Chapter 594 - 324: What Do You Want?

Chapter 594: Chapter 324: What Do You Want?

The environment was extremely dangerous for the Demon Race. It didn’t dare to move recklessly, only able to wait here to recover.

Besides, the people who had just arrived were terrifyingly strong. Especially that woman in the black dress. So young, yet she was probably about to become an Immortal. As for the man in white who arrived later, he was a bit weaker, but still not simple.

These people probably hadn’t noticed it. Otherwise, how could it be so peaceful?

At this time, Song Qing’s voice reached its ears again. An annoying voice; a human who was nothing more than an ant. If not for its lack of strength and being suppressed by the general environment here, it would have left long ago.

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Tantai Xue had finished eating quickly and left when she saw Mr. Bai arrive. She didn’t know his background, but his danger level was very high.

"Try to avoid that man in white. He’s probably not from the Sect," Tantai Xiaotian said.

Tantai Xue nodded. "We’ve already made contact with Ji Hao. Now we just have to see if we can get the Immortal Dao Coordinate."

"It won’t be easy. He actually wants to observe the Evil God Power. This person has lofty ambitions," Tantai Xiaotian said in surprise. Pausing for a moment, he added, "There’s something wrong with that fox at the flatbread shop. You can investigate it when you have time. It should be a Great Demon.

"It parasitized its offspring, but unfortunately, the offspring was killed. It didn’t understand what the Immortal Sect’s Great Governance was and restrained itself far too little."

Tantai Xue sighed, "Many of the Demon Race have failed to recognize what the Immortal Sect’s Great Governance truly means."

The Demon Race had been secluded for too long, so they would always encounter some surprising things. But as long as it made sense, it was still considered normal. Unlike the people of the Ling Hua Immortal Spirit. She had always felt that these people were abnormal. The world shouldn’t be the way they envisioned it.

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Eight days later.

Jiang Man finally arrived within the territory of the Sanhe Sect.

Because it wasn’t within the scope of the Immortal Sect’s Great Governance, even with the Immortal Sect sending people to bring rain and nourish the land, this place remained desolate. The vast majority of the people did not practice Immortal Cultivation. The land was even more barren.

The reason people could survive here was probably because there was an Ancient Sect in this place. It had to spare a little Spiritual Qi so the surrounding people could barely survive. The Sect needed people.

The environment was far too inferior compared to the vicinity of the Lingyue Sect. Perhaps there was something special here, but its ability to change the environment was destined to be limited.

Soon, a city came into their view. People were coming and going here; relatively speaking, it was somewhat bustling. But overall, it couldn’t compare to Luoyun City.

Within the territory of the Immortal Sect’s Great Governance, everyone could practice Immortal Cultivation. Even if they couldn’t enter the Yunqian Bureau, they could still obtain the Simple Qi Refining Skill from designated places. Without needing any Elixirs or resources, they could reach Third-Layer Qi Refining Cultivation after a dozen years or so. They could also learn and use some Magic Skills. All for free.

Going further would be difficult because it required cultivating the Simple Body Refining Technique. But even so, they would at least be Cultivators. Their physical fitness and the yields from farming far exceeded those of ordinary people.

"Do we go straight in?" Han Meixue asked.

Jiang Man asked, "What is the highest Cultivation level here?"

"It’s said to be Primordial Spirit, but it’s hard to say for sure," Zhuo Qingcheng said.

Jiang Man pondered for a moment, deciding that they needed to be fast but also careful. Because this place colluded with Evil Gods, it was normal for them to be stronger. In the end, they decided to go in and ask around to see what the situation was.

In front of the city gates, Jiang Man looked at the large characters above: Shuihe City.

"Where do you Cultivators come from?" A guard stopped Jiang Man and the others as they entered.

This surprised them. This was the first time this had happened.

Jiang Man looked at him, realizing he was a Qi Refining Cultivator, and then said, "Jiang Man, Inner Sect Disciple of the Lingyue Sect."

Zhuo Qingcheng and the others introduced themselves as well.

The guard wanted to ask more, but Jiang Man released a wave of power, causing the guard to lose his Heart Spirit. After that, they strode inside. Who had time to waste on a mere guard?

But soon, he turned back.

"What is this place?" Jiang Man asked.

"Shuihe City, under the jurisdiction of the Sanhe Sect," the guard answered blankly.

Jiang Man nodded and continued, "This city looks quite prosperous. Is it real?"

"It’s fake. The Sect told me not to bully those ants recently," the guard said.

Jiang Man nodded. "What was this place like originally?"

The guard continued, "Naturally, it was a good place for us to cultivate. We could do whatever we wanted to ordinary people. If they died, they died. If there were any good-looking ones, whoever saw them first got to keep them. Unfortunately, none of them were good-looking. They were all skin and bones, with dark skin, ugly as hell. Occasionally, if we were disgusted by their ugliness, we’d kill a few. It doesn’t matter anyway; they breed fast."

Jiang Man nodded and said, "Last question. Do you know of the Immortal Spirit?"

A look of struggle instantly appeared on the guard’s face.

Jiang Man stopped him, saying, "Thanks for your trouble. You don’t need to answer."

Jiang Man then strode toward the center of the city. The other three all frowned.

He Que said coldly, "I don’t think there’s any need to subdue this place. We should just wipe out this Sect entirely."

Jiang Man glanced at him. "Do you understand the Immortal Spirit?"

Hearing this, He Que was taken aback, unable to speak for a moment.

"Immortal Spirit means Evil God," Jiang Man said calmly. "Do you want to clash head-on with an Evil God?"

"Even so, we can’t let them be so inhuman," He Que said righteously. "No matter what, I will fight them."

Jiang Man said casually, "You can fight all you want. I won’t intervene, anyway."

"You... you’re a coward who clings to life and fears death! You have no compassion at all!" He Que rebuked angrily. Pausing for a moment, he added, "What do you plan to do?"

"First, we check the condition of the ordinary people here, the state of the fields, and their livelihoods. After that comes the amnesty offer," Jiang Man said softly. "Let’s go. Once we finish seeing these things, we’ll need to find the Sect’s person in charge."

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Inside the main hall of the Sanhe Sect.

At this time, an old man looked at the four people below him and said calmly, "The people from the Sect will be arriving soon. How are the arrangements for the people I told you to organize coming along?"

The four people consisted of three men and one woman. The men were all middle-aged, and the woman looked to be in her early thirties but was remarkably charming.

"Everything is arranged," the lone woman said with a beaming smile. "Everything that needed to be cleaned up has been taken care of, and the rest have been assigned identities and work.

"They can’t even thank us enough.

"When the people from the Sect arrive, they’ll see a bustling scene.

"Presumably, they’ll grant us more resources."

The old man smiled. "That’s good. Make sure those who need to keep their mouths shut stay quiet. After this, we just need to join the Sect in peace.

"From then on, we will be members of the Sect, so we’ll need to restrain our behavior a bit.

"Of course, we can’t let these people tarnish our innocence.

"It’s all thanks to that person’s reminder; otherwise, we really would have missed this chance to put on a glorious facade."

At this moment, a middle-aged man expressed his concern, "The people from the Sect will probably conduct a thorough investigation. What if they find something?"

"That would mean you didn’t clean up your tracks well enough. Go and double-check everything carefully," the old man said coldly.

The four nodded, not daring to be negligent.

The charming woman then smiled. "Sect Leader, please don’t worry. Everything has long been arranged perfectly. Besides, the people from the Sect live in such excellent environments that they don’t understand the situation in the outside world at all.

"It will be very easy for us to lead them by the nose.

"When the time comes, we’ll send more people to praise them profusely.

"Naturally, they’ll be flattered into a state of blissful ignorance."

"You also need to manage the people within our Sect well. Didn’t someone escape? Find them as soon as possible. It will be troublesome if they ruin our plans," the old man said.

There were also some people within their Sect who wanted to change the situation here. They failed to recognize reality and just wanted to achieve great things. Truly foolish. Furthermore, there were some who harbored hatred while cultivating in the Sect. Later, they were discovered and conveniently eliminated, but a few still managed to escape.

These people actually thought they would face retribution. Retribution or no retribution, the world was just like this. For example, right now, the Sect was offering amnesty, and they were the ones being recruited. Why would anything in the past matter? Accepting them, completing the mission, and expanding their territory were the only things the higher Sect cared about.

Finally, the Elder Sect Leader looked at the others and said, "Alright, go and prepare. We must properly entertain the person in charge from the Sect when they arrive.

"We must make them see our sincerity.

"We will follow the Sect’s arrangements in everything."

Everyone was delighted. Joining the Sect was a wonderful thing. As long as they performed well now, there would be no changes here. They would still be the ones in power, and they would still be the ones receiving resources. As for whether they distributed anything to the people below them, wasn’t that entirely up to them to decide?