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Qin Rufeng pondered carefully...

The reason for cutting Elder Li in half was likely to obtain the [Alchemy Cauldron].

The time when Elder Li was cut in half must have been before everyone arrived at Yunyuan Sect.

From this perspective, it seems most likely that the suspect is someone from within the Yunyuan Sect. Although I don't want to think this way, Qu Tiandong, Mo Baizhi's senior sister, is also a suspect.

Since we are unwilling to make such an assumption, let's assume that the person who cut Elder Li in half was not a disciple of the Yunyuan Sect.

Therefore, this person must at least have the ability to enter the Yunyuan Sect before everyone else.

It should be noted that even a powerful figure like Pei Ling Shuang was caught up in the heat. She had no idea where the Cloud Abyss Cauldron was, so she pressed around for answers.

The person who cut Elder Li in half obviously didn't need to go to such lengths; he should have known exactly where the cauldron was.

Even that so-called rumor... that the Cloud Abyss Cauldron was in the Treasure Pavilion was probably spread by that person.

This person already knew where the Cloud Abyss Cauldron was, and even knew that the treasure pavilion was empty. Furthermore, this person had a very thorough understanding of the Cloud Abyss Sect.

And the person who meets these conditions is... Master Lingyin!

Mo Baizhi once said that Meizhuang Temple and Yunyuan Sect had quite a bit of interaction.

Although Lingyin is a female Daoist, she has a hot figure and is dressed so revealingly... Doesn't she realize she's burning up?

She did it on purpose, of course; this woman's hips practically swung in the air when she walked.

Qin Rufeng had at least worked at Qingyuefang before, and he had seen plenty of women like this... it was just a low-level form of seduction.

Let's assume that, through "business" dealings, Lingyin came into contact with and bewitched a certain elder of the Yunyuan Sect.

And let's assume that the Yunyuan Sect really is conducting human experiments on the Spider Woman's [Alchemy Furnace]...

It's possible that Lingyin knew about it all along, and that she had been keeping it in mind for a long time.

Of course she knew that the treasure vault had nothing!

The half-spider's fishing behavior of leaving behind a precious silk cocoon... was it controlled by her?

Thinking about this, Qin Rufeng gradually understood and felt increasingly terrified.

What if the rumor about the Cloud Abyss Cauldron being in the Treasure Pavilion was spread by Daoist Lingyin? What if she had already taken control of the half-spider's cauldron...?

Wouldn't that mean she'd have to sacrifice all the members of the various sects who went to Yunyuan Sect alive?! How ruthless!

But why didn't she take the Cloud Abyss Cauldron?

Is it because they now have the [Alchemy Cauldron] that they're no longer interested? Or is it because they can't break the final magical seal?

Or perhaps she was too busy to attend to everything at once, and was confident that the Cloud Abyss Cauldron was also within her grasp?

Or perhaps she wasn't confident she could take over so many sect members and needed to leave something behind to incite them to fight amongst themselves so she could profit from it?

Or perhaps she can completely control Shen Congrong?

It is completely unknown...

Anyway, Qin Rufeng didn't see Lingyin or the spider half-body again.

Qin Rufeng's swift defeat of Shen Congrong and her group was something even she hadn't anticipated. Lingyin must have overlooked this as well, which is why Qin Rufeng was able to so easily seize the Cloud Abyss Cauldron.

It is now highly likely that the "alchemy furnace" of the half-spider has been brought back to Plum Manor by Lingyin.

In this chaotic situation, she could easily capture a large number of cultivators to refine their demon cores.

Such a scourge... threatens the safety of everyone. And "everyone" naturally includes Qin Rufeng and the members of the Xuan Nu Sect.

Furthermore, if Qu Tiandong were still alive, he could very well have been captured by Lingyin.

It seems I absolutely have to go to Meizhuang Temple...

However, Qin Rufeng himself suffered greatly during this trip to Yunyuan Sect. In particular, he had burned his soul to make use of the Qingqiu Foxfire, which did not exist in his memory.

Although spiritual energy was replenished in time, my vital energy was severely depleted. I need to recover properly and am temporarily unable to move.

Moreover, Mo Baizhi had basically concluded that her senior sister was likely in grave danger. Her emotions had gradually stabilized, and she began to work on improving her own body. She also applied to Rufeng to establish a pill-making room for the Xuan Nu Sect.

Qin Rufeng agreed to the matter and asked Qing Shi Jinghong to provide her with full assistance.

However, the result...

Qin Rufeng must have had exceptionally good hearing, for he could hear Li Qingshi and Xia Jinghong playing and joking around from the Lianfeng Pavilion on the rooftop.

Wasn't the task to them be to help Mo Baizhi build her body and establish the alchemy room? My two maids have never been lazy or uncooperative.

So Qin Rufeng conducted a surprise inspection to see what they were doing.

Then they saw Li Qingshi holding a huge candle. Xia Jinghong... was completely naked from the waist up, covered entirely in wax. And the wax was applied very evenly, with realistic details of her prominent breasts.

"Sect Leader!" Qing Shi and the others blushed instantly when they saw Qin Rufeng arrive.

Qin Rufeng understood; they were making a mold...

Does Mo Baizhi need a real person to be molded into a doll? She certainly knows how to choose; she picked Xia Jinghong, who has a good bear shape.