"Why are you so sure?" Ling Xi asked.
"We conducted an investigation before. At that time, the rain in Bo City was mixed with the Earth Holy Spring of Bo City and a substance that could make demons go berserk. This time, in the rain of Ancient Capital, besides the nine serenities dew, we also detected a substance similar to that in the Bo City downpour..." The White Cloth Man calmly revealed their investigation results and conjectures.
Ling Xi looked at the White Cloth Man calmly and asked, "What's the point of knowing this? I'd rather hear how to resolve this catastrophe!"
The White Cloth Man said, "The rain is probably just the Black Vatican's first major plan. The second phase is to awaken the Ancient King. Once the Ancient King awakens, the inner city will turn into a bloodbath! Therefore, to solve the disaster of Ancient Capital, we must first resolve the source of the rain, then find the Ancient King's tomb, and find a way to make the Ancient King continue to sleep!"
Everyone was despairing upon hearing this. How terrifying was the Ancient King? He was one of the strongest beings in human history. To make him continue to fall into slumber was simply a fantasy.
"Let's not talk about the Ancient King for now. The immediate priority is to solve the problem of the undead appearing during the day!" Despite the despair, there was still a glimmer of hope. Zhu Meng understood that the most urgent task now was to protect Ancient Capital and prevent the undead from further encroaching. If Ancient Capital ceased to exist, whether the Ancient King awakened or not would no longer matter.
Lu Xu, the Military Commander, said helplessly, "Changing the weather is not something we can do, unless a Forbidden Magic Master makes a move, then it's possible!"
Everyone felt equally helpless upon hearing this. If they had the ability to change the weather, they could solve the problem of those undead lords, so why would they be troubled here?
The White Cloth Man said, "The weather cannot be changed, so we can only focus on the nine serenities dew in the rain. As long as we find something that can neutralize the nine serenities dew and mix it into the rainwater, we can completely resolve this undead disaster! Outside Ancient Capital City, there have always been some villages that are not harmed by the undead. The reason for this is that their villages have a spring called Kun Well Spring. This spring water has a gentle energy and can resolve the resentment of the undead!"
Zhu Meng confirmed, "You mean the Kun Well Spring in Weiju Village can neutralize the nine serenities dew?"
"Yes, the Kun Well Spring can neutralize the berserk and deathly resentment of the nine serenities dew, like an acid and an alkali. Unfortunately, I always thought Fang Gu was a member of the Black Vatican, and to avoid exposing my whereabouts, I never made a move against him. And now that the catastrophe has struck, I can no longer find his whereabouts!" The White Cloth Man said.
The Chief Instructor Fei Jiao asked, "Can just one portion of Kun Well Spring stop such a heavy rain?"
The White Cloth Man said, "The key to this catastrophe is the Ancient King. This portion of Kun Well Spring can neutralize the rainwater, giving us half a day. We must use this half-day when the undead are dormant to find the Ancient King's imperial tomb and seal him. Only then can this catastrophe be completely ended!"
Everyone looked at each other, completely at a loss, they could only choose to believe this person who refused to reveal his identity.
The people present were not foolish. If this person's identity was truly problematic, then he wouldn't have needed to come out and tell them all this, because before he revealed these things, they didn't even know about the existence of the Black Vatican or their plan.
However, the White Cloth Man's appearance in such a manner clearly indicated a distrust of those present.
He even suspected that Sa Lang was among those present.
After some probing from both sides, the White Cloth Man said, "My people have already obtained the Kun Well Spring. Wait for me here, I'll go get the Kun Well Spring!" With that, the White Cloth Man walked out of the Zhonglou Magic Association.
...
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
The heavy rain continued to fall, pounding the city, the cold seeping through the steel and concrete into people's bones, unbearably icy!
"A body has been found in the alley south of the Bell Tower, it seems to be that mysterious man from earlier!" A Wei Fashi (Law Enforcer) descended from a high place, his face wet, and said to the people on the watchtower.
"What??" Everyone was greatly alarmed and hurriedly asked the Mage to lead the way.
Soon, they arrived at the alley, and indeed, a body wearing the previous White Cloth Man's attire lay there, enveloped by a faint layer of cursed aura, a mere empty shell.
"This... the Black Vatican is too rampant, they actually dare to commit murder right under our noses!" Zhu Meng said angrily.
Just when someone had finally discovered the truth and found a solution, they didn't expect the person to die just a few minutes later.
Several high-ranking officials also realized that there were Black Vatican members present, and even Sa Lang was among them.
Fortunately, the White Cloth Man reappeared and did not truly die, but used the death of his subordinate to lure the snake out of its hole.
President Han Ji understood the seriousness of the situation. For the safety of Ancient Capital, he immediately placed all the people present under house arrest.
Han Ji sealed everyone's cultivation, including his own, and announced that all of them would be executed an hour later, using this method to lure the snake out of its hole!
Suddenly, panic spread. The disaster of Ancient Capital came too suddenly, and ordinary citizens didn't know exactly what had happened, but as the news spread, everyone learned the truth of the matter.
"Damn the Black Vatican! It's all the Black Vatican's conspiracy that has caused our Ancient Capital to suffer such a catastrophe!"
"The Black Vatican must die! Sa Lang must die! We must kill Sa Lang!!!"
...
Within the An Boundary of the inner city, a huge uproar was stirred. Both Mages and ordinary citizens harbored deep hatred for the Black Vatican and Sa Lang.
And the Black Vatican members hiding in the shadows were also restless, after all, their leader Sa Lang was under house arrest by the high-ranking officials of Ancient Capital and would be executed within an hour!
Inside a manor in the inner city, Tiger Jin Grand Deacon and his subordinates were all gathered.
"Tiger Jin Grand Deacon, what should we do now!"
"Hmph, it's just a bluff. In the midst of Ancient Capital's disaster, they wouldn't dare to make all the Super Mages die with our Cult Master. Their real target is us; they want to threaten us into revealing the solution to save Ancient Capital!" Tiger Jin Grand Deacon said confidently.
A blue-robed deacon asked, "But what if? What if they choose to perish together?"
Tiger Jin Grand Deacon pondered for a moment and said, "Our Cult Master must not suffer any mishap. So... you all continue to hide in the dark, and I will surrender and ask them to release our Cult Master!"
However, just then, a Black Vatican member's neck was slit, and hot blood instantly gushed out, spraying downwards.
"Bang..."
The Black Vatican member covered his neck with both hands, his face contorted with ferocity and unwillingness, and fell to the ground with a thud.
"Who is it, who's there!!!!" Tiger Jin Grand Deacon shouted in alarm.
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