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Chapter 19: Displaying Divine Abilities

As soon as the words fell, everyone walked out of their rooms and gathered in the courtyard.

After everyone had gathered, Song Liang began distributing the Demon-sensing Discs.

These Demon-sensing Discs also had numbers engraved on them, ranging from one to ten. Chen Ze received the same number as his token, which was number ten.

After distributing the Demon-sensing Discs, Song Liang said in a deep voice, "Remember, the sensing range of these discs is approximately one hundred meters in diameter. The closer you are to the target, the brighter the spiritual beads embedded in the disc will shine.

In addition, try not to involve innocent civilians during the battle.

Alright, there's nothing else to say. The trial begins now, you may disperse."

"Yes."

Everyone responded in unison, and then one by one, they dashed out of the mansion, scattering in different directions. Only Xu Weiran reacted a bit slowly and obediently turned around to walk towards the main gate.

By the time she realized it, everyone else had already disappeared without a trace.

After coming back to her senses, she subconsciously glanced at Song Liang.

Song Liang shook his head slightly and sighed softly.

Ah, everyone else has already left in a hurry, and you're still lingering here...

It must be said that this simple female disciple was able to safely cultivate to her current level, talent and luck are truly indispensable.

Seeing this, Xu Weiran blushed and quickly found a nearby wall to jump over.

...

After leaving the mansion, Chen Ze headed straight for the grand mansion of Xue Yuanwai without saying a word.

He remained unfazed even when the Demon-sensing Disc reacted.

As the saying goes, delay may lead to changes.

Compared to dealing with these scattered low-level Demonic Cultivators, it was more important for him to eliminate the key targets.

As long as he dealt with Xue Yuanwai's seventh-level Qi Refining gatekeepers and the group of low-level Demonic Cultivators inside the Demonic Formation, he would establish a significant advantage in the early stages. No matter what unexpected events occurred later, he would be able to handle them calmly.

...

In the western part of Ruifeng City, Xiao Qing transformed into a blur and flew across the rooftops.

Although his father told him to wait before dealing with the person in the painting, what would he do if he couldn't find that person when the time came?

So, he made the decision a month ago when he received the painting.

As soon as the trial began, he would immediately kill that person.

If something unexpected happened and he couldn't find the target, he could make alternative plans earlier.

Half an hour later, he arrived in front of a beggar's nest in the western part of the city.

Because they couldn't find any food when they went out recently, this group of beggars could only hide in the stinky nest and sleep.

Looking at the beggars lying all over the ground, thin as a rail and emitting a foul stench, Xiao Qing walked in expressionlessly and began searching carefully.

Before he could inspect each one of them, one of the beggars suddenly jumped up and rushed out of the beggar's nest at lightning speed.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Qing sneered and shouted, "Azure Sun Sect disciple exterminating demons, unrelated people should quickly disperse!"

After saying that, he chased after the person without hesitation.

Judging by the speed, that Demonic Cultivator seemed to have reached the seventh level of Qi Refining, but Xiao Qing didn't care.

Just an Independent Cultivator Demonic Cultivator, what could they do at the seventh level of Qi Refining?

With three Supreme Grade spiritual weapons and various elixirs and talismans, even if he chased after them head-on, he would chase them to death.

Upon hearing his shout, the previously quiet beggar's nest instantly exploded.

The guards patrolling the streets in the distance also scattered and hid on the side, afraid of being affected by the imminent battle.

...

In the southern part of Ruifeng City.

Yan Qing was also shuttling across the rooftops.

Before long, he arrived outside a seemingly ordinary small courtyard.

There was no one in the courtyard, and Yan Qing walked in familiarly, then without saying a word, he jumped into a dry well in the courtyard.

Underneath this dry well, there is a hidden Grotto-Heaven. After walking along a secret passage for a while, a dark room appeared before his eyes.

Inside the dark room lay a group of Demonic Cultivators who were chained and in a state of coma after taking special pills. Yan Qing counted them, a total of seventeen.

"Not bad, killing these Demonic Cultivators, at least for the first three days, no one can surpass me." Yan Qing felt secretly delighted, then took out his Supreme Grade Spirit Sword and slashed at the group of Demonic Cultivators as if cutting vegetables.

...

"Brother, thank you for your help this time." At the same time, in another hidden place, Wei Zhen and Wei Jie, the brothers from Heaven Connecting Peak, spoke politely to a young man in black clothes in front of them.

This young man in black clothes was their cousin, Wei Ying. And Wei Ying was a genuine Demon Dao Demonic Cultivator.

"It's just mutual assistance. When I join the Demon Sect, I may need your help as well." Wei Ying said with a faint smile, then waved his hand. "Follow me."

"Okay." Wei Zhen and Wei Jie responded and followed behind.

Although the Wei family was a small cultivation clan, they had once had a glorious history. In order to rebuild the family's glory, the Wei family came up with a plan, which was to bet on both sides.

In addition to Wei Ying, the Wei family actually had several Demonic Cultivators. These Demonic Cultivators could provide information to Wei Zhen and Wei Jie, who were in Azure Sun Sect, allowing them to earn a large amount of merit and quickly improve their status in the sect.

Similarly, when Wei Zhen and Wei Jie's status rose, they could also provide information or assistance to their family members in the Demon Sect.

In this way, they supported each other and developed rapidly within their respective camps, thereby strengthening the family's power.

With the help of this Demonic Cultivator cousin, the two brothers wanted to secure the top two positions in this trial.

...

Led by Wei Ying, the two quickly arrived at a mansion.

"Wei brother, what's the situation outside now? Have the people from Azure Sun Sect arrived?" As soon as Wei Ying appeared, a Demonic Cultivator in the mansion came forward to greet him.

"They have arrived..." Wei Ying smiled sinisterly, then suddenly made a move and killed the person with one strike.

Wei Zhen and Wei Jie, on the other hand, tacitly rushed into the mansion. The next second, the sound of intense fighting came from inside.

...

In a shabby alley in the northern city, two disciples from Pill and Weapon Peak joined forces to kill a low-level Demonic Cultivator.

After killing the Demonic Cultivator, one of them took out a black disc from his storage ring and placed it on the dantian of the Demonic Cultivator's corpse, starting to absorb demonic energy.

However, this black disc was not a Demon-Sensing Disc, but a newly developed Demon-Gathering Disc by Pill and Weapon Peak.

Although the Demon-Sensing Disc could also absorb demonic energy, there would always be some leakage. If the demonic energy was first collected with the Demon-Gathering Disc and then transferred to the Demon-Sensing Disc, the absorbed demonic energy would be about thirty to forty percent more than directly using the Demon-Sensing Disc.

The Demonic Cultivator they killed was only at the second level of Qi Refining, but after adding this process, the amount of demonic energy they absorbed was not much less than that of a third-level Qi Refining Demonic Cultivator.

"Our master is really amazing!"

"In the past, we disciples of Pill and Weapon Peak could only play supporting roles in this kind of trial, but from now on, Pill and Weapon Peak will shine!"

"Shine my ass. The rules might change next year. Let's just enjoy ourselves this year."

"True."

As they absorbed demonic energy, the two whispered to each other, their faces filled with joy.

They didn't know what the future held, but this year, they, the disciples of Pill and Weapon Peak, would definitely make a name for themselves in this trial!

(End of this chapter)