Chapter 507: Chapter 224: Demon Dao Restriction, Cracking Storage Rings (2)

But just as he reached out, Xiao Chen immediately stopped him. "Oh? You even recognize this?"

"Very good. In that case, I’ll let you enjoy it to the fullest."

’Normally, an Eastern Domain Cultivator shouldn’t be able to recognize this Secret Technique from the Yellow Springs Dao.’

’Unless he’s seen it before!’

Therefore, Xiao Chen didn’t continue his attack. Instead, he thoughtfully cast the Water Therapy Skill on him.

Although the effect of this Tier One Magic was negligible at this point, it was empowered by his Augment, making it just enough to temporarily alleviate the man’s injuries.

"Stop torturing me! I’ll tell you everything!"

After just a Quarter Hour, Huo Mingcheng had thrown his family’s warnings to the wind. "Those Cultivators are all from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance. They just claim to be Loose Cultivators publicly."

"The Clan Leader arranged the specifics. I really don’t know the inside story."

Xiao Chen pressed, "You really don’t know? Forget it. First, tell me how you recognized the Blood Worm as a Demon Technique. Don’t you dare tell me you don’t know this either."

Huo Mingcheng was already in a daze and answered subconsciously, "Before, in the family... AARGH!"

His eyes suddenly shot wide open as if they were about to pop out of his head, and a wisp of black smoke drifted from his body.

Immediately after, a flame erupted from within him, burning him completely to ash.

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’Hm? A kill-switch Restriction?’

Seeing this, Xiao Chen couldn’t help but be a little surprised.

Thanks to the legacy of the Yellow Springs Secret Scripture he had obtained, he had actually read about similar methods within it.

The method involved planting a hidden mechanism inside a Cultivator’s body ahead of time using Secret Techniques.

If the person tried to leak key information, the Restriction would be triggered, silencing them instantly. It was an incredibly vicious Demonic Secret Technique.

Although the manifestation was slightly different, according to the records in the Yellow Springs Secret Scripture, only a Nascent Soul True Monarch could cast such a High Tier Secret Technique.

In other words, there was a Nascent Soul True Monarch in the Eastern Domain secretly practicing Demon Techniques.

’That makes sense. The Eastern Domain is vast; it’s impossible to completely eradicate them.’

Xiao Chen sighed inwardly. Since Hidden Dao Lineages could exist, it was actually quite normal for there to be hidden Demon Cultivators as well.

Relatively speaking, the Demon Cultivators here were just much more restrained, and they typically didn’t operate in the open.

Or rather, they used pawns like the Huo Family to hide their identities.

From the looks of it, this might also be related to the lack of order and the relatively chaotic environment of the Outer Sea.

The local Yin Corpse Sect didn’t seem like a righteous group either, so it was natural for the area around the Sea of Darkness to harbor all sorts of evil.

’In that case, I probably can’t use this Golden Light Wanderer identity anymore.’

Xiao Chen could already foresee that as soon as the exploration of the Relic ended and news of Huo Mingcheng’s death spread, he would be targeted by that Demon Dao Nascent Soul.

If he continued to operate with this face, he would undoubtedly face all sorts of trouble, both overt and covert.

The best solution was to discard this alias.

’Since that’s the case, I can be a bit more unrestrained from now on.’

Xiao Chen’s perspective shifted. ’Since I’m going to lose this alias anyway, there’s no need for me to hold back in this Relic. I can go all out.’

’Too many lice, and you stop feeling the bites; too much debt, and you stop worrying.’

’Who cares what happens in the future? I’ll get my hands on the benefits in this Relic first.’

He glanced at the main path not far away. ’First, I’ll collect the Treasure Pearls, then I’ll head to the core area to seize the real treasures.’

He turned back and took care of the last Huo Family Cultivator.

Yu Zhenyang rushed over with a Treasure Pearl. "Golden Light Taoist, we found this in the Traveling Palace with the ’Monkey Catching the Moon’ theme."

Xiao Chen nodded, put away the Treasure Pearl, and gave a command. "Let’s rest for a bit, then we’ll explore the other Traveling Palaces."

Because the Loose Cultivators weren’t as fast as the Huo Family members, the rest of the Traveling Palaces hadn’t been breached yet.

Furthermore, having witnessed the fate of the Huo Family Cultivators in the previous battle, the other Loose Cultivators had long since vanished, afraid they would be killed to silence them as witnesses.

The main reason was that, as spectators, they had personally witnessed Xiao Chen fell Golden Core Cultivators with a single sword strike each.

His Combat Power was simply terrifying!

In the Cultivation Realm, the ability to sense danger was equally important.

Rather than betting their safety on the premise that Xiao Chen was a good person, it was far better to retreat—the best of the Thirty-Six Stratagems—and find some forgotten corner to hide in for the time being.

After getting out, they could even go to the Huo Family to collect a reward, then head to Chaohui Pavilion to sell the information and make a small profit.

Many people would surely be interested in the sudden appearance of such a top-tier Sword Cultivator—his appearance, his Spiritual Artifact, and the details of his battles.

Xiao Chen himself didn’t really need to rest, so he simply started studying the six new Storage Rings he had acquired.

The reason there were only six was that the kill-switch Restriction had destroyed one of the Storage Rings along with its owner.

It was a bit of a shame, but no matter. He would temporarily put this loss on the Huo Family’s tab and find a chance to recoup it from their family warehouse later.

However, the Huo Family was just a front; the key was the Nascent Soul Demon Cultivator behind them.

So, he couldn’t be too hasty about this. Xiao Chen planned to leave the Relic in a few days and then run far away to lay low for a while.

This was to prevent that Nascent Soul True Monarch from flying into a rage and immediately rushing over to corner him.

Generally speaking, a conflict involving subordinate Golden Core Cultivators wasn’t likely to directly alarm a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

But since this involved the Demon Dao, he feared his opponent wouldn’t play by the rules, so he had to be on his guard.

About half a day later, Xiao Chen was still cracking the Storage Rings while pondering his future movements.

Yu Zhenyang returned with Treasure Pearls and a sheet of paper. "Golden Light Taoist, the remaining eight Treasure Pearls and the copies of all the Ancient Spirit Runes are here."

The drawings on the paper were extremely detailed and included annotations.

"Very good. Thank you for your hard work."

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