Immortal Father
Chapter 237 - 237 91 Demons are Easy to Ward Off But Human Hearts are Hard to Guard_3

237: Chapter 91: Demons are Easy to Ward Off, But Human Hearts are Hard to Guard_3 237: Chapter 91: Demons are Easy to Ward Off, But Human Hearts are Hard to Guard_3 Quite the irony.

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An hour later.

Li Ping’an left the tavern with his master, intending to find an inn to stay at temporarily.

“Two Daoist friends, please wait a moment!”

A slightly hoarse voice came through, Li Ping’an and Qing Su, who was wearing a bamboo hat, exchanged a glance and began the act they had pre-arranged.

Qing Su slightly frowned, flicking her sleeves dismissively.

Li Ping’an squinted his eyes with a smile, turning to look at the middle-aged Daoist clad in a dark Daoist robe.

The Daoist’s cultivation was merely at the third stage of the Merge True Realm, with four Qi Cultivators of the Void Refinement Realm standing behind him, all dressed in dark Daoist robes.

These were the cultivators from the East Alliance.

The middle-aged Daoist was quite polite; observing the Immortal’s Dao Charm on Qing Su, he fully understood why such a high-level expert would ignore him.

The man cupped his hands and said, “Forgive my intrusion, you two seem unfamiliar here.”

“It’s only natural that you find us unfamiliar,” Li Ping’an said with a smile, “My master has just brought me here from the East Continent, hoping I can gain some experience in this place and possibly find an opportunity to break through my own bottleneck.”

“Oh?”

The middle-aged Daoist asked, “May I know which sect you belong to?”

“Yuan Sect,” Li Ping’an replied, as he took out a small wooden puppet from his sleeve.

The puppet danced gracefully in his palm, and the eyes of the Daoists present lit up.

Li Ping’an then produced a disciple’s token from the Yuan Sect, feeling slightly nervous inside but not letting it show on his face.

Naturally, the token was a replica he had made, and it was uncertain if the other party was familiar with the Yuan Sect.

After a careful inspection, the group concluded there was nothing wrong with the token and returned it to Li Ping’an.

“Hahaha, I’ve heard that the puppeteering secrets of the Yuan Sect are unparalleled in the East Continent.

To encounter two friends from that sect today is truly an honor.”

The leading middle-aged Daoist asked:

“May I know where you two are heading?”

Li Ping’an turned to Qing Su and asked softly, “Master, where shall we go?”

Qing Su said indifferently, “To slay demons.”

Li Ping’an turned to the Daoist, who nodded slowly, taking a careful measure of Qing Su’s Dao Charm.

The middle-aged Daoist cupped his hands with a smile:

“Apologies for the interruption.

There are Demon Race spies that have infiltrated the city, apparently to probe our Human Race’s military deployment.

Recently, tens of thousands of demon soldiers have appeared to the northwest.

It may be wise for you two to wait some time before heading in that direction.”

“Thank you for the advice.”

“Please!”

“Please!”

The group of Daoists in dark robes turned away and continued patrolling the streets.

Li Ping’an inwardly let out a sigh of relief, put away the Yuan Sect token, and followed his master to the inn where they planned to stay next.

Upon entering the inn, Qing Su was about to set up an immortal power barrier but Li Ping’an gestured for her to stop.

“Master, listen to my voice transmission.”

“Alright.”

Then and there, Qing Su imitated a Yuan Immortal and established a layer of barrier;

Li Ping’an took out an orb and captured the images of him and Qing Su sitting in meditation.

Then, the orb projected a faint screen of light, displaying the scene of them meditating.

After completing these arrangements, Qing Su finally set up a barrier with her Heavenly Immortal cultivation from the inside.

She asked, “Isn’t this an unnecessary precaution?

The highest cultivation here is only at the Heavenly Immortal Realm, they can’t see through my barrier.”

“But master,” Li Ping’an retorted, “think about it, if a Heavenly Immortal uses their Immortal Consciousness to scan around and they find a place they can’t see through, wouldn’t that make them even more curious about this spot?”

Qing Su’s eyes brightened, “You make a valid point.”

Li Ping’an smiled and nodded, inviting his master to take a seat while he took out a box and began to busy himself with its contents.

“Apprentice, are there really human traitors here?” Qing Su sighed.

“The Dao Hearts of those people just now seemed decent; perhaps there really are Demon Race spies who’ve infiltrated,” she observed.

“Master, let’s not rush to conclusions; we should gather evidence first,” Li Ping’an suggested.

He took out four lid-shaped Magic Artifacts.

Having inherited the Artifact Refining teachings from his teacher Yun Zhongzi and the insights from the senior Xu Sheng, combined with the assistance of the Myriad Manifestation Chart, Li Ping’an concocted a batch of novel gadgets.

The orb from earlier, for instance, was an amalgamation of the functions of the Liuying Pearl and an illusion pearl, which worked surprisingly well.

Yet Li Ping’an had never expected…

These devices, originally developed to counter the Demon Race, were being used for the first time to eavesdrop on Human Race Qi Cultivators.

Li Ping’an arranged the four Magic Artifact lids, positioning them toward the four directions, then summoned the post-celestial Spiritual Treasure, the Cangyue Bead, allowing it to float in the center above the four lids.

The Artifact Spirit, a young boy, appeared and sat cross-legged atop the Cangyue Bead.

Li Ping’an said, “Master, I need to borrow your immortal power to infuse into the Cangyue Bead.”

“Alright,” Qing Su did as told, wrapping the bead in a wisp of blue mist.

Li Ping’an pointed forward with his finger:

“Cangyue Bead, I borrow your sentience, to search the heavens and earth, and immediately locate suspicious individuals in this city!

“Decipher any spoken words you deem valuable and transmit them all directly into my Spirit Platform.”

“Sure, leave it to me, Master!” The Cangyue Bead’s Artifact Spirit was full of energy, marking his first official action.

Until now, the Cangyue Bead’s Artifact Spirit had merely served as a storage for items and spirit energy, unaware of his ability to serve such functions.

Li Ping’an closed his eyes and focused, as voices began to resonate in his Spirit Platform.

Unaware of the source of these voices, Li Ping’an could only take note of how the voices sounded.

…

Two days later.

Within the Wanyun Sect.

Li Dazhi, acting like a thief, stealthily slithered into the protective array of Elixir Dust Peak, searching for any sign of his elder brother Yun Chenzi.