Demonic Cult Becomes Suspicious

Su Changqing looked back and saw that the person speaking was Old Li, who had exchanged many words with him just now. Old Li was currently looking at him with a gloomy expression.

"Alas, so you found me out after all?"

Su Changqing sighed softly, muttering to himself with a hint of annoyance.

"You're not Old Chong, who are you really? What is your purpose here?"

Old Li asked Su Changqing coldly, one question after another.

"Of course I'm not Old Chong, nor am I from your Demonic Cult. As for anything else, I can't tell you. Considering you've told me all the information I wanted to know, I can spare your life."

Su Changqing replied with a slight smile. He wasn't one to kill indiscriminately, and moreover, this Demonic Cult disciple had just told him everything he wanted to know. He decided to let him live.

As for whether he would reveal Su Changqing's identity?

Su Changqing didn't know. If he truly exposed Su Changqing, and Sect Leader Qiu found out that he had told Su Changqing about the Demonic Cult's plans, he might kill him on the spot.

Furthermore, once the matter was reported, Su Changqing would have long since disappeared without a trace. Capturing him would be impossible.

"Spare my life? You, a mere trash at the Qi Refining Fourth Realm, have the audacity to say you'll spare my life? I can take you down with ease as a Qi Refining Seventh Realm cultivator."

Old Li burst into laughter. It was a huge joke that he, a Qi Refining Seventh Realm disciple of the Demonic Cult, was being threatened by someone at the Qi Refining Fourth Realm.

After laughing, Old Li's eyes instantly turned cold. He looked at Su Changqing and reprimanded him, "You're not getting away today. I'm going to capture you and claim the reward!"

Su Changqing felt utterly helpless. He had clearly given the man a way out, so why did he have to seek his own death?

"Ghost Demon Three Claws!"

Old Li crouched down, his eyes like those of a fierce tiger fixed on Su Changqing. Then, he lunged at Su Changqing, his five fingers slashing through the air like claws. A faint demonic energy emanated from his claws, transforming into ghostly shadows.

"Since you want to capture me, I can't let you leave either."

Su Changqing's eyes gleamed. The sword sheath at his waist flashed with white light, and the sharp longsword was instantly brought before him, blocking Old Li's attack.

"Clang!"

The five claws and the longsword collided, emitting a crisp sound. The sword energy instantly repelled all the demonic energy from the claws. The ghostly shadow let out a sharp cry and dissipated.

Old Li quickly retreated, putting distance between them, and looked at Su Changqing in disbelief.

His Ghost Demon Five Claws was a signature technique he had learned after joining the Demonic Cult. He was usually invincible when using it. How could this brat at the Qi Refining Fourth Realm block it so easily?

It was as if he had seen a ghost!

"Gale Sword Technique!"

Taking advantage of Old Li's stunned moment, Su Changqing shouted. He reversed his grip on the sword and slashed out. Sword energy like a fierce gale instantly surged towards Old Li.

"Impossible!"

Old Li shouted hoarsely.

At this moment, he was even more shocked. Seeing Su Changqing unleash the Gale Sword Technique, he instantly felt its fierce power. He couldn't understand how a cultivator at the Qi Refining Fourth Realm could wield such a formidable sword move.

By the time Old Li reacted, he quickly slashed through the air with his five claws, conjuring more than a dozen ghostly shadows to block the sword energy. However, the Gale Sword Technique was like a rampaging war chariot, crushing and tearing apart all these ethereal ghostly shadows. It charged towards Old Li like a breaking bamboo.

The next second.

Old Li finally thought of escaping, but the Gale Sword Technique gave him no chance. The sword energy madly swept over him. Just like Old Chong in his words, he was directly killed with a sword to the throat, dead as dead could be.

"Nothing is impossible!"

Su Changqing shook his head helplessly, feeling a sense of pity for his 'new friend'. He had clearly let him go, but he insisted on seeking death. Perhaps this was his destined end.

[You observed Old Li's 'Ghost Demon Three Claws' and triggered Unrivaled Insight, successfully improving it to 'Ghost Demon Nine Claws'.]

Just then, a system announcement echoed in Su Changqing's mind.

Could Demonic Cult techniques also be improved and deduced?

This was the first time Su Changqing had encountered the Demonic Cult, and he had no prior contact with their techniques. He had no idea that these Demonic Cult techniques could also be improved and deduced. Now he had the answer.

After dealing with this Demonic Cult disciple, Su Changqing once again concealed himself among the branches and continued his journey towards the depths of Nine Yin Mountain.

He had come this time to find the Desolate Orchid Water Lily. Encountering the Demonic Cult and obtaining information from them was an unexpected bonus.

Of course, this was not something an ordinary disciple like him could handle. He would report it back to the sect. He couldn't forget his main objective.

Not long after Su Changqing left, Old Li's body was quickly discovered by other Demonic Cult disciples. Looking at the fatal wound on his throat, they were all silently shocked.

The matter was soon known to Sect Leader Qiu. He rushed over angrily, pushed aside the crowd, and walked forward.

"Who did this!"

Sect Leader Qiu grabbed a Demonic Cult disciple present and asked sternly.

"Sect Leader Qiu, this disciple truly doesn't know. I just came out to relieve myself, saw some movement in the grass, and when I went to look, I saw Old Li's body."

The Demonic Cult disciple trembled uncontrollably, explaining to Sect Leader Qiu in a stammer.

"You don't know, so who does?!"

Sect Leader Qiu threw the disciple aside, sending him flying several meters away to crash into a tree, spitting blood and passing out. He scanned the disciples around him and shouted angrily, "Does anyone have any clues? If anyone knows and doesn't report it, you know what my methods are like."

"Sect Leader Qiu, I think I know!"

Another disciple stepped forward and said to Sect Leader Qiu.

"Speak!"

"Before Old Li went out just now, I knew another person left too, and that was Old Chong, his fellow disciple. But now I see Old Li dead and Old Chong is nowhere to be found. Could it be that fellow disciples turned on each other?"

As this disciple recalled Old Chong and Old Li leaving one after the other, and then Old Li's death with no sign of Old Chong, he couldn't help but share his deductions with everyone.

"Is that so?"

Sect Leader Qiu found this plausible and thought it made some sense.

"Stop what you're doing for now and go find Old Chong. Dig three feet into the ground if you have to, but bring that brat out!"

On his territory, only he, Qiu Buping, had the right to kill. No one could take a life without his permission. These people were all valuable laborers.

"Yes!"

Everyone dispersed, each going to search for Old Chong.

Not long after, someone ran back, drenched in sweat. He approached Sect Leader Qiu with a panicked expression and said, "Sect Leader Qiu, we found Old Chong!"

"Where? Bring that kid here! I want to see who gave him the guts to kill a fellow disciple on my turf."

"Sect Leader Qiu, we found him, but he's dead too!"