Forced to become a pure and innocent female pharmacist in order to cultivate immortality.

With just that one sentence, the red-clad undercover envoy knew the other party's origin.

Because their conversations involve both the secular world and the cultivation world, they speak very discreetly, not casually mentioning their sects, but only needing to state the location of their sect.

"Oh, I understand. May we speak privately?" the red-clad undercover agent asked.

The cultivator from the Zixia Sect nodded and gestured for the other person to follow him upstairs. They quickly entered a private room.

The cultivators of the Purple Cloud Sect were not surprised that the people from the Secret Investigation Division had found their way here; it was only a matter of time. This was why they could not act rashly.

The duties of the Secret Investigation Division are mainly to handle all extraordinary cases within the secular world.

Once in the mortal world, even cultivators of the Cloud Sect must abide by its rules. This is a rule established by the Nine Heavens Holy Land; the mortal world and the cultivation world must be separated and not confused.

"The four corpses found in the canal three days ago, fellow Daoist, were they disciples of your sect?" the red-robed undercover envoy asked bluntly as soon as he entered.

The powerful Dao Palace expert from the Zixia Sect let out a deep sigh of relief.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time. If your people from the Dark Investigation Division don't arrive soon, we might break the rules between the mortal and immortal realms," said the Zixia Sect expert with a displeased expression.

Of course, he was just saying that out of anger.

"I apologize for the suffering of your sect's disciples in the mortal world. This is our dereliction of duty. However, I would like to ask why cultivators from the four major sects are lingering in Jianglin City. Is there anything about Jianglin City that our court is unaware of?" the red-robed undercover envoy asked.

Clearly, the Secret Investigation Division was unaware that the Blood Demon Cult's headquarters was hidden in Jianglin City; it could only be said that the two sides had not communicated.

That's normal, though. Yun Zong hasn't decided to take action yet, which is why he hasn't informed the Secret Investigation Division.

"Your Secret Investigation Division oversees mortal cultivators, don't you know about what happened in Jianglin City?" The Zixia Sect expert frowned.

The red-clad undercover scout was stunned.

"What exactly happened? We haven't received any news from the cultivation world." The red-robed undercover envoy immediately frowned.

Seeing that the other party truly didn't know, the Zixia Sect expert didn't waste any time and directly told him about the Blood Demon Sect. However, after listening, the red-robed undercover envoy immediately said, "Impossible."

"What? Thousands of years ago, the Blood Demon Cult, which sacrificed an entire city in blood, had a headquarters in our Jianglin City? How is that possible?" The red-robed undercover envoy's expression changed drastically.

"Heh, your court's intelligence is really bad. You saw how our four disciples died, didn't you? All their blood was drained. Isn't that the Blood Demon Sect's method?" the cultivator from the Purple Cloud Sect reminded him.

The red-clad undercover scout fell into deep thought upon hearing this.

“But the Blood Refining Technique, such an evil art, is not exclusive to the Blood Demon Sect. Perhaps it was done by other evil cultivators?” The red-robed undercover envoy put forward his hypothesis.

The experts from the Purple Cloud Sect were about to roll their eyes.

"No, you didn't know that Yunzong recently joined forces with various sects within Jiangzhou Prefecture to wipe out the Blood Demon Sect's branches in various places?" a Zixia Sect expert reminded him.

However, the red-clad undercover envoy still shook his head.

"Then I don't know what to say. You can investigate yourselves. Oh, and return our disciples' corpses to my Zixia Sect." The Zixia Sect Dao Palace cultivator said in a deep voice.

However, the red-clad undercover envoy refused outright.

"No, the body cannot be returned to you until the matter is clarified. Don't worry, we will investigate as soon as possible," the red-clad undercover agent assured him.

After saying that, he turned and left, but as he reached the door, he added a reminder.

"Oh, by the way, let me remind you four major sects not to act rashly. You need at least permission from our Dark Investigation Division before you can act, otherwise you will bear the consequences." After saying this, the man opened the door and went downstairs.

This attitude greatly displeased the experts of the Zixia Sect, but there was nothing they could do. With the Holy Land backing them up, even the Yun Sect dared not easily provoke the Dark Investigation Division.

It wasn't just the Zixia Sect that sent people; at the same time, three teams of secret agents arrived from the other three inns where the families were staying. It would be very easy for them to investigate.

The person from the Yunxia Sect is a female undercover envoy in red, who is negotiating with Yunxin.

“Miss Yun, your four major sects are staying in Jianglin City on a large scale. According to the rules, our Secret Investigation Division needs to monitor your behavior. We hope that your Yunxia Sect can cooperate.” At Yun Xin’s residence, the female secret investigator in red said directly.

Yun Xin nodded indifferently.

"Whatever, don't worry. We won't act recklessly without orders from our superiors," Yun Xin replied calmly.

Upon seeing this, the female scout in red immediately expressed her gratitude.

"Thank you for your cooperation. I'll take my leave now. Don't worry, we won't send too many people to monitor us. We'll only leave one person behind in the inn." The female scout in red left these words and departed.

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They didn't want to be discovered by the Secret Service, but who knew that the Blood Demon Cult would take the initiative to assassinate their people, so there was nothing they could do.

After the people from the Secret Investigation Division left, Lin Aoxue came out of the room. Although Ye Liuyun was refining medicine in the room, Lin Qingyou's power isolated him, so no one could detect it, and she felt at ease.

"Senior Brother Yunxin, what's going on?" Lin Aoxue asked as she approached Yunxin.

She and Ye Liuyun had already planned everything out, and they absolutely couldn't allow any unexpected situations to occur. Therefore, she had to find out what had happened and eliminate all uncertainties.

"It's nothing. It's just that the four people from the Zixia Sect who were killed were discovered by the Dark Investigation Division, the yamen that oversees cultivators in the secular world. They also found out that cultivators from our four major sects were in Jianglin City, so they sent someone over to warn us. The gist of it is that no matter what happens in Jianglin City, we must get permission from their Dark Investigation Division before we can act," Yun Xin explained.

However, after hearing this, Lin Aoxue's first reaction was to say something that made Yunxin's expression not particularly pleasant.

"But what if the Blood Demon Sect and the Dark Investigation Division are colluding?"

This question made Yun Xin's heart skip a beat.

Yunxin hadn't considered this question because if that were the case, their situation would be dangerous, and they would be at risk of being targeted by the Blood Demon Cult at any time.

"This? I hadn't thought about that. It shouldn't be. Although the secular court doesn't interfere in the conflicts of the cultivation world, the Blood Demon Sect once sacrificed a city of a million people in the history of the cultivation world. The court should have records of that," Yun Xin said.

They don't know much about worldly affairs, so it's really hard to judge.

"Hehe, Senior Brother Yunxin, who can say what interests are? What if the Blood Demon Sect happens to have some kind of interest with the imperial court's cultivators? I'm just saying, hypothetically," Lin Aoxue said.

Lin Aoxue's reminder made Yunxin feel even more uneasy, because everything Lin Aoxue said was based on the premise of possibility.

It was already hard to understand that the Blood Demon Sect's headquarters was hidden in a secular city. If it was as Lin Aoxue said, then it would be too terrifying, because the Blood Demon Sect could sacrifice Jianglin City at any time.

In other words, if this matter is not resolved soon, Jiang Lincheng's safety will be in serious danger.

"I understand. I'll report this to the sect immediately and see what they say. However, the Yun Sect is in charge of this mission. If the Yun Sect doesn't agree, there's nothing we can do," Yun Xin said.

Lin Aoxue wanted this effect: to get others to urge the sects, and then have the sects put pressure on the Yun Sect. In short, as long as the Yun Sect felt the urgency and wanted to take action, that would be enough.

If none of these methods work, then the only option left is to fabricate lies to trick Yun Zong into taking action.

From Lin Aoxue's perspective, although Yun Zong's forceful action would definitely harm innocent people, it was better than the situation getting worse. The situation was still under control; if it got out of control, then it would be all over.

To be honest, Lin Aoxue and Ye Liuyun didn't need to be so concerned. After all, it's like the emperor isn't worried while the eunuch is, but who told them to run into each other?

If they didn't encounter or see it, then it has nothing to do with them. But if they did see or encounter it, and something unexpected happens in Jianglin City, then the two of them will be affected by the karma to some extent.

Let's talk about the red-robed undercover envoy who obtained the clue from the Zixia Sect. After returning to the Undercover Division, he immediately went to see Du Ming, the inspector of the Jiangzhou Prefecture Undercover Division. This person is a cultivator from the Four Extremes Secret Realm.

"What? The Blood Demon Sect has a regional headquarters right in our Jianglin City? Do you have any evidence?" Du Ming suddenly stood up and asked.

“My lord, a few days ago, four disciples of the Zixia Sect were drained of their blood and died. This method is very much in line with the Blood Demon Sect’s methods. Moreover, I heard that the Yun Sect sent them to Jianglin City to investigate, so there should be no mistake.” The red-robed undercover agent replied.

Du Ming fell into deep thought.

"Understood. Go and investigate. Tell me immediately if you find any leads." Du Ming quickly calmed down again.

However, the red-clad undercover envoy raised a question.

"My lord, I have a bold guess, but I don't know if I should say it," the red-clad undercover agent suddenly said.

Du Ming glanced at the other person.

"Go ahead and speak. There's nothing you can't say here."

"My lord, if the Blood Demon Sect's headquarters is truly located within Jianglin City, wouldn't that senior know about it?" the red-robed undercover envoy said thoughtfully.

Upon hearing this, Du Ming's pupils contracted, and he quickly glared at the red-clad undercover envoy.

"Shut up, you've got some nerve, saying something like that?"

The red-clad undercover envoy paused for a moment, then left helplessly.

However, his reminder served as a wake-up call for Du Ming. It was highly unusual that such a major event had occurred in the cultivation world, yet their secular undercover investigation department had not received any information about it.

The formation in Jianglin City is controlled by Lu Wenyang. If such a big thing happens in the cultivation world, Lu Wenyang will be the first to know, and then he will notify them.

"No way?" Du Ming's face grew even uglier. He really wanted to send a message to his superiors, but unfortunately, once he sent the message, Lu Wenyang would definitely know, unless he sent someone out of Jianglin City to send the message outside.

However, he had no evidence and only suspicion. If he was wrong, he would be in big trouble. So after thinking it over, he decided to investigate first.

"Boom!"

Just as Du Ming was struggling with what to do, another clap of thunder startled him; it had been thundering for days.

"Damn it, is this ever going to stop? Can you please stop thundering? It's so noisy! All thunder and no rain, God, are you running a fever like a person?" Du Ming angrily walked to the door and complained to the sky.

These past few days, it's been hard to get a good night's sleep. There's thunder in the sky, sometimes a muffled rumble, sometimes a loud bang. Even if you're sleeping soundly at night, you'll be woken up by the commotion. It's a wonder they're cultivators; they can endure it for a few days without much trouble, but it's still very annoying.

Then look at ordinary people, and it's terrible. There are fewer people on the streets, and everyone looks listless with dark circles under their eyes, without any energy.

"Damn it, God, stop thundering! If you keep thundering, I'm going crazy!" Some people, with dark circles under their eyes, stared at the lightning bolts moving across the sky and said weakly.

Fortunately, Ye Liuyun had almost finished refining the thousand pills, and Lin Aoxue frequently left the Yuelai Inn to hide the pills in various places in Jianglin City.

"Ah...Is Aoxue almost done?" Ye Liuyun withdrew the flames, stood up and stretched.

"Yes, except for the North City area, everything else has been installed, and there are even extras," Lin Aoxue said.

As Ye Liuyun stopped refining the medicine, the dark clouds dissipated. The first reaction of ordinary people was to breathe a sigh of relief and then go to sleep.

So even in broad daylight, there are hardly any people on the streets.

"Ah! It's quiet now, we can get some rest." Even the cultivators were relieved.

Because they couldn't concentrate on their cultivation until the thunder stopped.

Having settled the matter of the pills, Ye Liuyun had to move on to the second thing: nourishing the Blue Rose Sword within his body.

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"Lanwei, increase your power to absorb the blood in my body. Don't worry about me, just absorb it as much as you can," Ye Liuyun commanded the Lanwei Sword within his body.

However, Lan Wei hesitated.

"Master, won't this hurt you?" Lan Wei asked hesitantly.

"Don't worry, I won't die. Just keep inhaling," Ye Liuyun said again.

Seeing that Ye Liuyun was determined to do so, Lanwei Sword immediately increased its power. As Lanwei Sword drew Ye Liuyun's blood, the originally beautiful Ye Liuyun instantly turned into a skin and bones old woman.

"Ah! I feel completely drained." Ye Liuyun rolled her eyes and collapsed to the ground.

Lin Aoxue was also startled and quickly went over to check.

The Blue Rose Sword was startled, and its spirit quickly flew out of Ye Liuyun's body to check on his condition.

"Master, Master, are you alright? Didn't you say I could inhale more forcefully? What's wrong with you?" Lan Wei was confused.

However, the weak Ye Liuyun called out, "Lin Aoxue."

"Aoxue, bring back the Heavenly Pill."

Lin Aoxue looked at Ye Liuyun's state and sighed slightly. Then she took out the Rejuvenation Pill and put it into Ye Liuyun's mouth. As the pill entered her body, the blood lost by Ye Liuyun was quickly replenished, and she soon became energetic again.

Although his body could recover on its own, it would take several minutes, which was not as fast as taking the Rejuvenation Pill.

"This?" Lan Weijian was dumbfounded.

She had almost drained Ye Liuyun of all his blood in one go, but not only did Ye Liuyun not die, he also recovered after taking a strange pill. This was too bizarre.

"Lan Wei, ignore her, she won't die. Keep sucking, she seems to be enjoying it," Lin Aoxue complained.

Although Lanwei Sword didn't know what was going on, it returned to Ye Liuyun's body again and absorbed Ye Liuyun's blood once more.

Back and forth, the intense pleasure made Ye Liuyun unable to stop.

Moreover, Lan Wei discovered that Ye Liuyun's blood power was much stronger than that of ordinary cultivators. At this rate, as long as Ye Liuyun could hold on for ten days, Lan Wei would be able to recover 30% of her strength before the 15th of next month.

The Blood Demon Sect is also taking action. They are secretly capturing mortals, as Jianglin City has no shortage of mortals. Of course, there are also some unlucky cultivators. After capturing them, their blood is drained and sent to the Blood Demon Sect branch to make the medicinal blood that Lu Wenyang needs.

Meanwhile, the four lower-level sects are also urging the Cloud Sect to make preparations as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, the Secret Investigation Division was also secretly investigating the Blood Demon Sect. However, apart from feeling that something was wrong, they couldn't find any clues about the Blood Demon Sect. But according to their investigation, not long ago, the Yun Sect did indeed join forces with the sects within Jiangzhou Prefecture to eliminate the Blood Demon Sect's branches in various places, leaving only the main headquarters. The Yun Sect searched the entire Jiangzhou Prefecture and found that only Jianglin City remained.

In other words, what the Zixia Sect said is very likely true.

"This is troublesome. Lu Wenyang is deliberately concealing the matter of the Blood Demon Sect. What is his intention?" Du Ming was reviewing the information he had found.

Days passed, and soon a month had gone by. Only three days remained until the full moon of the month, and the Yun Sect still hadn't made a decision.

Looking at Ye Liuyun's side, after more than ten days of nourishment with blood, the power of the Blue Rose Sword has recovered to more than 30%.