Sword Sect Little Demon Child, Three and a Half Years Old and Extremely Fierce

—Eastern Front, Qingyun Sect.

The image is so clear it's like looking in a mirror.

As expected of the wealthiest sect in the cultivation world, it's clear they use a top-tier communication artifact; even the sound has a reverberation.

Xie Qianjue's face appeared in the grid.

The background is his own study.

The bookshelf was filled with classic books, neatly arranged, clearly just for decoration.

Because if you look at it often, it won't get dusty, but his bookshelf did get dusty.

"The eastern route of Qingyun Sect is under investigation. There is currently no substantial progress."

Translation: I checked, but couldn't find it.

Someone followed up with, "Have you found any trace of Warcraft?"

Xie Qianjue paused for a moment: "Currently... no."

Further translation: I checked, but I didn't even see a trace of Warcraft.

—Southern Route, Yuling Sect.

Sect Leader Bai Jingxin personally reported this.

The image is clear and the composition is well-thought-out.

The Yuling Sect is wealthy, and the communication artifacts they use are top-of-the-line, so that even the fur of the spirit beasts on their clothes can be seen clearly.

But she looked exhausted, as if she hadn't slept for three days, or as if she had just been walked around by a spirit beast for three days.

"I asked many demonic beasts," she said, her voice hoarse. "The low-level ones have no intelligence, so asking them is pointless. The mid-level ones refuse to talk; they might know something, but they dare not speak. The high-level ones..."

She paused.

"I didn't ask."

Someone pressed further, "Why didn't you ask?"

Bai Jingxin glanced at the person: "Guess?"

The man shut up.

Because those who know, know; they can even defeat high-level demonic beasts in the Nascent Soul stage.

What is the concept of the Nascent Soul stage? It's the level of the three elders of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Asking questions about high-level monsters requires sufficient strength and confidence.

If you ask the wrong question, it won't be the monster answering the question; it will be the monster asking you the question.

For example: "Have you eaten?"

For example: "If you haven't eaten, I'll eat you."

But another person chimed in, "Aren't you at the early stage of the Void Refinement realm? Asking about high-level demonic beasts should be enough for someone at that stage, right?"

Bai Jingxin also glanced at that person: "They are a group of high-level beings."

The man shut up.

High-level demonic beasts generally do not form groups, but if they do, they are a group capable of killing beings in the early stages of the Void Refinement realm.

Although Bai Jingxin was only at the early stage of the Void Refinement realm, she was not stupid.

We won't fight unnecessary battles.

Don't ask unnecessary questions.

Having lived for nearly a thousand years, I understand this principle.

—Western Front, Lingqi Sect.

The sect leader of Baihezhou personally reported this.

The image is equally clear.

The Spirit Contract Sect is also wealthy; their communication artifacts are from the same brand as those of the Spirit Control Sect, probably because they were purchased together before the sect split.

"I tied up a few mid-level demonic beasts," he said, his tone as if he were talking about catching a few chickens.

The grids fell silent.

Binding a monster?

Only the Spirit Contract Sect would pull off something like this.

The Yu Ling Sect uses the word "Yu" and employs affinity contracts.

The Lingqi Sect uses the word "Qi" (契), which implies the use of coercion and force.

One is like a free-choice relationship, the other is like a forced marriage.

Bai Hezhou continued, "Through soul searching, we discovered footage of the massacre of the Biluo Sect."

The grids fell completely silent.

Soul searching. A bit cruel.

It involves forcibly reading the memories of a monster, causing the monster immense pain.

At best, it can damage one's mental intelligence; at worst, it can lead to immediate death.

Such things have always been forbidden in the cultivation world.

It's like the rule against stealing, but thieves still exist.

But no one blamed anyone at that moment.

Because criticizing it is useless, and everyone wants to know what's in the picture.

Bai Hezhou took out a recording stone from his sleeve and infused it with spiritual power.

The image unfolds within the grid, and the picture is clear.

A group of high-level demonic beasts and magical beasts were seen besieging a small sect.

They're not fighting individually; they're fighting together.

The demonic beasts were responsible for the frontal assault, while the magical beasts were responsible for flanking maneuvers; the division of labor was clear, and the cooperation was seamless.

Monsters and demonic beasts are natural enemies; this is common knowledge in the cultivation world.

Just as cats and dogs are naturally incompatible, wolves and sheep can never eat together.

But the monsters and demons in the picture not only eat together, but also fight together.

***

Another scene of soul-searching was released.

The sect leader of the Biluo Sect: A Nascent Soul stage cultivator, whose protective spiritual light was shattered by a single palm strike, and then a hand reached into his dantian, draining his cultivation and digging out his spiritual root.

The man's face was obscured by a cloud of black mist, making it impossible to see his features, but it was clear that his movements were very practiced.

Like killing a fish, with one swift and clean cut, the scales, gills, and internal organs are removed, all in one smooth motion.

So the grids exploded:

"As expected, it's a combination of magical beasts and monsters!"

"—As expected, it was a Void Refinement stage expert who made the move! Look at his technique, his attacks are ruthless, and his spiritual energy flows strangely. Clearly, this isn't the first time he's done something like this; his technique is as practiced as if he were killing a chicken."

"Look at his movements, doesn't it resemble the Night Slaughter from back then? That leader of the evil cultivation organization slaughtered several small sects a hundred years ago, and then disappeared. Everyone thought he was dead."

Bai Hezhou nodded, his tone turning somber: "Through spiritual energy tracking, we discovered that the other party's aura is indeed very similar to that of the evil cultivator Ye Tu from a hundred years ago."

The grids exploded again:

"Night Slaughter? It was him?"

"Finally showing up?"

"What does he want to do?"

—Is he the mastermind or just a henchman?

Bai Hezhou shook his head: "There are no more clues. We also couldn't find any trace of his aura, so we can't be sure it's him. The information we got from the soul search is limited."

The grids fell silent.

It's like a pot of water that's just boiled, and then the heat is suddenly turned off.

—Northern route, Hehuan Sect.

The face of the Hehuan Sect Master appeared in the image, but the image quality wasn't very good.

It's probably because the northern route is too far and the signal is poor.

But her voice was clear: "On the northern route, traces of demonic energy and evil formations were found at the crime scene."

The grid screen then cuts to a photo she took.

In a desolate mountain wilderness, the ground is etched with dense patterns.

Those patterns weren't ordinary array patterns; they were the kind of patterns that... you could tell at a glance they weren't good.

Crooked and twisted, like a contorted snake or a struggling arm, it is deeply etched into the soil, each line glowing with a dark red light.

"This is an ancient evil formation. It is specifically designed to refine cultivation and luck."

She paused.

"It's not completely finished yet. Judging from the marks, the other party is still in the trial stage. Some patterns have been modified again and again, as if they are adjusting parameters."

She paused, then added, "But it's already usable. The sect leader of the Azure Sky Sect was the first test subject."

The grids exploded.

"So, the Biluo Sect Master's cultivation was drained and his spiritual root was dug out because it was used in a sacrificial evil array!"

"—Isn't this the method of evil cultivators? It was banned thousands of years ago! When the predecessors of the cultivation world wiped out evil cultivation organizations, they destroyed all the evil array blueprints they seized. How come they still exist?"

"It's definitely related to the demon realm! The residual demonic energy is irrefutable proof!"

"Not necessarily. The Demon Lord's daughter is a disciple in the cultivation world. Wouldn't attacking her be putting her in danger?"

"That was done by the villains from the demon realm, so they can't escape responsibility!"

"That's right, the Demon Realm is so vast, it's not like the Demon Lord is the only one!"

Someone pressed further, asking, "Have you found any trace of heretical practitioners?"

The sect leader of the Hehuan Sect shook his head.

"Only demonic energy remains. It's unclear whether it was intentionally left behind or simply because there wasn't enough time to clean it up. We couldn't find a trace of the evil cultivators' aura at all."

She paused, then lowered her voice.

"I suspect that the opponent's cultivation level is at least above mine."

The grids exploded again.

The sect leader of the Hehuan Sect is at the early stage of the Refinement Realm.

Above her... mid-stage? Or fusion stage? Or Mahayana stage?

Everyone's expression was very serious.