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

Next time you look for him, you'll find out more by investigating carefully.

As I stepped out of my room on Heavenly Demon Peak, streaks of different colors flashed across the sky from time to time; those were disciples from within the sect.

Looking at the bright, clear moon, Li Podao couldn't help but sigh.

I don't know if sending Lu An as an undercover agent was the right thing to do or the wrong thing, but Li Nayue's decision to chase after him was definitely a big mistake.

An unexpected incident resulted in the loss of nearly half of the Heavenly Demon Sect. What was the point of chasing after them? It was all a charade that delayed the entire Heavenly Demon Sect.

Because the number of disciples in the Heavenly Demon Sect has decreased sharply, and the deputy sect leader Li Nayue has gone mad, the Heavenly Demon Sect is already in danger of losing its number one position. If it weren't for her breakthrough to the seventh level of the Tribulation Transcending stage, who knows how many demons and monsters would have caused trouble.

Because of insufficient manpower and the suppression from the Righteous Path Alliance, Li Podao is already considering relegating the Heavenly Demon Sect to the second line and letting other demonic sects take the lead.

Although they might have to give up some resources, at least they could preserve the sect. Plus, the Heavenly Demon Sect has a natural treasure like Cloud Fiend Mountain, so it should be able to survive for thousands of years without any problem.

Another major reason is that when she advanced to the seventh level of Tribulation Transcending, most of the shackles in her body had been broken. Although she was only at the seventh level of Tribulation Transcending, she seemed to be able to sense the existence of realms like the eighth and ninth levels of Tribulation Transcending.

This is incredible. It seems that this tribulation not only allowed her to successfully pass the tribulation, but also completely broke some kind of shackles that restricted her.

So she even started to have some ideas, wondering if she could rely on her own strength to continue to maintain the status of the Heavenly Demon Sect.

If all else fails, you can always step back and take a backseat. If you can still fight, you should still give it a shot. You can even try sacrificing your looks if necessary.

Back in the day, I was someone who infiltrated the upper echelons of the Hehuan Sect and captivated countless beings!

But we drank last time, which benefited that brat.

Thinking back to that night, Rihado still blushed a little.

Although his cultivation level is still not high, he is still young and his physical strength is indeed much better.

No matter how much a celestial being cultivates, the advantages of youth cannot be concealed.

No one has become an immortal, so how can they possess any immortal aura? They are still mixed with the mundane world.

Inside the Yuan Tian Holy Sect, Lu An was looking at the row of people who were tied up, beaten and covered in wounds, and swallowed hard.

Are they all beaten this badly? The skin has been peeled off in several layers.

"Elder Lu, these are the people we believe to be undercover agents; they have all undergone professional certification."

Yan Buyu followed behind Lu An, speaking with a fawning expression.

"How are these professional certifications obtained?"

"We put the coconut juice in front of them, but no one drank it, so we arrested them all and tortured them severely!"

A disciple following behind Yan Buyu explained.

"Nonsense! Isn't this torture to extract a confession?"

"Elder Lu, this...this is not...this..."

"How can you say that not drinking coconut juice makes someone an undercover agent? Who's spouting this nonsense?! Who is it?!"

"It was Sect Leader Yu who said that if someone doesn't drink coconut juice, they're an undercover agent. We've been using this standard to catch them, and we've been catching them pretty accurately every time."

Yan Buyu said in a low voice, looking somewhat unconvinced.

"What if they arrest the wrong person?! What if they do?!"

"They won't arrest innocent people; they're all undercover agents of the demonic path, really!"

"How can you prove it?! How can you prove it?!"

Lu An's extremely angry appearance frightened Yan Buyu and his disciple.

But for the sake of their jobs, they had no choice but to produce proof.

"For example, Elder Lu, please take a close look."

"What are you doing?! Ah, I don't have that kind of fetish!"

So they came to a man whose skin had been whipped until it looked like a ripe lobster, turned him over, pulled down his pants, and exposed his shapely buttocks to Lu An.

Lu An stared blankly at all of this; on that pert buttocks were tattoo marks he had never seen before.

A hammer and a skull, with the hammer on top of the skull, looking as if it's about to smash the skull.

"Look, this is the symbol of the Demon Lord's Cult. If this kind of person isn't a Demon Lord's Cult spy, then who is?"

"Elder Lu, I'm innocent! That was just a tattoo I got when I was young and naive, done casually at a roadside tattoo shop!"

"Still being stubborn! Still being stubborn! Xiao Liu, get to the tough stuff!"

"Okay!"

The disciple next to Yan Buyu took out a red-hot branding iron from somewhere. The iron was still sizzling and making a crackling sound. The next moment, he pressed it into the groove of Yan Buyu's buttocks.

“Ahhh! Ahhhh!”

The man let out a bloodcurdling scream, while the disciple who had branded his buttocks wore a horrifying smile.

"And this, look at his clothes..."

"And this, the token we found on him..."

"And this, although he doesn't have a token or tattoos, this wanted poster is of him."

Yan Buyu pulled out a wanted poster with a picture of the guy on it. It wasn't that they looked very similar, but they looked almost exactly alike.

Lu An looked at them one by one and found that Yan Buyu had indeed arrested the wrong person.

Every guy who gets whipped to the point of being battered and bruised always has a perfectly valid reason for it.

Do these guys really not drink coconut juice?

"Elder Lu, please have some coconut juice."

As Yan Buyu was looking at it, a disciple next to him handed him a coconut.

Chapter 203 This is a special punishment

"No, I don't drink coconut juice."

Since returning home recently, everything I've been eating and drinking has been too sweet, so Lu An isn't drinking coconut juice. He wants to cut through the sweetness and doesn't really want to eat anything sweet.

"Yes, Elder Lu."

The disciple put away the coconut juice, which drew dissatisfaction from some people.

"Didn't you say that someone who doesn't drink coconut juice is an undercover agent? Why don't you arrest him?!"

Snapped!

"Shut up! Don't you know who he is? What business is it of yours if he doesn't drink?"

"This is Elder Lu of ours. He has his own reasons for not drinking coconut juice! What's it to you!?"

Another slap landed, and the undercover prisoner, who was chained up, cried in grievance.

This is true discrimination.

If you don't drink coconut juice, you're an undercover agent; if the leader doesn't drink coconut juice, it means they have their own reasons.

"Elder Lu, this is the male undercover area. There's also a female undercover area over there. Would you like to take a look?"

Just as they were about to leave, Yan Buyu suddenly asked a question.

"Does this vary by gender?"

"Of course, after all, men and women are different. Even though they are here to infiltrate our area, basic etiquette between men and women still needs to be observed."

Oh ho, I didn't expect you guys to be so particular. But judging from your methods, he would believe you if you said you were demonic cultivators who switched to the righteous path to become executioners.

Branding irons, whipping, and other unknown methods—they were truly vicious.

"Then I'd like to personally inspect the work. Of course, I'm just inspecting the work; I have no other intentions!"

Lu An looked serious, while Yan Buyu, standing to the side, had a big smile on his face, nodding in agreement as he led Lu An to the women's torture chamber next door.

This was a name he came up with on the spot.

Upon arriving at another location, the exposed scene nearly caused him to have a nosebleed.

Those were the female disciples of the Enforcement Hall. Their methods seemed to surpass even those of the male disciples. The undercover agents' clothes were even torn into strips, making it look like a crime scene.

It was a scene that would make anyone's nose bleed.

"Still not honest? Tell me, where is your secret meeting place?"

Snapped!

A long whip lashed out, striking an undercover female disciple, causing her small breasts to tremble, making Lu An stare wide-eyed.

The scenes of torture are so gruesome!

If it weren't for the plaque with the three large characters "Hall of Enforcement" hanging above, Lu An would have thought this was some kind of shady place.

"I won't say anything..." the female undercover agent said through gritted teeth, even though she was covered in wounds and had hardly any good skin left.

"Senior Sister Zhao, she's too stubborn. How about we use that kind of torture?" Seeing that the female undercover agent had been whipped until there were hardly any good patches of skin left, the female disciple next to her who was wielding a whip took out a special torture device.

It was a cylindrical object that emitted blue lightning when activated with spiritual power.

Lu An glanced at it from afar and felt that something was off.

Is this a stun gun? The main unit is even emitting electric light.

If used properly, it could indeed be a form of torture, but which of the cultivators here hasn't been struck by lightning? Is it really effective?

It's not the kind of thing you'd do to drown a fish, is it?

"How...how do you have these things!?"

Just as Lu An was completely baffled, the female undercover agent struggled to lift her head and was shocked when she saw the vibrating object.

How could they have these things? Weren't they already prohibited in the treaty on the punishment of prisoners between the righteous and demonic paths?

"You know what this is? Looks like you have experience. Don't worry, I'll make you feel incredibly comfortable soon."

The curtain was drawn, seemingly intentionally so as not to be seen.

"I apologize, elders, but the scene that is about to unfold is too bloody to be shown to men, so we have lowered the curtain."

The woman, whom a female disciple called Senior Sister Zhao, came over and said apologetically.

"Ahhh! Don't do this! Stop! I'm sorry, I'll tell you! I'll tell you everything!"

"Finally willing to talk? Looks like this thing is really useful. Junior sister, let her go for now..."

"Senior sister, no! This woman is cunning and malicious. She's definitely trying to trick us with a fake address. Let's follow the procedure again and teach her a lesson!"

"Nonsense! Why would I lie to you? I wouldn't... Ahhhhh... Stop... No...!"

However, because the curtain was drawn, Lu An couldn't see anything. The curtain seemed to also block divine sense, as his divine sense was blocked when he swept over it.

"This is a torture method specifically used for these stubborn demonic spies. Although it's a bit brutal, we don't need to show mercy to those from the demonic path!"

His words, spoken with righteous indignation, sent chills down Lu An's spine.

What if I get caught in the act of infiltrating and it's discovered? How will they treat me?

I guess they'll be using all 360 instruments of torture along with the criminal law, right?

I can't hold on any longer, I really can't hold on any longer.

"I think I've seen enough, that's enough."

Lu An turned to leave; he didn't want to stay in this awful place for another second, it was just too oppressive.

As soon as Lu An left the underground torture chamber of the Enforcement Hall, he saw the sunlight. Only then did he feel as if he had come back to life. However, from the dark underground torture chamber behind him, the miserable screams of countless people could still be heard.

Like the deepest hell, he couldn't believe that this place was actually the number one sect of the righteous path.

"Is this how you always interrogate those who practice demonic arts?"

"Yes, Elder Lu, this is a tradition."

Don't you think this is inhumane?

"Why bother with benevolence and morality when it comes to those who follow the demonic path? Just do it!"

These were the words spoken by the disciple next to Yan Buyu.

Very good, the hate brainwashing was very successful.