The first thing Ji Jiayu did after opening his eyes was to let his spiritual power flow out of his body, slowly spreading it in all directions in a fan-like manner, inspecting the situation around him.

After a while, he regained his spiritual power, opened the window, and climbed out. He reached Nie Lanxun's window, knocking gently.

Nie Lanxun had been waiting for a long time, and when she heard the knock, she immediately climbed out.

The two of them leaped lightly, leaped onto the roof, and took advantage of the slightly gloomy night to rush towards the residence of the failed candidate who had entered the forbidden grounds.

While rushing, Ji Jiayu's spiritual power always took the lead, ensuring a full view of the situation in all directions.

A few minutes later, the two of them arrived near the home of the failed candidate. The spiritual power that had originally spread out in a fan-like manner quickly gathered, transforming into a beam of spiritual power, and directly pierced into the failed candidate's home. After the saint-level spiritual power swirled around the failed candidate's home, it was retracted by Ji Jiayu.

There was no trace of demonic energy left in this failed candidate's body. Ji Jiayu and Nie Lanxi didn't linger and flew straight to the second loser's house. They followed the same steps as before to explore it, and again, they didn't detect any demonic energy.

Then came the third, fourth, and fifth places, and there was no residual demonic energy in the bodies of the five consecutive failed candidates.

It wasn't until they found the sixth loser that they finally sensed any remaining demonic energy. This made Ji Jiayu breathe a sigh of relief.

Since the residual demonic energy wasn't an isolated case, it was possible that Ding Lu hadn't come into contact with demons.

This was good news, but the next ten or so failed candidates didn't have any residual demonic energy. This was even more bad news, as it meant that the failed candidates and Ding Lu would likely be implicated in matters related to the demon race.

"What should I do next?" Ji Jiayu had a headache.

"Just ask," Nie Lanxi said.

"He won't say, right? Besides, what should we do if it really is related to the demon race?" Ji Jiayu frowned.

"You're asking yourself what to do, right?" Nie Lanxi said.

"Yes." Ji Jiayu sighed, "What should I do?"

Ding Lu is Ji Jiayu's friend, but not Nie Lanxi's. If Ding Lu really colluded with the devil, in the slightest danger, Nie Lanhui could report the matter to the Holy Sect. If danger arose, he might even eliminate Ding Lu on the spot.

Although Ji Jiayu hesitated slightly, he had actually thought it through clearly in his heart.

"Wait until tomorrow to find out where the other failed candidates are staying, and then ask them when you're absolutely sure," Ji Jiayu said.

"Hmm." Nie Lanxi's attitude was very clear—it's up to you. That night, Ji Jiayu and Nie Lanxi went back to rest.

At ten o'clock the next morning, the two of them left through the main gate, blended into the flow of people, and disappeared without a trace using the method of stealth.

Meanwhile, Ye Zihang listened to Ji Jiayu's instructions. On his way to work, he turned around and went to the Qiming lobby.

This was the residence of the head priest sent by the Holy Sect to Qiming City, and also the office of a division under the Holy Sect.

After reporting Ji Jiayu's name, Ye Zihang was asked to stay put and wait. Before the priest could report the news, Ji Jiayu and Nie Lanxi also arrived at the Qiming lobby.

However, both of them were still disguised.

They saw Ye Hang, but they didn't recognize him. They used their priest badges to exercise their privileges and obtained the addresses and workplaces of the unsuccessful candidates.

In the next three hours, Ji Jiayu found and examined all the unsuccessful candidates, and found no demonic energy within them.

As he shuttled through the city, he let his spiritual power radiate, and he didn't detect any demonic scent from any of the candidates.

At this point, Ji Jiayu could basically confirm that Ding Lu was colluding with demons—even if it wasn't demons, it was something related to demons.

Thinking of Ding Lu's recent mysterious appearance, the news he provided, and the relationship between the serial killer and the Light Supremacy Sect, Ji Jiayu had a rough guess in his heart.

"I won't go to him to explain, it's too much trouble. Let's just follow the vines and look for him." In an empty alley, Ji Jiayu said to Nie Lanxi.

"Yes." Nie Lanxi nodded. "Then let's go and look for Ding Lu."

Yesterday, when Ji Jiayu said goodbye to Ding Lu, he left a trace of spiritual power on Ding Lu, which was equivalent to creating a trail, so Ji Jiayu could always know Ding Lu's direction.

Not only Ding Lu, but the failed candidate named Peng Lianyun also had a trace of spiritual power left by Ji Jiayu.

At this time, Ding Lu was in the northern city of Qiming City, which was literally two directions from his home. From the southern city to the northern city, if you took a public dragon carriage, it would take at least two hours, and Ji Jiayu, as Mingzun, would only need half an hour if he ran at full speed. Tang Dynasty

To avoid attracting attention, Ji Jiayu restrained himself while taking a detour, so it took him forty-five minutes to arrive at Beicheng, finally standing in an alley just a short distance away. 500 meters from Dinglu, and after a short break, a stream of people entered the gate.

Ji Jiayu didn't dare be careless.

If Ding Lu really was colluding with the demons and the Radiant Supremacy Sect, then their encounter yesterday might have exposed Ji Jiayu. In that case, Ding Lu was essentially bait, but Ji Jiayu still had to bite.

The serial killer case had been unsolved for so long, and he had to seize this opportunity. Besides, he really wanted to save Ding Lu!

Ji Jiayu had actually considered informing the upper management of the Sacred Sect in the Qiming Hall about this, but when he thought about the Radiant Supremacy Sect's ability to plant secret spies, Ji Jiayu abandoned this idea.

It was unlikely that secret spies would assassinate Ye Zihang in the Qiming Hall, and it was relatively simple to spread the news, and Ji Jiayu couldn't afford to gamble.

Therefore, although this was a scheme, it was also a conspiracy. However, it was uncertain who the perpetrators were.

After the demonic invasion of the Sacred City, the Radiant Supremacy Sect was hit hard, and most of the high-ranking officials were arrested or killed, leaving only Several high-ranking officials acted as pillars. Their middle- and low-ranking members also suffered heavy losses, and only a few Star Gods and Ninth-Order Ming Saints remained.

If the opponent was only an eighth-order, even if Ji Jiayu wasn't 100% confident of victory, there was still no problem holding them back. After all, this Qiming City was occupied by the Myojin-level head priest of the Sacred Sect.

"They're underground." After walking along the street for a while, Ji Jiayu suddenly whispered to Nie Lanxun.

Nie Lanxi raised her eyes, "Hmm."

"Let's go?"

Ji Jiayu said. "Hmm."

As soon as those words fell, the divine power in Nie Lanxi's body surged.

The two suddenly turned into an alley, opened the iron drain cover, and jumped down.

Ji Jiayu landed on his feet, and the sound of his footsteps echoed in the empty alley. In front of him and Nie Lanxi, a river of sewage flowed quietly.

Above the river of sewage was a dark passage, and the spiritual power Ji Jiayu had left on Ding Lu and Peng Lianyun was flowing in that direction. That.

The two of them didn't hesitate and walked towards the upstream of the waste river. But not long after they walked forward, thunderous applause came from afar.

"Father."

"As expected of the person in charge of the Sacred Pearl. He dared to intervene knowing it was a trap. I just don't know if you're stupid or fearless."