“Miaohua Village has been destroyed. You should find another place to settle down in the south, as far away as possible. In addition, do not mention today’s events to anyone, or there will be great trouble. Here are some resources for you and your daughter’s journey and future life.” Yuan Ming took out a small cloth bag and handed it over, instructing them.

Gold and silver do not contain spiritual energy and are not of great value to cultivators. They are only used in the refining of special artifacts and the South Border is rich in gold and silver mines. The sect has a lot of gold and silver, most of which are used for trading with various tribes.

Yuan Ming had been planning to leave the Biluo Cave and return to the Central Plains, so he had made preparations.

“Thank you, sir!” Tu Ya’s mother had never seen so much gold and silver before and felt that it would last a lifetime. She hurriedly pulled her daughter to thank Yuan Ming.

Tu Ya looked at Yuan Ming with a fixed gaze and did not move.

“What are you doing, child? Thank Yuan Ming, quickly!” Tu Ya’s mother urged anxiously.

“Big brother, I want to learn how to fight from you. Can you teach me?” Tu Ya finally spoke, surprising everyone with her words.

“You want to learn how to fight?” Yuan Ming was not surprised.

“Yes, I want to learn how to fight. Those bad people killed Hu Tou, Xiao Chan, and my father. I want to avenge them!” Tu Ya’s eyes widened, her small fists clenched, and she spoke with a voice full of hatred.

Yuan Ming didn’t say anything and looked at Tu Ya up and down.

Although he had seen Tu Ya before, he hadn’t observed her appearance carefully due to being in a hurry. At this moment, when he took a closer look, he couldn’t help but be surprised.

Tu Ya’s features had not fully developed yet, but her eyebrows were thick and upward, like a flying knife. Her eyes carried a fierce aura, completely different from ordinary children.

“What an ominous appearance. If left unattended, Tu Ya will probably become a top-notch bandit, a female thief…” Yuan Ming felt somewhat troubled.

If he didn’t care about Tu Ya, her future life would definitely be full of hardships and no peace. But if he guided her onto the path of cultivation, it might not necessarily be a fortunate thing.

“Tu Ya, what nonsense are you talking about? You’re so young, yet all you think about is fighting and quarreling!” Tu Ya’s mother saw Yuan Ming’s expression change and was afraid that her daughter’s desire to learn fighting would anger him, so she hurriedly scolded.

“It’s alright.” Yuan Ming raised his hand and said.

“This is not just fighting, it’s cultivation. The path of cultivation is filled with dangers. A slight carelessness can lead to death. You’re still too young, and my cultivation level is limited. I have no intention of taking on disciples.” After a moment of silence, he shook his head and said.

Tu Ya’s little face was disappointed, and she was about to say something when her mother pulled her back.

“But since we have met, it is also fate. This is a safety talisman I obtained before. It has the effect of warding off disasters. I’ll give it to you.” Yuan Ming took out a palm-sized delicate cloth bag from his storage bag and handed it to Tu Ya.

Tu Ya received it with some disappointment.

“Thank you, sir.” Tu Ya’s mother hurriedly thanked him.

“No need to thank me. It’s getting late, you should hurry and leave.” Yuan Ming waved his hand and said.

Tu Ya’s mother thanked him again and quickly left with Tu Ya.

Yuan Ming watched their figures disappear into the distance before turning around and leaving.

The contents of the small bag he gave to Tu Ya were not a safety talisman, but a piece of paper with the cultivation technique of the “Biluo Art” written on it.

After much consideration, Yuan Ming decided to give Tu Ya an opportunity. If she had the fate to discover the cultivation technique in the future, it would be her chance.

In this way, whether Tu Ya could embark on the path of cultivation would depend on fate.

Yuan Ming did not enter the village but went to where Ha Gong’s body was.

His expression changed slightly. There was a long wound on Ha Gong’s chest and abdomen, and his internal organs could be vaguely seen. It was obviously caused by a sharp weapon.

“Why did they open Ha Gong’s body? Are they looking for something? Could it be that Ha Gong had nurtured a soul pearl inside him?” Yuan Ming’s eyes suddenly flashed.

The matter of the soul pearl was quite secretive, and Hu Huo and the others were probably unaware of it. If someone was really looking for Ha Gong’s soul pearl, it was probably the doing of the Silver Cat.

After burying Ha Gong’s body in a deep pit, Yuan Ming quickly left and rushed to the valley where the wild people were imprisoned by the Beast Taming Hall.

At this moment, Yuan Ming had disheveled hair and torn clothes, giving the appearance of being out of breath.

“Yuan Ming, why do you look like this? What about Senior Brother Hu Zha and the others?” a disciple of the Beast Taming Hall asked upon seeing him.

“Run! Senior Brother Hu Zha and I went to Miaohua Village to capture the mountain people there, but we were attacked by a group of powerful enemies. Senior Brother Hu Zha is already dead, and those people are chasing after us. If they catch up, everyone will die here!” Yuan Ming hastily said a sentence and immediately ran towards the distance.

The disciples of the Beast Taming Hall who were left in the valley were a group of weak and unorganized individuals. Seeing Yuan Ming fleeing, they also herded the wild people and followed.

Yuan Ming pretended to be in a panic, running without rest along the way. He only took half the time it took to come here and rushed back to the Biluo Cave.

The group went straight to the Beast Taming Hall and reported the situation to Elder Sa Ren.

On the way back, Yuan Ming deliberately or unintentionally instilled the information that Hu Zha had been killed by powerful enemies to the others. Those people unknowingly believed it to be true and reported it without waiting for Yuan Ming to speak. They recounted the events in this manner.”The collected souls are all here, please review them, Elder.” A disciple from the Beast Taming Hall took out a bundle, inside of which were several silver-white bells used for collecting souls.

Elder Sa Ren picked up the bells and carefully inspected them, confirming that the souls inside were correct.

“You mentioned earlier that there was an attack? Yuan Ming, tell me in detail.” Elder Sa Ren sat down and asked.

“Reporting to the Elder, I witnessed it with my own eyes.” Yuan Ming stepped forward, speaking with sincere fear and trepidation.

“What characteristics did the enemy have? What kind of magical tools did they use? How many were there? Tell me everything.” Elder Sa Ren looked at Yuan Ming.

“Yes. The situation was like this…” Yuan Ming agreed, and first detailed the incident of Hu Zha leading people to slaughter the Miao Hua Village.

He naturally altered the details of the latter part of the process, changing his killing of Hu Zha to Hu Zha being attacked by a group of men in black, killed by the men in black, and himself jumping into the river to escape because he was outnumbered when he arrived later, thus narrowly escaping with his life.

“Men in black? What methods did they use?” Elder Sa Ren asked further.

“I was focused on escaping at the time and didn’t get a clear look, but they seemed to be able to control corpses and ghosts.” Yuan Ming hesitated for a moment before saying.

“Control corpses and ghosts! Are you sure about what you saw?” Elder Sa Ren’s facial muscles twitched a bit, and he asked in a deep voice.

“I can’t be completely certain, but Brother Hu Zha was indeed killed by a black ghost that emerged from the ground, and one of the men in black controlled a green-faced, fanged corpse to attack me.” Yuan Ming said.

“Is there anything else?” Elder Sa Ren asked again.

“Before I managed to escape, I saw Brother Hu Zha set off a distress signal. I don’t know if anyone came to rescue him afterwards.” Yuan Ming thought for a moment and said.

Elder Sa Ren’s face was somewhat gloomy, but he didn’t say anything, seemingly considering something.

“I am of low cultivation and was unable to fight in this battle. I will definitely devote myself to cultivation in the future, I hope the Elder can forgive me!” After Yuan Ming finished speaking, the other disciples of the Beast Taming Hall also pleaded guilty one after another.

“This matter can’t be blamed on you. The enemy was too strong, and if you had stayed, it would have only increased the casualties. Being able to escape and inform the sect of this matter is a merit. You can all go rest now. The contribution points for this mission will be doubled as a reward.” Elder Sa Ren comforted everyone.

“Thank you, Elder Sa Ren!” Yuan Ming thanked him, feeling somewhat relieved.

The words just now were basically what Wu Lu had told him after discussing it with him. Elder Sa Ren’s reaction was exactly the same as Wu Lu’s judgment, it seemed that this plan was mostly successful.

The others also hurriedly bowed and thanked him.

“This mission ends here. All information related to the mission must not be disclosed to others. Anyone who dares to violate this will be severely punished by the sect!” Elder Sa Ren’s eyes suddenly became stern, and he said in a deep voice.

Everyone dared not disagree and left.

Elder Sa Ren sat in the Beast Taming Hall for a while, then got up and left, arriving at the meeting hall of Bi Luo Cave a moment later.

The changes in this mission were not small, not only was Hu Zha killed, but there was also that group of men in black. According to Yuan Ming’s description, the origins of this group were definitely not ordinary. If the force behind them knew about Bi Luo Cave’s soul harvesting, it would be a big trouble, and he must report it to the sect.

Elder Sa Ren frowned slightly in annoyance, just about to enter, when a white light shot from a distance and landed outside the hall.

The white light flickered and disappeared, revealing a tall man with a square face, a prominent nose, and a short beard on his face.

“Elder Meng Shan, you don’t look so good, what happened?” Elder Sa Ren asked.

Elder Meng Shan shook his head and walked quickly into the hall without saying a word.

Elder Sa Ren frowned slightly and followed him in.

The walls and floor of the hall were deep gray, about ten feet in size, but the light was not very bright, with only a few illuminating stones embedded in the walls on both sides.

Elder Sa Ren had never liked the meeting hall very much, feeling it was too dark and oppressive, but the layout here was arranged by the Grand Elder, and no one dared to adjust it.

In addition to Meng Shan, who had just entered, there were two other people in the hall. One was a serious middle-aged man with two shiny copper rings on his ears, a terrifying green snake tattoo on his chest and neck that looked extremely lifelike, as if it could come back to life at any time. In front of him stood an ordinary-looking strong man, who was reporting something.

“Great Cave Master!” Meng Shan and Sa Ren bowed to the middle-aged man.

The three Cave Masters of Bi Luo Cave, the second Cave Master was obsessed with alchemy, and the third Cave Master was devoted to refining tools, and they were rarely seen on normal days.

Compared to them, the Great Cave Master was the most normal. Besides cultivation, he was also responsible for the daily operation of the entire Bi Luo Cave.

“Is this how it happened?” The Great Cave Master asked in a deep voice.

“Yes, there is absolutely no concealment.” Wu Lu said somewhat fearfully.

“Alright, you can leave first.” The Great Cave Master glanced at Elder Meng Shan and Elder Sa Ren and said.

Wu Lu obediently agreed, bowed to Meng Shan and Sa Ren, and then retreated from the hall with his head bowed.

(End of Chapter)