Starting as a cowherd, he sought a way to cultivate immortality.

Inside the Lingyun Hall, Luo Jin was discussing the investigation of the Sima family with the five elders.

Except for the First Elder Han Xuanyu, who was in seclusion, all the other elders came to the hall.

"Sect Leader, Sima Daoyuan is just a Tribulation Cultivator. We shouldn't believe what he says," Second Elder Lin Jia said with a frown.

"Now the Sima family has taken over most of the places where the Zhao and Zhou families withdrew, and has become the number one cultivation family in the East."

"To rashly antagonize the Sima family would be entirely detrimental to our Lingyun Sect."

The Third Elder, Feng Cheng, who had always been at odds with the Second Elder, snorted coldly:

"So, according to you, we have to let the Sima family cultivate demonic cultivators?"

Have you forgotten the tragedies that befell Zhoujia Qingmu Peak and Lotus Gate?

Lin Jia glared at Feng Cheng and said in a deep voice:

"That demonic cultivator dared to attack Qingmu Peak because the four Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Zhou family were away."

As for the Lotus Flower Sect, can they compare to our Lingyun Sect?

Lin Jia is right.

Although Lingyun Sect is a non-competitive sect, it has five Foundation Establishment cultivators within its ranks.

With such a lineup, only the Qingxuan Sect could reliably hold their own.

When Luo Jin saw the Second Elder and the Third Elder arguing again, a strange light flashed in his eyes.

"Elders, let's discuss how to deal with this matter for now."

If the Sima family is truly colluding with demonic cultivators, Donglin may face a major crisis.

The usually silent Fourth Elder, Guo Hongying, slowly spoke:

"The Sima family's collusion with demonic cultivators came from a member of the Sima family, so we must be on guard."

The Grand Elder once planted a hidden agent within the Sima family; now is the time to put it to use.

After Guo Hongying finished speaking, Luo Jin and several elders all turned their attention to her.

"Fourth Elder, how come we didn't know about the hidden chess piece you mentioned?" Luo Jin frowned.

He, the dignified head of Lingyun Sect, doesn't even know as many sect secrets as Guo Hongying. Where can you find justice in this?

Seeing the doubts in everyone's eyes, Guo Hongying explained:

"I once visited the Sima family with the Grand Elder and met a non-Sima cultivator named An Wei."

The Grand Elder secretly guided An Wei in his cultivation, and An Wei, grateful to the Grand Elder, became his disciple.

I think he should be available.

Upon hearing this, Lin Jia shook her head and said:

"Even if An Wei was grateful to the Grand Elder before, he may now be loyal to the Sima family. We cannot believe his words."

Luo Jin also chimed in:

"The Second Elder is right. Given our past kindness, why would An Wei risk everything to pass on a message to us?"

If we contact him, he might betray us and tell the Sima family about this, alerting them.

Guo Hongying glanced at the group and saw the doubt on their faces, knowing that they did not agree with her suggestion.

She immediately fell silent.

The Third Elder Feng Cheng scratched his head:

"What should we do then?"

Luo Jin's lips curled into a smile:

"Why don't we send our disciples to the Sima family's territory to investigate?"

"Sending disciples to gather intelligence? When will that even happen?"

Third Elder, don't be anxious.

No matter how powerful the Sima family is, do they dare to provoke our Lingyun Sect?

We should just wait and see.

Feng Cheng understood the implication in Luo Jin's words.

This sect leader wants to see the Eastern Immortal Cultivation Grounds descend into chaos.

Seeing that no one objected, Luo Jin said in a deep voice:

"If it is ultimately discovered that the Sima family is in cahoots with demonic cultivators, the Lingyun Sect will join forces with the Qingxuan Sect and other sects to attack them."

……

At the Sima family home.

Deacon Anwei walked into the main hall with a puzzled look on his face and saw that the head of the family, Sima Daozhi, was looking at him coldly.

"Greetings, Patriarch!" An Wei's heart tightened, and he quickly bowed to Sima Daozhi.

Sima Daozhi did not speak, but tapped his fingers on the table incessantly.

The knocking sounds were deafening, making An Wei feel agitated.

An Wei realized that Sima Daozhi was deliberately trying to disturb him, so he immediately activated his internal energy to resist the impact of the knocking sound.

Finally, the knocking stopped abruptly.

"An Wei, how has the Sima family treated you all these years?"

"Reporting to the patriarch, the Sima family has treated me well, and Anwei will forever remember the great kindness of the Sima family."

"Is that so?" Sima Daozhi stood up and slowly walked to An Wei.

"So, you must not have any secrets you're hiding from the Sima family, right?"

"no."

Upon hearing An Wei's resolute reply, Sima Daozhi gave a cold laugh.

"Why didn't you tell me about your becoming Han Xuanyu's disciple at Lingyun Sect?"

Anwei's pupils dilated violently.

"So that's why your cultivation level suddenly improved so rapidly. It turns out you received guidance from Han Xuanyu."

It seems that the Lingyun Sect's cultivation methods are superior to those of my Sima family.

Before An Wei could explain, Sima Daozhi's aura as a Foundation Establishment cultivator erupted, instantly suppressing An Wei to the ground.

A flash of crimson crossed Sima Daozhi's eyes. He licked his lips and said:

"The blood essence in the later stages of Qi refining is still delicious."

Upon hearing this, An Wei's face showed a look of horror.

"you……"

Before An Wei could finish speaking, Sima Dao pointed a finger and took his life.

Sima Daozhi's eyes blazed with red light, and he reached out his hand, drawing out the blood essence from An Wei's corpse.

Moments later, An Wei's body had already shriveled up.

Sima Daozhi glanced at the corpse on the ground, a look of lingering satisfaction on his face.

"Lingyun Sect, you asked for this..."

……

Two months later, the night was deep.

The disciples of Lingyun Sect had already finished their day's cultivation and were all fast asleep.

Only the disciples responsible for patrolling Lingyun Sect are still walking on the sect's territory, protecting the safety of Lingyun Sect.

"Who?"

A patrol team discovered that two dark figures had suddenly appeared outside the gate of Lingyun Sect.

One of the dark figures seemed to put something on the ground and began to sit cross-legged and chant incantations.

"Stop him!"

A sharp-eyed disciple noticed something was wrong and shot a flying sword at the two dark figures outside the mountain gate.

However, the shadowy figure simply waved his hand, and the flying sword landed in his hand without moving again.

The disciples in the patrol team were all shocked.

"Enemy attack—"

A disciple took out a communication firework, infused it with spiritual power, and shot it into the air.

"Bang!"

As the fireworks burst into bloom, the dark figure outside the mountain gate also stood up.

A chilling barrier rose from the ground and quickly covered Lingyun Gate.

"They've isolated Lingyun Sect from the outside world!" the disciple cried out in terror.

Without further hesitation, the two dark figures appeared in front of the patrol team in an instant, and blood splattered as they waved their hands.

After absorbing the blood essence of the team's disciples, Sima Daozhi said to those around him:

"Tonight, even if you absorb blood essence, your Foundation Establishment is just around the corner!"

"Thank you, patriarch!" The figure revealed a wicked smile.

If Chen Chi were here, he would recognize the face of this figure as Qin Fufeng, whom he had been searching for for so long.

Qin Fufeng has now reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, and his thick bloodthirsty aura is almost tangible, swirling around him.

Just standing there sends chills down your spine.

"Sect Leader Luo, Sima Daozhi and his family members are visiting Lingyun Sect!"

Sima Daozhi’s loud laughter rang out from the sky.

The entire Lingyun Sect was instantly awakened.