"Argh!"
The Fourth Elder of the Sky Demon Cult screamed tragically, clutching his thighs and crying out in pain, "Jiang He, have mercy, have mercy. I'll talk, I'll talk."
Pointing at the white jade token plate, Jiang He asked, "Whose token plate is this?"
"This is the token plate of the Holy Child of our Holy Faith."
Fourth Elder glanced at the white jade token plate and said, "This token plate belongs to the Flowing Cloud Holy Child."
"Who are you?"
"I'm Liu Jian, the Fourth Elder of the Sky Sage Cult. I was once a renowned magician, but in a moment of folly, I knelt before the Japanese Emperor and was banned. In my grief, I awakened superpowers and joined the Holy Faith by chance."
"This is my Elder's Token Plate. It proves my identity."
"…"
Beside them, Cheng Dongfeng stared at the dumbfounded Duan Tianhe, and then at the gaping Ji Dongxu. Slapping his forehead, he was at a loss for words. "Are the Sky Demon Cultists that cowardly?"
"Could this Fourth Elder of the Sky Demon Cult be an impostor?"
He remembered the Sky Demon Cultists he had interrogated and captured alive. Every single one of them was very ruthless and would rather die than submit, even committing suicide by biting their tongues or taking poison.
In fact, some of the Sky Demon Cultists were even screaming slogans like 'For the Holy Faith' even though they were beaten half to death.
This Fourth Elder …
Was he not a little too cowardly?
At that thought, Cheng Dongfeng communicated to Jiang He through Secret Acoustics, saying, "Jiang He, would the Sky Demon Cultists submit so easily? Be careful of a trick? "
Just as he finished, the Fourth Elder yelled, "No, Jiang He! Everything I've said is the truth and not a word of falsehood! I swear on my honor!"
As he spoke, he glared viciously at Cheng Dongfeng, seething through clenched teeth, "How could you be so vicious, gauging the heart of a gentleman with your own mean measure?"
Stunned, Cheng Dongfeng exclaimed, "You could hear me through Secret Acoustics?"
"It's not that difficult."
The Fourth Elder said proudly, "The so-called Secret Voice Transmission is nothing more than Psychic Voice Transmission, or using True Qi to form some kind of wave resonance to transmit a voice. I'm a peak A-rank Extraordinary Awakened, and my Psychic Force is very strong. A Level Seven Early Stage Psychic Voice Transmission can't escape my senses. As long as I master some small tricks, I'll be able to recognize the content of your voice transmission."
"Interesting."
Jiang He smiled and asked, "What's the use of that little trick?"
"It can distinguish the real from the fake."
The Fourth Elder answered truthfully, "When a person lies, there will be a slight fluctuation in their mental power. This fluctuation is subconscious and cannot be hidden at all. However, this can only be achieved if one's mental power is stronger than the other person's to a certain extent."
"Oh?"
Jiang He's eyes twitched then, and he asked about the so-called 'trick'.
Actually, it wasn't difficult. All he had to do was use his mental power to distinguish the "frame rate fluctuations" of the opponent's mental power. It was probably the same principle as radio interception.
Jiang He tried it, and turned towards Fourth Elder again, asking, "Speak. Why would the Sky Demon Cult attack me again and again?"
Fourth Elder answered reverently, "I don't know either. My position in the Holy Faith isn't actually all that high, and the Sentinel of the Right was the one in charge of this operation."
Slap!
Jiang He slapped Fourth Elder across the face, knocking out several of his front teeth. Whipping out his Dragon-Slaying Saber with a turn of his hand, he sneered, "Tell me the truth!"
The Fourth Elder hurriedly said, "You've ruined the Holy Church's plans many times. Our Holy Church's elite disciples, Earthly Fiends, Heavenly Dipper Venerable, and even the Third Elder and Sixth Elder have fallen in your hands. The Holy Church hates you to the core. Even the Venerable Saint has issued a decree, ordering us to eliminate you."
He only came to a realization after that, and could not help exclaiming, "How did you know I was lying? No … my spirit could match a rank-nine elite with perfect grasp of the Boundary of Wills … "
Ji Dongxu's gaze twitched as well.
On the other hand, both Duan Tianhe and Cheng Dongfeng appeared calm.
So what?
They had already guessed …
Jiang He's spirit must be very powerful, but as for how powerful … there was no telling.
Jiang He did not explain, and merely coldly asked, "Why would you send elites over a place like Lingzhou City where even birds wouldn't shit?"
"I don't know."
Fourth Elder was stunned that Jiang He's spirit was actually stronger than his own. Not daring to think otherwise, he replied, "I don't know. All I know is that it's the Saint's will."
Pow!
Jiang He raised his foot and kicked him.
Although the Fourth Elder was an Extraordinary Awakened who was comparable to a top Rank-9, his physical fitness was only comparable to a Rank-6 martial artist. The kick sent him sliding on the ground for dozens of meters, breaking two of his ribs.
Coughing mouthfuls of blood, he said in agony, "I'm not lying."
"I know!"
Jiang He waved his hand, and MAD personnel promptly carried Fourth Elder back from dozens of meters away. Smiling, he said, "I'm just annoyed by the sight of you. You speak of the Saint and the Holy Faith, only to betray us in the blink of an eye."
Holding his blade to Fourth Elder's neck, Jiang He turned to Duan Tianhe and said, "Do you have anything else to ask, Chief Duan? If not, I'll just cut him down. "
"No!"
Fourth Elder shrieked in panic, showing a strong will to live as he exclaimed, "Don't kill me! I'm still useful! I know a lot of intel about the Holy … I mean, the Sky Demon Cult! I've never harmed anyone since I joined them, and this is the first time I've left the mountain!"
Ignoring the pain of his broken ribs and pierced thigh, he lunged towards Jiang He and hugged his thigh, saying, "Don't kill me, Jiang He! I know magic tricks, a lot of them!"
Jiang He sneered and kicked him down. "What does your magic tricks have to do with me?"
"I can perform for you!"
Fourth Elder was about to lunge at him again, but paused when he saw Jiang He lift his foot. His eyes lit up then, and he said, "By the way, I know a lot of secrets about the Sky Demon Cult, and I'm willing to trade them for my life!"
"Though the Saint didn't say it explicitly, I'm guessing that he wants to take Lingzhou City to welcome the Holy Race's Holy Envoy."
"What does the Holy Race's Holy Envoy have to do with me?"
Even as Jiang He fiddled with his Dragon-Slaying Saber, Ji Dongxu's face dropped. He knew that the Holy Race Fourth Elder spoke of was the Sky Demons, and so promptly asked somberly, "Do you mean that the Sky Demons are coming?"
"Taking Lingzhou City to welcome the Sky Demon Cult's envoy … could the Stargate's coordinates be near Lingzhou City?"
Both Duan Tianhe and Cheng Dongfeng's faces dropped at those words.
Jiang He was rather surprised.
Extraterrestrial Sky Demons?
Descending on Earth?
And it might even be near Lingzhou City …
That news really startled him, and so he stabbed the Sky Demon Cult's Fourth Elder to death.
Even in death, Fourth Elder's eyes were filled with the will to live as he begged for mercy, "No, I'm still young, I'm just over forty. I don't want to die, and I know where the Sky Demon Cult's headquarters is …"
His head tilted to the side as he breathed his last.
Jiang He: "…"
Embarrassed, he scratched the back of his head and laughed out loud, "I forgot to ask, but it's fine. It's not too late to catch him alive and ask him later …"
Duan Tianhe and the other two, who were shocked by the impending arrival of the Sky Demons, were stunned once again by Jiang He's actions, and felt that the news just now was not as explosive as before.
Duan Tianhe could not help chuckling. "The location of the Sky Demon Cult's headquarters is a secret even now, and he might have just mentioned it offhandedly. Even the MAD's spy, who is now a high-ranking member of the Sky Demon Cult, could not identify the location … of course, he might really know."
Still, since he was already dead, it did not matter whether he knew or not.
"Jiang He, the Sky Demons' arrival is of great importance. I must return to the MAD at once and report this."
"Moreover, I'll have someone tally up the merit points and transfer them to your account."
Duan Tianhe paused, before asking, "These corpses …"
According to protocol, all corpses must be taken away.
However, Jiang He's side was a little special since he had a habit of keeping corpses. Both Duan Tianhe and Cheng Dongfeng had their guesses about that, but they had no clue. They did suspect that Jiang He was using corpses to cultivate some evil art, but there were no signs of it on Jiang He's body.
On the other hand, Wang Siyu mentioned that she had seen some graves in Jiang He's yard, and Li Fei mentioned that Jiang He had built a grave for Killer Star, which was why they came to the conclusion that …
Perhaps Jiang He felt guilty after killing people, which was why he buried the corpses properly to soothe the guilt in his heart.
Since Jiang He would not explain such things, they naturally would not ask either.
Glancing at the corpses on the ground, Jiang He said, "Just leave the Sentinel of the Right's corpse. Bring the rest back."
Jiang He found the mangled corpses disgusting.
Nonetheless, the Heavenly Generals and Decans were too weak for Jiang He right now.
Moreover …
He could not plant them just yet.
His dog might be stronger than them after he did, so what was the point of planting them?
On the other hand, the Sentinel of the Right of the Sky Demon Cult was stronger and had a high status. He might learn some secrets from him after he planted them.
As a matter of fact …
Even now, Jiang He was not confident that he could plant living humans from human corpses.
Soon …
Duan Tianhe and the others left with the corpses.
Carrying the Sentinel of the Right's corpse with one hand, Jiang He arrived at a corner of his farm.
"Dumbo, Trumbo, come here and dig graves … eh?"
As he called out, Jiang He looked up, and could not help doing a double take —
On top of the low graves in front of him, there were clumps of grave grass growing. These grave grasses were all different. Some were tall, some were short, some were like vines crawling on the ground, and some had small flowers and fruits growing on them.
Either way, it was an oily green field.
"What's going on?"
"Based on my previous speculation, my farm can probably grow corpses that are three ranks higher than my farm. What I grow might be cultivation techniques, supernatural abilities, or even human beings …"
"Could my hunch have been wrong?"
Three ranks higher was fake?
There must be some other condition for planting corpses.
Moreover …
The possibility of planting a corpse and growing a living human seemed to have been eliminated. While there was no telling how his farm would level up in the future, it was eliminated for now.
Jiang He's gaze then fell upon a grave at the edge.
If he remembered correctly, it was the grave of the Sixth Elder of the Sky Demon Cult, the unlucky fellow who was beaten to death by Dumbo.
Trumbo had almost dug out the entire grave …
Trumbo loved to dance and sleep on that grave the most.
And right now, there was a single stalk of grave grass growing over the grave.
"Eh?"
Jiang He suddenly realized that the grave grass looked familiar. With a thought, he took out a tuft of Sword Will Barrenwort, only to find …
It was identical to the Sword Will Barrenwort!
"The Sixth Elder of the Sky Demon Cult grasped sword will, which is why he grew a tuft of Sword Will Barrenwort?"
Jiang He only came to his senses after a long while. Whipping out his phone, he dialed a number.
"Chief Duan!"
"Send me those corpses!"
"That's right, even if they're broken. Every single corpse, every single one of them!"
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