Chapter 43: Is it the Yue Emperor, or Jixuan?

Yan Taibai was deep in thought, and Lady Lan did not disturb him; instead, she rose cautiously and silently to go fetch the Metal-attribute Intermediate Spirit Stones that Yan Taibai desired.

Compared to other shops in the Heavenly Star Sect marketplace, Xingchen Ge was the only place that could produce so many Metal-attribute Intermediate Spirit Stones in one go.

This was also one of the reasons why Yan Taibai had come to Xingchen Ge; it was not an easy task for other places to produce such a large quantity of Metal-attribute Intermediate Spirit Stones.

Lady Lan did not make Yan Taibai wait long; a moment later, she brought out a tray, and on the tray was a small, ten-times-capacity Storage Bag, which contained exactly the Metal-attribute Intermediate Spirit Stones that Yan Taibai needed.

After placing the tray on the Eight Immortals table between the two of them, Lady Lan moved her apricot lips slightly and spoke.

"Fellow Daoist, the Spirit Stones you wanted have arrived; please count them."

Hearing this, Yan Taibai raised his eyes to glance at the Storage Bag on the tray, then reached out to pick it up and examine it.

A moment later, a smile appeared on his face, and he cupped his hands to express his thanks.

"Not bad, the quantity is correct; many thanks to you, Furen, for this."

"You are too polite, Fellow Daoist. If you have such business in the future, feel free to come find me; I will certainly not let you down."

Lady Lan's eyes were filled with affection as she pursed her lips and gave a light laugh.

"Certainly, farewell."

Looking at the still-charming Lady Lan, Yan Taibai thought to himself that he was not hungry, so he stood up and nodded.

"Very well, take care, Fellow Daoist; I shall see you out."

Lady Lan also rose to see him off.

Seeing this, Yan Taibai found it hard to refuse, so after offering a word of thanks, he headed toward the outside of the main hall.

Once he left the Heavenly Star Sect marketplace, Yan Taibai took out a Flying Spirit Boat he had acquired and headed in the direction of Yue Country.

……

Yue Capital is one of the forbidden areas for the Seven Sects of Yue Kingdom and even the entire Yue Kingdom Cultivation World.

This is because the Seven Sects of Yue Kingdom have a rule that no cultivator may enter Yue Capital, especially disciples of the Seven Sects, to avoid them controlling the Yue royal family and causing unnecessary trouble for the Seven Sects.

And this move gave the leader of the Black Fiend Cult an opportunity to exploit.

Judging from the plot and clues in the original work, the Yue Emperor must also be a disciple of the Seven Sects, and specifically the one responsible for guarding the mineral vein where the Ancient Teleportation Array is located.

Moreover, his luck and opportunities were quite good; he not only discovered the Ancient Teleportation Array but also obtained Jixuan's Storage Bag, thereby inheriting his cultivation techniques.

This was to cultivate the techniques within and to allow his avatar, or perhaps the four Blood Servants he was nurturing, to condense a Fiend Pill.

However, Yan Taibai calculated that the four Blood Servants should not have appeared yet; at most, there was only the "Black Fiend Cult leader" avatar.

As for the main body, it was naturally the "Yue Emperor" in the Cold Palace. From this point of view, this "Yue Emperor" did not trust anyone in the Black Fiend Cult at all, including the four Blood Servants later on.

As for this Black Fiend Cult, he had also found some clues over the past year; after all, the Black Fiend Cult had been capturing rogue cultivators in Yue Country to use their blood to practice demonic arts.

Although the cultivation world says that this "Blood Sacrifice" technique cannot lead to the Golden Core stage.

But in reality, Yan Taibai, who has "Read Ten Thousand Volumes," knows very clearly that this is because the technique and the cultivation are not mastered.

If the technique is mastered, this "Blood Sacrifice" technique can also successfully form a Golden Core, though the success rate is very low.

Furthermore, one must endure the backlash of the blood fiend energy; as the saying goes, there are gains and losses, and this is an unavoidable matter.

However, according to the timeline, the "Yue Emperor" should currently only be at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, along with a group of Qi Refining Stage Black Fiend Cult followers.

Therefore, the level of danger is not too great, so Yan Taibai decided to go and see the situation first.

If it is just as he calculated, there is no need to "call friends and summon companions" to ask for help.

He alone is enough to deal with this "Black Fiend Cult" and that "Yue Emperor," or rather, the true "Black Fiend Cult leader."

Speaking of which, quite a few followers of the Black Fiend Cult have already been slain by Yan Taibai.

After all, there are only so many demonic evil cultivators within Yue Country, and the Black Fiend Cult accounts for quite a few; plus, since they capture rogue cultivators to practice, they naturally ran into him.

Therefore, from any perspective, the sooner this "Yue Emperor" is killed, the better.

Not to mention anything else, the good things on the "Yue Emperor" alone are enough to make him tempted, thereby giving rise to the thought of "killing to seize treasures."

Especially the Void Heaven Remnant Map, which is something he must obtain.

And in the entire Yue Country, or even the Tiannan Cultivation World, only the "Yue Emperor," who obtained Jixuan's inheritance, has it.

Besides this, there is another possibility: that the "Yue Emperor" and Jixuan are the same person.

To be precise, the original "Yue Emperor" was possessed by Jixuan.

Although this possibility is not high, there is still some chance.

After all, if Jixuan was a Golden Core Stage Cultivator, his lifespan might have been exhausted.

But if he was proficient in some demonic secret technique for extending life, it is not impossible for him to have lived for a while longer.

After all, Jixuan's master was Xuangui Shangren Xiao Cha, that giant of the Chaotic Star Sea Demonic Path.

The "Profound Yin True Scripture" in his hands can be called an encyclopedia of the Demonic Path, so even if Jixuan's lifespan was exhausted.

Using secret techniques for life preservation, living for a while longer would not be a problem.

For example, Xuangui Shangren gave up reincarnation as the price to transform into a Ghost Cultivator to take revenge on Ji Yin and Jixuan.

Therefore, if the current "Yue Emperor" is Jixuan, the difficulty of dealing with him will not be low.

But it is not impossible to kill him; Yan Taibai believes he has the strength to slay the "Yue Emperor," it is just a matter of how much of a price he must pay.

Naturally, the lower the price, the better.

Therefore, after entering Yue Capital, Yan Taibai did not go directly to the Imperial City but stayed in Yue Capital for the time being to gather information.

It was only for matters at night that he would head toward the Yue Capital Imperial City.

Currently, the Black Fiend Cult should only have one Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator, the "Yue Emperor," so Yan Taibai is not worried about being discovered.

Even if he were discovered, the one out of luck would be the Black Fiend Cult, not him.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, half a month passed; Yan Taibai had also clearly investigated the situation of the Black Fiend Cult in the Imperial City.

One true Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator: Black Fiend Cult leader (Yue Emperor), Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

Ten followers at the thirteenth level of Qi Refining.

Cult members at the Qi Refining Twelfth Layer: twenty-seven.

For Yan Taibai, the remaining cultivators below the Qi Refining Twelfth Layer were of little significance.

Therefore, Yan Taibai prepared to strike when these high-level Qi Refining Stage cultivators were basically all in the imperial city, as this would yield the most progress points for 【Slay Demons and Eliminate Devils】.

He could also round them all up at once, without needing to waste time hunting them down.

He had also inquired about the days when the high-level Qi Refining Stage cultivators of the Black Fiend Cult were all in the imperial city.

The last three days of every month; these three days were the time they entered the "Blood Prison" to cultivate.

Cultivating within this "Blood Prison" was the fastest period for cultivation.

Usually, they could only find places to cultivate on their own, and since the Yue Capital plaza had no spirit veins, in such a situation, the "Blood Prison" was the best place for the Black Fiend Cult members to cultivate.

Once the end of the month arrived, the high-level Qi Refining Stage cultivators of the Black Fiend Cult would all rush back to cultivate.

And there were only two days left until the end of the month.

(End of this chapter)