Chapter 45: The Conspiracy of the Youmo Sect, Dark Clouds of the Demonic Path

Late at night, in a certain house.

This was the house where Xu Tianze was staying; there were two or three other Cultivators in the home, their bodies permeated with a terrifying baleful aura, and one could tell at a glance they were people who killed without blinking, enough to make one shudder.

"Junior Brother Xu, have you figured out the situation with the surrounding Cultivators?"

A black-robed Cultivator asked.

"Rest assured, Senior Brother, the backgrounds of all the Cultivators on this street have been cleared up."

"There are a total of eighty-six Cultivators living on this street, and the lowest among them are at least at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer."

"These Cultivators basically come from the Cultivator families brought by the Xianxia Sect; they are all here to obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill."

"After all, the Xianxia Sect has increased the bounty; as long as one earns enough merit, one can exchange it for a Foundation Establishment Pill."

Xu Tianze smiled slightly.

"Not bad."

Hearing this, the black-robed Cultivator was very satisfied: "Miyun City is the largest city the Xianxia Sect has placed in the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, and it is also an extremely important stronghold; this location is crucial."

"If we occupy Miyun City, this will certainly have huge benefits for our Youmo Sect, and it can be used as a bargaining chip with the Xianxia Sect."

"Moreover, this city has been established for a hundred years, and being close to the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, who knows how many resources have been accumulated; once the city is broken, all the resources here will belong to our Youmo Sect, and by then, we might even be able to accumulate enough Spirit Stones to buy Foundation Establishment Pills."

His eyes were filled with a look of fanaticism and excitement.

The other Cultivators were the same.

For these Demonic Sect Cultivators, Foundation Establishment was also an extremely difficult hurdle, even harder than for the righteous sects.

"However, Senior Brother, our neighbor is a bit strange; a male Cultivator with only Qi Refining Fourth Layer cultivation actually has a concubine at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer and another at the Qi Refining Eighth Layer, which is truly inconceivable."

Xu Tianze suddenly brought up the matter of Zhou Sui.

"What? There is actually such a thing? But it's not strange; the world is vast and full of wonders, and even stranger things happen. Perhaps that brat has great stamina and skill, and knows how to please female Cultivators."

"Why? Have you taken a fancy to those two female Cultivators?"

The black-robed Cultivator chuckled, revealing a meaningful smile.

For Demon Sect disciples, even the most inconceivable things had been seen before; their methods were even more fierce, vicious, and cruel than ordinary Cultivators.

"That's right, I have a Harvesting and Supplementing Method; if I can successfully harvest and supplement these two female Cultivators, I can increase my probability of successful Foundation Establishment by ten percent." Xu Tianze's eyes revealed a trace of a cold glow.

"Do not act rashly. Before our Youmo Sect attacks, you must absolutely not alert the enemy, otherwise, if you ruin the sect's grand plan, I'm afraid you won't be spared."

The black-robed Cultivator warned.

"Rest assured, Senior Brother, I will not act rashly."

Xu Tianze naturally knew the importance and urgency of the matter; compared to the sect's grand plan, his own little matter was nothing at all, completely unworthy of mention.

"Hmm, it's good that you know. However, you don't need to be anxious; once Miyun City is broken, Senior Brother will naturally help you capture those few female Cultivators, and by then, those female Cultivators definitely won't be able to run."

The black-robed Cultivator comforted him.

"Senior Brother, I wonder when the sect will begin?"

Xu Tianze asked curiously.

"I don't know."

The black-robed Cultivator shook his head: "Currently, the sect is not yet prepared, but it won't be too late. Our Youmo Sect will absolutely not watch as the Xianxia Sect successfully mines this Red Gold Mine and Spirit Stone Mine."

"Once the mining is successful, the Xianxia Sect will likely immediately obtain a large amount of wealth, and by then, they might even be able to add another Golden Core Real Person, which is something our Youmo Sect cannot tolerate, so we must sabotage the Xianxia Sect's actions."

"In fact, it is not just our Youmo Sect; there are also some righteous sects that do not want to see the Xianxia Sect's strength grow, and they have also provided us with quite a bit of help."

"Since that is the case, then for now we can only wait. Once the sect launches an attack, with internal and external coordination, we will certainly be able to completely break Miyun City."

Xu Tianze's eyes revealed a trace of a cold glow, and his body was permeated with a faint, indistinct Demon Qi.

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Three months later, winter had basically arrived in Miyun City.

Outside, heavy snow was falling, the world was wrapped in silver, white snow covered the ground, and the temperature had dropped sharply.

Even though Cultivators had extremely strong cold resistance, they still felt like shivering, which caused many Cultivators to stay at home, rarely going out, and there were far fewer pedestrians on the streets.

During these three months, Zhou Sui had basically stayed at home in bitter cultivation, not leaving his home a single step.

Even if he truly needed to purchase supplies, he relied on his clone to go out, while his main body was always in bitter cultivation, improving his cultivation level.

But all of this was worth it, and it had allowed his cultivation to be further improved.

"Not bad."

At this very moment, in the quiet room, Zhou Sui sat cross-legged on the ground, looking at his Virtual Panel.

【Host: Zhou Sui, Cultivation: Qi Refining Sixth Layer (Progress 35%), Lifespan: 20 (120) years】

【Aptitude: Eighth Grade Spirit Root (95%)】

【Sword Dao: First-tier High-grade (65%)】

【Rune: First-tier High-grade (15%)】

【Array Formation: First Tier Mid Grade (15%)】

【Phantom Demon Transformation Art: Mastery (55%)】

【Fireball Technique: Minor Achievement (85%), Wind Blade Technique: Beginner, Golden Light Technique: Beginner, Cold Ice Technique: Beginner, Spring Breeze Turns to Rain Technique: Beginner...】

Clearly, his cultivation had also advanced a step further, and the distance to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer realm was not very far.

However, because the cultivation speed of an Eighth Grade Spirit Root was truly too slow.

If he were to rely solely on bitter cultivation, he wouldn't even think about advancing to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer without more than five years.

After all, the Qi Refining Sixth Layer and Qi Refining Seventh Layer were also a small bottleneck; ordinary Cultivators were trapped in this bottleneck for more than ten years, and some even for twenty years.

However, his Eighth Grade Spirit Root was also about to evolve; if he were to cultivate with his three Dao Companions for a period of time, then he would soon be able to make his Spirit Root undergo a transformation, evolving into a Seventh Grade Spiritual Root.

By then, his cultivation speed would also receive a huge boost.

"As expected, having many Dao Companions is great; the speed of Spirit Root improvement is also quite a bit faster."

Zhou Sui stroked his chin.

According to his estimation, perhaps after another period of time, his Spirit Root would evolve once again; this was all thanks to Xia Jingyan's help, as after having one more Dao Companion, the speed at which his Spirit Root improved had also become faster.

When Ji Bingyu and Mu Ziyan were having their periods, he would quietly run off to engage in Dual Cultivation with Xia Jingyan.

"This won't do, if things continue like this, my body won't be able to hold up; perhaps I need to cultivate a Body Refining Technique," Zhou Sui thought of the matters of Dual Cultivation with his three Dao Companions, and his face turned a bit pale.

Even according to his constitution.

If things continue like this, I'm afraid my body will be drained dry.

Therefore, improving his constitution is an imperative matter.

However, for the moment, he had not obtained many Body Refining Techniques.

(End of this chapter)