The cult of four walked in peace.
When they decided to strike at Chen Mo instead of choosing to flee right away, their fate was sealed.
Chen Mo took out the Heart of Canglang, and directly summoned the Commander Rank Isolated Island Spirit.
The huge body of the Isolated Island Spirit almost filled the entire sewer.
Then, a Canglang Cannon was fired, and the cult of four along with their spiritual beasts all lay down.
A Commander Rank Spirit Beast dealing with Transcendent 1-stage and 2-stage spiritual beasts, was as easy as slicing vegetables.
"Didn't see that coming, did you? Although I'm just an Apprentice Spirit Master, I have a friend who is a Commander Rank Spirit Beast."
Chen Mo smiled as he withdrew the Isolated Island Spirit back into the Heart of Canglang, incidentally taking the four cultists with him and placing them on the deserted island on the back of the Isolated Island Spirit.
He had never thought that one day the Heart of Canglang could also be used to "hide" criminals.
To prevent the cult of four and their spiritual beasts from waking up midway, Chen Mo had Xiao Jiu deliver to each one of them (each beast) an electric orb, enforcing "sleep" physically.
After dealing with the cult of four, Chen Mo went to the suspected ritual site they had been before.
The surrounding walls were filled with various eerie blood-red text or patterns; there was a strong smell of blood at the end of the passage.
Chen Mo walked to the end of the passage, finding it piled with various kinds of bones, mostly animal bones, but some resembled human bones.
This made him feel nauseous.
These cultists truly deserved death.
Returning to the spot where the four cultists had been circling, at the center was an altar resembling a bronze cauldron.
Inside the altar was a strange text shaped like a "swastika". This text was even more sanguine than the surrounding drawings and text, seemingly formed from fresh blood.
It pulsated like a heart, throbbing as if a life was being nurtured within!
And when Chen Mo stared at this text, he suddenly heard some strange mumbling in his ear, along with feeling dizzy and nauseous.
Chen Mo quickly shifted his gaze away from this strange text, the mumbling in his ear weakened significantly, then slowly disappeared.
"What is this text!?"
Chen Mo hadn't expected that just one glance could almost put him in danger; he instinctively felt that this incident was not that simple.
Perhaps... it should be left to professionals to handle.
Chen Mo took several photos of the scene, then sent them to Chen Meng.
"This is the Evil God Text! Don't look at it. I'm coming over immediately!"
Chen Meng replied almost instantly.
The two consecutive exclamation marks made Chen Mo realize the severity of the situation.
Soon, Chen Meng sent another message.
"You can disclose the sewer situation to the Spirit Control Bureau; these matters mainly fall under their jurisdiction."
Chen Mo hesitated.
Because this case seemed not to be so simple, if he told the Spirit Control Bureau about it, they might deploy super ability type spirit beasts that mastered the "Retrospection" technique.
"Retrospection" is a super ability high-level technique, able to restore the conditions of a crime scene not long past, and those super ability type spirit beasts mastering this technique are the trump cards for the Spirit Control Bureau in hunting down criminals and solving cases.
However, super ability type spirit beasts are extremely rare, and as "Retrospection" is often an innate technique, learning it later is extremely difficult, and most of the Spirit Control Bureau do not have this level of spiritual beasts.
It is only requested from higher-ups in handling some particularly important cases.
If the situation were serious, Chen Mo was worried that before he could deliver these cultists packed to the Spirit Control Bureau, the Spirit Police might come knocking first.
But after thinking it over, Chen Mo still sent the location here to Meow Meow Sect Leader.
Worst case scenario, he simply fails the challenge!
It would be bad if his actions led to an accident or disaster.
"How's it going? Did you find their tracks?"
Soon, Meow Meow Sect Leader sent a message asking.
"Not yet! But I discovered traces of some kind of cult ritual they left behind, you'd better send professionals over to check it out. I have already sent you the location and scene photos."
After dealing with the traces left by the previous fight, Chen Mo left the sewer and waited in a nearby pavilion for Granny Meng's arrival.
If all went well next, he would just have to deliver a cultist to the police station every late night!
Chen Meng was fast.
In less than 2 minutes, a winged Light Unicorn slowly descended beside him.
"Don't move!"
Chen Meng's expression was somewhat serious.
The next second, the unicorn's horn on its forehead emitted a white, sacred light.
The light instantly enveloped the bodies of Chen Mo and Blazing Flame Fox.
Light Element High Order Techniques—Light Baptism, usually used for exorcism and suppressing evil.
Soon, Chen Mo saw strands of black air exiting his body, eerily unusual.
"What is this?"
"Evil energy, it can subtly affect your personality and eventually control you."
Hearing this, Chen Mo felt somewhat frightened.
"You are really bold, daring to look directly at the Evil God Text. Luckily this Evil God Text has not yet developed a spirit, otherwise, you wouldn't have lasted till I got here!"
Chen Meng's tone was stern.
She, a Master Level Spirit Master, had to keep cleaning up after Chen Mo every day. Is this reasonable?
"Let me give you a lesson in advance, the first rule of wilderness survival: Always stay alert! If you encounter something unfamiliar or unseen, curb your curiosity!"
"I understand, thank you, Sister Meng."
Chen Mo also reflected inwardly.
After crossing over, his journey had indeed been smooth sailing because of the Spirit Control talent manual, which made him somewhat complacent.
Such a mindset was absolutely undesirable.
He would need to be more cautious in the future.
"Let's go! Take me to the location of the Evil God Text."
After educating Chen Mo, Chen Meng spoke.
"What is the Evil God Text?"
On the way, Chen Mo asked as he didn't understand.
"It is a kind of Spiritual Beast created by evil rituals within the Four Gods Sect. No, it should be called an evil beast."
"This type of evil beast can rapidly grow by absorbing negative energy and blood. Its growth rate far exceeds that of a regular Spiritual Beast, and some speculate that it might be one of the avatars of the Evil God. Alright, there's no use in you knowing these details now. Remember, if you encounter a mature one next time, just run."
The Four Gods Sect, Evil God, evil beast...
Many questions arose in Chen Mo's mind, but it seemed Granny Meng was not inclined to answer them.
This world appeared to be much more dangerous than he had imagined.
Soon, they arrived at the place where the sect of four cultists had held their ritual.
"Wuu!"
Seeing the Evil God Text on the altar, pulsating like a heart, the Light Unicorn unconsciously showed a hint of disgust in its eyes.
Its horn rapidly gathered Light Element Spiritual Power, and then a strong beam of light descended from the sky, piercing through the Evil God Text like a sharp sword.
Light Element Super Order Technique, Sacred Judgment.
In an instant, the entire sewer was as bright as day.
When the light dissipated, the "Evil God Text" had completely vanished, and the other surrounding symbols and texts, although not erased, had lost their eerie qualities and appeared as mere childish doodles.
"Alright, let the people from the Spirit Control Bureau worry about the rest!"
The Light Unicorn did not like the sewer environment and quickly returned to the surface after the purification.
"By the way, what do you plan to do with those fugitives?"
Just before leaving, Chen Meng suddenly asked.