"I hope this helps with your investigation."
"Thank you, fellow Daoist." Wen Xue carefully stored the map.
As for the villagers' corpses, Yan He burned them, buried the ashes, built a tomb, and erected a monument.
After everything was done, Si Lingle followed the two into Chengle Mansion.
Once inside Chengle Mansion, Wen Xue and Yan He took the Teleportation Array back to the sect.
Si Lingle, however, found an inn in Chengle Mansion and temporarily stayed there.
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"How is the preparation for the blood ritual coming along?"
"Reporting to Lord Xuanming, in three days, all the sacrifices will be gathered."
"Once the blood ritual succeeds, you will be richly rewarded."
"Thank you, Lord Xuanming."
After the person on the throne disappeared, the masked cloaked person also vanished from the spot.
Then the masked cloaked person appeared in a cave, where there was a blood pool filled with human hearts.
