Demon Tiger Clan Discovered

"Senior Xu's zither playing is truly wonderful, like an immortal descended to earth," Qin Yudie murmured to herself, her pretty face flushing slightly as she watched Xu Yan play.

She realized that every time she thought she understood Senior Xu well enough, he would reveal another side of himself, and no matter which side it was, it was always so powerful.

So far, she knew that Senior Xu's calligraphy, painting, zither playing, and tea ceremony were all extraordinary, reaching unimaginable realms.

Before meeting Senior Xu, she had never thought one person could excel to such a degree in so many fields simultaneously.

After getting to know Senior Xu, she learned it was possible; there truly were people in this world who could reach the end of every path.

Xu Yan was immersed in his own world, forgetting the world, forgetting everything, and forgetting himself.

He no longer knew who he was; his entire being was focused only on this zither and this melody.

The little bird with red feathers in the tree showed surprise in its eyes, not expecting Xu Yan to play such a different style of zither music, and play it just as well.

A hint of admiration gradually appeared in its eyes.

Immediately after, it flew away from the tree, heading for a very distant place.

A red feather drifted down from the sky, finally landing beside Xu Yan.

In Tianren City, Qin Tian was originally troubled by the matter of the Black Blood Pill. Then, listening to the zither music that seemed to come from nowhere, his worries vanished.

He then began to search for the rogue cultivators more earnestly and soon discovered four members of the Demon Tiger Clan in a small alley.

Seeing the black powder on the ground and the four people's black attire, he spoke, "Who are you? Did you spread the Black Blood Pill?"

At his shout, the four members of the Demon Tiger Clan opened their eyes.

Hu Li frowned slightly and said, "I was listening to the zither music, why did you suddenly shout? Do you think your voice is loud?"

He was listening with rapt attention, wishing to remain immersed in it, forgetting all his troubles.

At this moment, Qin Tian broke his state, and he naturally felt very displeased with Qin Tian.

The Demon Tiger Clan Third Elder was much more rational than Hu Li. He slapped Hu Li on the head and then cupped his fists towards Qin Tian, saying, "Fellow Daoist, we are not rogue cultivators, and the Black Blood Pill has nothing to do with us."

He was a bit nervous. He had been so engrossed in listening to the zither music that he had forgotten that the Tianren Sect was searching for those who spread the Black Blood Pill.

Qin Tian's gaze fixed on the Demon Tiger Clan Third Elder, sensing the aura of these people, and questioned, "You are from the Demon Race, what are you doing here?"

The Demon Race could transform into human form and conceal their aura, but cultivators whose cultivation was higher than theirs could still distinguish them, unless they practiced special disguises or transformation techniques.

Seeing that their identity as the Demon Race had been exposed, the Demon Tiger Clan Third Elder had no choice but to reply truthfully, "Sect Master Qin, I am the Third Elder of the Demon Tiger Clan, and these three are elites of the Demon Tiger Clan. We came to Tianren City to capture a scoundrel from our Demon Race, and it absolutely has nothing to do with the Black Blood Pill."

He dared not say he was here to capture a fox, as Qin Tian had visited Xu Yan's shop and seen Su Jiuer, so he might guess they were after Su Jiuer and might kill them.

Qin Tian walked forward, his eyes coldly fixed on the black medicinal powder clinging to Hu Li's body, and said coldly, "Stop trying to fool me. The powder on you is from the Black Blood Pill. I advise you to tell the truth, otherwise, I won't hesitate to kill a few demons who have trespassed into my Tianren Sect's territory."

The relationship between humans and demons was not harmonious to begin with, and the Demon Tiger Clan had secretly infiltrated Tianren City without the consent of the Tianren Sect, which governed the city.

Under these circumstances, the Tianren Sect had the right to execute the Demon Tiger Clan Third Elder and the other members.

Even if the Demon Tiger Clan found out, they would not dare to start a war with the Tianren Sect, as that would be challenging humanity, escalating into a racial war between humans and demons.

The Demon Tiger Clan clearly understood the consequences and did not dare to conceal anything, nor did they want to. They replied truthfully, "Sect Master Qin, it's like this. We originally came to capture a scoundrel from the Demon Race, but we were approached by three rogue cultivators. They gave us a bottle of Black Blood Pills and told us to distribute them to the people of Tianren City, or they would kill us."

"We had no choice. Those three rogue cultivators were extremely powerful. If we didn't compromise, we would surely die."

At this point, he could not conceal anything. Otherwise, if he were branded a rogue cultivator, he would surely die.

Now, if he told the truth, Qin Tian might spare them, considering the Demon Tiger Clan was a top race in the Southern Domain.

Qin Tian frowned slightly and asked, "Did they say anything else? And what were their cultivation levels?"

As expected, rogue cultivators had come to Tianren City and deliberately spread the Black Blood Pill. He wondered what their purpose was.

However, just the act of spreading the Black Blood Pill, if not for the zither music, who knew how many people would have died.

After all, apart from this miraculous zither music, there was almost no other way to save the lives of those who had taken the Black Blood Pill.

The Demon Tiger Clan Third Elder replied honestly, "They didn't say anything else. They left after saying a few words. Among the three of them, two were at the Sea of Consciousness First Heaven, and one was at the Sea of Consciousness Triple Heaven."

He feared the one at Sea of Consciousness Triple Heaven, which was why he went to spread the Black Blood Pill. If there had only been two rogue cultivators at the Sea of Consciousness First Heaven, he would not have been afraid.

Hearing the Demon Tiger Clan Third Elder's words, Qin Tian frowned slightly.

Two at the Sea of Consciousness First Heaven plus one at the Sea of Consciousness Triple Heaven – this lineup was terrifying. There were very few forces in the entire Southern Domain with such a foundation.

However, these three were rogue cultivators, which made them even more difficult to deal with.

"Which direction did those three rogue cultivators leave in?" Qin Tian asked again.

Three rogue cultivators at the Sea of Consciousness Realm were undoubtedly a huge threat. If they were still in Tianren City, he would have to gather other top powers to eliminate the rogue cultivators together.

The Tianren Sect alone could not deal with rogue cultivators of this caliber.

"It was in that direction. Seeing how cheerfully and directly they left, they must be heading to some good place," Hu Li said, pointing in the direction the black-robed figures had left.

He was very unhappy with those three rogue cultivators, so he had observed them quite carefully.

Qin Tian looked in the direction Hu Li pointed. It was towards the foot of Tianren Mountain.

This was useful information. He then said, "One last question: what were the appearances and clothing of those three rogue cultivators?"

Hu Li thought that as long as he answered this question, Qin Tian would let them go, so he recalled with great effort and then told Qin Tian in great detail.

Then, with an expectant look, he asked, "Sect Master Qin, can we leave now?"

Qin Tian looked at Hu Li and sneered, "You listened to rogue cultivators and spread the Black Blood Pill, endangering Tianren City, and you think you can just leave like this? You will come with me to see someone. Let that person decide how to deal with you!"