Chapter 1288 - 22: Longyan’s Achievement! An Ye’s Return_3

Needless to say, the Yin Sha Sect, with its towering presence for seven or eight thousand years, and its lineage tracing back to the True Demon Hall, possesses invaluable ancestral cultivation experiences and heritage.

The cultivation insights casually handed to her by Qee Hongzhao alone would make countless demonic cultivators scramble for them.

After several months, Wang Longyan has basically completed the transformation of True Qi. Although her cultivation hasn’t visibly improved, she can clearly sense that her Profound Qi has become more condensed, and her combat power has significantly increased.

The most progress she made was in the use of the Ice Evil Power.

Previously, although she had mastered the Ice Evil Power, due to the lack of advanced secret technique manuals in the field, she could only use it as Profound Ice Power, and her use of Evil Qi was quite superficial, wasting the formidable corrosive nature of Evil Qi.

But now, she has proficiently mastered many advanced uses of Ice Evil Power and has gained much understanding of the path of Evil Qi.

Although she hasn’t yet received further inheritance, she feels that with her current strength, she should have no problem easily defeating a typical Late Stage Purple Mansion Realm, and might even try her hand against a Divine Power Realm.

Besides this, she has also allocated some energy to observe disturbances within the Yin Sha Sect, trying to understand what those three dignitaries from the True Demon Hall intend to do here.

Although Shouzhe had said to prioritize her safety, stating that she need not worry about intelligence, as the Ancestor of the Wang Family, and having the unique identity of being Qee Hongzhao’s direct disciple, she couldn’t help but be concerned.

Unfortunately, she was unable to obtain any results from Qee Hongzhao.

Qee Hongzhao didn’t intentionally guard against her, but thought her cultivation was currently too weak, believing her most important task was to cultivate diligently, fearing she might be distracted by miscellaneous matters. Thus, he specifically instructed his subordinates not to trouble her with these affairs. This has resulted in her hearing little about such matters despite her long time at the Yin Sha Sect.

To avoid arousing Qee Hongzhao’s suspicion, Wang Longyan had to feign disinterest and instead tackled the issue through other details.

For the Yin Sha Sect to take action, there must be mobilization of personnel and resources, which cannot be easily concealed. Especially among the various disciples below, they rely on these activities to earn money and cultivate, making them the most well-informed.

Getting information from them is particularly easy. As long as she asked, they dared not fail to answer.

Over this period, she has indeed made many gains, and the information has been gradually sent back, though she is unsure if Shouzhe has received it.

"By the way~ Uncle Master Mingya has a young disciple named ’Hang Ruofeng.’ Do you remember, Uncle Master?" Wuu Xinrui rolled up her sleeves, slicing the Ice Frost Cake into bite-sized pieces as she spoke casually, "Some time ago, he was sent to the Western Jin by the Ancestor, but was unexpectedly abducted halfway by a transformed Northern Wilderness Snow Fox."

"..."

Wang Longyan was greatly shocked and was momentarily hesitant.

"And then?"

"Later, when Uncle Master Mingya learned of this, he was so angry that he smashed the table, saying Hang Ruofeng had utterly disgraced the Yin Sha Sect. Of course, despite his anger, the old man eventually went to the Northern Wilderness to rescue him and then punished him, forbidding him to leave the mountain for a hundred years and to cultivate diligently on the mountain." Wuu Xinrui was also quite exasperated, "If you ask me, that kid probably brought it upon himself. After all, he usually liked to tease the female disciples within the sect and was even more brazen outside. Perhaps he was captivated by the enchanting beauty of the human form of the Northern Wilderness Snow Fox and had ill intentions, only to end up hitting a snag."

Wang Longyan pondered for a moment before asking, "Then what about his mission to the Western Jin...?"

"Naturally, someone else was sent." Wuu Xinrui replied nonchalantly, refilling Wang Longyan’s tea, "There are plenty of hands in the sect, and it was merely an errand task. The person just needed to be brought back, transformed into a Corpse Puppet, and sent back. It wasn’t particularly difficult."

"Had it not been for the high demand for Corpse Puppets from the Western Jin, with several tens of thousands of subordinates sent in one go, there wouldn’t have been a need for direct disciples to take action; the lower-level people could have handled it."

Wuu Xinrui’s tone was casual, but in her heart, Wang Longyan felt a jolt.

Tens of thousands of Corpse Puppets!

What is the Western Jin planning?! Could it be...

She couldn’t even bother decrying the system of the Western Jin; she just felt a growing sense of foreboding, with a particular suspicion looming ever larger.

Intending to inquire about the situation in the Southern Qin, she opened her mouth but recalled Shouzhe’s instructions, forcing herself to stop, and awkwardly changed the topic: "Is there enough material to craft so many Corpse Puppets at once?"

"Ah~ Master is worried about that too~" Wuu Xinrui said, seemingly unaware of anything amiss, "The sect’s stockpile of materials was nearly depleted when crafting Corpse Puppets for the Southern Qin. Recently, the market price of materials in the Demon Dynasty has risen, and if we want to acquire them urgently, it will cost more. I’ve heard Master complain about this several times in private."

"Is it so urgent? Can’t the crafting be delayed?" Wang Longyan’s brows furrowed tighter and tighter.

"Apparently not," Wuu Xinrui sighed, "I don’t know the specifics, but I’ve heard from Master that it seems related to the True Demon Hall, which doesn’t allow us any leeway."

Wang Longyan couldn’t help but recall that meeting back then.

At the time, after the three Demon Monarchs from the True Demon Hall arrived, Qee Hongzhao sealed the Saint Hall. Not only did she not know what happened inside, but even Yin Fengtu wasn’t allowed in.