The two men came in front of the leader of the Blood Demon Cult. The old guy had already woken up, but his face was decadent after waking up. After all, he was already useless.
"Old man, are you awake?" Lin Aoxue sneered.
The leader of the Blood Demon Cult was so angry after looking at Lin Aoxue and Ye Liuyun.
"Ah... little bitch, kill me now, don't even think about getting any useful clues from me."
The leader of the Blood Demon Cult knew why he didn't die.
"Haha, that's not up to you."
Lin Aoxue forced the truth pill refined by Ye Liuyun into the mouth of the leader of the Blood Demon Sect and forced him to swallow it.
The strong man from Yunxia Sect who was guarding him immediately spoke anxiously when he saw this scene.
"Aoxue, we can't kill him now. What did you feed him?"
"Uncle Master, don't worry. It's just something to force him to tell the truth." Lin Aoxue said lightly.
But the leader of the Blood Demon Cult burst into laughter when he heard this.
"Hahaha, you're kidding. Do you think a mere poison can make me tell the truth? I'm not afraid of death, so why would I be afraid of this from you?"
But soon he couldn't laugh anymore.
"What's your name?" Lin Aoxue asked calmly.
"Tang Yi." The leader of the Blood Demon Cult replied immediately.
But after he answered, he was stunned.
"This? What's going on? Why would I answer this little girl's question?" Tang Yi was stunned.
When Lin Aoxue saw this, she knew that the elixir had taken effect, so she began to ask Tang Yi about the situation of their Blood Demon Cult. Tang Yi also honestly told Lin Aoxue everything he knew, even the location of other branches.
This means that within the Yun Sect's sphere of influence, there are other branches that are hidden very deeply.
After a few questions, Tang Yi was completely exhausted because he couldn't hide the secret, and he couldn't even keep his mouth shut. All the secrets in his heart were revealed by all the questions. He guessed that there must be something wrong with the pill he had just taken.
The strong men of Yunxia Sect were also confused when they saw Tang Yi tell all his secrets.
"This? Aoxue, what kind of elixir did you give him that made him so honest? He told me everything he knew." asked an elder.
"Sorry, it's a secret, I can't tell you. But this is important news. We have to contact other sects and ask them to wipe out the branches of the Blood Demon Cult in various places. It's a pity that this old guy only knows the locations of the branches within the Yun Sect and doesn't know the locations of the branches in other sects." Ye Liuyun was a little helpless.
Tang Yi knew that the Blood Demon Cult branch in their Yun Sect was doomed.
"Damn it, our Blood Demon Cult will make a comeback sooner or later. When that time comes, your end will surely be miserable. Just wait and see, hahahaha." Tang Yi laughed wildly.
Their Blood Demon Cult is hatching a big conspiracy, but Tang Yi is not clear about the specific situation because he is only the leader of the Liuyang Mountain branch.
Lin Aoxue got angry immediately when she saw this old guy showing no fear of death.
"Liuyun, don't you have some untested elixirs? I think this old guy is very good." Lin Aoxue said in an annoyed voice.
The people of the Blood Demon Cult are basically like crazy. It is useless to reason with them. Since reasoning is useless, let's be ruthless.
"Calm down. It's not appropriate for now. Let's wait until the sect leader and the others decide how to deal with these guys. You can try to save this guy's life." Ye Liuyun said.
Lin Aoxue thought about it, then nodded in agreement.
As time passed, the captured people came out one after another, and the bodies of the evil monks were also brought out one after another.
Among these evil monks, many are traitors from the major sects. The people of the Blood Demon Sect secretly win over some monks with poor qualifications from the major sects and use the Blood Demon Sect's skills to attract them.
According to the branch leader, there were spies of the Blood Demon Cult hidden in the four major sects, but unfortunately, Tang Yi did not know who they were. After all, he was a leader, not the person in charge of recruiting believers.
The deacon in charge of these spies has been killed by Yun Xin, so if you want to know the identities of these people, you can only check them. These people have all practiced the Blood Demon Cult's skills, and you can find out if you check carefully.
After Yun Yun and the others learned the news, they immediately asked Yun Che, who stayed behind in the sect, to check on the sect's disciples.
Those spies didn’t know that the branch of Liuyang Mountain had been destroyed, and they were not particularly worried about the sudden gathering of the sect. However, after Yun Che announced that he would check the condition of each disciple, the spies of the Blood Demon Sect finally reacted.
Unfortunately, it was too late to escape now. If they wanted to survive, the only way was to admit it and ask for forgiveness from the sect.
Chapter 173: Falling Immortal Ridge, Silent City
The issue of the Blood Demon Cult branch has been resolved, but Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue both have a feeling that this is just the beginning.
After all, if what Tang Yi said is true, the Blood Demon Cult has great ambitions, and no one knows what earth-shattering events will happen in the future.
However, if the sky falls, there will be someone tall to hold it up. If the Blood Demon Cult really threatens Nanling, there will naturally be the Supreme Sense Sect and the Yun Sect to support it. Small sects like them are not qualified to confront the entire Blood Demon Cult.
Therefore, what happened next had nothing to do with the two of them. After the leaders of the four major sects discussed it, they felt it necessary to report the matter to the Yun Sect and let Yun Sect make the decision.
In other words, the leader of the Blood Demon Cult will be sent to Yun Sect. As a result, it will be unlikely for Lin Aoxue and Ye Liuyun to test the medicine on this guy.
But in fact, even if it was not sent to Yunzong, it would be impossible to hand it over to the two of them.
However, the fact that Lin Aoxue single-handedly took down this evil cultivator of the second level of the Dao Palace shocked the top leaders of the four major sects for a moment. Such combat power was really too outrageous. As for the problem of falling lightning, except for the Yunxia Sect, the other sects seemed rather confused.
"Master, does the problem of the nine-day thunder have anything to do with Aoxue? I took a look, and everyone present was struck by lightning, except Aoxue." Yun Hui and others asked Yun Yun in a low voice after dealing with the bodies of the cultists.
They felt that Lin Aoxue must have some secret that they didn't know about.
But Yun Yun had a feeling that it had nothing to do with Lin Aoxue, but rather had something to do with this inconspicuous Ye Liuyun. In her opinion, the secrets of Ye Liuyun were bigger than those of her own apprentice.
"No matter what secrets there are, Aoxue is a disciple of our Yunxia Sect. You can make guesses, but don't talk nonsense, okay?" Yun Yun reminded.
Yun Hui chuckled. He definitely knew this. He was just expressing his opinion.
As for the cultivators from other sects, they also felt that Lin Aoxue had a big secret.
But Lin Aoxue is not a cultivator from their sect. Even if they think Lin Aoxue has some secrets, they cannot ask.
However, just because Lin Aoxue was able to capture the evil cultivator of the second level of the Dao Palace alive, she was famous enough to become famous among the four major sects. It was not an exaggeration to say that she was the best among the disciples of this generation in the four major sects.
Yun Xin listened to everyone's comments about Lin Aoxue, and a strong fighting spirit arose in her heart.
She was not jealous of Lin Aoxue, but she was unwilling to admit defeat. She suddenly wanted to challenge Lin Aoxue and see if Lin Aoxue was really that strong. After all, she had not seen Lin Aoxue's battle with her own eyes.
"Master, Master, I want to complain about Li Jianxin. This guy is taking revenge for personal gain. When she saved me just now, she deliberately made me fall down like a dog. After returning to the sect, I want to duel with her." After He Zhiqiu recovered, he came to Yun Yun angrily and complained about Yun Xin.
He Zhiqiu's words made Yun Yun and others look at each other in bewilderment for a moment, thinking to themselves, this guy, why is he like a child, coming to complain and cause trouble for Yun Xin over such a small matter.
"Eh? Yun He, there's no need to be fussy about such a small matter." Yun Yun said speechlessly.
"No, this guy just mocked me on purpose. I fell into an evil trap and was caught, not because I couldn't win. Li Jianxin humiliated me so much, she and I cannot coexist." He Zhiqiu pointed at Yun Xin who was like an iceberg beside him and shouted angrily.
"Tsk, you have a simple mind but strong limbs. If you want to fight, then fight. I'm not afraid of you." Yun Xin snorted coldly.
These words made He Zhiqiu, who was already devastated, even more angry.
"Master, elders, you see, I am this guy's senior brother after all, and she has this attitude? Master, please agree to let me duel with her." He Zhiqiu became more and more annoyed as he spoke.
Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue, who were standing by, were speechless when they saw this scene. These two people are really enemies.
But after Li Jianxin became a woman, it always felt weird for He Zhiqiu to keep pestering her.
An hour after wiping out the Blood Demon Cult branch, Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue planned to leave.
"Master, my sister and I still need to continue our training and cultivation, so we will leave first. We are not needed here anyway." Seeing that things here were almost dealt with, Lin Aoxue planned to leave.
After hearing this, Yun Yun didn't say much.
"Okay, the same thing, be careful and remember, you must return to the sect in one year." As Yun Yun said this, she looked at Ye Liuyun intently.
Ye Liuyun felt inexplicably frightened when Yun Yun stared at her with such eyes, mainly because she guessed that Yun Yun must be suspicious of her.
"I got it, Liuyun, let's go." Lin Aoxue giggled, then pulled Ye Liuyun onto the flying sword and left.
What they didn’t know was that after the people from the four major sects completely destroyed this place, a small blood-red snake crawled out from the ruins.
This blood-red little snake looked familiar. Why did it feel so similar to the blood snake statue? The little snake stared at the direction where the monks from the four major sects left, revealing a humane and cold gaze, and finally disappeared into the forest.
After Lin Aoxue and Ye Liuyun left this place, they began to move towards the core area of Liuyang Mountains, which was their final destination.
The Yun Sect soon found out about the Blood Demon Cult. Since the Yunxia Sect had already learned the locations of all the Blood Demon Cult branches within the Yun Sect from Tang Yi, the Yun Sect immediately dispatched strong men to the locations of the Blood Demon Cult branches and wiped them out in surprise attacks.
Except for a few members of the Blood Demon Cult who were not in the branch, some of their leaders were captured alive, and some were killed. After destroying these branches, they learned that there was a headquarter in the Yun Sect.
However, these branch leaders seem to have no idea where the headquarters is. They only know that the headquarters exists.
From this point, it can be seen that the superiors and subordinates in the Blood Demon Sect almost never have direct contact, and this has become a major concern for the Yun Sect.
At the same time, in a dark underground palace somewhere in Nanling, this place was filled with an evil aura that made people feel very depressed.
At this time, there was a red-robed monk standing in a silent hall, patiently waiting for someone.
A moment later, a giant python filled with blood emerged from the darkness with a strong sense of oppression. It coiled on the throne of the palace and finally turned into a charming woman in a red dress.
"Tell me, what do you want from me?" The charming woman sat down lazily and asked nonchalantly.
The red-robed monk below immediately knelt down on one knee in front of her when he saw the woman appear.
"Greetings, Master. I just received news that all the branch offices in the Yun Sect have been destroyed. The person in charge of the head office over there would like to ask the Grand Master what to do next." The red-robed monk said respectfully.
After hearing this, the charming woman frowned slightly.
"It was destroyed. What happened?" asked the seductive woman unhappily.
"This? I don't know, but what is certain is that the head of a branch has betrayed other branches. The Yun Sect already knows that there is a headquarters within their sphere of influence and is searching everywhere. If this continues, they will be found sooner or later." The red-robed monk replied.
The charming woman thought about it, and then suddenly closed her eyes slowly. As she closed her eyes, after a moment, she didn't know where she got the news from, and then she spoke.
"I already know. The branch in Liuyang Mountains was discovered by the four subordinate sects of Yun Sect. Their people destroyed the branch in Liuyang Mountains and captured the branch leader. They also used some unknown means to learn the secret of our Blood Demon Sect from the branch leader. It's interesting that a cultivator in the mere Spiritual Pattern Realm could actually defeat a cultivator in the second level of the Dao Palace. This little girl is not simple." The charming woman said with a smile.
The red-robed monks below were stunned when they heard this.
"This? Master, how did you know this?" The red-robed monk was stunned.
"Of course I have my own way. You don't need to ask more. Since they know the secret of our Blood Demon Sect, the plan will be temporarily stalled for a while. By the way, I have to go out for a while. During my absence, let the people below keep a low profile." said the charming woman.
After saying this, the charming woman turned into a blood python again and disappeared into the darkness.
"Farewell, Master." The red-robed monk also shouted immediately.
One day later...
Lin Aoxue and Ye Liuyun have arrived at Zhuixian Ridge, the core area of the Liuyang Mountains.
There is a silent city in the Falling Immortals Ridge. It is better to say that it is a gathering point for cultivators in the Liuyang Mountains than a city.
This area is completely different from the inner and outer areas. There is an inexplicable sense of dead silence here. Looking around, there is a whole piece of black mountains and black soil, with almost no grass growing. The sky is also pitch black. It is broad daylight and it is not raining, but in this place, you can't see the sun.
It gives people the feeling that it is a very gloomy and ominous place.
Why is this place called Zhuixianling? Of course, it is definitely not true that an immortal fell here, but there is an ancient legend that this place was formed after the fall of an unparalleled great man.
After the death of this powerful man, his power polluted this area, making every layer of the land here carry a breath of death and resentment, which led to an ominous feeling here.
Of course, this place was formed a long time ago, at least tens of thousands of years ago, and many years ago, it was still a forbidden zone for life.
It is difficult for any life to survive in this area, but as countless years have passed, the power of death here has become very thin.
There are certain dangers here, but there are also great opportunities. This place is rich in spiritual stone veins and some rare and precious metal veins. Although they have been developed by successive sects, there are still a large number of veins hidden underground.
The place where Ye Liuyun and his team fought with Zixia Sect for the spirit stone mine last time was actually this area. There were many people last time, so they didn't feel the weirdness here. But this time there were only two of them here, so the feeling was completely different.
After all, when there are many people, there is a sense of security, and when there are few people, it is a different feeling.
"We come to this place again. Why do I suddenly feel that this place makes me feel uneasy?" Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue stood on a cliff somewhere and murmured as they looked at the strange place in front of them.
"The last time the monks from our two sects fought, there were so many people and their minds were all focused on fighting the enemy. How could they have the mind to observe this area? Let me tell you, this place is more dangerous than other areas. Let's go to Silent City first." Lin Aoxue said.
The two flew up again and flew towards the center of Zhuixian Ridge. On the way, Lin Aoxue introduced the situation of Zhuixian Ridge to Ye Liuyun.
This place is currently controlled by the four major sects, and the main source of income for the four major sects comes from this place.
There is a very special power in this place that can accelerate the transformation of monsters into demons, so there are many monsters there, but they will not stay in this place all the time, and they rarely appear during the day. Night is the time when they are active.
Most of the time, monsters and beasts are active in the inner and outer areas, but they will often attack the practitioners here.
Flying above this area, Ye Liuyun saw many cultivators coming and going, and there were also groups of cultivators looking for something in various places below.
This place is a public area, but it is dominated by the four lower-level sects. As for the immortals and cultivators from other sects, they just need to avoid entering the spirit stone mining areas controlled by the four major sects.
"What are they looking for? Are there treasures hidden in these dark stones?" Ye Liuyun could see many monks picking up stones to examine.
"Hey! The independent cultivators and small forces without sects also need to survive. This Zhuixian Ridge is rich in a rare refining material, black gold. One piece is worth about a hundred spirit stones. Maybe in the eyes of our four major sects, a hundred spirit stones are nothing, but you know, for an independent cultivator, a hundred spirit stones are already a considerable fortune." Lin Aoxue replied.
Ye Liuyun could understand this. The treatment of the four major sects was the best within the Yun Sect's sphere of influence. The other small sects would be lucky if they could catch up to half of the treatment of the four major sects, not to mention the individual cultivators.
"Are there many evil cultivators here?" Ye Liuyun asked curiously.
"It's hard to say. The evil cultivators who can come here are basically the same as the casual cultivators. They won't be as ostentatious as those in the outer and inner areas. The further you go into this area, the less vegetation there is. If you really kill people here in a big way, you will become a target."
