Chapter 592 - 285: Capturing the Demonic Thought

Chapter 592: Chapter 285: Capturing the Demonic Thought

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Deep within the Great Wilderness Mountain Range, Xiao Nianci hid behind a massive boulder on a high cliff, observing the deep, dark canyon ahead.

The canyon stretched for dozens of miles and was dotted with over ten villages. Each village was enclosed by a wall of thick, round logs, and several tall stockades had been built at both ends of the canyon and along the walls.

From a distance, it looked like a densely populated town garrisoned by elite troops.

It was now mealtime, and wisps of smoke from cooking fires curled up from every village. Children could be seen playing and chasing each other from time to time, painting a picture of peace and tranquility.

The Black Lotus Sect brigands guarding the stockades stood swaggering on the various watchtowers, showing no sense of urgency that a great enemy was approaching.

’Strange, why are the defenses at the Black Lotus Sect Headquarters so lax?’

A hint of suspicion crossed Xiao Nianci’s face. She glanced at Shen Zhaoyi beside her and asked,

"Elder Shen, what are your thoughts?"

The canyon before them was located nearly two thousand miles deep into the Great Wilderness Mountain Range. This was the location of the Black Lotus Sect Headquarters.

For this operation to clear out the Black Lotus Sect Headquarters, the main army from Linji City had Xia Lingfeng and Shen Zhaoyi lead elite scouts as the vanguard. They were to kill any Black Lotus Sect members they encountered to prevent any news from leaking.

However, the passage of a large army would inevitably create some disturbance, and the scouts had already killed several hundred members of the Black Lotus Sect.

With so many people disappearing at once, even if no one made it back to report, the Black Lotus Sect should have noticed something was wrong. They should have either retreated in advance or prepared their defenses.

In anticipation of this, Xiao Nianci had already made arrangements. Xia Lingfeng and Jiang Botao were to lead a force to encircle them from the other end of the canyon. After jointly annihilating the Black Lotus Sect Headquarters, they would continue to pursue any remaining remnants.

She had even sent out the scouts for the pursuit in advance.

But the Black Lotus Sect Headquarters clearly had no defenses prepared, and the dispatched scouts had found no signs of any Black Lotus Sect members attempting to flee.

This was all far too strange!

Shen Zhaoyi was also very puzzled. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Ghostly Wound is nearing the end of his lifespan. It seems he’s spent all these years of hiding in seclusion.

In his previous battle with Director Xia Lingfeng, he must have heavily depleted his Primordial Qi, so it’s likely he’s gone into seclusion again.

Among the Chiefs of the Black Lotus Sect, Earth Defect Old Monster Bian Qi has been killed, leaving only Celestial Deformed Old Monster. It’s inevitable that he would be negligent on his own."

Xiao Nianci nodded slightly. "With Ghostly Wound in seclusion and Celestial Deformed Old Monster in sole command, it is indeed possible he’s grown complacent.

Forget it. Regardless, we’ll destroy the Black Lotus Sect Headquarters first and figure out the rest later.

Ghostly Wound is quite powerful. You and I must be vigilant to prevent him from escaping in the chaos."

"As we should," Shen Zhaoyi said.

Xiao Nianci was just about to order her subordinates to give the signal, notifying Xia Lingfeng and his men on the other side of the canyon to attack simultaneously.

Suddenly, she noticed a black dot appear in the distant sky, flying rapidly toward the cliff.

The black dot grew closer, revealing itself to be a palm-sized, cyan demon bird—the very Cyan-winged Demon Falcon Xiao Nianci had brought from the Great Dao Sect.

Flying Demon Beasts were often hunted down by powerful experts due to their immense destructive power, making them extremely rare.

Only Demon Beasts like the Cyan-winged Demon Falcon, which had a relatively docile temperament and could be tamed, were more common.

A Tier One Demon Beast like the Cyan-winged Demon Falcon had a robust physique, and its flight speed and endurance were several times greater than a carrier pigeon’s, making it suitable for long-distance flights over short periods. The Major Sects often raised a few to use in place of carrier pigeons for sending messages.

However, even a Major Sect like the Great Dao Sect didn’t have many Cyan-winged Demon Falcons. Linji City had none at all before, and after the establishment of the Inspection Department, it was only allotted a quota of two.

They were only used when a major event occurred that required a message to be delivered at the earliest possible moment.

Realizing something major had happened in Linji City, Xiao Nianci frowned. She raised her arm and waited quietly. In a short while, the Cyan-winged Demon Falcon flew over and landed directly on her forearm.

She removed the slip of paper tied to the Cyan-winged Demon Falcon’s leg. After unfolding it and reading the secret message, Xiao Nianci’s expression suddenly darkened. She stood in silence for a long time, the message still in her hand.

"Lord Xiao, what happened?"

Shen Zhaoyi asked.

Xiao Nianci snapped back to her senses. With a very complicated look at Shen Zhaoyi, she handed the message over. "See for yourself!"

Shen Zhaoyi took the message. After reading it, the hand holding the paper began to tremble uncontrollably! His expression shifted erratically before finally settling into a towering rage!

The message detailed the incident that had just occurred in Linji City.

Wang Xuanjiu had been practicing a Blood Demon Sect Secret Technique, had conspired with the Black Lotus Sect, and had intended to use Ghostly Wound to deal with the Shen Family—every detail was written out with perfect clarity.

If Chen Cheng hadn’t seen through Wang Xuanjiu’s plan and killed Ghostly Wound and the members of the Wang Family, the Shen Family would have faced a great catastrophe!

How could Shen Zhaoyi not be furious?

He gripped the hilt of his longsword, about to charge down the cliff to slaughter Wang Tingxuan and all the Wang Family men!

"Elder Shen, what are you doing?"

With a flicker, Xiao Nianci appeared and blocked Shen Zhaoyi’s path.

Shen Zhaoyi said angrily, "Lord Xiao, you’ve read the message. Are you going to stop me?"

"Sigh..." Xiao Nianci let out a soft sigh. "I will not stop you, of course, but now is a critical time when we need every person we can get. This is not the moment to fall into disarray.

Rest assured, I will give you and the Shen Family a satisfactory resolution."

Shen Zhaoyi, still seething with uncontrollable anger, said coldly, "Lord Xiao, are you intending to shield the wicked?"

Xiao Nianci had always seemed intent on provoking conflict among the Four Great Clans of the Inner City, which was why Shen Zhaoyi did not trust her.

Xiao Nianci’s expression suddenly turned icy. She lowered her voice and said, "Elder Shen, what’s done is done. It’s irreversible. But the brigands of the Black Lotus Sect must be exterminated.