Chapter 27: The Trees Desire Calm, but the Wind Will Not Cease (Please Follow)

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The day after Su Ping handled the Evil Cultivator,

the Inspection Envoy's Immortal Boat, summoned by the message from the City Lord Mansion, arrived above the City Lord Mansion at noon.

The pale white Immortal Boat was stunningly eye-catching under the sunlight.

Su Ping, the City Lord, and others brought the eight qualified individuals to the front courtyard to respectfully greet the Inspection Envoy's descent.

The arriving Inspection Envoy was still that Inner Sect elite carrying three swords on his back.

This Inspection Envoy appeared to have been mentally prepared for there only being eight qualified individuals this time and did not question this aspect.

Instead, he consoled everyone, saying that they had done well and that the Merit and Demerit Hall of the Immortal Sect would remember everyone's contributions!

The behavior of the Inspection Envoy made Su Ping's heart tense up.

He felt that his bold guess was getting closer to the truth.

Perhaps it was not only their area that had a problem!

Afterward, the Inspection Envoy's gaze swept past the City Lord and others without pausing and fixed directly on Su Ping:

"I had already heard on my way here, elder brother, that you intervened and dealt with an Evil Cultivator."

"Thanks to that, none of the qualified suffered any harm, which is very diligent of you."

"It's a pity about the timing, otherwise I would certainly report to the Deacon, so elder brother, you could be called back to the Immortal Sect to take on a heavy responsibility."

The Inspection Envoy spoke seriously, seeming to truly think so.

Having always painted a picture of hope for someone on Water Blue Star, Su Ping strangely felt familiarity upon hearing these words.

Before he could think further, the Inspection Envoy waved his hand, casting a spell that made two Outer Sect disciples along with the eight qualified individuals rise into the air and board the Immortal Boat. He then dismissed the City Lord and other unrelated persons.

While retrieving the detection Magic Artifact given last time, he handed a Jade Scroll to Su Ping and whispered a secret message:

"Recently, it has been an autumn of extraordinary events, so I ask you, elder brother, to be extra vigilant."

"This is a task briefing given by the main hall of the Immortal Sect to all City Inspectors."

"After reading it, you will understand why I said the timing was wrong."

After the Inspection Envoy finished giving instructions and bowed, he leapt onto the Immortal Boat, which then sliced through the sky and departed.

Su Ping carefully stored the Jade Scroll, watching the direction of the Immortal Boat's departure with a sense of shock:

"If I'm not mistaken, the aura of the Immortal Boat this time was slightly dimmer than the last time."

"Could it be it has been active this whole time without returning to the Immortal Sect for maintenance!"

Su Ping looked at the Jade Scroll given by the Inspection Envoy, then retreated to his quiet room before he started to read the memories within.

A few minutes later.

Su Ping's face looked somewhat troubled:

"The tree wishes to be still, but the wind will not cease, ah!"

"I just want to peacefully fish and practice Immortal Cultivation."

"How has such a short period of good days led to all these events?"

The content of the Jade Scroll, mainly the Immortal Sect's explanation for the recent anomalies and the requirements for the various City Inspectors,

stated that the territories of the Chi Yuan Immortal Sect had recently been hit by a tide of Evil Qi coming from the outside.

Various places might consequently face abnormal disasters spurred by Evil Spirits born from the Evil Qi.

But there wasn't too much need for worry, in the Mortal World where Spiritual Energy is scarce, such Evil Spirits usually can only harm mortals, and the safety of the Cultivators, namely the various City Inspectors, was assured.

Additionally, an elder from the Immortal Sect had led a team to seal the breach causing the Evil Qi Tide, and this issue would soon be resolved at the root.

Within the Jade Scroll, it required that these City Inspectors must increase their patrols during this period and, upon encountering traces of Evil Spirits, report it immediately!

At the same time, precautions must be taken in case Evil Cultivators or demonic beings get stimulated by the Evil Qi or beguiled by Evil Spirits and take the opportunity to harm living beings, even holding Blood Sacrifices!

The Merit and Demerit Hall of the Immortal Sect promised that during this time contributors would receive double rewards, while those at fault would be punished accordingly!

Having read the last sentence, Su Ping sighed.

He had no interest in the Immortal Sect's rewards, preferring no such rewards if given the choice, as he wished to avoid further trouble.

However, considering that the book-carrying youth who had likely been affected by an Evil Spirit's ploy and became an Evil Cultivator,

it was evident the Jade Scroll did not fully disclose the truth!

This matter was not that simple!

The territories under the jurisdiction of the Chi Yuan Immortal Sect... were about to become fraught with issues!

"Let it be!"

"If an enemy approaches, I'll confront them; if floods arise, I'll contain them. The Fishing Point has already refreshed the number of times available!"

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"Even if the Heavenly King himself comes, I'd still have to fish first!"

"Fishing is the foundation!"

Su Ping, having composed himself, rode the carriage away from Golden Sparrow City and headed straight to Frost Moon Lake to fish.

This week, the fishing points at Frost Moon Lake and Water Blue Star refreshed 50 and 70 times, respectively.

After fishing at Frost Moon Lake during the day, Su Ping took advantage of the night to go night fishing on Water Blue Star, finishing all the fishing spots in the reservoir. He looked at his haul from this fishing wave:

Little Green Fish: 100 Big Bluefish: 20

[Current Fishing Level: 2 (460/500)]

"Though I didn't catch any Green Spirit Fish or special local fish species, I'll be able to level up my fishing experience by next week!"

"Moreover, these Little Green Fish and Big Bluefish are not only helpful for my cultivation but are also quite delicious."

"Even if I don't need to exchange them for Fishing Coins, I wouldn't complain about having too many."

After finishing fishing, he went back to East King Temple.

Su Ping took out the Jade Scroll wrapped in dark energy.

He was still very curious about the content within the Jade Scroll.

However, that dark energy was likely the so-called Evil Qi.

It had to be dispersed first!

It's just that Purification Spirit Medicine had rigid rules for activation and was only effective on living beings.

Simply dripping it onto the scroll wouldn't purify the Jade Scroll.

But that's not an issue.

Su Ping quickly thought of an alternative method.

He had Grey summon a large rat.

After letting it swallow the Jade Scroll,

Su Ping immediately saw the large rat's eyes suddenly turn blood red, and its body started shaking violently.

As it shook, the rat's body hair fell off like crazy, followed by flesh lumps sprouting up.

Seeing this, Su Ping picked up the Netherfire Technique Bottle, ready to dispose of the body without a trace and continued observing.

In a short while, as the large rat began to shrink in size, wisps of black smoke, almost invisible to the naked eye, emanated from its surface.

However, it seemed that the lack of Spiritual Energy environment on Water Blue Star restricted the smoke.

After the black energy rose from the rat's body, it soon withered and then gradually faded away.

Unable to overflow from the body, the black energy continued to drain the rat's essence, energy, and spirit.

Watching the rat going from frantically shaking to barely moving, on the brink of death, possibly a second away from expiring,

Su Ping injected a milliliter of Purification Spirit Medicine into the rat's mouth.

Hum!

The large rat's body rigidly convulsed!

Immediately after, it lay on the ground, breathing gradually becoming stable.

The black energy dissipated, the lumps disappeared.

But it seemed that its fallen hair would not be restored by the effects of Purification Spirit Medicine.

After that ordeal, it had no strength left at all.

Su Ping placed a piece of bread with extra ingredients in front of the rat.

It was a reward for it.

Then, with mana moving in his hands and using the Object Manipulation Technique, the Jade Scroll flew out from the rat's mouth back to Su Ping's hand.

At that moment, the Jade Scroll also appeared clear of dark energy from the perspective of the Spiritual Rat.

Su Ping gripped the Jade Scroll tightly and slowly placed it against his forehead to start reading the information inside.

Several minutes later.

Su Ping frowned:

"The contents within this Jade Scroll record more than ten types of Evil Cultivator blood sacrifices."

"Many of the blood sacrifices are related to Evil Qi, which once successfully performed could even attract a powerful Evil Spirit to wreak havoc in the area!"

"Such a Secret Technique aimed at the Evil Qi Tide is too coincidental, this definitely isn't just some legacy left by an ancestor."

"I'm afraid, a rival of the Immortal Sect has also stepped in, trying to stir the waters using this Evil Qi Tide!"