The extremely cold ice rock island.
Pang Jian, who left Yunfan, stood on the icy rock, motionless like a sculpture.
He stared blankly at the pile of rubble where the bodies were placed.
Wu Yi and Meng Qiulan both had deeply sunken sternums and their mouths were filled with dirty blood, as if their internal organs had suffered a severe blow and they had died.
Many parts of Zhao Ling's body were cut by sharp weapons. Her pair of slender legs had many shocking deep wounds. It seemed that she had been tortured with a sharp knife before her death.
The sisters Bai Wei and Bai Zhi had two eye-catching streaks of blood at the purple corners of their mouths.
They both seemed to have died of poisoning.
A small piece of fish skin bag was exposed between the fingers of Bai Wei's left hand. It was obviously the storage bag given to her by Pang Jian.
It was obvious that someone was trying to snatch the storage bag, but she refused to let go and tore the bag into pieces during the struggle, leaving only a small piece in her hand.
Even when she died, she was still holding on to the fragment.
This item was obviously extremely important to her.
There were several Dark Ghost Deacons who were at the Tongmai Realm and were planning to collect materials for marrow cleansing. Several of them had broken bodies.
Among the numerous corpses, the dark ghosts from the underworld looked inconspicuous.
Pang Jian stood there and stared.
The bitter cold wind was bone-chilling and caused dull pain on people's faces. Standing on the rocky ground, Pang Jian felt the cold air seeping into his body along the soles of his feet.
The severe coldness of Bingyan Island is just like his mood at the moment.
"Old Yuan!"
Gao Yuan, who stayed in Yunfan, lay on the edge of the boat and saw the brother and sister below. They did not enter the stone hall like the others, but stared at the pile of corpses and shouted.
Dozens of feet away.
Someone suddenly popped his head out from another cloud sail and said coldly, "Why are you shouting?"
"What happened to those two girls?"
Gao Yuan pointed to the pile of corpses. Pang Jian's eyes lingered on that spot and he said curiously, "They are obviously a pair of sisters."
"You and I both know the relationship between Lingyun Sanren and Elder Xueyue Jiuyuan. If Lingyun Sanren saw such an outstanding pair of sisters, he would definitely try every possible means to send them to Jiuyuan's hands."
"Why did he die in his territory?"
Gao Yuan was confused.
"Blood Moon's Fei Zheng originally thought so." Yuan Fei, who was also a casual cultivator, was an old acquaintance of Gao Yuan. He sneered before explaining, "It's like this..."
He spoke briefly.
The general idea is that after this group of people arrived at Bingyan Island on Yunfan, they participated in a rally organized by Lingyun Sanren.
One of them planned to exchange a few items for a set of marrow cleansing materials.
Among those artifacts, there was one that Lingyun Sanren happened to recognize. It was sold by him to a member of the Blood Moon Sect.
Lingyun Sanren heard not long ago that the man went to the lower world with Fei Zheng on a hunting boat and accidentally died in the Tianyun Shattered Land.
Feeling suspicious, Lingyun Sanren explained the matter to his good friend Jiuyuan using a secret method and also described the characteristics of the sisters.
Not long after.
Zhu Yuanxi of the Blood Moon came here on a "Wuding Ferry" under the order of Elder Jiuyuan.
They immediately confirmed that the group of people came from the Dark Ghost Organization in the underworld.
With Lingyun Sanren's tacit approval, Zhu Yuanxi took direct action and used his innate realm cultivation to cause the deaths of the dark ghosts.
"When the two sisters heard that they were going to be sent to Jiu Yuan, they took poison and committed suicide. Zhu Yuanxi interrogated the others, asking them how they escaped from the Tianyun Shattered Land and how they came to the Third Realm."
"They were very stubborn. I heard that they refused to reveal a single word before they died. Then they all died."
Yuan Fei, who stayed in his cloud sail and did not enter the stone hall, explained the situation based on the information he had received.
"It's really strange that the leader of the Dark Ghosts in the Lower Realm actually dared to attack the Blood Moon's hunting boat. Zhu Yuanxi still hasn't figured out how they got to this Three Immortals Island from the Lower Realm."
"For a long time, only sects like the Blood Moon Sect, the Fiery Sun Sect, and the Yinling Temple were able to use their flying devices to bring people from the lower world up."
Yuan Fei shook his head in confusion.
Gao Yuan was also surprised when he heard this.
"Gao Yuan, you are so lucky. Everything went smoothly all the way."
Yuan Fei sighed and suddenly changed the subject, saying, "You don't know that a while ago, Dong Tianze from the Yinling Temple drove a Tianling Tower and robbed Yunfan everywhere in the vicinity. When I came here, I was scared all the way, afraid that I would be targeted by that mad dog."
Gao Yuan was shocked and said, "What is the Yinling Temple thinking? Even if they are not sociable, they won't offend all the independent cultivators, right? What good will it do for them if they make the heavens and people angry?"
"The one who did it is Dong Tianze who came from the lower realm. This guy is crazy and can do anything." Yuan Fei explained.
Two independent cultivators, each owning a cloud sail, were chatting while guarding their cloud sails.
"Let's go."
Pang Jian retracted his gaze, whispered something to Luo Hongyan, and took the lead to walk towards the boulder hall.
"After the rally, remember to come ride on my cloud sail! For the two of you... I can give you a discount."
Seeing the two men set off for the Stone Palace, Gao Yuan shouted hurriedly.
"Um."
Luo Hongyan responded coldly.
Gao Yuan immediately smiled and said, "I'll wait for you two!"
When Pang Jian and the other man disappeared in the boulder hall, Yuan Fei suddenly left his Yunfan, and after a few flashes, he arrived at Gao Yuan's Yunfan.
"Who are these two people?"
Yuan Fei frowned and said, "That kid, just stared at the pair of sisters lying on the pile of corpses for a few more seconds, and you deliberately asked me about it. What? Are they the big shots you just fawned over?"
"I knew I couldn't hide it from you."
"The upper realm?"
Yuan Fei's eyes flashed with strangeness, and he immediately cursed: "Damn Gao Yuan, why didn't you hint to me earlier so that I could curry favor with them! If I had known that they were from the upper realm, I should have introduced them in more detail when I saw that boy looking at the sisters!"
"Have you heard about the tragedy in the underworld?" Gao Yuan quickly changed the subject.
Upon hearing this, Yuan Fei immediately stopped scolding and nodded solemnly, "This matter can no longer be concealed. After dealing with those members of the Dark Ghosts, Zhu Yuanxi of Blood Moon took the Wuding Ferry to Cloud Island. I heard that Blood Moon intends to take over that Cloud Island and provide a foothold for the Shangguan and Ouyang families who are loyal to them."
Gao Yuan smiled bitterly and said, "The world is getting more and more chaotic. If the disaster in the lower world continues to spread, the people of the seven major families will enter the third world and come to snatch our resources."
Yuan Fei sighed: "Let's run around more recently and try to earn more spirit stones. Who knows what will happen in the future?"
…
The Stone Palace.
After passing under the huge broken city wall, Pang Jian and his companions arrived inside and saw only ruins.
"Let's find a place first. I'll adjust a new face for you."
Luo Hongyan looked around and quickly locked onto a secluded corner. Regardless of whether Pang Jian was willing or not, she pulled Pang Jian over, took out the dye and helped Pang Jian reshape his face.
Pang Jian said nothing, his expression blank, and let her do it.
After a moment.
A dark red, slightly plump face replaced Pang Jian's real appearance.
"That's about it."
Luo Hongyan put the paint back into the storage bracelet with satisfaction and said, "Everyone who has seen you, whether it's Xueyue or Dong Tianze, will not recognize your face."
Pang Jian was silent for a long time, and said: "We shouldn't have brought them to the third world."
Luo Hongyan sighed softly.
She could see that the tragic deaths of the dark ghosts made Pang Jian depressed and self-blaming.
Although Pang Jian, Zhao Ling, Meng Qiulan and others were not particularly close, they had been together for a while and had fought side by side several times.
The fact that Pang Jian gave the storage bag to Bai Wei shows that he actually has a good impression of the sisters Bai Wei and Bai Zhi.
As soon as he arrived at the Stone Palace, he saw the bodies of those people who had died tragically. It was normal for him to feel depressed.
"They attacked Blood Moon's hunting ship because of my suggestion."
Pang Jian said expressionlessly.
"You don't have to blame yourself."
Luo Hongyan persuaded.
"I'm not blaming myself."
Shaking his head, Pang Jian said, "The cause of the incident was that the Blood Moon's hunting ship was moored at the Dark Ghost Base in Yunze. Fei Zheng saw the Bai Wei sisters and forcibly abducted them."
"Because he wanted to please the elder named Jiuyuan, and because Jiuyuan liked sisters, Fei Zheng, who came down from the upper realm, did not hesitate to force Bai Wei and the other girl to buy them when he saw them."
After a pause, Pang Jian said, "Fei Zheng's death was his own fault."
Luo Hongyan nodded gently and said softly: "So, what do you want to do?"
"Lingyun Sanren is the actual controller of the Giant Stone Palace. All those who come to seek transactions need to pay him spirit stones. Logically speaking, he should protect every trader, but he sold Zhao Ling and others to Jiuyuan." Pang Jian said in a deep voice.
"Many times, rules are used to constrain other people. And those who make the rules are often not constrained themselves." Luo Hongyan said sarcastically.
"Lingyun Sanren, Jiuyuan who gave the orders, Zhu Yuanxi who took action..."
Pang Jian looked at Luo Hongyan and said seriously: "I want them to die."
In his mind.
The image of the deceased Bai Wei clutching the fragments of the storage bag would always linger in his mind, making him feel depressed and angry.
If he didn't vent this anger, he felt like he had an unsolvable knot in his heart, which would make him depressed and melancholy for a long time.
"Okay, I'll help you."
Luo Hongyan nodded immediately.
After a moment of silence, she continued, "I have always kept my distance from the Dark Ghosts because I don't want to have any emotional ties with them. When you start to care about them, you will feel sad when you see them die."
"I have been trying to avoid something like this all these years."
"I am well aware of the cruelty of the cultivation world, and I also understand that it will be very difficult for them to gain a foothold in the third realm with their realm and cultivation."
"I just, I didn't expect it to happen so quickly, and I could have done better."
"At least, I shouldn't have let you see the cruel scene of their death so early..."
Luo Hongyan blamed herself quietly.
She was subconsciously protecting Pang Jian, wanting Pang Jian to focus on his practice and not be disturbed by too many trivial matters.
She knew that Pang Jian was cold on the outside but warm on the inside, and she didn't want Pang Jian to be distracted too much by the dark ghosts, so soon after arriving in the third realm, she parted ways with those people.
The death of the dark ghosts only caused a few ripples in her heart and did not affect her too much.
What she blamed herself for was... that she shouldn't have let Pang Jian see this scene and disturbed Pang Jian's inner peace.
“It’s good to see.”
Pang Jian said in a low voice, just like his current mood, "I will eventually have to go through this. Their deaths are also a warning to me, telling me how cruel this world is."
“You’re growing up so fast.”
Luo Hongyan exclaimed softly.
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(End of this chapter)