“This is great!” Qin Chu waved his arm. Why did he say it was great? Because the little princess of the Azure Dragon Sacred Clan was the woman his parents had arranged for him. Although he was no longer worthy of her, he also didn't want a good cabbage to be snatched by a pig from an enemy family.
“What are you so excited about? But this is indeed a big deal. The actions of the Azure Dragon Sacred Clan’s little princess have slapped the face of the Xifeng Imperial Dynasty, and the Xifeng Imperial Dynasty’s backer is the White Tiger Sacred Clan. Now it depends on whether the White Tiger Sacred Clan can swallow this insult,” Qian Xun said.
“Are you saying that if she doesn’t marry, the White Tiger Sacred Clan will start a war? That would truly be shameless,” Qin Chu said.
Qian Xun snorted, his face filled with disdain. “When has the White Tiger Sacred Clan ever cared about face? When the Vermilion Bird Sacred Clan was still around, the White Tiger Sacred Clan was as docile as a cat. However, with their rather sinister minds, they contacted the Yanlei Sacred Clan and a part of the Black Tortoise Sacred Clan, and together they plotted against the Vermilion Bird Sacred Clan.”
“According to you, the White Tiger Sacred Clan is quite despicable, but they still wouldn’t start a war just because someone refused a marriage,” Qin Chu thought for a moment and said.
“The White Tiger Sacred Clan wouldn’t dare to fight openly because their strength isn’t enough! In the battle against the Vermilion Bird Clan, their Old Clan Chief was beheaded by the Vermilion Bird Sacred Clan’s Young Mistress, and they also lost several Elders. At this time, if they were to fight head-on, they definitely wouldn’t be a match for the Azure Dragon Sacred Clan. But they are shameless; they can collude with other forces to start a war,” Qian Xun said.
“The White Tiger Sacred Clan’s Old Clan Chief was killed by the Vermilion Bird Sacred Clan’s Young Mistress?” Qin Chu looked at Qian Xun in surprise.
“Yes, the Vermilion Bird Young Clan Chief’s wife came from the Black Tortoise Sacred Clan. She was a Cultivator with royal-grade sacred blood and sacred bones. If it weren’t for her giving birth to the Young Master and being in a weakened state, the White Tiger Sacred Clan and the Yanlei Sacred Clan wouldn’t have dared to attack. Ah, let’s not talk about these things! Now, let’s see how the White Tiger Sacred Clan picks up their fallen face, and whether they can pick it up. This is a bit interesting!” Qian Xun said.
“Fight! It’s best if they fight until the sky and earth are dark,” Qin Chu said. He felt that only when the White Tiger Sacred Clan was severely injured would the Vermilion Bird Sacred Clan have a chance to rise again.
“Boss, you’re just hoping for chaos! Every time major powers clash, the result is widespread suffering. The Vermilion Bird Sacred Clan’s territory is stable now because of the Vermilion Bird Sacred Clan’s prestige, and the forces within its domain are relatively united, so they haven’t suffered invasions and massacres from other forces. But it wouldn’t work in other regions. What if the White Tiger Sacred Clan fell? It would be strange if the forces within their domain weren’t massacred and didn’t collapse. How many people would die?” Qian Xun looked at Qin Chu and said, feeling that Qin Chu’s idea was wrong.
“You’re right. In conflicts between major powers, it’s the ordinary Cultivators and common people who suffer. Let’s not talk about this matter. What are your plans next?” Qin Chu asked Qian Xun.
“Let’s rest first. Boss, don’t rush to Sky Sword Mountain. There needs to be a limit to tempering Sword Intent. When we activate Sword Intent, we don’t use Origin Qi; we use our mind. Cultivating without restraint, and unknowingly harming your mind, will affect your future achievements,” Qian Xun said to Qin Chu.
“Constantly activating and tempering Sword Intent indeed consumes a lot of mental energy. So what should we do next? Is there a way to earn resources? We can Cultivate Origin Qi while earning resources, adjust for a while, and then enter Sky Sword Mountain,” Qin Chu asked Qian Xun.
“Go to the Alchemist Guild to take on resource missions, or you can go to the Devil Castle to take on missions,” Qian Xun said.
“What is the Devil Castle?” Qin Chu asked.
Hearing Qin Chu’s question, Qian Xun slapped his forehead. “Boss, you don’t even know about the Devil Castle, do you? When we passed by the City Lord’s Mansion area, didn’t you see a castle-like building, the one with three Devil Head statues hanging on it? That’s the Devil Castle. Why is that building taller than the City Lord’s Mansion? Because the Devil Castle believes they are more dominant than the City Lord’s Mansion, and the City Lord’s Mansion acknowledges this dominance.”
“Qian Xun, do you mean the Devil Castle is more powerful than the City Lord’s Mansion?” Qin Chu’s eyes were full of surprise.
“Yes! The Devil Castle is more powerful than the City Lord’s Mansion. Wherever there’s a Devil Castle, its height will definitely be greater than the City Lord’s Mansion, and no one has ever challenged the Devil Castle’s authority,” Qian Xun said to Qin Chu.
With Qian Xun’s explanation, Qin Chu understood what the Devil Castle was all about.
The Devil Castle is a force across the entire Saint Martial Continent, also considered an organization. If you have any problems you can’t solve, you can post missions. As long as the mission is reasonable, and as long as the Devil Castle accepts it, then someone will definitely help you complete it. Cultivators can post missions at the Devil Castle, or they can take on missions. The prerequisite for taking on missions is to first become a Devil Hunter. Of course, becoming a Devil Hunter also requires an assessment; the Devil Castle doesn’t accept just anyone.
The first rule for becoming a Devil Hunter is not to harm the interests of the Devil Castle. Otherwise, you will incur public wrath and be hunted by everyone in the world. This is not a joke; if you betray the Devil Castle, one mission from the Devil Castle can make all Devil Hunters in the world come after you.
There are open Devil Hunters and hidden ones. Perhaps your close friend is a Devil Hunter. Devil Hunters are not ostracized because the Devil Castle’s missions are never too extreme.
They don’t accept massacre missions, nor do they accept inhumane missions. For example, for assassination missions, if it’s to assassinate a Cultivator who acts righteously, they will accept it, but they will charge a very expensive price, which might deter the person posting the mission. Of course, if the person posting the mission pays a high price, the Devil Castle will still accept it, and the reason is also very sufficient: even if you act righteously, you still offended someone, and people wouldn’t pay a high price to have you killed for no reason.
If it’s an assassination of someone from the Evil Path, then the cost will be much lower. Resource missions, protection missions, the Devil Castle accepts them all. Even so, the cost is not something ordinary Cultivators can afford.
“Qian Xun, are you a Devil Hunter?” Qin Chu asked Qian Xun.
“I wish I were, but I don’t have the opportunity. My cultivation is not yet at the fourth stage, so I don’t have the qualifications to become a Devil Hunter. But Boss, you can try,” Qian Xun said to Qin Chu.
“Is it appropriate? Once people know I’m a Devil Hunter, won’t the relatives of some Cultivators who were assassinated by Devil Hunters try to kill me?” Qin Chu thought for a moment and said.
“That shouldn’t happen. If someone moves against a Devil Hunter, if it’s a personal grudge, that’s one thing. But if they target a Devil Hunter out of anger related to the Devil Castle, then the consequences will be dire; they will be annihilated. Such things have happened before. This is the Devil’s Rule,” Qian Xun said.
Hearing Qian Xun’s words, Qin Chu found this Devil Hunter concept quite interesting.