Chapter 66: The Danmo Sect

Meng Su was grateful to Shi Xiaoxiao. She had defended him at a critical moment. Although Meng Su felt no sense of belonging to the Danmo Sect, he identified with Shi Xiaoxiao's character. Not only did she not kick him while he was down, but she also stood up for him and protected him—a rarity in the Demon Realm, a world where everything was based on profit.

Meng Su asked cautiously, "Teacher Xiaoxiao, what kind of organization is the Enforcement Hall?"

"The Enforcement Hall is subordinate to the Righteous Demon Hall. Although it is called the Enforcement Hall, it is actually a Protector Hall, an organization that protects the sect. Maintaining the safety of the Danmo Sect is the duty of the Enforcement Hall."

Meng Su asked again cautiously, "How many people are currently in the Enforcement Hall?"

"Currently, it is just you. However, in the future, we will screen experts from among the alchemy cultivators to enter the Enforcement Hall."

Meng Su thought: *Isn't this job just being a thug? I like it. Legally beating people up—very good. *

Shi Xiaoxiao smiled sweetly, "Brother Meng, don't call me Teacher anymore. Your alchemy techniques are not inferior to mine. Even I can only succeed once in ten attempts with that Escape Void Pill. Yet you have so many; clearly, your success rate is far higher than mine. However, this is a blessing for our Danmo Sect. From now on, let us address each other as brother and sister, what do you think?"

Meng Su said, "That wouldn't be appropriate. I am just a Seed Alchemist; how could I be the elder brother of a teacher?"

Shi Xiaoxiao said, "It was my oversight. Little sister here apologizes to you, brother."

Having said that, Shi Xiaoxiao bowed gracefully to Meng Su.

Meng Su was flustered by this bow. He quickly said, "Little sister, there is no need for such formalities. Brother agrees."

Meng Su had been nearly thirty in his previous world. After coming to the Demon Realm and spending over two years there, he was definitely older than Shi Xiaoxiao.

Seeing that Meng Su had agreed, Shi Xiaoxiao immediately became lively. She took Meng Su's arm and laughed, "From now on, brother will definitely protect me, right?"

Meng Su blushed and said embarrassedly, "Little sister, you joke. You are already a Pill Saint at such a young age. I have only managed to become a quasi-Demon God; how could I have the ability to protect you? It is brother who needs little sister's protection."

Shi Xiaoxiao was relentless: "Brother, do not be humble. The supernatural abilities you use are definitely not from our Demon Realm. If ranked by level, they certainly exceed the ninth grade. Ninth-grade supernatural abilities are Immortal-grade; how could someone who can use Immortal-grade supernatural abilities be an ordinary person?"

Meng Su asked incredulously, "Really? Am I that powerful?"

Shi Xiaoxiao laughed, "Brother is even more powerful than you imagine."

Ending the banter, Shi Xiaoxiao returned to her cold demeanor. She sighed and said to Meng Su, "Brother, the Demon Realm is now fraught with crises, and a storm is brewing. You also know that my grandfather, Shi Buli, has been missing for over a thousand years. Along with him, my grandfather, father, and mother have all disappeared. I was raised by my mother. Not a day goes by that I am not searching for my father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Now, there are clues. Their disappearance might be a conspiracy."

Meng Su said solemnly, "Little sister, do not worry. From now on, as long as I am here, I will absolutely not let anyone hurt you."

Shi Xiaoxiao smiled sweetly, "With brother's words, little sister is relieved."

Thereafter, Meng Su was arranged to be in the Enforcement Hall. The Enforcement Hall had its own entrance and a three-courtyard residence.

After Meng Su moved in, there were dedicated Pill Slaves to clean and arrange his daily life. However, Meng Su was accustomed to a rough life and had been a beggar for a long time; he was quite unaccustomed to suddenly starting an exquisite life. Therefore, most of the time, Meng Su still lived in the small bamboo building by his medicine field. This was convenient for taking care of his medicine field, and he could also hide in that mysterious cave to refine True Demon Pills.

In the half-year since the Yang family sent people to cause trouble, the Danmo Sect had been peaceful; no one came to make trouble, as if the world had suddenly become peaceful. But Meng Su knew that hidden within this peace was an unusual crisis because the laws above the Danmo Sect were still occasionally incomplete. This caused Meng Su's alchemy efficiency to be low.

A year later, Meng Su had finished refining all one million True Demon Pills. Luo Xiaowu came three times to take away the refined True Demon Pills. At the same time, she brought Meng Su Gathering Spirit Pills and a large amount of gold, silver, and jewelry.

These valuables were of little use among demon cultivators, but they were still useful in the secular world. The circulating currency among demon cultivators was still Gathering Spirit Pills.

Dongfang Mao had come several times to select medicinal herbs. Meng Su gave Dongfang Mao hundreds of thousands of Gathering Spirit Pills and several Advancement Pills. Dongfang Mao had originally been at the early stage of Demon God, but after a year of crazy nourishment from Gathering Spirit Pills, he had reached the peak of Demon God.

Shi Xiaoxiao came to see Meng Su from time to time. Every time, she made a lot of delicious food for Meng Su. This Shi Xiaoxiao was a Pill Saint, but her culinary skills were equally remarkable.

During this year, Meng Su had taken many Gathering Spirit Pills, but the Devouring Demon Pill in his Qi Sea remained motionless, as if the Gathering Spirit Pills had no effect.

Just after a peaceful year had passed, Meng Su welcomed his first customer—someone looking for trouble, or rather, seeking revenge.

Since entering the Danmo Sect, Meng Su had been sent to the medicine field to be a Seed Alchemist, almost ignoring everything outside. In fact, among the tens of thousands of cultivators in the Danmo Sect, there were many factions and cliques.

The first group was the Aristocratic Family faction.

The Aristocratic Family faction was composed entirely of elites from the Demon Capital's families. These cultivators lived in luxury and were arrogant, holding other alchemy cultivators in contempt. They formed their own system. Young Master Jiao, whom Meng Su had killed, was one of the best among them.

There were ten great families in the Demon Capital, and the Yang family ranked fourth. But even the fourth-ranked family was a behemoth in the Demon Capital. It was said that they had a Demon Venerable sitting in command. But for over a hundred years, no one had seen him. Some speculated that the Demon Venerable might have already passed away.

The second group was the Sect faction. These were elite seeds selected and sent by various sects, who would become the backbone of their sects upon returning, such as Meng Su and Dongfang Mao.

There were four great sects in the Demon Capital. Ranked first was the Mist Demon Sect, second the Blood Demon Sect, third the Bone Demon Sect, and fourth was the Fire Demon Sect where Meng Su was.

Below the four great sects were the second-rate demon sects. Ranked first among them was the Soul Demon Sect. This sect refined souls into demons and was quite strange, with countless experts. Moreover, they enjoyed an entire continent to themselves. The Soul Demon Sect had gone to great lengths to squeeze into the four great sects of the Demon Capital. They dared not challenge the top three demon sects, but they were not convinced by the Fire Demon Sect.

When competing for rankings in the past, there was a code in the Demon Capital; competition for rankings could only be between Demon Sons.

The Soul Demon Sect had five great Demon Sons, but unfortunately, all five great Demon Sons were defeated in a duel with Yu Chiyan of the Fire Demon Sect, so the Fire Demon Sect became the fourth sect of the Demon Capital.

But the Fire Demon Sect was severely damaged by the Wood Demon Sect, and the position of Sect Master changed hands, so the Soul Demon Sect thought their opportunity had come.

So they began to take action.

The third group was small sects and rogue cultivators. The Demon Capital was vast, and below it were countless strange small sects. Some sects had only three or four people, occupying mountains as kings; rather than calling them sects, it was better to call them bandits. The vast majority were born from martial arts families and advanced after becoming True Demons. Of course, there were also rogue cultivators. They had heaven-defying talent and were recorded by the Demon Capital, and they also had the opportunity to enter the Danmo Sect to learn alchemy. ===== CHAPTER 67 =====