Demon Sword Sect's Undercover-Chapter 508 - 507 Arrogant Sword Cultivator

Sword cultivators appearing in Jianye City were quite rare, especially when one walked so openly to the Treasure Hall responsible for the order of Qi Sect. The guarding cultivators began to tense up.

Hou Niao strode forward, raised his voice with his qi, and his Divine Sense shot straight inside, "Shan Sect’s Hou Niao has come to retrieve a few senior brothers!"

This call caused an uproar inside the Six-Ear Palace!

After a moment of silence, a cultivator came out to lead the way. Clearly, the matter of the sword cultivator’s retrieval of his senior brothers was not suitable for public discussion. After all, Qi Sect was not Wu Sect, and they had not completely fallen out with Shan Sect. Covert battles were permissible, but on the surface, they maintained an attitude of not interfering with each other, a characteristic consistent with the Daoist Sect.

The Six-Ear Palace was very quiet, many enforcers had been sent out, and locking down a city was no easy feat, not something that could be done with few people.

Walking along, Hou Niao could feel Divine Sense shooting from the surrounding halls, scrutinizing him without restraint.

He didn’t care; a bunch of timid fellows was not surprising.

The guiding Daoist said nothing, and he asked no questions, not caring where he was being taken. His confidence stemmed from within, sure that they would not dare to touch him, all because of the Daoist Sect’s hypocrisy.

Without catching him red-handed, he was an innocent man in Jianye. Regardless of whether these people deliberately let him go or for some other reason, "catch the thief along with the loot" was the principle in the Cultivation World, and the more powerful the force, the more they adhered to this.

His shout in front of the Six-Ear Palace was a statement: Whatever you do to me now, Qi Sect cultivators in Shan Country, in the Southwest, will face the same.

He was led to a courtyard, resembling a quadrangle with one main hall and two wing halls, yet no one came out to meet him.

The guiding cultivator left quietly, and the courtyard fell into a lonesome silence; the skies had darkened, the wind rustled the trees, casting mottled shadows. He didn’t know if there was anyone inside the three halls, perhaps there were, but they dared not show themselves?

A deep voice came from the main hall, "Shan Sect’s Hou Niao, what brings you here?"

Hou Niao stood tall and proud, not out of disrespect for the Great Cultivation, but because he represented Shan Sect; hence, there was no need for humility.

"I have come to Jianye to retrieve the remains of senior brother Xu and senior brother Li so that they may return to their homeland and rest in peace. I ask for your assistance, Upper Cultivator."

Senior brother Xu was Xu Shanren. Although his background was unclear, it was noble to honor him as a senior brother.

Senior brother Li was the man who came with You Chaoen as his companion. Hou Niao had suspected whether it was actually You Chaoen who had sacrificed himself, with senior brother Li betraying them. It was a far-fetched idea, a natural reaction from encountering numerous strange cases, but it seemed absurd now, and he realized he had overthought it.

In the Jinxiu Continent, cultivators’ remains were treated with great respect. Death is the end, all grudges are erased—a common sense in the Cultivation World except for a deep-seated blood feud. Otherwise, no one would desecrate a cultivator’s remains, knowing that everyone might face that day.

The voice did not directly answer him, "Outside the Six-Ear Palace, that was your doing, wasn’t it?"

Hou Niao took it as a matter of course, "Yes! I had two tasks for my visit: kill the traitor and retrieve the Dharma Body. Since the first was not possible, I had no choice but to settle for less."

The voice was blunt, "I fear your tasks are not limited to two. There’s a third, isn’t there? Evacuating Jianye’s spies, that’s what you were busy with all afternoon, right?"

Hou Niao sealed his lips, refusing to respond. It was something any fool could figure out; he just preferred not to tell too many lies.

During his silence, another conversation unfolded among the three hall masters; they were not the Hall Masters of the Six-Ear Palace, but the real Golden Core authority within it. Speaking was Elder Hua, and the other two were Elder Zhou and Elder Wang, who jointly controlled the spy incident remotely.

Elder Zhou remarked, "I seem to recall this sword cultivator’s name. He made quite a stir in the Lizhi Sea, pressing the Chasing Wind Bandits so tightly that even our Southeast region struggled against him. This fellow’s strength is impressive, unbeaten in the Lizhi Sea even when up against twelve opponents..."

Elder Hua chuckled, "It seems our friend from Shan Sect truly intended to kill You Chaoen this time, going as far as to summon reinforcements from the Lizhi Sea. Given this, could it be that even if he’s not a True Disciple of Shan Sect, he’s not far from that rank?"

Elder Wang, who was in charge of this affair, was well aware of the details. A Natural Realm Cultivator’s Realm was not low, holding the potential to become Golden Core. Major forces placed special emphasis on these individuals. Hou Niao might not have been as closely monitored as Shan Sect’s nine True Inheritors, but he was still above the average Natural Realm Cultivator.

"No, from what little we know of this man, he’s simply a commoner! Without a family background or a sect’s support, just a minor official from Anhe, alone in the world. It’s impossible for him to become a True Disciple. free𝑤ebnovel.com

However, I agree with Elder Zhou’s opinion that, in terms of combat power, he is indeed a threat. Look at this..."

Elder Hua smiled wryly, "If he’s a threat, then he must be removed—but there are many ways to do so. Killing is the most boring and not our Daoist Sect’s way."

Elder Wang caught the hint, "So brother means that he has already been punished? As long as he returns to Shan Sect, Sikong Mansion will know he botched the job and naturally blame him for the destruction of Jianye’s spy network."

Being a man without significant background, bearing such a great fault, he would likely struggle his entire life to recover. He might even harbor resentment and bite back. By then, we’ll just need to watch from the side with a little interest..."

All three laughed, Elder Zhou adding, "If he wants the remains, give them to him! We might as well include You Chaoen’s body, sealed in a spirit bag. When he returns to Sikong Mansion, opening that bag... hehe, I’d love to see their faces!"

Elder Hua inquired, "How’s the city blockade going?"

Elder Zhou responded, "We’ve caught quite a few, and the numbers will only increase over the next few days. Catching them is easy, but sorting them out is troublesome. It’ll take at least ten days to see results, and we’re short on manpower."

Elder Hua instructed, "Then borrow from other halls. No matter how difficult, it’s still easier than finding a needle in a haystack throughout Jianye City. Tell the disciples, everyone with findings after this affair will be rewarded!"

After a pause, "As for this man, just as Elder Zhou suggested, seal the three bodies together, so he’ll get a big surprise when he returns. Also, have someone escort him to leave immediately, so he has no chance to notify the spies within the city."