I Cultivate Immortality With Scientific Thinking

Chapter 97: Blood Night Massacre

"Ah!"

Screams and wails filled the prosperous areas of Moon Lake Mountain. Even the high-end Lin Yue Tower was in ruins, with remnants of fire, frost, and lightning everywhere.

Splat!

A hand pierced through the chest of a beautiful and powerful female cultivator.

"Hehe!" Dressed in black, a cultivator with a bloody gaze showed no mercy despite the opponent's beauty. Instead, he attacked ruthlessly, killing an inner disciple in front of him with a single strike.

Then, he grabbed her shoulder with his other hand and bit viciously into Bai Zhan's neck. In no time, the once beautiful female disciple turned into a dehydrated corpse.

"Indeed, the more beautiful they are, the more delicious they taste!" Flicking away the corpse, the cultivator with a face full of freckles licked the bloodstains at the corner of his mouth. Under the black hood, his face revealed a sinister satisfaction.

Around him lay corpses, clearly disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect judging by their attire.

"Master...," a slightly stiff voice came from the side. Several others dressed in black, followed by numerous skinless blood puppets, slowly approached the freckled cultivator.

"Half of the disciples have been dealt with, while the other half have been turned into skinless blood puppets. However, there are still some survivors relying on the formation inside the tower. What should we do?" A black-robed cultivator spoke expressionlessly.

Their souls were controlled by blood demons, unlike the freckled cultivator who was directly parasitized by a blood shadow. As a result, they could only maintain their instinct to fight and basic intelligence, unable to handle complex situations.

"Hehe, put these skinless blood puppets in there. Aren't there friends and relatives of those cultivators inside? Let them kill each other. Isn't that a wonderful thing?" The freckled cultivator's face revealed a malicious smile.

"Yes." The black-robed cultivator responded, then directly controlled the skinless blood puppets to rush into the tower.

"Don't... come closer!"

"This aura... is it sister?!"

"You demonic beasts, we'll fight you to the end!"

Incomprehensible cries of surprise, furious curses, and desperate wails came from inside. Eventually, they slowly faded away until dozens of fireballs rose, forming a bright stream of fire that engulfed everything.

Boom!

Watching the exploding stream of fire in front of him, the freckled cultivator's face showed dissatisfaction.

"Some waste, they don't know how to appreciate this blood feast... Huh?"

Just as the freckled cultivator complained, a voice suddenly echoed in his mind.

"Third squad."

"Master." His expression changed, and he respectfully replied.

"After clearing this area, immediately go deal with targets number twelve and fifteen." A cold voice echoed in his mind.

"Huh?" The freckled cultivator was clearly stunned. "Isn't that the job of the eleventh squad?"

"The target seems to have sensed something and left early. The eleventh squad missed their chance." The voice in his mind spoke coldly.

"Among the squads near their departure direction, the others are chasing the target. Only you can be reassigned. Stop wasting time and go intercept them. Bring back the living or the dead!"

"Yes!" The freckled cultivator responded, then looked at the corpses on the ground and shouted coldly, "Let's go!"

On the other side...

Located on the outskirts of Moon Lake, it was not suitable for constructing a Wind Passage, so it was quite far from the central hub for transporting Pugong Grass.

At this moment, on the road leading to the central hub, bright spirit lamps illuminated the spacious path.

Lin Chen, accompanied by Xu Mengyun and Liu Qiqiang, walked quickly along the road. It was quiet around them, with no pedestrians passing by. They could only hear the continuous chirping of insects in the forest.

"Um... Senior Lin, are we being overly worried? It seems like nothing has happened," Liu Qiqiang couldn't help but ask, feeling a bit uneasy for some reason.

This road was far from the center of Moon Lake, surrounded by dense forests instead of shops and restaurants. Therefore, they naturally had no knowledge of what had happened at Moon Lake.

But not knowing didn't mean they couldn't sense something.

At this moment, Xu Mengyun's face was solemn as she took over Liu Qiqiang's words: "Are you sure? Haven't you noticed anything wrong?"

Something wrong?

Liu Qiqiang was taken aback by her words. What could be wrong?

However, he looked at the roads on both sides and seemed to realize something. His pupils contracted, and at the same time, Xu Mengyun's voice sounded beside him.

"Although this road is far from the prosperous area of Moon Lake Mountain, it is still one of the main transportation routes! Whether it's disciples from other peaks coming to Moon Lake Mountain or disciples from Moon Lake Mountain going out, they must pass through this road!"

"If it were midnight, it would be understandable for there to be few people on this road. But now it's during the Dog Hour, the busiest time for people to come and go. However, this road is too quiet! There is no one following behind, and no one coming from ahead. This is obviously not right!"

Xu Mengyun had little experience in battles, but that didn't mean she lacked intelligence. The current situation was clearly abnormal!

"Junior Brother, if we look at it this way, I'm afraid the transmission hub of the Pugong Grass has a problem!" Xu Mengyun realized this and quickly reminded him.

"I know." Lin Chen remained calm, as if he had known about this situation for a long time.

In fact, when he noticed that the road was too quiet, Lin Chen already understood that something had happened at Moon Lake Mountain.

And he quickly associated it with the cultivators who had been replaced by the blood pool in the illusion, knowing that it was definitely related to them.

But the problem was, he had already reported this matter and, to be on the safe side, he had reported it through different channels. So why hadn't Azure Cloud Sect reacted at all?

These replaced disciples might be able to deceive the detection of their sect and the spiritual perception of the Foundation Building Stage, but they definitely couldn't deceive the divine sense of a Gold Core Perfected Being!

So why did this still happen?

What Lin Chen didn't know was that the one responsible for this operation was not Xuan Yin Sect, but a demonic force from outside the Lingnan region.

Azure Cloud Sect had no knowledge of this, and coupled with the fact that the Gold Core Perfected Being was either out or healing from serious injuries, it resulted in a power vacuum.

The Tai Yin Perfected Being and Blood Shadow took advantage of this information gap and vulnerability to take action, resulting in such consequences!

"If that's the case, why are we still heading there?" Xu Mengyun widened her eyes in confusion and asked.

"Because I need to confirm whether the problem lies with the transmission hub of the Pugong Grass or with the Pugong Grass itself," Lin Chen said coldly.

If there was a problem with the transmission hub of the Pugong Grass, it meant that it had been occupied by the enemy. As long as they killed them, they could leave this dangerous place.

But if there was a problem with the Pugong Grass itself, then the nature of the situation would be different.

Because whether the Pugong Grass was damaged, dormant, or the flowers that were supposed to be born didn't reach the designated location on the Xin Feng Dao, it would all be sensed and adjusted by the hub.

If there was a problem with the Pugong Grass, but Azure Cloud Sect had no reaction at all, it meant that the corresponding hub had a problem!

Not long after, Lin Chen's footsteps paused because they had already entered his range of spiritual perception.

Lin Chen's gaze condensed, and his spiritual perception spread directly towards the transmission hub of the Pugong Grass.

At this moment, he seemed to see the broken buildings, the corpses on the ground, and the Pugong Grass in a dormant state!

The hub was in trouble!

Lin Chen's face darkened, and he immediately led the two of them back.

Instead of continuing on the Great Dao, he entered the jungle directly.

"What happened, Junior Brother?" Xu Mengyun couldn't help but ask when she saw Lin Chen leading them into the jungle.

Lin Chen explained directly to the two of them, and their faces changed when they heard his explanation.

"How is this possible?!" Liu Qiqiang's face turned pale, and he quickly asked, "The hub is a vital place for the sect. How could a demonic cultivator infiltrate it?"

"I don't know, but... hmm?!" Lin Chen sensed something and his figure paused. He looked up into the air.

"Junior Brother, what's..." Xu Mengyun noticed Lin Chen's abnormality and was about to ask, but her face suddenly turned pale.

Because at this moment, in her line of sight, she saw a strange figure suddenly appear behind Lin Chen.

He raised the dagger in his hand and fiercely stabbed it towards Lin Chen's back!

(End of this chapter)