Sword Sect Outer Sect

Chapter 120 Murder Deal

"Nobody knows what he was carrying..."

"In short, he may still be being hunted down by people from the Central Region."

Song Yan frowned, thinking to himself that this matter involved a lot of things.

Because of something whose existence is unknown, the entire cultivation world of Chu is now in chaos.

After a moment's hesitation, Song Yan asked, "Is that person in Changping now?"

Sheng Nian shook his head.

"do not know."

"It's only a possibility."

"..."

Song Yan breathed a sigh of relief: "If he weren't here, wouldn't you be wasting your time?"

"Whether it's delayed or not..." Sheng Nian grinned, "Aren't the six major sects the same?"

"..."

Also.

"On the demonic cultivator side, everyone else, including myself, is just there to make up the numbers."

"The core group is mainly the people from the Yellow Springs Path, and of course, the demon cultivators from the Corpse Bone Abyss."

"They must know something about that person."

Song Yan said, "Aren't you afraid I'll report this to the six major sects?"

"What do I care about whether those people live or die?"

Gou Sheng spread his hands: "I wish they were dead."

Song Yan was taken aback.

I almost forgot that the person opposite me was also a demonic cultivator.

There are actually many types of demonic cultivators.

For example, the "Yellow Springs Path" mentioned by Gou Sheng sounds like a demonic cultivator with a complete lineage, master-disciple relationship, and a well-developed system of cultivation techniques.

Although he was unclear about the differences between the various demonic cultivation lineages, he generally considered this type to be similar to sect cultivators.

In Changping, most of the people are those who know a little bit about the basic methods, or who, by chance, have obtained some superficial knowledge of the demonic cultivation tradition.

To this day, he is still not quite sure which category Gou Sheng belongs to.

Based solely on the formidable combat prowess they displayed in the forest, they should be considered a demonic cultivator with a legitimate lineage.

"Furthermore, even if that person really is in Changping."

"He was indeed carrying some lost treasures from the Central Region."

"Is that something that small fry like us can even dream of?"

His expression in his prime was somewhat mysterious.

"...I didn't call you here to talk to you about these trivial things."

"The main thing is that I want you to help me kill someone."

"..."

Song Yan was taken aback, but then, looking at Sheng Nian's serious expression, she suddenly chuckled.

"That's such a coincidence."

"I happen to have someone here, and I'd like you to help me kill him."

"They are disciples of the six major sects, so it's not convenient for me to speak with them."

"Moreover, you probably want to kill this person even more than I do."

"You've really hit the jackpot."

"..."

Sheng Nian stood there, stunned.

I don't know why, but looking at Song Yan's warm and gentle smile...

A sense of unease crept into my heart.

Asking him to help kill someone, how come he's already considering the terms without even asking who to kill or their cultivation level?

"..."

A voice rose from the depths of his heart: "I knew this kid was more demonic than you."

……

An hour later, Song Yan left Yinyun Tower.

After browsing around Hanshan Market for a while and buying some Yellow Springs Meditation Pills, I returned to Changping County City after spending half a day in total.

He first approached his team leader, Dai Rui, and explained in detail his encounter with the demonic cultivator. "At the time, I was returning from Hanshan Market and got lost. I didn't know my exact location."

Song Yan revealed a look of recollection: "Based on the later developments, it should be in the northern part of the county town."

He only said that he had inadvertently stumbled upon the infighting among these people, and then, taking advantage of the situation, took the lives of the remaining demonic cultivators.

"Hey, Senior Brother Dai, how many merits can these people's lives be exchanged for?"

Song Yan took out all the items related to demonic cultivators from the five people's Qiankun bags and displayed them in front of Dai Rui.

His eyes shone brightly, seemingly unconcerned about the demonic cultivators lurking nearby.

Just like the disciples of the other six sects, he seemed only interested in accumulating enough merit points to return to his sect as soon as possible.

After a moment of contemplation, Dai Rui slowly spoke: "Junior Brother Song, this matter is not so simple."

"?"

Song Yan let out a soft "Eh?": "Senior Brother Dai, what does this mean?"

Dai Rui picked up five identical fragments of demonic cultivation techniques from among the demonic cultivators' belongings.

"This cultivation technique... is a fragment of the Blood Sacrifice Demon Seed Scripture."

His gaze was extremely cautious, and his eyes were filled with a deep sense of worry.

"These five people... are disciples of the demonic path!"

"what?!"

Song Yan then feigned extreme shock.

In fact...

This thing was found by Gou Sheng among his pile of demonic cultivation items and was put there to fabricate evidence.

Dai Rui said in a deep voice, "Previously, the six major sects only had a little bit of information about the Yellow Springs Path demonic cultivators. I didn't expect that there would be a shadow of the demonic path here this time..."

"This matter must be reported immediately!"

"Junior Brother Song, you have made a great contribution this time! Come with me to Lianheng Tower to report to the elders!"

"Yes."

Song Yan's expression gradually became serious, as if he was intimidated by the grim situation that Senior Brother Dai had described.

The two left Yangwu Academy together and walked towards the buildings on the edge of the county town.

"Senior Brother Dai, the six sects have been united and stationed here for more than half a year now. Why did those demonic cultivators suddenly appear here?"

"I don't know the specifics, but these demonic cultivators won't do anything without a profit..."

When demonic cultivators were mentioned, Dai Rui's face remained expressionless.

"It's easy to guess. It's nothing more than news about some rare and precious treasures or spiritual objects, which has attracted these people like flies drawn to a scent, swarming here in droves..."

He wanted to continue, but then seemed to realize something: "...That was indeed the case."

"Now, it might not be that simple."

"It has been a long time since the two demonic cultivation lineages, the Yellow Springs Path and the Demon Seed Path, have appeared in the Chu Kingdom at the same time."

"Ugh……"

"This is not something we can interfere with; let the elders decide."

Lianheng Building.

As the elders listened to Dai Rui and Song Yan's detailed report, they all frowned.

In fact, it's not a big deal that there are five different kinds of demonic cultivators.

At most, he's only at the seventh level of Qi Refining; he can't cause any real trouble.

But in the eyes of these elders, it wasn't as simple as it seemed on the surface.

Now that even a disciple can encounter five demonic cultivators just by casually going out of the city, they dare not even imagine how many more demonic cultivators are hiding within the entire Changping County.

What's even more worrying is why the two demonic cultivators, the Yellow Springs Path and the Demon Seed Path, would meet here...

The six major sects today have far too few means to monitor and detect demonic cultivators.

To this day, even the purpose of these people's visit remains unclear.

This is the most troublesome aspect of demonic cultivation.

"You're quite capable."

One of the elders suddenly said with some approval, "Although you say they are fighting amongst themselves, it is not easy to kill a demonic cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Refining without getting hurt."

Song Yan's expression remained unchanged, and his tone was neither humble nor arrogant: "At that time, that person was already exhausted and indeed did not expend much effort."

The elder nodded and said nothing more.

Being able to eliminate five demonic cultivators effortlessly is undoubtedly a good thing for the six major sects.

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