The cheat system is useless, but I have the strongest living dad.

Elders' Residence, Council Hall.

Sect Master Zhao Zhen looked at the Crimson Cloud Flower before him and fell into memories.

Zhao Zhen's master, Qi Linzi, with his white hair and youthful face, sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, looking at the sixteen-year-old Zhao Zhen with eyes full of love: "Heng'er, my destiny has come."

Zhao Zhen knelt before the prayer mat, sobbing uncontrollably.

"Don't cry," Qi Linzi sighed. "The road ahead is long, and I can only protect you this far."

"You must also protect your master's belongings and take them to the heart of Rongzhou."

Zhao Zhen sobbed, "Master, rest assured, your disciple will obey your orders, protect the ancestral token, go to Rongzhou, find a remote mountain forest, change my name and identity, and wait for the token's successor."

Qi Linzi nodded: "In that case, I can rest assured." He then passed away peacefully, never to be seen again.

Zhao Zhen kowtowed eight times to his master's body, then prostrated himself and wept for half an hour before stopping. With trembling lips, he stood up with difficulty and bowed to Qi Linzi's body again, saying, "Rest in peace, Master. Your disciple is leaving now."

When the Crimson Cloud Flower appears on the land of the Immortal Clan, it signifies the time when the messenger of the token is born.

Flames soared into the sky, and Qi Linzi's body and residence were reduced to ashes in the flames.

The First Elder Xu Shuo, along with Xun Chu and Xu Pei, arrived at the council hall: "Sect Master, we have set up forbidden zones at various mountain passes within the sect. Currently, we have only discovered a large amount of Demon Spirit Soil in the back mountain. The Demon Spirit Soil is polluting extremely quickly and has already assimilated a large area of ​​land in the forest."

Using demon blood as a catalyst, spiritual power is attached to ordinary soil, transforming it into demonic soil. Demonic soil can quickly assimilate the surrounding soil and devour other living beings besides demons.

When the Immortal, Demon, and Monster races were fighting and splitting apart, the Demon race once used Demonic Spirit Soil to wreak havoc, forcing the major sects of the Immortal and Monster races to join forces to set up a barrier to curb the expansion of Demonic Spirit Soil.

Since then, the immortals, demons, and monsters have each carved out their own territory, and the original world of cultivation has been divided into three parts: the demons occupy a large area of ​​land in the center, the immortals occupy the west, and the monsters occupy the east and most of the sea.

As long as there are no living beings left to devour, the Demon Spirit Soil will dissipate its energy within three days and revert to ordinary soil.

Currently, only Gou Yue, the head of the Demon Mountain Sect's Charm Hall, knows this secret technique.

The demon race is inherently cruel, and its internal strife is even more ruthless than that of the immortal and demon races. After the world of cultivation gods was divided into three, the demon race turned its swords against the Demon Sect, which shone brightly in the great war by using Demon Spirit Soil.

The entire Meizong sect was slaughtered by its own kind, with only the sect leader's daughter, Gouyue, managing to escape.

Gou Yue was rescued by Ning Yuan, the youngest son of the former sect leader of the Mingshan Sect, and lived in hiding in the Mingshan Sect for hundreds of years.

After the death of the former sect leader of the Mingshan Sect, Gou Yue helped Ning Yuan kill his six older brothers and four older sisters to seize the position of sect leader.

With Gou Yue's help, Ning Yuan's Mingshan Sect has grown from an unknown small sect to the strongest sect in the Demon Realm.

Zhao Zhen said, "In this world today, only the Master of the Gouyue Hall of the Mingshan Sect knows the secret technique of Demonic Spirit Soil."

Elder Xu Shuo said, "The flowers and soil are really strange. Our sect is located in a remote area. Why would the Mingshan Sect come here specifically to plant these flowers?"

"Moreover, our sect's territory is protected by array barriers. How could the demons have infiltrated so silently?" Xun Chu said, "Furthermore, to ensure the safety of my disciples when they gather herbs, I patrol the back mountain every day. This flower was discovered by my disciples when they were gathering herbs today, so we can deduce that it was planted last night."

Xun Chu and Xu Pei spoke at the same time: "Unless there is an inside accomplice within the sect!"

Currently, there are 38 disciples of the Lingcao Sect who have not left the sect. Among them, four are on training outside the sect, while the remaining 34 disciples cultivate in the sect every day. No disciple has left the mountain before the annual leave.

There are eight chefs, all of whom have ninth-grade spiritual roots. They are busy in the kitchen all day long, and none of them are seen coming down the mountain.

There are ten servants, all of whom are level ten single spiritual roots, responsible for the sect's daily cleaning and chores.

The sect has a protective barrier, and anyone wishing to leave the mountain must obtain a pass from the Grand Elder. However, no one has approached Xu Shuo to obtain a pass recently.

The four elders thought about it more and more and felt that things were not simple. Without an inside accomplice, how did the demons infiltrate the back mountain of the Spirit Herb Hall?

What was the purpose of the demons' actions? The elders were clueless, but Zhao Zhen knew a little about the reasons.

The appearance of the Crimson Cloud Flower in the territory of the Immortal Clan indicates that the messenger of this token must have already descended to earth.

I'm afraid those immortal ancestors have already colluded with the demon race.

Why did the Crimson Cloud Flower bloom on the back mountain? Zhao Zhen thought it must be for his master's legacy. The demons' actions were surely a test.

I fear the sect will soon suffer a calamity.

If I were to let my disciples leave the sect now, my identity would be exposed. I would fight to the death to protect the treasure, even at the cost of our lives. But the elders and disciples would inevitably be hunted down.

If left unattended...

If left unattended, the sect will continue as before after the Demon Spirit Soil is cleared away.

It might buy them some time, but their identities will soon be discovered, and they will be dealt with.

Because none of the immortal clan leaders knew that their territory had been infiltrated by the demons and did nothing about it.

If the news is spread immediately after clearing the Demon Spirit Soil, major sects will definitely come to investigate, and I will inevitably come into contact with them. After that, my identity will still be exposed, I will be hunted down, and my sect will be wiped out...

It's a death sentence no matter what.

We must find the messenger of the token as soon as possible.

Only by finding the person who will pass on the token can the sect have a glimmer of hope.

"Father!" Zhao Cheng shouted from outside the council hall, "The low-level beasts in the back mountain are all running out of the mountain and have all rushed to the entrance of the back mountain, blocking it."

Zhao Zhen stood up and said to the elders, "Let's go, let's clear out the Demon Spirit Soil first."

The entrance to Lingcaotang from the back mountain.

As Zhao Cheng said, the entrance was crowded with low-level alien beasts. If it weren't for the forbidden area, the sect would definitely be full of low-level alien beasts running around everywhere.

Zhao Zhen formed hand seals and passed through the forbidden realm, releasing his aura to force back the surrounding beasts. The three elders then entered, closely following Zhao Zhen as he walked inside.

The assimilation of the demonic soil was extremely rapid, and it had already spread to the outer edge of the forest. The once lush forest was now lifeless, turned into a patch of weeds and dead trees.

There were also rings of alien beast skeletons on the outer perimeter, which were low-level alien beasts that were too slow to rush out.

The four mobilized their spiritual power, took to the air, and together they created a new forbidden zone around the forest, isolating the area from which the demonic soil could devour them.

The Immortal Clan's Forbidden Realm is a mid-level cultivation technique. Although its rank is not high, it is very useful.

As long as one remains within the forbidden realm, whether in the sky or on the ground, and without forming hand seals to pass through, nothing can come out or go in.

The drawbacks are also obvious: it can only defend against strange beasts and objects, but not against cultivators who can set up forbidden realms. Cultivators often use this method to trap strange beasts.

The scope of a forbidden zone is limited; the more people who work together to set up a forbidden zone, the larger its coverage area.

The existence of forbidden realms is limited; the higher the level of spiritual root, the longer the forbidden realm can last.

The forbidden barrier that Zhao Cheng and Zhao Xuan set up at the entrance can only be effective for thirty-six hours.

The forbidden realm set up by the sect leader and elders can last for eighty days, which is more than enough to deal with the demonic spirit soil that will dissipate its energy in three days without food.

After emerging from the back mountain, Zhao Zhen looked at the densely packed low-level beasts at the entrance and instructed Zhao Cheng, "Bring your junior brothers and sisters here for a hunt tomorrow. Keep the small ones and keep the big ones for a treat."

Zhao Cheng did not care much for food or drink; he simply accepted the order respectfully.

Zhao Bin, who was the most greedy, had his eyes light up at the mention of extra food. His stomach, which had just been filled in the kitchen, felt hungry again, and his mouth watered involuntarily as he swallowed.

Zhao Xuan was standing next to Zhao Bin when she heard him swallow. Turning her head, she saw Zhao Bin's Adam's apple bobbing. Feeling disgusted, she moved a few steps to the side, wanting to get away from him.

This fourth junior brother is really delicious.