Just as Wang Xuan was carefully sensing the improvement in his archery, the Entangling Serpent Realm martial artist beside him, barely clinging to life, finally could not help but ask.
Wang Xuan came back to his senses and walked over to Li Qingyi.
Li Qingyi stared coldly at the man on the ground and demanded, "Speak. Where is your main altar in White Water County?"
"And where are the Bewitching Envoys?"
"What is the purpose of setting up an altar here to condense a Blood Demon Pearl?"
Blood streamed from the man's mouth. Hearing this, he grinned viciously. "So you're from the Demon Slayer Division!"
"You want to pry information about the Holy Sect from my mouth? Dream on!"
"I will never betray the Holy Sect!"
"Kill me or carve me up as you please!"
"Come on, if you've got the guts, kill me!"
The man laughed maniacally, madness blazing in his eyes!
That smile was exactly the same as the one Wang Xuan had seen on Qian Tong back then!
"What do we do?"
"Do you have a way?"
Wang Xuan frowned and looked at Li Qingyi.
Her brows furrowed slightly, and her eyes seemed to hold a trace of hesitation.
But!
Looking at the man's crazed appearance, Li Qingyi seemed to make up her mind.
"Since you refuse to speak, I'll use another method!"
Killing intent surged in Li Qingyi's eyes!
She seemed especially cold whenever she faced members of the Pity Life Sect!
She formed a seal one-handed with her right hand, then struck the man's forehead through the air with her palm!
The man, who had still been stubbornly laughing with a savage expression, suddenly had his pupils constrict. His face abruptly twisted in pain.
"Aaaah!!!"
A shrill scream burst from the man's mouth.
At that moment, he seemed to be suffering some immense torment. His entire body convulsed violently, and he nearly fainted outright.
Wang Xuan's gaze sharpened at the sight!
"What... did you do to him?"
Li Qingyi replied indifferently, "Soul search."
Those two simple words made Wang Xuan's pupils shrink!
Damn, what a vicious method!
Wang Xuan cried out inwardly.
Li Qingyi raised her right hand and searched the man's soul. At that moment, every memory he possessed lay bare before her!
Several full minutes passed.
Li Qingyi lowered her hand, but her expression became exceedingly grim.
The man's body suddenly went limp. His eyes rolled white, and he had already passed out.
"How was it?"
Wang Xuan hurriedly asked.
Li Qingyi's face darkened. "The Pity Life Sect's main altar is in Chillshadow Gulch!"
"The Bewitching Envoys are there too!"
"Three days from now is the Banquet of Ten Thousand Demons!"
"Besides that, there is one more piece of information!"
"There are people from the Pity Life Sect in the recruit camp!"
"It's that Banner Commander who wanted to arrest you yesterday!"
Wang Xuan's pupils contracted!
He immediately thought of who it was!
Xu Kui!
But how could he be a member of the Pity Life Sect?
"Are you... sure you didn't see wrongly?"
Wang Xuan asked in disbelief.
"In his memories, I saw that Banner Commander's face!"
"There is a Pity Life Sect rune on his chest!"
Li Qingyi answered coldly.
That single sentence made Wang Xuan's heart sink to the bottom!
Xu Kui was actually a member of the Pity Life Sect!
If that was true, it could explain why Lu Qing had entered the military camp without anyone noticing!
Xu Kui was the chief instructor of the recruit camp.
Every recruit entering the camp for training had to pass through his hands!
If he had let Lu Qing in, then it all made sense!
"If he is from the Pity Life Sect, then how many members of the Pity Life Sect are there in the recruit camp—or even the entire military camp?"
Wang Xuan suddenly thought of this, and a chill ran through his whole body!
Even Xu Kui was a member of the Pity Life Sect. How many others in the entire military camp belonged to them?
Wang Xuan did not dare imagine it!
For the first time, he clearly felt the terror of the Pity Life Sect!
Even the military camp had already been infiltrated!
At that moment, Li Qingyi raised her hand, and her flying sword descended, piercing straight through the man's head!
But neither of them noticed the strange smile still hanging at the corner of the man's mouth, as though he were mocking them!
"You can go back now!"
"Since we have found the main altar, I will destroy it. By then, the Soul-Devouring Mark on your chest will naturally dissipate!"
Killing intent boiled around Li Qingyi as she immediately prepared to head straight for Chillshadow Gulch!
Seeing this, Wang Xuan hurriedly grabbed her.
"Wait!"
"You're rushing there, but do you know how many people are in Chillshadow Gulch?"
"I know you're very strong, but you said it yourself—the Bewitching Envoys are at least as powerful as Centurion Yang!"
"If you go in alone, I'm afraid the odds are stacked against you!"
Li Qingyi turned back and looked at Wang Xuan impassively. "I know!"
"But everyone from the Pity Life Sect must die!"
Feeling Li Qingyi's killing intent, doubt rose in Wang Xuan's heart.
Whenever Li Qingyi mentioned the Pity Life Sect, she seemed like a different person. The killing intent in her eyes made it seem as though she bore a blood-deep vendetta against them!
Wang Xuan pondered for a moment. "I want to kill them too!"
"But with only the two of us, it's far too dangerous!"
"And you saw it too. Xu Kui is a member of the Pity Life Sect. They infiltrated the military camp, so they must have other motives!"
"If they take control of the entire military camp, then White Water County will be utterly finished!"
"We still have three days!"
"We must solve this problem first!"
Hearing Wang Xuan's analysis, Li Qingyi instantly calmed down quite a bit.
If Xu Kui truly belonged to the Pity Life Sect, then there were certainly other Pity Life Sect Demon-Humans in the military camp. Their goal definitely was not something as simple as infiltration!
"Then what do you mean?"
Li Qingyi asked with a frown.
Wang Xuan frowned deeply and pondered briefly. "We return to the military camp first and sound things out!"
"If Xu Kui really is from the Pity Life Sect, we can use this chance to sweep out the Pity Life Sect Demon-Humans in the camp!"
"At the same time, we can go back and call for reinforcements!"
"Otherwise, with just the two of us, we probably cannot deal with those Bewitching Envoys!"
Li Qingyi nodded slightly at his words.
"Fine, we'll do as you say!"
"Time waits for no one. Let's go!"
Li Qingyi immediately prepared to leave.
Wang Xuan hurriedly said, "Wait, there's still something we haven't taken!"
As he spoke, Wang Xuan looked at the Blood Demon Pearl in the hands of the statue of the Holy Mother of Pity Life.
Seeing this, Li Qingyi beckoned with her hand.
The Blood Demon Pearl instantly flew into her palm.
"You want this?"
Li Qingyi frowned as she looked at Wang Xuan.
"Though this Blood Demon Pearl is good for increasing cultivation, its demonic aura is too strong. With your current strength, you cannot refine it!"
Li Qingyi said coldly.
Wang Xuan smiled. "I may not be able to use it now, but what if I can later?"
Seeing this, a powerful force surged from Li Qingyi's palm, and the demonic aura within the Blood Demon Pearl steadily weakened!
In less than a few minutes, seventy percent of the demonic aura had dispersed.
Wang Xuan's heart tightened as he watched the power flowing from Li Qingyi's hand!
This... is Origin Power!
Once one's cultivation broke through the Entangling Serpent Realm and reached the Jade Bone Realm, a special force would gradually be born within the body: Origin Power!
Wang Xuan did not know Li Qingyi's exact Martial Path cultivation, but judging by this, she had absolutely surpassed the Jade Bone Realm!
At the very least, an ordinary Jade Bone Realm martial artist would not possess such powerful Origin Power fluctuations!
"I have weakened the demonic aura in this Blood Demon Pearl by seventy percent while preserving most of its power!"
"Though it is no longer a complete Blood Demon Pearl, do not consume it before reaching the Entangling Serpent Realm. Otherwise, if you fail to refine the power within, don't blame me if it bursts you to death!"
Li Qingyi spoke indifferently and tossed the Blood Demon Pearl to Wang Xuan.
Wang Xuan caught the Blood Demon Pearl, his eyes burning.
"Thank you."
Just as he received the Blood Demon Pearl, the notification from the Crimson Panel rang out.
Demonic blood detected. Spend one thousand Attribute Points to refine it.
Wang Xuan was immediately delighted upon hearing it.
It can actually be refined, but one thousand Attribute Points...
That's still a little too much!
He currently had only a little over three hundred Attribute Points, still far from one thousand.
Wang Xuan then put away the Blood Demon Pearl.
"Then what do you plan to do now?"
Li Qingyi asked.
"Go back!"
"Since the Pity Life Sect sees me as a Human Pill and wants to capture me, if I deliberately appear before Xu Kui, he will definitely take me away!"
"You just need to hide in the shadows and protect me!"
"Once he exposes his identity, capture him!"
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