After I left the sect, the entire sect knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

There were no guards in the passageway, and the sloping ground was covered in a sticky liquid that looked disgusting.

Elder Liu frowned, disapproving of the filthy place, and raised his hand to cast a cleaning spell, instantly purifying the ground.

They passed through the passageway, where a group of guards stood at the exit, but Elder Liu dealt with them using a single silk thread.

The underground area wasn't a palace, but rather a prison divided into many rooms, inhabited not by cultivators, but by low-level demons.

Seeing this scene, she felt only horror.

The lower-level demons seem to have only instincts: when they are full, they want to have sex; when they are tired, they want to rest; and when they are hungry, they wake up to eat the beast meat that is fed to them.

With so many monsters, if we release them all, Wooden City will fall in an instant.

But she felt that the city lord's schemes were not limited to just one wooden city.

Wooden City is too small; it has only been a few years since it was upgraded from a town to a small city. How could the demons possibly be after a single Wooden City?

They intend to use Wooden City as a base to raise demons and conduct various experiments on humans and demons. If they can successfully combine them silently, they can easily occupy human territory.

She suspected that the demonic seed experiments originated from this.

However, the truth cannot be hidden forever. The demons had occupied Wooden City for several years, conducting experiments that violated human ethics. Even if she hadn't discovered it by chance, it would have been discovered by other cultivators living in Wooden City.

Seeing low-level monsters isn't the most disgusting thing; seeing deformed children soaking in blood in a breeding pool is what's most physically disturbing.

Slime-like creatures wriggled in the blood, absorbing the demonic energy collected from the monsters.

Lin Yan transmitted her voice to her master: "It's been recorded with the recording stone. Master, let's go out."

The master nodded, and the three of them left together.

The black fox emerged silently from the mark and headed towards the lower-level demons.

Although they are all small fry, and each monster has limited demonic energy, there are quite a few of them, enough to fill your stomach.

Finding only low-level demons isn't enough; we also need to identify higher-level demons. After all, the situation in Wooden City is unpredictable, and we can't accomplish anything with just those incompetent fools.

As soon as the three came out, a net was cast over them.

The master made the first move, and the powerful golden array blocked the attack, instantly disintegrating the opponent's attack.

From the darkness emerged a masked man, dressed in a black cloak adorned with unique runes, his hands withered and brittle like rotten wood.

This indicates that the original owner's life force was nearing its end, and even if the thing occupying his body was removed, he wouldn't live much longer.

His eyes gleamed with a strange light. He looked at the two cultivators without panicking, and instead chuckled.

"It turns out that two Nascent Soul Venerables have graced us with their presence. I apologize for any shortcomings in my hospitality."

Disgust was evident in Wen Ningqing's eyes. Only the demons could make her so disdainful of even pretending.

It's not that I have any prejudice against demons, but such a race should be exterminated!
They are bloodthirsty by nature. Once high-level demons disregard the obstacles of the Heavenly Dao and break out of the Demon Realm, the Canghai Continent will become a purgatory, and all cultivators and even spiritual beings will become their food.

"Since when have demons disguised as humans been able to speak to me as human beings?" Wen Ningqing gave him no chance, immediately forming a hand seal and summoning the great formation once again.

The lightning technique can inflict more effective damage on demons. After the formation is completed, thunderous lightning strikes down, and the demons hiding in the shadows tremble in fear. Only the higher-level demons can withstand the power of the heavenly lightning.

"Do the two Venerable Ones intend to slaughter Wood City?" The Demon Envoy turned the tables, attempting to regain the initiative.

Seeing that the man remained unmoved and was still determined to attack, he revealed his trump card. "With just one command, all the demons will be mobilized, the parasitized demon seeds will awaken, and all the unparasitized demon seeds will also move out to find someone to parasitize. The entire Wooden City will become a dead zone! Can Your Excellency bear this price?"

Aren't cultivators always self-proclaimed righteous people, and the higher their cultivation level, the more they abhor getting involved in killing?

Can they afford the cost of losing a city?

Just as he thought he had intimidated the Nascent Soul cultivator, countless silk threads suddenly filled the entire city lord's mansion. The tender green and clear silk threads shone brightly under the moonlight, and the silk threads were full of shimmering light.

"Oh dear, you talk too much! Let me see how you're going to give the order!"

Elder Liu flicked his fingers, and the silk threads swiftly passed through the demons dressed in human skin present, rendering them like puppets, unable to act on their own.

Not only that, their brains were also invaded, and all the secrets hidden in their brains were dissected and looted, leaving nothing out.

Wen Ningqing then took out the Purple Gold Gourd to collect the black energy that was trying to escape or dissipate.

In less than the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, everyone from the city lord's mansion had been dealt with.

Lin Yan was stunned, once again shocked by the strength of the Nascent Soul cultivator.

If she were to face him, she would have absolutely no chance to fight back.

Elder Liu withdrew the silk threads and asked, "What should we do with those things underground? Take them back for research? Or kill them all on the spot?"

"It's all right."

In order to deal with the demons that have escaped from the Demon Realm, the Miaofa Sect is researching new magical artifacts to track them. However, due to limited experimental materials, progress is slow.

Besides dealing with the demons here, the purpose of this trip to Mu City is also to see if we can bring back some experimental materials.

The demons working in Mu City are only a small part of the total; there are many more evil and monstrous beings lurking among the human race. Due to the complex web of power dynamics, the Miao Fa Sect cannot easily take action without concrete evidence.

Mu City has only risen to prominence in recent years and is not within the sphere of influence of the eight major sects. Various families and merchant guilds have settled there, and the management authority is in the hands of the city lord elected by the original inhabitants.

Since the various factions had no oversight authority on the surface, the Miaofa Sect was able to take action.

If the situation in Mucheng were to change to that in Mocheng or Richeng, and no one else sought help, the Miaofa Sect would have no right to intervene.

This is why, when Lishan City was attacked by a horde of monsters and when the ancient demonic beasts of Richeng awakened, the various sects did not take immediate action, but waited until a distress signal was sent before rushing to the scene.

After hearing this, Elder Liu said, "Take the demon seeds back with you. I'll see if I can use them to create puppets that can sense the demon seeds that have been planted in them."

Standing behind the two, Lin Yan rubbed her hands together: "Master, Elder Liu... the demons underground... they've probably all been eaten by the foxes!"
"What's wrong?" Wen Ningqing raised an eyebrow and looked at her disciple.

"Um... let's go take a look first..."

She's not sure if the fox ate them all, but judging by its hunger, she estimates it left none.

Fortunately, they went down in time, and three of them survived.

Lin Yan swiftly stepped forward, forming a hand seal and casting a spell. Spiritual energy formed a cage, imprisoning the three demonic creatures. She grabbed the black fox by the scruff of its neck and lifted it up.

The black fox then returned to the mark.

She gave an awkward laugh and explained to the two Venerable Ones, "This is a spirit beast I contracted in the secret realm. I accidentally discovered that it feeds on demons. It was starving for too long and came out to find food on its own. Fortunately, there are three demon seeds left." (End of Chapter)