Blood fell from the dark and scattered in all directions …
"Demons, when will you return …"
Sounds continuously sounded out in all directions, sounding out continuously. It was as if someone was chanting, and it also sounded as if there were women singing loudly, chanting out waves of unique sounds.
As the song sounded out, the three black-robed figures all fell.
Only Hou Juan was left standing here, her clothes stained with blood.
Within her eyes, waves of blood-red light appeared, and faint traces of blood-red qi continuously flowed into her body before being absorbed by her.
If anyone else saw this, they would feel incredibly shocked.
Absorbing blood-red qi for their own use was something that only people from the demonic sect could do, not righteous cultivators.
The technique that Hou Juan was using far surpassed that of ordinary mortals, and it was not something that ordinary people could do.
However, Hou Juan did not seem to care about this at all. Demonic qi spread out from her body, causing this region to seem to twist.
In the distance, a gentle breeze blew over, blowing this place over, causing this place to appear clear and cool, and also causing the smell of blood to lessen a little.
By the time the magic power in the surroundings stopped flowing, this place had completely changed.
In front of Hou Juan, the three corpses had become three dried-up corpses.
Their expressions of pain and savagery could still be seen on their faces, but at the same time, their blood-red qi and souls had been sucked away. They no longer belonged to their bodies but belonged to Hou Juan.
Without a doubt, this was something from the demonic path.
Hou Juan did not mind and only shook her head before waving her hand.
As she waved her hand, the three dried-up corpses turned into dust and disappeared without a trace.
Everything in this place had been cut off by her. Even if others came to investigate, they probably wouldn't be able to find the situation in this place. They wouldn't be able to reproduce the traces here and discover anything.
After doing all this, Hou Juan finally relaxed and let out a deep sigh.
"It's becoming more and more troublesome …"
Looking at the traces left behind by the three people, a trace of confusion flashed in her eyes.
Ever since she had stepped onto that path, she had unknowingly killed more and more people.
Back then, she had sworn that she would not become like those demonic cultivators and would not kill for cultivators.
But unintentionally or unintentionally, she killed more and more people.
Among these people, some were deliberately killed by her, but there were also many who came to her on their own initiative and were killed by her.
But no matter what, it was an undeniable fact that she had taken these people's souls and blood energy to cultivate.
What was the difference between her and those Demonic Cultivators from back then after doing all these things?
Hou Juan stood still as this thought flashed through her mind. Then, she deeply sighed.
In the eyes of outsiders, she had the backing of the Zhang family and was the favorite of the Zhang family's leader. She had the resources and status that others envied.
Apart from that, she was also an Inner Court Disciple of the Sky Cloud Martial School and was highly regarded by the Elders. She was only one step away from becoming a Successor Disciple.
From the outside, it seemed to be shining with boundless brilliance, making people yearn and envy it.
But in reality, only Hou Juan herself knew that she was treading on thin ice, and practically every single step she took had to be careful.
Her talent was simply too poor. Even with the Zhang family's support and a sufficient supply of spirit stones and spirit pills, she would not be able to reach Foundation Building under normal circumstances.
It was because she had long since seen this situation that Hou Juan had made up her mind.
When the demonic cultivators had invaded, the records left behind by them gave her hope.
Her talent was simply too poor, and through normal methods, it would be very difficult for her to reach Foundation Building in her lifetime.
However, from the demonic cultivator's techniques, this might not be the case.
Compared to the mainstream cultivation techniques, the demonic path's cultivation techniques were unique and did not have high requirements for talent. As long as one had enough blood energy and soul, there was hope of reaching Foundation Building.
Therefore, Hou Ran had already cultivated the cultivation method of the Demon Sect a long time ago.
Over the years, she had been focused on cultivation and had finally broken through to Foundation Building, becoming a true Foundation Building cultivator.
It was just that she knew that her current situation was extremely dangerous.
Even though she did not use the demonic path's techniques to destroy others and devour their blood energy and souls, it was an undeniable fact that she cultivated demonic path techniques.
Once her secret was exposed, it would probably cause a huge uproar, and the consequences would be unimaginable to her.
If it really came to that, not just her, but even the Zhang family behind her, and even Chen Heng, would be affected.
This was something that she did not want to see.
Therefore, she always had a strong sense of danger in her heart. She was afraid that one day she would be discovered by someone, and then affect others.
However, now that things had come to this, there was nothing she could do.
She stood there with a calm expression on her face. She let out a deep sigh as this thought flashed through her mind.
Only after a long time had passed did she raise her head. She left this place and walked towards another place.
Time gradually passed.
Before he knew it, several months had passed.
A few months later, a big event happened.
Within Nine Peaks City.
Chen Heng sat cross-legged in his courtyard, silently looking at the changes in the outside world.
Outside, a spirit bird flew by and left behind a letter, which was placed in front of Chen Heng's table.
Looking at this letter, Chen Heng stretched out his hand and opened it, and he could not help but frown.
"What is it?"
Looking at Chen Heng's expression, Zhang Ya felt quite confused and asked.
"Take a look for yourself."
Chen Heng did not explain. He just silently stretched out his hand and handed the letter to Zhang Ya.
After receiving the letter, Zhang Ya skimmed through it and her expression changed drastically.
"This is impossible!"
A look of disbelief appeared on Zhang Ya's face, "Junior Apprentice Sister Hou, she … how could she be a demonic cultivator?"
The contents of the letter were actually quite simple.
A few days ago, the Flowing Cloud Sect had suddenly acted against Hou Juan and captured her.
And the reason was none other than demonic energy.
Hou Juan had demonic qi and had cultivated demonic cultivation techniques; this was the conclusion that the Flowing Cloud Sect had come to.
As such, she had been captured and locked up in the Flowing Cloud Sect's prison.
All of this was recorded in the letter.
Looking at the contents, Zhang Ya's expression greatly changed, and she could not help but feel disbelief.
In her impression, Hou Juan had always been a taciturn and somewhat dull person.
However, even though she did not speak much, Hou Juan had never done anything excessive and was completely different from demonic cultivators.
Now that such a person had been revealed to be a demonic cultivator, it was no wonder that she could not believe it.
However, the letter was already there, and the content was very clear. She had no choice but to believe it.
"Clan brother …"
She looked at Chen Heng and asked hesitantly, "Is the contents of the letter true?"
"Since it's already written, it's most likely true."
Hearing Zhang Ya's words, Chen Heng did not look back, and his expression remained calm as he spoke calmly.
Compared to Zhang Ya and the others, his reaction was quite calm.
Perhaps to others, cultivating demonic cultivation techniques and devouring other people's qi blood and souls was quite serious, but to him, it was not that big of a deal.
After all, he had done this many times before.
The Heaven Devouring Scripture that he possessed was undoubtedly a proper demonic divine technique.
Even though Chen Heng had not devoured other people's qi blood or souls, he had devoured other people's life essence quite a few times.
To him, this sort of thing wasn't rare at all. It wasn't anything at all.
However, it was obvious that in the eyes of others, this matter was not as such.
The Demonic Sect's cultivation method fed on the blood, qi, and souls of others, and used them to cultivate. This in itself was a shocking thing.
After all, this meant that in the eyes of demonic cultivators, you could become their food at any moment.
Moreover, what had happened 30 years ago made everyone feel a lingering fear.
30 years ago, under the Demon Sect's plan, the demonic cultivators had attacked Yue Country, causing millions of people to die.
The Five Sects of Yue Country had been reduced to three.
Now that 30 years had passed, most of the damage had been recovered. However, the shadow that this matter had left on the Yue Country's people was not gone so quickly.
It could be said that demonic cultivators were now like rats on the streets. Whenever they were mentioned, there would be many people wanting to kill them.
Under such circumstances, it was easy to imagine what kind of treatment a demonic cultivator who was suddenly exposed would receive.
"As expected, after the Fortune Erupts, the situation is quite different."
Sitting in the courtyard by himself, Chen Heng's expression was calm as he looked at the flowers and grass outside.
Counting seriously, Hou Juan wasn't young anymore. She was almost fifty years old.
In the past few decades, her Heaven's Will remained dormant and did not erupt. She also kept a low profile and rarely had any problems.
During that time, out of all of Chen Heng's subordinates, she was the one who did not need to worry about much.
However, after the Fortune Erupts, the situation was completely different.
The situation had changed all of a sudden. She had directly caused such a thing and was now at the heart of the struggle.
This sort of difference was simply too great.
Judging from the current situation, Hou Juan's condition would continue for a very long time. It would only stop when the Mandate of Heaven in her body was exhausted.
Sitting there by himself, Chen Heng's expression was calm as he thought to himself.
Outside the courtyard, Zhang Ya walked out of Chen Heng's room, feeling quite unsettled.
"How is it?"
A voice sounded out from outside.
Looking at Zhang Ya, who seemed to be in a bit of a daze, Zhang Chong walked over and asked seriously, "How is Hao'Er's reaction?"
Upon hearing Zhang Chong's words, Zhang Ya finally reacted. She subconsciously raised her head and looked at Zhang Chong.
30 years ago, Zhang Chong was already quite old and did not have much lifespan left.
However, after Chen Heng had taken over, he had found some good spirit materials for him and taught him Dao skills, causing his cultivation to improve and his lifespan to increase.
As such, after 30 years, he was still alive, but he looked much older.
If nothing out of the ordinary happened, he would most likely die in the Zhang family in ten or so years.
However, he was still alive and had witnessed all of the changes in the Zhang family over the past 30 years. He had watched the Zhang family grow stronger and stronger.
He was very satisfied with the Zhang family's changes, so he had long since decided to go into hiding and focus on the Zhang family's ancestral land. He drank tea and played chess with some old friends, and his days were quite leisurely.
Only today did he come out again.
Zhang Ya raised her head and looked at Zhang Chong.
Under her gaze, Zhang Chong's expression was very anxious. It seemed that he had also heard some news.
It seemed that when the spirit bird had sent the message, he had also received the news. As such, he had immediately come over to listen to Chen Heng's attitude.
Looking at Zhang Chong like this, Zhang Ya could not help but lightly sigh before saying, "Clansman, he … seems quite calm, as if he's not too surprised …"
"However, my clan brother's temper has always been very good. As for what he's thinking, I don't know."
She thought for a moment before replying.
Chen Heng's temper was quite good, at least most of the time.
Normally, even if someone did something bad, he wouldn't show it. He would still be as calm as he was now.
As such, even now, Zhang Ya did not know what Chen Heng's attitude was.
Was it anger or something else?
"Ai."
Hearing Zhang Ya's words, Zhang Chong could not help but sigh, "What a disaster …
"I've long since told Hao'Er not to treat an outsider so well, but he never listened …
"Who would have thought … that things would come to this.
"She dared to cultivate a demonic technique, ruining the Zhang family's reputation!"
He stomped his foot, feeling quite furious.
Looking at Zhang Chong, Zhang Ya hesitated for a moment before saying, "It probably hasn't come to this yet …
"It hasn't been determined whether Junior Apprentice Sister Hou has cultivated a demonic technique or not …
"It's just news.
Even now, are you still going to comfort yourself like this? "
Looking at Zhang Ya, Zhang Chong sighed and said, "The most important thing right now is to understand Hao'Er's thoughts.
I hope he doesn't do anything for this woman. "
After 30 years of development, the Zhang Clan had already become a colossus. In the State of Yue, apart from the three great sects, the Zhang Clan's power was the greatest.
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