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

Han Sijing's idea is indeed very good, but it is very difficult to implement!

"Senior Sister Han, among the properties in Four Symbols City, there are quite a few that belong to the Sect Master, Senior Sister Xue Tang, and Senior Sister Wan Qing!"

If we shut down their businesses, they'll probably be unhappy!

Among those Nascent Soul Hall Masters, some of them spoke these words aloud.

Nowadays, apart from Cao Meng, the businesses in Sixiang City are basically owned by people from Duanmu Fei's faction and Wan Qing's neutral faction.

Blocking the Four Symbols City's industries is tantamount to a complete confrontation between Duanmu Fei's faction and Wanqing's faction!

You must know that Consort Duanmu is the sect leader. What if she directly targets them?
Of the eight main branches of the Hehuan Sect, Han Sijing currently only has the support of the Dream Poetry branch, in addition to her own Illusionary Painting branch.

Moreover, Han Sijing dared to sell Nie Xuan and Yuwen Jing and use them as pawns, so they were also afraid of being used by Han Sijing, having their value squeezed dry, and then being discarded!

"Fellow junior sisters, when Cao Meng targeted you, did they spare you any consideration?"

As Han Sijing exacerbated the rift between these hall masters and Duanmu Fei's group, she added:
"I understand your concerns, fellow disciples, but I must remind you that Cao Cao harbors enormous ambitions!"

"This hungry wolf can't be satisfied with a little bit of benefit. Even if he ate us all, it probably still wouldn't be enough to satisfy him!"

Upon hearing this, the many Nascent Soul stage hall masters present frowned, naturally knowing that the hungry wolf Han Sijing mentioned was Cao Meng.

After careful analysis, they also felt that Han Sijing's words made sense.

After all, Cao Meng's Supreme Yang Pearl, bubble tea, and Inquiry into the Immortal Realm have been constantly impacting the market of the Hehuan Sect.

The Supreme Yang Pearl has become the most popular cultivation item among female cultivators of the Joyful Union Sect, even more so than spirit stones and Qi Gathering Pills.

While bubble tea may not be as potent as the Supreme Yang Pearl, it has still impacted many other medicinal pills.

The most terrifying and domineering one has to be the Inquiry of Immortals. This thing aims to cut off the market for all communication jade talismans, leaving them no way out.

The only downside is that it's a bit more expensive than the sound transmission jade talisman, but it's very cost-effective!
Now that the other side has set up the Four Symbols City and come up with those vicious schemes, it really does look like a slaughterhouse.

A slaughterhouse that wants to wipe out all their businesses!
After much hesitation, the group of Nascent Soul stage hall masters finally agreed to join forces with Han Sijing to fight against the traitor Cao!
……

At this moment, Nangong Yan was using the sword-nurturing techniques given to her by Cao Meng to promote them in the forbidden area, hoping to find a few scapegoats for herself while also making some extra money!

Several sword-wielding Void Refinement stage elders checked the method several times and felt that there was nothing wrong with it, so they actually spent spirit stones to be Nangong Yan's guinea pig.

However, these sword-nurturing techniques all require the essence, flesh, blood, and soul of a large number of living beings to nourish the sword.

Therefore, those few Void Refinement stage elders managed to lower the price considerably.

Those few Void Refinement stage elders who obtained the Sword Nourishing Technique are now thinking about where to start practicing their sword skills!
"Senior Sister Nangong, I have something to tell you!"

Just as Nangong Yan was about to find a few more treacherous souls—no, a few more clients—Xi Feng broke through the void and arrived.

After learning about Cao Meng and Shen Aoxue's affair, Xi Feng drove Xia Yulan away and immediately went to the forbidden area to find Nangong Yan.

When Nangong Yan saw Xifeng, her eyes lit up with joy. This wasn't the adorable, illegitimate child!
No, wait, she's a cute junior sister?
"Junior Sister Xifeng, I also have something good for you!"

Nangong Yan had already made up her mind and was ready to stab the other party in the back.

"Junior Sister Xifeng, this is a newly acquired sword-nurturing technique. I'll sell it to you at a discount!"

"Look!"

Nangong Yan handed over several sword-nurturing techniques she had prepared to the other party, though she only gave them partial content, not the complete set.

After all, the other party doesn't have any money, so how could I possibly give them all the information?

Xi Feng didn't treat the other person as an outsider and took the book to look at it.

"Senior Sister Nangong, you obtained these sword-nurturing techniques from Cao Meng, didn't you?"

"Moreover, these sword-nurturing techniques can kill quite a few people!"

Xi Feng studied it for a while, but she didn't notice any problems with this part of the content.

The only problem is still the blood sacrifice!

"The Eastern Continent lacks everything except people. What's wrong with killing some people to raise swords?"

Nangong Yan didn't think killing people to raise swords was a big deal.

Throughout the entire Eastern Region Dao Continent, there are countless small forces. Let alone sacrificing a few second- or third-rate forces to raise a sword, even sacrificing a few first-rate forces would be a trivial matter for the Hehuan Sect!

Moreover, if the number of ants increases, their infighting is not a good thing. Killing some of them will actually benefit those ants!
"Junior Sister Xifeng, how many do you want to buy? I'll give you a discount!"

Seeing that it was almost time, Nangong Yan started asking Xifeng for something in return.

"Senior Sister Nangong, please listen to the important matter I have to tell you first. I hope you won't be surprised!"

Xi Feng returned the jade slip to Nangong Yan, changed the subject, and explained his purpose.

"What could possibly scare me? Ridiculous!"

Nangong Yan chuckled inwardly. Back in the day, she was known for her boldness; how could she be frightened by a few words?

Xi Feng saw Ruo Xi not far away and called her over:
"Senior Sister Ruoxi, this important matter is somewhat related to you, so why don't you join us?"

Ruoxi Ancestor is actually Shen Aoxue's master, the previous master of Wanqi Peak.

Back then, Ruoxi used every means at great cost to save Shen Aoxue's life and make her the peak master.

After Xi Feng called Ruo Xi over, he used his spiritual power to seal off this small space to prevent others from finding out what happened next.

"Cao Meng and Shen Aoxue are having an affair!"

As Xi Feng learned of this matter, he also observed the expressions of Nangong Yan and Ruoxi to see if they showed any unusual behavior.

"what?"

Nangong Yan and Ruoxi's expressions immediately changed, which made Xifeng certain that the two of them probably didn't know about this matter before.

"That bastard! It's one thing to have defiled Suqin Peak, but how did he end up with that sinner Shen Aoxue!"

Nangong Yan was furious. This bastard was already causing trouble on her Suqin Peak, and now he was causing trouble everywhere in the Hehuan Sect.

But now, she's incredibly audacious and has gotten involved with a criminal.

Nangong Yan strongly suspected that this was a scheme, a scheme by Wan Qifeng against Suqin Peak!
Ruoxi felt very uncomfortable as soon as she heard the word "sinner".

I paid such a high price back then, and everyone agreed that Shen Aoxue's matter should just be over and done with!
Now that hundreds of years have passed, Nangong Yan is here saying this, still holding on to it, doesn't she have any integrity?
"Ruoxi, did I say something wrong? Isn't your disciple a sinner?"

Seeing Ruoxi glaring at her, Nangong Yan angrily rebuked her.

"Hehehe!"

Ruoxi sneered, and then said:

"Nangong Yan, I think I just heard you say that Cao Meng was having an affair with Suqin Peak!"

Just now, in her anger, Nangong Yan blurted out something she shouldn't have said, and I heard it and have some guesses in my mind!
"You heard wrong!"

That was an embarrassing incident at Suqin Peak, and Nangong Yan dared not admit it, so she could only make excuses.

“Nangong Yan, your disciple Duanmu Fei’s cultivation seems to have increased a bit too quickly.”

"Her aptitude is about the same as Han Sijing's, but your apprentice is a bit lazier than Han Sijing."

Han Sijing is only at the sixth level of the Nascent Soul stage, yet Consort Duanmu is already attempting to break through to the Void Refinement stage. How strange! Ruoxi has managed to achieve this level of success today, and with a thousand years of cultivation, she has long since become a shrewd and cunning person.

Based on Nangong Yan's words, I immediately guessed the truth.

"Junior Sister Xifeng, your little disciple Xia Yulan also suddenly experienced a surge in cultivation, right?"

Ruoxi appeared to be asking Xifeng a question, but her gaze kept sweeping over Nangong Yan.

She was saying this to Nangong Yan, practically stating the obvious.

"Could it be..."

After Ruoxi's reminder, Xifeng suddenly realized what was going on.

No one had thought of that before because Duanmu Fei and Cao Meng were master and disciple, and Xia Yulan was also there as a shield.

Therefore, no one thought that Consort Duanmu and Cao Meng had overstepped the bounds of the master-disciple relationship!
"Stop overthinking. That rebellious disciple somehow managed to get her hands on some treasures and eat them, which is why her cultivation level has increased so quickly."

Even now, with Ruoxi almost revealing the truth, Nangong Yan is still trying her best to cover it up.

After all, if she didn't cover it up, once the news got out, she, Nangong Yan, would lose even more face as a master and grandmaster!

It's all those two bastards' fault, one big and one small. Not only did they make a mess of things, but I, their elder, had to cover for them.

"In my opinion, the treasure we're consuming should be Cao Meng's primordial yang, right? After all, the primordial yang of the Furnace Saint Body is a true treasure!"

Ruoxi isn't stupid; she wouldn't be easily fooled by Nangong Yan.

The primordial yang energy of the Furnace Saint Body is fatally alluring to female cultivators.

"If I'm not mistaken, Cao Meng's vital essence was likely drained by Consort Duanmu and Xia Yulan together."

That's why their cultivation levels increased so rapidly!

Ruoxi truly lived up to her reputation as an old monster who had cultivated for a thousand years, as she directly deduced the entire truth of the matter.

Cao Meng, that rascal, ate his fellow disciples' rice bowls and then tried to ruin his own disciple Shen Aoxue. What a womanizer!

"Tsk tsk!"

"Nangong Yan, it is true that my disciple is a sinner, but your disciple Duanmu Fei also resorted to any means to improve her cultivation, disregarding all human ethics!"

Because of Shen Aoxue's affair, Ruoxi, who has been ineffective in teaching her disciples all these years, has always been inferior to the other elders in the Void Refinement stage.

Now that she finally had a chance to mock Nangong Yan, she naturally wouldn't let it go.

"Your sinful disciple is no better!"

Seeing that she could no longer hide it, Nangong Yan had no choice but to directly retort.

Seeing that Nangong Yan and Ruoxi were about to fight, Xi Feng quickly intervened to stop them:
"Senior sisters, we're all on the same side now, there's no need to argue."

The most pressing matter is the affair between Cao Meng and Shen Aoxue, as it might affect Cao Meng's future as sect leader!

Xi Feng never expected that all three of his disciples would be ruined by that brat Cao Meng.

If word gets out about this, the Hehuan Sect will definitely lose face!

"really!"

Ruoxi was the first to calm down. She had never known about the relationship between Shen Aoxue and Cao Meng before, and she had always been indifferent to whether Cao Meng could become the sect leader.

After all, no one in the ten generations of Wanqifeng is allowed to compete for the position of sect leader, so what does the position of sect leader have to do with Wanqifeng?
But things are different now. Cao Meng has gotten involved with his apprentice, which means that Cao Meng is practically his apprentice.

It would be of great benefit to Wanqi Peak if Cao Meng became the sect leader in the future.

Both for public and private reasons, I should help Cao Meng compete for the position of clan leader.

"What a big idiot!"

Nangong Yan thought that Xifeng and Ruoxi were two idiots who actually worried about such an unnecessary problem.

In the current situation, instead of worrying about whether Cao Meng can become the sect leader, we should worry about whether Cao Meng will betray his master and ancestors!

"Does Senior Sister Nangong not want Cao Meng to become the sect leader?"

Xi Feng was a little puzzled. Why wasn't Nangong Yan, who was the grandmaster, worried at all that the younger generation might miss out on the position of sect leader?
"No wonder your apprentice Yuwen Jing isn't very bright; she inherited it from you!"

Nangong Yan looked down on Yi Xifeng, then took pity on the fool and began to explain:
"That bastard is currently at the sixth level of the Nascent Soul stage. At his current cultivation speed, he might reach the Void Refinement stage in just a few years!"

Cao Meng has already achieved such cultivation in just three years. Nangong Yan believes that he will definitely reach the Void Refinement stage within ten years!

"That's true!"

Xi Feng and Ruo Xi were quite satisfied with Cao Meng's qualifications.

They felt that if Cao Meng became a Void Refinement stage patriarch within a few years, there would be no need to fight for the position of sect leader.

After all, compared to the status of a Void Refinement stage ancestor, the position of sect leader of the Hehuan Sect is just a high-level employee, helping the Void Refinement stage ancestors manage the sect.

"That's not the most crucial point. The living corpses following that bastard have already reached the Void Refinement stage."

Furthermore, that living corpse possessed the Azure Rain Divine Sword, the number one divine weapon of the Sword Inquiry Sect!

"Just the reputation of the Azure Rain Divine Sword alone is enough to make even our sect's First Ancestor wary!"

"If that bastard wants to become the sect leader, he can just send that living corpse to take a stroll in the forbidden area. Who would dare to disagree?"

Speaking of this, Nangong Yan felt a little uncomfortable.

This bastard has already gained the power to betray his master and destroy his ancestors, seriously threatening his own position as the grandmaster.

After Nangong Yan's analysis, Xifeng and Ruoxi realized that they were just being nosy and had nothing better to do.

The living corpses Cao Meng raises are powerful here; do we still need the attitude of the rest of the sect?
Even if people are dissatisfied with their attitude, Cao Meng can order Shi Shi to change their attitude.

"Junior Sister Xifeng, I can sell you these sword-nurturing techniques at a discount..."

Nangong Yan started promoting her product to Xifeng again, just to make a quick buck.

……

Meanwhile, Cao Meng and Shi Shi were at Wanqi Peak, looking for Shen Aoxue to get materials!
Cao Meng watched Shen Aoxue carefully reviewing the materials list, and a nostalgic feeling arose in his mind again, recalling the beautiful scene of pinning her against the refining furnace.

If it weren't for Shishi being there, Cao Meng would surely have repeated the scene from the past.

Shen Aoxue felt that Cao Meng's list would be difficult to complete because it consisted entirely of sixth-tier materials.

Moreover, Shen Aoxue could tell that this list was a weapon crafting list, a list for crafting sixth-order spiritual weapons.

“Cao Meng, the materials you requested on this list are all of high quality, and I happen to have a few of them.”

"The sect's warehouse should have some of the other materials, but these are all sixth-tier materials, which are not easy to obtain. It will probably require the intervention of a Void Refinement stage ancestor!"

Shen Aoxue felt that it would be too troublesome to gather all these materials.

For example, in the warehouse, although there are sixth-tier materials, they are specially supplied to those Void Refinement stage elders.

Those at the Nascent Soul stage have no right to apply for those materials from the warehouse; even if Cao Meng gave them spirit stones, it would be very difficult.

To obtain those sixth-tier materials from the warehouse, we'd need the help of a Void Refinement stage elder. (End of Chapter)