Jiang Fan's gaze sharpened as well.
"The problem is that everyone who knows this information has already had a Demon Seed planted in them and fallen dormant..."
"How are we supposed to get it from them..."
Before he could finish, Crimson Moon smiled.
"Don't worry!"
"Every demon-slaying operation the Cangming Sect undertakes requires extensive coordination of manpower and resources. To keep a problem in any one part from jeopardizing the entire plan, none of the intelligence is passed on by word of mouth. It's all sealed away in the sect's secret archive!"
"As long as we find it, we might be able to get the information we need!"
An idea stirred in Jiang Fan's mind.
"You know where this secret archive is?"
Crimson Moon nodded.
"Follow me!"
The three left the grotto area. Led by Crimson Moon, they passed through a bamboo grove shrouded in a formation and arrived before a secluded cliff face on the Cangming Sect's rear mountain.
Crimson Moon formed hand seals, murmuring an incantation.
A moment later, ripples spread across the cliff face, and an entrance barely wide enough for one person slowly appeared.
"This is the Cangming Sect's confidential scripture repository!"
"Only authorized elders and those of higher rank can enter!"
"But I have an authorization incantation from my master, Master Crimson Cloud..."
After a brief explanation, Crimson Moon stepped inside first.
Jiang Fan followed close behind with Jiang Ming.
Once they entered, the space opened up before them.
It was a chamber converted from a natural cavern, with countless luminous pearls embedded in the ceiling.
Their soft light illuminated the entire cavern.
Rows of shelves had been carved into the surrounding rock walls, neatly lined with jade slips, ancient books, and other secret records.
Crimson Moon walked straight to a stone pedestal at