Attacked by the Female Demon at the Beginning-Chapter 242 - You Just Realized Tianyin Sect is a Demon Sect?
Chapter 242: You Just Realized Tianyin Sect is a Demon Sect?
The actions of the Enforcement Peak seemed to constantly remind Jiang Hao that he was in a Demon Sect.
They could have taken what they wanted by force, but instead, they gave him a choice, hoping he would willingly pay the compensation.
Fortunately, Jiang Hao had no intention of completing the mission, and his time outside the sect had already ended.
Getting entangled with an undercover agent was an unexpected surprise.
Trading a thousand spirit stones for this information was actually quite a good deal.
With a sigh, he decided not to dwell on it any longer.
He would stick to the original plan and drag things out.
He now had over eight thousand spirit stones and needed to prepare for the nirvana of the peach tree.
He didn’t want to delay this time because he was only one purple bubble away from acquiring a new divine ability.
Gaining another divine ability this year would strengthen him further, although he wasn’t sure what it would be.
“I also heard something else these past few days,” Liu Xingchen said, somewhat surprised.
“Bai Ye has challenged Man Long.”
“A challenge?”
Jiang Hao was startled, “For the position of chief disciple?”
“Yes,” Liu Xingchen nodded,.
“It happened a couple of days ago, and it probably won’t be long before it’s announced. Logically, his chances of success aren’t high; I don’t know why he’s in such a hurry. If he advanced to a complete Nascent Soul, his chances would be much higher.”
“Even if he reached the late Nascent Soul stage, it’s not certain he could fend off challenges in the second year. He probably wants to accomplish something this year.”
The news took Jiang Hao by surprise; he hadn’t expected Bai Ye to start pursuing the position of one of the top ten disciples so soon.
He thought Bai Ye would, like him, first hide away to improve his cultivation before attempting to enter the ranks of the top disciples.
Now, Bai Ye was moving too quickly, so fast that Jiang Hao wasn’t ready yet.
Whether it was his cultivation level or the curse, he couldn’t catch up.
“When did it start?” Jiang Hao asked.
Liu Xingchen explained, “To challenge the top disciple, you have to issue the challenge a year in advance. So, the actual confrontation will take place at this time next year. The location is decided by the challenger, but it won’t be announced until the day before the fight.”
A year later? Jiang Hao breathed a sigh of relief.
In a year’s time, although he might not catch up in terms of cultivation, he might be able to deal with the curse.
He just hoped it would be effective.
As for who would become the top disciple, he certainly didn’t want it to be Bai Ye.
“Since Bai Ye decides the location, is it possible to prepare some formations?” Jiang Hao asked.
“That’s not allowed,” Liu Xingchen shook his head.
“Normal formations and restrictions can’t be set up. Of course, it’s fine if they’re not discovered.”
Jiang Hao nodded; it was relatively fair yet allowed some freedom. As long as you had the skill to cheat, you could cheat.
After chatting a bit more, Liu Xingchen headed towards the mine: “Since I don’t need to look for Junior Brother anymore, I’ll go and take care of business.”
Jiang Hao bid him farewell with a cupped fist salute.
As for Liu Xingchen’s business, was he going to watch a drama?
Or was he going to the minefield to find another remnant soul?
Liu Xingchen was close to the middle stage of Nascent Soul, and Jiang Hao wondered if the two souls he wanted to possess had joined forces.
Jiang Hao was curious to see how the plot would unfold, but he was supposed to meet Zhuang Yuzhen, which might require his discernment.
Shortly after.
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Lawless Tower, fifth floor, Room No. 1.
Seeing Zhuang Yuzhen in a state of disarray inside, Jiang Hao gently knocked on the wooden pillar.
“Are you awake?”
Only then did Zhuang Yuzhen slowly raise his head, and his eyes lit up when he confirmed who it was. It seemed he had been waiting for a long time.
“It looks like you really wanted to see me,” Jiang Hao said calmly.
“Didn’t your sect inform you that I wanted to see you?” Zhuang Yuzhen stared at Jiang Hao.
Jiang Hao shook his head: “No.”
He truly hadn’t received such an order. It seemed Zhuang Yuzhen had been deceived, which was normal.
After all, the sect would exploit their own people, let alone a prisoner?
“Could it be that you are from the Demon Sect?” Zhuang Yuzhen asked.
“Huh?” Jiang Hao was quite surprised.
“Senior doesn’t know we are the Demon Sect?”
Zhuang Yuzhen sighed: “When I came here, I only knew you were a third-rate sect.”
Third-rate?
Jiang Hao didn’t agree.
Although Tianyin Sect wasn’t top-tier, it could barely be considered first-rate, at least in the south.
Sects like Xuantian Sect and Luoxia Sect were first-rate.
Tianqing Mountain used to be as well, but after being conquered by Tianyin Sect, it probably could only be considered second-rate.
And since they had split up, they might even fall from second-rate status.
As for Haotian Sect and Mingyue Sect, those could be called true immortal gates.
To call them top-tier might even be an understatement, as they were much stronger than Tianyin Sect and Xuantian Sect.
Liu Xingchen had once said that all combined, they wouldn’t be enough to match one of their hands. This showed their strength.
“Senior wasn’t cautious enough,” Jiang Hao said.
Without being certain of the situation, he had rushed in and ended up trapped.
“Cautious?” Zhuang Yuzhen leaned back and scoffed.
“Would you be cautious when picking a flower from an ordinary household?”
Jiang Hao was silent; indeed, he wouldn’t be, which was a lesson to be learned.
“Senior, being from the north, how did you know about the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower in the south?”
Jiang Hao knew it had to do with Dan Yuan, and this didn’t really affect Tianyin Sect much.
Some people in the south already knew about it, and with some inquiry, the location of the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower could be found.
However, Jiang Hao wanted to find out about Dan Yuan.
Once he did, he would have a chance to take his stone tablet and even learn about the master behind the tablet.
If he weren’t worried about being detected by the real owner of the tablet, he would have tried to appraise Dan Yuan and the others at the gathering.
Whether he could discern them was still unknown, but the main point was he didn’t dare to act rashly.
Because when he tried to discern the stone tablet before, he was warned that the master behind the scenes might notice something.
Such a person would be troublesome even for Hong Yuye to deal with, so Jiang Hao didn’t dare to take risks.
Of course, only a strand of consciousness has entered the stone slab, and it’s highly unlikely that it can activate any divine powers.
“Is it difficult? Just find a mysterious person,” Zhuang Yuzhen said.
“How do we get in touch with this mysterious person?”
“First, tell me why the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower is in your possession?” Zhuang Yuzhen stared at Jiang Hao.
“I don’t know, you’ll have to ask the higher-ups who are aware of this matter. I’m simply following orders,” Jiang Hao shook his head.
This statement wasn’t a lie.
In his view, the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower being handed to him was merely for baiting.
Whether it was real or fake, he had no way of knowing.
As for its cultivation, perhaps it was just an accident.
“What else do you know?” Zhuang Yuzhen stared at Jiang Hao and asked.
“What are you referring to?” Jiang Hao countered.
“You know what I’m referring to,” Zhuang Yuzhen said.
“Can you tell me what happens after the Corpse Realm Flower matures?” Jiang Hao changed the subject.
“Boy, you’re just at the late stage of Foundation Establishment. You should know that at my peak, I could kill you with just a breath. Tell me what else you know,” Zhuang Yuzhen seemed unable to suppress the anger within.
“It seems you’re not very keen on chatting with me,” Jiang Hao said.
“I’ll chat with your grandma. Tell me exactly how much you know and where you learned that name from,” Zhuang Yuzhen glared at Jiang Hao with furious eyes.
Jiang Hao didn’t get angry but simply felt that Zhuang Yuzhen, being confined here, was somewhat mentally unstable.
He stepped forward, gestured with his hand, and said softly, “Come here, I’ll tell you two more words. After I say them, you’ll calm down.”
