Reigning Supreme in countless worlds With Beast taming

Chapter 121: Chapter 119: Where is the Promised Cunning and Slyness?
 

The flying boat, swift as an arrow, traversed the clouds, and after two days, they finally arrived within the territory of Nanyue Country.

Nanyue Country was situated thousands of miles away from the Beast Taming Sect’s Mountain Gate at Manghuang Mountain, which could be considered an outer region of the Beast Taming Sect’s influence.

This area was also where the disputes between the Beast Taming Sect and the Giant Spirit Sect were most frequent.

Beyond Nanyue Country to the west lay the core territory of the Giant Spirit Sect.

This time, the two Commanderies that had suffered incidents were under the influence of the Beast Taming Sect, so the Giant Spirit Sect’s people didn’t bother coming as they wouldn’t want to help the Beast Taming Sect without cause.

The flying boat gradually descended onto the deck. Elder Yin Qi and Gu Qinghan emerged from the cabin, and the disciples promptly rose to greet them.

“It troubles everyone this time.”

Gu Qinghan was originally from Nanyue Country, which was why she took the initiative to come and handle the matters here.

“Nowadays, the Demon Path is increasingly wreaking havoc in Nanyue, slaughtering the common people. We of the righteous sects naturally cannot stand idly by. This time, Elder Yin Qi and I have come personally to resolve this matter thoroughly.

However, our energies are limited after all. With such a large area, we must rely on everyone to seek out the nests of those demon cultivators. Relying solely on Elder Yin Qi and myself, it would be difficult to capture all the demon cultivators. We need our fellow sect members to exert their efforts to prevent more innocent lives from being slaughtered.”

Her tall figure paired with a soft voice: “Of course, if you encounter an impossible-to-defeat demon, don’t try to be brave, activate the Communication Spirit Talisman immediately. Elder Yin and I will come to assist as quickly as possible.”

Compared to Gu Qinghan’s gentle words, Elder Yin Qi was much more straightforward.

After she finished, Elder Yin Qi stepped forward, his gaze sweeping icily over everyone, and he coldly said, “Whenever you encounter a fiend from the Demon Sect, exert your utmost to eliminate them completely.”

The murderous tone in his voice sent chills down everyone’s spine, making one wonder how much accumulated resentment the elder held.

“I know many of you are out on a mission for the first time. Since there are others around to cover you, go ahead.

Just remember, the people of the Demon Path are exceedingly cunning and deceptive, especially ruthless in combat, and very skilled at disguise, impersonating others. Be cautious. Don’t be deceived by the Demon Sect’s tricks; if you get too close and are caught by surprise, you will simply lose your life in vain.”

“Thank you, Elder, for the guidance.”

The crowd respectfully expressed their gratitude.

Elder Yin Qi was indifferent and merely signaled for the dozen Foundation Establishment cultivators to prepare the Qi Refining Realm cultivators for action.

Due to Qin Xi’s relationship, Qin Feng and Ma Jiu chose to follow closely with An Ruhui, along with Young Master Ma, who had thick-skinnedly tagged along. The group of six rode their respective flying spirit beasts, heading towards Qingyang City, which was assigned to them.

The other people’s flying spirit beasts were mostly various birds, and the mounts of An Ruhui and Wen Qing’er were especially beautiful spiritual birds. Ma Xingkong, however, was different—his mount was a majestic Heavenly Horse.

This Heavenly Horse had wings on its back, its entire body snow-white without a speck of color. Its narrow horse face actually matched Ma Xingkong quite well.

However, this Heavenly Horse did truly move swiftly, showing no signs of urgency as it galloped through the air like a leisurely trot, its wings flickering from time to time, keeping them steadily by everyone’s side without falling behind.

Qingyang City was a small city named for its location at the foot of Qingyang Mountain.

They landed a good distance outside of Qingyang City to prevent being detected by the Demon Sect disciples, who might set an ambush to encircle and attack them.

“There used to be a cultivator family on Qingyang Mountain. Unfortunately, during the last uprising of the Demon Sect, the cultivator family’s residence was breached by the Demon Sect disciples who slew everyone.”

An Ruhui sighed lightly, then continued, “Let’s first head into Qingyang City to see if we can find any traces of demon cultivators. If not, we will look elsewhere. Demon cultivators are malicious; it’s best not to act alone or you might easily become their target for a sneak attack and ambush.”

“You are right, senior sister.”

Ma Xingkong nodded repeatedly, heavily flattering her.

The others had no objections. When facing demon cultivators, it indeed warranted extra caution.

However, as they entered the city, they immediately saw something nearly shattering their worldview.

They saw a few Demon Sect disciples, with faint demonic Qi emanating from them, openly promoting the benefits of joining the Demon Sect and heavily persuading the public.

Even more boldly, upon spotting the group, they did not run but instead blocked their way and urged them to join the Demon Sect and worship the Demon God.

Qin Feng and the others were stunned by this development.

What the hell was going on? Since when had the Demon Sect disciples dared to openly preach in the territory of the Beast Taming Sect?

And more importantly, they even tried to recruit disciples of the Beast Taming Sect.

Crazy, right?

They stared at the few Demon Sect disciples in front of them, grinning widely and persuading fervently, feeling an absurd and bizarre sensation rising in their hearts.

For a moment, Qin Feng even felt that these guys resembled the ruffians who peddled the Golden Spear Undying Pills outside Baihua Pavilion.

The tone, the expression, the way of speaking, it was exactly the same.

Of course, he had never bought such pills.

With his physique, he didn’t need that kind of thing.

But where were the promised cunning and deceit?

Where were the ruthless tactics of poisoning, ambushing, and backstabbing?

Could it be that their movements had already been exposed under the eyes of the Demon Cultivators, and these were plotting against them?

However, observing the expressions on the faces of the others, that didn’t seem to be the case; the few had very serious expressions, as if they were genuinely preaching some doctrine.

They wondered if these people had not recognized them as cultivators.

Although they had already swapped their Beast Taming Sect’s standard magic robes for ordinary clothes to avoid prematurely attracting the attention of the Demon Cultivators, they had not deliberately concealed their cultivator aura.

Or was it that the other party didn’t care whether they were cultivators, and anyone who joined the Demon Sect could be considered one of their own?

“Ahem.”

Qin Feng coughed lightly, forcibly suppressing the urge deep within him to just kill these few Demon Cultivators, and asked, “Are you truly cultivators of the Holy Sect?”

“Of course.”

The leader, a skinny man shaped like a big monkey, said proudly, “You can ask around on the streets of Qingyang City. Who doesn’t know the reputation of Hou San; could I possibly deceive you?”

“What are the benefits of joining your Holy Sect?”

Qin Feng asked further.

“Benefits, ha, take a look!”

As he spoke, immense Demonic Qi fluctuated violently from the skinny man’s body, and then a clump of crimson flames appeared in his hand.

Although the flames were only the size of a fist, they contained an extremely violent power and an aura that seemed to want to burn all life in the world.

Qin Feng and the others carefully sensed the power of the flames in the opponent’s hand and frowned slightly.

This Hou San’s power was ordinary, at most equivalent to around the third or fourth level of the Qi Refining Realm, but the power of these flames was no small matter.

“In the past, Tiger Boss from West Street often bullied us, but since last month, my brothers and I joined the Divine Sect. By sacrificing to the Demon God, we quickly received the power bestowed by the Demon God and took care of Tiger Boss, driving him to the brink of death.”

Hou San chuckled, his tone filled with pride and arrogance.

Qin Feng and his group were shocked upon hearing this.

These few had only joined the Demon Sect a month ago and were already capable of wielding such mighty power; this was truly astonishing.

Even though there were many rapid cultivation techniques within the Demon Sect, it shouldn’t be so far-fetched. This was much faster than the cultivation speed of disciples on the Righteous Path.

Wait, something was off.

This man had just said that the power in their bodies was bestowed by the Demon God.

That means their power wasn’t attained through their own cultivation but rather was an external force.

The group exchanged looks, no wonder they all felt something was off about the aura of Skinny and the others; they didn’t even bother to conceal their aura, as their power had indeed been forcefully infused into their bodies.

Qin Feng’s face showed a hint of interest as he asked, “So, by believing in the Demon God, one can gain power and become a cultivator?”

“Of course not.”

The skinny man continued, “To receive power bestowed by the Demon God, you must provide enough sacrifices. Without sacrifices, do you think you can just reap the benefits without making any contributions?”