Chapter 432: Most likely the Withered Moon Cult
"Pattern of dry bones?" These four words echoed in Xu Yi's ears, and a hint of imperceptible surprise flashed across the corners of his eyes.
He frowned slightly, as if searching for something in the abyss of memory.
He seemed to have seen this pattern somewhere, but he just couldn't remember where it was for a moment.
Xu Yi pondered for a long time before answering uncertainly: "It seems... there is indeed a small pattern."
"But the situation was urgent at the time, and I couldn't see clearly what the pattern was. But now that you mentioned it, it seems that the pattern is indeed somewhat similar to the dry bones."
When Lu Ziche and the others heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other with surprise on their faces.
Su Chenyin pursed her red lips, her eyes moved, a shrewd light flashed across her eyes, and she was secretly calculating in her heart.
According to what Master Xu Yi said above, this dark force that suddenly appeared has so many striking similarities with the Ku Yue Sect.
She now seriously suspected that this dark force was most likely the Ku Yue Cult!
Su Chenyin glanced sideways at Yu Rong beside him, and their eyes met, exchanging silent messages.
Rong gave her an affirmative look, indicating that he agreed with her guess.
Su Chenyin nodded slightly, having already made up her mind.
Then, she turned to look at Xu Yi and said, "Teacher Xu, can we talk for a moment?"
Xu Yi nodded slightly to show his agreement.
A serious look appeared on his face. He knew that what Su Chenyin was going to say next must be something of vital importance.
"Ajue, brother, you guys come over too." Su Chenyin turned and looked at Jun Yijue, Su Yi and the others and said.
Jun Yijue and the others looked at each other, then nodded in agreement and followed Su Chenyin and Xu Yi to the side.
Su Chenyin looked around cautiously, his movements careful, as if he was on guard against something.
After making sure that no one else was around, she slowly lowered her voice and said to Xu Yi: "Teacher Xu, I wonder if you have heard of the Ku Yue Sect."
Xu Yi was stunned for a moment, then nodded, a solemn look appearing on his face.
He said in a deep voice: "The Withered Moon Sect? Of course I have heard of it."
"It is said that they are a mysterious and powerful organization in the Central Region, but their whereabouts have always been mysterious and no one knows their true identity."
"Chen Yin, you suddenly mentioned this, could it be..." Xu Yi looked at Su Chen Yin in astonishment.
Su Chenyin looked at Xu Yi seriously and said, "That's right, Teacher Xu. I currently suspect that this dark force has some connection with the Ku Yue Sect."
Then, she told Xu Yi about the clothing features, mask styles, scimitars, and gold-patterned belts around the waists of the dark forces and the Withered Moon Sect.
After listening to Su Chenyin's description, Xu Yi's face instantly became stunned, and his eyes were full of shock.
He never expected that Su Chenyin would observe these details so meticulously.
Su Chenyin raised her eyes and stared quietly at Xu Yi, who was looking surprised in front of her, and the expression on her face became more and more solemn.
She took a deep breath and said slowly:
"Teacher Xu, the disciple of the dark forces is dressed in black, wearing a mask, holding a scimitar, and wearing a gold-patterned belt around his waist. The tiny withered bone pattern is consistent with the characteristics of the Withered Moon Sect."
"All these signs indicate," she emphasized, "that there are too many similarities between the two. This cannot be just a coincidence!"
"Therefore, Mr. Xu, I strongly suspect that this dark force is most likely the Withered Moon Sect, or that it has some kind of close connection with them."
Su Chenyin spoke with confidence, his eyes extremely determined.
After a brief pause, she continued, "And Teacher Xu, we were attacked by the Withered Moon Sect in the secret realm before."
"They wanted to dig out the spiritual bones in our bodies, and even wanted to kill us. Fortunately, our cultivation had just been improved at that time, and we had a certain strength to fight against them, so we were lucky enough to escape in the end."
Hearing this, Mu Xin immediately nodded in agreement, nodding his head like a chicken pecking at rice: "That's right, Teacher Xu, I was also hunted by the Ku Yue Sect."
A lingering fear appeared on Mu Xin's face, as if the experience was still vivid in his mind.
Finally, Mu Xin quickly told Xu Yi everything about his thrilling experience of being attacked by the Ku Yue Sect.
In addition to Su Yi, several others including Yu Rong also echoed the sentiment, saying that they had also been hunted down by the Ku Yue Sect in the secret realm.
But fortunately, they all successfully avoided the crisis with their own wit and strength.
When Xu Yi heard what Su Chenyin and the others said, his face turned gloomy and as black as the bottom of a pot.
There was a flash of anger in his eyes, the rage in his chest threatened to burst through his chest, and his teeth were chattering.
The Ku Yue Sect actually dared to kill his students. They must be tired of living!
He secretly swore in his heart that he would make the Ku Yue Sect pay the price.
At this moment, he finally remembered.
Why when Su Chenyin mentioned the four words "dry bone pattern" just now, he felt strange yet familiar with this "dry bone pattern".
It turned out that sixteen years ago, when he and the dean were searching for the missing Lu Wanning in the Sunset Forest, they were attacked by a group of men in black.
The strength of this group of men in black is unfathomable, their moves are strange, and they are extremely insidious and cunning.
This caught him and the dean off guard, and they were both injured and poisoned by a deadly poison called "Withering Poison".
And these men in black have one striking characteristic.
That is, they all wear black masks and a red belt with gold patterns around their waists. There is a very small pattern engraved on the belt, which is difficult to find if you don't look carefully.
Over the years...
He has been secretly tracking down the mysterious organization that once plotted against him and the dean, but has never found any conclusive clues.
Although he once suspected that this organization was the Ku Yue Cult...
But when the disciples of the Ku Yue Sect appear in people's field of vision on weekdays, the color of their belts is usually black, not red or other colors.
Therefore, although there were still doubts in his heart, he gradually dispelled them as time went by.
However, he recalled the pattern of dried bones of the Ku Yue Sect that Su Chenyin had just mentioned.
After comparison, he was surprised to find that the two were extremely similar.
This shocking discovery shocked and angered him.
He finally understood that the group of men in black who attacked them were most likely from the mysterious and dangerous Ku Yue Sect.
At this time, based on what Su Chenyin said about the various similarities between the Ku Yue Sect and the dark forces.
In addition, Chen Yin also told him that the headquarters of the Withered Moon Cult was located in the Dark Forest...
Therefore, he is now ninety-nine percent sure that the dark force that suddenly appeared in the Dark Forest is the Withered Moon Sect.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but clench his fists, and a trace of resentment flashed in his eyes.
At the same time, it also deepened his hatred for the Ku Yue Sect.
Xu Yi took a deep breath and tried hard to suppress the anger in his heart, but his face was so gloomy that it seemed as if water could drip out of it.
He clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white, and gritted his teeth as he said, "Your guess is very likely correct. This dark force is most likely the Withered Moon Cult."
"When I return to the academy, I will immediately inform the dean and other elders and discuss countermeasures."
After hearing this, Su Chenyin and the others nodded seriously, indicating that they understood.