Fairy, you call this repaying a debt of gratitude?

On the other side, Wen Yutang stormed out of the corridor and headed straight for the flower hall. From afar, she saw Liu Huan and Wen Jingxing sitting opposite each other, seemingly discussing something in hushed tones.

Upon seeing Wen Yutang arrive, Wen Jingxing and Liu Huan exchanged a glance and tacitly stopped talking.

He knew that his sister had gone out with Shen Wei to aid Ningyuan Town yesterday, and that her hasty visit today must mean she had brought back some important information to tell him.

Wen Yutang simply stood there, staring longingly at Wen Jingxing, her lips moving but no words coming out.

She was so focused on getting there that she didn't expect that besides her brother, Lord Liu was also in the flower hall.

Although Lord Liu frequently visited the Wen residence and often talked with his father and brother all night long, Shen Wei did not explicitly instruct her to share the information with others.

Wen Jingxing saw her expression and instantly understood her concerns, so he spoke to comfort her:

"It's alright. City Lord Liu is one of our own. The safety of Qingyun City is closely related to him. It's fine to tell him this information."

With her brother's permission, Wen Yutang felt relieved and recounted in detail everything she had seen and heard while with Shen Wei over the past two days.

From the massacre of demonic cultivators in Ningyuan Town to the Buddhist monk Chengxuan performing rituals to deliver the dead, and then to the fact that the demonic sect disciples were actually the catalysts for refining demonic pills, every detail was meticulously recorded.

In fact, Liu Huan had already learned about the attack on the four towns surrounding Qingyun City by demonic cultivators through the city lord's personal guards.

He commands five hundred personal guards of the city lord, most of whom are between the Foundation Establishment and Core Formation realms. Although they are capable of fighting, they remain inactive.

This was not because he was unwilling to send troops to provide assistance, but rather to consider the overall situation and secretly observe the movements of the Demonic Sect in order to avoid alerting them and causing unnecessary casualties.

However, when they heard the words "the disciples of the Demonic Sect are actually used as the catalyst for refining Demonic Pills," Liu Huan and Wen Jingxing couldn't help but be startled and their expressions turned serious.

After Wen Yutang finished speaking, a long silence fell in the flower hall. Liu Huan and Wen Jingxing frowned and pondered, as if sorting out the key points of this crucial intelligence.

After a long silence, Wen Jingxing broke the silence first, looked up at Liu Huan, and asked, "City Lord Liu, what do you think? How credible do you find Master Chengxuan's words?"

Although Chengxuan Buddha is renowned, this intelligence is of great importance, directly related to the safety of Qingyun City, and will affect their subsequent deployment and actions. That is why he needs to confirm the credibility of this intelligence as soon as possible.

"I think it's at least 80% credible," Liu Huan said slowly.

"Oh?" A hint of surprise flashed in Wen Jingxing's eyes.

Liu Huan put down his teacup, his tone becoming more serious, and slowly said, "Master Chengxuan has actually disappeared from everyone's sight for almost a year. Brother Wen, do you know where he last appeared?"

"Where?" Wen Jingxing quickly asked.

"Zhenyao Pass," Liu Huan said, emphasizing each word.

Despite its name containing the word "pass," Zhenyao Pass is actually a formidable city situated on the border.

As can be seen from its name, this city was originally a border barrier separating the habitats of humans and demons.

However, after the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the first emperor swept all the powerful demonic sects within the territory to the northern border. Therefore, this Demon-Suppressing Pass was no longer just a city that separated the human race and the demon race, but also became a front line to resist the dual invasion of the demon race and the demonic sects, and was heavily guarded year-round.

Upon hearing this, Wen Jingxing nodded thoughtfully: "If that's the case, then it's not impossible that he knows some secret information about the Demonic Sect. After all, Zhenyao Pass has been fighting with the Demonic Sect for many years. He's been there, and given his status, he must have come into contact with a lot of inside information that ordinary people don't know."

"That's true, but his motives are puzzling." Wen Jingxing frowned.

"You can rest assured about that," Liu Huan said slowly. "Do you know that Master Chengxuan used to be a full-time practitioner at Xuanzhen Temple? How come he's now traveling all over the world spreading Buddhism?"

Liu Huan paused for a moment, then added,

"He's not just simply preaching Buddhism. When I was working in the capital, I heard some rumors. Do you know about the 'Thirty-Six Demon Buddhas'?"

"I've heard of this before. I've heard that there were once thirty-six demonic Buddhas in this world. They were mostly demons born from the resentment of heaven and earth, often parasitizing Buddha statues, accumulating flesh by stealing faith, and harming many living beings. However, this happened hundreds of years ago. Back then, many enlightened monks joined forces and exhausted their efforts to successfully seal these thirty-six demonic Buddhas and cut off the source of the disaster," Wen Jingxing said solemnly.

"You're right." Liu Huan nodded in agreement, his tone growing increasingly solemn. "It's just that for some unknown reason, these thirty-six demonic Buddhas, sealed for hundreds of years, have gradually revived. This time, the Buddhist disciple Chengxuan descended the mountain not simply to spread Buddhism, but also to carry out the Emperor's decree to search throughout the Great Zhou territory for those demonic Buddhas that have been resurrected, and to reseal them once more to prevent future troubles."

"Therefore you can rest assured about his stance and credibility."

After listening, Wen Jingxing nodded, seemingly lost in thought.

"But there's something I don't understand. Why would a disciple of the Demonic Sect willingly become a medicinal ingredient?" Wen Jingxing asked.

"I don't know, but more than that, I'm curious about what the effects of this demon pill are. Or rather, after this demon pill is made, who will ultimately consume it? For the demonic sect to go to such great lengths, slaughtering civilians and sacrificing disciples, the effects of this demon pill must be extraordinary."

Liu Huan spoke slowly.

Wen Jingxing remained silent for a long time before slowly speaking, his voice extremely low: "City Lord Liu, do you know that my Fuyou Sect has a Supreme Elder? He is currently at the peak of the Void Realm, only one step away from the True One Realm."

It should be noted that cultivators at the Void Realm can live up to three thousand years, while this Supreme Elder has already lived for two thousand eight hundred years and is nearing the end of his life. Calling him a true old monster is no exaggeration.

But if this old monster, who has lived for nearly three thousand years, cannot break through to the True One Realm, he will die of old age and his soul will be scattered.

Liu Huan's pupils contracted sharply, instantly understanding Wen Jingxing's unspoken meaning. His tone was tinged with disbelief: "You mean, he wants to rely on this demonic pill to break through to the True One Realm?"

Liu Huan gave a wry smile and slowly shook his head: "If that's really the case, and he broke through to the True One Realm by relying on this demonic pill, then I'm afraid nothing we do will be of any use."

"I'm just guessing. We know too little about the Jade Dew Sect. After thinking it over, only the Supreme Elder of my Soaring Soaring Sect fits the criteria," Wen Jingxing said softly.

Although it's just speculation, it's not entirely impossible.

Silence fell again in the flower hall, both of them with worried expressions on their faces.

"We can only take it one step at a time. If it really comes to that, then we can say we have a clear conscience." Wen Jingxing said slowly, his tone tinged with helplessness.