Chapter 270: Demon Emperor Zi Mo, the Origins of the Zijun F

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Although they are young, the two possess extraordinary skill.

Chen Baiye understood Master Yang's temperament and vaguely guessed that these two youngsters hadn't been taken seriously by Master Yang, so he intentionally gave them minor tasks to dismiss them.

But in the end, it benefits him, and he's quite satisfied.

"For these days, I'll have to trouble you, senior brother."

Chen Bai was a foundation-building cultivator who had reached a state of great fulfillment. His cultivation level was one small stage higher than Lin Qi's.

He waved his hand, "What trouble is there It's just me troubling the two of you often."

After some pleasantries, Chen Tao exclaimed in surprise, “I found the things!”

Then she saw her draw out a slender silver needle from behind the dead cultivator's ear and crush it.

The evil cultivator instantly turned into a pool of black water, leaving behind a purple box on the ground.

Chen Tao reached out to pick up the box, but Lin Qi and Chen Bai spoke up at the same time to stop her.

"Watch out!"

"Stop!"

Their eyes met, and Chen Tao was so scared that she froze in place.

"What's wrong"

Lin Qi explained, "Evil cultivators are cunning and deceitful. This box has an unknown origin and looks like it belongs to a demon clan. It's best not to touch it lightly."

Chen Bo nodded in agreement, "That's right."

Saying that, he took out a pair of golden gloves from his waist and put them on. He cast several cleaning spells towards the purple box before picking it up.

Lin Qi seized the opportunity to ask, "Where did this box come from Did the Demon Cult steal it from somewhere Is there a demon graveyard in the ruined city"

Chen Tao whispered, "It was only discovered a year ago. A demonic emperor's tomb was unearthed north of the ruined city. There was no corpse in the tomb, but for some reason, the evil cultivators were interested in it and would send people to raid it every now and then, stealing one or two things each time. The sect sent several waves of people to investigate, but they didn't find any leads."

When Lin Qi heard these three words a year ago, her ears perked up.

Before Yuan Xi's disappearance, she was also on a mission to the north of the desolate city, exactly one year ago.

Unfortunately, her case files were sealed, and Lin Qi could only get some fragmented information.

To know the specifics of Yuan Xi's disappearance, she would need to have access to the mission file.

Chen Bo had already opened the purple box. What caught his eye was an indigo-colored seal, meticulously carved with intricate animal patterns.

Lin Qi looked closely, "It's a purple cloud falcon!"

The Purple Cloud Falcon clan boasts three ancestors who were Demon Emperors, renowned throughout the land. Unfortunately, all three Demon Emperors lived during the same era and instead of expanding the Purple Cloud Falcon's territory, their internal conflicts tore apart this powerful demon clan, reducing it to a mere tribe.

The three demon emperors fell one after another, and the Purple Cloud Hawk clan went into hiding, disappearing for a long time.

...until it appeared before everyone seven years ago.

Over the past seven years, many talented individuals have emerged from the Purple Cloud Falcon clan. Their development has been quite impressive. Just a year ago, there were rumors of a demon king appearing within their ranks, someone with formidable strength who showed signs of leading the Purple Cloud Falcon clan to a resurgence.

The following are words Chen Bai told Lin Qi.

Over the past year, quite a few things have been unearthed from the Demonic Emperor's tomb. The demonic clan's burial items all bear unique markings, and it has basically been confirmed that this Demonic Emperor's tomb belongs to the Ziyun Falcon clan. This seal should also be a personal seal carried by the Demonic Emperor before his death.

He carefully flipped the seal over, blew on it, and everyone saw two characters imprinted on it—Zi Mo.

This exemplifies the family's profound heritage.

Lo Ci immediately revealed the origin of this demon emperor.

"The Purple Ink Demon Emperor, the strongest of the Purple Cloud Hawks three hundred years ago. It is said that he perished when he was attempting to become the Demon Emperor. Of course, there are also rumors that he was assassinated by two other Demon Emperors from the same period."

"What would a rogue cultivator be doing digging up his tomb" Lin Qi looked at Chen Bai in confusion. She quickly realized another question, "Why would the Demon Emperor Zi Mo's tomb appear in the Abandoned City"

Although the deserted city borders a mountain range where monstrous beasts roam, it has never raised a single demon emperor.

After all, the mountains of Nanzhou are generally shallow and lack high-grade spiritual creatures of heaven and earth. Naturally, they cannot raise powerful demonic beasts.

Lin Qi's heart moved. She took out the Nanzhou map and studied it carefully, and was surprised to discover a fact.

"The deserted city's vein of desolation was actually a branch of the north-south mountain range…"

Chen Baiyan nodded solemnly. He was now cross-legged on the ground, meditating. Chen Tao ran over and pulled a gourd from her waist to heal him.

"The sect has confirmed that the Purple Cloud Falcon clan existed in the Nanbei Mountains back then, and the Demon Emperor Zi Mo was probably buried here at that time."

He frowned, showing a hint of confusion, "As for why the demonic cultivators frequent the tomb of Emperor Zi Mo... the sect hasn't found any information."

Lin Qi asked in a low voice, "Didn't we say that we had placed an informant within the Tianshi Sect"

Chen Bai was surprised that Lin Qi knew the news, but he quickly replied, "I only found out that it was an order from the top of Tianji Sect, and I didn't hear the reason."

While a malevolent cultivator might dig up graves and tombs without reason, if Tianyi Sect cultivators wish to investigate, they must have logically sound clues.

This led to a situation where the sect was completely unable to handle cases of evil cultivators stealing from tombs. They could only arrange for people to guard them, preventing their tomb-robbing activities.

Having healed his wounds, Chen Bai shut the box and got to his feet. "I'm going to the city to turn in the box. You two stay here with Xiaotao and Luwu if you have nothing else to do."

"These cultivators failed to steal the tomb, they must have a backup plan. They might send someone to raid again, or they might become enraged and take revenge on the nearby villagers. This is where I trouble you two!" Chen Bai entrusted the task to the two with solemnity.

Luo Ci was treated with such seriousness for the first time, she couldn't help but pat her chest and say, "Senior Brother Chen, rest assured, I will definitely complete the mission!"

Lin Qi was not as naive as him. "Senior Brother Chen, do these kinds of things happen often in the Desolate City"

Chen Bo smiled wryly and nodded.

"Then I'll go with you to send the box!" Lin Qi decisively spoke.

Before Chen Bo could refuse, she explained, "Senior Brother, since you already guessed there might be danger on the road, you can't go alone! If something happens to you, we won't even receive a message here. Two people traveling together at least give one person a chance to send a message!"

"And having four people here is also a bit much."

Chen Bai scratched his head, "I'm being too rigid. We used to only have three people, and I always got into the habit of keeping Xiaotao and Lu Wu behind. I completely forgot we have plenty of manpower now."

Lin Qi smiled but didn't speak anymore.

Lastly, Chen Bai took her to deliver things.

On the road, Lin Qi couldn't help but ask Chen Bai, "Brother, if a rogue cultivator robs us on the way, how do they manage to transmit messages so quickly"

Just two grave robbers and cultivators died recently, and there are no new cultivators nearby. How did the people from the Heavenly Sacrifice Sect know when they left, which path they took, and what they sent

Chen Bai smiled wryly and raised his head, gesturing for Lin Qi to look up.

Lin Qi raised her head and saw a bird the size of a palm, black as night, circling in the air, its wings already turning towards home.roup of little heads before her."Oh no, she's awake!""Will she report us to the head of the household later We're doomed..."A group of five or six-year-old children turned and ran away in fright.Lin Q...