Jiujiang County.
Jiujiang County bordered the Yao Kingdom, but it was not like the Northern County, where The Ancestral Court of Fu Lu School, one of the Six Daoist Sects, was in charge. Demons ran rampant in the county, and there were often incidents of demons harassing people.
The local government was very worried about such cases, but they were not worried about a large-scale invasion by the Yao Kingdom.
The imperial court had stationed a large number of troops around Jiujiang County. Demons that were slightly more powerful could not enter this place at all. Demons of the Sixth Realm and above were all blocked outside the border.
However, this place was close to the Yao Kingdom after all. There were no big demons, but there were many small demons.
In Qingjiang County, the snake demon incident had spread in the past two days.
The cause of the incident was a woodcutter in the mountains. When he was gathering firewood, he accidentally fell off a cliff and almost lost his life. Just when he was exhausted and couldn't hold on to the rock anymore, someone suddenly grabbed him by the shoulder and flew him up the cliff.
The person who saved him was an extremely beautiful woman. She had the body of a human and the tail of a snake. She was a snake demon.
The woodcutter immediately went down the mountain in shock and reported this to the government. The government sent cultivators to investigate, but they did not find anything.
In Qingjiang County, in a mountain where the snake demon incident spread, two figures flew over and landed on the cliff.
"It should be here."
"I wonder if the snake girl is still here. Let's not let others get ahead of us."
"Let's use the Snake Seeking Talisman to check …"
…
The two men exchanged a few words. One of them took out a prepared Fu-lu and threw it into the air. The Fu-lu stabilized and quickly flew in a direction.
"There's a reaction!"
"The snake demon is still here. It's very likely that she's nearby …"
"Chase after her!"
The two men happily chased after the Fu-lu.
Not long after, a strong wave of mana came from a forest in the mountains. Not long after, two men happily walked out of the forest. One of them carried a cloth bag on his shoulder and said with a smile, "This snake girl is indeed beautiful. She can definitely be sold for a good price. I want to use her to exchange for some spiritual jades and use them to break through to the Fourth Realm …"
As soon as he finished speaking, his body suddenly shook. He lowered his head to look at the blood-red sword that had pierced through his chest. His face was blank.
His companion behind him smiled and said, "Sorry, I also want to break through to the fourth realm. However, the spiritual jades exchanged for this snake demon can only satisfy one person. Sorry..."
The man's body was pierced through. His Nascent Spirit struggled to escape, but he had lost his body and was only left with his Nascent Spirit. How could he be a match for a cultivator of the same level who still had his body and Nascent Spirit? He was quickly caught and his Nascent Spirit was destroyed.
After the other man destroyed the corpse, he picked up the sack and quickly disappeared.
Qingjiang County, Wu Family Courtyard.
The Wu family was a powerful family in Qingjiang County. The head of the family, Wu Liang, was a cultivator and had many friends. Cultivators often went in and out of the Wu family. The head of the family, Wu Liang, was also a hanger-on of the Jiujiang Commandery Prince. He had a great influence in Qingjiang County. Even the Qingjiang County government had to give some face to the Wu family.
The Wu Family Courtyard was not in Qingjiang County. Instead, it was ten miles west of the city. It was an independent manor that occupied an extremely large area.
A carriage slowly stopped at the back door of the Wu family. Two people alighted from the carriage, carrying a grey sack, and entered the Wu family.
One of them made a hand seal and muttered something. A hole suddenly opened in the ground. The two of them jumped in and the hole quickly closed.
There was another world under the Wu residence.
The buildings on the surface of the manor were already very luxurious. Underground, it was even more luxurious. It was not an exaggeration to call it an underground palace. Buildings stood side by side. Occasionally, people would enter and exit. Most of them were warm and fragrant women.
The two men carried the sack and walked to the innermost part of the manor. They followed the stairs and went down another floor. On the second floor of the basement, there were many small cubicles. It was like a prison cell. In the cubicles, there were men and women, humans and demons. All of them were handsome.
However, the figures in the cubicles, regardless of whether they were men or women, had the same numb expression. They were like walking corpses.
The entire basement of the basement was abnormally quiet. It was even a little dead.
One of them opened the sack and revealed a beautiful woman.
"Go in!"
He pushed the woman into a cubicle and closed the door. He turned and left.
Gradually, whispers could be heard from the compartments on the second basement floor.
"Another one."
"It seems to be a demon …"
"She's so beautiful."
"So what if she's beautiful? In a few days, she'll end up like us …"
After the woman was locked in, she leaned against the wall and sat down. She did not say a word. The people around her only paid attention to her for a while. Soon, they fell into silence again.
From time to time, people would come in and take people away from the cubicles. Not long after, they would be sent back.
After some time, someone finally walked to the woman's cubicle and said, "You, come out with me."
…
Wu residence.
Inner courtyard.
A middle-aged man walked into the inner courtyard. The old man beside him said in a flattering tone, "Master, a snake demon has just arrived at the residence. It looks so beautiful, and it is very likely that it is still a fledgling. It has already been sent to your room."
A hint of excitement appeared in Wu Liang's eyes. He said, "A snake demon is good. Snake demons are the best at pestering people. With some training, she'll be another pillar here …"
He walked to the door and excitedly rubbed his hands. He said, "If you hear any sounds coming from the room, don't come in."
The butler quickly said, "Master, don't worry. We definitely won't disturb your mood."
Even if the family head did not say so, they would not dare to enter.
If they disturbed his mood at this time, they would be seriously injured or even lose their lives. This was the experience of countless people who used their lives.
Wu Liang pushed the door and entered. He quickly closed the door.
He looked at the woman sitting at the head of the bed. His eyes suddenly lit up. Even though he had seen countless demons, he had never seen one of such quality. He could not help but pounce to the side of the bed.
Outside the courtyard.
A few servants of the Wu residence who were waiting here heard the family head's painful cries. They could not help but be puzzled. What was the family head doing inside? Why was he crying out like that?
One of them hesitated and said, "Will the family head be okay?"
The old butler waved his hand and said, "Calm down, calm down. This is not the first time. You'll get used to it …"
Inside the room.
Li Mu pressed a hand on the middle-aged man's forehead and forcibly finished searching his soul. His face slowly turned gloomy.
When he was in the dungeon, he already knew that this person, who was ranked last in the Top Ten Heretical Cultivation by Meizong Sect, was a follower of the Jiujiang Commandery Prince on the surface. However, what he did behind the scenes was dirty and disgusting.
They did not only kidnap demons but also humans.
After those female demons, female cultivators, and even male demons, were kidnapped, the beautiful demons would be used as cultivation furnaces. The ugly ones would be killed directly for their cores or souls. Although there were fewer human cultivators, they still existed.
Of course, it was much faster and more comfortable to harvest other people's energies than to cultivate by oneself. Therefore, it attracted a large number of cultivators. They paid spiritual jades or became the follower of the Jiujiang Commandery Prince. They became regular customers here.
And this kind of business gave birth to another black industry.
If there were people who needed demons to harvest, there would be people who caught demons for them to harvest. Therefore, a large number of cultivators began to capture demons and sell them to these people. This had become a huge black industry in the Jiujiang Commandery.
The Jiujiang Commandery Prince stood at the source of this industry.
Li Mu did not know why the Jiujiang Commandery Prince attracted these cultivators through this, but it was definitely not a good thing for the imperial court.
He withdrew his hand and did not kill Wu Liang directly.
This person had left a Life Talisman with the Jiujiang Commandery Prince. Once his soul disappeared and the Life Talisman shattered, the Jiujiang Commandery Prince would be able to sense it immediately. This would not be good for Li Mu's next move.
He sealed Wu Liang's Primordial Spirit and temporarily kept it in the Flask Heaven Space.
Not long after, the door opened, and a figure walked out from inside.
Outside the courtyard, the old man hurried in and asked, "Master, should we bring her out?"
Wu Liang said lightly, "No need. The snake demon is indeed delicious. I want to taste it again tonight. Let her rest first and recover her energy. No one is to disturb her. Otherwise, I'll break his neck."
The old man hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, yes. I'll immediately instruct them …"
Wu Liang walked out of the courtyard and said, "Prepare the carriage. I'm going out to Mu De's residence."
Lord Mu was his master's best friend. Both of them were also the Jiujiang Commandery Prince's retainers. The old man said, "I'll prepare the carriage now."
15 minutes later, at the Mu Residence.
A man looked at Wu Liang and smiled. "I heard that you have a new snake demon. Let me taste it first. I haven't tasted a snake demon yet …"
Wu Liang looked around and lowered his voice. "I have an important matter to discuss with you. Let's talk about it behind closed doors."
Mu De saw his serious expression and also became serious. He closed the door and cast a soundproof spell. Then, he asked, "What is it?"
Wu Liang smiled and said mysteriously, "Come closer …"
…
15 minutes later, the door opened. Two figures walked out side by side and left the Mu Residence.
The servants of the Mu Clan were not surprised by this. The relationship between the two masters was quite good. Their master had left with Lord Wu to taste the wonderful taste of a Snake Demon. They had heard that Snake Demons were the best at pestering people, but they did not know if that was true …
In the carriage, Mu De had just entered the carriage when he collapsed.
Li Mu continued to search his memories. He whispered, "Who's next …"
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