Lin Changsheng continued respectfully, "My lord, these past few years, the Demon Envoys and I have led our subordinates in cultivating around Earth Pass Island. During that time, we encountered some disciples of Blackwood Island and the Impermanence Sect, but they were all outer sect small fry.
"Whenever we passed them intelligence on the Condensed Jade Sect, even those who came to meet us were only inner sect disciples. They knew nothing of the movements of the Foundation Establishment cultivators above them, let alone the Golden Core True Persons."
Qing Chen nodded slightly at this.
If these remnants were so easily investigated, Senior Brother Wan Hun and his Golden Core True Persons would have wiped them out long ago.
Lin Changsheng paused briefly, then continued his report. "Besides the people from Blackwood Island and the Impermanence Sect ambushing and killing disciples and affiliates of the Condensed Jade Sect, we discovered another force that has also struck against the Condensed Jade Sect."
Qing Chen's gaze sharpened. Raising an eyebrow, he asked, "Cold Mountain Temple in the Cold Mountain Archipelago? Or the Three Corpse Demon Sect in the Three Corpse Archipelago?"
Lin Changsheng cupped his hands and replied, "Neither. They're a band of water bandits called the Snake Spirit Thieves. But these water bandits are very unusual, quite strange. They supposedly even have a Golden Core-level leader among them."
"A Golden Core True Person has taken to water banditry?" Qing Chen was somewhat surprised.
"It's absolutely true! That Golden Core leader even took action, and ever since then, the Snake Spirit Thieves have become widely renowned. What's more, they never call themselves the Snake Spirit Thieves to outsiders. They call themselves the Snake Spirit Way!
"They're always talking about benefiting all under heaven when prosperous and cultivating one's own virtue when poor,