"Mr. Xiao, is there a problem?"

Yang Jing looked at Xiao Mu's complexion. The sudden change made him feel uneasy, and he subconsciously speculated.

Xiao Mu nodded but did not reply.

The situation like this usually had only two possibilities.

One possibility was that the invading Divine Spirit was powerful enough to forcibly break into the Earth.

But this possibility was not great, and Xiao Mu was more inclined to believe the other possibility.

Someone had defiled the Earth from within, deceiving the powerful beings of the human world and providing the invading spirits with an opportunity.

Who was it? Who would do such a thing?

Xiao Mu was making guesses in silence, feeling angry.

Once the foreign Divine Spirit invaded, it meant there was the potential for it to spiral out of control, leading to unpredictable accidents.

"Let's keep going!"

A moment later, Xiao Mu calmed down, stopped overthinking, and urged Yang Jing to continue leading the way.

"Yes," Yang Jing replied and went on leading Xiao Mu to track down the Mutated Beings of the Five Elements Sect.

Perhaps sensing that Xiao Mu's protection around Yang Jing could not be broken, the Spirit of the Five Elements Sect stopped targeting Yang Jing, and the black light slowly dissipated.

Xiao Mu had anticipated this outcome, so he was unbothered by it.

Yang Jing, however, let out a huge sigh of relief.

About half an hour later, Yang Jing suddenly said, "Mr. Xiao, I feel that the Mutated Being from the Five Elements Sect is just ahead; we are getting closer to him."

"Good, let's continue!" Xiao Mu was somewhat delighted inside. Once they found the Mutated Being of the Five Elements Sect, they would be able to understand his motives.

Yang Jing quickened his steps.

At that moment, strong evil energy suddenly emanated from up ahead, hints of bloodiness seeping through, mixed with a very strong resentment.

This meant someone was performing some kind of evil ritual.

Xiao Mu's expression flickered as he looked toward the front left.

About three hundred meters to the front left, Xiao Mu once again spotted Wang Chu and the others.

"It's Wang Chu and his group." Yang Jing snorted disdainfully, not hiding his dissatisfaction with Wang Chu.

Xiao Mu didn't answer, just watched Wang Chu and the others' actions.

Wang Chu and his group of five stood in an open space within the Cold Forest, and using Netherworld Power, they had drawn a black Light Circle with a diameter of about fifteen meters on the ground.

The Light Circle continuously emitted black light, rising about five zhang high from the ground, resembling a ring-shaped black wall.

In the hands of each of Wang Chu and his group were several little human figures cut out of white paper.

At the heart of each Paper Human, a drop of blood was dripped. This blood radiated Spiritual Energy; it was Spirit Blood.

The Paper Humans smeared with Spirit Blood were endowed with Spirituality, no longer just ordinary paper figures.

Moreover, each of the Paper Humans was oddly shaped, not like ordinary people, but rather resembling officials or government runners in Official Robes.

On the back of the Paper Humans, there were even small characters indicating their identities—Yin runner, Stove God, Land God, judge, and so on.

In the center of the black Light Circle on the ground, there sat an incense burner that was drenched in blood, exuding a thick, vile scent, its color turning from deep red to black.

And each time Wang Chu and his group completed a circle following the Light Circle, they threw the white Paper Humans symbolizing Yin Gods into the black incense burner.

The incense burner, filled with evil energy, turned the Paper Humans into black Ashes the moment they were thrown in.

Xiao Mu's face turned grim; were Wang Chu and his group seeking death?

What Wang Chu and his group were performing was undoubtedly some kind of evil ritual, using Paper Humans symbolizing the local Yin Gods as offerings to attract foreign Divine Spirits.

Xiao Mu couldn't help but feel irritated, no wonder the earlier Divine Power of the foreign gods suddenly burst through, almost breaking his Land God's Divine Power.

Now it was clear, all due to the ritual performed by Wang Chu and his group.

"Mr. Xiao, my senses are even clearer now; that powerful being from the Five Elements Sect is not far away, seems like he is nearby."

Yang Jing suddenly spoke to Xiao Mu, sensing something.

MD!

Xiao Mu cursed darkly, a bunch of fools courting death.

No wonder the Divine Power of the foreign god had suddenly invaded earlier; it turned out that Wang Chu and his group were conducting an evil ritual.

Stopping in his tracks, Xiao Mu's hands rapidly moved, sending hand signs towards the area where Wang Chu and the others were located.

Streaks of Golden Light appeared from Xiao Mu's hands, merging into the ground.

The situation within the black circle where Wang Chu and his group stood suddenly changed; ordinary Earth quickly turned black.

It was as if a dark cloud was pressing down from the sky, and the inside of the black circle was abruptly enshrouded in Ill Luck, becoming gloomy and dark.

At the same time, the Paper Humans in Wang Chu and his group's hands also changed, each of them turned into their own likeness.

Every time Wang Chu and his group threw their Paper Humans into the blood-drenched incense burner, it was as if they were throwing themselves into the burner, sacrificing themselves.

"Ah~"

Among the five, someone first realized the change and let out a sharp, piercing scream.

"Ah... how... how could this happen?"

The others, alerted by the scream, also became aware of the problem and shouted in terror.

"Why... why is this happening? What's going on?" Wang Chu's complexion changed, becoming very pale.

As soon as he noticed the change, he immediately felt his body transforming, as if his vital energy was being sucked away, his body becoming weak.

"I... I..."

"Idiots! Blockheads, who taught you this ritual?"

Xiao Mu slowly walked out, approaching Wang Chu and the group, and asked sternly.

"Respected Envoy Xiao!"

Seeing Xiao Mu, Wang Chu and the others were startled.

"Respected Envoy Xiao, you... how come you're here?"

Xiao Mu's gaze swept over Wang Chu and the others. All five were terribly frightened; despite their not inconsiderable strength, having reached the Mortal Realm Fifth Level, when it came to matters involving Divine Spirits, they felt utterly incapable.

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