The Demon Lord's persona must not be ruined!

The next morning, Li Han knocked on the door.

"Junior Brother Yuan, we have a mission."

Chu Yuan was taken aback:

"Can I start performing tasks right away, even though I'm just a beginner?"

Li Han laughed heartily:

"Actually, it's nothing. Junior Brother Yuan is a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Although he's just started, his strength is sufficient!"

Chu Yuan followed him to a side hall halfway up the mountain, where three people were already standing.

Two men and one woman.

Li Han pointed at them:

"Let's get acquainted. We're all new disciples who joined in the last two weeks. This is Wang Fang, early Foundation Establishment stage."

A square-faced young man nodded to Chu Yuan, his eyes slightly unfocused.

Yes, from the Lingxiao faction.

He still needs to advance to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.

"This is Zhao Lian, mid-Foundation Establishment stage."

A woman in a light green dress nodded slightly; she had delicate features and a kind smile.

A Hundred Flowers Valley cultivator, in the early stage of the Golden Core realm.

"This is Zhou Xu, a rogue cultivator, also in the early stage of Foundation Establishment."

A taciturn young man clasped his hands in a fist salute but said nothing.

Chu Yuan glanced at him, a golden glint subtly flashing in his eyes.

The Divine Body Sect is also a righteous sect.

Late stage of Golden Core.

Chu Yuan's lips twitched.

Good guy.

Five people, four of whom were righteous undercover agents.

Are you guys having a team-building activity here?

Li Han clapped his hands:

"Alright, everyone's here. For this mission, the sect will provide spirit stones to exchange for some materials with the Blood Blade Sect at Black Wind Ridge. The five of us will escort them."

Wang Fang frowned:

"Just the five of us? Foundation Establishment stage?"

Li Han smiled:

"Don't worry, the opponent is also at the Foundation Establishment stage. Besides, our White Bone Palace is now under the Demon Lord's command, who would dare to make a move?"

Chu Yuan listened silently.

Under the Demon Lord's command?

How could he not know that the White Bone Palace was so good at exaggerating its power?

Half an hour later, the five people left the mountain gate and headed towards Black Wind Ridge.

The mountain road winds its way through dense forests on both sides.

After walking for a while, Wang Fang suddenly leaned close to Chu Yuan and lowered his voice:

"Junior Brother Yuan, you joined the sect a few days earlier than me. What do you think of the White Bone Hall?"

Chu Yuan thought for a moment and then spoke honestly:

"They were very enthusiastic."

Wang Fang was taken aback:

"enthusiasm?"

"yes."

Chu Yuan nodded:

"They offer you tea as soon as you walk in, and there's no assessment required."

Senior Brother Wang's lips twitched, but he didn't reply.

Zhao Lian, who was walking in front, turned around and said with a smile:

"Junior Brother Yuan, are you a rogue cultivator? Where did you cultivate before?"

Chu Yuan casually said:

"They wander around, without any fixed place."

"Then why did you think of the Hall of White Bones?"

"I heard they recruit people quickly here."

"Isn't my senior sister the same?"

"Haha, Senior Sister, I joined because I admire the Demon Lord!"

Chu Yuan's lips twitched, but he didn't say anything.

After a while, Zhao Lian turned back again:

"Has Junior Brother Yuan met the Palace Master?"

Chu Yuan shook his head:

"It's only my second day here, I haven't seen him before."

"I heard the Palace Master is at the Nascent Soul stage?"

Wang Fang continued the conversation.

Li Han spoke calmly from the front:

"Senior Brother Wang is quite well-informed."

Wang Fang smiled:

"Just asking casually."

After walking for a while, Zhou Xu, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke:

"Don't you guys think the White Bone Palace's cultivation technique is kind of interesting?"

He looked at Chu Yuan:

"Junior Brother Yuan started early, have you been practicing yet?"

Chu Yuan shook his head:

"I haven't started cultivating yet."

Yesterday, after Li Han introduced Chu Yuan to the basics, he gave him the cultivation manual, but Chu Yuan just flipped through it casually and didn't intend to practice it.

"That's a pity."

Zhou Xu sighed:

"I flipped through the introductory manual yesterday, and it said that the White Bone Palace's techniques are mainly yin and soft, which is quite different from ordinary demonic paths."

Zhao Lian's eyes lit up:

"Why is it different?"

Zhou Xu thought for a moment:

"The manual says that one should nourish one's vital energy with bones, and one's spirit with vital energy, and avoid bloodshed."

"Without blood?"

Wang Fang raised an eyebrow:

"Is that still the demonic path?"

Zhou Xu shook his head:

"I don't know either, so I wanted to ask."

Li Han coldly snorted:

"Gentlemen, aren't we people of the demonic path?"

Upon hearing this, the others immediately realized what was happening and offered an awkward explanation.

"Senior Brother Li, I misspoke!"

"Yes, Junior Sister has never seen such a technique before, and she is quite curious."

Li Han snorted and walked forward with a cold expression.

Chu Yuan listened silently.

Anyone who didn't know better would think Li Han was a loyal subject of the White Bone Palace!

Chu Yuan suddenly felt like laughing.

"Junior Brother Yuan?"

Li Han turned back again:

What do you think?

Chu Yuan snapped out of his daze, looking completely bewildered:

"Huh? I'm a beginner, I don't know anything."

Li Han smiled and didn't ask any more questions.

After walking for a while, a dark mountain range appeared ahead.

We've arrived at Black Wind Ridge.

At the foot of the mountain stood several stone houses, and several people dressed in blood-red robes stood at the door.

Blood Blade Sect.

Li Han stepped forward and clasped his hands in a fist salute:

"Those from the Bone Palace, come and collect your goods."

The leader was a scarred man who grinned.

"Is this all the people from the Bone Palace came? We've been waiting for you for ages. Did you bring enough spirit stones?"

"These people are enough."

Li Han took out a storage bag from his pocket and tossed it over.

The scarred man caught it, scanned it with his divine sense, and nodded:

"Alright."

With a wave of his hand, several disciples behind him carried out two large boxes.

"You guys count."

Li Han opened the box, inside which were neatly stacked spiritual materials, all of which were raw materials for refining a certain kind of pill.

Wang Fang leaned closer, pretended to count, and then turned around and said:

"The quantity is correct."

Li Han nodded and put the box away.

"Alright, then I'll take my leave."

"Wait a minute."

The scarred man suddenly spoke.

Li Han paused, turning back to look at him:

"Is there anything else?"

The scarred man grinned, but his smile was rather strange.

"I heard that your Bone Palace has recently recruited quite a few people?"

Li Han squinted:

"So what if it is?"

"It's nothing."

The scarred man waved his hand:

"I'm just curious. Your Bone Hall recruited eight hundred people in three months. That's faster than our Blood Blade Sect recruited in a hundred years."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over Chu Yuan and the others:

"With so few people, aren't you worried about some random bastards sneaking in?"

Li Han's expression remained unchanged:

"Thank you for your concern, Blood Blade Sect. However, our White Bone Hall has its own rules."

"rule?"

The scarred man laughed:

"What's the rule? Anyone is welcome?"

Li Han frowned:

"What exactly are you trying to say?"

The scarred man smiled:

"Nothing. I'm just curious, out of these eight hundred people..."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the five people again:

"How many of them truly want to enter the demonic path?"

Upon hearing this, all five people froze.

Li Han spoke first:

"My heart, Li Han, has turned to the demonic path, as clear as day! Do not utter such nonsense again!"

"Exactly!"

The others quickly echoed.

"Heh, who knows?"

The scarred man replied dismissively.

Li Han's face turned ashen:

"What do you mean by that?"

"It doesn't mean anything."

The scarred man leaned against the doorframe and said slowly:

"I just find it strange."

Li Han's eyes sharpened:

"Insolence! You, a mere member of the Blood Blade Sect, dare to speak ill of my White Bone Palace?"

"What's wrong with the gossip?"

The scarred man sneered:

"I've also heard that your Demon Lord, though seemingly awe-inspiring, has anyone ever truly seen him in action? Everyone knows how severely he was injured in his battle with the Dao Venerable. If he were to take another step forward and truly become an immortal, would he still be so secure?"