Anti-fraud manual for the cultivation world

Chapter 73 Search

Li Gu said in a low voice, "They finally got caught. It took them a whole month to find out. It seems that the people of the Demonic Sect really don't care about the safety of their fellow disciples."

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Zhang Yi also whispered, "They probably all see their fellow disciples as elixirs, and none of them are really invested in each other. So when they absorb their fellow disciples in the future, they won't feel any pressure."

Li Gu nodded.

The two fell silent and continued to stare at the dilapidated house in the distance.

Mo Xuanye flew into the small house, and then a huge burst of spiritual energy surged up from inside, shaking the entire house into pieces. The roof flew into the air, and the four walls collapsed in all directions.

Mo Xuanye's expression shifted between anger and uncertainty: "Damn it, nobody's here?"

The members of the Demonic Sect who had surrounded him from all directions all stopped in their tracks. Everyone could tell that Mo Xuanye was in a bad mood, and no one wanted to provoke him.

After several seconds, Mo Xuanye calmed down, his eyes sweeping over the layers of dilapidated houses around him. He snorted coldly and said, "Search! Those livestock must be around here. They might be secretly watching us from the house next door. Find them for me."

A disciple of the Demonic Sect said, "Senior Brother, this area is a melting pot of all sorts of people. We don't know how many cultivators live there. Searching them all would probably offend quite a few people—"

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Mo Xuanye angrily said, "Only others are afraid of offending the Demonic Sect. When has our Demonic Sect ever been afraid of offending others?"

Immediately kick open doors from house to house and search for me.

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Seeing that he was angry, the disciples of the Demonic Sect dared not say another word and quickly began to search.

The hut was located on the top of a small hill, surrounded by layers of dilapidated houses cascading down the hillside. The disciples of the Demonic Sect kicked down doors and searched each room one by one, from near to far.

In the blink of an eye, chaos erupted everywhere.

Some of the dilapidated houses were inhabited by ordinary mortals. When gang members kicked the doors open, they didn't dare to breathe, and could only huddle in a corner, trembling with fear, clutching their wives. The demonic sect disciples picked them up and examined their faces closely.

The disciples of the Demonic Sect came prepared, carrying portraits of Li Gu and the other three. They would carefully compare the faces of any young men and women of suitable age with the portraits.

Mortals can only obediently cooperate!

However, Jiangzhou is a place where all sorts of people mingle, and the number of cultivators far exceeds that of ordinary cities. The demonic sect disciples had only kicked down four or five dilapidated houses when they encountered cultivators.

The cultivators of Hunjiangzhou all have a bit of an "escape attribute." Who didn't run to this remote and high-altitude place in the southwest because they couldn't make it in the Central Plains? The biggest fear for those on the run is exposure. Imagine hiding peacefully in a dark room, only to have a disciple of the Demonic Sect suddenly kick open the door and rush in. Who could stand that?

The door of a small, dilapidated house had just been kicked open by a disciple of the Demonic Sect when the person hiding inside burst out of the window and ran as fast as he could towards the distance.

A large group of demonic sect disciples immediately gave chase: "Stop!"

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Stop right there!

The cultivator not only ran away, but also threw a barrage of hidden weapons behind him.

What kind of flying needles, chopsticks, small iron pieces, copper coins, darts—

All sorts of random things were thrown at the demonic disciples who were chasing after them.

One of the demonic sect disciples was caught off guard and was hit by the hidden weapon. He screamed and fell to the ground, but the other demonic sect disciples dodged the hidden weapon and caught up with the man in a few moves.

The clanging of weapons rang out, and after a while, a scream rang out as the man was cut down to the ground.

The demonic sect disciple looked at his face and reported to Mo Xuanye: "He's not a runaway livestock, but a middle-aged Qi Refining cultivator. I don't know his sect. He's already dead, so I can't question him."

Mo Xuanye snorted coldly. Since he wasn't the main person involved, he didn't bother to ask any questions.

As expected of Hua Qianfang's chief disciple, he even inherited Hua Qianfang's style of doing things, showing absolutely no interest in anything that is not within his goals.

The battle on one side had just ended when the sound of weapons clashing rang out again from the dilapidated house on the other side. This time, the sound was even louder. Two disciples of the Demonic Sect had just kicked open the door of a dilapidated house and hadn't even had a chance to go inside when they were blasted out by a gust of wind. Then, a chessboard flew out of the dilapidated house and hovered at the doorway, blocking the path of the Demonic Sect disciples.

The disciples of the Demonic Sect were shocked: "Foundation Establishment! There's a Foundation Establishment cultivator here!"

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The Qi Refining stage disciples dared not approach the house again, but the four Foundation Establishment stage disciples following behind Mo Xuanye flew over together and stood in front of the dilapidated house: "Which martial arts friend is inside?"

A man's voice, tinged with coughing, came from inside the dilapidated house: "Cough—I'm hiding from my enemies here, cough cough cough—how could I just give my name to anyone I meet?"

The members of the Demonic Sect sneered, "You don't have to register—we hereby solemnly warn our fellow martial artists that our Demonic Sect is searching for our escaped members. If you have offended us—you'd better watch out. Get the hell out of here and let us search your house."

The man inside roared, "Do you think I'm easy to bully?"

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The Demonic Sect member sneered: "Yeah, we thought you were easy to bully. So what? You're not convinced? Let's have a couple of moves."

The four men made a move to attack.

The room was silent for several seconds, then suddenly the roof burst open, and a figure soared into the sky, landing on a chessboard, and flew a mile away in an instant.

Just as the members of the Demonic Sect were about to give chase, Mo Xuanye waved his hand and said, "Don't chase! He's not a beast. The technique that person displayed when he was flying on his artifact was clearly not the same as ours. A beast couldn't have learned that in such a short time."

At this moment, cultivators rushed out of many dilapidated houses nearby. Some ran away with their heads down, while others took out weapons to fight back. There were people chasing, some fleeing, and some exchanging blows everywhere. The small neighborhood was more lively than during the New Year.

At this point, Li Gu and Zhang Yi certainly couldn't go out and run away. The more they ran, the more attention they would attract from the demonic sect disciples.

The small hut where the two were hiding was three streets away, so the search couldn't reach them yet, and they had already planned their escape route. Behind the hut was a ditch covered with bluestone slabs, and the dirty water in the ditch would flow underground for several streets, eventually leading to the river.

Zhang Yi turned his head and glanced at the ditch behind the house, then whispered, "It's about time we crawled through the ditch and left."

Li Gu whispered, "It stinks, and you'll end up jumping into the river and getting completely soaked. Don't rush down this path until the very last moment; you can observe the situation further. The Demonic Sect is making such a big commotion that the independent cultivators can only swallow their anger, but other sects can't just sit idly by."

Zhang Yi hummed in agreement. Women are more concerned with cleanliness than men, and she didn't want to wear underwear.

As the demonic sect disciples caused chaos and drew ever closer—

Just as they reached the street corner where the two were hiding, a group of beggars suddenly emerged from the alley and quickly lined up at the street corner. Old Hong, the beggar, appeared at the front, spreading his arms to block the disciples of the Demonic Sect: "Ahead lies the place where the Beggars' Sect begs for food. You Demonic Sect masters are making a fortune selling books and salt at Hongya Gate, so don't come here to compete with beggars for food."