Back at the Youlai Inn, Zhan Hongxiu did not linger and gathered a few nuns from the Hengshan Sect to discuss the matter.
"Master Lian Xin, this task is very challenging, and I hope we can work together to solve it."
"Senior Sister Zhan, rest assured, since I, Lian Xin, have agreed, I will advance or retreat together with everyone from the Grand Void Sect."
Saying this, Lian Xin's beautiful eyes glanced over the few people present, and when she reached Chen Yi, she couldn't help pausing and asking:
"May I ask who this junior brother is?"
Zhan Hongxiu thought nothing of it and patted Chen Yi on the shoulder with a smile, "He is my fellow disciple from Sword Edge Mountain, Chen Yi, who ca down the mountain with to gain experience."
"Rest assured, sister, despite his youth, his strength is not weak. At the very least, he won't hold us back."
Chen Yi secretly curled his lips, muttering about the lack of conscience in her words.
First, it wasn't as if he wanted to leave the mountain for experience; he was dragged into it.
Second, with his abilities, not only would he not be a burden, but even Sun Zhengqiu and his group combined would be no match for him.
Though these thoughts crossed his mind, Chen Yi remained expressionless.
"Greetings to Master Lian Xin."
Lian Xin assessed him once more and then nodded, turning back to discuss the mission with Zhan Hongxiu.
Apart from Sun Zheng Qiu, the others also took a second look at Chen Yi.
Their looks and expressions were short of having the words "I don't believe it" written on their faces.
Even with Zhan Hongxiu's assurance, they did not believe that Chen Yi could be that strong.
Cheng Yunfei and Mou Zezhong, two disciples from the Grand Void Sect, also took it as a re gesture of Senior Sister Zhan taking care of her Sword Edge Mountain junior.
Chen Yi found it sowhat amusing and contemplated drawing his sword to dazzle their eyes.
It was like a girl comnting on a strong man's incompetence; explanations wouldn't suffice; only actions could prove the truth.
However, Chen Yi soon focused his attention on the discussion between Zhan Hongxiu and Master Lian Xin.
He learned that the so-called Bai Shen Sect, worshipped demons.
Moreover, they worshipped not ordinary demons but legendary terrifying behemoths like Yayu and Taotie.
It was said that these behemoths had once brought chaos to the Tianyuan Continent, causing countless deaths and injuries among the human race.
What the Bai Shen Sect pursued was the power of these behemoths, even possessing bizarre cultivation techniques that involved using demon blood to strengthen themselves.
At the sa ti, they speculated on the identity of the sect leader.
Their target pointed directly to an elder leader of the Bai Shen Sect, rumored to be nearing the end of his life.
"Wen Renhong, one of the ten sect leaders of Bai Shen Sect, reached the Third Grade Heavenly Union Realm long ago."
"After an accident that severely injured his foundation, not only was he unable to improve any further, but his cultivation also fell back to the Fourth Grade Spirit Aperture Realm."
"Otherwise, he wouldn't be facing the end of his life span at less than three hundred years old."
Speaking of so rumors from the martial world, Zhan Hongxiu furrowed her brows and said, "If he personally cos to Jiangnan Prefecture, there might be another sect leader from Bai Shen Sect intervening."
"Added to that his daughter, the demoness Wen Renying of Bai Shen Sect, as well as other evil demons, our mission is rather hampered on our own."
Hearing this, Master Lian Xin nodded slightly.
"Senior Sister Zhan is absolutely right, at least five Fourth Grade Realm individuals acting, just relying on us is too strained."
"Aren't there people from Yuhua Immortal Sect as well? They should also lend a hand, right?" a female nun interjected.
Zhan Hongxiu shook her head at that and said, "If we count them, we indeed have enough, but I fear that Senior Brother Ye is not very dependable."
Master Lian Xin calmly concurred, "Indeed, those with improper intents are truly unreliable sources of help for us."
Having said that, they looked at each other, sharing a feeling of heroes thinking alike.
However, with the discussion progressing to this point, everyone brainstord together and initially devised a viable plan.
Since the Night Watch Departnt instructed them to investigate, their first step was to find traces of Bai Shen Sect and those evil demons.
Once they found the whereabouts of one of them, it could serve as a breakthrough to locate the rest of the evil beings.
"Then today, we take our separate actions, and reconvene tonight to share our discoveries."
"Alright."
...
To the east of Jiangnan Prefecture, in a small village called Baihua Village.
Due to its proximity to the East Sea and being filled with nurous hidden reefs, few ships passed through here.
The villagers could hardly rely on fishing and mostly grew rice to subsist, living a leisurely and quiet life.
It was just past noon, the ti when those working outside should have been returning to the village, but not a soul was seen passing by.
Not only that, but the village was also eerily quiet.
Apart from human figures, not even the sounds of chickens, ducks, dogs, or pigs being raised in hos could be heard.
Only when a swaying figure that seed slow but was actually fast approached from the seaside did so noise erge.
"Hee hee ha ha ha... Grandpa's going to be rich again, and I'll buy a jug of wine to toss and drink with the Saints below."
"To enjoy together, hee hee hee..."
The voice grew from distant to near, alternating between crying and laughing, not only grating but also quite irritating to hear.
On closer look, it turned out to be the Mad Old Man from Divine Movent Sect, Feng Shan, who had kidnapped Chen Yi and Lin Xueru before.
"Mad Old Man, you're late."
At this mont, another slightly hoarse voice ca from within the village, stopping the Mad Old Man's cries and laughter.
"I was wondering who it could be, aren't you that person? What brings you to Jiangnan Prefecture to join in the excitent?"
"Hmph!" The voice inside the village coldly snorted: "I don't expect your brain to hold much, just hurry in, we've been waiting for you!"
Grandpa Feng Shan was not annoyed, flashing a toothless smile, his aged face crinkling with wrinkles.
"Money is good, money is good, hee hee..."
Saying this, Grandpa Feng Shan walked straight into the village.
No sooner had he set foot in the village than he leaped aside with a twang, his gaunt, skin-and-bone palms smacking his ribs loudly.
"Good grief, whose head has fallen off here? How could you just toss it at the entrance of the village?"
As he spoke, Grandpa Feng Shan picked up the head with wide-open eyes from the ground, scratching his head and looking around.
He climbed over the wall and finally found a headless corpse in the yard, quickly jumping in with a chuckle and placing the head on the neck.
"That's right, that's right, now it's correct. It's just that the head is a bit big, and the body is as small as a baby."
"Oh dear, need to eat more, eat more in the future..."
Grandpa Feng Shan left with three glances back, solemnly advising the headless child's body and the elderly head without a body.
anwhile, in the center of the village, a few black-clad individuals gathered in a spacious courtyard, standing or sitting, all cringing at his antics.
Despite having slaughtered the entire village earlier, none were as deranged and bizarre as Grandpa Feng Shan.
Even the disciple from the Bai Shen Sect with demon blood just had a peculiar temper and a heavier killing intent.
One of them, ten feet tall and corpulent with a string of monkey skull magic artifacts hanging from his neck, cursed while touching his bald head.
"Crazy! Old madman!"
"Miss Wenren, I suggested earlier that we should not have involved him. With his lunatic behavior, he will only ruin our big plan!"
From the shadows beside him, a slender woman with freakishly long fingers, a full foot in length, covered her mouth and giggled:
"Joyful Buddha, it's not your first ti seeing the mad old man, why fuss over him?"
"Don't forget, while he may be mad, as long as the price is right, he does everything impeccably."
Their conversation did not interest the rest of the group, except for the enchanting woman lying in the center on a couch, her voice languid:
"Zhu Siniang is right~ That's precisely why I asked him to co."
Although the woman was dressed in black like the others, hers was a material of gossar-thinness, translucent enough to reveal a pair of smooth, jade-like legs.
Regrettably, further up was obscured by a layer of pink lingerie, shielding the more intimate views.
However, her appearance and figure were riveting enough to intoxicate countless n, irresistibly glamorous and alluring.
Even with just a glance, her eyes seed to carry an enchanting allure.
"Miss Wenren, as a monk, my piece is said. Now, it's for you to consider." The bald monk drooled as he spoke.
It was not hard to notice his greedy eyes, narrowed to slits, lecherously fixed on the reclining silhouette.
"Hey hey hey, Joyful Buddha, mind your drool, it's about to spill on , disgusting, isn't it?"
Zhu Siniang, disgusted, ran to the other side and didn't stop complaining:
"Can we act normal for once? Can't we just be normal?"
When the mad old man arrived at the scene, he too showed a look of disdain.
"So it's you all, huh?"
"Fat monk, spider demon, soone here insulted before, right? Idiot idiot idiot!"
Before Joyful Buddha and Zhu Siniang could say a word, a scarred, fearso man in the corner glared at the mad old man.
"If you're so tough, how about you don't run away?!"
Blinking his eyes, the mad old man cursed, "Run? I'm right here, you idiot, co here and et your death!"
"Seeking death!"
With a roar, the burly man lunged with open arms toward the mad old man.
But the old madman dodged with agile footing and even managed to poke his fingernail in the brute's eye during his spin.
"Argh—Die, just die!"
Still laughing, the mad old man dodged and danced provocatively, infuriating the muscular man further.
His antics shook the heads of the remaining black-clad figures.
They knew of the mad old man's strength, especially his rapid movent technique, which few could catch.
For the burly man to make a move was nothing but humiliating himself.
"Alright~ Stop it, both of you~"
Monts later, Wen Renying rose from the couch, her figure alluring as she walked toward them.
Suddenly, a pair of fluffy tails erged, swiftly entwined around the furious man and the mad old man.
"Miss Wenren, I'm going to kill him!" The brawny man's eyes were bloodshot, his facial scars writhing with rage like twisting centipedes.
"After this mission, you can do as you wish~ But for now," Wen Renying's smile vanished, her tone icy: "It's not allowed!"
The mad old man, controlled mid-air by a tail, kept nodding and kicking towards the angry man opposite.
"This girl knows best. Co on, let go first, and watch poke him to death."
"Grandpa Feng Shan, you shouldn't act rashly either, or she will be mad~" Wen Renying's face took on a pitiful expression.
"Okay okay okay..."
Only after the mad old man's mocking laughter and the burly man's raging stopped did Wen Renying let them go.
"My dear brothers and sisters~"
"Are you ready to make a big scene with Sakura? Your girl really can't wait~"
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