng, don't think I can't recognize you just because you uttered two words.

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