Chapter 642: Murder Deal

"No one knows what he’s carrying..."

"In short, he might still be hunted by people from the Central Region."

Song Yan frowned, thinking that this matter involved too many things.

Because of something that might not even exist, the entire Chu Kingdom Cultivation World was now in chaos.

After a moment of contemplation, Song Yan asked, "Is that person in Changping now?"

Sheng Nian shook his head.

"I don’t know."

"It’s just a possibility."

"..."

Song Yan let out a long sigh: "If he’s not here, wouldn’t you all be wasting your time?"

"Wasting time or not..." Gou Sheng grinned: "Isn’t it the same for the Six Major Sects?"

"..."

That’s true.

"On the Demonic Cultivator side, everyone else, including me, can only be considered to be making up the numbers."

"The core is still that group from the Yellow Springs Path, and of course, the Demonic Cultivators from the Corpse Bone Abyss."

"They must know information about that person."

Song Yan said, "Aren’t you afraid I’ll report this to the Six Major Sects by telling me all this?"

"What do their lives and deaths have to do with me?"

Gou Sheng spread his hands: "I wish they would all die."

Song Yan was startled.

He almost forgot that the person opposite him was also a Demonic Cultivator.

Demonic Cultivators are actually divided into many types.

For example, the "Yellow Springs Path" that Gou Sheng mentioned, which sounds like a Demonic Cultivator Sect with a complete Dao tradition, inheritance, and Cultivation Technique system.

Although he wasn’t clear about the differences between various Demonic Cultivator Dao traditions, this type was similar to Sect Cultivators.

In Changping, most were Demonic Path "Loose Cultivators" who knew some rudimentary methods or had, by chance, obtained a smattering of Demonic Cultivator Dao tradition.

To this day, he still wasn’t quite sure which type Gou Sheng belonged to.

Judging solely from the powerful combat strength the other party displayed in the forest earlier, he should belong to a Demonic Cultivator with a proper Dao tradition.

"Besides, even if that person is really in Changping."

"And he does indeed carry some lost treasure from the Central Region."

"Is that something small fry like us can get our hands on?"

Sheng Nian’s expression was somewhat mysterious.

"...I called you here not to tell you all this nonsense."

"Mainly, I want you to help me kill someone."

"..."

Song Yan was stunned, looking at Sheng Nian’s serious gaze, and suddenly laughed.

"That’s quite a coincidence."

"I also happen to have someone I want you to help me kill."

"He’s a Disciple of the Six Major Sects, so it’s not very convenient for me."

"And, you probably want to kill this person more than I do."

"You’ve really hit the jackpot."

"..."

Sheng Nian stood there, stunned.

He didn’t know why, but looking at Song Yan’s warm and gentle smile, he felt a sudden chill in his heart.

He wanted him to help kill someone, but he didn’t even ask who or what their cultivation level was, and was already considering the terms of exchange.

"..."

A voice from the bottom of his heart subtly emerged: "I told you this kid has more demonic nature than you."

...One hour later, Song Yan left the Drinking Cloud Pavilion.

He wandered around the Cold Mountain Market for a while, purchased some Netherworld Meditation Pills, and spent half a day returning to Changping Prefecture City.

He first sought out his team leader, Dai Rui, and explained in detail the situation of encountering Demonic Cultivators.

"At that time, I got lost on my way back from the Cold Mountain Market and didn’t know my exact location."

Song Yan showed a look of recollection: "According to the later situation, it should have been in the northern part of the Prefecture City."

He only said that he accidentally stumbled upon these few people fighting among themselves, and as a result of benefiting from their conflict, he took the lives of the remaining Demonic Cultivators.

"Hey, Senior Brother Dai, how many merit points can the lives of these few people be exchanged for?"

Song Yan took out all the Demonic Cultivator-related items from the five people’s qiankun bags and displayed them in front of Dai Rui.

His eyes gleamed, seemingly unconcerned about the presence of Demonic Cultivators nearby.

He looked exactly like other Disciples of the Six Sects, appearing to only want to accumulate enough merit points and return to the Sect as soon as possible.

Dai Rui pondered for a moment and slowly said, "Junior Brother Song, this matter is not that simple."

"?"

Song Yan let out a soft sound of surprise: "Senior Brother Dai, what does that mean?"

Dai Rui picked up five identical 殘篇 (incomplete pages) of Demonic Cultivation Technique from the Demonic Cultivator items.

"This Cultivation Technique... is a remnant of the Blood Sacrifice Seed Demon Scripture."

His gaze was extremely cautious, and his eyes were filled with a deep sense of worry.

"These five people... are Disciples of the Seed Demon Path!"

"Ah?!"

Song Yan seized the Opportunity to show an extremely shocked expression.

In fact... this item was found by Gou Sheng among his pile of Demonic Cultivator items and then placed there to fabricate evidence.

Dai Rui said in a deep voice: "Previously, the Six Major Sects only had a little information about the Demonic Cultivators of the Yellow Springs Path, but unexpectedly, there are also traces of the Seed Demon Path this time..."

"This matter must be reported immediately!"

"Junior Brother Song, you have rendered a great service this time! Come with me to Lianheng Tower to report to the Elders!"

"Yes."

Song Yan’s expression also gradually became serious, seemingly awestruck by the grave situation described by Senior Brother Dai.

The two left the Yangwu Courtyard together and walked towards the cluster of buildings on the edge of the Prefecture City.

"Senior Brother Dai, the Six Sects have been jointly stationed here for more than half a year now. Why did those Demonic Cultivators suddenly appear here?"

"I’m not entirely sure, but these Demonic Cultivators only act when there’s a benefit..."

When mentioning Demonic Cultivators, Dai Rui’s face showed no ripples.

"One can guess, it’s nothing more than some news of Heaven And Earth Treasure, precious spiritual items, and the like, which attracts these people like flies to a scent, swarming here..."

He wanted to continue, but then seemed to remember something: "...Originally, that was indeed the case."

"Now, it might not be that simple."

"The Yellow Springs Path and the Seed Demon Path, two Demonic Cultivator Dao traditions, haven’t appeared simultaneously in Chu Kingdom for a very long time."

"Alas..."

"It’s not something we can interfere with; let the Elders decide."

Lianheng Tower.

Several Elders listened to Dai Rui and Song Yan’s detailed report, all frowning.

To be fair, five Demonic Cultivators from the Seed Demon Path were not a big deal.

The highest among them was only at the Qi Refining Stage Seventh Level, completely incapable of causing any major disturbance.

But in the eyes of these Elders, it was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

Now, even a Disciple casually leaving the city could encounter five, so they dared not imagine how many Demonic Cultivators were hidden within the entire Changping Prefecture City’s jurisdiction.

What was even more worrying was why the Demonic Cultivators of the Yellow Springs Path and the Seed Demon Path would meet here... The Six Major Sects currently had too few means of monitoring and discovering Demonic Cultivators.

To this day, they still didn’t even know the purpose of these people coming here.

This was the most troublesome aspect of Demonic Cultivators.

"Your strength is not bad."

One of the Elders suddenly said with some approval: "Although you said they were fighting among themselves, it’s still very difficult to kill a Qi Refining Stage Seventh Level Demonic Cultivator without any injury."

Song Yan’s expression remained unchanged, his tone neither humble nor arrogant: "At that time, that person was already exhausted, so it indeed didn’t take much effort."

Nodding, that Elder said nothing more.

Being able to eliminate five Demonic Cultivators effortlessly was, in any case, a good thing for the Six Major Sects.