The Demon with Holy Radiance-Chapter 135 - 120: All Demon Fiends! You Don’t Think We’re Strong, Do You?

Back at his residence, Yang An began to ponder how he should acquire his next Dao of Destiny Technique.

He had very few ways to obtain techniques. Most of the Sacrificial Powers under the Life Crane Sect were merely Mortal Influences.

They couldn't offer him much help. Even if he managed to get some Light Magic, it would most likely be common or subpar.

If necessary, Yang An would have to find an excuse to leave the Life Crane Sect and search elsewhere.

The only way he could think of to do that was to take over other Sacrificial Powers.

This reminded Yang An of what happened back in Jinlong City, and of the Ding Chong Daoist from Wuwei Peak.

'I still haven't settled the score with that guy.'

'Perhaps I should find an excuse to leave the Life Crane Sect, get my revenge, and look for techniques along the way?'

Yang An was lost in thought.

Just then, however, a strange ripple suddenly pulsed through his mind.

It was as if something had gently tapped on his brain.

Yang An frowned.

'This stirring... Is it the Tree of Flesh and Blood?'

He was suddenly reminded of the Tree of Flesh and Blood the Workshop Master had planted in him, and he quickly submerged his consciousness to focus on the faint glimmer of light within his mind.

As he'd expected, the faint light was trembling gently.

'Does this mean something is happening?'

Curiously, Yang An touched the faint light with his consciousness. The decaying, deathly-still branches of the Tree of Flesh and Blood instantly appeared in his vision. At the very tip of a branch hung a single fruit, trembling gently.

The fruit was shaped like a mask covered in stripes.

Yang An recognized the mask. It was the same one he had seen the Workshop Master wearing that day.

'This means the new message from this fruit is from the Workshop Master.'

As he looked at the fruit, several new ones appeared below it at the same time.

Besides the Broken Hand Fruit, Black Egg Fruit, and Baby Fruit he had seen before, there was a new addition this time: a fruit shaped like a Sheep Horn.

Curiously, Yang An first touched the mask fruit that had appeared first and immediately heard the Workshop Master's voice.

"All members, prepare. In seven days, a mandatory container teleportation will be initiated. Everyone is to travel to the Jueyun Sect in Yundan Country!"

'A mandatory container teleportation in seven days?!'

'What are they planning?'

Yang An was a newcomer. Although he had a general idea of what "container teleportation" meant, he had never experienced it before. Now, it was about to be forcibly activated.

'It seems that while members of the Scripture Defector Association can use some of its functions, the ultimate authority over the Tree of Flesh and Blood must be in the Workshop Master's hands.'

Yang An didn't respond. Instead, he looked at the other fruits below, intending to watch and wait.

After all, he knew nothing about the Scripture Defector Association's affairs or its members, so there was no need to rush to speak.

He touched the second fruit, a Broken Hand Fruit.

"The Jueyun Sect in Yundan Country?! Rumor has it that Yundan Country was already destroyed by Demon Fiends, right? The Jueyun Sect probably doesn't have any Cultivators left—it's likely full of Demon Fiends!"

'A whole country destroyed by Demon Fiends?!'

Frankly, the news stunned Yang An.

For an entire country, even a small one, to be wiped out by rampaging Demon Fiends... it was hard to imagine just how terrifying the Demon Fiends in the outside world truly were.

Even his own Da Jing Country, which had already fallen apart and ceased to exist as a nation, still had plenty of Cultivators and ordinary people within its borders. There were also many Cultivation Sects; it hadn't reached the point of being completely overrun by Demon Fiends.

Perhaps the Demon Fiends' devastation was even more terrifying outside of Da Jing Country. By comparison, the situation within Da Jing's borders was relatively good.

'But why would the Workshop Master want all the members to go to a place teeming with Demon Fiends?'

Puzzled, Yang An touched the other fruits below.

"Fellow Daoist Duan Shou is right! Yundan Country has become a Purgatory of the Human World, a land of utter devastation. Even the Cultivation Sects there were likely wiped out long ago."

"In that case, if we're going to the Jueyun Sect in Yundan Country, doesn't that mean we're walking right into a Demon Fiend encirclement?"

"Even though it's a container teleportation, there's not much difference between the container and our true bodies. Any damage the container sustains will be reflected on our real bodies to the same degree. This journey is extremely dangerous. We might even face complete annihilation."

"Workshop Master, is this part of the plan?"

Yang An checked the messages from the four consecutive fruits.

'The Workshop Master is suddenly forcing a container teleportation to a place overrun with Demon Fiends. This is definitely not a simple matter.'

'Could it be related to what the Workshop Master told me before, about helping Innate Flesh Mushrooms survive?'

'But what does this have to do with me? I'm not an Innate Flesh Mushroom; I was forced to join the Scripture Defector Association.'

'No matter how beneficial this is for the Innate Flesh Mushrooms, it has nothing to do with me. I won't get anything out of it. Instead, I'll just be doing all the hard work for members I don't even know.'

'If I'm forced to do this, I have no intention of trying hard. At most, I'll just put on an act, fish in troubled waters, and make sure I can retreat safely. Getting out alive is the most important thing.'

Soon enough, the striped mask fruit appeared again, bringing the Workshop Master's reply.

"I've received word that just before the Jueyun Sect was annihilated by Demon Fiends, they managed to obtain a Forbidden Artifact Fragment. This fragment is of great use to the Tree of Flesh and Blood, and retrieving it is indeed part of our plan. This trip is a must.

While the number of Demon Fiends in the Jueyun Sect isn't yet that high—the strongest is likely only at the Corpse Transformation Realm—you all might have a chance of getting the Forbidden Artifact Fragment if you work together!"

"What do you mean, 'only' at the Corpse Transformation Realm? Workshop Master, you don't actually think we're that strong, do you?

Besides, you're not participating in this mission, Workshop Master. Relying on just us, we might be able to handle a foe at the Early Stage of the Corpse Transformation Realm if we all team up. Anything stronger than that, and we couldn't win even if we gave it our all."

The moment the Workshop Master's message appeared, someone immediately complained—it was the Baby Fruit.

Several subsequent messages echoed the same sentiment.

Seeing these messages, Yang An couldn't shake the strange feeling that he was in an online chat room. The corner of his mouth twitched.

It seemed the atmosphere within the Scripture Defector Association was surprisingly harmonious. At least these people weren't afraid to speak bluntly to the Workshop Master and say whatever was on their minds.

Just then, another message came from the Workshop Master.

"Every member who has joined our Scripture Defector Association is a true Innate Flesh Mushroom. An imposter could never survive after the Tree of Flesh and Blood matures.

And as Innate Flesh Mushrooms, you are stronger than anyone else—you could even be called invincible among your peers. Don't sell yourselves short.

It's just a measly Corpse Transformation Realm Demon Fiend. What are you afraid of? If you don't do this now, are you all just going to wait to die when it's time for you to advance to the Corpse Transformation Realm?"

"Hahahaha... Workshop Master, we were just kidding! Please, calm down. We guarantee we'll complete the mission and get that Forbidden Artifact Fragment!"

After being scolded by the Workshop Master, the others became much more obedient. This made Yang An, who had been "lurking" the whole time, crack a small smile.

Still, he was worried. After all, he had just fought a Wild Forbidden at the Corpse Transformation Realm and had the floor wiped with him.

'I wonder if these guys, even teaming up, can actually beat a Corpse Transformation Realm Demon Fiend.'

The Workshop Master had previously told him that after an Innate Flesh Mushroom enters the Corpse Transformation Realm, the realm amplifies the "price" of their nature, causing a backlash they cannot suppress, which ultimately leads to their death.

From this, he could infer that the Cultivation Levels of these Scripture Defector Association members must all be below the Corpse Transformation Realm.

He guessed that most of them were probably at the Visceral Stone Realm.

The gap between the Visceral Stone Realm and the Corpse Transformation Realm was huge. Yang An could only remain skeptical about whether several Visceral Stone Realm cultivators teaming up could actually kill a Corpse Transformation Realm expert.

'Even though I'll be forcibly teleported to the Jueyun Sect, this business ultimately has nothing to do with me. Whether the others can deal with a Corpse Transformation Realm Demon Fiend isn't important. What's most important is whether I can fish in troubled waters and get out in one piece.'

Just as Yang An was thinking this, another new fruit appeared on the tree.

It was a fruit shaped like a white bird.

"Workshop Master, since the Jueyun Sect was wiped out by Demon Fiends, does that mean that the Cultivation Technique Manuals and Magical Artifacts inside weren't taken by anyone?"

Yang An had been observing the previous messages as if he were a mere spectator watching a play.

But the message from this White Bird Fruit immediately caught his attention.

'That's right! How could I have forgotten about that?'

'I was just wondering how to find a new Dao of Destiny Technique. The Scripture Defector Association being teleported to the Jueyun Sect—isn't this the perfect opportunity?'

'Where better to find techniques than inside one of these Cultivator Sects?'

'That's an entire Sect, not some Mortal Influence. The two are on completely different levels.'

"That's right! The Jueyun Sect was annihilated by Demon Fiends. In fact, not just the Jueyun Sect—the fall of all of Yundan Country was very sudden. If you want things like Cultivation and Techniques, this trip should yield a great harvest.

Of course, that's assuming you can get past the hordes of Demon Fiends.

If you can eliminate all the Demon Fiends inside the Jueyun Sect, you can take whatever you please."

The Workshop Master's reply came quickly.

After hearing the Workshop Master's reply, Yang An was instantly tempted.

'Originally, this business didn't have much to do with me. But if I can find the Light Magic I want inside the Jueyun Sect, that changes everything.'

'Go! I have to go!'

'But I still have a few days until then. I can use this time to raise my Cultivation Level first.'

'With the help of the Flesh Vein Gathering Element Mirror, seven days should be enough to raise my Cultivation Level by quite a bit, right?'

'After all, it's a Magical Artifact made from the veins of a Corpse Transformation Realm Cultivator. Its speed of gathering Mana should be about the same as a Corpse Transformation Realm Cultivator's—I've experienced it before.'

But this brought another question to mind. After a moment's hesitation, he condensed a fruit on the Tree of Flesh and Blood and sent out the question he wanted to ask.

A He Tou fruit topped with a Light Wheel grew on a branch. In less than a few breaths, several bloody lines appeared on it.

"I have a question for everyone: can the container teleportation also transport external items like Magical Artifacts?"

Soon, Yang An received replies from several people.

"Yes!"