High Martial Arts 2077: I Rely on Beast Taming to Cultivate While Lying Down

Chapter 120 Statue - Sacrifice, Power of Demon Immortals!

Feng Yujun straightened up instantly.

His smile vanished, replaced by a furrowed brow: "Who? That adventurer party?"

His first thought was: that adventurer party performed terribly.

Desertion, breaches, and disruption of the battle.

Although the bald fat man's counterattack was proven false, these people never did anything positive from beginning to end.

If there's a mole, they'll be the first to be implicated.

Su Chen shook his head: "I clashed with them because they were foul-mouthed and I wanted to vent my anger. But at the same time, I was trying to lure them out."

"Based on my current observations, I don't think they are spies."

Feng Yujun remained silent.

He re-examined Su Chen.

He initially thought that Su Chen might have retaliated against the adventurer team after a conflict, which was why he brought up the "spy" claim.

It's a bit like... dogs fighting.

If something is thrown out under these circumstances, you'd be lucky to believe even 30% of it.

But Su Chen actually ruled out this adventurer team first!

Feng Yujun tapped his fingers lightly twice on the table: "The spy you're referring to, are you referring to the person who caused this demon tide, or someone from another direction?"

"The person I'm talking about could indeed be the source of this demon tide. But..." Su Chen paused, "I have a vague feeling that this spy might be related to the Red Phosphorus Rat incident."

He carefully considered his wording!

The hidden level is called "The Rat Immortal's Puppet".

But he couldn't utter the name "Rat Immortal," since he couldn't explain the source of the information.

So he steered the conversation toward "red phosphorus rats".

It's just barely touching the edge, but not revealing the bottom!

Feng Yujun's reaction changed the moment he opened his mouth.

"Tell me more!" Feng Yujun lowered his voice. "There are indeed shadows of the Abyss Church and other related cults behind the Red Phosphorus Rat."

"But... how did you realize someone in the group was acting strangely? Did you see someone behaving unusually? Or did you suspect something was amiss with this attack and discover some clues? Tell me that first!"

Su Chen quickly went through the calculations in his mind.

Feng Yujun's reaction, and the sentence he just blurted out: "The Abyss Church is behind the Red Phosphorus Rat."

This proves that the school and the city guards definitely knew that there was something deeper behind the red phosphorus rat incident!

He had a plan in place.

In this situation... use solution C!

"After I ate the Mythical Spirit Fruit, I gained a special ability," Su Chen said calmly. "A special kind of perception, similar to a sixth sense. Teacher Feng, if you watch the videos later, you'll definitely find that I can even sense the location of the alien demon with its strange spatial attributes."

All the one-hour impromptu recordings of everyone were collected.

Therefore... his ability to detect alien demons will inevitably attract attention!

Making up a lie at this moment would be even better.

Feng Yujun was stunned for a moment.

Mythical Spirit Fruit!

He was not unexpected at all.

After all, he was present during last night's strength assessment.

Liu Xiangdong publicly questioned Su Chen about whether he had eaten the Mythical Spirit Fruit, and Su Chen's reaction at the time was also observed by Liu Xiangdong.

But back to this matter...

Feng Yujun frowned.

"If it's just a sixth sense and we can't pinpoint the area... that's troublesome. Besides, the sixth sense can be deceived. Maybe the mastermind isn't even among you right now."

Su Chen was not in a hurry.

He calmly uttered two words: "Demon Immortal!"

"I sensed a strong demonic aura, which may be related to the realm of immortals and demons."

Feng Yujun suddenly stood up.

The chair leg scraped against the floor with a short, sharp screech.

He realized he had overreacted, took a deep breath, and tried to control his facial expression as much as possible.

After a moment, he sat down again, placing his hands on the table, one on top of the other.

"Your perception... is correct! Absolutely correct!"

Regarding the existence of demon immortals, they are currently only in the speculation stage.

Piecing all the intelligence together, we can barely piece together half a blurry jigsaw puzzle.

I'm at most 50% sure.

The word came out of Su Chen's mouth...

He felt that he was now 90% certain!

Su Chen must have really come across the relevant clues!

Suppressing his excitement, Feng Yujun stared at Su Chen and asked, "Do you suspect the target?"

"Yes, there was. When I discovered there was a spy in the group, I wanted to expose him. In that situation, I thought that igniting internal conflict might make the spy come out on his own. That's one of the reasons I intimidated those adventurers."

Then I saved the video so I could see if I could glean any clues from everyone's facial expressions!

Feng Yujun's lips twitched slightly after hearing this.

Luring the snake out of its hole! Entrapment!

With a suspected mole within the group and demons surrounding them from the outside, how dare a student deliberately create conflict to lure out the mole? What kind of courage and brains does that take?

He had previously thought that Su Chen's conflict with the adventurer team was just youthful impetuosity.

In retrospect, this farce, which everyone saw as "a group of scoundrels igniting a legitimate conflict with their foul mouths," actually had this underlying consideration.

Damn it!

Why isn't this a student of the labor union?

That good cabbage was eaten by that pig Zhou Qingguo!

Could you let this kid be transferred to a regular class first, and then transferred to my class?

A deep sense of regret welled up in Feng Yujun's heart.

He suppressed his complex emotions and continued, "Who are the suspected targets?"

"There were four in total. I kept a video of their facial expressions at the time."

Feng Yujun nodded repeatedly: "Good, good, great! But there's a problem... to be honest, we did find out that behind this Red Phosphorus Rat incident, there might be a being from the Immortal or Demon Realm that has partnered with the Abyss Church."

"But we know nothing about this existence!"

He paused, his expression turning serious: "If the spy you mentioned is controlled by the Abyss Church's special mark, then ordinary soul-searching methods would be very difficult to detect."

"Unless there's evidence that's 100% certain, we...sigh!"

Su Chen listened quietly.

Judging from Professor Feng's use of the word "we," he participated in the investigation into the existence of the red phosphorus rat.

That's even better!

"However, you've done a very good job. I'll take full responsibility for the follow-up matters." Feng Yujun patted the table, concluding the matter.

Judging from Professor Feng's expression, Su Chen roughly guessed what was going on.

In the era of advanced martial arts, instructors have more than one path to promotion than school assessments.

The school has three to four thousand students, but nearly a thousand tutors. The vast majority of these tutors are stationed elsewhere and need to meet various performance targets.

Making meritorious contributions is definitely the fastest way to get promoted!

If a case involving the Abyss Church and the existence of the Immortal and Demon Realms can be confirmed, the achievement will be considerable.

Su Chen smiled and said, "Is the mentor eager to resolve this matter and gain merit?"

Feng Yujun was taken aback.

That's when I realized I had some problems with managing my emotions.

Those who were interrogating people in the interrogation room are now being led by the nose by the students!

He looked at Su Chen, shook his head helplessly, and smiled.

"You little rascal, you're quite the schemer. Trying to take advantage of the teacher?"

Su Chen laughed: "Haha, I just wanted to make a contribution!"

"Oh? How do you earn merit?"

Su Chen didn't waste any words: "I've identified four targets. Three from Nanhu University and one from Beishan University. One of the girls from Nanhu University died at the hands of the Green Vine Demon King. Actually, I think she might not be dead, so I'll have to ask you, teacher, to investigate."

Feng Yujun thought for a moment and nodded.

That Green Vine Demon King has very strange abilities.

They might abduct someone in front of everyone, thus erasing that person's existence, and then reappear under a new identity.

This is a common tactic used by the Church of the Abyss!

"Okay, what's that person's name?"

"Um..." Su Chen paused for a moment, "I don't know. But, after the mentor looks at the clips I saved, he can look it up himself."

Feng Yujun didn't dwell on the detail: "Okay! So, who are the remaining three targets? How do you plan to take them down?"

"They are..." Su Chen said without any hesitation.

He continued, "Next, we'll naturally train together! To be honest, I think as long as we take this guy deeper into the Red Phosphorus Rat's lair, he'll definitely make a move!"

His tone was very confident.

"After all, this attack, those powerful monsters like the Alien Demons and Faceless Demons, seemed to be specifically targeting us students. Normally, the Alien Demon squad likes to challenge the strong; they'll hunt down strong humans first, then kill the weaker ones as well. But this time was completely different!"

Feng Yujun remained silent for a few seconds.

Prioritizing the hunting of alien monsters is common knowledge in combat.

Their habit is to hone their fighting potential with the blood of the strong.

Killing the weak first is a strategy used against low-level monsters like the Red Phosphorus Rat.

This time, the alien demon bypassed Yan Heng and Zhou Yu, these powerful Qi experts, and directly entered the group of students.

That's definitely unusual.

but...

"Judging from the current situation, the Red Phosphorus Rat's lair is quite large. This time, another powerful plant-type demon, suspected to be related to the Thousand-Faced Demon Lord, has appeared. If there's a traitor in our group, it's very dangerous!"

Feng Yujun did not directly deny it, but his tone clearly showed concern.

Su Chen was waiting for these words: "So! I need you, mentor, to provide a magical jade slip. Of course, if you could provide more magical jade slips, or other life-saving items, that would be even better."

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Professor!"

Feng Yujun was stunned for a moment, then looked up and laughed.

"Haha, so this is what you were waiting for! No problem! Making supernatural jade slips is very troublesome, but I will try my best to communicate and at least get you two."

After he finished laughing, his expression turned serious again: "But you absolutely must prioritize safety. If you and all these top students are wiped out, my... my mentoring career will be ruined!"

He suddenly stopped halfway through his sentence.

I've realized it now.

and many more!

Why do I feel like I'm being led by the nose by this kid?

Feng Yujun frowned and quickly went through the entire conversation in his mind.

Su Chen mentioned the demon immortal, and he accepted the intelligence. Su Chen mentioned a suspected target, and he agreed to investigate. Su Chen said he needed to continue his training, and he agreed without even asking. Su Chen said he needed a magical jade slip, and he readily agreed to give him two...

From beginning to end, he followed Su Chen's rhythm the whole time!

"If I agree, I'll be the person in charge of this operation, which is a huge risk!" Feng Yujun looked at Su Chen and said hesitantly, "No! I think I need to think about it some more."

Su Chen cursed inwardly.

How did you come to your senses?

The fish just took the bait; we can't let it spit it out.

He thought for a moment, then changed his perspective: "Someone as valuing their life as I am, this time I'm risking my own!"

He paused, then his tone became more sincere: "Besides, for safety reasons, Teacher Feng, wouldn't it be great if you could get me a few more magical jade slips? The Earthly Origin Book would be even better!"

Feng Yujun rolled his eyes at him speechlessly: "You think this is something that's commonplace? The Earth Origin Book! It takes a Divine Power Realm expert expending their own source power to make a single jade slip, and they need to recuperate for half a month after making one. The Earth Origin Book requires an Earth Origin Realm expert to dedicate a wisp of their divine soul to imprint and seal it, and making one will cost them three years of cultivation."

"Giving you two jade slips is the limit I can go to with my old face!"

He paused, then sighed, "Fine, you're right, we can't miss this opportunity!"

He guessed that Su Chen dared to play such a big game because his family must have gone to great lengths to obtain the magical jade slip!

Seeing that the matter was settled, Su Chen remembered something else and asked, "By the way, about the red phosphorus rat's nest, I have a question."

"What's the problem?"

"statue."

Feng Yujun's eyebrows twitched.

"Oh? You've seen the statue enshrined inside the red phosphorus rat's nest?"

"It wasn't me, it was Zhou Chengjie and his group." Su Chen briefly recounted how Zhou Chengjie and his group discovered the altar and saw the statue in the lair. "They thought the statue was too eerie, so they blew it up."

Feng Yujun paused for a moment, then his expression changed.

"This is bad!" His voice turned serious. "If it really is a rat or snake-like demon immortal behind it, and it was during a sacrificial ceremony, then the rat demon immortal's power must still be in the statue! So... the spy you mentioned might have existed at that time!"

Su Chen's heart sank suddenly.

What the hell!

I never thought of this before.

Sacrifice! Statue! Puppet!

If the power of the Rat Immortal was attached to the statue when Zhou Chengjie and his group destroyed it, then the person who came into contact with the statue would be the closest point of impact.

No complicated rituals or deliberate arrangements are needed.

The power spread along the aftershocks of the ritual, entering the soul silently!

Su Chen's brain was rapidly recalling the events.

Neither Zhou Chengjie nor Li Yu have their control panels open! It's really impossible to rule it out...

"Mentor, don't be in such a hurry!" Su Chen said, speaking faster than usual. "Among my suspected targets, there is no one from Zhou Chengjie's team."

Upon hearing this, Feng Yujun's tense shoulders relaxed slightly.

But the seriousness on his face did not fade.

Although Zhou Chengjie was not in Class 1.

There might even be one less competitor in the class!

However, if a top student in the school gets into trouble while under his supervision and with his knowledge, he can't escape the blame, regardless of whether the student is from his class or not.

He stood there for a moment, then said, "Wait a moment, while they're sleeping, I'll conduct a simple, small-scale soul scan to see if I can find anything wrong. If not, we can proceed with your plan for now."

Su Chen didn't say anything more.

"Okay! Then I'll wait for your further arrangements, mentor."