Chapter 405
“That's not quite it…” Zheng Fa sensed the danger and quickly explained, “I’m just really curious if she can turn into a bird. I wanted to study it…”
Sister Zhang’s eyes widened slowly.
Suddenly, she understood what Zheng Fa meant—the little golden crow had once mentioned that within the Da Zizai Demon Sect, there were women skilled in the art of seduction who could even transform into birds for mating purposes…
“That’s a whole new field!”
Zheng Fa wore an expression of scientific curiosity, seemingly devoid of any mortal desires.
Nearby, the disciples who had been somewhat indignant were now filled with astonishment.
Sister Zhang no longer worried that Zheng Fa had fallen under the spell of seduction; this junior, faced with such an alluring woman, was only thinking about using her for research with birds?
What a bizarre mind… it was almost worse than being enchanted!
“And besides, our Jiu Shan Sect’s talismans can’t rely solely on one extraordinary person…”
Zheng Fa’s tone was filled with regret. The outer disciples were oblivious, but the members of Jiu Shan Sect couldn’t help but show their discomfort.
It seemed the sect leader intended to use this woman for breeding research, even planning to use her as a blood bag.
“Sister, you’re wasting her.”
Zheng Fa delivered a serious critique to Sister Zhang.
“…”
Lin Bufan glanced at the pile of ashes and suddenly thought that Zhang Zhenren was truly a good person—she had given the other party a swift end!
…
“Sister Zhang, we still need to keep some disciples from the Da Zizai Demon Sect…”
In the main hall of Tiangong Island within the Jiu Shan realm, Zheng Fa spoke earnestly to Sister Zhang:
“In the past, we hesitated to promote talismans on a large scale because we didn’t want to provoke the Da Zizai Demon Ancestor too much… but now, we no longer have that concern.”
Sister Zhang nodded in agreement, “The Xuanwei realm is becoming increasingly chaotic; talismans are crucial.”
While the benefits of talismans for those at the Golden Core stage and above were not as significant, they were extremely useful for disciples below the Foundation Establishment stage.
Elder Yuan wore a righteous expression:
“The Da Zizai Demon Sect is too bloodthirsty, disrupting the balance of heaven and earth; they should all be executed.”
“But heaven has a virtue of compassion; we still need to select some disciples with lighter offenses to reform in our Jiu Shan Sect!”
“It also shows our sect’s mercy…”
Zheng Fa couldn’t help but glance at Elder Yuan, who wore a face full of compassion.
He seemed genuinely intent on saving some misguided disciples of the Da Zizai Demon Sect…
Zheng Fa thought for a moment and felt that Elder Yuan was quite right!
What ill intentions could he possibly have?
He merely wanted to establish a sanctuary for the disciples of the Da Zizai Demon Sect as they faced extinction, providing those lost and adrift a warm home!
However, Sister Zhang furrowed her brows, “This matter should wait until we resolve the situation in Chen Jun. That blood pool has condensed quite a bit of blood evil silk; I wonder if the blood evil flag has been refined again.”
…
“The blood evil flag is still missing one piece…”
On a small mountain outside Chen Jun County.
The mountain’s interior had been hollowed out, and dozens of people stood inside, frowning at the four blood evil flags standing before them.
Most of the cultivators above the Nascent Soul stage from the Da Zizai Demon Sect had gathered here to refine treasures.
At the forefront was the traitor from the Taishang Dao, known as the Yomi Immortal, Qin Mu.
His expression was calm and composed, yet he subtly held the position of leader among the group. He sighed slowly, “I wonder how Cheng Kong discovered our formation in Chen Jun.”
The others nodded in agreement.
“We’ve been very cautious, always on guard against Cheng Kong, yet we were caught off guard and lost two blood evil flags.”
“Now that the mortals in Chen Jun have been exhausted, we can’t gather enough for the Five Directions Blood Evil Formation. How can we summon the Holy Ancestor to descend?”
“…I wonder who leaked the information!”
Suddenly, someone spoke up, “Who? Isn’t there a master uncle of his here?”
The cave fell silent.
Everyone turned to look at the speaker—this person’s features were androgynous, and their voice had a seductive quality that stirred the hearts of those present. “Yin Yang Luosha, are you implying that I colluded with Cheng Kong from the Taishang Dao?”
The Yomi Immortal replied slowly, yet his face still bore a smile.
“I’m not saying you did; I’m just saying… we don’t have any means to contact the Taishang Dao, do we?” As he smiled, Yin Yang Luosha’s tone lowered slightly, but his words were still sharp, “The matter in Chen Jun is a closely guarded secret of our Da Zizai Holy Sect. Ordinary disciples may know we’re in Chen Jun, but they would never know we’re plotting to summon the Holy Ancestor…”
“Only those at the Transformation stage would know of this!”
“Except for you, the other four of us are all from the Holy Sect, while you are the only one who broke away from the true lineage of the Taishang Dao…”
“If someone truly leaked information, who could be more suspicious than you?”
In the cave, the other three Transformation stage cultivators exchanged glances, finding some truth in these words.
Though the Yomi Immortal had defected from the Taishang Dao, his demeanor was always different from the others, and his relationships with them were naturally not deep, even harboring some estrangement.
Yin Yang Luosha had no old grievances with him, but among the local Transformation stage cultivators of the Da Zizai Demon Sect, Yin Yang Luosha was considered outstanding. Earlier, he had wielded great power in the secret realm.
After the Yomi Immortal arrived, not only did he possess greater strength, but he also seemed to have won the favor of the Holy Ancestor, eventually surpassing Yin Yang Luosha to become the leader of the Da Zizai Demon Sect’s Transformation stage cultivators.
This naturally displeased Yin Yang Luosha.
Now, he was seizing the opportunity to make a point.
“So what do you think we should do now?”
The Yomi Immortal was not angered; he simply asked again.
“Since we’re short on numbers, let’s use those disciples from the immortal sects to fill in!” Yin Yang Luosha said coldly, “The essence blood of one cultivator is worth thousands of mortals! I calculated that if we kill all those immortal sect cultivators, we’ll have more than enough to refine a blood evil flag!”
“Now that these people are scattered in multiple directions, we can gather and attack them, catching them off guard, kill them, and refine the blood evil flags to summon the Demon Ancestor!”
“That’s a good idea…” the Yomi Immortal assessed objectively, “But which route should we take?”
“No, it’s us four who will take action; you stay here and continue refining treasures…”
Yin Yang Luosha replied, clearly not trusting the Yomi Immortal Qin Mu.
Qin Mu seemed somewhat reluctant, but when he looked at the other three, he found their faces filled with agreement, as if they had conspired beforehand.
“Since you don’t trust me, then so be it. I’ll stay here and guard these four blood evil flags.”
…
The four of them exited the cave, exchanged glances, and cast a shielding spell before beginning to communicate.
“Luosha, why is that Qin so obedient?”
Yin Yang Luosha shook his head, frowning, as if he couldn’t quite grasp the Yomi Immortal. After a moment of thought, he said, “Regardless, once we refine those blood evil flags and the Holy Ancestor descends, seeing our contributions… he won’t be so biased towards Qin Mu.”
The others nodded slightly.
“So, which two routes shall we take?”
“No, we’ll take two routes!”
Unexpectedly, Yin Yang Luosha suddenly said this, and the other three looked surprised.
“Two routes?”
“Yes! The information leaked so quickly, and Qin Mu is so compliant; I’m afraid he really has colluded with Cheng Kong and is leaking information!” Yin Yang Luosha explained, “Moreover, there are still four Transformation stage cultivators from the immortal sect who have yet to appear… If we only attack one route, and they come to aid, we’ll be at a disadvantage, and our efforts will be in vain.”
“…You mean we should attack both routes simultaneously? To keep them off balance?”
“Exactly! Each of their routes only has one Transformation stage cultivator, and one of them hasn’t even appeared! We can pair up two against one route of immortal sect cultivators!” Yin Yang Luosha said, “Otherwise, if we encounter their reinforcements, especially Cheng Kong with the Spirit Bamboo, four against two wouldn’t make much of a difference.”
This statement somewhat inflated the prestige of the immortal sect while diminishing their own morale, but the other three didn’t refute it; instead, they sighed:
“Qingjing Bamboo is truly the bane of our Holy Sect…”
“Splitting into two routes will weaken our strength, and we might lose one route to Cheng Kong. But… our people from the Holy Sect can be revived in the Holy Ancestor’s blood pool! As long as the Holy Ancestor descends, we won’t be at a loss!” Yin Yang Luosha squinted his eyes and said, “As long as we can buy time for the other route, we won’t suffer losses!”
Hearing this, the three Transformation stage cultivators pondered for a moment and slowly nodded.
“In that case, Qin Mu won’t even know which route we’re attacking; as long as we can buy some time, that’s good enough.”
“Which two routes shall we take?”
“I’ll take the route to Jiu Shan Sect.” Yin Yang Luosha stated directly.
The other three looked at him, their expressions somewhat skeptical, as that route was the only one without a Transformation stage cultivator, making it sound the weakest.
“You all know that Zheng Fa and Zhang Wuyi from Jiu Shan Sect are the ones the Holy Ancestor specifically wants… No matter which two routes we choose, we must go this way to win the Holy Ancestor’s favor!” Yin Yang Luosha continued, “But this means we can’t underestimate the Jiu Shan Sect!”
“The Holy Ancestor values them.”
“Cheng Kong seems to trust them as well.”
“I can’t trust the rest of you to go; I’ll handle it myself.”
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