Chapter 153: The Mysterious Appearance of the Demon Sect

  The second update!

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  Kexin Peak Main Hall.

  "Greetings, Master Tai Shang!" As soon as Chen Xiao entered, the male and female disciples on both sides of the grand hall bowed to pay their respects, saying in unison, with an extremely respectful demeanor.

  For this month, the name of Ke Xin Peak has been a sensation within the Flowing Cloud Sword Sect. Its master, Chen Xiao, has become a hot topic of discussion among all disciples and elders of the Flowing Cloud Sword Sect.

  The reason is simple, Chen Yao was personally recognized by the Supreme Elder Bei Heng as his sworn brother, which is a peer-to-peer relationship. This single identity has shocked and intrigued countless people.

  Furthermore, Chen Yao's achievements in the Zifu Territory, where he single-handedly defeated and killed six Huangting cultivators and one Jiuyi Jindan cultivator of the Su family, as well as his victory over the Su family's Three Water Chess Array at the Futu Trial Tower, eliminating thirty-two mysterious foreign cultivators and subjugating the Xianqi Futu Tower... These incredible feats have now resounded throughout Longyuan City, shaking the entire Southern Territory cultivation world. Who dares to underestimate this young man from the remote Songyan City again?

  It was precisely because of this that Wang Wan and Dong Fang, among the seventy-two inner disciples who served Chen Tang, became even more respectful, with no one daring to slack off due to his young age.

  "You all go out first." Chen Xiao waved his hand, ordering the disciples to leave. He then entered the grand hall, scanning the faces of Wen Xuan Zhenren, Du Wuyuan, Song Wenchong, Duanmu Yun Kong, and Du Qingxi before bowing and smiling: "Junior Chen Xiao greets all seniors." Then he nodded at Du Qingxi and his brother Chen Hao.

  When Chen Xiao greeted them with the courtesy of a junior, Xuan Zhenren and the three family heads all secretly breathed a sigh of relief, silently praising Chen Xiao for being considerate.

  Just now, those inner door disciples called Chen Yao "Shang Shu Zu", which shocked them and also made them a little embarrassed. After all, Chen Yao is now the same generation as Bei Heng, so if they call him that, each of them would suddenly become a junior. Chen Yao's words just resolved their embarrassment.

  However, although Chen Tang said so, they did not dare to respond in the same way. After all, no matter what, Chen Tang was still the sworn brother of Beiheng, the Supreme Elder of Liuyun Sword Sect, and his seniority was there, and no one could change it.

  So, after thinking it over and over again, they still didn't know how to express themselves.

  It's understandable, after all, the people present have seen big waves, but it's the first time they've encountered someone like Chen Xiao, and their brains can't turn around for a while, which is normal.

  "Gentlemen, seniors, let's just address each other directly. You can call me Chen Xiao, if not, my younger brother might also have to call me 'Shifu Zu', that would be a complete mess." Chen Xiao said with a smile.

  "Alright, I'll just call you Chen Yu, but don't call me senior either, just call me Wen Xuan." Wen Xuan smiled warmly and looked at Chen Yu with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

  "That's right, we'll each mind our own business, that's for the best." Du Wuyuan and the other three family heads also burst out laughing, their words showing a clearly warmer attitude towards Chen Tang.

  "Hey, this kid is quite capable, on par with my old man. Shouldn't I call him Uncle?" Du Mu Ze elbowed Song Lin and whispered to him.

  "You said you'd mind your own business, what are you still calculating? If Chen Yu really wanted to take advantage of you, you should call him Master Uncle, after all, your father is a generation lower than Wen Xuan True Person!" Song Lin glared at him and replied.

  Once the generational issue was resolved, the atmosphere in the great hall quickly became lively.

  Wen Xuan and the others came this time because of the mysterious stranger who appeared during the trial in the pagoda tower. Those thirty-two mysterious strangers were ruthless and emotionless, indifferent to life and death, just like dead soldiers cultivated by some great power. However, they couldn't find any clues about them, as if they had appeared out of thin air. Suddenly, this caused the major powers of Longyuan City to be on high alert.

  Because these thirty-two mysterious foreign monks all died at Chen's hands, Wen Xuan and the others came to look for him, hoping to get some clues from Chen.

  As soon as he mentioned these mysterious strangers, Chen Xiao suddenly thought of something and his heart moved. In his hand, an additional dark token the size of a palm appeared.

  The surface of this token was pitch-black and icy, like iron but not iron, with a curved hook and blood moon pattern engraved on it, resembling a bloody sickle, looking mysterious and eerie.

  "This token was obtained from the storage treasure of Zhan Kong, the leader of those thirty-two mysterious cultivators that I killed. I couldn't see its history, but perhaps it will be useful to you." Chen Tai handed the token over to Wen Xuan True Person.

  "The Blood-colored Crescent Moon... I seem to have heard of this token somewhere?" Xuan Xian True Person carefully examined it for a moment, furrowing his brow in contemplation.

  "It's the Blood Moon Demon Sect!" Du Wuyuan seemed to have remembered something, his face suddenly changed, and he involuntarily shouted out loud.

  "How is this possible? Wasn't the Blood Moon Demon Sect destroyed three thousand years ago?"

  "Yes, back then, the Chu Emperor gathered all the top masters of the various sects in the Great Chu Dynasty and had them fight it out for three months in the Wilderness Prison. In the end, they completely annihilated the Blood Moon Demon Sect, and after several years of purging, thoroughly exterminated every last one of its disciples. For 3,000 years, no one has ever seen any sign of the Blood Moon Demon Sect again. How could it possibly reappear? Could it be that the ashes have reignited?"

  Song Wenchong and Duanmu Yun Kong also changed color at the same time, opening their mouths to speak.

  Seeing the three powerful and influential family heads lose their composure, the atmosphere in the entire grand hall suddenly became extremely heavy, making people's mood also become depressed.

  Chen Xiao was secretly shocked, what kind of heinous crime had the Blood Moon Demon Sect committed, that it had provoked all the top masters of the Great Chu Dynasty's cultivation world to join forces and exterminate it?

  "There shouldn't be any mistake, this Blood Moon Token is genuine and can only be refined by the elders of the Blood Moon Demon Sect." Just then, Wen Xuan True Person spoke in a low voice, his face also becoming solemn, "Those mysterious foreign cultivators must be the remnants of the Blood Moon Demon Sect without a doubt!"

  "Damn it! Back then, the Blood Moon Demon Sect stirred up a bloody storm in the cultivation world, slaughtering us cultivators everywhere, wanting to make the entire Great Chu Dynasty completely surrender to its brutal power. Now that they're revived, I'm afraid the cultivation world will fall into another great crisis.

  Du Wuxuan suddenly stood up and said in a deep voice: "Not good, this matter is of great importance, I need to go back to my clan first. Everyone, Du Mou takes his leave."

  As he spoke, he left without looking back, his expression hasty and flustered, and didn't even bother to take his own daughter with him, showing just how heavy his mood was.

  Immediately, Song Wenchong and Duanmu Yun Kong also couldn't sit still anymore, and they left one after another. Seeing this scene, Chen Tang's mood also felt a sense of heaviness for no reason. Was the Blood Moon Demon Sect really that terrifying?

  If that's the case, then I've already thoroughly offended the Blood Moon Demon Sect. I killed thirty-two of their disciples, seized the Nine-Character True Words Soul-Sealing Symbol from them, and subdued the Xian equipment Floating Pagoda Tower. From now on, if any cultivators from the Blood Moon Demon Sect re-emerge in the cultivation world, I'll probably become their number one enemy...

  "It seems that the cultivation world is going to be in chaos again!" Xuan Xian True Person sighed.

  "Master, what's there to fear? When soldiers come, we'll block them; when water comes, we'll dam it. Moreover, whenever the world is in chaos, heroes emerge. For us cultivators, this is actually an excellent opportunity to hone ourselves. Slaying demons and monsters, isn't that exhilarating?" Chen Huan said with a resolute expression, his face showing no fear or apprehension, and even revealing a hint of excitement.

  "Rubbish!" Upon hearing this, the normally refined and elegant Wen Xuan True Person also furrowed his brow, scolding: "You young whippersnapper, how do you know about the terror of the Blood Moon Demon Sect? Three thousand years ago, its sect master and thirty-six elders all had cultivation at the Earth Immortal level. The sect had over a million disciples. If not for Chu Huang gathering all the cultivators in the world to join forces during that critical moment, perhaps by now the entire Great Chu Empire would have become the Blood Moon Demon Sect's domain!"

  "So formidable?" Chen Tai couldn't help but secretly whistle, a sect with over thirty powerful cultivators at the Earth Immortal realm was a force that made one's heart tremble just thinking about it.

  "Is it just 'awesome' that can be used to describe it?" Xuan Zhen True Person sighed again, "In those years, although the Blood Moon Demon Sect was destroyed, but in the entire Da Chu Dynasty, the number of top-notch experts also plummeted, and the vitality was severely damaged. Even after three thousand years of recovery, it is still far from reaching the peak level of that year. Like my Liuyun Sword Sect, we had six seniors at the Di Xian boundary back then, but after that battle, only my master survived, while the other five seniors all died and disappeared."

  Chen Yu was suddenly speechless.

  "Alright, I'll go see Master Ling Kongzi first. You guys chat for a while. Oh right, this matter must not be mentioned to anyone else, or it will cause unnecessary panic." Xian Xuan reminded them of this and then shook his head before standing up and leaving.

  As a result, only five people were left in the great hall: Chen Tang, Du Qingxi, Song Lin, Duanmu Ze and Chen Hao. They were all still young, although they could sense the horror of the Blood Moon Demon Sect from the words of their elders, but after all, they had not experienced it personally, and did not worry excessively, losing sleep and appetite.

  After chatting for a while, Chen Tang suddenly remembered something and asked his younger brother Chen Huan: "When you left Songyan City, weren't you with Master Meng Kong and Bai Niang? Where are they now? I need to find time to visit them."

  Bai Yi is actually Bai Wei Qing, who was Chen Tang's neighbor when he was in Songyan City. Chen Tang and his brother Chen Huan received a lot of care from her since childhood, just like family members. Chen Huan's entry into the Songyan Academy for study, as well as his entry into the Longyuan City to worship at the Flowing Cloud Sword Sect, were all thanks to Bai Wei Qing's help.

  "I'm also very curious, before I joined the sect, Bai Yi and Meng Xue had told me that they would live in Longyuan City for a few years, wait until Xixi grew up a bit, then set off to the capital of the Great Chu Dynasty, Jinxiu City. But over the past two years, every time I went to Longyuan City, I couldn't find any trace of them." Chen Huan said dejectedly: "Even the place where they lived has been replaced by another family, leaving without a sound, not even a single message was left behind."

  Chen Xiao furrowed his brow, he now also had some achievements and savings, originally planning to find Bai Yi and Meng Kong to teach him after, to thank them sincerely, but unexpectedly heard from his younger brother that they had left Longyuan City early, and couldn't help feeling a deep regret.

  "Where are they living? Maybe we can help?" Du Qingxi suddenly asked.

  "Yeah, the forces behind Du Qingxi and them are all over Longyuan City. If they help us out, we might actually find some clues." Chen Yao thought for a moment before turning to look at his younger brother Chen Huan.

  "They used to live in a lane in the southwest area of Longquan City, it seems to be called...called..." Chen Hao stood up and said: "I'm not clear, I'll take you there to see."

  "Alright, I've got nothing better to do anyway, so I'll go take a look." Du Qingxi nodded in response and turned to ask Duan Muze and Song Lin, "What about you guys?"

  Duanmu Ze helplessly spread his hands and said: "Miss Du ordered us, how dare we disobey?"

  This guy's eyes are venomous, and at a glance, he saw that Du Qingxi was so dedicated because of Chen Tang's relationship. This also made him both envious and bitter, and the thread in his heart that competed with Chen Tang for Du Qingxi completely extinguished.

  No way, flowers have intention but flowing water is heartless, emotions are things that can't be forced.

  Chen Xu and others immediately set off, leaving the Flowing Clouds Sword Sect. Under Chen Huan's guidance, they headed towards the southwest region of Longyuan City. Due to the city being extremely large, spanning tens of thousands of miles, and flight being prohibited in the air, everyone once again boarded the Six Qilin Carriage that Duanmu Gongzi had borrowed from his father, carrying them swiftly through the skies.

  However, just as they were halfway through their journey, Chen Tang suddenly sensed something was off. A powerful divine sense swept out, instantly scanning the surrounding area of thousands of miles, and immediately discovered a suspicious figure.

  This person wore a black robe that covered his entire body, and his movements were swift and elusive. He was closely following the Six-Li Treasure Carriage, clearly tracking himself and others.

  It seems that as soon as I left the Flowing Cloud Sword Sect, this guy had his eyes on me... Chen Xiao thought for a moment and immediately understood. This person must have been lurking outside the Flowing Cloud Sword Sect for a long time, just waiting for my appearance!

  Who is this guy?

  What else can you get by following yourself?

  Chen Yu thought for a moment, vaguely guessing that this person was either a spy sent by the Su family or someone who coveted his own Xianqi Pagoda. In any case, their intentions would not be good for him. He immediately decided to teach this person a lesson first.

  Buzz!

  A massive spiritual energy transformed into a majestic, formless mountain range, rumbling towards the black-robed man's sea of consciousness to crush him. This was Chen Xiao's cultivated divine soul attacking technique - Shaking Divine Technique!