I'm in the Demonic Sect, but my cultivation techniques are being used for palace intrigue!

Zhu Jingguang looked at the martial arts manual in his hand, feeling a sense of helplessness.

Heavenly Demon Union Seal?

Do I need you to teach me this technique?

However, to avoid unnecessary trouble, Zhu Jingguang put on a happy expression.

After his initial joy subsided, Zhu Jingguang feigned wariness, raising his head to look at the man in black before him and asking, "What price will I have to pay?"

Upon hearing Zhu Jingguang's question, the man in black admired Zhu Jingguang even more.

"Good! It's great that you have this thought in mind!"

"If you're foolish enough to think that accompanying me to the 'Langya Realm' after reaching the mid-stage of Qi Refining is the price you'll have to pay, then I will kill you right here without hesitation!"

"After all, there are many benefits in the 'Langya Realm.' If one is lucky enough to obtain a 'Foundation Fruit,' one might gain the favor of a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator or even a Qi Refining Perfection cultivator. And these people have a high chance of becoming Foundation Establishment True Persons in the future!"

"Bringing you into the 'Langya Realm' is a benefit to you, so how can it be considered a price you need to pay?"

"Luckily, you're a sensible person!"

"That's...very good!"

"If you were a clueless idiot, you'd be a corpse by now!"

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After praising Zhu Jingguang, the man in black continued, but instead of discussing the price Zhu Jingguang would have to pay, he mentioned that Zhu Jingguang's senior sister, Tan Yuehong, whom he had previously killed in a counterattack, had arrived:

"As I just told you, Tan Yuehong's situation is a bit special, therefore, she won't be harmed by us, who are also outer disciples... Do you know why?"

Zhu Jingguang, unaware of this, immediately shook his head and said, "I hope Senior Brother will not hesitate to enlighten me!"

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"It's simple. She works for a senior brother who is preparing to advance to the Foundation Establishment stage. Therefore, unless that senior brother asks for permission, we generally try not to offend her. And it is precisely because of this that she has developed an arrogant and domineering personality!"

The man in black grinned, revealing a set of gleaming white teeth, and then, seeing Zhu Jingguang's thoughtful expression, spoke again.

"Now that Junior Sister Tan is dead, the things she did for that Senior Brother are not yet finished. So, if you don't want to be blamed by that Senior Brother, you have to fill the 'vacancy' left by Tan Yuehong!"

At this point, the man in black paused slightly before continuing:

"I pulled some strings and finally managed to get in touch with the senior brother behind Tan Yuehong."

"He promised me that as long as you can fill in for Junior Sister Tan and gather everything he needs within the stipulated time, he will forgive and forget about your killing of Junior Sister Tan!"

"But if you fail to complete the task left by Junior Sister Tan, then your fate is self-evident!"

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Hearing the man in black's words, Zhu Jingguang's doubts deepened:

"How could this person be so kind as to personally contact that senior brother to plead for me, someone I'd never even met before?"

More importantly, Senior Sister Tan's senior brother is very powerful; helping her is undoubtedly a way of getting in touch with that senior brother!

"The senior brother in black in front of me once said that Senior Sister Tan doesn't even respect him because she helped that senior brother with his affairs..."

"With such a great opportunity to connect with that senior brother, why doesn't he take it himself and instead leaves it to me?"

"I have a feeling something's not quite right about this."

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Zhu Jingguang was on edge, but he didn't show it on his face. Instead, he showed a grateful expression, as if he wanted to bow down and beg for forgiveness.

Seeing Zhu Jingguang's expression, the man in black was satisfied. Then, to prevent Zhu Jingguang from suspecting anything later, he spoke again:

"Of course, don't think that I've done all this for you with ulterior motives!"

"After all, we're a demonic sect, not some charity. Why would we offer anything for no reason?"

"The reason I'm doing this for you is, to tell you the truth, that every newly promoted outer disciple, especially one who kills a newly promoted outer disciple with an 'Outer Disciple Identity Token,' can choose a mid-stage Qi Refining magic weapon using that token!"

"And you, having just managed to kill Junior Sister Tan who possessed an outer sect identity token, will now have the opportunity to choose a mid-stage Qi Refining magic weapon from the 'Magic Treasure Pavilion'!"

"And I... need you to choose a mid-stage Qi Refining magic weapon that I specify, to prepare for the trip to the 'Langya Realm' three months from now!"

"And this... is precisely the price you must pay!"

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As Zhu Jingguang listened to the seemingly reasonable price offered by the man in black, his suspicions grew even stronger.

Simply because the request he made was far too lenient!

So light... it's hard not to be suspicious!

Why don't you just ask me to give you this mid-stage Qi Refining magic weapon?

As a result, you didn't even mention that...

Although Zhu Jingguang was filled with suspicion and vigilance towards the man in black, he did not show it.

After agreeing to the matter, Zhu Jingguang then inquired about the question that concerned him most at the moment: "What exactly did Senior Sister Tan do for that Senior Brother before she passed away?"

"What can she do? As a cultivator of the 'Heavenly Demon Joyful Union Seal,' the only thing she can do for that senior brother is, of course, to 'collect' the vital essence of specific men!"

"Therefore, over the next three months, you will need to absorb the vital essence of thirty men. Once that's done, the matter with your senior brother will be resolved!"

The man in black spoke in a nonchalant tone, but then said something that horrified Zhu Jingguang.

"What? Collect male virginity? I'm a man, how can I collect it?" Zhu Jingguang couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"What's the big deal!" The man in black glanced at Zhu Jingguang and said with a sneer, "Don't worry, everything was prepared for you long ago!"

As he spoke, the man in black reached into his robes, pulled out a silk scroll, and tossed it to Zhu Jingguang: "This is the 'Yin-Yang Reversal Daily Yang Gathering Scripture.' Once you cultivate it, you can gather primordial yang energy even as a man!"

Looking at Zhu Jingguang, who was completely dumbfounded, the man in black sneered and said, "Why do you think I gave you the opportunity to connect with that senior brother? Well... this is the reason!"

Looking at the "Yin-Yang Reversal Daily Yang Gathering Scripture" that the man in black had tossed him, Zhu Jingguang asked expectantly, "Can I have a woman who practices dual cultivation techniques collect primordial yang? That way, I won't have to do it myself!"

"No!" the man in black coldly refused. "That senior brother has a special constitution. It was fine before, but now he has reached an extremely critical moment. Therefore, from now on, all the vital energy he needs must be collected by men who cultivate the 'Yin Yang Reversal Daily Yang Gathering Scripture'!"

"And that...is the real reason why that senior brother could ignore your killing of Junior Sister Tan. Because, to that senior brother now, she's useless!" The man in black warned Zhu Jingguang in a cautionary tone. "I think... junior brother doesn't want to be as useless as Junior Sister Tan, does he?"