Chapter 659: The Infiltrator

After everyone leaves, the Blood Daoist walks over, and Yan Buji does not dare to speak.

"Get up."

"Yes." Yan Buji rises, bows and says: "I wonder what important matter the Sect Master wishes to instruct the disciple?"

"You're quite good at reading the room," the Blood Daoist chuckles.

Yan Buji sees the other's smile is a bit creepy, and immediately says: "It's a disciple's duty, naturally to relieve the sect's troubles and solve difficulties."

"Since that's the case, tell me about your matter with the Heavenly Demon King; I still need to find a chance to go see him," the Blood Daoist says coolly.

"Understood," Yan Buji hurriedly begins.

"Back then I was about to go to Wenxu Palace, and then I was ambushed by the Dragon Pattern Furnace of Wenxu Palace…"

"Wait, the Wenxu Palace Dragon Pattern Furnace? Did the Wenxu Sage intervene?" the Blood Daoist looks at Yan Buji with a strange expression.

"Yes…"

"That old brat has no shame, actually attacking a young cultivator! Hahaha, the day I see him again, I'll have to mock him thoroughly!" the Blood Daoist laughs heartily.

Yan Buji's face twitches, and while you two have a joke, I was literally hanging on a thread of life back then.

"Then I went to the Boundless Abyss…"

Yan Buji recounts his past experiences, including the Heavenly Demon King's research during the split of Youming Jie that produced the Counter-Life Blood Pill and the Dragon People breeding method, which expanded the Dragon People.

The Blood Daoist listens with interest, nodding repeatedly: "I told you my method works, but he refused to believe it."

"Hm?"

"The Counter-Life Blood Pill and the Dragon People breeding secret technique were both discovered by me!" the Blood Daoist laughs.

"Ah?"

Yan Buji is startled: wasn't it the Heavenly Demon King who discovered them?

"Back then the Dragon People were that fellow's scheme to seize the mortal realm's fortune; he never succeeded, so he came to me, and I helped him complete the Dragon People transformation secret. However, because Youming Jie had not yet split, that fellow didn't want to become the Dragon People's progenitor by using his own body as fuel to blaze the way, so the Dragon People have always remained few in number."

The Blood Daoist waves his hand: "In the end it still came down to me stepping in, hahaha!"

"Is that so?" Yan Buji asks, puzzled; after all, these are all ancient figures, hard to know whom to trust.

"What? You don't believe it? All blood Daoist methods in this world stem from me; without me, who could devise a way to break the Dragon People bloodline's forbidden curse?" the Blood Daoist looks at Yan Buji with displeasure.

"I dare not; as a junior, I truly cannot judge these matters," Yan Buji immediately bows and confesses.

"Hmph." the Blood Daoist looks at Yan Buji: "The moment I saw you, I knew this fellow must have been targeted by someone. Moreover, your strange True Essence doesn't seem like the path of a Martial Dao Nascent Soul."

"Yes… I'm following the Spirit-Body Unity method."

"Spirit-Body Unity? Impossible, how could you possibly know the path to Martial Cultivation sainthood?" the Blood Daoist looks at Yan Buji with astonishment.

Martial Cultivation sainthood?!

Yan Buji is stunned: "This… when I broke through the Golden Core of Martial Dao, a sudden thought came to me…"

"Oh, I see." the Blood Daoist chuckles: "You kid are fortunate."

"Hm?"

Yan Buji, feeling sick from the Blood Daoist's grin, quickly asks: "Is someone deliberately messing with me? The Spirit-Body Unity method doesn't increase the longevity yuan; isn't that harming me?!"

The Blood Daoist waves his hand: "You're practicing Martial and Law Dual Cultivation, what's there to fear? That's all, let's stop here today. If anything comes up, I'll have He Yun inform you, go."

"Understood." Yan Buji reluctantly steps out beyond the gate.

The Blood Daoist watches Yan Buji's departing silhouette, raises an eyebrow: "Martial Saint… indeed impressive, but I wonder if we'll ever see that day."

Yan Buji returns to Lian Dan Tang, looks at the desolate Lian Dan Tang, and sighs.

"It's time to start over again."

"Yan Buji."

"Hm?!"

At an unknown moment, a figure appears behind Yan Buji; the instant he hears it, he turns his head and watches the other warily.

But upon seeing the face, Yan Buji realizes and bows: "I've met you before, Senior He Yun."

"I am the Sect's Acting Sect Master," He Yun says calmly.

"Honored to meet the Sect Master!"

Yan Buji lifts his head, observing the other. It's clear He Yun is also watching him.

He Yun's appearance does resemble He Caifei a bit, with a heroic aura between his brows; he doesn't seem like a demonic cultivator, and perhaps in different attire he could be even more righteous.

The two fall silent, and Yan Buji asks first: "May I ask what business the Sect Master has with me?"

"The sect wishes to expand its territory; few in our sect understand the site planning here. What are your thoughts?"

"Well…" Yan Buji hesitates.

Although I don't know what he intends by asking me, one would say that I can't believe that only Yan Buji could contend with the Great Sinful Sect, which governs the Paolong Sacred Land by drawing rivers.

So he's testing my loyalty?

There's no need for that; I was forced here in the first place, otherwise I'd already be inside the Paolong Sacred Land now.

But honestly, I'm merely a minor figure; it wouldn't be that the Blood Daoist singled me out, causing the other side to be wary that I might seek power.

Nevertheless, given his question, Yan Buji naturally does not dare to speak freely.

He Yun thinks for a moment and says: "I'm not here to cause you trouble. Since the Sect Master needs you, I won't say much. However, now that you've entered the sect, I'll have you do something, so it won't be too difficult for you, right?"

"What's that talk about the Sect Master?" Yan Buji says with a forced smile, then asks: "May I know what relation the sect currently has with the Paolong Sacred Land?"

"It's hard to say there's mutual exchange, but we're not enemies."

"Fine, then I propose we leave the Outer Gate facilities untouched, and first repair the Internal Affairs Hall. If possible, find a site within the primitive forest surrounding the Outer Gate, so as not to affect the forest's planning for the Paolong Sacred Land, while building the sect's base separate from the Paolong Sacred Land's inner and outer gates."

"Why?"

"Since we're neither enemies nor merging with the Paolong Sacred Land, we must keep things clear. After all… this place belongs to them," Yan Buji says diplomatically.

He Yun thinks and says: "You mean the Paolong Sacred Land was already displeased with our arrival, and seizing their territory would cause them to grow resentful?"

"Perhaps you're already quite disgusted, so I think that since the two sides have no real hatred, depending on the situation they are likely planning to exchange information; given that, we should still prioritize building good relations." Yan Buji clasped his hands and watched He Yun cautiously.

He Yun thought for a moment, nodded, "It seems that appointing you as the Hall Master of this Lian Dan Tang has been somewhat unfair to you."

"Sect Master, your words are too generous; the Patriarch's gift is indeed my honor," Yan Buji said.