Encountering Guo Tao Again
Nothing more was said that night.
The next day.
After leaving the Inn, Song Wen headed towards the spaceship.
Last night, he had already inquired with the Inn and found out that the departure time of the spaceship to the Corpse Demon Sect was 3:45 AM.
Walking through the city of Three Corpses City, Song Wen noticed that there were quite a few Yan Family on the road, using their spiritual power to repeatedly examine the passing cultivators.
In the cultivation world, casually using spiritual power to scan others is considered a provocation and an act of extreme disrespect.
After all, which cultivator doesn't have some secrets? Nobody wants their secrets to be discovered by others.
The Yan Family' unbridled behavior aroused the anger of many cultivators, but when they saw the Three Yan Family Three Corpses City guards surrounding them, they dared not speak out.
Song Wen continued on his way towards the spaceship with an unperturbed expression, ignoring the spiritual energy probed by the Yan Family.
This was the sixth wave of the Yan Family members he had encountered this morning.
He had absolute confidence in his ability to control his aura with his physical body. These Yan Family could not possibly recognize him with just their spiritual power, since his aura was completely different now.
To find Song Wen, someone who has had prior contact with him must come forward to remove his disguise and recognize Song Wen.
But this is unrealistic, as there are many cultivators coming and going in the city, and the Yan Family cannot possibly search them all.
Moreover, that would provoke even greater anger from the cultivators, and at that time, even the guards in the Three Corpses City would likely be unable to deter them, potentially leading to a riot among the cultivators in the city. In that case, it would probably bring great trouble to the city lord of the Three Corpses City.
Song Wen arrived at the location to board the flying boat without any problems.
The airship is twenty meters long and has three floors.
Since the Corpse Demon Sect and the Three Corpses City are not far apart, most of the cultivators who come by flying boat are Qi Refining Early Stage cultivators, with a few Qi Refining Middle Stage cultivators occasionally. After all, cultivators with slightly stronger strength will choose to go to the Corpse Demon Sect on their own.
Several Yan Family cultivators were guarding the only path about a hundred meters from the flying boat, including Yan Gao and Yan Qiu.
Their gazes and mental energy swept back and forth over the low-level cultivators riding the flying boats. When they spotted anyone suspicious, they immediately began to search them, showing they were desperate and extremely frantic.
Song Wen's aura and appearance changed once again.
From the moment he left the Inn, he disguised himself as a young Rogue Cultivator who had just Qi Refinement Initiation Refining.
Because of the deaths of Yan Feng and five others, the Yan Family focused their suspicions on Qi Refining Middle Stage cultivators, and paid little attention to Song Wen, a mere first-stage Qi Refining Level One cultivator, and let him go.
After paying five Spirit Stones, Song Wen boarded the spaceship without any problems and was given a small, private room on the bottom floor.
The spaceship departed precisely at 7:45 AM. Large spaceships are not fast, and it took an hour to reach the market town at the foot of Corpse Demon Mountain, which is more than 200 miles away. This is the market town that Song Wen often frequents. This area is already within the territory of the Corpse Demon Sect, and the Yan Family's strength is not enough to extend its reach here.
Song Wen disembarked from the spaceship and found no members of the Yan Family in the market, which reassured him considerably.
He went straight to the Alchemy Chamber.
Elder Shen of the Alchemy Chamber is a Foundation Establishment Late Stage Alchemist. Given his status, strength, and wealth within the Corpse Demon Sect, it is highly unlikely that he could be bribed by the Yan Family.
As long as Elder Shen reports the Yan Family's betrayal of the Corpse Demon Sect, their collusion with the Nine Palaces Sect, and their theft of the Seven-Colored Grass, the Yan Family will face utter destruction. Only by completely annihilating the Yan Family can the threat from them be Yan Family eliminated.
Song Wen didn't waste a moment and ran all the way, soon arriving at the Alchemy Chamber at the northwest foot of the mountain.
The Alchemy Chamber is still heavily patrolled by disciples to prevent unscrupulous individuals from sneaking in.
As the door to the Alchemy Chamber came into view, Song Wen removed his disguise, and his aura changed to one that everyone was familiar with.
He needs a disciple token and a mission token to enter the Alchemy Chamber. Both of these tokens contain his aura. If the aura he displays does not match the token, he will not be able to enter the Alchemy Chamber and may even be arrested as a spy.
When Song Wen entered the Alchemy Chamber, an unexpected person appeared in front of him.
Guo Tao!
Guo Tao stood quietly at the gate, neither going in nor leaving.
Song Wen knew that Guo Tao was waiting for him.
Immediately, Song Wen tensed up. He told himself to be extremely careful. He had already covered more than two thousand miles of escape route, and he couldn't afford to fall at this last step.
He clearly remembered that the sect's regulations stated that killing an outer disciple only required a compensation of 3,000 Spirit Stone.
At this critical juncture, if someone told Guo Tao that he only needed 3,000 Spirit Stone to eliminate Song Wen, this huge hidden threat, Song Wen believed that Guo Tao would definitely take out the Spirit Stone without hesitation.
Song Wen gripped the Ghost Head Shield in his right hand, ready to strike.
He stuck the last Flying Talisman to his chest, ready to activate it at any time to increase the distance between himself and Guo Tao.
Both the Blood Sacrifice Technique and the Blood Escape Technique were ready to be activated at any time. Song Wen believed that by using these two Blood-Burning Secret Art simultaneously, his speed should not be slower than that of Guo Tao Qi Refining Seventh Layer.
Unfortunately, I've already used up Swift Movement Talisman, otherwise my chances of successfully escaping would have been even greater.
The Heavenly Thunder Talisman is not suitable for use within the Corpse Demon Sect. Otherwise, he cannot explain why a disciple of a demonic sect could cultivate righteous energy. Using it rashly could expose the secrets of his physical body. In that case, he might be dissected and have his soul extracted for research by the Corpse Demon Sect's patriarch.
Meanwhile, Song Wen was prepared that if Guo Tao dared to make a move, he would publicly reveal the Yan Family's secret and fight to the death.
With so many guards outside the Alchemy Chamber, if he could withstand one or two moves from Guo Tao, he should be able to be rescued by the guards.
Seeing the extremely nervous Song Wen, Guo Tao did not choose to take action. Instead, he smiled slightly and tried to put on a kind smile.
Making a move now might kill Song Wen, but the higher-ups of the Corpse Demon Sect aren't fools.
Guo Tao and Song Wen went out on a sect mission together, but returned separately. Before they could even report on the mission, Guo Tao killed Song Wen. Even a fool would know something fishy was going on.
The higher-ups of the Corpse Demon Sect will definitely investigate the Yan Family thoroughly, and then the secret of the Yan Family's betrayal will surely be exposed.
Guo Tao and the Yan Family's higher-ups had already discussed their strategy. If Song Wen really returned to the sect alive, then Guo Tao would have no choice but to try to bribe him in order to buy the Yan Family enough time to escape.
Of course, the Yan Family wouldn't put all their eggs in one basket by successfully bribing Song Wen. They had already been secretly transferring talented disciples within the clan, determined to preserve a bloodline for the Yan Family no matter what.
This includes Yan Yiwen, the most talented member of the Yan Family in the present day.