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

As Cheng Yun Dao Ren focused on fighting the enemy, a strange bell suddenly rang in his mind.

A phantom of a celestial fox suddenly appeared in Cheng Yun Dao Ren's sea of ​​consciousness and began to attack Cheng Yun Dao Ren's primordial spirit.

"Fox demon, disperse from this sect!"

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, Cheng Yun Dao Ren unleashed a barrage of divine powers at the illusory image of the Heavenly Fox, attempting to shatter it.

But a shocking scene unfolded: none of his methods could harm the illusory image of the Heavenly Fox.

Instead, the celestial fox phantom spewed foxfire, burning his primordial spirit and true soul to unbearable torment.

……

Cao Meng realized that Cheng Yun Dao Ren had been ambushed by Hong Qi, and slapped away the puppet control jade talisman in the other's hand.

He immediately summoned a talisman and bound Cheng Yun Dao Ren tightly, sealing his cultivation at the same time.

Cao Meng looked at the captured Cheng Yun Daoist in front of him and couldn't help but smile wickedly. "Not bad looking!"

Previously, the five elders of the Qingtian Sect were either beheaded, cleaved alive, or cut in half at the waist.

Even the most outstanding Elder of the Azure Sky Sect had burned too much of his lifespan, which affected his physical body.

Cao Mengjue's intention in using the five corpses was, of course, to...

Normal use, for refining corpses, not abnormal use, for nighttime use.

After refining the corpses of the five elders of the Qingtian Sect, I still have to mend and maintain their bodies.

In contrast, Cheng Yun Dao Ren only suffered a minor injury to his primordial spirit, but his physical body remained unharmed.

Cheng Yun Dao Ren is even higher than the five elders of Qing Tian Sect, being at the fifth level of the Nascent Soul stage. He is truly excellent material for refining into a fierce corpse!
Cao Meng thought to himself, "Didn't I complete the system task, perform the ritual to save the Qingtian Sect, and obtain a scroll of corpse refining secret techniques?"

When I have time, I'll use Cheng Yun Dao Ren as a practice subject to persuade him to abandon evil and do good.

"After a thousand years of cultivation, you're still so careless! You've spent the entire past thousand years being a dog for the Xuantian Sect, and you haven't developed a single brain!"

Cao Meng couldn't help but curse when he looked at Cheng Yun Dao Ren. He thought that Cheng Yun Dao Ren's brain was useless, and that when he used him to refine corpses, he would replace the other party's brain.

Otherwise, even if it's refined into a fierce corpse, it will be a useless, brainless fierce corpse.

"You traitor Cao, what kind of skill is it to plot against our sect?"

With Cheng Yun Dao Ren captured, Hong Qi stopped activating the Heavenly Fox Divine Bell.

The Taoist priest, now back to normal, launched into a tirade of curses at Cao Meng.

Cheng Yun Dao Ren thought Cao Meng was too shameless. He said he would go all out and fight to the death, but he actually resorted to underhanded tactics and had someone launch a soul attack on him in secret.

"Snapped!"

Cao Meng slapped Chengyun Daoist across the face and cursed:
"Cheng Yun, you old dog, do you really think you have the strength to fight me just because you have a puppet?"

"If I hadn't wanted to test my strength, you wouldn't even be qualified to fight me!"

Cao Meng kicked Cheng Yun a few more times, then packed him up and put him away.

Cao Meng fiddled with the jade talisman in his hand that controlled the mechanical puppet, pondering how to deal with the items.

"Damn it, stop looking at it. This sixth-grade low-level mechanical puppet is a useless product."

Seeing that Cao Meng was studying the mechanical puppet, Nangong Yan spoke up.

???

Cao Meng was stunned. When he fought the opponent just now, he felt that the opponent's combat strength was not bad, and he did not seem to be a useless product.

"You bastard, if you spent less time eating, drinking, and having fun, and more time reading books, you wouldn't be so clueless."

Seeing Cao Meng's puzzled expression, Nangong Yan couldn't help but burst into a tirade.

Nangong Yan really wanted to ask Consort Duanmu how she taught her disciples, since she didn't even know this much.

"A qualified mechanical puppet is engraved with spirit-gathering arrays and inscriptions to help it absorb spiritual energy and store power!"

However, this mechanical puppet lacked any spirit-gathering formations or inscriptions, and was unable to absorb spiritual energy from heaven and earth to replenish its power.

Therefore, it requires a lot of resources every time it starts up; I'd rather have it for free than use!

Nangong Yan immediately saw through the problem with this sixth-grade low-level puppet.

Although Nangong Yan is not a puppeteer, she has seen sixth-order puppets before. After all, the Hehuan Sect is not without sixth-order puppets.

"I estimate that this sixth-grade low-level mechanical puppet was deliberately created by the Xuantian Sect to prevent the Qingtian Sect from activating it at will."

Nangong Yan voiced her speculation: Although Qingtian Sect is the favored son of Xuantian Sect, it is a good son because it has no ability to rebel!

Let's assume the Xuantian Sect is the emperor, the Qingtian Sect is the crown prince, and the other affiliated sects are the princes and ministers.

The emperor can grant the crown prince certain powers, enabling him to intimidate other princes and ministers.

However, the emperor would not give the position to the crown prince, as it would threaten his own power.

Although the Xuantian Sect has ancestors at the Refinement Void stage and the Integration stage, those ancestors usually cultivate in forbidden areas, and those who go out into the world are basically at the Nascent Soul stage.

If the Qingtian Sect were given a sixth-tier low-grade mechanical puppet that could be activated at will, its combat power would be comparable to the first level of the Void Refinement stage. It would be strange if the Xuantian Sect's patriarch could cultivate in peace.

What if one day Qingtian Sect, this favored son, turns into a rebellious son and attacks Xuantian Sect's Nascent Soul stage cultivator?
Even if it's your own son, you should still take precautions.

"Protruding(艹盘艹)"

Upon hearing this, Cao Meng's face turned extremely ugly.

I thought I had snagged a fun toy, but I ended up with a bunch of junk.

They don't even have enough spirit stones for themselves, how could they possibly give them to these mechanical puppets?

I absolutely cannot let this puppet machine rot in my hands; I must find a wealthy scoundrel to take it over.

"Cao Meng, this is what I, the princess, have captured. You deserve the greatest credit!"

Just as Cao Meng was pondering which scoundrel to take over, Hong Qi came out to claim credit.

If it weren't for the great Princess Hongqi using the Heavenly Fox Divine Bell to severely damage Cheng Yun Dao Ren's soul, Cao Cao could have easily captured him.

Therefore, the credit must be his own, and Cao Cao must reward him.

award?

Cao Meng grabbed Hong Qi's jade-like cheek and sneered:

"Pink-haired fox, do you really think I can't handle him?"

When Cao Meng fought the mechanical puppet just now, he only used 80% of his strength.

If he went all out, Cao Meng was confident he could dismantle the sixth-tier low-grade mechanical puppet into a pile of black iron.

If I weren't worried about not being able to sell the black iron and not being able to find a buyer, would I need this pink-haired fox to help me out?

"Humph!"

Hongqi shook off Cao Meng's dirty hand, rubbed her jade cheek, snorted coldly, and said irritably:
"The facts are right in front of us, say whatever you want!"

At this moment, Hong Qi felt utter contempt for Cao Meng, even though she had clearly struck and severely injured Cheng Yun Dao Ren, thus making the greatest contribution.

But Cao Cao not only didn't reward me, he also refused to acknowledge my contributions. How despicable!

Just as Hong Qi was getting angry, Nangong Yan stared at the Heavenly Fox Spirit Bell around Hong Qi's neck and laughed:
“Little fox, your bell is quite pretty!” Nangong Yan had noticed the Heavenly Fox Bell when Hong Qi used it to kill the outer disciples and elders of the Qingtian Sect.

Nangong Yan also discovered that Hong Qi was unable to unleash the full power of the Heavenly Fox Divine Bell, and was unable to maximize its power.

Nangong Yan estimated that the Heavenly Fox Divine Bell was at least a seventh-order spiritual artifact, and that it was truly a hidden gem in Hong Qi's hands.

Hong Qi rolled her eyes at Nangong Yan and said irritably:

"If my Heavenly Fox Divine Bell were so easy to steal, it would have been taken by that traitor Cao long ago!"

"My aunt has placed a restriction on this. If you want to steal my Heavenly Fox Divine Bell, you'll need to be at least at the half-step Tribulation Transcending level!"

Hong Qi wasn't stupid; she knew Nangong Yan had her eye on her Heavenly Fox Divine Bell, but she wasn't afraid.

Because Nangong Yan couldn't possibly take it away; after all, it was a protective treasure crafted by her aunt, not something anyone else coveted.

Upon hearing this, Nangong Yan withdrew the greedy look from her eyes.

"So that's why you were able to keep this treasure! It turns out this bastard couldn't steal it!"

Nangong Yan had been wondering why Cao Meng, with his personality, didn't snatch the treasure from Hong Qi, who possessed it. Now she understood.

……

Cao Meng saw that the Qingtian Sect had been basically wiped out. Everything that could be taken had been taken, and Cao Meng had even dug up their ancestral graves!

What's left now is worthless and can't be taken away.

Cao Meng looked at those worthless items that he couldn't take away, and he was unwilling to leave them to others.

After all, he had worked hard to build up the Qingtian Sect, and he would feel uncomfortable if someone else got the benefits.

Thinking about this, an idea popped into Cao Meng's mind.

"Jin Ning'er, don't you like setting fires? Set the Qingtian Sect on fire!"

Cao Meng patted Jin Ning'er on the head, signaling her to get to work.

After all, Jin Ning'er has never done any work before, and I didn't bring her out here for a spring outing.

Since you've already killed someone, it's not unreasonable for the other side to set a fire!

Although Jin Ning'er didn't say anything, she proved everything with her actions, releasing a large amount of Solar True Fire, turning the Qingtian Sect into a sea of ​​fire in an instant.

"You worthless brat, what a waste you are!"

Nangong Yan felt that Cao Meng's actions were somewhat inappropriate. After all, the location of the Qingtian Sect was originally a geomantically auspicious place, and it would be a real pity to burn it down.

"Grandmaster, you've cultivated for a thousand years, yet you don't understand such a simple principle: killing without arson means losing half the fun!"

Cao Meng felt that he couldn't take these things away, so he would destroy them rather than leave them for those who could take advantage of them.

Moreover, the words "murder" and "arson" are always used together, which shows that murder and arson are the best partners and neither can be missing.

As Jin Ning'er set the fire, Cao Meng cleaved a mountain peak in front of the Qingtian Sect with his sword.

Cao Meng used his sword as a pen and his spiritual energy as ink to carve his mark on the vertical facet of the mountain peak:

"The Azure Sky Demon Sect wreaks havoc on this land. Today, I, Cao Meng, have come here to uphold righteousness, slay demons and monsters, and eliminate nearly a million of them..."

"You damned thing, what are you doing now?"

Nangong Yan was furious. It was normal for demonic sects to kill people, but for this scoundrel to write down his crimes was outrageous.

This is as if you're afraid others won't know that it was you, Cao Meng, who slaughtered the Qingtian Sect!

"Grandmaster, I uphold justice, so naturally I should leave a note, otherwise who will know it was me who did it!"

Cao Meng felt that doing good deeds anonymously was wrong. After all, if you don't leave your name, who will know who did the good deed? What if a bad person impersonates you?
Now that I have annihilated the Azure Heaven Demon Sect, what if someone impersonates me and takes credit for this achievement if I don't leave my name?
The world says: "Cao traitor, the Xuan Tian Sect's own son has been killed. Who dares to take the blame for such a huge mistake? Only you, Cao traitor, are not afraid!"
In fact, Cao Meng wanted to tell the world that he, Cao Meng, was going to trample the face of the Xuantian Sect underfoot.

I, Cao Meng, slaughtered the number one lackey of your Xuantian Sect. What can you do to me?

Cao Meng also wanted to tell Su Qingyue that the destruction of the Qingtian Sect was all because of her, Su Qingyue, and the Xuantian Sect!

"You bastard, how dare you, a disciple of a demonic sect, talk about upholding the righteous path?"

Nangong Yan disliked Cao Meng's self-identification as a member of the righteous path.

She had been a female demon for a thousand years, and was hated and killed by the righteous sects for a thousand years. It can be said that she felt uncomfortable just hearing the words "righteous path".

"Grandmaster, you are being too simplistic. The Rainbow Sword in my hand represents the righteous path, while all that the tip of the sword points to are evil and heretical paths!"

To distinguish between the righteous path and the demonic path, one must consider which one is the focus.

Cao Meng believed that he was the center of attention, that he was the righteous path, and that his enemies were all damned evil demons and heretics.

Even if one has killed countless people, as long as one's sword is sharp enough and one's cultivation is high enough, great scholars will help one debate the classics.

Back then, anyone who dared to say they were evil or heretical would be killed!
"Stop talking nonsense, you're wasting my time!"

Although Nangong Yan agreed with Cao Meng's words in her heart, she could not admit it on the surface.

"The fourth patriarch of the Xuantian Sect has ordered that whoever captures you alive will become the next sect leader. Now, we don't know how many people want to capture you, and there may even be Void Refinement stage cultivators showing up."

Nangong Yan estimated that Cao Meng might have already been on the Xuantian Sect's list. Basically, all the Nascent Soul cultivators in the Xuantian Sect wanted to capture Cao Meng in exchange for the position of sect leader.

It would be better to leave the Azure Sky Sect as soon as possible and head to Yangshan to join up with the Void Refinement stage elders of the Joyful Union Sect and the Beast Soul Sect!
"Those old dogs in the Void Refinement stage of the Xuantian Sect probably don't care about the position of sect leader, right?"

Cao Meng felt that the status of a Void Refinement stage ancestor was already above that of a sect leader, and there was absolutely no need for him to be captured for the sake of a sect leader position.

"Those old dogs in the Void Refinement stage of the Xuantian Sect look down on the position of sect leader, but their disciples need the position of sect leader!"

"It's not impossible to capture you and use you to boost the merits of my disciples and their followers!"

Nangong Yan thought Cao Meng was stupid. The Xuantian Sect had many factions, and those Void Refinement stage ancestors had disciples and grand-disciples. If their disciples and grand-disciples became sect leaders, their lineage would benefit even more.

"I'm just afraid that old dog, the Fourth Patriarch of the Xuantian Sect, won't be able to play this game and will take action himself!"

Nangong Yan was most worried about the four patriarchs of the Xuantian Sect, after all, they were veteran Void Refinement stage cultivators.

Although Nangong Yan did not know the cultivation level of the four ancestors of the Xuantian Sect, she estimated that they were at least at the ninth level of the Void Refinement stage.

Nangong Yan took out a flying boat and summoned it, and Cao Meng quickly led his men to jump onto the flying boat.

After all, with a means of transportation available, who wants to fly by themselves!

"You bastard, you take the flying boat to Yangshan. Where will the Void Refinement stage cultivators from the sect and the Beast Soul Sect meet to set a trap?"

"You'd better show yourself occasionally so that others can roughly know where you are as bait and come to take the bait!"

After Nangong Yan finished speaking, she immediately entered the flying boat to rest.

As Cao Meng piloted the flying boat, he began to count the spirit stones he had acquired, preparing to spend some money on them.

"System, open the attribute panel!"

……

Host: Cao Meng!
Cultivation level: Sixth level of the Nascent Soul stage! (Each level up in the Nascent Soul stage costs 250 million mid-grade spirit stones!)
Physique: Ten-Day Sacred Body (Triple Yang!) (Upgradeable with ten million mid-grade spirit stones!)

Innate Metal Body (Great Completion) (One hundred million mid-grade spirit stones, can be upgraded!)
Occupation: Rank 5 Weapon Refiner (100% success rate for Rank 5 Spiritual Weapons)
(Fifty million mid-grade spirit stones, upgradeable!)

First-Class Spiritual Cuisine Master (100% success rate for first-tier spiritual cuisine)
(One hundred mid-grade spirit stones are needed for an upgrade!)
Balance: 623 million mid-grade spirit stones! (Low-grade spirit stones will be automatically converted to mid-grade spirit stones at a ratio of 1:100) (End of Chapter)