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Chapter 214: Cyan Snail Mountain, Bloodthirst Hall

Chapter 214: Chapter 214: Cyan Snail Mountain, Bloodthirst Hall

Hu Zhile naturally had no objections, leaving his younger sister to clean up and assist Jiang Yuan in roughly dragging the confused Qing Wu directly to the general store.

The scene quickly changed as the door opened and closed.

"Yun Mo, haven’t you always been thinking about avenging your brothers?" Jiang Yuan called out directly, "Look, it’s this demon cultivator who did it. Do you want to take his life while he’s weak?"

Yun Mo and Wan Mingchuan, who were cultivating around the spirit pool, turned their heads simultaneously, even Bai Yunqi emerged from the water with a splash, "The one who used the curse?"

Ever since being warned by Senior Bai, Yun Mo had given up hope of catching the culprit to avenge his tragically killed brothers. Killing Eagle Twenty-One by himself still couldn’t fully vent his anger, so he could only bury the thought deep in his heart, hoping to investigate further in the future when he had more achievements.

Upon hearing the gentleman’s call, the entire eagle was stunned for a moment, then he hurriedly stood up with an angry look at Qing Wu who was being dragged out, "That’s right, I saw him at the auction house!"

The patterns on his neck, the horn on his head, and the bizarre hands all demonstrated Qing Wu’s identity as a demon cultivator.

Bai Yunqi listened to their explanations of the convolutions and narrowed his vertical pupils as he looked at Hu Zhile, "Now that you’ve learned the truth about the robbery, what do you plan to do next?"

Actually, according to the usual processing method, Hu Zhile would certainly report the news to the Lady of Yin Mountain first, asking her to decide whether to negotiate with Bloodthirst Hall openly or strike them by surprise in secret.

But now she harbored personal desires, wanting to part ways with the lady amicably.

Hu Zhile planned not to report initially, using a Teleportation Scroll to go to Bloodthirst Hall, waiting for an opportunity to snatch back the two excellent sets of heart and lungs, saving worry and effort for the lady while she retrieves what rightfully belongs to her. Then, when she’s in the best mood, to propose leaving the Netherworld.

After so many years of loyal service, the life-saving grace of the sisters has been repaid, and they can’t stay in the Netherworld with a demon cultivator’s body for years, delaying their cultivation.

"Going to the Demon Realm for a break?" Bai Yunqi raised his eyebrows slightly upon hearing her brief response, "What about the Venerable Family’s intention?"

The system hadn’t prompted the completion of the side quest, obviously, the two sets of hearts must be secured first. Jiang Yuan also coveted the top-grade "magical artifacts" refined by Bloodthirst Hall, and there were also time-limited items as system rewards unused yet. Moreover, after interrogating Qing Wu, he learned detailed information about Bloodthirst Hall’s situation, naturally wanting to explore the new map.

Receiving a definite answer, Bai Yunqi felt secretly delighted but outwardly showed a worried expression for the Venerable Family, saying in a difficult tone, "Although Bloodthirst Hall is not renowned, it is still in the Demon Realm, and it’s risky for only the two of you to go. Alas, since the Venerable Family specially built the Furong Spirit Pool for me, I’ll risk my life to accompany gentlemen on this trip!"

Wan Mingchuan envied Long Brother’s ability to accompany the master in battles. Now they were going to a rarely heard of Demon Realm, but unfortunately, he hadn’t reached Foundation Establishment and couldn’t do anything.

"Before going, we have to see Yun Mo kill this serial killer first so that I can rest assured." Jiang Yuan thought, after all, it involved the Demon Realm, and since Qing Wu was a member of the Cyan Fish Mountain Market auction house, he must be killed and the body destroyed completely.

Yun Mo was both touched and excitedly resentful, his eyes turning red, "Back then, my brothers were devoured by his curse. Now that he’s finally landed in my hands, I also want to cut him open to vent my anger!"

Jiang Yuan immediately handed him the knife.

"Puchi!"

The wing held a sharp knife directly opening up the stomach, and a system prompt popped up in Jiang Yuan’s sight.

[Qing Wu’s demon cultivator organs and body, low quality, requires special materials to refine into a ghost, refine?]

Without thinking, he clicked "No," refusing to waste so many special materials on a minor Karami who harmed innocent cultivators. Why would he deserve it?

Hu Zhile demonstrated his knack for hitting a person when they’re down, using this opportunity to extract clips from the Memory Stone of Qing Wu admitting the rumor of missing cultivators being killed by him following them, as well as his relationship with the money shop owner, planning to secretly spread it in the Market after resolving this matter.

After assisting Yun Mo in completely destroying the corpse, Jiang Yuan and his party of three didn’t waste any time, pulling out the Teleportation Scroll and instantly disappearing from the small courtyard as explained by Qing Wu.

"Is this the Demon Realm?" Jiang Yuan looked at the updated map display, sure that he was indeed in the Demon Realm.

Cyan Snail Mountain, Bloodthirst Hall.

Contrary to the imagined desolate and cheerless scene, despite it being nighttime, one could still see that the place was serene, with beautiful scenery.

The night vision skill provided by the Earth Mirror Book made his sight unrestricted.

The entire Bloodthirst Hall was situated at the mountain top, a small square building displayed on the map, the entire mountain being surrounded by water, making it easy to be discovered when entering or leaving.

"In the Demon Realm, be very cautious, the air is filled with demonic energy, not suitable for direct absorption by us," Bai Yunqi said cautiously, in a low voice, "If necessary, use Spirit Stones to replenish spiritual power, and retreat if the situation looks bad."

Demonic energy?

Jiang Yuan took a deep breath to confirm he felt nothing, except that breathing didn’t feel as refreshing as in the courtyard with the spirit pool scenery, apart from that, everything seemed the same.

But looking at the two of them, they didn’t seem to be feeling well, perhaps the demonic energy in the air would make cultivators feel uncomfortable.

No wonder Qing Wu said the Yin Mountain Female Corpse couldn’t stay long in the Demon Realm; she went to the Human World to bargain with the Yin Messenger in a possessed manner, thinking ghost cultivators need Yin energy, feeling uncomfortable staying elsewhere.

The set teleportation point for the scroll was outside the Great Elder of Bloodthirst Hall’s courtyard, clearly intended as a convenient delivery route for gifts. All three of them used cloaks to conceal their presence, with Bai Yunqi taking the lead to push open the Great Elder’s residence.

"Who are you..." Bloodthirst Hall’s Great Elder Zhu Shi was meditating in cultivation.

Sensing the teleportation movement, he thought his good disciple brought some good merchandise for a little extra money, quickly snapping out of cultivation and happily sipping tea from the table, waiting for the disciple’s tribute.

However, the figures that pushed the door open were obviously not the beloved disciples, stunning him instantly.

The old man’s reaction was quick, instantly activating cultivation technique with his right fist, but it was met head-on with what appeared to be an extremely ordinary net. A tattered fishing net had somehow restrained his entire body, directly sealing his magic power, leaving his punch to float away harmlessly.

Bai Yunqi and Hu Zhile stood on either side of Jiang Yuan, ready to end the battle quickly, but they didn’t expect the opponent to be caught so easily and swiftly by a net, leaving his punch without follow-up.

"Duang!"

Jiang Yuan was well-prepared, and while the Demon Suppression Net ensnared the old man, he took out a jujube wood stick and struck the top of the old man’s head, which was covered with patterns and wrinkles, reducing his health bar by ninety percent, turning it critical.

"Puh!" The old man couldn’t even utter a scream before coughing up blood and lying on the ground, gasping for breath.

Jiang Yuan sighed in relief, having worried the system-provided Demon Suppression Net would fail to hold the Great Elder, especially with such a thick health bar above his head, decided to strike first.

A critical strike with the stick dealt -40000 damage, almost killing the old man.

Bai Yunqi and Hu Zhile, who were mentally ready for a fierce battle, were momentarily stunned, hadn’t even made a move, yet the Venerable Family settled it with a net and a stick?

"Bloodthirst Hall recently sold two excellent sets of hearts and lungs to the Yin Mountain Female Corpse, which you got back. Where’s the stuff?" Jiang Yuan didn’t dilly-dally and directly placed the ordinary stick on the other’s neck, saying with a grin, "Take us to get it, satisfy us and you’ll live, but if you try any tricks..."

Zhu Shi’s head buzzed, looking at the tattered fishing net and then at the stick that seemed to be randomly picked up from the roadside, temporarily questioning his demonic life.

Who am I?

Where am I?

What hit me like this?