Urban Peerless Expert
Chapter 1054 - 1074: One Mistake Leads to More!_1

Chapter 1054: Chapter 1074: One Mistake Leads to More!_1

Assessment?

Gao Yi pondered, "You want to recruit Zhang Zhongyan into the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sect?"

Xu Xianxiang nodded, "He is the deputy city lord of Tianyuan City and has great strength. If I can recommend him to join the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sect, I can not only gain merit but also enjoy substantial benefits."

"For the sake of refining a magical treasure, he completed the task of collecting blood beads from five hundred young girls. However, he refused the real assessment task of collecting five thousand blood beads and tried to test me in various ways. Clearly, he has become suspicious of me and even tried to threaten me with this matter..."

"Since it’s like this, he naturally deserves to die. Originally, I intended to kill him personally, but he’s on guard against me, and I can’t make a move. You guys just happened to find me, so I thought of using you to kill him indirectly. Unfortunately..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen and the others already understood the whole story.

Xu Xianxiang saw that Zhang Zhongyan had both power and strength and was willing to kill people without hesitation to improve his strength. This clearly met the mental standards of a disciple of the Refining Path, so he intended to recruit him into the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sect.

Unfortunately, Zhang Zhongyan was not an easy target. He tried to turn the tables and threaten Xu Xianxiang. Xu Xianxiang felt that his identity might be exposed, so he let Lin Chen and the others, who just happened to show up, kill Zhang Zhongyan.

Xu Xianxiang calculated everything, but he did not expect that Lin Chen had dealt with the Refining Path and deeply despised it.

In Xu Xianxiang’s imagination, the Bandit King is someone who kills people like it’s second nature. Would the Bandit King care about what Zhang Zhongyan said?

A single misstep leads to a series of mistakes!

After listening for a while, Lin Chen learned quite a bit about the internal affairs of the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sect. However, there was not a single piece of truly valuable information.

"How long ago was your last sect gathering?"

"More than twenty years ago."

Lin Chen frowned. The lifespan of cultivators was long, and the interval between sect gatherings was also quite long, which was obviously not conducive to investigation.

"How many people are there in your sect, roughly?"

Xu Xianxiang answered, "About seven to eight hundred people. I don’t know if it’s all of them, but that’s how many people were there at the last gathering."

Lin Chen asked, "Do you know about the Ten Thousand Spirits Blood Array?"

Xu Xianxiang answered, "Of course, it is an exclusive and secret technique of the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sect. However, the technique was lost during the ancient battle..."

Lin Chen was slightly disappointed. Xu Xianxiang’s last sect gathering was more than twenty years ago, and the Ten Thousand Spirits Blood Array appeared after the exploration of the True Dragon Secret Realm. It was normal for him not to know about it.

Originally, Lin Chen thought that Xu Xianxiang, being a Master Refiner and at the Void stage, should be a big fish and may know a lot of important information. However, after interrogating him, he found that Xu Xianxiang may be a big fish, but one that operates independently.

Lin Chen asked in detail and learned that all the disciples of the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sect had upright identities and were hidden in the world, just like Xu Xianxiang. If exposed, who would know that such a famous Master Refiner was actually a remnant of the ancient evil sect, the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sect?

"How can I meet your contact?"

Lin Chen asked, but in his heart, he couldn’t help but sigh. The disciples of the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sect were as careful as spies. No wonder they could survive for so long without being completely rooted out.

"One day’s journey north of the city, there is a canyon. In the canyon, there is a sacrificial altar. If I want to see him, I go to the altar and start it in a special way, and he will come to meet me as soon as possible."

Lin Chen’s eyes lit up, "How long do I have to wait?"

"Within three to five days."

Listening to the side, Luo Yuan turned his head and said, "Mr. Lin, this is a clue. If we can catch this contact, we might be able to dig deeper up the chain."

"They all use vertical contact; digging up one or two people might lead us to important core members of their sect."

Lin Chen felt that Luo Yuan’s words made sense, "Shall we give it a try?"

Luo Yuan affirmed, "I think we can try. The other party is only one person, and we have so many people. No matter who comes, they won’t be able to escape."

Lin Chen nodded, "Alright, let’s give it a try."

Luo Yuan said, "We shouldn’t delay; we should make arrangements immediately, lest someone with ulterior motives learns about the situation. After all, the commotion from your battle was so loud that it’s hard to guarantee that the news won’t spread."

Lin Chen readily agreed, "Okay, let’s go."

Everyone, with Xu Xianxiang in tow, flew to the canyon north of the city. They arrived at the canyon described by Xu Xianxiang after a day’s journey.

The canyon was located in a very desolate area with no cities for thousands of miles around. The entire canyon was filled with weeds and shrubs, a completely primitive forest.

Following Xu Xianxiang’s directions, the group found the sacrificial altar he mentioned on an inconspicuous mound covered with vegetation in the valley.

This altar resembled a small pyramid with various ancient runes covering it. One couldn’t tell how many years had passed, and the altar was completely covered in vines, making it difficult to approach.

Luo Yuan put down Xu Xianxiang he was holding, "Go on, contact your contact."

Xu Xianxiang stood on the ground without moving, "I can’t do it like this. I need to use a large amount of spiritual energy, and only I can activate it; you can’t replace me..."