Orthodox Heavenly Demon Sect

Chen Ganliu was even more frightened.

There was only one Orthodox Heavenly Demon Sect in this world.

It meant imprisoning heavenly demons, refining them, and transforming them into one's own magical power.

In other words, the Orthodox Heavenly Demon Sect was even more terrifying than any other kind of Demonic Cultivator.

The other Demonic Cultivators, no matter what techniques they practiced or how evil and vicious they were, were, in all likelihood, still human.

The Orthodox Heavenly Demon Sect!

They were demons—heavenly demons. They were no longer human.

Seeing Chen Ganliu's little face turn deathly pale, clearly aware of what the Orthodox Heavenly Demon Sect represented, the junior sister smiled sweetly and said, "You actually know what the Orthodox Heavenly Demon Sect is! You really do have quite a background. No wonder Mind-Wandering Zen chose to seek refuge with you."

She reached out and pressed down on Chen Ganliu's shoulder, sending a strand of demonic qi into him. A look of surprise immediately appeared on her face as she asked, "How do you know the Azure Emperor Jia Yi Art?"

Chen Ganliu cursed inwardly. If he had merely buried himself in cultivation, no one would ever have been able to identify what cultivation art he practiced. But in the hands of the Immortal Encounter Sect—or the hands of the two Orthodox Heavenly Demon Sect successors—there were countless methods they could use to probe his foundation.

Chen Ganliu's mind spun wildly through seven or eight turns. He came up with more than ten explanations and was just about to choose one to "argue his way out" when the junior sister said, "Forget it. I won't ask."

"Even if fellow cultivator has some secrets, my sister and I don't want to know."

Chen Ganliu immediately felt that all the brainpower he had wasted had been for nothing. He touched Mind-Wandering Zen, sticking straight up from his head, and knew that he could not get rid of this flying blade. He could only resign himself to fate.

In any case, as long as he did not try to control this Mind-Wandering Zen Blade, he would not have to experience that agony from earlier again—the pain had been like passing through the eighteenth level of hell and being reincarnated all over again.

Although every meridian, bone, and muscle in his body still throbbed faintly with pain, he had not truly been injured and had already recovered somewhat.

The senior sister pondered for a moment and thought, I have to take this child back to Master.

But Master is currently engaged in Magical Combat with people from the Immortal Encounter Sect and cannot spare any attention. My sister and I will keep him with us for now.

When she saw her junior sister give her a meaningful look, the senior sister felt puzzled. Then she heard the junior sister's voice transmitted through a secret heavenly demon art: "This child is rather strange. He has only one spiritual vein, and his aptitude is utterly poor. How could he have gained Mind-Wandering Zen's recognition?"

The senior sister was also greatly surprised and thought, With only one spiritual vein, isn't that the standard for a Servant Disciple?

She reached out and pressed her hand against Chen Ganliu's forehead as well, sending a strand of demonic qi into him. She immediately sensed that the youth indeed had only one spiritual vein.

No. Strictly speaking, he had only half a spiritual vein, because this spiritual vein was a Severed Vein.

With such inferior aptitude, yet still able to make Mind-Wandering Zen "acknowledge him as its master"—that was even more astonishing.

The two sisters discussed the matter for a while before the senior sister said to Chen Ganliu, "My sister and I are disciples under Master Yao. My name is Jiang Ningxue, and my junior sister's name is Xie Zhanrou."

"You have gained Mind-Wandering Zen's recognition, so we must take you to meet him. However, he is unavailable at the moment, so come with us for now."

Chen Ganliu hurriedly said, "This Immortal Flying Blade is a divine object. The two immortals should take it back."

"I truly have no blessings to enjoy it, nor can I bear such a weighty cause and effect."

Mind-Wandering Zen came from the Immortal Encounter Sect and was also the weapon of that Great Demon. How could he dare keep it in his hands?

He was merely a tiny Qi Refining Layer One shrimp. If he touched this thing, he feared he would die even faster.

Chen Ganliu had lived three lives and cultivated in two of them. All he wanted was to cultivate steadily to the peak of Qi Refining. He truly had no lofty ambitions.

He knew his own circumstances best. Someone with only half a Spring Bloom Spiritual Vein would find it difficult to cultivate to any profound realm in this lifetime.

Xie Zhanrou said, "This isn't up to you."

Chen Ganliu was speechless. These two were Demonesses. Though they smiled and chatted pleasantly, they were certainly not gentle people. How could they possibly let him negotiate?

After the two sisters finished questioning Chen Ganliu, they discussed where to settle temporarily.

Yao Hanshan had brought his disciples here, but he did not order them to participate in the battle. He merely let them move about freely nearby.

The sisters Jiang Ningxue and Xie Zhanrou disliked lively places and had no intention of going near the Immortal Encounter Sect to watch the battle. They wanted to find a quiet place for secluded cultivation.

However, all the areas near the Immortal Encounter Sect had already been occupied by their fellow disciples. Other places were frequently swept by Immortal Encounter Sect disciples. This time, when the sisters had come to the Suiyang Immortal Market to relax, people from the Immortal Encounter Sect had pursued them there, and they had fought a fierce battle.

Jiang Ningxue frowned and said, "I don't even know where we should settle."

Xie Zhanrou suggested several places, but before her senior sister could say anything, she rejected them herself.

After listening for a while, Chen Ganliu could not help speaking up. "I know a place that's exceptionally deserted."

His Blazing Light Cave on Shuangyun Mountain was extremely secluded, and hardly anyone knew about it.

Chen Ganliu considered himself certain to die. Once he fell into the hands of orthodox heavenly Demonesses, how could he possibly have a good end?

He simply wanted to open his last few "blind boxes" before dying.

In any case, without him, his old wife might not return to Shuangyun Mountain. Apart from being secluded, the Blazing Light Cave was merely an ordinary cave dwelling. It was a good place for ordinary cultivators, but the two heavenly Demonesses would certainly look down on it.

Xie Zhanrou asked, "What place are you talking about?"

Chen Ganliu then told them the location of the Blazing Light Cave on Shuangyun Mountain. Both women were greatly surprised. They knew that this youth must have some secret about him—otherwise, why would Mind-Wandering Zen have chosen him as its master?

Thus, they were not particularly surprised that Chen Ganliu knew of a secluded cave dwelling. They released Escape Light and carried Chen Ganliu with them. In less than half an hour, they reached Shuangyun Mountain. With someone to guide them, they only had to search briefly before finding the Blazing Light Cave. Seeing that the place was indeed secluded, both women were delighted.

The two women knew that his cultivation was low and that he could not escape under the spiritual awareness of someone in the Golden Core Realm. They did not bother placing any restrictions on him. Chen Ganliu chose the cave dwelling where he had cultivated before, while the two women each chose a place of their own.

Chen Ganliu sat alone in a daze for a while, patting his body and then his hands, before letting out a long sigh.

Not only had he lost his Beast Skin Pouch, even his Storage Ring was gone. It had certainly fallen into the hands of an Immortal Encounter Sect disciple.

If he had not hidden twelve portions of "merit" in the Blazing Light Cave, he would probably have been crying without tears by now.

The spirit stones and magic treasures he had obtained that time were not important. If he had lost White Emperor's Legacy, that would have been truly heart-wrenching.

Although even if he obtained White Emperor's Legacy now, he still could not escape the methods of the two Demonesses—and the White Emperor's Legacy might even be taken away by them—Chen Ganliu still wanted to open all these Storage Magic Treasures. Even if he died, he had to die with peace of mind.

He no longer cared about these Storage Magic Treasures. Holding Mind-Wandering Zen, he took out the Storage Magic Treasures he had hidden and cut them open one by one.

He did not look at anything else, gathering only the Green Jade Stones.

Among these twelve Storage Magic Treasures, there were actually fewer Green Jade Stones than in the first five. After all, Green Jade Stone was a cheap jade material. Although it could be refined into jade talismans, it was not particularly precious. The higher a person's cultivation, the less likely they were to carry such low-grade Spirit Material.