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

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“I was like that back then. My Dao heart was unstable, and I felt that I might not be able to overcome the tribulation of inner demons, so I beat up my senior brother.” Shen Xuzi shrugged and said, “After beating him up, I also cursed him. I felt my Dao heart was at ease all of a sudden, and I overcame the tribulation of inner demons.”

"If I hadn't killed him back then, my Dao heart would have been unstable, and my cultivation would have been destroyed!" Shen Xuzi said with a hint of pride.

Lu An's lips twitched slightly, feeling as if his worldview had been refreshed.

Sure, that's very casual and very Taoist. No wonder it's the number one sect of the orthodox path; their cultivation methods are truly unique.

"Elder Lu, Sect Master, you're both here."

A slightly cheerful female voice came from behind. Lu An turned around and saw that it was Yu Wanqing, who looked relaxed.

"Sect Master Yu, you've finished your business and returned so quickly?"

"I'm done. I went and gave Young Master Chang a good beating. That made me feel much better."

"Young Master Chang?"

"It's Chang Yuqing, the guy I mentioned last time who's invincible."

Lu An suddenly realized who it was: the Void Refinement expert who had taken a slap from that fox demon last time, only to have his face swell up like a pig's head but hadn't died.

"Wanqing, why did you go and hit Young Master Chang again? He's one of the top ten experts of the Righteous Path Alliance, how could you do this?" Shen Xuzi said earnestly, "I told you, you're now the vice leader of the Righteous Path Alliance, one of the top ten experts, how can you still be fighting all the time? What kind of behavior is this? Be civilized! Be sensible!"

"Someone reported me to me that he has erotic paintings, and the female protagonist is me. He wants to sell them for spirit stones..."

"Junior sister, wait a moment, senior brother will go and beat him up again."

Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Undercover Senior Li Podao

If Yu Wanqing hadn't stopped him, Lu An would have found it hard to imagine how exciting it would have been for Shen Xuzi to go looking for Chang Yuqing with a brick in his hand.

From Yu Wanqing's words, Lu An also understood what Chang Yuqing did.

To put it bluntly, he's just a gentleman who spends his days writing little books and drawing little notebooks, making a living, and incidentally cultivating immortality.

Lu An had also read his famous works, such as "Yin Ping Mei" and "Yue Qing Hua Ji", which was the limited edition he had seized during the sect competition. Lu An read it so much that he couldn't sleep at night.

Unexpectedly, the original author was him. Because the author was only credited as "Young Master Chang," Lu An did not know which Young Master Chang it was.

Who cares who the author is when reading a short story? Do people care who the director is when watching a movie? They only care about what the female lead looks like, whether she's pretty, and how the acting is, right?

These are all legitimate films, so please don't get the wrong idea.

“That guy has always wanted to draw me. I have informants around him, and I’ll be there as soon as he starts drawing,” Yu Wanqing said casually, as if it were no big deal.

"Is that guy really invincible?" Lu An asked curiously.

"At least for now, no one can really kill him. It's said that even demonic cultivators who have reached the Tribulation stage can't kill him. At most, they can beat him until his head is a pig's head and he can't move." Yu Wanqing shrugged and said, "But it's strange that he's been stuck at the Great Perfection of the Void Refinement stage for a long time and hasn't broken through to the Tribulation stage yet. I don't know why."

"In my opinion, the tribulation lightning for him from the Refinement of Void stage to the Tribulation Transcending stage is too weak. If we increase the amount, he might break through," Shen Xuzi suddenly said. "Since it's a sandbag-like holy body, it must be different. If the amount isn't enough, then we'll increase it!"

“He is not a member of our Yuantian Holy Sect, so this suggestion may not be easy to accept.”

"I'm just offering a suggestion, right, Elder Lu?" Shen Xuzi suddenly asked.

“Yes, yes…” Lu An nodded and smiled.

Looks like we've discovered a treasure.

According to Shen Xuzi's words, this "sandbag holy body" means that it cannot be killed by lightning.

If that's the case, then every time someone seeks him out during their tribulation, wouldn't that mean they can...

A miracle has happened again! This time, we're guaranteed to survive!

"By the way, is everything settled, Wanqing?"

"Not yet, but we have found the mastermind behind it all." Yu Wanqing shook her head and said, "The ones competing with us for the resources of Yunyao Valley are the people from the Hidden Fiend Sect."

“Hidden Fiend Sect? That sect that specializes in training assassins and killers?” Shen Xuzi frowned. “I heard that they have very few inner disciples, and most of them are outer disciples. They are basically replaced one batch after another, and it is impossible to find them.”

"I heard that the Hidden Fiend Sect has found the Heavenly Demon Sect to be their backer. The people who came to occupy the valley this time are from the Heavenly Demon Sect!"

Shen Xuzi frowned: "The Heavenly Demon Sect? Wasn't it severely weakened? How dare they get involved in this mess?"

“It’s precisely because their vital energy has been severely depleted that they want to get involved. Otherwise, where would the sect’s resources come from?” Yu Wanqing shook her head and said, “Moreover, I also heard from my spies that Zhao Mengyuan has already broken through to the Tribulation Transcending stage.”

Shen Xuzi's eyes widened: "You mean that Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Demon Sect, Zhao Mengyuan? The demonic witch who killed seven Void Refinement stage cultivators from the Righteous Path Alliance all by herself with power at the same cultivation level?!"

Yu Wanqing nodded: "It's her!"

Lu An was taken aback.

Senior Sister, do you have such a terrifying record? Slaying seven Void Refinement stage experts of the same cultivation level? Is she cheating?

She really is a female demon, so ruthless!

Yu Wanqing changed the subject: "Later, in order to avenge them, I also killed seven demonic cultivators at the Void Refinement stage."

Okay, so you're not much better than the righteous big shot you are. Both sides are ruthless killers.

Yu Wanqing turned her head and asked, "Elder Lu, I heard that you were once a true disciple of Li Podao. If I'm not mistaken, you and Zhao Mengyuan are considered senior and junior siblings, right?"

Lu An's heart skipped a beat, thinking that he had indeed been asked about me, but it wasn't surprising.

Lu An nodded and said, "Back then, I infiltrated the Heavenly Demon Sect only to assassinate Li Podao, and I had a few encounters with that female demon!"

Shen Xuzi also asked, "In that case, Elder Lu, do you know the extent of that witch's strength?"

Lu An recalled the last incident, and his lower back began to ache. He closed his eyes and sighed, "This woman's cultivation level is not only very high, but her stamina in battle is also quite formidable. Moreover, she can do it again and again, which is quite impressive."

That's true. Last time, she almost broke my back.

Once wasn't enough, they wanted a second and a third time, it's driving me crazy!

Yu Wanqing and Shen Xuzi exchanged a glance, their expressions quite solemn.

Zhao Mengyuan not only mastered the Heavenly Demon Art, but also possessed a previously unknown Sacred Body. She was said to be a rare cultivation prodigy, which gave her formidable endurance in battle, perfectly matching her character and the rumors surrounding her.

If one doesn't have strong stamina, how can one take down seven Void Refinement stage cultivators by oneself? Yu Wanqing knows this all too well.

After all, that's how she wore down those seven Void Refinement stage demonic cultivators to death.

But in terms of energy consumption, Chang Yuqing still comes out on top.

It is said that because he was impossible to kill and had a foul mouth, he managed to drag a demonic cultivator in the Tribulation Transcending stage to death.

This can be considered a glorious achievement of defeating a cultivator in the Tribulation Transcending stage.

Therefore, they believed what Lu An said.

What they didn't know was that the combat endurance Lu An was talking about was not the same thing they were talking about.

“Zhao Mengyuan is very likely to interfere in the affairs of Yunyao Valley. It is said that the Heavenly Demon Sect has already sent people here.” Yu Wanqing said, “Yunyao Valley contains a large number of precious medicines. It used to be controlled by our Righteous Alliance, but the Hidden Fiend Sect took advantage of the fact that our Righteous Alliance was dealing with the demon race recently and seized Yunyao Valley.”

Shen Xuzi stroked his chin, pondering, "Could the person sent by the Heavenly Demon Sect be that witch Zhao Mengyuan?"

"It might be, it might not. The Heavenly Demon Sect is currently recuperating, and their purpose in seizing Cloud Medicine Valley is very clear: it contains many precious medicinal herbs that can cure diseases and save lives. I guess it's..."

After Yu Wanqing and Shen Xuzi finished their discussion, Lu An turned and left, not wanting to hear anything the two of them were saying.

"That's settled then. You lead the team to Yunyao Valley and reclaim it. Then tell the Righteous Alliance that our Yuantian Holy Sect contributed the most, so we'll definitely ask for the largest share!"

"Then, Sect Master, the flying boat of the Yuan Tian Holy Sect..."

"Take it!" Shen Xuzi took out a token and gave it to Yu Wanqing, saying, "It's a promise, you must keep that ten-thousand-year-old He Shou Wu and ten-thousand-year-old ginseng for me!"

Then, Shen Xuzi rubbed his lower back, and the meaning on his face was already very clear.

"Sect Master, of course I will not fail in my mission! I will definitely save it for you." Yu Wanqing nodded with a smile.

Lu An looked at Shen Xuzi, who was rubbing his lower back, and suddenly understood something.

"Sect Master, what's wrong...?"

“My wife has been really insistent lately. You know it’s not good to have children during the tribulation period, but she’s determined to have a second child, and there’s nothing I can do about it,” Shen Xuzi answered without any attempt to hide his feelings.

Oh no... it turns out it was a family issue.

Lu An then looked at Shen Xuzi with a touch of sympathy.

It is said that the higher one's cultivation level, the harder it is to have children, so most cultivators have children when their cultivation level is low.

This is also why most fairies have a Daoist partner but no children. Even if they pray to Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy, for a child, they cannot have children after they become powerful.

Shen Xuzi is in the Tribulation Transcending stage. If his Daoist partner insists on having a second child, it will indeed be very difficult for him.

Lu An understood perfectly, and at the same time thought to himself, "Luckily I don't have a wife, so I don't have to be exploited like this every day."

Just as Lu An left, a sense of crisis suddenly arose in his mind...

Why do I have this feeling that I'll encounter even more difficult problems than the sect leader in the future?

My kidneys started to ache again, as if it were some kind of premonition about the future.

Yu Wanqing called out, "Elder Lu, we're on a mission. Come with me to Cloud Medicine Valley."

"Can I not go? I haven't been feeling well lately," Lu An asked tentatively.

“It’s fine if you don’t want to go, Elder Lu. Then let Peak Master Liu of Xuan Guang Peak go. You can help him teach at Xuan Guang Peak and supervise his disciples’ cultivation.”

"Me? Supervise the disciples' cultivation?"

Lu An pointed to himself, with an expression that seemed to say, "You're telling me to go?"

"Yes, speaking of which, their lineage happens to be mostly sword cultivators. Elder Lu, you'll have to show off your skills!"

"Sect Master Yu, I'll go on the mission with you!"

Chapter 80 Better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free

Vast spiritual energy flowed into the flying boat, and the enormous boat, like a Kunpeng, soared above the sea of clouds.

Standing on the flying boat, Lu An had to admit that this was one of the few times he had ever ridden in a flying boat.

The flying boat is not faster than a high-level cultivator, but it can carry more people and is powered by spirit stones. It can also be powered by converting spiritual energy into spiritual energy through a spiritual energy array, which can preserve the cultivator's strength very well.

The feeling is similar to that of riding an ocean ferry, except that an ocean ferry is above the sea, while a flying boat is above a sea of clouds.

Arriving in a place with no clouds in the sky, you can see the magnificent mountains, rivers and lakes, which is much more relaxing than flying on a sword.

Flying on a sword requires concentration, while riding a flying boat does not.

The person at the helm was Yu Wanqing. At this moment, she stood in front of the helm, using her spiritual power to control the direction of the flying boat.

The agile, dynamic airship-carrier is completely fearless.

So Lu An lay down on the bench on the deck of the flying boat, put on sunglasses, and sat next to a graceful female disciple, making juice from spiritual fruits.

There are also crystal-clear, fresh, and juicy spiritual fruits.

But none of them are as beautiful as these female disciples.

It must be said that the female disciples on this flying boat are quite beautiful, giving you the feeling of looking at beautiful women on the beach, which is very exciting.

Especially those spheres.

But the biggest one is still...

rock!

"what……"

A violent tremor suddenly struck, and the female disciples in front of Lu An fell to the ground, their breasts surging.

"Don't worry, everyone, it's just that the wind is a bit strong!"

Yu Wanqing comforted her, but the successive waves of tremors almost made her lose her balance.

However, Lu An, who was standing to the side, had a very good view.

As expected of Sect Master Yu, he is indeed powerful! He seems to be on par with Senior Sister.

"You wicked disciple, are you there?"

The sound of breaking through the Dao came from the storage ring.

"Oh, it's Master. What is it?"