Chapter 352: Chapter 189: Daoist Wei with Kind Eyes and a Gentle Face, Challenge from a Late-Stage Ghost Cultivator

Unsure of this person’s intentions, Wen Jiu felt it was best to remain cautious; after all, even if heterodox cultivators aren’t completely evil, they are often not benevolent.

"Fellow Daoist Li, Senior Brother Wei has been at Foundation Establishment Perfection for thirty years now. He is the most promising candidate to achieve Heterodox Golden Core in Eastern Celestial City within the next decade. Usually, when Master secludes himself, Senior Brother Wei is the one who decides the matters of the Little Demon Realm and Wind and Cloud Immortal City. Even the Honored Guest Token was given by Senior Brother Wei, who fought against everyone’s opposition to approve it."

While Heihe flew with Wen Jiu towards the central region of the Little Demon Realm, he intentionally reminded Wen Jiu about this.

Wen Jiu feigned surprise, realizing that Heihe was not only giving him a reminder but also emphasizing the rarity of the Honored Guest Token.

"Fellow Daoist Heihe, what does Vice City Lord Wei favor?"

Heihe replied, "Although Senior Brother Wei is a heterodox cultivator, he is quite unique. His path lies in the arts of soul fright and soul-extinguishing paper puppets. He excels at intimidation and delights in seeing others die from fear. If you offer materials for making paper puppets of tier two, it indeed suits his taste, but I reckon my brother wouldn’t care much for that.

Rather, you might share tales of ghosts and the supernatural from beyond the Divine Fall Mountain Range; Senior Brother Wei will surely find them fascinating."

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Heihe."

Wen Jiu clasped his fists in gratitude.

Ghost stories, tales of gods and ghosts.

What a coincidence.

In his previous life, the place he lived lacked nothing but literary creators. Ghost stories and tales of gods and ghosts have been emerging endlessly since ancient times, with classics like "Strange Tales of Liao Zhai."

Even if people in his previous life hadn’t read them, they knew of them to some extent. Most ghost stories in the Cultivation Realm might not be considered much, since ghosts aren’t rare here, yet those stories from his past life still offer freshness that could surely provide inspiration to cultivators who practice the paper puppet arts.

But truth be told.

The path of paper puppets is indeed rare.

Soon.

Wen Jiu arrived at the center of the Little Demon Realm with Heihe, where the demonic qi is most dense, surpassing even the Demon Nurturing Forest of Celestial Extinction Mountain. The thick demonic qi rising from the ground is something even Foundation Establishment cultivators dare not directly contact. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Wen Jiu wasn’t concerned, but he followed the example of others and used Yin Technique to condense a shield around himself, protecting against the erosion by demonic qi.

To Wen Jiu’s surprise, the so-called Hidden Pavilion was built at the heart of the Little Demon Realm, in the area where the demonic qi surged most vigorously. Furthermore, it seemed to be constructed at the mouth of a large hole from which demonic qi erupted.

The purpose was unknown, yet the Hidden Pavilion was protected by an extremely special Yin Array of very high grade. With his vision, he couldn’t discern its tier, but fortunately, he had the memories of a Demon Soul.

This array was called the Seven Extremes Demon Sealing Array.

A Tier Three Lower Grade Array.

The Sealing Demon Array.

It’s specifically used to seal some immortal True Demons, similar to special existences like the True Spirit Demon Race.

Moreover, the Seven Extremes Demon Sealing Array is unlike ordinary Yin Arrays; it’s even more unique, akin to an iceberg floating on the ocean, with only one-tenth visible to outsiders, while the remaining nine-tenths hidden underwater, beyond the view of those who don’t dive deep.

In other words, the true sealed location of the Seven Extremes Demon Sealing Array is underground, where the demonic qi flows.

The Hidden Pavilion on the ground serves as the core point of the Seven Extremes Demon Sealing Array, controlling and maintaining the entire array.

"A True Demon that even Golden Core cultivators cannot kill—how powerful must it be?" Wen Jiu glanced briefly, then withdrew his gaze, choosing not to linger. As he flew towards the Hidden Pavilion, many eyes were upon him.

Among those coming and going, only Foundation Establishment cultivators dared to fly in the air. Regardless of whether they were Early Stage or Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment, upon seeing Heihe, they all stepped forward to greet him, their attitudes extremely respectful, with a touch of awe in their eyes.

Respect stemmed from identity.

Awe arose from strength.

It was the same for him, and Shen Tu was even mentioned.

"Everyone, disperse. Fellow Daoist Li and I have matters to attend to; we shall gather on another day." Heihe sent the crowd away.

Wen Jiu also clasped his fists, bidding farewell to everyone, "We shall meet again another day."

After everyone retreated, Heihe secretly transmitted his voice, "It’s all thanks to you, Fellow Daoist, for if not for the reputation of a Yin Yang cultivator, these heterodox evil cultivators would regard me with respect because I’m a Golden Core True Inheritor, but they wouldn’t fear me."

Wen Jiu said no more, following Heihe into the Hidden Pavilion, heading straight to the top floor without stopping.

Daoist Wei was already waiting at the top floor.

A Foundation Establishment Perfection Cultivator, even just standing there, his aura spreading like ripples could make the heart quake. Yet, unlike many heterodox cultivators with evil and malevolent qualities, Daoist Wei resembled more a person from the righteous path.

With an immortal demeanor, white beard flowing, and movements full of the celestial aura exceeding that of Eastern Celestial City, he looked like an otherworldly transcendent. His expression appeared kind and benign, his smile warm and inviting.

If Wen Jiu hadn’t known in advance that the other was of the soul-extinguishing paper puppet path, delighting in seeing people’s lives and deaths amidst fear, he might have been deceived by this appearance and aura.

To Wen Jiu, a decent heterodox cultivator pretending to be a righteous one should be approached with even greater caution than a genuine evil cultivator.

"Fellow Daoist Li, skilled in dual cultivation of body and technique, the accumulation of Yin Evil Qi within your spirit body is profound. Were it anyone else, they would have perished long ago, but you’ve reached the Foundation Establishment Realm and even managed to defeat Shen Tu—truly extraordinary."

Daoist Wei amiably praised, seemingly complimenting him, yet his words made Wen Jiu tense.

He had used Hidden God Technique to conceal his aura, yet the other could still discern the Yin Evil Qi of his Yin Sha True Spirit Body, indicating great power. But this wasn’t the most frightening; what he truly feared was whether the other had detected more.

Not good.

No matter if the other had seen more or not, he must spend time improving the realm of his Hidden God Technique after returning.