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Chapter 938: Chapter 938: Demon Cultivator
But when Li Zhirui opened the last storage bag, his expression suddenly changed, as the bag contained various human remains, and even dozens of intact baby corpses!
"Demon Cultivator!"
Li Zhirui’s expression grew tense. According to the various pieces of intelligence gathered by the Li family over the years, Xiao Yuan Immortal City’s territory was located in the northern part of the East Continent, where no Demon Cultivator forces existed; the Sea Clan’s water devils in the East Sea were the main concern.
"Has a Demon Cultivator infiltrated Xiao Yuan Immortal City and secretly established an organization? Or is it that this person simply came across Demonic Tao inheritance by chance?"
If it were the latter, there was nothing to worry about, as the man was already dead at Li Zhirui’s hands.
But if it were the former, should the Demon Cultivators decide to act, they could very likely threaten the safety of the Li family!
In fact, Li Zhirui even suspected that the hiding place of the Demon Cultivator was somewhere in the Thousandfold Mountains!
Comparatively, it was less likely to be discovered there than in an Immortal City, where an Integration Great Power provided strict oversight, and the sprawling, chaotic mountains provided ample cover.
With a stern face, Li Zhirui used his Divine Sense to search throughout the storage bag, hoping to find useful information.
Regrettably, aside from the human bodies and Yin Spirits used for crafting demonic implements, there were various pills, but no sign of Jade Slips, Talismans, or other Spiritual Objects.
Faced with this situation, Li Zhirui couldn’t help but frown, now aware of a threat but without any further information, he didn’t even know how to prepare for it.
After pondering for a while, Li Zhirui thought of a plan.
He would spread the news of the existence of a Demon Cultivator within Xiao Yuan Immortal City, using Loose Cultivators to disseminate it as rumors!
Moreover, it was best for this matter not to be associated with the Li family, to prevent the Demon Cultivators from seeking revenge and tracing it back to them in the future.
Therefore, without telling anyone, Li Zhirui left Mount Wanxian in secret one day and went to a nearby Divine Transformation family’s marketplace, disguised as a Loose Cultivator who fled in panic into the marketplace, pursued by Demon Cultivators.
And as he entered the marketplace, a few sharp-eyed Cultivators noticed a streak of black light speeding away tens of miles outside the market.
"Demon Cultivator! I inadvertently stumbled upon several Demon Cultivators ambushing a Devil Hunting Team. Had I not reacted swiftly and fled immediately, I would have met the same fate as those Cultivators!" Li Zhirui cried out in horror.
"I just saw a Demon Cultivator leave behind the marketplace!"
"I saw it too!"
The sharp-eyed Cultivators immediately spoke up.
In fact, that black light was created by Shen on Li Zhirui’s instruction, with a predetermined direction to ensure Cultivators would see it, serving as evidence and prompting some Cultivators to step forward and attest to it.
Those who had initially thought Li Zhirui was lying changed their attitude as many witnesses spoke up; the atmosphere on the scene turned tense instantly.
"What should we do! What should we do!" repeated some frightened and less powerful Cultivators, utterly helpless.
In reality, many Cultivators never encountered Demon Cultivators in their entire lives. Unfortunately, the records they had access to detailed the Demonic Tao’s various bloody methods, describing how all Demon Cultivators lived daily in peril.
Immortal Tao promoted such perceptions to warn Cultivators away from the Demonic Tao and not stray from the righteous path, but it also led to an unintended consequence: many Cultivators, without ever having met a Demon Cultivator or knowing their Cultivation levels, felt overawed by the mere mention of a Demon Cultivator, convinced of their invincibility and cruel methods.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Li Zhirui silently left the crowd, and when he reappeared, he had changed his appearance and left the marketplace.
The news about the Demon Cultivator spread like wildfire; in just a few days, it permeated throughout the entire territory of the Thousandfold Mountains. Everywhere Loose Cultivators could be seen discussing it, with the trend extending outward.
Meanwhile, in a certain marketplace, an ordinary-looking middle-aged man sat in a tavern listening to Cultivators debate whether Demon Cultivators really existed or guessing where they might be hiding.
"If so many Cultivators have seen it, how can it be false?"
"But it’s been so many days; has anyone seen a Demon Cultivator since? Perhaps it was all just a staged ruse."
Arguments from both sides were so heated, they nearly escalated to a fight within the tavern.
"Damn it! Who has exposed themselves, if it disrupts the Holy Sect’s schemes..." the middle-aged man cursed inwardly, his body trembling involuntarily at the thought of the punishments to come.
"No, I must report this immediately, let the Elders find a solution, or we will all wait to be punished."
Having made up his mind, the middle-aged man stood up and strode away from the marketplace, flying swiftly toward a hidden corner amidst the mountains.
"Elder Wen, Disciple Nangong Qi has urgent news to report!"
As he uttered this phrase in a unique tone, what appeared to be an ordinary mountain wall suddenly cracked open to reveal a hole, and a pitch-black passage emerged.
"What is it?"
Nangong Qi dared not lift his head and spoke respectfully, "Disciple learned in a certain marketplace that all Cultivators are discussing the existence of Holy Sect disciples in the mountains."
"Are you implying that we have been exposed? And that Cultivators are searching for us everywhere?" Elder Wen inquired.
