Yinshan Record

Chapter 872 Several Provocations Against the Mastermind (Part 1)

They thought they could take advantage of the situation in Qingwang Valley and went there to attack, but they never expected that someone else was also eyeing the territory of the Changsheng Sect.

"Since everyone is suggesting that the blame be placed on the Black Blood Cult, I will naturally follow suit."

Su Che nodded, acknowledging the practice of those present in restoring the elixir.

With someone to take the blame, the Changsheng Sect took the initiative to settle the matter peacefully.

The Black Blood Cult's name contains the word "secret," meaning it's elusive and has no official gate.

According to the remaining information within the sect, apart from the Black Blood Demon and the two Void Steps, Yishan and Nongyue, there wasn't even a third person with a name in the entire Black Blood Sect.

Even those individuals involved in the Eternal Life Cult who were occasionally apprehended were merely peripheral figures.

Therefore, this matter was simply recorded in the books, and Su Che didn't need to lead people to seek retribution.

As various formations and magical artifacts were gradually set up, the production of Jade Dew Pills also increased steadily, and sales spread rapidly. Soon, merchants came to Guzhu Kingdom to purchase Jade Dew Pills.

After all, Guzhu Kingdom was a place that the Changsheng Sect had been operating in for many years, and the Changsheng Sect's mountain gate was not a place that just anyone could come to.

Dugu Ba took the opportunity to resell his previous inventory and made a small profit.

Given this demand, Su Che also felt that setting up a new branch in Guzhu Kingdom to sell various elixirs was better than directly negotiating deals with the Changsheng Sect.

After all, the people who come to buy goods come from all walks of life, and the prices they negotiate vary. All sorts of people are being brought into the Changsheng Sect...

Even a wrecked ship has three pounds of iron. Our Changsheng Sect is backed by the Six Desires Demon Lord and has the support of the Lord of the End of Dharma. We are not some vegetable market.

Therefore, he specially selected a capable disciple at the Divine Realm level and sent him and his followers to the Kingdom of Guzhu to open a shop.

As soon as it was opened, problems arose.

People are dead.

The disciples sent to open a shop in Guzhu Kingdom all died in the newly opened shop; all twenty-three members of the family were beheaded.

The shop offered free medicines and cash, clearly targeting members of the Longevity Sect.

"Gentlemen, what's the plan this time? Are you going to let this go?"

Su Che summoned several Core Formation cultivators from within the sect to discuss how to handle the situation.

"Your Excellency, it would be best to proceed with caution in this matter."

Ma Qianli and his group still held the same opinion: not to escalate the situation. Since something had happened in Guzhu Kingdom, they should simply find a new location, somewhere closer to the sect, to use as a trading post and reopen.

"Now I am in the open while the enemy is in the dark, and with so many things to deal with, it is not easy to do anything."

Everyone else felt the same way, thinking that changing locations would solve the problem.

What if they come again?

Su Che said calmly, "How can we explain this if we keep making a scene like this?"

To be able to kill all cultivators at the Divine Transformation Realm without making a sound, one must at least be at the Core Formation Realm, or even possibly a Void Step cultivator like Yi Shan or Nong Yue who personally carried out the operation.

This is the Southern Wilderness, surrounded by powerful enemies. Even if Su Che doesn't go out and provoke others, someone else will still come up and take a bite out of him.

The alchemists looked at each other, clearly at a loss for what to do.

"In that case, let Lü Zheng go to Guzhu Kingdom to manage this shop. I will personally oversee it for a few days and tell the disciples in the sect the truth. This time, I will definitely get to the bottom of this."

Su Che made a decision.

The few cultivators who had attained the elixir of immortality clearly felt that there was something wrong with it.

"What if this is just a diversionary tactic by the thieves?"

Li Mingyuan said cautiously.

The Demon Lord in Hemp Robes is currently in seclusion recuperating from his injuries. If anyone were to break into his empty gate again and something were to happen, it would be utterly disastrous.

Besides, if they don't target the Demon Lord, but instead kill those who have already attained the Rejuvenation Pill stage to sacrifice for the flag, wouldn't it be us Rejuvenation Pill cultivators who would die?
Disciples at the Divine Transformation Realm can die as they please, but our Core Formation Realm disciples are all pillars of the sect, and we absolutely cannot afford to have anything happen to them.

"With Senior Wuyoutian here, and our sect backed by the Beiji Yuan Palace, we will surely be safe."

Su Che would never allow his plan to fall apart halfway.

Regardless of who is behind the attack on the Longevity Cult, it's clear they've already impacted my grand transformation plan. "Summon Lü Zheng. My mind is made up. Execute him."

The current structure of the Longevity Sect is centered around the leader. Once Su Che makes a decision, the remaining cultivators have no choice but to obey.

Having made their decision, they quickly assembled a team led by Lü Zheng and set off again for the Kingdom of Guzhu.

"Actually, I really didn't expect the chief to let me take charge of the affairs of the Guzhu Kingdom."

Lu Zheng looked at the Changsheng Sect's business in Guzhu Kingdom with great emotion.

This is no business; it's practically a tiny country within a country.

With the full support of the nation, Dugu Ba leveled a section of the city and built a series of interconnected high-rise buildings, including several towering structures, the tallest of which was level with or even taller than the imperial palace.

Although he had magical powers at his disposal, it was enough to show the effort and resources that Dugu Ba had spent.

“You are different from the people in the Longevity Cult.”

Su Che handed him a small booklet.

“You have never been a member of the Longevity Cult, so you don’t need to practice the cult’s supernatural powers. You are my disciple.”

"This disciple is naturally the head disciple..."

"No, he is not a disciple of the leader of the Longevity Sect, but a disciple of Yang Sui."

Lu Zheng moved slightly and slowly unfolded the booklet that Su Che handed him. The booklet had the words "Mirage Sword" written on it, which was obviously a set of sword manuals.

"This sword technique originated from the East Sea. I have made some slight modifications. You will start by practicing this sword technique. I will test you in three months."

Su Che gave the instructions softly.

"Let's go in and check the corpses."

The Changsheng Sect had already given orders, and Dugu Ba ordered his men to seal off the entire scene and leave all the corpses in place.

Su Che led Lü Zheng and the other man inside, and upon entering, they were greeted by a pungent stench.

Various corpses lay scattered on the ground, each with a neat wound on its neck, but their heads were nowhere to be seen.

Su Che used his methods of controlling spirits and ghosts, but only a gust of cold wind blew by.

Clearly, the person who did it didn't leave such an obvious loophole; the soul had already been directly captured.

Su Che channeled the Creation Sword Intent and circled the arena once.

His brows furrowed suddenly, then quickly relaxed.

"Have someone clean up. We'll reopen for business tomorrow."

"Yes, Elder, you can..."

"Just focus on managing the business and don't ask any other questions."

Su Che instructed, "Prepare a clean room for me."

"Disciple accepts the order."

Lu Zheng guessed that he had probably already made progress with his mentor.

Su Che was somewhat surprised.

Because the people who took action were clearly not a single group.

The sword intent of creation is like a probe, able to observe the changes in all things based on their fundamental nature.

For example, although a corpse has lost its soul, supernatural powers will still leave their traces.

A corpse burned by eerie fire is definitely different from a corpse torn apart by thunder.

Even if one is killed by sword intent, the marks left by different sword techniques will be different.

Even if one destroys the body and eliminates all traces, supernatural powers will still leave their mark.

However, in Su Che's observation, the person who killed the Changsheng Sect disciples and the person who cut off their heads were from completely different sources.

(End of this chapter)