Peering into Demons

Overall, this group of rogue cultivators was well-organized and fairly large in scale. Clearly, they had been operating in secret in this region for a long time; "Immortals' Drunken Arrival" was merely one of their many hidden outposts.

At first, they had acted rather discreetly, targeting only the poor and committing evil deeds in the hidden corners of the city. Yet over the past month or two, they had suddenly grown rampant, their audacity swelling to the point that they dared lay hands on cultivators. Had they not become so brazen, they might have remained undiscovered.

Though several scattered dens within Joyous Echo City had now been thoroughly cleaned out, no one could guarantee that this was their only foothold. Perhaps, in some unknown corner, they were still lying dormant, waiting for their chance to strike back.

Zhu Yaoyao recounted the results of her investigation in meticulous detail, then concluded, "These rogue cultivators are generally not very strong. They should merely be shields pushed out into the open. With their cultivation, they should not have been capable of stirring up such towering waves. The true mastermind must be someone else."

At this point, Zhu Yaoyao frowned slightly, as though she had fallen into her memories.

Resting her chin on one hand, she murmured, "When we were imprisoned, the gray-robed man who came for us was only in the Nascent Soul Realm, yet he showed no fear at all toward the Profound Heaven Sect's reputation. If so, the person behind him must have an enormous background and cannot be underestimated."

After hearing Zhu Yaoyao's analysis, Hua Wuyi deeply agreed, yet she could not help feeling puzzled as well. Her delicate brows drew together as she muttered, "Now that I think about it, this rogue cultivator organization has operated here for years,