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Meng Chuan revealed a token.
“Greetings, Senior Brother.” The middle-aged Godfiend greeted Meng Chuan respectfully when he saw the token. Since it was a turbulent time, those who held such tokens could command all of Jiang State’s Godfiends. Of course, he didn’t know that three people had such tokens. Meng Chuan and Yang Fang were just deputy generals. Zhang Yunfeng was the main commander.
“Caught a spy.” Meng Chuan pushed his Quintessential Essence into the maidservant. The maidservant’s body changed, growing an inch taller. Her face changed drastically; she now had a demonic appearance.
“Thank you, Senior Brother. I never expected a spy to sneak into my Xiao family,” said the middle-aged Godfiend politely.
Meng Chuan nodded and disappeared with a whoosh.
Who exactly is this senior brother? The middle-aged Godfiend was puzzled. Could it be that he has changed his appearance? With the current situation, even I don’t know the identities of the Godfiends guarding Jiang State. However, that’s good. It will be even harder for the demons to figure out which Godfiends are guarding Jiang State Capital.
Following that, the Godfiend silently returned. Under his command, the matter of a maidservant disappearing into thin air was kept under wraps.
…
I’ve investigated the entire city. I still haven’t found two Skydemon Sect disciples. Meng Chuan pondered their possible locations. That’s right. Skydemon Sect Disciples won’t stay in the same spot forever.
Meng Chuan continued his search.
A food-delivering hawker? Meng Chuan stood on the street and looked at a hawker pushing a cart. He pushed the food-filled cart through a manor’s side door. It was a Godfiend family manor.
The hawker was a Skydemon Sect disciple at the Seamless realm.
Swoosh.
Meng Chuan directly went onto the roof. He was roughly 100 feet away from the stone-paved road—where the hawker had been pushing his cart. The manor’s servants led him in.
“Don’t look around. If you offend the VIPs in the manor, you’re doomed,” the servant threatened.
“Yes, yes, yes.” The hawker smiled obsequiously.
As he stood on the roof—which was 100 feet away—Meng Chuan suddenly had an idea. He left an Essence Soul mark on the hawker using a mystic technique he learned on Archean Mountain.
In fact, he could sense any Quintessential Essence marks he left on someone up to 50 kilometers away from his potion. However, a Quintessential Essence Mark was easily discovered. Skydemons and demon monarchs could discover them. Essence Soul Marks were much harder to detect. One needed an Essence Soul to detect these marks. Since his Essence Soul had reached the Kinesis stage, he could sense Essence Soul marks that were 150 kilometers away from him.
Time to find the last spy. Meng Chuan quietly left.
He searched a little longer before he found the last spy.
He’s actually on a boat. Meng Chuan stared at the humble people paddling a boat with passengers on board as he stood by the shore.
He planted an Essence Soul mark on an honest-looking man. As long as he was within 200 feet, he could plant Essence Soul marks on his targets.
…
“We’ve found all 17 Skydemon Sect disciples in two hours. Junior Brother Meng’s reconnaissance skills are indeed impressive,” said Yang Fang with a smile. “However, Junior Brother Meng needs to watch the remaining two disciples carefully. Once they leave the city, we will immediately follow.”
“Don’t be careless.” Zhang Yunfeng said, “Skydemon Sect might send another batch of disciples. Demons might even sneak in.”
“Don’t worry. I’ll patrol the city every two hours,” said Meng Chuan.
“Thank you, Junior Brother Meng,” said Zhang Yunfeng.
“We naturally have to be more careful during turbulent times like this.” Meng Chuan had always been extremely attentive when dealing with demons.
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That night, in the yard.
A ten-foot-tall bird descended and spat out a bamboo tube. At the same time, it spoke in human language, “Senior Brother Zhang, this is a secret letter passed down by the sect three hours ago. I flew here at full speed.”
“Thank you,” said Zhang Yunfeng with a smile.
The bird nodded and immediately soared into the sky. After all, these demon birds—that were controlled by humans—believed they were a part of the human world; thus, they were extremely loyal to humans.
Zhang Yunfeng pulled out the secret letter from the bamboo tube. Upon opening it, he frowned slightly and handed it to Meng Chuan and Yang Fang. “Both of you take a look.”
“Oh?” Yang Fang took it, and Meng Chuan read the contents.
The content of the secret letter was very simple.
The demons will attack all state capitals in the world. The Skydemon Sect will send 11 fourth Firmament Skydemons to participate in this endeavor. They will join forces with the fourth Firmament demon monarchs that are lurking in the human world. They will mainly attack the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Black Sand Dynasty’s state capitals.
Chapter 169 - Demonic Transformation
“From the looks of it, we have spies in Skydemon Sect’s upper echelons,” said Yang Fang with a smile after he read the letter.
Meng Chuan and Zhang Yunfeng nodded.
They had expected such attacks to occur. Although Two World Island had the largest territory, it mainly consisted of islands, forests, and mountains. These environments were why the Great Yue Dynasty had a low population density. If the demons wanted to attack, they would obviously attack places with high population densities!
“During the Great Relocation Plan, the state capitals and prefecture cities will be at their weakest. We have to survive this,” said Zhang Yunfeng. “Seven million people in Jiang State depend on us.”
“Yes.” Meng Chuan and Yang Fang were solemn as well.
Once the Great Relocation Plan was finished, Marquis Godfiends would join them. The state capitals would be better defended then.
…
Meng Chuan worked hard every day, patrolling the city again and again. However, he did not find any new spies.
“One of the two Skydemon Sect disciples has secretly left the city,” said Meng Chuan to Zhang Yunfeng and Yang Fang. “I’ll follow him now.”
“If he travels over 100 kilometers away from the city, give up,” said Zhang Yunfeng. “The city still relies on us to fend off Skydemons and demon monarchs.”
“Understood.” Meng Chuan left quietly. He restrained his lightning and moved silently. He moved at 70 percent his normal speed, but it was more than enough to tail a mortal.
Whoosh. Whoosh.
Jiang State Capital was one of the Great Zhou Dynasty’s ten major cities. The city wall was 80 kilometers long. Godfiends had been involved in the construction of the city.
Phew. Meng Chuan silently jumped over the 300 foot tall city wall and landed a kilometer away from it. In the blink of an eye, he caught up with the rapidly fleeing Skydemon Sect disciple.
“I left Jiang State alive.” Qian Rucheng ran. As a mortal expert that had condensed a demon core, he was faster than a horse when using a movement technique. Furthermore, he was very hidden because he was not traveling on official roads. Traveling on official roads would be too conspicuous.
Qian Rucheng was overjoyed. It was very dangerous for him to enter Jiang State Capital to investigate. Not only did he survive, but he had also obtained the desired intelligence. The Skydemon Sect would reward him heavily.
How slow. Meng Chuan was over half a kilometer behind Qian Rucheng. He had to maintain the speed of a Core Condensation Mortal.
Qian Rucheng fled with all his might. Finally, he arrived at a peach tree forest—15 kilometers from Jiang State Capital. Peach trees were everywhere, and some flowers had already bloomed. This would look very beautiful in the day, but it would also look quite eerie during the night.
When he arrived at the peach blossom forest, Qian Rucheng took
out a whistle and blew it. The whistle produced a sound wave—that couldn’t be heard by the human ear at all—that quickly spread out.
The way the Skydemon Sect passes information is quite interesting. Meng Chuan sensed the Heaven and Earth powers being stirred when the faint sound waves spread outwards. It was surprising that such a whistle could disturb the Heaven and Earth powers.
They didn’t wait long.
They’re coming. Meng Chuan sensed an aura rapidly approaching the Skydemon Sect disciple, Qian Rucheng. This person’s demonic aura was much stronger than the disciples that had snuck into Jiang State Capital. It was likely a Skydemon.
That is? Meng Chuan retrieved his aura and silently approached. When he was half a kilometer away, he could see everything with the faint moonlight illuminating the area.
A black fog rapidly flew over. When it reached Qian Rucheng’s side, it condensed into a black-robed elder with a goatee.
When Qian Rucheng saw the elder, he immediately greeted the man, “Elder.”
“Disciple-Nephew Qian.” The goateed elder’s eyes glowed dark-red as he smiled. “Have you found anything?”
“I was in charge of investigating three Godfiend residences. I’ve found some information.” Qian Rucheng took out a letter and handed it over respectfully. “It’s all written here. Elder, please take a look.”
The goateed elder received it and read the letter. He smiled. “Very good. Let’s wait a little longer. We’ll talk when the other disciples are here.”
“Yes.” Qian Rucheng obediently stood by the side. He didn’t dare leave. As spies, they returned together after their mission was completed. They were forbidden from contacting the outside world for a period.
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The goateed elder and Qian Rucheng waited in the peach blossom forest. Meng Chuan silently observed them from half a kilometer away.
An hour later, another spy came to the peach blossom forest and blew the silent whistle. The goateed elder, Qian Rucheng, and the spy met up. This spy was naturally the other person Meng Chuan had placed his Essence Soul mark on.
The night gradually passed…
The goateed elder raised his head and saw a fuzzy light in the horizon. He frowned and said, “Only the two of you survived?”
The two looked at each other in fear.
Seventeen disciples went in, but only two came out?
“Despite not having a Marquis Godfiend in Jiang State Capital, so many disciples actually failed to return?” The goateed elder frowned slightly before chuckling coldly. “It looks like the Godfiends have set up a trap in Jiang State Capital. Unfortunately, without a Marquis Godfiend, those ordinary Godfiends are useless.”
“This is the address.” The goateed elder threw out a furled piece of paper. “Quickly head there.”
The duo looked at the piece of paper and nodded immediately.
Whoosh.
A large amount of black fog emanated from the goateed elder before he transformed into a black bird. The black bird soared into the sky.
When Meng Chuan saw this, his heart trembled. He can fly?
The Skydemon cultivation system was special. They cultivated demonic powers with a human body. They would gradually transform into demons, but they were different from real demons. For example, this goateed elder could transform into a bird.
If he flies too high, I won’t be able to chase after him. Meng Chuan sighed.
Swoosh!
The black bird soared into the sky and rose to an altitude of 1000 feet. However, a bolt of lightning shot into the sky from the bleach blossom forest and towards him. The bolt of lightning was very fast as it flew towards the bird that was still soaring higher.
Not good. The black bird also noticed the lightning strike. He knew that things weren’t looking good. He desperately spread his wings and flew higher. The goateed elder could fly very high. It wasn’t difficult for him to reach an altitude of tens of thousands of feet or even hundreds of thousands of feet.
However, he wasn’t given time to fly that high.
That’s… The black bird only saw a blurry figure inside the lightning. Following that, Great Solar Quintessential Essence threads entered his body and instantly sealed his demonic core. He could no longer use a sliver of his demonic powers.
The black bird transformed back to his human form.
Meng Chuan held the goateed elder’s neck with one hand as though he was grabbing a chicken.
It’s over. It’s a human Godfiend. I’ve fallen into the hands of a Godfiend. The goateed elder’s heart chilled.
Inside the lightning, one could see a human figure.
“A Godfiend.” Qian Rucheng and the other Skydemon Sect disciple were horrified. Skydemon Sect disciples were most afraid of encountering Godfiends. They quickly fled in fear.
Boom! Boom!
Meng Chuan carried the Skydemon Sect Elder and landed. He glanced at the two Skydemon Sect disciples and waved his hand. Two bolts of lightning flew out and struck the two Skydemon Sect disciples. Following that, Meng Chuan was once again cloaked in lightning as he headed back to Jiang State Capital.
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The two Skydemon Sect disciples despaired as they watched the Godfiend shoot two bolts of lightning at them. Originally, they had hoped that this Godfiend would spare them.
Boom! Boom!
When the two lightning bolts struck, Qian Rucheng and his fellow Skydemon Sect disciple turned to dust. Even the items they carried with them were destroyed, leaving only two craters behind.
He had to rid evil thoroughly! Meng Chuan never showed mercy to the demons and Skydemon Sect because he knew that the seemingly weak Skydemon Sect disciples would kill many innocent people. Since they had joined the Skydemon Sect and betrayed humanity, they could forget about being spared.
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Meng Chuan led the Skydemon Sect Elder back to the manor.
“Junior Brother Meng.” Zhang Yunfeng and Yang Fang immediately came to receive him. They saw the goateed elder in Meng Chuan’s grasp.
“He’s a second Firmament Skydemon,” said Meng Chuan. “He’s in charge of liaising with the scouts. He can become a bird via demonic transformation. If I were any slower, he would have flown away.”
“He can become a bird via demonic transformation?” Zhang Yunfeng nodded. “He’s a Skydemon. I’m afraid my illusion spells aren’t strong enough to interrogate him. I’ll get Junior Brother Cheng to interrogate him. Junior Brother Cheng is a Great Solar Mirage Godfiend. He’s much stronger in the field of illusions than me. It won’t be difficult for him to interrogate a second Firmament Skydemon that his demonic powers sealed.”
“I’ll go with you,” Yang Fang said. “You’re only good at domains. Don’t act alone.”
“Yes.” Zhang Yunfeng nodded as well.
The three of them silently left the manor and arrived at Jiang State’s Archean Mountain branch. They found Cheng Shiyou.
After Zhang Yunfeng revealed his token, Cheng Shiyou immediately said, “Senior Brothers, please wait a moment. I’ll interrogate the Skydemon immediately.”
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In a hall.
In front of Meng Chuan and the others, Cheng Shiyou began casting illusion techniques on the Skydemon. As a peak Great Solar Godfiend with a Mirage Fiend body, he was one of the most important Godfiends in Jiang State Capital. He was in no way inferior to Yu Chiyan—one of Meng Chuan’s Godfiend buddies at North River Pass.
The goateed elder was completely controlled by Cheng Shiyou and answered everything he was asked.
“I don’t know. I’m only in charge of gathering intelligence and reporting it to the Grand Elder. The Grand Elder is in contact with the inner sect,” said the goateed elder in a daze.
“Who is the Grand Elder? How do you contact him?” Cheng Shiyou asked.
“He’s Raven Mountain Palace’s Grand Elder, Chunyu Xiao. I need t
o fly 300 kilometers to Lanze Lake…” the goateed elder continued.
Pieces of information came out of his mouth.
Meng Chuan and the others frowned as they listened.
“The Skydemon Sect’s spy network is made up of independent chains. There’s no way to investigate the entire network,” said Meng Chuan.
“If it were so easy to investigate, the Skydemon Sect wouldn’t have existed for so many years.” Zhang Yunfeng was calm. “Furthermore, I discovered something. When Raven Mountain Palace Lord gave the orders, he said that the Great Zhou Dynasty has the densest population and that the Jiang State and Wu State have the most people. Which is why it was imperative for them to investigate the Godfiends at the state capitals.”
“Raven Mountain Palace Lord has extremely high status in Skydemon Sect. Apart from the sect master and two deputy sect masters, there are seven Palace Lords in Skydemon Sect,” said Zhang Yunfeng. “Since he said that the Jiang and Wu State has the greatest population density in the Great Zhou Dynasty, their main targets should be the Jiang State and the Wu State.
“Yes.” Yang Fang and Cheng Shiyou nodded in agreement.
Meng Chuan’s heart tightened. He also agreed with Senior Brother Zhang’s speculation. However, Eastcalm Prefecture laid in Wu State. His father, Liu Yebai, and over 10,000 Meng family members were in Eastcalm Prefecture. He was somewhat worried when faced with the demons’ incoming assault. However, he had no choice but to sit still. All Godfiends were under Archean Mountain’s command.
Of course, when Archean Mountain was arranging the defenses, they would also do their best to take care of the Godfiend families. However, Archean Mountain’s main priority was to protect everybody, not just the Godfiend family clans.
“I’ll write a letter and report everything I’ve found out to Archean Mountain,” said Zhang Yunfeng.
…
Meng Chuan and company hid in the dark as they waited in Jiang State Capital silently.
Days passed.