[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-record-of-a-demon-s-cultivation":3,"chapter-record-of-a-demon-s-cultivation-record-of-a-demon-s-cultivation-chapter-218":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Record of a Demon's Cultivation",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},952012,1246,"Chapter 218: A Prisoner Under the Stairs","record-of-a-demon-s-cultivation-chapter-218",218,"\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Translator: Cinder Translations\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Huayue's expression was filled with panic as she attempted to retreat and escape the alchemy room, but a sharp blade hovered threateningly at her brow, preventing her from making any move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm worried that you might be spreading information about Qi Xiong's whereabouts, causing unnecessary trouble,\" Su Huayue said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where has Qi Xiong been taken?\" he inquired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know,\" she replied. \"I'm just following orders, claiming I would teach him a new method, and asked him to come to the alchemy room early. He was taken away by an elder from the family who is at the Foundation Establishment stage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did you come alone to kill me?\" Song Wen asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your cultivation level only appears to be at the seventh layer of Qi Refining,\" she said. \"I thought I could easily deal with you on my own, so I didn't inform anyone else.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Huayue's face turned pale; she truly hadn't expected that the usually docile Yuan Cheng was actually a Foundation Establishment cultivator, hiding his true strength far too well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please don't kill me! I can swear an oath, promising not to reveal a word about your infiltration in the Su family,\" she pleaded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need for that. Dead people can keep secrets better,\" he replied coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a light shake of the cold moon blade, a dazzling beam of light surged forth, instantly piercing through Su Huayue's brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a moment, she lost her breath and collapsed to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Wen flashed over to her side and began to search her soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief moment, the soul search concluded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Wen discovered that, just as Su Huayue had said, she didn't know much. He couldn't extract any additional information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He devoured her soul and blood, turning Su Huayue's corpse into ashes, which he then tossed into the deep pit beneath the furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After completing all this, Song Wen opened the stone door of the alchemy room and casually walked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could no longer stay in this alchemy room, nor could he remain in the Su family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Huayue's death would soon be discovered, and since it happened in a heavily guarded place, it would certainly trigger a strict investigation by the Su family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Wen strolled out of the alchemy room, where people were coming and going in the great hall, yet not a single person paid him any attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he made his way to the foot of the mountain and approached the mountain gate, he noticed\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a group escorting Su Shan toward the small town of the Su family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't help but feel puzzled; just two days ago when he came down the mountain, he had greeted Su Shan, who was on guard at the mountain gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could it be that just two days later, Su Shan had become a prisoner?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Wen glanced back toward the middle of Qingping Mountain but saw nothing out of the ordinary, indicating that Su Huayue's death had not yet been discovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stepping forward, Song Wen quickly approached the escorting group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cupped his fists and said to the leader, \"May I ask, what crime has Su Shan committed? Where is he being taken?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader, a middle-aged male cultivator at the late stage of Qi Refining, glanced at the alchemist robes on Song Wen and replied somewhat impatiently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He practiced evil techniques to refine corpses, turning his own wife, his unborn child, and thirty helpless neighbors into walking corpses.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Su Shan's crimes are heinous, devoid of humanity! He's being taken to the entrance of the small town for public beheading, to uphold the family's rules!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Song Wen couldn't help but glance at Su Shan, who was being escorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So ruthless and cruel!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, he was a promising candidate for practicing demonic arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Wen had to admit that he had previously underestimated Su Shan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never expected that the seemingly affable Su Shan would resort to such actions against\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his own wife and child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, his methods were lacking! He had just begun practicing demonic techniques and had already been discovered, about to be executed for all to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a flip of his hand, two jade vials appeared in Song Wen's grasp, containing ten gathering Qi pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He discreetly placed the two vials into the hands of the leading man and lowered his voice to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have some connections with Su Shan. Could you allow me to see him off for the last time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader's spiritual sense swept over the jade vials in his hand, and he put them away in his storage bag, a smile appearing on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Considering my ties to Su Shan, I'll allow you both to speak privately. It would be quite pitiful if no one sent him off for his final journey.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader gestured to several escorting personnel behind him, and they spread out, giving\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Wen and Su Shan space to talk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Shan had been bound with chains, unable to use spiritual energy, making escape\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was ashen, and his gaze was vacant. The imminent execution and the coming death\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>plunged his heart into deep fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Song Wen approach, a flicker of emotion crossed Su Shan's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yuan Cheng, I never expected to see you again before my death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alas!\" Song Wen let out a deep sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Su Shan, what were you thinking? How did you fall into the path of practicing demonic\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>arts?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bitter smile appeared on Su Shan's ashen face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I had poor talent, and my mother was just a mortal. Neither of us received any attention from\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the family. After my mother gave birth to me, she fell ill and was unable to work, leaving us to struggle with hunger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I was five, my mother fell into deep despair, and I had to beg for food from neighbors, suffering humiliation and disdain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I believed that through hard work, I could overcome my inherent disadvantages. Ever since I turned ten and could start cultivating, I have trained day and night, but the result after years of effort was only reaching the fifth layer of Qi Refining.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only then did I come to realize the harsh reality: with such poor talent and no resources for cultivation, how could I possibly achieve powerful cultivation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was unwilling to live such a mediocre life, so I turned to the path of practicing demonic\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>arts. Last time you mentioned the mysteries of demonic arts in my home, it completely solidified my resolve.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Shan seemed to be recounting his final moments, revealing all the secrets buried deep in\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then why did you kill your wife and child?\" Song Wen asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Shan suddenly became agitated and shouted loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't kill them! I did not kill them! No matter how mad I become, I could never harm my\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>own wife and children!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They suddenly disappeared, and I searched everywhere but could not find them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I reported it to the family, but they didn't believe me. They found the walking corpses of our\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>neighbors in my yard and assumed I had turned my wife and child into walking corpses, but I\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>really didn't!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it came to his wife and child, Su Shan was filled with deep concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then why did you refine your neighbors, who are just mortals, into walking corpses?\" Song\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen pressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deep-seated hatred emerged on Su Shan's darkened face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've suffered bullying from them since I was little. My mother passed away in her twenties,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and they were involved in that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was precisely because my mother was a concubine of the family that Su Anqing never cared\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>for us, leading us to live in a poverty that was even worse than ordinary clansmen. Anyone could come and bully us, a widow and her orphan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My mother was beautiful and endured much harassment from rough men. There were even instances where someone barged into our home at night and assaulted her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I only hate my own weakness, unable to take revenge on all my enemies, unable to slay that\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>beast Su Anqing and comfort my mother's spirit in the afterlife.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he said those last two sentences, Su Shan almost growled through gritted teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was loud enough to attract the attention of several escorting personnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader hurried over, pushing Song Wen aside, and slapped Su Shan across the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Shan immediately fell to the ground, spitting out blood along with a few teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader yanked Su Shan up from the ground, glaring fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you want to die, don't drag us down with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Openly speaking against the family is a grave crime, practically asking for death; they didn't\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>want to get involved in such matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>TL: Honestly, I am confused as to why MC led Su Shan down this path? 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