Who gave you permission to refine demons like this?

Wang Chun stopped fanning himself and turned to look at Lin Sheng.

"They invited you to join their council?"

"Yes, Elder Wang, I don't know anything about the other side, so I'd like to ask you for some advice."

"Oh, I see."

After thinking for a moment, Wang Chun said, "It's alright, join us."

"The Benbang Association is a semi-secret organization that processes and sells materials related to demonic memories. Although it does not appear on the surface, its key members have some connections with many cultivators and sects, so it is not a strange organization."

Wang Chun pulled out an identical token from his pocket and waved it in front of Lin Sheng: "Look, I have one too."

Lin Sheng was slightly relieved, but still a little puzzled: "Since they have connections with so many people, why are they still considered a semi-secret organization?"

"The 'half' in their name means that all members must be invited by important figures to join; otherwise, they cannot have direct contact."

"Only if I introduce you, as you have done today, will this work."

"I see. So why did you take a liking to me?"

Wang Chun raised his fan again, emphasizing only two words: "Value".

"Value? What value?"

"The fact that you can produce so many demon corpses at once and have some connection with me as a member is enough to prove your value."

Even if this value cannot be realized now, our organization excels at early identification; we will invite anyone we deem valuable to join.

"If someone like me, who's on the verge of the Pure Blood Realm, can be invited to join, let alone you. I bet that guy decided to invite you to join as soon as you brought out those corpses."

"Twenty percent is quite generous; usually it's only ten percent. It seems they value you quite a bit."

After saying this, Wang Chun leisurely waved his fan, picked up his wine gourd, and took a sip.

Lin Sheng had a better understanding of the Benbang Society, and he felt that it was very likely that they had their eyes on his strength.

After all, being able to produce so many demon corpses at once, even though none of them entered the country, the scene of the piled-up corpses was still quite shocking.

What else could it be?

More than any other reason, Lin Sheng believed that the other party saw his strength at such a young age and was therefore willing to believe in his worth.

So Lin Sheng returned to the courtyard and said to Hu Shisan, who had been quiet all along, "Okay, I agree to join you."

When Hu Shisan heard Lin Sheng's reply, his tone remained calm and somber, as if he felt that this was bound to happen.

"This is Fellow Daoist Lin's token. After infusing this token with profound qi, you can contact our organization by attaching it to the mirror."

Lin Sheng took the token and examined it.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, please rest assured that all tokens are anonymous. Unless the other party makes it clear, the members will not know who the token holder is."

With a slightly serious tone, he said, "Therefore, Fellow Daoist Lin, please keep the token safe. If it is lost and important officials cannot contact you, they will assume that the token holder is missing."

"Unless the holder initiates a new contact, or the state inadvertently contacts them again, the state will not initiate a new contact with them."

Lin Sheng put away the token and thought, "This is so strict. It really is a semi-secret organization."

"But what if someone impersonates him? Wouldn't we be unaware?"

Seeing that Lin Sheng had put the token away, Hu Shisan said, "Then welcome Fellow Daoist Lin to join our clan. The trading rules will take effect from today."

Tiger Thirteen raised his right hand, and the ring on his index finger flashed, instantly causing the pile of corpses to disappear.

"Each important official can be contacted via token. The progress of the treasure meat will take about half a month. If you want to know about the progress, Fellow Daoist Lin can contact me at any time."

I will let you know when it's finished.

Then Hu Shisan didn't linger and turned to leave Baozheng Hall.

Seeing that the matter had been settled, Lin Sheng bid farewell to Elder Wang and left.

Walking down the street, he planned out his next steps.

"The most urgent task is to achieve a breakthrough. Once the breakthrough is achieved, I will be officially appointed by the court, and then I will no longer have to worry about making a living."

"Secondly, we must advance the Dragon-Tiger Inner Breath Technique to the first level. Now that we are able to cultivate this technique, we must cultivate it well."

"And then..."

Lin Sheng was suddenly interrupted from his thoughts because he received a telepathic message from Cao Xingyi.

"Junior brother, come to Liuyun Pavilion immediately. The investigation into the forbidden technique has yielded results."

Immediately, Lin Sheng rushed to Liuyun Pavilion, his curiosity about the investigation results growing.

Upon arriving at Liuyun Pavilion, Lin Sheng went directly to the reception room, where he found his master, Su Ren, and the other two already prepared.

Lin Sheng closed the door, cupped his hands, and said, "Master..."

Su Ren interrupted him: "No need for formalities, it's good that you're here."

Now that everyone is here, let's begin discussing the forbidden laws.

Then, two talismans flew out of Su Ren's sleeve and stuck to the door, isolating the inside from the outside noise.

Duan Xiaoyi stood up, his expression serious: "I used appropriate means to find out about the forbidden technique from Chang Fangyuan's remaining consciousness."

"First of all, this technique was deliberately developed by someone and has nothing to do with the 'Living Life Stealing Technique' recorded in the Martial Virtue Department."

At this point, Duan Xiaoyi's tone became a little more relaxed.

Lin Sheng and Cao Xingyi also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, because if there really was a connection, things would be much more troublesome.

Nobody wants to see that outcome.

"Secondly, Chang Fangyuan was able to cultivate this forbidden technique because he secretly underwent demonic transformation. In fact, everyone who cultivates this forbidden technique must be introduced to demonic transformation."

Lin Sheng was somewhat flustered. He tentatively asked, "Senior Duan, what do you mean by demonic modification?"

"Demon modification is the process of combining a demon or a part of a demon with a cultivator. This can be done through transplantation, fusion, or parasitism, and the specific methods are varied and complex."

"However, no matter what method is used, demonic transformation will produce side effects. This forbidden technique utilizes these side effects, forcing cultivators to maintain internal balance by consuming life force, so as not to completely fall into depravity."

"Senior Duan, is there some method to completely absorb demonic power without being affected?"

Lin Sheng asked through gritted teeth.

Cao Xing frowned: "Why would Junior Brother have such a thought?"

Lin Sheng looked completely innocent: "I was just curious. I've heard that many cultivators want to integrate demonic power into their bodies to gain strength. I was wondering if no one has succeeded in all this time?"

Duan Xiaoyi said, "It's fine to be curious, and it's not a bad thing to learn about things normally."

"but....."

He looked at Lin Sheng seriously and said, "You must not study it in this direction."

In the hundreds of years of the Hong Dynasty, and among all the Taoist temples and sects in the world, as far as the Martial Virtue Division knows, there has never been a method to perfectly integrate demonic power into the body.

"All those who strive in this direction end up as monsters, neither human nor monster, not even demons."

Cao Xingyi added at the opportune moment: "Junior brother, it's fine to be curious, but please don't have such thoughts. It's easy to go to extremes."

"Even if such a method truly existed, in my view it would be a tactic to incite chaos."

Lin Sheng looked at Cao Xingyi, somewhat puzzled.

"Because any power in this world will abandon its existing pride and rules due to greed. You should know that Wuyou absorbing the power of demons means that even if you rely on quantity, you will have the opportunity to reach the Mountain and Sea Realm."

Not only will various factions fight each other over this, but the conflict between humans and demons will reach unprecedented heights.

"At that time, those ninth, tenth, and even eleventh-realm demons, who are comparable to the Flying Rainbow Realm, will completely unleash their methods in order to survive, and may even perish together with the human race."

"Therefore, if this method exists, we cannot place our hopes on the conscience of the users."

Either hide this method from everyone, or...

It was utterly destroyed, leaving nothing behind.

Su Ren and Duan Xiaoyi nodded, clearly agreeing with Cao Xingyi's analysis.

Lin Sheng nodded, pretending to agree.

My back was completely soaked with cold sweat.