Chapter 450 - 439: The Mastermind (3)

Chapter 450: Chapter 439: The Mastermind (3)

Bai Zichen was alarmed to realize that being on the mainland wasn’t necessarily safe. It all depended on the price the Dragon Monarch was willing to pay.

When his desire for the Holy Beast Essence Blood outweighed his fear of the Human Race’s Divinity Transformation Cultivators, the Dragon Monarch could easily conceal his cultivation, slip into Black Mountain, capture him in a lightning strike, and immediately return to the Outer Sea.

As long as he acted quickly, didn’t cause too much of a stir, and didn’t linger on the mainland, the Divinity Transformation Cultivators—sequestered in their Grotto Heaven Secret Realms to prolong their lives—might not even have time to react.

Bai Zichen was confident that even against the Dragon Monarch, he wouldn’t be captured without a fight. He could certainly cause a massive disturbance.

But he wasn’t about to entrust his safety entirely to the whims of a few Divinity Transformation old-timers.

’I wonder when the Star Constellation Sea learned that I have the Holy Beast Essence Blood. Fortunately, when I went to the Eastern Domain to practice Qi Collection and cultivate the Demon Extermination Purple Light, I didn’t use my real identity and disguised myself as someone else... Besides, doesn’t the Demon Race have its own Tier Five powerhouses? Right now, it’s the Dragon Monarch who wants the Holy Beast Essence Blood for himself. If he finds he can’t get an opportunity and his time is running out, he could easily tell the Tier Five demons about it. Then my situation would become even more perilous.’

Ever since he first drew the Qing Emperor Longevity Sword, Bai Zichen had never intended to keep it a secret forever.

This Supreme Divine Technique, which involved the Time Path, was too conspicuous. Even if it wasn’t famous on the mainland, any Cultivator from the Outer Sea who saw it would immediately connect it to the Fish Dragon Sect’s former ultimate technique.

And anyone paying attention would realize he possessed the Holy Beast Essence Blood; otherwise, it would have been impossible to master this Time Divine Power.

’Once this is over, I can’t stay in the Sect anymore... I’ll go to the Central Domain, or the Southern Domain—anywhere will do, as long as I hide my identity. If I don’t appear, the Dragon Monarch won’t risk coming to the mainland without a clear target. That will actually make the Sect safer.’

With a casual flick of his finger, Bai Zichen sent a ball of Pure Yang True Fire to engulf the Core Formation Demon Cultivator, who was barely clinging to life. In moments, only a pile of ashes remained.

’Poor Feiyan. She was implicated because of me, abducted and taken to the Outer Sea, and I have no way to rescue her yet... If any harm comes to her, I swear I will bathe the Star Constellation Sea in blood and make that self-proclaimed Royal Race of the seas join her in death!’

But before that, I’ll start by collecting some interest. I’ll flatten Netherworld Cave and Piyao Cave.

The images from the Soul Search revealed that the old man from the Outer Sea had approached all three of these Demon Caves. They had all accepted the mission to cause chaos in Black Mountain by posing as Tribulation Cultivators and indiscriminately attacking every disciple of the Qingfeng Sect.

He had to admit, the Cultivators in the Demon Caves were dirt-poor. Even a Core Formation Demon Cultivator only had a few Top-Grade Spirit Stones on his person and barely any valuable Spiritual Materials.

Surviving in this harsh environment was certainly not easy. During the three months when the yin winds were at their peak, they had to rely on Spirit Stones just to get by.

If they tried to refine the world’s Spiritual Qi, Yin Qi would inevitably invade their bodies, causing them to fall gravely ill.

A mild case would cause their Cultivation to regress, while a severe case would leave them bedridden for a long time, no different than a Mortal.

His Sword Light swept up the hundreds of storage bags in the Demon Cave. Bai Zichen had no use for them himself, but since he had decided to leave, he figured he should leave more assets behind for the Qingfeng Sect.

「Several months later」

A Demon Cultivator came to the Nine Nether Cave to visit a friend, only to find the ground littered with remains.

When the yin winds blew over the dead Cultivators, their flesh sloughed off their bodies, soon leaving nothing but white bones.

Soon after, others discovered that the Demon Cultivators of Netherworld Cave and Piyao Cave hadn’t been seen in a long time either.

It was the same sight of carnage. From the entrance of the Demon Cave all the way to its deepest chambers, corpses were strewn about in disarray.

It was as if someone had stood before the Demon Cave, blocked the entrance, and slaughtered every last Demon Cultivator inside, leaving no survivors.

What was terrifying was that there were few signs of Combat at the scene. It was as if they had all simply dropped dead at once.

This bizarre scene led to rumors that the three Demon Caves had provoked an Evil Spirit from the Bitter Cold and Desolate Land, resulting in their mysterious deaths.

Only the remaining Demon Envoys of the Thirty-Six Demon Caves knew the truth: they had clearly encountered a powerful Nascent Soul True Monarch who had annihilated the three Demon Caves with devastating power.

For a time, a state of panic swept through the Sea of Suffering. All the Demon Caves reined in their subordinates’ activities.

Only the silver-haired Female Cultivator of Jia Sha Cave knew that the one responsible for all of this was Bai Zichen of Black Mountain, and the cause was nothing more than the abduction of one of his disciples.

She kept this secret locked tightly in her heart, not daring to breathe a word of it to anyone.

She feared that if the God of Slaughter found out someone had revealed his whereabouts, he would take the time to come and annihilate Jia Sha Cave as well.

She was also afraid that if the other Demon Cave Cultivators learned she had been the one to guide Bai Zichen to the Nine Nether Cave and the others, she would be branded a traitor to the Thirty-Six Demon Caves.