the case…" Director Wang’s tone was surprisingly mild, which took Tao Zhize by surprise.Misunderstanding that Director Wang had called to urge them on with the arrest, Tao Zhize immediately replied, "...Chapter 1314: The Sacred Mountain in the Lake

"Team Leader Xia, there have been no new bodies appearing for these two days. Actually, out of these thirteen corpses, nine appeared within the first three days. It seems that the killer has started to control the number of killings later on," Tian Bofeng replied.

"That corpse is unrelated to this case; it died suddenly from illness." Xia Tian pointed at the first body he examined and then pointed to a female corpse in the middle, "This one is also unrelated. It's just a regular murder case where she was poisoned to death. Have someone look into that separately."

"Poisoned" Tian Bofeng was slightly taken aback, "But Team Leader Xia, the autopsy report didn't mention poisoning; her cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head."

"That happened after she died. Someone knew about these murder cases and wanted to pin that one here," Xia Tian said impatiently, "Tell the forensic pathologist to do another autopsy— I won’t make a mistake. Although two other people’s heads were broken too, only hers was hit by a stick; the others were killed with a slap, and their skulls were completely shattered, which is entirely different."

"Smashed someone's skull with just a slap" Tian Bofeng looked shocked, "But Team Leader Xia, how could that be possible Ordinary people can't do such things!"

“If I'm an ordinary person, why am I here” Xia Tian retorted angrily, “Do you believe I can smash your skull with one slap too”

Tian Boheng suddenly felt a chill rise from the soles of his feet. At this moment, he finally understood that Xia Tian was no ordinary person and indeed difficult to deal with.

"Group Leader Xia, please don't be angry. Group Leader Tian simply doesn't understand how formidable you are," Hu Feifei quickly interjected from the side, attempting to ease the tension.

Since seeing Ye Yumei, Hu Feifei had mostly abandoned her plan to seduce Xia Tian. She finally understood why that elder told her that Xia Tian was unlikely to take an interest in her; compared to Ye Yumei, she felt like a duckling among ugly ducklings. Moreover, she realized that Xia Tian barely paid any attention to her after meeting her, which clearly indicated that he had no interest in her.

"If you don't understand, ask less." Xia Tian was in a bad mood now. Although the deaths of two people were normal, those of the other eleven individuals weren’t so straightforward. Seven of them had been killed by a single palm strike; two with their skulls crushed and five with strikes to their chests, causing not only their ribs to break but also their internal organs to be completely pulverized. This was definitely beyond what an ordinary person could do. He was now almost certain that the murderer was a cultivator, though he still couldn't determine whether they were from this world or another dimension.

Aside from those seven who died under palm strikes, the other four met their end by sword; killed instantly with a single strike. However, the weapon used was an extremely small sword that directly pierced through their throats. Eleven people died at the hands of these two different methods, and Xia Tian found traces of residual true energy within the corpses, which further worsened his mood as it confirmed to him that there were two murderers, meaning at least two cultivators.

Before coming here, Fairy Sister had mentioned that Ye Yumei must not be allowed to return to Xianyun Continent because once she returned, Piaomiao Immortal Gate would learn of Fairy Sister's whereabouts from her and dispatch people to find her. Furthermore, Fairy Sister also told him that although his current cultivation was formidable, there were many at Piaomiao Immortal Gate who surpassed him; after all, most of them had cultivated for over a hundred years, if not more.

Back then, Xia Tian decided no matter what, he would prevent Ye Yumei from returning to Xianyun Continent. However, neither himself nor Fairy Sister anticipated that someone from Piaomiao Immortal Gate would follow in Fairy Sister’s footsteps to this world; after all, it had been over twenty years with no sign of them.

But now, with the unexpected appearance of cultivators in Yueナン市, Xia Tian couldn't help but suspect that perhaps it was indeed someone from the Illusory Immortal Gate who had arrived. And he knew very well that these people's threat far outweighed others; once they find Sister Immortal, they would definitely try to take her away, and this is something he absolutely cannot allow.

"Whether it's the Illusory Immortal Gate or any other immortal gate, whoever wants to snatch my Sister Immortal will be killed by me!" Xia Tian muttered firmly in his heart. He must find these two cultivators as soon as possible and also locate that inter-world passage, which he intends to destroy so no one can come here again!

"Team Leader Xia, do you know who the murderer is" Hu Feifei couldn't help but ask at this moment.

"No idea." Xia Tian answered straightforwardly; indeed, he had no clue.

After some thought and a glance at Tianボ峰, Xia Tian continued to ask: "Do you know what the murderer looks like Do you have any photos of them"

"None." Tian博峰 carefully replied, "We've never known exactly who or what gender the culprit is."

“There are two murderers, one male and one female. Their attire should be different from ours; they seem to wear ancient-style clothing. Have someone look for them if you see such people. Don't provoke them and inform me immediately." Xia Tian said quickly: "I have to go somewhere else now. You guys hurry up and find them. Once you do, give me a call."

"Alright, Group Leader Xia."

Hu Feifei nodded and then asked proactively, "Where are you going Do you need us to guide you"

"Yes, I'm heading to a place called Divine Mountain." Although Xia Tian had a map, he hadn't been there before, so it would take longer for him to find his way. Now, he wanted to save time and naturally needed someone to guide him.

"Alright, Group Leader Xia, please wait a moment while I make arrangements."

Hu Feifei nodded and took out her phone to call someone. A few minutes later, Xia Tian and Ye Yumei left the police station. A police car was already waiting for them at the entrance. Hu Feifei warmly opened the car door for them. After both got in, she herself climbed into the front passenger seat, clearly intending to accompany them personally. The driver had been found within the station—a policeman familiar with Divine Mountain.

Divine Mountain was not a towering mountain but an island located at the center of Moonfall Lake, Yenan City’s largest lake. There were many small and large peaks on this island, collectively referred to as Divine Mountain.

The police station was actually quite far from Divine Mountain, coupled with traffic congestion along the way, so it took nearly an hour before Xia Tian arrived at the lakeside of Moonfall Lake.

"Group Leader Xia, that's Divine Mountain over there. However, we need to take a boat across now."

After getting out of the car, Hu Feifei pointed to the distant small island barely visible and told Xia Tian.

Pause. Hu Feifei couldn’t help but add, "There were two victims who had been killed after returning from Mount Divine; it’s possible that there might be a connection."

"You don’t need to take the boat back. Go home now and remember to inform me if you get any news. I’ve already given you my phone number." Xia Tian glanced at the small island from afar before suddenly leaping into Moonfall Lake, swiftly walking on its waves.

Hu Feifei was instantly stunned; had she seen it correctly

The police officer driving the car was equally dumbfounded. Was this even human

When Hu Feifei saw Ye Yumei following, walking on the green waves as well, she finally realized that her eyes hadn’t deceived her. The driver confirmed they weren’t human—they were practically deities! No wonder they wanted to visit Mount Divine!

The so-called Mount Divine was said to have dozens of peaks big and small, but in reality, its tallest peak was only about a hundred meters high—not really a mountain at all. This highest peak on Mount Divine is called the Heavenly Deity Peak, where Xia Tian and Ye Yumei now stood.

The peak was quite flat with even some wooden benches placed here artificially, as this divine mountain had been turned into a tourist attraction welcoming many visitors daily. Currently, besides Xia Tian and Ye Yumei, there were still several tourists atop the peak.

"There doesn't seem to be anything special about this place!" Summer muttered to herself. No matter how she looked at it, the peak appeared ordinary, no different from any other mountain peak. The only difference was that this one was slightly shorter than others. It didn’t look like a place capable of spatial travel!

Yet, before coming here, Summer had carefully studied the map given to her by Fairy Sister many times. The first place she appeared in was indeed right here.

"Is this really the place" Jade Beauty couldn't help but ask at that moment. When she spoke, a few tourists also turned their attention towards her. There was no way around it; who could resist her voice which chilled and captivated people

Summer was too lazy to deal with her and continued carefully searching the peak. She practically covered every inch of the mountain with her footprints, but unfortunately, she found nothing special about this place.

The whole afternoon, Summer had been running around what they called a divine mountain, initially checking out Heavenly Deity Peak and then moving to the smaller peaks surrounding it. Finally, he thoroughly searched through everything on the so-called mountain peak and even every inch of land on the island but still found nothing.

When Summer returned to Heavenly Deity Peak again in the evening, Jade Beauty was the only one left there besides him. The tourists had naturally long since left.

"Hey, Big Bun [a nickname for Night Yu Mei], did you find anything" After glancing at Jade Beauty, Summer couldn’t help but ask her. Unlike him who had been running around, she had stayed on this mountain peak searching the whole time. This made Summer suspect that this woman might have found something; otherwise, why would she keep looking hered close to passing out, actually acted at this moment; several black ribbons also flashed out once more and headed straight for White Cloud Mountain’s throat."Boom!" Another muffled sound."Puh!" As ex...