In the end of the world, I become an immortal alone

#499 - Killing Immortal Game

Bai Ling'er's death was not peaceful.

When Wang Jixuan saw her body, his first reaction was…

His bed, which he found quite comfortable, was now unusable.

Bai Ling'er's silk robe was in disarray, pierced through her chest by a long sword. Her body seemed to be straining open, while her facial expression was one of extreme ecstasy and satisfaction, covered with terrifying sigils.

Wang Jixuan frowned, glanced at her a few times, then casually waved his hand, using the scattered clothes to cover Bai Ling'er's corpse.

"What… what happened?"

Mao Mo's voice even trembled slightly.

Bai Ling'er died in the mountain gate he established, and in such a manner. Even if he jumped into the Yellow River, he wouldn't be able to clear his name.

Daoist Wang frowned at Mao Mo.

Mao Mo quickly said, "Don't look at me, I didn't do anything! You know me, brother, I never do anything risky!"

Wang Jixuan took half a step back, and Mao Mo panicked even more.

Daoist Wang asked, "About half an hour ago, where were you, brother?"

"Relaxing in Wangdu, there are more than a dozen courtesans who can vouch for me!"

The plump immortal Mao Mo said with great certainty.

Wang Jixuan actually dispelled some of his suspicion towards Mao Mo.

He had no kinship with Bai Ling'er, nor was he interested in seeking justice for her, but this matter happened in his cave dwelling, so it was somewhat related to him.

Looking at Bai Ling'er's appearance…

It was obvious that someone had reverse-cultivated Bai Ling'er.

Such an expert must have strength above Bai Ling'er, and having gained Bai Ling'er's cultivation, they might be even stronger now.

Who could it be? What is their purpose?

Unfortunately, only the 'living room' area of this cave dwelling had hidden cameras installed. The bedroom wasn't recorded, and the camera only captured Bai Ling'er getting up and walking towards the bedroom, saying something as she walked, as if someone had called her over.

Could it be a scheme to kill with a borrowed knife, framing him? But what feud does he have with these six immortals? Is the murderer one of the other five immortals, or did some other rogue immortal sneak into this realm without him noticing?

Wang Jixuan felt a chill run down his spine.

He seemed to be caught up in some terrible matter again.

Four streams of light flew from the north and south. The other four rogue immortals had received Mao Mo's message and hurried over, pushing their escape speed to the maximum. The four arrived almost simultaneously.

Wang Jixuan raised his eyebrows slightly, retreated half a step to hide in a corner, and began to carefully observe the expressions of these five rogue immortals.

"What's going on!"

This was Qu Man, the dashing spear immortal from the Myriad Bone Cave.

When she saw Bai Ling'er's body, her expression faltered slightly, followed by undisguised disgust. She said:

"She died so tragically, it can be considered karmic retribution."

The second to arrive was the limping old Daoist who hadn't shown his face afterward.

"Bai Ling'er is dead? Mao Mo? Why did she die?"

The limping old Daoist stared at Mao Mo and said in a deep voice:

"The six of us came to the lower realm to spread the Dao, each representing the Dao lineage behind us. Even if Bai Ling'er had a hundred wrongs, she shouldn't have been killed like this, especially with such methods."

"Cultivation drain?

"Their Joyous Union Sect is best at cultivation draining. Bai Ling'er was actually killed by this method, using her own methods against her. How much hatred is this?"

Mao Mo quickly said, "It wasn't me, it really has nothing to do with me! Alas! I disliked her tone, and she threatened me with past events, so I went to Wangdu to find pleasure with mortals! Who knew, who knew! Brother Qin Zheng! You have to say good things for me!"

Daoist Wang appeared from the corner and said in a deep voice, "Brother Mao doesn't seem to have such methods either."

"Hmm," the limping old Daoist nodded and didn't say more.

This limping old Daoist was a mountain-moving rogue immortal, known as Daoist Douqian.

The remaining rogue immortal Kou Chongtian from the Heartless Valley and rogue immortal Liu Kang from the Yellow Flower Monastery arrived here one after another.

Both had middle-aged appearances. The former liked to dress as a scholar, while Liu Kang liked to wear Daoist robes.

The one with the biggest reaction here was Liu Kang.

"Ling'er!"

Liu Kang, the master of the Yellow Flower Monastery, trembled and knelt down, shouting hoarsely, his nascent soul almost leaping out of his open mouth.

Wang Jixuan frowned slightly.

This guy is quite suspicious.

The most urgent task now is to find the real murderer, otherwise Wang Jixuan's primary base will also be shrouded in danger.

And it might backfire.

Beside Bai Ling'er's body, five people stood or sat in five directions.

Liu Kang took out a woman's garment, draped it over Bai Ling'er, and hugged Bai Ling'er's body tightly.

The limping old Daoist said in a low voice, "The most urgent task is to report to the Immortal Realm first."

"No!"

Mao Mo said decisively:

"Let's investigate this matter first, find the real murderer, and then report to the Immortal Realm!

"She died here in my place, those women from the Joyous Union Sect are very fierce, they can roast me and eat me!"

Qu Man said, "A clear conscience fears no accusation. Since it wasn't you, Daoist friend, why fear them."

"Everyone."

Wang Jixuan cupped his hands:

"My cultivation is the lowest here, why not let me ask."

Everyone looked over at the same time.

Liu Kang frowned tightly: "You killed Ling'er! She came here to find you!"

"First, I don't have the ability to kill her in this way. Second, I have a full alibi. When Brother Mao found me, I was accompanying my junior sister in the Southern Border of this realm."

Wang Jixuan said indifferently:

"I must admit that this is my residence.

"I was also forced away by Senior Bai Ling'er, she coveted my Mahayana cultivation.

"The situation when I left was not only seen by Brother Mao, but also by some junior disciples in the sect. Everyone can investigate at will."

The limping old Daoist nodded and asked, "Can you let your nascent soul out of your body? So we can take a look?"

"Why not let everyone release their nascent souls together?"

Wang Jixuan's eyes flickered slightly:

"If the real murderer is hiding among us, absorbing Senior Bai Ling'er's cultivation, this person's nascent soul must not be stable at this moment."

Qu Man said, "That makes sense, let's release our nascent souls."

She acted first, and a phantom of a dashing female general appeared behind her.

"Hmph!" The Heartless Valley rogue immortal waved his hand unhappily and also released his nascent soul phantom.

Liu Kang was heartbroken, but he also knew that he had to clear his name, so he also released his nascent soul.

The limping old Daoist moved a little slowly, but Wang Jixuan soon understood why he had such a wary expression.

This old Daoist's nascent soul was entirely black!

Filled with the resentment of living beings, he was obviously a ruthless character who slaughtered many!

Wang Jixuan released his own nascent soul, and a clear fragrance floated in the air, and the Taoist charm of purity and mystery spread out.

Everyone's eyes lit up.

Qu Man's phoenix eyes even showed more brilliance, and she re-examined Wang Jixuan a few times.

Daoist Wang said seriously, "Although I have some dual cultivation techniques, they are all dual cultivation assistance methods, not cultivation drain methods… Brother, it's your turn."

Mao Mo's Adam's apple bobbed up and down.

Everyone's eyes immediately converged on him. Seeing Mao Mo's eyes dodge, Qu Man subconsciously gripped her spear, and the limping old Daoist also pinched a whisk.

"Hey! It's okay to let you see! Please don't laugh at me, fellow Daoists!"

Mao Mo closed his eyes, lowered his head, and slowly let his nascent soul transform into a phantom and rise from his back.

The cave dwelling was quiet for a moment.

Qu Man suddenly chuckled, her eyes full of contempt.

The limping old Daoist just shook his head, unwilling to look more.

Wang Jixuan raised his hand to support his forehead… How could this old brother's nascent soul be so depleted?

The quality of a rogue immortal's nascent soul may be much higher than that of a Mahayana cultivator, after all, they are immortals, but most rogue immortals' nascent souls are imperfect, with various injuries or defects.

But who would have thought that Mao Mo's nascent soul…

Could actually exude a sense of weakness that only excessive loss of kidney essence in mortals would have.

It can be seen that this plump immortal not only indulged in debauchery after coming here, but also indulged in beauty and pleasure in the Immortal Realm.

Along with this, Mao Mo's paper strength also slipped to the lowest position among the five rogue immortals.

"Everyone's nascent souls are fine," Wang Jixuan said, subconsciously looking at the limping old Daoist.

This old Daoist is a pure demonic cultivator.

His nascent soul just doesn't have Bai Ling'er's magical aura, but its own problems are still quite big.

Qu Man said, "I suddenly realized that it seems that only I here can directly clear my suspicion and then lead the investigation, right? I am a woman, I can't do this kind of death of Bai Ling'er."

"Indeed," Wang Jixuan cupped his hands, "Then please Sect Leader Qu uphold justice for Senior Bai Ling'er."

"Forget it," Qu Man sneered, "I don't want to have too much involvement with her, you come."

Wang Jixuan asked, "Are these the only rogue immortals in this realm?"

Everyone nodded.

Mao Mo said, "This realm probably fell into silence tens of thousands of years ago."

"Silence?" Wang Jixuan was a little puzzled.

Mao Mo briefly explained it to him.

The so-called silence of heaven and earth is actually under the intervention of the Dao of Heaven, this realm began to enter a stage of recuperation, expelling cultivators, leaving only ordinary creatures, so that this sub-realm gradually restores vitality from the 'spiritual energy overdraft' state.

When the spiritual energy is abundant and the state of heaven and earth is good, it enters the next era of cultivation.

Mao Mo and the other six are the messengers who opened this era of cultivation.

Spread the Dao lineage, reproduce cultivation, open the immortal path, and guide ascension.

The limping old Daoist added:

"These things are closely related to the Tianluo organization.

"We are subordinate forces of the Beast God Palace of the Eight Great Immortal Palaces in the Immortal Realm, and the Immortal Realm Ascension Platform corresponding to this sub-realm is also within our Beast God Palace's territory."

Coming to preach the Dao can be considered a small matter in the Immortal Realm, but when it's tied to the 'Mandate of Heaven,' it's no longer a trivial affair.

Therefore, logically speaking, unless Tianluo exposes our location and sends new experts, this realm should only have us for the time being.

That Liu Kang frowned, looking at Wang Jixuan: "But you, Fellow Daoist, how did you come to this realm?"

"A twist of fate," Wang Jixuan sighed softly.

He began to vividly recount the battle in which his sect was destroyed.

Mu Dan had already crafted a flawless narrative for him.

After Wang Jixuan finished speaking, he described how he exchanged blows with two suspected rogue immortal-level demonic experts, causing the Mountain Guardian Treasure Cauldron to shatter, and the spirit of the Treasure Cauldron gathered the spiritual power of the entire Mountain Guardian Array to forcibly activate the teleportation array.

Wang Jixuan sighed softly, his eyes slightly moist, but he quickly regained his composure.

He said solemnly: "That's how I arrived here."

Mao Mo asked: "Then, is it possible that people from the Dark Sect have come after us?"

The lame old Daoist shook his head: "Neither the Dark Sect nor Tianluo can directly attack cultivators; this is a rule of the Heavenly Dao."

Wang Jixuan thought: This rule might have already been broken.

Qu Man looked at Bai Ling'er's corpse: "Then what do we do now? Are we stuck in a stalemate?"

"Could you all tell me where you were in the past two hours, what you were doing, and if there's anyone who can vouch for you..."

"Enough!"

Liu Kang roared, his eyes bloodshot as he glared at Wang Jixuan.

Daoist Wang frowned and remained silent.

Liu Kang lowered his head, picked up Bai Ling'er's body, and said in a low voice: "I must report this matter to the Immortal Realm. Before that, I want to let Ling'er bathe and change her clothes; she cannot die in vain like this."

Mao Mo immediately said: "Why are you still being sentimental! Come here, and I'll arrange something for you! Let's investigate this matter first, catch the culprit, and then report it to the Immortal Realm; it won't be too late."

Liu Kang didn't say a word, holding Bai Ling'er's body and immediately遁走 (dun zou - escaped/fled).

Wang Jixuan secretly observed everyone's reactions, but still gained nothing.

Qu Man asked: "Shall we continue investigating?"

"One of them has already left; he might be the culprit," Wang Jixuan crossed his arms. "This matter has nothing to do with me. I'll stay here with Mao Mo later. You'd all better not wander around alone."

The lame old Daoist pondered: "Are you worried that the demonic killer might still attack us?"

"We still don't know the purpose of the other party killing Bai Ling'er."

Daoist Wang cupped his hands, took the initiative to go outside the cave, found a conspicuous hall, and sat on the hall's roof.

Mao Mo sighed and paced back and forth with his hands behind his back.

Qu Man said: "I'll go back and activate the Mountain Guardian Array to prevent any more problems in the mountain gate. I have a bad feeling."

After saying that, she carried her spear and left in a hurry.

The lame immortal said: "Let's each return to our mountain gates to make some arrangements, and then gather here."

"It's better to report to the Immortal Realm as soon as possible," the rogue cultivator from Heartless Valley said, leaving these words behind and leaving on a cloud without looking back, as if he found this place very ominous.

Wang Jixuan watched all of this.

Meanwhile, Mu Dan had already discovered some anomalies based on the images he provided.

… …

"Boss, we can now confirm three things.

"First, the culprit is definitely one of those five, and that Qu Man can't be cleared of suspicion either.

"Second, according to the analysis of Bai Ling'er's body, the other party should have known Bai Ling'er and even entered the dual cultivation stage with her. If there had been a collision of immortal power at the immortal level in that direction, it would have been impossible for me not to detect it. The only explanation is that Bai Ling'er wanted to absorb the other party's cultivation, but she failed and was instead drained of her cultivation by the other party.

"Third, we didn't detect any spatial fluctuations, so no other immortals should have arrived here."

In the conference room of the First Base, Mu Dan briefly finished speaking, and Wang Jixuan felt a headache.

Daoist Wang asked: "Do those six have any grudges that we don't know about?"

Zheng Shiduo said: "If it were a grudge, how could Bai Ling'er not have been wary of dual cultivating with the other party?"

Gao Huating raised her hand to speak: "Is it possible that two people attacked, and Bai Ling'er had no power to resist? Is this death also a disguise?"

"It's possible," Wang Jixuan said. "Right now, we just don't know what the other party's purpose is. If it's simply disliking Bai Ling'er and framing Mao Mo, then there shouldn't be any further action."

Mu Dan continued: "What if the other party is targeting this mission of preaching the Dao in the Immortal Realm? For example, some other major forces want to seize territory?"

"They can't," Wang Jixuan shook his head gently. "Whoever's territory the corresponding Ascension Platform is in, this place is whose immortal ranch. Seizing territory means seizing the Ascension Platform in the Immortal Realm."

The conference room fell silent.

The figures of the five rogue immortals kept flashing on the projection screen.

Suddenly!

Mu Dan suddenly stood up, her eyes bursting with two beams of light, and the northern sky appeared on the projection screen in front.

A blood cloud appeared there.

"There are two streams of immortal power colliding! In the direction of Heartless Valley's mountain gate! I haven't recorded one of them!"