Infiltrating the righteous path? Just another place to be a sycophant.

"Elder Lu, it's like this, the northern demons have invaded, and we're discussing who should go north to provide support, but it seems the disciples aren't very enthusiastic."

Lu An thought, "You sent a bunch of cooks to the front lines to fight, and then had Yu Wanqing give them a bowl of poisonous chicken soup. You've shut them up, but they're definitely not happy about it!"

"Since everyone's enthusiasm is not high, we should ask them why they are not enthusiastic and come up with a plan or strategy to address the reasons for their lack of enthusiasm."

“Every disciple has their own ideas. We should make them concrete, practical, and have plans, ideas, and strategies to understand their thoughts, solve their problems, and then guide them.”

"Therefore, I think that the elders have a long way to go in this situation and need to do more ideological work so that the disciples will care about and take this matter to heart."

Lu An spoke at length, leaving the other elders bewildered, unsure of what he was saying or what he was trying to say.

"Do you understand?"

"I did not understand."

"Elder Lu is indeed a cultured man; what he says is profound and unfathomable."

"Take notes, take notes."

"Take notes? Do you even understand that?"

"I don't understand it, but I think it makes a lot of sense."

The elders began to discuss the scene. Lu An was a little confused but also relieved.

This was some useless, nonsensical talk he used to give when his boss pulled him onto the stage at work. He never expected it to actually work this time.

This kind of nonsense is designed to make people miss the point; it sounds reasonable, but it actually makes no sense at all.

"Elder Lu said a lot of profound things, and I believe everyone has had some thoughts on them, so let's give him a round of applause!"

Shen Xuzi led the applause, and the entire Yuantian Hall resounded with enthusiastic applause. The elders' faces were filled with joyful and happy smiles.

"Elder Lu, do you have a way to identify demons?"

After the applause subsided, Shen Xuzi suddenly asked a question out of the blue.

"I have never seen a demon, so how can I identify one?"

"Haha, Elder Lu is too modest. You can share some information with us about this. It would improve our sect's efficiency in identifying demons!"

"Don't you all agree?"

Shen Xuzi asked loudly, and the other elders nodded in agreement.

"Yeah yeah!"

"What you said makes sense, Elder Lu, so please stop hiding it!"

"That makes sense! That makes sense! Thank you, Elder Lu!"

Lu An remained silent.

If you don't know what to say, then it's better to say nothing at all.

"If Elder Lu doesn't say anything, it's fine, but I'm afraid it will chill everyone's hearts."

Shen Xuzi said in a slightly threatening tone.

This is such a pain; it's those old guys who are obsessed with formalism again.

It seems that if I don't say something meaningful today, I'll probably have a hard time getting by.

"Actually... it's nothing, I mainly rely on my intuition."

"Relying mainly on intuition? Elder Lu, don't try to fool people." An elder sitting next to Lu An said half-jokingly.

"I'm not lying. For example, this is how I am. I just randomly pick someone and take a picture of them, and I think you're a demon. That's about it..."

Lu An glanced around, then patted the shoulder of the elder beside him, who was half-joking, and said, "I think you are a demon."

As soon as Lu An uttered those words and struck the ground, the elder's smile froze.

The other elders laughed, saying that Elder Lu really loved to joke.

You think you can recognize demons with just a casual snapshot? Are you kidding me?

But a strange thing happened. The elder next to Lu An suddenly became deformed. His skin was quickly covered with red threads, and his eyes turned a deep blood red.

Lu An stared in horror at the elder before him, bewildered and retreating backward.

The other elders were also dumbfounded. Was this some kind of magic trick where someone could suddenly appear out of nowhere?

"Elder Wen, what's wrong?"

"Elder Wen, are you feeling unwell? What's wrong...?"

Before the elders could finish expressing their concern, Elder Wen's voice became hoarse, like the sound of fingernails scraping against a blackboard.

"I never thought that after hiding for so long, you would still find out..."

"Elder Lu An, is that right? You do have some skill after all, you actually discovered my sensitive spot so quickly."

Elder Wen had lost his human form. Under everyone's astonished gaze, he gradually transformed into a monster covered in blood-red scales, oozing slime, with a ferocious face, resembling a hybrid of a demon wolf and a demon tiger.

"Since you've discovered me, then I'll..."

brush!

Click!

With a flash of white light, the monstrous-looking demon was reduced to countless pieces of flesh and burst open before everyone's very eyes.

If the surrounding elders hadn't dodged quickly and erected a barrier, they probably would have been splattered with red blood.

"What kind of threats are you spouting? Don't you even know where you are?"

Looking at the pieces of a demon's corpse on the ground, Zhenlin said disdainfully.

"What happened? What was it just saying?"

"Don't you know? A demon's human form isn't perfect. It has a sensitive spot. If you hit it, it will reveal its true form."

"I just saw Elder Lu pat him directly on the shoulder, could it be..."

"That's right. Elder Lu must have discovered that it was a demon and took the opportunity to expose it."

"As expected of Elder Lu, he truly has discerning eyes and unfathomable strength!"

The elders praised Lu An and marveled at his abilities, never expecting him to possess such skill.

"Elder Lu, would you mind having a chat with me in my room after the meeting?"

Looking at the scattered pieces of corpse on the ground, Shen Xuzi remained silent for a long time before asking a question.

"Ahhh...okay, okay..."

Chapter 199 I can't do it, I really can't do it.

"Elder Lu, please have a seat."

"Alright, alright, please sit down."

"Elder Lu, please have some tea."

"Alright, alright, let's have some tea."

Lu An blew on the steaming teacup and then slowly drank it.

"Elder Lu, I won't beat around the bush anymore. How exactly did you figure out that Elder Wen is a demon?"

"I didn't notice. I just casually patted him on the shoulder, and then..."

"Elder Lu, I know everyone has their secrets, but given the situation, it's going too far to keep them hidden."

"What's going on? What happened?"

"Elder Lu, the demons have already infiltrated our area and even replaced Elder Wen. Isn't that serious?"

Shen Xuzi said with utmost seriousness.

He hadn't expected that there was a demon in the Yuan Tian Holy Sect, and he hadn't even noticed it, allowing this demon to sneak in.

This is an incredible matter! Who would have thought that a demon would infiltrate the high-ranking members of the number one righteous sect, and Elder Wen is even an inner sect elder!

If Elder Lu hadn't discovered the demon, things would have been terrible.

I almost got fooled.

"If Elder Lu truly possesses any method to identify demons, please tell me. Otherwise, these demons could very well infiltrate my Yuan Tian Holy Sect!"

"intuition."

"Intuition? Why don't I have that intuition?"

"Because your understanding of the Way of Heaven is not deep enough."

Lu An closed his eyes, adopting the air of a reclusive sage, which left Shen Xuzi somewhat bewildered.

What kind of understanding of the Way of Heaven? Does a deeper understanding of the Way of Heaven allow one to identify demons?

"Demons are not creatures of this world. They are rejected by the Heavenly Dao, but they have found a way to exist in this world."

"The reason I was able to discover the demons is because after the Shi family of Ping'an City underwent their tribulation, their resonance with the Heavenly Dao deepened, and their understanding of the Heavenly Dao also became stronger."

"So, Sect Master, if you want to be able to identify demons like I am, there is no other way but to improve your understanding of the Heavenly Dao."

Lu An spoke with such earnestness that he left Shen Xuzi completely bewildered.

Shen Xuzi understood now.

Elder Lu was implying that his cultivation level was insufficient and that he needed to improve it in order to be able to identify demons in a way that appeared effortless to others, just like him.

However, these remarks made Shen Xuzi somewhat suspicious.

Are demons beings rejected by the Heavenly Dao? What kind of concept is this?

He seems to have never heard of it before.

However, his cultivation level had indeed not improved for a long time, which might be what Elder Lu meant by saying those words to him.

It's time for you to start your training, Little Shenzi.

"Elder Lu, I understand. All of this is due to cultivation level. Only by improving one's cultivation and deepening one's resonance with the Heavenly Dao can one, like you, discover the existence of demons with such ease!"

Lu An couldn't stand the textbook example of overpraising someone to the point of self-destruction.

How come you're acting like a primary school student as a sect leader? Your answers are all the same template.

"Elder Lu, there is something else I would like to say."

"What's the matter?"

"Recently, the Heavenly Demon Sect has been taking advantage of the unrest within our Yuan Tian Sacred Sect to cause trouble. They may already have many spies infiltrated our sect. Elder Lu is also an elder of the Enforcement Hall, so you may have to..."

"Catching an undercover agent, right? Well, I'll do my best."

Lu An rolled his eyes, thinking that he was forced into this position. After joining, he became a hands-off manager, and now the one who is really in charge is probably Yan Buyu.

"Catching the undercover agents is a problem, but you know there are some voices outside right now?"

"what sound?"

"Voices that are not good for you."

"What's wrong?"

“People outside are saying you’re a spy for the Heavenly Demon Sect, especially the sect’s vice sect leader, who has already filed a formal complaint with the Righteous Alliance.”

Now it was Lu An's turn to be dumbfounded.

The deputy sect leader of the Heavenly Demon Sect filed a real-name report, and even reported it to the Righteous Path Alliance? Are you kidding me?

What? A criminal reporting another criminal?

"The Vice Sect Master of the Heavenly Demon Sect, I remember it, is... Master Li?"

"That's right, it's that Li Nayue! She filed a formal complaint against you and even handed the complaint letter to the current leader of the Righteous Path Alliance."

"The leader of the Righteous Path Alliance, what's his name... Zhao... Zhao..."

"Zhao Jijie, that drunkard and street urchin, but I have to say, he has quite a strong talent for cultivation."

"Is he really Yu Wanqing's father?"

Lu An suddenly thought of a question and asked it.