Chapter 1370: Chapter 1307: Something Strange

In mid-air, three gigantic birds flew by.

Each one was as large as a small fighter jet.

The three birds quickly landed in front of the palace, and three people jumped off, ascending the steps.

"Are those people from the Xuantian Sect?"

"Yes, I’ve heard that the borders of the Daqian Dynasty have been frequently harassed by monster beasts and half-demons recently. It’s very unstable."

"As the largest sect within the Daqian Dynasty, the Xuantian Sect is undoubtedly responsible for defending against the monster beasts."

"It seems something big has happened again, otherwise the people from the Xuantian Sect wouldn’t fly into Dragon City on Flower Cloud Birds like this."

"Sigh, if the Demon Clan really invades our Daqian, we’ll never have a peaceful day."

The crowd buzzed with discussion.

Ye Guichen quickly grabbed one person and asked, "Brother, what Demon Clan?"

The middle-aged man looked at Ye Guichen, "You don’t know about the Demon Clan?"

Ye Guichen, of course, did not know.

In the past six months, Ye Guichen had hardly left Kuocang Mountain.

So, he was not very aware of outside matters.

But from their words, it seemed like the Demon Clan was not only not extinct but even more rampant, harassing the borders of the Daqian Dynasty, troubling both ordinary people and cultivators alike.

Ye Guichen humbly said, "Bro, I’m from the countryside and this is my first time in Dragon City. I hope you can enlighten me."

The middle-aged man immediately put on a knowing expression, nodding lightly, "I see, then let me tell you all about it."

"Half a year ago, the Spirit Beast Sect suddenly caught fire, and its entire collection of monster beasts scattered and fled, not only bursting out of the Spirit Beast Sect but also spreading throughout the Daqian Dynasty."

"Not only that, the Spirit Beast Sect also released news, claiming that a young man named Ye Guichen had obtained an exotic treasure, and this treasure was the root cause of the monster beast chaos."

"At first, no one believed it, but later the monster beasts increased in number. Moreover, many half-demons appeared; they seemed no different from ordinary people on the surface, but they had the blood of the Demon Clan in them."

"In many major cities, human cultivators are often killed, and it’s said that many of these cases are done by these half-demons."

"Just a month ago, a general on the border of the Daqian Dynasty was killed by his own lieutenant, who turned out to be a half-demon."

"Sigh, in just half a year, the Daqian has been thrown into panic. Although nothing much happens during the day, human cultivators are frequently attacked at night. Moreover, a half-demon nation has even been established in the Northern Wilderness."

"The half-demon nation has developed rapidly, and in just half a year, it already has a population of several million half-demons and monster beasts. Furthermore, all those people from the Spirit Beast Sect migrated to the Northern Wilderness."

"Because the terrain of the Northern Wilderness is treacherous, we didn’t take them seriously at first, but now they’re not only threatening us, but it seems they have an ambition to swallow the entire Daqian."

At this point, the middle-aged man pointed towards the palace, "You see? The people from the Xuantian Sect have already allied with Emperor Qin. They are patrolling the borders, preventing half-demon invasions, and also relaying information to the Daqian."

"But even so, the situation is still not optimistic. It’s said that the Xuantian Sect has lost a thousand of its three thousand disciples in just half a year. At this rate, this sect, known as the first in the Daqian, might decline."

"It seems now that the Xuantian Sect intends to discuss something with Emperor Qin, or perhaps something significant is happening."

The middle-aged man sighed deeply, saying, "I regret that my cultivation doesn’t progress enough to wield a sword against demons!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Guichen gave the middle-aged man a deep look.

The middle-aged man was not a cultivator, just an ordinary person.

But he exuded an air of grandeur and determination, as if he was ready to fight demons with a sword.

"Uh..."

Ye Guichen was at a loss for words.

He completely didn’t expect the Spirit Beast Sect to be so despicable, pinning the cause of the monster beast chaos on him.

It seems he should have killed them all with a single stroke when he had the chance.

However, it seems killing them now wouldn’t be easy.

From the middle-aged man’s words, it appears that the relationship between the Spirit Beast Sect and the monster beasts has been exposed, and those from the Spirit Beast Sect aren’t fools; they’ve already left for the Northern Wilderness.

"Thank you, brother." Ye Guichen clasped his fists together, took out a low-grade Spirit Stone, and tossed it to the middle-aged man, "This is your reward, please accept it."

The middle-aged man was stunned, looking at Ye Guichen with a strange expression.

Just for a few words, there’s a reward? How is a country bumpkin this rich?

He glanced at the Spirit Stone in his hand subconsciously.

With that look, his eyes almost popped out.

A Spirit Stone?

Darn, what’s going on?

Could this country bumpkin really be a tycoon? Even if he’s generous, would he give away Spirit Stones like that?

Overwhelmed with emotion, the middle-aged man looked up to offer his thanks, but Ye Guichen was already nowhere to be seen.

Ye Guichen went to an inn, tossed a Spirit Stone, and got a room, then sat outside to eat.

Most of the people around the tables were discussing matters about the Demon Clan.

Ye Guichen generally understood as well.

What they said was similar to what the middle-aged man had mentioned.

The current situation seemed to become extremely tense, with the Demon Clan appearing intent on swallowing up the entire Daqian Dynasty.

Moreover, there was talk of a major case.

This case happened in Dragon City, involving the death of a high-ranked official from the Daqian Dynasty.

The official not only advocated sending troops to subdue the Demon Clan but was also an extremely formidable cultivator, with a cultivation level reached the seventh layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Yet, just three days ago, this Foundation Establishment master was found dead on his own bed, stark naked, with an expression of ecstasy on his face.

This case directly caused a stir across the dynasty, and many pointed the finger at the half-demon people.

However, they had no clues at all.

The Emperor of the Daqian Dynasty directly ordered that whoever could capture the murderer of the official would be granted a title of nobility.

Of course, the reward of Spirit Stones would not be lacking.

For the past three days, many were eager to move, but there wasn’t a single trace.

Some said the murderer had certainly already left Dragon City, while others claimed it was a provocation by the Demon Clan against human cultivators.

Since the other party could easily kill a seventh-layer Foundation Establishment master, they might one day even assassinate the Emperor’s kin and relatives.

At that moment, it would be as if the Demon Clan were rubbing the entire Daqian Dynasty’s face in the dirt.

Upon hearing this news, Ye Guichen couldn’t help but find it strange.

Though the Demon Clan was arrogant, daring to come to Dragon City to kill, and killing a super master at the seventh layer of Foundation Establishment, it was like completely enraging the Daqian Dynasty, a stance of fighting to the death.

"Interesting, it seems like the Demon Clan has started their actions." Ye Guichen squinted his eyes, casually ate some food, then returned to his room, and spread out the soul fragments to investigate.

After a battle with the soul fragment of the flood dragon, Ye Guichen’s soul fragments suffered significant loss, now leaving less than five hundred fragments.

But for gathering information, these fragments were enough.

Moreover, as the Xuanming Prison Suppressing Technique advanced by one level, those soul fragments seemed to be nourished, as if recovering somewhat from their original state of unconsciousness.

Yet even so, they remained muddle-headed, with no consciousness of their own.

However, Ye Guichen also tried, previously the soul fragments had no combat power at all, unable to fight even the most ordinary Qi Refiner.

But now, the combat power of those soul fragments seemed to have increased considerably, enough to deal with a first-layer Foundation Establishment master.

Ye Guichen even felt that with the nourishment from Jiuyou Tower, these soul fragments might upgrade and become a major fighting force.

Moreover, the souls of Yan Fang and Gui Tuo had completely recovered, stronger than before.

Especially Gui Tuo, who could previously barely fight a Qi Refining Realm master, but now could likely handle a second-layer Foundation Establishment master.

Yan Fang, on the other hand, having been a Foundation Establishment master in life, had completely surrendered to Ye Guichen after the battle with the flood dragon.

Additionally nourished by Jiuyou Tower, Yan Fang’s current battle power would likely be completely unfazed in facing a fifth-layer Foundation Establishment expert.

These were Ye Guichen’s trump cards.

As for that Little Black dog, Ye Guichen had never figured out its true strength, but he understood it was definitely not simple.

After releasing those soul fragments, Ye Guichen was just about to send them out to look for traces of demonic beasts, but suddenly, those fragments seemed to have collided with something terrifying, screaming in fear, and rushed back to Ye Guichen’s Jiuyou Tower in panic.

"What is it?" Ye Guichen raised an eyebrow, looking up as if he could feel a pair of terrifying eyes staring at him.

Those eyes were extremely frightening, seeming able to instantly annihilate the fragments the moment they dared to leave the room.

"What is this?"

Ye Guichen immediately opened the window, looking in the direction of the oppressive feeling.

It was the direction of the palace.

Could it be that the Yin Soul, once appearing here, would be detected?

Ye Guichen suddenly remembered hearing others’ discussion while dining earlier.

It seemed that when Dragon City was established, there was a dragon sculpture on the great hall of Dragon City.

That coiled dragon was the Guardian God of all Dragon City.

Whenever evil beings or malicious individuals appeared, it would intervene and directly eliminate those people.

Moreover, according to those people, that dragon sculpture contained immense power, and although not comparable to a real dragon, it could easily annihilate anyone below the Divinity Transformation Realm.

Could it be that the dragon sculpture regarded the Yin Soul as an enemy?

Ye Guichen frowned, not daring to act recklessly, nor daring to try again.

If they lost any more of their remaining soul fragments, the exchange would not be worth it.

But on second thought, Ye Guichen felt something was amiss.

If the dragon sculpture truly had such strong power, why had the presence of the Demon Clan in Dragon City not been detected?