Progress of the War Between Righteous and Demonic Factions

After saying goodbye to Zhao Dapeng, Song Wen arrived at the rented courtyard.

The previous tenant of the courtyard should have left a few days ago, as the courtyard is still relatively clean.

After tidying up the yard briefly, Song Wen went out to buy some everyday items to make the Small Courtyard feel more homely.

Although Song Wen would most likely never need these everyday items, a necessary disguise was still required to avoid being noticed by those with ulterior motives. After all, he was pretending to be a Qi Refining Stage cultivator who needed to eat.

Song Wen strolled around the market and found that, just as Zhao Dapeng had said, there were many more cultivators in the market.

Whether they are Rogue Cultivator or members of the Beast Taming Sect, the number has increased by 30% to 40% compared to before.

Arriving at a secluded spot, Song Wen disguised himself as a young cultivator at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer. After turning a few street corners, he arrived at the Blissful Union Spring Night Tower.

Blissful Union Spring Night Tower, the air is filled with the chirping of orioles, and guests come and go in an endless stream.

Song Wen stepped inside, a young woman immediately came to greet him.

The woman appeared to be around twenty years old, with a pretty face, full breasts and a shapely bottom, Qi Refining Sixth Layer of Qi Refining.

She grabbed Song Wen's arm and pressed her ample breasts against Song Wen right arm.

Her eyes, like pools of autumn water, shimmered and gazed at Song Wen with tender affection.

"Young master, you look unfamiliar. Is this your first time here?"

Her tone was soft and gentle, like a babbling brook, making Song Wen's heart itch.

At this moment, in this place, and under this scene, Song Wen suddenly began to understand Ai Kun somewhat.

Nodding, Song Wen said, "This is my first time here."

The woman's eyes lit up, as if she were Blissful Union Spring Night Tower for the first time and possessing some extraordinary treasure.

"Please follow me, guest."

As if asserting her dominance, the woman leaned half her body against Song Wen, leading Song Wen towards the third floor.

"My name A Yao. May I ask your name, sir?"

"Chen Feihe!"

"Young master's name is quite impressive."

Upon reaching the third floor, the two entered a fragrant boudoir. A Yao led Song Wen to sit down at the table and poured him some wine.

"Young master, A Yao you."

As they were talking, A Yao sat directly on Song Wen's lap.

Song Wen opened his mouth and drank the wine. As soon as the wine went down his throat, it was caught by the Sacred Beetle Gu in his abdomen and swallowed. Song Wen's hands naturally touched A Yao's delicate body under her thin clothes. His desire, which had been suppressed for half a year, was quickly aroused.

Feeling the heat emanating from below, A Yao covered her mouth and chuckled softly.

"Young master, are you really in such a hurry?"

Although Song Wen was feeling somewhat uncomfortable, he was not swayed by lust. He suddenly realized that brothels, with their constant flow of people, were the easiest places to gather intelligence, so he asked a question.

"Do you know why there have suddenly been so many Rogue Cultivators in the market?"

A Yao's expression turned somewhat surprised.

"Young master, you didn't know?"

Song Wen was somewhat speechless. Judging from the other party's reaction, it seemed that something major had happened, the kind of major event that everyone knew about.

"I have been in seclusion for intensive training recently, and I have only just emerged from my seclusion today."

A Yao gently twisted her slender waist, suppressing the remaining heat, and said as she did so.

"No wonder. I knew it! How could anyone not know about such a momentous event as the end of the Righteous-Demonic War?"

"The Righteous-Demonic War is over!" Song Wen's voice suddenly rose a few decibels.

This news was utterly shocking to him.

Grabbing A Yao's mischievous right hand, Song Wen asked urgently.

"What was the outcome? Which side, good or evil, won?"

A Yao's expression suddenly turned aggrieved, her eyes filled with tears, looking utterly pitiful.

"Young master, you're hurting me."

Song Wen quickly let go of her hand. "Tell me quickly, what was the result?"

A Yao rubbed her slightly red wrists before slowly beginning to explain.

"Actually, it can't be said that the Righteous-Demonic War has ended; it's just that the two sides have temporarily ceased hostilities."

"More than a month ago, the five major sects, together with the Lei Clan, mobilized a total of nine Nascent Soul Cultivators and broke through the Corpse Demon Sect's protective formation that had blocked the righteous sects for four years."

"The Corpse Demon Sect has been destroyed!" Song Wen's tone carried a hint of surprise.

If the Corpse Demon Sect is destroyed, then he will no longer have to worry about being purged by the Corpse Demon Sect.

"No!" A Yao shook her head and continued.

"The righteous cultivators stormed into the Corpse Demon Sect, only to find that the entire Corpse Demon Mountain was deserted."

"Everything that could be carried away was looted. It's said that even some ancient palaces were dismantled and taken away by the Corpse Demon Sect."

"The Corpse Demon Sect Soul Nascent Soul Elders, Golden Core experts, Foundation Establishment cultivators, and personal disciples of the Corpse Demon Sect—all these core forces—have vanished without a trace. Only some weak outer sect disciples and menial servants remained, and those who stayed were all slaughtered by righteous cultivators in a fit of rage."

"While the righteous cultivators were plundering Corpse Demon Mountain, suddenly, an array was activated without warning, trapping all the righteous cultivators who had entered Corpse Demon Mountain inside."

"Nine Nascent Soul Cultivator from the righteous path joined forces, expending tremendous Law Power and mana to finally break the formation, only to find that high-level cultivators from the Corpse Demon Sect, the Mysterious Yin Sect, and the Crimson Blood Gate had all attacked, catching them completely off guard."

"Originally, the righteous path, with its nine Nascent Soul Cultivators, could have withstood the full-scale counterattack of the three demonic sects."

"But what no one expected was that the Nine Palaces Sect suddenly betrayed them, launching a sneak attack from behind and severely injuring two Nascent Soul Venerables from the Primordial Unity Temple, as well as the Nascent Soul Ancestor of the Lei Clan."

"With the addition of the Nine Palaces Sect, the strength of the demonic path increased significantly. As a result, the righteous path weakened and quickly collapsed, soon withdrawing from the demonic path's sphere of influence."

Hearing A Yao's story, Song Wen felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

When the Corpse Demon Sect retreated, they even took the ancient palace with them; there's no reason they wouldn't take the Soul Lamp containing the aura of souls with them.

He ultimately failed to completely escape the Corpse Demon Sect and could face pursuit from the Corpse Demon Sect at any time.

Previously, he held onto a sliver of hope, believing that the Corpse Demon Sect might not go to such lengths to hunt him down from afar for the sake of an outer disciple like him.

As Song Wen's understanding of the Cultivation World deepened, he gradually gained a clearer understanding of Cultivation World.

Both righteous and evil sects deeply abhor those who betray their sects by fleeing in the face of battle.

If we don't make an example of them, how can we expect any disciples to risk their lives for the sect? They'll all abandon the sect and run away whenever they encounter danger.

According to A Yao, the core strength of the Corpse Demon Sect has been preserved, and its power has not been greatly weakened.

Song Wen suddenly recalled that when he escaped from the Corpse Demon Sect, he had a chance encounter with Lu Chan, Zhang Xiaofan, and three others, who then brutally murdered Chen Yi.

At that time, Song Wen was very puzzled as to why Zhang Xiaofan and his disciples would stay away from the Corpse Demon Sect during the Righteous-Demonic War.

Looking back now, it seems the Corpse Demon Sect had been secretly plotting this all along.

They secretly sent some of their less powerful disciples out to protect them. Although these disciples were not strong at the moment, some of them would grow into the backbone of the Corpse Demon Sect in a few years.

Even more surprisingly, the Nine Palaces Sect betrayed the righteous path and colluded with the demonic path.

The Nine Palaces Sect has always acted in a way that is both righteous and evil, but the mainstream Cultivation Method within the Nine Palaces Sect are still Cultivation Method. Among the disciples of the Nine Palaces Sect, many secretly practice demonic secret arts, but for thousands of years, the Nine Palaces Sect has always regarded itself as the righteous path.

What exactly caused the Nine Palaces Sect change its allegiance and turn to the demonic path?