Gentlemen, it's time to enter the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls.

Chapter 356 The Intelligence Sent by Chen Ye

This was intelligence Chen Ye had extracted from those murderous martial arts demons. They were under the command of Hu Chang, but merely lackeys; they never got any good opportunities. Therefore, taking advantage of the plague spreading in the western border and the Yunlu Immortal Sect being preoccupied with its own problems, they secretly went to plunder some human sacrifices.

Because they were careful enough, the massacre of the mountain village went undetected for several days.

Unfortunately, they encountered Chen Ye.

Upon hearing what Chen Ye said, Yu Shenxing showed a puzzled expression, which surprised Chen Ye.

"Hu Chang is one of the eighteen Venerable Masters of the Demonic Sect, a Void Returning Realm cultivator. Brother, don't you know Hu Chang's name?"

Yu Shenxing frowned and asked doubtfully, "I know the plague must have come from the demonic cultivators. As for the eighteen lords underground, my Yunlu Immortal Sect has only heard of them, but we only have some speculations about their specific names and have never been able to be completely certain."

The Yunlu Immortal Sect is not without its own intelligence sources; it has known of the existence of the underground demonic sect for thousands of years.

They only caught small fry, at most a Transcendent Realm cultivator.

After all, Nascent Soul cultivators are all in the Lesser Longevity Realm. As long as they have a means of survival, it is extremely difficult to completely kill or trap them.

The demonic sects are different from the righteous sects; they can have dozens of vicious methods to leave themselves a way out to save their lives.

Chen Ye fought several battles underground and won them all, but ultimately failed to capture the opponent's soul.

Therefore, the Yunlu Immortal Sect has not known much about the underground demonic sect over the years. They know about the eighteen Venerable Lords, but they cannot match them one by one to the specific abilities of each one.

Even if you capture those low-level thugs and interrogate them, the information they provide is a mixture of truth and falsehood. In the eyes of ordinary people, the big shots are often distorted, let alone any valuable secrets that can be extracted from them.

Chen Ye only shared detailed information about the Underground Demonic Sect with the Qinghe Sword Sect.

As for other righteous sects, Chen Ye always felt somewhat distant from them.

After all, with the problems of the Incense Burning Sect and the Mirage Sect right in front of him, Chen Ye didn't really trust the integrity of other sects.

However, Yu Shenxing was trustworthy, so Chen Ye shared some intelligence with him.

Chen Ye said to Yu Shenxing, "Brother, you must have heard some rumors that my Yellow Springs Sect has some connection with the Crimson Serpent Demon Sect."

Yu Shenxing shook his head and said, "I believe in my brother's character; these are just baseless rumors..."

"it is true."

Yu Shenxing was stunned again; he couldn't even remember how many frights he had suffered today. Looking at Chen Ye's expression, it wasn't a joke at all; how could he dare to bring up such a thing?

Chen Ye laughed and said, "Brother, there's no need to worry. In fact, many people know about this. Long before the Huangquan Sect was founded, I confessed to Master Zhang of the Qinghe Sword Sect. Although I have learned some secret techniques of the Chilian Demon Sect, none of us in the Huangquan Sect have ever done anything immoral. Moreover, in terms of eliminating demons and protecting the righteous, the Huangquan Sect is second to none."

Yu Shenxing breathed a slight sigh of relief. So that's how it is. No wonder Chen Ye has such a good relationship with the Qinghe Sword Sect, even revealing such a secret. Given the Qinghe Sword Sect's style, they are indeed very willing to accept a "prodigal son" like Chen Ye who has turned back.

This secret is practically no longer a secret, and since the Yellow Springs Sect has already been established, Chen Ye doesn't mind telling Yu Shenxing.

"However, my background in the Demonic Sect has also brought me many benefits. I have inquired about a lot of information about the Underground Demonic Sect. Of the eighteen Venerable Lords of the Underground Demonic Sect, only five are at the Returning Void Realm, and the others are only at the Nascent Soul Realm, which can only be considered as making up the numbers."

Yu Shenxing was slightly embarrassed. Chen Ye spoke of the Nascent Soul Realm as if it were worthless, while Yu Shenxing was only at the Profound Realm. In such a short time, Chen Ye's standards had risen to this level; he truly deserved to be the head of a sect.

However, the Demonic Sect actually has five Void Returning Realm cultivators. The Cloud Peak Immortal Sect only has two Void Returning Realm cultivators. Among the five righteous sects, the Qinghe Sword Sect currently only has one Void Returning Realm cultivator, the Mirage Sect has two, Tianxin Island has one, and the Incense Burning Sect originally had two, but their whereabouts are now unknown.

Without the suppression of cultivators at the Dao Integration Realm, the high-level cultivators of the righteous path were actually on par with those of the demonic sect.

Seeing Yu Shenxing's worried expression, Chen Ye comforted him, "Don't worry, the so-called Venerable Ones aren't very capable. One of the Azure Dragons is already dead, and the Soul Venerable was severely injured in the battle at the Incense Burning Sect. The rest are still scheming against each other, so there's no need to worry about them joining forces."

Yu Shenxing asked in surprise, "One of them is already dead. How did he die?"

Chen Ye laughed and said, "It's just infighting within the Demonic Sect. Wasn't it the same a thousand years ago?"

This is quite in line with the style of the Demonic Sect. Yu Shenxing sighed, "This Azure Dragon Lord should be the demon who appeared at the Rift Heaven Mountain Assembly. At that time, he fought against three opponents and was quite imposing. I never expected him to lose his life so quickly. However, my brother, you said that the source of this plague is that Tiger Servant Lord. Is this true?"

Chen Ye affirmed, "It's absolutely true. People in Fengdu City have also been infected with the plague. According to my investigation, the mastermind behind it is Hu Chang. His skills were inherited from the Yinshan Demon Lord, and he is skilled at refining Chang Gui. I don't know how Chang Gui was refined a thousand years ago, but this plague must be related to Chang Gui. I wonder if the Yunlu Immortal Sect has any relevant records?"

Yu Shenxing pondered for a moment and said, "I will look into it; perhaps there will be relevant records. It's just a pity that the Yunlu Immortal Sect no longer has any predecessors who experienced the great war between the righteous and the demonic.

The Yunlu Immortal Sect suffered heavy losses in the great war, with even its sect leader perishing and its cultivation dissipating, preventing those at the Dao Integration Realm from ascending. Over the past thousand years, the older generation who were injured have all passed away. Although there are still cultivators at the Returning Void Realm, they are all from the new generation that emerged after the war between the righteous and demonic factions.

"There's no rush. I'll compile the information on Lord Tiger's Path and then you can deliver it to the elders of the Cloud Peak Immortal Sect. Oh, and those few little devils I captured—I've taken them alive and extracted their confessions. I'll give them to you then."

Chen Ye smiled mysteriously, and Yu Shenxing immediately understood.

The Yunlu Immortal Sect now wishes it could devour the plague-spreading demon alive. If Yu Shenxing were to submit this intelligence to Chen Ye, the sect would naturally treat Yu Shenxing differently.

Yu Shenxing suddenly felt that he was blessed with good fortune.

All he did was show Chen Ye a little goodwill and say a few fair words for him. The benefits he received in return for this friendship were so great that Yu Shenxing felt embarrassed.

The two then discussed some more information about the Demonic Sect. After finishing a pot of tea, Yu Shenxing asked about the unpopular Yu Xing.

Yu Shenxing asked cautiously, "Brother, you saved him, so why..."

Although Yu Xing was extremely disliked, Yu Shenxing couldn't bring himself to torture him after saving him; it would have been better not to save him in the first place.

Chen Ye said with annoyance, "He can't learn to shut up."

Chen Ye had originally planned to send the man away after saving him, but Yu Xing insisted on coming to thank him. Chen Ye was surprised that the man would be grateful, and seeing that he was traveling alone, he decided to give him a ride.

As a result, Yu Xing couldn't seem to shut up the whole way, as if he couldn't wait to repay Chen Ye's favor, constantly thinking of various ways to repay the debt. The principle of clearly distinguishing between gratitude and resentment only needs to be stated once; there's no need to keep emphasizing it. Chen Ye was almost driven crazy by him, so he asked him to switch places.

"It's strange, why would Yu Xing be traveling alone in the wilderness? The Mirage Tower sent him to the Cloud Peak Immortal Sect, was he the only one there?"

Chen Ye was very curious about this. Logically speaking, sects should travel together, but Yu Xing was traveling alone. Could it be that he was so hated by everyone that his fellow disciples did not want to travel with him?
Yu Shenxing explained, "The Mirage Sect group arrived long ago. As for why Yu Xing was excluded, I have heard some news."

Seeing Yu Shenxing's expression, Chen Ye asked curiously, "Has Yu Shenxing reached the point where even his fellow disciples despise him?"

Yu Shenxing smiled wryly and said, "There's nothing wrong with saying that. Yu Xing originally came to the Western Region with Master Ziyan's group, but he was kicked off halfway. However, the reason was a bit unexpected. I heard that on the matter of the Mirage Demon, he spoke a few fair words from the perspective of the Yellow Spring Sect, which angered Master Ziyan, so he was kicked off the flying boat and made to walk back to the Mirage Sect on his own."

(End of this chapter)