Several people complied and left, leaving only that Great Elder and a few grey-clothed individuals remaining in the mountain ravine.
After cautiously activating a concealing and shielding Formation, the Great Elder opened his mouth to ask, "Lu, has there been any news from the Sect? When are they planning to make a move?"
In order for the grand plan of the Sect to succeed, a Golden Core true being, he had been hiding in Wind Corruption Prefecture, evading detection for decades; he did not want to continue living such days.
"Liu, I know these years have been hard for you, but the Sect has its own considerations, and I'm not too clear on the specifics," Lu replied with so nonchalance.
Although the two referred to each other as senior and junior brothers, their statuses within the Sect were vastly different: one had overco nurous hardships as an Outer Sect Disciple, while the other was a Nascent Soul heir, naturally a true transmission.
The expression beneath the Great Elder's mask was not too pleasant, but out of respect for the other's status, he could only suppress his feelings and respond with a smile, "Brother is right. It is I who am too anxious."
"Do well, and if this matter is completed to perfection, upon returning to the Sect, perhaps you could take another step forward and beco an Inner Sect Elder."
After Lu spoke, he led the others away from the place.
Although this location had always remained undiscovered, it did not an it was safe; the frequent comings and goings over ti would leave so traces, more or less.
Furthermore, Shen Leishan had begun to notice and had started dispatching disciples to search for clues, making it hard to guarantee that it wouldn't be discovered by others.
After they left, the Great Elder's resentful aura was so dense it was almost tangible. Lu's perfunctory attitude made him once again contemplate the worst outco!
That was to be abandoned by the Sect as a sacrificial pawn, in order to completely cover up this affair!
After all, the evil cultivators in Myriad Thunder State were unaware of which Demonic Tao Sect supported him from behind because, in his communications, he had always used terms commonly used by demon cultivators, like Holy Temple, so only he knew that all these conspiracies and sches originated from which faction.
In this way, should he die, all of this would be buried with him.
As for the collection of flesh and blood, nine out of ten Demonic Tao Sects would do the sa; it was not solid evidence by any ans and would not be associated with his backing Sect.
Actually, when he undertook this mission, he had contemplated that such a day might co because within his Bloodthirst Sect only two Nascent Souls existed; and one was an old demon, aged and frail with few years of life left.
So, in terms of power, they were only slightly stronger than Shen Leishan; however, since they were restrained by the mighty Thunderous Law, they did not have much advantage overall and it was unlikely they would wage a war against Shen Leishan.
His infiltration into Myriad Thunder State and developnt of a large number of evil cultivators, collecting flesh and blood, was to slow the decay of the elder demon's physical body.
Lifespan was often predetermined by the heavens, obtainable only through breakthroughs in cultivation or certain heaven and earth treasures. However, none of these options were attainable by the old demon; addressing the physical body's condition was a more viable solution.
For example, replenishing a great amount of qi and blood, the Bloodthirst Sect had a Secret Technique that could transform flesh and blood into qi and blood, and the flesh and blood of Cultivators were purer than that of demon cultivators, which could restore the state of his physical body, and the higher the cultivation, the better the effect.
Once his physical body was restored and regained a certain fighting capability, he would head to the Demonic Ancestral Court West Prefecture and enter the Secret Realm in search of heaven and earth treasures that could extend his lifespan!
But even if the Great Elder clearly knew that the path before him was a dead end, he had no way to turn back or retreat because the mont he left the Sect, a Curse Mark had been placed inside his body; life and death resting upon a single thought from the Sect.
So while he diligently completed the sect's missions, he also went to great lengths to conceal his own identity.
As a result, no one other than himself knew who he had replaced.
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"Evil cultivators have been wreaking havoc for so long, have you found out what's going on?"
Inside the main hall of Shen Leishan, the recently appointed Sect Leader Lei Tian asked with an ugly expression.
He had not expected that he would encounter such an incident just after becoming Sect Leader. In just this month alone, there had been over a hundred murder cases by evil cultivators, with the death toll reaching over a thousand!
And since the traces of the evil cultivators were discovered, it had been almost half a year, and the death toll of cultivators may have already surpassed ten thousand!
Such a massive number caused panic among the affiliated forces and nurous loose cultivators. A large number of them, concerned for their safety, left Myriad Thunder State, which also significantly reduced the state's inco during this period.
Even so affiliated forces were quietly arranging for their disciples and clanspeople to leave, to prevent the interruption of their lineage.
Myriad Thunder State, which had been thriving, was now almost devoid of cultivators outside the Immortal City and the Marketplace, no longer the bustling and prosperous place it once was.
If Lei Tian had known he would face this situation upon taking office, he would not have participated in the competition for Sect Leader, let alone exhaust so much effort to secure the position.
"During this ti, we've also captured a few evil cultivators, but they all have single-line contacts and are just peripheral mbers, so they don't know much. The only order they received was to collect as much flesh and blood as possible."
The Elder paused, then continued, "They can exchange the flesh and blood of cultivators for various cultivation resources, which is why those evil cultivators have been frantically slaughtering cultivators."
"Which Demonic Tao power is behind this!?" Lei Tian's eyebrows knitted tightly, and his face beca even more unsightly, the situation becoming more complex and troubleso.
Why not the remnants of Yin Wind Cave? Because without the backup of a major power, how could they possibly produce so many Spiritual Objects for the evil cultivators to exchange? The remnants don't have the Spirit Stones to achieve such a feat!
The other Elders had also considered this, and one of them slowly said, "The nearest Demonic Tao powers to Myriad Thunder State are all thousands of miles away, including Dark Abyss Sect, Fla Demon Bear Clan, Bloodthirst Sect, and Blood Lotus Sect."
The Dark Abyss Sect is over eleven thousand miles to the northwest, the Bear Clan and Bloodthirst Sect are both over thirteen thousand miles to the west, and the Blood Lotus Sect is over fifteen thousand miles to the southwest.
As for the other Demonic Tao powers, they are even further away and unlikely to cross mountains and rivers to Myriad Thunder State to create trouble without any deep hatred; it's just a matter of opposing Taoist doctrines.
In fact, these four Demonic Tao powers are already quite far from Myriad Thunder State, with several Immortal Taoist powers lying in between. If not for this incident, they probably wouldn't even consider these four powers.
The reason the Bloodthirst Sect chose Myriad Thunder State was that the distance was sufficient to prevent suspicion from falling on them and to avoid detection by the surrounding powers.
If they knew their own Nascent Soul was aging and weakened to less than thirty percent of its forr strength, they would probably start a war imdiately, aiming to seize the territory of the Bloodthirst Sect.
But with only the current clues, they had no way of determining which of the four Demonic Tao powers was responsible. After all, flesh and blood is one of the most common materials in Demonic Tao, and any Demonic Tao power would have a large amount of it.
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