Chapter 93 - 50: A Greater Conspiracy? Ban on Level 2 Pollutants! Cutting Down Tentacles!

"Regardless of whether they are followers of the Resentful God, even if there’s only a fleeting sense of horror... I must investigate."

Xu Ran firmly believes in his intuition and perception.

He immediately contacted Uncle Ye: "Uncle Ye, have the convoy stop for a moment. I’ve discovered something unusual."

Uncle Ye raised an eyebrow: "Hmm? What is it?"

Xu Ran’s expression was serious: "Remember a month ago, when I went out to train, I came across a four-person gang and mysterious talismans?"

Ye Ping: "Of course I remember. Those mysterious divine statues and talismans left a strong impression on me. Those guys gained the Divine Movement Talisman and Healing Talisman by sacrificing children and were able to recover from injuries after you killed them... Truly unusual."

Xu Ran narrowed his eyes: "I’ve just experienced a sense of danger akin to the mysterious talismans."

Ye Ping was puzzled: "A sense of danger like the mysterious talismans? Are there followers of the mysterious divine statues here? Why don’t I sense it?"

Xu Ran was curious: "You don’t sense it?"

Ye Ping confessed: "Honestly, I don’t feel it... Logically, I have a Spiritual Root Bone, and should have sharper perception than you. Yet, I’m completely unaware?"

"But since you have that intuition, let’s get out of the car and take a look; won’t take much of our time anyway."

The intuition of ’Special Commander’ Xu Ran cannot be ignored.

After all, he’s the super genius who defeated the Nightmare Vengeful Mother.

Ye Ping alerted the guards, and the convoy came to a halt.

Xu Ran quickly got out of the car.

Mom hadn’t understood the situation yet: "What’s going on, Xiao Ran?"

"We’ve encountered a minor issue, no need to worry. I’m going with Uncle Ye to check it out."

Mom: "Be safe!"

"Sure, Mom."

Xu Ran jumped out of the car, his figure flickered, and he stood in front of five cultivators, examining them closely.

Different from Xu Ran’s Celestial Human Form, the five cultivators had ordinary looks, utterly unremarkable. They’d fade into a crowd without a trace, no impression whatsoever.

Seeing a kid block their path, the five cultivators with 1000 Qi Blood Value were surprised.

"What’s the matter, little handsome guy?"

Uncle Ye landed beside Xu Ran: "Are these five suspected of using mysterious talismans? But, they don’t have the aura associated with mysterious talismans."

Xu Ran’s eyes gleamed: "Do you have mysterious talismans on you?"

The five clutched their pockets: "Mysterious talismans? What’s that? We only have Treasure Talismans! We bought them from the black market! You aren’t planning on robbing us, are you?"

Treasure Talismans?

Such a familiar term?

Indeed, there’s a connection! The original mysterious group called the mysterious talismans Treasure Talismans.

However,

the state of these five doesn’t resemble those who sacrificially traded children; they seem genuine buyers from the black market.

Planning to apply force, Xu Ran reconsidered, and then told Ye Ping: "Uncle Ye, have them take out the Treasure Talismans for inspection."

Uncle Ye nodded, taking out an identity badge from the Investigation Corps: "I’m the Investigation Corps’ head. Now I’m going to inspect your talismans! We’ve already announced: do not use talismans of unknown origin. Don’t want to listen, huh?"

Feeling the aura Uncle Ye exuded, the five people faltered, their legs weak, instantly cowering.

"Officer, officer, we just wanted some progress!"

"Isn’t this legal? We’ve done nothing wrong!"

"We just noticed our cultivator friends using these Cultivation Talismans, stick them on the chest, eat more meat daily, enhance digestion, and boost Qi Blood significantly. Several friends increased by 200 Qi Blood Value in ten days! Expected to rise 8000 in a year!"

"We envied their progress and bought a Treasure Talisman on the black market, truly done nothing wrong!"

The five stammered, then each produced a gold-colored talisman from their pockets.

Xu Ran took the talismans and inspected them thoroughly.

The golden talismans they held lacked the dazzling brilliance of mysterious talismans.

Painted on regular talisman paper, yet its texture made Xu Ran feel uncomfortable, with a hint of the mysterious talisman aura, though very subtle.

After a moment, he handed the talismans to Ye Ping: "Uncle Ye, take a closer look. Do you sense anything eerie about these talismans?"

Ye Ping examined for a while, then shook his head: "The mysterious talisman a month ago made me immediately uneasy, but these talismans, I don’t sense any corruption or eeriness. They’re not of the same kind, are they?"

Xu Ran spoke solemnly: "I’m sure it’s the same kind, just these talismans are gentler, with less pollution."

Ye Ping: "You mean it’s related to the mysterious divine statue?"

Xu Ran nodded: "Yes. I believe behind the mysterious divine statue stands a Resentful God. You only disrupted its altar; it hasn’t revealed any of itself yet, right?"

Ye Ping: "Maybe. But the Resentful God not engaging in blood and flesh altars, not absorbing blood sacrifice, yet making these almost harmless things..."

Halfway through speaking, Ye Ping’s voice halted abruptly.

His face grew grave, looking into Xu Ran’s bright eyes.

"Is it plotting a more terrifying ritual?!"

Ye Ping suddenly became alert.

Xu Ran nodded: "First, let me assure you, both types of talismans originate from the Talisman Vengeful God."

"Since it’s crafted by the Talisman Vengeful God, do you think it aims to benefit humanity?"

Ye Ping solemnly: "Certainly not."

"Our official cultivators, five days ago, issued an order prohibiting use of such talismans, with accountability for violators. Yet the black market continues clandestine trades."