"Marquis Chi Yuan had direct ties to Old Man Poison Hand, the sect master of the Poison Demon Sect. Working with him, he drained the essence blood of large numbers of plague-infected civilians and cultivators for two main purposes."
"The essence blood of those infected by the plague could serve as the primary medicinal catalyst. Mixed with various poisonous herbs and yin souls, it could be refined into Blood Spirit God Pills. Taking them could forcibly break through bottlenecks and grant a hundred years, or even several hundred years, of cultivation. However, the side effects were immense. One could easily descend into madness and become a Demonic Beast. Only by regularly taking the Poison Demon Sect's antidote could one remain normal."
"The second was the Holy Infant Plan. Using the essence blood of high-level cultivators, they refined Holy Infants and sacrificed them to an unknown evil god. The evil god would bestow power, allowing the Poison Demon Sect to reap benefits. This was their primary goal. Refining Blood Spirit God Pills was merely secondary—a means for the Poison Demon Sect to control people's hearts."
"He studied at Houtu Academy and was close to one of its elders, but the academy itself was not involved."
"He confessed to several branch hideouts, but he knew nothing about the headquarters."
Fu Yunxuan said to Chu Jiang that there were another four or five high-ranking officials within Qian Yuan Kingdom who were likewise controlled by the Poison Demon Sect.
After Chu Jiang finished reading, his eyes turned cold as he said flatly:
"Send orders to Zhang De. Mobilize the three thousand Demon Slaying Golden Cavalry within Qian Yuan Kingdom and suppress those hideouts. Have the Chu Tian Division join them as well. End this quickly."
"This subordinate accepts the order!"
Fu Yunxuan cupped her