Free Web NovelChapter 379: Chapter 242: Holy Sect Insider
A berserk aura instantly enveloped Qin Xuan.
"Kid, do you know my rules for treating injuries? The slightest misstep will cost you your cultivation at best. At worst... your soul will be shattered and dispersed!"
Under the terrifying pressure, Qin Xuan stood ramrod straight, gritted his teeth, and said, "I am willing to endure the Grand Elder’s tempering!"
Du Hongshan stared at him for a long moment before a ferocious grin stretched across his face. "Good. You’ve got guts. Worthy of the title Daoist of the Cyan Cloud Sect."
"Then follow me. I happen to be in need of a cleaner!"
With that, he waved his hand. A crimson glow enveloped Qin Xuan, and they transformed into a streak of blood-red light, tearing through the ancestral hall’s tranquility and shooting into the sky.
They left Du Haixian and the other two Elders in the ancestral hall, staring at each other in dismay.
Second Elder Du Hongming, in particular, was displeased, having been slighted by Qin Xuan.
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「Du Family Ancestral Hall, the Grand Elder’s secret chamber.」
Du Hongshan struck out at Qin Xuan with his palm, about to annihilate him.
"Little wench, die!"
Searing Demonic Essence, characteristic of a late-stage Golden Core cultivator, erupted from his body. It was hot enough to melt gold and crack stone, and the wind from his palm strike howled.
But unexpectedly, Qin Xuan didn’t even try to dodge. He suddenly brandished the Demon Child Token.
"You are a Demon Child of our Holy Sect?"
Upon seeing the Token, Du Hongshan was stunned. His expression changed in an instant, and without a hint of doubt, tears streamed down his old face. "Du Hongshan, Altar Master of the Holy Sect’s Blazing Flame Altar, pays his respects to the Demon Child!"
Qin Xuan smiled. "Aren’t you afraid I might be an impostor?"
Du Hongshan said, "The Holy Sect’s rule is to recognize the Token, not the person. To see the Token is to see the Sect Leader himself. Since you hold this Token, Demon Child, you can use it to communicate with the Holy Sect..."
As he spoke, Du Hongshan began to explain everything to Qin Xuan.
It turned out that Du Hongshan was a Holy Sect Purple Mansion Altar Master from four hundred years ago, from the same batch as Ji Boyan who competed in the Demon Child trial.
Unfortunately, he ultimately failed during the pursuit of a Cyan Cloud Sect Daoist.
In the end, he possessed the body of an Elder from the Profound Cliff Du Family.
Later, through a fortunate turn of events, he achieved the Golden Core realm, but for certain special reasons, he was forced to remain with the Du Family.
He became the Holy Sect’s inside man in Daqian!
As for his supposed cultivation deviation, that was naturally just an excuse he had concocted.
To put Qin Xuan at ease, Du Hongshan even took the initiative to explain.
"Rest assured, Demon Prince. Outside the Holy Sect, the Demon Child Token can be used to forcibly command three of our Holy Sect’s Golden Core True Monarchs. I cultivate a Holy Sect Technique, so naturally, I cannot disobey."
"Oh? It has such a function?" Qin Xuan clicked his tongue in amazement.
"If a Golden Core True Monarch is within the Holy Sect, can I still forcibly command them?"
"You cannot..."
Du Hongshan shook his head. "Within the Holy Sect, the Demon Order can only issue a request. Whether a Golden Core True Monarch can be persuaded to act depends on their consent."
"After all, most Golden Core True Monarchs within the Holy Sect are Department Masters. Whether they are willing to respond depends on what price you can offer, Demon Prince."
"If Your Highness is interested, you can find out with a simple try."
Hearing this, Qin Xuan’s interest was immediately piqued.
’I was worried I’d get ambushed in this godforsaken place, but now I don’t have to be!’
He just wondered, when the message was sent back, which of the Department Masters in the Holy Sect would agree to help?
He submerged his Divine Sense into the Demon Order.
Sure enough, he really could contact the Holy Sect!
Qin Xuan followed one of the profound connections and sent out a message: he was trapped in the Profound Cliff Du Family’s estate and urgently needed a Golden Core-level combatant to rescue him.
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「Within the Blood Demon Sword Sect.」
Several Golden Core Department Masters simultaneously sensed the fluctuations from the Demon Order.
In the Vast Qi Tower, Xiao Yan’Er, dressed in white with an aura as cold and aloof as an immortal, was playing the zither.
’Qin Xuan was captured and taken to the Profound Cliff Du Family, and he needs rescuing?’
Sensing the message, Xiao Yan’Er’s delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, and the zither’s music faltered.
A moment later, she resumed playing as if nothing had happened, ignoring the message.
’She couldn’t be happier if Qin Xuan died out there. That way, Bo Ying and Bo Chang could finally step up!’
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「Thousand-Faced Soul Refining Department.」
Shrouded in black mist, with only a pair of ghastly green eyes showing, the Thousand-Faced Blood Demon Zhao Huang sneered.
"Heh, Qin Xuan? So you have days like this, too. You can’t even save yourself, and you want to command me? Dream on!"
He directly severed the connection.
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「Hundred Weapons Pavilion.」
A bare-chested, bald Golden Core Blood Demon named Ming Zhan sighed. His body was a mass of knotted muscle, and his face was covered in tattoos.
"A pity. I am currently forging a Spirit Treasure, otherwise I’d really like to go join the fun."
After speaking, Ming Zhan casually flicked the message away.
CLANG!
He brought a hammer down on the nearly-formed Demon Blade in front of him, sending sparks flying everywhere.
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「Finally, the message reached the Blood Loan Money Shop.」
The Golden Core Department Master, Gao Fengliang, who was leisurely flicking the beads of his abacus, lifted his eyelids slightly.
’Master Qin... in trouble?’
’And at the Profound Cliff Du Family’s estate, of all places!’
Gao Fengliang’s grandson, Gao Hai, had also received a Golden-Breaking Blood Talisman as his first Sword Talisman from the Blood Pool Sword Tomb.
’Helping others is helping oneself.’
’Besides, Master Qin is the Demon Child... It’s an investment, after all. If he dies, my previous investment will all go down the drain.’
After a moment’s thought, Gao Fengliang flicked his finger.
A streak of blood-red light shot into the spectral abacus before him.
It was sent back to Qin Xuan through the Demon Order.
[Agreed. Location. Benefits.]
Back in the ancestral hall, Qin Xuan never expected that he would actually receive a response!
