Sword Sect Outer Sect

Chapter 122 The Path of Black and White (Part 1)

This day.

Hanshan Market, Yinyun Tower.

Song Yan took a Qiankun bag from Sheng Nian's hand.

"Everything is inside."

Inside the Qiankun bag were a scroll of notes and a human head.

He nodded, and Song Yan put the things away: "You don't need me to prepare your things, right?"

Sheng Nian shook his head: "No need."

“Lu Qin is extremely arrogant and thinks he’s clever. I will make the arrangements.”

"Okay. From today onwards, to ensure that no one with ulterior motives notices, let's stop contacting each other for the time being."

Just as he was about to get up and leave, Sheng Nian suddenly called out to him, "Will there be anyone else with Cheng Yu then?"

Song Yan said succinctly: "There will definitely be no Foundation Establishment stage cultivators."

Sheng Nian nodded: "Then... can we kill the others?"

Actually, this is the question he most wanted to ask.

If any of the cultivators who went on the mission with this hanged man were Old Song's friends, it would be terrible if they were accidentally injured.

"They're all flies and bedbugs, do whatever you want with them."

The cultivators who could team up with Cheng Yu and go on patrol missions together were all birds of a feather with him.

In his view, these people were nothing but parasites in the cultivation world of Chu.

Song Yan didn't care at all whether these people lived or died.

"However, the six districts are now heavily patrolled, which can save time, so we should save as much as possible."

"I'm afraid someone at the Foundation Establishment stage might notice."

Sheng Nian nodded.

“Cheng Yu must be killed. Whether the others want to go with him or not is your own choice, you demonic cultivator.”

"..."

Not long after, Song Yan left Hanshan Market and returned to Changping County.

The person Gou Sheng wanted to kill was named Lü Qin.

According to him, this person was his senior brother, who had reached the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Song Yan did not intend to do it himself; he needed to create a safe environment for Gou Sheng to assassinate him.

He slightly activated the Hidden Sword's Spirit Concealing Power, making his aura appear weak and unstable.

They looked as if they had just experienced a major battle.

I took a step and walked to the outside of Lianheng Building.

“Disciple Song Yan, there is an emergency to report.”

He casually handed over the scroll of notes.

The guard outside responded, relayed a message inside, and quickly reappeared, leading Song Yan inside.

The elders who handled this matter were not of the older generation like Yu Tian or Shen Yu; they all looked quite young.

However, they were all elders from other sects, and Song Yan didn't know them well; he had only seen them from afar.

Seeing his solemn expression, one of the female elders naturally assumed that the young cultivator was simply too nervous in front of the elders.

She raised her hand and said in a gentle tone, "No need for formalities, just speak frankly."

"Thank you, elder."

Song Yan took out a hideous human head from his Qiankun bag.

“I am on leave today. On my way back to the city from Hanshan Market, I passed through Wa Village. I remembered that a colleague from Dongyuan Sect was patrolling Wa Village today, so I thought I would like to go and catch up with him.”

"Unexpectedly, we encountered a demonic cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Refining on the road, who seemed to be waiting for someone."

"Perhaps he mistook the disciple for the person he was waiting for, so the demonic cultivator showed himself. He then realized something was wrong and attacked the disciple, intending to kill him to silence him."

"After a fierce battle, I was fortunate enough to kill him."

"Then, the scroll of notes was found in his Qiankun bag."

The notes contained content forged during his prime.

The gist of the story is that on the 29th, Lu Qin, a core disciple of the Demonic Path, will be plotting with cultivators from the Yellow Springs Path at a certain location in Chengjia Village.

The manuscript was in the hands of the elder in the middle.

The three elders had naturally seen it, so its authenticity should be beyond doubt.

Of course it's true; this was written by a demonic cultivator.

"Should I say you're lucky or unlucky, kid? How did you manage to run into so many demonic cultivators..." Song Yan then remembered that the elder who was speaking was also present when he handed over the corpses of the Five Demons of Cold Mountain.

However, from this perspective alone, there is no question of doubt.

Because of the increased patrol efforts, the patrol teams had indeed encountered demonic cultivators quite a few times. Although not many, it wasn't unique to him.

"During my days off, I like to wander around aimlessly..."

The elder frowned: "From now on, you should cultivate in the city in peace. Being alone, you might not be able to guarantee that you will have such good luck again."

"Don't lose your life for some meritorious service."

Song Yan was taken aback; it sounded like these words were actually expressions of concern for his safety.

"Thank you for the advice, Elder."

The elder in the middle took a deep breath and asked, "What do you two think?"

“Lü Qin…”

The female elder's surname was Fu, and she was the same person Granny Qin had mentioned, the master of Senior Cong Yuzhen.

She pondered for a moment and said, "The eldest disciple of Xinshan Sanren? If the information is correct and the intelligence is true, then he can be considered a big fish."

“Chengjia Village is adjacent to Corpse Abyss. The demonic cultivators chose to meet here, probably with the intention of taking advantage of the demonic cultivators’ power to fish in troubled waters.”

The elder in the middle nodded: "Not bad."

"Some of the demonic cultivators' movements mentioned in this letter are consistent with what we know, so they are highly credible."

He turned to Song Yan: "When you fought that demonic cultivator, did you notice anything else unusual?"

Song Yan shook his head: "The methods they used were nothing special."

"A few months ago, I fought with a demonic cultivator from the Demonic Path. Today, I encountered this person. Although I have the Demonic Path's techniques in my Qiankun Bag, I did not use any similar methods."

The three elders exchanged glances, and a possibility simultaneously arose in their minds.

"This person was probably just a rogue demonic cultivator from Changping who, by chance, became involved with the demonic path."

"Wanting to join the lineage of the Demonic Path... that's how all these things happened."

Song Yan looked as if she had just realized something.

Now, everything gradually took shape and became rationalized based on the deductions and speculations of the three elders.

"Ok."

"I will make other arrangements for this matter later... You can report the merits of killing the demonic cultivators yourself."

"In addition, there is an extra reward for information related to this matter, but we still need to discuss it with the other elders."

"You go back first."

"Yes, elder."

Song Yan said goodbye and left Lianheng Tower.

I registered my merits at the confidential office and prepared everything I could.

Looking up at the dim sun over Changping County, I felt a sense of calm.

We just need to wait for that day to come...

Lost in thought, I didn’t notice a familiar figure walking past me.

Shen Huai turned his head slightly and looked at that figure, seemingly lost in thought.

However, she did not linger and instead headed towards the confidential area.

Song Yan sensed something and looked around, but found nothing unusual.

……

"What was that guy's name again?"

As soon as Shen Huai entered the confidential room, he heard several disciples discussing something.

A few days ago, she accompanied Dai Rui on a patrol and caught and killed a demonic cultivator in the mid-stage of Qi Refining. Today, she came to register on her way.

“Song Yan is an inner disciple of the Dongyuan Sect. I was the one who handled his registration last time.”

The disciple said, "This person has already accumulated nearly a hundred merit points just from killing demonic cultivators..."

"That's really impressive."

Shen Huai frowned slightly and listened quietly to the discussion among his disciples.

Based on her observation of the previous encounter, she did not detect any murderous intent in Song Yan.

"..."

Ugh! Why do I have to go to work again tomorrow?!

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(End of this chapter)