Immortality and cultivation begin at age forty, starting with Foundation Establishment.

Three days later, the demon-hunting team had gathered five hundred people.

Chen An rented a manned flying boat in the market and led five hundred people into the Monster Mountain Range.

This manned airship has a speed comparable to the peak Foundation Establishment stage flying at full speed, saving a lot of trouble along the way and allowing it to bypass the areas where rogue cultivators frequent.

There are maps sold in the market, so there is no risk of getting lost, and you will not encounter any overly powerful monsters.

The three deputy captains of the demon-hunting team have made various plans over the past three days.

The location for establishing the base, the area for hunting monsters, where you might encounter second-tier monsters, and where are forbidden zones that you must never enter.

And various contingency plans needed to be made in the event of encountering various monsters.

Chen An chose three people as vice-captains not only because of their close relationship with each other, but also because all three of them were veterans in the demon-hunting circle.

In some ways, they were more professional than Chen An when it came to hunting demons.

When Lu Nian saw the plan, his worries about the sect disciples vanished. If someone could die under such a plan, it could only be considered that they deserved to fail to grasp the wealth.

"I never imagined there were so many tricks to hunting monsters. The vice-captains that Junior Brother Chen chose are all talented people who will be of great use in the future."

Leave professional matters to professionals.

Chen An can control the overall situation, but he would never be arrogant enough to think that he can make various arrangements flexibly on his own.

After all, killing a person is different from killing a demon.

The operation proceeded smoothly as planned. Three Foundation Establishment cultivators participated in this demon-hunting operation, and their gains were not insignificant.

Next to the contingency plan, there was also a file on Ye Hongyi.

It was information that Vice Captain Zhu Zizai had gathered from the loose cultivator circle, and he had compiled a summary, which he then handed to Chen An before the flying boat left the market.

Ye Hongyi's life story is nothing short of legendary.

About five years ago, Ye Hongyi was at the peak of the Qi Refining stage. She happened to obtain a second-tier demon core from the market of the Heavenly Demon Sect, which attracted the attention of a group of rogue cultivators in the Qi Refining stage.

On their escape, a large river blocked their path.

Forced to fight to the death with a group of Qi Refining rogue cultivators.

The details of the battle are unknown, but the result was a crushing defeat for the rogue cultivators. Blood stained the waters of the Lonely River, and more than three hundred corpses of cultivators were recovered from the villages of mortals downstream.

Ye Hongyi reappeared in public, having reached the Foundation Establishment stage. The rogue cultivators who had once coveted her were all punished.

Within six months, everyone in the rogue cultivator community near the Heavenly Demon Sect's market was familiar with Ye Hongyi's name.

The name "Blood-Clad Demon" made all the rogue cultivators turn pale.

In the days that followed, Ye Hongyi became acquainted with Rakshasa Nu of the Heavenly Demon Sect and was suspected of joining the Heavenly Demon Sect. She gradually faded from the view of the rogue cultivator world, and many people in the rogue cultivator world imitated Ye Hongyi's style of dress.

Some of the more fanatical rogue cultivators even soaked their clothes in human blood.

The turning point came two years later when Rakshasa's enemies attacked and seriously injured her. Ye Hongyi betrayed her and took the opportunity to ambush Rakshasa, beheading her and escaping from the Heavenly Demon Sect.

There is no specific information about how he met Rakshasa or why he killed her.

Ye Hongyi reappeared in Qingyang Market.

Some say she was seriously injured and has been recuperating in recent years, while others say that the Rakshasa woman had poisoned her with a curse that was only recently lifted.

Ye Hongyi's fearsome reputation was highly regarded in the Heavenly Demon Sect Market because of the sect, but she was not well-received in the Qingyang Market.

It could also be Qingyang Market, which, backed by the Xuanyang Sect, has a certain order and doesn't welcome people who don't follow the rules.

Ye Hongyi is most famous for the story of how she fought three hundred Qi Refining cultivators by the Lonely River when she was still in the Qi Refining stage. This story has been adapted into various versions, describing her as a god.

Chen An flipped through Ye Hongyi's messages one by one, feeling that some of them were far too fake.

If a Qi Refining stage cultivator were to fight three hundred cultivators of the same level alone, not to mention whether his spiritual power could keep up with the consumption, wouldn't those three hundred rogue cultivators just run away?

Why did it attract three hundred Qi Refining stage disciples, but no Foundation Establishment experts made a move?

More importantly, Ye Hongyi's experiences are incredibly compelling.

It seems like it was deliberately leaked to mislead the public.

Chen An admitted that Ye Hongyi was very strong after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, but it was impossible for Ye Hongyi, who was only at the Qi Refining stage, to kill more than 300 Qi Refining stage cultivators.

Any rogue cultivator who dares to plunder resources outside the Heavenly Demon Sect's market is either weak or a fool who wouldn't run away.

Chen An didn't believe it.

Yu Lanhua and Lu Nian were completely absorbed in watching.

The two of them flipped through Ye Hongyi's information again and again, their eyes gleaming with barely concealed shrewdness.

Lu Nian said with great appreciation, "I've heard that the Heavenly Demon Sect's territory is full of ruthless demonic cultivators who kill without blinking an eye. Some demonic cultivators even use people directly as cultivation resources."

"To survive in such a harsh environment and successfully establish one's foundation is simply unbelievable."

Yu Lanhua nodded and said, "I've seen this Ye Hongyi before. She's an ordinary little girl, about the same age as Pei Yao. I never imagined she had such a difficult life."

"In Qingyang Market, to be able to see through my concealment technique with only the cultivation of the early Foundation Establishment stage is truly remarkable."

Lu Nian was shocked. Ye Hongyi was a girl about the same age as Yu Peiyao? He had just looked through Ye Hongyi's information and thought she was a seasoned rogue cultivator with at least fifty years of experience in the martial arts world, but he didn't expect her to be just a young girl.

"Talented individuals emerge from the world of rogue cultivators! It's a pity that such talent isn't in my Xuan Yang Sect."

"Otherwise, I'd like to get to know her."

On the way to the Monster Mountain Range.

Yu Lanhua became noticeably more talkative, no longer putting on the airs of a late-stage Foundation Establishment elder.

As a Foundation Establishment cultivator from a Golden Core family, she possessed considerable knowledge. Her family had a vast collection of books, and her elders would offer guidance, allowing her to learn about the outside world of cultivation from various perspectives.

The journey that began with the Xuan Yang Sect.

Yu Lanhua was observing Chen An. There were some things she might not understand, but she would observe with her own eyes and compare them with other people or things.

Yu Lanhua's open and honest conversation signifies that Chen An has passed her test.

Yu Lanhua's favorability rating has increased to sixty.

This is the difference between sect cultivators and independent cultivators. Sect cultivators are exposed to a brighter world, while the world of independent cultivators is usually filled with despair.

After observing a person, cultivators from a sect can easily increase their favorability towards them.

Independent cultivators rarely entrust their backs to another person; in fact, some independent cultivators are wary of everyone.

Yu Lanhua felt that it wasn't bad for Yu Peiyao and Chen An to become Daoist partners.

The flying boat traveled through the Monster Mountain Range.

In another room on the flying boat, Yu Peiyao sat in a chair.

Deputy Captain Yan Gang and several female disciples stood respectfully to the side, awaiting their fate.

At this moment, Yan Gang no longer possessed the dignity of a deputy captain; instead, he displayed a fawning demeanor, accepting whatever punishment he was given.

Yu Peiyao looked at Yan Gang, feeling angry. Initially, as one of the disciples, she was quite afraid of Yan Gang.

As fellow disciples of Qi Refining, Yan Gang, who had been slaying demons for a long time, had a significantly stronger aura than the others.

Given his position as vice-captain and the many Qi Refining disciples under his command, it wouldn't be surprising if he acted even more arrogantly.

However, after Yan Gang learned of Yu Peiyao's identity, his attitude changed drastically. Ignoring the other disciples present, he respectfully apologized to Yu Peiyao.

Yu Peiyao even suspected that if she didn't forgive Yan Gang, he would kneel down on her knees.