[{"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-277":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},951871,1246,"Chapter 277: Meeting Ding Number 97 Black Coffin Again","record-of-a-demon-s-cultivation-chapter-277",277,"\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Translator: Cinder Translations\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, several months had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On this particular day, as Song Wen was just leaving the alchemy room, he ran into Zhou Siyi coming towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Junior Brother Wu, I've secured a good job for you,\" Zhou Siyi said with a self-satisfied expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since their mission at the Spirit Breeding Workshop in Great Yan Kingdom, Zhou Siyi had warmed up to Song Wen considerably, treating him as a true junior brother from the same sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recently, Zhou Siyi had rarely come to the alchemy room, except occasionally to practice new elixir recipes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Senior Sister Zhou. May I ask what kind of job it is?\" Song Wen asked with a smile, cupping his hands respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Siyi glanced around at the other alchemists in the hall and waved dismissively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not convenient to talk here. Come with me. Anyway, it's a job where you can earn spirit stones and contribution points.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without waiting for Song Wen to respond, she quickly exited the hall and flew off on her sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Wen shook his head helplessly and followed her on his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them flew deeper into the Beastmaster Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a short while, they arrived in the skies above a valley surrounded by mountains on all sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The valley was shrouded in mist, obscuring the scene within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was because the valley was protected by an array, blocking both vision and spiritual\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place was located deep within the Beastmaster Sect, and the array here was clearly set up to prevent outsiders from peeking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was obvious that there were sect secrets hidden within, and this valley was one of the sect's restricted areas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior Sister Zhou, why did you bring me here? This is a restricted area of the sect. Shouldn't we leave as soon as possible?\" Song Wen asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Siyi smiled slightly. \"With me here, what are you afraid of? Come on, follow me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, she lowered her sword light and descended to the edge of the valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without any noticeable movement on her part, the mist in front of her began to churn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, a narrow stone path suddenly appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Junior Brother Wu, hurry up!\" Zhou Siyi urged, seeing that Song Wen was still hovering mid- air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Wen didn't move but asked, \"Senior Sister Zhou, can you at least tell me what this place is? If it's really a sect's restricted area, I don't dare to enter recklessly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Siyi rolled her eyes in exasperation. \"Look at how cautious you are. It's not like I'd harm\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she finished speaking, a figure appeared from the distant sky and arrived at Song Wen's side within a few breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Liu Jiang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elder Wu, it's been years. How have you been?\" Liu Jiang greeted Song Wen warmly before nodding at Zhou Siyi, indicating their familiarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Greetings, Elder Liu,\" Song Wen said, cupping his hands. \"When did you return to the sect?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jiang replied, \"It's been about three years since I returned to the sect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Wen mentally calculated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been just over three years since he and Zhou Siyi had completed their mission at the Spirit Breeding Workshop in Great Yan Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, shortly after they left the workshop, Liu Jiang was transferred back to the sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elder Liu is now the guardian elder of the sect's library pavilion,\" Zhou Siyi suddenly\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>interjected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Wen stared at Liu Jiang, shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really? Congratulations, Elder Liu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jiang smiled. \"I owe it all to Elder Zhou, who helped me successfully cultivate the human-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>serpent hybrid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Wen glanced at Zhou Siyi upon hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivating the human-serpent hybrid had earned Liu Jiang the position of guardian elder, and Zhou Siyi had become a revered elder of the sect. It seemed that the human-serpent hybrid was of great importance to the Beastmaster Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are the two of you just standing at the entrance to the valley? Why don't you go inside?\" Liu Jiang asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Siyi said, \"Elder Rong has been short on manpower lately, so I thought of having Junior\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brother Wu give it a try. If he can earn Elder Rong's favor, he could make a lot of spirit stones. But instead, he's overthinking it, worried that this place is a sect's restricted area and doesn't dare enter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jiang laughed, \"Rest assured, Elder Wu. With me and Elder Zhou here, you'll be perfectly\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>safe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that the two of them had urged him repeatedly, Song Wen had no choice but to follow\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>them into the valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes, being overly cautious only arouses suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three of them followed the narrow stone path for over a hundred meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a small lake, several miles in size, appeared before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half of the lake had been constructed into a series of water serpent enclosures, just like the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ones at the Spirit Breeding Workshop in Great Yan Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is there a lake here?\" Song Wen asked in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no rivers within the Beastmaster Sect, so logically, there shouldn't be a lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jiang explained, \"This lake wasn't naturally formed; it was created by channeling\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>underground rivers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the three of them arrived at the entrance of an underground cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entrance was about ten meters wide, with a plaque hanging above it, inscribed with the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>words \"Serpent Cave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they approached the cave entrance, Song Wen suddenly stopped in his tracks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A continuous flow of corpse energy was emanating from the Serpent Cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a righteous sect like the Beastmaster Sect, why would there be such a place filled with\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>such malevolent energy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Junior Brother Wu, what's wrong now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Song Wen had stopped walking, Zhou Siyi turned back and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why is there corpse energy here?\" Song Wen asked, feeling uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his expression of unease was feigned, he truly did not want to enter the Serpent Cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were clearly some deep secrets of the Beastmaster Sect involved in this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the principle of \"the less you know, the safer you are,\" Song Wen wanted no part in\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>these secrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a sour face, Zhou Siyi said, \"Junior Brother Wu, you're being way too suspicious. We're already here; does it really matter whether you enter the Serpent Cave or not?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hurry up! Elder Rong is waiting,\" Zhou Siyi urged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Wen remained silent for a moment but eventually followed Zhou Siyi into the Serpent\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no defensive formations inside the Serpent Cave, or perhaps they weren't\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a formation to obscure things, cultivators could probe everything inside the cave\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>with their spiritual senses, even without entering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Zhou Siyi had said, by the time they reached the entrance of the Serpent Cave, whether he\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>entered or not, Song Wen had already been exposed to the secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After walking several dozen meters, a vast underground hall appeared before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hall was clearly man-made, with carefully polished floors and walls, giving it an orderly\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hall was divided into two sections: north and south.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The southern section was slightly smaller, with numerous pools scattered across the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In these pools, serpents in human form were constantly swimming. These were all fully developed human-serpent hybrids, numbering over a hundred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, most of them were newly born first-tier human-serpents, and there were few\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>second-tier ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the northern section of the hall, there were neatly arranged coffins, numbering over a\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each coffin was marked with a number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the many coffins, Song Wen found the coffin labeled \"Number 97.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using his spiritual sense, he detected that it contained the body of Zhao Dapeng's younger brother, the man with rat-like eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, he had already stopped breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, some kind of spell had been cast on him, sealing both his soul and body. The corpse\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>remained in the state just after death, with the soul trapped inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rong Jingyun stood among the coffins, her brow furrowed and her face full of worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She held a thick book in her hands, which recorded information about the bodies in each\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>coffin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Siyi and Liu Jiang approached Rong Jingyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elder Rong, still no progress?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rong Jingyun, looking anxious, shook her head without saying a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of the Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Want More of (RDC)?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Read ahead on [Pa.treon] (patreon.com\u002FCinderTL) - up to Chapter 454.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early access starts at $5. Your support keeps this going!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Use Code CINDER2025 to get 50% first month discount on TUR and TUP Tiers. 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