Who Brought Him into the Cultivation World?

The black mist hovered like dark clouds, continually spreading with the intent to envelope the outskirts of the East Sea.

This sudden scene instilled an inexplicable sense of oppression among the people below.

Especially since New Sea Stone City was not far from the sea, about ten miles away, allowing them to see more clearly.

”I always have an ominous foreboding.”

Someone murmured to themselves.

This phenomenon doesn’t seem naturally occurring, especially with such unfortunate timing.

”It’s not the timing that’s off, it’s that the black cloud seems more like human interference.”

Quan Xiaotong looked grim, the inexplicable pressure unsettling everyone, even without getting close, one could sense the malice in it.

No one would believe it if they said this wasn’t Yama Hall’s doing.

But what it actually is, no one knows.

”Why does this thing feel so familiar?”

The Artifact Spirit held its chin in thought inside the Sea of Consciousness, the feeling these black clouds gave it was all too familiar.

Yet it couldn’t recall it at the moment.

”Stupid brain, start working quickly.”

Frustrated, it pinched its cheeks and pulled them long, then suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

Clang~

The cheeks collapsed like jelly, quivering, and then it suddenly realized.

”What exactly is it?”

Han Yu hastily inquired, he wasn’t capable of sensing this thing, so he relied on the Artifact Spirit. Seeing the Artifact Spirit had reached an answer, he felt a rush of hope.

But the Artifact Spirit’s answer immediately dampened his spirits.

The Artifact Spirit pointed through the Sea of Consciousness to the black clouds, its small face sober.

”Think of it as something smaller, that can fit into a porcelain bottle.”

Smaller, fitting into a porcelain bottle?

Fragments of memories flashed, including when a black robe tricked him once, and an Ox tricked him once...

In all these images, there was a porcelain bottle, emanating this thing that polluted his physical body, even attracting tribulation thunder.

If these things are magnified, and magnified again...

When Han Yu looked up at those black clouds again, the shock in his heart was overwhelming.

”How can that be?”

Yama Hall actually has so many of these ghostly things, it’s absurd.

But with Chasing Soul’s remark, it perfectly confirmed the Artifact Spirit’s words.

”Abomination!”

Chasing Soul looked incredulous, staring at the black clouds, its internal shock no less than the others.

”How could there be so many ’abominations’?”

The crowd nearby all turned their heads, their bewilderment apparent on their faces.

What is ’abomination’?

”’Abomination’ is the resentment extracted from Central Continent’s people through special means by Yama Hall.”

”Intense grievance, requiring deep hatred toward all things, only achievable through endless hatred.”

Even a few words made people shiver involuntarily, under what circumstances can such hatred be reached.

And gathering so much grievance requires how many people from Central Continent?

”Actually, it can be achieved through corpse refinement.”

Chasing Soul glanced at Han Yu, from the initial acquaintance with Yama Hall was exactly through its Zuyou Sect!

It was because Han Yu and others stumbled upon the corpse refinement matter, gradually revealing a corner of the Zuyou Sect, also drawing out the black robe.

The corpse refinement aims at studying physical cultivation through corpses on one hand and collecting these things on the other.

”When the physical body dies and the soul is trapped in a decaying body, over time, the soul becomes insane, eventually naturally hating all living beings.”

For a millennia-old monster, the words ’over time’ likely mean a particularly long time.

”And the yield of this kind of thing is not much, Yama Hall having even a bit is enough to save a life, who would’ve thought...”

Who’d have thought that Yama Hall has so much in the shadows, and used it here.

Even Chasing Soul couldn’t guess their purpose, this thing seems like it’s meant to attract tribulation thunder?

Just releasing it, what’s the use?

Do they expect the tribulation thunder to strike the entire Central Continent? That’s impossible, if they simply want to destroy Central Continent, it doesn’t need to be so complicated.

Daid arrays, strategic points, going around in such a big circle, there must be more to this story.

”Don’t get stained by that thing, it’ll attract tribulation thunder.”

Han Yu cautiously reminded, then briefly explained its usage, shocking the group immensely.

Fortunately, this thing is still on the outskirts, has not entered Central Continent yet, and is suspended high above, unless someone does something insanely reckless, there shouldn’t be too much of an issue.

But it’s uncertain whether there will be other changes in the future.

A group of people returned to the hall with heavy hearts, frowning over the sand table.

”It’s clear that Yama Hall has begun their next move, so finding the strategic points and formation eyes cannot be delayed.”

Quan Xiaotong spoke while fixated on the sand table, those around remained silent, such strategic planning could only fall on him.

Especially for these Sect Leaders and Elders, running a sect isn’t hard, as cultivators are mostly laid-back, free-rangeness is enough.

But to focus on the big picture, it seems hard to immediately find someone to replace them.

Quan Xiaotong seemed to realize this issue too, these people present are scarce as the only high-level forces, staying for coordination is impractical.

He desired to utilize these Sect disciples too, hence needing someone to help him manage these disciples.

Thinking of this, he suddenly addressed the Unparalleled Tower’s Sect Leader, Bian Renjie.

”Can you give me your Unparalleled Tower’s Ye Hei?”

If these words were said earlier, Bian Renjie’s first reaction might be to explode, as Ye Hei was their next generation Sect Leader, cultivating him was painstaking, how could they let someone else pick the fruits?

But now, Bian Renjie merely sighed slowly, then agreed straightforwardly.

”I’ll send a message for him to come.”

Ye Hei, who, as a disciple, managed Unparalleled Tower in an orderly manner, even allowing Bian Renjie to step down into more of a managerial role, more importantly, had earned respect from most of the disciples across the Nine Sects.

Having such a person to lead these Sect disciples would surely save Quan Xiaotong a lot of trouble.

Quan Xiaotong also revealed his plan to search for strategic points and formation eyes across the Central Continent, relying on only the Fifth Tower cultivators’ strength would be insufficient.

”I wish to invite the disciples of all your sects to join in the search.”

The danger need not be overemphasized, if encountered by Yama Hall cultivators, these disciples might face grave peril, it would almost certainly lead to casualties.

Yet, given the current circumstance, there seemed no other option.

”Agreed!”

Xia Wuyou expressed his stance with merely one word.

After him, a group of Sect Leaders and Elders revealed their positions as well.

If the current situation allowed the other side to step by step achieve their aim, the future of Central Continent would be uncertain, if they didn’t take a gamble, and all senior folks perished, how could these disciples possibly survive?

”I’ll visit the Western Territory!”

Han Yu glanced at Quan Xiaotong, his presence made little difference here; although Quan Xiaotong speculated the Western Territory might have a low possibility of having a formation eye, a visit wouldn’t hurt.

After all, Su Xiaoxiao was over there, even if they didn’t find formation eyes, finding a strategic point or two would be beneficial!

More importantly, he urgently needed the Inquiry Stone!