Chapter 49: The Demonic Sect

"Who would write a letter to a tiger demon? Doesn't this tiger demon always hide from cultivators, refusing to let them know its whereabouts?"

None of the three could figure it out. Given the tiger demon's cautious nature, no one outside the mountains should have known of its existence.

"Niannian, what does the letter say?"

Meng Jingzhou cleared his throat and read in an emotional tone: "Brother Tiger, we haven't met for many days. How have you been lately?"

"Brother Tiger, you act with caution and are unwilling to show yourself, letting righteous cultivators know of your existence, only preying on mortals. Such a step-by-step, winning cultivation method makes this younger brother admire you, but cultivating like this is ultimately too slow. Now, the Great Era is approaching, heroes are rising, and various factions are eyeing the Central Continent like tigers. Didn't you also seize this opportunity to leave your home, break away from the Qiongqi lineage, and sneak into Songshan from the Demon Domain?"

"Careful and cautious... you two, stop crowding me. I'll read it to you, won't I?" Lu Yang and Seeing Man Gu sandwiched Meng Jingzhou in the middle, looking directly at the letter's content.

"You're reading too slowly."

"I'll read faster, you two get out of the way."

Meng Jingzhou pushed the two away and continued reading: "Being careful and cautious is certainly not a big mistake, but in this Great Era that is currently reviving, one must be bolder to seize opportunities, go all out, purify your bloodline, and transform into a pure-blooded Qiongqi. Only then will you have a foothold in this Great Era."

"This younger brother boldly suggests that Brother Tiger and your spouse join my Yanjiang Branch together, using cultivators as prey, and plot great things together!"

"There is a token from this younger brother in the letter. Brother Tiger can directly hold this token and come to the Yanjiang Branch to find this younger brother. This younger brother can directly recommend Brother Tiger to become a deacon."

"Your younger brother, Qin Yuanhao, bows."

The letter was not long, but it revealed a lot of information.

Lu Yang analyzed: "The letter says the tiger demon doesn't let righteous cultivators know; this doesn't fit standard linguistic habits. General linguistic habits wouldn't directly call them 'righteous cultivators' unless the author of the letter stands on the opposite side of righteous cultivators. Is this Qin Yuanhao a demonic cultivator?"

This also explained why some cultivators knew about the tiger demon's situation but didn't report it.

In the Central Continent, the righteous path occupies an absolute advantage. The demon, devil, and ghost factions are natural allies. Taking the tiger demon as an example, it wouldn't act directly to harm people, but would let its chang-ghosts trick people over.

The tiger demon has Qiongqi blood and is a confirmed Golden Core stage cultivator; it is only natural for demonic cultivators to try to win it over.

"In that case, is the Yanjiang Branch a demonic sect stronghold?"

Meng Jingzhou nodded: "Demonic sects like to use place names as strongholds, but I don't know which demonic sect this Yanjiang Branch belongs to."

Just as righteous cultivators have the Five Great Immortal Sects, demonic cultivators also have their own sects, called the Four Great Demonic Sects.

A demonic sect is a religion, not a sect. The biggest difference lies in whether they believe in a certain powerful existence.

The beliefs of the Four Great Demonic Sects are not entirely the same. Some say the beliefs of the Four Great Demonic Sects represent four immortals, while others say the four beliefs of the demonic sects are merely four incarnations of a certain immortal. Opinions vary.

The demonic sects reveal very little information to the outside world. Their movements are elusive, and the Great Xia Dynasty and the Five Great Immortal Sects have searched together many times without finding the demonic sects' main base.

Whenever righteous cultivators eradicate a large area of demonic sect strongholds, demonic sect members sprout up like bamboo shoots after rain, and they can never be killed off completely.

The demonic sects are said to be mysterious, with strange methods, ruthless hearts, and chilling reputations. In reality, it's just that the righteous path is too strong, causing the demonic sects not to dare show their faces, only daring to engage in schemes in the dark.

If one could find the demonic sects' lair, there would be no need for the Five Great Immortal Sects to act. The Great Xia Dynasty could send troops and generals, and in five days, they could turn the demonic sects upside down, and in one month, they could eradicate all their strongholds.

This is the confidence of the righteous path.

The demonic path is ultimately something that cannot be brought into the light.

Lu Yang shook the envelope and pulled out a bone token. It had a special true qi left on it, a method left by that demonic sect member named Qin Yuanhao, which outsiders could not imitate.

Seeing Man Gu said: "Can we use this token to join the demonic sect?"

Discovering a demonic sect lair is a great merit, far more valuable than eradicating two tiger demons.

Lu Yang shook his head: "No, if we use his token to join the Yanjiang Branch, Qin Yuanhao will definitely know."

"Besides, we don't know the location of the Yanjiang Branch. How can we join?"

"Then what should we do?" Seeing Man Gu asked.

"Since it's called the Yanjiang Branch, it should be in Yanjiang County. We can go to Yanjiang County to inquire if there is anyone named Qin Yuanhao, follow him to find the Yanjiang Branch. Since he can call himself a younger brother in front of the tiger demon, his cultivation won't be higher than the tiger demon's. We can kill him, and then we can directly use the token, saying we are old friends of Qin Yuanhao, coming to defect to Qin Yuanhao, not expecting him to be dead."

"Good idea." Meng Jingzhou and Seeing Man Gu's eyes lit up.

"Keep digging, see if we can find any more good things." Lu Yang excitedly urged Meng Jingzhou to work.

Meng Jingzhou flipped to a blade of grass as fresh and red as blood, palm-sized, with a somewhat evil feeling.

"Green Blood Grass, why are there red veins?" Meng Jingzhou was a bit puzzled. The main function of Green Blood Grass is to detoxify, and its leaf veins are blue-green, like rivers flowing on the ground. Why is this one red?

Lu Yang squatted down to identify it, then said: "You forgot, the main function of Green Blood Grass for the human race is as a main ingredient for detoxifying pills; it's not like that for the demon race."

"Green Blood Grass has the effect of refining bloodlines. It's possible the tiger demon has been using its blood to water and ripen the Green Blood Grass for a long time, making the Green Blood Grass adapt to the Qiongqi bloodline. Looking at it like this, in a few more months, when the Green Blood Grass is fully mature, after the tiger demon consumes it, its Qiongqi bloodline will be refined a bit, and it will be able to form a Golden Core."

The "blood" in Green Blood Grass is named for this reason.

Lu Yang heard the knowledge about Green Blood Grass from the Little Medicine King.

"Now this Green Blood Grass can no longer be refined into detoxifying pills; it can only be consumed by the demon race to purify their bloodlines," Lu Yang said.

"Since that's the case, you guys take it and sell it at the sect's market on the 15th of every month. It should fetch a good price." Meng Jingzhou handed the herb to Lu Yang and Seeing Man Gu.

There are many people in the sect who raise demon beasts, and herbs that can improve bloodlines have quite a market in the Congwendao Sect.

Lu Yang and Seeing Man Gu pushed it back and forth, and in the end, Seeing Man Gu didn't insist against Lu Yang and accepted the Green Blood Grass.

Meng Jingzhou reminded Seeing Man Gu: "Don't eat the Green Blood Grass. The ancient barbarian race is a branch of the human race; Green Blood Grass is useless for your bloodline."

Seeing Man Gu said "oh" with regret.

Legend has it that the ancient barbarian race originated from a romantic marriage proposal. In ancient times, the human race still lived in scattered tribes, and the strongest in the tribe was called a warrior.

One day, two tribes met. A male warrior from one tribe took a fancy to the female warrior opposite him and proposed to her: "Little girl, give me a smile, and if I'm happy, I'll marry you."

The female warrior gave a hehe smile, picked up a rock, and swung it back. The two wrestled together. In the end, the female warrior was better, dragged the male warrior into the house, and they didn't sleep all night.

Ten months later, the first barbarian warrior was born. ===== CHAPTER 50 =====