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This Jiuxing Pavilion is not a demonic sect, and even resisted the invasion of the Demon Lord during the war between good and evil a thousand years ago. But after that, it experienced ups and downs, and finally returned to its old business and became one of the most famous dark forces in Jiuzhou.
"They sent out Nascent Soul and Golden Core cultivators this time, with the goal of capturing the Saint alive," Tang Xin shrugged. "We are lucky that the Nascent Soul cultivators were entangled by your followers, otherwise it would not be so easy to escape."
"Capture the Saint alive?" Xu Lexian said expressionlessly, "I'm not bragging, but this mission should be priced out of this world. No matter how you calculate it, it doesn't seem like a good deal."
What could they do by capturing the Saint alive? To blackmail Shengxian Mountain? Even if that were the case, the ransom might not be worth the price paid by the employer, not to mention that Shengxian Mountain might not meet the demands. Maybe a team of top warriors would directly attack the opponent's base camp.
If you don't use it to exchange for benefits, then use it to cultivate yourself? Not to mention that the saint has various countermeasures reserved by the peak strong, what can you do if you get a genius?
"Why don't they just send monks with higher realms to come and wipe us out?"
Shui Qiu asked in confusion.
As an ancient underground force, the Jiuxing Pavilion’s foundation is probably not much different from that of super forces like the Holy Immortal Mountain. It must have cultivators above the Nascent Soul stage.
"The circle of high-level cultivators is very small. As long as they take action, their identities can be easily confirmed," Tang Xin explained. "And the reason why underground forces can exist in the Kyushu Continent is that they cannot easily use high-level forces. This is a rule that has been agreed upon in the cultivation world."
Also, how would the plot develop in that case? Why didn't the final boss just appear at the beginning and kill all the protagonists?
There is a destiny in the universe, okay...
"Capturing the Saint alive is a big order," Tang Xin continued, "In addition, the employer has also commissioned other forces, including the Nine Stars Pavilion, to carry out another task: to collect young talents of various types."
"Collecting genius?"
Xu Lexian repeated.
"Well, the specific meaning is unclear, and this 'various types' is also worth further study... From this point of view, the unlucky Su Ling must have been caught."
"This kind of task is also very expensive," the Saint said solemnly, "The employer's background may be deeper than we guessed."
Although he didn't fully understand why the other party wanted to capture the saint alive and collect young talents, he at least got a key piece of information, the Blood Palace.
The enemy being interrogated was, after all, just an ordinary member, so being able to get so many questions out of him was already a pleasant surprise.
"Xue Lidian, I remember that," the Saint nodded, then said, "I want to ask, I used mental attacks but couldn't make him speak, how did you get this information?"
"Uh, with love and justice..."
"Seriously," Xu Lexian said seriously, "I can offer a price for it. It's a very practical skill."
Don't make things difficult for me. The Complete Book of Torture and Interrogation is definitely a magic technique. How can you say it out loud?
She used to think that this thing was just a technique, similar to the "Guide to Picking Up Girls in the Cultivation World". She didn't expect it to be a comprehensive secret technique targeting the body, soul, and spirit. It had training methods, cases, and experiences left by predecessors, and even included a way to turn people into sex slaves.
To be honest, it is at least twice as evil as her "Ten Thousand Insects Devouring Heart Hand".
"It seems there is a problem," Xu Lexian waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I won't ask any more questions. Let's deal with this guy and leave."
"Ok."
Tang Xin snapped his fingers at the enemy who looked aloof and said.
"you're free."
"Ha ha--"
The man stood up, opened his arms as if embracing the spring breeze, and shouted happily while running.
"I—am—free—"
Then, without looking back, he ran to the Thunder River, leaped into the riverbed full of thunder branches, and detonated the golden elixir in his dantian.
boom--
The thunder gathered together, faintly outlining a smiling face in the air.
Xu Lexian swallowed.
"You...are quite capable. You really drove him crazy?"
This guy must have a book of top-grade secret techniques, or even ancient secret techniques. Wait, can it be some evil things? Isn't she quite knowledgeable?
"At the last moment of his life, he was liberated," Shui Qiu looked at the smiling face in the sky with emotion, "He should be very grateful to Senior Sister in his heart, right?"
"Good, good--"
Tang Xin clasped his hands together and bowed.
The matter was settled. Tang Xin successfully advanced to the Jindan stage and also figured out the identity of this group of people. Next, he would go directly to the mass grave plain to rescue the future Hidden Yuan Sword God.
"Hold on Su Ling, we'll find you soon, very soon!"
Chapter 120 Knowledgeable Senior Sister
The graveyard is the favorite place of evil people.
Adjacent to the Thunder Valley on one side and the Savage Mountains on the other, this place is a natural refuge. Even if enemies or sect monks come after them, as long as they dive into the mountains, they can easily escape to other states.
With such a unique geographical location, naturally many forces wanted to control this place. But they obviously underestimated the strength and courage of the desperate criminals. Anyway, it has come to this point, who would want to compromise with you?
In short, the Massacre Plain has become a veritable lawless place where no force can rule. The name "massive graves" comes from the mass graves where people were randomly buried in the wilderness after their death, which is a famous landscape here.
After crossing the Thunder Valley, Tang Xin and his party also arrived here.
The Saint faced the direction of the gathering place and took a deep breath.
"Hmm, it smells like a bad guy..."
There are gathering places of all sizes on the graveyard plain, some as small as villages and some as large as cities. When they come here to look for partners, they naturally go to the largest graveyard city.
Although it is called a city, it has neither high walls nor gates. Instead, it is made up of tents of different sizes, more like a group of refugees ready to escape at any time.
The environment is not very good, but there are quite a lot of people in the city, from Qi Refining to Golden Core, you can meet people of all levels.
As soon as they entered the city, Xu Lexian reminded in a low voice.
"We're being targeted."
"Were we discovered so soon?" Shui Qiu suddenly became nervous.
It is actually quite risky to come to the city. The Jiuxing Pavilion or even the mysterious Blood Palace might come here.
"Don't worry," the Saint sneered, "He's just a Foundation Establishment cultivator. I can kill him without anyone noticing!"
“Um, wait a minute…”
Swah——
Before Tang Xin could finish her words, Xu Lexian disappeared from the spot. A few breaths later, she returned to the spot carrying a male cultivator who looked like a bad guy.
"How about it," Xu Lexian asked, "Should I praise him for being 'quick and careful'?"
"you……"
The male cultivator's expression suddenly changed.
"Put him down."
Tang Xin said seriously.
Xu Lexian looked at her in confusion, but still put the person down obediently.
"You are the mosquito here, right?" the eldest sister of Xuanling Sect said to the male cultivator, "Take us to the hive."
As she spoke, she threw a dozen spirit stones to the other party.
"Okay," the male cultivator smiled, put the spirit stone in, and led the way. "Follow me!"
This change made the other two girls stunned.
"This……"
Shui Qiu looked at her senior sister.
"This person is not a pursuer, but a guide in the mass grave plain. In the jargon, they are called 'mosquitoes'. They buzz around newcomers and occasionally suck their blood, but usually they don't kill anyone."
Tang Xin explained.
"The market outside is called the Ant Nest, and it is mainly used to consume the spoils collected from various places. The Beehive we are going to is the core of the city, and it is used to buy and sell information and treasures."
After hearing this, the two girls couldn't help but gasp.
"Tang Xin, are you a desperado?" The Saint took a half step back. "You are not the type who has caused many deaths due to injuries, right?"
"No matter what kind of past Senior Sister has," Shui Qiu said with a slightly tangled expression, "I will accept it with an open mind!"
"Please stop looking for trouble!" Tang Xin complained, "Is it okay if I am knowledgeable? If I were really a bad guy, Xuanling Sect should have killed me long ago!"
Survival in the Massacre Plain has its own set of rules.
Just like just now, if the three of them had rashly entered with an attitude of "this is my first time here", they would definitely be targeted by the "swarm of mosquitoes". At best, they would be robbed of everything, and at worst, they would be sold as commodities.
Following the male cultivator around, Tang Xin and the others came to an underground entrance. After the other party indicated that the work was completed, he turned around and left.
Entering the underground, there is a vast space, which is slightly darker than the outside world, but the level of liveliness is increasing, with stalls and shops everywhere.
"Such a strong smell of blood," the Saint frowned as soon as she came in, "I almost vomited."
Compared with this place, the informal market next to Thunder Valley is simply an excellent benchmark and model.
If you look around casually, you can find several shops selling items that are strictly prohibited in the world of cultivation.
Human puppets, spirits, and all kinds of evil things, it's like being in hell.
The saint's ability to endure was okay, but she was frowning. It was the first time that Shui Qiu saw such a horrific scene. She was so scared that she hid behind her senior sister, trembling.
"Look what I found, three caterpillars," a burly man wearing a human bone mask, shirtless, came up to them with an axe on his shoulder and said in a rude tone, "Hey, this is your first time here, do you want me to teach you the rules here?"
Xu Lexian snorted coldly and wanted to leave, but when she thought of Tang Xin's introduction to this place, she held it back.
boom!
"The rule is to weigh your fists," Tang Xin looked at the bloody burly man, rubbed his big fists, and said coldly, "Take us to find the queen bee here!"
"understood……"
Seeing that the other party was so "sensible", the strong man didn't dare to say anything more and took them to a large underground shop.
The queen bee is a nickname for the most powerful person in the hive and the one with the most information in the city.
"Slave," Xu Lexian looked at the sign on the store and said in a deep voice, "Then this store should be a business of buying and selling slaves."
As expected, there were iron cages one after another, filled with pale, thin, ragged monks who looked like zombies. There were both men and women, of different types.
The saint took a look and said nothing more. Shui Qiu followed closely behind her senior sister, looking at those pairs of empty eyes, and could only express helplessness.