Starting with Taoist priests from Maoshan to cultivate immortality

"What is it?"

Jiang Yu asked.

Yesterday, he overheard Huo Xin's parting words to Huang Shan, which seemed to be a secret he wanted to tell Huang Shan.

But Huangshan didn't say anything until he entered the cave for seclusion, so he didn't ask either, and even forgot about it himself because he was in a hurry to leave.

Only after Huangshan was mentioned did he remember.

Huang Shan blinked, remaining silent for a long time, until Jiang Yu urged him on, at which point he finally spoke:

"Brother Jiang, has your cultivation level improved again?"

Huang Shan's words caused a stir among the surrounding weasels.

As soon as Lao Shu and the others sensed it, sure enough, Jiang Yu's cultivation had reached the seventh level of Qi Refining.

They exclaimed in amazement:

"Holy crap!"

"Brother Jiang was promoted two ranks just the day before yesterday, and I didn't expect him to be promoted again today!"

Jiang Yu improved so quickly last time because of the help of the Earth Vein Spirit Milk.

Jiang Yu has now leveled up after meditating for just one night, which makes Lao Shan, who has just broken through to the sixth level of Qi Refining, jealous.

He leaned close to Jiang Yu's ear and whispered:

"Brother Jiang, what clever method did you use?"

"Tell me about it too."

Jiang Yu waved his hand casually and said:

"It's just normal cultivation."

"I gained a lot of experience from yesterday's battle, so my skills improved naturally."

He has many secrets, which he doesn't want to reveal easily.

Laoshan glanced at it and said:

"Brother Jiang, stop lying to me. Was it because of that treasure given to you by that Golden Core stage demon?"

They were right beside Jiang Yu at the time and witnessed the Ghost Mother giving Jiang Yu a blue bead when she left.

"You have a sharp eye."

Jiang Yu glanced at him and said.

"Hehe, just as I thought."

Laoshan glanced secretly at Yingning, who was gathering flowers and plants to the side:

"This young lady's identity is far from simple; we must cultivate a good relationship with her in the future."

Even a small gift from her would be more than enough for me to enjoy.

As he spoke, he jumped off his shoulder, ran to Yingning, and said solicitously:

"Big sister, let me help you."

Jiang Yu's lips twitched. This kid actually has a good eye for things.

Lao Shu, knowing Ying Ning's true identity, nodded with satisfaction, "She's a promising young woman."

Jiang Yu asked Huang Shan:

"Clan Chief Huang, what secret do you want to tell me?"

"oh."

Huang Shan realized what was happening and moved closer to Jiang Yu, saying:

"I meant to say..."

Fearing someone might overhear, he whispered in a voice only Jiang Yu could hear:

"Come back here in two weeks."

"?"

Jiang Yu frowned and said speechlessly:

"Is that all you're telling me?"

Huangshan Road:

"I can't go into specifics right now, but if you come over in two weeks, you'll definitely have a great opportunity."

"Don't worry, I would never lie to you."

Thinking that Huang Shan was a reliable person, aside from being a bit slow to react, and considering that he had saved Huang Shan and his people, he figured Huang Shan wouldn't lie to him.

Jiang Yu nodded and said:

"Alright, I'll be there on time in two weeks."

Afterwards, Jiang Yu led Ying Ning out of the weasel's hiding place and outside.

Wu Yunzheng led the officials of the Demon Suppression Division to dispel the ghostly aura in the area.

After a night of hard work, the areas with the strongest ghostly aura have been completely dispelled.

Of course, this project would be too massive for them to undertake alone.

We also owe a great deal to the disciples of Crane Cry Mountain, as well as the Silver Serpent Sect and Changhai Sect.

They were all sitting cross-legged to the side, with dark circles under their eyes, indicating that they hadn't slept all night.

Jiang Yu nodded slightly and said:

"Thank you all for your hard work."

When the group saw that it was Jiang Yu, their eyes lit up with joy, and they quickly stood up and said:

"Oh, these are just small things I can do!"

Being able to establish a relationship with the Demon Suppression Division would only bring them benefits and not harm, and would also earn them a good reputation.

Jiang Yu looked at Wu Yun and asked:

"Wu Xiaoqi, did anything unusual happen when you were eliminating the ghostly energy?"

You can just call me Xiao Wu.

Wu Yun was all smiles and eager to please; he was now completely ready to cling to Jiang Yu's coattails.

When others saw his expression, they all shook their heads.

He's a minor officer in the Demon Suppression Division, yet his behavior is utterly despicable.

Wu Yun paid no attention to the strange looks from others.

He finally understood that as long as he could keep climbing the ladder, saving face and such things didn't matter at all.

He bowed and said:

"Everything is normal tonight, nothing happened."

"If you're looking for anything, just tell me."

He had barely finished speaking when a demon-suppressing officer rushed over and said:

"Brother Yun, something terrible has happened! The remains of the Painted Skin Ghost have disappeared."

"what?"

"What did you do?"

Wu Yun's face stiffened. He had just given Jiang Yu a confident answer. Wasn't this just deliberately embarrassing him?

Jiang Yu nodded as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

As expected, the Heavenly Mandate Treasure Talisman's hints were never wrong.

He addressed the crowd, saying:

"Take me to see it quickly."

The crowd rushed to the remains of the willow tree with human skin.

Sure enough, the corpses of the painted-skin ghost, the human skin, and the fragments of the beast-headed puppet's remains had all vanished completely.

Wu Yun cursed angrily:

"We might as well have just burned them down back then."

Jiang Yu asked:

"Did you all work together last night when you were dispelling the ghostly aura?"

Wu Yun replied:

"They acted together."

"I ordered all the corpses to be gathered together, in preparation for their destruction this morning."

"She was perfectly fine an hour ago."

Sure enough.

Jiang Yu nodded, a guess forming in his mind.

He looked up and glanced at the crowd surrounding him.

Wu Yun understood and said:

"Are you saying that the spy who stole the Painted Skin Ghost's corpse is among these people?"

These words immediately caused a stir among the crowd.

"What?"

"How could any of us do such a thing?"

Everyone present was a brother who had fought alongside them through thick and thin.

They observed and verified each other, and found that everyone was a brother who had fought alongside them back then; they didn't see any unfamiliar faces.

Jiang Yu did not answer, but his eyes flashed, and a golden light appeared in them.

He planned to use his spiritual eyes to directly detect the anomalies inside.

Once everyone calmed down, they realized they had seen Jiang Yu use this method before; he had easily found the spies hiding in the crowd before.

Jiang Yu scanned the group and found no abnormalities in anyone's spiritual energy, but he still felt that something was amiss.

Jiang Yu pointed two fingers to his temples, increased his spiritual energy with his spiritual eyes, and sure enough, he saw a trace of blood-red aura on several people in the crowd.

This blood-red aura was extremely faint; it was impossible to detect without careful observation.

Ah!

Among the crowd were several cultivators with a blood-red aura.

Feeling Jiang Yu's gaze, they all became restless and let out screams.

Jiang Yu noticed that the crimson aura within their bodies was beginning to grow wildly.

It quickly invaded the seven meridians and eight extraordinary vessels, and a violent energy fluctuation appeared at their center.

Seeing that the spy had been exposed, Wu Yun quickly said:

"Arrest them!"

"These damned spies, I will interrogate them myself!"

Seeing that the energy within them was growing stronger and stronger, and that a violent explosion was imminent, Jiang Yu quickly warned them:

"Back off immediately!"

"They're going to explode!"

Everyone agreed with Jiang Yu's reminder and stepped back.

The cultivators howled wildly as they surged toward the center of the crowd, their bodies flushed red and their blood energy rapidly contracting.

"May the Three Mao True Lords protect me!"

"go!"

Three high-grade Vajra Talismans appeared in Jiang Yu's hand, forming three Vajra-like protective shields that enveloped the three of them.

boom!

The skin of the three people cracked open, and a violent explosion erupted, blasting the entire Vajra Talisman apart, scattering hundreds of blood clots all over the ground.

The cultivators stared wide-eyed at the sight.

Fortunately, Jiang Yu intervened in time; otherwise, they would have been finished.

He Yingying's pupils suddenly contracted:

"This is Blood Explosion!"

"Isn't this the same tactic the Blood Eater Gang used before?"

As a junior officer in the Demon Suppression Division, Wu Yun was well-informed and could identify the origin of the method just by hearing its name.

He Yingying nodded and said:

"I don't understand either. I clearly wiped out the Blood Eater Gang, so how did their methods end up here?"

"It seems these are the Blood Eater Gang's stragglers. Their collection of the Painted Skin Ghost's remains is undoubtedly aimed at you."

Jiang Yu said slowly:

"Actually, I already saw it yesterday. If I'm not mistaken, Fellow Daoist He should be under the curse of the Blood Food Gang, right?"

He Yingying's expression changed slightly, then she sighed and said:

"I still couldn't hide it from your eyes."

"When I killed Meng Jian, the leader of the Blood Eater Gang, he burned his spiritual power and cast a curse on me."

"Moreover, this curse is extremely difficult to deal with, and my master, Elder Zhang Xianzong of Heming Mountain, did not have a good solution for a while."

"He has been in seclusion for a month to cure my curse."

"Since the Tianmen Mountain Secret Realm has just opened, I wanted to come and see if there was any chance to lift the curse."

"I see."

Jiang Yu nodded. He Yingying was able to tell them everything about her injuries, which showed that she trusted them quite a bit.

Jiang Yu said:

"The source of this curse must be the one who tied the knot."

"If I'm not mistaken, the Blood Eater Gang leader isn't dead; he's currently lurking nearby."

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Yun's eyes widened immediately:

"That would be outrageous!"

"I'll send people to search right away!"

Jiang Yu waved his hand and refused:

"The leader of this Blood Feast Gang is a Foundation Establishment cultivator, so not to mention he won't be easy to find..."

Even if we find it, those Qi Refining stage cultivators who go to search for it will be killed. Leave it to me.

Jiang Yu made a hand seal, and a golden magic array flashed in his spiritual eyes:

"A thousand-mile pursuit, the enemy's tracks revealed!"

This is a special skill of the Spirit Eye, capable of searching for anomalies within a radius of 300 meters. It was given to him by Lu Qi and is the strongest ability of the Spirit Eye in his life.

It just consumes a lot of spiritual energy; one-third of the spiritual energy can only last for thirty seconds.

With the activation of the Spirit Eye's special skill, everything around fell into silence, and the space was filled with all sorts of colors.

Jiang Yu's spiritual eyes automatically locked onto the anomaly, and a blood-red aura extended from the corpse into the Stone Forest Maze.

A surge of murderous intent and dark energy shot straight into the sky.

"So strong!"

"This power is probably at the late stage of Foundation Establishment."

Jiang Yu opened his eyes and said:

"To the east."

He Yingying immediately called to the disciples of Heming Mountain and set off, saying:

"Follow me and kill this traitor!"

Jiang Yu stopped him and said:

"This thief seems to have used some kind of secret technique; if you go over there, you'll only be throwing your lives away."

"What should we do then?"

"I will immediately seek help from the sect."

He Yingying frowned.

Jiang Yu said:

"Have you all forgotten?"

"Yesterday, the demonic dragon gave birth to a cub, and cultivators above the Foundation Establishment stage from the six major sects were all summoned to the front lines."

"Right now, we're the only ones we can rely on."

Zhao Teng and Guan Xi immediately expressed their opinions:

"Brother Jiang, just say what you want, we'll all listen to you."

He Yingying cupped her hands and said:

"This whole affair started because of me. I will reward you handsomely after I kill this scoundrel."

Wu Yundao:

"The Blood Feast Gang has committed numerous evils. If it is not completely eradicated, many more innocent people will be harmed by them."

He thought to himself:

"Once I take him down, my credit will increase significantly."

"Now, Zhou Zhitian can't make things difficult for me anymore."

He harbored resentment towards Zhou Zhitian for leaving him here instead of taking him to the front lines.

But now, unexpectedly, a new path has opened up before us.

Everyone else had already expressed their opinions, except for Han Pengju of the Tianyi Sect, who stood with his back turned, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.

Jiang Yu narrowed his eyes slightly and smiled:

"Elder Han, as an elder of the Tianyi Sect, you won't stand idly by in this matter, will you?"

That thief is extremely powerful; we need to find a way to trick Han Pengju into becoming cannon fodder.

Han Pengju waved his hand and said:

"The remnants of a mere small demonic sect can be easily dealt with by your strength."

He still harbored resentment towards Jiang Yu for winning the spiritual herb in the bet, and he had spent the whole night painstakingly refining the pill, so he was far from recovered.

"In that case, you should take a rest."

Jiang Yu answered casually, but secretly nudged Wu Yun with his elbow.

Wu Yun understood immediately and said:

"The Nine-Ringed Bell and Chime serve as the highest level of alert in Guobei County. Disciples of the six major sects who disobey orders will be punished with the most severe penalty for betraying the human race."

"Elder Han couldn't possibly be unaware of this, could he?"

Han Pengju's face stiffened, then he straightened his chest and said:

"I stayed here to heal the cultivators who were seriously injured in the Ghost Realm, and also for the greater good of humanity."

"Pah, shameless!"

Zhao Teng and Guan Xi recalled his previous behavior and couldn't help but feel contempt for him.

Han Pengju didn't care at all:

"Anyway, I've already done it. If you want to slander me, I'll defend myself."

Wu Yun narrowed his eyes to slits and smiled slightly:

"But don't forget, I was the one who reported this to higher authorities. If I disagree, even the sect leader of Tianyi Sect can't change my mind."

"Remember, some things weigh only four ounces when you don't weigh them, but once you do, they weigh a thousand pounds."

"you……?"

Han Pengju pointed, then a bright smile spread across his face as he said:

"Haha, Wu Xiaoqi, I was just joking. Everyone else went, so why would I stand by and watch the fun?

"good!"

Jiang Yu clapped his hands and pointed east, saying:

"In that case, let Elder Han lead the way!"

Han Pengju puffed out his cheeks, exhaled heavily, and dashed off in the direction Jiang Yu pointed.

The group arrived at the place where the malevolent energy was strongest, where a three-meter-long blood cocoon enveloped the center of the stone forest maze.

The ghostly remains of the Painted Skin Demon were placed below and absorbed as nourishment.

Wu Yun frowned and said:

"I didn't expect this guy to pull a fast one on us. If it weren't for Brother Jiang's keen eyes, we probably wouldn't have been able to find him."

Seeing that the blood cocoon was absorbing the baleful energy at an increasingly rapid pace, Jiang Yu said in a deep voice:

"Let's talk about these things later, or let's destroy them for now."

"good!"

The crowd responded and unleashed their strongest attack, hurtling towards the blood cocoon.

boom!

A massive energy attack struck the blood cocoon, and a deafening explosion resounded throughout the entire Stone Forest Maze.

When the smoke and dust cleared, the blood cocoon was just an empty shell, containing nothing.

It wasn't until Jiang Yu noticed a vein as thick as an arm running straight down to the ground beneath the blood cocoon that he shouted:

"Oh no, it's down there."