Chapter 285: Capturing Qianmo with the Falling Immortal

The underground secret room below had no lighting, pitch black.

However, under Li Fan's divine sense, the scene inside was clearly visible.

A wisp of flame flickered in his hand, igniting the candles that were already present.

As the candlelight danced, Li Fan's expression gradually became serious.

In this not-too-large but not too small space, a faceless stone statue stood against the wall.

In the middle was a long black-brown wooden table.

On the table, faint traces of dark red coagulated blood could be seen.

On the corner of the table, there was a wooden box.

Li Fan opened the box and found tools such as hammers, knives, nails, and needles with unknown purposes.

Along the wall, many transparent earthen jars were placed.

In the jars, numerous strange and grotesque organs were soaked in an unknown liquid.

In one corner, Li Fan also saw several skeletal specimens of young human children.

"Mr. Bai..."

Li Fan's expression was inexplicable as he continued to search in this secret room.

In another corner of the wall, he found traces on the ground that were slightly different from other places.

His divine sense penetrated underground.

There were actually one, two...

Twenty-eight sets of bones.

Judging from the appearance of the remains, they were all half-human, half-beast beings like the "dog" in the small temple.

Apart from this, there was no other harvest in the secret room.

Without any haste, Li Fan pondered in place.

From the various objects found in this secret room, it seemed that Mr. Bai's image as the "best person in the world" was being challenged.

But...

It couldn't be completely overturned yet.

Back when the Great Mystery was still a mortal, ruling over one side.

Li Fan had judged countless cases.

Some seemingly simple cases often had hidden secrets.

Take the current scene, for example.

It could be that Mr. Bai disguised himself very well.

On the surface, he appeared very kind, but in reality, he was an extremely evil person.

The buried skeletons were all killed by him.

Even the existence of the human-head-beast-body beings in Ningyuan City might have been created by him, who was proficient in medical arts.

And rescuing the orphans in the small temple might have been for the convenience of selecting research subjects.

But it was also possible that Mr. Bai did not disguise himself.

The specimens and skeletons in the secret room were just tools he used for medical research.

Li Fan, who had come from another world, found this relatively acceptable.

However, it might be a bit shocking to the world of Ningyuan City.

The reason for hiding and researching in this underground secret room might be difficult for ordinary people to understand and might have been a forced choice.

Both of these possibilities existed.

To find out the truth, Li Fan needed to verify it himself.

At present, what can be almost confirmed is that the owner of this memorial space is the "Mr. Bai" whom he has never met.

Li Fan decided not to change the previous plan and first try to resolve the "Ningyuan Longevity Fruit" incident without causing harm to ordinary people.

After making up his mind, Li Fan focused his gaze on the somewhat damaged stone statue.

The stone statue seemed to have existed for a very long time since its creation.

It was full of the marks of the years, no longer possessing its past sacredness.

That faceless face quietly stared at Li Fan.

"Such a large piece of stone, making two or three sets of Falling Immortal Stone Nails is more than enough."

Li Fan thought so.

He glanced at the wooden box in the middle; Li Fan was very satisfied.

"Well, very good. Even the tools are ready for me."

At this moment, Li Fan no longer hesitated. He used his divine sense to control tools like hammers, nails, and knives.

A clanging sound echoed.

Before long, dozens of slender Falling Immortal Stone Nails were completed and placed one by one on the long table in the basement.

"Next is to try if the Sealing Immortal and Suppressing Spirit Needle can control Senior Brother Zhang."

"If it works..."

"Chu Liang and the others are just small characters; I can easily capture them using my Insect Binding Divine Ability."

"As for Song Hesong, I can also deal with him similarly, using the Falling Immortal Stone Nails to subdue him."

"Well, these Falling Immortal Stones can't be stored in the storage ring, so I'll have to bring you into the jar."

Thinking about it, Li Fan returned to the surface and placed the Falling Immortal Stone slab in the basement.

Then, he sent a message to Senior Brother Zhang.

"Senior Brother, come quickly. I've made a major discovery!"

Li Fan then returned to the underground secret room, extinguished the candles, and quietly awaited Senior Brother Zhang's arrival.

After a while, Zhang Qianmo's voice came from above, "Huh? Junior Brother, what did you find in this secret room?"

"So many skeletons..."

"Huh? Beast species!?"

Sensing the half-beast, half-human skeletons in the secret room, Zhang Qianmo's tone suddenly turned heavy, revealing a hint of anger.

He descended into the underground secret room.

"Senior Brother, look here. Not only are there many strange and grotesque bones, but there's also a mysterious stone statue. I don't know its origin."

In the darkness, Li Fan slowly approached Zhang Qianmo, pointing to the increasingly broken stone statue.

Divine sense couldn't display it, but with the faint light overhead, Zhang Qianmo noticed the faceless stone statue not far away.

His mind shook, and he exclaimed, "Xuantian Deity statue?"

Just then, Li Fan behind him suddenly thrust a slender stone nail into the corresponding dantian position on his back.

It passed through.

Zhang Qianmo grunted.

He didn't expect his dear Junior Brother to actually plot against him. Zhang Qianmo seemed to realize something, his expression changed drastically, and he turned around to counterattack.

However, the spiritual energy in his dantian stagnated for a moment. The Purple Cloud Thunder technique he wanted to use was unexpectedly delayed.

In that instant, another stone nail ruthlessly pierced his chest cavity.

Then, it continued without stopping.

A total of thirty-six Falling Immortal Stone Nails sealed all the vital acupoints around Zhang Qianmo.

His overall aura plummeted, and the Senior Brother, who seemed to be at the Foundation Building stage, now appeared just like an ordinary person.

"Falling Immortal Sealing Spirit..."

"Remaining scum of Xuantian Cult..."

Although captured, Zhang Qianmo's face showed little panic.

Instead, he stared at Li Fan and said in a resentful tone, "You're not Junior Brother Li Chen!"

"What did you do to my Junior Brother?"

Li Fan didn't expect the Falling Immortal Stone Nails to be so effective, easily restraining Senior Brother Zhang.

Hearing that he was mistakenly taken for some "remaining scum of Xuantian Cult," Li Fan's heart moved.

However, he remained calm on the surface and said in a casual tone, "Senior Brother is really confused. You can't even recognize Junior Brother like me?"

Then, he narrated one by one some events from Li Chen's memories, things only the two of them, as brothers, would know.

Zhang Qianmo's expression kept changing, filled with astonishment and suspicion.

"Was my Junior Brother subjected to soul searching? No, with the protection of the Purple Cloud Divine Thunder, he shouldn't fear soul-searching techniques..."

"Could it be..."

Zhang Qianmo's face completely darkened.

"I didn't expect that my Junior Brother would actually be an undercover agent from Xuantian Cult, infiltrating our Purple Cloud Sect since childhood?"

Li Fan was speechless in his heart.

But he could tell that Zhang Qianmo seemed confident and not worried about his situation.

Instead, he wanted to use this opportunity to extract information.

So, Li Fan played along with the act.

"Senior Brother is joking. I really have no knowledge of this Xuantian Cult."

Li Fan shrugged innocently and said, "I don't know anything."

"Don't know?"

Zhang Qianmo sneered.

"At this point, don't pretend."

"Hiding the Xuantian Deity statue, engaging in clandestine activities."

"Besides the scum of Xuantian Cult, who else could it be?"

"You've hidden it well over the years, my Junior Brother."

(End of this chapter)