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Chapter 7: Demon Dao

"What does that person look like?"

Elder Ren asked again.

"Short stature, skinny as a stick, with shifty eyes..."

Chen Ze pretended to ponder for a moment before replying.

Elder Ren nodded slightly, but sighed inwardly.

In truth, he had just asked casually.

Since the spy from the Demon Sect had already killed someone, it was highly likely that he had already fled. Even if he knew what the person looked like, it wouldn't be of much significance.

"Bring your senior brother's body back."

"Yes."

Chen Ze responded and walked to Elder Ren's side to carry Wu Liang's body.

...

After returning to Azure Sun Sect, Chen Ze spent another hour or so dealing with the aftermath, finally managing to cover up the whole incident.

It's worth mentioning that the forty contribution points from the demon-slaying mission were also credited to him.

...

After handling the matter, Chen Ze returned to Rising Cloud Peak.

Although it was already completely dark, he still planned to visit Maple Leaf Pavilion first.

As the saying goes, if you borrow something, you should return it. It shouldn't be difficult to borrow from Senior Sister in the future.

Just as he arrived at the entrance of Maple Leaf Pavilion and before he could knock on the door, Chen Ze saw a petite figure pacing back and forth in the candlelight inside the room.

"Is Senior Sister so worried about my safety that she can't sleep at night?"

After joking to himself in his mind, Chen Ze lightly knocked on the courtyard door.

"Senior Sister, are you asleep? I've come to return the Mysterious Light Hood!"

As soon as he said that, the candlelight in the room instantly dimmed. After a few moments, the light brightened again, followed by a creaking sound as Xia Qiuchan pushed open the door and walked out.

After opening the courtyard door, Xia Qiuchan, still half-asleep, glanced at Chen Ze with some resentment and said, "I was just about to go to sleep... Couldn't you come back tomorrow? It wouldn't make a difference for this little while."

"Senior Sister, I can't feel at ease when I have someone else's things. That's why I came here first before going home to Rising Cloud Peak," Chen Ze said firmly, full of righteousness.

After speaking, he took out the Mysterious Light Hood from his storage bag and handed it to Xia Qiuchan.

Xia Qiuchan received the Mysterious Light Hood with great satisfaction, but then a hint of hesitation appeared on her face.

Before she could speak, Chen Ze took the initiative and said, "Senior Sister, let's not refund the deposit for now. I might need to borrow other treasures from you in the future."

"Uh... That's fine."

Upon hearing that she didn't have to refund the deposit, Xia Qiuchan couldn't help but feel a slight joy in her heart. She agreed immediately. However, after agreeing, she had a vague feeling that something was not right.

Before she could react, Chen Ze bowed and said, "Then I won't disturb Senior Sister's rest any longer. Goodbye!"

After saying that, he turned around and left, completely disappearing after a moment.

...

After leaving Maple Leaf Pavilion, Chen Ze didn't return to his own small courtyard. Instead, he went to a secluded spot at the foot of the mountain under the cover of night and retrieved the hidden storage bag.

Although Elder Ren hadn't thoroughly investigated him, he still needed to be prepared in this regard. So before going to the main peak during the day, he had already hidden everything that needed to be hidden.

Now that he had retrieved these items, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

As the saying goes, "After killing someone and setting fire, one should put on a golden belt." With the inheritance from Senior Brother Wu, he could devote himself wholeheartedly to cultivation for the next two months.

Unlike before, when he had to do farming tasks to earn contribution points to maintain his daily expenses.

...

Time flowed like water.

A month passed in the blink of an eye. After this month of arduous cultivation, Chen Ze not only reached the sixth level of Qi Refining, but also made significant progress.

On this morning, he did not practice as usual.

Because today was the day when the sect assigned the demon-slaying trial tasks to the newly recruited disciples of this year.

After the assignments were completed, in another month, the formal trial would begin.

Speaking of the demon-slaying trial, one cannot help but mention the Demon Dao.

The Demon Dao originated from the ancient Demon Race tens of thousands of years ago.

At that time, the ancient Demon Race invaded this realm and was eventually suppressed and sealed by the various races of this realm.

Despite this, those Demon Race left behind a large number of Demon Dao techniques and inheritances in this world.

These Demon Dao techniques are divided into six categories: Blood Demon Dao, Soul Demon Dao, Desire Demon Dao, Corpse Demon Dao, Mind Demon Dao, and the most mysterious Heavenly Demon Dao.

Among them, Blood Demon Dao is cultivated by absorbing blood, Soul Demon Dao is cultivated by absorbing souls, Desire Demon Dao is cultivated by absorbing essence, Corpse Demon Dao is cultivated by absorbing corpse energy, Mind Demon Dao is cultivated by manipulating others to absorb the power of faith...

As for the Heavenly Demon Dao, Chen Ze is not aware of it.

One thing is certain, however, that behind every expert in the Demon Dao, there must be a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

Because of this, the Demon Dao has been banned by the Immortal Cultivation World since its inception.

However, due to the extremely low threshold for cultivating the Demon Dao, there is no shortage of people in this world who will do anything for power... so the Demon Dao is unstoppable.

Now, after tens of thousands of years of development, the power of the Demon Dao has reached a point where it can almost rival the Immortal Cultivation World.

As the largest cultivation sect within a thousand miles, Azure Sun Sect naturally has the obligation to eradicate Demonic Cultivators within its sphere of influence as much as possible.

And the so-called demon-slaying trial is said to be a large-scale eradication activity targeting low-level Demonic Cultivators.

Although it targets low-level Demonic Cultivators who have just entered the Demon Dao, casualties are inevitable every year...

As for the specific reasons, Chen Ze is also unaware.

But the elder in charge of assigning the trial tasks on the main peak will definitely explain this later, and he will know then.

...

After tidying up a bit, Chen Ze left Rising Cloud Peak.

Fifteen minutes later, he arrived at the main hall of the main peak.

Inside the hall, the disciples from various peaks were clearly divided, gathering together and discussing the upcoming demon-slaying trial in low voices.

As the only seedling of Rising Cloud Peak, Chen Ze didn't just stand there like a fool. Instead, he approached the group of outer disciples from Heaven Connecting Peak.

However, he didn't force his way in, but stood aside and listened to their idle chatter, taking the opportunity to assess the progress of these outer disciples' cultivation.

Compared to four months ago, the cultivation of these outer disciples had all improved by at least one or two realms.

Actually, this was quite normal, as the qualifications of those who could join Azure Sun Sect wouldn't be too bad.

Among them, the strongest few had reached the fifth level of Qi Refining, clearly occupying a prominent position among the disciples of various peaks.

However, these were just ordinary outer disciples.

In a position closer to the center of the hall, there were six people.

Although these six people didn't belong to the same peak, they were gathered together, chatting and laughing. The weakest among them had reached the sixth level of Qi Refining, while the strongest, a young man in white, had reached the eighth level of Qi Refining!

In Chen Ze's eyes, the young man in white stood out among this group of outer disciples.

In addition to their strong cultivation, these six people also had quite luxurious equipment, with almost everyone having a Supreme Grade spiritual weapon in their hands.

He didn't need to guess to know that these six people must be the second generation disciples of the sect.

Growing up in Azure Sun Sect since childhood and under the care of the sect's elders, these second generation disciples had access to resources far beyond those of external disciples, so it was normal for them to have such a cultivation foundation.

Chen Ze silently estimated in his heart. If he could reach the seventh level of Qi Refining in a month and borrow a Supreme Grade spiritual weapon from his senior sister, then his overall strength should be able to keep up with that group of second generation disciples...

Just as he was thinking about these things, an old man in a blue robe walked out from behind the main hall.

"Silence."

The old man glanced at the disciples below and spoke calmly.

His voice wasn't loud, but it resounded clearly in the ears of everyone present.

As soon as his words fell, the entire hall instantly quieted down.

(End of this chapter)