The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 1074 One wrong step leads to another!

assessment?

Gao Yi pondered for a moment and said, "You want to recruit Zhang Zhongyan into the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sect?"

Xu Xianxiang nodded: "He is the deputy city lord of Tianyuan City and is very powerful. If I can recommend him to join the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sect, I can not only make a contribution but also enjoy real benefits."

"He completed the task of obtaining blood beads from five hundred young girls in order to forge the magic weapon, but he refused the real assessment task of obtaining five thousand blood beads. He also tested me in various ways. Obviously, he has become suspicious of me. He even tried to use this matter to threaten me..."

"Since that's the case, he naturally deserves to die. Originally, I was going to kill him myself, but he was very wary of me, so I couldn't do it. Since you found me, I decided to use someone else to do the dirty work, but unfortunately..."

Having said that, Lin Chen and the others understood completely.

Xu Xianxiang saw that Zhang Zhongyan had power and influence, and was willing to kill without hesitation to improve his strength. This clearly met the mindset standards of a disciple of the Dao of Refinement, so he prepared to recruit him into the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sect.

Unfortunately, Zhang Zhongyan was no pushover. He turned around and tried to use the incident to threaten Xu Xianxiang. Xu Xianxiang felt that his identity might be exposed, so he ordered his men, who happened to be at the door, to kill Zhang Zhongyan.

Xu Xianxiang had calculated everything correctly, but he never expected that he had dealt with the Dao of Refining and that he deeply hated it.

In his imagination, bandit kings were all ruthless killers. Even if Zhang Zhongyan said something, would the bandit king care?
One wrong step, one wrong step!

Lin Chen listened for a long time and learned a lot about the inside story of the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sect, but he didn't get a single piece of truly valuable information.

When was the last time your sect held a gathering?

More than twenty years ago.

Lin Chen frowned. Cultivators have long lifespans, and the intervals between sect gatherings are also very long, which is obviously very disadvantageous for the investigation.

Approximately how many people are in your sect?

Xu Xianxiang replied, "About seven or eight hundred people. I don't know if that's all of them, but that's how many people there were at the last gathering."

Lin Chen asked, "Do you know about the Myriad Spirits Blood Array?"

Xu Xianxiang replied, "Of course I know. That's a unique secret technique of the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sect, but it was lost in that ancient battle..."

Lin Chen was slightly disappointed. Xu Xianxiang's last participation in the sect gathering was more than 20 years ago, and the Myriad Spirits Blood Array appeared after the exploration of the True Dragon Secret Realm. It was normal for Xu Xianxiang not to know about it.

I originally thought that Xu Xianxiang, a master weapon refiner and a Void Realm expert, must be a big fish who might know a lot of important information. However, after interrogation, I found out that he might be a big fish, but he was a big fish that was acting alone.

Lin Chen pressed for details, learning that all disciples of the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sect had legitimate identities, hidden from the world. Like Xu Xianxiang, if exposed, who would know that such a renowned weapon-refining master was actually a remnant of the ancient evil sect, the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sect? "How can I meet your contact person?"

Lin Chen asked, but inwardly he was marveling at how cautious the disciples of the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sect were, like spies. No wonder they had managed to survive without being eradicated.

“There is a canyon a day’s journey north of the city. There is an altar in the canyon. If I want to see him, I need to go to that altar and activate it using a special method. He will then come to see me as soon as possible.”

Lin Chen's eyes lit up: "How long will it take?"

"Within three to five days."

Luo Yuan, who had been listening in, turned his head and said, "Mr. Lin, this is a clue. If we can catch this contact, we might be able to dig further along this line..."

"They all operate on a vertical network; perhaps by digging up one or two people, they can uncover important core figures from their sects."

Lin Chen thought Luo Yuan's words made sense: "Then shall we give it a try?"

Luo Yuan said confidently, "I think we can give it a try. The other party is just one person, while there are many of us. No matter who comes, they won't be able to leave."

Lin Chen nodded: "Okay, let's give it a try."

Luo Yuan said, "We should make arrangements immediately to prevent this matter from being discovered by those with ulterior motives. After all, your fight was quite a commotion, and it's hard to guarantee that the news won't leak out."

Lin Chen readily agreed: "Okay, let's go then."

The group flew north of the city for a day with Xu Xianxiang, arriving at the canyon that Xu Xianxiang had mentioned.

This canyon is located in a very remote area, with no cities or towns for miles around. The entire canyon is overgrown with weeds and shrubs, resembling a completely primeval forest.

Guided by Xu Xianxiang, the group found the altar he had mentioned in a very inconspicuous mound covered with vegetation in the valley.

This altar resembles a small pyramid, covered with various ancient runes. Over countless years, the altar has been completely entangled in vines, making it almost impossible to step on it.

Luo Yuan put down Xu Xianxiang, whom he was carrying: "Go, contact your contact person."

Xu Xianxiang stood still on the ground: "I have no choice. I need to use a lot of spiritual energy, and only I can activate it. You can't do it for me..."

(End of this chapter)