Chapter 316: A Demonic Sect Mole in the Sword Pavilion!

When ordinary people heard Yu Shao’s words just now, their focus was on “escaping as a refugee.”

However, Lu Yang was different.

Others with truly quick reactions would also only focus on Yu Shao’s sentence: “With Fellow Daoist Ye’s cultivation, he would be called a reigning Heaven Immortal in the Mystic Spirit World Realm.”

The Ancestor of the Yun Family had already told Lu Yang some intelligence regarding the Mystic Spirit World Realm. Those with merit in the Dao and deeds on earth, who receive the Heavenly Book to enter the Heavenly Court and govern the world and heavens, are called Heaven Immortals. And above Heaven Immortals, it was very likely a Perfected Lord! In that case, what was the cultivation of a Heaven Immortal?

Foundation Establishment Perfection.

This was the truly valuable intelligence. The Sword Pavilion’s Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon had unknowingly broken through the late stage and quietly achieved Foundation Establishment Perfection!

Selling this to Martial Uncle Chong Guang will definitely earn another profit!

Meanwhile, the atmosphere in the large hall also seemed somewhat quiet. Lu Yang wasn’t the only smart person; others also noticed the key point.

However, no one dared to say it explicitly.

After all, a Great Perfected One at Foundation Establishment Perfection didn’t actively release his aura, indicating he had no intention of exposing it… In this situation, how could they speak up?

Sometimes it’s better to feign ignorance.

The next second, someone actively started a topic: “I wonder why this Fellow Daoist escaped here as a refugee? And how did you cross the void of realms to escape here?”

At this moment, Yu Shao also realized he seemed to have misspoken. He subconsciously looked at Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon. Seeing his expression remained normal, he breathed a sigh of relief and quickly answered, “My Mystic Spirit World Realm governs over a hundred mortal realms and is proficient in methods of crossing. With the Falling Mortal World Realm as an anchor point, crossing wasn’t difficult.”

“As for why I escaped…”

Speaking of this, Yu Shao couldn’t help but sigh: “Ever since the new Supreme took the throne and took charge of the universe, the Immortal Laws have been harsh. I truly had no other choice.”

As soon as these words came out, the whole hall fell silent.

Everyone was far from stupid. Although Yu Shao didn’t explain, they could all hear that the so-called Supreme was probably the Golden Core Perfected Lord of the Mystic Spirit World Realm.

Under Yu Shao’s narration, the full picture of the Mystic Spirit World Realm emerged.

The Mystic Spirit World Realm revered the Heavenly Court and was divided into five ranks of immortals: Ghost, Spirit, Human, Earth, and Heaven. Each performed their own duties. Only the strongest could ascend to the throne and pluck the Supreme Dao Fruit.

It had been over a thousand years since the previous old Supreme passed away.

For a thousand years, various Heaven Immortals fought each other endlessly. It wasn’t until a dozen years ago that a Heaven Immortal defeated the heroes and ascended to the Supreme position.

Speaking of this, Yu Shao’s face showed resentment: “That person’s name is Huan Shi. He believed the reason for the endless wars and slaughter in the Mystic Spirit World Realm was the lack of laws. So he promulgated Immortal Laws to restrain the immortals, ordering us to obey and follow them. From then on, we were no longer free and unfettered.”

“So harsh… how could this be endured?”

Yu Shao sighed deeply: “I governed the Baochang Great Kingdom. Under the constraint of Immortal Laws, I couldn’t harm mortals. Even for battle, I had to find a remote place.”

“Let alone the Baochang Great Kingdom, where favorable weather for crops was all managed by me.”

“From small man-made disasters to large natural calamities.”

“Even the daily rainfall, the exact number of drops was counted. If it exceeded the number set by the Immortal Laws, immediate arrest and execution followed, without any mercy.”

Yu Shao carefully recounted the harshness of the Mystic Spirit World Realm. Then he looked at everyone, thinking these external cultivators would share his hatred for the enemy.

However, what he saw were expressions of accustomed indifference.

“I thought it was harsh, but it’s just this?”

“Leaving aside the Jiangbei Demonic Sect, even the Dao Court is much harsher than this. At least this extraterrestrial cultivator could escape; you can’t even escape from the Dao Court.”

“And these Immortal Laws actually protect mortals?”

“In that case, this Mystic Spirit World Realm can actually be considered the Righteous Path…”

Yu Shao: “???”

Seeing his head full of question marks, thinking he hadn’t explained clearly, he hurriedly said, “Fellow Daoists misunderstand. That Supreme once said publicly…”

Speaking of this, he emphasized his tone and said deeply, “He said that we cultivators swallow the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth, focusing only on ourselves without nurturing heaven and earth. We are a swarm of locusts devouring heaven and earth… How could such violent words be the Righteous Path? We immortal cultivators are transcendent above the world; how can we be mentioned in the same breath as insects?”

As his voice fell, everyone looked at each other.

Then Yu Shao heard several Sword Pavilion Perfected Ones say with puzzled faces, “Is there anything wrong with that? The Mystic Spirit World Realm has a very clear understanding of itself.”

Cultivators are like insects—this has long been a consensus.

But so what?

The Saint Sect never cared, the Pure Land cared even less, and the Dao Court had its own sky. As for the Sword Pavilion, they believed insects were divided into pests and beneficial insects.

And they were undoubtedly beneficial insects.

They devoured heaven and earth purely to help heaven and earth eliminate pests like the Jiangbei Demonic Sect. If calculated properly, heaven and earth even owed them karma!

“…”

Yu Shao was completely speechless this time. He felt something was wrong but could only sigh: “Anyway, the Mystic Spirit World Realm is probably about to invade the land of Jiangnan.”

Who would have thought these words would stir up a thousand waves with one stone?

“What!?”

“How dare the demons act like this!”

“Another Jiangbei Demonic Sect, disobeying the Righteous Path. It deserves extermination! Only by reincarnating into my Sword Pavilion as a menial disciple after death can they pay off the karma of their evil debts!”

Everyone’s expression changed instantly.

Seeing this, the corner of Yu Shao’s eye twitched slightly. He couldn’t help looking at Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon and transmitting his voice secretly: Senior… is this the Demonic Sect?

“Of course not.”

Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon could only sigh upon seeing this, transmitting back: You should be glad the person you met was me. You haven’t seen the real Demonic Sect yet.

There are even higher-level experts?

Yu Shao truly felt a chill in his heart this time. He had only been here for a short time, and only now did he suddenly realize… Is this World Realm a bit wrong?

At the same time, Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon finally spoke, calming all the noise. His tone was sonorous: “Regardless, according to Fellow Daoist Yu, the Mystic Spirit World Realm is about to use the Ten-Thousand-Man Pit as a springboard to invade and ravage my Jiangnan. To prevent the living beings of Jiangnan from suffering, I intend to go to the Ten-Thousand-Man Pit and find a way to sever its connection with the Mystic Spirit World Realm.”

“But this matter must absolutely not be known to Jiangbei.”

Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon looked solemn. The Demonic Sect wouldn’t care about invasion or not. After all, using the Ten-Thousand-Man Pit as a springboard, the Mystic Spirit World Realm would only break into Jiangnan.

If the Demonic Sect knew, they would only be happy to see it happen.

They might even actively help.

Similar things had happened before. One of the current Golden Core sects in Jiangbei was established by a Great World Realm that once broke into Jiangbei.

“Therefore, before the operation, everyone please do not leave without authorization.”

Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon looked at everyone. Originally, he wanted to act long ago, but the Demonic Sect somehow got the news in advance, forcing him to wait until he broke through to Foundation Establishment Perfection before acting.

And before and after the news leaked, not in the Sword Pavilion, and not under the gaze of a Perfected Lord, the only ones involved were the group of Perfected Ones in the hall right now.

In other words—

Among these people, there is likely a mole from the Demonic Sect!

Actually, for conquering the Ten-Thousand-Man Pit, Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon alone was enough. The reason he invited these Perfected Ones was mainly to catch that hidden mole.

For this, he also needed an informer hidden among these Perfected Ones to help him probe the suspects.

This informer must be a loyal, reliable, and honest person.

Thinking of this, Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon looked around at everyone present and quickly made a decision.

“Fellow Daoist Yun, I have a matter to entrust to you.”

The Yun Family, an old-established family of the Sword Pavilion, had once produced a Perfected Lord. Their roots were upright and pure. Although currently in decline, they were definitely trustworthy.

“Hello, hello, hello?”

Jiangbei, Lu Yang activated his clone again and took out the flying letter spiritual book used to contact Chong Guang.

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