Reigning Supreme in countless worlds With Beast taming

After some time, Qin Feng finally came to understand.

These two were disciples of the Yin Yang Demon Sect, a major faction of the Demon Sect.

Among them, the green-robed youth was named Yin Ruoxu, and he and the woman known as Zi Yan were martial siblings.

In recent years, the Beast Taming Sect had been selling a myriad of treasures and resources from the Red Flame Demon Realm openly; many cultivators from various Demon Sects had benefitted, and upon hearing the news, these two had also reached the territory controlled by the Beast Taming Sect, hoping to find an opportunity to obtain sufficient Cultivation resources.

However, Demon Cultivators, due to their constant need to hide and skulk, couldn't mine Spiritual Ore and earn resources as openly as Righteous Path Cultivators could. Consequently, most Demon Cultivators fundamentally lacked sufficient Cultivation resources, otherwise there wouldn't be so many running amok, plundering wherever they went.

Yin Ruoxu and his companion were among those who didn't possess many Spirit Stones; thus, unlike the Demon Cultivator from the Faceless Demon Sect Qin Feng had encountered before, who could trade substantial amounts of Spirit Stones for Cultivation resources, not to mention that the Beast Taming Sect was now selling the resources from the Red Flame Demon Realm at such high prices, even if they had Spirit Stones, they couldn't buy much.

Since they lacked sufficient resources, they could only resort to exploiting their inherent nature as Demon Sect disciples—to plunder from cultivators who possessed resources from the Red Flame Demon Realm.

However, the sects that had initially embarked on expeditions to the Red Flame Demon Realm with the Beast Taming Sect were beyond their capability to challenge, as were the powerful forces protected by formidable cultivators.

Fortunately, over the years, as resources had disseminated, particularly among the family forces associated with the Beast Taming Sect Alliance, many had ended up with plentiful resources.

Yin Ruoxu and his companion had set their sights on such families.

To them, these families, generally weaker in strength and burdened by familial ties, were relatively easy targets.

Having decided on their plan, Zi Yan was tasked with gathering intelligence on the strength of families in the area, to see which of them held suitable Cultivation resources, while Yin Ruoxu was in charge of coordinating manpower to plunder various locations.

The Yu Family was merely their first attempt.

Sure enough, as they planned, once most of the Yu family members were subdued, the Golden Core Realm Family Head immediately agreed to hand over the resources.

However, the helpers Yin Ruoxu had found were exceptionally brutal and malicious; not only did they refuse to release the captives after obtaining the resources, but they also forced the Yu Family Patriarch to seal his Cultivation before slaughtering everyone in the Yu Family.

If it were just that, it might have been tolerable—Yin Ruoxu himself was not a good person, and this wasn't his first time engaging in such acts.

But the timing now was inappropriate, and more crucially, their lack of discretion led to the Yu Family Head summoning reinforcements from other family members Cultivating at the Red Cloud Palace via a Communication Talisman. Although help arrived a step too late, it did expose their deeds.

Thus, they were forced to hasten their actions and make an expeditious move.

Despite the sudden development, as long as they executed their plan without mistakes, they could acquire a large amount of resources in a short period.

Inside the room, Yin Ruoxu and Zi Yan discussed their plans, deliberating on how to perfectly disguise their next act as the deed of Blood God Sect Cultivators after successfully obtaining the resources, thus absolving themselves of any involvement. Even if the Red Cloud Palace or the Beast Taming Sect sought revenge, they wouldn't be able to trace it back to them.

However, the two, confident in their high Cultivation levels, felt that there wouldn't be any formidable person in this market capable of tailing them under their watch—so they failed to notice Qin Feng, hidden in the shadows, overhearing their conversation.

Of course, this was also related to the secretiveness of the Shadow Transformation Divine Power.

The Shadow Transformation Divine Power was originally a divine skill that integrated invisibility, hiding, and assassination. Its concealment was extremely strong. It transformed the body into an insubstantial shadow without a physical form. Any cultivator with a lower cultivation realm than Qin Feng would not be able to detect him without some special secret technique or spiritual treasure. Moreover, after he comprehended the law, his Dao cultivation had skyrocketed.

Although the laws he comprehended were of water and earth, not shadow-type laws, the enhancement in his Dao cultivation realm was real. His divine soul greatly benefited from this, and when he used his primordial divine power at a higher realm, there was naturally a bonus effect. Moreover, those two were somewhat careless, merely scanning the surroundings with their divine senses without searching in detail, allowing Qin Feng to seize the opportunity.

Hidden in the dark, Qin Feng listened to their plan, growing more and more alarmed as he did.

Not only was their plan meticulous, but their greed far exceeded Qin Feng's imagination.

They actually planned to collaborate with the vicious members of the Blood God Sect to plunder nineteen cultivator families in the nearby counties overnight, including three major families guarded by Purple Mansion Realm cultivators!

If they succeeded, the territory of the Beast Taming Sect would definitely be thrown into an uproar. It might even lead everyone to feel endangered. The once prosperous scene would turn chaotic, and it was certain that once the Demon Sect cultivators learned of their achievements, they would covet them and emulate their methods to attack these cultivator families.

For demon cultivators, plundering and slaughter were normal.

As for exchanging spiritual stone resources for treasures from the Red Flame Demon Realm, that was something instructed by the upper level of the Demon Sect, not much concerned with the ordinary demon crowd.

Because the various branches of the Demon Sect also needed to consider their influence, they couldn't endlessly exchange treasures from the Beast Taming Sect, so although the items purchased were numerous, once divided among the branches and further distributed among the high-level cultivators, the ordinary demon cultivators wouldn't even get a sip of the benefits!

Since they would not obtain any benefits, they naturally had to seek benefits using their own methods.

This sort of thing was unavoidable even among the upper echelons of the Demon Sect, not to mention the lower-ranked demon cultivators.

However, demon sect cultivators generally did not engage in plundering within the territories of major sects, more often acting in chaotic camps, neutral sects, or remote areas. Over the past few years, many forces have bought resources from the Beast Taming Sect and were often ambushed by demon sect cultivators while transporting them back.

But to do such things within the territory of the Beast Taming Sect was a first.

Qin Feng believed that once such actions started, given the disposition of the middle and lower-ranked demon sect cultivators, they would not be able to restrain their brutal nature and would inevitably join the plundering teams.

Yin Ruoxu left.

He was preparing to contact people and also set up a prohibition array at the location where they planned to divide the loot after success, aiming to completely annihilate the Blood God Sect cultivators and fully conceal the operation led by the two of them.

Qin Feng didn't continue to follow.

For him, knowing this information was already enough; there was no need to risk further by following them. Otherwise, if he were detected accidentally, he might alert the enemies, causing them to refrain from acting openly and even possibly move to other places to plunder.

Qin Feng and the elders from other sects simply could not guard all families all the time, making it easy for these demon cultivators to exploit the openings.

After Yin Ruoxu left, Qin Feng discretely glanced at the tower where Zi Yan was, not daring to look too long for fear of drawing attention. He then followed the shadows and escaped.

He immediately returned to the Ten Thousand Demons Pavilion, reporting the situation here while having the manager, in his name as a True Disciple, invite the nearby Purple Mansion Realm cultivators and those from the Red Cloud Palace who were closest to come to their aid.

However, these cultivators who came to assist could not arrive conspicuously, as that would surely alert the Demon Cultivators. Once the opponents concealed themselves again, it would be unlikely that they could track them down.

Thus, Qin Feng had them meet at a mountain peak fifty li to the west of the city.

By evening, the setting sun was like blood, dyeing half the sky red.

Several subtle light escapes successively landed on the mountain peak.

Among them, there were two from the Beast Taming Sect's Purple Mansion cultivators and three from Red Cloud Palace.

Due to the urgency, the Ten Thousand Demons Pavilion's manager had only been able to find a few cultivators of the Purple Mansion Realm through various means.

One of the two from the Beast Taming Sect was an elder stationed thousands of miles away in another country while the three from Red Cloud Palace had received communication from Sage Chaoyun and were preparing to investigate the Yu Family. Upon receiving the message transmitted through the special channels under the command of Red Cloud Palace by the Ten Thousand Demons Pavilion, they immediately rushed to meet Qin Feng.

The incident with the Yu Family had already occurred, and it was too late to go there. On the contrary, the information from Qin Feng's side stunned them, and they, of course, prioritized dealing with this matter.

"Good to see you, Daoist Fellow Zi Lan, Daoist Fellow Yang Ling. This must be the esteemed Little Friend Qin Feng from your sect's Spiritual Snake lineage. Truly a dragon among men, with astonishing talents."

After landing, the three Purple Mansion Elders from Red Cloud Palace bowed respectfully to the earlier arriving members of the Beast Taming Sect.

"You flatter us, Daoist Fellows. More than a decade has passed, yet Daoist Fellow Shi's cultivation has greatly increased. He has already advanced to the Late Stage of Purple Mansion, edging closer to the Great Dao. Congratulations are indeed in order."

Elder Zi Lan was a woman who appeared to be in her forties. Generally, in remote places like this, under the jurisdiction of the Beast Taming Sect, they typically only sent one Purple Mansion Elder to not provoke the powers of other sects, similar to Qin Feng's home in Chu Kingdom.

She had been stationed here for nearly a hundred years, familiar with some of the high-ranking figures in nearby powers, being very tactful and adept at interactions, thus she quickly exchanged pleasantries with the few elders from Red Cloud Palace.

"Daoist Fellow Zi Lan jests. This modest progress in my cultivation is nothing special, merely the result of grueling effort over the years. Compared to a naturally gifted genius like Little Friend Qin, at our age, we truly seem to have lived as though we've taken the dog's body."

Shi Chahai of Red Cloud Palace sighed lightly, looking at Qin Feng and remarked, "Your sect truly deserves its reputation as a top-level major sect, capable of nurturing such a talented disciple. Little Friend Qin hasn't been cultivating for many years, yet at such a young age, he has already advanced to the Golden Core Late Stage. Given time, ascending to Purple Mansion is just a natural progression. His future accomplishments are immeasurable, beyond what us old folks could predict."

"You are too kind, senior."

Qin Feng replied politely, then continued, "I invited the seniors here today as I believe you all are already aware of the matter. However, the details were not clearly conveyed through the communication talisman before. Allow me to explain the events in detail now."

Having said that, Qin Feng started with the discovery of the Yu Family's tragic annihilation, and continued up to his tracking of the Demon Cultivator into the market, where he accidentally came across the Green Robed Youth, Yin Ruoxu, and learned of their plans.

"Demon Cultivators are merciless, all should be executed!"

Upon hearing the details from Qin Feng, even though the Purple Mansion Elders had already received his communication, they were still furiously enraged.

Particularly the two Elders from the Beast Taming Sect, although only two of the families that the demon cultivators planned to massacre and plunder really belonged to the vassal forces of the Beast Taming Sect, they were still extremely frustrated.

Because once this precedent was set, it would definitely cause chaos in the territory of the Beast Taming Sect, and even though the sect could eventually suppress the turmoil caused by the demon cultivators, the losses and impact on the sect were still difficult to estimate.

"Indeed, King Yan is easy to meet, but Little Ghosts are troublesome. The high-levels of the Demon Sect know restraint, but those lower-level demon cultivators only know destruction and plunder. One must be careful lest they ruin the bigger plans."

Although Elder Zi Lan was a woman, she had quite the temper. If it weren't for the fear of being discovered by demon cultivators, she would have been unable to restrain herself from unleashing her aura to vent her anger.

The three Purple Mansion Elders from the Red Cloud Palace were also filled with righteous indignation, because nearly half of the nineteen families targeted by Yin Ruoxu and his people were vassal families of their Red Cloud Palace nearby, and each family had numerous clan members and descendants cultivating in the Red Cloud Palace. If the demon cultivators were to massacre all these families, it would also be tough for them.

Originally, the Red Cloud Palace was merely a small sect with only one True Immortal Grandmaster stationed. If so many of their medium-tier vassal families were destroyed at once, it would not only be a big blow to their prestige but also have a severe impact on the income of the Red Cloud Palace.

After all, each of these medium-tier families managed different resource productions. Losing so many, it might take a century to support some families anew and restore those industries to their current state.

"Little Friend Qin."

A very young-looking Purple Mansion Elder next to Shi Chahai said, "It's not that I mean any disrespect, but I also have some doubts that I'm unsure whether to voice."

"Senior, please speak."

"According to what you said, those two demon cultivators from the Yin Yang Demon Sect are at the Purple Mansion Realm, but you are at the Golden Core Realm. I wonder how you were able to find out this information?"

The young Purple Mansion Daoist said, "It's not that I want to doubt you, but I'm concerned that you might have fallen into their trap, leading us to a certain place, while they go massacre other families.

Or perhaps they have set up an ambush in those places, just waiting for us to arrive so they can catch us all in one net?"

Qin Feng glanced at him and saw a trace of defiance in the other's eyes, immediately understanding that this guy probably felt somewhat unwilling to accept him.

This person was a true disciple of the previous generation in the Red Cloud Palace, and had ascended to the Purple Mansion not long ago. Being a genius and also a true disciple just like Qin Feng and usually flattered in the Red Cloud Palace, he was somewhat unable to accept Qin Feng outshining him.

Especially since Elder Shi Chahai had praised Qin Feng earlier, this made him feel somewhat uncomfortable, given that he was also just over two hundred years old and had already ascended to the Purple Mansion. In the Red Cloud Palace, he was always praised as a genius. Unexpectedly, upon Elder Shi Chahai's arrival, he praised Qin Feng so highly, which led to the remarks he made just now.

"Chi Yuan, cease your impudence!"

Elder Shi Chahai scolded.

He was somewhat annoyed in his heart. This guy, although arrogant within their own sect might be acceptable, since it was among their own people and his talent was indeed not bad, and being flattered by others occasionally was normal. But why would he put on such an attitude in front of a true disciple of the Beast Taming Sect? What was he trying to achieve?

Compared to the Beast Taming Sect, which was a major sect, the Red Cloud Palace was a minor household. What could you use to compare? Although you are talented, you should also have some self-awareness, how could you possibly compare to a heaven-sent genius like Qin Feng?