344: The Netherworld Demon Sect's Scheme

Li Changfeng said calmly, "Director Li Shaohua will not appear again. From now on, it will be me, Li Changfeng, who will cooperate with you."

As he spoke, he swept his Spiritual Sense across everything around him, feeling a slight surprise in his heart.

This was Director Li Shaohua's move before the version update. He took over after the update, so this was his first visit to Youming Demon Sect.

He had originally thought that Youming Demon Sect would be similar to the former Great Love Sect, filled with various Evil Qi related to flesh and blood.

But upon closer inspection, he discovered that although Youming Demon Sect was situated on a giant blood-man's corpse, what emanated from it was not blood-Evil Qi, but rather a more unsettling Qi fluctuation, somewhat similar to the Soul pressure that the state-stabilizing seal had once released.

Li Changfeng's cultivation was not bad, but it was ultimately limited to the Immortal Foundation Golden Core Dao Lineage. The evil Cultivators he had dealt with before were merely different branches of the same Dao Lineage, with no essential difference.

Therefore, he could not determine what kind of Cultivation Technique Youming Demon Sect practiced, nor could he ascertain whether these demon Cultivators were superior or inferior to evil Cultivators.

He looked at the black-robed woman, somewhat worried that she would directly attack and kill him on the spot.

"Is Director Li Shaohua dead? It doesn't matter, as long as you can help us."

The black-robed woman's expression remained unchanged, as if she had long been accustomed to life and death: "He must have told you before he died, right? What do we need?"

Li Changfeng nodded and said, "A Qi Gathering Method called 'Mortal Realm Wish'. Director Li Shaohua had already given it to you previously.

"But this Qi Gathering Method is just one of the many spoils of war from the Great Jiang Imperial Dynasty. It itself is not important; what's important is the subsequent Dao Lineage Legacy."

Li Changfeng narrowed his eyes, seemingly lost in thought.

The first player-to-player transaction in the entire Xuanhuan World was the Qi Gathering Method 'Mortal Realm Wish' sold by Old Potato.

At that time, Li Changfeng had already noticed the unusual nature of this Qi Gathering Method.

Most Qi Gathering Methods absorbed Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and transformed it into Immortal Qi, but Mortal Realm Wish captured the thoughts of Mortals, and even refined these thoughts into Immortal Qi.

This was somewhat similar to when Ye Chun later broke through and transformed his Spear Intent into Immortal Qi, but it was not entirely the same, appearing much more sinister.

Li Changfeng tried for a long time but was unable to succeed, so he had to switch to another Cultivation Technique and gave this Qi Gathering Method to his father, Director Li Shaohua.

It was precisely because of Mortal Realm Wish that Director Li Shaohua was able to connect with Youming Demon Sect.

Later, when Li Changfeng took over all of Director Li Shaohua's arrangements, he learned that Mortal Realm Wish was not a native Cultivation Technique of the Immortal Foundation Golden Core Dao Lineage, but a Qi Gathering Method created by combining demon Cultivation Techniques.

What Youming Demon Sect was eyeing was not the Mortal Realm Wish Qi Gathering Method itself, but the demon Cultivator Dao Lineage Legacy behind it.

"According to our investigation, that Legacy is not within the Great Jiang Imperial Dynasty, but in Qingling Sect.

"It is said that Qingling Sect's Young Sect Master, Xiao Tongya, once wanted to break through using Mortal Realm Wish, even having many Cultivators under him help gather Qi, but he never succeeded. Later, with Qingling Sect's relocation and the change in Breakthrough environment, Xiao Tongya's years of preparation for Breakthrough actually failed, and he turned into ashes on the spot, which is a pity."

Listening to these words, the black-robed woman's expression remained unchanged.

Not long ago, their Youming Demon Sect captured an Extraterrestrial Demon named Midnight Gao Sou. That man's cultivation was ordinary, and his speech was amusingly ridiculous, so he shouldn't have caught the attention of the demon Sect's higher-ups. However, his Soul clearly bore traces of Qi absorption, which they could not ignore.

After a series of investigations and calculations, Youming Demon Sect was able to confirm that the Dao Lineage Legacy they needed should be in Qingling Sect, which also aligned with Director Li Shaohua's investigation.

"So, when will you go to Qingling Sect to retrieve the Legacy?"

The black-robed woman said leisurely, "As long as you bring back the Legacy we need, our subsequent cooperation can continue."

Li Changfeng smiled bitterly, "That's why I came. The plan ran into problems."

Li Changfeng explained the Yuyao Kingdom's invasion.

He had indeed been caught off guard by this.

According to Director Li Shaohua's plan, although Qingling Sect had moved its entire Sect, it had only settled in the Northern Mountains and could still be found and infiltrated.

Director Li Shaohua had already planted some pawns to become Qingling Sect Disciples, gradually gaining access to Qingling Sect's secrets, ready to leave with the demon Cultivator Legacy at any time.

However, the Yuyao Kingdom's invasion directly devastated the Northern Mountains. Qingling Sect chose to seal its mountains amidst the turmoil, and its control over its Disciples became extremely strict, giving no opportunity to seize the Legacy.

"Yuyao Kingdom..."

The black-robed woman frowned, "I didn't expect that after ten thousand years, Yuyao Kingdom would still exist."

Li Changfeng's mind stirred, and he asked, "What exactly is this Yuyao Kingdom about? Can you tell me a little?"

The black-robed woman thought for a moment. Their demon Sect was still accumulating strength, and to seize the Legacy, they had to rely on Li Changfeng and the forces behind him. The intelligence on Yuyao Kingdom was not a secret, so it should be disclosed to him.

So, she told him all the information she knew about Yuyao Kingdom.

...Meanwhile, on the other side.

Wan Lin rode on his Demon Body wolf, constantly heading north, for an unknown distance.

He checked the exploration ranking from time to time, confirming that he was still ranked first, and couldn't help but let out a silly laugh.

When he refreshed again.

Suddenly, a name shot up from the bottom.

In just an instant, that name firmly occupied the top spot, and the points difference between him and Wan Lin, who was ranked second, was a hundredfold.

"What's going on?"

Wan Lin's eyes widened, and he immediately became anxious.

He quickly checked the novice exploration ranking and found that he was still first there, which made him feel a little relieved.

"Li Changfeng? That player who gave me Spirit Stones before, seems like a Veteran Player who achieved Golden Core? How did he get so many exploration points?"

Wan Lin couldn't quite figure it out, but then he remembered that the other party was an extraordinary Golden Core Cultivator and felt relieved.

Perhaps he had directly ventured into Yuyao Kingdom territory, narrowly escaping death to obtain valuable intelligence.

Wan Lin had originally wanted to compete for the exploration ranking, but after being hit by Li Changfeng's performance, he immediately understood the gap between new and Veteran Players.

He immediately stopped dwelling on it and shifted his attention to the novice exploration ranking.

He had to admit that having two separate rankings was very necessary; the advantage of Veteran Players at this stage was indeed too great.

"Oh, right, I can check the current Yuyao Kingdom intelligence..."

After uploading the intelligence to the Immortal Dynasty System, the Immortal Dynasty System would also make the intelligence public.

This time, Li Changfeng had obtained a massive amount of exploration points, so he must have gotten the most crucial intelligence.

Wan Lin, who was about to enter Yuyao Kingdom territory, attached great importance to this.

"Yuyao Kingdom, a large country north of the Northern Mountains."

"This country has existed for at least ten thousand years; it is a terrifying country with an extremely long history."

"Note: All the intelligence I have submitted below is about Yuyao Kingdom from at least ten thousand years ago. It needs to be organized and analyzed in conjunction with existing intelligence."

"However, considering Yuyao Kingdom's seemingly unchanging traditions, the reliability of the intelligence should be extremely high."

"Unchanging?"

Wan Lin found this statement a bit strange.

Even in the area where the players were, the Great Jiang Imperial Dynasty only lasted for dozens of generations before collapsing and transforming into the Immortal Dynasty of the state-stabilizing seal.

Heshui Prefecture only rose because it inherited the Void Gazer Dao Lineage.

Qingling Sect even moved its entire Sect, and Duan Kong Cave also showed traces of evil Cultivators and gradually corrupted in recent centuries.

These were all changes.

How could it remain unchanged over ten thousand long years?

Wan Lin gradually began to dismiss the subsequent intelligence, but he still decided to continue reading it, just as a story.