The villain, Xiao Nanliang, caused the female lead excruciating pain.

Facing the notoriously rigid Third Elder, Yue Chongshan's expression stiffened, and he cursed inwardly. He coughed, clenching his fist to his lips.

"Third Elder, you flatter me. As the saying goes, 'Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.' I asked her to hand over the technique only to understand its weaknesses so that I could deal with any potential troubles in the future."

The Third Elder glanced at him indifferently, then looked away and said nothing more.

But the meaning behind that look is quite clear, and can be summarized in one sentence.

Do you believe what you're saying? Do you think others will believe it?

"I agree, they've been wanting to find a manual on demonic cultivation techniques for a long time."

Everyone was speechless upon hearing what the Second Elder, Gu Yuefei, said.

Does this mean you agree?

Since you've openly stated that you know how to cultivate, who would dare to give it to you?

How can you say something like that out loud?

Even if you're going to practice, you should do it secretly after you get your hands on it!

In fact, many people know perfectly well that the so-called demonic cultivation techniques will lead to the loss of one's mind. This is just the Holy Land deliberately exaggerating the consequences in order to curb the expansion of the demonic path, making people afraid to rashly cultivate demonic techniques.

Of course, it cannot be denied that some demonic arts can cause people to lose their minds, but most demonic arts are actually just amplifying a certain aspect of the practitioner's personality.

It can turn the cold-hearted into the cruel, the arrogant into the yandere, and the indifferent into someone who doesn't recognize their own family...

"I'm not interested in that sort of thing."

The First Elder, who was also Mu Yunxian's ex-husband, spoke up and expressed his attitude.

This left Yue Chongshan dumbfounded. He thought that the elders would agree to something that would benefit everyone.

But I never expected it to turn out like this.

Su Qi also found the Qingyun Sect increasingly interesting.

The Grand Elder truly didn't care.

But the Second Elder's attitude was strange; she seemed unwilling for Su Qi's non-existent demonic power to spread among the elders.

The Third Elder's behavior was due to his personality, but Su Qi also sensed something different.

Although this old man was rigid, it was clear from his previous act of letting Su Qi, a demonic cultivator, go that he was not without flexibility.

Moreover, Su Qi didn't know if it was just his imagination, but he always felt that Su Qi was intentionally or unintentionally stirring up conflicts among the higher-ups of the Qingyun Sect.

As for the Fourth Elder, judging from the soaring black aura emanating from her, she was definitely not a good person, just like Su Qi.

The remaining five elders were locked outside, their situation unclear.

The Sixth Elder, Ruo Bingli, is hiding her cultivation in the Qingyun Sect. Su Qi doesn't believe she has no ulterior motives; she's probably plotting something.

Wow... After this round, I've realized that the Qingyun Sect is truly full of hidden talents.

The existence of Su Qi, this demonic cultivator, is clearly a hidden danger to the Qingyun Sect, but it seems that few of them care.

Even Yue Chongshan, the sect leader, seems to only want to leech off the Qingyun Sect.

It seems necessary to find an opportunity to check them all out using scrolls.

Without the support of the elders, Yue Chongshan had no choice but to temporarily abandon his plan to seize the non-existent demonic power from Su Qi.

The palace doors reopened, but the Fifth Elder, who had been locked outside, had disappeared.

Su Qi followed Ruo Bingli out.

"Junior Sister Ruoxue!"

Someone called out from behind, but Su Qi ignored it and continued walking forward.

But Ruo Bingli stopped, looked at Ye Feng who was chasing after her, and smiled as she reminded Su Qi.

"Ruoxue, your senior brother Mufeng is calling you."

"My name is not Ruoxue!"

Su Qi stated that he refused to accept the name.

"Huh? Why not accept it? Master thought about it for a long time before coming up with a name."

Ruobingli seemed to be hit hard and became dejected, but she quickly regained her energy and started acting unreasonably and pretending to be angry.

"I don't care, I'll call you Ruoxue from now on."

As the two were talking, Ye Feng caught up.

I didn't want to pay him any attention, but he took out a scroll from his storage ring.

"Junior sister, this is a mental cultivation technique that I obtained by chance. I have tried practicing it and it has the effect of calming the mind and focusing the spirit. It can help you stay true to your original intention."

Su Qi paused, thinking, "If I can get something for free, why not take it?"

However, he definitely can't take it directly; that wouldn't fit his current public image.

He looked at the scroll with a tempted expression.

"What do you want in exchange for me? That demonic art?"

"No, no, no... Junior sister misunderstands. This cultivation technique is my apology for attacking you before." Ye Feng scratched the back of his head sheepishly.

Hey, you actually know how to make up excuses to give gifts now.

It goes without saying that this must have been taught by Elder Mu.

While inwardly grumbling, Su Qi's cold expression softened slightly.

"You stopped me to protect others, you did nothing wrong."

Even so, he still reached out and took the scroll.

"I'll consider this cultivation method a purchase. I'll pay you back once I've earned enough spirit stones."

It's impossible to repay it. Why should I repay a cultivation technique that I obtained for free through my own abilities?

"Really, there's no need. If you really feel bad about it, then please treat me to a meal sometime."

Su Qi glanced at him.

"I will return the spirit stones to you."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

"Oh...this child."

Helpless, Ruobingli gave Ye Feng an apologetic smile and quickly chased after him.

But the two hadn't gone far when another person jumped out and blocked their way.

Yue Siyi first smiled and bowed to Ruobingli before looking at Su Qi.

"Junior Sister Ruoxue, may I speak to you in private?"

As it happened, Su Qi also wanted to see what the relationship was between this newly introduced female lead and Ye Feng, so he nodded in agreement.

The two arrived at a secluded corner, and Yue Siyi directly stated her purpose for blocking their way.

"Junior Brother Mu Feng just gave me this scroll. I wonder if Junior Sister would be willing to part with it?"

Oh, so you were jealous because Ye Feng gave me something.

They're quite possessive!

Su Qi saw through the truth at a glance and shook his head.

"It wasn't a gift; I bought it from him. I just don't have any spirit stones on hand, so I'm just owing it to him for now."

Upon hearing that Su Qi had bought it from Ye Feng, Yue Siyi's slightly furrowed brows visibly relaxed, but she still insisted.

"I wonder how many spirit stones Junior Sister spent? I can pay double."

"Row!"

Su Qi agreed without hesitation and took out a scroll from his pocket, but it wasn't Ye Feng's.

"250 mid-grade spirit stones, and this scroll is yours."

"can!"

Yue Siyi paid the money readily, then took the scroll, thanked her, and turned to leave.

Su Qi weighed the spirit stones in his hand, feeling quite annoyed.

Wherever I go, people rush to give me things.

When Su Qi returned to Bamboo Peak, he found that the scroll had already been returned.

Avoiding Ruobingli, he hid in the bathroom, took out a scroll, and opened it.

My name is Yue Siyi. My mother was once the most sought-after courtesan in a brothel in Pingnan City...

When Su Qi saw the words "Pingnan City," he had a bad feeling.

After all, Ye Feng's hometown is Pingnan City. He finally managed to win over his childhood sweetheart, Mu Feier. Would he then give himself another childhood sweetheart, Yue Siyi?

As Su Qi continued reading, his heart skipped a beat.

The good news is that they weren't childhood sweethearts or childhood sweethearts.

The bad news is that Ye Feng was a ray of light in Yue Siyi's gloomy childhood.