Chapter 45: Chapter 45: The Conspiracy of the Ghost Demon Sect, The Dark Clouds of the Demonic Path_1
Translator: 549690339 I
In the depths of the night, in a certain house.
This was the home of Xu Tianze, and within were two or three cultivators, a dreadful miasma of death hung in the air around them. Just one glance was enough to know they were killers, sending shivers down one’s spine.
“Junior brother Xu, have you figured out the situation with the cultivators in the area?”
A black-robed cultivator asked.
“Don’t worry, senior brother, I’ve looked into the background of every cultivator in this street.”
“All told, there are eighty-six cultivators living on this street, each of them at least at the Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer.”
“Most of these cultivators hail from the families brought over by the Immortal Mist Sect, all of them seeking the Foundation Pills.”
“After all, the Immortal Mist Sect has increased the reward. As long as they earn enough merit, they can exchange it for Foundation Pills.”
Xu Tianze gave a small smile.
“Good.”
The black-robed cultivator sounded pleased at the news: “Misty Cloud City is the Immortal Mist Sect’s largest city in the Cloud Mist Mountain Range and a very important base. This location is critical.” >
If we could occupy Misty Cloud City, it would be extremely beneficial to our Ghost Demon Sect, and we could use it as leverage against the Immortal Mist Sect.”
Besides, the city has been established for a hundred years and it’s located near the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, so we don’t know how many resources it’s accumulated. If we can conquer the city, all the resources here would belong to our Ghost Demon Sect. Then, perhaps we could accumulate enough Spirit Stones to buy a Foundation Pill.”
His eyes glinted with a crazed and excited light.
The other cultivators felt the same.
To these demonic path cultivators, reaching the Foundation Establishment stage was incredibly hard, even harder than for those in the righteous sects.”
But, senior brother, there’s something strange about our neighbours. A male cultivator of Qi Cultivation fourth Layer somehow has a wife and a concubine at the Qi Cultivation nineth and eighth layers respectively. It’s really inconceivable.”
Xu Tianze suddenly began discussing Zhou Sui.
“What? There’s really such a thing? But it’s no surprise considering there’s no lack of strange things in this world. Even stranger events happen; maybe that kid is good with words and knows how to win over female cultivators.”
“Why? Are you perhaps interested in those two female cultivators?”
The black-robed cultivator chuckled, his smile full of insinuation.
For disciples of the demonic path, even the most unheard-of things were possible. Their methods were far more brutal, venomous, and ruthless than those of ordinary cultivators.
“Exactly, I’ve got a technique for absorbing the power from others. If I can successfully absorb power from those two female cultivators, my chances of successfully Achieving Foundation Establishment stage could increase by 10%.”
Xu Tianze’s eyes flashed with a chilling light.
“Don’t act recklessly. Before our Ghost Demon Sect attacks, we must not alert the enemy; otherwise, if you spoil our Sect’s plan, I fear you won’t be let off.” The black-robed cultivator cautioned.
“Rest assured, senior brother, I won’t act recklessly.”
Xu Tianze was certainly aware of the stakes. When compared to the affairs of the Sect, his own ambitions were insignificant.
“Good, as long as you understand. But you needn’t worry. Once Misty Cloud City falls, your senior brother will naturally help you capture those female cultivators. By then, there’s no way they’ll be able to escape.”
The black-robed cultivator offered consoling words.
“Senior brother, do you know when our Sect will begin its operation?”
Xu Tianze asked curiously.
“I don’t know.”
The black-robed cultivator shook his head: “The Sect is not yet ready, but it won’t be long. Our Ghost Demon Sect will certainly not sit by and watch the Immortal Mist Sect successfully mine the Red Gold vein and the Spirit Stone vein.”
Once they succeed, the Immortal Mist Sect might immediately obtain a huge amount of wealth, and would possibly be able to add another Golden Core Master. This is something our Ghost Demon Sect cannot tolerate, so we must disrupt the Immortal Mist Sect’s operations.”
Actually, it’s not only our Ghost Demon Sect that wouldn’t like to see the Immortal Mist Sect grow stronger. Some righteous sects also agree with us and have provided us considerable help.”
“Since that’s the case, all we can do now is wait. Once the Sect launches an attack, we can coordinate from here. We can definitely capture Misty Cloud City.”
Xu Tianze’s eyes flashed with a cold light, a hint of demonic Qi emanating from his body.
Three months later, winter had pretty much arrived in Misty Cloud City.
Outside, snow was falling heavily. The snow-covered landscape was a feast for the eyes, but the plummeting temperatures were not.
Even cultivators, with their great resistance to the cold, were shivering. Many of them chose to stay indoors, rarely leaving their houses. As a result, the streets were rather deserted.
Over these three months, Zhou Sui had stayed at home, devoting himself to cultivation without stepping out even once.
Even when he needed to buy supplies, he would send out a clone, while his body continued to cultivate and advance in cultivation.
But all these efforts were worth it in the end, and he had made considerable progress.
“Not bad.”
At this very moment, in the cultivation room, Zhou Sui was seated cross-legged on the floor, looking at his virtual dashboard.
[Host: Zhou Sui, Cultivation: Qi Cultivation Sixth Layer (Progress: 35%), Lifespan: 20 (120) years]
[Aptitude: Eighth Stage Spiritual Root (95%)]
[Swordsmanship: First-grade Superior (65%)]
[Rune: First-grade Superior (15%)]
[Seventh-Order formation: Mid-First-grade (15%)]
[Phantasma Transformation skill: Proficient (55%)]
[Fireball Technique: Minor Accomplishment (85%), Wind Blade Art: Beginner, Golden Light skill: Beginner, Ice Frost skill: Beginner, Spring Wind Rain skill: Beginner…]
Apparently, he had made further progress, and the boundary of Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer didn’t seem that far away anymore.
But because of his Eighth Stage Spiritual Root, his progress was rather slow.
If he were to cultivate solely through hard work, without at least five years, he wouldn’t dream of advancing to the Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer.
After all, the boundary between Qi Cultivation Sixth Layer and Seventh Layer was a small bottleneck that ordinary cultivators usually struggled with for more than ten years, some of them even for twenty years.
However, his Eighth Grade Spiritual Root was about to evolve. If he could cultivate with his three wives and concubines for a while, his spiritual root should transform quickly into a Seventh Grade Spiritual Root.
By then, his cultivation speed would increase greatly.
“Indeed, having more Dao Companions is a good thing. My spiritual root’s speed of improvement has also picked up significantly.”
Zhou Sui stroked his chin.
According to his estimates, his spiritual root would evolve again in some time, thanks to Xia Jingyan. With one more Dao Companion, the speed of his spiritual root’s improvement had also picked up.
When Ji Bingyu and Mu Ziyi were unaware, he would slip away to dual cultivate with Xia Jingyan.
“I can’t go on like this anymore. My body can’t take any more. Perhaps I need to cultivate a Body Tempering skill.”
Zhou Sui thought about his cultivation sessions with his three Dao companions and his face turned a little pale.
Even with his constitution…
If he were to carry on like this, his body might be sucked dry against his will.
Therefore, improving his constitution was a matter of urgent necessity.
But currently, he hadn’t obtained many Body Tempering Skills..