They were shocked by the strange scene before them. They had been fighting with the Black Demon Clan until now, although occasionally some Nascent Soul cultivators would still die.
But even if they were to set an ambush, the two sides would never set an ambush near the other side's base camp, as this would risk being discovered by the Divine Transformation cultivators.
If things go wrong, it would result in the loss of soldiers and generals. It is usually possible to assassinate a Nascent Soul cultivator only if you are three or five hundred thousand miles away from the base camp.
“He encountered a Nascent Soul-level poison cultivator or a powerful poisonous creature. After injuring him, the other party escaped before Dong Liqing could unleash his Qi.
By the time Dong Liqing's poison took effect and caused unusual movements, I realized it was too late. I could no longer hold him back, and I could only attack empty space."
The handsome young man's cultivation is higher than Shanggong Changge, and he is the strongest among the four. He flashed in front of Dong Liqing's broken body, but the spiritual shield on his body became brighter and brighter.
He finally focused his attention on Dong Liqing and quickly made a judgment.
"But we didn't detect any Nascent Soul cultivators or magical beasts nearby?"
A burly old man said this, first glanced at the handsome young man, and seeing that there was nothing unusual about him, he also flashed in front of Dong Liqing.
"That means the other party has a very strong way to conceal his aura, or he is simply a low- to mid-level cultivator, and the murderer may not necessarily be a poison cultivator.
Look at this poison, if we are poisoned, no one will be spared? Poisoning can also kill people!"
Another burly old man frowned in thought.
“What Junior Brother Feng said is possible. If facing a cultivator of the same level, Dong Liqing would definitely be on guard at all times, but what if facing a mid- to low-level cultivator
However, a poison that can kill a Nascent Soul cultivator is too powerful. Once it is taken out, it will be discovered by others, not to mention Dong Liqing, unless... unless, he is careless..."
The handsome young man looked at the burly old man who had just spoken, and he seemed to be thinking about something.
“Dongliqing didn’t stop the opponent before the poison took effect. At least there are no signs of other people attacking in the surrounding area.
This meant that he was either very familiar with the other party, or he thought that his cultivation was much higher than the other party and followed the other party.
This is the only way to achieve that everything can unfold silently before the poison takes effect, and Senior Brother Yang's explanation will make sense."
Shanggong Changge moved his consciousness away from Dong Liqing, glanced at the handsome young man and said in a cold voice.
All of them were old monsters who had lived for more than a thousand years. After examining Dong Liqing for just a short period of time, they had already given their respective judgments.
When all these conclusions are combined, they are actually almost the same as the truth. The only thing that is missing is who the murderer is and what his purpose is.
The reason why they didn't find the murderer was, as they analyzed, that the other party created a time difference. Even if it was just a moment's difference, the other party would have a way to escape from their consciousness with careful deployment.
Therefore, their answer is that in addition to being a Nascent Soul cultivator, the murderer is most likely one or more mid-level cultivators.
"Dongliqing has lost his soul and is beyond help!"
The handsome young man finally withdrew his consciousness from Dong Liqing and shook his head helplessly.
"Look, there are words here!"
The burly old man next to Dong Liqing suddenly shouted in a deep voice. Under the few remaining fingers of Dong Liqing that had been corroded, a few crooked small words were written mixed with blood.
After seeing the words on the ground clearly, the four of them did not study the meaning of the words left by Dong Liqing first, but looked at each other and then sensed the aura of the line of small words on the ground again.
They are all experienced experts. They have seen this method of setting traps through posthumous messages many times. They don't want to be misled by the content at the first time.
The most important thing to confirm is whether this line of words was written by Dong Liqing. With the magical powers of a Nascent Soul cultivator, it can be confirmed through the other party's handwriting and the residual aura of the handwriting.
It is even possible to go back in time for a short period of time, but this method requires a monk who has practiced the law of time to do it.
Space and time are the two most profound magical powers. Even a powerful race like the demons cannot cultivate them.
However, it is still possible to confirm whether this line of words was written by Dong Liqing himself, unless the person who set the ambush has a much higher level of cultivation than them.
After each of them cast their spells, they compared their own sensing results with those of others one by one. Finally, the four Nascent Soul cultivators quickly dispelled their doubts.
After confirming that this line of words was the last thing Dong Liqing left, they focused their attention on the literal meaning.
"Black Demon... Jiao... Go..."
The four of them each stared at the crooked line of small words remaining on the ground, but after only a moment, they reached a preliminary opinion.
The word "Black Demon" is easy to understand. It should mean "Black Demon Clan". This means that this matter was either done by the Black Demon Clan monks themselves, or it is related to the Black Demon Clan.
Although there is no major war between the two tribes now, it is common for spies from each faction to sneak into each other's territory privately. However, the appearance of high-level cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage like this is extremely rare.
"Jiao" represents a race of magical beasts such as "snake Jiao" or "Jiaolong".
There are several possibilities here:
One possibility is that the one who attacked Dong Liqing just now might be a Nascent Soul cultivator of the Black Demon Clan who was accompanied by a very high-level "Jiao"-type magical beast. The two of them combined their strength to attack Dong Liqing, which is how they were able to succeed in the shortest time.
Moreover, "Jiao"-type monsters are often naturally poisonous, which is consistent with Dong Liqing's poisoning condition, but judging from the poison Dong Liqing was poisoned with, it is a "Jiao" poison.
This is very difficult. All naturally poisonous monsters usually like to devour other poisonous grasses and poisonous beasts. These things are the most delicious in the world for them, and can help them practice and advance. As their own cultivation becomes stronger, the toxins in their bodies will not only become stronger, but also slowly undergo different mutations. Outsiders have no idea what they have become.
Shanggong Changge gave another opinion, that a cultivator from the Jiao race might have secretly defected to the Black Demon Clan and attacked Dong Liqing with poison when he was unprepared, and Dong Liqing should be familiar with or know this person.
And if she remembered correctly, there was a "Ghost Dragon Clan" nearby, and this was the only sect in control within tens of thousands of miles.
At the same time, all members of this clan are poison cultivators, and the highest-ranking cultivators in the clan are only at the Jindan stage.
This clan has always had a good relationship with the "Holy Demon Palace". If this relationship is added, Dong Liqing will naturally be careless when facing some intermediate cultivators, and the possibility of being ambushed by the other party is still quite high.
The combat capability of poison cultivators cannot be guessed by their realm. As long as they master one of the most powerful poisons in the world, they can easily poison and kill cultivators who are one or two realms higher than themselves, or even higher levels.
“Moreover, that ‘Old Dragon Dragon’ seems to have already taken half a step into the Nascent Soul stage, and his strength is not weak either.
In addition, it is only a thousand miles from here to the Ghost Dragon Clan. They can completely avoid our previous investigations targeting high-level cultivators and return to the sect easily."
So after Shanggong Changge put forward his opinion, the other three felt that the latter possibility was much more likely than the former.
As for why Dong Liqing appeared here, I can only go back and ask his disciples if they know anything, but it is just a helpless approach.
Usually, the thoughts of senior monks are not known to outsiders.
"The meaning of Dong Liqing's message is to tell us that there are Black Demon Clan monks or spies plotting against him. Among them, there is at least one demon beast of the Jiao type that escaped after the attack, and his death was not an accident."
Several people finally pieced together the meaning of these words, but what was puzzling or regrettable was that in the end Dong Liqing tried to tell others where the person who attacked him escaped, but he failed to finish writing.
The clue ends here.
“This matter concerns the Dongliqing branch, so one of us needs to go back and report in detail to the Dongli lineage’s God Transformation Patriarch.
We also need to set up a formation here to protect the traces, and further explore the surrounding areas.
A Nascent Soul cultivator has died. The Spirit Transformation elders in the clan will definitely come and investigate the matter personally, especially the Spirit Transformation elder from the Dongli lineage.
In addition, we will have to send more people to investigate the cultivators whose spiritual senses were just locked onto, to see if there is anyone who has concealed his cultivation and is hiding among them.
Also, the 'Ghost Dragon Clan' mentioned earlier is the most suspicious, so we need to go over and investigate."
Shanggong Changge was worthy of being the general guarding the border. Although her cultivation was not the highest here, her logic was the clearest and she quickly gave suggestions to the other three.
“These are easy to handle. I think all the cultivators who appear in this vicinity, including the ‘Ghost Dragon Clan’ clan, can simply be directly subjected to soul search.
First, we can get the real information, and second, if someone resists, then they have something to hide."
A fierce look flashed in the handsome young man's eyes. Someone actually dared to attack and kill their people near the "Holy Demon City", and it was a Nascent Soul cultivator. The real culprit must be found out and announced to the world to serve as a warning to others.
The other three had no objection to the handsome young man's words. They just considered that these nearby monks had failed to pray to Buddha and should just consider themselves unlucky.
They are not good men and women. Killing these people is just like cutting a small piece of grass. Everyone nearby is a suspect. This alone is enough reason.
Soon, the four of them had a clear division of labor and went about their business.
Not long after, a tremendous rage rose up from somewhere in the "Holy Demon Palace". The explosion of this angry aura made all the monks in the "Holy Demon City" feel like they were struck by lightning.
For a while, the street was littered with low- and middle-level monks lying on the ground, wailing and unconscious. Everyone was trembling, not knowing what had happened.
Even the Nascent Soul cultivators in the city were terrified, their ears tinnitus and their hearts were shaking. They quickly set up a protective formation to protect the sect themselves and their disciples.
"Is that the senior who has transformed into a spirit really angry?"
"The abnormality thousands of miles away must be a big thing. This matter should be related to the White Demon Clan. Fortunately, I didn't go there, otherwise I would have alarmed the Divine Transformation Cultivator..."
"This is a huge resentment. Who has disturbed the direct bloodline of this senior who has reached the God Transformation stage..."
Those Nascent Soul cultivators in the city who were not from the "Holy Demon Palace" were also silent as a mouse. Many of them had already guessed that it was related to the previous unusual events outside the city, and were secretly glad that they did not get involved in this mess.
Zhao Min, who had just returned to the palace, also felt the rising anger, but the formation restrictions in her cave were among the best in the "Holy Demon Palace", and the opponent did not attack her cave directly, so there was no problem.
She could feel the direction from which this breath came, which was exactly the Dongli lineage.
"Junior brother really succeeded. Dong Liqing was seriously injured, otherwise he wouldn't have provoked such anger from the elders of his lineage. I wonder how Junior brother is doing now?"
Zhao Min worriedly thought that Li Yan's plan of killing two birds with one stone would be best if Dong Liqing could be secluded for ten or twenty years after being poisoned, so that she would not be able to be interfered with.
At this time, Zhao Min had no idea that Dong Liqing had been killed by Li Yan. She was more concerned about whether Li Yan had escaped from danger.
She was still captured by the other party and not killed for the time being. This was the result she least wanted to see. If she fell into Dong Liqing's hands, death would be a luxury.