In a secluded cave in the Shadow Forest.

A small bonfire, quietly burning.

Shen Xuan set up the Wind and Thunder Killing Array at the cave entrance and returned inside the cave.

The three had not seen each other for over seventy years.

Ling Zhenfeng appeared much older than seventy years ago, with piercing eyes full of wind and frost.

Qin Yuehan hadn't changed much, looking more radiant than before, nobly cool, with a unique charm.

The changes in Shen Xuan were somewhere between the two.

Increasingly mature and steady, like a Confucian scholar in his forties.

However, his eyebrows and eyes still faintly carried the glory of the past.

"If our teacher knew you weren't dead, he'd surely be happy."

Shen Xuan sighed softly.

"I'd rather he didn't know. Let him think I'm dead."

Ling Zhenfeng gazed at the bonfire and slowly spoke.

The three of them fell silent immediately.

Teacher Yan's Cultivation Realm wasn't high.

He never managed to break through the Qi Cultivation Third Layer.

Shen Xuan guessed that Teacher Yan must have had at least a Middle Grade Spirit Root to be able to enter the Cyan Cloud Sect.

He likely suffered a severe injury, damaging his Dao Foundation.

This kept him always at the Early Stage of Qi Cultivation, hiding among the mundane world, teaching and nurturing people.

However, his character was worthy of respect.

Qin Yuehan, Lv Zhengying were different, fine.

But Shen Xuan and Ling Zhenfeng were both of common origin.

Without Teacher Yan, they might have never had the chance to pursue the Immortal Dao.

"By the way, Zhenfeng, how did you enter the Yin Sha Sect?"

Ling Zhenfeng spoke lucidly.

As it turned out, after failing the Cyan Cloud Sect test.

He once again drifted in the Jianghu.

By a chance opportunity, he seized a Creation Pill.

This elevated his Spirit Root Talent to lower grade.

Afterward, he was selected as a servant by a Demon Cultivator who was hidden in the mundane world.

After enduring countless hardships, he finally obtained the demon's inheritance and joined the Yin Sha Sect.

The hardships he faced, Ling Zhenfeng lightly touched upon.

Yet, in Shen Xuan's eyes.

Ling Zhenfeng's body was filled with Evil Qi, deeply ingrained.

"In the Yin Sha Sect, I achieved Foundation Establishment with Evil Qi using a lower Spirit Root, which was quite lucky!"

Ling Zhenfeng rarely smiled.

"Among more than a hundred contemporaneous disciples, only another and I succeeded."

Orthodox Foundation Establishment involves condensing nebulous Spirit Bodies into liquid.

Whereas the Yin Sha Sect takes a different path, wrapping Spiritual Power in Evil Qi, forming liquid Demonic Evil Power.

The risk is extraordinarily high.

Even if Foundation Establishment succeeds, there are many aftereffects.

The hope for Condensing the Inner Core is extremely slim.

"Every midnight, the Evil Qi inside surges, causing unbearable pain."

"But fortunately, it only lasts for half an hour, then it passes. Once you get used to it, it's nothing."

Ling Zhenfeng said faintly.

The three chatted for a while.

Qin Yuehan rarely spoke, quietly listening.

Most of the time, it was Shen Xuan asking, Ling Zhenfeng answering.

"Zhenfeng, you killed two fellow disciples, any repercussions?"

Ling Zhenfeng shook his head.

"In our Yin Sha Sect, unlike your Cyan Cloud Sect, there's no such thing as camaraderie among us."

"This hunt for the Red Sky White Tiger was a trap I'd laid long ago."

"If I hadn't acted, they would have targeted me next."

Shen Xuan sighed softly.

Demon Sect disciples are akin to cultivating Gu.

Letting them devour each other.

The ones who survive are the Gu Kings.

Only they can wield power in the Demon Sect.

"By the way, Brother Shen, if I hadn't acted, how would you fare against the three of us?"

Ling Zhenfeng suddenly asked.

"I might be injured."

Shen Xuan pondered and said, "The three of you would undoubtedly perish."

This wasn't boasting.

But Shen Xuan's honest thought.

Demon Cultivators have many tricks, hard to defend against.

Shen Xuan might suffer a minor injury.

Ling Zhenfeng looked on with admiration.

"Brother Shen is Brother Shen Xuan! I knew back when we parted, Brother Shen wouldn't easily give up!"

"If destiny defies me, I will contend against the heavens!"

Shen Xuan was taken aback.

He never expected that even at nearly ninety, Ling Zhenfeng remained so idealistically passionate.

But then he thought.

Without such spirit, Ling Zhenfeng couldn't have come so far from an Inferior Spirit Root.

"The path of the Immortal Dao is obscure, never easy!"

Shen Xuan shared the situation of the other four with Ling Zhenfeng.

"By the way, there's a cultivator, I suspect he's also a Demon Cultivator."

Shen Xuan described Murong Jun's situation.

"Thousand Transformations, Untraceable! Likely a Blood Spirit Sect cultivator!"

Ling Zhenfeng thought for a while, then pondered, "Based on what Brother Shen described, this person should be the Saint Child of the Blood Spirit Sect."

The Demon Sect Saint Child and Saintess are equivalent to the Dao Sect's Core Formation Seed.

However, the Demon Sect's Saint Child and Saintess, compared to Dao Sect's Core Formation Seed, are more numerous, fiercely competitive, and use even more unscrupulous methods for Core Formation.

"Is there any good way to deal with such Blood Spirit Sect cultivators?"

Ling Zhenfeng laughed.

"Today, Brother Shen and the New Moon Commandery Princess helped me, so it's fitting to use this item to repay the favor!"

Ling Zhenfeng not only captured the Red Sky White Tiger but also seized the wealth of his two brothers.

A true windfall!

He took out an Insect Bag.

"What is it?"

"Eggs of the Shadow-devouring Demon Insect, just found from Brother Ge's Storage Pouch, an offering by passing it along."

Shen Xuan accepted it, scanning with Divine Sense, seeing numerous black insect eggs inside, numbering in the hundreds.

"This is the Breeding Jade Scroll. Brother Shen, keep it well!"

"Don't underestimate the Shadow-devouring Demon Insects. Their Talent Skills include Yin-Yang Escape Form, devouring Yin entities, various Yin souls, Evil Qi, Corpse Qi, all on their menu."

"The Shadow-devouring Demon Insect is a nemesis to many Demon Cultivators."

Upon hearing this, Shen Xuan felt a bit embarrassed.

"Why not keep some for yourself?"

"No need!"

Ling Zhenfeng smiled, "Breeding these things takes a lot of Spirit Stones and effort. To master them well also consumes Divine Sense."

"I have my Secret Techniques to practice, nowhere near the time and effort needed to breed these Demon Insects!"

Shen Xuan had no choice but to accept.

"Then thank you, Brother Ling!"

He took out ten Thunder Talismans and Poison Talismans.

"I have some Tier Two Thunder Talismans and Poison Talismans here, take them for self-protection."

"Tier Two Thunder Talismans and Poison Talismans? Brother Shen is a Tier Two Talisman Master?"

Ling Zhenfeng said in surprise.

Both had Inferior Spirit Roots.

Shen Xuan being able to reach Foundation Establishment was already astonishing him.

But it turns out he was also a Tier Two Talisman Master!

Moreover, he was crafting such special talismans like the Thunder and Poison Talismans!

Indeed, Brother Shen is Brother Shen.

When he said he could face three and kill them, he truly had the confidence.

Feeling the Spiritual Qi fluctuations from the Thunder Talismans and Poison Talismans.

Ling Zhenfeng let out a soft sigh.

"If Teacher were alive and saw Brother Shen's achievements, I wouldn't know how delighted he'd be!"

At the mention of Teacher Yan, the three of them felt somewhat melancholic.

All three were nearly ninety years old.

Never again could they return to their youth.

Their Mental Realms had long aged, and they could only reminisce about their youthful ambitions from years past.

Only with these classmates could they let down their guard and openly speak their minds.

Ordinarily, even when facing masters and fellow disciples, they'd have to be cautious.

Every word spoken needed to be carefully considered.

"What a fortunate day! To meet Brother Shen and the New Moon Commandery Princess. But, I have matters on hand, and I must take my leave first!"

Shen Xuan speculated that Ling Zhenfeng's internal Evil Qi was about to flare up, and he didn't want his old classmates to see him in this wretched state.

"Parting is but eventual, take care, Brother Zhenfeng!"

They embraced and departed.

Watching Ling Zhenfeng's figure disappear into the darkness, Qin Yuehan also sighed.

With an Inferior Spirit Root, the talent was extremely poor.

Everyone thought he died in a war among Cultivation Clans.

Who would have thought he managed an Evil Qi Foundation Establishment, becoming a Foundation Establishment Demon Cultivator of the Yin Sha Sect!

"Unpredictable are the affairs of the world!"

Qin Yuehan let out a sigh.

Turning around.

Her pretty face beamed a mischievous smile at Shen Xuan.

"Senior Brother, that Shadow-devouring Demon Insect, Yuehan has a share too!"

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