Cultivating immortality begins with discerning the secrets of heaven.

Chapter 92 Caught in the Net

The Fengyi Inn was immediately sealed off by law enforcement disciples, and the owner of the Bloodthirsty Demon Bat came out to accept questioning and investigation with a very sincere attitude.

Lin Hongye watched from afar, glancing at the Ning family's Drunken Immortal Restaurant.

In the private room by the window, Ning Xiuxuan shook his head at her, signaling her not to act rashly, as Mei Jinya's whereabouts were still unknown.

A hint of disappointment flashed in Lin Hongye's eyes. Mei Jinya was much more cautious than she had imagined. He even handed over the second-tier demon beast that she had raised to the Qi Refining disciple in advance.

To avoid alerting the enemy, Lin Hongye ultimately decided to let the Qi Refining disciple go for now.

"The lockdown is lifted, go back."

"Yes, Elder Red Leaf."

Seeing the Taiyuan Sect's enforcement disciples leave, Cao Ming wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, thinking that he had finally overcome the most difficult hurdle.

"The Bloodthirsty Demon Bat has successfully disguised itself and broken through to the second tier. Now I can safely take it to the arena to fight against those second-tier demonic beasts."

"There are a total of sixteen second-tier demonic beasts in the arena. As long as we can collect fifteen of their essence blood, we will have completed the task assigned by Elder Mei."

Cao Ming thought to himself with lingering fear, but the thought of the reward after completing the mission made him somewhat excited.

Just then, an unfriendly voice rang out from the side: "Sir, my Fengyi Inn is for guests to stay in, but we have never said that we allow guests to bring their demonic beasts to their rooms for breakthroughs and advancements."

"This incident has had considerable consequences, even impacting the protective barriers of several courtyards within the inn, and its effects are quite significant..."

Upon hearing the innkeeper's words, Cao Ming showed a hint of impatience.

But considering that this was Taiyuan Immortal City and that this inn was owned by the Ning family, a thousand-year-old clan, Cao Ming patiently said, "Don't worry, I will take responsibility for this matter. You can tell me how you want to compensate me."

The innkeeper of the Ning family's inn listed a whole bunch of items that needed to be compensated, and Cao Ming was certainly not a fool, so how could he possibly pay for everything on the list?

So the two started arguing.

Meanwhile, inside the inn, in the courtyard where Cao Ming was staying, Ning Xiuxuan personally came in to investigate.

"Young Master, the master of that Bloodthirsty Demon Bat lives in this courtyard."

Ning Xiuxuan nodded and waved his hand, saying, "Okay, I understand. You may leave."

Although the Ning family is affiliated with the Taiyuan Sect, they also have their own stance. They would not do something so foolish as to offend a demonic sect with a Nascent Soul Demon Lord in charge.

Therefore, his timing for entering this time was very clever. The enemy's demonic beast had just made a significant breakthrough, so no matter how much he investigated the courtyard, it would not arouse suspicion.

As soon as he entered, Ning Xiuxuan used his divine sense to scan all the furnishings inside.

Soon, he discovered some noteworthy traces.

"As expected, this person forcibly forced that first-tier Bloodthirsty Demon Bat to break through."

"Then take out the second-tier Bloodthirsty Demon Bat that Mei Jinya gave him and disguise it as a successful advancement."

"Then this person will definitely take the second-tier Bloodthirsty Demon Bats to the arena for fighting, and will continue to collect the essence blood of second-tier demon beasts, and then secretly hand it over to Mei Jinya."

"I wonder why Mei Jinya wants so much essence blood from second-tier demonic beasts..."

As Ning Xiuxuan spoke, he secretly made arrangements, altering some of the restrictions in the courtyard.

He needed to ensure that he would be informed of the matter as soon as Mei Jinya entered, and then notify Lin Hongye so that she could carry out the arrest.

"The Blood Spirit Sect has a secret method for refining corpse puppets, called Blood Refining Corpse Puppet."

"Irrigating the corpse puppet with the essence and blood of a large number of demonic beasts can temper its body to the extreme, and also imbue it with a strong baleful aura."

"That Mei Jinya probably wants to create a Blood Refined Corpse Puppet."

Upon hearing these words echoing in his mind, Ning Xiuxuan's eyes showed surprise.

The corpse puppet, which requires a large amount of second-tier demonic beast blood essence to refine, will likely possess extraordinary power.

"Old ghost, since you know so much about the Blood Spirit Sect of the Demonic Path, do you know why the Blood Spirit Sect built the Blood Pool in the Southern Region?"

"The ways of the demonic path are unpredictable and treacherous; how could I possibly know what they're plotting?"

Upon hearing this, Ning Xiuxuan didn't ask any more questions. He quickly finished setting up the restrictions on the place and then left.

Seven days passed in the blink of an eye. Seeing that the uproar over the Bloodthirsty Demon Bat's advancement to a second-tier demon beast had gradually subsided, Cao Ming immediately went to the arena in the Immortal City.

Lin Hongye also received the news immediately.

"Since this person took the Bloodthirsty Demon Bats to the arena, he must have collected the essence blood of the demon beasts and given it to Mei Jinya."

"Next, I just need to wait for news, wait for Mei Jinya to go to Fengyi Inn, and then I can capture him."

Lin Hongye burned the intelligence she had obtained to ashes. She did not make any extra arrangements at Fengyi Inn, as that would only alert Mei Jinya.

Now all she needs is a message, and then she can immediately rush to the area where Fengyi Inn is located and use the array to seal off that area.

Time flew by, and Cao Ming, commanding the second-tier Bloodthirsty Bats, achieved victory after victory.

One day, two days, three days...

Finally, on the fifth day, Cao Ming left Fengyi Inn again and headed to the arena as usual.

On this very day, a middle-aged female cultivator checked into the inn. However, this extremely ugly female cultivator did not enter her own courtyard room, but instead opened someone else's guest room.

Squeak~!

The doorman opened, and the ugly-looking middle-aged female cultivator revealed a slight smile.

"Not bad, three streams of demonic beast blood essence..."

Just as she stretched out her withered hand, preparing to take the three bottles of demonic beast blood, a sudden and dramatic change occurred in the outside world.

boom!

A terrifying force sealed off the entire inn, imprisoning all the cultivators within the powerful spiritual pressure.

"Lin Hongye, the punishment elder of the Taiyuan Sect, is here today to arrest a Foundation Establishment elder of the Blood Spirit Sect of the Demonic Sect. Everyone, do not panic. Stay where you are and we will not harm the innocent."

The next moment, a female cultivator dressed in a red dress, exuding an incomparably heroic aura, rushed into the inn.

boom!

Inside Cao Ming's guest room, the middle-aged female cultivator looked on in disbelief, her eyes filled with astonishment.

"Fellow Daoist Mei Jinya, I didn't expect you to have this kind of fetish—liking to dress up as a woman?"

That's right, this middle-aged female cultivator is Mei Jinya who has changed her appearance.

She asked incredulously, "How could you possibly have tracked me down?"

"No, it's a cultivator from the Ning family. The Ning family actually dares to help you against my Blood Spirit Sect?"

Lin Hongye sneered, "The Ning family has been dependent on the Taiyuan Sect for generations, not on your Blood Spirit Sect."

"If you don't want to die, you'd better surrender obediently, and that way you'll live a little longer."