In the Capital of the Yue Kingdom, a cultivator in a fitted black outfit walked slowly along the Bluestone Road.
His features were refined, with a sharp edge hidden in his eyes. He was none other than Jing Wen, who had suppressed his cultivation to the eighth layer of Qi Refining.
The Capital was both the headquarters of the Black Fiend Cult and a place where the Seven Great Sects had eyes watching.
Jing Wen dared not use Sword Flight without restraint. He had landed outside the city well in advance and entered the gates amid the bustling crowds.
Two months earlier, as the Baleful Bead within him gradually transformed into a five-element baleful core, Jing Wen had gained some insight into the Black Fiend Cult's sinister methods.
The Yue Emperor's ultimate goal was surely to collect five-element baleful cores, form a baleful core, and enter the Golden Core realm.
These five-element baleful cores would only fully take shape at mid-stage Foundation Establishment. In theory, nothing should happen during the early stage.
Yet he insisted on maintaining his disguise as an eighth-layer Qi Refining cultivator, for one unanswered mystery still weighed on his mind-resources.
The Black Fiend Cult had a startling number of Foundation Establishment cultivators: the four Blood Attendants, the Yue Emperor, Li Poyun, and King Xu already made seven. Adding Steward Li, who had recently come to light, brought the total to eight.
No one could say whether still more undiscovered Foundation Establishment cultivators lurked in the shadows.
With so many Foundation Establishment cultivators, where does the Black Fiend Cult get the resources to support them? Jing Wen wondered.
Hunting down Qi Refining cultivators alone could never be enough.
Until he cleared up this question, rashly exposing his strength might bring unforeseen risks.
The fine rain of late