64: Chapter 64 The Mystery of the Forbidden Drug: Is There Another Mastermind?

"Banned drug? What banned drug?"

Mo Fan, on the verge of death, showed an expression of extreme bewilderment and confusion upon hearing Leng Hanshuang's accusation.

He struggled to raise his head and argued in a hoarse voice.

"Li Changfeng is my man, I admit it! But banned drugs... I don't know what you're talking about! Don't you dare slander me and Medicine King Valley!"

"My Medicine King Valley is a righteous sect of the Pill Dao, a renowned orthodox faction. How could we possibly touch a Demonic Path banned drug like the Blood Burning Demonic Pill!"

"Ever since Lin Aotian led the extermination of the Demon Race back then, the Pill Formulas for those banned drugs have long been lost! Even if some circulated, only those Demonic Path remnants would refine them! How could we possibly!"

His reaction did not seem faked.

The genuine shock and injustice he displayed stunned everyone present.

Leng Hanshuang frowned.

It was clear that Mo Fan was not lying about the banned drug.

Could it be... Li Changfeng's banned drug had another source?

Su Yun looked at Mo Fan's reaction, suddenly remembering some details, and sneered inwardly.

This fool, even at death's door, didn't know he was just a pawn on someone else's chessboard.

Even the "truth" he knew was just a carefully designed facade.

Li Changfeng had outwardly pledged allegiance to him, but his true master in the dark was not Medicine King Valley, but the Demon Race.

Everything Li Changfeng did was to stir up trouble in the cultivation world, paving the way for a grand plan to subvert it.

However, Mo Fan's words happened to lead to the topic he wanted.

"Since you say so, I'll let you die with understanding."

Su Yun pressed down with his foot, and Mo Fan's skull let out a

Excruciating pain made Mo Fan scream.

"I ask you," Su Yun's voice was like a demon from the Nine Nethers, "when did Li Changfeng pledge allegiance to you?"

"It was... a year ago..."

Mo Fan said painfully.

"He contacted me proactively, saying... saying he could help me deal with Mysterious Maiden Sect, on the condition that... after it was done, Medicine King Valley would help his grandson, Li Xuanyi, become the Sect Master of Mysterious Maiden Sect..."

"Contacted you proactively?"

Su Yun narrowed his eyes.

"Why would a Law Enforcement Elder of Mysterious Maiden Sect take such a huge risk to help an outsider like you?"

"I... I don't know..." Mo Fan's voice grew weaker, "He said... he hated Leng Hanshuang, hated Mysterious Maiden Sect..."

"Is that so?"

Su Yun released his foot, no longer bothering with the dying man.

He turned around and looked at Leng Hanshuang and the others, who were also lost in thought.

"It seems things are more complicated than we imagined."

Leng Hanshuang nodded, her expression solemn.

"If the banned drug didn't come from Medicine King Valley, where did Li Changfeng get it? Is there someone else behind him?"

Phoenix Unrivaled also spoke, "Demonic Path banned drugs are a serious matter. If this isn't investigated thoroughly, it might draw suspicion from the Heavenly Sovereign Alliance."

For a moment, the joy of their recent great victory was significantly diluted by this sudden mystery.

Su Yun looked at their worried expressions, knowing it was time for him, the "prophet," to guide the plot.

He understood that some truths couldn't be rushed, only revealed step by step.

He stroked his chin thoughtfully, as if talking to himself, yet also to everyone present.

"Speaking of which, I'm rather curious."

"When Lin Aotian grandly exterminated the Demon Race back then, did he really... kill all of them?"

"What if, and I mean what if, some Demonic Path remnants managed to survive by chance?"

"And what if they even found a new, powerful backer, secretly accumulating strength, preparing for a comeback?"

Su Yun's words were like a giant rock thrown into a calm lake, stirring up a thousand ripples.

Leng Hanshuang, Phoenix Unrivaled, Lin Rou, and Liu Yuqin all changed their expressions simultaneously!

They hadn't entirely dismissed this possibility. But the Demon Race's decline had long been a recognized fact.

For so many years, the immortal cultivation world had been peaceful, with no signs of Demon Race activity.

But now, Demonic Path banned drugs reappeared, and the motive of Li Changfeng, the undercover agent, was so suspicious...

Connecting all this made Su Yun's "conjecture" seem less ethereal.

Su Yun knew that this was not merely a disturbance by "Demonic Path remnants."

The "powerful backer" he spoke of was actually a mysterious woman who had a complex entanglement with Lin Aotian—You Lan, the Demon Venerable's Daughter.

When Lin Aotian grandly exterminated the Demon Race back then, he realized You Lan could be useful in his fight against other Demon Race forces, so he temporarily spared her.

As time passed, You Lan's rebellious demonic nature was suppressed, and she even developed complex feelings for Lin Aotian, never mentioning past grievances.

But now that Lin Aotian was no longer in the Lower Realm, her ambition, hidden for many years,

and her desire for revenge and conquest over the Human Realm, were gradually awakening amidst these undercurrents.

Li Changfeng was merely a pawn in her hands, used to muddy the waters and initiate her grand plan.

"You mean..." Leng Hanshuang's voice was a bit dry, "behind Li Changfeng, there might be a hidden Demonic Path force?"

"I didn't say that, it's just an immature little guess." Su Yun shrugged, looking innocent.

But he knew that the seed of doubt had been planted.

Now, he just needed to wait for the right moment for this seed to take root and sprout.

While everyone was lost in their thoughts, unsettled by this sudden clue,

thousands of miles away, in a desolate mountain range.

"Boom!"

The sky seemed to be torn open by a huge rift.

A brilliant ray of light shot out from the crack, violently striking the ground and stirring up dust everywhere.

As the dust settled, a woman in a pink silk dress, with a graceful figure, climbed out of the deep pit, looking a bit disheveled.

It was Liu Qingyan, who had descended from the Upper Realm.

"Ptooey, ptooey!"

She spat out the dirt from her mouth, feeling the spiritual power within her body suppressed to only the Void Refining Realm cultivation.

And the thin, murky Spiritual Qi of this world made her delicate brows furrow tightly.

"Is this the Lower Realm? What a broken place!"

Liu Qingyan disdainfully patted the dust off her body, then remembered the purpose of her trip.

"Mysterious Maiden Sect... Lin Rou..."

She closed her eyes, sensing the aura of this world.

Soon, she captured a relatively dense and pure Spiritual Qi coming from the distant east.

"Hmph, found it."

Liu Qingyan identified the direction, a hint of undetectable coldness and scrutiny flashing in her eyes.

"I want to see what kind of person this 'close friend' is, who my good Junior Brother can't stop thinking about!"

Before her words finished, her figure flickered, transforming into a streak of light, and she flew rapidly towards Mysterious Maiden Sect.