266: Chapter 267 Patriarch Sun, don't get agitated.

"If I'm not mistaken, this should be the legendary Blood Soul Crystal."

"Blood Soul Crystal?"

Lin Ye glanced at the blood jade in his hand. Looking closely, he could indeed discern some crystalline characteristics.

"The Blood Soul Crystal is extremely rare. Only a Sixth-Rank or higher Demon has a certain probability of condensing one.

You can also regard it as the Origin core of a Demon."

"Oh? Then I wonder what its specific use is?"

Lin Ye was always a pragmatic person. No matter how rare this thing was, if it couldn't be used to enhance his strength, it was no different from trash.

"I don't know."

Director Liu shook his head very decisively.

"The Demon Suppression Division has been researching the Blood Soul Crystal, but there are no results yet.

However, this thing has a strong attraction to Demons, and it easily invites the covetous eyes of other Demons."

"Therefore, once a Blood Soul Crystal is obtained, the Demon Suppression Division will seal it away immediately to avoid unnecessary trouble."

After speaking, Director Liu looked at Lin Ye, the implication clearly asking whether he would turn it over to the Demon Suppression Division.

However, seemingly afraid that Lin Ye would misunderstand, Director Liu immediately added another sentence.

"Of course, the Demon Suppression Division won't take it for free; we will give you an additional sum of merit points as compensation."

"Uh, I am actually quite interested in this thing. I'll study it some more. If I really can't figure it out, I'll turn it over to the Demon Suppression Division."

As Lin Ye spoke, he backhanded the blood jade back into his void ring, his movements incredibly swift.

Good grief, isn't this the legendary monster-attracting artifact?

As long as he carried this thing on him, Demons would automatically come to his doorstep. This was simply wonderful.

He was just worrying about where to find Demons to earn merit points; this would save him so much trouble.

As the saying goes, sitting at home while Demons come from the sky—how delightful!

Director Liu was also stunned by Lin Ye's actions, but immediately understood the other party's intention. He shook his head, somewhat amused and exasperated: "You're planning to actively lure Demons over?"

"I do indeed have that intention." Lin Ye admitted it frankly.

Earning merit points is nothing to be ashamed of.

"Others have indeed done this before, but their fates were generally not very good."

Director Liu looked serious.

"Although the quality of your Blood Soul Crystal is average and won't attract overly powerful Demons.

But the methods of Demons are always mysterious and unpredictable. You must not lower your guard just because you are confident in your strength; many people have tripped up over this."

Out of his regard for Lin Ye, Director Liu couldn't help but remind him.

"Many thanks to Director for the reminder; I will be careful." Lin Ye naturally knew that Director Liu was concerned for him.

But while Demons might be terrifying monsters to others, to him, they were actually nothing much.

The most troublesome aspect of a Demon was its ability to directly invade the target's Soul, which was practically unsolvable for those Martial Artists who had not Cultivated a Visualization Method.

But Lin Ye was different; his Soul strength, bolstered by the Spirit Ape Meditation Technique, was no longer what it used to be.

Not to mention a Sixth-Rank Evil Spirit, even if one of a higher level came along, breaking through his mental defenses would not be an easy task.

Even if a high-grade Demon really forcibly invaded his Sea of Consciousness, well, sorry, what awaited it would be certain death!

The phantom of the ruyi jingu bang deep in his Sea of Consciousness was enough to make anything that dared to invade his Sea of Consciousness see what true despair was!

Seeing Lin Ye's firm attitude, Director Liu knew he couldn't persuade this young man.

Very well, more tempering for a young man is a good thing.

At worst, he would just have to put his old face on the line and ask the higher-ups for a few life-saving Spiritual Artifacts specifically for dealing with Demons.

"Oh right, next time you have any big operations, remember to tell me in advance, so that this old man doesn't have to climb out of bed in the middle of the night to worry."

Hearing Director Liu's words, Lin Ye rubbed his nose, feeling a bit embarrassed: "Ahem, next time, definitely."

It was mainly because things happened suddenly, and it was the middle of the night, so he hadn't thought to report to Director Liu.

Meanwhile, over at the Sun Family residence, Old Man Shen was still pretending to investigate everywhere.

However, the more he investigated, the more guilty Old Man Shen felt.

"Kid Lin, if you don't come back soon, I really won't be able to keep up this act."

While Old Man Shen prayed frantically in his heart for Lin Ye to return quickly, he continued to lower his head and pry up floor tiles.

His movements were unhurried, as if there were really some Demon hidden underneath.

The Sun Family Patriarch stood to the side, his face full of anger.

Damn it, this is treating him like a monkey!

Whose Demon would hide under floor tiles?

Finally, when Old Man Shen pried up the third floor tile, the Sun Family Patriarch's long-accumulated anger completely erupted!

"Enough! Captain Shen, how long do you intend to keep searching?" The Sun Family Patriarch grabbed Old Man Shen's arm.

"My Sun Family considers itself respectful to the Demon Suppression Division, never having shown the slightest bit of negligence.

Tonight, Captain Shen led people to force their way into my residence, claiming that my residence was hiding a Demon, and I accepted it.

But you searched from the third watch to the fifth watch, from the front courtyard to the back residence, and now you are even trying to turn my Sun residence upside down.

I would like to ask, where is the Demon?"

His voice gradually raised, his gaze fixed directly on Old Man Shen's eyes, and it was as if fire could erupt from his pupils.

"Shen Lian! If you cannot give me a satisfactory explanation today, even if I have to report this to His Majesty, I will make you take off this official uniform!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the scene suddenly tightened to the extreme.

Several Sun Family retainers stood in the distance, their eyes flickering.

They were very clear about how powerful the Demon Suppression Division was, so naturally, they did not want their Patriarch to have a direct conflict with the other party.

When the time came, should they step in or not?

Old Man Shen did not reply, only calmly putting down the floor tile in his hand.

He could feel how hard the Sun Family Patriarch was gripping his arm.

If he were to say something like "still searching" again, he feared the other party would explode in the next second.

With the other party's half-step Fifth-Rank Cultivation, if they really were to fight, he would definitely be the one to suffer.

Perhaps the other party wouldn't dare kill him, but this beating would definitely be for nothing.

After all, no matter how overbearing the Demon Suppression Division was, it was impossible for them to take action against the Sun Family for such a trivial matter, especially since he was in the wrong first.

Just as Old Man Shen was thinking of a countermeasure in his heart, a voice came from the direction of the courtyard gate: "Sun Family Patriarch, don't be so agitated."

"In my opinion, the one who should give an explanation is you."

In the next second, everyone's gaze turned to the courtyard gate simultaneously.

They saw three figures walking out of the shadows of the courtyard gate; the one in the lead was Lin Ye.

In his hand, he was carrying something round and bulging, wrapped casually in a piece of old cloth.

Lin Ye walked up to the Sun Family Patriarch and stood still, looking at him with a smirk, then released his hand and shook out the old cloth.

Thump.

A head rolled onto the ground.

When the Sun Family Patriarch saw the face of the head clearly, the anger on his face completely froze.

He was all too familiar with this face.

Flying Eagle Gang Leader, the man he had single-handedly fostered, and also his most capable pawn in his layout of the outer city.

But at this moment, his most capable pawn appeared before him in this manner.

He knew very clearly that the Demon Suppression Division generally would not kill ordinary Martial Artists.

Unless that person was a Demon!