Having been given a second chance at life, I choose to join the Demonic Sect!

With the release of the photograph, it became clear that Lü Wang had taken the initiative to ask Cao Meng to falsify accounts on the outskirts of the Ghost Kingdom in Yunfu.

"Lu Qiling, although my rebellious disciple was slightly wrong in this matter, the main fault lies with your younger brother!"

"If this rebellious disciple dares to falsify accounts with outsiders and cheat me out of my spirit stones, I'll slap him to death!"

Duanmu Fei felt that Cao Meng's behavior was indeed a bit unfair, but as a master, she naturally knew where her position lay.

Only someone with a screw loose would help outsiders instead of their own people!

Lu Qiling was already furious because of what happened in the video, but Duanmu Fei provoked her even more.

"You idiot, how dare you collude with outsiders to deceive me!"

Lu Qiling stared intently at Lu Wang, that scoundrel. If he were just her disciple, Lu Qiling would have slapped him to death long ago.

This person was not only his disciple, but also his own younger brother, born of the same mother.

Although her younger brother was disappointing, Lü Qiling still couldn't bring herself to do it.

"Sister, I was really wrong. It's mainly because I was too poor, and I was blinded by greed for a moment!"

Lu Wang quickly admitted defeat and begged for mercy, after all, Lu Qiling was not only his master, but also his older sister.

If he sincerely admits his mistake, he should be able to receive a lighter punishment.

"I'll deal with you when we get back!"

Although Lü Qiling wanted to teach her good-for-nothing younger brother a lesson, this was the Hehuan Sect, and if she tried to deal with Lü Wang here, she would only become a laughing stock.

Knowing that his life was temporarily spared, Lü Wang resolved to perform well in tomorrow's arena.

I'll do my best to save face for the Underworld Palace, my older sister, and my father. If my older sister and father have some pride, I might be able to escape danger.

"Sister, although I was wrong, that Cao scoundrel is even more despicable. He swallowed up all two million in debts and didn't give me a single spirit stone!"

Lü Wang felt that Cao Cao was too treacherous, and that his current predicament was all because of Cao Cao.

That traitor Cao left his mark back then to harm me, and today I, Lü Wang, must make that traitor Cao pay the price.

"Fellow Daoist Lü Wang, what are you saying? Didn't I give you 200,000 low-grade spirit stones?"

Cao Meng was immediately displeased when he saw that Lü Wang had ruined his reputation.

Everyone knows that Cao Meng is a businessman who values ​​integrity and morality above all else.

This scoundrel Lü Wang dared to frame me; I must confront him.

"You scoundrel Cao, you even took several fourth-tier talismans from me before. Those talismans were worth more than 200,000 low-grade spirit stones!"

If it weren't for the mention of the 200,000 low-grade spirit stones, things would have been fine, but the mere mention of it made Lü Wang even angrier.

Lu Wang had met many people, but he had never seen such a shameless person!
"You shameful idiot, shut up!"

Under Lü Qiling's stern reprimand, Lü Wang obediently shut up. Lü Qiling then turned her gaze to Cao Meng:
"Cao Meng, you yourself said how to handle the IOU?"

Although Lü Qiling wasn't short of six million low-grade spirit stones, she needed Cao Meng to give her an explanation.

“Senior, Fellow Daoist Lü Wang has made an oath and signed a written agreement. Let’s just calculate it as six million low-grade spirit stones, otherwise it might affect Fellow Daoist Lü Wang!”

Cao Meng and Lü Qiling weren't familiar with each other, so he couldn't be bothered to give her face.

Between face and spirit stones, face is definitely more important!
Besides, I'm not familiar with Lü Qiling, so I don't need to give her face.

"Consort Duanmu, you truly are worthy of being your disciple! You are incredibly audacious!"

Lü Qiling's eyes turned cold. As expected, like master, like disciple; they were both equally audacious.

"Lü Qiling, the main problem is that your younger brother is useless!"

Consort Duanmu remained steadfast in her stance, directly placing all the blame on Lü Wang.

"Fei'er is absolutely right. If any younger brother conspires with outsiders to deceive his older sister, consider it a lesson learned, even if it involves a few hundred low-grade spirit stones!"

"My Rou'er was swindled out of more than ten million low-grade spirit stones by this brat, and I've already accepted it!"

Zi Xixue also chimed in to agree with Consort Duanmu, since Consort Duanmu's stance was her stance as well.

"Take it!"

Lu Qiling retrieved six million low-grade spirit stones from her storage ring and threw them directly to Cao Meng, then quickly handed over the written agreement.

After destroying the written agreement, Lü Qiling looked at Lü Wang and scolded him:
"Fool, this six million low-grade spirit stones will be deducted from your head!"

"Sis, why?"

Lu Wang was speechless. He had only made two million in false accounts, so why should he be fined six million?
You should know that four million of those funds were used to purchase goods, so they should be reimbursed and you shouldn't be punished!
"Who told you to be so stupid as to collude with thieves!"

Lü Qiling cursed and then ignored Lü Wang, returning to her seat.

Poor Lü Wang dared not stay here alone, so he quickly followed his older sister.

After the Lü siblings left, Zi Xixue smiled and said:

"Kid, you're in trouble. Lü Qiling will definitely send someone to challenge you tomorrow!"

Zi Xixue knew Lü Qiling's personality. Although Lü Qiling wouldn't bully the weak and directly attack Cao Meng.

But the other side will definitely not swallow this insult, and will surely send a half-step Nascent Soul cultivator to challenge Cao Meng tomorrow.

Zi Xixue suddenly remembered something: her brother had already arranged for Zi Mengran to challenge Cao Meng, so she reminded him:

"Kid, my niece Meng Ran's cultivation is already very close to the Nascent Soul stage. Most people at the first level of the Nascent Soul stage can't beat her!"

When you fight her, be especially careful with her left hand.

Although Zi Xixue is Zi Mengran's aunt, she still revealed some information to Cao Meng for the sake of Consort Duanmu.

Zi Xixue felt that it was fine for the younger generation to play around, but they should never let it affect the relationship between the two sects or her relationship with Duanmu Fei!

"Sect Master Zi, why don't you ask her to go easy on me tomorrow and let me have a few moves!"

Cao Meng grinned. Although he was very confident in his combat strength, he still wanted to take advantage of any opportunity he could!

"I might as well just make Mengran admit defeat!"

Zi Xixue rolled her eyes at Cao Meng and said something in an annoyed tone.

"I think it's feasible!"

Cao Meng thought Zi Xixue's suggestion was actually feasible.

"Feasible my foot!"

Zi Xixue thought Cao Meng was really shameless. Couldn't he understand sarcasm?

"You unfilial disciple, if you lose to someone of the same cultivation level, I will hang you at the gates of Spring Breeze City and beat you!"

The female demon then made a demand of Cao Meng: any disciple taught by her, Consort Duanmu, must be invincible among their peers.

"Master, may I challenge the direct disciples of various sects tomorrow?"

Honestly, what Cao Meng most wants to do tomorrow is challenge the direct disciples of the Xuantian Sect.

The direct disciples are the key talents of the Xuantian Sect. Cao Meng wants to crush these key talents of the Xuantian Sect and make them feel bad!

"That probably won't work!"

Consort Duanmu shook her head in denial of Cao Meng's statement, and then explained:

“You traitor, it would be understandable if you said you were going to challenge someone at the same cultivation level, or someone at the Nascent Soul stage.”

"If you, a half-step Nascent Soul cultivator, were to challenge those Golden Core stage disciples, you would be making a fool of yourself."

In such celebrations, the host is usually only responsible for defending their territory and preventing others from challenging them.

“The Void Refinement stage elders of each sect aren’t stupid. They can all see your cultivation level and won’t send their Golden Core stage disciples to their deaths,” Zi Xixue added. In fact, this last sentence was the key.

Even if Cao Meng were shameless enough to challenge those Golden Core stage disciples, they could simply use the vast difference in their cultivation levels as an excuse to reject him outright.

When the time comes, those who refuse Cao Meng's challenge will not lose face; only Cao Meng will lose face!

"Having too high a cultivation level is also a kind of trouble!"

Cao Meng felt very troubled at this moment. He regretted it a little, but he didn't know if he really regretted it or if he was just pretending.

"You traitor, will you die if you don't pretend?!"

Seeing Cao Meng's infuriating appearance, the female demon could no longer tolerate it and kicked him in the buttocks, sending him flying.

……

Xing Lan and Nalan Youruo returned to their respective sects to claim reimbursement for the Immortal Inquiry Machines they had purchased.

After exchanging a glance, Ye You, the sect leader of the Soul Refining Sect, and Xue Daozi, the sect leader of the Blood Demon Sect, nodded and then got up to come over to Duanmu Fei and Zi Xixue.

Zi Xixue was displeased when she saw Ye You and Xue Daozi. Cao Meng had just left, and now someone else was disturbing her and Fei'er.

"Sect Leader Duanmu, the Immortal Inquiry Machine your Hehuan Sect has come up with is quite interesting!"

"Could you please introduce us to the genius weapon refiner who actually invented this thing?"

Ye You and Xue Daozi were speaking in unison, clearly intending to inquire about the matter of the immortal secrets.

"Ye You and Xue Daozi, are you so eager to poach our Hehuan Sect's members?"

Consort Duanmu was also a seasoned cultivator who had practiced immortality for hundreds of years, so she naturally knew the true intentions of the two.

"If each of you gives our sect ten million high-grade spirit stones, we will directly give you the method to refine the Immortal Inquiry Machine!"

Consort Duanmu has studied the method of refining the Immortal Inquiry Machine. The key to refining the Immortal Inquiry Machine is not the method, but Cao Meng himself.

If the Blood Demon Sect and the Soul Refining Sect were truly willing to offer so many spirit stones, she wouldn't mind slaughtering a wave of innocent victims.

"Consort Duanmu, aren't you asking for way too much?"

Ye You felt that Duanmu Fei was asking for an exorbitant amount, demanding ten million in one go, and that was for high-grade spirit stones, not low-grade ones!

Based on the exchange rate between high-grade spirit stones and low-grade spirit stones, ten million high-grade spirit stones equals one hundred billion low-grade spirit stones!
"Consort Duanmu, this 'Questioning Immortal's Secret' can change the market for communication jade talismans in the Eastern Region Dao Continent. Your Hehuan Sect may not be able to hold onto the 'Questioning Immortal's Secret."

Why don't we all join forces, and then we can stand together through thick and thin?

Although Xue Daozi used a very subtle approach, the threat he was making was obvious.

The profits from Wenxianji are terrifying, so other top sects naturally won't stand by and watch Hehuan Sect disrupt the market.

"Blood Daozi, you, a mere Nascent Soul Stage Sixth Level cultivator, have the right to say such things? Has your Void Refinement Stage ancestor spoken yet? Or does your Body Integration Stage ancestor want to start a war?"

Faced with Xue Daozi's threat, Duanmu Fei's eyes were full of disdain. She just couldn't understand how a nobody like Xue Daozi dared to speak up.

Saying the word "go to war" is easy, but it is actually very difficult.

Despite the frequent frictions between the various sects, as long as the Void Refinement stage patriarchs are not injured or killed, and the sect's eternal foundation is not damaged, it's all just minor skirmishes.

"Blood Daozi, I might as well tell you some news: the Corpse Yin Sect will soon set up a branch in Spring Breeze City."

When Xue Daozi tried to threaten Duanmu Fei, Duanmu Fei countered by giving him a show of force.

The Corpse Yin Sect's Dry Bone Daoist had already discussed this matter with Nangong Yan and the others.

Although this matter has not been made public yet, Nangong Yan and the others have already made a decision.

As the sect leader, Consort Duanmu was notified immediately.

"Fifty percent of the Immortal Inquiry Machines refined by my Hehuan Sect will be directly sold to the Corpse Yin Sect!"

"If you want to ask about the method of refining immortal artifacts, you should first ask the one who disagrees!"

Consort Duanmu also mentioned the matter of seeking divine secrets, and the one she mentioned was obviously Chi Liyu.

"Congratulations, Sect Leader Duanmu!"

"Congratulations!"

The two shrewd individuals, Xue Daozi and Ye You, immediately changed their attitude upon hearing that the Hehuan Sect had curryed favor with the Shiyin Sect, and hurriedly bowed to offer their congratulations.

As for whether the news was true or false, the two of them did not doubt it. They did not believe that Consort Duanmu would dare to spread such a thing.

"Old Demon Nightshade, Blood Daoist, don't just offer congratulations, send some gifts!"

Duanmu Fei was a little confused as to how these two had managed to get to the position of sect leader; they didn't even understand such basic social etiquette!
"Uh~"

Both Ye You and Xue Daozi immediately looked embarrassed.

"You two had better bring a congratulatory gift to me, otherwise, given your threatening behavior just now..."

Don't blame me for ordering a price increase for all future trade with the Blood Demon Sect and Soul Refining Sect!

Consort Duanmu was already attempting to break through to the Void Refinement stage and needed a large amount of resources.

Now that Ye You and Xue Daozi have come to us willingly, and we're willing to let them go, we'll naturally try to extort a large sum of money from them.

"Fellow Daoist Duanmu, you've misunderstood. It was Xue Daozi who was threatening you just now; I wasn't involved!"

Ye You directly pinned all the blame on Xue Daozi, completely absolving himself of any responsibility.

"Old Demon Nightshade, you truly have no sense of morality whatsoever!"

Xue Daozi angrily rebuked Ye You's behavior, proving that one cannot reason with those of the demonic path.

"Cough cough!"

Consort Duanmu coughed and sneered:
"Gentlemen, do you think this is interesting?"

Duanmu Fei then reached out to Xue Daozi and Ye You, demanding benefits. Left with no other choice, the two gave some benefits and slunk back to their seats.

……

Under the cover of night, the Jade Pool and Jade Terrace were filled with singing and dancing, and the guests from the Hehuan Sect's affiliated forces were all enjoying the performances.

Meanwhile, the prodigies of the top sects had no time to enjoy the singing and dancing; they were all meditating and conserving their energy, preparing to show off their skills on the arena the next day.

In the blink of an eye, the night faded, and the Hehuan Sect prepared breakfast for all the guests.

After breakfast, Consort Duanmu, the sect leader, presided over the ceremony on the high platform and said:
"With all sects gathered at this celebration, it would be a good opportunity for their prodigies to exchange skills, and this should be added to the program."

As soon as Duanmu Fei finished speaking, she and the other seven peak masters began to refine the Jade Pool Terrace.

Under their refining influence, the Jade Pool and Jade Terrace underwent a transformation, and a martial arts arena appeared in the center.

With the appearance of the martial arts arena, the prodigies of the top sects knew their chance to shine had arrived.

To show courtesy, the Hehuan Sect, as the host, did not send anyone to the martial arts arena to challenge others at the beginning.

After all, being the first to challenge someone else, even if you win, won't earn you a good reputation.

Jian Yan, standing on the high platform of the Demon Sword Sect, looked at the Nine-Flower Sword Demon and gave an order:
"Jiuhua, arrange for one of your disciples to challenge a disciple of the Sword Inquiry Sect. He is only allowed to win, not lose!"

"Yes!"

After the Nine-Hua Sword Demon bowed to Jianyan, a disciple of the Demon Sword Sect in a blue python robe gave an instruction.

The Demon Sword Sect disciple, clad in a blue python robe, flew straight into the center of the training ground, pointed his sword at the Sword Inquiry Sect, and shouted:
"You traitor from a collateral branch of the Sword Sect, do you dare to challenge Han Mang, a legitimate disciple of my Sword Sect, to a duel on swordsmanship!"

Han Mang's words about a traitor from a branch of the Sword Sect immediately unsettled the Sword Inquiry Sect.

They said the Sword Sect is the true lineage of the Sword Sect, while your Demon Sword Sect is a collateral branch and a traitor to the Sword Sect! (End of Chapter)