ying and bowed farewell. He wasn't sure if bringing Lianri to Ziyungong this time was right or wrong.Ripples had no time to consider the other party's feelings. After Wuyou left, she waved her hand an...This time, Lian Ri used the < 遮天決 > to suppress his cultivation to the late stage of Qi Refining. He changed into a Taoist robe worn by wandering cultivators, held a compass in his hand, and used light body technique to ascend that mountain peak, heading straight for the dilapidated temple.

Looking at the dilapidated place before him, almost indistinguishable from an open platform, Ripples scanned the surroundings with a glance and still stepped inside.

Dodo was still adorned with flowers in her rippling hairstyle. The whirlwind had returned to Ripple's sleeve, and after entering the temple, she poked her head out to look around.

Liàn Yī took out a defensive array that resisted attacks during the foundation-building stage, shrouding the dilapidated temple within it. Only then did she take out her meditation cushion and sit down, swallowing a medicinal pill and pretending to be injured.

Yes, Lian Ri is playing the role of a severely injured cultivator who was desperate for shelter and stumbled into this dilapidated temple. He sees it as a temporary place to recover.

As night fell, Lian Ri felt the temple grow colder and more oppressive. A thin wisp of black mist seemed to creep out from nowhere, enveloping the entire temple in moments.

Ripple pretended to just notice the anomaly, immediately jumping up from her cushion. Holding an unremarkable spiritual sword in her hand, she looked around and shouted loudly:

"Who is it Come out! Don't play tricks in front of this fairy! Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"

With the sound of ripples, a "hahaha" ghost laugh echoed from the surrounding black mist. In the next breath, the black mist condensed together, transforming into a male cultivator wearing a black cloak. The other party's pale face became even more sinister under the moonlight, and this person was Ripple's acquaintance, Du Mingyi, Du Ledu's half-brother.

Du Mingyi, after noticing someone had trespassed onto his territory, kept observing the female cultivator who was practicing Qi in secret. The woman only focused on healing herself and didn't make any other moves. However, Du Mingyi remained uneasy and waited until nightfall before revealing himself. Regardless of whether she had entered by accident or with ulterior motives, this female cultivator couldn't be left alive.

"Are you a demonic cultivator"

A single ripple revealed the other person's identity.

"Humph! Since you've seen through me, you have no need to live anymore."

Du Mingyi let out a cold snort, directly whipping out a whip made of evil energy and lashing it towards Lian Yi's waist.

Ripple pretended to be panicked, waving her two swords and scattering the black mist whip. Then she charged toward the temple's main gate.

Du Mingyi dodged the two harmless attacks, his figure flashing as he stood before Lianyi. He then reached out and grabbed Lianyi's neck, for in his eyes, a cultivator of Qi was nothing more than an ant.

It's just a ripple. This ant is disguised. The moment Du Mingyi came closer, Ripple's divine consciousness transformed into a sword, directly piercing the other party's sea of consciousness and searching their soul.

When Du Mingyi sensed the crisis and tried to transform his form back into black mist, it was too late. The brilliance in his eyes instantly vanished.

The ripples withdrew their consciousness, firing out a red lotus of karmic fire, which completely turned Du Mingyi into ashes.

These evildoers are actually quite capable.

"Master, what are they doing to the children Are they practicing dark magic"

The whirlwind stuck its head out and asked.

They kidnap children to brainwash them from a young age into becoming cultists.

“That’s how it is.”

And those children they stole, all had spiritual roots.

If the other party can determine a child's spiritual roots before they are tested, and then take preemptive action, it is conceivable that if these children with spiritual roots become evil cultivators in the future, the damage they would inflict on the entire Canglan Continent would be immeasurable.

"Let's go clean up this mess."

The ripples, carrying a whirlwind, spun the only Buddha statue in the temple around. Then with a clap of his hand, he created a large pit in the ground and released seven crimson lotus fires into it. He then jumped down into the hole, still surrounded by the whirlwind.

The ground was disguised by Du Mingyi using an array. After being broken open by the ripples, the evil cultivators who remained inside immediately sensed something was wrong. The seven people inside immediately divided into two groups: five intercepted the ripples, and the other two took the children away.

Unfortunately, Lianyi learned about the structure of the cave through soul searching and directly bestowed a red lotus karmic fire on each of the seven people, sending them to join Du Mingyi. It was very decisive and efficient.

When Lian Ri saw the child soaked in the blood pool, her brows furrowed. These evil cultivators actually used this method to taint the child's spiritual roots, artificially cultivating them into an evil cultivator suitable for practicing evil arts.

"Master, the smell here is too unpleasant."

Feng twisted his nose, the petals of all the flowers on his flower dish trembled.

Even Ripple dislikes the smell of this place. The vengeful energy that has coagulated in the blackened blood is almost palpable.

"The wind is coming!"

Ripple raised her hand, a gentle breeze swept through, dispersing the foul odor from the cave. Ripple waved again, lifting the child who was submerged in the altar out of the water.

The three children, just stolen last night, were still unconscious and hadn't been thrown into the blood altar yet, saving her some trouble.

The ripples brought twenty children out of the cave, then burst forth with a red lotus業fire, burning the whole cave to ashes.

Then, ripples pinch the訣 to gather water, and put the children who have been soaked in the blood altar into the water for a wash. After taking these children out, they will use their divine consciousness to turn into silk and enter the children's bodies one by one to check.

After seeing this, Lian Yi frowned. Five of the children were in particularly bad shape; their spiritual roots were almost completely contaminated. Even if their spiritual roots could be detected, they would only be able to take the path of demonic cultivation in the future.

These five children are all single spiritual roots, and there are even two different spiritual roots, which is why they were chosen by the evil cultivators.

"Oh!"

Ripple sighed, even though she was reluctant, she ultimately drew a wisp of crimson lotus業 fire that burned the five children's spiritual roots to ash.

Although they were in a coma, the five children still grimaced in pain. Their faces turned pale instantly, beads of sweat gathered on their foreheads, and their complexion lost its luster.

The ripples gave five children a mouthful of diluted spring water, which allowed their faces to relax.

"Master, they will no longer be able to cultivate from now on."

Dodo knows more, and she also saw that the owner was doing this out of helplessness.

"Yes, it's good that they haven't tested their spiritual roots yet. Without expectations, there will be no disappointment. This is a good thing for them."

The remaining eight children were all dual spiritual roots, the degree of contamination on their spiritual roots varied. Lian Ri spent some effort before she finished processing them.

The severely polluted spirit root was directly scorched. If it wasn't too serious, she would let Hongye handle it with discretion, removing the evil energy and trying her best to preserve the child's spirit root.

The next morning, the ripples carried the twenty children back to Laurel City to turn in their mission.

The lord's steward was organizing his task list when he saw Ripples. After a moment of thought, he immediately said:

"Excuse me, friend. Where were you last night Another child went missing in the city yesterday."

"I went after the villain, so I didn't come back yesterday. Thankfully, I didn't disappoint and finally saved the child."

After Lian'yi finished speaking, she waved her sleeve, and twenty children appeared neatly on the ground. After performing another incantation, these children gradually woke up one by one.

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