I Have 10 Equipment Slots-Chapter 55 - 49: The Century-Old Demon Sect

Let a professional do a professional’s job.

Zhang Ning is an expert in torture and interrogation.

The moment the middle-aged man’s defenses broke, he spilled everything.

He didn’t even wait to be questioned and just started revealing all the information he knew.

His name was Yan Song, and he was the Third Elder of the Blood Drop Demon Sect.

The Blood Drop Demon Sect, one of the top five Demon Dao powers in the Jing Country.

Of course, that was the ranking before the Celestial Change.

The so-called Demon Dao of the Martial World was nothing more than a label for those with a cruel and reckless style. They did as they pleased, heedless of the consequences, and held everyone in contempt—even the Government Office.

The Blood Drop Demon Sect had a century of history, but they weren’t particularly active.

Gu Zheng had heard of them while roaming the Martial World, but this was his first time meeting one of their members face-to-face.

As the Third Elder of the Blood Drop Sect, Yan Song held a high position. He had managed to break through the Grandmaster Realm to reach the Alien Body Realm, even advancing to the Mountain-Shaking level. This was partly due to his own talent, but also because of the Treasure Pills he received from a mysterious figure.

A single Pregnancy Cleansing Pill allowed him to break his limits. Ten Profound Pills elevated him to the Mountain-Shaking level of the Alien Body Realm.

Gu Zheng only learned about the Pregnancy Cleansing Pill after joining the Demon Slayer Bureau. It was a type of Limit-Breaking Treasure Pill, a Second-Turn Elixir used specifically by experts at the Grandmaster Realm to shatter their limits.

The Profound Pill was an upgraded version of the Anomalous Pill. It was a Third-Turn Treasure Pill used to cultivate the Divine Wondrous, and its medicinal effects were several times stronger than the Anomalous Pill’s.

However, no matter how outstanding the Profound Pill was, it was still only a Third-Turn elixir.

For Yan Song to reach the Mountain-Shaking level of the Alien Body Realm after consuming only ten Profound Pills meant his physical aptitude was extremely high, particularly his absorption rate for the elixir’s effects.

It was just like the 100% Absorption Demon Technique Gu Zheng had obtained from the Wild Boar Demon Fiend’s Bloodshed.

Yan Song’s absorption rate might not have been 100%, but even at eighty or ninety percent, his aptitude was enough to surpass that of most people.

Today, he had led the team to ambush Gu Zheng’s group. From commanding the Iron Shell Demon Fiends to using Poison Arrows, Poisoned Spears, and Poisonous Fog, their goal was to severely injure Gu Zheng and his people before moving in for the kill.

They never expected that these methods alone would be enough to annihilate all six members of Gu Zheng’s party.

After all, all six of them were cultivators in the Alien Body Realm who had developed their Divine Wondrous.

But in the end, Gu Zheng’s series of countermeasures turned their ambush into a joke.

As for how they knew the route Gu Zheng’s party was taking, he claimed not to know.

"The order to ambush and kill you came from the Sect Leader. He was also the one who received those Treasure Pills from the mysterious person and then gave them to us."

Yan Song confessed intermittently, his voice hoarse. "If you want to know the truth, go find the Sect Leader."

"We will."

Gu Zheng replied calmly. "Zhang Ning, dislocate his jaw again."

"Wai—"

CLICK.

Zhang Ning acted, dislocating Yan Song’s jaw and silencing him once more.

"I’ll go get Sister Yan."

An Xiaoxue volunteered and ran off into the distance.

Soon, Yan Hongxue returned, dragging the young man with her.

Without waiting to be questioned, the latter began spilling everything he knew.

It was basically the same as what Yan Song had said.

The only difference was that the young man kept insisting he had been forced into it and had strongly objected to the operation beforehand.

Well, it turned out he was the son of the Blood Drop Demon Sect’s second elder.

The Blood Drop Demon Sect’s Sect Leader and its three elders had all broken their limits and cultivated their Divine Wondrous.

Yan Song wasn’t the strongest. The strongest was the Sect Leader, Wu Qingzhou, who had reached the Shadow level of the Alien Body Realm.

For this ambush on Gu Zheng’s group, two elders had been dispatched: Yan Song and the young man’s father.

They never imagined they would be wiped out in one fell swoop.

...

"So you’re saying the Blood Drop Sect were just the hired hands? We still don’t know who the mastermind is?" Tao Liu frowned after hearing the two men’s accounts.

"Didn’t Yan Song say we have to ask Wu Qingzhou?" Zhang Ning interjected. "In the entire Blood Drop Sect, that old dog Wu Qingzhou is the only one who knows who’s behind this."

"To be able to provide the Blood Drop Sect with Pregnancy Cleansing Pills and Profound Pills... the mastermind’s status must be incredibly high," Zhang Boshong murmured.

Yan Hongxue remained silent.

"Did you kill Ba Xingyu?" Gu Zheng asked abruptly, looking at the young man.

"Huh? Who? Who’s Ba Xingyu?" The young man was stunned, his face blank with confusion.

"What? They killed Ba Xingyu too?" Zhang Ning was taken aback. "But didn’t Ba Xingyu..."

"Set Yan Song’s jaw," Gu Zheng interrupted, motioning for Yan Song to answer.

"...Alright." Zhang Ning complied. With a CLICK, he reset Yan Song’s jaw.

*GASP... HUFF... HAH...*

Yan Song worked his mouth, enduring the pain in his jaw, and answered, "I don’t know who this Ba Xingyu you’re talking about is, but he was likely murdered by the same group."

"This..."

Zhang Ning’s eyes went wide.

Tao Liu and An Xiaoxue were stunned.

Zhang Boshong and Yan Hongxue exchanged a glance before looking at Gu Zheng.

"Mr. Gu, what do you suspect?"

"...Nothing for now," Gu Zheng said softly, changing the subject. "Since only Wu Qingzhou knows the truth, we’ll just have to go find him. Tao Liu, Xue, take this one over there. Question him about the location of the Blood Drop Sect’s Main Altar, all the traps nearby, and the distribution of their personnel."

Gu Zheng pointed at the young man.

"Yes, sir!"

Tao Liu and An Xiaoxue immediately stepped forward, grabbed the screaming and shouting young man, and dragged him away.

Once they were far enough away, Gu Zheng turned to Yan Song and said calmly, "Elder Yan, you talk too. Tell me everything about the Blood Drop Sect’s Main Altar."

"...Our Main Altar is on Cyan Bamboo Mountain in Santai County." Yan Song sighed. Not daring to hide anything, he divulged the information.

Dragging the young man far away to be questioned was a precaution against the two of them colluding on their stories.

Seeing Gu Zheng’s move, Yan Hongxue’s bright eyes blinked repeatedly, while Zhang Ning gave him a thumbs-up.

’Since we’ve been targeted, we naturally have to find out who the mastermind is.’

’For that to happen, Wu Qingzhou must be eliminated, and the Blood Drop Sect must be destroyed!’

’If we only go after Wu Qingzhou, who knows if he has trusted aides who could leak the news?’

’Or what if the mastermind has spies hidden within the Blood Drop Sect?’

’To be safe, the only way is to annihilate the Blood Drop Sect and let no one escape.’

...

The information about the Blood Drop Sect’s Main Altar divulged by Yan Song and the young man was compiled.

After organizing the details, Gu Zheng began giving orders.

"Yan Hongxue, go to Wenqiao County and requisition five hundred County Soldiers. Zhang, you go to Red Gate County and requisition five hundred County Soldiers. Zhang Ning, you go to Linyan County and requisition five hundred County Soldiers."

"Once you’ve mustered the troops, set out immediately. You must all rendezvous at Li Family’s Village outside Cyan Bamboo Mountain by dusk tomorrow!"

Gu Zheng commanded solemnly.

"Yes, sir!"

Yan Hongxue, Zhang Ning, and Zhang Boshong responded in unison.

As soon as he finished speaking, the three of them swiftly mounted their horses and galloped off in three different directions.

Wenqiao, Linyan, and Red Gate.

They deliberately avoided the County Soldiers from Santai County, because its government officials had been infiltrated by the Blood Drop Sect.

Even if Yan Song hadn’t revealed this, Gu Zheng would not have approached them.

’Mobilizing troops to destroy a Demon Sect... just thinking about it is kind of exciting!’

Tao Liu’s face was full of excitement.

An Xiaoxue was also inexplicably thrilled.

’Carrying out a mission is one thing, but to wipe out a Demon Sect on the side? That’s something I never imagined.’

’Of course, they came to kill us. They must think we’re fools if we don’t strike back!’