Starting with summoning the succubus

"Forehead……"

The next moment, Yu Hongfeng looked at the several jade bottles in his hand, opened them all, and smelled them. He was first taken aback, as if he doubted whether he had made a mistake, but after confirming it, he couldn't help but say with a strange expression, "Um, senior, this... uh... let's forget about this kidney-nourishing pill? I don't think I really need it..."

"Oops, I took the wrong one."

Li Chengwen was clearly embarrassed and quickly snatched a jade bottle back from his hand, saying, "This belongs to a friend of mine. I bought it for him."

"oh oh."

Yu Hongfeng nodded knowingly.

"Alright, take your medicine and heal your wounds. We're free, so we can protect you."

At this moment, Yun Muzhi suddenly said something to Yu Hongfeng.

Upon hearing this, Qi Lin, Li Chengwen, and the others standing nearby were all somewhat puzzled.

Nothing much to do?

How could I possibly have nothing to do?

They're in a hurry to get back to the Tianyuan Dao Sect!

However, since Yun Muzhi said that, there must be a reason, so Qi Lin, Li Chengwen and the others did not question him.

"Take your medicine."

Yun Muzhi patted Yu Hongfeng on the shoulder and emphasized it again.

"Uh, yes."

Yu Hongfeng then swallowed a few pills that Li Chengwen had just given him, then sat down on the ground, crossed his legs, made hand seals, closed his eyes, and his whole body emitted bursts of golden light that flickered.

Clearly, Yu Hongfeng was using his cultivation technique to accelerate the refining of the elixir.

"..."

Yun Muzhi watched for a while, then walked to the side, closed his eyes, and made a calculation with his right fingers—he was divining!

A moment later, Yun Muzhi lowered his hand and opened his eyes.

"Master Yun, what's going on?"

Qi Lin looked at Yun Muzhi and asked him telepathically.

“Yu Hongfeng is lying,” Yun Muzhi replied telepathically. “He said he was being chased by the demon race, but he has no demonic energy at all. Although his injuries are real, they were caused by human Qi cultivators and have nothing to do with the demon race… Why is he lying? At first, I thought he was one of Daozi’s people, so I stalled for time to do a divination, but the divination showed that he has no connection with Daozi and has another secret.”

"And then?" Qi Lin asked again.

“Then, I will interrogate him,” Yun Muzhi said. “An outsider Qi cultivator has stepped into our Tianyuan Dao Sect’s territory and lied. If there is some conspiracy involved, it will be terrible. I have to find out. Besides, if I can uncover a conspiracy against the Tianyuan Dao Sect, then after the Daoist falls, my chances of being elected as the new Daoist will increase even more with this achievement.”

"alright."

Qi Lin nodded and said no more.

"..."

About a quarter of an hour later, the golden light around Yu Hongfeng dissipated, he opened his eyes, stood up, and bowed to Yun Muzhi and the others, saying, "Thank you for the pills and for protecting me, seniors."

At this point, his complexion had become much rosier, and his breathing was stable.

"Alright, tell the truth."

Yun Muzhi remained expressionless and said calmly to Yu Hongfeng, "You didn't escape here because you were being chased by the demon race. The injuries on your body were caused by human Qi cultivators... You're lying, but why? I'll give you one last chance. Tell the truth, or I'll kill you on the spot."

"what?!"

Upon hearing this, Li Chengwen, who was standing next to him, was immediately taken aback.

"I……"

Yu Hongfeng's expression changed slightly.

"I'll count to three, and if you don't answer, you'll die."

Yun Muzhi drew the Vajra Sword from his back and held the blade to Yu Hongfeng's neck, his voice icy.

"three!"

"two!"

"..."

"I'll talk! I'll talk!"

Before Yun Muzhi could finish the last word, Yu Hongfeng hurriedly said with a panicked expression, "Actually, I am an intelligence courier, responsible for delivering a confidential intelligence report from our Ziyang Dao Sect to your Tianyuan Dao Sect's sect leader. To conceal my identity, I lied and said I was being chased by the demon race!"

"Are you kidding me?"

Hearing this explanation, Li Chengwen was somewhat surprised. "Intelligence transporter? Can't you at least make your reason plausible? There are so many ways to deliver intelligence, why do you have to find a living person to transport it?"

"Word of mouth is the most confidential way to transport goods!" Yu Hongfeng said in a deep voice.

"Explain things clearly."

Yun Muzhi sheathed the Vajra Sword, returned it to its original sheath, and then spoke to Yu Hongfeng.

"This……"

Yu Hongfeng looked troubled and hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke up: "This matter is top secret. Even if you seniors are cultivators of Tianyuan Dao Sect, I cannot reveal it to you. However, I can talk about things outside of this secret."

"Top Secret?"

Yun Muzhi frowned slightly. After a moment's thought, he made a hand seal and cast a spell, releasing a golden spiritual light shield that enveloped everyone, blocking out outside sight and sound.

"Alright, speak now." Yun Muzhi pointed to the golden light barrier around him. "My shielding technique can block the detection of cultivators at the eighth realm. That should be safe enough."

Chapter 410 Arrival at Tianyuan Mountain Range

"Um……"

Yu Hongfeng's eyes were complicated, as if he was recalling some bad memories, and his voice was very low: "Three months ago, I and several fellow disciples set off from Ziyang Dao Sect to carry out an investigation mission, but the results of that investigation were beyond our expectations."

After we reported this matter to the sect elders, they immediately ordered us to go to your Tianyuan Dao Sect to meet with your sect leader and convey confidential information.

But on the way, we were suddenly ambushed!

My fellow disciples chose to stay behind and cover my retreat so that I could escape, sacrificing themselves to take down the ambush attackers...

Now I'm the only one left. I must survive to reach the Tianyuan Dao Sect and complete the final intelligence exchange with your sect leader!

However, I was also seriously injured in the ambush, and I barely survived after consuming all the medicine.

I need more elixirs to heal my wounds.

I remember there was a Tianyuan Branch Temple in the Qingshui Mountains, and the master of the branch temple was the famous Senior Chen Hui. So I thought I would come here to ask Senior Chen Hui for medicine... However, I did not see Senior Chen Hui.

When I first arrived here, before heading to the Taoist temple on the mountaintop, I passed through this village filled with resentment. After purifying it at will, I learned about Senior Yun and the others from the surviving villagers, so I waited here for your return.

Please forgive me for not going to find you.

Judging from what the villagers said, you must suspect that there is something wrong with the abbot of Qingshui Temple, Chen Hui.

However, if it comes to a battle of magic, I am only at the fifth level of cultivation and am seriously injured. I am only good at purifying resentful energy, but if it comes to a battle of magic, I will only be a burden to you, Senior Yun.

Furthermore, I have inspected the area and found that there were indeed materials used in a ritual to draw away resentment buried in the soil on the hillside behind the village, which I have now dismantled.

"Um... I can't reveal any more."

At this point, Yu Hongfeng looked at Yun Muzhi and Li Chengwen and said in a deep voice, "This intelligence is classified. I cannot say what mission we were carrying out, what intelligence we were transmitting, or who ambushed us. Even if you two seniors are cultivators from the Tianyuan Dao Sect, I still cannot say!"

"Ok?"

Li Chengwen looked at Yun Muzhi with suspicion, then asked, "What do you think?"

"We'll escort you on your journey from now on."

Yun Muzhi looked at Yu Hongfeng and said calmly, "The truth will naturally be revealed after we take you back to the sect."

“That would be perfect,” Yu Hongfeng said. “With the escort of all of you seniors, I will be much safer from now on.”

"Let's go."

As Yun Muzhi spoke, he prepared to cast a spell, intending to condense a whirlwind once again to carry everyone into the sky.

However, out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that the seventeen surviving villagers of Qingshui Village had all gathered nearby and were watching them.

"Is there anything else I can help with?"

Yun Mu stopped casting the spell, looked at the villagers around him, and asked seriously, "This place has been ravaged by a great demon, and you have suffered too many casualties. If needed, I can take you to a village in the Stone Turtle Mountains. Don't worry, that village was originally formed by outsiders who came to escape, so they should not be xenophobic."

"Never mind."

Among the villagers, a schoolteacher dressed in a blue robe smiled and said, “Thank you for your kindness, Immortal Master, but this village is our home. It is precisely because our family members have died that we must stay here and rebuild our home.”

"I'm not very good at talking, but Scholar Zhou is right, Immortal Master, we're not leaving."

"Correct."

"I have to start farming again!"

The other villagers echoed the schoolteacher's sentiments.

Although the sadness in these survivors' eyes remained, there were also smiles on their faces, a smile that reflected their hope for a new life in the future.

"it is good."

Seeing this, Yun Muzhi nodded slightly, "In that case, all I can do is help you repair the knots in the barrier that are blocking the demons."

After saying that, Yun Muzhi looked at Li Chengwen beside him and said, "You are a magic cultivator, so you should know about barrier techniques, right?"

"Okay, okay, I'll do the work."

Li Chengwen shrugged helplessly, then strode towards the outer area of ​​Qingshui Village, using a special Taoist technique of the Tianyuan Dao Sect to locate the barrier knot.

The boundary knot is a glowing red rope buried in the ground, encircling the entire village.

This knot can prevent some weaker demons from entering the village. If a powerful demon forcibly breaks in, the knot can not stop it, but it can notify the head of the local branch temple.

Li Chengwen spent half an hour finding each broken knot, then used magic to reconnect them and reactivate the demon-blocking barrier.

During this time, a funny incident occurred. When the barrier was activated, both the bear demon, Big Fatty, and the rabbit demon were instantly thrown away by the power of the barrier, flying from inside the village to outside.

Both of them are demons.

However, this blunder also indirectly proves that the barrier has successfully taken effect.